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The herald., 1895-03-15
FAvORITES OUT OF FORM
Not a One Showed in the First Place at
the Bay District
The First Race Was Declared Of and the Sport
Ended With . Made.Up
natch

San Francisco, March 14.-Favorites
were out of form today, and not one
showed in first place under the wire.
The first race was declared off and the
others showed up a number. The day S
sport ended with q made-up race.
Five and a half furlongs, selling-Con-
tribution won, Royal Flush second, Car
mel third; time, ;07 ID.
Half mile. two-year- olds-Ferris
Hartman won, Leon l.. second, Donna
Carlotta third; time, 40 "a.
Seven furlongs. selling-Captain Rees
won. Jack Richelieu second, Miss Ruth
third; time, 1 :27 3-4.
One mile-Whitestone won, Rey Alfonso
second, Flashlight third time, 1 40 ga.
Five furlongs-Kathleen won. Centu-
rion second, Chemuck third; time,
:02 IL.
New Orleans, March -Five-eigh
mile-Minster won, Nellie Osborn second,
Curry third; time 04.
Seven furlongs-Pearl n. Won, Jaco
second, Daphne third; time 1 :33.
One mile-Florence P. won, Rapidan
second, Chimes third; time AS.
Six furlongs-Ben Wilson won. Fidget
second, Beverly third; time 1 :1994.
Six furlongs-Herman won, Lay On
second, Fakir, third time 1:12H.
The herald., 1895-03-15
SOLID SHOT FUND
Captain Crossman of the Alliance Tells
His Story

New York, March 14.-Captain Cross
man of the Allianca tonight mailed an
affidavit to Secretary of State Gresham
to Washington regarding the firing on
the Allianca. He states in brief that
his vessel at the time of the firing was
four miles from the coast of Cuba. He
said he had saluted the Spanish craft
and proceed on his way.
About five minutes. or possibly less, :"
continued lie, after the salute | heard
a gun fired and turned to see what it
meant. Mr.. Russell reported that the
Spaniard had fired a blank cartridge
Fired as it was in the high seas, | did
moi intend to stop SO he could fire away,
which he did-another blank shot, about
three or four minutes after the first and
shortly afterward at intervals of few
minutes three more guns with solid shot
were fired at us.
'All fell short, two off the port quarter
and the last astern OF the starboard quar-
ter, striking the water about Il quarter of
a mile distant The Spaniard. after firing
the first gun. altered her course again.
He was heading directly for U.S. We were
gaining on him, and at 30 he was fully
live miles astern and l saw that the gun
boat was heading to the west, apparently
The herald., 1895-03-15
Anxious to Get to Folsom

Juan Mendoza stole Sebastian Alvitre' s
horse and saddle at the Old Mission on
February %, but failed to get far enough
away before the larceny was discovered.
Yesterday he was held to answer for
grand larceny by Justice Wilson at San
Gabriel. Mendoza told Deputy District
Attorney Willis that there was not any
use losing time here in the county Jail,
and asked as a particular favor to be sent
to the penitentiary 'muy pronto.' He
will be accommodated this morning by
being permitted to plead guilty in the
Superior Court, and waving time for
sentence, will be on his way to Folsom
this afternoon.
The herald., 1895-03-15
HIS NAME IS STEEPLE JACK
A Man Who Makes His Living in
the Air
Whenever High Steeple Is to Be Built
Painted or Torn Down, He
Is Sent For

