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The herald., 1895-07-19
MATTERS OF TIE AND TRACK
The Sale of Christian Endeavor Tickets
Considered
First Grading Work of the Valley Road--A
Demurrer Overruled in Foreclos-
ure Proceedings

CHICAGO, July 1s.-Nearly all the
lines of the Western Passenger association
were represented today at the adjourned
meeting to consider the sale of Christian
Endeavor tickees. 1t was generally be-
lieved that there would be no chance for
the scalping of the regular rates. Chair
man Caldwell was given authority, If he
finds any danger of Generalization from
the tickets of any one road or number of
roads, to call the attention of such road or
roads to the matter, and they will be
made to protect competitors 50 that there
will be no necessity for the reduction of
one-way rates anywhere to meet the
Christian Endeavor tickets.
STOCKTON. July 1S.-Vice- President
Watt of the Valley road. accompanied by
Chief Engineer Storey. arrived in Stock
ton tonight to be present at the first work
of grading the road, which will he done
tomorrow morning. They will look over
the different departments of the work
which are i'll progress and will give gen.
eral direction to it.
Contractors Thornton & Co. have every
thing IN readiness for the commencement
of work in the morning and two forces
will be put at work on different portions
of the line.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1s.-In the
United States court Judge Atchison to-
day overruled the demurrer of the Reading
railroad in the proceedings for foreclosure
of the general mortgage.
The herald., 1895-07-19
SHORT LIVED GOVERNMENT
Tie Republic OF Form0sa That Is No
More
Islanders Are Not at All Concerned About the
Invasion by the Japsnes.
Troops

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The state de.
parment has received from Minister DENLY
at Pekin dispatch dated June 18th con-
cerning the late republic OF Formosa. He
gave translation of the official declara.
tionIof independence OF Formosa, and says:
= "The republic will 60 into history as
the: most short-lived government that
ever existed. The Japanese have taken
kealing, which is only eighteen miles from
the capital, Tarpefu. and order there will
soon be restored. Ex-Governor Tang was
inaugurated on the 25th of May, and he
and his sbinet have already left the ISL
and, and it is Questionable whether the
people are at all concerned at the change
of government OF the island. The move-
ment for independence was organized by
the officials.
''1heer were $4,000 Chinese troops in
f ormosa. They are all armed. but will
not fight. Many Of these braveslare now
in Annoy, lighting foreigners. The forts
at Kealing were, as is usual with Chinese
forts, indefensible in the rear, though
theyswere very strong ON the sea side, and
were supplied with Armstrong, krupp
and machine guns.
The Formosan declaration of independ-
ence reClteS that the Japanese have aff-
ronted China by annexing Formosa: that
the people are resolved to die before they
will serve the enemy, and have deter
mined in council to convert Formosa in
to q republican state. 1t is said that fre-
quent conferences have been held with
foreign powers who hold that the people
of Formosa must establish their indepen-
dence before the powers will assist them.
LONDON, July 1S.--The Times Hong
kong advices say that the Japanese are
abandoning the sea expedition to the
southern part of the island of Formosa be.
cause the monsoon makes landing i'm.
posi- BILE. They must march 200 miles on
land despite the Black Flags. The army
at Tamsulan is awaiting reiiforcements
from Japan. Fever and dvsentery are
rife. The Japanese vanguard at Tung
Chang has Deen repeatedly attacked. its
conveys surprised and harrassed. Out Of
thirty-two Japanese attacked at Tokoham,
only four escaped. the rest having been
killed or committed suicide fearing tor
ture.
The herald., 1895-07-19
GEORGIA SILVER CONVENTION
Senator 1orsan OF Alabama Speaks on the
Question of Free White Metal


Question of Free White Metal
GRIFFIN, Ca, July ls.-The streets
of this little city were thronged at an
early hour today by crowds from the sur
rounding towns, while the hotels, board
ing houses and public places contained
an unwonted mum ber of visitors from a
distance all come to attend the bimetallic
convention called by the Spalding County
Silver league. and to hear Senator John
l.. Morgan of Alabama speak.
AT the conclusion of Senator Morgan's s
speech the convention took recess until
Howell, chairman of the committee ON
resolutions, read the PLATFORM which
was Identical with that adopted by the
recent free silver convention in Memphis.
J. +. Mcbride offered resolution de-
claring that the act of 1878, 'surrepti-
tiously passed at midnight. was a crime
and had created more suffering to the
human family than all the wars and
pestilences since the foundation of the
world. The resolution concluded with
the den lncIation of the present admins
uatlon for having deserted the Demo-
cratic platform" Wild applause followed
the reading of the resolution. but some
discussion arose, as it was thought best
by some to ignore the administration.
Under point OF order the resolution
was tabled. as it ha6 not been to the
resolution committee.
The convention ended with speeches
by Congressman Livingston, Clark How
ell and others.
The herald., 1895-07-19
TrouhIesnme Pension Fund

