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SENATOR CARTER.
Representative Hartman Says He Will
Vote for Silver Nominee.

CHICAGO, July 4.-Senator Carter
passed through Chicago last night with
his family on his way to Montana His
son is sick, and Senator Carter is anx-
iCus to get home. Senator Lee Mantle
met his colleague at the railway station
by appointment, and they had a confer
ence about the situation here
Representative Hartman made the
positive statement to United Press re-
porter this morning that Senator Car
ter would go for a Democratic candi-
date pledged for free silver. He was
emphatic in saying that Carter would
work for Democratic free silver nomi-
nee. He cannot support the gold
standard" said Hartman. He signed
telegram jointly with Senator Mantle
and myself that will make it im1ossi-
BILE for him to support the Republican
candidate He will not take part in
this convention, but he is going into the
campaign to stump for the free coinage
candidate"
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BICYCLE MEET AT PETAL UNI
A Large Crowd and Fast and Ex-
citing Racing. I.

PETALUMA, July A large crowd,
fast and exciting racing, and an attend
ance of wheelmen from all over the
State characterized the eleventh an
nual meet of the North California Divi-
sion Of the League of American Wheel
men, held here to-day under the auspi-
ces of the Petaluma wheelmen. The
new four-lap track was expected to Sc
cure some records for the riders, but in
this it was a disappointment, or per-
hapS it was because the men did not
ride fast enough Still the heats and
finals of the different events were all
well-contested, and the times averaged
quite fast. The following is the sum-
mary:
Haf-mile scratch, professionalism
car Osen, Olympic, won; w. A. Terrill,
Pay City, second; r. E. Dow, Garden
City, third. Time-1:11 40.
One mile, L. A. W. State champion
SHOP r. Kenna, Acme, won; P. r.
Mott, Reliance, second; G.. A. Nissen,
Acme. third. Time-2:59 1-5.
Half-mile scratch, amateur-William
Yeoman, Reliance, won; c. D. Bates,
Jr., second; ]. E. Wing, Olympic, third.
Time-1:12 40.
One mile handicap, professionally.
L. Davis, Olympic GO yards), won; A.
NJ Boyden, Reliance 0i5 yards), sec
ond: D. E. Whitman, Olympic go
yards), third Time-2:15 %.
One mile handicap, amateur-C. NJ.
Smith, Olympic (25 yards), won; Ed
Chapman, Olympic GO yards), second;
Z. j. Smith, Acme go yards), third.
Time-2:14 1-5.
One mile tandem (each team making
an unpaced triaD-J. w. Harvey and
H. P Egeberg, California, time
2:12 %; Benjamin Noonan and Harry
Noonan, Santa Rosa, time 2:O6 10; j.
f. Wing and c. NJ. Smith, Olympic,
=. .HE i
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Death of a Retired Capitalist.

LOS ANGELES, July 4.-Samuel
Hellman. a retired capitalist, a cousin
Of I. W. Hellman of the Nevada Bank
of San Francisco, died after lingering
illness this forenoon. Mr.. Hellman was
in the stationery and book supply busi-
ness for many years, and accumulated
large fortune. His daughters were
travelling I'm Europe, and were cabled to
when his illness became alarming. They
are now on their way to this city. Mr..
Hellman came to Los Angeles in 1857.
His associate in business was j. D.
Strassforth
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Fatal Shooting at Stockton.

STOCKTON, July 4.-William Void,
ex-Supei iIltendent Of Streets, was ac-
cidentagly shot by Gus Gianelli in the
latter's saloon on Weber avenue this
morning G.anelli was showing pistol,
and he removed the cartridges and
placed ohem on the bar. Then he stepped
aSide In the meantime either Void or
a drummer from San Francisco who was
with him reloaded the weapon. Gianelli
returned. and believing the revolver not
loaded, he snapped it at Void. The
bullet entered Wold's breast just above
the heart Wold cannot live.
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RACING AT INGLESIDE.
Closing Day of the Trotting Horse
Breeders Association Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Closing
day of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse
Breeders Association meeting; weather
cool and track good.
Trctting, 2:19 class, Helena won.
Nutwood Wilkes second, Mamie Grif-
fin third Best time-2:1SH.
Pacing, 2::}5 class, purse S430, Adele
won, Sindwood second, Alto Genoa
third Best time-2:2UA.
Match race, 81 900 each, $500 added,
two in three, Waldo j. won, w. Wood
second. Best time-2:15.
Butchers race, purse $500, two in
three Captain Harris won, Polo sec
ond, Silver Button third. Best time
2:341a
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with powerful effect upon the drowsy
bay over 1.-THE adcbes OF another age and
the romantic hills The ceremonies came
to a close with the benediction by Miss
Clara Wittenmeyer.
In the evening there was ball in the
pavilion and dance and reception by
the Monterey firemen.
The climax Of the days festivities was
the Fourth of July ball at the Hotel del
Monte
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QUESTION OF BOLT OF GOLD MEN.
One of the Principal Topics of Dis
cussiOn at Chicago.

