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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
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Hart did not commit suicide here, for the
data in a transcontinental railway office
showed that on the afternoon of the 4th
of July he bought tourists ticket to
Chicago. Why he should do this without
saying word to any OF his friends was
another mystery requiring clearing up.
Hart returned to California on July 81,
not entirely hopeless though. for he re-
quested the Chicago authorities to COM
municate with him directly should his son
be found.
The most startling phase of this episode
is narrated in letter from the elder Hart,
written in Chicago and received here yes
terday. The old gentleman relates that
when he reached home he found tele-
gram awaiting him, announcing the dis
covery of his son in a Chicago hospital.
He lost no time IN reaching that city, find
ing Franklin in the County Hospital, in a
convalescent condition.
Hart ascertained that his son arrived in
Chicago on July II, stopping at the Pal
mer House On the second night there he
actually did attempt suicide by asphyxia-
ton with gas. When discovered his
chances for recovery were shout one in o
hundred. The peculiarity of the case
spurred on the doctors in the County
Hospital, whittier he was sent, to extra
ordinary efforts, solely, perhaps. for the
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it broke and the entire mass of debris was
carried against the Robinson house, which
could not withstand the shock. There
was not vestige Of the house left.
The body of Mrs. Poppleron was found
several hours afterward in a cornfield lust
below the town. Mrs. Robinson was
found at Burchfield, two miles below, and
the body of Mrs. Auld was not recovered
until late in the day, and then far down
the stream. Little John and Wesley
Aud. floating on part of the side of the
house, managed to cling to trees and were
rescued an hour later.
James Robinson also succeeded in
reaching tree with a three-year-old
baby. Charles Smith saved little Sarah
Poppleton by swimming after her. Fred
erick Poppleton and McAuley were carried
further than any of the others, but near
the lower end of the town they also got a
refuge in the trees. ALI OF these were
eventually rescued.
In the little village great excitement
prevailed. There were many narrow es-
capes in Dehaven and the village of
Burchfield four miles below, but all those
in danger were rescued at great peril.
While the storm was at its worst in De-
haven an unknown man was seen coming
down the stream on the roof of an out
building. He disappeared from view and
his body was afterward seen further down
the stream, but could not be reached.
The food subsidized almost as quickly as
it rose, leaving the main street of the viii
lage strewn with debris. 1t is estimated
that in one hour not much less than four
inches of rain fell.
In Pittsburg the water-gauge showed a
downfall of 221 inches between and 80
o'clock.
At Irwin, Pa, and minor stations on the
Pennsylvania Railroad food was caused
by the bursting of dams on Brush Creek
and Tinker Run. More than sixty houses
were partially submerged. and there were
many rsscRes and aarros escapes, bat no
loss of life is reported. At Irwin the Penn
sylvania Railroad platform was swept
away with the freight that was on it. A
number OF manufacturing establishments
suffered damage which will amount to
thousands of dollars.
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to remain in this vicinity until all danger
is past.
sssrA 1EnEsA,s FOLLOWERS.
Strange Fanats cssns Created ov Faith {,
Her Posyer TO Heat

Strange FanGti cSsns Created bv Faith In
Her Posyer TO Heat.
DR.. II. E. McVay, post surgeon at the
Alcatraz Island military station, spent
several months in Arizona and is able to
give an interesting description of Nogales
and the fanatics who made the attack on
the Mexican portion OF the town on
Wednesday. DR.. McVay in 1898 was de-
tailed as surgeon and physician to the
International Boundary Commission that
acted IN conjunction with Mexican COM
mission in the re-establishment of the
boundary line between the United States
and Mexico. The first boundary was
established in 1856 by Major Emory, but
in subsequent years cowboys desiring to
cccupy desirable lands south of the line
removed the small monuments over on
Mexican soil, sometimes two miles from
the line. In many instances the Apache
Indians destroyed the monuments alto
gether out of sheer deviiment.
The monuments put mp by the COM
mission consisted of concrete bases, granite
blocks and 6n0- pound bolted shafts of cast
iron, six feet high. These extend from
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Traversed the Polar Sea to a
Point North of the New
Siberians.
THE FRAN is NOW SAILING
H0MEWARD.
Expected to Arrive Off the Coast of
Norway Within a Short
Time.

