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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
MclEARS FORCES ARE BEATEN
Silver Men 9uis the Ohio Dem ,cra nc
Convention and Mem ndts Chap
man for Cove nT

COLUMBUS, ONO. June 3o.-The Demo
cratic State Convention to-day nominated
this ticket: Governor Horace L. Chap
man; Lieutenant Governor, NJ. D. Shaw;
Supreme Court Judge, John P Spriggs;
Attorney General. w. H, Dore; State
Treasurer, j. f. Wilson,; Board of Public
Works, P. H. Degnon; School Commits
sioner, NJ. E. Hard,
The proceedings were remarkable for
their surprises. Contrary to every expec-
tation the friends OF John R. Mclean met
defeat at nearly every point. For weeks
it was declared that Mclean would not
only control the convention for himself
for his candidacy for the United States
Senate, but would also dictate the candi-
date for the governorship. Mclean had
selected as agent Dan McConyilIe, and
had charged him with the duty of making
a careful canvass of the State, with view
not only to seeing the best legislative tim
Der was selected, but also that mar after
McLean's own heart be placed on the
ticket for Governor.
McConville visited every part in Ohio,
and wherever he went dropped the word
that r. 7. Hough was the man Mclean
wanted for Governor. Several weeks ago
it was announced that Mclean was
opposed 10 indorsing all the Chicago plat
form. but the State Committee went
ahead and did it. 1t was also his purpose
here to pass by the Chicago affair as
nightly as possible, but in this he was
again overruled.
Persistent attacks of the delegates on
the gold record of his candidate Hough,
caused one of the leading sep sations of the
day. After the first ballot Hough with
Grew. lie second great surprise of the
day was the withdrawal of John G. WeIty,
the Canton millionaire before his name
was presented. This was brought about by
the action of the field in uniting against
Mclean and his candidate. Before that
unison could be available it was essential
thai Welty or Chapman would withdraw.
The choice fell TO Welty and from that
time the defeat of Mel an and the
triumph OF the extreme silver men in the
nomination of Chapman was assured.
Determjr ed effort was put forth to
leave two vacancies on the State ticket, to
be filed by the Populist and Silver Re-
publican convention, but by an over
wheIming poll il was voted down. The
friepdspf Mclean STRONGLY favorsd the
idea, as they wished to make up f5s the
losses they knew they would sustain in
dsfections
The platform adopted reaffirmed the
Chicago platform comp pletely. Itdeclared
against the "criIne" of 1873 and said that
gold monometallism is British policy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01

sion of the future when placed under a
similar charge.
From now on he will have to remain in
close confinement, until his fate is decided
in the Superior Court, as the charge on
which he was arrested yesterday is not
baila BILE. The complaint was sworn to by
Harry Hoffman.
ProaeFly speaking he was not arrested,
for rs officer was sent after him. His
attorneys had informed Chief Lees that
they would have their client at hand to
answer any charge that might be made
against him. When the warrants FOR the
arrest OF Figel on the charge Of murder
and several charges of forgery and en-
bezzlement were placed IN Chief Lees
hands he Immediately telephoned to
Judge Louderback's Office. and shortly
after lawyer and client walked into the
Chiefs Office. After a consultation that
lasted fifteen minutes, a similar process
sion to that of last Monday was formed
and marched downstairs to the City
Prison, where the charges were duly en-
tered on the prison register. Figel WAS
then led into the cell he had occupied for
an hour two days ago, No "a.
Realizing the handicap they would have
to meet in having the Police Departmen t
against them, the prosecution, it Is claimed
by one of the attorneys, secured the
services of Detective Bob Hogan on
the work of looking up evidence for their
side of the case.
This action Of the prosecution is
looked upon as very significant. Hogan,
ever since the celebrates Benhayon case
of ten years ago, has been persona non
grata with the Chief In that case he took a
position directly opposed to that of his
superior, then Captain Lees, and for this,
il has been common report, Lees never
forgave him. Shortly after the conclusion
of the Benhayon case Hogan was virtually
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
MURDER ON The INDIANA.
Back by Phihp Carrier, a Drunken
Sailor

