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The herald., 1895-06-04
JUBILEE REGATTA OPENS
Splendid Weather and Wind for Eng
lands Yacht Race
Howard GouId's Niagara Spreads Her Sails.
A Course Of twenty-five Miies-The
Prince in a Race

HARWICH, Eng, juno 3.-The jubi-
lee regatta opened here today with beau
tiful weather and a light wind. Howard
Gould's Niagara. Lord Dudley's Inyoni,
f. II. jameson 5 Lunia. Lord Dunraven S
Audrey, Prince Bath yany y-Serattenan' s
Stepsania and the Mimosa started in the
race for 20-raters at 10 80 am.
The course covered distance OF TWEEN :
ty-two miles. The Niagara crossed the
line 80 seconds behind her opponents,
who got away in cluster.
Following are times of the yachts at
the end OF the first round: Audrey,
1910; Stepsania. 1853; Niagara
IA :2S; Inyoni, "A :5s; Lunia, :4S:7.
A. b. Walkers lisa and the Prince OF
Wales Brittania. the latter with tho
Prince OF Wales on board. started at 10
am. in a race for yachts OF over 40 tons.
The course was thirty seven nj lies. Tie
Brittania having the windwaId position,
crossed the line 40 seconds ahead of the
Ailsa. The Britannia crossed the finish
line winner, , minutes ahead of the Ailsa.
The Times says OF yesterdays yacht
lace that the Niagara was improved
greatly over her .Lowestoft form, but it
was entirely through the state of the
weather that she got forward place at
the finish. The most meritorious per-
formances of the day, the Times says,
were unquestionably made by the Ste
phanie and Audrey. The finish was tho
roughly interesting, and had not the
Stephanie stuck to the Niagara the latter
would probably have won.
The herald., 1895-06-04
PERALTA REAVIS' BIG CLAIM
The Man Who Claims a Slice of Arizona
Fails to Appear
Case Called in the Land Claims Court, but
the Individual of nuch Notoriety
Is Absent

SANTA FE. n. NJ. June 3.--The case
of Peralta- Reavis for II. $50, 900 acres of
land in Arizona and New Mexico was
called for trial this morning in tile court
of private land claims.
The government announced ready. but
Reavis did not appear. and no counsel
appeared for him. The case will be cale
in the morning and the proofs submi tied
on behalf OF the government. showing
the title to be forged and that Reavis'
wife, the claimant, to be a fraur. r'--,.
The ties estimony on file by Reavis will
be taken and considered by the court.
The Peralta claim covers an area of ~, :
300, 900 acres in Arizona, taking in part of
two counties IN southwestern New
Mexico. Fertile valleys like those of the
Salt and ella rivers, the White noun
tains, San Carlos. Pima and Marlcopa
Indian reservations and such cities and
towns as Phoenix. Florence Maricopa.
Globe. SolomonvilIe and Clifton in Ari-
zona, and numerous settlements in West
ern New Mexico are included within its
boundaries. The Southern Pacific railway
taps it at Clifton, Solomonville, Mari
copa and Phoenix. Its value is about
$35 900, 00o. United States Attorney Rey-
nolds declares the claim IS a fraud and
said he is prepared TO prove it so. James
Addiso0 Rcavls, former printer of st.
The herald., 1895-06-04

| by VIII ch Cubans know Marti. This is
the first news which the Cubans here
h we hal of their leader beyond that sent
out by the Spanish authorities. This
comes from a Cuban source and is natur-
ally regarded by Cubans as reliable.
Mr.. Guerra also received u letter from
Santiago de Cuba saying that General
Campos had admitted to him that h. had
no direct proof of Marti's death. The
watch supposed to identify Marti ) body
bears the initials -. E. NJ )" and Marti
has no middle name. His mother dis
credited the report OF his death from the
first.
.NEW YORK. June IA special to the
World from Havana, Cuba, says; THE
World correspondent is able to ascertain
positively that the report circulated by
the Spanish that General Maxine Gomez,
the Cuban insurgent commander, was
killed at the battle of Boca de dos Rios is
untrue. General Gomez is not dead.
General Martinez Campos has asked the
government for eight more regiments OF
regulars
The herald., 1895-06-04
SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
Steamers Cruising About the Wreck of
the COlima
GhastIy Human Fragments Cast Up by the
Sea-Parties on Horseback Search
ing the Coast

