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A SCHOONER SUNK.
The c. R. Williams Goes Down
During Sunday Nights Gale.
ALL ON BOARD REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN LOST.

Alphena. Michigan. Visited by
Heavy Windstorm-Latest News
From tho Revolt In Cuba is to the
Effect That an Insurgent Camp Has
Been Captured by the Spanish, in
Which Engagement Several of the
Rebels Lost Their Lives.
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Cable From New York to West Indies.

New YORK. Sept. 23.-The United
States and Hayti Cable Company has
chartered the cable steamer Mackay- Ben
nett, owned by the Commercial Cable
Company, for the purpose of laying the
first section of submarine cable 10 con-
meet New York direct with Hayti and The
West Indies. The Mackay- Bennett ar
rived here on Friday, and to-day sub
merged the heavy or shore-end type of
cable a length OF about ten knots. The
cable terminates near the landing-place
of the Commercial Cable Company at
COney Island. and will be completed as
soon as possible to Hayti.
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WEATHER IN THE EAST.
AIpena, Michigan, Visited by a Heavy
Windstorm.

Alpena, Michigan, Visited by Heavy
Windstorm.
ALPENA (Mich.), Sept. 23.-The heaviest
winGstorn of the season set in last night.
Early this morning the wind registered
for short time seventy-one miles per
hour. Thunder Bay Island reports see-
ing schooner, minus her canvas, pick ed
up Off there by steamer. a large
schooner can be seen in Presque Isle har-
Dor with her torenast, main and miZzen-
top gone.
TORNADO IN MICHIGAN.
MENoNIINEE, Sept. 23.-A tornado
swept over this city last night, blowing
several million feet of lumber into the
lake and river. Much Of it was driven
across the bay. Shade trees were up
rooted, dwellings unroofed, store fronts
broken and wires prostrated. Damage.
SfD0 uOu
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The British Cruiser uyactnthe.

SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 23.-Her ma
jesty's cruiser Hyacinthe arrived here
to-day from Monterey. She will stop for
q couple of days, and then proceed to
San Diego, and from thence to Acapulco,
returning TO England by way of the
Straits or Magellan.
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HAVANA, Sept. Z3.-A dispatch from
Matanzas says General Frat reports from
Colon that Captain Riestra. with force
OF thirty-four men, had an encounter
on the 2Oth inst with band of 800 rebels
at Quemado DE Olivares. i'll the Sagua
District. After sharp fight the troops
were compelled TO retreat. The loss is
unknown.
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he comes in contact has made him one of the
most popular members of the exposition man
agement In handling the great volume of
tested rare business tact and remarkable ply
sical endurance, and both in his own work and
that of the Office of executive secretary-which
he filed during the absence of Mr.. Badlam in
the East-he showed himself to be possessed OF
executive ability of very high order. 1t is
safe TO say that no great undertaking has eve.
been so rapidly and so thoroughly advertised
as the California Midwinter International Ex-
position has been through the medium OF its
department OF publicity and promotion.
When Truesdell first came to this city he
showed great love for gambling and en-
gagged in his favorite pastime almost
nightly. He was seldom fortunate. His
losses exceeded his income, it is said, and
there were various rumors of the divers
means to which he resorted to gain funds.
He had not been long in this city before
ugly stories were spread about his doings
in the East.
Copies of Cincinnati paper were shown
among his acquaintances here which con-
tanned an article giving Truesdell bad
record for peculiar doings in Washington
Chicago and Cincinnati, the principal one
being the outwitting of his father-in-law
Mr.. Clark of Cincinnati.
A short time ago it was announced that
Truesdell was engaged to be married to q
refined and wealthy widow of this city.
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HAYWARD HAS His NERVE.
MISS GING'S SLAYER YET RETAINS
THAT FIENDISH
LAUGH,
CONTROVERSY IN THE TRIAL CAUSEE
BY A GIRL STENOGRAPH-
ER'S ASSERTIONS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 18.-"How does it
look, old man?' asked Harry Hayward
after court adjourned this afternoon as he
slapped friend on the back and laughed
heartily. He was in good humor. 1t had
been a day for the defense. After four
days of trial the defense has at last made a
mark with the testimony of Maggie Wach-
ter, the stenographer, the State having
withdrawn its objections to her testifying.
Miss Wachter was voluble, positive and
could not be shaken by cross-examination
She called Blixt liar O'Dell a schemer to
make money out of the county and As
sistant County Attorney Hall bulldozer
and intimidater of women.
Harry was jubilant but controlled him.
self with occasional outbursts of laughter
as Miss Wachter would make an unusually
savage thrust at Mr. O'Dell or Mr.. Hall.
After court adjourned Mr.. Hall stated
that there was not word of truth in what
she had said about him. In her evidence
she said that Hall had called on her and
and scandalous manner.
"Why, our meeting was most pleasant"
said Hall. "Do they think l am fool to
talk the way she says to woman?"
Witness was asked if she did not
threaten Mr.. O'Dell to make it hot for him
if he did not say she had been offered
money for Blixt's statement. She was
also asked if she did not tell Olsen that
she knew something about the case, for
O'Dell said something just as they were
going out of Blixt's cell. She denied all
this fatty. The other witnesses of the
dav were unimDortant
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CAUGHT PASSING
SPURIOUS CHECKS.
FRANK H. TRVEsDELL BEHIND
THE BARS in
KANSAS.
OPERATING AS e. P. HEATH.
PRESENTATION OF DRAFTS FROM A
PASADENA BANK lied UP
TO HIS ARREST.

