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The herald., 1895-02-21

by President Harrison in 1889. He was
sent to Hayti in United States man-of-
war. He arrived in Hayti on October s,
1889, just as that country was emerging
from one OF the most exciting revolutions
that country had witnessed for years.
The Government existing upon his
arrival was simply provisional and
even after the new President took office
there was some delay in the arrival and
presentation of his credentials. These
circumstances gave rise in the United
States to persistent rumors that the Hay
tien Government had refused to receive
Mr.. Douglass on account of his color.
They were denied, however, and MIR.
Douglass was finally warmly received.
The Haytien ministry was the last posi-
ton in the gift OF the United States held
by Mr.. Douglass.
In 1892 Hayti made an appropriation OF
money for the Columbian Exposition and
appointed Mr.. Douglass the senior of her
two commissioners to the exposition.
Since the close of the fair, Mr.. Douglass
has lived quietly in Washington without
engaging in any special business. His
wealth is variousy estimated at from
$l00, 900 to 5000, ,O0J.
The news of the death of Frederick
Douglass reached the national council Of
women during the evening session.
Mrs. May Wright Sewell, the president
of the council, announced it to the
audience. She said, among other things,
1T is surely to be regarded as his
toric coincidence that this man who en-
bodied a century of struggle between free
dom and suppression spent his last days
as witness of the united efforts of those
who have come from so many different
places and along such various avenues to
formulate some plan for u new exposition
of freedom in the ranks of women to the
world, to society, and TO the state"
The herald., 1895-02-21
CADETS ON THE WAR PATH
Salvation Army Recruits Rebels Against
n Leader
Adjutant McAbee Says He Is the Peer Of the
Savior, and the Young
Men Revolt

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-The cadets OF
the Salvation Army training garrison have
revolted against the doctrines of their
leader, Adjutant McAb bee, who has de-
clared that he is in every respect the peer
OF Jesus Christ. The Adjutant's mind is
believed to be unbalanced as result of
overwork and despair at being unable to
equal the professional attainments of his
wife. At a recent meeting Adjutant Nc
Abee astonished everybody by exclaim-
ing: 81 am as infallible as Christ and as
sinless. Kimera, a Japanese cadet, de-
MED this assumption, threw off his uni
form, renounced his allegiance, as he ex-
pressed it, to two Christs, and left the
garrison. At a meeting on the following
day Kimera publicly denounced the Adj
jutant as hypocrite. Brigadier Keppel
has held an Investigation, resulting in his
decision to send McAbee on long rest
and replace him by a new commander.
The herald., 1895-02-21
NOW DRIVE THE BIG SPIKE
San Joaquin Valley Company
Ready for Business
THE MONEY IS ROLLING IN
The Southern Pacific Rival Names Its
Officers
The Bank Of California 1ade Treasurer Of the
Concern-Ten Per Cent Has Been
Paid Into the Fund

San Francisco, Feb. 20.--The subscrib-
ers to stock in the San joaquin Railroad
enterprise held big and enthusiastic
meeting in the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon.
The meeting was pursuant to call of
the citizens competing railroad com
mittee and was for the purpose of giving
formal approval to the articles of incor-
poration and bylaws heretofore submit
ted by the committee, OF electng board
of directors and of doing anything neces-
sary to be done on the part of the stock
holders in order that the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley road might enter at
once upon its legal existence.
1t had been contended that Claus
Spreckels should preside. He was ill,
however, and the honor was accorded to
John D. Spreckels, his son. The citizens
committee explained that they had car
ried forward the work of soliciting sub
scriptions until the sum total subscribed
had reached the figure OF 81, 248, 900. Hav-
ing reached that point when the subscrip-
ton became binding, the committee had
called the meeting for the purpose of
adopting articles of incorporation and by
laws and electing eleven directors.
1t was explained that all who had paid
in 10 per cent of their subscriptions were
entitled to vote. The proposed articles of
incorporation were read. They set forth
that the purpose of the company was to
incorporate as the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Railroad Company with
capital stock of $6,000,0 600 for the con-
struction of a line of railroad some $50
miles in length, extending southerly and
easterly from San Francisco to some point
in Kern county near Bakersfield.
As anticipated, there was no opposition
whatever to the articles of incorporation,
which, on motion of Leon Sloss were
adopted by unanimous vote.
The election of board of directors was
declared to be in order. No opposition
was made to the election of the eleven men
named by the citizens committee. They
are: Claus Spreckels, ]. d. Spreckels, W.
f. Whittier, John B. Stetson, Robert f.
Watt, A. H. Payson, Charles Holbrook,
Lewis Gerstle, Alvinza Hayward, Isaac
Upham, Thomas Magee.
By "A unanimous vote they were selected
to direct the new enterprise and the Bank
of California was elected treasurer. The
voters represented II, S95 shares.
After adopting resolutions thanking the
officers of the California Traffic Associa-
tion and the citizens committee, the
meeting adjourned.
The herald., 1895-02-21
A Box of Oranges to Be Sent to
Gladstone
HIGHLANDS TO PAY TRIBUTE
President Cleveland Will Also Be Well
Remembered
Southern California 70 Send Golden Fruit to
Representative Men In England
and America

