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The herald., 1897-05-17
FOUL MURDER
Shocks the Citizens of
CastrOville
A WOMAN'S DESPERATE FIGHT
ENDS IN HER DEATH BY
sTRANoULATIoN
A W0MAN'S DESPERATE FIGHT
The Shooting Of J. o. Clarrage at Elm
hurst Leads to Threats Of Lynch
ing His Assailant
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SALINAS, May 16.-One of the most
awful tragedies in the history of Monte
rey county took place some time last
night about a quarter Of a mile from
Castroville. ]. S. Cole. teamster, was
arraigned yesterday at Salinas for hav-
ing abandoned his 5-year-old child. He
gave bail and. together with compan-
ion named Nick oyman, drove to Cas-
troville for the purpose Of finding his
wife and making peace in the family.
Upon arriving at his destination about
9 o'clock In the evening Cole found only
his wifes sister, Mary Perez, aged %,
and two children at home. He returned
an hour later. however and found his
wife there. and after some conversation
proposed that Mary Perez accompany
him to town after bottle of whisky.
Mrs. Cole objected, but the couple finally
started. Ioyman meanwhile remained
with Mrs. Cole. About 8 o'clock this
morning Cole and the girl returned in
a cart and Mrs Cole and Ioyman, who
went to the roadside to meet them,
found that Cole had completely covered
himself with blankets. Seeing foot
hanging outside the cart. with the leg
wedged between the springs. Mrs. Cole
threw aside the blankets and found her
sister apparently reclining upon Coles
breast Mrs. Cole said: ''If you have got
my sister drunk I'll get even with YOU"
Ioyman meanwhile made closer exam
ination of the girl. which resulted in the
horrifying discovery that her eyebals
were sticking out of the sockets, fiecks
of foam were standing on her lips and
that she had evidently been brutally
murdered. When Perez exclaimed:
"Why, the girl is dead" Cole replied:
"She's dead drunk" After Perez had
carried the body in the house a closer
examination revealed the fact that the
dead girl'e clothing had been torn into
shreds, indicating that she had fought
desperately and been roughly handled
by her assailant. There were marks
under her chin and on each side of the
neck which resembled thumb prints,
while the neck and face were badly swol-
len. 1oyman kept Cole under cover of
his pistol until the arrival of a doctor
""H Hffrfnhh1s Or LYNCRtNG
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16-At Elm
nurst' near Oakland, where James o.
Clarrage hovers between life and death
from the gunshot wound inflicted by p.
d. Mcmahon. there are deep mutterings
against the latter. There were several
indignation meetings along the San Lee
andro road yesterday, and in many OF
the little knots of angered friends it was
agreed that If Clarrage died Mcmahon
should be lynched, but the news that
Clarrage is improving has had a quiet
Ing effect. After the shooting on FRI
day night Mcmahon calmly took a mop
and washed the blood Off the floor. He
then Strengthened the room and securing
supply of cartridges left the house.
He was perfectly cool about 1t all, and
when he came to the county Jail a couple
OF hours later talked about the affair in
atter-of-fact sort of a way.
The herald., 1897-05-17
THE HORSE

At present the owners Of the five
great PAGERS, John r. Gentry, Robert
j., Frank Agan, Star Pointer and Joe
Patchen, are all OF the school of belief
whic threats of excellence in thAaniGab
as Indispensable, rather than of the
opinion that a great driver carries an
inferior horse to record-breaking per-
formance, either against the watch
or pitted against his fellows. This year
Mr.. Tewksbury has chosen for the pilot
of his wonderful pair-Gentry and Rob-
ert ia man named Ed Bovine, who
never drove to victory any more re-
markable horse than Mahogany, 2:12A,
and who did not enter the professional
ranks until 1891, says the Chicago Tri-
bune Mr.. Hubinger has selected for
Frank Agan the driver George Spear
in place of the trainer of both runner
and trotter, as also the driver of Little
Brown jug and many other celebrated
horses, "Knapsack' Mccarthy. Spear
some few years ago was mixed up with
the Temple Bar business at Cleveland,
and was expelled, but afterward REIN
stated.
Spear, by the way, was professional
ball player and general athlete before
taking to the sulky, in which he soon
showed proficiency, and drove Spinella
10 record of 2:0S1a, and Robinetta to
a mark of 2:12. But if MIR. Tewksbury
made bold stroke in putting Bovine
behind his stars instead of their former
manipulators, McHenry, Andrews and
Geers, what shall be said of James A.
such a distinguished reinsnan as Eis
former driver, Ed Gners? McClary not
long ago was rubber for Joe Ray, the
southerner, who once drove Matte
Huntington for r. c. Pate, and his only
experience before driving Star Pointer
was behind Guinette, the foil for Joe
Patchen's geat wagon record breaking
performance at Boston.
Mr. Marks has not yet selected a
driver for Joe Patchen, but it is almost
a certainty that Jack Curry will not
handle him.
The more brainy men connected with
the racing Of the thoroughbreds have
long been of the idea that too much
credit is given the jockey and the meri.
of his horse overlooked. Such express
sions as "Taral fairly lifted his mount
under the wire" to these reasoners seem
silly Put boy on a really good horse
a few times and his victories make a
jockey of him" is the argument, and here
come the owners of the quintet of side
wheelers to concur in the opinion.
The herald., 1897-05-17
Physical Manhood

