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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02
MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.
Positive Eridence That Dunhans Sou0ht
to Enrich His Child.

to Enrich HIS Child.
SAN JOSE, CAL, June 1.-The CALL
correspondent has secured information to-
night that turns the theory which has
been advanced as to motive for the
murders into positive fact if circumstan-
tial evidence will prove anything
1t is learned that within a few davs
James c. Dunham sought the advice OF
young lawyer OF this city as to the rights
of an infant placed in a position such as
that in which he has placed his own.
He raised the hypothetical question
covering the case, and seemed much
pleased when the lawyer said: "Such a
child would inherit the whole estate"
The incident, which has not as yet been
reported to the Sheriff, has the greatest
significance, as showing the remarkable
motive for this remarkable crime. 1t is
related by William III. Johnson, young
attorney in the office of Lawyer John
Goss.
Mr.. Goss was Dunham's counsel in
proceeding which he instituted some
weeks ago against A. Penniman for the
foreclosing OF a mortgage which Dunham
holds against piece of land owned by
Penniman.
Dunham went to Goss' office on the day
of the carnival procession for the purpose
of viewing the pageant from the window.
Johnson took seat in the window beside
him, and taking the opportunity, while
waiting the coming of the floral process
sion, to gain the information he desired.
Dunham said:
Suppose, Johnson, that man married
into rich family and had issue, and that
all the other members of the family died
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NOT INFORMED.