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 30-A cold
blooded murder occurred aboard the
battleship Indiana tonight while she lay
In the Brooklyn navy-yard. The victim
was Thomas J. Kenny, master-at-arms of
the first class, and his assailant, who
stabbed him in the back, is Philip Carter
who has been in the service only eighteen
months. Kenny was % years ola and had
been in the service more than eightsyears.
The murder occurred at 6:30 O'Clock.
About forty common seamen, among
whom was Carter, were drawn 40 in line
on the berth deck to receive beer as usual
before supper. Kenny was in charge OF
the men. Carter, who had been drinking,
was unruIy and disc bedient, and Kenny
had consid cradle trouble in keeping him
in line while the beer was being passed.
At first he spoke kindly 10 Carter ana
told him his conduct was unseamanlike
Carter answered in a suriy voice.
Shortly afterward Kenny was obliged to
speak sharply to him. Then the men be-
gan 10 wrangle, and finally Carter rushed
toward Kenny and tried to strike him.
Before he could reach him, however, other
men of the line got around him and held
him back. The line was reformed and as
Carter went back to his place every one
thought they had heard the last of the
quarrel.
A minute afterward, while Kenny was
standing in front of the line, he suddenly
turned his back on the mea and stopped
over as If to pick something up from the
deck When Carter saw the master-at-
arms stoop over he leaped forward and
plunged knife-bayonet int to the middle
of Kenny's back Without sigh or groan
the master-at-arms fell forward on his
face Then he turned on his back, his
lips futtered slightly and an instant later
he was dead.
The whole thing was done 80 quickly
that the men in line scarcely understood
what had happened before their comrade
had expired. Carter. who seemed ap-
palled at the magnitude of the crime,
stood in the middle of tho deck grasping
the blood-stained bayonet in his right t
hand and gazing vacantly down at the
face of his victim.
Then the sailors fell upon him and he
was dragged below and put in irons.
Knowing Kenny was devout Catholic
one man ran for priest.
Another hastened with the story to Cap
tain H. c. Taylor, commander of the In
diana, and the latter Immediately re-
ported the murder to Commodore Bunce
After hearing the details Bunce ordered q
board of inquiry consisting of Lieutenant
Comm 1nder Selfridge of the Puritan
Lieutenant Sims of the Puritan and Sur
geon Forebee to convene, and they began
to make an investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
Charged With Embezzlement in
a New Matter by a Treas
ury Agent.
NOT HEARD Of SINCE SATURDAY.
A Bombshell Strikes the Appraisers
Building as Result of the
Latest Investigation.

Collector of Internal Revenue o. NJ.
Welburn was summarily removed from
his office by the Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday forenoon and in the afternoon
a warrant for his arrest for en- be zzling
public money was placed in the hands of
United States Marshal Barry Baldwin for
service.
But Collector Welburn had apparently
fled. He had not been seen since Satur-
day and the special treasury agents had
not been able after three days searching
to find trace of him after he left his
office at 2 P. NJ. that day. That he had
fled was the opinion of Special Agent
Thresher, his bondsmen and many off,
cials about the Appraisers building.
That was the torpedo that struck the
Revenue Office observation-disclosures had
been found to be an embeZZler himself,
had absconded and the United States
Marshal was hunting him. As Mr.. We'll
burn had escaped any blame except what
ght be due for innocent negligence in
connection with the extensive embezzle-
ments of the late Cashier Norton, and as
no suspicion of personal dishonor had
been cast on him, this news was startling.
, Welburn's oondsmen and Government
officials had possession of the demoralizcd
Office yesterday.
But perhaps Collector Welburn had not
fed, for at 6 P. NJ. The CALL received word
by telephone from voice declared to be
that OF Welburn himself that he
was in the City, had been guilty of no
wrongdoing and would face the situa-
tion. He had then, in his place of retire.
ment, raad in the evening papers of his
re moval and the sensation caused by his
mysterious absence but had not heard of
the issuance of warrant for his arrest.
The yet incomplete story is one of
good ans ruin through politics and Of
an upright career which became lightened
and then wrecked by wine. women and
the fast and merry life.
Welburn's fall and disgrace is result
of the latest Investigations of Special
Agent Thrasher into all the books and af.
fairs of the Internal Revenue Office,
FASTENED and aggravated by his mysteri.
Gus disappearance at a time when Deputy
Collector Loupe was Ill and away, when
special Investigations were going on and
when the head of affAirs was badly
needed.
As far as the inside OF the matter was
revealed yesterday, Welburn's alleged
criminal offense was comparatively petty
one. He fulfilled the fun ctions OF Disburs-
ing Officer for the Internal Revenue Office
as well as those of Collector, and gave
special bond for the performance OF this
office. His duties as Disbursing Officer
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
HOFFMAN THE ACCUSER.
The Brother Of the Deceased Mer-
chant SWearS to the Complaint
Charging Murder.
yeste rcay.

