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The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
TO Be MARRIED AGAIN.
Mrs. Alva:. Vanderbilt Will Be.
come the Wife of Oliver !:
Belmont.
An Event That Will Not Surprise
Society Circles of New
York.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 3.-The Herald
this morning says; marriage has been
arranged between Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt
and Oliver P. H. Belmont.
The announcement was quietly circu-
lated yesterday among the intimate friends
of the contracting parties.
Mrs. Willie K, as Mrs. Vanderbilt is
known in society, was formerly Miss Alva
Smith of New Orleans. She is the mother
of the young Duchess of Marlborough,
whose marriage last autumn was the
crown-in the brilliant social career of her
mother.
Oliver Belmont is the son of the late
August Belmont. He is himself a di-
vorced man, his first wife having married
again.
The announcement that Mrs. Wander
bilt will be married TO Mr.. Belmont will
not surprise society. He has long been
her most devoted admirer.
On March 5 last Mrs. Vanderbilt secured
a divorce from her husband, William K.
Vanderbilt, the decree being granted on
statutory grounds. 1t gave Mrs. Wander
bilt the custody of her three children,
Consuelo, W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. and Harry
Sterling Vanderbilt Mr.. Vanderbilt's
defense was mere formality.
1t is probable that the wedding will take
place within few days, and Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Belmont will sail for Europe.
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PAID THE DEATH PENALTY.
Execution Of a Man Who Muir
dered the Woman to Whom
He Was Engaged. i
I" Am Not Guilty" He Protested Just
Before the Trap Was.
Sprung. s..

PITTSBURG, PA, Jan. ALBERT w.
Woodley was hanged at 1o:49 O'Clock this
m orning in. the County Jail r:the muir
der of Mrs. Jennie Buchanan.
At 10:45 o'clock the invited spectators,
not more than fifty in number; were ad-
mitted to the jailyard. AS soon as the
farewells were concluded at the cell door
Woodley was pinioned by Deputy Sheriff
German, and the march to the scaffold was
taken up. One minute after leaving the
cell Woodley stood upon the trap and an
instant later he dropped through the open
ing. AS the black cap was adjusted he ex-
claimed: II am not guilty"
Woodley killed Mrs. Buchanan at her
home, As Sturgeon street, Allegheny City,
May 8, 1894. He was engaged to be mar
ried to the woman The life of the two,
SO far as known, had been felicitous, and
the cause of the murder was never known.
Woodley claimed that he was drunk when
he did the shooting. Immediately after
Woodley killed his fancee he shot him self.
but the wound inflicted was not serious.
July IL, 1894, Woodley was convicted, and
on October 81 of that year was sentenced
to be hanged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
MICHAEL DAVITT,S OPINION
Credit of the Concentrating of the In
rnsiom Daie to EncLn .Snln.

Credtt OF the CoHnterntdndiu0 of the In
uGsiOn Dste to Uncle sam.
NEW YORK. n, Y, Jan. 2-Michael
Davitt was seen by reporter for the
United Press in this city this morning
He is on his way home to Ireland, after a
nine months tour in the Australian colo
nies. In reply to a question about the
English attack on the Transvaal republic
the Irish member said:
1.-The credit for the countermanding of
the invasion of the Transvaal is not due to
Chamberlain and Salisbury in my hum Bile
opinion, but to Cleveland and Olney. The
manly and menacing attitude which Uncle
Sam took upon the Venezuelan question
has compelled England TO condemn free
booting expedition which would otherwise
have had the political blessing of that pre-
eminent land-grabbing nation.
America ought, IN my judgment, to do
three things on the first available oppor-
tunity. that is-admit the republic of
Hawaii into the family of United States
communities; recognize the Cuban
patriots, who are, l hope, whipping the
Spaniards, and thirdly, instruct her ad-
mirals in the Mediterranean to fling a shell
or two into. the Sultan's palace at Con-
stantinople the next time single Chris
tian of any nation. is murdered or out
ragged by the unspeakable Turk.
This act would tell the cowardly Chris
tian monar2hies of Europe that: there is at
least one great nation of humanity which
has no dread of the infamous Ottoman
empire. Action of this kind would plant
the Republic of the United States in the
front rank of powers.
Mr.. .Dayitt-leaves for Ireland next week
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Satisfactory Terms Cannot Be
Obtained From the Trac-
tion Company.
PEACE OvERTUREs IN VAIN
Employers Say They Can Get Plenty
of Men to Operate the
Lines.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Jan. 3.-An-
other strike of the employees of the Union
Traction Company was ordered at 1 80
o'clock this morning. All efforts to effect
compromise between the company and
its men failed.
At IL o'clock last night the men held a
mass-meeting, and as the vote taken to-
day showed large majority in favor of
striking, the result of: the mass-meeting
was foregone conclusion.
Yesterday when another strike seemed
a probability the Toynbee Society, the
Universal Peace Union and a number of
gentlemen who are interested in the well
fare of the city visited ana wrote to the
headquarters of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, counseling moderation and ad-
vising the men against another strike, but
these efforts were thrown away.
The men demand of the company that
it abrogate the clause in its latest agree
ment submitted to them that in the future
all new men who are taken on the road
shall be In no way affiliated or connected
with, directly or indirectly. any labor or
ganization. This clause the company
firmly declined TO eliminate.
. After the poll of the road yesterday
afternoon was known another committee
of the men called on General Manager
Beetem last night to make last appeal to
him to eliminate the Objectionable clause.
For over two hours Mr.. Beetem and the
committee discussed the matter together.
The discussion was conducted amicably,
but both sides remained firm.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr..
Beetem stated to the men that the COM
pany would discharge none of its present
employees for belonging to the Amalga-
mated Association of Street Railway En-
ployes; that it would hear any grievances
of the men, and that it would deal entirely
with them. but that it was unalterably de-
termined not to allow it's employees to die
tate to 1t in the matter under discussion.
The company believes that it will have
no trouble in getting men to fill the strik-
ers' places, and Mr.. Beetem told the COM
mittee that within the past three days the
company had refused applications for situ-
atoms from 500 men.
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William Couleshaw, printer, neck and
breast pierced by glass, fatally injured;
Hugh Allen, printer, right arm broken;
Joe Corcoran, expressman, severely cut in
back; Albert Schneitz, fatally burned;
Henry Stack, driver. leg broken; Richard
Couleshaw, foreman Frey Printing Com
pany, hurt internally; John Carter, press
boy, eyes cut; Joe Barker, printer, shoul-
der broken; Charles Amos. letter-carrier,
blown from second story window, badly
injured.
The full list of all the employees of the
four firms is not obtainable, and probably
the list of dead will be increased when the
ruins are overhauled. E. P. Lass, pro-
prietor of the Excelsior Wire Company,
says he is quite sure five of his employees
did not escape from the building. The
work of examining the ruins is going on
tonight
The total loss will exceed 100000, which
is covered by insurance.
The police made as complete canvass
as possible tonight of the city to ascer-
tain the number of missing, and the re-
suit is disheartening. The list has grown
to nineteen, though it is hoped some of
these are temporarily housed with friends.
The scene of the wreck is the center of
much inquiry from the kindred of the miss
ing ones. They stand in the biting cold
and watch with fearful eyes the work of
the wreckers. Little work can be done to-
night, but it will be continued till the de-
bris is thoroughly searched. The explosion
vas heard as far west as Twenty third
street and also in East st. Louis, across the
river. 1t is now believed that many build
ings in the vicinity have been rendered
unsafe. A cessat ion of business about the
wreck will be had until a thorough inspec-
ton is made.
Some of the escapes from death seem
miraculous. James Kennedy, printer,
perched for twenty minutes on the frame
of a third-story W indow, which fell just as
the ladder men reached him. John Mar
lowe was on the street in front of the
Grub building and was hurled across the
street against horse that had been killed
against the opposite wall. James CouIa-
shaw, one of the injured, was found under
the debris with heavy beam supporting
the wreckage above him. A heavy tele-
graph pole fell across an express wagon
and killed the horse. John Carney, the
driver, escaped uninjured. These stories
VI 0SCd pc lEOlA dcdtu are 6IIiOSI
able.
The remarkable thing in this disaster"
said Fire Chief Swingley, ais that the
death roll is not at least fifty. Here are
three buildings in ruins, all the work of
an instant, and within those buildings at
least 800 people were at work"
At 7 O'Clock the body OF Albert. Mellier,
aged IS, was taken from the cellar of the
Excelsior Works building. It is badly
burned.
As late as 8 o'clock groans were heard
in the wreck, and the police had difficulty
in restraining the anxious relatives of the
missing.
The city dispensary was turned into
temporary hospital and fully thirty slight
ly injured persons besides the list given
were treated there. There are four bodies.
at the Morgue, including. one not yet
ide eutiGad
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The New York Chamber of
Commerce Renews Its Hope
for Arbitration.
COMMENT ON THE COMMISSION.
Important Discoveries Made Relating
to the Disputed Venezuelan
Territory. Z

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 2.-At the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Cham ber of
Commerce held to-day, F. B, .Thurher,
chairman of the committee on foreign
commerce aid the revenue laws, submit
ted report on the Venezuelan question,
which says that the special message of
President Cleveland on: the Venezuelan
question; suggesting war as possible out
come of the pending correspondence in
controversy in which the American people
can have no more than "a sentimental in
terest, came as a sudden and unwelcome
surprise to the commercial world, and that
the loss caused by the. rude arrangement
OF business and by the fall in value of
merchandise is painfully apparent.
The chamber reiterates its repeated
declaration ''in favor of arbitration as
reasonable method of settlement of inter-
national disputes and expresses its regret
that the Government of Great Briatain
has seen fit to decline, or to limit the pro-
positions which have heretofore been made
by. VeneZtiela and courte ously and wisely
re-enforced by our Government for the sub
mission of the boundary dispute to the de-
cision of impartial arbitrators.
g. a resolution attached tothe report ap,
peals to the countries toavert the calamity
of war by a resort. to arbitration.
The matter was warmly discussed by
the meeting.
Carl Schurz introduced q resolution to
the effect that the president of the Chamber
OF Commerce appoint subcommittee to
consult with the commercial bodies
throughout this country and England with
q view to appointing a Joint committee
from both countries to settle the whole
Venezuelan question.
Mr.. Thurber changed his resolution so
that it did not read that the Monroe doc
trine was not indorsed by the people of
the United States unanimously. The
resolutions were then put including Mr..
Schurz's resolution, and carried, there be-
ing only six dissenting votes
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Employees of Printing.Houses and
Allied Trades Caught in
the Ruins.
FIVE OF THE DEAD RECOVERED.
Nineteen Persons Seriously. Injured
and Thirty.Five Others More
or Less Hurt.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. ,lJan. 2.-Just at o clock
this afternoon series of terrific explosions
laid waste the vicinity of Second and Vine
streets, where printing houses and allied
trades are numerous. Just after the clock
struck boiler in George F. Meritz's print
ing office basement, 3OS North Third street,
across the alley from the storage and COM
mission house of II. B. Grubb, exploded.
In the rear of the Grubb establishment a
large quantity OF fireworks was stored, and
a second explosion occurred, followed i'm
mediately by. third, that lifted the Grubb
building and dropped it. in mass of
wreckage.
The explosion caused general consterna-
ton and every window for three blocks
was broken. A large plate-glass window
in the Merchants Exchange, four blocks
away, was shattered and traders stam-
peded. Nineteen persons were seriously
injured and at 6 o'clock FIVE dead were
found. In addition to the list of in jured
given thirty-five others were more or less
hurt. The II. B. Grubb Commi ission Com
pany occupied the ground floor of 309
North Second street, and the Anchor Pea
nut Company the second and third floors.
south IS the Levison & Blythe Printing
Company, where most of the injured were
employed. The north walls and two floors
went down. On the north is the Excelsior
Wire Company's building, also partly
wrecked. Within half minute the three
buildings were wrapped i'll flames and The
fremen and policemen began the work of
rescue. There were less than dozen peo-
pie in the wrecked building, which ac-
counts for the small death list.
Following is roll of the killed and in
jured, corrected at o'clock this evening
The dead-Joseph Kovarick, boy, en-
ployed by Levison & Blythe; Frank Me
haus, boy, employed by Levison & Blythe
Charles Clay brook, colored porter for the
Anchor Peanut Company; two corpses,
taken from the basement of the Excelsior
Wire Company.
The missing-Chris Kerger, shipping
clerk Excelsior Company; Thomas Ley,
shipping clerk Excelsior Company; Al
Mellier. employe Excelsior Company
Charles Erickson, employe Excelsior Com
pany.
The injured-Albert Steinmeyer, boy,
employed by Levison & Blythe, legs
crushed and probably fatally hurt; Will
Brondiweder, porter, cuts on head, face
and body; Christ Craft, deep cut over right
eye; Horace Diort, pressman, face
smashed L. Diort, pressman, cuts on
head and face; John Corcoran, clerk
severely injured about head; Edgar Vance
bookbinder, cut about head; Ben Taylor
shipping clerk, fatally hurt; Joseph
Brandewide, p-essman, back strained
William Herner, printer, blinded by glass
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SOME FAULT rs FOUND.
Comment on the Me,. Selected OF. the
:

Comment on the Me,s Selected on the
Commits sion.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 2.-The few
memb bers Of the House who were about the
Capitol to-day showed only the most lam
guild Interest in the Presidents Venezuelan
Commission. The principal regret ex-
pressed was that the President had not
selected men Of international reputation,
such as Ministers Phelps and Lincoln.
The fact developed to-day that strong in
-fuence was brought to bear on Secretary
Olney to create commission of five per-
sons, two of whom should be distinguished
foreigners and the remainder Americans
OF equal prominence. -:
:, While the commission does not give the
satisfaction that was expected, members
generally believe that twill perform its
duties as well as any other commission
that might be named but the lack of any
great name associa ted with it will, it is
felt, weaken the effect of its work across
the Atlantic.
Such of the Democratic Representatives
who we're spoken with .professed igno-
rance of the capabilities of the ma jority of
the commission, but the opinion was gen.
eral among them that the President had
madeno mistakes. The five members of
the commission have not yet formally
notified the President of their acceptance,
but: Mr.. Cleveland had received assurances
before the appointments were announced
that each of the gentlemen selected was
willing to. serve. :: =
The selection of Professor Gilman was
largely determined by his prominence as a
geographer. It is interesting to note that
Professor Gilman, in his Life of Monroe"
takes the ground that the idea embodied
in the famous doctrine did not. originate
with Canning, bnt was practically sug-
gested many years before his time.
Chief Justice Fuller:is largely. RESPONSE
BILE for the selection of Justice Brewer.
The CHIEF Justice had several talks with
the President and Secretary Olney on the
subject, and it is not. unlikely that his
opinion also had weight in the appoint
ment of Justice Alvey.
II must say 1 am rather disappointed
in the commission named by the Presi-
dent to consider the Venezuelan matter"
said Senator Cullom of: Illinois this morn
ing. 1.-The President has failed to desig-
nate men who are. in. my mind, of suf-
fcient international reputation to give the
body which they compose that standing
among foreign powers that would make
their findings of great weight and value.
Had the President seen fit to have selected
two out of the trio composed of Senator
Edmunds, Mr.. Phelps and Mr.. Carter he
would have strengthened his commission
ilnmeasurably. Still, am sure all of the
men named are honest, capable and patri-
otic, and will proceed with the great work
before them in spirit that viii result in
exact Justice to all parties. concerned"
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
TO PURCHASE THE ROAD,
Huntington Makes a Thorough
Inspection of the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf.
The Southern Pacific People DESTROYS
of Acquiring Another Line in
Mexico.

SAN ANTONIO. TEX, Jan. 2.-President
Huntington and other officials of the
Southern Pacific Railroad accompanied by
General Manager Monom of the Monterey
and Mexican Gulf Railroad passed through
this city yesterday on. an inspection of the
latter road with a view to its lease or pnr-
chase by the Southern Pacific.
1t is known that negotiations have been
in progress for some time, the Southern
Pacific being desirous of acquiring another
Mexican line in connection with the Inter
national, which it already owns.
President Tresez of the Gulf line is now
in Belgium and it is said that he has
authorized Mr.. Monom to close the deal
ON behalf of the Belgian bondholders.
A Southern Pacific agent, who was re-
Gently sent from New York to inspect the
Mexican line, made favorable report to
President Huntington.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
B0ERs ARE oOUR4GEoUs.
They VII Not Submit to English En-
cTOdch1nent.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. "A. A. Swim
lev. an extensive dealer in mining ma
chinery, of Johannesburg, South Africa,
is in Chicago. He was not surprised to
hear of the collision between the Beers
and the force under DIR. Jameson, when
informed of the latest news from the South
African republic by a United Press re-
porter.
'The Boers," said Mr.. Swingley, ''are a
determined and courageous people, as
their struggle in 1881 amply demonstrated
II England ever gains control OF affairs
down there in South Africa it will only be
after most desperate struggle. President
Kruger OF the South African republic is an
odd man. Very ignorant, lacking almost
all education, he nevertheless possesses
remarkable executive ability, and his die
tatlons to the people are religiously OBJ
served"
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
TO CHANGE TIE PREMIER.
Canadians Preparing to Hare Tuppe,
Succeed BotceII.

