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The herald., 1895-09-04
BLEW THE WIRES DOWN
Severe Storm in Illinois and Wis.
cousin
At O'Clock This Morning the Wind Was
Still Rnging---A Steamer in
Danger

CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-A very severe
storm of wind, rain and lightning pre-
vailed throughout the northern portion
Of Illinois tonight. Much minor damage
was done and telegraph and telephone
communication was interrupted. Reports
from many towns in Illinois north of
Bloomington state that.the storm was one
of the most furious known in years. At
some points the storm reached the pro-
portions of hurricane. Late reports
from the village of Kinderhook. where il
was reported that three lives were lost,
are to the effect that the first story was
erroneous. 1t will be impossible, how
ever, to get definite details of the dam
age done at that place until morning, as
Wednesday, morning the storm is still
raging in the vicinity of this city. The
lightning flashes are almost incessant and
heavy ra IN is falling.
The City of Louisville, one of the Gra-
ham and Morton boats. heavily loaded
with passengers, as we'll as freight met
with an accident IN mid-lake tonight
which detained her nearly two hours and
caused great deal of worry in this city.
The boat encountered the storm out in
the lake and while weathering the sever
est part of it suffered the breaking of a
piston rod on one of her engines. This
necessitated the shutting down of the
machinery, and the boat consequently
drlfted about at the mercy of the waves.
The passengers became almost panic
stricken.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Harry BETRAYED Him

DENVER, Sept. 3.-A special to ths
Republican from Ration, n. NJ, says:
Word was received here tonight that
DIR. George w. Fraker, who was arrested
near Tower, Mimi. had been landed III
Jail at Kansas City. He claims that
George Harry is responsible for havinr
betrayed him and caused his arrest.
Several,weeks ago the Republican report
ed the breaking up of nest OF horse
thieves at this place and the arrest OF
several parties who were connected With
the stealing T yo OF the leaders, named
Harry and Phillips, escaped and LETT the
burden upon woman consplrAtor,
named Ash. Sheriff Littrell of this
county returned here today with Harry,
whom he had captured at Moberly Mo.
He waived preliminary examination
To-day on the charges preferred against
him an1 was taken to the county Jail Mt
Springer. Harry told story of his COM
panion, Phillips, having been drowned
in the Arkansas river near Halstead,
Kan, on August oath, and that his body
had been found and inferred the next
day. This Is contradictory to private in
formation that both Har.y and Phillips
had been located in Moberly about
week ago. 1t is now surmised that Phil
lips and Fraker are one and the same
person. and that instead of having been
drowned, Phillips or Fraker made his
way to Minnesota, where he was arrested
last Sunday, through the treachery of
Harry. While living here Phillips con-
duct was such as to give the impression
that he was fugitive.
The herald., 1895-09-04
~ WOULD NOT SAY BOO TO A GOOSE
Indians Were Entirely BIameIess In the
jackson Hole Affair

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-General Cop
pinger, who had comamnd of the recent
military expedition to the Jackson Hole
country, today had conference with
Secretary Lamont, to which Commission
er of Indian Affairs Browning was invit-
ed. Il do not consider the Indians were
to blame for the Jackson Holu affair.",
said General Coppinger, at tho close OF
the conference. ''They are entirely quiet
now. in fact, and have been. In fact,
they would not say boo to goose.
One question which the general brought
to the attention of Secretary Lamont and
Commissioner Browning was the advisa-
pility of annexing the Jackson Hole
country to the Yellowstone park. He
suggested that this action would solve
the problem by preventing all parties
hunting and fishing in that section. and
said, as the country was not densely set
tied, he thought there would be compar-
atively little difficulty in making the
change. Commissioner Browning said
that in the first place it would be mat
ter for Secretary Smith and then for con-
gress, adding that he did not know
how the people of Wyoming would regard
it as it would deprive that state OF terri
tory.
General Coppineei's report on the In.
dian trouble has been turned over 10 Sec
retary Lamont. The general declined to
say whether he would make any recon-
mendations for the continuance of troops
IN the Jackson Hole country. or for the
punishment of the participants in the
trouble.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Tammany fleets