San Bernandino, Feb. 2o.-In about
two weeks or the shortest time it is possi-
bic to make between San Bernardino,
Cal, and Hawarden Castle, England, the
Right Honorable William e. Gladstone
will receive box of Highland oranges.
sent by John j. Valentine, President of
Wells, Fargo & Company's Express, as
the finest oranges grown in this state.
Next Wednesday President Cleveland will
receive box of the same fruit Each
box will be marked with the name of the
grower and of the place grown. These
boxes, together with $50 others, leave the
Santa Fe depot tomorrow evening.
Speaking for his company, Mr.. Pridham,
superintendent at Los Angeles, said ''We
have been sending oranges to the East
and Europe for the past five years, every
season selecting the best we could find.
One OF the boxes from Highland will be
sent direct to Gladstone, and another to
Cleveland. The other 1s0 boxes will go to
we'll known railroad and steamship presi-
dents and managers in this country and
abroad. Our idea is not to send W or So
worth of oranges to some wealthy
man, who will turn them over to
his butler with instructions to use
what he wants. We send them to inte1li-
gent men as specimens of what California
can do in the raising of oranges-to men
who will not hesitate to extol the state.
Indeed our only motive is to advertise
Southern California as the garden spot of
the United States. -
I'VE find that this plan attracts capital
lists and others aud we shall continue to
pursue it, ~
The herald., 1895-02-21
THE WORKERS TROUBLES
A Grave Prospect Among New York Laboring
Ten

Grave Prospect Among New York Laboring
r1en
New York, Feb. 20.-The labor situation
involved in the strike of the electrical
workers declared on Monday, has assumed
grave aspect. The threat of calling a
general strike in the building trades was
in part carried out when $50 men em-
ployed on two of the biggest building
enterprises in the city threw down
their tools. Tomorrow more build
ings will be deserted and at
A O. clock in the afternoon conference of
the state committee and board of walk
ing delegates, a general strike of building
trades in this city and Brooklyn will be
declared, stopping the construction of
thirty-seven large buildings and innumer-
able small ones, and throwing out of
work at a very conservative estimate,
10000 men. The loss involved in
such a strike at this, the very
heart of the building season, can scarcely
be estimated The threat had brought
the master builders almost to their knees
to the electrical contractors whom they
implored not to bring down such calam-
ity. The walking delegates threaten to
extend the strike still further if the nine
hour day is not conceded
The herald., 1895-02-21

Stuck valley, giving a fall of four hundred
to five hundred feet to the power house,
where will be located a generator capable
of developing 25, 900 horse power, without
calling on the surplus power stored in
Lake Tapps, by use OF which 50 ,000horse
power can be developed.
1t is calculated that Tacoma and Seattle
can each use 5000 horse power and other
towns 5000, leaving 10000 horse power to
meet the natural growth of the two cities.
An expert sent here by the Westing
house Company has pronounced the
sch eme feasible
The herald., 1895-02-21
HE KICKED IN THE WINDOW
A Double Abduction Case Bobs Up in
San Francisco
story of a Matrimonial MesaIiiance With the
Usual Court Trimmings-A
Warrant Wanted