VARDO, ISLE OF VARDo, Aug. 9.-Dr.
Nansen, the Arctic explorer, arrived here
to-day. He says that his expedition at
tanned one of its objects in traversing the
Polar Sea to point northward of the New
Siberian Islands, viz: to latitude So deg.
IA min. north. No land was sighted north
of latitude SO deg.
After reaching the parallel of S6.14 the
expedition went south to Franz Josefs
Land, where it spent the winter, the mem
bers subsisting on bear flesh and blubber.
DR.. Nsnsen arrived here on the steamer
Windward, which is conveying provisions
TO the kson-Harmsworth expedition.
The explorer is perfectly well. The
Fran is expected to arrive at Vardo or
Bergen in short time. All was well on
board of her when DR.. Nansen left her.
On February 13 the world was startled
by the report that DR.. Nansen had found
land at the north pole, and had planted
the Norwegian flag there. 1t has been
waiting since then for a denial or confir-
nation of that news. 1t has now received
denial, and yet the voyage of Manson
was not barren of results.
DR.. Fridtiof Nansen is q Norwegian
scientist in the prime of life, being in his
thirty-fourth year. He entered the univer-
sity at Christianis in 1880, and in 1882
went as a passenger in the sealing steamer
Viking TO Denmark Straits and the east
coast OF Greenland. where the vessel be-
came lcebound in the pack for twenty
four days He was appointed curator of
the museum at Bergen in 1882 when he
undertook the leadership of a small expe-
dltion. consisting of six men all told, to
Greenland, and crossed the southern por-
ton Of that country from the east coast to
Godhaab, on the west, where the party
wintered, returning to Norway in June,
1889.
Nansen then conceived the idea of un-
dertaking an expedition to the north pole
by new route and in vessel of special
construction. He would build a strongly
braced vessel, get himself frozen in the ice
at point near where the Jeanette was
lost, and drift right across the Arctic with
the ice PACK over the pole-or so close to
1t that the pole could be reached by dash
over the ice, or over the land, if land
should be found.
The expedition sailed from Christiana
June "a, 1863. The doctors plan was to
make for the New Siberian Islands, and
thence sail directly north till the Fran
should be imbedded in the ice, then drift
along with it, following the west coast of
any land that might be met.
The doctor sent dispatch from yardoe
August o, 1898. written by Charabowa in
the Yugorski Straits on the I'd of that
month, reporting that he was about to
sail into the Kara Sea, and that so far the
Fran had behaved spIendidly, especially
in forcing her way through the ice.
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A Californian Who Accurately
Forecasts Events That Are
to Occur.
HIS MEMORY RAs DEPARTED.
Queer Mental Phenomenon Induced
by Attempted Suicide by
Asphy xiation.

PORTLAND. Or, Aug. 13.-One of the
most remarkable mental phenomena ever
brought to the attention of medical scien-
lists is now puzzling the physicians of q
Chicago hospital. 1t is that of a young
Californian who forecasts future events
accurately, describing them as ordinary
persons would events of the past, while
his memory of even the most recent hap
penings has disappeared.
On the Fourth OF July last Franklin
Hart, a young man from California. visit
ing friends on the East Side, suddenly dis
appeared. As nothing was heard of or
from the missing man after the lapse of
several days his father, living in Trinity
County. CAL, was com mmunicated with.
He at once came to Portland and Detec-
tive w. H. w elsh was placed at his dis
posal to find his son. About the 23d OF
July the fact was established that young
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FLOODS FOLLOW
HEATS CARNIVAL,
Furious Storm at Pittsburg
and Many Surround
ing Points.
FIVE PERSONS PERISH.
Cecil's Disaster of Two Weeks
Ago Is Repeated at
Dehaven.
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
Four Inches of Rain Fell in One Hour.
Many Brave Rescues and
Narrow Escapes.
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug. 13.-A violent
thunder and rainstorm visited Pittsburg
and points within a radius of thirty miles
OF the city shortly after s O'Clock this
morning, resulting in the death of five
persons and the destruction of much prop
| erty.
| The storm expended its greatest fury in
the valley of Pine Creek, in Hampton
! Township, few miles from this city. At
Dehaven, a small station on the Pittsburg
and Western Railroad, what is popularity
called cloudburst occurred. Pine Creek.
usually sluggish stream, was converted
Into roaring river that swept UP the hill
sides, wrecked houses, demolished a large
part of the Butler plank road, blocked the
Pittsburg and Western Road, killed live
stock and ruined farms. Four of the peo-
pie who lost their lives were drowned at
Dehaven, and one near the mouth of the
creek at Etna. The dead are:
Mrs. Susan Aud, widow, "a years of age.
Mrs. Sarah Poppleton. widow, aged so
years.
Mrs. James Robinson, aged 35 years.
These were drowned at Dehayen. and
Emil Schoeffele, newsboy, aged Is. was
drowned at Etna
An unknown man was drowned above
Dehaven and his body has not vet been
recovered.
The disaster at Dehaven which resulted
In the drowning of three women and an
unknown man, was identical, even to the
details, with the catastrophe which swept
eight people to death at Cecil, Pa. two
weeks ago. The only difference was that
the Cecil food happened in the evening
and this one in the morning.
Soon after daylight dark clouds BEGAN
to gather north of the little village. Rain
had begun to fall about O'Clock, but the
shower, thought persistent, was not
heavy. An hour later, however, it sud
denly seemed as if the f1oodgates of
heaven had been opened and the water
came down in an almost unbroken sheet.
To add to the terror it was as black as
night.
Mrs. Sarah Poppleton, widow, lived in
two-story frame house at the head of
the town with her daughter. AS the
stream rose to the doors of her house she
began to cry for help. J.C McAuley, who
lives two houses below, heard her screams.
and wading through the rapidly rising
uOOu tooA ici anu Aci AV-ycdI-OlO daughter
Sarah into the house of James Robinson.
which stood on the other side of the road.
In small one-story cottage below and
within ten yards of the Poppleton house.
Mrs. Aud and her two grandsons, John.
aged IL. and Wesley, aged TO- were i'm
prisoned and they were shrieking for aid.
They, too, were taken to the Robinson
house. Immediately after the Aud house
was carried away and it first lodged
against tree. All the rubbish that the
house carried was piled against it. Finally
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REMOVED 1HE REGIsTRAR.
SitdS Penry to Succecd Thomas Erase
nf Sacramento