Charging Murder.
AS announced in THE CALL would be the
case, Harry Hoffman yesterday swore to
the com plant charging Theod ore A. Figel
with the murder of his brother, Isaac
Hoffman.
1t had been prepared by Judge Murphy
in the course of the morning, and by
agreement Harry hoffman called at Judge
Murphy's Office at $3.50 P. NJ. 10 sign the
com plant. In com pany with Hoffman
and E. S. RothchiId the Judge hastened
TO the court of Judge Campbell. Here
Hoffman swore to the murder charge and
Rothchild to two charges of forgery and
three additional charges of embezzlement.
The murder com nlaint reads as follows:
In the Police Court of the City and County
of San Franci-co, State of California, the
people OF the state of California VS.. Theodore
A. Figel.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ! 80
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. ''
Personally appears before me, TINS 30th day
of june A. d. 1897. Harry Hoffman, who on
oath makes complaint, and deposes and saws.
that on the 1st day of June, A. d. 1897, in the
City and County OF Sen Francisco, State of
California, the crime of felony, 10 wit, murder,
was committed, to wit, by Theodore A. Figel,
who then and there wiilfully, unlawfuliy,
Continued on Fifth PGqe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
FIGEL UNDIoMAYED.
When Seen In the Jail He Asserted
That He Would Be Able to Dis
prove All the Charges.

That He Would Be Able to Dis
prove All the Charges.
Afew hours after his incarceration Ffgel
had regained all of his old-time COM
posure. He was allowed the liberty of
the inside court of the prison during the
evening. With him were his friends,
Taylor and Atkinson, and the accused
mans brother Phil. While he was being
interviewed he was eating the meal that
was evidently the substitute for his usual
diuner with great apparent enjoyment.
1t consisted of some chicken sandwiches
and some ginger ale that hau been
brought to him by Atkinson.
II am not at all disconnected at the
turn affairs have TAKEN" said the pris-
oner, "for / was in daily expectation of
some such action for some davs past"
Eyes, it has got to be persecution in
stead of prosecution" interrupted Tay-
Ior.
II am as confident as ever was that 1
will be able to disprove every charge
against me. Wait tilt | take the witness
stand. l will explain everything In a
way that / am sure will receive credence
from every thinking and intelligent man.
Innocent men and better meH than have
been placed in jail before now.'
He was asked if he would take the wit
ness-stand when the trial or preliminary
hearing was on.
why, certainly, / will"
When it was explained to him that he
would not need to 90 so, unless he were
so inclined, as he was accused OF crime,
he remarked: "I don't know anything
about such things. That will be left en-
tirely in the hands of my attorneys"
1t was suggested that the murder charge
would now be pressed first, as it would be
! useless TO prosecute the others, if a con-
viction were had on the most serious
charge.
To this Figel replied without any hesi-
tation: $50 far as | am concerned
would like to see them take up this charge
at once. | don't want any continuance.
think this will induce Mr.. Lloyd to re-
main in the City. and the matter may be
heard without any further time being
asked, so far as i am concerned. But, of
course. l. will be governed entirely by my
! attorneys"
Figel further stated that he had urgently
requested his wife not to come TO the
prison to visit him, as he did not want
her to ex pose herself to the gaze OF the curl
ous She had also been so advised by her
friends, on the sGgget IN of her husband.
.sor this reason shet tnade no attempt to
! relieve the lonesomehess OF the accused
yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01

Cuba would be pleasing to the United
States is likely TO be the next move IN the
situation. There will be no change in the
diplomatic status OF Cuban matters. What
W oodford will accomplish will depend
largely on the manner in which lis over
lures are received. Nothing has occurred
to change the understanding in official
circles that Spain will suggest plan by
which it can gracefully retire from Cuba
without humiliation. Tne promised re-
forms. which are believed to be preliminary
to the withdrawal of Spanish troops, have
not been put in operation vet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
CAUSED BY A COLLISION
Sinking of the German Steamer Reinbeck
and the LESS OF Fifteen of
the Crew

