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The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-14
WANTS THE EARTH.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf is Reaching Out for
More Territory.
IT WILL BE A SC0RCHER.
1t is Arranging its Lines to Reach
out in the Grain Bearing District
of the West.

The Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad, which maintains its
general Offices here for Texas and
Arkansas, and which is running its
trains through this place from
Horatio to Shreveport, is still
springing surprises on our people
every day by the moves its man
ayers are making on the railroad
checker board
1t has Just closed a deal with Hot
Springs to build there, and is in
communication with the Board of
Trade at Little Rock to extend to
that city.
Aside from this we find the fol-
lowing in the Railroad Manufac-
turers' Record, which shows
healthy condition for the Port
Arthur Route:
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Trust Company, of Kansas City, and
other powerful financial interests
backing the railway company, have
secured control of the Quincy,
Omaha and Kansas City, the Omaha
and St. Louis, the Keokuk and
Western and its leased line, the
narrow gauge Des Moines and
Kansas City. They already owned
the Kansas City and Atlantic, sue
cessor of the Kansas City, Bridge
and Terminal Company, and the
Chicago, Texas and Mexican, which
owned an unfinished bridge across
the Missouri river at North Kansas
City and twenty-six miles of track.
This property has now been turned
over to the newly organized Kansas
City and Northern Connecting rail-
way company, which will extend the
road north to a connection with
the Des Moines and Kansas
City road; also build twenty-eight
mile connection between the Quincy
and Omaha roads, completing line
across the state of Iowa.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf system will then really COM
prise 1,4i6 miles of road, divided
over the various sections as follows;
Keokuk and Western, Keokuk to
Van Vert, 148 miles, Des Moines
and Kansas City, Des Moines to
GAINESVILLE, 1l2 miles; Quincy, Omaha
and Kansas City, Quincy to Tren-
ton, 1876 miles; Omaha and st. Louis,
Pattonsburg to Trenton, twenty
eight miles; Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf, Kansas City to Sabine
Pass, 796 miles
As already stated in the Manu-
facturers' Record, at Sabine Pass
the company is dredging a channel
seven miles long, 200 feet wide and
twenty-five feet deep. Docks, ter
minaIs, warehouses, elevators, cot
ton presses and other facilities are
to be provided, and then the plans
contemplate the establishment OF
steamship lines to European and
foreign ports. 1t is claimed for this
line that it will afford the shortest
route by over 100 miles from Kansas
City to the gulf of Mexico, and that
this fact and the terminals which it
controls at that city will enable it
to handle the products OF the trans
Mississippi valley more cheaply than
they are now carried to market.
Seems as ii consumption alway
picks out the brightest and best
il,uy orae;vtb of all tha dea athe
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-14
Mems Shirts.

The Manhattan and other makes
from SOC to ~ 80 at
SHARPE & BREWER.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-14

For nice JUICY steak and hne
meats of all kinds call on the enter
prising Huddleston Bl os
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30

Pipes from % to 40 inches in diameter" by
Isaac W. Smith, NJ. Am. Soc. C. E.
"A Water Power and Compressed Air Trans
mission Plant for the North Star Mining Com
pany, Grass Valley, Cal" by A. D. Foote, NJ.
Am. Soc. G. E.
''The Condition of Steel in Bridge Pins" by
A. c. Cunningham, NJ. Am. Soc. C. E.
s'ImprOving the Entrance TO a Bar Harbor by
Single Jetty," by Thomas w. Symons, H. Am.
Soc. G. E.
'srhe Construction of Light Mountain Rail-
road in the Republic OF Colombia" by E. J.
Chibas, Assoc NJ. Am. Soc. c. E.
The principal business of the day was
the election of seven mem bers of the board
of directors, as follows: John Van Horn,
P G. Ricketts,, A. D. Hill, ]. e. Greinor,
G. S. Pierson, w. II. Kennedy and W. G..
Curtis.
NJ. Wagner, president of the California
Association of Civil Engineers, desiring
to join with the local committee for the
entertainment of the visitors, stated that
Howard Holmes, chief engineer of the
Harbor Commission, invited the visitors to
enjoy trip on the bay and TO inspect the
harbor. The start will be made at s :45 in
the morning.
Mr.. Wagner further stated that on
Wednesday the Assem- bly, would take place
at the Preside at 9 A. NJ, where transpor-
tation will be furnished to the fortifca-
tons which are to be inspected.
Lunch will be had at Harbor View upon
the return trip, after which a run will be
made to the university at Berkeley.
The twenty ladies who accompanied the
delegates from the East were entertained
in the evening at the Palace Hotel with
music and dancing by the wives and
daughters of the local civil engineers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
The Bullet Extracted and the
Wound Found to Be Only
Superficial.
WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING
Baruch Was the Principal Witness in
a Felony Case Against Rosen-
helm Years Ago.

