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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-THE main
witness in the Durrant case to-day was
Maud Lamont, sister of Blanche. Her
examination occupied nearly the entire
day. as she was put through a rigid cross
examination. She gave history OF her
sister up to the time of her disappear
ance, and stated that Durrant was the
only young man with whom Blanche had
been keeping company in this city. lie
had frequently called at her home, and
had escorted her from church regularly.
Blanche had seldom been in the company
of other young men. She told OF Dur
rants visit to her home after Blanche s
disappearance, when he offered to make
a search for her. and said that before he
left he had told her that if she needed
friends to go to the Emmanuel Baptist
Church.
Durrants attorney asked if he had not
told her at that time to cheer up, that
everything would come out all right, but
Miss Lamont did not remember such a
remark.
The defense's most vigorous fight on
her testimony was to keep out evidence
as TO Blanche's weight. That Durrants
he was physically able to have carried
Blanche's body 20 the spot where it was
found one OF its main theories is now GER
tain. ln consonanCe with this they
fought to-day TO keep out all evidence
that would show her to have been of
lighter weight than l40 pounds.
Maud Lamont testified that last Sep
tenn Der her sister weighed ll5 pounds and
had since gained but seven pounds. This
ord as incompetent.
a witness Will be produced by the pros
ecution who weighed Blanche aud he will
testify that her weight was less than 120
pounds.
Maud Lamont identified the chip dia-
mond ring offered for sale by man sup
posed to be Durrant few days after the
murder. She said it was given to her on
Christmas three years ago and that she
had given it to Blanche last year. Blanche
had worn it up to the time of her disap-
pearanc5.
Durrant's chirography will be q material
factor in the case; the prosecution will
seek TO show by expert testimony that it's
characteristics are TO be found in the ad
dress and name written on the paper
in which the murdered girls rings were
inclosed when sent back to her aunt ten
days after the murder.
Mrs. Noble, aunt OF Blanche Lamont,
testified that 1t WAS the Monday following
the date Of Blanche's Disappearance that
Durrant called on her and offered to
make his search
The testimony of Blanche Lannon's
relatives make Durrant, should it be
proved that he is the murderer, one of the
coldest- biooded of villains. He circulated
among the bereaved relatives with words
of coincidence and cheer. freely offering
his services III the search for the missing
girl. The sangfroid be displayed then
has characterized him through all his
trials since, and is with him now. He
sits In court between his parents, offers
suggestions TO his counsel. and critcises
witnesses with an air OF easy abandon.
The prosecution will tomorrow begin
the work of tracing Durrant on the day
of the murder, when he in the morning
rode on car with Blanche to school.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