EMPoRIA, Kans., Feb. 18.-This morning
letters were received by the Citizens Bank,
the Emporia National and First National
signed by the First National Bank of Pasa-
dena, CAL, each saying their draft for $3.50
would be presented by Hartwell P. Heath,
and that he was all right and should re-
ceive the money.
Soon after the bank opened Heath
showed up at the Citizens Bank with his
draft made out in due form on the Nassau
Bank of New York, signed by e. P. May,
assistant cashier of the First National
Bank of Pasadena. Cashier Hallock told
him they would pay the draft, but would
first take the precaution to wire the Pasa-
dena bank.
The telegram was accordingly sent while
Marshal Fleming kept the stranger in
sight. He hired boy to carry his grip to
the station and was making arrangements
to leave town when the marshal arrested
him and took him to the Sheriff. Office.
Upon investigation of Heath's personal
effects it was discovered at once that he
was smooth man, who was intent on
making the trip to wealth by short cut.
On his person were two more drafts
exactly like the one he presented at the
bank for $3.50 each, and in bank directory
in his valise were four more drafts for $3.50
each precisely like the others, and all the
drafts had the same number, 2463. There
were also a lot of blank drafts of the Pasa-
dena Bank, several of other banks of Cali
fornia and Oregon, and several of the
Pasadena Banks letterheads.
In his pocketbook were trip passes from
San Francisco to Chicago and return over
the Southern Pacific and A. A. and P. and
Santa Fe, in the name of F. H. Truesdell,
account of advertising contract" There
were also newspaper clippings, which
showed that Truesdell had been managing
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complished. There is everything in favor of
holding the convention here. The people of
this city could easily raise enough money to
entertain them royalty and to give them such
a reception as they have never had before.
The convention must be held in June, pre-
sumo, and that is just the time of year when
such people as would attend the convention
delegates or lookers-on are usually preparing
for their summer vacation, and where in the
world could they spend it more pleasantly
than here? Then it is only right and proper
that those people who have so much to do with
shaping the legislation, who really hold the
aestinies of this country in their hands, should
know the needs of the great West
1t would be as much to the interest of Demo-
Gratis as of Republicans to do all they can to
secure the holding of this convention here. 1
cannot see how it could do the Democrats any
harm, politically. Nearly every member of and
visitor to the convention from the East would
make it point to see as much of this State and
other States and Territories west of the Mis-
souri, as possible. The educating influence on
the very class that ought to be educated as to
our needs and conditions with view to in
telligently legislating for us would be immense.
The good that would come from the holding of
such convention would be greater than that
from the gathering of any other class of men.
The needs of California and all the far West
would be better understood. For instance,
these leaders from the East would have an OPP
portunity to understand the Western ideas of
finance and the necessity of developing the
arid lands and turning the barren deserts into
blooming gardens.
would suggest that every Republican and
every Democrat who has friend on the
National Committee should use his influence.
All the States west of the Missouri should join
with us and all act in concert. 1t would be as
much to their interest as ours. The represen-
tatives of all these States in the National Com
mittee acting together in this matter should
make a very strong combination and one that
would be of great weight.
1t would also be well to have the State Legis-
lature adopt resolution In the matter to be
forwarded to the National Committee. 1t
might be of considerable weight. In fact they
might ask both parties to hold their conven-
tions here.
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PARTY LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT
THAT IT CAN BE BROUGHT
HERE.
ACTIVE STEPS ARE TAKEN.
CHAIRMAN CORNWALL WILL AP-
POINT A COMMITTEE TO AR
RANGE PLANS.