The report of pistol on Kearny street,
between Suffer and Post, about o'clock
last night attracted quite a crowd of
people, and also Policemen Engel and
Dougherty.
The man who fired the shot was Irwin
Baruch, formerly a merchant tailor on
Grant avenue and later the proprietor of a
poker game IN this City. The man who
was shot was Jacob Rosenheim, alias
''Sleepy jake" welI-known confidence
operator and gambler.
Rosenheim and a friend were walking
up Kearny street, when Baruch sneaked
up behind Rosenheim and fired shot
into his back. The street was crowded at
the time, and before Baruch could fire an
other shot w. w. Mcneil, who is con-
nected with the railroad mail service,
grabbed him and took the revolver from
him. Policemen Engel and Dougherty,
who had heard the shot, arrived upon the
scene and placed Baruch under arrest.
The patrol wagon was summoned and
Rosenheim was driven to the Receiving
Hospital, Baruch and the two policemen
ACCOMPANYING him. DR.. Bunnell ex-
tracted the bullet, which had entered be-
low the right shoulder. The wound is
only superficial one and Rosenheim will
soon be all right again.
Baruch was taken 10 the City Prison and
booked on the charge of assault to murder
He was laboring under considerable ex-
element and when informed that the
wound was not fatal he expressed his re-
gret that he had made such poor job of
it. The revolver was booked as evidence
against HIM.
This man Rosenheim," he said. 'thas
been threatening 10 kill me for years. and
this morning he made an attempt, but it
was frustrated. | then armed myself and
when l saw him on Kearny street tonight
did not give him the chance 10 try it on
again, but walked up behind him and shot
MIN.
Seven or eight years ago was the prin-
cipaI witness against Rosenheim in Judge
CARRIERS court in a case against him. He
had q machine with an electrical attach
ment whereby he protested to be able to
turn out S. gold pieces that could not be
distinguished from the genuine ones. He
tried it upon me AMI I notified Captain
Lees. The result was Rosenheim was ar
rested and convicted in the Superior Court.
He appealed to the Supreme Court and
the conviction was sustained. Since then
he has threatened repeatedly to kill me.
81 have passed many sleepless nights
since, and these gray hairs are the result
of the mental agony I have undergone
owing to that mans threats. l am sorry
l did not kill him"
Rosenheim, after serving his sentence in
San Quentin, was ordered out of the State.
He remained away till within the past few
months. He is one of the most notorious
confidence operators that ever visited this
City.
Rosenheim was unarmed, at least the
police did not find revolver in his pockets
when he was searched at the hospital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
FREUD MAKES AN ANSWER
His Courteous Reply to the
Women of the Liberal
League.
He Deals With Their Resolutions
Only So Far as They Affect
the New Charter.