Chief Engineer Forsyth and Secretary
Gum of the Iron FORKS Say They
KnotU Nothing of Alleged Defects.
Robert Forsyth, chief engineer of the
as to the report stated that he knew moth
ing about the matter.
j. OBJ. Gum, secretary of the Union
Iron Works, expressed great Indignation
at being called out of bed upon any such
subject. He said that be had not heard
anything about the subject and knows
nothing about it, and would not discuss
the matter.
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the United Press special correspondent in
Moscow that no Americans were injured
in the terrible catastrophe on the Hndynsky
Plain. This communication from Minis er
Breckenridge appears TO be the first notiE-
cation he has given the State Department
of the great loss of life on the occasion,
and he has apparently been called out by
nquires from those in this country who
have friends in Moscow.
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and was compelled to surrender Miles
to save his life and the jail from destruc-
ton. He surrendered the keys and the
doomed man was led ). here the body of
Slayton dangled. Miles was quickly swung
up and his body filled with bullets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02
The Oreomargar,ne Act Holds.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 1.-The
District Court of Appeals handed down an
opinion to-day sustaining the constitu-
tionality OF the oleomargarine act.
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mission Is approved by Governor Morton. After
the report is adopted the Adjutant-General Is
authorized to contract for not to exceed l0O,OOO
rifles OF the kind selected by the Commission for
the military and naval forces Of the State, at a
price not to exceed 500 a gun. which are to be
furnished within three years after they are
contracted for.
Twelve guns were formally entered and Of
fered to the Commission for examination and
test by the following:
Military magazine rife, by the Savage Arms
Company. Utica, N. T.: Derrick S. West. Boston.
Mass: s. +. Kneeand, in the name and style Of
Briggs Kneeand; the Lee Arms Company,
Hartford. Conn; John Henry Blake, Batavia;
Bethel Burton Brooklyn: George L. Putnam.
New-York City; Winchester Repeating Arms
Company. New-Haven, model No. l, 1895. and
model No 2. 1896: rifle Of straight pull bolt &C.
ton, by Dr. f. ~ Mclean. of Washington, Iowa:
rife double-bo action. by w. B. Farwell Of
San Francisco. Cal
In its report the Commission says:
THE Savage magazine rife lever action.
magazine holding Ave cartridges. in strength
and hneress Of parts very closa compliance
with the eleven salient points mentioned In
the instructions for the consideration Of the
Board by the Acknowledgement ease Of manip-
ulation and general all-round excellence won
the unanimous decision of the Board Of Exam
liners az being clearly the best military maya
zine rife submitted for their examination.
I'VE feel confident that with the Savage maya
zine rife placed in the hands Of the National
Guard of the State Of New-York a new life will
be impaired to the art OF target practice, great
pride in the accuracy and beauty Of the arm
developed and the very best weapon in the
world for military purposes secured for their
1--WE therefore unanimously recommend that
the Savage military rife be adopted for the use
OF cur National Guard.
1.-THE Savage cavalry carbine submitted
to us for inspection is n very fine arm. The
mechanism is the same that Of the Savage
military magazine rife. and in al Its details Is
admirably adapted for the use OF cavalrymen.
We unhesltatngy recommend II for the usa OF
the cavalry Of the National Guard Of the State
The fact that the Savage rifle has been Sc
lected as the arm for the National Guard does
not surprise the people who were present during
the trials. From the first tests at the armory
TO the last at Creedmoor, the rifle demonstrated
the fact that it was a frst-class weapon. The
winchester had all the prestige that years OF
frst-cass service had given it, Yet the Win
chester fell down" on the first test.
The Burton rife IS a bolt gun and the barrel
failed in the earlier tests. The mechanism failed
later
The Briggs Kneeland rife was made without
the facilities that others had. William Knapp
hewed Its mechanism out largely with hammer
and chisel. There were few machine-buit parts
Yet 1t stood the intense strain we'll On the
whole, it Is a remarkably good gun. and may be
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developed into a great weapon IN the near future
The fact that there is double feed slot, one for
the elm the other for the single load, added to
the excessive number of parts, initiated against
its success. according to the experts.
That the best gun won experts generally agree
The simplicity OF construction. combined with
strength and ease Of manipulation, won for the
Savage gun There not many parts, as COM
pared with the other lever guns. and Its action
az an alternate single and magazine loader Is
wonderful
When the weapon Is used as a snge-loader,
the shell is placed In the chamber. the lever
beina down: throwing back the latter forces
the shell into the barrel, breeches it up at the
Same time that the extractor firmly grips the
head of the cartridge and the firing pin is cooked
ready for firing Not until the lever is firmly
seated can the trigger be pulled Throwing
down the lever extracts the shell. which Is
thrown to the operators right and the gun Is
ready for another load
The magazine arrangement Is the most nearly
perfect yet invented. according to expert Views.
The shells are carried by circular device In
the breech behind the barrel. and there Is no UNI
slightly bulge below the stock. as In the present
army rife glance at the left side of the
gun shows whether there one. two three
four or five cartridges in the magazine. none
at all II there is one cartridge or more In the
magazine throwing down the lever and closing
n without a single cartridge being placed in
the chamber brings one from the magazine and
places II In the barrel ready for firing. The
raridity with which the gun can be operated
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arising from the impinging OF the bullet 81 one
cartridge on the primer Of its predecessor when
a sudden shock might cause a serious accident.
He made up his mind that the tubular magazine
would have to be dropped Following up this
idea he evolved the present rifle. From first to
last about $4,000 has been invested in the
gun so that poor stands small show OF
figuring as successful inventor. unless there
Is plenty OF capital behind his brains.
The tests to which the various guns were sub
mitted were severe in the extreme. When 1t is
considered that the steel jacketed bullets are
forced through a barrel rife with one turn in
each ten inches. idea Of the force behind
them may be obtained, especially as they leave
the muzzle with a velocity exceeding 1000 feet
a secohd This is necessary to keep the missile
end on and to prevent key-holing. The range
is said to be two miles, while for the small
bore navy rifle q still greater range is claimed.
The penetration Is remarkable: In Of the
last tests an oak tree two feet In diameter
was shot clean through.
The accuracy of all the guns exhibited was
ing gun barrels has reached high state Of de-
velopmens on the last day William HITLER. for
the Winchester company. did remarkable shoot
yards he repeatedly struck mark on the butts
not larger than a mans head and rarely went
two feet from It in any direction.
EXPERTS AT THE TRIALS.
There were probably some OF the best experts
in the United States present at the trials Colo
mel Albert d. Shaw the chairman OF the
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SUNDAY TRACK-LAYING.
BROOKLYN OFFICIALS FIND THAT THE
ROCKWELL PLACE WORK WAS
LEGALLY DONE.

