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The herald., 1895-08-23
He TALKS THROUGH HIS HAT
Prison Director DevIin Goes Off
Hall Cooked
ABOUT "REV." ROWLAND
The Pasadena Perjurer Now ia the State
Prison
Fresno Representatives Tell Tearfu, Tale
of Misfortune to the Board OF
Equalization

Associated Press Special Wire.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 22.-"If the facts
OF the Howland case are as have been
reI orted in the Bee, / consider his i'm
prisonmnt at San Quentin an outrage. !"
said States Prison Director r. I. Devlin
today. with reference to an editorial
which appeared in last Mondays Bee.
Therein it was set forth that rich man
named Howard, prominent church
member of Pasadena, recently disturbed
a meeting of Spiritualists in that city,
which was being addressed by Rev. Hen.
ry E. Rowland, Baptist minister.
Howland had Howard arrestetd for dis
turbng a religious meeting" but the
justice of the peace discharged him on
the ground that meeting of Spiritualists
was not religious meeting. Thereupon
Howard had Rowland arrested for per-
jury in swearing to the complaint, and
the latter is now serving term OF two
years in San Quentin prison.
The Bee denounced the affair as an in
famous travesty on justice. and declared
that it was the plain duty of the state
board Of prison directors to investigate
and if the facts were found to be as stated
to recommend unconditional pardon for
Rowland. Director Devlin declared very
plainly that if the story has been cor
rectly told Howland was railroaded to
prison. At the next meeting Of the
board Mr.. Devlln will call for an investi-
cation of the case.
The herald., 1895-08-23
TOPPLING BLAZING TREES
Thrilling Stories of Burning Forests ia
Washington
The Settlers Compelled TO Leave All rfeif
Valvables Behind In Order to
Escape Alive

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 22.-Rain has
been falling at intervals during the past
two days, temporarily checking the for
est fires, but now the flames have broken
out afresh. Many campers and pros
pectors who have been out in the forests
are arriving here daily and tell thrilling
stories of being overtaken by the fierce
rush of the flames and compelled to flee
for safety. Immense trees. which have
stood for centuries, succumb to the de-
stroyer.
Those who have witnessed the present
fires say that the sight of these huge
blazing trees, as they topple over with a
noise of thunder. present a scene both
grand and terrible. Animals of every
description can be seen flying before the
flames and in numerous instances deer,
becoming bewildered with fright. will
turn and rush headlong into the fiery
furnace OF fame to their death.
Priest lake, in Northern Idaho, is now
surrounded by the fires. and the settlers
are compelled to leave nearly everything
behind and escape in boats by way of tn
lake. Along the Salmon river the miners
have made their way out by trail to the
railroad at Northport, leaving their cabins
and effects behind to be burned. 1t will
be several weeks befor the train ms on the
Mullen branch OF the Northern Pacific
will be running.
The herald., 1895-08-23
A GLOOMY PICT URE
Fresno People Tell a Larmoyant Tale to the
Board OF Equalization

Fresno People Tell Larmoyant Tale to the
Board Of Equalization
SACRAMENTO. Aug. 22.-Supervi5ors
from Fresno county appeared before the
state board of equalization today asking
ative SAID that pastare land could be
rented in that county for Is cents per
acre. The ranchers on the west side had
stopped baling hay because it did not
pay to bale it.
When the subject of Holland colony,
six niles north OF Merced, was broached,
Assessor Slmonson said that nearly all
the colonists have moved out OF the
county. Some had gone back to Holland,
damning Merced and the whole of Amer
lea in their choicest and most vigorous
Dutch. Others had moved into the coast
counties and were enjoying lite, and not
paving so much for the experience.
Thirty or forty families were brought out
from Holland originally and they paid
S165 an acre for the land. 1t is now worth
about $25. There are not more than half
a dozen of the original colonists on the
land. They had put magnificent i'm
provements on the place, but now the
trees are all dying.
Evidently Merced county is yet in a
state of barbarism, for only eighteen
bicycles appear upon tho assessment roll
of that county.
E. B. McCabe. Merced man. and the
governors private secretary, said that
most OF the Merced property would, at
forced sale. hardly bring the amount for
which it had been assessed.
Representatives from MADEIRA and San
Bernardino counties were also on hand
asking for reductions.
The herald., 1895-08-23
FELL THROUGH THE WHARF
Young Owen Langworthy Drowned at
Santa Monica
His Body Had Not Been Recovered After
Several Hours of Arduous
Beach Patrol

