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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-26
TIE GuESTsoF THE NATION.
Official Programme of the Visit of Ii Hung
Chang to Uncle Sans Domain.

Official Programme of the Visit of Ii Hung
Chang to Uncle Sans Domain.
New York, Aug. 22.-The following
programme respecting the visit of Ii
Hung Chang was announced Friday
by Secretary of War Lamont:
Ii Hung Chang. special ambassador from
the emperor Of China, will arrive in New York
by the steamship st. Louis on Friday, August
g Maj. Gen. Ruger, U. S. A.. commanding
the department Of the east, who has been des-
ignated by tho president to act as his repre-
SENSITIVE, will meet him on his arrival and
escort him with n detachment of the Sixth
cavalry TO the Waldorf hotel, where he will re-
main during his stay in New York as the guest
CT the nation. The state department will be
represented by w. w. RockhIll first assistant
secretary of state, Gen. Ruger will attend the
vieeroy during his sojourn in this country
President Cleveland. who isto Elm the CITY as
the guest OF eor-Secretary whitney will re-
ceive the special ambassador at Mr., Whitney's
residence on the day following his arrivaLig9'
On Sunday q visit will be made to, Gen
Grants tomb at Riverside. Monday will be
spent In a trip to the military "a cademy. at
West Point by the steamship Dolphin and o
sailunuer the Brooklyn bridge mud up the East
river. On Tuesday ihe party win bex rter-
tpined al lunch by representhtive business
men OF New York Wednesday will bsf dccu-
piedibga VISIT 10 Broolllyn and IN the evening
the viceroy wilhbe ytenderedsG review OF the
Seventh {regiment On Thursday theJpa
will golto Philndelphial lwhere suitable enter
tainnept VIII be provided. and Friday and Sat
urdaS win be spent In Washington and Sunday
ut Niagara. Fails where the yicoroy twill betnet
by representatives Of the Canadian govern
ment, who will escort him to Vancouver, from
which port he will sail for home.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-26
lMenns stnryntIon tor rhn,iann n n

ST. JOHNS, N. E., Aug. 90. The mail
steamer from Labrador which has ar.
rived here reports that the Labrador
fishery is total failure. The steamer
traversed the whole coast as far north
us the Moravian settlements The
failure of the fishery virtually means
starvation for thousands OF fishermen
next winter. Ite rt fitrr.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-26
CHEAP FARM PRODUCTS.

Hn ohiclaI Statement shows thee Eject OF
Enormous Production Upon the Pocket
books of Tiliers of tho soil,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 92.-The agricul-
tural department has published circu'
lar No. l, called forth by numerous in
quiries, giving the acreage, production
and value of the principal farm crops,
with other data, in the United States
from 1866 to 1905, inclusive. A few OF
the articles and the average price per
bushel are given:
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-26
Paced a Mile n 9.oa.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 80. The stal.
lion Joe Patchen yesterday lowered
the worlds stallion pacing record held
by John r. Gentry, by one-quarter Of
a second, in a fresh wind, making the
mile in 2:08
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-26
Z STx Thousnnd Mnsaacrpd.I Z

BERLIN, Aug.s24 THE cretan reform
commission have issued in this city a
report of the massacres in the island
OF Crete. 1t is estimated that G.0oO
Christians have been, butchered III
Crete since November last Slln tiT .
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
AR|zONA'S GREAT FIESTA,
Her Capital City Thronged With
Visitors From All Parts
of the Coast.
No Such Celebration Ever Held
Before in the Territory's
History.

PHOENIX, ARIz., Feb. 2O.-To-day 90, ,o00
people witnessed the iremen's tourna-
ment which took place on Washington
street. This morning there were bicycle
races at the park, and most of the prizes
went to Tucson. Slater, the Arizona Won
der, was in three races, but did not get a
place.
The special train carrying the Los An
geles Merchants Association, 100 strong,
leaves tomorrow for home, having spent
two days here. They say the parade dis
play exceeded anything ever given on the
coast.
A grand fireworks display now iIlumi-
mates the sky as never before in Arizona.
The Maricopa Club is entertaining O large
number of visitors at the banquet hall,
while at the pavilion in the park several
hundred couples are dancing.
Tomorrow Indian day. over thousand
braves and 700 Indian school children will
participate in the ceremonies. The chill
dren will give a literary showing of the
Indians to-day, while the warriors of all
the Arizona tribes here will show the war
dances, harvest festivities and quaint GUS
toms of past generations.
The city is crowded with visitors yet all
are cared for. A great feature this even
ing was the military parade of three com
panies of soldiers from Fort WhippIe, also
National Guards, headed by a military
band. There was reception at O'Clock
in the Governors chambers at the City
Hall, where hundreds were received.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
WAS It PHILIP CROWLEY 2
Desperate Encounter of a San
Jose Constable With a Bold
Highwayman.
The Officer Narrowly Averts Death
and the Prisoner Makes His
Escape.