J. Richard Freud, the attorney and Sec
rotary of the Merchants Association,
takes very good-naturedly the criticism of
the American Women's Liberal League.
He said that the women were unneces-
sarilv personal in referring to himself.
He said that when women attack man
the latter is always at a disadvantage
because the former seem to have privileges
and are allowed tactics in the assault that
are denied to the sterner sex.
He stated that the attack upon himself
had caused much amusement among his
friends and business acquaintance and
added:
In replying 1 certainly shall not make an
swer to anything that refers to me or my
motives. would, however, reply to the
leagues denunciation of the new charter as
per printed resolutions. These resolutions re-
late entirely to one particular section of the
article in the charter upon public schools
Ii is natural and proper that the subject of
education should receive the special atten ton
of all ladies interested in public affairs, and
do not propose in any measure to discourage
their praiseworthy efforts in this direction.
In fact, the charter itself manfully opens the
portals of the public service to their sex in the
following explicit provisions: Article VII.
chapter |, section provides that "the School
Directors shall be appointed without regard to
SEX" Again, Article XII on the civil service,
section II, requires that ''sex shall be disre-
garded'' wherever and whenever possible.
In order that the objections of these ladies
may be correctly stated and answered let the
exact language of the charter be quoted
Article VII, chapter l, section 4, says that "the
Board OF Education shall not appoint any per-
son to be a teacher in the primary or grammar
classes of the schools of this City and County
except upon competitive examination of those
persons holding teachers certificates, and
who have been educated in the public school
system of the State of California, The portion
of this section to which these ladies object is
the requirement that teachers shall be edu-
Gated in the publlc-school system OF our State.
The objections TO this provision as set forth
in the resolutions of the Women's League may
be completely summarized in two counts-first,
1t is claimed that this provision is narrow, be-
cause it will exclude persons educated outside
of California; and, second, that 1t is sectional.
because it will exclude persons not educated
in the school system of our State.
As to the first claim, frankly admit that in
theory it appears somewhat narrow TO shut
out Eastern and foreign teachers from any
portion of our public schools. While this may
appear SO theoretically, it is the reverse in
practice There are $50 teachers in the pri-
mary and grammar classes of the public
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Mrs. Blackwell Accused by Coroner's
Jury Of Causing Pretty Katie
Keenan's Death.

As the result of an inquest held by Cor
ner Hawkins yesterday morning on the
body of Miss Katie keenan, Mrs. D..
Blackwell stands charged with murder
and ABE" Gorinkle is accused OF being
an accessory to the crime.
Miss keenan, died last week at &c Har-
riet street from the effects of criminal
operation. AT the inquest yesterday Mrs.
Mccarthy, the first witness, testified that
she had gone to the home of Mrs.
Blackwell with the dead girl, and the lat
ter had told her that she had undergone
an operation. Mrs. Henry Lantz said that
Miss Keenan, had impaired similar infor-
nation to her. DR.. Morgan testified as to
the medicine found in the dead girls
room. They were of the nature usually
employed in such cases.
Gorhnkle, who has been absent from the
City for several days-in fact, ever since
the crime was discovered-then took the
stand. He denied having been intimate
with the dead girl or that he had ever
given her money. Neither was he respon-
sible for her going to Mrs. Blackwell.
After the inquest Gorfnkle was arrested
and taken to the Central station. The &C.
cused man says that he left the City to
avoid any scandal that might result from
Miss Keenan's death.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30

LOANS on diamonds. Interest low. At Uncle
Harris, 10 Grant avenue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30

because he was old and did not understand
much about business, and TO have Phelps
elected. Stephens thought that if he
could get Phelps into the board, who was
friendly to him, he would be better able
to obtain any favors from the board.
General Sheehan was recalled to testify
in regard to the employment of A. F.
Johns by the bank. They had employed
him on only one occasion to investigate
some OF the Arizona properties. Johns
had been at the bank large number OF
times, "for," declared General Sheehan,
che Is man who Is everywhere, knows
everything and everybody, makes every
one else's business his own business, and
is engaged in all sorts of schemes" Gen.
eral Sheehan denied having had knowl-
edge OF Johns connection with the Kings
River Reclamation District matter until
within the past few weeks.
DIR. Jennlngson was put on the stand,
but all the questions propounded by At
torney BARNETT were objected to by Judge
Carpenter and the objections sustained,
so the doctor left the stand without hav-
ing given a word of testimony. Then
Bank Commissioner Magee again took the
stand.
Attorney Bartnett here closed his case,
and Judge Carpenter moved for dismissal
on the ground that the charges had not
been substantiated.
There has been no evidence of wrong.
doing on the part of General Sheehan or
the other defendants" declared Carpen-
ter. There have been charges of various
conspiracies, but there has been no YES
t1ee of proof of such conspiracies. All
that has been proven is a dalay of month
or SO on the part of the defendants, which
We claim IS not criminal" At the conclu-
sion OF Judge Carpenters protracted out
burst of forensic eloquence the court
adjourned until o'clock.
Attorney BARNETT argued at length in
reply to Judge Carpenter at the opening of
the afternoon session. He dwelt with par
ticular emphasis upon General Sheehan's
refusal to permit Grossmeyer to see the
books OF the bank, refusal which he con-
tended constituted a misdemeanor under
the following section OF the Penal Code:
Sec. 1856. Every officer or agent of any
corporation having or keeping an office within
this State who has in his custody or control
any book, paper or document of such corpora
ton, and who refuses to give to q stockton der
or member of such corporation lawfully de-
manding, during Office hours, to inspect or
take copy OF the same, or OF any part thereof.
a reasonable opportunity SO to do, is guilty OF
a mlsdemeanor.
After Attorney Bartnett had concluded
with spirited appeal in behalf of the de-
positors, Judge Carpenter replied briefly.
He denied that the court had Jurisdictio II
in the case of Sheehan, unless indicted by
the Grand Jury. He took up the various
statements OF Attorney Bartnett and
scored him for his alleged misquotations
and misrepresentation.
at the conclusion of the argument Judge
Seawell said he would take the matter OF
dismissal under consideration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
LUCKY PLAYED CROQUET
How Baldwin and Lily Passed
the Time at the Santa
Anita Ranch.