number Of Aldermen about the city build
ing early yesterday morning inquring by what right
the BROOKLYN Heights Railroad Company had built
a track through Rockwell Place from Fulton to
Wiioughby-st. during Sunday. When they got
through inqWrns most Of them pretty we'll
satisfied that everything had been done In a legal
manner. They were shown opinion from Cor
poration Counsel Burr. In which he assured City
Works Commissioner Willis that there was no
objection to granting the railroad permit as he
had found that the consents from the CITY and
property-owners were all right. Commissioner
Willis said II was the strength OF this opinion
that he granted the permit. The work was all
finished Sunday. with the exception Of making the
connection al Wllloughby-st The final touches to
the work were done Yesterday. number of the
property Owners were opposed TO ,.e road because
they it will interfere with trucking the street
being
President RosS.ter said that the purpose OF the
track was TO relieve the rush of fic Futon-st.
He said that he had been slapped" often that
he was getting tired of it. and had the track laid
on Sunday so as TO AVOID injunct!ons. He gave out
a statement TO the effect that he was averse to
able importance and was done at the most avail
able time. Probably Mr.. Ross:ter thought that
this much explanation was due from newly made
de 1t is proposed 10 run every other car from
ST., Joralemon and Wioughby SIS. and Rockwell
Place back into Fulton-st. 1t that the fran
chse under which this track was lad granted
about three years ago. and that ii contained q pro-
vision requiring that the work be completed within
three years. Alderman Stewart, who Is sharp when
ii comes 10 matters OF municipal and railroad law,
as II has not been repealed by the Board of Alder
men. and that the time limit simply gives the
Board OF Aldermen the right 10 repeal at the end
OF three years. and does not Itself repeal the fran
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as an alternate loader is remarkable hole
in the bolt shows whether the gun Is ready for
firing not.
THE INVENTOR OF THE RIFLE.
Arthur w. Savage It's inventor is well known
in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. where he
lived for some years. He has had varied
career He was born Of English parents at
Kingston. Jamaica, and went to Australia when
young. There he had hard struggle, and the
Government offering a bounty for kangaroo
scalps, young Savage started out to earn his
living by shooting these marsupias. which are
almost as great pest In Australia as the RAD
bits The cost of ammunition was serious
question with the hunters. and every plan OF
economizing was tried. Necessity Is the mother
of Invention, and in his wanderings through the
forests of the Island Continent Savage thought
out the details Of the gun that 1t has taken
years to perfect. From Australia he came here
and suggested an Improvements in standard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
THE CHTRCH TO BE REBUILT.

The scene of the burning OF the Church OF the
Visitation at Richards and Verona sts' sunday
night vas visited by crowds yesterday some were
,o,s s,ectators and others were members Of
h nar,sb who looked with sadness upon the black
an.d ruins Of the church where they had worshpped
Cor wears. and which had just been beautifully
decorated throughout the interior.
FIRE Marshal Brymer made an investigation or the
cuse Of the fire. and says that 1t 10 still shrouded IN
mystery He intends TO push his inVesusA.iohS
fur,ber but with little promise OF success Many
..S ". are advanced among which IS one tnat
~ Gre was caused by the oils and paints wh,c
the Nie used in the decorations. and, II Is be-
ysn,ea we're ignited by spontaneous conbuston VI
nv lighted candle which had been left behind oy one
ny te .i.sr bows Father Mcclure says that tne
hurnh will be rebuilt soon as possible sisa
While the congregation Will hold s'rV'ces !" '''''~
sfrn
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THE CHASE HIRELING" WON.
OUTCOME OF BELL-RINGING CONTEST BE-
TWEEN A PASSENGER AND THE CONDUCTOR

OUTCOME OF BELL-RINGING CONTEST BE-
TWEEN A PASSENGER AND THE CONDUCTOR
. llte trolley advertisement amused the poll
rcians the City Hall late yesterday afternoon
As No 3433 OF the Crosstown line halted In
front OF the Municipal Building about $50 on It's
way 10 Hunters Point a fne-looking. gray-whlsK-
cred seen TO rise from his seat and gestic-
ulate earnestly at the time addressing the
conductor. Give my transfer! he shouted
IRON the front end Of the car. Come ana get H.
sald the base hreng Of the soulless corporation
as he stood on the rear platform and yankea 'he
oe rope and started the car. Bring II 10 me!
!eHed the old man. "or I'll hold the car mere uii
you do and he reached up and jerked the bell
cord. The motornan turned off the current and the
car stopped
Then the increased in interest, and de-
'eoped into a bell-rnging contest between the con-
euetor and the angry passenger. "Clang, clang.
from the conductor Bang" from the passenger.
VINO put all the strength OF his arm into his effort
gei MS rights. 'Jing, ting' from the official;
~, the face and then became cross-eyed. The car
,snsshatey started and bucked like Western mus
iS ing Just then the old man caught sight OF po-
"IrsMan and called the officer up.
snae neard the complaint and refused TO interfere,
tn H. then the bell contest began again This time
ins CONDUCTOR won In the second round. After CIV
ak the second signal he held the cord taut and the
hvm man was beaten. As the car reached Willough-
Al ~ the old man stepped of and shaking his fist
nn, we conductor, made his way to the Sidewalk:
Hsrseeuu ana hne looking. said his name A. ii:
be s.Iln and his home was in Flatbush He said
a. risre. and he started to ieaye the car TO get
scens u,S;a car he asked for again. when the
has n. nr has Just been desc bed took place ne
eonnMsee number OF the car and intends to enter
''aint he said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
SAVAGE RIFLE. MODEL 1895.

