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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
TO REOPEN CARsoN MINT.

Orders Receired From TYnshin0ton 1D-
pointing a NeC Force.
CARSON. New, May 29.-orders we're
received from Washington several days
ago to resume operations in the refinery of
the United States Mint on July l. About
nine men will be put at work. Seven were
appointed to-day, among them being
Frank d. Heitrich, who arrived from Cali
fornia this morning. He becomes assist
ant melter and refner, the position for
merly held by John T. Jones. Several of
the men appointed, were important wit
nesses for the Government in the recent
mint trials, and one was a member of the
jury which convicted John T. Jones.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
oFFESDS SEATTLE YETsRANs.
The MOnterey's Commander Refuses to
Attend Memorial Serpices.

attend Memorial Services.
SEATTLE, WASH. May 29.-Captain
Ludlow of the United States coast defense
vessel Monterey, now IN this port, de-
clined the invitation of the local COM
mittee OF the Grand Army of the Republic
to participate in to- morrow's Memorial
day) exercises. Captain Ludlow spoke
for his subordinates as well as himself
As a consequence be is being severely
criticized by Grand Army men and others.
In public letter Major s. w. Clark con-
ciudes his caustic comment on Captain
Ludlow's action with this declaration:
''It will be ascertained in due time if his
course meets with approval from his su-
periors In Washington City,"
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Under on Oaden CANNON Arnlnnnh.

OGDEN, UTAH, May 29.-George Tor
noli while working on the Pioneer Electric
Company's pipe line in Ogden Canyon was
killed to-day by an avalanche OF falling
rock. Tornoli had just put in the last
blast for the day, work having been
stopped on account of the rain, and hur-
ried out to see if the shot had done good
work, when a slide of loose rock came
down the mountain side, grinding him
into shapeless mass.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
INDICTMENT OF BLANTHER.
Presentments for Murder Filed by the
Grand j urY.

fTeeSnLment IOE uTQor Filed by the
Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted J..
E. Blanther alias Joseph E. Blanther for
the murder of Philippine Langfeldt in this
City on May 10 last. The witnesses heard
were Captain Lees. Mrs. Agnes Kleinebere.
Jennie Hanley, DR.. Kleineberg, Genevleve
Marks, DR.. j. s. Barrett ana George l..
Dodge. There were other witnesses In the
wai.ing-room, among them Deputy Cor
oner Tyrreli, but all the facts desired were
obtained from other sources.
Captain Lees submitted to the Grand
Jury package OF papers and letters. a
collec tion of medals and some other
trinckets. The indictment was presented
to Judge Slack late in the afternoon.
The jury also found an indictment Of
forgery against K. M. Samuels. Accord
ing to the testimony in the case Samuels
forged the name of John G. Spencer to
check for $40 on the Anglo-C California Bank.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

ground. She was picked up in an uncon-
scious condition by J. Donovan and car
ried to the depot. The physician who was
called in discovered that she had sus-
tanned serious injuries internally. Several
men assisted in carrying her to the home
OF Mr.. Gofey. where at late hour to-
night she was said to be in a most critical
condition
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
WOODLAND CONFERENCE.
Department Reports Submitted to the
Lutheran synod.

WOODLAND, CAL, May 29.-The Sec
ond days session of the annual confer
ence OF the Pacific District German Evan
geiical Synod began with the reading of
reports from the various departments.
The committee on home missions reported
growing influence for good among the
German population of California. The
church at Mount Eden, Alameda County.
was accepted into membership in this dis
trict.
Services were held this evening in the
large auditorium of the German Luthera n
Church. At the invitation of John Hucke
the dele2ates will be taken for drive into
the country tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Colonel Rabbttt III az R.n.esa

BENICIA, CAL. May 29.-Lieutenant-
Colonel L. H. Babbitt, United States Ord
ously i'll from the effects of slight stroke
of paralysis. When stricken few davs
ago he recovered rapidly apparently, but
complications have arisen, making his
case quite serious.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Warshtps 70 yisit santa orus.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL. May 2e-Leuten-
ant Governor Jeter, chairman OF the COM
m1ttee, reported at the carnival m Getting
tonight that he had received assurance
that the Philadelphia. Monterey and Mon
adnock will be there during the water fete.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

street last evening. He had been on a
prctracted spree for several days and
while suffering from delirium tremens
swallowed dose OF morphine. His
parents reside at Redding, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
suicide at a,.oef, cn,,,,,