SAN FRANCISCO. June 3.-An Ex-
amIner special from the City of Mexico
says rescuing palties are still in search
of survivors of the Colima disaster. Land
parties mounted and afoot, are operat-
ing in thqavicinity of Ixtlanuacan, I.aru.
atas Iacafula and as far south as Nueyos.
| while the people all along the coast OF
Acapulco have information of the disaster
and have been asked to take particular
care to patrol the beach whenever poss-
BILE.
Not only are the sea and the coast lines
being rigidly searched, but other parties
are operating on horseback as far inland
as ten miles, in hope of encountering
m ore of the still surviving, who may
have found shelter in some of the small
Indian villages. 1t is believed by many
that a number of the passengers, mad
from their terrible experiences and the
keen Dereavements, on reaching land
have gone wandering about. As many OF
the passengers were unable to speak
Spanish, they could not make their posi-
ton known, and so would be entirely
helpless among the simple but kindly In
oians along the coast.
1t will not be strange if some inland
rescues are made during the early part of
Survivors who have reached Mananzillo
say that CAPTAIN Pitts of the steamship
San Juan should have cruised at least
two days longer on the discovery of the
wreck, and believe that good many
others could have been picked up that
have since perished. There are hopes
that others may reach shore at Point san
Telmo.
The steamer Mazatan returned to Man.
zanillo from the wreck yesterday. May
1st she discovered a party of survivors on
the beach from the second raft. aud sent
boat to bring them off. 1t was capsiz-
ed in the sea in the high surf. The men
are supposed to have reached shore. The
wire is down between here and Coahuay-
ano. and a man has been sent on horse
back sixty miles down the beach for
news.
The frst-raft survivors report seeing a
woman's head, with long black hair,
ashore. The body had been cut off by
floating wreckage or eaten by sharks
The steamers Romero. RubIse and Bar
racouta are still searching for survivors
If any more are found they will be
taken to Manzanillo or Acapulco.
The herald., 1895-06-04
GREAT SEAS OF FLAME
Forest Fires Devastate
Pennsylvania
OIL DISTRICTS ARE BURNING
Panic-Stricken People Flee for
Their Lives
NO ASSISTANCE SEEMS POSSIBLE
Millions OF Gallons Of Petroleum Feed
the Fire
NO ASSISTANCE SEEMS POSSIBLE
A Strong Wind Aids the Work Of Dcstruc'
tOn
A Grand but Awful Picture Drawn by Pas.
sengers on Trains Through the Burning
District-Dynamte In the Path
of the Confiagration

Associated Press Special Wire
BRADFORD. Pa, June 3.-The woods
about Ormsby are on fire and a number
of oil rigs have been destroyed. All
communication has been cut off. Fires
are also reported along the New York,
Lake Erie and Western road, as far as
Allegheny, N. Y.
On the B. r. & P. road at Kent the
property of the Emery Oil company is
threatened. Oil rigs all through that Sec
ton have been burned. as well as mil
lions OF feet of standing timber. The
most fear is felt at Routhford run. where
1000 pounds of nitro -glyceirne is stored.
Coon Rum q small settlement ten miles
south of here, has been wiped out by the
flames. People had to flee for their lives
and great excitement prevailed. The fire
came so suddenly that many women and
children were panic stricken and became
unable to move and had to be carried to
places of safety.
Passengers who arrived here tonight
over the Pittsburg and Western road say
the roads for ten miles in the oil field is
roaring mass of flames. Conductor
The herald., 1895-06-04
WAS SAVED BY WHISKY
An Iowa Bank President Attempts TO
Kill Himself
Closing of the Bank He Was Connected With
and Aftermath Of a Debauch
the cause