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 22.-This even
ing at $3.50 O'Clock boy named Owen
Langworthy, aged about 13 years, a step
son OF Charles W. Dunn Of Santa Monica,
fell through hole in the old pier, which
has been abandoned, anu was drowned.
A party of ssarchers headed by William
S. Stevenson and William Lyman at once
started patro'ling the beach with lanterns,
but at midnight the body had not been
recovered. Langworthy was the stepson
of Charles w. Dunn, who was formerly
employed by the Southern Pacific COM
pany in the capacity Of engineer. The
mother of the boy is in poor health. and
it is feared she cannot survive the sad
news. This is the first case of accidental
drowning that ha. occurred here in five
The herald., 1895-08-23
CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION
Railroad Commissioners Asked to Cause
Reduction In Freight Rates

Reduction In Freight Rates
FRESNO. Aug. 22.-Resolutions pre-
pared by the chamber of commerce OF
this city were subm tilted to mass meet.
ing today, calling for a 33 1-3 per cent re-
duction in local grain rates to Port Costa.
Railroad Commissioner H. M. Larue and
w. W. Phillips. Democratic candidate for
q railroad ommissionership from this
county at the last election, were present.
The chamber OF comm cree resolutions
went through sort of baptism of oratory
and came out with the 33 1-3 per cent re-
duction on local rates changed to an ac-
cordance with the general programme of
the Larue resolutions. namely, a gene raj
reduction: of 10 per cent on freight rates.
A clause charging the Southern Pacific
c0mpan" with discriminating against
Fresno and the San Joaquin valley in the
matter of freight rates was stricken out
after debate in which Mr.. Larue took
to find evidence OF such discrimination
on pairing the San Joaquin valley
rates with those of the Sacrame en- to valley.
On motion the following supplementary
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That we earnestly urge the
board of railroad commissioners to i'm
mediately cause q reduction in freight
rates upon all cereals shipped from any
point in Fresno county to tide water OF at
least Is per cent of the rate on such
freights, and urge. as the best means of
speedy arrival at said reduction, that
our railroad com ission adopt and put
into effect at the earliest practicable
moment the resolutions amending the
present schedule introduced in SAID board
by the Hon. Fl. M. Larue on the l4th day
OF August, 1895.
petition in support Of the reduction
was authorized and will be circulated in
this county for signatures.
The herald., 1895-08-23
MODJESKA TURNED DOWN
Requested by the Russian Government to
Leave Poland at Once

Requested by the Russian Government to
Leave Poland at Once
NEW YORK, August 22.-Mme. Helena
Modjeska. the Countess Bozenta. arrived
late last evening on the steamer Havel.
Her husband, the Count Bozenta, was
with her. Nine. Modjeska left this coun-
Try about year ago to revisit her home
in Poland. She acted in various cite
there for two months. ana then prepared
to fill an engagement in st. Petersburg,
having received permission from the gov
ernment to open a theater there. There
were heavy advance sales OF the seats.
and the season was to begin on April L..
without any warning whatever" said
Nine. Modieska today. II received notice
from the government that 1 must OF go
on. l had to cancel the engagement. l
tried to find out why the government
thus stopped me. but the only reason
they rave was that l had said something
Objectionable to the imperial government
IN speech made at the Worlds Fair IN
Chicago. l went to Warsaw to consult
my friends. when / suddenly received an
invitation to leave Russia within TWENTY
fur hours. may remain in this country
permanently. 1 have a ranch near Los
Angeles. Cal. For the present we shall
stay two or three days in this city, and
then 60 on visit to Chicago to see my
son.
The herald., 1895-08-23
NEARLY TWO MILLIONS
Theodore Fox Sues Mackay and Jones on
Alleged Overcharges

Alleged Overcharges
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. pa suit in
which tho amount involved Is almost
$1,000, 600 was commenced today. 1t is a
suit for an accounting brought by Theo-
dore Fox against John w. Mackay,
United States Senator John P. Jones, the
Comstock Mill and Mining company, the
Consolidated California and Virginia
Mining company. When the case was
first set for a hearing John W. Mackay
was in New York, where his deposition
was taken to be used in the trial. but to
general surprise he appeared in court to-
day with his counsel. The plaintiff alle-
Res that the defendan is, controlling a ma
jority of the stock of the Consolidated
California and Virginia, entered ihto a
contract with the Comstock Mill and Min
ing company, in which they were also
interested, to mill ore At 81 per ton.
Large quantities of ore were milled at
that price, when it is alleged that "a per
price paid for such work. The plaintiff
AYERS that by reason of the contract,
which is alleged to have been fraudulent.
the stockholders in the Consolidated
Virginia were overchnrged to the amount
of 81, ,s29, 600. The plaintiff asks decree
finding the facts TO be as alleged in the
complaint and for judgment against
The defendant requiring them to pay the
amount named into the treasury of the
Consolidated Virginia for the benefit of
the stockholders. The defense cai ms
that the plaintiff is not stockhol nor
was such when the contract was made.
and will move for non-sut. The deposit
tion of Senator Jones wars read in which
he denied the charges of fraud and pro-
nounced the contract fair and much more
advantageous to the stockholders than
any other than could have been made at
The herald., 1895-08-23
GlLLIGAN'S DEATH
He Wanted to Suicide and Brooked N
Interference