John O'Dare is his name, but everybody
calls him "Steeple Jack" He spends
most OF his life in the air, because he can
make more money up nearer the sky
than he can while working on the earth.
'Steeple jack is known all over Cali
fornia for his fearlessness. Whenever
there is a high tower to be built he is en-
ployed. Whenever there is tall chimney
to be reared he is sent for. Whenever
there is anything TO do that ordinarily
men are afraid to do, then they call on
"Steeple Jack"
For the last day or two he has been
pulling down the spire OF the Presbyte-
rian Church, a. Second and Broadway,
and crowds have stood on the corner for
hours watching how it was done.
The first thing that ''Steeple jack did
was to climb up the inside of the steeple
as far as possible. Then he crawled out
through hole and fixed loop of rope SO
that he could support himself with his
legs and have his hands free to use. At
the top oflfthe old spire was big ball,
that years ago was covered with gold foil
but when it was dropped to the ground a
day or two since, was dingy as an old hat.
From the top of this ball, which was four
or five feet in diameter, rose the top OF the
spire. and around this staff 'Steeple
jack proceeded to fasten rope, II
took half dozen ca is before he could get
his lariat around the bit of wood, but he
was at last successful. After that il
was easy to rig up place where he could
work-a hundred feet from the street be-
| low.
Then he began saving the timbers first
securing them with ropes so that they
could not fall. After that everything was
plain sailing.
"Do 1 ever get nervous when I am
working so high up in the air?" said
Jack. mo; just move about as tn ough
| was on the solid earth. A man has got
to be careful. though. If he does not gel
reckless there is really no more danger
thah wne you are hea wu, nra g um tnI
"I've been in good many high places
and I've never been dizzy yet. This steeplt
here is easy. I've worked on towers 6
good deal higher than this one."
The herald., 1895-03-15
UNCLE SAM TAKES A HAND
Inquiry Into the Firing on the
Steamer Alliancia
NO EXPLANATION AS YET
Report That the United States Sent
Warning TO Spain
A Detailed Statement Of the Affair Will Be
Sent to the State Department by
Captain Crossman

New York, March IA "A special dis
patch from Colon to the World says:
The Colon bian line steamship Ali
amelia, which was fired upon by a Spanish
war vessel off the eastern point of Cuba
on March Sth, took no war materials from
here when she sailed on March 9Th. Her
1909 tons of general freight and 300 tons
of bananas quite filled her. Cubans say
the Alliancia was fired upon, thinking that
she was tlibuster. They say it is an
old Spanish custom to fire on any Sus-
pected vessel. 1t is reported that two
schooners flying the American flag and
carving arms are wandering between
here and Yucatan. Cuban patriots here
and in neighboring countries are anxious
to return to Cuba.
Washington, March Little department
of state is moving with deliberation in
making up it's case against the Spanish
government based on the firing by Il
Spanish cruiser at the American steam
ship Alliancia, holding that in matters OF
such moment it is absolutely essential
that our Government should be in posses
sion of the exact facts so as to avoid
the humiliation of retraction through
making demand that could not be sub
Stimulated by the evidence. So far no re-
ply has been received at the department
in response to the request made upon
Captain Crossman of the Alliancia for
further particulars of the incident. In
the meantime the officials are industri-
ously looking up presidents for their
guidance and Mr.. Uni, who is still acting
Secretary of State during the continued
illness of Secretary Gresham, is in fire.
ouent consultation with his superior at
his rooms in his hotel. One OF the pre-
cedents which have been unearthed and
brought to the attention of the acting
secretary as having a direct bearing on
the Alliancia incident was found in the
proceedings of the Alabama Claims COM
mission. In one OF the decisions an
nounced by Judge Fitch the court held
there was no authority for the stoppage
or detention of a mail steamer which is
pursuing her usual route, even if that
route lay at the places within the three
mile shore limit, and so within the ma.
rine jurisdiction of the power seeking tC
stop the ship. If this is held to be SOUND
doctrine, then, of course, the Spanish
government will have to make repara
ton for the action Of It's cruiser, ever
should it appear that the Alliancia wa
within three miles Of Cape Maysi, as tht
Spanish Minister here believes. On tho
other hand, if this decision is not il
effect, then what is known us the head
land theory of jurisdiction will probably
play an important part in the adjustment
of the matter. According to the conven
tion of Great Britain in the Fortune Bay
fisheries case. in which the United
States has acquiesced, the line of marine
jurisdiction is drawn three miles from
line running across from headland tC
headland in the case of bay or de
preston in the general coast line. The
Spanish authorities have evidently takel
the position at this time, i'll the absence
The herald., 1895-03-15
SMASHUP ON THE YANDALIA
A Passenger Train Runs Into Swltcl
Engine-No One Killed


