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The herald., 1895-03-31
A CRUISE DOWN THE RIVER
Valley Railroad Directors Enjoy
Steamboat Trip
Stockton nerchants Will Raise the Amount of
the Bonus Asked and Give
Terminal Facilities

STOCKTON, March 3O.-The directors
of the Valley road left here early this
morning on the steamer Leader, which
had been furnished for a daylight trip to
San Francisco by the Stockton CONNER
cial Association. The announcement that
work would be commenced at Stockton on
a road down the valley was happy sur
prise to the people Of this city, but it was
the result of long deliberation by the Val
ley Railroad people. They have had this
plan in mind from the start, it is be-
l;eved, for the general work is on the lines
of the Traffic Association. Propositions
for furnishing terminal points and rights
of way had been submitted to the direc.
tors some days ago and an assistant en-
eineer working under the direction of
Chief Engineer Storey had been here for
a week looking over the ground and the
maps of this section. 1t is now known
that the route mapped out by the direc-
tors is the one the assistant engineer has
been inspecting for several days.
The business men having the matter in
hand will commence work here Monday
and raise the money required to secure
the property desired by the railroad
people. The popular subscriptions
amount to more than $100, 900, but as much
more is needed to buy the ground for the
terminus. Most of the property was tied
up some days ago by the Business Mems
association, and they knew what they
were talking about when they said they
would give the rights of way and the
ground asked for.
along the rivers of this county and left
them at a point on Old river thirty miles
from here, where they took the train at
Tracy for San Francisco. They were de-
layed on the home trip by the ditching of
an engine on a freight train ahead of
N SAN FRANCISCO, March 3o.-It is
Shore railway project is to be revived.
Operations were commended by Eastern
capitalists about wear ago to build road
to Half Moon Bay, but the scheme fell
through. Now fresh capital has been Sc
cured and the road will be extended as far
as Tulare BY way Of Santa Cr%z. ~ nr.oo,
Upham was incredulous today as to the
statement that the members of the board
who visited Stockton had unqua!ifedly
accepted the proposition made by the
citizens of that place.
II do not believe it, he said, Tor the
reason that it would be unbusinesslike.
That the road will be started from there
or from Martinez is my firm conviction.
In the first place it would afford relief to
the people of the San Joaquin Valley
by bringing their products to deep water.
It will then be in order to consider
whether the main line shall be through
the entire length of the San Joaquin or
whether it would not be better to come
through the Pacheco pass. But what
would be the better route we do not yet
know"
s"The start from Stockton would not be
decisive of the route to be followed" said
Attorney Preston. 1T does not absolutely
mean that the line would be constructed
from Oakle0d or that the entrance into
San Francisco will not he by the penin-
sula. 1t simply furnishes the quickest
method of giving relief to the San Joaquin
Valley"
The herald., 1895-03-31
Terror.Stricken People Jump
From a Runaway Car
PANIC AMONG PASSENGERS
The Worst Accident Ia the History ol
Trolley Cars
Men and Women on the Car Crowded About
Motorman and Conductor--List Of
Those Who Were Killed

