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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
SAWED OUT OF
MARIN'S JAIL
Two San Rafael Pris-
oners Make Off in
the Night.
Stout Iron Bars Twisted Out
of Shape and a High
Fence Scaled.
Augustine Valencia, Chicken-Thief.
and Bert Gray, Bicycle-Thief,
Break for Freedom.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Sept. 3.-Iwo
prisoners confined in Marin County's jail
sawed through two iron bars last night
and made their escape under cover o.
darkness. The men are Bert Gray, BIZ
cycle-thjef who was serving ninety
days sentence, and Augustine Valencia,
chicken-thief, who was serving SIX.
months sentence. Gray's term would
have expired in forty days, while Va
lencia had almost five and half months
OF jail life staring him i'll the face.
From Investigations Instituted by
Sheriff Henry Harrison and Under Sheriff
John Harmon it is believed that the men
had assistance from the outside, and
every effort will be made to effect the
capture of the escapes and also bring the
accessory to justice.
There we're four prisoners confined in
the county jail. which is located in the
basement of the county courthouse, last
night. Two of these men were not IN
vlted to leav4 by their com panions, and
so when the Sheriff went to the Jail this
morning to feet the prisoners he found
only two TO respond to their names.
A search was then instituted and within
few steps of the famous haunted cham
Der was found a window leading into a
small ward surrounded by hIg fence.
The iron bars on the window were sawed
IF near the sill and twisted in such a
manner as to leave an opening large
enough to admit of the passage OF per-
son from the iaii into the yard. A stout
wire netting attached to the stone walls of
the prison by means OF an iron bar was
also displaced, and the two men, after
drawing themselves through the opening
between the bars, scaled the high fence
and got away.
A watchma an is supposed to be about the
prison throu n the night, but the men
were not in erfered with, and worked on
without interruption. the iron bars are
about an inch thick, ana the marks OF the
saw make it evident that the person who
did the cutting was on the outside. Ii Is
estimated that to cut through the bars
was the work of over an hour, and during
this time the grating of the saw as it went
backward and forward across the iron
bars was distinctly heard by the other
prisoners. but 0y no one else.
A wooden bed was drawn up to the win
dow, and the prisoners STOOD on this and
assisted the accessory on the outside.
James Olsen and a man named Young
were in the Jail at the time with Gray and
Valencia. Young says that he heard moth
ing. Olsen said that he knew what was
going on. and that there was some one on
the outside assisting the men.
1t was about midnight when they left.
Gray came back to the cell where Olsen
was, the doors leading into the main cor
rIdor not being locked, and took his coat.
He then lie the prison, and that was the
last Olsen saw of him.
Sheriff Harrison this morning sent dis
patches to the officers in neighboring
towns and to the Sheriffs of adjoining
counties. Harrison thinks that without a
doubt he will ca pture the men.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
FOR GREATeR NEW YORK'S MAY0R
Seth Low Has accepted the homina-
tion rendered Him by the
Citizens Union.