DES MONIES. Iowa, June Be.
Cassatt, ex-state senator and president OF
the First National bank at Pella, made
a sensational attempt to commit suicide.
The bank was closed today by order OF
Comptroller Eckels. 1t is in bad shape,
and much indignation exists over the
matter. Cassatt was largely in telested.
For some time he has been speculating
on the Chicago board of trade and had
suffered heavily of late, one deal last
week costing him about $l4, 900. For some
time past he has also been drinking
heavily.
About 80 Sunday morning the assist
ant cashier saw him in room at the rear
of the bank. lying on cot with blood
oozing from ugly gashes in his throat.
He was alive. but weak and unconscious,
and probably still under the influence of
liquor. 1t appears that Cassatt poured
poison into the wounds to aid death, but
the whisky counteracted this. His family
is prominent. His friends claim that de-
positors in the bank will be paid i n full.
The herald., 1895-06-04
A Suburb of Denver in Danger
of Flood
THE PLATTE OUT OF BANKS
Railroad Men Fear for the Safety of
Tracks
Several Trains Were Laid Out and Aban-
doned-The Rain General Through
out the State
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
DENVER, June 3,-Jerome Park, SUBJ
urb of Denver. is in danger OF flood
more disastrous TO property and life than
the one that took place year ago. The
Platte river is steadily rising, and at noon
began to overflow its banks just ADORE
Rio Grande avenue. Railway men are
watching and fear repetition of the de-
structive washouts occurring one year
ago. Work trains were all in readiness to
so out at a moments notice, and in some
instances they were in demand. The
Rio Grande was til, only roal having
train in on time today.
On the bulletin board at the Union
depot the Rock Island train was marked
annuled, and ;ne Burlington trains in
definitely postponed The Julesburg train
was recorded six and half hours late,
and the Denver Pacific was only few
minutes late, though washout of fifty
feet of track had been replaced during
the night near Pierce. High water had
washed out all the filings from the
rack. The rainfall prevailed everywhere.
and one of the Gull officials remarked
that the rain ceased just at the right
time, for the country was being flooded,
and had it continued much longer dam
age would have followed to the railways.
LA RAMIE. Wyo.. June 9Th. amount
of rainfall last week was one and sew
enty-four hundredths inches, according
to the report OF the state university
meteorologist. The storm is unprece-
dented in he history OF the state. An
other inch of rain has fallen since mid
night Saturday. and 1t is still raining.
OMAHA, June 3.-At the general offices
OF all the railroads doing business in the
state reports were being received today of
the geat floods thoughout the state. All
trains were delayed last night from
washouts. Traffic was not seriously in
terfered with except in a few instances.
The Burlington had several hundred
yards of track carried away west of Nc
Cook; tn Rock Island at Phillipsburg,
Kan. was bothered by flooded track
and the Central branch of the Union
Pacific reported train tied up for all
day by washout at Lenora. Kan.
The most encouraging reports as to the
manner in winch the torrents have
affected the drouth damage in this and
adjoining states were received. The
small grain in the western counties that
was regarded as absolutely beyond re-
demption has been improved and in
many instances will make a full crop.
The herald., 1895-06-04
WEATHER AND CROPS
Report of Collector Barwick Regarding Cali.
fornia Climate


