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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
KILLING KANSAS JACKS.
Premium on Prairie Rabbits Promises to
Make the Race Extinct as Speedily
as Was the Buffalo.

WICHITA, kANs., Feb. 3.-A new in
dustry has sprung up in Kansas within
the past few weeks, that OF hunting jack
rabbits for their pelts. The pelts find
ready sale at numerous points in the
State, where they are collected and shipped
TO hat m manufactories in the East. The
discovery that the gay and festive Jack
has commercial value will undoubtedly
lead 10 the ultimate declaration of a war
of determination upon him.
The buffalo throve and multiplied upon
the Western plains so that his mum bers
were as The sands of the sea until he be-
came a commodity. Then the market
hunters declared unrelenting war upon
him, and he disappearde as in night.
The Kansas jackrabbit is not constructed
on graceful lines, but despite MS ugliness
and ungalnliness, he is one of the pictur-
esqne features of all typical prairie seen es.
and he is great favorite with the courslng
clubs down East on account of his won
derful heetness. The fur OF the jack rab-
bit, it has been ascertain ed, is better
adapted to hat-making than any other
material, and it is because OF this fact that
IT will soon cease to decorate the Kansas
landscape. Heretofore no effort has been
made to save the hides of the millions of
lacks that have been slain by Kansas
hunters. Rabbit hunters now find add ed
zest In their favorile sport, for they are
enabled to dispose OF the hides for enough
TO yleid them nice profit, in addition to
having the usual amount of enjoyment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
SHIPPING LEAD IN BOND.
A New Move That Sfaqoers the Trust
and Revoiutonizes Railroad
TRANSFORMATION
Transportation.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 3.-The Times
this afternoon says: Under the supervi-
sion of the United States Surveyor of Gus
sure revolution IN transcon tinental freight
moves is going on.
Last night the Globe smelter shipped
1000 tons of pig lead through the custom
house in bond to Liverpool. On January
18 the Pueblo Smelling and Refining
Company shipped 500 tons OF pig lead to
Liverpool via Galveston, and these ship
ments have continued at the rate of about
six carloads day.
This morning the Guggenheims, the
Philadelphia Smelling and Refining Com
pany, had their orehouse bonded, and
will at once join the movement to Liver
pool of large quantities of lead.
Back of the whole movement is a
scheme to break the backbone of the great
and all-powerful lead trust, and millions
Of dollars are at stake. The trust sought
to freeze out the English owners of the
great silver and lead mines in British Co.
lumbia.
1t declined to buy the output of the
mines, and at the same time advanced the
price of lead the world over. This was a
defiance and it was substantially backed
by closing the markets in America and
make it SO expensive for the British
Colum bia mina-owners that they would
be killed Off
The trust succeeded for a while in keen
ing the ore out of the market, but develop
ment of the country was delayed until
some big syndicate took charge of the
mines in the KooteEai and Slogan dis
trcts and with barrels of cash began the
fight.
Ire mine-owners finally found one road
which has fewer strings on it than the
trans-contlnental lines. and favora BILE
rates were made with this line, the Dem
yer, Union Pacific and Gulf, which made
special rate on condition that the ship
ments should be made via Galveston, so
as 10 give them q long haul.
Arrangements were made with the
United States Custom-house officials so
that the ore. as soon as it crossed the
American line, came under the provision
of the customs officials, Government in
spectors, accompanying each shipment
from the international boundary line to
the smelters OF Denver and Pueblo.
AT the smelters the ore is placed in
bonded warehouses and is smeIted and
refined under the eyes of customs officials.
Then, transformed into bars of pig lead,
it is placed upon the cars of the Union
Pacific, Denver and Gulf. taken to Calves
ton, and under Government ins pection is
placed on board SHIPS.
At Liverpool the market is uncontrolled
by the lead trust, and, being shipped and
smelted while in bond. it relieves the
owners of the United States duty on the
imported lead.
According to information obtained at
the custom-house the ore is arriving in
Denver at the rate of about six carloads
day. OF these two cars go to the Globe
smelter and four are forwarded 10 the
Pue bio smelter. The ore runs on an
average 100 ounces in silver to the ton, at
the same time being so per cent lead.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04