Her Constitutional Convention Begins
Its Proceedings.
COLUMBIA Is. c.. Sept. 1.-THE Con-
stitutional Convention began its session
this morning with another rush and there
have been lively proceedings thus far.
President Evans announced his standing
committees at the opening. Senator Irby
is Chairman of the Committee on Dec
laration OF Rights. and Senator Tillman
is in charge of the Committee on Rights
of Suffrage, which means the reporting
Of the Mississippi plan with modifica-
tions. The party has been given very
fair representation OH committees.
Attention was called to the fact that the
delegates had not taken the constitutional
oath, and for three-quarters of an hour
things were lively IN the extreme. The
convention did not wish 30 take the oath
provided in the old Constitution and
fight resulted, but finally 1t was decided
to do so. When four delegations had
been sworn III and President Evans had
taken the oath, Senator Tillman submit
ted that under the same Constitution. if
he took that oath, he would have to leav o
the convention, along with all others
holding United States offices, for the Con-
stilution distinctly said that no man
holding an office could hold State Office.
This was another office.
ave are the people," he said, 1--WE are
not officials. but represent the soyer-
eighty, and l cannot iake the oath"
General Soles, the negro statesman,
said the same question bad arisen in his
case, he being Senator and a United
States Congressman at the same time.
He simply lost his pay while he acted as
State Senator.
The convention referred the matter to
the Judiciary Committee to report
whether they should take an oath or not.
and il so to prepare suitable one
a recess was taken pending this report.
The committee, after the recess, reported
that the taking of the oath was not neces-
sary and the report was adopted.
Numerous new ordinances were intro
duced, among them one providing a
suffrage plan containing the majority
features of the Mississippi plan. with al
formative property and other qualifica-
tions; another providing $1,000 property
qualification in cities and towns, and
another providing for divorces for adult
cry upon conviction by Jury.
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! ton for the report is the fact that in her
annual address TO be delivered to- morrow
morning, National President Wallace of
the Women's Relief Corps, will recon-
mend the appointment Of a committee of
five to promote union OF all wOmen's or
ganizations working in connection with
the eXsoldiers' movements. This propo-
sition, however, is not even supported by
the Presidents own department. that of
Illinois, which filed Tor action q resolu-
ton by which all members of the Wom-
ems Relief Corps joining the Grand
Army Ladies are declared expelled from
the parent organization.
AS soon as the delegates had recovered
from the fatigue of The parade, the wire
pulling for the location of the next en-
campment was resumed with vigor, aud
The corridors of the hotels became as ami
mated as though political convention
was In progress. 1t was early evident
that Butfalo's efforts were more in the
nature of a bid for the encampment OF
1897, and that the contest lay between
Denver and st. Paul The committees
from these cities worked like political
veterans, and prodigious amount of
buttonholeing argument and persuasion
was lndulged in by both sides. The St.
Paulltes are claiming tonight that they
have the victory won, but their op
ponents, while not SO sanguine as yet,
are not inclined to concede defeat. The
prospects are that st. Paul will be the
selection.
For Commander-in- Chief, General T.
n. Walker of Indiana is having things
his own way, and it was said tonight
that his only competitor, General Thad
deus 5. Clarkson of Omaha, viii move TO
make his selection unanimous. Walker
came within eleven votes of winning at
the P1ttsburg encampment,
AT midnight of Tuesday, after a contest
of several hours duration the Naval Vet
Grams elected Captain Charles w. ALI
mond OF New York as Rear Admiral for
the ensuing year. The election was chal-
lenged on the ground that the constitu-
ton provides that the member elected
must be in attendance on the convention
whereas, the successful candidate has
Jailed to show up in Louisville. This
afternoon. however, the objectors de-
clded not to insist In the protest. The in
coming Admiral will designate the place
OF holding the convention. The PROPOSE
ton to strip the uniforms of the officers
OF all gold-Iace decorations was defeated
Other cases of heat prOstration were:
w. X. Glle of " Washington, ID. c., Vice
Commander of the department of the
Potomac, who fell from his horse; John
Thomas OF Detroit, who in falling cut
deep cash in his head; Commander Will
lam Janecke of the Department of Mis-
souri,, and j. p. PerchaIl. his Vice-Adju-
tant. Janecke's condition is serious.
Mrs. L.. a. Turner of Massachusetts will
be unanimously elected National Presi-
dent OF the w. Il. T.. L. L.
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HOT WEATHER,
The Thermometer Registers over a
Hundred at Peoria. Ill.

The Thermometer Registers over a
Hundred at Peoria, Ill.
PEORIA Gll.), Sept. 1l.-Mauy pros
trations from heat were recorded in this
city to-day. The mercury registered l060
In the shade at o'clock.
MARsHALLTowN Qa.), Sept. 1.-THE
hottest weather on record for this time of
year in this part of the county has been
recorded during the past few days. The
mercury has not fallen below 800 in for
ty-eight hours, and the highest mark has
been 9S'. Business has been almost at q
standstill.
RACINE (Wis.), Sept. 1.-THE ther-
mometer has been above go in the shade
all day here to-day. and in the afternoon
many persons were prostraled.
CHICAGO. Sept. 11.-This has been the
hottest day on record for Septem Der in
THIS city, The mercury registering 80 in
the business part of the city during the
afternoon. Yesterday the heat was above
w, and tomorrow the indications are
Tor weather just as warm as to-day, if not
warmer. tour serious cases of prostra-
ton were reported to the police. and tho
victims were taken to hospitals. It is
believed all will recover. The only other
DAY on record here for Septem Der, when
the thermometer went to go, was during
the Worlds Fair, September A. 1898. II
the hot spell should last through to-moT-
row, as predicted, all records for such
September weather will be broken.
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ATTEMPTED TRAIN R0BBERIES.
ONE IN COLORADO, THE OTHER IN
ILLINOIS.
In Neither Case Did the Bandits
Secure Any Plunder-Several
Shots Fired.