ANGELS CAMP. CAL, May pa
young man named George McDonnelly,
an employe of the Utica mine, committed
suicide at his lodging-house on Bush
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
PACIFIC GRoVE ACoIDENr.
Miss Orvts of Chicago Throtcn From a
Carriage and SertOusLn Iniured.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, May 90. -
While riding from Monterey to Pacific
Grove this afternoon Miss Amy Oryis of
Chicago, 20 years old, lost control of her
spirited horse, which ran distance of two
miles toward the depot. There the ami
malls course was checked SO suddenly that
che young woman was thrown to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

eS UT nothing down
your throat that will disfgure or blemish
your face. Don't use iodide of potassium
in Sarsaparilla or without SarsapariIla.
When you want good blood purifier and
something that will bring no pimples on
your face, you must use
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
LOST.

LOST.
I OST-S25 REWARD-SMALL DOG; TAN
IL color: black stripe down back; white ring
around neck; white feet and tall. The above re-
ward will be paid by returning same to w. T.
CLARK. Windsor Hotel, Fifth and Market ats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07

pei every spring wheat grinder in the
country to become a part of the pool.
There are 500 spring wheat millers in
the United States. More than 100 have
joined the new pool, which had its in
ception last fall, reached a head last
February and is now a bona hde or
ganization.
The pool has been Incorporated. It's
name is the North American Milling
company. 1t is commonly known here
in St. Paul, Duluth and southern Min
nesota as the American Milling com
pany- 1t is the successor of the South
ern Millers association. Representa-
tives of the trust here claim to repre-
sent 10 mills having a daily capacity
of 105, 600 barrels. The whole aim OF the
organization is to protect the Touring
interests of Minneapolis, now threat
ened bv cOmpetftiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
WORSE THAN NEW YORK.
Disgraceful Charges Made by the Wy
andO6te Faction Against
Each other.

Lawrence. kan. May 7-One thing
which may be a benefit, and certainly
viii be of interest which has come out
jim this congressional fight is the situ-
alton politically, i'm WyandOtte cOun-
ty Tt has been shown in the hearing
of the testimony before the COM
mittee on credentials. that politically
speaking Wyandotte county is the most
corrupt locality in the state Of Kansas
For years almost out of mind Billy
Buchan carried things with high
hand down in WyandOtte; states We're
fixed which generally went through all
right, deals were made and offices
farned out
All this time the opposition to Bu-
chan was gradually moulding and crys-
talizing into an organization, which
threatened the boss of so many years
standing. Started originally ON basis
calculated TO overthrow the Buchan
ring and give WyandOtte political free
dom from bOss-rule, the new Organiza~ .
lion soon began to follow in the foot
steps of the older gang. This anH-Bu-
chan crowd was elated with its first
fruits of success and began carrying
things in rather a high-handed manner
TO say the least. So that it happened
things Went from bad to worse, finally
eliminating in this, the worst Wrangle
ever seen in a Kansas convention.
c. W. Irlckett and Nat Barnes were
the leaders. and are today. of the new,
the anti Buchan gang. Trickett is a
bright, shrewd, farseeing young busi-
ness man, with a keen appetite for af-
fairs political. Nat Barnes is much
the same way. and though a success
ful business man prefers to spend the
greater portion of the year dabbling in
politics This crowd was instrumental
in electing Nat Barnes mayor of kan
sas City kan, and afterWard delegate
to the st. Louis national convention
April 3, primaries were held in Wy
andotte for the convention which
should choose delegates TO the con
gressiOnal convention now in session in
this city The Barnes-T -Trickett faction
went in to down Billy Buchan and in
order to beat him. used. it would ap-
pear, much the tactics of the man they
wanted TO defeat AS q result there
was the most disgraceful county pri-
maries and convention ever held in
Kansas When the day came for the
convention. there was division and the
Buchan people charging fraud bolted
the convention and organized one OF
their own at which they selected dele
gates to this convention The other
convention composed of the anti-Bu-
chans, remained in the original hall.
and also selected a delegation calling
It the correct and legal delegation. This
latter one is the one which comes here
commonly known as the Irickett del
egatiOn.
Before the committee on credentials
which held its sessions most of two
days and nights, came out some inter
est1ng details of the manner in which
Things were conducted in NVyandotte-
The anti-Buchan people prepared q
LContinued On Sixth page.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07