THIS IS THE AGE OF PHYSICAL,
perfection. 1t also is the age of physical
weakness. While one man avails himself
of every opportunity to develop and ex-
pand his manly vigor, another is passing
his chances to improve his mind and body,
and easily falls in the excesses which are
always in his path, to the destruction of
his vital powers.
How great is your admiration of Sam
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The herald., 1897-05-17
On Monopolists and Capitalists

"My dear" says Harry deprecatingly,
this question of monopoly. as you cali
1t, is great question-one that few men
Che always pronounces the word as If
It were spelled with capitals) can under
stand. 1t is much-much too compli-
Gated for you."
It isn't complicated in the least. Only
think for moment what the parent
would sav to the child who declared:
The herald., 1897-05-17

for lands which in the English eye were
freehold properties. He cherished his
hold upon these faithful folk, willing by
all honest means to keep their hearts
to France"
One Is not only deeply interested in
the smoothly flowing recital of the
events of the story itself, but one is
charmed by the pictures left upon the
mind. One can see "the smooth tide of
the expanding river, violet-hued, the
copper and olive wood, the marshes, all
greenish amber, and the dusky purple
Of the hills" But deeper than the events
of the story, or the beautiful pictures Of
that far-off old land, is the feeling of
pity for that distressed people who were
ground into poverty and at last swept
from the face Of the earth through war;
ring factions.
The herald., 1897-05-17
Outside the Tent

swell, Mariar," said the old mani as
he got down from the wagon seat where
he had been patiently waiting, did you
see all the animals?"
All but two,'' she said with a sigh.
Il hunted the longest time. but I
couldn't seem to find the carnivora and
the egress. I expect they are the best
part of the show, too."-Washington
Times.
The herald., 1897-05-17
Will Keep Up the Exhibit

The enterprising people of Riverside
are indignant at the action of the board
of supervisors in Withdrawing the Riv-
erside county exhibit at the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce The exhibit will
probably be kept UP in any event.
Santa Ana Blade.
The herald., 1897-05-17

@ANDEN ELECTRIC co.
?0l1S s. Broadway, Cor I'd ST., Los Ange les Cal
Office hours-S to g. Evenings, z to s; SUNDAYS
10 to1.
DR.. Sanden's Electric Truss Cures Rupture
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The herald., 1897-09-28
AN IRISH SILVERlTE
TALKS ON TIE PROGRESS OF
BIMETALLISM
Indian Mints Likely to Be Reopened
Effect Of Action by the Bank
Of England

: VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. H.-James
Roche, M. P. for East Kerry, is now in
the SLOGAN district of Kootenai. Mr..
Roche is deeply interested in the silver
question and as he was member of the
conference that recently dealt with that
question in ireland, his views should
prove interesting. In an interview Mr..
Roche said:
1--WE have the strongest assurance
from Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Balfour
that an international conference will be
called at Brussels in May. l think the
business transacted at Brussels will re-
suit in the reopening of the Indian mints
at least. Senator Wolcott, of whom so
much has been heard on the bimetallic
question, is an exceedingly able man and
a powerful champion of the cause.
Though considered a free lance by the
public generally in the voicing Of his
views while in England, I have the
strongest reasons for believing that he
was an accredited representative of the
United States on that occasion. Next to
the United States, the strongest sup
porters of bimetalliSm are the French
and 1 think the recent action of the Bank
of England, which has given rise to so
much discussion, was the outcome Of
diplomatic representation made by the
French. I believe we have not done as
much for the cause in two or three years
o. the Bank of England has done at one
stroke.
The herald., 1897-09-28
THE STILLS ABDUCTION
Drawing Periously Near to the
Lynching Stage

