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The herald., 1896-08-20
THE AFRICAN SYNDICATE
Practically Concludes Its Los
Angeles Deal
BONDHOLDERS IN SESSION
Unanimously Agree to Accept the Offer
Submitted
NONRESIDENT Owners to b. Consulted, but
the Deal VIII Be Closed by the
First of November
Associated Press Special Wire.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ia meet
Railway company was held today to
consider the proposition of Henry A.
Buffers and his associates for the pur-
chase of the pooled bonds and the ma
and of the two roads in Los Angeles
which it operates. There was a full at
tendance of the local pool bondholders,
and it was unanimously voted to accept
the proposal of the South African syndi-
cate. The adhesion of the nonresident
pool bondholders remains to be obtained,
but this is regarded merely as matter
of a few weeks. This done, the neces-
sary legal papers will be drawn up and
sent for execution to London, to which
city Mr.. Buffers Is now en- route. 1t is
thought that all will be in readiness long
before November 1st, on which date the
first and forfeit payment of $780, 900 is
to be made. The South Africans will
come into possession of 1923 of the 5000
bonds of the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany, fifty-one per cent of it's capital
stock, 50 per cent of the capital stock Of
the Main Street and Agricultural Park
Railway company, and all of the prop
erty and franchises of the Fifth street
lines, involving an investment of s4-
250,000. The local bondholders regard
the deal as virtually accomplished.
The herald., 1896-08-20
'FRlSCO'S ASSESSMENT
There's a Great Falling OFF In Values at. Tax
Time

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19.-The state
board of equalization has received two
letters from San Francisco in relation
to the proposed increase in her assess
ment. One of these is from Assessor
Jonh D. Siebe, and the other is from
C. L. Taylor chairman of the county
board of equalizers. Mr.. Siebe. after
calling attention to the fact that this
years assessment of property in San
Francisco is $29, ,7SO,797 in excess of last
years, declares that if he were to make
the assessment at the present time it
would show a marked decrease.
Chairman c. L. Taylor, in his letter to
the equalizers, says that during the last
three or four years business has been
greatly depressed in San Francisco. The
commercial and manufacturing interests
have steadily suffered a loss of trade,
and real estate values have steadily
fallen on all but Market street, until at
the present time but 60 per cent of the
values of property in 1898 and 1894 could
be obtained if the property were sold.
The herald., 1896-08-20
THE LONE HIGHWAY MAN
Gets Away With Three Gold Bricks-No
Clue

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 19-George p.
McCauley. secretary of the Cariboo Min
ing company, while returning from Camp
Mckinney. b. c., with nearly S11 600 worth
of gold bullion, was held up and robbed by
u masked man. McCauley tells the follow
ing story:
Tuesday I started alone from the Car
iboo mine in a buggy with three gold bricks,
weighing 656la ounces. About wo and a
half miles from the mine on a little hill in
the woods | heard a voice saying: Give us
your money i looked up to the left and on
the bank of the road about thirty feen dis
tant / saw a masked man. He was point
ing q short-barreed carbine at me. He
then told me to hold up my hands. told
him / had no arms with me, but he insist
ed on my holding up my hands. / got out
of the buggy went to the back part and
took out the saddle bags which contained
the bricks. He ordered me to throw them
on the bank, which did. He then asked
me if had any money. replied that had
a few dollars. He again savagey said :
Throw it out In my pocket had s.
bill, S. in silver and little change.
threw the contents on the bank. / then
returned to the buggy and he ordered me
to drive in front of him. 1 turned my head
around to see what he was doing. He drop
ped the saddle-bags and pointed the rifle
at me and told me to drive on and not turn
back that was the last saw of him.
The herald., 1896-08-20
NANSEN NOT DISCOURAGED
But Tired Of Sailing Voyages to the
Pole
Explorer Brainerd Regards Nansen's Plan Of
Drifting With the Ice Pack the Pro.
ject Of Madman