He Wanted to Suicide and Brooked No
Interference
CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-Patrick Gilligan,
a railroad man. was tired OF life. and in
seeking death by drowning came near
70 bbing Chicago of three guardians of the
law. Gilligan, who had been without
work for some time and had beco me des-
pondent. went to the Sixty-seventh street
pier. and after careful preparation jumped
into the lake. Policeman Thomas Han
ley who had observed the mans move
ments. tried to pull GillIgan out with
pike pole, but Gilligan resisted. Hanley
being reinforced by two other policemen,
Spence and Rafferty,, the three launcehd
a small fishermans yawl and attempted
to rescue Gilligan in that way. The
waves were running very high and the
officers had great difficulty in getting to
the drowning man. When they finally
reached his side there was fight in
which the boat was upset and the three
officers were soon struggling in the water
to save themselves. Spence, however,
held ON to Gilligan. and after desperate
struggling all managed to reach the
shore. Gilligan died shortly after being
rescued. His efforts at self-destruction
had filled his lungs with water. which
choked him to death.
The herald., 1895-08-23
General Frye's Unsavory Career

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 22.-The news
from St. Louis to the effect that Genera al
c. Fry, the Commonweal leader, was a
paid lecturer for the Socialist Labor
party. and that he had married widow
in that city, created little CONT bina
ton of amusement and disgust in Sac
ramento. Fry posed in this city tor sew
eral years as a walking delegate for labor
organizations, which would not notice
him. He became so obnoxious during the
Industrial army or Conlmonweal move
ment that he had to leave this city to
avoid arrest for vagrancy. and he left
o
tity of provisions which had been placed
in his hands for the hungry men of that
CITY.
The herald., 1895-08-23
AID FOR CUBAN INSURGENTS
An Expedition Being Perfected In Kan.
sas City
Orviile Shelby, Son Of the General, Who Is
st the Head Of the Hovement.
Speaks

KANSAS CITY. Aug. ga local paper
prints the following: Headquarters were
opened in this city this afternoon looking
toward the success of an expedition
partially organized in behalf OF the free
dom of Cuba. The nucleus OF the expe-
dition consists of one hundred picked
mon who are ready to go at any time.
The method of procedure is secret. but
the leaders. all OF whom are prominent,
say there exists no doubt about the trans
fer of the men to the island.
Orv,ile Shelby, son of Fighting joe"
Shelby. is at the head of the movement.
He and few OF the closest friends. it is
learned. held meeting last night lasting
until 1880 this morning, at which plans
for carrying out the expedition were sug
gested and earnestly discussed.
The following named gentlemen are
said to have participated in the confer
ence: Ex-Prosecuting Attorney Mastin.
b. B. Crosby OF Butler, Mo-. son OF Rear
Admiral Crosby of the United States ma
Wy; j. R. Lincoln. dlstantIv related to
the martyred president; G. Breckinrilge
of Palmyra, Mo-, related to the distin-
guished confederate general of that name /;
Joseph Brooks. John Warner, William
Showers and others.
Yes, sir; am going to Cuba. and the
safd Mr.. Shelby today. II did Save hope
that the matter would not get into the
papers, aud 1 see no use in making a
stir about 1t. However. it cannot inter
fere with the determ nation of our men
to go. The government will certainly
not step in until we assume tangible
form, and that is not what we propose to
do. We are going to Cuba, and the means
will be provided for so doing. There are
hundred men in this city and vicinity
now ready to 90 when the signal is given.
Nearly all are young and single men, and
are willing to make fight for the great
prizes and opportunities that will go to
is assured. The time to strike is not far
aff -
The herald., 1895-08-23

