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The record-union., 1896-08-14
LUMBER MERCHANT IN TROUBLE
Arrested at Portland on a Charge of
Criminal Libel.

PORTLAND (Or), Aug. BE. c.
Lyles, lumber merchant at 300 Cali
fornia street, San Francisco, was ar
rested this evening for alleged criminal
libel The complainant is Joseph c.
Dolan, who says that last June he was
taken into custody here at the instance
of Special Treasury Agent Chappelle for
an alleged conspiracy TO defraud the
Government by unlawfully assisting in
the landing of Chinese. The charge was
afterward dismissed by United States
Judge Bellinger.
On the 9th of June two days before
Dolan's case should have gone to trial,
there appeared an article in the San
Francisco Chronicle" rejecting upon
Dolan's general character. In that ar
ticle he was accused of being a bunco
sharp, and charged with having f1eeced
Iyles,L c. Taylor of Los Angeles and
score of other men out of large sums of
money The article sets forth that
Dolan accomplished this by represent
ing himself as a cousin of W. F. Harrity,
through whose influence he could OBJ
tain Federal patronage, but he failed to
secure any for his alleged victims.
Dolan at that time denounced the ar
ticle as false, and also stamped Lyles as
the author. The latter came to Port
land from the Bay to-day, and was at
once apprehended. Lyles when taken
into court this evening, denied being the
author but indiscreetly said he could
produce him. He gave bonds for his
appearance, and will have preliminary
examination tomorrow.
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RIOTOUS ITALIANS.
Attack and Badly Beat an Officer of
the Peace

NEWCASTLE Pa), Aug. 13.-The
situation among the striking Italian
limestone Quarrymen continues grave
Constable Andrews narrowly escaped
being killed by them to- day. Andrews.
in company with Policeman Horner.
went to Carbon with warrants for the
arrest of some of the worst men, They
had arrested two of them, and Horner
had them in charge. Constable An
dreWS told him to remain with the pris-
oners while he arrested a third. While
doing this he was attacked by a mob.
They knocked him down with clubs
and stones, and would in all probable
ity have killed him had he not got hold
of and fired his revolver. In the
meantime reinforcements came and the
Italians retreated. The three prison
ers We're brought here to jail An
drews has three broken ribs, and is
otherwise badly bruised, but will re-
cover. A large force will go after the
rioters in the morning.
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TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
John c. .Redding, City Clerk of Red
ding, Commits Suicide.

REDDING, Aug. 13.-City Clerk John
c. Russell committed suicide this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, but the fact was not
known until $50 o'clock this evening,
when his body was discovered by Carl
r. Briggs. Briggs conducts an alb
stract office in the building occupied by
Russell, who had an insurance and real
estate office.
Everything points to deliberate pre-
meditation on the part of the deceased.
His collar, cuffs and shoes had been
taken off. A quilt was folded up and
laid on the floor. Upon this he had laid
his head, and then shot himself behind
the right ear, dying instantly. Upon
dresser were two letters, one addressed
to his wife and the other to Carl Briggs,
who discovered the body.
Russell was very popular, having
been twice elected City Clerk. He was
70 years old, member of Santa Cruz
Parlor of Native Sons and of the Good
Templars in this city.
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The Amount Taken Placed at Ten
Thousand Dollars.
One Hundred Men Securing the
Mountains in Eastern Fresno
County With the Avowed Purpose
of Running Down and Lynching a
Man Who Cowardly and Brutally
Murdered His Brother-in-Law.