The next Republican national conven
ton will be held in San Francisco if an ac-
tive, energetic demand backed by liberal
offers can accomplish it.
People of all parties are enthusiastic over
THE CALLS suggestion. Yesterday the ex-
ecutive committee of the Republican State
Central Committee met at the call of Chair
man Cornwall to consider the matter.
The various phases of the question were
discussed. The feeling of all the member
was strongly in favor of doing all they
could in the matter. 1t was decided that
another meeting should be held in few
days after the members have had an OPP
portunity to look over the ground.
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rRUEsDEL1,s LOCAL RECORD.
He Vas Accmssd of Criminal Practices
in This Citu.

He Vas Accnssd of Criminal Practices
in This City.
Frank n. Truesdell came to this city two
and a half years ago. He obtained en-
ployment on the morning papers. but at
the very start of the Midwinter Exposition
secured for himself the experimenting of
the department of publicity and promo
ton.
He held his position as chief of this de-
partment until the close of the Midwinter
Fair, and aided in settling up some of the
business accounts of the undertaking. He
was engaged to write history of the fair
and recently finished this work. When
the official catalogue of the fair was pre-
pared Mr.. Truesdell wrote. the following
Biographical sketch of himself for publ
cation in that book:
Frank H. Truesdell, the Chief..of the Depart
ment of Publicity and Promotion of the Cali
fornia Midwinter International Exposition, is
one of the most valuable of Director General
de Youngs staff of able assistants. His
worldwide newspaper experience has been
of great advantage to him in the prepara-
tion of the mass of matter which he
has furnished in advertisement of the progress
and promise of the exposition. and his cour-
teous treatment OF the thousands with whom
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When called upon to explain he made no
denials, except that he had no real interest
in the erotic novel other than having adj
vanced the money for its publication. He
stated however, that the book had been
transferred to him as a guarantee that his
money would be returned.
The Board of Directors found Bachman
guilty of having pistol i'll his possession.
This is gross violation of the prison rules.
AS punishment they ordered that he lose
one years credits and be sent back to soil
tary confinement until the next meeting of
the board, when final decision would be
reached as to the exact punishment to be
meted out to him.
Bachman stated that the pistol was left
in drawer in the Office where any one of
a number of TRUSTEES could have gotten it.
There were also the pistols of several depu-
ties at hand and other weapons that were
left unguarded 1t would appear, however,
that no investigation of this alleged state
of affairs was made by the Prison Direct
ors. The peculiar transaction by which
the Prison Warden became the business
partner of convict also remained unin-
vestigated.
Bachman's crime was peculiar one. He
was sentenced by Judge Toohey to thirty
five years Imprisonment for burning a
British ship in the San Francisco bay some
seven years ago. He had come from
Liverpool on the ship as steward. On
reaching port he and the first mate, man
named Caskey, went on a spree, during
which they encountered couple of women
whose charms decided them to stay in San
Francisco.
They learned at the British Consulate
that they would have to go back with their
vessel, as they had shipped for the return
voyage. To desert would make them liable
TO severe punishment. Finally, with a
drunken logic they decided to burn the
ship, and thus make it impossible for them
to be compelled to return in her.
They succeeded in carrying out their de-
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SUGAR BOUNTY Claims.
Provisions for Their Payment Hill BE
IN the CiriI Sundry Bill.