2 San Francisco, Feb. 20.-A sensational
afternoon when Alfonso Lalement ap-
piled at the Police Court for a warrant for
the arrest of his wife, Angel Lallement,
whom he charges with stealing their
t-year-old son George. Lallement is a
wealthy grocer and liquor dealer. Hus-
band and wife parted two months ago,
Mrs. Lallement taking her little boy with
her and going to live at the house of a
friend. Nine days later the husband went
to the house when Mrs. Lallement was
absent, and, peering through the window,
espied the boy with nurse girl in one of
the front rooms. He at once kicked a
hole in the window, entered the room
and choked the nurse girl. He then tore
the weeping child from her arms and left
the house in the same manner he had
entered. Lallement took the boy to the
house of his sister, Mrs. Garrigues, where
Mrs. Lallement was allowed to pay an
occasional visit to her son in the presence
of third person. But the visits were
unsatisfactory, because, she claims, the
little one was being schooled to dislike
her.
When she complained Lallement cut off
all communication between mother and
child. Mrs. Lallement discovered that
her husband some times took the little one
to his place of business and set about de-
vising some means of getting possession
OF the child, and watched her chance to
hustle the child into hack in waiting.
She sent boy into the store to pur.
chase an article that she knew was kent
in the back of the store and while her
husband was engaged picked up the child
in her arms, but the child commenced to
scream and the father hearing the cries
ran after the disappearing hack but was
unable to overtake it. For the past three
days he has been searching for him but
has been unsuccessful. Today he applied
TOR warrant but was refused
The herald., 1895-02-21
THEY MADE BOGUS MONEY
Band of Counterfeiters Run Down By
Government Officers

Omaha, Feb. 20.-United States officers
today arrested the leaders of what has
proved to be one of the best organized
and oldest gangs of counterfeiters that
have troubled the Government for years.
Charles Shepherd and William r. Gross
are the men jailed. They were located
on farm a few miles from this
city, where they were masquerading as
farm hands. With them was secured
melting pot, composition, some counter
feiters tools and a large quantity of
silver dollars of the glass order All the
towns in the Missouri Valley have been
flooded with coins placed in circulation
during the past year, and it is estimated
that 100, 900 bogus dollars have been put
on the market in that time. Tonight it is
said one of the prisoners has confessed,
and every agent of the organization 10
known and will be arrested
The herald., 1895-02-21
TOLD BY ONE WHO KNOWS
Astounding Statement Of the President
Of Company
One Hundred Millions of Dollars Expended
H. In Opening Hines Without
Any Returns

Milwaukee, Feb. 2O-Solomon S. Curry,
president of the Metropolitan Iron and
Land Company, made an asto unding
statement today regarding the future of
that business and predicts a revolution in
the industry.
cover 500, 000 600 have vanished, " he
declared. He said the opening of the
Mesaba and other ranges had been a big
blow to the Wisconsin Michigan COM
panies. Mr.. Curry conveys the idea there
has been a depreciation of property to
equal this great sum. Mr. Curry returned
today from Cleveland, where he attended
conference between nearIy all the prin-
cipal ore corporations of the United States.
THE meeting" he said, twas like
funeral dirge. We sobbed at the sight of
wealth as great as the Rothschilds van
ishing into mist all through the dis
covery of ore fields which can be mined
for more ore than the world needs. All
this is due to the development of the
Mesaba range and the billions of tons of
ore which can be placed on the cars there
at low price, and assures the world of
an adequate supply OF the metal for q
thousand years. This condition con-
fronts us when we had Just commenced to
believe a famine in the production of
Bessemer iron was about to be inaugu-
rated. We had some of the most expe-
rienced iron men in the world visit Eng
land, Spain, Algiers and Cuba and make
examinations of the mines, and from
their reports we believed that in few
years Europe would be obliged to call
upon America for its Bessemer ore. This
will prove to be true, for the United
States has the ore, and the fields in the
old country are playing out.
The herald., 1895-02-21

ing, many standing in the aisles. Though
suffering from the effects of an attack OF
the grip, Lady Somerset spoke on Munich
pal Government.
Miss Willard, speaking on the topic
Prohibition and Woman Suffrage, paid a
high tribute to Mrs. Cleveland for the
stand Of the latter upon the total abstin-
ence question, and said that Mrs. Cleve-
land had told her that she believed total
abstinence in Washington had become to
be looked upon as good form.
The herald., 1895-02-21
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LANDS
A Significant Report From the Secretary of
the Interior


the Interior
Washington, Feb. 20.-The Secretary of
the Interior has sent to the Senate a re-
port favoring the joint resolution of Con-
gress requesting suspension of action of
all selections filed by land grant railroads
for California lands until January 1, 1896,
unless legislation is had for the examina-
ton and classification of mineral lands
within the selections has been pre-
viously enacted. Secretary Smith says
he recognized the importance of the
early adjustment of the grants, and trusts
Congress will take all necessary action for
the examination and classification of
mineral lands at the present session. He
is advised, he reports, that land grant
roads in California are indebted to the
United States for aid in construction and
deems it advisable for the Government to
patent no lands to such roads prior to an
adjustment of the Indebtedness. The
legislation, in his opinion, should en-
brace all lands in the United States
granted to railroads.
The herald., 1895-02-21
NEW AUSTRALIAN LADYBUG
Imported from Honolulu and Ranks High as
DESTROYER