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. ia spe-
cial to the Herald" says: AT $3.50 this
afternoon three masked men, armed to
the teeth, entered the Bank of Mont
pelier, Idaho, and covering Cashier Gray
and his two assistants with their pistols
emptied the safe of many thousand dol
lars Teller Mcintosh was struck over
the head with a pistol, and one OF the
robbers carried off the plunder in
sack. The second man left shortly after
ward, leaving the third on guard. AS
soon as he left the bank officials gave
the alarm, and the Sheriff with a strong
posse was quickly on the trail of the
robbers, but at last reports they had
not been sighted.
Later reports from Montpelier, Idaho,
place the amount taken from the bank
by the three robbers at $4,000. The
outlaws struck out for the Jackson Hole
country, with the Sheriff and a posse
of thirty men in pursuit, but Jackson's
Hole is a tough country, and if they
once get there there is little prospect of
their being captured.
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FAULKNER CONFIDENT.
Thinks Nothing Can Prevent the Elec-
tion of Bryan.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Falkner, speaking of the reception ten
dered Mr.. Bryanin New York last night,
said such spontaneous enthusiasm he
had never before witnessed. This en-
thusiasm was manifested right in the
place where it has been claimed there
was great opposition to the candidacy
of the man.
II do not believe anything under
heaven can prevent the election of Bry-
an said Senator Faulkner. IF you
stop to consider the situation for a
moment you will see it in the same
light That the South will be solid for
the ticket no man really doubts; that
means 159 electoral votes with which
to start We will also carry every
State west of Iowa with a total of sixty
one votes Add these to the Southern
votes, and we have 800, or but four less
than the number necessary to elect
The Rev. Sam Small. who arrived to-
day from Kansas, Nebraska and Illinois,
said that the people in the sections he
had visited were wild for free silver
and the Republicans were fiocking to
the Democratic standard in droves.
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Was Defaulter for Many Thousands
of Dollars.
The Situation Among the Striking
Italian Limestone Quarrymen at
Carbon, Pennsylvania, Continues
Grave-An Officer Who Arrested
BY rIob, and Beaten Almost to
Death.
Death.

SOUTH BEND Qnd), Aug. 13-Josiah
L. Kelley, assistant cashier and paying
teller at the First National Bank, the
Oldest and wealthiest in the city, shot
himself through the heart yesterday
The deed was done at O'Clock in the
afternoon, but the fact was not discov-
cred until night. His death disclosed
the fact that he was a defaulter to a
large amount.
Bank Examiner Vance arrived here
very unexpectedly yesterday and called
at the First National Bank. 1t hap
pened that Kelley, who always ran
over the deposit ledger with the Exam
iner, could not do so. and the matter
had to be left with Charles Zeigler, who
has had charge of that ledger since
1891, Kelley having it before that time
In this examination the Examiner dis
covered a big discrepancy and went at
once to Cashier Kimball and asked him
to explain it. Kimball referred him to
Kelley. who had seemed somewhat dis
turbed by the sudden appearance OF the
Examiner. Kelley was busy at the time
and Vance went to another bank, say
ing that he would soon return.
About 2 O'Clock Kelley suddenly dis
appeared without coat or hat. AT nrst
nothing was thought of 1T, but later
these at the bank became worried ABOUT
his non-appearance and telephoned TO
his brother The brother could not ma
him, and finally went to his residence,
where his body was found in the base
ment with a bullet hole through the
heart.
From the dead mans pockets We're
taken letters to Bank Examiner Vance,
to Captain Ed b. Reynolds, another
friend. and also to his wife and brother.
The letter to the Examiner said there
was shortage of S24, 10S, which he had
been able to conceal since 1881 by go
ing over the books with the Examiner
There was nothing missing since 1891.
He said that his estate would make
good the loss, he being insured heavily
Kelley, who had been connected with
the bank as a trusted employe for
twenty seven years, was society lead
er and was AZ years of age. He was
man of luxurious tastes and moved In
the best society. Kelley's defalcation
will not cripple the First National
Bank, as it is one of the Wealthiest In
Northern Indiana.
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L. A. w. RACES.
Cooper Wins the Tw0-Mile National
Championship Event.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 13.-The first day
of the big l.. A. w. races was marked by
some of the best sport yet seen in this
section of the country. Six thousand
people witnessed nine splendid races at
the Fountain Ferry track this afternoon
which We're participated in by the fast
est wheelmen in the country. The day
was perfect for racing, not a breeze
stirring and the heat not being too in
tense for the racers. The big race. the
two-mile national championship anna
teur and professional, was won by Tom
Cooper of Detroit in 4:2535.
The summaries of the races are as fol-
lows:
One mile, novice, Charles r. Nc
Carthy of St.Louis won. Time-2:37 225.
Quarter mile, State championship,
first heat Karl Thome of Louisville
won. Time-0:35a355. Second heat, Karl
Thome won. Time-0:3635. Last
twelfth in 0:O9.
One mile, professional, 2:13 class,
final, ]. A. Newhouse of Buffalo won,
e. C. Johnson of Cleveland second, w.
d. Cardy of Chicago third. Time
2:13a5.
Two mile handicap, amateur, final. c.
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WEALTHY SETTLER MISSING.
Feared That He Has Wandered Off in
tine Woods and Died.