Commission, a veteran and one Of the best rifle
shots in the State of New-York. Eliphalet W.
Bliss is an old gunmaker, a veteran and ex
pert machlnist, as we'll a close student OF
everything connected with the modern develop
ment Of arms. He Is large manufacturer OF
semi-armor piercing shells for the United States
Government well as Of the Whitehead tor
pedo. Robert H. Thurston is professor Of me-
chanical engineering at Cornell University and
the head OF Si6ley College The secretary Of the
Board was Colonel Henry +. Abel treasurer Of
the State Lunatic Asylum on Long Island. Be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
LONG ISLAND FARMERS ACTIVE
THEY ARE MAKING STRONG EFFORTS TO KILL,

THE PESTS
Leading farmers of Queens and Suffolk counties
are discussing the feasibility of concerted action
by all the property owners on Long Island, espe-
cially in the farming regions. In an effort to de-
stroy tho army worm and prevent its reappearing
next year in large numbers. They are now fghtinY
the worm, each farmer doing what he can to pro-
tect his crops. The season is too far advanced to
do much this year except to stamp out the worms
where they appear and to protect as well as posi-
bic the fields that are as yet unattached profes,
Station, who made trip through the State to
study the at its worst has issued report, in
in the fall. and also to burn the dry grass along
the roadside The professor tt Think , that II h b Is
He believes that this method Of hghtins the worm
this year with fields that have been already af-
feced by the pest The only thing to do is to plough
a crumbly state The furrow need not be deep.
but 1T must be crumbly on the sides ,..
The army worm can crawl over hous: with
perfect ease. Farmers have dug bitches three feet
deep and with smooth sides to stop the worms This This
deep but II would not prevent the worm migrat-
Te wren he Tofm 0g
climb down into the furrow he catches in the loose
to Climb out on either side he slides back because
of the soft EARTH and eventually dies in the ditch;
o 1ry pound OF fifty Of
BRAN strewn along the bottom Of the ditch, aids in
lieu Of anything better, and perish. This is espe
cially good treatment at night In the day. II the
sun is hot It will kill the worms.
A treatment OF bran and paris green. mixed in
the same ratio, II taken In time will also save
cornfeds A handful of the mixture strewn about
the roots Of the stalks. especially II the is
young will keep the worms from mounting the
stalks to feed on the younger leaves at the crown
of the stalk. Even II the worms have mounted
TO the stalks II the corn is young. the mixture
be sprinkled on the leaves and In the crown. and
thus poison the worms.
There are several parasites that are destructive
and In nQ he a he
destruction OF the worm is being worked out by its
natural enemies.
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A NOTED PREACHER ON SILVER.
THE REV. DR.. THEODORE l.. CUYLER WILL
WORK AND STUMP AGAINST 1T.


