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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16

t4NtW DIX llmeS.)
Leo XIII. Is now almost IS years old,
but his memory is still remarkable. ana
he often astonishes those around him by
the accuracy with which he gives the de-
taliS or events that came TO his personal
knowledge long ago or about which ne
has read nothing for half a century An
Illustration of this power was given the
other day while his Holiness was COM
menting on the entrance into the Catholic
Coptic priesthood OF kamel Mikhail Ghali
a member of a wealthy and DISTINGUISHED
Egyptian family and descendant of that
great Moaliem Gha1l who was Secretary
OF state under Mohammed Ali and found
ed the reignlng Egyptian dynasty. Ine
Pope remembered these facts. and also
that the illustrious ancestor OF the new
priest zealously advocated the unity or
the Copt Church. sending to this end. In
the name of the whole nation an Abvs-
slnlan churchman named Moses TO Plus
~, Win letter dated November ~.
1SoS The Pope. 1t is declared, not
only recalled all this 10 mind.
without reference but went on IN SOW
that rus VII. answered affectionately
from the Basiiica Of Santa Maria Mag
siore' Oh July lS, 1901, and that for this
pecially hated by the most fanatical OF
me dlssenters, and was, through their
Jury, included In the disgrace of his
Prince On July g. 1871. after having as
sisted at mass. he was murdered by
lbrahim Pasha eldest son of Mohammed
All. Sixty-seven years have passed since
the experience OF Leo XIII In ecclesias-
teal politics began and forty-f Since
his nomination as Cardinal His personal
doctor thinks. however. that the Pope
will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
his elevation to the purple. which would
almost coincide with the twenty fifth an
niversary OF his pontficate. Should this
anticipation be realized he and his prede-
prophetic legend. Non viedebis dies Petri,
you will not see the days of Pefer.)
Plus TX. who reiEned over thirty -one
years. was the first Pope to reign longer
than 81 Peter. who was the head of the
months. and seven dayA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16

stance having moro qualities TO recon.
mend ii than gravel. In addition to n,
comfortable riding. crossties have great.
CT life In II than in any other ballast
and with the prevention OF dust IS suit.
ability II complete. A matter Of no llitle
Importance is the low cost compared with
the other materials. Gravel ballast csa
be placed In position for about SEQ pe-
mile Of single track. and the cost OF
treating with oil Is about SIS per mile Of
single track. Against these figures
clnder ballast will cost an average of
1890 per mile OF track. and stone ballast
5000 per mile. In the case OF cinder and
stone the amounts may be less or great.
er. according to the distance OF the point
OF production. The betterment OF bal.
last and prevention OF dust has been a
subjec. that has engrossed the attention
Of trackmen for great many years.
and Mr.. Nichol appears 10 have arrived
at solution Of this very important prob
lem.
EXPERIENCE GAINED.
The use of oil was commenced I'm April
last, and at the present time there Is
something over one hundred miles OF sin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
State Committee Refuses to ReaHirm
the Chicago Platform.

NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
Democratic State Committee refused to-
day to accede to the demand of the free
silverites that the principles of the Chi
cago platform be reaffirmed.
The committee met, by authorization
Of the Democratic State Convention OF
last year, to nominate a candidate for
Chief Justice Of the Court OF Appeals.
Alton b. Parker. of Kingston, was the
choice of the committee. The nominee
is said TO be acceptable to Tammany
Hall and to ex-senator Hill and his fol-
lowing ''up the State
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16
The Difference.
Boston Journal.)

tbO5tO1I J0uI I'tF'.7
When In the parIor Janet sits,
Her dimpled fingers rilEng
To the responsive trilling
OF frolicsome plano keys,
We listen, languishing at ease,
And muse until our drowsy Wits
Grow tranced as In some dnriliing
Dream OF song, caught spllling
From wildwood reyei!
But when our Janet sits upstairs
And does her daily drilling
Without surcease or sitting,
Repeating Notwithstanding scales
Until ones very spirit quails.
We say we do not like her airs,
although her music's killing.
AS II her tones were filling
Dungeons of-the devil!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16
COAL-MINE STRIKE OFF.
twenty-five Thousand Diggers VIII
Resume Work To-Day.