SACRAMENTO. June 3.-Director Bar
wick of the California weather and crop
service summarizes as follows;
The average temperature for the week
ending Monday. June Sd, was For
Eureka, -; Fresno. .6i Independence
5s; Los Angeles, h2; Red Bluff, 66; San
Luis Obispo. 81: SansDlego, Co. AS CON-
pared with the normal there was heat
deficiency as follows: Eureka, degrees
Fresno, s: Los Angeles, 4: Red Bluff );
Sacramento. San Francisco and San
Diego 3 degrees. The total precipitation
for the week was nothing at Los Angeles9
Red Bluff, Sacramento and San Diego; u
trace at Eureka and Ffesno 0.l0 of an
inch at San Francisco, and 0.50 of an inch
at San Luis Obspo. AS compared with
the normal. q deficiency is reported at
all points except San Francisco and San
Luis Obispo, where slight exc ess is
shown.
The continued cool weather in .Ee
great grain growing sections of the st .tr
has enhanced the value of late sowT
grain, causing it TO fill out well with
plump kernels. Rust has done consider
abe damage to gram in the lower San
Joaquin valley. For the first time ever
known i'll Ventura county, the high wind
have blown off entirely the blossoms from
the sage brush, thereby njuring the
money prospects IN lnat county. Beans
were blown out of the sandy soil and
must be replanted, which will make the
crop somewhat later than usual. The
weather during the week has been cxcep.
tionally cool except yesterday, which
gave an excess of heat over tie normal.
The sunshine and heat were very bene-
ticiai to all growing and maturing crops.
The mountain counties report very cold
weather ana in some very heavy snow
falls were reported. being an unsuual
thing SO late in the season even for our
elevated regions.
The herald., 1895-06-04
' THE WOOTTON MURDER
Ali Mortgages and Deeds Declared Null and
Void

FRESNO, June 3.-Judge Carter of the
superior court today declared null and
void all deeds and mortgages by which
the estate of William Wootton was trans
ferred to W. A. Saunders. John Knausch
and others. Wootton was a wealthy old
rancher. On February 1, 1894, he d.sap
peared, being last seen with Saunders.
His lands. valued at $50, 000 were decided
to Saunders and Knausch.
1t is supposed the deeds are all for
geries. The court today them aside, the
property going TO Thomas Wootton in
England. He is brother of William
Woo tton. Saunders was arrested in April,
1894 on the charge of numbering Wootton.
but the body never was found and the
charge could not be sustained. He was
then tried and found guilty OF forgery.
The herald., 1895-06-04

Louls, is the chief claimant, through his
wife. whom he alleges is the great grand
daughter and only living heir of Baron
Miguel dc Peralta, who easily traced her
ancestry back 100 years among the real
gIandees Of Spain. The government at
torneys claim that no such Spaniard as
Miguel de Peralta ever existed that such
grant was never decreed by the king of
Spain or located in Arizona by the wee
roy of New Spain; that the baron ana
baroness OF Arizona, sole heirs of the
imaginary Baron Miguel de Peralta and
: ife of James Addison Peralta- Reavis is
really the daughter of one John Tread
way by a Digger Indian squaw known as
Kate, and that she was born in Sherwood
valley. Mendocino county, California, and
is in no wise related to any Spanish family
The herald., 1895-06-04
OVER Il,0OO MILES
The Long Tramp of Two Pedestrian Cranks
Ended

CHICAGO, June 3.-Anton Bem and
Louis Rudinich reachedA Chicago last
evening after making the longest tramp
on record. Their last place of residence,
that of Anton BEN, was Buenos Ayres,
Argentine republic, and he has been
walking away from it even since August
II, 1892. In two years and ten months
BEN walked ll,000 miles. His partner,
Louis Rudinich, joined him at Lima,
Peru. From the day of the start Chicago
has been the objective point OF these two
champion walkers of the world. The
travellers were met by 800 fellow country
men living in Chicago. Headed by a
band and with banners flying the pedes-
trians were marched to the city hail. The
long tramp with the southern cross
ever at their backs ard the polar star
ever as their guide. was ended. Their
luggage consisted OF bundle of Papers
as to the genuineness of the tramp they
claim to have made.
The herald., 1895-06-04
Nothing Like Success

ST. JOHNS, n. f., June 3.-Colonial
Secretary Bonds success in negotiating
a loan has set afoot a scheme to run him
for the premiership to replace Sir Will
lam Whiteway., VINO is now old and is
regarded as eing behind the times.
Bond leads the radical elem ont in the
Whiteway party. which outrum bers the
other considerably. The movement is be-
ing pushed vigorously. Whiteway will
receive Il supreme court judgeship if q
vacancy occurs. If not he will be rcle-
gated to seat in the legislative council.
1T is believed thirds of the Whiteway
party Will support Mr.. Bond.
The herald., 1895-06-04
ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO MURDER
A Wells-Fargo Company EmpIoye Beaten and
Robbed