Engine-No One Killed
Terre Haute, Ind, March 15.-Word
reached this city at o'clock that the
west bound Vandalia train had been
wrecked and was on fire near the fair
grounds, about three miles out. The en-
tire fire department has gone to the scene.
So far as can be learned, no lives were
lost in the wreck. The west bound pas
senger ran into switch engine on the
main track near the fair grounds. The
engines are completely demolished. Con-
ductor Rahm is badly injured and the
passengers were badly shaken up. Two
baggage cars are off the track and are
burning. Both engineers and both fire.
men escaped serious injuries by jumping.
The express was running at a speed of
thirty miles an hour when the crash
came. Two of the passengers known to be
injured are ]. ID. Early an attorney OF
Terre Haute. and the other an actor of the
True Irish Hearts Company, who refused
to give his name.
An air of mystery surrounds the wreck.
no one volunteering any information
whatever. The cars not damaged were
taken around by siding and sent on.
The loss by fire will be great.
The herald., 1895-03-15
The Examination for Arson

The examination of the charge of arson
preferred against Amelia Platt and Anne
liza Knox by Minnie Durham, was com
menced yesterday before Justice Young,
but not concluded. 1t will be resumed
this morning. The women are charged
with having set fire TO "a house in which
Mrs. Platt was residing in Pico Heights
on the night OF July q, 1894. Mrs. Platt
had an insurance upon her furniture OF
$500 placed with the American Fire In
surance Company of New York City,
which paid the claim. No testimony OF a
startling nature has so far been devel-
oped, but considerable time was spent in
resisting the introduction of testimony.
The herald., 1895-03-15
San Francisco Race Entries

The following are the entries and
weights for the San Francisco races to-
day, as furnished by the Metropolitan
Turf Commission Room, 126 West Second
street, Durkee & Fitzgerald, proprietors,
where book is made daily on the above
events:
First race, five-eighths Of mile maidens and
n-winners-Carlos 1O6, Ladamo 80. Kinsley
81. Myron %, Rosalla 80, Julia Martin (illy)
go Martinez 100, Way Queen los, Valparaiso
1922 Ontario 100, Nipper 81.
cap-Ferrir lis, Bellicoso lib, Quirt 100, Ne
buch adnezzar 80, Captain Coster SO.
Third race. selling. one mile-Mollie R. IS,
Commission I0l, Eckert 80, Idaho Chief 104,
Hy by 1Ol, Miss Buckley 81, Marietta IS.
Fourth race hall mile, maiden. 2-year- olds-
Entries close 3 80 a, m.
Fifth race selling five-eighths Of a mile
Venus 90, Tim Murphy lit, Joe Cotton 107
Motto lob. Mainstay. 1O3, Clacquer Ito, Majol
Cook 100, Fly SO. Hiram Argo los, Ike L. ~
Vulcan lO2, Terra Nova 65, Burmah 10Y
Clear and cool; fast
The herald., 1895-03-15