LECTION, Mo-, Sept. 27.-The lynching
threatened by the farmers of Jefferson
township did not materialize today at
the preliminary examination of James
Hull. Joseph McKeehan and Lee jack
son, accused of abducting, outraging and
robbing Mrs. Andrew Stills, the young
woman who was forcibly taken from her
husband on the highway two weeks ago
and held prisoner as she claims for
several days Two thousand men from
the surrounding country thronged the
village and there was much talk and ex-
citement, but ten armed deputies under
Sheriff Lear succeeded in preventing any
disturbance. No building in the village
was large enough to accommodate the
court and the trial was held under a big
tent. Mr.. and Mrs. Stills repeated their
story of the alleged outrage today. To-
morrow the defendants will endeavor to
prove that the woman is not of good
character
The herald., 1897-09-28
HENRY GEORGE NAMED
FOR MAYOR OF GREATER NEW
YORK
If Tammany Endorses the Chicago
Platform George Will Decline.
Politicians Are Worried

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-The most
important development in the Greater
New York political situation today was
the unanimous nomination of Henry
George for mayor by the United Democ-
racy, composed of numerous free silver
and Bryan clubs.
The convention nominated John G
Boyle for controller, and Winfield S
Overton for president Of the municipal
council.
| A belief Is current that Mr.. George will
not accept tonight's nomination if Tam
many endorses the Chicago platform.
On the other hand, the old time DEM
! ocratic leaders prefer to ignore the sill
yer question altogether. So the Demo
Gratis are as much worried over Henry
George as the Republicans are over Seth
Low.
The Republican assembly district lead
ers of the borough of Manhattan met
tonight and after long conference de-
cided to place in nomination at the city
convention the following:
Mayor, Benjamin F. Tracy; comptrol-
Ter, Ashbel P. Fitch; counsel Ross Ap-
pleton.
AT meeting Of the executive commit
tee Of Tammany Hall today the roll OF
assembly districts for nominations for
city and county officers was called with
the following results:
Mayor, William Schermer, George B.
Mcclellan, Charles ]. Knox; president
of the borough, George w. Plunkett
| Charles F. Allen; comptroller, Ashbel
| P. Fitch.
Much stir was created in political cir
| cles today by the publication of letter
purporting to have been sent to Col
William l.. Brown of the New York Daily
News by Hon. William j. Bryan, urging
that the municipal campaign in Greater
New York should be run in harmony
with the principles and declarations OF
| the national organization.
The herald., 1897-09-28
ing "the good offices of the United Stat IS
to establish peace in Cuba"
A FIREMAN Scot
Accused of the Ruin of Another Mans
Wife

Wife
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-H. N.
Deppe, a school teacher at Fifteenth
and Shotwell streets this evening shot
and seriously wounded Joe Zammitt a
member Of truck company No. 8. The
shooting took place in front of the fire
house, at 1921 Market street, where Zam-
mitt is stationed. The bullet entered the
fireman's side, passed through the left
upper portion of the abdomen and per-
forated the intestines. Deppe was ar
rested and locked up in the city prison
on a charge of assault to murder.
According to the story of the wounded
man, he was standing in front Of the
truck house with Maurice Higgins, also
member Of the company, when Deppe
accosted them. Without word Of warn
ing Deppe drew a revolver, and placing
the muzzle against the victims side,
fired. Policeman Livingston was pass
the house at the time, and he seized
Deppe just as the latter was about to
fire a second shot.
Deppe, when asked why he had shot
the fireman, declared that he had ruined
his family.
Zammit denied the story told by his
assailant He says he is acquitted with
Mrs. Deppe but nevervisted her during
the absence Of her husband.
The herald., 1897-09-28
More Fair Litigation

