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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
WAN IS THE BIG FIGHT,
Galveston Holds Out Large
inducements to the
PugiliStS.
Dallas May Yet Lose the Contest
Between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons.

DALLAS, TEX, July IS. - Galveston
wants the Corbett-F -Fitzsimmons glove con-
test pulled off on that island. The cap
italists and business men of that city have
appointed Dick Spillane and A. NJ. Gil
Tough a committee to come to Dallas and
make proposition to President Dan a.
Stuart of the Florida Athletic Club to pull
up stakes and go to Galveston. The in
ducement offered by the committee has not
been made public, but it is said to be a
very liberal one. In reference to the Gal
weston proposition President Stuart said
to the reporter:
"Galveston offers big thing, and shall
go down to see about it Saturday night.
In getting up this contest supposed was
doing good turn for Dallas as we'll as for
myself. Dallas is my home, and have a
pride and an interest in seeing the place
prosper. am no advocate of glove con-
tests, and have no special love for the tribe
engaged in that line of business, but so
loug as this worlds championship had to
be settled somewhere 1 thought Dallas
might as we'll have the benefit of what
would incidentally be reaped by the city
in which it was pulled off, but it appears
that some of the people, particularly the
preachers, do not wish the event to take
place here.
"They have done all they could to oppose
me, and | now hear they have employed
attorneys to sue out an injunction to stop
work on the building Just as soon as the
contractors touch stick of timber. Now,
if Dallas does not want the contest there
are other cities in the State that do. Fore
most of these is Galveston, whose people
offer the grounds and the buildings free. I
have asked for no donations and do not
now ask for any, but it will be worth just
as much to me personally to have the
event in Galveston as in Dallas. In sign
ing Corbett and Fitzsimmons and the other
pugilists the papers read Texas and not
Dallas and there will be no complication
whatever in a change Of location in letting
the contract. l shall have it read either
Dallas or Galveston Persons who have
bought or may hereafter buy seats with
the understanding that the contest is to
come off here will be taken care of without
extra expense in the way of railroad fare
in case of change of location"
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
HER HUSBANDS ANGER
Maddened by Liquor and q
Warrant He Beat His Wife
With a Rifle.
FLESH BATTERED INTO A PULP.
Blunders of a Constable, Who Was
Afraid of the Gun, Preceded
the Assault.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 1s.-Mrs.
Alice Columbo lies in the hospital tonight
in an unconscious condition and her at
tending physicians say that she cannot
survive the night. Her husband IS locked
up in the New Haven County Jail await
ing the result of her injuries, which, in the
ante-mortem statement, she says he in
fiicted upon her.
Mr.. and Mrs Columbo are French-Cana-
dians, % and 80 years of age respectively
and removed from Holyoke, Mass, to
Botany, Mass, a sparsely settled hamlet
about ten miles north of this city, several
months ago. Columbo was employed by
Dennis Doolittle as general farm laborer,
and, with his wife, and child years of age,
lived with family named Malachi near by
the Doolittles. Sunday Columbo went on
a spree and maltreated his wife till Tues
day evening, when she swore out warrant
for his arrest.
The warrant was placed in the hands of
Constable Marcus Young to serve. With
two assistants he went to Columbo's house
in the evening. The latter was found
crazy drunk, and at the sight of the officer
seized rifle, with which he threatened to
kill him. Constable Young advanced on
Columbo with a revolver and demanded
his surrender Young snapped his re-
volver at Columbo twice, but the weapon
failed to explode and he left the house,
fearing shot from Columbo's rife.
No sooner did the Constable leave the
house than Columbo seized his wife by the
hair by one hand, and, dragging her into a
rear room, smote her on the head with the
rife, which he used as a club, welding it
with both hands. Mrs. Columbo sank an
conscious to the floor at the first blow, and
then her husband in hendish fury beat her
body to pulp. The stock of the rife was
spattered with blood and the barrel bent
double before he ceased his murderous as
sault.
Then taking the body by the feet he
dragged it to an upper room, and, throw
ing it upon bed. lay down beside it and
fell asleep. Constable Young returned an
hour later and found him there. He was
overpowered and put in irons. 1t was then
discovered that his wife was not dead, and
a physician was summoned. An exami-
nation showed that both of the arms and
legs of the woman were broken, as well as
all of the fingers on one hand. From the
calf of one leg huge piece of flesh had
been gouged out, and the scalp had d-been
torn from one side of the head.
The woman was made as comfortable as
possible, and yesterday was taken to the
hospital, lying on mattress spread in the
bottom of a grocery wagon. She has been
unconscious since the assault, except for
few moments, when her statement was
taken.
Later-Mrs. Colombo died at the hos
pital at AS this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
SEVERE EASTERN STORMS
Great Destruction to Crops
and Property in Several
States.
Lightning and Cyclones Took a
Part in Various Afflicted
Districts.