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The executive
committee of Tammany hall held a meet
ing tonight at, which resolutions were
adopted inviting all Democratic ofganiza-
tions which supported the state ticket
last Novomber to vote at the Taminany
primaries on the oath of the month.
The state Dem ocracy leaders had re-
ceived notice that overtures might be
made by Tammany hall and they held a
meeting also. An envoy was sent to them
from Tammany with copy of the reso-
lutions. When the resolutions had been
received and read, Chairman Charles s.
Frairchild, who presided. said that al
that organization in any way. as no res
olution presented giving support to the
candidates nominated by the state Dem
The herald., 1895-09-04
Big .Judpment Secured

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The su-
preme court today decided the Walkerly
trust invalid. By this decision the widow
of william Walkerly will receive an estate
of $3.50, 600 instead OF one-fourth of that
amount. Walkerly died in 1857, leaving
as his heirs his widow and child born
five mouths after his death. His will
gave his widow the furniture and use Of
the residence during her widowhood. If
she REMARKED she was TO lose the resi-
dence. Besides hs lett her an annuity of
$2400. Just before his death Walkerly
learned he was to have an heir and made
a codicil to the will in which he gave the
unrborn child and mother each 500. 000.
The child died and Mrs. Wslkefly re.
ceived 500. QUO as its hair. She afterward
married william II. Burbank, a reporter.
Mrs. Burbank commenced proceedings
to have the trust declared Invalid on the
ground that the law in this state pro-
hibits trusts for term of years, except
for charitable purposes. The decision was
rendered in ner favor.
The herald., 1895-09-04

ocratic convention was adopted by the
state Democrcy county convention OF 1871,
nor did the county convention adopt such
resolution.
The meeting simply instructed the sec
retary to acknowledge the receipt of the
Tam many resolution. The question was
as to the adivsability Of sending delegates
to the state Democratic convention. 1t
was decided TO send a contestlng dele
CATION. the vote being 81 to u for that
action.
In the Tammany meeting tim element
known as the young Democracy received
a rebuff. Henry d. Purroy, its leader,
offered five resolutions for the unification
of local Democrats and the recognition
of the younger elements, and all of them
were defeated. Then he left the wigwam,
followed by twenty-one adnercnts. This
is the first split in Tammany's councils
SINCE the recent reorganiZat
The herald., 1895-09-04
THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA
Five States viii Constitute the New
Union
A Balloon TO Be Used as a r1eans OF Destroy
ing the Spanish Forces---A Yan-
Zee Invention

WASHINGTON, Sept.3. 3.-United States
Consul Hyatt. located at Santiago de Gu
"a. in reporting to the state department
1pon the efforts of the Pohupo Mining
company to supply manganese ore for the
American market gives some details of
an attack upon the miners employed by
this company by the Cuban instruction
lists. The company IS an American cor.
poration, the principal stock holders resi-
ding in Pennsylvania, but Spanish officers
derive tonnage royalty from the miues.
This fact excited the displeasure of the
rebels to such an extent that they fired
upon the miners. causing such a stam-
pede that the mine was compelled to
close. General Maceo has since promised
protection, but 1t has been impossible to
prevail upon the men to return. The
company had Just shipped its first ship
load of 900 tons of ore to Philadelphia,
where the demand is so great as to be be-
yond the supply capacity of this compa-
ny if allowed to operate. The ore is used
in the manufacture of steel.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Will Use a iSaIIoon

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. Samuel
Andrews. a machlnist of this city, claims
to have perfected a war balloon which he
has sold to syndicate of New York Gu
bans for use in the aid of the Cuabn IN
surgents. The balloon has been tested in
the fields and is said to work perfectly.
Instead of the ordinary carriage. the
balloonsis fitted with an armo-ed box
from which mum Der of bombs can be
suspended and the bombs are iguited and
released by automatic machinery in the
box. After all are discharged the box
explodes, destroying the balloon. The
machinery is worked by a steel spring.
Andrews claims to have a device by
which he can control the direction of the
balloon.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Chinese Exclusion Act attacked

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Judge Seaman OF
the federal court attacked the Chinese ex-
clusion act when he discharged from Gus.
tody the Cinnamon arrested in Detroit
for entering the United States. and who
were ordered to be deported by Com mi Is
soner Graves of that city. Judge Sea-
man, in discharglng the men, said he
questioned the constitntionality of the
act. He based his decision on the sec
tion of the act which gives TO the United
States commissioners the same power as
is given Judge. Judge Seaman holds
that the powers of commissioner are
limited. He cannot pass sentence and
infiict fines, but can simply hold to the
federal grand Jury.
The herald., 1895-09-04
PROTECTING INGALLS, OF KANSAS
He Is Out for His Old Seat In the United
States Senate