PITTSBURG. PA, September B.-The
coal miners strike, as far as the Pitts
burg District is concerned, is of, and
the 22.o0o diggers will resume work to-
morrow at the So cent rate. The decision
to ignore the ten-day clause, which was
a condition of the Columbus settlement.
was arrived at. late this afternoon. by
a delegation Of miners representing the
entire district. There were only four
dissenting voices when the resolution to
go to work at once was voted.
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NEW R0FSHIPS
HIGH-ANGLE FIRING RENDERS Ar
MORED VESSEL HELPLESS.
WIRE WOUND GUNS ARE USED.
At a Recent Experiment the Time
Occupied in n Shots Twelvc-Mile
Flight Was One Mipute-Europs
Stirred by the News.

Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
LONDON. September 1.-Experiments
Just concluded at Woolwich have de-
monstrated that by a new method Of
artillery attack the strongest battle
ship which was ever built may be rem
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A Titled Woman nagpIper'
Westminster Gazette)

Inverary Pipe Band the dlstins1''.,
combination OF bagpipes when - IN
a sensation by promenading "s"N
charge OF Lord Archibald Camper. ~
ed abroad In Inverary the o'ns' "a
headed by a young lady. VINO p'es 10.
piob mohr with all tho dexteriy anu IN, sJ
cess OF q prize bagoiper az ooan 18th hss
land games This was dady assouis
Campbell. Lord Archibald ,sSsr and
daughter. She Is an expert ~. dread.
ed instrument popular in fsshionao'e 81
ClcS
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Cards. BILL Heads. Statements. Letter.
Heads. Note-Heads. Circulars. Handbills.
Dodgers. &C.. printed by tie Dispatch
Company at low prices. VIII give you
good work at same prices yen ray for
inferior work. send rs your orders and
we will guarantee satisfaclion In every
particular.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-16

greatest secrecy has been maIntaIheu as |
regards the work going on at the Sandy
Hook Notifications. 1t has been known |
that experiments Of the greatest i'm |
portance were in progress. 1t may be
that the high-angle range fire gun has |
much to do with them.
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orders for printing sens 10 the p's Is,"a
Company win be given prompt a''e"s III
and the style OF work And pf'css
DO sure 70 please you.
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Some thirty shots were fired. The
Sheriff was shot through the hand and
Gordon was shot several times. Three
pistol-balls entered his body, and he was
also shot in the leg. Gordon and Andrews
succeeded in escaping and came TO Os-
good where they We're arrested. The
robbers had driven out of the place in
buggy belonging to Lyle Levi. and from
Information subsequently gathered It was
learned that the robbery had been pls nned
at the home of william Jenkins. The
two latter were arrested as accessories.
All were taken 10 the Jail at Versailles.
Henry Schiller. q years old. was put in
the Jail for robbing the barber-shop at
Osgood last week. Levi was 81 years OF
age. Gordon %. Andrews 80. and Jen-
kins g.
While the citizens have not been able
20 fix the various robberies upon these
men, they were thought to be part OF
a gang that has committed most OF them.
When II became known that they were
in jail. Il was quietly suggested by the
victims and sympathizers that Justice"
be summarily dealt the prisoners. 1t
was / O'clock this morning when horse
men seemed TO come from all quarters,
and dismounted ON a hillside near Yer
sniles. LATHE time was lost. for the de-
tails had been prearranged Quietly
about 100 men marched into the town.
The jah was in charge Of William Kenan,
Sheriff Bushings brother-in-law. the
FORMER being al home on account OF his
injuries. In front of the Jail proper is
the residence, and In that were Acting
Jaiier kenap and Robert Barnett, VIII
Ham Block and Len wenzei.
KEYS SURRENDERED.
pnoftly after o'clock there was q
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Incidents of the Conspiraey-Le
Clair on Guard.

School Directors within a short time, be-
have announced their intention of resign
ing.
The most important of those who desire
to retire from public office is President
Darlington of the board. Since the School
Directors showed an inclination of max
ing wholesale changes among the en-
plcyes of the department Mr.. Darlington
has been overwhelmed with applications
from school teachers for the use of his in
huence in keeping them in Office or pre-
venting them from being changed to I'M
congenial quarters.
1t has been no unusual thing for him 10
interview forty teachers in one day, and
the strain has been too much for him.
Within the past few days the pressure of
his own business, com bjned with that of
the Board of Education, has been so great
that Mr.. Darlington has been compelled
10 take TO his bed with a complication of
stomach troubles, induced by nervous.
ness, and pneumonia.
| His duties as School Director seriously
interfered with his business, ana his
family has requested that he resign his
office. Mr.. Darlington has been averse to
leaving his position on the board, but
since his illness has consented tc send in
his resignation as soon as he is able to
leave his home.
The other mem ber who has announced
his intention OF res gning is Director
Carew. He finds that his business will
not permit him to give the amount of at
tention to committee business that he
thinks necessary, and has recently come
to the conclusion that he will leave the
board.
Mr.. Carew has warm friends among
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07