ST. PAUL, MINI, July 18.-The storm
which struck this section at 1 o'clock this
morning was the severest in several years.
The fall of rain in st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis was over two inches. The destruction
was great along the river, between St.
Paul and La Crosse, the Washouts on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul being so
serious that trains could not run on that
road. Several of the lines afternoon trains,
including the fast mail, were brought in
many hours late over the Burlington tracks.
Lightning struck the Hotel Lafayette at
Minnetonka Beach. but did no special
damage. Joseph Polz, who resided in
Blomming Prairie Township, Steele Coun-
ty, was struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
A cyclone struck and wrecked William
Hollenbecks house in White River, S. D.
1t would have killed or seriously injured
himself and family had they not taken
refuge in cyclone cave. A large log ly-
ing on the floor of the house with a lam
tern beside it was carried many rods away
while the lantern was not even moved. In
some localities much hail fell, doing some
damage to crops.
Reports from Western Wisconsin points
indicate that grain, which was just ripen-
ing, was badly damaged.
ALMA, WIS, July 1S.-The most de-
structive electric storm in years passed
over this county to-day. The crops are
damaged from 25 to 80 per cent, causing a
loss of many thousands of dollars. All the
grain is beaten down fiat, and much hay
and corn was destroyed. Lightning struck
in various places during the storm, doing
serious damage.
PEKIN. ILL, July 18.-At 5:15 this after
noon a cyclone struck the Marks block,
containing five stories, unroofing the build
ing and dashing the timbe into the houses
on the opposite side of the street. A heavy
rain flooded the building. The postotfice,
telegraph and express Offices are among
those damaged.
DULUTH, MINI, July 18.-A heavy
storm has been raging on the lake all day,
and many boats are tied up here. The
steamer Liberty refused to remain in dock,
and must have been caught in the storm.
She is on her way to Ashland.
PEORIA, ILL, July Is. = Peoria was
visited by another rainstorm early this
evening, but it was light as compared with
the food of Wednesday morning. The
railroad tracks have not all been repaired
since Wednesdays storm, and this rain
adds to the damage done them.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19

advisory committee on track athletics, has
received a cablegram from President Horan
of the Camb bridge University Athletic CLUB
which states that Cambridge agrees to Oc-
tober as the date on which the contests
are to take place between the two teams.
Cambridge prefers the 300-yard dash to the
220-yard dash suggested by Yale, because
of the shortness of the straightaway tracks.
gust 8 by the Cunard Steamship Company.
Mr.. Sheriff. states that Yale has agreed to
substitute 300-yard cash in the place OF
220-yard dash, as requested by Cambridge.
This settles the matter, and the contests
betN cen Yale and Cambridge will take
place on October 5.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
FIRST "BLooMERv DANCE.
Bicycltsts arranged Their BaH Win
Great Care.

Great Care.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 18.-The crowd
which stood some fifty feet deep out
side the Jackson Park pavilion last night
looked at the dancers and guessed which
was which. The children lay fiat on the
pavement and peeked under the partly
drawn shutters as though it were circus.
Comments were numerous, but the dancers
did not heed.
1t was the first "bloomer" dance on
record. Four hundred cyclists attended 1t.
Five thousand people looked at the spec
tacle and then took long strolls along. the
lake shore before they could recover their
thoughts. The girl in bloomers enjoyed
herself through it all. She danced as fu-
riously as she rides her wheel, and she was
not the least bit embarrassed when she
was mistaken for man. The bloomer
dance held last night was the result of four
weeks work.
An enthusiastic cyelist conceived the
idea and confided it to some friends. 'The
girls will wear bloomers on their wheels, -
they said to one another, "but they would
not go to dance in them.' "Just you
wait and see, said the man with the idea.
There were baggy boomers, brown
boomers, close-cut bloomers and gray
bloomers. In fact, the girl in conven-
tional skirts who went to the dance did
not enjoy herself while the music was
playing or when it was quiet. She was
unsought as partner and she could not
sit on the edge of table nearly so jauntily
as the girl in bloomers did. The dance
was limited to cyclers.
"Bloomers beat dresses all to pieces, I"
said one of the men who had danced.
"They don't interfere with the fun, you
can't step on them nor tear them. and you
don't have to get carriage to take the girl
home. Bloomers are all right"
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
AFTER THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
Claimants Notc Anriously Atcait ht
ContptrOlIe4's Ruling.

