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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
ER/GHTFUL RAILWAY WRECK.
Canadian Pacific Express Pi0nges Down
an EmbaHkmeHt-Tw Persons Killed
and Many Injured.

MONCTON, N. B., Jan. 26.-Palmers
POND was to-day the scene of a most dis
astrous railway wreck.
The Canadian Pacific express, running
over the In:er-Colonial Railroad tracks,
due at Moncton at l P. M, arrived at Dor
chester a little behind time, and when
turning the bend at Palmers Pond the
train broke away from the engine, pre-
sumably owing to a broken rail, and
dashed over 75-foot embankment TO the
ice in the pond below.
The engine on breaking away from the
cars kept its course and was brought
through to Dorchester station, where the
news was first made known, and a wreck
ing train was hurriedly sent to the scene
of the accident
Meanwhile those who had survived the
fearful plunge bent them selves 10 the task
of rescuing the more unfortunate. The
intense cold added to the horrors of the
situation and the sufferings of the injured.
When the wrecking train arrived at the
wreck the United Associat ed Presses
repre- sentative, who was on board, found
two of the occupants dead and nearly a
score more or less injured. They had
been tax from the wrecked coaches ana
laid upon the snow on the bank OF the
pond.
One of the dead was a woman, Miss
PaIriquin, a dressmaker of Bloomfield,
Kings County, n. B., who was taken from
the coach in which she went down to her
death in an almost unrecogniZable condi-
ton. The other was Postal Clerk EDGE
comb of St. John. n. B.
The njured were rescued from the up
turned coaches through the windows.
The most seriously injured are: Hon.
DR.. Borden, Minister of Militia, cut
about the head; Henry Mcleod of
Pictou Mr.. B.rner of Amherst, N. s..
Rupert Neil of WestviIle, S. c.;
Edward Blanchard of Amherst, A. W.
Taylor of Amherst, A. w. West OF Am
herst, George P. Barring of Halifax.
Charles Thompson, brakeman. All of the
latter were more or less injured.
The dead and injured were placed
aboard The wrecking train and brought to
this city. The wrecked coaches were
seven in number, and all were smashed
almost to splinters on the ice in the
pond. The tails were torn up and the
track badly damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
STILL BELOW ZERO.
Many Frostbhten and Hungry Sufferers at
Chicago, but Relief Work is
GoiHo Ahead

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 26-Bitterly cold
weather, aggravated by wind, continued
to aff1ict the poor people of Chicago to-day
and make the lot of those more fortunate
at least uncomfortable and attended with
danger from frost bites.
At midnight tonight the official record
was that of three successive days Of tenn
perature below zero, and in the double
figures most of that time, too. The most
cheering information that can be given
by the Weather Bureau as to the future is
that the tendency to moderation mani
tested after noon to-day will probably
continue tomorrow. 1t Will not be so
cold-about zero-and the cold wave may
slightly deereaee during the day.
The day began with the mercury show
ing IA degrees below zero, falling to 16 py
6 o'clock this morning. When the army
of store workers and other wage earners
were compelled to leave their homes they
suffered under temperature of Is degrees
below. At noon the weather had mod
Grated to degrees, and from that time
until o, clock the mercury continued rls-
ing. 1t was stationary degrees for sew
eral hours after that hour, but fell slowly
late tonight, as usual.
An unknown man was found frozen to
death on the outskirts of the village of
Tinley Park, near Blue Island, on the
Rock Island, this morning. James Nc
Cormick and George Wentz, a telegraph
operator, were found at an early hour to-
gether on Wells street, with both their
hands frozen. Many less severe cases of
freezing were reported during the day
from the police stations and drug stores.
The suffering from want of food and
sutficien clothing has been arrested by a
generous contribution of money, food and
clothing. The relief fund reached nearly
$40, 600 this evening. subscriptions coming
from outside the city, and many thou
sands OF dollars worth of supplies were
received from citizens. The whole police
force urder the practical direction of Chief
Badenoch was utilized day and night to
ascertain the needs of the sufferers and
distribute supplies IN patrol wagons and
ambulances.
1t is estimated that 15 600 persons have
been given enough food, fuel and clothing
to keep them from extreme suffering since
the Mayor's proclamation was issued.
Mayor Swift said that more distress had
been found among the poor and absolutely
destitute than had been expected, and the
demands made for help were becoming so
great that it might become necessary for
him to appoint special committees to col
lect additional tunds among the business
men of the city.
Every police station has been made a
storehouse for COAL beef, beans, peas,
coffee, flour and meal, The starving peo.
pie were brought to the stations and given
a liberal allowance, with an invitation to
call again when the supply was exhausted.
The most numerous cases of acute suffer
ing come from South Chicago and Grand
Crossing.
The officials and employees of the Postal
Telegraph Cable Company made up q
fund of $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
BoUSE oTkRRIDtS Il VETO.
Il Totally Blind IOtca Fetera" Has H's
Pension Restored.