M. T. Stacke lives at the Santa Rosa
Hotel, corner Fourth and San Pedro streets,
Los Angeles, Cal. He has used several
bottles of the native sarsaparilla and is
now convinced Joys Vegetable Sarsa-
parilla Is best, "for," said he, "when l be-
gan using the Sarsaparilla 1 had desire
to rest all the time. My blood was dis
ordered, my tongue coated. At times,
just for moment, my head swan; / was
not the least bit dizzy. L knew my needs
and determined to use a bottle of Joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla. 1 easily procured
the first bottle, and after using for six days
felt better in every way. When l bought
the second bottle 1 had little trouble in
getting it. The drug clerk tried TO talk me
into using something else. l knew what
wanted and insisted on getting joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla. l sm heartily
glad [ bought the remedy and will gladly
recommend it to any one. joys is GER
tainly fine"
No druggist owns stock in Joys Vege-
table Sarsaparilla. Any druggist claiming
to pay its advertising bills is fraud.
Don't let the drug clerk talk you into
buying something else for joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla. He laughs at you when
you leave the corner store with a suhsak
tute. Watch him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
AN ASTOUNDING
CRIMINAL CASE
A Young Mans Many I'm
successful Attempts
at Murder.
Hired by One Lawyer to Blow
Up the Residence of
Another.
Also Tries to Kill His Stepmother
by the Most Dastardly
Metho DDS.

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Feb. 3.-One of
the most remarkable criminal cases in
Pennsylvania was brought into court here
yesterday. On September 10 last an at
tempt was made to blow up with dyha-,
mite the residence OF Hon. Levi E. Waller.
a prominent lawyer of this place. The
attempt vas traced to Clifton Knorr, a
young man of goo family, but of disso-
lutte habits. Knorr confessed on his arrest
that he had been hired by Lloyd S. Win
terstein, lawyer prominent al the bar of
this county, and interested in many busi-
ness ventures. to blow up Walters resi-
dence for the purpose of killing Waller
and his family.
Winterstein was arrested, and yester-
day the Grand Jury found seven true bills
against Winterstein and Knorr, charging
them with several times atte pting to
kill.
A still more dastardly attempt at murder
was confessed by Knorr to-day. He made
confession that prior to the attempt he
made to blow Up Walters family, Winter
stein had induced him to attempt the
assassination of Waller by shooting him.
Knorr laid in wait for Waller, but the
latter's life was saved by his unexpected
departure from town.
AS if this were not enough, Knorr con-
fessed to an ATTEMPT to kill his step
mother, Mrs. Knorr. and that, too. by
means that only the widest ictionists
would have thought of. Knorr says that
he twice attempted to poison his step
mother by putting poison i'll her tea, but
each time by fortunate chance the at
tempt was frustrated.
Then, on the suggestion of Winterstein,
he wrote to a certain place in New York
City, and there procured the baciIli
of diphtheria with the purpose of
imparting the disease 20 his step
mother. When the bacilli arrived
Knorr learned that the only way the
disease could be impaired was by inocula-
ton. 1t was impossible for him TO do this
without his stepmother's knowledge, but
in the hope that she would contract the
disease. anyhow, he scattered the germs
through her clothing. All these attempts
at murder arise from q business trans
action in which Winterstein was worsted
by Waller, and in which Mrs. Knorr was
interested.
When the bills from the Grand Jury
were returned to court yesterday Winter
STEMS counsel asked for a continuation.
The prosecution wanted to know on what
grounds the continuance was asked for,
but the attorney refused to state, and his
refusal was sustained by the court.
Judge Ikeler, father of coun sci for the
defendant and formerly an intimate friend
of Winterstein's, is the sitting Judge On
this account he telegra phed to Judge
Metzger of Williamsp port to come here to-
day and hear the argument for contin-
uance of the case.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
POSTAGE STAMP
THIEF ARRESTED
Fifty Thousand Dollars
Worth of Stamps Found
on His Person.
The. Government Robbed at the
Rate of 100000 a Year
Tor Many Years.
Messengers Sent Out to Look Tor
Bondsmen for a Schemer Now
in the Laws Clutches.