Claimants No,o Anriousry A,Uait the
Comptrotles's Rnttng.
NEW YORK, n. Y, July ia Wash
1ngton special says: Treasury officials
have raised the question of the constitu-
tionality of the sugar bounty law under
the provisions of the appropriation made
by the last Congress to pay the bounty
claimed by the sugar-planters to have
been due them at the time of the passage
of the last tariff act
The first voucher for payment under
the aforementioned appropriation came a
few days ago. 1t was for $11 900 and was
drawn in favor of the Oxnard Beet
Comptroller Bowler, who now has it
under consideration, is understood to
believe that any law authorizing the pay
ment of bounty is unconstitutional al
though he has never before been called
upon to make an official ruling on the
question. The sugar men are awaiting
hls decision with considerable anxiety.
He has notified the representatives, of the
Oxnard Company to appear before him on
wednesday of next week to show cause
why the payment of their claim should be
allowed.
AS there is no appeal from the decision
OF the Comptroller of the Treasury, if his
decision be adverse to the claimants there
is no way in which the Treasury officials
can be compelled by court writs to pay the
money claimed, and the only course the
Oxnard Company can pursue will be to
bring suit in the Court of Claims and carry
the case to the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
CASHIER DAVIES THEFTS.
Those Who Suffered by His Stealing
Ready to Lynch Him.


Ready to Lynch Him.
DES MONIES, Iowa, July 1s. = The
town of East Peru is still wrought up over
the failure of the Citizens Bank, as re-
suit of the defalcation and disappearance
of c. o. Davies, cashier. Davies cleaned
out the assets of the bank and got cash
for them from Des Moines banks and
skipped. For long time no clew could
be had. Recently letters have been re.
ceived, mailed from South Denver, Colo,
containing some notes the bank had held,
on the back of which Davies had indorsed
in his own handwriting the amounts paid
and asked that they be returned to their
makers. Detectives have been in Colorado
looking for Davies, who is understood to
have family there, but since the letters
were received there has been no expecta-
ton of finding him, as it is thought he
would not have mailed letters from the
same section of the country in which he
was hiding. His stealings amount to
about $50, 900. If brought back to Peru he
stands good chance to be lynched.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
HER LOVER LYNCHED.
All Doubts That He Committed
the Murder Have
Vanished.
REVEALED AFTER TEN YEARS.
Those Who Punished the Assassin
Flocked to See the Recov-
cred Remains.