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-The last
legislature passed law giving school
teachers permission to raise a fund for
pensions by voluntarily taxing themselves s
| per cent of their monthly incomes.
The mayor. the superintendent OF schools
and the city treasurer constitute the
trustees of the fund. Last Monoay the
800 San Francisco school teachers received
their salary warrants for June aud 395 of
them decided to contribute TO the pension
fund. City Treasurer Widber, however
refused to deduct the per cent from the
amounts due the teachers on the ground
that it is too much trouble. Unless some
method is devised for the teachers to pay
their assessments the pension fund will
languish.
The herald., 1895-07-19

this city by representative or the Asso-
ciated Press regarding the statement of
Herman Mudgett. alias II. IL. Holmes.
alias II. Ii. Howard. suspected Of having
murdered the two Pitzcl girls at Toronto.
and who is now In custody at Philadel.
phia. indicate that he did not tell tho
truth when he informed District Attor-
ney Graham Of Philadelphia that the
children were taken to England by the
Williams woman. According to a dis
patch just received here Holmes is said
to have given the girls into the keeping
of Minnie Williams. who came TO the city
from New York and established a mas
sage resort at Veder or Vedar street.
She also said that she was known here as
Minnie Williams. Geraldine Wcnder or
Andel Covelle, but the inquiries made
show that there is no Vedar or Veder
street in London. and when Vigo and
yerests. the nearest names to those men
toned by Holmes, were searched no trace
was found OF woman or an establish
ment answering the description of those
referred to by the prisoner.
The herald., 1895-07-19
OLD RlkER'S GAME
He Fooled His Wife but the Assessor Got
Onto Him

He Fooled His Wife but the Assessor Got
Onto Him
OAKLAND. July 49, John d. Riker
had to disclose family secret in the
police court. He was forced to tell under
oath that he had fooled his young wife
about his age when he was married.
RiKer had refused to pay his poll tax on
the ground that he was over 60 years of
age. The collector hunted up the Great
Register and found that Riker had given
his age at So years in 1892. Then he was
arrested. He paid the poll tax OF 81 ana
81 penalty. but the case went on in court
Just the same.
"The fact of the matter is. Judge, "
said Riker. 81 married a young wife and
l knocked ten years off my age when l
got my license. In order to keep square
/ was compelled to register as 81 years
when l was nearly IS years old. All this
time my wife thought was a younger
man. You see l told one story and
had to back it up with another. That first
story l told was the cause OF all my
trouble
Judge Wood let the old man dewn with
q reprimand.
The herald., 1895-07-19
In This City

Quite number of people were seen yes
terday in the city who knew Hendsch.
Among them were several that hau had
business dealings with the dead man.
They say that he had not acted altogether
squarely.
mining business for some years past and
was a quick man to make deal. He has
done some prospecting, but lately had
been endeavoring to interest capital IN
some of his propositions. While he owns
considerable valuable land, there is quite a
quantity undeveloped, and the quarrel be-
tween the dead man and Gardner is over
the possession of some of these claims
near Salton which are said to be i'm
mensely valuable.
The herald., 1895-07-19
HostlIitiss Probably Averted

LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, July 18.-
Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated
Press. )@It now appears probable that
the good offices OF the papal nuncio in
have proved successful in averting hostil-
tiles. Bolivia has consented to modify
her demands so far as they include sa-
lutte OF her flag by Peru. whiclrdemand
Peru declined to entertain. Peru has al
ready admitted the justice OF Bolivia's de;
on the frontier by the Cacerist forces
during the recent civil war. 1t is believed
that q peaceful adjustment is thereby ar.
rived at.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Willing tc Be Slaves