DENVER, Sept. 1l.-An unsuccessful at
this morning by two men at Crevasse
Siding, on the Denver and Rio Grande
Western near the Utah line.
When the regular westbound mail train
stopped at the water-tank the robbers
uncoupled the forward car from the train
and suddenly appearing before the aston
ished crew on the locomotive ordered
them TO go anead. At the end of the
switch they ordered the locomotive to be
detached from the car and drawn away,
leaving the car standing alone. This was
the mail car, in which Mail Clerk II. NJ.
Todd was preparing TO resist.
When the engineer saw the robbers
produced dynamite, he told them ne
would get the clerk TO open the door, and
he was ordered TO DO it in q hurry. The
engineer went TO the car door and told
Todd that it was useless for him to resist,
as the men had dynamite. and would
blow him up, and it would be better to
open the door. When the robbers told
him to throw out any valuable express
matter he might have within, Todd told
them that the express car had been left
with the train. They had uncoupled the
wrong car.
The robbers then asked Todd If he had
any registered mail in the car. Todd re-
piled that he had not a parcel OF any de-
scription or registered matter, and su =
gested that they had better be lookin Z
after the express car if they expected IL
do business on that trip.
Leaving the mail car, they started q
few steps towards the train, and Todd
made jump for his revolver. AT the
same time there was a suspicious cause to
think a demonstration was going on in
the coaches, as the lights had been
turned out. The robbers seem to have
been stricken with a sudden fear, and
without stopping to look in either direc-
ton the men made a dash into the high
trees, where it is supposed their horses
were concealed.
The train was detained only fifty min
utes in all, and proceeded on to Salt LAX e.
Officers are now hot on their trail.
ATTEMPTED HoLD-UP IN ILLINoIs.
KISMUNDY (Ill), Sept u.-Detectives
are searching for tbree mon who made a
bungling attempt to rob the north bound
express train on the Illinois Central last
night near here. They were riding on
the platform OF the express car, and after
cutting the bell-cord attacked the express
car door with sledge-hammer. The
messenger brought the train 10 a stop as
soon as he heard the noise by applying
the air-brakes, and the robbers jumped
off, Several shots were fired at them by
the crew.
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EeIl Two Thousand Eaet.

PENNsBoRo Nv. Va.), Sept. 1l.-While
assisting in balloon ascension at the
Richie County fair Willis Davis, aged %,
was accidentally caught in the ropes and
carried up with the balloon. At hight
of 800 feet Louis Bush, who was making
the ascent, cut the parachute loose and
the balloon, with Davis, shot up to a
hight Of 1000 feet. when ne fell TO the
earth and was instantly killed. Davis
home was at Bloomington, Ohio.
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Asphyxiated Himself.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1l.-R. S. Grif-
fin, young man about % years OF age.
asphyxiated himself in his room, l27
Kearny street. some time last night. The
body was not found until late this fore
noon by Japanese servant, who cares
for the rooms in that building. Griffin
made ample preparation for his depart
ure. The doors and windows were Sc
curely fastened and the gas was turned
on in full force.
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Two Children Burned TO Death,

SPOKANE (Wash.). Sept. u.-Word has
just. been received here of the burning of
two children of farmer j. II. Lavender
near here. One little girl, aged 7, was
consumed in the burning of the ranch
house, and Jacob, boy, aged Is, was so
badly burned in trying to escape that he
died in a few hours. The third child
jumped from the second-story window
and escaped with few slight injuries.
The older folks We're short distance
from the house, with their backs toward
it, and heard the roaring of the fire, but
supposed ii to be the noise OF a passing
railway train.
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Holmes Charged With Murder,

INDIANAPOLIS (Ind.), Sept. 11.-Cor-
oner Castor to-day announced that in his
verdict In the inquest of the remains of
Howard Pietzel, he would declare that
the child came to his death at the hauds
OF ii. ii. holmes. His findings will be
hled tomorrow. The Marion County
Grand jury this afternoon found an in
dictment against Holmes for murder in
the first degree, and should he escape
conviction in Philadelphia, he will be
brought here for trial, where the chain of
evidence against him is much more COM
Dlele.
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Fast Railroad travelling.

ALBANY On. ", Sept. 1.-THE New
York Central Flyer" which left Grand
Central Station, New York City at 5:40:30
this morning. arrived at Albany at 7:54:55
O'Clock, covering l43 miles in 1874 minutes
and % seconds. The train stopped at AL
bany changing engines for one minute.
BUFFALO On. ", Sept. 1.-THE New
York Central FLYER" arrived at Buffalo
at 1910, making 440 miles in seven hours.
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NO CHOLERA IN HAWAII.
Chinese Supposed to Have introduced
the Plague Released