FRANKFORT, IND, July ia dis
covery made yesterday of a skeleton of a
woman in an old abandoned well near
Burlington, fifteen miles northeast of here.
has created tremendous sensation by re-
yiying the greatest murder mystery in the
history of Indiana.
The remains have been identified as
those of Miss Louella Mabbitt, who mys-
teriously disappeared ten years ago, and
for whose murder her lover, Omer Green,
was lynched. About ten years ago Miss
Louella Mabbitt, daughter of one of the
leading citizens of Carroll County, and
herself q woman of rare beauty and
leader of society. left her home In the
evening with her accepted suitor. Omer
| Green, a man of wealth and widely known.
She failed to return home and searching
parties were organized. Green claimed to
| have let her out of his buggy at her home
and for few days appeared distracted
with grief and led searching parties every
where.
Evidence that indicated Greene's guilt
began to accumulate and he suddenly dis
appeared. At bound popular excitement
sprang to frenzy. 1t became sort of
mania. Almost the entire population of
Clinton, Cass, Carroll, Howard and Tippe-
canoe counties joined in the search.
Houses were searched generally, whether
people were suspected or not. Cellars and
wells were explored everywhere and every
suspicious-looking mound of earth was
dug up.
The Wabash River was dragged for fifty
miles, but the body of the woman was not
found. In the meantime Pinkerton's had
been employed on the case, but after years
hunt gave up finding either the girls bcdy
or the murderer. Greene was finally cap
tured by the noted detective, Buck Stanley,
in Texas. after two years search, and
brought back to the scene of the supposed
crime. He refused to say whether the girl
was dead or alive. He was placed in Jail
at Delphi.
A few days later fully 1000 men took him
! from the JAIL drove him to the Mabbitt
home and lynched him. The father of
| the girl, who was very wealthy, spent all
of his possessions following up any clew,
believing his daughter yet alive.
The discovery of the body in the well
yesterday was made by workmen who
were cleaning it out, it having remained
unused for nearly twenty years. Green
was last seen with the girl less than a mile
from the well, which at that time was COW
cred over with planks and earth, and but
few knew of its existence.
Miss Mabbitt had peculiarly shaped
teeth, nearly all of them being double, and
one of them had filling of gold
shaped almost exactly like heart. This
same filling was found in the teeth of the
skeleton discovered. The teeth were also
double. When small girl she had three
ribs broken, and evidence of fracture is
plainly discernible on three of the ribs of
the skeleton.
The popular excitement has again broken
out in the neighborhood of the scene, and
hundreds of people are focking to see the
skeleton. The general verdict is that at
last Indiana's great murder mystery has
been solved
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
John Collins Conricted of Numbering
Fred II. OH.

TRENTON, n. j., July 1S.-The jury in
the case of John Collins, accused of mur-
dering Fred P. Oil, came in at II AS o clock
tonight with verdict of murder in the
second degree. The case was given to the
jury at 40 this afternoon. Justice Gum
mer addressed the jury briefly, and said if
Collins story was believed they should
acquit him. The defendants story should,
however, be taken with a good deal of eau
ton. 1t was contradicted materially by
several witnesses. If the jury believed
that Collins did use the words attributed
to him, inviting the students into the hall
way with the intention of shooting if they
attacked him, then it was murder in the
first degree, no matter how vicious might
have been the assault which he courted.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
ST. Louis rs wide l,coke.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1s.-Replies re-
ceived from seventeen members of the
Republican National Committee show
them favorable to st. Louis as place for
holding the next National convention of
the party. Three objected to this city and
four were non-committal. The committee
is in correspondence with other member
of the National Committee. The principal
objection to st. Louis is the intense heat
believed to prevail here in June. There is
a movement on foot to postpone the con-
it is more than probable that st. Louis will
be the convention city.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
AMATEUR TURFMEN.
Prominent Santa Barbara Citizens 6
Up Day of Racing.

Prominent Santa Barbara Citizens Get
Up a Day of Racing.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July 49,
Novel races were instituted at the agricul-
tural fair grounds to-day by several cap
italists and prominent society and bust
ness men, who desired to test the speed OF
their respective driving and saddle horses.
In the mile trotting race, best two in
three, horses were entered by 1. G. Water
man, Pennsylvania millionaire, Ben
Hayne of Montecito and Hiram Pierce,
the lumberman. The first heat was won
by Pierce's Bob Burns in 3:10, with Water
man second and Hayne third. The sec
ond heat was won by Waterman in 2:49,
Pierce second and Hayne third. The third
heat was won by Pierce in 2:59, giving
Pierce the race.
In the running race, dash of three
eighths of mile, Paramatta was entered
by DR.. Boeseke, Patterson was entered by
Patterson, and the colt Ruiz by Druggist
Ruiz. 1t was won by Paramatta in :38s4.
The half-mile running dash was won by
Paramatta in :51H. Logan and Sir Alfred
competed.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Troops Held in Readiness.