NORTHEAST HARBOR. Me. Sept. 3.
Seth Low has signified his acceptance oil
the nomination as Mayor of Greater New
York, rendered him by the borough COM
m ttee OF the Citizens Union.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Mr. Low
was officially notified of his nomination
by ]. C. Clark, special messenger of the
Citizens Union, Mr.. Low, after the letter
of notification was read, announced that
he would accept.
"In my view," he said. "the nomina-
tion has been virtually made by the peo-
pie. No patriot under such circum-
stances could decline to stand unless he
were prepared TO discourage, even in local
matters, all spontaneous movements by
the people ou side the limitations of the
party. There seems to be an importance
attaching to the order of nomination al
this juncture on the part of those appar-
emily inclined to be controlled by the ex-
preston of popular desire that personally
l fail fully to understand"
Mr.. Low said he thought his nomina-
ton meant that the people are deeply
moved by the desire that when the great
city begins its new career it shall do SO
with a mandate from the voters to the
officials of the city that the welfare OF the
city-not of any party-is to be their first
concern. "For that principle / am known
to stand" he said. For it l shall con-
tend in the coming campaign with such
allies as time may bring; but for 1t L shall
stand, be my friends few or many"
District Attorney Olcott has been noti-
fed that the Republicans stand ready to
nominate him against Low Tor Mayor
The information came direct from Thomas
c. Platt. The bearer of it was Maurice
Eckstein, Platt's private secretary. Eek
stein yesterday hurried 10 Mr.. Olcott's s
quarters in the Criminal Court building,
and for an hour the two gentlemen were
closeted together. O.cott replied that he
could not decide the matter off hand.
Eckstein replied that the Republican
party wanted him to carry its banner in
the coming fight.
1--WE do not ask you to decide at once"
MIR. Eckstein added. You can have a
week to consider it." And in this way it
was arranged. Mr. Olcott started tor Cam
bridge in Washington County 10 consult
his wife. II is likely he will remain in
Cam bridge until Monday. At all events,
he will be ready with definite answer.
Ii he consents 10 stand as the candldare
OF the machine it will be notice TO the
Citizens Union and Seth Low that the
machine was in dead earnest when it
threatened to fight any hasty nomination
10 the bitter end.
: Olcott is 81 years old and a mem ber of
the law firm of Olcott & Olcott. Three
years ago he was elected an Alderman,
aud gu ckly stepped into place as be Re-
publican leader of the board. He was
chosen chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, which made him a member Of The
Sinking Fund Commits sion. In 1894 be
acted as chairman of the Republican
County Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
LAND OF ANTARTIcA.
Or. Frederick A. Cook of Arctic Fame
will Shortly Sail for the
Southern Pole.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept. 3.-Dr. Fred
erIck A. Cook of Arctic fame will sail from
Brooklyn tomorrow morning, per steam
ship Haveline, for Rio de Janeiro. There
he will join the Belgian Antartic expedi-
tion wnen it reac hes that port about Oc-
tnber l.
Arrangements for the journey were
begun about ten days ago upon receipt of
a CO blegram from Lieutenant Adrian de
Geriche, commander of the expedition,
requesting DR.. Cook to become one of his
party. DR.. Cooks first experience as an
explorer was gained with Pcary in his
initial Greenland expedition in 1892
He accom- panied the explorer as surgeon
and twice since then has visited the north.
Il believe" he said last night, 'every
man who has once learned the secrets of
the wild polar wilderness and its savage
joys will always long to return to it, find.
ing there a spell, an inspiration, that
makes all other kinds OF life seem insipid.
a primitive life, undescribed pleasures
and countless natural wonders await every
adept who ventures into the white boreal
silence, and if this be true in going north
ward how much greater wilt be the spell
when entering the waste OF waters dash
ing az ainst the great moving wall of ice
arctica."
The doctors equipment consists of sew
era coats OF dark woolen cloth, lined
throughout and edged with eiderdown;
an Esquimaux suit made of woIfskins,
several elder sleeping bags. a camera,
medicine chest, nautical instruments,
snowshoes, skins, two sledge., the faithful
Winchester his companion in all his
Northern journeys. and lastly, a new
American flag, ten by fifteen feet
There Will be twenty-three men on the
BelgIca," said DR.. Cook. There are suffi-
cient provisions on board for TWO years as
well as the frame and woodwork for
q house and observatory. Our pur-
pose is TO survey as thoroughly as
possible the shores OF Anartica, from
Grabams to Enderly Land, Wilkes Land
ana Victoria Land, making a landing at
Cape Adare, if possible. We will proceed
from there with the aid of skis and sledges
to explore the ice cap of the continent"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Free DeEfrcry Mali Serviee Established
at N0pa City.