PORT TOWNSEND CWash), Aug.
13.-As a result of brooding over busi-
ness troubles, Daniel Pullen, one of the
wealthiest and best known settlers in
this section, has become insane and left
his home at La Push. He has been miss
ing since Sunday last, and no effort has
been spared to find him. 1t is feared
that he has wandered off into the woods
and died. Pullen is one of the earliest
settlers Of the Lower Straits region, and
paved the way with good advice and
rifle balls for the coming of the settlers
who are at present conducting valuable
farms where then the wild Indian
rnamed
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SUICIDE AT OAKLAND.
James K. Peck Shoots Himself
Through the Heart.

OAKLAND, Aug. 13.-While tenn
porarily insane James r. Peck, a West
Oakland poultry shipper, shot himself
through the heart at the residence of
his son-in-law, T. r. Peckham, 40
Nineteenth street, about Z o'clock this
morning, and died instantly.
Peck arose early this morning,
dressed himself and walked down the
stairs. He took his son-in-law's re-
volver with him, saying to his wife,
who was still in bed, that he was going
to kill some cats to-day.
After building a fire in the kitchen
range he went down into the basement
and a short time later his wife, who by
this time was working around the
kitchen, heard revolver shot just un-
Ger her and in the basement.
The frightened woman rushed down
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''SINCUALAS'
OLIVES.
WAOHBURN TO new NAN.
AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE
POPULIST COMMITTEEMAN.
Advises Him to Preach the Gospel and
Not Carry the Church Into
Politics.

BOSTON, Aug. 13.-The following
open letter has been issued:
Boston, Mass. Aug. IL, 1896
Bishop John d. Newman, San Fran
cisco, Cal.-Dear Sir: In your reply to
my open letter you shift the controversy,
thereby conceding the accuracy of my
corrections, but you are again in error.
You say it was better for me to leave my
church than pay our pastor o3 cents Tor
a dollar Just as / challenged you to
name a single leader in the Populist
party who is also known as an anarchist
so / challenge you to show me a % cent
dollar l stand ready to pay you 30
cents in gold for every so-called % cent
dollar you can bring me. Now here is
chance for honest speculation. The one
price will be my profit but let me inform
you that when the coinage stamp of this
Government is on it there is no such
thing as 50 cent dollar.
Again, if we do not pay our pastor
with silver dollars or greenbacks, what
can we pay him with? Gold is out OF
circulation gone to Lombard street,
London, on vacation, and honest silver
and greenbacks stay with us as usual
and perform the work runaway gold
should do.
Il again object to your CHASING Pop
ulists with anarchists. In response 10
nv former reply l received letters from
Methodists in all parts of the country
demanding that you retract your anar-
chist statement or resign your position
as Bishop in our church. 1 do not con-
cur in this, but you must not turn our
church in your district into a political
tn i'm hn of
party, neither should you use your influ
entail position in giving character to
statements which give a false impress
sion. and accomplish much harm. Too
much license is taken by public men in
condemning and ridiculing in a whole
sale way millions or honest men who
differ with them on political lines.
Again, Bishop, the Methodist Church
is especially to protect and care for the
common people, and not to fight the
political battles of the rich. Do you
think the cause of Christ will be ad-
vanced by antagonizing the millions of
people, patriotic people, and thereby
turning them against our noble church?
Will you forfeit the possibility of reach
ing their souls to secure political adj
vantage? No, I say, let there be no
union of church and State. If the moral
character of either candidate was in
question, you might be justified, but this
is not so. They are all patriotic, Christ
ian gentlemen, with character above re-
proaeh Therefore. in the name of the
thousands of Methodists who deplore
your unwise political statements and
proposed action, again request you to
keep out of politics, that our church may
not be contaminated by being dragged
into it. Your incorrect statements indi-
cate that you have given your at
tention to theology and not to money
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Highest N n Leavening Pows-xae& u Rspon
R3!A!!l! a. FRskiaHs FsMassE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

c. Ingraham of Dixon, ILL.,. won. Time
4:543s.
One mile open, professional, final. Tom
Butler of Boston won, w. C. Sanger of
Milwaukee second, Nat Butler of Bos-
ton third. Time-2:03
Half mile open, amateur, final, c. C.
Ingraham of Dixon, ILL.,, won. Time
1:15.
One mile handicap, professional, final
Nat Butler of Boston GO yards) won, A.
L. Kennedy of Chicago 05 yards)second.
r. T. Acker of Philadelphia go yards)
third. Conn Baker of Columbus go
YARDS fourth, E. c. Johnson of Cleve-
land $50 YARDS fifth. Time-2:06.
Half mile, amateur State Champion
ship, Karl Thome of Louisville won.
Time-1:23a5.
Two-mile, national championship
amateur and professional, Tom Cooper
OF Detroit first, e. c. Bald of Buffalo
second, j. B. Bliss of Chicago third
Time-4 :253k.
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A Murderer Convicted.