Chinese Supposed to Have Introduced
the Plague Released.
AUCKLAND New Zealand), Sept. H.
The steamer Mariposa, which left San
Francisco August I'D for Honolulu. Auck-
land and Sydney. arrived hero to-day.
Her Captain reports that at Honolulu
he learned that the cholera scare which
had prevailed there, and which was the
subject of q dispatch from Mr.. Mills,
United States Consul-General to Homo
lulu to the State Department at Washing
ton, had passed over. The deaths which
had been attributed to cholera were
traced to poisoned food eaten at s native
feast.
The Chinese emigrsnts who reached the
island of Hawaii by the steamer Belgic
from Hongkong, and who had been sus-
pected of Introducing cholera, were re-
leased from quarantine before the depart
ure of the steamer from Honolulu.
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suicide of n stockton Capitalist,

STOCKTON, Sept. 11.-Frank S. Hatch,
capitalist committed suicide in the
Alta Lodging house in this city to-day.
He had been missing from his home on
West Oak street since 10 O'Clock yester-
day, and last night his wife became
alarmed and informed the police. Shortly
after 3 O'Clock this afternoon he was
found in dying condition in Main
street lodging house from the effects of q
heavy dose OF morphine. He died about
an hour and half afterward, although
two physicians worked over him and ap-
piled every known restorative.
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Commentators Arresred.

ST.. JOSEPH MO-. Sept l1.-Ransom
Smith, Charles a. Green and Miss GerIie
Howard, mem bers of a gang of alleged
counterfeiters, were arrested by United
States officers this afternoon. The head
quarters OF the gang, on the Platte River,
near this city, in an isolated spot. were
raided to-day, and a number of molds
and gold nuggets confiscated. 1t is be-
lieved that y. coo has been passed during
the pas! few months. Several members
OF the gang are still at large.
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Dragged to Death.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), Sept. I.-James I.
Lynch, a farmer living fourteen miles
west OF this city, was killed this morn
ing by being dragged to death. He was
leading q horse and the rope caught
around his wrist. The horse started for
ward. throwing Lynch to the ground,
and he was dragged for mile. When
found he was a horrible sight, the flesh
being torn from his face.
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Two Young Girls Missing.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 1.-two young
girls-Kate Harlan aged II, and Maud
Myers, aged 14-disappesred from the
flat in which they live on Temple street
last night at o'clock, and since then ali
trace OF them is lost. The police have
searched all day unsuocessfully. Mrs.
Hester Harlan, mother of Kate, is visit
ing in San Francisco.
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a Fiend Placed Under Arrest.

Los ANGELES, Sept. Thames Sharp,
aged 80 years, was arrested this evening
on charge of attempted criminal assault
upon Gertie Moore child of ! years.
Sharp lives in a shanty at the corner oi
Sacramento and Lemon streets, and
claims that the Moore girl came to his
cabin and proposed The act TO him. The
neighbors saw the child enter the cabin
and notified her mother, who caught
Sharp in the act of committing the crime.
Sharp pretends to be insane, and says the
Lord told him to 90 the act
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the murder of Mrs. Leroy r. Stiles and
her father. j. b. Borden. yesterday, was
committed by half-bresd negro and q
white man, strangers in the vicinity
Stiles and Borden had gone out fishing,
and on seeing two suspicious characters
hanging about their camp, Borden went
back 10 stay with Mrs. Stiles. Upon
Stiles return he found both shot dead.
posse has been organized and is now
searching for the murderers.
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FIRE AT SEATTLE.
A Hundred Thousand Dollar Resi-
dence Burned.

A Hundred Thousand Dollar Resi-
dence Burned.
SEATTLE Wash. Sept. 1.-THE palatial
residence of II. c. Henry. the millionaire
contractor who built the greater part of
the Great Northern Railway, was COM
pletely destroyed by tire this morning.
The residence was the finest In the city.
occupied commanding site overlooking
Lake Union, and cost 100000.
The fire, which caught from an electric
wire, was discovered by Chinese servants
about O'Clock. Several mem bers Of the
household had narrow escape and many
valuable furnishings were burned with
the building. The property was insured
for $4,000.
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Epidemic of Diphtheria.