s CHICAGO, July 4.-The question of a
bolt by the gold men is engaging a great
deal of attention, and is the principle
subject of discussion about some of the
sound money headquarters. At pres
ent it does not appear that there will be
any general movement in that direction.
Each State will act in accordance with
the views of the members of the dele
cations thereof.
In Illinois there is every indication of
a purpose to put a gold ticket in the field.
The Cook County sound money Demo-
Gratis held a conference some days ago
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Suicide at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-George
Wallenrod, Superintendent of the AL
cazar Theater building, committed sui
eide this evening by blowing out his
brains. The act occurred in the seclu-
sion of the Alcazar electricians Office
in the building at some time in the af-
ternoon not exactly known. No rea-
sonable cause is known. His son
George. assistant cashier of the thea
ter, says his fathers only trouble was
of physical nature, a case of catarrh
that caused him loss of sleep.
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Was a Pioneer of Forty-Nine.

SAN JOSE. July 4.-John Foxworthy.
q pioneer of 1S49, died at the home of
his brother in-law, w. H. McCarty. in
this city to-day. He was a native Of
Kentucky. aged y years. He crossed
the plains by OK team in 1S49, and
made a similar trip in 1868. In 1860
he located near Saratoga, in this coun-
ty. A sister, Mrs. McCarty, and a
hrot her. In Colorado survive him.
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A Young Lady Shot.

OAKLAND, July Miss Clara Ellis
of Bray avenue, Fruftvale, was shot
and seriously wounded tonight on
Webster street. The shooting was evil
IDENTIFY done by some one who was fir
inc bullets instead of blank cartridges
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BLAND's BACKERs.
An Attempt to he Made to Capture
the Kentucky Delegation.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 26.-The free silver
democrats of Missouri have set
in motion a plan to capture
the Kentucky delegation to the
Chicago convention for ex-Congressman
Bland. A conference to this end was held
here yesterday by leading free silver DEM
ocrats, including nearly all the Missouri
delegates to Chicago. Gov. Stone was
made chairman. Letters were read from
prominent Kentuckians and others. All
the speakers thought Kentucky could be
secured for Bland and that the effect of
downing the administration gold bugs in
Secretary Carlisles own state would se-
cure Bland's nomination. 1t was resolved
to draw upon township clubs for lobby
delegation OF 10000 shouting Missourians.
An executive session followed. State
Treasurer Stevens opened the question of
revising the two-thirds rule In the national
convention. 1t was decided that II a sill
yer majority was elected the rule should
be changed to get n nomination by ma
1ority, and thus make easy going for
Bland. A committee consisting of Gov
Stone and five associates was appointed
to push the Bland boom in every quarter.
Gov. Stone has accepted several invita-
tons TO speak In Kentucky, his native
state,
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ouBANs WANT TO FREE CUBA.
The Feeling of the Better Classes i've
Havana Described.