Sitas Pegry to Succecd Thomas Fraser
at Sacramento
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 13.-The
President has appointed Silas Penry OF
California registrar of the land Office at
Sacramento. George Crosby, also of Cali
fornia, is named as receiver of public
moneys at the same place.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. 13.-Thomas
Fraser, the present registrar, does not be-
lieve that he has been supplanted, as his
term does not expire until Decem Der. He
thinks that some error was made in the
dispatch and that Crosby was appointed
receiver, while Silas Penry was appointed
to succeed Crosby as Indian agent in
Amador County.
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SPAIN LOOKS TO GROVER
Rumor That the President Will
Take Radical Steps Against
the Cubans.
Protracted Battles and insignificant
Results Continue TO Be Reporte
From Havana.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 13-A special
dispatch to the Herald from Havana says
The Diario de la Marina prints special
| from Madrid to the effect that President
Cleveland will soon take radical steps in
favor of the Spanish cause In the Cuban
question, which are calculated to produce
great sensation throughout the world
The correspondent bases his prediction
on the editorial leader in La Core spond-
encia de Espana, commenting on the re-
cent conference between the Duke of
Tetuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
Minister Taylor in San Sebastian.
The Spanish press in general here COM
pIiments Sagastas on his bellicose utter
ances.
The rebel forces under the leadership of
Sartorius in Havana province Tuesday
made an unsuccessful attempt to raid the
towns of Alquizar and San Felipe. In
each instance, however the rebels were
promptly repulsed by Spanish sharpshoot-
ers in the forest on the outskirts. The
loss was trifing.
Unofficial advices received here detail n
hot engagement at San Miguel station of
the Havana and Matanzas Railway Tues-
day between General Ochoas troops and
Vaencia's insurgent forces. The fight
lasted from o'clock in the morning until
noon Despite the superior number of the
re bells and their repeated charges on the
Spanish troops General Ochoas bravelv
held his position until the enemy dispersed
in various directions, carrying their dead
and wounded. Six Spanish soldiers were
wounded, but none were killed. The resi-
dents of San Miguel, who witnessed the
fight, eulogize the department of Ochoa's
men.
Colonel Guadalaiara's battalion, operat-
ing around Jaruco, reports four hours
engagement yesterday morning with the
rebels commanded by Aguirre, MirabeI
and Araguen in the Castillo hills. near
Ojo de Aqua. The rebels were finally
driven from their position after sixteen
were killed. Six Spanish soldiers were
wounded. three mortaIly.
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Large Forces Sent to Capture a
Yaqui Gang Camped on
American Soil.
FEAR OF A SECOND ATTACK
is PAST
The Filibusters Not Likely to Return
After Their Defeat of
Wednesday.

