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AN EVENING ON DECK.

not considered in Alaska, however, Is
dynamite, of which more than $2,OOO,000
worth Is used in the Transvaal IN
year.
Senator Perkins of California was a
'49er. He sailed around the Horn and
for a time clerked in San Francisco.
Then he went into the mining country
and tried prospecting and keeping store.
While he was merchandising, he grub
staked" many miners, but he says to-
day that he never made a cent out of
mining. He is a wealthy man, but he
made all his money in trade.
Col. w. r. Morrison, of Ills, President
of the Inter State Commerce Commits
sion. is another '49er. He started West
from the Mississippi River and trav-
elled with a wagon train to the dig
gings. He came back a couple of years
later by way of Panama, bringing
few thousand dollars with him, but no
more probably than he could have made
in some other occupation.
The best illustration of all is that of
the man who found gold in California.
He died poor. OF those who made
small fortunes in the California days,
the majority squandered their money.
only Ill CHe exceplloHdl Case uiu d iiioiA
make enough to constitute substantial
fortune. Mackay, Fair and some other
Of the Bonanza Kings kept their
wealth; but the motto Of the '49er was
Come easy, go easy and few men be-
came permanently prosperous through
the development Of California's gold
fields.
However, 1t is on the few who sue
ceeded that the public eye is riveted
and to every man who starts for Alaska
now there is Mackay fortune in pros
pect.
Copyright. 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate.
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rope are most elegantly furnished.
Lord Hilton, peer who is fond of en-
joying the good things of life in a sem
sible way, has one of the most elaborate
caravans in England, and when he in
dulges his gypsy spirit he travels with
an equipage that king might envy.
With the good taste and love of luxury
that the people of this country possess,
1 predict that the new fad will be made
a costly one directly it becomes popu-
lar, as it inevitably will. There is no
limit to the luxury that can be INDUCED
in in this plebeian fancy, and to any one
who cares to indulge it the life is fas-
cinating in the extreme
We may soon expect to see our coun-
try towns invaded by wandering no.
mads costumed in purple and fine linen
and driving gypsy outfits that would
do credit to a royal procession.
Copyright 1897. by Bacheller Syndicate.
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VIII Take Friends Through
This Country in a Real
Gypsy Van.
AFAD AMONG ENGLISH MIL0RDS.
Will Cook for Themselves and
Camp Where Night Over
takes Them.