San Francisco. April 26.-Presldent Starr
Jordan Of Leland Stanford University
writes to the San Francisco call as fol-
lows:
Palo Alto, Cal. April 25-Some time ago
I wrote a friend In Havana, a gentleman
OF Spanish descent and education an au-
thor very well known In Havana and with-
al a very trustworthy man. asking him to
tell me what the real feeling Of the INTEL
ligent classes Of Havana was In regard to
the present insurrection / enclose here's
with a translation of a letter received from
him. 1t seems to show that the rebellion
is not a mere bandit outbreak of negroes
and Jaflbirds, but the effort of the whole
people to throw off the yoke of governs
ment they find intoleralble.
Havana. April H. 1sse'MMr. Davd DAVID s.
Jordan, Palo Alto, Cal: Dear Sir--It Is t0
be regretted that, as you say, those Of you
who are Interested in the fate Of this coun-
try have not perfect knowledge of its
true present state. Great ruin and much
blood must be shed to attain what now
seems likely 70 pc attalnedi ont II Is never
too late for good. can give you an idea
of what the really intelligent Cubans think
Of the present movement. have heard
the opinions Of the most distinguished per-
sons of the city, persons who by education
and from sense of honor are incapable
of falsehood. They have given testimony.
one by one, each without knowledge before
and after Of what the other has said. It
seems to me, therefore, that can reply to
your inquiries with authority.
/. The insurrection was begun and is
kept up by Cuban people.
q The government has made colossal
and unheard of efforts to put It down,
bringing against 1t force of 10000 armed
men and resorting to all possible measures
of prudence and resource, but has not
succeeded in diminishing It. 1t has ex-
tended from the extreme east TO the ex-
treme west, and is everywhere mains
talned.
8. The flower Of our youth is in tho
army of the insurrection. In its ranks
are many physicians, lawyers, druggists.
professors, artists, men of business, en-
gineers, etc. By the excellent consular
service of the United States this facu
may be proved, II 1t IS not already known.
4. The insurgents began by destroying
their own property in order to depriva
the troops of the government Of shelter
and sustenance.
5. Destruction is carried on by both
sides, by the insurgents on the much
greater scale.
6. Let 1t be understood that the insur.
gents will continue in their course until
they fulfill their purposes, carrying all
before them by fire and blood.
T. All eyes are directed toward the north
TO the republic which is the mother Of all
Americans.
8. The people of the United States
must bear strongly in mind now, as never
before, that profession is null and void Ir
action does not confirm it. Wise men
like yourself know this best of all.
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THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Senate to Devote It's Time to the
Appropriation Bills.

Washington, April 26.-It is probable
that the general pension bill will be
brought to a vote tomorrow, under the
operation Of an order to be reported by
the committee on rules. Gen. Henderson,
chairman of the judiciary, expects that
the House will take up the bankruptcy
bill and discuss 1t for two or three days.
Mr.. Babcock, chairman OF the District
of Columbia, to which committee Monday 8
session Is consigned, under the rules, says
that II deprived of that days session, his
committee Will insist upon some other day
In the week In which to press district
bills. Aside from the pension and the
bankruptcy bills, the programme Of the
House is uncertain and dependent upon
Developments from day to day.
The Senate will probably continue to de-
vote most Of it's time to the conslderati ton
of appropriation bills being far behind
the House In the disposition of these bills
Mr.. Hale Will call up the naval bill to-
morrow. Mr.. Frye expects TO report the
river and harbor bill either Tomorrow or
Tuesday at the latest. and 1t Is the expec-
tatiOn that both these bills Will be passed
before the week is ended.
Mr.. sherman may renew his attempt to
secure the passage of the bill to repeal the
free-alcohol-for-th -the-arts clause of the tar
fm bill. Should he do so, Senators Lodge
Chandler, Platt and Pritchard will vigor-
ously oppose him, and It Is openly said
that If this matter should be pressed It
will involve an indefinite prolongation OF
the session and the opening up of a general
tariff discussion.
Meanwhile, Mr.. PETERS bond resolution,
lures. holds its place as the unfinished
business, giving way from day 10 day for
the consideration of appropriation bills.
Wednesday Mr.. Villas Will present reso-
quette, and win make speech on the
resolution.
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TWO BROTHERS LYNCHED.
They Were Suspected of Numbering
Man 50 Years Old.