NOGALES, SONORA, Aug. 13.-News was
brought to. town this afternoon that q
large band of Yaqui Indians was camped
at Huevavi, on the Santa Cruz River,
eight miles north of Nogales, in the United
States. A company of soldiers under Colo
mel Bacon left on special train at 3 o. clock
to capture them. If the Yaquis are found
to be an armed body they will be taken
on suspicion of being mem bers of the gang
that raided Sonora yesterday. -Four OF
the Indians engaged in the fight were
trailed toward this camp this morning.
Colonel Kosterlitki, with forty picked
men, started tonight on the trail of the
filibusters. He will be joined by COM
pany of Mexican cavalry, which arrived
at o'clock this afternoon. A number of
the Indians are still in the mountains on
the Mexican side of the line, and soldiers
will attempt to bring them out.
The seven officers and citizens slain in
yesterdays battle were buried to-day. The
entire town was in mourning, as all were
well liked. Juan Fernandez was the CASH
ier of the Mexican custom house, and
relative of high officials in the Mexican
Government.
He and Chief of Police Ponciano Sanchez
were killed by the Indians from ambush
and did not get chance for life.
It is believed the revolution is at an
END, for time at least, as the Indians
met with such q hot reception that they
will not likely attempt it again., Every
one caught on the Mexican side supposed
to be a sympathizer will be arrested.
Late last night another man was caught
ro;,,r ~ ont v,ro-1iaiC1. a-d
ton on the route taken by the Indians in
their retreat. This makes three prisoners
taken.
Soldiers will be kept on both sides OF the
line until the excitement is over. One
company of United States cavalry arrived
at the line tonight from Fort Huachuca,
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stnrt for Crater Lake.

ASHLAND, Or, Aug. 1S.-Some sixty
five members ofathe Mazama Society from
Portland and various sections of the
Northwest, beside several from California
points, arrived here on last nights and
this mornings trains. A crowd OF forty
started on the excursion to Crater Lake
this morning. Others will start later in
the week. A large number OF people are
at Medford where start for the same
destination IS to be made. Accommoda-
tions have been arranged for. 200 excur-
sionlsts. Among the members of the
party Is the United States Fish Commits
sion A sea serpent that is seen in Crater
Lake periodically is reported to have
showed up during the past week to lend
an additional attraction.
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CONVICTED At HOLSTER.
Life Imprisonment the Punishment Melted
Melted to the Slayer of Charles
Hnrdwick.

HOLLISTER, CAL, Aug. 13.-It took a
jury just twenty minutes to-day to decide
the fate of Francis M. Conkling, the MUIR
derer of Charles N. Hardwick in this
county in February, 1895. The verdict
was guilty of murder in the first degree,
with the penalty fixed at Imprisonment
for iife- Only one juror was in favor OF
hanging.
This was Conkiing's second trial, he
having been convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced in Nav, 1895.
The Supreme Court granted him a new
trial on the ground that the jurors went
outside the courtroom and experiments
to test the truthfulness of his evidence.
The present case was tried before Judge
Conley of MADEIRA.
.Hardwick was the lessee of tract of
land over which Conkling had been in the
habit of travelling, but the road had been
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making of a professional record, and young
Hart's life was saved. His mind, though,
was left in phenomenal condition.
while Franklin's physical condition is
SO good that he will be able to leave the
hospital in day or two," writes Hart,
'.his mental state startles me. His mental
vision is supernaturaIly perspective. in
stead of being retrospective, and the
physicians here tell me that there is no
parallel case on record in any part Of the
civilized globe. They claim that the
phenomenon demonstrated in my sons
mentality is one of the many hidden
forces in human nature. In ordinary con-
versation Franklin is as lucid as ever, yet
it is difficult for him to recall past events
without hard study. For instance, when
| referred to his Portland visit and his de-
parture from there, it took him two days
to recall the more important events, as
they had altogether passed from his
memory since the almost tragic affair at
the Palmer House"
The writer adds that the phenomenon
in his sons mind consists of his mental
anticipation of events; as, for instance, the
day prior to Mr.. Hart's arrival in Chicago
Franklin repeated almost verbatim to the
doctor attending him the conversation he
had with his father eight hours later.
The singular and unheard-of metamor-
phosis of young Hart's mental vision
consists of its power to read
all manner of events, even of the most
trifing import, forty-eight hours in ad-
vance, with the same distinct clearn ess
that the healthy, normal mind ooniures
up :he past.
Another remarkable condition of Frank
Inns mind, writes Hart, is that after the
consummation of an event which he has
forecast he Is utterly unable to remem-
Der it.
Last Friday" concluded the writer.
FRANKLIN told me that he on that day re-
celved a letter from his mother. | knew
it was an hallucination, but asked him
what it contained, so he repeated to me
what he imagined had been written to
him. The day following he, indeed, got a
letter from his mother, without the slight
est variation from his prophetic revela-
ton. Every hour in the day my son
startles me and the doctors by some evi-
dence OF his wonderful mental vision"
In conclusion, Hart writes that before
returning home with his son he will take
him to New York, where he will consult
the best specialists on mental diseases,
and, If necessary, he will take the young
man to Europe if there is any possibility
OF restoring him to his normal mental
health.
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At NoGALEs, SONORA.