Canadians Preparing to Hare Tipper
Succeed BotceU.
. MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jan. 2.-An i'm
portant political deal is under way here
which, If successful, will effects big change
in the Canadian political situation. The
plan Is to have Sir Charles Tupper relin-
quish his office as Canadian. High Conn
missioner in London and become Premier
of the Dominion and leader of the Com
seryative party at the. approaching cleo
tion. Those promoting the: movement
claim that Mackenzie Bowel would be
quite. willing to retire from the premier
ship, and would probably take the post of
High Commissioner IN London.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jan. "A quiet
caucus of. the Conservatives was held here
tonight with: the view of throwing Sir
Mackenzie Bowel overheard and placing
Sir Charles upper in his place as Cana.
dian Prime Minister.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
FOUND ONLY IN CALIFORNIA.

York to look over the fields, saying that
Chicago will have to make big fight to
get the convention from New York, as
that city is ready to offer almost anything
to beat Chicago. 1t is not believed here
tain seriously any bid except from Chi
cago and New York. Pledges are being
secured for Chicago from the committee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
FRANCE AND GERMANY.

Wju Not Remain Silent During the
LnrdSiOn.
PARIS, FRANCE, Jan. 2.-The Cabinet
held a meeting this morning to consider
the situation in the Transvaal.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 2.-The state
ment made yesterday that Germany had
officially inquired Of Great Britain what
steps the latter Government intended to
take in regard to the invasion of the Trans.
vaal by the British South Africa Company
is confirmed to-day.
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KETCHAM HAS Il RECORD.
Stealing Jetoefry Vas Not the Greatest of
His Grimes.

Stealing JesceIry Vas Not the Greatest of
His Grimes.
CHICAGO, liz, Jan. 2.-Charles A.
Ketcham, alias Charles Hardin and Dick
Wilson, who was arrested under the last
name in Indianapolis for jewelry rob-
berry. is wanted by the police here for
passing numerous forged checks for small
sums. For years Ketcham lived here at
the home of his wife's mother, and after
he was acquitted of the $35, 600 Adams
Express robbery he and his wife came
back TO the mother-in-law's home ON West
Congress street. Only three weeks ago his
wife visited the Pinkerton Detective
Agency here and told Superintendent
Murray story of hard times and declared
ketcham had threatened to kill her if she
did not nelp him in his crimes.
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ously damaged the future of South Africa.
The papers predict that the blood feud
between the Englishmen and Beers will be
excited to fury and probably cry will be
raised to wipe out the stain of the second
humiliation inflicted upon the British
arms by the Beers; but they declare that
such demand cannot be encouraged. All
the papers condemn DR.. Jameson's rash
ness and disobedience.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
Slashed at a Dance.

PRESCOTT, KAs., Jan. AT dance
last night John Messer, while intoxicated,
quarreled with Sydney Stauffer and ia
tally cut him with a razor. Messer then
stole a team and started for the Missouri
line. A Sheriff and several deputies are
on his trail, and if found he will be
lynched.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
4 pictin. of Faith Cure.

DECATUR, MICH, Jan. 2.-The faith
cure scored another victim yesterday when
Mrs. James Harris was borne to her grave
after an illness in which no physician was
permitted to administer to her wants. De-
ceased was member of that peculiar sect
which f1ourishes in this region known as
the "Children of God" or 'Saints Of the
Evening Light Two other members of
the family died under similar circum-
stances.
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FEDERAL PRISONERS EsCAPE.
Three Indians Make a SuccessfuL Dash
for IiherEn.

A"feo A's~t""o NhUhe cNCCosSJNt HuSh
for Liberty.
LEAYENWORTH, KANs., Jan. g.
Three Federal Indian prisoners made
good their escape this afternoon, and up
to late hour tonight had not been re-
captured, though it is believed that they
Will be landed within the prison walls
within the next twenty-four hours.
The prisoners were employed on the
bottom farm of the prison at the edge of
the woods, and all three made a dash for
liberty together, running like racehorses
The guard fired after them, but did not
hit either of them so far as known. The
alarm was given at once and every avail
able man sent out mounted in pursuit,
but up to late hour they had not been
caught.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
RAISING THE FUNDS,
Chicago's Effort to Get tho Democratt
Contention.

CHICAGO, I'LL, Jan. 2.-The work of
soliciting subscriptions to the fund which
will be necessary to bring the Democratic
National Convention to Chicago was begun
in earnest to-day by scores of men under
the direction OF the finance committee and
subcommittee. Encouraging success was
reported by. Chairman Pearce. The con-
vention-workers here were spurred to do
quick and hard work by message from
Benjamin j. Rosenthal, who is in New