At O'Clock Fathers DAILY and Nc
Peak arrived. Holmes received them
silently and Iznelt with them while they
went over the communion service
According to the rites of the Catholic
church to which he had been converted
during the past week, in form at least.
he had been fasting since midnight
The service over, his breakfast of eggs.
dry toast and coffee was brought in and
he ate it with apparent relish
The only sign of defiance that he
made was just after the priest left.
Am nervous2" he demanded. stretch
ing his hands out to Keeper Weaver.
They were steady as a rock Holmes
smiled and retired to the rear Of his
cell He declared that he had never
felt better in his life. Soon after this
the priests returned and remained with
him until the end.
Meantime q nervous, eXpectant crowd
had gathered outside the gates Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
DOWN DE SUWANEE RIVER.
Battle Between Whites and Blacks on
the Historic Stream.

Live Oak, Fla, May Three men are
dead and five badly wounded as the
result of a battle which occurred be-
eween whites and blacks on the Su-
vance, in Lafayette county. The dead
men are Negroes, as are two of the
wounded. The other three wounded
are whites.
The reports that reach here state
that the battle was caused by the at
tempt of the white men to force the Ne
groes to pay debts. The whites had no
warrants for the Negroes they simply
PROPOSED to collect the debts BY force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
In New Quarters.

Attorney General Dawes today moved
into his new quarters in the southwest
corner of the building and his old
rooms in the east wing are locked up.
He now has three large rooms beautf-
fully carpeted and elegantly furnished.
The book cases and fling cases are of
oak while in the rest o. the rooms they
are of iron The governor viii be the
next to vacate his old rooms and he
viii do so in a day or two. His new
rooms are almost ready
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
POOR MISS HUMPHREY.
Her Sanity Investigated by the Pro
bate Court This Afternoon.

A trial to determine the mental condf-
tion of Miss Florence E. Humphrey,
was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in
the probate court The young woman
was not present at her hearing.
Miss Humphrey is the IS year old
daughter of Mrs. Flora L. Humphrey.
and is at present in Christ hospital
Her malady is known as acute melan-
Cholia," and she sits brooding by the
hour, and viii not answer questions ad-
dressed to her She was in an eastern
asylum fer Is months, and the disease
is hereditary, her father having been
insane, also an aunt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07

The divorce suit of Clarkson VS..
Clarkson was tried this morning by
Judge Hazen, and the plaintiff, the
husband, was granted a decree on the
grounds of abandonment C1arksOnss S
testimony showed Mrs. Clarxson to be
an unnatural wife Both parties are
young, and had been married about a
year and q half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
NO HAVANA CIGARS.
Insurgents are Destroying All the To-
bacco Warehouses.

Baltimore, May 7.-Dittmar &Voniff,
importers and packers of leaf tobacco,
have received a letter from their agent
in Havana which states chat the pros
pect for a tobacco crop is getting
smaller as the days go by, as the in
surgents are destroying warehouses
continually. The letter is signed Mi
guel V. Percy" and is dated Havana,
April 30
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07

Rome, May Manager Louis Calm
berti, the well known Roman preIate
and diplomat formerly papaI ambassa-
this afternoon The death Of Mana ger
Cfalimberti has greatly affected the
pope. to whom be was warmly devoted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
GREAT MILL COMBINE.
The Largest Ever Put Together is
Now Chartered.

Chicago, May IA special from Min
neapOlis to the Times Herald says: r.
ID. Hubbard, the executive front Of the
Mnseed oil trust, has succeeded with
the aid of Pillsbury, in perfecting the
organization of the greatest millers'
try.
The purpose is to advance the price
of hourss to secure satisfactory rail and
water transportation rates and to COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07

There will be no autopsy on the body
of Holmes. Holmes last word was
strict Injunction to Attorney ROtan to
forbid dissection of his remains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
mra absaEston wouId Be Free.

Mrs. 1rheakstOn Would oe free'
Celia. ]. sTheakston has begun SUIT TOT
divorce fre,m u. S. Theazsbon on tLls
Grounds Of drunkenness and fail 4Ls -
provide. Th ey were married seq ~.
Der %. 1873. and have several cnllof yl's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
Bradshaw Paid the Price

Charles Bradshaw was fined 81 in
Doiiee court this morning for being tn-
toxicated-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
THE PLATFOR1a.