quarters Of the Methodist board of foreign
missions, DR.. A. B. Leonard said today
that no news had been received there
from China relating to the reported mas
sacre of the missionaries near Foo Chow.
DR.. Leonard said that G Gorge B. Smythe,
who represents the Methodist missions in
that part of the country, had been in
structed two weeks ago to communicate
with the home office as soon as anything
serious happened. AS DR.. Smythe has
not been heard from, DR.. Leonard enter
tains but little anxiety regarding the
missionaries in China. At the office of
the Presbyterian and Baptist foreign mis-
sions in China it was stated that there
was but little property belonging to these
sects IN the territory where the ma ,sacre
is said to have occurred.
The herald., 1895-08-23
SUGAR BOUNTY PAYMENT
Referred to the Secretary OF the
Treasury
The Matter VIII Probably Be Taken Cut o +
the Hands Of Accounting
Oss1cers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Ex-Senator
Henderson today telegraphed Controller
of the Treasury Bowler that he had for.
warded a motion to refer the whole ques-
ton of the payment of the sugar bounty
appropriation to the secretary of the
treasury. on account of the peculiar Ian
guage of the appropriation, which he
claims takes the matter out of the hands
of the regular accounting officers of tine
government. The language on which
the motion is based is as follows:
1.-The bounty herein authorized to be
paid shall be paid on presentation of such
proof of manufacture and production as
shall be required in each case by the
commissioner of internal revenue, with
the approval OF the secretary of the treas
ury and under such regulations as shall
be prescribed by the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue with the approval of the
secretary of the treasury; and for the pay
ment of such sugar bounty the secretary
of the treasury is authorized to draw
warrants on the treasury of the United
States for such sums as shall be necessa-
ry, which sums shall be certified to him
by the commissioner of internal revenue,
by whom the bounty shall be disbursed.
and no bounty shall be allowed or paid
to any person as aforesaid on any guam
tity of sugar less than 500 pounds"
If Mr.. Mandersons motion prevails it
will take the question of the bounty pay
ment entirely out of Mr.. Bowlers hands.
While the language of the act seems to
give color for the claim that the secretary
of the treasury should issue warrants di-
rectly on the certificates Of the commas
sioner of the internal revenue, it is
pointed out that the language of this ap-
preparation is identical with that of the
original Mckinley bounty bill, whic h
language was not treated either by the
last or the present administration as
taking those disbursements out of the
hands of the regular accounting officers
of the government
The herald., 1895-08-23
The Southern Pacific Makes a
Sweeping Change
SCALPERS MUCH AFFECTED
kIining Suit Involving q Very Large
Amount Of Money
Theodore Fox Wants John w. nacksy and
Senator Jones to Account for
Overcharges
Associated Press Special Wire,


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-The
Southern Pacific company has made a
new move to thwart the operations of the
ticket brokers'. General Passenger Agent
Goodman has issued an order abolishing
all tickets limited to six months over the
company's lines sold to points outside of
she state. Hereafter all first-class sing
tickets sold at full tariff rates between
points in Oregon, Utah. Arizona and
New Mexico. including Ell Paso, or from
California points in Oregon, or any other
of the above mentioned states, will be
limited to thirty days. All such tickets
now used in whole or in part will be re-
deemed at proper value upon applica-
tion to the general passenger department
or to the local agent. This new rule
cannot be applied to local first class
tickets sold between stations in Califor-
MIA. owing to the interstate com merce
law. Tho ticket brokers say that this
latest action of the Southern Pacific COM
pany seriously affects their business. for
it has been upon the six months tickets
that they have made their principal
profits.
The herald., 1895-08-23
The Whisky Trust Reorsanized

ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. 22.-The reor.
ganization of the whisky trust was COM
menced today in the incorporation at the
Office of the secretary of state OF the
American Spirits Manufacturing COM
pany with capital stock of $35. 900, 900,
for distilling and dealing in spiriis, in
cluding the dist'lling, redistilling and
rectifying of highwines. alcohol,
spirits. gins. whisky and mailing and
dealing in malt. The directors of the
rejnvenated corporation are S. M. Rice,
7. H. Wentworth, Nathan Blur. +. NJ.
Lock wood and Henry S. Carney of New
York City: William E. Hutton Of Cincin-
natl; Clarence Buckingham of Chicago
ana Edward S. Easton and Walter E.
Baker of Peoria, Ill. The principal off
ces will be located in New York City
The herald., 1895-08-23
Incensed at Americans

PARIS. Aug. 22.-The Temps publishes
letter from Tamatave. Madagascar,
which says the French are incensed at
the commander OF the Am erican cruiser
Castine for refusingSto salute the garrison
and to accord other customary. courtesles
on the ground that America has not re-
cogniZed the French protectorate. The
Am ericans have also caused irritation by
persisting in personal investigation Of
the Waller case. The Tamatave letter
adds that the commander OF the Castine
required OF United States Consul Weller
why the garrison was not saluted.
The herald., 1895-08-23
Plenty Of Cash on Hama