EVANSVILLE, Pa, March 30.-Three
persons were instantly killed, two fatally
injured and ten others seriously hurt on
the Lehigh Company's traction road by
jumping from a runaway trolley car on
the mountain near here.
The dead are: Mrs. Watkin Williams of
Hazelton. Mrs. John E. Farley of Beaver
Meadows and her eight-year-o son.
Fatally injured: Mrs. James Evans OF
Coterain, Mrs. John Weir OF Beaver Mead
ows.
Seriously wounded: Watkin Williams.
husband Of the woman who was killed; ;
Maggie Harrity of Beaver Meadows, three
children of Mrs. Evans, Hannah Somers
of Beaver Meadows, Morris Hughes OF
Wilkesbarre.
tory of the trolley roads in this vicinity,
and was due in part to panic among the
passengers, who crowded about the con-
ductor and gripman of the unmanageable
car. The disaster occurred on car No.
20. AS it passed on to the grade leading
down the mountain, Gripman Reitz ap-
piled the brakes, but the chain snapped.
He then threw the safety lever. This re-
fused to work and the terrified motorman
sprang to the reverse brake, hoping to
control the car by the current. The speed
of the car had by this time alarmed the
passengers. Failing to control the car,
ne shouted to Conductor Socks to apply
the rear brake. His shouts caused
panic and the passengers made rush for
the platform. The car was going down
the mountain at mile minute. The
conductor shouted to the passengers to go
back so that he might apply the brake.
He was not needed. Three men en-
deavored to keep the women from throw
ing themselves from the car onto the
rocks, but were unable to do so. Mrs.
Williams was the first to jump. Her
body struck q post, breaking her BACK ana
causing instant death. She tried to save
her boy, but he shared the same fate.
The remaining passengers with one ex-
the only person to remain in the car with
the exception of the motorman and con-
ductor.
The car kept the track until the crossing
at the foot of the incline was. reached;
Here it jumped the track and crashed
into a telegraph pole. The front OF the
car was stove in and a piece OF board
penetrated Mrs. Evans side. The screams
of the frantic passengers as the car rushed
down the mountain could be heard nan
a mile. The residents of this part hast.
ened to the scene and did all they could
to relieve the sufterings. Had the passen-
gers remained in the car the accident
would have been averted, as the rear
break would have held the car and pre-
vented the runaway. There are six at
tachments on each car provided for such
an emergency. but the conductor was
wedged so tightly against the dasher oy
the panic stricken women that he was
unable to move his arms until the car
man and conductor were both slightly in
inv
The herald., 1895-03-31
BUDGET FROM THE ISTHMUS
Central American Coffee Planters Rejoice.-Th,
Mail Company and Railroad

Central American Coffee Planters Rejoice.-The
Mail Company and Railroad
COLON, March 30.-All political prison
ers have been liberated.
Central American coffee shippers are re-
ioicing over the lifting of the Panama
railroad injunction, which is pronounced
virtually cancelment Of the monopoly
had by the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany.
The general term of the supreme court
in New York state recently handed down
an opinion on appeal in a suit brought
by the Pacific Mail Steamship company
against the Panama railroad company for
definition of the contract between the
parties dated in 1872 This opinion
modifes very materially the restraining
effect of the injunction originally OBJ
tained by the steamship company ex-
elusive through billing privileges to and
from Central American points in connec-
ton with the railway. Both parties are
now awaiting the issuance of decree
based on this opinion.
The herald., 1895-03-31
COUNTRY HOMES FOR ORPHANS
No Reason Why There Should be Homeless
Child In California

SAN FRANCISCO. March 30.-''There
is no reason why there should be home
less child in this state. said Rev. Alfred
Docking. superintendent of the Presby-
terian Orphanage, at meeting OF the
direcotrs.
Mr.. Docking has made q study of the
methods of the Eastern fresh air associa-
tions. and thinks they can be improved
on. While he belitv in giving the
children of the slums annual outings, he
also believes in finding permanent Fire sh
air homes for destitute children in the
country. He has taken up this new line of
work in connection with that OF the
orphanage.
''The new undertaking of providing
good country homes for orphans, desti
tute and abandoned children. irrespective
OF creed or nationality, is destined to be-
come great Tor said hsat the gentlsman sta.s
have found people in sympathy with it,
Many wealthy ladies are endorsing it and
prominent physicians everywhere are
The herald., 1895-03-31
PIouf's Record In Seattle


SEATTLE, WASH, March 30.-"Dr." I"
Plouf was formerly resident of Seattle.
He came here about the time of the great
fire OF June 6, 1889. He had been a bar
tender il St. Paul, it is said. Soon after
his advent in this city he opened offices
which he fitted up in the most elegant
style. He was essentially quack and
order to secure business. He was always
attired in the finest garments that money
could buy. He was the owner of the
largest mastiff in the city and was the
observed of ell observers when he ap-
peared on the streets.
In short time he had, by adopting
methods which are contrary to the ethics
Of the medical profession. built up large
practice. This called the attention OF
the King County Medical Society to him.
The society investigated him. with the
result that it was found that he had never
graduated from medical school, that he
had no diploma and had never been
granted a license to practice medicine.
The Doctor was arrested and the case
was taken to the Superior Court, where
it lay for year without action, and when
the case was reopened the original COM
plant was found to have been lost and
the action was dismissed on that ac-
count. The disclosures made through the
effort of the Medical Society caused peo-
pie to lose faith in the Doctor" and he
soon was without caste or practice.
After years Intellectual struggling he
left this city two years ago and estab-
lished himself in San Francisco.
During the time that Doctor Plouf
was in Seattle he was, in his vulgar way,
a Don Juan and iady-killer. and his ad.
ventures with the fair sex were as dis
graceful as they were numerous He is
said to have seduced several young girls
and to have alienated the affections of a
wife or two: He used to boast of his
conquests and of the sums of money which
he claimed to have obtained from women
who were enamored with him. One case
in particular where woman he had ira
The herald., 1895-03-31
Hurderers Identified