SAN JOSE, Call, Feb. 20.--A desperate
hlghwayman made a bold and successful
break for liberty this evening shortly after
o'clock and attempted to murder Police-
man Monroe.
The affray occurred in the business por-
ton of the city at the corner of Santa
Clara and First streets at time when the
streets were filled with people.
The highwayman, whose name is un-
known, but who is suspected to be Philip
Crowley, the Alameda outlaw, was ar
rested by Constable Ed Haley on Santa
Clara street. The off GER suspected him of
having robbed Charles Bergman, hack
driver. The latter was held up by q
masked man on the Los Gatos road at !
o'clock and robbed of gold watch and SIC
in coin.
Mr.. Bergman was driving from Los
Gatos and was accompanied by his wife.
The affair was reported to the officers, and
from the description furnished by Berry.
man Constable Haley made the arrest.
The robber was a powerful man and
Haley decided to take no chances, so he
drew his pistol and placed the muzzle
against the supposed robbers side.
In this manner he walked with the lar
to First street, where he asked Officer
Monroe to take charge of his prisoner fol
a few minutes until he could step across
the street and get Bergman to identify
him.
| When Haley turned to go across the
street the robber drew his pistol ano
| placed it against the officers abdomen
| Monroe was on the watch and knocked
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
SANTA DARBARA'S WATER,
Assemblyman Barker's Offer to
Supply the City From
His Tunnel.
The Proposition Will Be Fully Con.
sidered and Terms Doubtless
Agreed Upon.

SANTA BARBARA CAL, Feb. 20.-The
water question received an electric shock
to-day, when a proposition was submitted
to the City Council by James l.. Barker,
Assemblyman from this district, offering
to supply the city with water from his
tunnel in Cold Springs canyon, at the rate
OF $1,000 for the first ten miners inches,
and $500 for each additional inch.
Mr. Barker's tunnel, which he began
boring last summer on his own individual
responsibility, is now producing an excess
of twelve and one half inches, and is being
steadily pushed into the mountains with
every prospect of finding new streams as
it progresses. Experts agree that the sup
ply is a permanent one, and as the entire
present supply of the city scarcely exceeds
the flow from the Barker tunnel in the dry
season, the offer becomes an important
one, and will receive serious consideration.
The site of the tunnel being bored at the
expense of the city is only few hundred
feet from the Barker tunnel, and it is
altogether likely that the city will make
terms with Mr.. Barker and unite the sup
ply from both tunnels in one supply pipe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
WILD RUSH FOR VEAL TIL,
The Colville Indian Reservation
Opened for the Location of
Mining Claims.
A Repetition of the Exciting Scenes
and Incidents of the Cherokee
Strip.

SPOKANE, WASH, Feb. 20.-The intel
Hgence that the President had signed the
bill opening half of the Colville Indian
Reservation to the location of mining
claims was received here a few minutes
after the signature had been affixed and
from here the news was spread by tele-
graph and mounted couriers to thousands
of gold-seekers, who for four days have
been gathering on the borders of the reser.
vation waiting to make q rush into the
new gold fields.
When the news reached the various
points wild scramble orwealth began.
The vast majority are entering that wild
region with no clear idea of where they
will seek the great stores OF hidden min.
eral known to exist there. They only
want to get there first, somewhere. any.
where, SO as to get the richest claims. II
is we'll nigh impossible to prospect thai
region at this time owing to snow, but thi.
fact does not in the least check the mac
desire to join in the rush.
1t is only question of "sooners," a.
| they will not be able to make any kind O.
| locations until the snow goes off. Every
one going into the reserve is heavily
armed. 1t is an omen secret that if s'soon
ers" are found located in advance they
will be run out of the country or giver
| short shrift. Hundreds are preparing tS
leave this city in the morning to join il
the race for wealth.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
SANTA CRUZ COURTHOUSE,
The Supervising Architect Is
Removed on Account of His
Unsatisfactory Work.
Bondsmen Will Be Held Responsible
for Any Damages That
May Result.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Feb. 20.-A reso-
luton was to-day adopted by the Board
Of Supervisors dlscharging n. A. Com
stock, the supervising architect from San
Francisco of the new courthouse, and in
his stead Thomas Beck, the superinten-
dent of constructor, was selected. He will
instruct Contractor NcCabe to resume
work tomorrow, the first thing to be done
being the strengthening of the tower wall,
the defect in which was the original cause
of the stoppage of work.
The board will hold the bondsmen of
Comstock responsible for damages that may
have resulted may yet result from his work.
The preamble TO the resolution states, in
part, that "Comstock has willfulIy neg
lected to supervise the construction and
erection of such building; that by reason
of the neglect and failure OF said Comstock
as supervising architect to perform the
duties required of him as aforesaid, the
said courthouse building is not being
erected in accordance with said plans and
specifications; that said Comstock as such
supervising architect has allowed INSULT
cient and defective work to be done upon
such building, and poor and insufficient
material to be used in the construction of
said building, and has willfully and know
ingly allowed the construction of SAID
building to proceed, in many important
particulars at variance with the said plans
and specifications both as to the mechani-
cal work and the materials used therein,
contrary to his duties as supervising archi-
tect and greatly to the damage of said
county of Santa Cruz"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
the pistol aside and as he did so the robber
tired shot and the bullet struck the pave