SAN FRANCISCO. June 3.-Ihe police
have another murder on their hands
james Howard, employed by Wells, Far
go " Co.. staggered into the branch po-
lice station at o'clock this morning,
bleeding from scalp wound. He talked
lncoherently. though sober. All the ser
geant could understand was tnat Howard
had been beaten and robbed. He was
taken to the receiving hospital, where he
dled within two hours, without being
able to tell his story. The skull had been
fractured
The herald., 1895-06-04
CRAZED BY SPlRlTUALISM
How Family Of Seven in Cleveland Became
Insane

How a Family Of Seven In Cleveland Became
Insane
CLEVELAND. June 3.-An entire fam
lily of seven was taken INTO custody
charged with insanity. The family con-
sists of Henry Buchwold, the father
Chalotte Buchwold. his wife. and two
grown daughters. Eva and Emma, and
three small Children. All the family arc
strong believers in the spiritualistic faith
and have been locked up in their home
for over week holding wildly insane
spiritualistc seances.
One of the daughters is laboring under
che hallucination that she is spirit and
another Der of the family that the
spirit must die. The spirit was perfectly
willing to be sacrificed, but the arrival OF
the sheriff s offices prevented them from
carrying out their insane ideas.
The herald., 1895-06-04
the gulf, and it is feared that they mur


dered him.
The more hopeful inclined believe that
in all likelihood General Rollins took an
outfit to last six months or longer, and
that he will return safely at the conclu-
sion of the trip.
There have been many conflicting rum
ors regarding his disappearance and but
few details are to be gathered. The q.
A. r. and Loyal Legion know nothing
more than has been told. and although
they have not given up Inouiry.it is pur-
sued without little hope of favorable re-
suit. The exact amount OF the legacy
left him is unknown, and not until more
facts can be learned from Mrs. Rollins
will this be ascertained.
One of the reports has it that General
Rollins advanced SIC, 900 to the state OF
Massachusetts at the beginning OF the
war to raise volunteer forces, and that the
legislature recently passed an act to re-
turn him this amount. Where this report
starteu from cannot be learned. Miss
Caldwell knows nothing of 1T, and yet she
is the one who first started the inquiries.
General Rollins served in the union
army with the rank of lieutenant. He
was on General Z. \. Sheridan's staff. i'll
the department of the Gulf. He belongs
to John A. Logan post.
The herald., 1895-06-04
florc Fighting at Formosa

YOKOHAMA, June 3.-A dispatch
from the island of Formosa says the Jap
anese imperial guard landed near X ee
Tung Wednesday night, and that fighting
ensued. The Chinese lost heavily.
ROME. June 3.-News has been re-
ceived here that the japanese have CAP
turcd Kec Tung, in the northern part of
Formosa. Three hundred Chinese were
killed.
The herald., 1895-06-04
Tired OF His Bargain

SAN ROSA, June 3.-Rev. Fred Eli
OFT of Oakland is the defendant in the
suit brought by j. Il. Benson to have the
deeds in land transaction between them
set aside. Elliott gave Benson 455 acres
of land near Eugene City, Ore, for tif-
teen acres near here. Benson claims that
Elliott. by fraudulent representations in
duced him to make the trade. telling him
the land was worth $i0,0 900. when it, he
says, is worth only about $4,000.
The herald., 1895-06-04
HAS VERY MANY LIVES
Contradictory Reports Regarding the Death
of Marti

NEW YORK, June 3.-The Herald
says; According to a report received in
New York. Joe Marti, the civil leader Of
the uprising in Cuba, is not dead. Ben
jamin Guerra OF this city, treasurer of
the Cuban revolutionary party in the
United States, has received message
from General Gomez commander-ln-
chief of the insurgent forces, saying that
Mart still lives ana was not even wound
ed. The message came through; the gen.
erals S son, who is in Monte Christie, San
Domingo. 1t reads simply, Maestro
lives" Maestro, the master, is the name
The herald., 1895-06-04
MARCHING ON GUAYAOUIL
Rebels Pushing the Fighting-Additional De-
tails of the Battle at BabahoYO