genious manner in false sliding drawer
under one of the tables on which clothes
are iIoned. The authorities are now en-
gaggd in thorough search of the institu-
tion for similar instruments.
The man suspected of their manufac-
ture is named Arthur Deering. He is an
American of Spanish descent, ana is
known to be skillful mechanic, often
times repairing any breaks in the lighting
system, clocks out of order ana refractory
locks. On account of his excellent be-
havior and his usefulness to the authori-
ties he was what is called q "trusty,'
and was employed in the laundry. He is
In confinement on charge of carrying a
concealed weapon and being found with
burglars tools in his possession. If he
had not been suspected of completely in
this attempt to break Jail his cred is for
good Behavior would have given HIM his
freedom on the 25th prox. AS IT is. he
has been placed in solitary confinement,
and will be kept there until the day of his
release, which will now be on January %.
Assistant superintendent George Nc
CHM says that the man must have done
the work chiefly at night, or his fellow
prisoners must all have been in the con-
spiracy to escape. A large number are
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Arthur Deering, a " Trustv F"
Mechanic, Placed in Soil
tary Confinement.
A SLUNGSHOT INGENIOUSLY HIDDEN.
The Cunning Conspiracy frustrated
by the Vigilance of Guard
Casimir LIE Clair.

Now that the full details of the affair
have come to light the discovery of the
Jimmy out at the House of Correction
a small enough fact in itself-things have
assumed the appearance of a conspiracy
10 escape the institution. 1t Is suspected
by the authorities, moreover, that a~iarge
number of men were concerned in the
scheme to break jail, while the finding OF
'black jack" shows that the persons con-
cerned in the conspiracy would not have
hesitated at the shedding of blood to at
tain their freedom.
That the plans of the malefactors were
discovered and the chief schemer placed
in steel cell, where be may plan but not
execute iail-b breaks, is due entirely to the
disciplinary methods of Superintendent
Clarkson and Assistant Superintendent
McGinn and the vigilance of Guard CAST
mir LeClair. The latter's story of the dis
covery is as follows:
zone of the TRUSTEES came to rue Mon
day and told me there was a concerted
plan on the part of the unruly element TO
break Jail, and that il l would make a
search of the blacksmth-shop and the
laundry | would find something which
would prove the truth OF his words. Well,
| did 1t, with the result that while moth
ing was found in the backsmith-shop /
discovered in the laundry jimmy ana
one of those things crooks are in the habit
of giving a friendly tap with that are
called black jacks OF course, / reported
the matter TO the superintendent immedl-
ately, and he did the rest'
The Jimmy" discovered was about two
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
MRS. LATHAMS DEFENSE.
She Says Julian Pinto Choked Her ant
Drew a Knife on Her.

Drew Knife on Her.
Maria Latham is on trial in Judge Wal
lace's court charged with trying to MUIR
der Julian Pinto. her son-in-law, on the
18th OF last March. She shot him, but be
recovered sufficiently 10 prosecute the
case.
Mrs. Latham's defense is that Pinto
choke6 her and started for her with a
knife in his hand. Attorneys Ryan and
Hargis are making a vigorous defense
much to the displeasure of the prosecu-
ting witness. When Mr.. Ryan yesterday
asked Pinto if he had not heen con victed
of felony Pinto replied: "Yes, for killing
man just like you and you had better
beware"
The incident caused some excitement in
the courtroom for a moment but Judge
Wallace look no notice of the remark and
ii was allowed TO pass without further
comment. Mr.. Ryan is con nsidering the
advisa bility of having Pinto arrested on a
com plaint that he has threatened to break
the peace or something of that kind. The
case ill go on at 10 o'clock this morning
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
DARE GOES IN.

He Is Sworn in Appraiser, to Begin
Work To-Day without Bonds.
The commission of John I. Dare as an
Appraiser at this port was received from
the Treasury Department at Washington
yesterd ay. Mr.. Dare presented himself
at the office of the Collector of the Port
and was duly sworn in.
Mr.. Dare had come provided with bonds
men for $lO0. 600, and was agreeably sur
prised when in formed that no bonds were
needed in his case and that his oath would
be accepted by the Government in lieu of
a bond. Mr.. Dare will enter upon his du-
ties to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Thu WeIhurn Case