the pistol aside and as he did so the robber
h-ed shot and the bullet struck the pave
ment
Monroe had his overcoat buttoned and
was unable to reach for his pistol. He
pulled his club and struck the man over
the head. The burglar then attempted to
shoot the officer in the face and as he did
SO Monroe knocked the pistol aside with
his left arm and struck his assailant with
his club.
The robber then struck at the officer and
tired shot, the bullet going through
Monroe's coatsleeve. The robber then
made dash for liberty and ran through
Fountain alley to Second street, pursued
by Officer Monroe and Constables Haley
and Coschina. A fight in the alley fol-
lowed, in which twelve shots were fired by
the officers in pursuit.
The robber turned twice and returned
the fire. After leaving the alley he dashed
across Second street and made his escape
through yard to Third street. During
his encounter in the alley with the
officers he was probably struck by
one of the bullets fired by the officers, for
drops of blood were found four blocks
away where he had gone after his fight
with the officers in the alley. No further
trace of the robber could be found from
this point.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
THE WILLOWS TRAGEDY
All the Eye.Witnesses of the
Killing Are Not Compelled
to Testify.
The Prosecution Announces That II
Is Ready to Rest Its
Case.

WILLOWS, CAL, Feb. 20.-In the
Sehorn murder trial to-day, J. B. Will
liams continued his testimony as follows ::
81 went up to arrest the defendant and
was prevented by one McNorton, who said
he had him under arrest. Loud talking
and gathering crowd caused me to run
to the scene. The first shot was fired when
got within six or eight feet. Am pretty
sure one of the shots was fired around
Mr.. Hulett."
II. w. Walker, son-in-law of deceased,
Identified receipt for $42, signed by the
defendant, June 1, 1895. He had refused
to allow Lawyer Gels to take it away when
he came for Sehorn.
G. ]. Furnish of Gait testified: 81 was
in Willows on the day OF the shooting.
Saw defendant on the eveningof the homi-
eide. l was on my way to the hotel. De-
fendant induced me to turn around and
accompany him 10 Putman's store, re-
marking that Putnam claimed he owed
him S4; he also said Putnam had accused
him of having influenced the Board of Su-
pervisors."
After waiting for half an hour for a wit
ness who did not put in an appearance,
Attorney Swlnford announced that the
prosecution rested. The defense was I'M
| prepared for this and begged the court for
a little time TO get ready, and were granted
one hour.
Attorney AIbery insisted on the court
compelling the prosecution to put on the
stand all of the eye-witnesses to the
| tragedy, which was denied by the court.
| Attorney Albery then outlined the de-
tense, saying that the defendant would
show that he was on a perfectly peaceable
mission to settle a bill at the request of
| deceased. That when turning to leave the
| scene he was dealt a heavy blow and shot
to save his life, as ne supposed.
G. J. Furnish testified: II was at the
scene of the shooting. Sehorn said, If /
owe you $4 [ will pay you Putnam COM
menced the difficulty by striking Sehorn
! in the face, knocking him partially down" "
Witness was turned over to Swinford for
cross-examination. The witness testi-
mony was very contradictory to that given
at the preliminary examination. At the
hour of recess jSwinford was making it
exceedingly warm for the witness.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21