NEW YORK. n. Y. Feb. 8. - After
years OF hard work it is now said that the
posioffice authorities have succeeded IN
running 10 earth band of thieves which
has been robbing the Government OF
stamps at the rate of about $lOO,OOO
year for many years.
The first arrest was made to-day in this
city, and it will be followed up II is fur
ther said, by the arrest of the others in
the gang. The man who was arrested in
this city IS Hamilton I. Coleman. clerk
in the chief clerks department in the
+ General Land Office. He was arrested on
8 telegram from Washington. Over $50
600 worth of stamps were found on his
person.
These stamps are known as periodical
stamps. They ranged in value from one
cent to $50.
A number of three sets of stamps are
sent to each Postmaster every year.
When publishing house presents one
thousand pounds of published matter, for
instance, the Postmaster gives it p re-
ceipt for the postage paid and cancels
stamps, amounting in full value. to that
sum. These stamps are returned can
celed to headquarters in Washington.
o.
in 1894. Before that time issue had not
been made since about 1875
The collectors of postage stamps are
eager for the stamps and always have
been, so the stamps have been stolen and
sold to them. The face value of the
stamps is $2O4 81. The market price, it is
said, has brought almost twice that
much, so thieves who have been stealing
them have been making small fortunes.
1t is against one of the statutes of the
United STATES to have these stamps in
ones possession, the supposition being
naturally that as they are not for circula-
lion ana not intended to leave the hands
of the authorities the persons who have
them must necessarily have stolen them.
Coleman was taken before Commissioner
Shields. Postotfice Inspector Morris
made an affidavit that Coleman had re-
ceived these STAN ps from one Randolph J.
Albrecht, and that he had them in his
possession in violation of the United
States laws. The Commissioner set his
examination for next Wednesday and
fixed his bail at $1,000. He sent several
messengers out looking for bondsmen.
Coleman said that he was innocent, that
the stamps were his property and that he
could prove his innocence.
The detectives in this city said to-day
that they knew but little about the true
nature of the story behind the arrest
They refused to tell who Albrecht was.
Among other things found in Coleman's
pockets were nu N ber of envelopes bear
ing the imprint of Burger d Co., dealers
instamps at So Nassau street. Mr. Burger
said to-day that he did not know Cole man.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
BRUTAL HIGHWA1 RoBBERY.
CoEored Baptist Preacher Leads a Band
of THUGS.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Feb. 3.-Intelligence
has Just been received here of brutal rob-
berry near Cherokee, this State. The fact
that one of the ighwaymen was a negro
Baptist preacher makes it an affair of
more than usual interest.
While Mark Griffin, well-to-do farmer,
was returning home from Spartan burg,
he was suddenly set upon while crossing a
bridge over Tiger River. and offering re-
sis:ance was promptly clubbed into insen-
sibiEty. The hignwaymen, who, it has
since developed, we're led by the preacher
Nesbitt, then ransacked his pockets and
made away with the booty, amounting
to $33
A few hours later Griffin was discoverd
by friends and taken home. He gave de-
scriptions which led to the arrest of three
OF the robbers. Nesbitt is still at large.
He had always enjoyed good reputation
and had an engagement to preach at Cow
pena, near the scene OF the crime, Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
FALSE AND LiBELOUS.
Francisco Notwithstanding Con-
trdry RaDo.fs

BOSTON. MASS, Feb. 3.-Reports that
the next Christian Endeavor convention
would be taken away from San Francisco
because the Endeavor officials were not
satisfied with personal concessions and
favors is emphatcally denied by Secretary
Baer. He sends out the following:
1--WE are interested only in securing a
low railroad rate and reasonable limit for
the convention. Reports to the contrary,
originating in Chicago. are absolutely false
and libelous.
"Endeavorers will please pay no atten-
ton to the misleading and unauthorized
stories and wait for official announce
ments, which will be made very soon. The
railroads have agreed to low rate, but
several important conditions concerning
the sale of tickets, ETC., have yet to be
settled"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
NE DiKED THE PRINCE.
Em6assador B1ydrd Gives Dinner at
Which Royahy and Dignity
Are Present