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-A suit
was begun today by Robert Miller, in
the name of the people Of the state, to
enjoin Warren and Malley, contractors,
and the executors and heirs of the es-
tate of the late Senator Fair from con-
tinuing the work of reclaiming land at
North Beach. A similar suit was begun
IN the United States court some time ago
Miller alleges in his complaint that the
land now being filled in at the foot of
Webster and Fillmore streets is within
the limits of state property. subject
however, to the claims of the United
States. Judge Seawell issued an injunc-
tion pending the hearing of the suit.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Over the Death of Latimer
Strikers
MEN MARCHING PEAcEABLY
INTERCEPTED AND KILLED
WITHOUT MERCY
Two Timid Jurors Fear to Find That
the Killing Was Wanton and
Uujustidable
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. %.-The corr
oner's jury which Investigated the deaths
Of the strikers at Latimer in Deputy
Coroner Coffman's office this evening.
after an hours deliberation, rendered the
following verdict:
That from the circumstances Of the
case, and from evidence received, that
said Clement Platock, with others. came
to his death by gunshot wounds on Sep
tember 10th, 1897, at the hands of Sheriff
James Martin and deputies, and in THE
we, the jury, do all agree, and we, Phil.
j. Boyle, Thomas T. Thomas. Barton
Fress and Peter McKiernan, OF this jury.
do further say that the said Clement
Platock, with others, was marching
peaceably and unarmed on the public
highway; that they were intercepted by
eaid Sheriff Martin and his deputies and
mercilessly shot to death. and we do fur
ther find that the killing was unneces-
sary and could have been avoided with
out serious injury to either person or
property and we find, finally, that the
killing was wanton and unjustiflable,
but in this, we, George Maue and +. J.
MacNeal, Of this Jury, do not concur.
and we, the jury, do further say that
there was such strong suspicion Of unlaw-
full violence at the hands Of person or
persons unknown to this jury as to
make this inquest necessary.
The herald., 1897-09-28
B. & o. BATTLES
Morgan Wants Control-and Prob
ably Will Take It

NEW YORK, Sept 27.-The World
says: J. Pierrepont Morgan is about to
engage in a struggle for the control of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway. The
fight will come after October 1st, when
Mr. Morgan, according to good author
ity, will try to seize the property through
foreclosure proceedings.
The receivers of the road will, in be-
half of the Baltimore interests ard cer-
tain New York interests, endeavor to
forestall Mr.. Morgan. Up to the pres
ert, the receivers Of the Baltimore and
Ohio have defaulted to the extent of
about $3,o00,0OO of the annual fixed
charges In addition, dividends amount
ing to $465,0O0 per annum have beer
passed ard remain unpaid on the Wash
ington branch and Baltimore and Ohio
stock. The great legal battle will be
between J. p Morgan & Co. and various
capitalists who are friendly to that
house on the one side, ard what may be
termed syndicate, the members Of
which, in part are Speyer & Co.
and prominent New York bankers, on
the other, and ranged with them the
Baltimore interests in the road.
The herald., 1897-09-28
A LOCOMOTIVE BLEW UP
THE Willy JAP
Still Preparing to Take Possession
Of Hawaii

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Rear-
Admiral Miller, in command Of the Pa
cific station, who is now at Honolulu Oil
the flagship Philadelphia, believes that
Japan is planning to prevent the annex
alton of the islands to the United States,
and has notified the Navy Department
to that effect His dispatch, brought on
the Moana and telegraphed from San
Francisco, was very brief, but it caused
considerable CONSERVATION at the Navy
Department and resulted in sending the
Wheeling to Honolulu in post haste.
According to high official in the
Navy Department, Admiral Miller's s
dispatch read as follows: "The Japan
ese cruiser Naniwa has left this port but
is under orders to return at a stated
time"
1t is stated on undisputed authority
that the dispatches from the Secretary
of the Navy instruct Admiral Miller to
closely watch every move made by the
Japanese, and at the very first sign of
any unusual step to hoist the Stars and
Stripes over the islands again ard to
hold them against all opposition.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Struck hY a Car

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-Calvin
Nutting, the well-konwn iron founder
and contractor, was 80 badly injured by
a Mission-str electric car today that
he Is now lying at the Harbor hospital
suffering from paralysis, occasioned by
concussion of the spine. Mr.. Nuttins
was crossing Mission street at the corner
of Fremont when he was struck by a
car He grasped the woodwork and thus
saved himself from being crushed under
the wheels. He lost his grip and was
rolled over several times before the cal
was stopped. He was badly bruised, but
the most serious injury was to his spine
which has caused paralysis of the lower
part of the body. 1t is singular fact
that Mr.. Nutting has patented two
street-car tenders which he has tried tc
have the supervisors adopt.
The herald., 1897-09-28
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS
PAY A BIGGER PROPORTION OF
EXPENSES
Treasury Officials Fondly Hope the
Nations Income Will Soon
Equal Its Needs

+ WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The Sep
ernment receipts and expenditures will
show a material decrease in the deficit
as compared with August. The in
crease that will be shown in receipts
from internal revenue sources seems to
justify the expectation Of the treasury
officials that by January 1st next the
deficit will have been reduced to nom-
inal amount. The excess Of expendi-
lures over receipts 80 far this month
amounts to something over $3,250, 900,
but it is expected that by October 1st
this excess will have been reduced to
SO, 900 900 or less, making the deficit for
the first quarter of the fiscal year about
$28, 600, 900. Internal revenue officials call
attention to the fact that already the
receipts from internal revenue exceed
those of last year by about $4,000, ,0O0
and confidently predict that by January
1st this increase will have reached
81, ,OO0O 900, and possibly $S,O0O,0O0. The
receipts from customs so far show no
any substantial improvement will be
shown until after the first of the year
The expenditures on account Of the Pa
cific roads at the beginning Of the year
will be exceptionally heavy. On Janu-
ary 1st there will be due matured bonds
Of the Central Pacific to the amount of
$40, GA, ,120; Union Pacific, $15,919, ,512;
Kansas Pacific, 81 ,423, 900; central branch
Of the Union Pacific, $780, 1000; Sioux City
and Pacific, 1,62S,S20; making total of
$29, ,904, ,952 In addition to this amount
the interest payments on January 1st
will aggregate approximately 1000, ,000
If, however, the offer of the reorganiza-
ton of the Union Pacific Is accepted
about $40 900 would be added to
the available cash in the treasury and
would reduce the January payments on
the account of the Pacific railroads by
about $17,000000. Estimating the deficit
for the next three months at SIT 900, 900,
exclusive of the payments on account
of the Pacific railroads, the available
cash balance in the treasury at the close
of the first half of the fiscal year would
be about $40, 900 900 in excess Of the pres
ent figures, or 5000, ,000 This would
be a net loss for the six months of
SIS, 900, 900. Summing the situation up,
the treasury officials confidently pre-
dict that before the close of the calen-
dar year the receipts will fully equal
or exceed the needs of the government.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Contract Labor

PEORIA, ILL.,. Sept. 27.-W. v. Powell
grand chief Of the order of Railway
Telegraphers, and H. Pelham, grand
secretary and treasurer, were today held
in 5000 bonds to the federal grand jury
on a charge of violating the alien con-
tract labor law, they waving exam
ination. They had promised place in
the headquarters office to represent
ative of numerous Canadian lodges and
discharged an American to make room
for him. The discharged clerk then Sc
cured their arrest on the imported con-
tract labor charge. The officers deny
that there was any contract and say
that the Canadian lodges were in fair
ness entitled to a representation.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Touched a Live Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-While
making repair in the switch room OF
the Western Light and Power compa-
ny, at o'clock this evening, Louis Kru-
ger, an employe of the Edison Light and
Power company, touched live wire
receiving the full power of 2200 volts
He did not immed diately relapse into un-
consciousness, and to a fellow-workman
who ran to his assistance he said: TT s
all right" and then went into a state
of insensibility. He was kept alive fog
almost an hour by artificial respiration
but never regained consciousness. Kru-
ger was about 81 years of age and un-
married.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Bank Reports

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 27.-The
bank commissioners have submitted
their report to Governor Budd. 1t shows
that there are in this state 1853 CONNER
cial banks, Sc state savings banks, s
agencies Of foreign commercial banks, 21
private banks and 81 national banks.
There are IL commercial and savings
banks now in process of liquidation. The
report also contains number of recon-
mendations regarding the management
Of banks.
The herald., 1897-09-28
PERUVIAN MINES
They Pan Out Nothing But Broken
Constitutions

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-Three
members of the expedition which went
to Peru last March, in charge of EXPO
lice Sergeant Johns, have returned to
this city. They tell story of privatior
and hard luck and give anything but a
glowing account of the so-called Peru
Wan gold fields.
J. P. Stafford, an engineer, one of the
returned miners, is at st. Luke's hospital
broken down in health as a result Of his
venture. The others members Of the ex-
pedition who are now in the city ar
George Glenny and r. A. Boone. The
party went direct to Mollendo and from
there set out for the gold fields. The
natives, when questioned concerning the
treasures, which were said to exist
either would not or could not tell where
the locations were.