IN the Civil Sundry Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The action of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations with
regard to the payment of sugar bounty
claims for the years 1895 does not appear
in the report made upon the sundry civil
bill, for the reason that it was agreed in
committee that it should be offered as a
matter independent of the report on the
bill by an individual member of the COM
mittee, if, after seeing Senator Cullom,
it should appear that a majority of the
committee was favorable to the payment
of these claims. Cullom was absent from
the meeting to-day, and in his absence the
vote of the committee was tie on the
proposition to pay the claims for 1893.
which had been earned when the tariff act
went into effect, and one-half of the bounty
for the crop of 1894.
Cullom afterward cast his vote for the
allowance of the claim. The provision for
the payment of the claims will be put into
the sundry civil bill as an amendment and
it will be moved by some member of the
committee favorable to the payment of
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SEND ON A DELEGATION.
How TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

Henry P Sonntag, who is a member Of
the executive committee, said:
believe that meeting of the representative
Republicans of the State should be called to
take hold of the matter, and that they should
send on delegation to further the proposition
before the National Committee. 1t would be
necessary to make great many preparations,
it would cost good deal of money to take
care of the convention properly and give the
members reception fitting to their position
and the reputation of the State. presume
that the National Committee will be DOM
mated in coming to a decision as to where the
convention is to be held by political reasons
more than anything else. The silver question,
for instance, will probably be potent factor.
1t should be shown, however, that to California
that is not really an issue.
If the case of San Francisco is properly pre-
sented it will be apt to become compromise
town with the different factions in the COM
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INVESTIGATION OF A PECULIAR
SCANDAL BY THE PRISON
DIRECTORS.
WARDEN AULL IMPLICATED
HIS FAILURE TO KEEP HIS PROMISE
WITH A CONVICT CAUSED
DEVELOPMENTS

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1s.-A most peculiar
scandal was investigated in an executive
session of the board of directors of the
Folsom State Prison on Friday. c. R.
Bachman had been in solitary confinement
for seven weeks because pistol was found
in his possession. The examination into
the why's and wherefors brought out a re-
markable story.
Bachman is convict of more than ordi-
nary brightness. He has been used at the
prison to keep books and do other clerical
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DrdlD7l from q phOtOgrdph.

work and has been allowed many privi
q leges. AT last he prepared the manuscript
OF salacious novel entitled, Redeemed" "
According to the story told by the lit
erary convict to the Prison Directors, he
interested Warden Aull in the book. In
fact, Bachman said that Aull wrote some
of the concluding chapters OF the book, in
PRODUCING few incidents of his career as a
capturer of stage robbers. An agreement,
Bachman declared, was made with Aull
by which the warden was to have half
interest in the book, and in consideration
of this was to secure pardon for Bach
man.
According to the convict's story the book
was sent to the firm of G. w. Dillingham;
& Co. of New York. Those publishers re-
turned the manuscript as being to indecent
TO circulate in the mails. 1t was toned
down and again sent to the publishers.
Still it was declared to be too filthy for
publication, and second time it was re-
vised, only to be returned to the prison for
further cleansing.
After its third publication Dillingham; e.
Co. announced that the nature of the book
was such that they did not care to under
take its publication unless they were paid
SOJO III duNdnNe3 W
loss. This was advanced by Aull.
The book was printed and sold well.
The returns were made to the Warden, and
Bachman, who, having served only seven
years of sentence of thirty-five years,
waited impatiently till the time should
comefor his release
Tired of waiting he urged Aull to carry
out his part of the agreement. The War
Of
finally assured his literary partner that on
November IL his release would be effected
Election day arrived. With it came the
victory of Democratic Governor. Novem-
Der II came Also but there was no pardon
accompaniment. Bachman saw the end oil
Markham s term drawing to a close, and
with it his hopes of escaping the living
death he was enduring.
At last, as his hope of a pardon began to
fade, he became threatening To the
+: guards, who were his friends, and to other
: sstrusties' he made threats that he would
get even with the Warden if the latter did
not keep his promises. This was done, he
admitted to the Prison Directors on Fri
day, in order TO try to frighten Aull into
getting the pardon.
His boldness resulted in Bachman's being
SumHlONeU DeIOTe IUt w dIutu OH DcCeIn-
Der 81 of last year. Then he was ques-
toned by Aull as to his reasons for making
the threats he had, and upon repeating
them was ordered into solitary confine.
ment. AS the prisoner was being taken
away the Warden ordered the officers to
search him carefully.
When this was done they were surprised
to find loaded revolver in one of Bach.
mans pockets. The pistol belonged to
. Warden Aull's brother and was taken by
Bachman from drawer in the private
Office of the prison, where he was at work
on some of the prison books.
Bachman explained to the directors,
when questioned as TO why he had taken
the pistol, that he feared for his life. He
did not know what the Warden would do
to him, and he wanted to be prepared to
stake hanGin it' himself, if any killing
was to be dfne
Warden Aull heard the conyict's recital.
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SILVER SENATOR'S CONFER.
4 Test VIII Be Made om the Blu of Jones
of arkansas.