A wealthy Britisher who lives in New
York will shortly introduce his friends
10 a form of diversion likely to become
popular and permanent in this country
He will take them over long stretch OF
country roads in gypsy van camping
in the woods at noon and night wher-
ever there is an inviting place and good
water. Some of his friends will accom-
nany the van on bicycles but most of
them will have comfortable quarters in
side.
The gypsy caravan party is pretty
and popular fancy that long ago cap
tured the hearts of those fortunate
Britishers who have nothing to employ
their time, save devising schemes to XIII
it. Between the man or woman Oh
wealth, and the wandering nomad, II
seems that there is this connecting
link: While the nomad would like 10
initiate the habits of the wealthy lano
owner in whose grounds he camps the
land owner sees in the free ana easy
character of gypsy life pleasing varla-
tion of the irksome duties OF polite So
ciety. The aristocrats of England IN
vented the happy plan OF playing gypsy
by starting out in vans modelled on the
exact lines of those in favor with gypsy
tribes, and in them the caravan party
endeavors to take itself as far out OF
sight and sound Of civilization as pos
sible.
The vans are drawn, Of course, by
better breed Of cattle than that which
labors along the highway with the or
binary gypsy party. Four fine horses
and a handsomely decorated van, aglow
with new varnish and silver trimmings,
is the equipment of many caravan on
the English country roads.
When the caravan halts at desira-
BILE spot for camping, the horses are
tethered and housed, and the servants
of the party, who travel in style in
separate van from their masters and
mistresses, build fire in the portable
range that accompanies the outfit, bring
forth the best that the larder affords
and the party proceeds to enjoy an al
fresco spread beneath the green
boughs of an English forest, without
any of the dirty and undesirable ac-
compartments that are part of the daily
life of the genuine gypsy.
OF course a fad that becomes popular
in England is bound sooner or later to
find its way to America, AND the cara
van party is soon to be introduced on
this side of the water by Mr.. Frederick
Glassup, a young Englishman who has
been for some years resident OF this
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men n-ofwar and seven French frigates,
all under command of the veteran
French admiral, Chateau Regnaud,
guarded the van, rear, and flanks of
the convoy.
All went we'll until the fleet arrived
off Cadiz, two months later Here it
was met by Spanish cruiser with the
sorrowful intelligence that the combin-
ed English and Dutch fleet was block
aiding the Tagus, and consequently it
would be wisdom to make for some
other landing place. Vigo Bay was cho-
sen, and in it's shallow waters the fleet
came to anchor; a strong land battery
of seventy heavy guns was thrown up,
and spar-boom stretched across the
narrow entrance to the inlet. At last
the treasure of His Most Catholic Maj
esty was surely safe, and Chateau Reg
maud and his merry men lay back and
laughed. Unhappily the British frig-
ate Pembroke got wind of the hiding
place of the French admiral, and Cap
tain Hardy forthwith notified his COM
manding officer, Admiral Sir George
Rookie. The latter promptly raised the
blockade of Cadiz and crowded sail for
Vigo Bay The combined English and
Dutch fleet was inferior in number and
tonnage to the squadron it was to at
tack; nevertheless, after a most obsti-
nate fight, every one of the French and
Spanish ships and treasure galleons was
captured or sunk. The English saved
four treasure ships. and the Dutch
five; but sixteen, with more than sixty
millions of dollars in silver bars, still
sleep in the tepid waters of Vigo Bay.
1t looks as though the Iberian mermaids
should whisper into the Milwaukee
mans ear, Bring along your diving
bell!" CHARLES A. BRAMBLE.
Copyright. 1897 by Bacheller Syndicate
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of Tammany, but he has not been for
gotten as the orator with a golden
tongue. His first speech that attracted
much attention was delivered at a state
Democratic convention before a COM
mittee that had been appointed to con-
slider the claims Of small local or
ganization long since dead and known
as Mozart Hall. He began his remarks
with his head thrown back and his eyes
closed to avoid seeing his auditors. He
was badly frightened and perhaps his
fright was increased by his knowledge
that he was the worst dressed man in
the room, for his finances were then at
an extremely low ebb. But in a few
he forgot himself and what he
had to say after that fairly electrified
his auditors. That speech was the be-
ginning of the flood tide in Bourke
Cockran's political career; a tide that
never had an ebb until, through cir
cumstances not entirely disconnected
with the boss's social aspirations, ne
incurred the displeasure of Richard
Croker, ex-Chief of Tammany Hall.
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as Hunters Point and Jersey City,
without some one to see them safely
home to the canalboat. We stipulated
that the men should sit quietly and be-
have themselves, taking no part in the
meetings. but leaving their wives and
sisters to do all the talking they wish
ed, and merely accepting the refresh
ments that were handed them, thank
ing their lucky stars that the canal
boat women's club had not forgotten
that men must eat and drink while
women talk.
1.-THE Mistress of Ceremonies Mrs.
Travers, canalboat woman who is
known to the sisterhood from here to
Chicago, officiates as the central figure
Of the gathering. She usually begins
by getting the women to sing MY
Country 'Tis of Thee and few patri-
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The City of the Little Monk.

The city of Munich is called Muencnen
in German. Before it was Muenchen II
was 'Moenchen,' the diminutive LOT
"moench'' the German word for monk
so that the name of the city slgnines
little monk" The name was received
700 years ago. In the middle OF tne
twelfth century a number of monks fly
ing from Hungary established a cloister
and a colony on the site Of the old town,
and travellers used to speak Of the place
as "Bei den Moenchen," later simply
Moenchen, now Muenchen. Whether
the Hungarian recluse was smaller
than his Bavarian confreres or whether
1t was simply an expression of affection
has not been ascertained.
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BOurke COckran's First Speech.