closed and Conkling forbidden to use it.
On the day before the killing he destroyed
the fence across the road and the next day
came down armed with rife. Prior to
his return Hardwick went with hatchet
to mend the gap and shortly after Conk-
ling passed. Hard wick was found dead
by his young brother at dusk. lying fat on
his face close to the fence, bullet having
penetrated his left arm, sixth rib and the
heart and lungs.
Conkling in his defense claimed that
Hardwick threw 8 rock at him and started
toward him with hatchet, when he shot
to save himself.
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Ne,c Yorh,s .Deasnrou Decreases.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 13.-The total
mum ber of deaths from heat to-day was
thirty-six, which is marked falling off
from the record of the previous two days.
The total nuns Der of heat prostrations was
IA, or less than one-third of the number
of the previous day.
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roUNa sR1FFo,s SENTENCE.

viii Train for Year II, Ne,c York
Prison.
BROOKLYN, N. Y. Aug. 13.-Youne
Critic. the pugilist, to-day pleaded guilty
to the Indictment charging him with as
sault on William Gottlieb last spring. He
was sentenced to one years i'm prisonment.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22

We learn that the city authorities
will assess one mill tax for the main-
lance of the fire team, the team to be
in charge of the marshal. This would
be a good thing for the town and we
believe saving. The team could be
kept at work every day, hauling gravel
for sidewalks and fixing the roads.
There is work every day to be done,
and if the team was under the control
of the corporation, they could be kept
at work continually. And what does
one mill tax amount to? About
$1,000. Nothingl And we do not
believe there lie a citizen in our town
who would kick +; but if there is, lei
him kick. BY the corporation taking
charge of the team, great deal OF
hard feeling that now prevails would
not exist. By all means let the town
take charge of the team.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22
A CARD.

At meeting of the Parsonage Society Of
the NJ. Z. Church South, held In the town
of Providence, Feb. Is, 1895. the following
Resolved, That we gratefully tender to
Hon. C. s. WHY our thanks for his success
full effort, as counsel for or Church, In de-
tending, WITHOUT ANY CHARGE WHAT
EVER, the suit to set aside the will Of the
late Mrs. Ingram; the result of which, ii
successful, would have deprived US Of our
Parsonage property.
Resolved, That q copy of this resolution
be sent to Mr.. WHY. and the BanneF-Dem-
ocrat be requested to publish it.
MRS. j. M. KENNEDY. President.
MRS. w. n. WHITE, Secretary.
Mrs. T. j. Powell, Mrs. D. W. Gilmour.
Mrs. G., NJ. franklin, Mrs. II. W. Knicker-
booker, Mrs. j. s. Milliken. Mrs. s. J. Du-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-22

Last Monday the house next to
Henry Sutton's residence caught afire
and the alarm was promptly given.
The new fire team came to the engine
house In q run, but there was so much
confusion and noise, that the horses
became frightened aud it was quite a
while before they could be hitcbed to
the engine. Fortunately the fire was
soon put ont and the delay caused no
trouble; but had the fire gotten under
Roadway, the building might have
been lost. This demonstrates the
urgent necessity OF driving the new
team and reducing things more to a
system. We have fine volunteer
department aud everybody is willing
to work. The horses can 60 in a run
with the engine, for they are large and
powerful animals; but the main thing
now is to get them accustomed to the
excitement and hurry which fire ia
bound to occasion.
Our volunteer system does great
credit 10 the town, but little drilling
would do a great deal of good.