The following is the platform:
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to submit the following declara--
ton of principles. 1t has been many
years since the Republican party was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07

CONTINUED q Sixth page ]
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11
FRAUDULENT FOOD PRODUCTS.

The detection Of food adultcration Is
not only a service 10 the community
at large. but to reputable dealers In
food products. The cooperation Of
such business men with tho authorities
can always be confidently expected.
The reported results Of analyses show
how imperative II the need that good
citizens combine to drive ont this kind
Of fraud. A substance sold as powder.
ed cinnamon was found to DE pulyer-
lied cigar-bOxcs, favored with IN cs
scntial oil. Out Of two hundred sam.
pies OF chocolate. only twenty we're
found unadulteratsd. The rest were
adultcrated with terra alba, brown
Ochrc. starch, glucose, barytes AMI the
like. Samples Of pepper had in them
little pepper extract added 10 pulvrr-
ICED almonds, fruit pits and twigs. The
moral difference between The man who
stands behind his counter and know.
Ingly sells these and other dishonest
connections and the man who stands
behind prison bars because Ia has been
caught In u confidence came IL not ap-
preciable. The former has this I'D.
vantage: he has not been detected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11
LOVELY vvOHeN m TIE sw,x.

The life of an English society woman
In London during the season Is zone
grind" She n constitution.
ally an early riser writes correspond.
ent of the Chicago Times. HERALD, and
the breakfast hour In always between
and p:3O. After the matutinal meal
there arr letters to write, the house.
keepers list Of suggestions for the day
to be looked over. and various little odd
duties to Ike performed. Then the dain.
~ breakfast gown must be changed
tor a bicycling costume or riding hab.
It. and my lady 'bikes" or rides in the
park from 10 to IL, then home again,
and another change Of costume, for
there Ii a picture gallery, or bazaar, or
something Of the kind to he visited, and
then there Ii a lunch ut the Countess
Of Blanks or Duchess So.and.so's. In
the afternoon, there IL a concert. or re-
certlon. or n drive to RanclaYh. and
Hyde Park between and O mist not
he forgotten. Perhaps half an hours rest
will reward madam for her days work
before she commences with her maid
the business Of making u grand toilet
for big dinner at 9. which may be fol.
lowed by dropping In for half an hour
Mt the opera. Finally, there may he
two or more balls before Tho hard
worked London woman throws h ,irelf
YEARLY into her neat brOugham. when
the suns first bright rays are pceplna
through the trees In the park. AMI NO
II goes on. day after day, for about three
months. varied by racc.mcctings. rcsat-
tas ana cat and dog shows.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11

A cycle club has been formed to
check tho growing tendency to have
bicycle meets for the purpose Of having
''runs" Oh sundays. Communities that
would not tolerate on our public roads
hOrse.races ON that day, have their
quiet rudely broken by whcelmen OF
the basor sort. No person. or groups
OF persons, In, on or on OF vehicle Of
any description, ought to le permitted
to do this. lts tendency can he justly
called In question. Not only this, but
II 10 unfair to do violence to the moral
and religious sentiment OF q large pro.
portion Of the people OF most cOnlmuni.
ties. who feel that one day In the week
should be sacredly set apart for tho
benefit OF mems souls, AZ well as Of
their bodies. There eau be a right use
Of the bicycle on sunday. There need
aOt be u wrong use.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11

They glared ut each other. they were
ready for fight, and II the plans Ut the
leaders had not carric,l, they would
have kept the struggle up till daybrcak.
The session, bitter In the beginning, wax
ed turbalent ut the end. The report Of
the committee on credentials was ready.
The members Of the committee. who had
been NJ all night and had sat through the
blessed day working Ovr the Michigan
contests, troOpCsi IN. hagsarl and heavy.
eyed. Frantic gold sl,Outcrs and the sil.
Yer speakers faced u noisy opposition that
gave them scint mercy when they failed
to make themselves heard and under
stood.
The issue was prccA'itated when the
committee reported in favor of seating
four cOntesting delegates IN Michigan.
This change gave the silver men major
ity, aud under tho unit rule they could
east the vote OF tho entire delegation for
the white metal. A minority report was
presented and followed by speeches from
Gov. McI.aurin of Mississippi, Salisbury
of Delaware, Stevenson of Michigan, and
others. Stevenson scored the committee
and the contestants in vitrielic arguments,
Blake of Texas declared the contested
seats were tainted with fraud of which
the committee had evidence. and Me-
knight of Michigan refuted the accusa-
tiOns.
Amid much confusion, the roll was call.
ed upon the substitute. The excitement
grew as the vote proceeded. Seven dele
gates from Alabama put themselves on
record as opposed to unseating the Dick
.nson delegates, and eleven Californians,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11