TOPEKA Sept. 3.-At the Labor day
celebration in this city ex-senator John J.
ingalls, spoke from the same platform
with W. r. Burton. who is now looked
upon as ingalls, principal opponent in
The race for the United States senate.
Their appearance was regarded as the
opening of the senatorial ca.npaign. The
senator says openly that he is a candi-
date. He is taking friendly stand in
favor of silver in all his speeches. After
speaking in general way on labor top
les, Senator ingalls, surned his attention to
the last congress. He said:
If there were congress inadequate,
incompetent, insincere, hostile to the
best interest of this country, it was not
the fault OF the congress SO much as it
was the constituents that sent tn em
there.'
Turning to the charges that seats were
bought in the United States senate. he
LAID the blame at the same door, those
who elect senators. He said:
"There is one remedy. Abolish the
present antiquated clumsy, superfiuous
and detrimental method OF choosing sem
ators by legislatures, and let them be
elected by a direct vote of the people OF
the state. as they. ought to be elected.
This statement was loudly cheered.
ingalls, went step further and said that
the only way to purify this government
was to trust the people, and he even
went so lar as to favor the election OF
president and vice-president by direct
vote. He roundly scored the Standard
OIL company and various trusts. He
thought labor had right to com bine and
spoke strongly against indiscriminato
immigration. He closed by urging the
workingman to remembe that the re-
dress of his wrongs is in his own hands
The herald., 1895-09-04
Cuban Republic

LONDON, Sept.t3.-A Havana dispatch
to the Times says that a meeting of in
surgent delegates at Naiasa proclaimed
a constitution for the republic on fed
eral basis of five states. They also elected
the Marquis of Santa Lucia president and
appointed various officers as we'll as con-
frming the nomination of Antonio Maceo
to be general commandant in Santiago
de Cuba, Maxiro Gomez in Puerto Prin-
cipe and Roloff in Santa Clara. Ma jasa
was proclaimed as the provisional federal
capital.
A resolution was adopted permitting
farmers to sell their prod acts in the town
on the payment of % per cent ad valorem
duty. A proposal to proclaim Maceo die
tator OF Cuba was discussed for six days
and was finally Withdrawn. The autono-
mist party intend to petition Spain for
self government on Canadian lines. 1t is
stated that Gomez is inclined to accept
conditional autonomy. but Maceo declines
any compromise.
The herald., 1895-09-04
nyStiC ShrinerS

NANTASKET BEACH, Mass, Sept. s..
AT todays session of the Mystic Shrin-
ers it was decided to hold the next meet
ing in Cleveland, o., on the third Tues
day in 1896.
This evening grand banquet was
served at the Rock Island house. 1t is
the last feature of a successful season and
formed fitting ending for the two days
meeting wnich it closed. The chief
speaker was Imperial Potentate-elect
Charles l.. Field. Other mobiles or the
Mystic Shrine were also heard.
The herald., 1895-09-04
GENERAL GIL ITEMS
Practically All Producers United Under the
ExchanQe=.-NOteS


Despite the discouragIng condition OF
the market and the continued delay in
getting transportation to the north, there
is reason to be hopeful for the future of
the oil industry in Los Angeles. Until
very recently the exchange has felt un
easy because it had but partial hold on
the field. The fact that some of the pro-
uucers remained on the outside and were
willing to cut prices deferred the shrewd
business men who were contemplating
the formation of a transportation COM
pany from going into the project for fear
they would have to contend with mar
ket which was depressed by few dealers,
after they had :.ade great outlay in
putting up storage TANKS and laying pipe
lines to the seaboard.
Major Cochrane, secretary OF the ex-
change, declared yesterday that the best
news ever heralded to those who are in
terested in the industry was that the pro-
duoers were now practically unit upon
ell questions relating to the business and
were willing to act entirely through the
exchange.
The membership is daily increasing,
and will soon embrace all but one or two
operators. Yesterday several names were
added to the roll.
A scarcity of casing Is complained of
among the drillers.
Joseph Bayer's we'll On West State street
has been following the suit of the David
son and Nelson wells. 1t spouted Mon
day quite freely.
OF the four rigs now at work on the
| east side of Belmont avenue, only one is
! drilling, the others having met with one
mishap or cnother, were delayed in their
| progress.
Fletcher & Daggett are so encouraged
| by the success of thsir we'll GU Metcali
| street that they intend to drill two Others
on Edgeware road.
The electric drilling rig at the corner OF
| Belmont and Rockwood was stopped for
| time yesterday while a readjustment of
| the machinery was made. Not enough
; work has yet been done to determine
! whether the electric method will be an
improvement over steam or not, but it is
| expected that the innovation will be a
| great success.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Rifle f1arksmen