CHEYENNE, WYo., July 1S.-Under
orders from Governor Richards Adjutant-
General Sitter left here to-day for the
scene OF the Indian troubles in the Jackson
Hole country. He will inyestigate the sit.
uation, and if he deems the presence OF
troops necessary he will take steps to have
them on the scene. The Secretary of the
Interior has not replied to the telegram
sent by the Governor. Judge Torrey,
Speaker OF the Wyoming House, has tele-
graphed the Governor from Lander asking
consent to organize militia force and pro-
ceed to the aid of the settlers.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Lieutenant in Disarace.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1S.-The
conduct of First Lieutenant Thomas n.
Mcclure of the Fourteenth Infantry, now
at Portland, Or, has not been satisfactory
to the general commander of the Depart
ment of the Columbia and Captain Taylor
of the Fourteenth Infantry has been
ordered from Vancouver barracks to Port
land to investigate the conduct of the
lieutenant. The order in the case has
been received at the War Department, but
it gives no details as to the offense of Lieu
tenant Mcclure.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
KNIGHTS VICTIM DIED.
Before Expiring Werhfe Wrote a Letter
to His Stceetheart an California.

Before Expiring Ferhle Wrote a Letter
to His Stoeetheart in California.
BRAZIL. IND, July 1S.-This morning
at $50 o'clock County Clerk Jack Werhle,
who was mistaken for burglar Tuesday
night and shot by Hon. George E. knight,
died in great agony. Just before dying
he wrote pathetic letter to his sweetheart,
who is visiting in California.
Upon hearing of Mr.. Wehrle's death Mr..
knight became frantic. 1t required the
in the house. He is suffering immense
mental agony, and it is feared he will
become insane. He was taken to Indian
apolis to-day by DR.. Eastman, and a close
watch will be kept over him for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19

pany. The headquarters of the new COM
pany will be in Chicago after August Ia.
Mr. Blur declined to give out the names
of the directors, but said the majority OF
the stockholders have selected good men
for the positions. The capital stock OF the
new company is $95,000,0O0, of which
100000 is preferred stock and 2S,OOo,ooo
common
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Speotal Leoislation Needed.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 1s.-Since the
discovery that the proposed reorganization
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany
was blocked by the laws of Minnesota the
lawyers and all the parties interested have
been at work upon scheme to evade the
legal obstacles. 1t developed yesterday
that when Adams went to London to meet
Hill, ]. Pierpont Morgan and the Deutsche
Bank representatives he knew nothing OF
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Atkiu,on Wants H,s Girl.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 1s.-William Lane
of 5006 Wentworth avenue was arrested to-
day at the instigation of J. J. Atkinson, a
travelling salesman from Kansas City, Mo.
Atkinson claims that Lane took Lulu Irene
Atkinson, aged II, from her home in Kan
sas City and brought her to Chicago. At
kinson, it is alleged, obtained divorce
from his wife in Kansas City July s. He
obtained the custody of the child, but
Lane, he alleges, took the girl away. The
case will be heard July "a.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Affer fhe Gas Trnst.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 1S.-Attorney.
General Moloney intends going to Phila-
delphia next week TO take dispositions con-
cerning the connection of the Fidelity
Company of that city with the companies
comprising the Chicago Gas trust. Judge
Windes of the Circuit Court, before whom
the litigation is pending, will authorize q
commission to take testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19

the proposed scheme. When the PROPOSE
ton was made at the first days conference
Adams asked Hill formally whether his
company had the legal right to make a
guaranty on the Northern Pacific bonds.
Hill replied that it had the right, and
mentioned two Judges, his counsel and a
trm OF New York lawyers as his authori-
ties. Special legislation seems to be the
only way out of the difficulty.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
The Mtlttta In Readimess.

CHEYENNE, WYo., July 1s.-Governor
Richards to-day declined offers from vol
unteers to fight Indians in the Jackson
Hole region. The Governor has instructed
the militia at Lander to be in readiness TO
take the field in case of necessity and to
arrange for saddle and pack animals.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Dro,cned Whiie Ftshino.

FORT SCOTT. KANs., July 1S.-W. P.
Wagner, member of the wholesale drug
firm of Wagner & Wagner of Indianapolis,
Ind, was drowned while fishing near this
city this evening. He was married a
month ago, and he and his wife had just
finished their wedding trip. The river
was dragged for hours before his body was
recovered. His bride has been notified,
and it is feared she will not recover from
the shock.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Return Absent Indians.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1s.-Com-
missioner of Indian Affairs Browning has
telegraphed orders to Indian agents to
proceed to the scene of the trouble, do all
in their power to prevent further dis
turbance, and to return the absent Indians
to their reservation