Not much news was developed in the Wei
burn case yesterday. Thomas F. Sinnott the
Antioch storekeeper, was on the stand during
the greater part of the day. He testified that
Mr.. welburn told him he had two places at
his disposal for three men, and that if Mr..
Sinnott accepted the Job he would have 10 be
content with two-thIrds OF the salary. He
said that the same thing was 10 pc done wi
another appointee. and the one-third de-
Quoted from each would be paid to the third
eppointee. Mr.. Sinnott expressed the opinion
that there was no third man, and that the
remainder of the salary went into the pockets
of some one who did not work for it. The
case will be resumed at IL O. clock this
forenoon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07

have been issued as follows: Martin Car
rick. San Francisco, lathing and finishing
for buildings and adjustable scaffold
Charles d. Chandler, Damascus. Or. fold
ing baby carriage; Newman S. Clark. Los
Angeles. assgnor to Fucker Manufactur-
ing Company OF Oakland, CAL, medicated
nest egg; Max A; Daberer. West Berkeley.
Cal. kite; Ira Drak South Prairie
" ash, frult-sr therer; Hoyt c. Eakim
Good win, Ripon. CAL, trace nook: WIN
field Harbaugh, Alameda. Cal, adiusrabil
support for invalids; Henry A. Hyne
San francisco, windmiIl William Nc
Call, assignor OF hree-fourths TO E. c. and
Z. Z. Mccall and M. O'SuIlivan, San
frahci, co, hinged slidable window-sash;.
John P. SchmiIz, San Francisco amail
gamaIor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
MRS. PLEASAuT
| IS GOOD and MAD
Resents the Interview of
One of the Sherif's
Deputies.
The Colored Woman Is Dragged
Into Court to Identify
Her Records.
Fred Bell Ends His Cross Examination
Before His Mothers
Attorney.

Mrs Nanny E. Pleasant had an unwel-
come visitor yesterday morning. Deputy
Sheriff w. II. Byington showed up early
at the house of the late Thomas Bell with
a search warrant, accompanied by Fred
Bell and George r. Eaton. They were
received by Mrs. Hall, coored woman
in the employ of Mrs. Pleasant, and
ushered into the parlor. Mrs. Pleasant
was disturbed. She offered the house to
the Deputy Sheriff, and that recalls the
celebrated incident of Judge Belcher's
Interview with the old coIored woman
three years ago.
When Deputy Bvington called at the
house OF the dead millionaire yesterday,
Mrs. Pleasant was i'll fainting condition..
She told Bylngton that she had been very
sick. ana that it was worth her life to show
him through the parlors. He asked for
the books of the household, and Mrs.
Pleasant showed him to the cupboard.
And herein lies the mystery of the Bell
household.
Once upon time, when the Sharon es-
tate was worth its gold, Mrs. Pleasant
played against Deputy Sneriffs. There
tore, when Byington went against
Nanny Pleasant yesteI day he was out
witted at all corners. The aged colored
woman, l. sne ever Kept account OF the
Bell household, had nothing to show TO
the Sheriff. There We're three books
brought into court in the afternoon as the
result of III Sheriff's researches, and not
one fitted The bill.
In the afternoon Nanny Pleasant had
another unpleasant ordeal. She was put
on the stand to identity the books that the
Deputy Sheriff had gathered together In
the morning. and in the end these records
nr0yPd To he the nnppnntanhQ nf
the aged negress. Judge Coffey read, also.
from book INTRODUCED and which proved
10 be diary of Mrs. Bell.
The ca se goes ON fn- rnnrrnsx
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
BELL ESTATE LITIGATION
Rebecca j. Boone Brings Suit
Against Nanny" Pleasant and
Lawyer l.. l.. SOiOmOns.


Against Nanny" Pleasant and
Lawyer l.. L. Solomons.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Boone, wife of c. H.
Boone formerly Rebecca J. Cord on), has
brought an acton at law against Lucius
L. Solomoas and Mary E. Pleasant, the
latter known generally as Mummy
Pleasant. the object of the suit being to
esta bliah trust touching the title TO GER
tain real estate in this city worth about
s11, 900.
The dispute arises out of the entangle-
ments of the Thomas Bell estate. in which
Mrs. Pleasant has been a conspicuous
actor for several years.
In 1882 Olive ]. Clark mortgaged TO Ed
ward Twitche.l lot of land on Sutter
street, near Octavia, for $sOO0 This mort
gage was subsequently bought by Thomas
Bell and was held by him at the time OF
his death. Subsequently the title of the
Bell estate in the property was sold by the
representatives of the Bell estate to Mrs.
Boone for $0,724 SO. AfterwarI lore
closure proceedings were had and the
property was bid IN by Lucius l.. Solo
mons for s13. 466 Of, and the Sheriff gave
him cerlltiCate OF sale.
Mrs. Boone AYERS that Mr.. Solomons
was acting as her attorney in purchasing
the property, and that without her
authority he had the deed made out in his
own name, since which time some pre-
tense has been made that he holds the
property or part thereof in trust for Mrs
Pleasant. In disputing this Mrs. Boone
asks for a decree OF court to the effect that
the property is hers and that Mr.. Solo
mons be compelled 10 give her a good and
sufficient deed 70 the same.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Newspaper Mems Reunion.