HOLLISTER, Aug. 13.-It took a jurv
just twenty minutes to-day to find
Francis M. Conklin, the murderer of
Charles Hardwick, guilty of murder in
the first degree, with the penalty fixed
at Imprisonment for life. This was
Conklin's second trial, he having been
convicted of murder in the first degree
and sentenced in May. 1895, but was
granted a new trial on the ground that
the jurors went outside the courtroom
and experimental to test the truthful
ness of his evidence.
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WILL BE LYNCHED IF CAUGHT.
Men Securing the Mountains i'm Search
of a Fresno County 1urderer.

FRESNO, Aug 13.-The mountains
around Sequia Mills, sixty miles east
of this city, are being secured over by
100 men, whose avowed purpose is to
catch Cass Colvin and lynch him for the
cowardly and brutal murder of his
brother-in-law, Robert L. Totten, on
Tuesday evening. AS far as can be
learned o-night, no trace of the fugitive
has been found. There are two officers
in the mountains, Deputy Sheriff Tim
minis of this city and Constable Ingels
of Sanger. They are searching for Col
vim independently of the other hunters,
who are all connected with the logging
camps above the mill. The two officers
hope to catch the murderer and hurry
him into the valley before the logging
men learn of the capture.
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Irish Land Bill.

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The House Of
Lords to-day discussed the Irish land
bill as reamended yesterday by the
House of Commons. 1t was agreed not
to oppose the lower house and to ac-
cept all the reamendments except one.
which, however. was later also agreed
to by vote of a to IS, despite the OPP
position of the landlords. The fact that
the House of Lords had accepted them
was formally intimated to the House of
Commons, which briefly discussed and
finally disposed of the measure. The
bill will now become a law.
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WORK OF A FIEND.
Poisons Thirteen Horses Belonging to
San Francisco Drayman.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13-It looks
as though Charles A Worth, who car
ries on an extensive draying business in
this city, has been marked as the vic
tim of plotter as cruel as he is re-
vengeful. Thirteen at least out of six
teen powerful high-bred draught horses
which Mr.. Worth kept in the Golden
Gate Stables died to-day from the ef-
fects of arsenical poisoning.
On Wednesday night the horses We're
stalled after their days work, all ap-
parently in fine condition. This morn
ing they were taken out as usual, and
one by one horse after horse died in his
tracks.
The police are investigating the mat
ter, but no arrests have yet been made
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WILLOWS RACES.
The Big Crowd in Attendance Az
fOrded Great Sport.

WILLOWS, Aug. 13.-The greatest
sport ever witnessed in this section of
the State was afforded the big crowd at
the track to-day. Summaries:
Trotting, 2:15 class. three in five,
purse $500, Jasper Ayers won, Gallete
second, Chico third. Best time-2: 1874
Pacing. PIP class, three in five, purse
$500, Javelin won, Hanford Medium sec
ond, Loupe third. Best time-2: 1874
Running. seven furlongs, purse $50.
Seaside won, Quarterstaff second, Faro
third Time-l:29
Running-four and a half furlongs,
purse $50, George l.. won, Irma second,
Robin Hood third. Time-0:56$t
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Convention of Printers.

FRESNO, Aug. 13.-The sixth annual
convention of the California State Ty-
biographical Union was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning by President
+. H. Phillips of Los Angeles. The
Treasurer read an encouraging report
Hc briefly discussed the subject of the
typesetting machines, and recommend
ed that the State Union appeal to the
manufacturers of the machines for the
loan of one of them for the training of
members of the craft in the use of them
The convention will adjourn tomorrow
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Small Fire at Oakland.