Con hSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY. June 80.
AS the German steamer Reinbeck was
leaving to-day she collided with the Ger
man steamer Berthilde, which had been
EN- ployed on salvage service in the Black
Sea. The Reinbeck sank, carrying GOWN
fifteen of the crew of twenty-one. The
accident was seen from the Austrian dis
patch boat Hum. which sent boat to the
rescue. The boat was caught in the vor-
tex caused by the sinking steamer and
two of the boats crew were drowned be-
fore another boat could reach them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01

near here early this morning. Lying side
by side with heads upon rail, they were
struck by Wabash train. The first
mans head was cut off, the second ones
head smashed. and the third received
serious injuries. The physicians say
there is no hope for the recovery OF the
two who were not killed outright.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01
lpI4H HE4Ds UPoy rHE RAIL

,estfempt Of 7hree Unsnosca Mem TO Com
/ nit :uicids.
/ WELLSVILLE, Mo. June 30--Wha
Appears like deliberate attempt at sui
Glide by three unknown men was made
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-01

Continued on Fifth Page.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-01
Hard and Soft Foods.

If any one will moisten a gill of
corn meal it will be noticed that a
large quantity of water will be alb
sorbed. This water is not taken by
the fowl voluntarily, but through ne
cessity, in order to accept the food
offered. Naturally the fowls drink
but little water, and but a small
quantity at time unless deprived of
it for quite a while. When the crop
is packed with soft food, and diges-
ton is slow, decomposition begins
being FASTENED by the animal heat of
the body. When the fowl consumes
dry food, and must seek it, the first
portion is digested before the last en-
tiers the crop, hence when it drinks
there is but a portion of the food eat
Ell moistened, and the crop is never
full This matter has been alluded to
before, but it is one which should at
tract attention and receive considera,
ton. To give soft food when it is
necessary to do so is correct, but
such food should be given only in
limited quantities, and the ground
food should be given dry in the
trough, if possible, instead of forcing
more water on the birds than they
really require.-Farm and Fireside.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-01
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Red Spider only a Check.

In your issue of Aug. 10, 1 notice an
article entitled 'Red Spider Good
Thing" The red spider referred to is
said to seriously damage, and will
supposedly kill the water hyacinth. L
have had the red spider cover a large
bed of the hyacinths two years ago in
a pond, and the hyacinths afterwards
recovered, and last year were as Wig
orous as ever; they are on part of
them again this year, but [ do not see
any likelihood of the spiders fully de-
stroying them, as new plants are
formed by offshoots and continue to
spread. / wish in the interest of nav
igation it might be otherwise.
E. N. Waldron.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-01

think of the yet uncleaned jungles of
Louisiana, it's draining and leveeing,
and dreaded overflow. Nor yet of the
everglades and everchills of South
Florida.
West Florida highlands hold a sug-
ar mine a hundredfold better than
the Klondil<es the digging of which
can be done through three hundred
and thirteen delightful working days,
and fiftytwo sweet Sabbaths of rest
in each year, and fifty millions per
annum awaits the diggers.-
ThOS. Porter in Louisiana Planter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-01
Southern Progress

is a beautifully illustrated sixteen
page monthly containing in each
number some twenty narratives of
Southern life, avocations and aspects
of nature. Aside from unusual liter
airy merit it's engravings are far SUI
perior to anything ever before pub
lished in newspaper. 1t is a famil-
lar reference book to those Northern
ers who want information about the
South. 1t is also Of especia. interest
to every Southerner. Southern Prog
ress has never been less than so cents
a year. Parties who will enclose TWEEN
ty-five cents and mention this paper
will receive Southern Progress for the
next twelve months. Sample copy
five cents. Address Southern Progress,
No. oil South Tenth ST., Philadelphia.
Pa.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-01
Thirty-One to Three.

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
Enclosed please find check for Sc
for payment of bill, which is very rea-
sonable and entirely satisfactory. It
may please you to know that the ads.
have brought me many inquiries and
prosperous trade. AS a comparison
with same ads in another paper, find
of the inquiriers acknowledged by
writers) 81 inquirers for your paper
against three for the ''other fellow"
and your charge is 40 per cent less
than his. Yours, truly,
G. w. Fox.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-01
Watering Horses.
E. N. Waldron.