NEW YORK, June "a special to the
Herald from Panama, Colombia says
News has just been received here from
Ecuador that the revolutionary forces
which have been stationed at Manavi.
Esmeraldas and Machala are now march
ing upon Guayaqtil.
Additional details of the battle of Baba-
hoyo show that it lasted eight hours and
that more than one hundred troops were
either killed or wounded. The revolution
lists had As killed and IS wounued. Colo
mel Maidonado. who deserted the rebel
general. Plutoro. wlths200 men during the
attack of Babahoyo. is being pursued and
if captured will be shot as traitor.
The herald., 1895-06-04
Fighting for a Wife Murderer

san FRANCISCO. June 3.-George T..
Colwell. attorney for Patrick Collins, the
wife murderer sentenced to be hanged
next Friday, has notified Warden Hale
that he has no authority for proceeding
with the execution. and that if Collins is
Hanged the warden will be held for his
murder. BY taking advantage of this
technicality Colwell hopes to get the case
before the United States supreme court
The herald., 1895-06-04
Railroad Franchises Sold

SANTA FE, N. NJ, June 3.-U ndef the
decree of the district court, sale of the
franchises of the Texas, Santa Fe and
Northern railway from Espanola to Santa
Fc, forty nj les was made today. &. W.
Waterman. attorney for the bondholders
and the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany of New York, bid the road in fol-
S5. 900. 1t will be operated by the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad hcnceforth,
The herald., 1895-06-04
California Athletes in the East

CHICAGO. June 3.-The Californians
will not com pete with the University of
Michigan athletes in dual meet this
spring. After the legislation against Le-
roy and Hall Saturday night. Manager
North of the athletic club OF The Golden
Gate. said that the dual tourney would
probably be called off.
: u do not know ANYTHING a to the merit
The herald., 1895-06-04
One by One

BALTIMORE, June 3.-The News says
edtorially this afternoon:
The Washington Post has w S Ay with
drawn from the United Press and cast
its lot with the Associated Press. The
latter organization now includes in its
mem bership three fourths of the import
ant newspapers of the CO .intry.
The herald., 1895-06-04
GRESHAM'S PENSION MONEY
The Ex-Secretary Did Not Draw 1t for Three
Years

CHICAGO. June 3.-For three years
Secretary Gresham had not drawn his $50
month pension from the Chicago PEN
sion office. He has never surrendered it.
but for some reason he had not made call
for 1T. There is an accumulation of Sll00
to his credit. The pension was granted
him for wounds received at the battle of
Atlanta Under the laws of the depart
ment the accumulation is subject to the
order of his wife, and the pension will
60 to her.
The herald., 1895-06-04
Will Stand by r1ckinIcy

SPRINGFIELD, o., June 3.-General
Bushnell in an interview with the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent tonight said
regarding his attitude toward Mckinley:
II am for Mckinley for president in 1886.
If he is Ohio's candidate, and he will be,
l will stand by him."
The herald., 1895-06-04
The Presidents Summer Outing

BUZZARDS BAY. Mass, June 3.-Ali
Of the baggage of President Cleveand's S
fanny has arrived at Gray Gables. ac-
c"inpaned by the house servants and
William Sinclair. the presidents stew
ard. The pre- ,ident's horses have also ar
rived.
The herald., 1895-06-04
A WELL-KNOWN PRINTER DEAD
Grant Hendricks Succumbs to CONSUMPTION
in Arizona

PHOENIX, June 3.-Grant Hendricks
well-known printer on the coast died
here this morning of consumption. De-
ceased came here six weeks ago from Sac
ramento. The Typographical union of
that city has teleeraphed funeral expenses
Hendricks learned the printers trade
on the Oregonian, and was a long time
on the Chronicle.