Iu Judge Stacks court yesterday An
drew Anderson told how Lucky" Bald
win played croquet in the garden with
Lillian Ashley. 1t was in the garden at
the Santa Anita ranch, in the sweet
sprin gtime two years ago.
When they we're not driving the little
wooden balls through the wickets, they
were riding on horseback over the fertile
Baldwin acres, testified the witness. They
rode and rode like two centaurs, if Mr..
Anderson's word may be relied upon, and
made mutual love in their ridlngs. He
was an employee on the Santa Anita ranch,
and saw with shy, averted eyes E. j. and
Lillian a-wooing go.
81 think Mr.. Baldwin was with Miss
Ashley most all the time" said Anderson.
HE just froZe to her side, didn't hep"
asked Highton.
"Yes-neVer let CO."
Witness met Baldwin and Miss Ashley
at the racetrack in st. Louis few months
later, he said, and she appeared to be in
trouble. Her eyes were teary, and there
was naught of the Santa Anita ioyousness
about her. He went up in the grano stand
and SPOKE to Baldwin and that gentleman
reprimanded him for appearing before
him in his shirt sleeves.
Presently Baldwin's dignity unbent
on the California rancho.
'tI asked him. said Anderson, ''what
was the matter with Miss Ashley" Mr..
Baldwin said she was in some kind of
trouble and accused him of being the cause
of it. Then he acknowledged that there
was grounds for the complaint, or some
thing to that effect.
81 then told HIM that he should know
better than get into an affair like that, as
he had had enough experience of that kind
to learn something. l told him he ought
to carry a receipt-book with him and be
more business-like."
The mention of this practical sugges-
ton of Mr.. Baldwin's mentor started q
smile ripping cheerlly over the placid
surface of the court.
Anderson's memory on subjects other
than Baidwin's alleged naughty actions
was somewhat murky. He could not re-
member the date of any of his three we'd
dIngs or any one of his employers horses.
He was finally dismissed from the wit
ness-s stand to get his diary.
The t1rst witness in the morning session
was the defendant, who testified that he
did not in 1891 offer to send Miss Ashley
to school. That was in Winchester, Mass.
where he was visiting her. To all the faiI
Lillian's importuning he had said he
would ''see about it,
Nathaniel Carter was placed on the
stand and testified that he had never told
Miss Ashley, as had been reported, that
Baldwin had fixed the San Francisco
courts and she could not get her case
through them.
The trial goes on this morning at Ii
O'Clock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
NEW CLUBHOUSE
At SAUSAL|TO.
Will Be Built at Once by
the San Francisco
Yacht Club.
TO COST ABOUT $4,000.
Wide Verandahs Will Afford
Views of the Bay and
Regattas.
FINE SALT WATER BATHS.
Another Poolroom Has Opened at
Sausalito Close of the San
Rafael Carnival
FINE SALT WATER BATHS.