No detail for caring for horses dur
ing the summer is. of more import
ance than supplying them with water.
4 1t is a matter for regret that it is nee
essary to call attention to the neglect
of working horses in this respect, but
it seems necessary to do so. Many
men who feed their stock literally,
furnish warm places for them in win
ter and keep the stables as cool as
\ possible during the summer, seem to
\ forget that the team that is working
under the burning sun in the field
from morning until noon must suffer
from thirst in way that is intensely
agonizing.
Any man who tries to work half
ing will soon begin to feel some of
the effects of going without water
when making severe eXertion on hot
day, and will appreciate the condition
of a Woodworking horse under the
same conditions.
Sometimes it seems like a waste of
time to stop a team and take it to
get drink, but time spent in this
way is never wasted for the team will
do enough more to make up for the
stop. There are places where it
seems impossible to give the team a
drink between breakfast and noon
and supper, but there is no shadow of
excuse for leaving a team hitched to
the fence without water while the
driver goes to his supper and then
comes back to work the team until
dark without water from noon until
that time. Such a proceeding is not
SO common as it once was, but it is
still practiced to some extent, and is
the worst sort of cruelty to animals
Horses perspire freely and are the
only domestic animals that do, and
their need for water is increased as
the amount of perspiration increases,
and during the hot weather every eff
fort should be made to prevent them
from suffering from thirst, which is
the worst sort of torture.-Farmers'
Voice.
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No. 1.-Twenty acres of fine land
just insiue of city limits of Fit. Meade,
the great tobacco section of South
Florida. Price $50 per acre. Address
No. 1, Agriculturist Exchange, De-
Land.
No. 2.-Partner wanted with $1,000
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several correspondents, aiming there
by to MAKE comparisons with our own
West Florida crops, climate, etc.
In your issue of 18th ,nst., got my
first information as to lie growth of
your cane, as having mine or ten red
joints l then thought that we could
do equally well or better than"Ascen-
sion" In your issue of 18th inst [
note the letter of Mr. Fuselier, in
which he tells of sending your four
stalks which have fourteen G4) red
joints. On receipt of this | took
hasty drive, visiting but five of our
more progressive planters, and
brought from each plantation a num-
Der of canes with thirteen red joints,
and from two [ brought canes with
fourteen red joints, their length, six
ty-two inches, and uniform weight
of about three pounds each.
Your readers will remember that
there is no sugar factory in West
Florida, and sugar cane growing is SO
insignificant as to be scarcely worth
mentioning in comparison with Louis
lana. Yet each farmer, with scarce
an exception, grows a small patch,
from which at least one barrel or
more of syrup is made for home use.
These small fields are usually taken
from new, or ''cow pen,' lands, and,
without further fertilizer will produce
from twenty-five to thirty-fve tons of
cane; though the usual way of speak
ing is to tell how many barrels or gal
Ions of syrup is made from an acre,
usually ranging from four to six hun
dred gallons per acre. Your CORE
spondent bought a good article of
syrup which was said to have yielded
1000 gallons per acre.
West Florida cane is too pure to be
made into syrup. In four separate
analyses had by the writer-two at the
Lake City Experiment Station and
two at New Orleans-the per cent of
purity was 1913; sucrose, 17.5; glucose
only a fraction over 1 per cent.
[ venture the claim that sugar cane
grown on our gray, sandy, pine wood
uplands of West Florida will make a
uniform yield of two (2OW hundred
pounds to the ton.
[ venture further, that the same Ia
Dor and expense will produce more
tonnage of sugar cane in West Florida
than the west part of Louisiana. My
reasonings or the demonstration will
be given when this challenge is TAX
en- up.
The writer, who has grown and har-
vested all the products common to the
East or the great West including
beets and grasshoppers-con fesses a
large measure of jealousy at the will
ingness and seeming anxiety of many
of our people that the great West
should enter so largely into sugar
beet culture as to supply the great de-
ficit of our country. Allow me, as one
who knows somewhat of the spirit of
the West, to gently remind the friends
of our fair southland that the western
prairie states have ever had amongst
them citizens and hackers, men of
means and enterprise, and sugar beets
and sugar beet manufacture will now
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SEE OUR FENCE AT The FAIRS.

Our exhibit of native wild animals will be
found at nearly all State Fairs and will we'll
repay call. Don't fail to bring the children.
Fence will prove Of value in years to come.
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE co.., Adrian, mich.