Nashville. Tenn. April 26.-At o'clock
this morning fifteen masked men entered
the residence of the jailer at McAlinnvllle.
Tenn, overpowered the jailer. took his
keys. and entered the jail. They were after
William and Victor Hills. who were
awaiting trial. charged with the murder
OF carroll Martin. in Nanburen county, In
August. 1894. When the mob entered the
cell where the Hills boys were confined
Victor snatched up a bed slat and sue
ceeded in Knocking down two Of the crowd
before he was OVerpOwered. William,
realizing that his doom was fixed, fell into
a swoon. Without giving the Hills boys
time 10 don any clothing the masked
men then proceeded 10 their horses and
mounting, rode quickly and silently out of
town 10 a point about five miles south
east OF there, near Shells ford, where
they hung the two brothers to the same
tree.
The crime for which the Hills boys
were lynched was committed IN Vanbu-
rem county I'm 1884. Carroll Martin, an
aged citizen, who lived with his daugh-
ter in the mountains OF Nanburen, and
who was supposed to have 1900 in his
gust 1894, about twilight by two men
with their faces blackened. The old man,
who was 50 years OF age. was murdered
and his daughter, who struck one OF the
men on the arm with an ak, was shot in
the leg. The men finally made of without
their booty, the money having been
thrown into the grass by Miss Martin.
The Hills boys were arrested on strong
CircumStantial evidence. The case has
been continued several times In the War
rem county court, TO which a change of
venue took the case, and, after conviction,
an appeal to the supreme court resulted
In a reversal and the people became tired,
with the above results
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STEAMER BERMUDA SETS SAIL
THE VESSEL LOADED WITH ARMS
FOR THE CUBANs.

Her Cargo Taken on Board at JacI<>
sonviIIe-Five Thousand Rides,
100000 Rounds of Ammunition,
1000 Pistols, 5000 Machetes, Two
GattIinE and Two HOtchI<iss Ma
chine Guns Reported as Part os
the Cargo.
Jacksonville. Fla, April 26.-The famous
hlibuster steamer Bermuda entered port
at o'clock tonight. took on a largs
quantity Of arms, ammunition. medicine
and other stores and sailed with an addi-
tional twenty swarthy-faced men for q
crew, shortly before midnight, bound for
Cuba. The start OF the expdtion was
chosen well, for It was but yesterday that
a Spanish warship left Key West ana
Thursday that the revenue cutter Bout
well completed her repairs at this port
and put to sea.
Nature also favored the adventures.
for storm clouds filed the sky and shuE
OF the moonlight. so that the Spanish
spies who lowered around the vessel In a
swift naphtha launch were unable to get
a very correct idea OF who were on board
the iilibuster and how large was her carr
go.
1t is not known definitely how many
rifles, machetes and rounds OF ammunl-
ton there were. but the cargo was a
large one. hundreds Of boxes being taken
from warehouse which Cubans here
have leased. These were loaded in light
ers and towed to the Bermuda, which lay
In mid-stream. This warehouse Is tusF
across the slip from that OF Clyde's New
York and Florida steamship line. and
within a quarter OF a mile Of the railroad
Line and southern railway have their
termini. Some Of the stores came via
the Clyde line out OF New York. but =
larger portion came by rail-
. When the freight arrived some days ago
lighters were loaded at the freight depots
ana toWed TO the Cuban warehouse, which
already contained a portion Of the cargo
OF the steamer 'srhree Friends. .
rhe boats to be usesd In landing tho
cargo on the Cuban coast, six IN number
are very fine ones. One Is thirty feet
long and the others twenty-eight. Each
has places for eight 2O-foot oars Tho
boats and oars arrived on the Clyde shin
Haua, Cuban of this city. The Cubana
did not board the Bermuda while Opposite
the city, but drove in carriages two miles
north, took boats and embarked. Mean-
while, the busy little naphtha launch
trailed behind, trying TO keep tally on the
were 5000 Marline rifles, 1000 Colts pis-
tolls, 5OOOOO rounds OF ammunition, 1900
machetes, two Gatlin guns and two
Hotchkiss machine guns, besides surgical
instruments, quinine, chloroform and
other medicine. The Bermuda went out
when she came In, showing her cargo 70
be a heavy one.
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LA PLATA's DOUBLE TRADEGY.
The Murdered Women Buried-The
Husbands stilI Under Suspicion.