DENVER, March 30.-The man who
shot and killed City Detective Moore is
James Mcdonald alias "Los Angeles. 5"
His partner, who also shot at Moore, is
the notorious Bob Stewart, alias James
l.. Lansing. The identity of the man has
become established beyond the possibil-
ity OF doubt, according. to the city de-
tectives. Mcdonald and Stewart were
recently released from the Utah peniten-
tiary, where they served terms for burg
larry. They are known as most desperate
men. Detective Moore was murdered on
the night of March 10th. while escorting
three ex-convicts to the patrol-wagon
hoY
The herald., 1895-03-31
SWEPT BY FOREST FIRES
Great Loss Sustained in Kentucky and
Indiana Towns

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 30.-A
special to the Post from Cloverport says
the most destructive forest fire ever seen
here is now raging q few miles back of
Cloverport. One person is known to have
perished and the property loss will run
into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The fiIe started in the southern part of
Hancock county, and the high winds of
the past two days carried it eastward in
to Breckenridge county, sweeping every
thing in it's path
ENGLISH. Ind, March 30.-Forest
fires in the southern part of Indiana con
ings owned by Squire Williams Finch,
James L. and George Felker were destroy
ed last night. The loss will aggregate
many thousands of dollars. Reports of
disasters are hourly received. Near Mil
lersburg. on the Knobs, and at Haussdale
thousands of dollars worth Of timber has
been burned.
The herald., 1895-03-31
DEATH TOXINE
A Seventeen Year-Old Girl Dies in New York
After Treatment

NEW YORK, March 3O.-A fluid, sup
posed to have been anti-toxine, was in
jected into the arm OF Bertha M. Valen-
tine, II years old of Brooklyn to cure a
slight attack of diphtheria. The girl died
in awful agony in less than ten minutes
DR.. l.. J. Cartright who injected the
fluid, said when the anti-toxine was
prepared in Germany some powerful
poison must have become mixed with it
by mistake. Almost as soon as the fluid
was injected, she became uneasy. Then
she complained Of tickling sensation in
her throat and all over her body. She
was then seized with convulsions and
never before in my life have seen such
horrible DEATH
The herald., 1895-03-31
A Model nother.in.Lav

OAKLAND. March 3O.-The mother-in-
law Of Palmer Maxwell Cady, the messen-
ger boy who was married few days ago
has relented. She has forgiven her
has given a mother-in-l blessing to
Cady and allowed her daughter to depart
with him to San Francisco. Mrs. Clarke
thinks she was wrongly considered unjust
in hel treatment of the young couple anu
she says that now she will strive only to
make them happy.
The herald., 1895-03-31

MEXICO CITY, March 3U.-Sentence
of death by shooting has been pronounced
against Trinidad Villisana for the brutal
murder of his mistress, an attractive
young woman named Maria Rivero. he
yicti m was found dead in one of the sub
urbs with forty-four deep knife wounds
inflicted by deadly machete lying near:
which to Id its own CORY tale.
The herald., 1895-03-31
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Views Of Prominent Men Read In q Public
neetlng

Views Of Prominent Men Read In Q Public
1eetlng
BALTIMORE, March 30.-In discus
sion on woman's suffrage at the Friends
Circle last night, J. K. Taylor, the presi-
dent. read extracts from letters just re-
ceived from the Governors of Western
States. Governor Morrill, of Kansas
writes:
There has been no complaint. It
seems to be successful"
Governor Mcintyre of Colorado: "Their
advent into political life will positively
and permanently benefit all people"
Governor Richard OF Wyoming:
women are allowed all privileges men
have in voting. They are not allowed to
sit on juries, and do not ask It any more
Judge Grossbeck, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Wyoming: ''It has
been tried and not found wanting"
The herald., 1895-03-31
STEAMSHIP RATE WAR
A Cut of Four Dollars Is Made on the Portland
Run