PORTLAND (Or.). Sept. 11.-An cpl
demic of diphtheria has broken out
among the Polish fishermen and other
residents of Sauvies Island, near the
junction of the Willamette and Colum bia
Rivers. and it threatens to become seri-
Gus. The residents, who are all of lowIy
foreign birth. live in the most abject filth
and dirt. Passing steamers have unwit-
tingly exposed passengers to the disease.
the existence OF which was not known 20
the health authorities until to-day. Many
deaths are reported.
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Charged With an Awfui Crime.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 1l.-John Martinez
and his daughter Jane Martinez, Ii years
OF age, were arrested tonight by Sheriff
Martin and charged with incest. The girl
is in delicate condition, aud upon in
formation given by theneighbors the ofli-
GERS have worked up clear case against
them. They live near the Baldwin ranch
in this county.
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ALEXANDRIA (NIinn.) Sept. u.-As the
result of an awful blunder. Great North
ern trains Nos. and collided near
Melby, small flag station about mid
way Between Ashton and Evansville, this
morning. Early this morning it was
learned here that q head-on collision had
occurred as stated above at lao o'clock.
Just how the accident occurred cannot bo
learned. No. ,. the eastbound passenger
| train, while running at comparatively
high rate OF speed, met No. 5, the coast
bound train, and the following were
killed and wounded
Killed.. X. Emerson, engineer train
No 2; w. ii. Kershaw, express messen-
ger train No. .; L. I. Johnson, mail clerk
train No. 2; Ira s. Haines. train No. 3,
engineer.
Injured-W Wesley C. Rotsrt, brakeman,
left hand hurt; Fred Burgoyne, brake
man, arm broken and leg scalded; S. D.
Betzner, express messenger, left leg
broken and eye injured; George Will
liams, mail clerk, seriously injured
internally; J. Q. Rosenquist, mali
clerk, injured in back, not seriously;
Frank Nj. Curtis, Mason, Wis. arm, ley
and face injured, not seriously; Miss
Margaret Allison, Mason, Wis, badly
cut and bruised over the entire body and
back injured; Maurice O'Connor, st.
Paul, mail clerk, head and limbs injured;
Chris. Biglow, Fergus Falls, internally
and limbs injured; II. II. Mohr, San
Francisco. head and hands injured Steve
Martin. Streator, ILL.,. head and limb cut;
Mrs. John Russell, Duluth, on her way
TO Rugby, n. d., badly Jared and
shocked. had with her four small chill
dren.
The point where the accident occurred is
at the top OF what Is known as Pelican
Hill. Originally the siding here was put
| IN so trains could be taken over the hill
| n sections, but Of late years the grade
had been so reduced that the practice had
ceased. The station is five miles east of
Ashton and four miles west OF Evans
vile, and both trains are due 10 pass each
other at Ashton at l:25, and just how the
wreck happened does not appear, but the
train from the east was evidently some
what behind its schedule time, as il
should have been at Ashton at the time
the accident occurred, but instead of that
was at l:40 just west of Melby.
Ii was on this heavy grade that the two
fast flyers met, and how the death list is
so small is miraculous, as both engines
and the mail and baggage ears which fol-
lowed are complete wrecks.
The dispatChers' office here this morn
ing is gloomy place, the dead being
very we'll known to the dispatchers.
Chief Dispatcher Buskirk stated that tho
wreck was the worst in the history of the
system, and five of the best men have
been killed. He also said that the blame
for the accident does not attach TO this
office, but at present prefers not to say
Just where it lays.
All the killed were residents of st.
Paul.
The accident is supposed to be the re-
suit of train No. 3 passing its meeting
point, which was fixed at Melby by spe-
cial train order.
The injured are at Evansville and at
farmhouses near the wreck, and are being
cared for by physicians.
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Buried Under an AvaIanche.

BERNE, Sept. 1!.-An avalanche from
Altels glacier has fallen upon the hamlet
of Spital matte. About two square miles
of land has been covered. Ii is feared
that ten persons and 800 head of cattle
perished.
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Danger From the Rain.

HEALDsBURG, Sept. Il.-This section
was visited by a heavy rain last night.
and the indications point to further
downpour. Thus far no damage has re-
suited, but should the rain continue the
grape and hop crops will be ruined.
Prunes and dried fruits in the yard are
now being run through driers.
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Plot Aratnsr ferdinand,

BUCHAREST, Sept. ia plot against
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has been
discovered at Rustichuck. Twenty per-
sons have been arrested.
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The Tragedy at MnsseI geda.

Los ANGELES. Sept. u.-Further de-
tails Of the horrible tragedy at Mussel
Beds, north of Oceanside, indicate that
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Died From Heart FaiInr

Los ANGELES, Sept. 1I.-George L.
Fullerton, a druggist whose place of busi-
ness was at Al south Main street, where
he had been in business for many years,
was found dead III bed this morning. 1t
is possibly case of heart failure,