4 7otaltu Blind IOUCa FeterGH Has HIS
Pension Restored.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-An-
other Presidential veto was repudiated by
the House to-day. The bill to restore
Jonathan Scott, a veteran OF the Fifth
Iowa Cavalry, to the pension roll (trom
which he was dropped by the bureau IN
1s90 at the rate of $72 a month for total
blindness, failed to rece. We Mr.. Cleveland
approval Upon recon mendatIon OF the
Com mmittee on Inva id Pensions the House,
by vote OF 1877 to 81 passed the bill over
the veto.
A bill was passed 10 pay $462 to John
McRae, deputy United States Marshal,
Tor expenses incurred by him III 1889 In
seizing and caring tor thirty-six members
of the cargo of Africans landed by the
ship Wanderer near Savannah, in an
effort to evade the anti-slave trade law,
the thirty-six being afterward returned
to Africa.
Hit (R.) OF Illinois reported the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill,
which was placed on the calendar.
The rest OF the day was spent In COM
mittee of the whole in consideration OF
the Indian appropriation bill There re
mained thirty of the eighty-one pages un :
disposed of when the committee rose, ali d
the House adjourned at $40 O'Clock.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
F,o..n to Death in sopth Dakotn.

YANKTON, S. D., Jan. 26-On Friday
last John Winter, farmer, living four
teen miles northwest of this city, was
frozen to death within mile of his home,
the body being found yesterday by a
neighb Dor. who spent the greater part Of
the day in a search for him.
Winter left this city Friday afternoon
before dark. His mother. who came to
town with him, was persuaded by friends
to remain over Sunday on account of the
intense cold, but no persuasion could pre-
vail upon him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27

(D.) of Virginia began sarcastic speech
on the monetary question br'stllng w MN ~
illusions 10 the dispatch OF senator VOL
colt of Colorado as the "embassador pieni-
potentary of the Republican parry iol
system Of binetallic finance which they
had been so successful in Destroying
Passing from this divergence Daniel ad- :
dressed himeel to the bill immediately
before the Senate--the Nicaragua canal
bill-which he strongly opposed
At the close OF DanieI's speech the Sen,
ate at 5:25 went into executive session ana
shortly thereafter adjourned until to-mor-
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
Tnru,t a Kmtfs tn HI, Throat,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 26-Shortly after
II o'clock to-day shabbily dressed labor
ing man, about 80 years of age. entered the
office of Chief of Detectives Desmond at
police headquarters and stated that he
had come to give himself up to the police
authorities. He was escorted to an inner
room, and. while talking to a detective,
the stranger thrust penknife blade into
his throat severiDg the iugular vein, and
died in a few minutes. He told Chief
Desmond his name was James Kelley, but
refused TO say where be lived. He was
five feet six inches tail, dark hair and
blonde mustache.
The combined annual income of the
British working classes exceed f600, ,000, 600
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
WANT WHlskY D1sPENsARIEs.

VOte on a Blu In the AtGbGnG senate
CGWses n Sensation.
MONTGOMERY. ALA, Jan. 26.-When
the bill proposing to inaugurate in Ala
bama a whisky dispensary system similar
TO that in South Carolina came up for
consideration in the Senate yesterday a
motion TO table it was lost by vote of 18
to II. The vote was surprise and caused
a great sensation. Some amendments pro-
posed by friends of the measure, however,
caused action on the bill to be deferr. d
until to-day. 1t appears certain the bill
will Dass.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
Fire IN tho Nontn Jopliu,

JOPLIN, Mo, Jan. 26.-The South Jop-
lin mine is on fire and q drift 500 feet long
is burning. The miners escaped in safety
Two derricks have been destroyed and it
is feared great damage will be done before
the fire can be extinguished. 1t is sup
posed the fire was caused by spontaneous
com bustion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
OVERCOATS
Melting Down Like
Snow Under the
Heat of the Sum-
mer'S Sun.

There ISN'T one Of yOU
that need 60 around freez-
ing or feeling the least bit
cold.
We're s1CeepizaS out all
our OUercOats. yesterday
100s o. recOrd-brenker in
our OUerco0t rooms. Never
sold so Doany OUercOatS
since the big store has been
opened.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
Ice Threatens Nariontion.