MASSILON. o.. July 1s.-There has
been much discussion here as to the accu-
racy of the report sent out from Spring
Valley, ILL.,. to the effect that several hum
dred miners in that district had volun-
teered to enter into slavery if the neces-
sacies of life were guaranteed by the
mine owners. Inquiry was sent to Mayor
Delmaro of Spring Valley and the follow
ing reply has been received 81 am un-
able to say whether our miners would ac-
cept sucn an offer as was described in
the telegram. l firmly believe, however.
that over one-half of them would be will
ing to sign such an ironcad contract.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Hendsch's Reputation at Home

ANGELS CAMP. July 1S.-E. H.
Hendsch, who was killed at Dos Palmas
Springs by J. Gardner. was born in
Toulumne county. but raised at Copper.
opolis. this county, where his mother and
two brothers reside. Another brother is
employed at the Jones mine here. They
are highly respected but the deceased
had an unenviable reputation. A few
years ago Nj. Honey stabbed him at Cop
peropolis in self-defense. Hendsch went
to Idaho and returned about two years
ago. but remained only four OF five days.
During that time he got into another row
at his home, and as his life was threat
ened, he left. He had participated in
various fracases. and was in each in
stance considered the aggressor. He was
a bright conversationalist, and would
have had many friends had it not been
for his quarrelsome disposition. His
mother has gone to Riverside to attend
the funeral.
The herald., 1895-07-19
The Committee's Next rIeeting

COLUMBUS, O., July 1s.-Hon. VIII
liam Hahn, secretary OF the national Re
publican executive com m ittee, met
Chairman Carter of the natio nal commit
tee some days since and they discussed
the probable time of the next meeting of
that organization. 1t was Mr.. Hahn s
opinion to make it as early as Septem Der
or October, SO as TO give any ono of the
several cities, which are applicants to
secure the location of the convention,
ample time in which TO prepare. He
would vote and use what influence he
had either in favor of Cleveland or Gin
cinnati, provided they were applicants.
He said he was in receipt of large
number of letters. among the cities be-
ing Chicago. Ptssburg, st. Louis and
San Francisco, with some liberal prom
ises. The people OF the latter city, he
said, aie most earnest and persistent.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Swindled BY q Lover

SAN FRANCISCO, July ls.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Mcclellan, widow with three
children, who recently came from Vic
toria. is looking for Mitchell I. Ward. her
lover whom she accuses of swindling her
out OF $4,000. She swore out a warrant for
Ward last Monday, and the police are
assisting her in her search. Under the
pretense of being wealthy railroad con-
tractor, Ward is said to have made vio-
lent love to Mrs. Mcclellan. and in less
than six months succeed in borrowing
from her all the money she had. Since
Ward disappeared Mrs. Mcclellan has
learned that he was married IN Alameda
county ON June Sd to Miss Matheson of
this CITY.
The herald., 1895-07-19

| they were now. to outside appearance,
! the property of their husbands, although,
as they still continued to live as q coius
munity, it was doubted by many whether
there realiv vas any change in their pri-
| yate life A few wears after this i T. Was
| sent there to find out what l could re-
garding them. | was young girl and
had the gift of making friends readily.
My father was, several years ago. we'll
known newspaper man. and L believe
they have the gift of making friends. or
enemies, without much trouble. | was
my fathers own daughter. and found no
trouble in getting into the good graces of
the community people and learning all
| wished to know. L spent hing
over two weeks there as the friend and
companion OF Mrs. K. the daughter of
the leader. They were all very KIND to
allowed to roam anywhere l pleased. in
consequence of which | learned things
that were shocking in the extreme. |
have no wish to take up your tim and
space by going into details: but nat
community had several branches. in
California, | thought the one are
now trying to expose might be OF the
same type. If it is, it should b alt
with and treated as crime agai!. The
law and society. and the sooner IS
brought up the better for California. l
have no doubt but what things could be
learned OF their private lie that would
be quite as shocking as things | learned
OF the Oneida community.
Allow me to compliment you on the
fearless manner in which You conduct
your paper. Your persistency in going
to the bottom of things pleases me; stick
to it. MRS. +. 5. w.
Exp ressions of sympathy such as this
are continually met with by the Herald
representative who made the trip to Full
rh., r;atn nr ,,.,t,
moral support is, trust apparent to
every reader whose servant. under the
direction of The Herald, I have had the
honor TO be, in the interests OF true NOR
ality and governmental reform.
HARRY \. WARREN.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Hugis IS and the Press