DENVER. Col. August 22.-The annual
report Of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railway company has gone to the printer
and will be ready for forwarding to Lon
don and New York by August 31st. The
report will not be made public before the
first week in Septem Der, when it will be
issued simultaneously in London and
Denver. From Comptroller Little it is
learned that the report is one of the most
interesting and satisfactory ever issued
by the company. The balances show that
after providing for every Indebtedness
the company has in the treasury the sum
of $528. 00O in round numbers, the result
OF the business transacted during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1895.
The herald., 1895-08-23
PILGRIM KNIGHTS
The Californians as Usual Dispense Ooot
Cheer to Friends and Callers

The Ca1iiornians as Usual dispense oooo
Cheer to Friends and Callers
DENVER, Aug. 22.-The special train
bearing Golden Gate commandery,
Knights Templar, Of San Francisco, ar
rived in Denver over the Rio Grande rail-
road at 2 80 .. m., and left for the east win
the Burlington fifteen minutes later:
Many Denver knights met the tourists at
the depot and hearty greetings were cx-
changed The Californians dispensed
fruit and wine among their callers with
liberal hands. After leaving Leadville
this morning the train made Is to 70
miles an hour. The knights were received
at Colorado Springs with honors and re-
mained there entertaining prominent cit
liens and their ladies for thirty minutes.
This afternoon concert was given in the
drawing room car by the Bazoo Band and
Golden Gate Vaudeville, Col. william
Edwards directing.
Colonel Summer, the adjutant of the
commandery and dlrector-general of the
pilgrimage, has a novel entertainment in
store for this evening.
The herald., 1895-08-23
No MesalIiance

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. -AfLer
making an exhaustive animation of the
antecedehts of his California daughter-il-
law. the Marquis of Queensberry has pro-
nouncedss Lady Sholto Douglas fit to take
her place IN the ranks of English aristoc-
racy. AT the special requ est of tn mar
quis. ]. K. Wharton, an Englishman who
resides in Oakland. spent some time IN
locking Up the family history OF the
MONEYS. He says he has made his re-
port to Queensberry, who has approved
it, and expressed his willingness to ac-
cept his sons wife as member OF the
family.
The herald., 1895-08-23
National Tennis

NEWPORT. r. L., Aug. 22.-This was
the third day of the national tennis tour
nament. The match for grand stand
court was between Chase and Foscher,
the former being the favorte. The first
went to Chase. 6-1; the second developed
some fine playing on both sides, it being
deuce set, but going to Chase IA. Tho
third set ana match went to Chase; 6-4.
The other matches resulted as follows:
Terry beat Codman, 81. 4-6, 6-3. 60.
Rowland beat Terry. 81, 60, 6-3.
Larned beat Henshaw, 60. 60, 81.
Budlong beat Hyerson, AS. go, 60, 6-1.
The herald., 1895-08-23
spofford's Irregularities

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-No state
ment can be obtained as yet from the
treasury department concerning the
charges against Congressional Librarian
Spofford. but it is stated there that even
if the published statement of the irregu-
larlties in his accounts can be found TO
be true, it is unlikely that he will be
liable to any penalty except dismissal
from office, should that action be decided
on by the president, to whom he is di-
rectly responsible His acts, 1t is held.
m erely render him liable t, the charge of
malfeasance IN office. from which only
dismissal could result.
The herald., 1895-08-23
A Careleas Sheriff Robbed

DENVER, Aug. 22.-Harry Dix, .
miner % years DID, residing at Copper
Rock COL, was arrested today on u charge
of stealing $50 from William A. Rogers
who claims to bs a sheriff from Califor-
MIA and who arrived in the city recently
from San Francisco. Dix and Rogers fell
in with each other when taking in the
sights. They took room together and
Rogers claims that while he slept Dix
took his money and decamped.
The herald., 1895-08-23

George T. Johnston. late of Phoenix.
Arz., and latterly of Los Angeles and
Catalina island. Some time ago the firm
received from Johnston at Phoenix an
order for goods, promising prompt re-
mittance. The goods. worth $2O0O were
sent him and instead of remtting it is
said Johnston held clearanc c sale. dis
posing of the goods at sacrifice. When
the firm heard that Johnston was cutting
a wide swath on Catalina, giving steam
boat parties and holding fireworks dis
plays,a warrant was then issued. charging
Johnston with intent to defraud his cred
itors