CINCINNATI, OHIO. Jan. 26.-The cold
is increasing, and riyermen fear that the
ice will stop navigation.
The herald., 1897-04-01

and half furlong race at the Polo
grounds yesterday She was ridden by
Robert Bettner and carried 100 pounds.
G. L. warnings Santa Clara was the ia
vorite before the race, but Lady Peach
won easily
The tandem racing. riding one pony
and driving another, between Mr.. Maud
and Mr.. Wilson, was won by Mr. Wilson.
Ii was an exciting as well as novel race.
Philip Pohlman of Temecula is In the
city
III. Kinney is at the Rowell from San
Jacinto. l.. A. Wright, merchant OF
that place. is also in the city on his way
to Los Angeles.
Corona yesterday contributed as visi-
tors to the county seat Messrs. j. w.
Cheney. A. II. Larribee and Hon. II. w.
Freeman.
Public Administrator John Taylor of
San Bernardino county visited Riverside
yesterday afternoon on business con-
nected with an estate which he has in
charge.
Attorney L. A. Wright of San Diego
was in the city yesterday. He is mem
ber of the firm Of Daney & Wright. Two
actions were commenced in the superior
court by Mr.. Wright
The Indian, Charlie Torte, arrested
for leveling a shotgun at Mr.. and Mrs.
Eiscelle in the public highway few
days ago, now claims that Mr.. and Mrs.
Eiscelle have been in the habit of selling
The herald., 1897-04-01
CHASED WITH AN AK
A Cow Causes Trouble Between Resi-
darts of Twentv-Eighth Street

At o'clock yesterday afternoon Will
lam Lee. a wealthy property owner VINO
resides at III East Twenty-eighth street,
was arrested by Deputy Constable Mug
nerni on a warrant sworn out by one
Herbert Ross. charging assault with
deadly weapon. Lee was taken to the
police court but as Justice owens was
absent, and as he had bondsmen ready
to qualify he was taken into the town
ship court before Justice Young, VINO
released him on $1,000 bonds, n. q. DOW
and r. Snyder qualifying as Sureties.
The offense for which he was arrested
is. as stated by Lee, the driving of Ross
from his premises with an ak, after the
latter's insults had become unbearabie.
Ross lives within block of Lees house
and has a COW which he stakes out 10
Craze on vacant lots near by. On sew
eral occasions the animal has got loose
and made q raid on Lees lawn. damag-
ing 1t and eating up his choicest flowers,
breaking down small trees, etc. He COM
planned to Ross of the actions of his
beast, but got little satisfaction.
A few nights ago the COW again strayed
into Lees lawn, and he simply sent for
the poundmaster and had the animal
taken up as an estray. This greatly en-
ragged Ross. who came around to his
house and began a trade of the vileSt
abuse. ending by throwing rocks at him.
FINELY. Lee says. being unable to get rid
of his undesirable visitor by ordering
him off the premises, ne seized an AK
and made rush at Ross, who thereupon
left in a hurry. The complaint is the
result of his action. Lee will probably
appear today for arraignment before
Justice owens, when date of preliminary
examination will be set
The herald., 1897-04-01
SOUTH CALIFORNIA Specials
CONTINUED

Torte and other Indians wine. 1t may
be a bluff of the Indians to save Torte
from the pen.
Judge II. Fl. Trimble of Iowa, men
toned in yesterdays Herald as being
here in O private car with Judge Hub
bard, Mrs. Hubbard and q number OF
other ladies, all wives of railroad off,
cials, is quite a prominent Democratin
that state He was once the nominee OF
his party for governor. This was when
Iowa was regularly rolling up from 40,-
900 to 10000 Republican majorities. and
of course he was not elected. He was
rendered the position of pension agent
for Iowa by Cleveland, at salary OF
81. 1000 a year, but declined.
ben Hur," the racing horse, hereto
fore the property of M. l.. Lawrence. has
been bought by A. Nelson, one of Mr..
Lawrence's employees.
W. ID. Mcdonald, ]. r. Shields and
w. w. Phelps were yesterday evening
elected as delegates to represent. River
side Lodge. !. o. o. F., at the meeting
of the grand lodge in May.
There promises to be a bicycle war in
this city in the near future, and wheels
are expected to take such a tumble that
1t will be possible for almost any one to
get a bicyle. One dealer is said to have
ordered a carload.
Little Marian Reilly of Riverside spent
last week with Mrs. c. II. Carroll.
p. II. Rouse of West Riverside Is now
engaged in tree Inspecting at Stalder.
The herald., 1897-04-01
TO STRIKE CAMP
An Extensive Piece of Work Nearly
Completed