SEAGIRT, N. j., Sept. 2.-This was
the second day of the first annual meet of
the New Jersey State Rifle. association.
The Third regiment team from Pennsyl-
vania shot in the interstate regimental
match today. This is open to all teams
of six from the regimental battalions
and separate company organizations of
the National guard of the United States or
of the United States army. The COM
petng teams completed their work on
200 and 500 yard ranges. Tomorrow they
will finish an unknown distance. The
engineer corps, District OF Colum bia, is
ahead with 507 points to their credit, the
First Alaska cavalry second and the
Twelfth New York third.
The herald., 1895-09-04
insurance Companies Begin Suits

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Set. 3.-Attorneys
for the Kansas Mutual Insurance COM
pany, one of the companies victimized
by DR.. George w. Fraker, the Missouri
swindler, arrested at Tower, Mimi, Sun
day. ARE preparing to file suits in theUnited
States circuit court 20 restrain j. S. Lin
coin, executor OF the Fraker estate. Geo.
W. Guire trustee under the will, and the
Com m ercal bank OF Liberty from paying
out any of the money paid under judg-
ment against the insurance com panies.
Petitions will also be filed to restrain the
probate judge from disposing of any of
the money he may have in his possession
under the judgment
Several days ago Mr.. Lincoln started
to Cali ornia to bring back five orphan
children. beneiciares of Fraker's insur-
ance money.
1t is proba BILE that Uncle Jake Crowley,
James Triplet and George Harvey, who
testified to seeing George fraker drowned.
will be arrested on charges of perjury, and
there may be some startling develop
ments in the course of the next few days.
A gentleman prominently connected
with one OF the insurance companies VIC
timized by Faker takes less confident
view of the situation. He said 1t is
very unlikely that FrakeT can be held on
any charge. He disappeared. but ne nev-
er put in claim tor any life insurance.
The insurance has been paid but there
is no proof that he received a cent or tried
to get Il cent. The money was paid with
out any actual proof OF death. 1t can
never be,,proved that Fraker actually put
up job to defraud the companies with
out his own admission, and even if it
were proved it could not be recovered
on account of the manner in which the
money had been distributed among the
heirs"
George Henry, who was with Fraker
when he went over the Missouri river
bank near Camden, No.. July IT., 1893
The herald., 1895-09-04
DURRANT TRIAL PROCEEDS
Continued from first page.

and that she had gone straight from her
school 70. her death; if we show you, as
we confidently expect, that no one put
the prisoner could have committed this
outrage and horrible crime, we shall look
10 you as citizens OF the great state whose
reputation for justice and for enforcement
OF theslaws We as officers are trying 10
uphold, to render your verdict that tne
pris )ner at the lar is guilty OF murder
in the first dogiee.A
When District Attorney Barnes conc,ud-
ed his opening address in the trial OF
Durrant this morning he turned to the
prisoner and looked sharply at him. Ihe
Judge stared at Durrant, the jury stared
at him. the court room clerks all turned
to Durrant. The spectators, and their
number was the limit OF the court room
accommodation. all watched him. For
the first time Durrant had heard the evi-
dence against him marshalled and massed
and it seemed as if this sphlnh OF rah
must give some sign of distres- or indig-
nation. fear or defiance.
But never craven image was more I'M
mobile than the face of Theodore Dur
rant as he looked straight into the dis
trict attorneys eyes.
Before the day was over he was put to
another test-a strain harder TO bear ana
one that has broken down many men ac-
cused of murder. DuIrant was taken to
the scene of the crIm es with which he is
charged. He stood in the dusty little
room where Minnie Williams was choked
and gashed to death and the spot on
which he stood was still dark with the
stain of her blood. H was taken up the
narrow stairs which he last trayeled-if
the theory of this crime be true-with his
other hell pless victim. He stood in the
dark grmy belfry where Miss Lamont $
body lay for ten days, until the tinuing OF
the other girls body led to its discovery,
and he remained there while the jury
which is to say if he lives or dies were
shown to all the places where the gilr's
books and clothing were hidden, and
through it all he was unmoved. He
brushed the dust from his coat and when
he came back to the light he smiled to
the people he knew.
The herald., 1895-09-04
BROKE HIS COLLAR-BONE
Conductor n. M. Potter Hurt by Falling From