Those persons who imagine hat the
work OF the teacher II confined TO class
room work might get some infOrma.
tlOR that would enlighten them from
Inc current number Of the University Ut
Chicago Record. 1t contains a list Of
recent publica tons by those who are
or have been members o! the Unlvcr-
sity. The list contains only sis ~.
eight names, hut something like 1900
publications In almost every depart
ment Of learning are recorded. These
publications consist Of articles In 10
radicals mainly, although the number
OF hooks Ia not incOnsidrrabla. The
showing IL a remarkable one ana IN
indication what q busy plac, The Uni
versity Is aud how wide sweeping i,s
Influence has become In 80 compare.
lively short time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11

That the wife should run the nome
has been atiirmed by no less IN author.
ity than the Supreme Court Of tho State
Of New York. One Justice Of the appel.
late division wrote the following Opln.
ION In n recent suit for seiM ration. and
two VI his four associates cOncurred
In II: "While In legal sense the hus.
hand In the head Of the family. aud
has the right to rule tho household and
compel Ills wife. a. well a. his children,
TO obey him and submit to his dictation
In the details Of the mana cement Of tho
house and servants, still the practical
view Of the marital relations usually II
that within her peculiar sphere, the
home. the wife should have her own
way and Inc allowed to manage and con.
troll the details Of housekeeping and
servants. An Intelligent woman should
certainly not Ike subjected. In the pres.
cnce Ut servants and guests. to humilia.
tion and ill.treatment by her husband,
by the offensive assertion that no Ii
master aud she must In sil things obey
him."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11
.ENO OF the SEA 0ERPEM.

Science has Won. tradition has becn
vlndIcated, the sea serpent has been
captured! But aside from the graft.
flying fact that the downfall OF this
marine monster has removed several
clouds upon the veraclty Of many
estimable gentlemen. generally Of sea.
going prOpensities aud with IN alb.
normal thirst for gr0R. We we no cspe.
cIal cause for rejoicing. IN fact, We
are bitterly disappointed. For 10. these
many years. the sea serpent Inns pa.
trOlled the Atlantic and the Pacific al.
ternately. as the exigencics NJ the sea.
side summer resorts demanded, aud
he never has failed to he fully aN
feet long" and las large rs q barrel
and to flash tho waters into foam for
many rods In his wake" How ARE
tho mighty fallen! The sea serpen.
now lies In an Ice box In Tacoma like
on ordinary fresh Dish awaiting the OF.
der Of some thrifty housewife. Aud
the monster II only eight feet long!
Horror OF horrors! What matters II
that his body II spotted like a rattle.
snake;" that he has "hcad like u bull.
dog and "fangs like tiger?" lie
doesn't come mp to specifications. lie
II fraud made mp OF eight fec, Of
tame reality and 10? feet OF wild i'm
aginatiOn. We IRE sorry he has been
caught,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-11
EA0LET2.'

II Is reported from New York that ex.
perlments by Tesla and Edison have
been rewarded ut practically the same
time by the discovery OF u system or
systems Ivy which tho X ray may DC
utilized as an illun,inant more intense
and whittier than the are light. Tcs,a's
discovery Is said to be the perfecting
Of a vacuum tube system OF electric
LIGHTING without wires. anu one tina:
can be made ready soon for practical
commercial purposes. EdlsOn's discoy.
cry, made almost simultaneously, Is de.
scrlbcd as the similar use Of CrOokcs
tube to produce illumination. 1t Is said
lle has found a new fluOrescent SUBJ
stance, similar to tungstate or calcium,
with the crystals OF which he coats the
Interior surface of the tube, thus chang,
Ing into brilliant white light the
rays that pass through these crystals.
Edison says OF his discovery that prac.