OAKLAND, Aug. 13-At about $50
this evening fire broke out in the out
buildings at the back of c. Perfum's
produce and grocery store, situated on
Bay street, near Railroad avenue The
damage done by water and removal will
be the most serious loss, amounting to
about $1,000
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the stairs and was Mortified to find her
husband lying in a pool of blood gasp
ing for breath, with the revolver tight
ly clenched in his right hand. Mrs.
Peck screamed for help, and her SON.
in-law and daughter soon joined her,
but before they reached the basement
the unfortunate man had breathed his
last
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things Acquitted.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.-George
Nlngs, one of the two brothers charged
with the murder of Jack Hayes, the
Puente Postmaster, was to-day acquit-
ted in Judge Smiths court in this city.
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questions, hence l advise you to study
it, instead of talking it. Yours for truth
and Justice
GEORGE F. WASHBURN,
Eastern Member National Executives
Committee, Peoples Party"
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An Editors Sudden Death.

PATERSON On. j., Aug. 13.-Will-
lam H. Moses, editor of the Morning
Call' of this city, was stricken at his
desk last night by the heat and died
shortly after
The herald., 1896-03-08

''And then his lecture itself is not SO side
splittingly funny all through. 1t is rather
literary sandwich There are slices of
unconquerable humor and slices of heart
throbbing pathos. Few there are who can
hear one of Bob Burdette's lectures and
then honestly say that, though they may
have laughed till they cried, the heart
did not at intervals come up into the
mouth and the tears feel like coming in
earnest. The humor is not of rough,
jagged order, that bruises as it tickles, nor
is his pathos of sharp, stineing kind that
cuts. Both are gentle and tender, and
make one feel after it is all over that he is
better ana wiser and happier after hearing
Bob Burbette."
Even the Cinnamon appreciate his wit
and humor and speak of him in the follow
ing glowing terms:
talkee. Savvy? Chinaman 60 see him
alice samee 'Melican man. Belly funny.
He go chin chin all lightee. Towel a. GEN.
Shultee ten GEN. Discountee tlade.)
Chinaman he walkee milee see Buldette.
Laffee alice samee 'Mellican man. ely
alice samee. Wipee nosee. (Whish-sh-sh-
sh-sh! Yeh. Splinkle napkin, splinkle
he glate man. Belly glate man. China
man 60 gain. Buldette good ting. Pull
Jim long. Savvy?
And everyone's friend, Tim Grogan.
from the Fourth ward. pOurs out his appre-
citation:
It's betther nor goin' til wake, Moike.
Pm shpakin' av Bawb B'rdette. Don't ye
miss it. Moike. av iver yez have a chanst
fur to hear i'm. Av that man iver cooms
in a mile of yez, begobs, you shtop fright
there, darlint, an yez won't be sorry. i
knowed a man wanst in the old country,
that cud talk th' whishkers off br-r-ass
monkey. He cud that. He cud tell a
sthory. Moiks. that 'ud make the praste
himslf do pinnance for laughin' at 1t. But,
be ia afge, he was the Book av Lamenta-
ations be th' side av B'rdette. Where did
he lairn to be SO funny? dinnaw, Moike.
1t was bor-rn in i'm, Pm thnkin'. Pm
sore yet wild laughn' at i'm. An some-
times, dye moind, he brings th' tears til
y'r eyes. Amy man that don't laugh an
cry both when he hears Bawb B'rdette,
Moike-well, he's not man, begobs He's
a dom'd gazabo!
A Los Angeles audience always appre.
ciates good thing like this. The reserved
seats are on sale at Gardner Il Oliv ers
music store, 259 South Spring street. 1t
is for good cause. Help the newsboys
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people. 1t will require the services of six
teen men to put the piece on. Three bag
gage cars are required to transport the
baggage, scenery and properties, and it is
needless to say that the company travels
in it's own special train. Among the prin-
cipals may be mentioned Louise Kissing,
frankie Raymond, Oscar Girard, Hugh
Chilvers Eloise Willard, J. l.. Gui!mette,
Flora Evans, Harry Clay Blaney, Mait:.
Rainsford, Turner and Murphy and host
of other comic opera and extravaganza
artists. The entire piece 10 produced
under the direction Of MIR. Henderson.
The ballets have been arranged by Signor
Romeo. The scenery. costumes and
properties have all been retouched and
frightened up, and no expense has been
spared on the part of the management to
make this the most gorgeous spectacle
ever presented to the public. The sale of
seats will commence tomorrow, Monday
morning.
Music HALL.-Everybody is interested
in the lecture to be given on Thursday
evening al Music hall in the interest of the
Newsboys' home. That big-hearted man
of humor and whole. souled merrymaker,
Bob Burdette, will deliver his new talk on
tilted Good Medicine. 1t will not only be
interesting and amusing, but also very in
structive, as Bob is a severe philosopher.
OF him the Oakland Tribune says: