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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
DUPED MANY CREDITORS,
Confidence Scheme Worked
by a Captain of the
Chicago HuSsars.
Bought Goods on Credit and Fled
With the Proceeds OF
Their Sale.

CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 22.-The Chicago
Hussars have lost dashing lieutenant and
the Chicago Looking-glass Company, with
offices at IL to % Jefferson street, is minus
president. Conrad H. Boyer, young
August Is, at which time the looking glass
company failed and Lieutenant Boyer dis
appeared. His creditors at once began pro-
ceedings to learn the state of Beyer's
finances and incidentally to find out where
he was located. Several of his creditors.
including his brother, Charles f. Boyer,
were examined in the County Court yester-
terdav by Attorney Jacob Newman.
Boyer, according to Mr.. Newman's state
ment was concealed in the house of
some member or members of the Chicago
Hussars from August Ii until last Fri
day, when he and his wife left the
city, bound, Newman thinks, for Frank
fort-on-the- Main, the former home OF
Mrs. Boyer. They took with them over
$50, 900 in cash, he says. The lawyer repre-
sented to the court that little would be left
for the creditors unless the fugitives are
brought back. Detectives are now watch
ing all the outgoing steamers.
The National Bank of Illinois is said to
have a claim against Boyer for 5000 and
Tie flrSI NatlOnal bank one iOT @UOoO.
The allegation is that Boyer obtained the
money which he took with him by pur-
chasing goods from dealers ostensibly for
use by the looking-glass company, but the
goods were sent directly to warehouses
and the receipts therefor taken and pledged
for cash. Between August and August Ii
Newman says Boyer secured between $780,
600 and $25, 600 worth of goods, which he
disposed of as indicated.
Boyer came to Chicago about ten years
ago and dealt in Lake View real estate for
a time, finally taking up the looking-glass
business. A few years ago, according to
the statement of his brother, who was on
the witness-stand yesterday, Conrad mar
ried Fraulein Estenfeld ofFrankfort-on-the-
Main, daughter of member of the firm OF
Estenfeld & Nicolai, contractors to the
German army. Herr Estenfeld is very
wealthy and he supplied his daughter with
considerable money before her marriage.
all of which, 1t is alleged, her husband
promptly spent in this country. Boyer
lived in a beautiful house at 1881 Airing
ton street, Lake View, and this and such
other property as could be secured by legal
process is now in the hands OF the Sheriff
to satisfy his creditors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
DENTERS HOTEL HORROR.
1t Is Notc Certain That TsUenty- tn
Persons Perished.

1t Is Noso Certain That Tsoenty- T,uo
Persons Perished.
DENVER, CoLo., Aug. 22.-The list OF
dead in the Gumry Hotel wreck stands at
twenty-five, and this will probably be the
total OF t he casualties. OF these three
bodies remain unclaimed by friends,
though 1t is believed that they are the
missing men. The Fire Department, ex-
hausted by its labors at the hotel wreck
and at the planingmill fire of this morn
ing, was at noon permitted to return to
headquarters. and gangs of laborers were
set to work to clear away the wreck to
make sure that no more bodies lie buried
under the debris. There has been VICE.
full lack Of executive ability shown by the
municipal authorities in the work of
rescue, and the wreckage will not be all
cleared away before Saturday night
Rumors of missing people lack support,
and the death roll will not be increased.
A rainstorm tonight further retard s
progress on the wreck.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
SOME UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
Iheaters Conducted ia Ne,v York Regard
less of the Lao.

Iheaters Conducted in Ne,U York Regard
less of the Lac.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 22.-The re-
port of Superintendent of Buildings Con-
stable on the theaters of this city was not
given to the Mayor yesterday afternoon as
had been expected. Constable told re-
porter that the report would make sensa-
ton. He said he could not go into details
about it until the Mayor had seen 1T. but
he could say that out of fifty-two places
of amusement licensed by the Mayor six
teen had not observed the law. AS the
law does not permit the superintendent of
buildings to condemn theater for INSULT
cient arrangements for fire Constable will
recommend to the Mayor that he revoke
the licenses of the sixteen theaters until
the necessary changes have been made.
''We found some theaters without fire.
proof proscenium arches" said Constable.
1--WE found others without adequate fire.
escapes We found others without fire
proof stages and scenery. We found others
in which carpenter-shops were maintained
on and under the stage, in direct violation
of the law, and others in which scenery Of
the most infammable sort was stored
under the stage, and others still with
hooks and corners and spaces below the
auditorium, stage and stairs filled with
rubbish of the most dangerous kind. We
also found theaters conducted in buildings
absolutely unsafe in every respect and the
law utterly disregardcd. We found few
of the theaters whose managers were COM
plying with the law. This is noticeably
true of the recently built theaters."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
THE SUNFLOWER CARNIVAL
Parade of Dazzling Beauty
Through Colorado Springs
Streets.
United States Regulars and Col
lege Men Participated in the
Big Turnout.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CoLo., Aug. o.
The third annual Sunhower Carnival took
place here to-day. The city was in holi-
day attire and thousands of visitors from
all over the State were in attendance, in
Guiding Governor McIntire and staff in
full uniform. The carnival itself was par
ticipated in by representatives of almost
every State, who are summering here and
at Manitou.
The street parade was mile and half in
length and one of its principal features
was 500 United States regulars with a
military band from Fort Logan. Part OF
the regulars were in campaign garb with
typical Western sombreros and leggins
and these created gre at enthusiasm.
Turnouts of all descriptions from the
smartest tandems to the regulation noun
tain stage were in line. The decorations
on the vehicles were grand and unique,
and in some instances gorgeous with beau
tiful colored wild flowers.
a feature of the parade was the rivalry
displayed in the beautiful turnouts en-
tered by adherents of Yale, Harvard and
Princeton. Yale had four-wheeled trap
profusely decorated with blue bunting,
blue cornfowers and white hollyhocks
and was drawn by handsome white horses
crowned with flowers, the harness being
wound with blue ribbons. The occupants
wore white duck and Yale blue. The Har-
ward trap, beautiful blaze of crimson, was
drawn by two coal black horses. Prince
ton was represented by tandem-a mass
of orange and black, which took the first
prize offered for tandems in the parade.
Tonight occurred large decorated lantern
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
IN. BEHALF OF WALLER,
ambassador EuStiS Taking
Steps to Secure an IN
VeStigatiOn.
The Wife and Children of the I'M
prisoned Ex-Consul Returning
to This Country.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 2.-Acting
Secretary of State Adee authorizes the
statement that information has been re-
ceived from EN- bassaoor Eustis in re-
spouse to urgent instructions cabled him
some three weeks ago that the record OF
the proceedings and evidence in the court
martial of Mr.. Waller at Tamatave is ex-
pected to reach Paris toward the end of
this month.
Mr.. Eustis also reports that access to Mr..
Waller has been accorded to him after re-
peated and urgent requests, as instructed.
The department not having been advised
whether Mr.. Eustis has taken advantage
of this permission to delegate competent
deputy to visit the prison near Clalrvaux,
where Mr.. Waller is at present confined,
and confer with him Mr.. Adee instructed
him by telegraph that he should do SO at
once, if not already done.
The department has no later informa-
ton of the movements of Mrs. Waller and
her four children stree the dispatch OF
Consul Campbell of Port Louis, Mauritius,
announcing that, under the departments
cabled instruction.. to provide them with
passage home, they were to sail from that
place for France on the Goth of this month
on their way to the United States. Mr..
Eustis has been instructed to take care OF
Mrs. Waller and the children on their ar
rival in France, and to furnish them with
passage to the United States by steamer.
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Il. r. U. MEN RELEASED.
'Secefs of the Imprisoned Strike Leaders
Resume Their LabOrS.

resume Their Ldb0fS.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. %. - Directors
William Burns, James Hogan, Martin J.
Elliott and L. w. Rodgers of the American
Railway Union were released from the
Woodstock Qll.) Jail this morning and ar
rived in Chicago at an early hour. Sylves-
ter Keliher, secretary. and Director Good
win were also released, but did not come to
the city. Keliher went to Minneapolis and
Goodwin to Wlnona, to further the work
of organization now going on in Mime
sofa.
George Howard, ex-vice-president of the
union, spent his term at Joliet jail and was
set at liberty to-day also. Hogan will go
TO Ogden, Utah. tonight, while Elliott will
go to Terre Haute and Rogers to Pueblo
this afternoon. All will engage in the
work of actively organizing new divisions
of the union. Elliott will speak at Cleve-
land on Labor day, but his ultimate des-
tlnation is Jersey City.
President Debs' term will not expire for
three months more. when he will come to
Chicago and re-establish in this city the
headquarters now at Terre Haute. In the
mean time Burns will remain in Chicago
and push the work in this section of the
country.
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TEN MILLIONS IN GOLD.
Another Heary Shipment to The PhiIa-
deIphiG Mint.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 22.-The
Philadelphia mint has received another
shipment of 100000 in gold from the
New York assay Office. Halt of the amount
arrived yesterday afternoon and the rest
to-day. 1t was all in the form of bullion.
The gold is not needed for the currency
coinage of the mint, but it will be later on,
and the facilities for storing it are probably
better here than in New York. The mint
is coming mostly subsidiary coins just
now, there being more demand for them
than anything else. Quarter and half
dollars were turned out to-day. Some gold
coins are being made but not many. Those
made lately have been half-eagles, and
nearly half million coins of that charac-
ter are now cut ready to be stamped. The
coming of eagles will soon begin, and later
on double eagles will be turned out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
NEW COLLEGE OF LANGUAGE S.
General de Peyster's Gift to the Anserican
University.