YUMA, ArIz.. July 1S.-Several terri
torial newspapers have expressed surprise
because President J. w. Dorrington called
a special meeting of the Arizona Press
association at Phoenix July 2Otn. The
following is part of the bylaws of the asso-
cation: Especial meetings shall be
called by tthe president on petition
signed by not less than ten members OF
this ASSOCIATION, and no business shall be
transacted not mentioned in the call"
This shows that as ten memb bers signed
the petition for a call. nothing was
left to the president but to call the
moetlnp
The herald., 1895-07-19
Probably Lost

SAN FRANCISCO, July is. - The
British bark Florence, which left New
Castle, Australia, on January Goth for
Panama, has not yet reached her destina-
tion, and she has about been given up as
lost. Nothing has ever been heard of her
since she sailed from the colonial coal
port and a month ago reinsurance was
freely offered at 80 per cent. She was a
staunch iron vessel of about 1900 tons
burden and was in command of Captain
higgins. She should have made the
voyage by the end of April and she is
now posted as being about three months
overdue. She was loaded with Australian
The herald., 1895-07-19
A Short Grape Crop

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1s.-W. S.
Scott, secretary of the vlticulture commits
sion. says the grade crop will be short
this season. At the outset of the season
it seemed as though this would be a year
of very abundant yield, and it was esti-
mated that probably 20. 900, 600 gallons of
wine would he made. But lately the ber-
ries have not matured as we'll as was ex-
pected. In many vineyards they lave not
filled out. and it is now thought that fully
25 per cent of the first estimate must he
deducted. 1t is now believed that the
vintage this year will not exceed 6,000,-
600 gallons
The herald., 1895-07-19
Optical instruments for Hamilton

SAN JOSE, July 1S.-The three foot
mirror and the more delicate optical and
mechanical parts of the large rejecting
telescope presented to the Lick Observable
ry by Edward Crossley of England we're
delivered at Mount Hamilton today. So
far as now known the parts are in good
order. The brick work of the new forty
foot dome is completed and ready to re-
ceve the iron dome, now on its way by
freight from New York.
The herald., 1895-07-19
CARLOS WHITES FATE
The Same Old Interest Revived In Many
Times Told Story

sSAN FRANCISCO, July 1s.-Interest
has been aroused in Oakland as to the
fate of Carlos White, formerly a prosper
GUS printer in San Francisco, who seven
years ago mysteriously disappeared. He
left wife, who was so sure that he was
dead that she has married again. Now
there are rumors that White is alive in
Europe. Several years ago White failed
in business. He joined the Salvation
Army and went insane. He was sent to
the stockton asylum, from which place
he escaped. He was next heard from in
Vermont and later went to England. He
wrote to his wife from London, but since
then she has never heard from hlm. Mrs,
White was left destitute and recently mar
ried Walter Logan, an Englishman. She
was the first child born in Colum bia Hill.
Nevada county.
The herald., 1895-07-19
pr0bnhIv Drowned

SACRAMENTO, July ia. @. York, Q
carpenter VINO resided at 9l9 street,
has been missing from homo today. This
evening his clothes were found on the
bank OF stream in the rear OF the rail-
road shops, and it is feared that he was
drow ned while bathing. A number OF
men are engaged at dragging the stream
in the hopes of finding the body.
The herald., 1895-07-19
EXAMINING Mlnts

SAN FRANCISCO. July 18Th. W.
Van Senden, private secretary to Secre-
tary of the Treasury Carlisle. who has
been here for several weeks. left today for
Portland, where he will continue his in
vestigations. His ostensible mission here
is to make the annual examination of the
branch United States mint here.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Blatant Anarchists

SAN FRANCISCO, July lS.-Local an
arcnists have been holding mass meetings
lately in the apparent desire to attract
public attention, and sensational rumors
regarding their intentions have been cur
rent Brigadier-General Warlield of the
National guard today called upon Chief
of Police Crowley and offered to cooper
ate with the police in surpressing any
disturbance. His offer vas declined as
unnecessary.
The herald., 1895-07-19
They Were Both Speedy