of exact advices, that the Alliancia was
within such a line, and so within their
jurisdiction, although the ship may
have been actually more than three miles
from the nearest shore
Probably based on the Alabama decis
ion above referred to, rumor was in cir
culation today to the effect that the State
Department has sent a sinister warning
to the Spanish Government to the effect
that declaration of war would follow
repetition of the Aliancia affair.
Acting Secretary Uhl this afternoon
said he had no further Information to
give to the press than he had already
given out, and they, taking their cue from
him the other officials of the State De-
partment, declined to say anything about
the matter. But from the fact that no in
timation of any such precipitate action in
the absence of knowledge of the facts
have been communicated to the Spanish
Minister here, which would certainly be
the case if usual diplomatic amenities
were Observed even if such message
had been sent to the Spanish Govern
ment directly through United States Min
lister Taylor at Madrid the story fails
to find much credence.
Senior Muraga, the Spanish Minister has
not as yet received word from Cuba as to
the gunboat which fired on the Allancia
nor does he know the name of the wa
ship. The delay is due to the fact that
Ine gun BOAT is cruising OH the eastern
coast of Cuba, 40 miles rom Havana.
New York. March 14.-The following is
the letter received by Captain Crossman
from the State Department at Washing
ton:
''To Captain James Crossman, Comman-
der OF the Alliancia.
Sir have received your letter of
March without date, but which reached
the Department today March 18th, which
reports the circumstances under which
the above named steamer, on her home
ward voyage from Colon, Colombia. to
New York, off the north Cuban coast, on
the Sth inst, was fired upon by Span
ish gunboat.
The Department desires to receive
from you a statement of facts in the form
OF an affidavit, accompanied. if possible.
by a sketch chart showing the course of
! the Alliancia in passing Cape Maysia and
the distance of the vessel from the near
est point of the island of Cuba. The aft
davit should be explicit upon these two
| points.
Awaiting such, ] am, sir, your most
obedient servant Edwin f. Uhl,
| Acting Secretary.
Later in the day dispatch was re-
! ceved from Secretary Gresham, asking
| Captain Crossman to send to the State
| Department exact data of the affair The
| Captain wired that the report would be
sent at once. ,',
The herald., 1895-03-15
Woodland Flour Mills Burned

Woodland. CAL, March 14.--At about
l:15 o'clock tonight the Woodland flour
mills were discovered to be on fire. The
alarm was turned in, but it was too late
to save either the building or any of the
contents. By hard work the flames were
prevent d from spreading in every direc,,
ton. The mill and contents were valued
at $16, 900; insurance, $1,000. The origin
engaged in repairing the boiler until
nearly 10 o'clock.
The herald., 1895-03-15
HE GREW DIZZY
Ex.Mayor Nichols fleets With a Painful
Accident

ACCIDENT
John G. Nicho S, who was the second
Mayor of Los Angeles, met with very
severe accident yesterday morning while
watching Jack O'Dare at work on the
steeple of the old Presbyterian church at
Second and Broadway streets.
Mr.. Nichols, who is 80 years OF age. was
standing on the steps of the Potonia !.
block, looking upwards at the work OF
tearing down the steeple. he was sud
denly seized with a spasm OF dizziness
and fell to the sidewalk, striking. on the
granite steps with good dea. OF force,
Bystanders gathered about to render
recognized for some time, until j. F..
Burns came along and saw who he was.
Then he was taken to DR.. Sl0cum' S office.
in the Potomac block. He complained
that his thigh was dislocated. but he was
suffering too much pain to undergo a
thorough examination at the hands OF
the surgeon. :,
Mr.. Nichols was elected Mayor OF Los
Angeles in 1851 Besides that he was'the
first Recorder the city ever had. He
resides with his son on Court street.
n.:-I~ osto Wafor WOol1arott AGENT
The herald., 1895-03-15
Rupture

To the people who are suffering from rupture.
Prof Joseph Fandry, formerly of Berlin, Ger
many, now OF Santa Barbara is practical rup
ture specialist and truss manufacturer. In
formation free whereby you can become cured
Those having tried all kinds OF patent trusses
and found no relief, also have given up all
hope, to those people am calling their atten-
ton and especially ask them to send me their
address.
The herald., 1895-03-15
A Six Round Bout

Baltimore, Md, March IA large
crowd witnessed the six-round bout be-
tween Stanton Abbott of Providence and
Charles Gehring of Baltimore tonight
The men spared cautiously, neither appar-
emily bent on getting in Il sleeper. Dur
ing the last three rounds Gehrng had a
shade the best of it. No decision was
rendered.
The herald., 1895-03-15

giving up the chase. When we were fully
three miles ahead of the Spaniard signals
were flying from her, but we were too far off
and too much in line to make them out.
We were from nine to ten miles off the
coast at the time the first gun was fired.
and at no time were we within four miles
of the shore. After tina: our course took
us directly off the land ~
The herald., 1895-03-15
Sugar Cron DESTROYED BY Flood

Rio .laneiro. March 14.-The flood in
the Parahiba do Sull river has destroyed
the sugar crop in the Campos dos Gaia
cazes district in he State of Rio de ia
metro. This district produces the best
sugar grown in Brazil.
The herald., 1895-03-15
Drink Shasta Water. woollacott, agent.