Generat de Peyster's CUT to the american
University.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 22.-On June
II General Watts de Peyster OF Tivoli, N
Y, presented, through Bishop John F.
Hurst of Washington and the Rev. Arthur
M. Griffin of Tivoli, gift which makes
possible at once the erection of the college
of languages of the American University
in Washington. Yesterday Bishop Hurst,
as chancellor, and John E. Andrews, pres
ident of the board of trustees, for
mally accepted on behalf of the trus-
tees the gift. These gentlemen de-
cided on the part of the trustees that the
new building shall bear the name "The
General J. Watts de Peyster College of
Languages" They have accepted further
gift of the general, namely, bronze statue
of heroic size, now being made in Paris,
which they have determined to place in
front of the college.
The American University is located on
the northwestern heights of Washington.
The institution site consists of ninety acres
and cost 500, 000 but is now valued at sew
eral times that amount owing to the rise in
real estate in that part of the city. Plans
for the college of history are now being
prepared. The building is to cost $15O, 900.
which is already pledged, and an endow-
ment of 100000 has been received from a
lady in New York.
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KNIGHTS of the Siluer Cross.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 22.-The Knights
of the Silver Cross, claiming to be be-
nevolent association of Missouri, made ap-
plication to the Insurance Commissioner
to-day to do business in this State. One
of the requirements of the bylaws is that
each member shall pledge himself as a
t'fearless advocate of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of 10
to l, independent of advice or opinion of
the world The commissioner looks on
the organization as medium of orga niz-
ing silver clubs, and will in all probabili-
ties not grant them permit under exist
ing circumstances.
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SARATOGA, \. Y, Aug. 22.-Five furlongs.
third. Time, 1:O4A.
One mile, Pepper won, Maurice second.
Time, l ;42E. Only two started.
Five and half furlongs, Chugnut won, Mil
bred D second, Fifeld third. Time, :091l.
9ps se @e s csss sd TINE
The Beverwyck Renewal steeplechase, guar
anteed purse $500, full course, about two and
a half miles, Lion Heart won. Woodford second,
Beverwyck third. Time, GIT.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Some
very good things went through to-day,
and the book backed by the association
was hit so hard that it had to turn it's slate
toward the wall and pay off in checks.
Well q sed, Montella and Alva were all
played as sure things and all went through.
Six furlongs, Well Used won. Pat Brooks Sec
ond, Two Light third: Time, :1sA.
wood won, Nellie B second, Jerold third.
Time, SO.
Five furlongs, Virgin won. Bridget second,
Five and half furlongs, Montella won, Ben
Harrison second, Miss Pearl third. Time,
1:10H
Five furlongs Alva won Miss Addie second,
Arthur Davis third. Time. / :04.
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Aug. ga
strong wind on the Kite track to-day
caused slow time. The two-year-old 800
pace was the only divided affair. Midnight
L should have won the race, but skillful
manipulation on the part of other drivers
completely shut him out.
2:3O trot, purse $1,000, Mckee won. Gentry
Love second, Yodella third. Best time, 2:2O.
Two-year-old 3 200 pace, purse $1,000, Jack
won, Rex second, Chinch Bug third. Best
| time, 2:20I.
Midnight L second, Patsy Brooks third. Best
time, 2:1911.
AQUEDGtT RAcETRACK, L. l., Aug. 22.-
Four and a half furiongs, Gladiola won, Little
Thorns second, Rondout II third. Time, 81.
One mile, Kinglet won, Mirage second,
Golden Gate third. Time, :433l.
Six furlongs, Mangrove won. Buck knight
second, Seabird third. Time, 1:161a.
Four and half furlongs, Imperial won,
| Unity second, Gloria third. Time, :561a.
Six and half furlongs, Logan won, Queen
Bess second. Panway third. Time. 1:2214.
One mile, Campania won. Roller second, Now
or Never third. Time, 1 :4414.
ST; LOUIS. Mo, Aug. 22..Three--quarters of
mile, Tommy Rutter won, Mollie King second,
Martha Griffin third. Time, ICY
Three-quarters Of mile. Nicholas won, King
| Stone second Sir Vassar third. Time 1:175z.
Three-guarters of mile, Marchaway won,
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Dro,rned In The Channel.