dleton's crimes. A striking feature of
Barlow's testimony was that it exactly
conceded with that given by the Portu-
guese, PaImitel, who had been robbed.
AT the conclusion of BarIow's test imony
Middleton was held to the Superior Court
of this county with bail fixed at $4,000,
which he failed to give and is now in jail.
Officers of both counties regard Barlows
testimony as of the greatest importance,
since it clears up many cases of theft and
robbery heretofore wrapped in complete
mystery. 1t is further believed that by
means of Barlow's sworn statement the
remaining portion of this band, which has
been sore afflietion to stockmen in the
counties named for many years, may be
com pletely broken up.
Barlow, with great deliberation, located
the three rendezvous of the outlaws, which
were at Camp Badger, famed by Evans
and Sontag, Wildfower and Tulare Lake.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
Captain Sumner Reads Secretary
Herbert's Orders and AS
SumeS Command.
PATRIOTIC AIRS BY THE BAND.
Stars and Stripes Flutter in the
Breeze and the Ceremony lis
Over.

VALLEJO, CAL, Feb. 20.-At 9 A. NJ. the
what many officers believe to be the most
powerful battle-ship atioat, the double
turreted monitor Monadnock.
Promptly at that hour all the officers OF
the new ship assembled on her afterdeck,
the martial figure of her commander, Cap
tain G. W. Sumner, standing conspicu-
ously alone. The Marine band was near
by and Commodore II. L. Howison and
staff occupied stations appropriate.
Captain Sumner ordered the new crew
TO assem- bic in front of his group and to
them and his brother officers he read in q
calm strong voice Secretary Herbert's
official letters, formally ordering the
Monadnock into commission and his orders
TO assume charge of her and the officers
and men assigned to her.
AS Captain Summers orders died away,
the beautiful melody of 1.-The Star-span-
gled Banner" fioated sweetlY over the wa
ter and gracefully the Stars and Stripes
arose ana, expanding TO the morning
breeze, told the world that another gallant
craft was ready to carry it to victory and
glory.
The Menadnock is about ready for her
trial trip, which will be made in a few
days. Her twenty-six officers and las men
Will proceed at once to make themselves
at home.
The men were called off in watches they
are TO keep for the next three years.
The wardroom and galley utensils were
rhipped from the New York yard to-day,
and for the present the officers will use
mess gear from the Baltimore. For the
next couple of days the men will mess on
board of the Independence. A lighter of
coal is now alongside, and the bunkers
Will soon be filled. No orders have been
received and it is not known when she may
be ordered from the yard, as the detail of
the trial board has not yet reached the
yard from Washington.
The following officers have so far report
ed for duty on the Monadnock: Captain
George w. Sumner, Lieutenant Command
er L. d. Tausig, Lieutenant j. N. Roper,
Lieutenant Albert Gleaves, Lieutenant
q. 81 Stokely Morgan, Lieutenant Il. e.
A. NJ. Beecher, Ensign NJ. L. Miller,
Ensign R. S. Douglas, Surgeon J. s. Steele
Paymaster s. r. Calhoun, Chief Engineer
Absalom Kirby, Assistant Engineer f. D.
Read, Acting Gunner J. w. Bullas, Acting
Carpenter G. J. Shaw.
The monitor is considered one of the
best made ships of war in the service, and
many words of commendation were
expressed by the workmanlike appearance
as witnessed from the dock alongside O.
which the monitor is now lying. The
stores will be sent on board at once.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
SAN DIEGO IS WAKING UP,
Talks of Establishing a Steam.
ship Line With Japan
ese Ports.
All the Officers of Ships in the Har.
Dor to Be Banqueted by
Business Men.

SAN DIEGO CAL, Feb. 20.-Consider-
able interest is being manifested by busi-
ness men in a letter lately received from
Japan looking to the establishment of a
steamship line connecting San Diego with
Japanese port.
1t appears that about all the cotton used
in Japan is obtained in this country and
the proposed line of vessels is to be used
primarily in the transportation of this
class of produce. Since the Japanese con-
tracts for cotton in vast quantities were
placed with American firms not long ago,
over 1900 carloads of the product have been
shipped through the port of San Francisco.
The agent of the Japanese manufacturers,
it is reported, is A. II. Butler, formerly of
this city, and whose untiring activity was
at the bottom of the establishment of the
Otav watch-factory plant in one of the
Japanese cities. He recommended this
port to the projectors of the steamship
line in question and the Chamber of Com
merce has been instructed to keep up an
| active correspondence with the japanese
representatives.
| The Chamber of Commerce took steps at
meeting to-day looking to a grand BAN
Quet to be rendered by the business men of
the harbor. Within few days the Alert,
Marion and Thetis will be in port, and
their officers, with those of the flagships
Philadelphia, Monterey and Albatross,
will make goodly number. The date of
the banquet has not been fixed, but it will
probably be given within few days. In
| extent and elegance it is intended to make
| it like the banquet given by the business
men of the city several years ago to the
officers of the Itata, Mexican warship
Democrata, and other vessels.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
INTERESTING TO HHEELMEN.
Final Bulletin by the Retiring Racin,
Board of The Lca0ue.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 20.-The
final bulletin of the retiring board of 1896
of the L. A. w. has been issued by Chair
man Gideon as follows:
pended-Alex Reinecke, Elkander, lows,
IS permanently suspended from all track
racing under league auspices
Declared professional-Charles Hall. Mound
City, Iowa.
AT the meeting of the racing board on Febru-
ary 10 at Baltimore Hamilton's record for the
unpaced mile in 100 % paced to the tape by
tandeml was rejected The professional record
OF A. Z. Sem, unpaced, five miles was consid-
cred, and IL was decided that this record
should also be thrown out.
Casey Castleman, Los Angeles, Cal, declared
professional.
in view of the new evidence submitted on be-
half OF G. NJ. Murphy TO the racing board the
suspension placed upon him has been raised.
Records accepted: Glass b, unpaced stand.
ing start, against time, by F. g. Barnet. FI
Paso, Tex, December %, 1s95-One mile,
2:35 4-5; three miles, Sol 2-5; four miles
1O:46 20; five miles, 1884 Is; six miles
1928 2-5; seven miles, 1912 2-5; eight miles
22:02 40; nine miles, "a 30 2-5; ten miles
27:37 2-5; eleven miles, 1924 2-5; twelve
miles, 33 :13 2-5; thirteen miles, SO :OtL: four.
teen miles, 80 ST 2-5; fifteen miles. 4I 81
sixteen miles, 44:46 Is; seventeen miles
a. AZ; eighteen miles, so SO 3-5; nineteen
miles, 1881 Is; twenty miles, 56 %; twenty.
one miles, 1 :05 :04 3-5; twenty four miles
i :0S :04 2-5; twenty-five miles, 10 81 2-5
Reinstated in amateur class-A. w. Cleaver
Los Angeles, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
TULARE'S FORTY THIEVES,
Joe Middleton, Leader of the Gang,
Is on Trial for Robbery
at Selma.
A Few of His Numerous Criminal Ex.
ploits as Narrated by
Witness.

FRESNO, CAL, Feb. 20.-Joe Middleton,
a former member of the Tulare forty
thieves gang, who has just completed a
term in the Kings County Jail, had his
preliminary examination before the JUS
tice of the Peace at Selma to-day, on a
charge of robbing sheepherder named
Antoine Palmitel last June, some miles
south of Selma.
Charles Barlow, q witness for the people,
by the advice of Sheriff Buckner of Kings
County, gave some extremely sensational
testimony tending to convict Middleton
mol only of the charge against him in this,
but of many robberles and thefts in TuIare.
Kings and Fresno counties.
In the depredations, Middleton, so wit
ness declared, was associated with E. M.
Jefferds and Claud Armstrong, both of
whom are now in State prison. He said
that Middleton had formerly been asso-
ciated with the famous Dalton gang OF
train-robbers. The witness had himself
been an unwilling witness to some Of Mid
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
A MADMAN IN THE PULPIT
Sacramentans Thrown Into a
Panic During the Marshall
Revival Services.
Terrific Struggle With the Officers
Before the Man Was
Overpow cred.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2O.-sholtly
before the commencement of the Marshall
revival services this evening, which are
being held in the Sixth-street Methodist
Church in this city, and while the edifce
was crowded with the waiting congrega-
ton, an insane man entered the church
and assumed possession of the pulpit.
After announcing that he had been
anointed by the Creator he began series
of antics that spread dism ay among the
congregation. The police were sent for
and acting Police Captain Ash and Officer
Douglas promptly responded.
a terrific struggle ensued, creating the
greatest excitement among the congrega-
ton, but the officers eventually succeeded
In throwing him to the floor and hand
cutting him, after which he was conveyed
to the police station.
As far as can be learned he is stranger
In the city. He gives the name of Henry
Bloomington, and when searched at the
station s235 in gold coin was found upon
his person.