NASHINGTON, D., c., Sept. 3.-The
Postmaster General orders that free de-
livery service be established at Napa, Cali
fornia, with two letter-carrIers and four
teen street letter. boxes, TO take effect jan
uary l next
First Class Private James Rutledge.
ordnance department, now at Benicia
arsenal California, will be discharged
from the service OF the United States on
receipt of the order by the commanding
officer of the station.
a postothce was established to-day at
Mesquite, Lincoln County, New. with
Carlos S. knight as Postmaster.
The following Pos,masters have been
commissioned in California: Lee Nc
Laughlin at Sanger, Winneld S. Clark at
Cuyemaca and Andrew J. Meyers at Priest
Valley.
Thomas L. Thompson of Santa Rosa,
ex-Minister 10 Brazil. is here en- route
home.
postofice was to-day established at
Vanden, Solano County, Cal. August
Wollenschlager was appoin ted postmaster.
Pensions-Callfornia: Charles E. Ben
jamin, San Francisco; Mary c. White,
Oakland; Ellen Hernon, San Diego !;
James E. Kenney, San BernaIdlno; Obs-
dian B. Hewitt Pomona; Willam Truitt
Los Angeles; Henry 4. Loveland, San
Diego; Sarah E. Maloy, Riverside; Mary
Hodges, San Francisco.
Grants Pass.
Washington-lohn w. Hurd, Soldiers
Home, Pierce; Robert G. Porter, Kirk
land; Erling Hostord, Spokane; Ella S.
STAIR, North Yakima; minor OF Braydock
Mckinney, Nor;hport-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
BACK TO MUhDEhEhS' ROW.
Hill and ANender, the Condemned, Va
cate the Death Chamber at
San Quentin.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, CAL, Sept.
3.-Beniamin l.. Hill, the wife murderer.
and Harvey Allender, the San Jose MUIR
derer who shot both his sweetheart and
her companion, went forth from the cham
Der of death to-day. having through the
con tiict between State and Federal courts
saved their wretched necks from the gal
lows.
Down the long flights of stairs leading
from the death chamber to the yard be-
low, under the escort of guards, the con-
demned men walked with step firm and
steady They had virtually been snatched
out of the jaws of death.
When few days ago they had left their
iron and stone cells in murderers row !;
when they had said q last fare to their
companions under sentence of death, aud
one of them Theodore Durrant, they took
a final glance al the gardens teaming with
flowers at the great stone buildings and
the walls of granite, they had breathed
the fresh air and admired the beauties of
nature for the last time.
That trip from murderers' row to the
death cham Der on the top floor of the old
furniture factory. toward the windows
coated with white-the 81 n of the room
of the dead-will never fade from their
memories. Few have ever taken the jour
ney and lived to te II of the sensations, the
thoughts. the feelings or the emotions
that ran riot in their brains.
This morning at the hour when the
court had decreed that Harvey Allender
should plunge through the fatal trap to
his death the prisoners were led out OF the
death chamber not as usual, by the door
opening into the galIows-room, but out
of the opening into the air and sunshine.
Their features showed not the slightest
signs of EN- otion, yet it was noticeable
that they drank in the fresh air with
relish. AS they stepped out of the cham
Der of horrors the sun was shining well
come. During the morning mist had
fallen, but now the sun was bright. 1t
seemed like joyous acknowledgment
til at human lives had been saved and the
sur was shining its welcome.
The bay cleaning in the distance, the
islands, the roofs of distant cities glitter
ing under the warm rays, that was the
sight that burst upon the view of the two
men who a week or so before had gone int
the chambers to prepare for death on The
gallows.
The death watch, Guards Miller and
Jones, who had been detailed to stand
guard over the condemned men. are thank
full that their task is over. Back TO their
cells in murGerers' row the men have been
taken to die maybe a natural death.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Agreeme ent on the Basis
of Sixty-FiVe Cents
a Ton.
The Settlement Will Be Rati-
fled by the Miners at
Large.
the Uncertainties of Arbi-
tration.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Sept. 3.-The end Of
the miners great strike is in sight. THIS
afternoon the National executive board
of the United Mine Workers agreed to
recommend TO the miners proposition
from the Pitts burg operators for straight
price of IS cents a ton, to continue III
force until the end Of the year, with the
additional mutual understanding thai a
Joint meeting OF operators and miners
shall be held in Decem ber 1897, for the
purpose OF determining what the rate OF
mining shall be thereafter.
a delegate convention OF all miners who
have suspended work has been called to
meet at Colum bus September s. at 10
o'clock A NJ to act upon the recommended
ton. President Ratchford and the other
mem bers OF the board say there is not the
slightest doubt but that the miners will
approve the recon mmendation. The propo-
sition does not involve arbitration, and it
provides for an immediate settlement OF
the strike.
President A. Rauchford said tonight
that there were special reasons for the
board recomme ending the proposition. In
the first place it comedies the miners a
material advance. Had a 69-cent rate been
secured, he was confident it could not
have been maintained for more than
seventy days.
The proposiJio on does away with all the
uncertainties OF arbitration and will bring g
the strike TO a speedy termination. As
soon as the miners ratify the proposition
work will be resumed in all the mines. In
the second place the proposItion provides
for revival OF the joint conference for the
adjustment of prices. The PIttsburg
operators are pledged to meet the miners
prices to the termination of the agree
ment and determine the rate of mining
Tor the next year.
This morning the operators com mittee
renewed its first proposition for 64-cent
rate penoing arbitration. This was again
rejected by the miners board. Then the
operators committee got together and
submitted new proposition for a traigh
price OF 65 cents. Alter long discussion
it was accepted by the miners board, sub
ject 10 the approval of the miners at
large.
Tonight the National executive board
of the United Nine workers. of America
issued a circular to all mem bers of the
union, in which they report the results OF
the conferences with the operators, and
formally call the delegate convention to
be held in Columbus next Wednesday.
The circular strongly recon mends that the
proposition of the operators be accepted,
and it states that. in the judgment OF the
mem bers OF the executive board, it is the
best that can be secured, because of cir
cumstances that are apparent to all WAC
study market conditions since the in
auguration of the strike"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04