Not great deal is heard nowadays
about the Hon. Bourke Cochran, who
for so long was the chosen mouth-piece
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the bullion to his royal master. 1t
was, in sooth. a gallant fleet that
sailed away from Vera Cruz, consist
ing Of twenty-three large galleons.
while fifteen French and three Spanish
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day programme, toasted each other
around mutual camp fires. and ex-
changed stories of our adventures on
the road.
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The average daily receipts of the sa-
looms of the United States are SIS apiece.
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to stress of weather, the little De Braak
went down in ten fathoms between
Cape Henlopen and Brandywine Light.
The treasure she carried has been vari-
The herald., 1897-11-10
EVIDENCE is OFFERED
TO PROVE THORN GUILTY OF
MURDER
The Defense Expects to Show the
Pieces Of Dismembered Body
Are Misf1ts

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The trial of
Martin Thorn for the alleged murder of
William Guldensuppe began in earnest
this morning. Yesterday the jury was
secured and at 10 o'clock this morning
District Attorney William j. Youngs be-
gan his address. Thorn, clean-shaven
and we'll groomed, sat with unmoved
countenance as the prosecuting attorney
outlined his case. When he had con-
cluded the taking of testimony began.
Twenty witnesses were summoned for
examination today, and the district at
torney took them one by one, just as the
finding of the different portions of the
body opened up to the public the fact
that a terrible crime had been COM
mitted. The first four witnesses were
the boys who. while swimming in the
East river, had found the upper portion
of the severed trunk and then followed
the policemen who were called to the
scene of the finding, and they in turn
were followed by witnesses to testify
to the bringing of that part of the body
to the morgue. The discovery of the
lower part of the trunk, from which the
legs were severed half way between the
thigh and knees, was then taken up and
every person who handled it until it was
deposited with the morgue keeper was
examined and each one in turn identi-
fed the paper, oil cloth and cheesecloth
in which the part was wrapped. The
rest of the afternoon was taken up with
the descriptions of those who found and
inspected the bundle floating at the
Brooklyn navy yard as in the other two
instances, the carrying of these limbs
was followed from the navy yard dock
to the morgue at Bellevue hospital.
The last witness identified the wrap
pings on the bundles. His statement
that the portions of the body fitted one
another exactly called out an objection
from the defense, Mr.. Howe stating that
it was his purpose to show that they
were misfits. The witness then proceed
ed to describe certain marks on the
pieces of the body. peculiarities of the
| toes, scars and mOles.
Then the morgue keeper was put on
the stand. At o'clock all the witnesses
who had been brought to court for. ex-
animation had given their testimony
and as there were no more available the
prosecution asked for an adjournment
until tomorrow morning. The court
granted this request and the trial will
be resumed at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow.
1t Is expected that the greater part
of the testimony tomorrow will be that
Of the experts, who will be produced by
the people to prove that the parts be-
longed to the same body, and also, II
possible, to prove the cause of death.
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picions but no accusations have yet

picions but no accusations have yet
been made against anyone.
District Attorney Frank Devlin of
Solano county, who is at Dixon investi-
eating the Bellew poisoning case, in an
interview with Bee reporter at Dixon
this afternoon said that, in his opinion,
the case was one Of intentional poison
ing.
There is as yet no clew to the perpe-
traitors" Devlin said, but the matter
will be thoroughly investigated. One
thing is certain, and that is that the poi;
son did not get into the well of it's own
accord. Some one put it there, and what
the officers have to find out, Of course.
is who it is that put it there. The or
gans and a sample of the well water
have been sent to San Francisco for IN
analysis, and when the chemists report
is received we will know, hope, what
sort of poison was used.
when this is ascertained, the next
stey will be to find out where and by
whom that poison was purchased"
Charles Ehmann, who was to have
been married to Susie Bellew, is nearly
crazed with grief over the death of the
girl he loved and has Joined with the
officers in attempting to unravel the
mystery of the poisoned well.
A few years ago Thomas Bellew, well
known citizen of Solano, died. leaving a
fortune Of several thousand dollars
This fortune was left by his will to his
wife and children-Frank, Arthur, Louis
and Susie. Another son, Thomas, failed
to get any of the estate, he having beer
provided for during his fathers lifetime
Louis, being thrifty young man, tooi,
good care of his portion, and, engaging
in the livery business, added considera-
BILE to his little nest egg.
Arthur. ON the other hand, was a wild
sort Of fellow, and, instead of settling
down to business, went through with
his money In short order. His actions
aroused the antagonism of his brothers
Louis and Frank, and for long time
there was a strong enmity between
them. OF late, however. this enmity had
been patched up, and Arthur had been
given work on q ranch about five miles
out of Dixon belonging to his brother
Louis, who died last night from the ef
fects of poison.
The boys were all we'll liked, and, as
far as known, had no enemies.
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REsENTENCED
Murderer Allender Has One More
Month to Live