Conductor II. M. Potter of the Maple
avenue division of the electric road fell
from his car at the corner of Fourth q
Spring streets, about $3.50 last night and
broke his left collarbone.
The trolley had slipped off the wire and
Potter had reached back over the rear OF
the platform and caught the rope that is
attached to the trolley pole. to throw the
little copper wheel on the wire. He lost
his balance and fell to the ground, strik.
ing onshis shoulders, breaKing the collar
bone. He was removed to the receiving
hospital, where DIS. Ainsworth and Bry-
ant dressed the injury. Later in the
evening Potter was taken to his home at
S21ll West Seventh street. His injuries
will probably Keep HIM from work for
several weeks.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Iowa Bank Closed

STORM LAKE, Iowa, Sept. 3.-Great
excitement prevails over the closing of
the Buena Vista state bank. A big crowd
fills the streets. 1t would only need a
word tc lead to deeds of violence. The
business methods of 1.-THE Lemon family,
who ran the institution, have caused
great indignation.
Examiner Bennett states an examina-
tim indicates the bank has a capital OF
$4,000 and $65. 900 in deposits, re.dis-
counts and money due other banks. The
bills receivable amount to $S1, 000 of
which about S35. 600 are regarded by the
auditor as practically worthless.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Did Not Premeditate SwindIing
Insurance Companies
IS NOT CRIMINALLY LIABLE
The Opinion of an Insurance Man in
the Case
The Fugitive Never Claimed Any Insurance
and No Proof of a Put-Up Job Exists.
l1oney Carnot Be Recovered
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 3.-Dr. George
F. Fraker, the insurance swindler. passed
through here this afternoon. To re-
porter who met the train in Iowa the
doctor talked freely of his case. His
answers to questions, however, were given
in an absent minded way.
II did fall into the river the day | was
fishing" he said, "and came very near
being drowned. However, there was
drlftwood in the stream and l caught a
log and floated down the river for con-
siderable distance. Finally | found a
place where | could touch bottom and
waded out to the land. l lay there all
that night and all the next day.
Il was in no condition to go back to the
springs, and accordingly l came to Kan
sas City. Because of my appearance l
went to a cheap rooming house on Grand
avenue near Fifth street. 1 stayed thers
four days. On the second day l shaved
off all my beard. Then | went to Chi
cago. From Chicago I went to Milwan-
koe and stayed most Of the fall Of that
year. BY that time the II anne of Fraker
had been too much advertised and | told
u room mate that was from Denver and
my name was William Schnell. | went
oy the name of Schnell from that time
in.
Il lived in Wisconsin and Minnesota
ever since. I stayed most of the time in
towns. | went from one place to another.
No, | won't tell you what towns we visi-
ted had not decided to stay until the
papers said all kinds of things about me.
Then | knew | was IN disgrace and could
not make living if L came back. | have
wanted TO come back a thousand times
and came near coming, but the disgrace
and what people wero saying about me
kept me from doing 50. This living
death is horri ple and l am glad l am
going back"
Did your people know where you
were?'
"No, they did not. 1 did not commun-
icate with them
"I was telegraphed from Duluth that
you expected share OF the insurance
money"
That was not true. 1t was all to GO
to my heirs DR.. Fraker carefully
avoided answering questions intended tc
reveal his means of subsistence. Finally,
wbep the question was asked: "Who
gave you away to the insurance company
ana furnished the information that led
TO YOUR arrest?" the doctor started sud
denly and said: II think it was George
Harry, one of the men who went fishing
with me. | wrote him from Wisconsin
last winter. | told him about young
man whose maze | won't mention, who
was very kind to me when ! was sick.
told him the young mans name and
think he wrote to him aud got my ad
dress after | moved to Minnesota"
The herald., 1895-09-04
Fell From a PaIconv

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 3. Mrs. Mary
L. Toner. wife of State Senator Hugh
Toner. fell from the rear balcony of her
house at 239 Rich street this afternoon
and was instantly killed. Mrs. Toner
was engaged at helping a servant hang
out some clothes when railing upon
which she was leaning gava way and she
fell headlong to the ground. Mrs. Toner
was 32 years of age and leaves two small
children. Her husband represents the
Eighteenth district in the state senate.