huNp"hNS stAAA NhNtE ouhpicAons
Washington, April 20. A special to the
Times from La Planta, Md, says the
funerals of Mrs. Cooking and Miss Miller,
tho victims OF Fridays double murder at
Hill Top, took place from Nanjemoy
church to-day. There was a good deal OF
excitement. but no violence.
Joseph Cooking, the husband Of one Of
the victims, did not attend the funeral,
being ill., The physician who was called
TO see Cooking failed to find anything the
matter with him and believes he Is sham
ming Illness.
There is no clew to the murder, al
though Detective Gault of Baltimore Is
ing under close surveillance, as he Is
suspected of at least knowing more Of the
affair than he has told.
1t was rumored that Cooking was to be
removed to Baltimore via Washington on
a steamer from Glymont to-day, but
threats were openly made that II this
were attempted, Cooking would be taken
by force from the officers and lynched.
so the scheme was abandoned.
The county prison at Port Tobacco Is q
frail structure, and the jailer, who Is a
negro, was not considered able to hold
Cooking against a mob, and the detective
and deputy sheriff are keeping him in
custody in his own house.
He was taken to-day to the room where
the bodies were lying, just prior TO the
funeral, but II the sight of them had any
effect upon him 1t was not apparent, nor
did the bloody scenes In the adjoining
rooms where the women were killed move
him TO any expression.
Cooking succeeded to-day In removing
and concealing part of his under-cloth-
ing in spite Of the vigilance of the Off
GERS, and they have not yet been found.
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plication for which must give the most
satisfactory proofs OF their identity before
they can obtain them.
Prince Won Hohenlohe, the imperial chan
cellor, is suffering from prolonged at
tack Of insomnia. accompanied by failure
OF appetite. II Is now plain that the
chancellor's advanced age IS telling on
him, and this has renewed rumors Of his
early retirement and speculation as 10 his
successor
The emperor's military cabinet concur
in opposing the proposal for reform in
the military code OF criminal procedure.
The Berlin Industrial Exhibition is in
state of chaos. The emperor insists on
its being opened on May ] and prepara-
tions for opening on that date are, as far
as possible. being rushed night and day.
The Workmen are the masters Of the sit
uation, and have raised demand for in
creased wages in open violation Of their
contracts. They will not work except
when they please. and IL is impossible that
the preparations can be completed before
June. A host of American visitors are ex-
pected TO be in attendance.
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A YALDOsTA TRAGEDY.
A Negro TrackmRn shot and Killed
by His step-SOn

Valdosta. April pa tragedy occurred
in the western part of the city last night
in which Isam Generals, a negro track
man, lost his life at the hands of his
step-son, young negro named Robert
Williams. The killing was done with a
pistol, and it occurred about 10 o'clock.
just beyond the Georgia Southern depot.
A negro festival was given in that part
of the town last night and among those
present was Generals wife, Williams
mother. 1t is said that Generals had for
bade her attending the festival and when
he returned to his home at the hour named
and found her absent, he started out in
search of her. He found her among those
at the party and he ordered her to come
out and go @home This she did. but on
the way home Generals began to abuse
her for leaving the house and threatened
to beat her. Williams had followed the
two from the scene of the festivities, and
when Generals got pretty severe in his
threats to the woman, WILLIAMS pulled HIS
pistol and fired at him. The ball entered
his heart and death ensued instantly.
williams escaped and has not been seen
since. Generals was well-know negro,
a good workman, but possessed a very bad
DISPOSITION.
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REV. KNAPP's RELEASE.
The Authorities at BitIis Tried 10
Break the Porte's Promise.

Constantinople, April 2s--John w Rid
die, charge daffaIres, received advices
Thursday from Iskanderoon that the
Turkish authorities refused to deliver
the Rev. George Knapp, the American
missionary, who was recently expelled
from Bitlis, on charges of sedition, and
who was to come to this city for trial, and
were determined to send him away from
the country on the steamer that sailed
from Iskanderoon Friday evening Mr.
Riddle informed Sir Philip Currie, the
British ambassador, of the situation, and
went to the porte, where he showed the
written promise of Tewfik Pasha, the for
eign minister, to deliver Mr.. Knapp to the
American legation for trial.
He advised Tewfik Pasha that 1t would
be better for him to keep this promise
and at the same time telegraphed to the
American consular agents at 1sl1anderoon
and Merine to call for an American cruiser
II IL should be necessary to secure the de-
livery of Mr.. Knapp. These open tele-
grams frightened the authorities and. on
Saturday Mr.. Riddle received dispatches
stating that Mr. Knapp had been re-
leased