1t has been decided that the California
Press Association will hold its annual meeting
of the 22d inst in the parlors of the Occidental
Hotel In the morning before the meeting
takes place the members Will assemble in the
rooms of the State Board OF Trade at l6 Post
street and from there make an excursion to
The TOP OF Mount Tamaipais over the scenic
railway. The business meeting will be held
In the evening, at which the reports of the
ofhcers will be made and the new board OF
officers elected ior the next year. On the fol-
lowing DAY the members of the association
VIII make an excursion To Uklah.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
PREVENTING COLLISIONS.
New Regulations of the Treasury De
partment Go Into Effect To-Day.

New Regulations of the Treasury De-
partment Go Into Effect To-Day.
To-day new regulations for preventing
coils ons on INLAND waters will so into
effect. These rules shall be followed by all
vessels navigating all harbors, rivers and
inland waters of the ed States exec pt-
ing the Great Lakes and their connecting
and tributary waters and the Red River of
the north and rivers emptyIng into the
Gulf of Mexico ami their tributaries.
Every vessel that shall be navigated
without com plying with these regula tions
shall be liab BILE to penalty of 500, one
half OF which goes to the informer. Also
every pilot, engineer. mate or master who
neglects or refuses to observe these regu-
larions sh all be liable to a fine oI $50 and
for all damages sustained by any passen-
ger in his person or baggage by such
neglect or refusal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
San Mateo Railway Lawsuit.

Litigation growing out of the construction
of the San Francisco and San Mateo Railway is
in progress in Judge Belcher's department OF
the Superior Court, c. A. Spreckels, being the
pl aiDtiff, seeking to recover as follows from
the defendants here named: G. C. Butler
S12S1: Behrend Joost, $14 994; Fabian Joost t.
S634O; n. Ohlandt, $3504; J. H. Gilmore,
$50 w. #. Thomas, $50. The trial will oc-
cupy several days, as nearly a dozen lawyers
are employed in the case and all hnve TO have
their part in the conduct OF the litigation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07

and half feet long, bent at each end, and
of the thickness of an ordinary gaspipe.
One end was pointed like a lead pencil,
while the other had a chisel edge. 1t was
made In the most approved style and
showed that the maker knew his business
thoroughly.
But it was the blackjack" which ex-
cited the most attention. The instrument
was about nine inchesin length. One END
h ad small knob to prevent it slipping
from the hand while in use, and the other
was filled with two and half pounds OF
shot and compressed tin foil. A blow
from 1t, delivered on the head, with very
little force, would have sufficed to fracture
the skull of any man.
Both the tools were hidden in a very in.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Judse Mapu,re,s Address

before the Associated Improvement Clubs 1t
the meeting last night on the single tax
question and its bearing on the valuation OF
improved and unim proved land.
At the conclusion of his address Dr. Salfield
offered a resolution condemning The city
authorities for permitting unused railroad
tracks to remain on the streets.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Lectures on Ghosts.

series of six lectures on ghos,s will be
given by Rev. p. c. Yorke. commencing Octo-
Der 1S at Metropolitan TEMPLE. The titles of
the lectures are: Monday, October Is, 'Ghos Is
in General; Monday, October %. The Gun
powder Ghost; Monday, November /. THE
Tall Bully Ghost"; Monday, Novemb ber 8, 1.-The
Gordon Ghost; Monday. November Is, 1.-The
Ghost of Name; Monday, November D.
Our Own Ghost" The lectures are given for
the benefit OF the newly organized Catholi C
Truth Society, which is established for the
purpose of spreading Cath olic literature.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
Hotel Grosyenor in Litigation.

Samuel L. Theller has sued James Frank
Dougherty and Emma Doug herty for the re-
covery of possession of the Hotel Grosvenor,
319 Suffer street. and for $1,000, being for
three months rent at $4O0 month. The
court Is also asked 10 treble the rent for the
month of Septem ber last past