The Rev Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler has announced
his intention OF entering into the coming political
campaign and firing hot shot against the hydra OF
free silver which is menacing the country. When
seen by Tribune reporter he was willing 70 talk
and became somewhat excited when talking OF the
..blatherskites and ragamuffins" as he called the
free-siver men. lie Sale:
II believe this Is even more dangerous crisis In
the history Of our country than when South Caro-
lima fired upon the flag Of the Union. Then every
bootblack and every hod-carrier could and did fight
against the enemy. This danger Is more insidious
and can only be fought by those who have an Intel
ngent knowledge of the subject. This dangerous
doctrine of silver has been inoculated into the veins
Of the farmers and laborers a much larger extent
than ia generally supposed. In the East and North
as well as In the West and South. the country has
been flooded by pernicious silver literature. and
YOU find the farmers deluded by its false glitter
when was out through New-York State recently
found this to be the case something which mas
showed me more than any other thing the tremen-
dous pressure of this question was the outcome or
the Prohibition convention held some time ago In
Pittsburg That convention literally packed
with silver men who came there with scarcely
thought Of prohibition in their minds There was
huge split on question when had nothihg , 10 10
with their avowed purpose OF controlling the liquor
ira fiic The silver Prohbtonists bolted from the
regular nominees and put new ticRet n k t1e
Prohbit party Is infected by the SILVER crHe IL
shows what an active and dangerous Zoe we nave
n deal with / tremble for our country. Every
fruc citizen must rise 10 defend her from dishonor
and destruction. l fought At the time OF Abraham
I lincoln and I am going 10 fight now.
When asked II he would make any campaign
sneeches the doctor said tina, he thought ne would
II viii devote a good deal Of my time in getting the
religious press take up this night Just as they dd
the slavery question. We hear great deaI aoo ,
Ch,,sfian citizenship, and ia the time FOR It's
exarcise IL is Infinitely more important that me
,ahnrine man receives a free dollar and not hfty
man,s than II Is TO settle OF these many I'M
imnortant and mooted theological questions
IL Cuvler has Just recovered from slight attach
-, ,,artie,, which prevented his going TO wash
tngton 10 attend the Christian Endeavor Conven-
,ion Az his vigorous statements Indicate, ne is
s,ur, and active and as patriotic ever III he
soIows out his present intention Of taking the stump
~ - camoaien his services will be In great de-
u, "a az he is known be OF the most powerful
snea kers in the city.
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WILLIAM II. HAWORTH.
265 Broadway. NewYork.
To this the following reply was received:
BUSINESS BEFORE THE SURROGATE.

In the office OF the Surrogate there was filed for
probate yesterday the will OF Edward c. Rein
hardt who died recently. leaving an estate valued
at $4,000 The entire property goes TO his widow.
Amelia Reinhardt, Of No. 1855 Flushing-ave. dur
ing her lifetime and her death 1t is TO be equal
IA, divided among her children Charles, Elise and
Louis.
Testimony was taken before the Surrogate In the
contest OF the will Of Joseph Dellert on tho ground
that it was obtained through the use Of undue In
fuence The estate left to the children or the
testator Annie Ramsey, Carl F. Dellert and The
resa Deilert His children Joseph DelleTt and Mary
Yomnp and "A grandchild named Mary Young were
az ~ with beauests of so each. The testator
It'd in BEDFORD ave. and died about year ago.
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THE NEW STATE RIFLE.
CHOICE OF THE SAVAGE GENERALLY
APPROVED.

WORK OF THE STATE BOARD OF EXPERTS
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF
THE WEAPON CHOSEN.
Albany, July 13.-The Savage gun has been
selected by the Commission appointed by Cover
nor Morton as the one best adapted to the re-
qurements Of the new tactical manoeuvres. The
Commissioners are Albert d. Shaw. e. w. Bliss
and Robert H. Thurston. The Commission was
appointed by the Governor under a law passed
by the Legislature Of last year. and Its report was
made public by the Governor to-day. The law
provides that the arms selected shall be adopted
for the use Of tho military and naval forces Of
the State, provided the report of the Com
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rife for which the owners paid him $4,000
He became a student Of electric power: he ap-
piled for the position. and was made superin-
tendent OF the trolley system at Utica N. Y. In
the mean time he had patented not less than
nine different rifles. one Of which had a tubular
magazine in the breech. The introduction Of tho
nitro powders drew his attention to the dangers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
ARRESTED FOR OPENING A BRIDGE CAR
GATE

omcsr Frederick OF the Bridge police. arrested g.
II white OF No 1874 Hooper-st.. at llAo o CLOCK yes
,erda morning for opening the gate OF bridge car
,.,ore the car had stopped. william r. Murphy
CONDUCTOR on the car. demanded whites arrest.
white was taken 10 the police station "here he
,sy,-i TO be released the ground tiiat ne dd MOI
100 that he had violated an ordinance s'ers
pphi,IIns released him after reprimSnd Ihsrs mas
fnli, been Bridge ordinance against opening the
esfes while the cars are In motion. but IL - rarely
enforced.