A. A. Eckstrom has removed to 324 South
Spring street with his stock of wall paper.
The herald., 1895-03-15

A Cheap Family Still
Fog distiling water. Send for circular F. E
Browne, No. 314 South Spring street.
The herald., 1895-03-15

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-11
HER OWN HEROINE.
SAD FINALE OF THE "QUICK AND
THE DEAD"
Amelia Rivers and Mr. Chanler Dis
iIIusioned of Their Theories

NEW YORK, Oct 1O.-The an
nouncement that Mrs. Amelia Rives
Chanler has secured a divorce from
her husband, John Armstrong Chan
ler has caused genuine surprise in
this city, where she was we'll known.
It has never been intimated that she
did not live happily with her husband.
Nine years ago she was the most
talked about person in this country,
the president of the United States
hardly excepted.
1t was in April, 1886, that Lippin-
colts Magazine published The Quick
and the Dead" and as the name under
the title of this novelette, was Amelia
Rives, all the world straightway
wanted to know who she was.
When it came out that she was 4
young woman, less than 23 years Of
age, the daughter of proud Virginia
family, brought up in quiet country
place, there was universal amaze
ment. It was the story of a young
widow, Barbara Pomfret, and of her
mental writings between her love for
her dead husband and her love for a
real live lover, of great enthusiasm
and a delightful flow Of language and
kisses. A few months after the ap-
pearance of the book came the an
nouncement that Miss Rives was to
marry John Armstrong Chanler, one
of the rich great grandchildren of
John Jacob Aston And then it was
discovered that the hero of 'The
Quick and the Dead" bore a strong re-
semblance to young Mr.. Chanler-to
quote from the picturesque descrip-
ton Of the book. Between the publ
cation of 1.-THE Quick and the Dead"
and THE Witness of the Sun" she
married. MIR. and Mrs. Chanler went
abroad. Gradually the excitement
about her died out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chanler Travelled about
Europe. He returned to further a
scneme for sending picked American
art students abroad for study. She
did not come back until last January.
After a short stay in New York she
went down to her fathers house,
where her husband joined her. Then
she travelled in search of health
through the far west Mr.. Chanler
was in New York this last summer.
and two months ago she went to South
Carolina, where he has undertaken
some extensive enterprises. He is 8
man of great force of character, a de-
spiser of idleness, nerves highly
strung, bent upon accomplishing
thing in the theory that a successful
marriage rests upon a union of bal
ancing temperaments the causes OF
the divorce are easy to see.
At the last report, Mrs. Chanler was
at her fathers home, leading the life
of her girlhood in the house and the
surroundings she has so often so well
described in her stories. She has no
children.
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Scandinavian Democrats.

The Scandinavian Democrats of Big
Cottonwood had a very enthusiastic
rally last night in the school house
c. NJ. Nielsen and c. A Carlquist ad-
dressed the meeting upon the funda-
mental principles of Democracy; COM
pared the two tickets in the field, and
showed up the eXtravagances of the
Republican party.
The men of the First precinct and a
few from the other precincts met last
night and organized marching club,
which is to be called the Rawlins-
Roberts Marching club. The club will
meet next Wednesday at p. m. to
drill at the Democratic headquarters,
and all are invited to join.
II. NJ. H. LUND, CAPTAIN.
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THE TURNyEREIN.