SAN FRANCISCO. March 3O.-As the
result of the war between the West Coast
Steam Navigation Company and the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company on
rates to Puget Sound and Alaska points,
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany today reduced Its first-class fare to
Portland from $16 to $12. This rate will
apply to all their steamers during the
continuance of the war between the two
companies. which started the war of
rates. The Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company was forced to this action to
protect its traffic to Portland, as passen-
gers could reach Portland via Seattle or
Tacoma for about $l2.
The herald., 1895-03-31
CASEY WILL RIDE
The Los AngeIist Bycllst VIII Enter the ,
Relay Race

The Los AngeIist Byclist VIII Enter the Great
Relay Race
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3o.-Casey
Castleman, the Los Angeles bicycle rider,
has decided to ride for the Acme club OF
Oakland in the great club relay race.
Castleman is in San Jose, but will leave
tor Oakland tomorrow to train over the
course. He will ride in the last relay.
Other clubs have selected the men to
finish the race as follows: Garden City
Cyclers, Wilbur Ewdards; Olympic, Wal.
ter Foster; Bay City, G. s. Wells; San
Jose Road club. Otto Zeigler; Reliance,
Harbottle; California, Harvey.
The herald., 1895-03-31

desirous of assisting. The people in the
interior are not only willing but anxious
to give homes to destitute children. In
TACT there is great demand 1or waits,
and if this project is properly work ii
up, in few years the number of home
less children will be greatly :essened.
Within tine last few days l have placed
Applications for children are recee vd
daily and | am filling them as fast as
possible. Eleven destitute children were
taken into the orphanage todayo
The herald., 1895-03-31
THE BLIND CHAPLAIN
Rev. Milburn Of the Senate VIII Tour the
Continent

NEW YORK, March 3O.-The Rev. W.
H. Milburn, d. D., the blind chaplain
of the United States Senate, will leave
next week with his daughter for an ex-
tensive tour of the continent, eding with
an engagement in one OF the principal
churches in London the latter part OF the
summer. They will visit Italy, Germany,
Switzerland. France and other countries.
On his return to the United States DR..
Milburn will be engaged during the fall
for some lectures in the silver mining
sections OF the West in connection with
some of the philanthroplc schemes of
Mrs. Hearst of Washington. ID. G.
The herald., 1895-03-31

was going to kill one of them. He
knocked the Dyer boy down. tied the rope
around his neck threw it over the limb
of tree close by, and stringing him up
left him hanging there. The Flannigan
boy ran for help. and relief came as Dyer
was on the point of death. Luckily the
knot in the rope slipped, so the greatest
strain was upon the back of the boys
neck instead of his throat. which un.
doubtedly saved his life. The tramp has
not been found.
The herald., 1895-03-31
A Miner,s Fate

LODI, March 3O.-C. j. kussel, miner
who was working in the Larsen drift ut
town this afternoon badly injured and he
may die. He was working in the mine
when cave-in occurred and the roof fell
upon him. He was buried under many
heavy timbers and large amount OF
earth. Only strenuous efforts of the other
miners prevented Russell from meeting
W tn death under the debris. 1t took an
hour to dig him out.
The herald., 1895-03-31
THE NEW SPEAKER
Lord Rosbery Attends a Meeting and dulley
Is the Nominee

Is the Nominee
LONDON, March 30.-Lord Roseberry.
England's Premier came specially from
EPSON today to preside at cabinet coun-
Gil. at which, according to the Daily
News, foreign affairs and the speakership
were to be discussed.
The Cabinet Council decided to nomin-
ate William kCourt Gulley, Q. c., member
of Parliament for Carlisle, for the speak
ership, to succeed Sir Arthur Wellesley
Peele.
Gulley was born in London in 1885, and
was educated at Trinity College, Cam
bridge. He was president of the Cam
bridge Union, and was called to the bar
at the inner temple in 1860. He became
Queens counsel in 1877. He was ap
pointed recorder of Wigan in 1886. He sue
cessfully contested Whitehaven in 1880
and 1885, and has sat for Carlisle since
1886. Gulley is liberal and supported
Gladstone's Irish policy.
The herald., 1895-03-31
The Murder Of Miss ding