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-A new species
OF the Australian ladybug has been i'm
ported from Honolulu to exterminate the
mealy bug. Since the introduction of
the ladybug in Hawaii the mealy bug
is practically unknown. Several colonies
of the destroyer have been sent to the
experimental stations of California with
astonishing results. The ladybug actually
eats the pest both in its larval and grown
state. The mealy bug has done great
damage, attacking all kinds of plants and
orchard trees. Its remedy will be colon
ized and distributed throughout the state
The herald., 1895-02-21
More rloney Promised

San Jose, Feb. 2O.-Four counties gave
expression to their earnest desire for a
competing railroad tonight. At the big
mass meeting held in front of the Court
House there were among the speakers
representatives of the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito and
Fresno, and the tone of the addresses
plainly told of their determination to do
all in their power to secure line of the
Valley railroad through this section of
the state.
Fully 5000 people faced the stand when
D. M. Delmas, the chairman, called the
meeting to order, and when he began the
opening address he was greeted with en-
thusiastic cheers. He dwelt upon the
necessity of the people of taking immedi
ate action to free themselves from the
grasp of the Southern Pacific monopoly,
and said the opportunity existed in the
projected competing railroad.
Speeches were also made by S. n. Grit
fifth of Fresno, B. D. Murphy, W. D. Mich
OILS of Palo Alto, and W. H. Martin of
South San Francisco, Judge Fitzpatrick of
Redwood City, Joseph Hutchinson of Palo
Alto, Colonel Philo Hersey of San Jose,
Nicholas Bowden and John f. Richards
of San Jose.
Resolutions were adopted pledging the
counties represented to perfect organiza-
tions in each county to secure rights of
way and all possible subscriptions in
order to promote the building of the rail
road through those counties. Although no
call was made for subscriptions it was
announced that the James Phelan estate
had authorized its agent to subscribe
10000, and David Henderson of Santa
Clara subscribed $500. Subscription lists
will be opened at once.
The herald., 1895-02-21
HORSE BUT NOT THE GEMS
The San Francisco Police Still Looking for the
Tray of Diamonds

diamond thief who robbed Franklin S
pawn shop of tray of jewels, escaping
on horseback with his booty along a
crowded thoroughfare last night, has not
been found by the police. The horse was
found tied to a post on a resi-
dence street. The tray, with
one diamond in it, was picked up
by policeman, and this afternoon gem
tleman returned to the pawnshop a dia-
mond which he found on the street. A
boy of questionable association who dis
played several gems today was arrested on
suspicion of being the youth who loc ked
the clerks in the shops before the robbers
stole the gems, but the clerks could not
identify him.
The herald., 1895-02-21
ONLY ONE ACCIDENT
Riders In the Bicycle Tournament Get
Off Easily

On Easily
San Francisco Feb. 20.-There was
only one accident at the bicycle tourna-
ment tonight and that was caused by
carelessness.
The sport was better and more appre-
ciated than on the previous nights The
track had been altered during the day and
the riders seemed to regain their conf
dence. Only three men were allowed to
ride in the same heat. Frank Byrne of
the Imperial club was the sensational
rider, winning his heat from the scratch
in the one mile, class A, handicap, the
semi-hnal and the final all in fast time.
Byrne is comparatively new man but
promises to be the best man in his class
before the season is over.
Results: Final, one-third mile dash,
class A--Byrne won, Nissen second, Rose
third time, As seconds.
One mile, class b, scratch-Foster won,
Osen second, Terrill third; time, 2:27.
One mile, handicap, class A-Byrne
won, Languetin second, Howe thir d time
2:25.
The herald., 1895-02-21
THE BIGGEST ON THE COAST
An Immense Electric Plant to Be Put ir
at Tacoma

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 2).-An immense
electric power plant next in size to the
Niagara Falls plant is to be built this
year in Stuck valley, ten miles east of
Tacoma. To carry out the project the
White River Water and Power company,
with "a capital of $1,000, 900 has been in
corporated under the laws of New Jersey.
Water power is to be secured by tappin g
the White River below Buckley, from
which by a simple conveyance of an
open ditch, it will be carried to Lake
Tapps, near Sumner, which will be used
as storage reservoir.
The lake is three miles long, third
of a mile wide and one hundred feet deep.
From the end OF the lake by a fume over
a natural grade, the water is to be divert
ed to the edge Of the bluff oSerhanging
The herald., 1895-02-21
Called on the President