OAKLAND, July 1S.-Mrs. Jessie La
Rue advises all married women who
doubt their husbands to buy bicycle.
Mrs. La Rue horsewhipped her husband
Yesterday and bicycle was the imme-
diate cause of his chastisement. La Rue
caught the bicycle craze some time ago
and bought himself wheel. He went
riding every evening leaving his wife at
The herald., 1895-07-19

home. Finally. unknown to her husband,
Mrs. La Rue also bought wheel. and fol-
lowed him on his evening excursions. La
Rue was a speedy man, but when his
wife was on her bike" ne could not get
out of her sight. She kept close enough
to HIM to interrupt sevaral interesting
scenes with other women. and finally
when she became convinced that her hus,
band was unfaithful, she horsewhipped
HIM. Next time, she says, she will use
pistol
The herald., 1895-07-19

Angostura Bitters should find a place In
every household. The best cure for indigesi
ton. Manufactured by DR.. J. G.. b. Siegert 4
Sons. All druggists keep them.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Struck Hard

MARlPOSA, July 1s.-Ih fight yester-
day over mining property in Cathey' s
valley, Samuel Gam was struck on the
head with an ak by James Ryan. Gam
will pro oba bly, die.
The herald., 1895-07-19
Stabbed to Death

HEALDSBURG, July Is. Joe Poche,
an Indian, was stabbed to death near
town last night by an unknown party.
Poche was a sober fellow about q years
of age.
The herald., 1895-07-19
viii Paw a Dividend

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1s.-The Pacific
bank. in liquidation. will pay fourth div-
idend OF per cent within thirty days.
The dividend will amount to $40, 900.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-17
DOWN WITH PRETTY GIRLS!
Business HFen. So the Story Runs.
Want Nome of Them.

Here is a Ettle story which seems to
indicate that the pretty girls business
prospects are hampsred by her pretti-
ness.
The secretary of a large Eastern iF-
surance company decided short time
since that it would be better for his
Office work to introduce half dozen or
and assistant bookkeepers. He had
noted that of the feminine employees in
his office the pretty ones were the least
effective and attracted the most at
stent.on, to the detriment of the work
OF the other clerks. So he decided to
engage only women who were of mature
years and experienced in office work.
First he advertised, stating that appli-
cants should give age and number of
years experience. He did not succeed
in getting a single satisfactory reply.
college and told the manager that he
did not suppose he would have any trou-
Bile IN aiding him, as he did not want
a young or attractive-looking woman.
The manager Estened to him while
he explained his wants, and then, going
to a desk, took out a file of letters with
a smile and laid them before his visitor.
There were upward of half a hundred
applications from banks and commercial
institutions, ard every one of them,
without a single exception, asked for a
woman of mature age. The manager
SAID that 1t was absolutely impossible TO
description that business men now de
manded, but he had rafts of pretty girls
at all times who were applicants.-Phila-
5stDhia Press
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-17
FELL DOWN STAIRS TO DEATH.
Martha Ambrose Found Dead at III is
Honse This Morning.

AT No. 107 Fifth street, Hcboken, IS a
saloon owned by Bernard McDivitt, which
is patronized chiefly by 'lengshoremen
ana sailors Living in the house. over
the saloon, was Martin Ambrose, one OF
the saloons best customers. Last night
Ambrose and a half-dozen other long
shoremen sat in the bar room playing
cards until three o'clock this morning.
AT that hol Ambrose left the card tapie
and started lor his room
A minute later the few remaining men
in the bar room heard a noise like that
of a person falling down stairs. Going out
into the hall they saw Ambrose lying at
the foot of the steps, Thinking he was
only drowsy from the effects OF the
liquor he drank they did not disturb htIA
and went away. .4 -.
Shortly afterwards john McDeyitt, the
bar tender went upstairs to go 10 PED,
and as ne went into the nall he saw Am
brose still lying on the Moor. in2nKlng Z
that the man was only aslesp, McDeVllt
also left him there. ,.,a,-
This morning at halt-past SO o.eioon' DC i(9's,,
when McDevlt went to open the s2Ioon'
he saw Ambrose stin in tire same posi-
ton and ne looked al him mora carefully.
AS he did so he discovered that the long
sIhoreman was dead. WithCut stopptns
to open the saloon, McDexlUt ran 70 Fo-
The Coroner was also notified, ano Wnen
he arrived he said the man mad been deaa
several hours. 80
ii is the opinion of the police that Am
brose met his death by. falling Gown the
stairs Ambrose must have IaIlen Gown Gown
no marks of violence upon his pody ana
no arres IS will be made.