is breeder of revolution and few more
lnlunctions will see all of US walking slde
by SIDE and fighting for humanity. l am
anxious; l am readv. The time Is ripe
and 1t IS coming sure"
The speaker then Iauded the anarcnlsts
who were hanged at Chicago, and SAID
that some day his wife might mourn his
loss, as did the wives of those four men:
They are martyrs and the time Will
come when the world will pay tribute to
their names and memories" he added.
Mr. Debs then launched into an attack
upon capital and capitalists and asserted
that it was his purpose to dispossess them
of the property amassed at the expense OF
labor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
PufT,.nm Car Te,es COPIED.

LONDON, ONTARIO. Sept. 3.-While an
eastbound express on the Grand Trunk
road was standing on the main line. half
mile west of Strathrey Friday, freight
train came tearing down the road and
crashed into the rear Pullman of the ex-
press, telescoping it. The car contained
nine passengers, none of whom were seri-
ouslv injured. Engineer John P. o. Hagan
of Point Edward was instantly killed !;
Fleming Fulton, brakeman, had a leg
broken, and Walter Wallace, the fireman,
was badly cut and bruised.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
San JOSE. Tar Rate Reduced.

rate has been fixed at 81 per 500 valu-
alton by the Common Council. This is in
conformance with the new charter, and %
cents below the rate last year. Five cents
of the levy goes into cash basis fund, so
the actual amount available for use will
be but 95 cents. The levy is divided into
the following funds: Fire fund, 20 CENTS;
library fund. 3; reservation fund. 8; school
fund, 10; cash basis, s; general fund. 10;
health fund, 1; street-lighting fund, 9;
street contingent fund, 10; sewer fund, l /;
police fund. 10. Total, 81.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Injured In n CoLIisfon.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Sept. 3.-The dis
arrangement of the block signal syste m
led to a freight train running head on
into passenger train standing at Floral
Park on the Long Island Railroad to-day.
-Four passengers were injured, two so
badly that they had to be sent to hos
pital. These were w. NJ. Jones and r.
Weiss, both of Hampstead, L. [.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
RUN OYER BY ROISTER ERS.
San Jose stable-Keeper sustaims Sertou,
Injuries.

San Jose stnbte-heeper Sustafns Serious
Injuries.
SAN JOSE, CAL. Sept 3.-Mat Har-
ney, Alice Harvey and "Trixie'' Arnold,
inmates of disrepntable house at IL
North Market street, wsre arrested to-day
for battery and fast driving, but more
serious charges may be placed against
them. While drunk and carousing the
parties ran over G. W. Laverty, a stable
keeper. on North Market street this morn
ing. Laverty was walking across the
street and was deliberately run down.
His head was badly cut and bruised and
he received severe internal injuries about
the heart. He will be confined to his bed
for couple of weeks and the injuries may
resalt fatally. He had a narrow escape
from instant DEATH as the buggy was
overturned and the horse ira M ped on him.
Harvey and the women were not hurt and
considered the affair as huge joke until
their arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
DEBs TALKS REro1UrIos.