BROOKLINE, Me-. Aug. 22.-While
crossing the channel between Naskeag
Point and Harbor Island in a small boat
last night DR.. Carter of Boston, Miss Don
Flora and Nadine Foster, a 12-year-old
girl of New York, were thrown overheard
and drowned. DR.. Carter was interested
in mining and leaves widow and three
children in Boston. Miss Flora was an
actress and authoress, and was better
known as Miss Beulah. She had written
several dramas. Miss Foster had some
stage experience. The bodies of Miss
Flora and Miss Foster have been re-
covered.
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EVIDENCE AGAINST HOLMES.
Tariotts Aliases Used by the Murderou
Insurance StCindLer.

Various Aliases Used By the Murderous
Insurance StCindler.
BURLINGTON, VI, Aug. 22-A repre-
Sc ntative of the Fidelity Mutual Life AS
ISOLATION of Philadelphia is in this city OBJ
tanning further evidence in the famous
Holmes case.
Miss l.. N. Strain says she positively
Identifies by means of a photograph the
trunk which played so important part in
the case as the one she saw taken from the
house on Winooski avenue and w. B. Nc
Killip stated that when here Holmes
passed by the name of James B. Judson,
claiming the house he rented of him was
for his sister. Mrs Cook, who lived in the
house recognized photographs OF Mrs.
Pietzel and her daughter Dessa.
AT the Hotel Burlington Holmes was
known as G. D. Hale, while at Thomas
Ahearn's he passed as Mr.. Hall.
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A Strong Breeze Was Blowing
and Greatly Retarded
the Speed.
CURRY HAD AN EASY THING
McHenry Used the Whip Literally,
but His Horse Was Unable
to Respond.

CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 22.-Joe Patchen
won three straight heats from John R.
Gentry at Washington Park to-day and
won them with the greatest ease. There
was a strong south breeze blowing down
the stretch and Starter Nearly delayed
the first heat of the big event until after
the heat OF the 2:25 class. After scoring q
couple OF times Nearly gaze the word on
even terms, the heavy wind and track pre-
Guiding the possibility of breaking a record.
To the half they raced neck and neck,
when McHenry called on Gentry and he
forged to the fore. Curry sat still and in
the stretch made his call. Patchen re-
sponded gamely and won easily in 2:05H,
with Gentry length to the bad. The
time by quarters in this the fastest heat
was: Quarter, 32k; half, 1:02K; three
quarters, :321E; mile, 2:O5H.
In the second heat Patchen led all the
way. McHenry went to the whip at
the half, but Gentry could not re-
spond. Curry pulled Patchen up, Jogging
home in 2:07H. After this heat Curry an
nounced that be was going for the record
and would not wait for Gentry. The third
heat was easily Patchen's, as Gentry had
tired under punishment in the previous
heat on coming into the stretch. Alto
gether the race was vast disappointment
to the u, 900 persons present. At no time
did Gentry act as though he had chance
to win heat.
Only one of the regular races on the card
was finished, the others being postponed
until tomorrow.
Breeders stake, 1925 class. trotting: purse
$4,000.
Abnet, br. h., by Ambassador (Bassett).. 1 2 1
Pat L, b. h., by Republican (Lash). .......2 l
Maria D, or. f., by Batron (Jamison) ID 22
Time, 2:i41s -2:i5i4-s:i7i4-2:i bs4-2:2i.
Special pacing race: purse $4,000.
Joe Patchen, blk. h., by Patchen Wilkes
John r. Gentry, b. h., by Ashland Wilkes
Time, 2:o5i4 -2:o7i4-2:O7I4.
2:l2 class, pace; purse $1,000. (Postponed.)
Sumber br. h., by Herald (O'NeiD ...........1 z
Ella T, G. M. by Altamont (Tilden) .........27 4
Tommy Brown, Alti. Sable Gift, Dan McCabe,
Sir Edwin Arnold. Attorney Jr. and Peerless fin
iShed as named.
Time, 2:1114-2:121A-2:14M
The Chicago stake. 2:2O class, trotting; purse
5000. (Postponed.)
Annie, Oh. M. by Warlock (Hedges) .........3l
Bryson, br. h., by Simons (Curran). ..........1
Miss McGregor, by Robert McGregor (Bald-
Margaret. Baker, Helen K, Lady Wilton, Mar
garet and Rizpsh finished as named.
Time, 2:1715-2:14s4-2:14
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RANsOM,s NEW COMMISSION,
Certain to Be appointed to Succeed Him