At a recent meeting of the SAT- Lake
Turnverein, held in Turnhalle, ON
Third South the following hours and
terms of instruction for physical Gull
ture. athletics and fencing, We're adopt
ed upon the suggestion of Mr.. Robert
Schneider: Girls, (6 to IA years., Tues
Gay and FRIDAY, 4 to p. m, % cents
Boys, &c to ID years. Tuesday and
Friday, 5 to p. M, 25 cents; youths,
"a to Is years., Tuesday and Friday
ITO s p. M, 25 cents; men, Ito $50 p
M, SO cents; ladies. Wednesday, to s
p. M, 80 cents. In addition free Ger
man tuition will be given by Rev. p
Kuhr, every day for Those taking part
in physical culture.
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Democratic Meetings..

Meetings in this county are an
nounced as follows:
October IA, Crescent. speakers-P.
L. Williams. o. p Miller.
October IA, Bluffdale. speakers-D
r. Allen. Heber Bennion.
October IA, Big Cottonwood. Speak
ers-C. w. Penrose A. T. Schroeder.
Scandinavian meetings as follows:
October IA, Murray, West End.
Speakers-F. S. Fernstrom, j. A. Hoag-
lund
October Is, East Mill Creek school
house. Speakers-F. S Erkman, C. G.
johnson.
October 10. Draper, 7:3O pm. Speak
ers-C. M. Nelson, c. A Carlquist.
October Is, Crescent, 7:SO pm, Dry
Greek. speakers-c. M. Nelson, c. A.
Carlquist.
October II, South Cottonwood. near
Peoples Coop, 1880 pm. Speakers
G. NJ. Nelson, G. A. Carlquist.
October IS, West Jordan school
house. 1870 pm. Speakers-C. NJ. Mel
son, G. A. CarIquist.
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Aliens Rainbow Speeches.

CASTLE GATE. Oct. lO.-The Re-
publieans of this town as per notice,
had their rally last evening, and such
a parade! Every child in town was
following the band with Chinese
lanterns. There might have been a
man or two in it but 1 failed to see
amy, and it is probable that the ex-
penses for candy and nuts would
equal, if not surpass all other items.
An apology was made for the non-ap-
pearance of Frank J. Cannon and
Heber NJ. Wells, billed to appear in
company with C. e. Allen, who went it
alone He made the fur fly 1t is
miraculous how Democrats could live
after the scathing and whitening satire
was hurled at them. He talked of
tariff, silver and bonds, and the way
he talked of the right of a free ballot
was caution. Does he forgot how he
got his majority as the county clerk
If Salt Lake county? I think not.
His bluffing will not count for any
ching. He did try and apologize for
tne Republican action on silver, but as
en- excuse he said the decentralization
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Following is the official announce
ment of Democratic meetings as is
sued from headquarters last evening:
Friday, Oct. II.
Mantua, 10 a. m.-John T. Game, B,
H. Roberts.
Tooele County-A. ]. Weber.
Weber County-Henderson and Har-
ris
Rich County-Barnes, Thurman,
Hart and Evans.
Winter Quarters-Colonel A. D. Cash.
Three Mile Creek, 2:30 p. m.-John #.
Game and B. H. Roberts.
Willard, 1870 p. m-John T. Game
Manti-Ferd. Erickson, P. H. AIadsen
and N. c. Sorensen.
Tropic- Mcdaniel, Page and Coffey.
Spanish Fork-C. C. Richards.
Saturday, Oct. IL.
b II. Roberts.
Fielding. 100 p. m.-John T. Game,
Portage, 8 p. m.-John T. Game and
B. H. Roberts.
Escalante-McDaniel Coffey and
Page.
TooeIe County-A. ]. Weber
Weber County-Henderson and Har-
ris.
Rich County-Barnes, Thurman,
Evans and Hart.
Helper-colonel A. D. Cash.
Uintah County,. r. Letcher and E.
A Wilson.
Spring City-Ferd. Erickson, P. H.
Madsen and N. c. Sorensen.
Pleasant Grove-C. c. Richards.
o. w. POWERS. Chairman.