CHRISTIANA, Aug. 19-The Aften-
posten today announces that Dr. Nan
sen will not again attempt to reach the
north pole in a ship built upon the lines
of the Fran. DIR. Nansen, however. says
he Will perhaps conduct sledging par
ty, which will attempt to make a dash
from Franz Josefland north in the direc-
tion of the pole. In the light of his re-
cent discoveries and observations in the
arctic circle, DR.. Nansen is of the opin-
ion that it would not be difficult certain
ly not impossible, to reach the north
pole in this manner.
a MADMAN'S PLAN.
FORT RILEY, Kan, Aug. 19-Lieut.
d. l.. Brainerd of the Second Cavalry,
who accompanied Gen. Greeley on his
famous Arctic expedition and was with
that officer In the most hazardous Of his
exploits, is rather skeptical as to the
value of DIR. Nansens discoveries. In
conversation with a reporter Lieut..
Brainerd said:
1.-The information contained in the ac-
counts of Nansen's return is so meager
that I hesitate to express an opinion as
will say, however. that the report of the
return of the Jackson-H -Harmsworth re-
lief vessel Windward from Franz Josef
land within month from the time of her
departure from England would seem to
admit of grave doubt as to the truth of
the story, as the Windward could not
reasonably be expected to reach her des-
tination and return short of ten to
twelve weeks.
III the reports prove true and Nansen
is returning, then his journey has in
deed been q wonderful one, and he de-
serves the applause of the scientific
world for the pluck and energy displayed
by him under most trying and discour-
aging circumstances. So far as can
recall, no Arctic authority, except one,
treated Nanser's plan of reaching the
north pole as a sane and feasible one.
To push the Fran north of the New ST.
berian islands into the icy seas, from
which no vessel had ever escaped the
clutches of the polar pack, was regarded
by those having a knowledge of the sub
ject as hazardous in the eXtreme-aI-
most the work of a madman-and few
expected NanSen ever to return alive;
and I doubt if there was any one who
believed 1t possible for the Fran to long
escape being crushed in the massive ice
of that region. The safe return of Nan
sen and the Fran, however, will not
change in the slightest degree the opin-
ion of experts that Nansen's plan of
drifting to the north pole was foolhardy,
senseless, and that he displayed lament
able ignorance of the dangers lurking in
the treacherous ice pack
The herald., 1896-08-20
THE STATE BOARD
SIN Considering Inyestg ltion Of the State
Print Ig Office


Print ig Office
SACRAMENTO. Aug 19.-At the meet
ing of the state board of examiners this
afternoon Attorney General w. F. Fitz-
gerald submitted an opinion upon the
suggestion of Governor Budd that an ex
pert be appointed to investigate the af
fairs OF the state printing office. Secre
tary of State Brown remarked that he
did not believe in the appointment of
IA competitor as an expert to examine the
office of any man, particularly one, who,
like c. NJ. Harrison, suggested by the
governor, is unfriendly to the interests
of the party to be investigated The at
torney generals opinion is to the effect
that no expert can be appointed to per-
form the duties required by the govern
or in view of the fact that the piece
work. system no longer prevails in the
state printing office.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19.-Mrs.
Hulda Smell has renounced her claim to
the $4,000 900 estate left by the late A.
j. Davis of Butte. Montana. Mrs. Smell
claimed that Davis was her husband,
and that he deserted her many years
ago. Thinking he was dead she had
married again. Detective Stillwell has
been working on the case for three
years in Mrs. Snel's interest. His in
vestigation shows that there were two
men named A j. Davis. Both were min
ers, and both worked in California. The
men resembled each other physically,
but the Davis Mrs. Smell married was not
the Montana millionaire. Mrs. Snells
husband died twentyone years ago, and
Mrs. Smell accordingly will make no fur
ther effort to obtain the Davis millions.
The herald., 1896-08-20
7HURST0N IS SATISFIED
With Bryan's Denial of
Charges Made
THE CANDIDATES WORD IS ENOUGH
And More Than the Public
THE COLORADO CONVENTIONS
Seeking Satisfactory Basis for a Union
of Forces
THE COLORADO CONVENTIONS
Idaho and Nebraska SiIverites Trying to Solve
Similar Questions
Candidate Bryan's Tour viii Include All the
Big Cities Along the r ,uts Of the
New York Central.
Notes