LONDON, ENG, Feb. 3.-Hon. Thomas
f. Bayard, United States ambassador,
gave dinner in honor of the Prince OF
Wales this evening at his residence at 13
Eaton Square.
The guests included Cardinal Vaughn,
Lord Salisbury, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Lord Halsbury, Lord High Chan
cellor of England. Earl of Levem and
Melville, Earl Stanhope. the Earl of Ca
perdown, the Earl of Northbrook, Earl
Carrington, Lord Escher, Lord Baliour of
Burleigh; Hon. 7. B. Ferguson, United
States Minister TO Sweden; Lord Playfair !;
Lord Russell of Killoween, Lord Chief JUS
tice OF England; Sir William Cotvllle,
Sir William Russell, Sir Charles Hall, Sir
Robert Clements Markham, Sir Evelyn
Wood, General Clarke; j. r. Carter, secre-
tary CT the United States EN- bassy, and
Lleutenant-Commande Cowies, naval at
tache to the American embassy.
The occurrence of the official dinner OF
the Speaker of the House of Commons
this evening prevented the Ministers, who
are members of the House of Commons,
from attending Mr.. Bayard's dinner.
A small but curious crowd, chiefly COM
posed OF women, gathered near Mr.. Bay
the guests. The pavement in front of tn e
house was covered with red carpet, over
which was an awning.
Lords Halsbury and Fairplsy were the
first OF the distinguished company to ar
rive, and the Prince of Wales was the
last, his Royal HlGhness, attended by
General Clarke, arriving in a two-horse
brougham at $50 O. clock.
Alter paying his respects to his host
the Prince congratulated Lord Salisbury
upon the reoccurrence of his birthday,
tne Premier being 81 years old to-day.
The weather was wet and dissgreeable.
In the course of the evening Ambassa-
dor Bayard, in a few well-chosen words,
offered toast TO her gracious ma jesty,
Queen Victoria, and the Prince of Wales
proposed the health of President Cleve-
land, speaking in generous terms of
Americas chief magistrate. The guests
took their departure at IL O'Clock
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
STRIKE FIRE THEMSELVES.
Annual Meeting of the Djomond Match
Company, at Which Gould and
Other Interests Clash.

Other Interests Clash.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-A select party
of New Workers, OF whom Lawyer Barclay
E. V. Mccarthy acted as spokesman,
represented the Edwin Gould interest.
antagonistic to the management, and
created a stormy scene at the annual
meeting OF the Diamond Match Company
stockholders, held in the Pullman build
ing to-day.
Although the New York lawyer was
suppressed as quickly as possible every
time he opened the batteries of fiery OBJ
lection, denunciation and cross-ouestion-
ing of President Barber there was sensa-
tion en- ough in the meeting TO make it a
memorable one in the history of the cor
poration.
In the Eastern delegation were also
Jared G. Baldwin Jr., George Erbelding;
Mr.. Gould's private secretary, II. D. Esta-
brook; II. D. Wagner, broker for Mr.
Gould. who appeared to be In charge of
the party, and Louis Lombard, who was
there on his own account and created the
only mirth that was provoked during the
session.
The belligerent minority cast 1925 cumu-
lative votes for Mr.. Waggoner for presi-
dent, out the mum per or shares they actu-
ally voted on was 225. The ticket elected
secured 9S, 140, the following being the di-
rectors Chosen:
o. C. Barber, ]. K. Robinson, George T.
Smith, George II. Webster and Clarence
Buckingham. Mr.. Barber was reelected
psesident of the directors.
The meeting was attended by stock
holders and their proxies from California,
Louisiana, Minnesota and New York,
In hn nd h4l,
room. Edwin Walker, a brilliant corpora
ton lawyer OF this CITY, was chosen chair
man by a viva voce vote, despite the
heated protest OF Lawyer Mccarthy.
The annual statement shows earnings of
81, 226, AL, and dividends paid 81, 100, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
LOOKS GOOD FoR KNEE8,
The american Horseman May No
Haze to Serve His Terna

~'o <oT'O"" HoFso"tdh may NOT
Haze to Serve His Term.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. 3.-The hear
ing of the appeal of Rober: T. Kneebs,
the American. horseman, against the
judgment of the court condemning him to
nine months imprisonment for entering
his trotting mare Bethel in races on Ger
man courses under the name of Nellie
KneebS, which began here yesterday, is
expected 10 last five days. The case took
turn favorable to Kneebs this after
noon, when Professor Eggling, veterinary
expert, who recently returned from Amer
lea, where he examined the mare Bethel
which Kneehs claims is not identical with
the mare Nellie Kneebs, was called to the
witness stand.
Professor Eggling testified that the
horse he examined in America was not
more than eight years old and did not
possess scars and other distinguishing
marks which the real Bethel bears. The
testimony of Professor Eggling is cor
roborated by that of his travelling COM
panion. The evidence of both witnesses
remained mistaken under cross-examina-
ton
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
CABINET GOSSIP FROM CANTON.
st. John Boyle of Louisville Urged for
Attorney GeHer1f-E Minister'S
Modest Request