SAN JOSE, Cal, Nov. 9.-Harvey AL
lender, when re-sentenced to hang, this
morning, on December 10th, received the
sentence unmoved. The courtroom was
crowded when the noted prisoner was
brought in. His father was with him and
remained by his side throughout the or
deal. Judge Lorigan referred to the ap-
peals in the case and result, saying the
court had been notified by the Attor-
ney- General of this State as to the dis
position by the United States Supreme
Court of the case.
He then remarked that nothing re-
mained to be done but to fix the date of
execution. "The 10th of next month is
fixed as the time" said the court, when
Allender stated that he had nothing to
say as to why sentence should not be
pronounced.
Allender was unmoved throughout
the ordeal, thanking his attorneys for
what they had done for him. and told
his friends good-by. His aged father
was in great grief when he bade the
son good by. as the officer left with him
| for San Quentin, where he is returned at
ionce to await execution.
Delay II the preparation Of the order
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FOR
SAN PEDRO
Now Lie Perdue on Viii.
sons Desk
NO WILD HASTE SHOWN
To Make the Perfunctory
Examination
ALGER WILL GET THE PAPERS
WHEN THE ENGINEERS REPORT
is FINISHED
The Secretary Seems Likely to Delay
Action Pending the Arrival Of
Engineer Davis From San
ALGER WILL GET THE PAPERS
WHEN THE ENGINEERS REPORT
is FINISHED
The Secretary Seems Likely to Delay
Action Pending the Arrival Of
Engineer Davis From San
Francisco

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The plans
and specifications for the improvement
of San Pedro harbor are now in the hands
Of General Wilson. chief of army engi-
neers, having arrived today from Major
Davis at San Francisco.
When Attorney General McKenna de-
cided several months ago that the Sec
retary of war should proceed with the
work at San Pedro, plans for the harbor
at that place were sent to Major Davis
with instructions that they be put in
shape for advertising for bids. After an
apparently unnecessary delay the result
of Davis work now reaches the depart
ment. Because General Wilson Is en-
gagged in preparing his annual report,
he was unable to examine the plans to-
day, but promises to do so in day or
two.
Secretary Alger will have the San Pc
dro plans as soon as they come from Will
sons hands, but as he is in no hurry
about letting the contract, and is evil
IDENTIFY desirous of giving his old friend,
Coils p. Huntington, another chance
to have the harbor located at Santa
Monica, it will be some time before bids
are advertised for. Alger still sticks
to the contention that no money has
been appropriated for building the har-
Dor.
MAY OR MAY NOT ACT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 9.-The
specifications drawn by the engineer
officers for the improvement of San Pc
dro harbor, in California, have just
reached the War Department and ara
now in the hands of the Chief of Engi-
neers, General Wilson, who must in
dorse them before they reach the Sec
retary of War.
1t is expected that this Endorsement
will be purely formal and that the papers
will come before Secretary Alger prac-
with the simple statement that they are
submitted in accordance win the direc-
tions of the department.
1t is likely that action will be taken
speedily by the Secretary on these speci-
fications and it may be that he will await
the arrival in this city of Major Davis,
the engineer officer in charge of the San
Pedro project, who drew the specifica-
tions. In the event, however, that the
specifications have the Secretary's ap-
proval, Major Davis will be directed to
prepare advertisements calling for bids
in accordance with the plans he has SUBJ
mitted.
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JAPANESE POLITICS
Cabinet Changes Having No Interna-
tional Significance