A new clubhouse will soon be constructed
for the San Francisco Yacht Club. It will
be thing of beauty on the water front at
Sausalito.
Plans and specifications have been in
course of preparation some time; they
will soon be completed. Then the work
of putting the architectural design into
actual material form will begin.
The new clubhouse will be both SUBJ
stantial and tasty. 1t will afford an ex-
cellent view of the bay and an ornament
of the water front that will be not only
source of pleasure to the club members,
but an object of qualification to Sausalito.
The clubhouse will be three stories high
and verandahs will run all around it, from
which a magnificent view of the bay can
be had. The verandahs will also be an
excellent point of vantage from which to
watch regattas and other yacht and boat
| races.
| The first story will be used for boats,
lockers, sail loft and for place OF stor-
age for general boating paraphernalia- 1t
will be fitted with all the latest modern
appliances and conveniences for housing
| boats.
On the second floor the comforts and
some of the luxuries will begin. This floor
will be divided into beautiful dining
room, a capacious and handsome assem-
bly-room, and there will also be library
and well-lighted reading-rooms.
| In another division of this floor will be
the kitchen, pantries, linen closets, etc.
| The third floor produces another at
tractive feature, particularly for the club
members. 1t will be divided into about
twenty rooms for the accommodation of
the members and their families.
A leading feature of the new clubhouse
will be hot and cold salt water baths. The
bathing quarters will be finished in lux
uriant style. As matter of fact the new
clubhouse of the San Francisco Yacht
Club will be up to date in all respects, and
| no necessary expense will be spared to-
make it so.
Vice. President @. II. Morrell of the CLUB
has supervision of the project. When
complete it will be a fine ornament to the
lovely little city by the bay. The cost of
the new clubhouse will be $4,000.
| Another commission-room was opened
in Sausalito yesterday morning by Harry
| Corbett & Co. in the hall of the new build
! ing of Bareno's on the water front. Sau-
sslito has two commission-rooms in full
blast now. The two firms are working
under the regular license act, and it is
presumed the matter will again be venti-
lated at the next regular monthly meeting
of the Town Board to be held the first
Monday in July.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Profitable Ranch Work.

M. Kahn has brought suit in the Justices
Court to obtain 1925 from Henry Bowman. 1t
is averred in the complaint that the defendant
Bowman, while acting as an employee of the
plaintiff on ranch in Solano County, used the
latters outfit of horses, men and machinery to
perform work on other ranches. II Is said that
the defendant received 800 for such work on
other ranches.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Married in san Jose.

Policeman August H. Wagner, the guardian
OF the Police Courts and Treasurer's Office, re-
turned from his vacation yesterday and
brought with him wife. The lady's maiden
name was Rose Jewett, and the marriage was
celebrated at her parents residence in San
Jose on June II, the officiating clergyman
being Rev. DR.. Burton. The honeymoon was
spent at Del Monte. Wagner was the recipient
OF many congratulations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Golden Gate Gun Club.

The Golden Gate Gun Club will hold its first
meeting at 517 Market street on Wednesday
evening. The president is in hopes that full
ATTENDANCE will be present, as a programme
for the seasons trap-shooting contests will be
arranged
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Property-owners warned.

As precaution against fire on or about the
coming July Chief Engineer Sullivan of the
Fire Department desires to caution property
owners to remove all shavings, paper, litter or
other combustible material and waste from
and about their premises, and also to keep
their premises thoroughly wetted down and to
keep the hose attached TO the faucet on that
day, ready for immediate use.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-28
MADGE YoRKE's MURDER.

BY special wire to the Sunday Light.
Philadelphia, June 27.-The jury in
the case of James b. Gentry, an ac-
tor, on trial for the murder of his ac-
tress sweetheart, MadgeA Drisdale,
known on the stage as Madge Yorke,
returned a verdict this morning of
murder in the first degree. At the re-
quest of Lawyer Brooke, of New
York, senior counsel for the defen-
dant, the jury was polled Individual
ly, and each man echoed the words
of the foreman. The verdict was for
mally recorded, and Lawyer Brooke
then made the customary motion for
a new trial.
Thursday next was set by the judge
as the day of hearing argument on
the motion. In the meantime the
prisoners attorneys will file their rea-
sons for asking a new trial. The
Judge, before discharging the jurors,
thanked them for their faithful per-
Torrance of duty, and warned them
not to disclose what had transpired in
the jury room. Gentry was taken to
his cell in the city hall supported by
Sheriff Tipstaff, and later in the day
was returned to the county prison.