He Is Ready to right In Coming
Bloody Conflict.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept Sc. V. Deps
spoke for an bour Thursday night to 500
peop,e assem- bled at National Hall under
the aus picss of the social democracy.
1t was red hot revolutionary TAX, in
which newspapers, corporations. capital
lists, courts and the whole system OF Gov
eminent was arraigned, condemned and
rld;culed. He said in part:
"The Supreme Court of the United States
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
WATER v AR AT
NATIONAL CITY.
Chula Vista Ranchers
Protest Against
Extortion.
Threats of Cutting Off Their.
Supply Nearly Leads to
a Riot.
Excited Crowds Around the Com
pany's Office FIR ghten the
Employees.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 3.-A crisis
has been reached in the long drawn-out
fight between the lemon-growers of Chula
Vista and the San Diego Land and Town
Company, owners of the Sweetwater dam
and water system.
The crisis was precipitated Wednesday
by the issuance of a circular by the COM
pany to every water consumer on the
tract, notifying them that unless they
signed contracts with the company, agree
ing to pay the new rate of 81 per acre, Just
twice the old rate, their water would be-
turned off at Z o'clo ock Saturday morning,
September 4.
The gravity of the situation was in.
creased by the knowledge that this also
meant the shutting off of the domestic
supply as we'll. although there has been
no dispute over domestic rates, and as
there is scarcely well or other source of
water supply in the district the greatest
excitement prevailed, and threats of yio-
lence were freely made against the unfor.
tunate employe who should be detailed
TO turn off the water.
Out OF the 800 ranchers owning and cul-
tivating 5000 acres, not man proposed to
paw the new rate. They have been fighting
IL 'iuSo IL was AIsG pIOUoSeh, 1,
1896, and at big mass-meetlng held
Wednesday night they decided to resist
the company to the bitter end.
Judge Haines and Colonel G. II. Rip
pey, owners of ten-acre tracts, to-day
secured injunctionS out of the Superior
Court restraining the com pany from shut
ting off their water supply. None of the
other ranchers made move.
At 4 clock this afternoon General
Manager John E. Boal announced that he
must carry out the orders OF the
company and turn off the water.
A crowd OF excited ranchers gathered
around the company's office at
National City and persuaded him that
such action would surely result in blood
she'd, and tonight a telegram was re-
ceived from the Boston head office autho Or
iZing him to extend the time to Monday.
The ranchers are iubilant tonight, and
believe the company is frightened and
afraid to carry out its threat.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Pomtoon Bridge Disaster.

WE1MAR, GERMANY. Sept. 3.-During
the military maneuvers in this vicinity
to-day pontoon brid.e collapsed while
the Ninety-fourth Regiment of Infantry
was passing over it. A number OF the
soldiers and some of the trumpeters were
either crowned or hit by the tim oers of
the bridge and killed
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Affer the Chiefs Scnip.

DENVER, CoLo., Sept. 3.-The Fire and
Police Board to-day demanded the resig-
nation OF Chief of Police Brien, on the
ground that he does not possess the
judgment or discretion requisite TO sue
cessfuliy manage the Police Department"
1t is understood that the action was taken
on account of what. is said to have been
illegal and improper orders issued by the
Chief regarding certain female prisoners.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
BEEEsUGAh INo0hPOnArIoNs.
Stockton Company Proposes to Bnitd
F0ciory at Once.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept 3,-Artices of
incorporation for the Stockton Sugar Beet
Manufacturing Company have been
signed and will be flied tomorrow. The
projectors are John Hurd and K. c. Korn
of San Francisco, and S. Newell, +. M.
West and W. B. Harrison of Stockton.
These FIVE directors will hold the first
meeting tomorrow. They propose TO
build factory at the junction of Mormon
and Stockton channels and draw their
supply of beets from the islands where
tests have shown that the beets richest in
sugar in the State can be raised.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
Musreru of The Seine.

LONDON, Eng, Sept. 3-A special dis
patch from Paris, published this after
noon, says that the body of a beautiful
woman, naked and frightfuIly mutilated,
with the skull smashed in, has been found
in the River Seine. In the middle OF the
womans back were tattooed the words,
Long Live Poand" and death to
Traitors" The remains are supposed 10
be those of a nihilist who had incurred
the suspicion Of her fellow nihilists.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
WoMld Outtuit The Po,rers

LONDON. ENG, Sept. A dispatch to
the Times from Constantinople says: The
Sultan is impatient to reopen the Cretan
question, hoping thereby to check the
European concert. The palace councils
are cunningiy preparing their campaign
though no official action has as yet been
taken.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
attempt to Bum San Diego School.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 3.-Itis learned
to-day that on Wednesday night delib-
crate attempt was made to burn the
Eighth Ward schoolhouse. a bottle of
phosphorus and several newspapers were
placed at the front entrance by some un-
known person.
The phosphorus ignited the papers and
these set fire to the door. The flames,
however, died out for lack of draught.
A druggist who sold some phosphorus a
day or two ago thinks he would recognize
the man if he saw him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
1o,Un and Bryan Talk.

OMAHA, NEBR-, Sept. 3.-Ex-Congress-
man Town and w. ]. Bryan addressed
meeting here tonight. Town discussed
the money questions for two hours. He
said the subject had only begun to be de-
bated and was reserved for decision at
future time. The people would be better
educated on the subject in 1900, and he
knew that not single man who voted for
free silver before had yet gone over to the
other slider. Mr.. Bryan also spoke briefly.