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-United
States Minister Buck, at Toxic. has
cabled the Department of State that tha
Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs re.
signed Sunday and Baron Nishi has been
appointed his successor.
The Japanese legation received fuller
information Of the cabinet changes in
Japan than those cabled by Minister
Buck. Minister Okuma is succeeded as
minister Of foreign affairs by Baron
Nishi. Count Okuma also held the port
folio Of agriculture and commerce, and
in this he is succeeded by M. Yamada.
M. Hachisuka resigned from the port.
folio of minister of education and 10
succeeded by M. Hamoui.
These changes are said to have no sig
nificance on foreign questions and to be
the result of international political con-
siderations. Baron Nishi, the new min
lister of foreign affairs, was formerly
minister to st. Petersburg, and is one
Of the most accomplished diplomats Of
Japan,
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POISONED WELL WATER
KILLS A WHOLE FAMILY AT
DIXON
The Case Mysterious, But Officials
Are Certain Hideous Crime
Has Been Committed

SACRAMENTO, Nov. "a special
from Dixon to the Bee says: sad case
of poisoning took place in this town
yesterday that has thrown shadow of
gloom over the entire community.
Lewis Bellew, a man 30 years Of age,
and highly respected, kept livery sta
BILE here. His sister, Miss Susie Bellew,
a young woman "a years Of age, was his
housekeeper and Bruno Klein, their hired
man, lived and boarded with them.
Yesterday. at the noon hour, the three
partook very heartily of sauerkraut.
Shortly afterwards they were all taken
with symptoms Of poisoning. A physic-
ian was called in, who pronounced 1t a
case of acute indigestion and prescribed
for them. In the night they grew worse
and the brother and sister died and this
morning the life of the hired man was
cespaired of.
The neighbors say that there is no
evidence of foul play. the general i'm
preston being that rat poison got into
the sauerkraut by accident.
1t Is quite sad affair. The brother
and sister We're both engaged to )be mar
ried and a double wedding was to have
been celebrated ut an early date. They
had lived in Dixon nearly all their lives
and were well-to-do and most highly
respected. Their parents died not long
since.
THOUGHT TO BE MURDER
SACRAMENTO. Nov. "a reporter
Of the Evening Bee. who is now at Dixon
Investigating the case of the poisoning
Of the Bellows, telephones that 1t has
been discovered that the well at the
Bellew house. had been poisoned. pre-
sumably with arsenic Great excite
ment prevails at Dixon and the Sheriff
several deputies, and the Coroner of
Solano county are at the scene. Two
women who called upon Miss Bellew
yesterday afternoon ate some broth and
drank some water. They were taken
sick. The stableman who worked for
Bellew Is seriously Ill. but there is q
possibility that he will recover.
Miss Bellew had intended to 70 to
the state of Nevada today to be married
70 9 Dixon man who was divorced at
euisup yesterday. There are many sus-
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INDEX
TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Racing results on English and
American tracks.
Taking of testimony begun in the
Guldensuppe murder case.
Illinois miners are greatly excited
over the proposition to displace white
labor by coolies.
Sir George Faudel-P Phillips sue
ceeded by Horatio David Davis as
lord mayor Of London.
United States District Attorney
Jones of Reno, New, shot dead under
sensational circumstances.
Rear Admiral Rhind, the hero of
the reckless attempt to blow up Fort
Fisher, dead at New York.
Judge Bahrs of San Francisco or
ders that Durrant be produced in
court today for resentence.
A miscreant at Dixon, CAL, pois-
ons well and kills three people; no
clew to the perpetrator yet found.
Spain sends formal announcement
through Minister De LONE that she is
not anxious for war with the United
States.
An attempt will be made to aid the
ice-bound whalers in the Arctic ocean,
but the project is not considered likely
to succeed.
Plans for the improvement Of San
Pedro harbor reach Washington, but
early action by Secretary Alger is
hardly to be expected.
Union Pacific payment will largely
increase the gold reserve; western
railroad managers unable to solve the
trouble over freight tariffs.
The International Sound Money
league issues an address on the ex-
treme deadness Of the silver issue
and also appropriates some thousands
Of dollars to wage a bitter war on the
corpse.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and his party
of Canadian officials reach Washing
ton to confer on the sealing question
it is hoped that many other and more
important international problems will
also be solved.