MINNEAPOLIS, March 3O.-Judge
Smith today in consultation with the at
torneys in the Hayward murder case set
tied bill of exceptions in which an ap-
peal to the supreme court is to be made
and set the arguments or motion for a
new trial for April 18th.
The herald., 1895-03-31
A CRAZY IRA MP

He Captures Two Boys AMI Tries to Hang One
fHr 0f.Them
BYRON, Wis.,. March 30..-Frank Dyer,
an s-year-oid boy, had narrow escape
from death at the hands of a tramp. The
boy and friend named Fianniean were
laying with wiieelbarrow and rope.
The Tramp. who was evidently crazy, sly
ly came upon them and told the boys he
The herald., 1895-03-31
Coming by Sea

SAN FRANCISCO. March SC. .-Passen-
gers on the steamer Eureka for Los Ange-
les. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Harrison, Robert
Walker, A. O'Brien, }. Meyer, j.; Soucl.
A. Neustadt, Robert Corbett W. We st,
l.. F. Hayman. J. b. Davis. A. Auerbaci
and three steerage.
The herald., 1895-03-31
New Postms st ,rs

WASHINGTON, March 80. The Presi-
dent has appointed Charles Edgar
Brown to be postmaster at Cincinnati,
o. Cleveland.
The herald., 1895-03-31
TAX COLLECTORS MISSING
It Is Feared Two San Diego Men Have Be-
Murdered

IL ID Feared IW0 Sdn Diego NIen IIdVc Detn
Murdered
SAN DIEGO, March 30.-Deputy County
Assessor L. B. Bailey of Julian. and ].
B. Brackett of this city are missing on
the desert. and it is feared they have
been murdered. They went out to collect
taxes on personal porperty and had
several hundred dollars on their persons.
Their horses, with halters hanging from
their necks, have arrived at Julian where
the most grave apprehensions regarding
the safety of the men exist.
The herald., 1895-03-31
A Chance for Recovery

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3o.-Dr.
Plouf at a. m. was still alive and his
chances for recovery were apparently
much better than earlier in the night.
The herald., 1895-03-31
DROWNED IN THE SAN GABRIEL
Sad Accident Befalls q Family in Fording Il
Riyer

KVef
MONROVIA, CAL, March 30.-John
Husser, wife and two children. while try
ing to ford the San Gabriel River this
evening. were thrown from buggy. The
man and girl child were drowned, and
the wife and the other child clung to a
boulder and were saved. Mrs. Hussers'
mind is affected by the shock. The
family lived at Sierra Madre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-28

step. I have kept books and have done
various other things, but it was not uE-
til l undertook my present work that
found my congenial vocation. Why, do
you know like my present work SO
we'll that cannot think Of anything I
would prefer to it. -
Miss Eppstein says that there is moth
ing she is more proud of than that dur
ing the last year, when SO many build
ingS have stood empty, not one Of her
4 fats have been unoccupied whole
month and that she has not in that
length of time lost l per cont of her
gross receipts She devotes her whole
time to her work, and although she is
thoroughly businesslike she does not
make it wholly matter of business
She is like the head of a large, cOnglOm-
crate family, and it is the common hab-
it of her tenants to come to her as free
II for advice and sympathy in regard 80
the sick baby and other family affairs as
about leaking steam pipes or falling
plaster. In speaking of this she said:
Il am sure my tenants like me. and
am sure l want them to, but while l
hold myself always ready to serve them
I never accept social attentions from
them, and above all I discourage gossip.
l try to put myself in their place and as
near as possible do for them what I
would like to have done for myself l
never promise thing that [ do not do.
and 1 see to it that the small things
upon which the comfort of family so
greatly depends receive attention. :"
Miss Eppstein believes that the work
she is doing is admirably suited to the
capacity of many women-in fact that
they would be much more successful
than most men il renting and caring
for fats from the fact that they are, as
rule. more willing to give attention to
details than men, and upon such atten-
ton the success of large apartment
buildings depends. In her work Miss
Eppstein is quite unrestricted. The col
lecting, advertising, hiring and discharg-
ing help and tie bookkeeping are all
her care, and yet she is as enthusiastic
and buoyant as if she had not a respon-
sibility in the world. Chicago Tribune.