The picturesque camp at the corner
of Sixth and Bixel streets will soon
have been folded up and taken away.
There are thirty-two sleeping tents, two
large dining tents and two immense can
vas topped stables for the accommoda-
ton of the horses used in the work of
ploughing and propelling the road scrap
ers. The white canvas cones that fur
nish the men lodging are arranged along
the two streets in the form of a letter
l., while office tents stand inside this
space. The superintendent, Charles
Sangster, says there are seventy-nine
men at work, with a large number of
horses and the necessary tools, cutting
huge gaps in the hills in that neigh bor-
hood for the graded streets that will
make it a desirable place for homes.
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Bixel, Maryland.
Arnold. Figueroa and Beaudry streets
have been opened up. On Figueroa
street some of the cuts are 40 feet deep
and on Beaudry street SO feet. The ele-
walton of many of the grass-covered
lots above the street level in places will
give considerable work TO prospective
builders, unless they prefer their abodes
perched aloft. accessible only by stair
ways. The work of grading has been
going on since last November and will
be finished by the middle of the present
month
The herald., 1897-04-01
VENTURA COUNTY

so much time last week. the jury failed
to agree and were discharged by the
judge. The contestants were represent
ed by ex-senator Orr of this place and
w. d. Gould of Los Angeles, Blackstock
& Ewing appearing for the proponents.
Petition of st. Paul's Episcopal church
for permission to deed their property.
corner Oak and Santa Clara streets. to
the Church Extension society OF the
Protestant Episcopal church of South
ern California, was set for hearing Fri
day. April I'd.
Order of superior court was made con-
firming sale of real estate of c. NJ Rob
inson, deceased
Demurrer of defendants to complaint
of plaintiff in the case of Doeg VS.. Cook
ct AL. was sustained and plaintiff given
ten days to amend complaint, which
was done.
Inventory and appraisement of estate
of II. II. Kimball, deceased, was filed,
showing property in Ventura county
valued at 1850; in Fresno county valued
at 5000.
In the matter of contest of Will OF An
tonic Schiappa Pietra proponents were
given twenty days in which to demur or
answer petition of M. A. Ortega. The
amended petition of Minnie r. Danver
| in her contest of this will was also filed.
A number of cases are ON the calendar
for Friday.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Returned prospectors from the Rands-
burg mining districts report terrible
weather and binding sandstorms and
prefer hunting for the golden fleece in
the lovely DIAL.
The irrepressible and original Joe Null
haitian arrived here on Monday last on
his way to the Ojai gold fields. The genial
Joe, like the new woman, never grows
old.
Mr.. Morrison. a noted speaker. will
lecture at Union hall on Saturday even
ing, his topic being Socialism"
| Miss Laura Chase and Miss Bell were
visiting friends in Montalvo last week.
Miss Jennie Amelia Gibson and Milo
E. Waite were married at the residence
of the brides parents on Grand avenue,
Nordhoff, on March 25th.
Miss Nellie Crawford will start for
st. Louis this week to reside permanent
| ly there with relatives.
At the tennis match between Nordhoff
| and Ventura clubs on last Saturday the
| Venturians won.
The herald., 1897-04-01
VENTURA

VENTURA, March 31.-(Regular Cor
Irespondence.) Much anxiety is felt on
account of the very cold weather which
is now prevailing, which is unusual for
this section when the spring is so far
advanced. A heavy frost occurred in
the Santa Clara valley and In the Ave-
nue. canyon on Monday night. Tuesday is
cold and the signal service predicts kill
ing frosts for Wednesday,
In some localities fruit is further ad-
vanced than others. In town 1t is shell
tered from the cruel north winds by high
hills, but in exposed localities no doubt
great injury has been done to fruit and
early vegetables.
The higher mountains are still covered
with snow and since the rain of Sunday
morning last genuine Texas norther
prevailed for thirty-six hours.
The farmers are out in force with their
harrows and ether implements, stirring
up the soil preparatory to planting beans
and corn, as owing to the heavy winds
the ground became baked and hard.
This is one of the few counties in Cal
ifornia where corn will grow to perfec-
ton, all owing to the moist coast land
and the ocean fogs. 1t is also desira-
bic locality to raise sugar beets. as ex-
periments have proved that they con-
tain the largest per cent of sugar.
Tourists who visit this place are great
ly impressed with. the diversified and
majestic scenery, and wonder that where
nature has done so much the bathing fa
cilities are not improved. With the ex-
penditure of a few thousand dollars the
beach where one can battle in comfort
and safety nine months in the year could
be made to surpass even Coney Island.
There Is no undertow. life-lines are un-
necessary, children battle unattended
and accidents are very rare.
OFF the shore rise the majestic Chan
mel islands. encircled with the deep blue
sea shimmering in the golden sunshine,
while in the background tier on tier of
the majestic mountain chain of the Ojai
rise in bewildering beauty to ones gaze
Pleasant drives are to be had at low
tide along the beach to Santa Barbara,
distance tweneyt-six miles.
SUPERIOR COURT NOTES
In the Wells will case. which occupied
The herald., 1897-04-01
CARRIED BURGLARS TOOLS
For This offense Tough Young Man
Will Now Do Time