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-"Mr. Bryan's
word goes with me. and 7 shall be glad
to so state to the people of the country"
said John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska.
after reading the flat-footed denial OF
w. j. Bryan that he is or has been in
the employ of the silver mine owners.
Mr.. Bryan has denied the charge
which was made by the Democratic
newspapers and I have no hesitation in
declaring L believe him.
Regarding Senator Stewart of Nevada.
who has taken the cudgel in behalf of
the Democratic nominee, Mr.. Thurston
said:
Mr.. Stewart has arrived at the stage
of political second childhood, which enti-
ties him to great consideration, and 1
don't think anything further need be
said on that point"
"As far as 1 can Judge" said Senator
Thurston, "the conditions are entirely
favorable for a Republican victory 1
have spoken in Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa and Kansas, and in all those states
l have come in contact with the leading
Republicans of each state, and they con-
fidently expect to carry one and all of
them. But I am free to say that Wig
orous campaign must be kept up until
! election day to accomplish what we hope
and confidently expect to achieve in
each of these states"
We are going to carry Nebraska" the
senator said, in a most assuring tone.
| THE farmers of Nebraska are not being
carried away with the free silver idea
| We have had Populism out there for
several years, and the farmers who re-
manned Republicans during that time
will be found to be Republicans this year.
Then, too, Mr.. Bryan is not new to us.
There is nothing in his candidacy to en-
danger Republican success in Ne
! braska'
Senator Thurston tonight handed the
Associated Press the following card,
over his signature, with the request that
it be disseminated:
To the Public: On July 11th the Chi
cago Chronicle charged w. ]. Bryan
| with being a salaried employe of the
silver bonanza interests. On July 81 at
Madison, Wis, l read the editorial of
the Chronicle, and insisted that Mr..
Bryan owed it as a duty to the Ameri-
can people to answer the charge.
His explicit denial appears in the press
this morning. I stated in Nebraska that
Mr.. Bryans denial would be accepted,
and would so notify the country, which
| i take this immediate and public man.
ner of doing.
(Signed) JOHN NJ. THURSTON.
The herald., 1896-08-20
AN IDAHO INDIAN LYNCHED
For q Brutal Assault on a Young
Woman
Indignant Citizens Overpowsr the Jaller and
Promptly Convert the Wicked BlIes
Into Good Indian

LEWISTON, Idaho. Aug. 19.-Frank
Bies, a half-breed Indian from the Nez
Perce reservation, was taken from the
Asotin Jail at IL o'clock last night and
hanged by a mob of indignant citizens.
His crime was the criminal outrage of
Miss Mary Richardson, a young woman
II years of age. Miss Richardson,
whose home is in Enterprise, Oregon,
was in delicate health and had been Wis
iting friends in this vicinity. Yester-
day she started from Lewiston for ASo-
tin on horseback, unattended. On the
road she was overtaken by Biles and two
Indians from the reservation. They
passed her. but Biles left the Indians
and rode back to the young lady. He
grabbed the horses bride and attempt
ed to lead the animal away from the
road into some bushes. She resisted AMI
then springing from the horse, ran
screaming from the villain. Biles ran
after her. caught her by the dress, -four
ished a revolver and threatened to kill
her. He then dragged her into the brush
and, in spite of the fierce resistance of
his victim. succeeded in his purpose.
Miss Richardson made her way to the
IOdUSlue, WDSFe she was IOulu ny L.
Van Arsdale, who was passing in a
buggy. He took her to Asotin, where she
told her story. The news of the outrage
spread like wildfire, and officers immedi-
ately went in search of the criminal.
They found him in an Indian camp in
the outskirts of Asotin and placed him
in Jail.
Meanwhile indignant and determined
men were gathering for vengeance. They
took Miss Richardson before the pris-
oner, and she quickly identified him as
the person who had outraged her.
About II o'clock band of about thirty
citizens marched to the Jail and demand
ed the keys of the jailer. That official
refused to comply, and the keys were
taken from him by force. They then
went to the Jail, unlocked the door and
took out the prisoner, carefully relocking
the door.
Across one corner of the fence long
stout pole was laid. A rope was then
noosed around the neck of the culprt
and the other end thrown over the pole
and the Indian strung up. The party re-
mained in the Jail yard until all question
of the death of the prisoner had been re-
moved. From first to last Biles was
sullen, and refused to make any state
ment. The Indian had a wife and chill
dren. He was drunk wren arrested.
The herald., 1896-08-20

to make a formal offer for such sale to
said Buffers. substantially as above set
forth, but with such notifications and
changes in matters of detail as said COM
mittee mays deem advisable; provided,
100000 must be paid and the offer ac-
cepted on or before November 1, 1896, or
to be considered as withdrawn on that
date.
Resolved, That said bondholders join
with the owners of said Fifth-street line
and said stock of the Main-street and
Agricultural Park Railway company in
mutual contract and covenant, mutu-
ally and Interchangeable binding each
to make such sale, and appointing said
bondholders' committee and it's success
sors-with authority for any three to
act--their attorneys in fact irrevocabe
to effect such sale and to execute all
transfers, assignments. conveyances
and other documents necessary or prop
er in the premises.
The herald., 1896-08-20
IN CONVENTION
Several State Conventions Discussing Quess
tions of Fusion

PUEBLO, Col, Aug. 19-Beyond per-
fectng a permanent organization, with
Hon. n. B. Gerry of Rio Grande county
as chairman. and the adpotion of reso-
lutions. the Democratic state convention
which assembled here this afternoon ac-
complished nothing up to the hour OF
1880 tonight. when an adjournment was
taken until morning.
Combination with the Peoples party,
Silver party and all other bimetaHic
forces of the state, providing a proper
basis can be arranged. is the practically
unanimous desire of the convention OF
nearly 800 delegates Ways and means
to accomplish this have been the bone OF
contention and the subject of much eau
Gus discussion. No definite conclusion
has been reached as yet. one plan Is to
name electors and then, after appoint
ing conference committee to meet the
other silver forces. to adjourn till a
later day, when fusion ticket will be
agreed upon. Supporters of men desir-
Gus of various nominations seem likely
tonight to force the provisional nomina-
ton tomorrow of full straight Demo-
cratic ticket, each candidate to pledge
hllnSelI TO W1tnQruW II necessary IN lne
effort to secure a fusion
The sensation of the day was letter
of withdrawal from Charles S. Thomas
from the race for the gubernatorial NOM
ination.
The resolutions strongly endorse the
Chicago platform, invite all silver sup
porters to join the Democracy and en-
dorse Congressman j. T. Shafroth, Re-
publican, and j. c. Bell Populist, and
recommend their reelection. Referring
to Senator Teller the resolution says:
THAT this convention recognizes the
ability, applauds the courage and ap-
proves the course of Hon. Henry NJ. Tel
! Ter, as "a senator from Colorado in the
| congress of the United States; that his
| loyalty to his convictions and steadfast
& devotion to the peoples interest. and the
bravery OF his conduct in assaulting the
| entrenched money power Of the country
in its own citadel, demands that all the
! people of this state should unite in maxi
| ing his return to the senate as his own
| successor a unanimous expression of the
| esteem and love for him which fills the
| hearts of all true citizens of Colorado.
The herald., 1896-08-20
SILVER BULLION
A Slump In Prices Caused by Spectators
r1anipuIatlon

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Silver reached the
lowest figure for some time today wher
commercial bars sold at 65 Later they
rallied and closed at 6j&. Mexican silver
dollars also declined reaching 81 cents from
SO cents. Silver bullion in London slump
ed 3-16 to 3Ossd per ounce. The decrease de-
mand in London for Indian exchange as
well as the falling off here in the demand
for China exchange has depressed the price
of silver. Talk of gold imports in believed
to have also tended to depress silver.
Bullion brokers have made special in
quiry in London in the matter of future
delivery of silver in bars and learned that
in the last three weeks, contracts regis
tered fer the future deivery,of silver have
amounted to only about 80 per cent of
what they were at the corresponding time
last year.
1t is contended that Mexican silver dol
lars cannot he purchased at the Mexican
mint for the quoted price here and that the
decline in price of silver is more specula
tive than real.
The herald., 1896-08-20

the matron, and another inclined to en-
bonpoint and disposed to. curtail the
conversation. Miss Overman was asked
for. but the reply was received that she
could not be seen. No attempt was made
to deny that she was in the house, and
In answer to a direct question it was
finally admitted that the much-sought
young lady was a guest of the home,
but that absolutely no reporter or other
person would be allowed to see her.
The Associated Press dispatch was
produced with request that Miss Over
man be communicated with and asked to
simply state whether the contents were
correct, and whether she had made and
forwarded full confession of her guilt
to the church officials. This request was
also refused, but in an indirect manner
the reporter was given to understand
that the dispatch was correct. To the
question as towhether Miss Overman
herself had refused to see anybody or
whether the home authorities had taken
it upon themselves to deny admittance
to all, it was aid that as far as the
matron was concerned she arrogated to
herself no authority, but that the wo-
man herself had positively refused to
be interviewed.
During the course of the short conver-
sation the fleshy young lady had shown
decided signs of uneasjness and nudged
the matron to keep quiet when she took
the situation by the board and with a
polite request to be left alone, as they
wished to retire, she closed the door.
CpstairS in a front room a lamp was
burning, and above the blinds, which OBJ
scured the lower half Of the window,
the head of a woman could be seen
looking out at the disappointed scribe
as he went away. This was in all prob
ability Miss Overman, but she remained
inaccessible, although her object in be-
ing thus secretive can only be conjec-
tured.
The herald., 1896-08-20
A SILVER DEAL
argentina Negotiating an Enormous Bond
Issue Payable in Gold

WASHINGTON,A Aug 19.-Reports have
reached here from Buenos Ayres to the
effect that an American syndicate has
offered the Argentine Republic $3.50, ,0O0-
900 in silver in exchange for $780, 600, 900
in bonds payable in gold at 4 per cent
interest, with a half per cent added
as a sinking fund. The offer of the
Americans is said to be part of the
general plan by which Argentine is seek
ing to go from paper to specie basis.
The plan contemplates that each of the
new silver dollars shall take up two of
the paper dollars. 1t is said that the
market value of the Argentine per
cent gold bonds is such that the trans
action would prove a profitable one for
the Americans, while its incidental eff
rect would be to dispose of considera-
BILE supply OF the surplus silver of the
United States.
The herald., 1896-08-20
TWENTY FIFTH YEAR. NO. 323.

lector of customs at Jacksonville, Fla,
to release the suspected flibuster, Three
Friends, recently seized by the revenue
cutter Boutwell,, unless he knew of some
good reason for her detention. 1t is said
that no evidence tending unlawfully to
connect the Three Friends with any Gu
ban expedition is known.
AWKWARD QUESTIONS
MADRID, Aug. 19.-In the chamber
of deputies today a Carlist member
asked what measures the government
had taken t odemand redress for the out
rage reported to have been inflicted up
on the Spanish flag by the people of Key
West, Fla, recently. The minister of
the interior in reply said that this was
not the moment to discuss the matter.
Thereupon the Carlist deputy retorted
that the government always invoked
the patriotism of the chamber in order to
impose silence upon the deputies when
awkward questions were asked The
incident caused momentary excitement
in the chamber, but the Carlist and
his friends were quickly called to order,
and the matter was dropped.
THE COST OF WAR
MADRID, Aug. 19.-The Italian
courts have decided against Argentina's S
claims of the right to purchase the war
vessels recently reported to have been
sold by Italy to the Argentine requb-
lie. Spain will therefore purchase the
cruiser Garibaldi. The Garibaldi was
built at Genoa and is said - be the most
perfect cruiser afloat, so far as arma =
ment and detailed construction are con-
cerned. 1t is estimated that the Cuban
war is costing Spain sixty thousand
pounds daily.
AN INSURGENT CRAFT
PORT HURON. Mich, Aug 19.-The
fast river steamer Unique, which has
been running between this port and De-
troit, has been sold to an agent of the
Cuban government. She will be taken
to the coast in ten days. 1t is intended
to cut her cabins down and turn her into
a blockade runner. The price paid was
not stated The Unique was built with
an eye to speed alone, and has made
some wonderful time in the river.
The herald., 1896-08-20
THE VALLEY ROAD
Fresno Celebrates the Extension to this City
Limits

FRESNO, Aug. 19.-The Valley road was
completed today to the city limits on Bel
mont avenue the last spike being driven
at o'clock.
About 200 residents of the city gathered
at the spot to see the work completed.
There will be no celebration of the advent
of the road until the question of damages
to property has been settled and it reaches
its terminus on @ street.
Engineer Edes is now in this city and to-
day explained to a number of property
owners that the grades on the street would
not be disadvantageous to them, as they
have been led to believe by opponents Of
the road.
A conference will be held tomorrow and it
is hoped that satisfactory settlement will
soon be reached.
The herald., 1896-08-20
BROWN DISAPPEARS
COULD NOT BE SEEN
Miss Overman at the Florence Home but In.
accessible

Miss Matte Overman, no was last
night located in this city at the Flor
ence Home, corner of Santee and Sew
enteenth streets. where she has been
stopping for several days A Herald
reporter called at the house to secure, if
possible, an interview with Miss Over
man in regard to the published Asso-
ciated Press dispatch stating that she
had forwarded to San Francisco a state
ment in which she made a full confess
sion of her past relations with Dr. Brown
and repudiated her testimony given on
the stand when she exonerated the
reverend gentleman.
A ring at the bell was answered by
two ladies. one elderly and gray haired,
The herald., 1896-08-20
A Salute Fired

SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 19.-When tha
American line steamship St. Paul arrived
here this morning from New York she was
saluted by u guns by the United States
flagship Minneapolis. as Secretary Herbert
was on board. Admiral Selfridge and Capt.
Hunker, in full uniform. met Mr.. Herbert
~ he landed. Y.
The herald., 1896-08-20
A Question sett Ell

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. LIT has been as
certaned on good authority that the Man
itoba school question is as good as settled
and there will not be necessity for rem
edial legislation. This decision has been
arrived at after numerous interviews be-
tween the members of the provincial gov
.ernment of Manitoba and the dominion
government