Washington, Feb. 2o.-Among the Presi-
dents callers today were Messrs Towne,
Smith and Corliss, Representatives
from the Northwestern states. They
said they called to pay their respects be-
fore their returning home. During the
conversation the President asked them
how they would like to be called on to
return to Washington March 9TH The
newly elected congressman said they
would not like it. 1t is not believed that
the Presidents had any Intention of inti-
mating that an extra session was proba.
bility.
The herald., 1895-02-21
MERVYN DONAHUE'S ESTATE
Suit Involving Shares of Railroad Stock
Brought in New York

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-The executors
of the estate of the late Mervyn Donahue
who was prominent San Francisco capi-
talist, have brought suit against j. & W..
Selgman and Landenburg & Co., New
York bankers, and P. N. Lillienthal,
their local agents, to recover 5000 shares
of the capital stock of the San Francisco
and North Pacific Railroad Company. The
shares, which are valued at $10l, 900, were
deposited with the New York bankers by
Donahue to secure certain claims against
him. 1t is alleged that the obligations for
which the shares were pledged have
been discharged. but that the New York
bankers refuse to surrender the collateral.
The herald., 1895-02-21
A New Arizona Road

Chicago, Feb 20.-The formal opening
of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix
road has been set for March 11th The
road runs from Ash Fork on the Atlantic
and Pacific division of the Santa Fe, to
Phoenix, Ariz., the entire length of the
line being 1876 miles. The Santa Fe route
has established traffic relations with the
new road, and will at once issue tariffs to
Phoenix via Ash Fork
The herald., 1895-02-21
Warwick's Plurality

Philadelphia, Feb. 20.-In total vote
of 214, TAI, Charles +. Warwick, Repub-
lican candidate for Mayor, had plurality
of 60, 9S9 over Ex-Governor Robert E. Pat
tison, Democrat. This is the greatest
plurality ever given candidate in muni-
cipal contest. The Republicans carried
almost all the city and bourough elections
TN the state
The herald., 1895-02-21
BisseIl's Resignation Again

Washington, February Although
Postmaster-G General Bissell refuses either
to affirm or deny the rumor that he has
decided to resign, it is nevertheless true
that unless he changes his present de-
termination he will retire from the cab
met some time in April. What his rea-
sons are for taking this step cannot be
stated
The herald., 1895-02-21
OiIroy Wants a Show

Gilroy, Cal, Feb. 20.-An enthusiastic
meeting was held here last night, Mayor
Casey presiding to indorse the San Joa-
quin Valley Railroad project, and appoint
committee of five to act with the San
Jose meeting tonight to induce the build
ing of the line by way of Santa Clara val
ley through Gilroy and Pacheco Pass.
Rights of way, depot Sites etc., will be
donated at once
The herald., 1895-02-21
MRS. BOURKE COCHRAN DEAD
Wife of the Congressman Passes Away In
New York

New York
New York, Feb. 20.-Mrs. Bourke Coch-
ran, the wife of Congressman Bourke
Cochran, died at 5 :15 o'clock tonight at
the Holland House from hemorrhage,
with which she was attacked on Tuesday
Mrs. Cochran was 80 years of age. She
had been married two years, and up to
two years ago was the leader of society in
Washington, but at that time her health
interfered with her social duties, and she
was taken by her husband to the Adiron-
dacks and also to Europe. Four weeks
ago Congressman Cochran brought his
wife to New York for special treatment
under DR.. Janeway. Mrs. Cochran was
the daughter of John Mack of So Park
avenue, this city.
The herald., 1895-02-21
The Hunters rIistake Again

Santa Cruz, Feb. 2O-Charles Coombs
killed Frank Carroll at Iona Prieta this
afternoon. The men were hunting deer
when Coombs seeing the bush move
thought it was deer and fired. The bull
let entered Carroll's heart.
The herald., 1895-02-21
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
Lady Somerset and Miss Willard Talk to
Thousands

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 2O.-Lady Henry
Somerset, and Miss Frances Willard pres
ident OF the W. g. T. u, today addressed
al audience in the Association Reform
Church that completely filled the build
The herald., 1895-02-21
Out on q Strike

Galveston Tex, Feb 20.-The Galveston
cotton mill operatives, nearly 500 strong,
have gone out on strike on account of
a request from the management OF the
mill to work an extra hour each day.