Upon a misdemeanor charge of being
apprehended with burglars tools in his
possession, George Richardson. or Ca
sey. as his name is said to be, was yes
terday arraigned before Justice Morri-
son and entered a plea of guilty. Casey
is the fellow belonging to the gang of
confederate bill showers who was ar
rested several days ago by De-
tective Goodman. When searched
at the station several lock picks and
skeleton keys We're found wrapped in a
handkerchief and concealed under his
shirt next TO his body
The fellow had been under arrest once
before for passing a bogus confederate
bill on a lodging house keeper, from
whom he received change. Because he
disclosed the whereabouts of the rest
of the gang he was released and given
IN opportunity to get out town, which
he failed to improve He will now re-
ceive sentence on Friday, and will un
doubtedly be kept behind the bars until
after the Fiesta, SO that he can do no
harm.
The herald., 1897-04-01
PERSONALS

H z. Osborne returned from San Fran
cisco yesterday.
Captain and Mrs James A. Gray of
Orange are visiting friends in the city.
Prof. F. NJ. Campbell of Oakland has
returned from Coronado and Is at the
Hollenbeck.
Ben Stern, Fanny Davenport's advance
man, returned from San Diego yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 3. Gleason and r. j.
Duncan of Yuma are staying at the Hol-
lenbeck
John C. Lynch of Cucamonga arrived
from the north yesterday. Mr.. Lynch
is a candidate for the collectorship of
internal revenue for this district.
Charles F. Avery. for long time chief
night operator in the Western Union Of
flee, has resigned and gone to Detroit
on private business. He is succeeded in
the office by George Vaughn, formerly
a resident Of this city, but more recently
of Fort Worth
Governor and Mrs Claude Matthews,
Miss Helen Matthews and Miss Callie
McMechen of Indiana, returned to Los
Angeles on the Santa Rosa yesterday
morning, after spending a week at San
Francisco and Monterey. They are stay
ing at the Hollenbeck, and expect to
leave for Indianapolis in a few days.
The herald., 1897-04-01
Tics

TT. F. Davies, of the Atlantic and Pa
cific railway, was here from Barstow
yesterday.
II. II. Vincent, agent for the Southern
California railway at pomona, was III
the city yesterday
William Marsey, Pacific coast agent
for the Nickel Plate system, with head
quarters in San Francisco, is spending a
few days here.
p. p. Ford, general passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania system, with head
quarters at Pittsburg, Will leave In ms
private car today for Santa Barbara
The Southern Pacific pay car arrived
early Yesterday morning, and during the
day paid out about $4,000 to the various
G. II. McAfee, travelling claim agent
for the Missouri Pacific system, with
headquarters at Sedalia, Mo. arrived
Yesterday. He will remain until after
Fiesta.
r. %. whitney, a well-known railroad
conductor on the St. Louis and San
Francisco railway, arrived yesterday
from Paris, Tex. He will visit in North
ern California and oregon for several
weeks and will return in time to attend
the big convention to be held here in
May.
O. L. Menefee, an attache in the train
masters office of the Texas and Pacific
at I'll IdSO, TtaCHtQ llOS ALB S.tNi
day He IS on his way to San Francisco
to visit an uncle whom he has never
seen. The latter, who is man OF con-
siderable means, has promised to set
his nephew UP in business IL he VIII dis
continue railroadng.
The Southern Pacific conductors have
received from San Francisco consign-
ment of new straw hats for use during
the warm weather.
rI a olnpra1 frPicht
agent of the Southern California railway
is in San Diego on business.
w. F. Lemon, the Southern Pacific
brakeman who had his left foot severity
crushed in the switching yards at Pasa-
dena three months ago, will resume
work today 1t was only Lemons pres
ence of mind that prevented his being
instantly killed at the time.
e. p. Wilbur, president of the Lehigh
Valley railway, with headquarters at
Bethlehem, Pa, who arrived here last
week in his private Car, accompanied by