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The record-union., 1896-07-17
SpreckeIs to Build a Sugar Factory

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-Claus
Spreckels returned to the city to-day
after an absence Of over three months,
in which he had travelled over a larger
part of Europe, studying the manu-
facture of beet sugar. He says he will
begin at once the erection of a beet
sugar factory that will convert 5000
tons of beets per day into sugar, which
means the distribution of $4,000 day
among the farmers Of the State
The record-union., 1896-07-17
ECkELS FAVORS A BOLT.
An Earnest Believer in a Gold Demo-
cratic National Ticket.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Mr. Eckels,
the Comptroller of Currency, has re-
turned from the Chicago Convention
He is an earnest believer in the wisdom
of putting a gold standard Democratic
national ticket in the field as a means
of accomplishing the defeat of the free
silver candidates and believes this will
be done.
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WILLIAM G. WHITNEY.
Nothing Could Induce Him to Vote
for Bryan and Sewall.

NEW YORK, July 16.-The following
telegram, which is explanatory, was
received by the United Press this even
ing:
1890 Sixth Avenue, New York, July
Ito the United Press: VIII you be
kind enough to correct the statement
that / desire the Endorsement by the
State organization of the Chicago tick
ct? There are no possible candidates or
circumstances that could induce me to
vote for it or support it.
"WILLIAM c. WHITNEY"
The record-union., 1896-07-17
peace-Disturbers Arrested.

J. NJ. Hill was arrested by Officers
Maley and Pennfsh last night for Great
ing a. disturbance at 112 Seventh street.
Hill nourished knife and attempted to
drive the inmates out of the house. He
was taken to the police station and
Ii clxed up.
A man named Stockmeyer was also
placed under arrest for disturbing the
peace at Tenth and S streets.
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No Raisins to be Shipped Until Sold.

FRESNO, July 16.-A meeting was
held to-day by the Cooperative Pack
ers' Association, representing eleven
companies and a pack of about ] 900
cars, and a resolution was passed that
10 raisins shall be shipped out of the
State this year until they are sold. 1t
is believed this will have a strengthen
ing effect on the market here. The
prices of raisins is already advancing
and the outlook is good for large re-
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Fatal Fire at Fresno.

FRESNO, July 16-Fire broke out in
the residence of John Coyle of this city
this morning from an unknown cause
Coyle was in the house asleep at the
time, and was burned to death. Coyle
was a pioneer citizen of Fresno County,
ard was possessed Of considerable
means
The record-union., 1896-07-17
Good narket for Dried Fruits.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16-The
Eastern market for dried and canned
fruits will be brisker this season, as the
old stock is exhausted. says j. IL Flick
niger of San Jose, who returned from
the East to-day.
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Skipped Out With His Clients rI0ney.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-Richard
Cohen, collector in the Murphy building,
has disappeared with money of many
clients. He is supposed to be in Vir-
glnia City, New, and detectives are
searching for him. Cohen was a mem
Der Of the Legislature some years ago.
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Alex. Holmes. Photo Studio. 1908 10TH"
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at the time of the explosion. and. with his
heavy grip. was b.own into the doorway OF
an adjoining store. He was Knocked sense
less, but afterward recovered sufficiently to
take the train tonight for st. Louis, on
his way West.
Cal Grim. well-known detective In this
city, who worked up the evidence against
Jackson and Walling for the murder OF
Pearl Bryan, is among those known to have
been in Drach's saloon at the time and now
among the victims OF the ruins. AT ~
o'clock there were twelve injured persons
at the hospital. None of thenf was consid-
cred seriously injured.
As the night passed the scenes about the
wrecked building became more distressing
than ever. Women whose husbands and
sons had not reached home by 10 or III
o'clock came down to the Fountain square
and filled up the space about the govern
ment building, where they were weeping
and crying about their friends being in the
wreckage. There were quite number OF
men among these weeping ones Several
men felt confident that their sons were IN
those large rooms at that time and among
the victims At 10 80 the three-year-old boy
OF Adoiph Drach was taken from the ruins
so badly hurt that he IS not likely TO live.
His aged grandfather was among those VINO
had come to the scene. and soon learned
that Mr. Drachs youngest child had been
taken out dead. his three-year-old boy was
taken out seriously injured and that the
body of Mrs Drach could not be extricated
from the heavy timbers. The old man
broke down under the news and Is In very
serious condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
HER THROAT GASHED
ATROCIOUS MURDER OF A GIRL
NEAR THE NATIONAL 200" PARK.
Made a Vigorous Defense of Her
Honor and Life-Her Clothes Partly
Torn from Her BODY.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Elsie Kreglo, a
white girl sixteen years old, was murdered
to-day in a ravine near the National Zoolog-
ical Park. The body was I'd in small
creek about one hundred IS from the
girls home. Cries for he'll re heard by
the Kreglo family and sistI md colored
boye erushed TO the scene whence the cries
proceeded. They found Elsie standing in a
creek of shallow water between two hills
The latter, however, overcome by loss of
blood and exhaustion fell back dead into the
water before help arrived. The girls throat
had been gashed six times with knife. No
arrests have been made.
The circumstances of the murder are such
as to make ii one of peculiar atrocity. The
young victims clothes were partly torn
from her and strewn about for quite dis
tance, showing that she had made desper-
ate resistance against the attempts of her
assailants who, the officers believe, sought
to criminally assault her. The pathway
leading to the bottom of the ravine was be-
spattered with blood and the water in which
she was standing was red with 1t when she
was found. The affair has caused much ex-
the time of the murder saw negro run
ming across the road and this. besides the
finding of a pistol near by, is the only c,ew
The kreglo family are industrious working
people and the victim was one or nve Sis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
PRESSED THE BUTTON
GOV. MORTON TOUCHED THE KEY
AND NIAGARA DID THE REST.
Formal Opening Of the Great EIec-
trical Exposition I'm New York
Last Night.

NEW YORK, May 4-The National Elec-
trical Exposition, under the auspices of the
National Electric Light Association, opened
at the Grand Central Palace tonight. 1t
was opened by the pressing of a golden
key by Governor Morton, which sent out
an electric current that discharged cannon
in San Francisco, New Orleans, st. Paul,
Augusta, Me-. and London, England, and
from the roof of the exposition building.
An immense crowd attended the opening.
c. II. Wilmerding. president of the National
Electric Light Association, introduced
Mayor Wurster, of Brooklyn, as chairman,
who introduced Governor Morton. who
spoke as follows:
MIR. President and officers of the Ma
tional Electrical Exposition-I feel honored
by the invitation which you have extended
to me to release the electric current gener-
ated by the power of the great cataract at
Niagara, and. in accordance with your
wishes, l now declare this exposition duly
The following telegram was received from
Mayor Taylor. of San Francisco:
san Francisco recognizes the electric
claiming Of Niagara as the one supreme
triumph OF this wonderful age. 1t is the
triumph or mind over matter; the result
OF undrsamed-of s sa ne, progress, and therefore
w. H. Preece, who has charge of the land
forces OF Great Britain, telegraphed in an
sWer 10 the signal gwen. wish your
position every possible success"
Dispatches were also received from Au-
gusta, st. Paul and New Orleans. declaring
that the guns had gone off satisfactorily.
When Governor Morton turned the key
volume OF dazzling light danced through
the tubes that environed the place where
he stood. simultaneously the electric
lights around the different exhibits blazed in
different colors and created sight that
looked like a scene from fairyland.
One of the most interesting of the exhibits
was the Edison apparatus showing the tele-
graph and telephone apparatus and the ear
liest form of electric lighting. transmission
motors and models. and miscellaneous ex-
hibits, together with four sets of appar-
atuS with which experts gave exhibitions
of the Roentgen rays, so arranged that by
using the microscope, put into their hands,
people were able to inspect their own anat-
omies.
The invited guests who were with Gov
Morton during the evening, and who were
conducted through the hall TO view the ex-
hibits, were Major General Ruger, Commo-
dore Sicard, Governor Lppitt, Governor H.
T. Houser of Montana, former Mayor Chas
A Schieren, Prof. Elinu Thompson, of Lynn
Mass, Nikola Tesla, Thomas A. Edison,
Perry Belmont, Prof. Francis b. Crocker.
Prof. Ogden Doremus. John f. Stanch-
field. Gen. T. T. Eckert, Alexander Gra-
ham Bell Mayor Frederick Wurster of
Brooklyn. Thomas f. Gilroy, A. Il. Chand-
Ter. William III. Baker, John w. Mackay,
Henry Morton. OF Stevens Institute.
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HOLINESS END NEAR.
The Arch Murderer to he Executed
Next Thursday Morning.

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-H. H. Holmes,
thef convicted murderer. has now less than
three days to live. Sheriff Clement says the
execution viii occur about 10 o'clock on
Thursday morning. The sheriff asserts that
there will be no sensational scene on the
gailows- If Hcimes has anything TO say it
must be said from his cell before the march
to the scaffold About fifty persons, includ-
Ing officials and newspaper men. will witness
the hanging, although thousands are strain
ing every nerve to be present. and as high as
500 has been offered for a single ticket.
The prophecy that Holmes would cheat
the gallows by committing suicide has no
promise OF fulfilment. Strict watch is kept
upon him. but he seems docle and resigned.
Whether or not his apparent contrition Is
genuine and whether ne viii die a convert
10 the Roman Catholic faith Is largely a
matter OF conjecture. Father Daley. his
spiritual adviser. believes the contrition is
genuine. The priest will visit Holmes every
day and will administer the last rites OF the
Catholic Church shortly before the hanging
On Thursday morning mass will also be
said for him in the Church OF the Annuncia-
tion- The scaffold IS ready. but VIII not be
erected until Thursday morning. IL will be
placed in the center OF the corridor on which
the condemned mans cell faces and as usual
VIII be heavily draped In black.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05

WILMINGTON, Y. C., May 4.-The Gen.
eral Conference OF the African Methodist
Episcopal Church convened here this morn
ing In st. Stephens Church, with over GRE
thousand delegates alternates and visitors
present. Every State except Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont is represented
tario. Sierra Leone. Liberia. Bermuda. San
Domingo, Hayti and Demarara. Fifty an
nual conferences In the United States are
represented. this conference being qua iren-
NAL Bishop Turner called the conference
TO order and conducted the services. Rev.
l. II. Reynolds. OF Galveston, was chosen
secretary, with seven assistants. There
were services and session tonight. Eight
bishops We're present. The conference will
continue about three weeks The bishops 10
be elected will be chosen next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
VOORHEES, is BETTER.
The Senator'S Visit to Fortress Mon
roe benefited His Health.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, May 4.-Sen-
ator Voorhees,. accompanied by his son. Mr..
r. H. VOORHEES,, and daughter, Miss A. c.
Voorhees, arrived at the Hygeia Hotel Sun
day morn ng. AprH 26. The Senator had be-
come Wy much debit ited from his arduous
duties during the past winter. and came
here for a much needed rest. He spent the
his stay. and appeared to enjoy sitting on
the piazza and watching the ever-changing
marine panorama in Hampton roads. He was
in health daily. He returned TO Washington
tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
DOMESTIC UNHAPPINEss
Drives Mrs. Sailer to Drown Her Two
ChfIdren and Herself.

STURGEON BAY, Wis, May AIRS. F.
X Sai,er, the wife of business man, to-
day drowned her two children and then
committed suicide by the same method. The
woman. had gone down the bay shore,
distance of three miles from her home, and
had evidently walked out into the bay with
her children and held them under the
water until life was extinct, after which she
law down and deliberately suffered herself
to drown
Mrs. Safer was about twenty-five years
cid. The tragedy Is supposed TO be the re-
suit Of domestic unhappiness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
RAID ON CARLIsLEs GOLD.
Exporters Are Shipping Yellow Coin
to Russia by Way Of Germany.

NEW YORK. May 4.-Heide'bach. Ickle-
heimer & Co. to-day engaged at the sub
treasury s.. 600 in gold for shipment. This
makes the total amount thus far engaged
for shipment s2.i5o.ooo. All of this gold goes
to Germany and Is expected TO be trans
shipped to Russia 1t is all coin. mostly s.
and so pieces Legal tenders have been de-
posted at the subtreasury in each case. In
dications point 10 further shipments this
week on Russian account OF from two TO
three million dollars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Edwin Plant Kills His Wife and Babe
and Later shoots Himself.

CANAAN, Conn, May 4.-Edwin Plant, OF
Clayton, Mass. three miles from here, to-
day shot and instantly killed his wife and
then fired bullet into the breast of his two
weeks-old child, killing it. Plant fled to a
swamp near Karkapot river and was sur
rounded by posse. He refused to surren-
der, and for a time held the crowd at bay,
but after lively exchange of shots with his
pursuers Plant killed himself. He was mar
ried April 16 and the same day his wife gave
birth TO an infant.
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spaninrd. WIN Not Act Hastily.

WASHINGTON, May 4. - Representative
Linney, of North Carolina, this morning re-
ceived the following telegram from Cyrus B.
Watson, well-known lawyer Of Winston,
y. c.: George Mathis has been caught by
the Spaniards and is under a charge. the
penalty for which is death. Try to save
him." Mr.. Mathis was once the editor of
the Winston Sentinel, and is an influential
man in his State. Mr.. Linney does not know
whether Mr.. Mathis was on the Competitor
as a newspaper man or as soldier, but sup
poses he was on his way to fight with the
Cubans. Mr.. Linney called on Secretary
Olney to-day and was assured that there
would be no hasty action by the Spanish au-
thorties The Secretary is waiting for full
particulars OF the recent capture.
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NEW YORK. May Am appeal has been
made TO the Kings Daughters and other
cnaritably disposed people or Brooklyn TO
subscribe towards fund for MoIlie k'ancber.
whore case has excited interest tslroug loa,
the United States. because of its psycaolosi-
cal peculiarifies- The sum mentioned is re-
Quired to keep up the little house in 6roox-
lyn IN which Miss Fancher has passed years
Ge hoe remarkable life.
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Russia I'm League with Spain.

MADRID, May 4.-The ambassador from
Russia, who has arrived here to put into
effect the purposes to mutually convert the
Spanish and Russian legations into embas-
sizes. presented his credentials TO the Queen
Regent to-day. He said that the Cars in
tention is to devote himself with zeal to fur
ther and improve the mutual friendly re.a-
tons between Spain and Russia. The
Queen Regent replied, dwelling on
her satisfaction at the elevation OF
the Russian mission TO an embassy as
proof of the Cars sympathy. This step
on the part of the two governments is re-
garded as very significant. The relations
between the two are known to be most In
innate and the attitude of the Russian press
in declaring that America was at fault In
interfering in the Cuban affairs. which, ac-
cordng TO Russian newspapers, only con-
Germs Spain, has already been much re-
marked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
KANSAS CONCERN FAILS.
Investment Trust Company of Amer
lea I'm Charge Of Receivers.


lea I'm Charge Of Receivers.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 4.-Judge c. G. Fos-
ter of the United States District Court, has
appointed c. o. Knowles, p. G. Noel and
Bennett r. Wheeler receivers for the In
vestment Trust Company of America. doing
business in this city. The concern Is a
large dealer in investment bonds. and
among it's directors are William Lloyd Gar
rison. of Boston. and a half dozen other
New England capitalists. Garrison is I'm
the city. sick, at the Hotel Throop. The
advertisements of the company state it's
authorized capital at s1.00o.oo0 and paid-in
capital $.40O.OO0. The receivers are friendly
to the company, Bennett r. Wheeler being
secretary. The president is H. Z. Ball. Mr.
Wheeler says that, while the outstanding
debenture bonds are over 100000. they are
amply secured by real estate. The company,
or one of its allies. is said to hold z. 600
acres of land near Hutchinson, Kan. The
advertising matter of the company gives
Il. NJ. Davies. OF Chicago. as one of the
directors and Railroad Commissioner s. T.
Hose and William Sims. of Topeka, as other
directors.
The liabilities OF the Investment Trust
Company Of America are admitted by the
members of the company to be 81. 500. 90.
but it claims there are securities to tie
amount of 40J0.0O0 consisting of lands, ETC.
The immediate cause OF the crisis 1t is evil
dent was the filing of suit in the District
Court here by attorneys who represented
about $4,000 of Eastern bonds, on which
interest was defaulted; This suit brought
William l.. Garrison here. Mr.. Garrison
said to-day: II had hoped that receivers
would not be necessary, but have deter
mined that the interests Of the Eastern
bondholders will be best served by the ap-
pointment of the friendly receivers, and
have consented to their appointment The
appointment was made to avoid suits OF
numerous small bondholders and to avoid
an unfriendly receivership"
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Spanish forces. This passenger alleges that
ne was in Cruces and saw the dead body.
He also reports that there were some ap-
paiIing stories in circulation as to the cruel
ty OF Mestre. He is alleged TO have killed
over 80 peaceful peasants and to have
mutilated them before they were killed In
one case, IL is said, cutting off the ears TO
exhibit them, putting them in a glass of
gin and then slipping the gin. This. II is
said, came to the knowledge of the govern
ment through his killing cousin OF the
wife of General Suarez Valdez. The people
of Cruces are reported to be terrorized at
the presence of Mestre and Alba. Alba Is
said to be the same man who insulted the
German nag I'm the Caroline islands affair.
The Spanish government offered TO shoot
him in order to make reparation to the
German government. but, II Is said, did
not do so and killed another man in his
place.
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SAMPLE OF SPANISH CRUELTY.
Ears Of Peasants Cut on and Dipped
in Gin Before the People.

KEY WEST, Fla. May A passenger
recently arrived from Cuba reports that
Canadido Mestre. lieutenant colonel Of the
local guerrillas Of Cruces. Cienfuegos, has
been shot by order OF Captain Alba, OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-05
Their second Failure.

NEW YORK. May 4.-The firm of E. and
G. Friend & Co.. wholesale dealers in leaf
tobacco, at No. 129 Maiden lane. failed
to-day. This Is their second failure, the first
having occurred in 1874, with liabilities OF
$179. 600. The partners are Edward, Gustave
and Leonard Friend. They formerly did a
large business, and an Jan. ]. 1885. Claimed
a capital of $4,000. They usually fcarried
a stock of S2co. 900. Einstein .2 Townsend
their attorneys. said to-day that the firm
had transferred all their outstanding ac-
counts and free stock to their confidential
creditors 10 secure claims of about $500
The rest OF the stock has been under p.edgc
for advances, which amount TO 100000
There are also unsecured liabilities of So OO0
making the total Indebtedness s2oo,o00.
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WASHINGTON, May 4.-Representative
Woodman. of Illinois, to-day introduced a
resolution providing that the House of
Representatives request the President to
make immediate proclamation that condi-
tion of war in Cuba Is recognized, and that
il is the purpose of this government TO pre-
serve a position of neutrality, and that the
United States will look with especial dis
favor on the continuance of any methods
of warfare not recognized in the rules OF
war as practiced by the leading nations OF
the civilized world. In the preamble it is
reeited that as the executive department OF
the government has not seen fit to act on
the almost universal Recommendation or the
people, as expressed by both branches of
Congress. and that the situation in that
most unhappy island Is becoming stencn
in the nostrils of Christendom; the muir
ders, the outrages, the barbarities and hor-
rors perpetrated by the Spanish in Cuba
are so notorious that civilization itself
rto rdc
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Trouble. OF a Mining Exchnnge.

NEW YORK. May 4-Horatio W. siocker
has been appointed temporary receiver by
Justice Andrews. OF the Supreme Court. for
the New York Mining Exchange. The pro-
ceed!ngs are brought by authority or the
directors for voluntary dissolution OF the
corporation.
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NEW YORK. May 4.-George. Austin W..
William j., Edgar A. and Albert G. Follett.
who composed the firm OF George Follett
a. Co.. wool dealers. made an assignment
to-day TO NJ. l. Southard, without prefer
ences. The amount Involved is said TO be
about S75nsO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-10
SALEM
WAGON &IREPAIR SHOP

! am prepared to do all kinds of work. in
wood and iron. Repairing machinery oi 81
any Kind or making and repairing stone emf
s ssrs' .ools and edged tools Of any kind made
anu repaired; wagons and buggies repaired
.L ana new ones made to order. HorseshoeinS
sne pest that can be done in town-hand
H,m i1ae shoes; Plates and running shoes care.
iCThily attended to-. Call at my stand, at loo
S,nsi SneneAe'a street, back of New York Racket
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to submit this quest ion ~ the labor
ing men themselves. but am not
willing TO submit IL tU those people
who say free coinage will be good for
them, but that they are not willing 10
be benefited, for fear the labOri1g
men will suffer. All ask Of you is
that you study the question and
make up your mind VIII { ought to be
done, go and do il. remembering that
in the United States the ballot is
given for your own use, for your own
protection, and that no man can tell
you how you shall use It,"
Bryans hands were given active
until the train drew
away from the struggling crowd. II
was noticeable that this large crowd,
estimated at 5000, was composed
largely Of workingmen and their
families.