of arkansas.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The silver Sena-
tors were in conference among themselves
more or less during the day regarding the
advisability of offering the Jones unre-
stricted silver coinage bill as substitute
for the amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation bill providing for $4,000 of
certificates of Indebtedness. but have not
yet decided whether they will pursue this
course or attempt to get up the Jones bill
as an Independent measure.
1t is understood that Jones is still quite
determined to test the Senate on his bill
but there is a division of sentiment as to
the wisdom of attempting to substitute it
for the certificate amendment. Some of
the silver Senators favor the amendment
as it stands, believing that provision
should be made for the treasury deficiency
and that it might be imperiled by the in
PRODUCTION of the silver question in con-
nection with it.
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AFTER A FIERCE BATTLE.
SEVEN DESPERATE MOONSHINERS
ARE CAPTURED in KEN
TUCKY.
TAKEN IN A STRONGHOLD WHERE
THEY MURDERED A FEDERAL
MARSHAL.

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 1s.-Deputy United
States Marshal G.. w. Drake, with two as
sistants, captured seven desperate moon
sinners on Futon Creek, in Knott County,
after hard battle.
Among them was Isaac Sloane, one OF
the five men who murdered United States
Marshal Erastus Wierman at the same
place six years ago.
The entire party passed through Lexing-
ton to-day en- route for trial at Louisville.
The locality named has been strong
hold for desperate moonshiners for many
years, and until yesterday no Deputy
United States Marshals succeeded in tax
ing any of them away for trial.
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RAIDED BY THE POLICE.
Arrest of the Managers of Mining
,StOck Exchange.

Arrest of the Managers of a Mining
Stock Exchange.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1S.-The Washington
Mining-stock Exchange, concern that
does business with tape marked with
quotations the night before, was raided by
the police to-day, considerable money
seized, and those interested were arrested
and charged with running gambling re-
Sort E. H. Spear, the manager, and his
assistants were held in bonds of $lOO each
to await trial. Spear, the manager of the
exchange, when he was seen after his ar
rest, declared that he was not running a
gambling resort, but was conducting a
mining exchange in a legitimate way. He
said that the companies listed with the
exchange were all duly organized and in
corporated under the laws of California.
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Slauers Safest aas Prison.

vINcENNEs, Ind, Feb. 1s.-The Slaugh-
terbach brothers, who shot John Niblack
at Wheatland, pleaded guilty this morn
ing, and were each sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for fourteen years. They will be
taken to prison at once to avoid possibil-
ity of lynching.
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ferers and asking them to cash any draft
for $3.50 issued by bank in Pasadena, Cal.
After finding out from the California
Bank that the letters were forgeries each
OF the banks placed policeman, in plain
clothes, in the office, ready to arrest Heath,
should he appear. Heath is about so years
old