Certain to Be appointed to Succeed Him,
self.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. pa Wash.
ington special says:
1t is believed that Mr.. Ransom's new
commission as Minister to Mexico will
reach the State Department in the next
mail from Gray Gables.
There have been intimations for the past
few days that the President may accept
the plea of i'll health that Mr.. Ransom has
put forward for his continued absence from
his post as sufficient reason for his refusal
to reappoint him, but it is stated with
positiveness at the State Department that
Mr.. Ransom will be appointed to succeed
himself. 1t was with this understanding
of the matter, it is said, that the Senator
left Washington few days ago and went
to Blowing Rock, N. G.
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launched bg O. Mob,

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Aug. 22.-The
negro Jones, who murdered the white
man Believer, at Tiller some time ago, and
who broke jail at Monticello a few days
ago and shot James Bennett, prominent
young man, while resisting arrest, was
iynched last night at Monticello by mob
of twenty-five men. The mob could not
get the keys from Jailor Wilson and had
to cut into the jail. Jones escaped from
jail with three other prisoners. He secured
q gun and fought desperately.
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On the Ball Field.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Aug. 22.-Brooklyns 6,
A, %; Pittsburgs 0, 2, d. Batteries-Kennedy
and Grimm; Menefee, Hart and Merritt. Um-
pire-Murray.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 22.-New Yorks 8,
y, q St. Louis 6, 9, Z. Batteries-Germa
Kusie and Wilson; Ehret McDougal and Peltz
Umpires-Jevne and Emslie.
Louisvilles 5, 8, 2. Batteries-N1ehols and
Camel, McDermott and Warner. Umplre-Mc-
Donald.
phias 4, IL, 8; Cincinnatis 8, 8, S. Batteries
Taylor and clements, Rhines and Vaughn.
Umpire-Keefe.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 22.-Baltimores 8,
16. 3; Chicagos g. s, l. Batteries-Hemming
and Robinson, Hutchinson and Kittredge. Um'
pires-Rietz and Donohue.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 22.-Washingtons
1, 5, 2; Clevelands d, IL, 4. Batteries-Mercer
and MCGUIRE, Wilson and 0'Connor Umpire
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Gilpin Is Guarded d, Jail.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 22.-Jack Gill
win, the Cougar old assailant of Miss Annie
Gore of Nicholas County, is in Jail at
Carlisle, and is being guarded to-nigt to
prevent being lynched. Miss Gore was
attacked by Gilvin yesterday evening while
driving in buggy. three miles from Car
Isle. The young lady is in critical con-
dition, and should she die, it will be i'm.
possible to prevent the friends Of her family
from lynching Gilvin.
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Assiamne,.t of a Bank.

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Aug. 22.-An
assignment of the Peoples Savings and
Loan Association was made to-day to J.
H. Bishop. The liabilities are estimated
at $186, 800, and assets $4,000. The asso-
citation lost money in a bank failure two
years ago, and the assignment is an in
direct result
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Picnic of q Grange.

PRINCETON, ILL, Aug. 22.-Tne an
nual picnic of the Northern Illinois Dis
trict Grange opened at Lake Senachwino
to-day with an attendance of about 1000.
The session will last two days and the
principal addresses will be made by Mrs.
M. Mayo of Battle Creek, Mich, and David
Lubin of California. Tomorrow an at
tendance of 1000 is expected, and the meet
ings will be held in the open air.
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Picaroon second, Fra Diavolo third. Time,
1:16X.
One mile, Addie Buchanan won, Overella
second, Hessen third Time, 1:44a.
Seven-eighths of mile, Dago won, Crevasse
second, Booze third. Time, 1:3O.
Seven and half furlongs, Charles won,
The Kitten second, Cave Spring third. Time,
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Making Good a Discyepancy.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 22.-It
transpired to-day that A. r. Spofford, the
Congressional Librarian, yesterday de-
posted with the Treasury of the United
States $50, 600, as he had proposed some days
previous to settle the discrepancy in his
accounts as Librarian and Register of
Copyrights. The amount, it is said, has