CANTON, OHIO, Feb. 3.-The Kentucky
Republicans who called on Major McKin-
ley to-day suggested the appointment of
st. John Boyle, a well-known lawyer of
Louisville, to the position of Attorney.
General. Among those who spoke IN Mr..
Boyle's behalf were Judge George Durelle
OF the Kentucky Court of Appeals, James
A. Buckner Jr. and Charles T. Ballard of
Louisville. No promises were made by
Major Mckinley, but it is understood he
has Mr.. Boyles name under considera-
ton.
]. A. Porter of Hartford, Conn.,, called
on the President-elect to-day and pre-
sented an application for the Italian en-
bassy. Mr.. Porter Is cordially indorsed bv
the Connecticut members of Congress.
He is one of many applicants for the posi-
tion, and it is thought that the Italian
EN- bassy is likely to be given to a New
York or Pennsylvania man.
Ex-Governor Connell of New York, who
was here last week in the interest of Cen
eral Woodford, called on the President
elect again to-day.
A. W. Monroe of Baltimore, who is a
business and political friend of James A.
Gary, had IN interview with Mr.. McKin-
ley and advanced some fresh reasons why
Mr.. Gary should be appointed to the Ca b.
met, but there are as yet no indications
that a Maryland man will be offered a
portfolio.
Among Major McKinley's callers to-day
was Rev. J. II. Sutherland of New Cum
berland. w. Va, who wants to be Consul
to Jerusalem and who is indorsed by SEN
ator Stephen B. Elkins.
1t is stated here tonight, on what is
thought to be reliable authority, that ].
Addick Porter of Connecticut was offered
the private secretaryship to the President
elect and accented
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
Idaho Thugs Put to Fltoht.

LEWISTON, IDAHO. Feb. 3.-An at
tempt was made by masked robbers to
hold up two Indians last night in Soldiers
Canyon, between Lewiston and Lapwai.
The redmen refused to stand and deliver
although revolvers were presented in the
regulation style.
The Indians drew sheath-knives and a.
tackled the robbers, who took to flight
leaving behind trail of blood. William
Jones was afterward arrested, being iden-
titled by means of a severe wound across
his face, inflicted Dy knife in the hands
of one of his intended victims.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
SIN FRANcIsCo SHIPPING.
Philadelphia Enchanoe's Actfon OF,
Bill Notr Before Connresa

Philadelphia Erchanoe's Actfon on n
Bin NotU Before Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 3-At a
special meeting of the directors of the
Maritime Exchange to-day there was a
lengthy discussion on the discriminating
duty bill, now before Congress, and its
probable effect on the shipping interests
OF the country.
AS a result, it was decided to send
memorial to the United States Senate pro-
testing against the passage OF the bill.
The memorial adopted says:
In the opinion of the Philadelphia Mari
time Exchangt, the provisions of this bill. il
enacted, will br disastrous to the shipping.
not having the effect sought to be accom-.
plisned, and would destroy rather than build
up the American merchant marine.
The discriminating duty would encourage
i'm por ia tions into the United States by rail
and thus not only build up foreign lines run,
ming to Canadian and Mexican ports, but also.
by shutting out foreign steamers at San Fran
cisco. drive traffic from the American trans
continental railways TO the Canadian Pacific
Railway
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
CAUGHT THE WRONG MAN.
HdnforG Officers Asked to Release the
Prisoner Supposed to Be
Outlaw Tuyior

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb 3.-A special to
the Chronicle from Carrollton, Mo-, says
that Sheriff Lewis this morning received
two photographs of the man arrested at
Hanford, Cal, on suspicion OF being
George Taylor, the murderer OF the Meeks
family near Carrollton one year ago.
There is scarcely resem blance to Taylor
in the photographs. Reputable citizens
who examined the photographs to-day de-
clared that they do not look at all like
Taylor. On the strength of this Sheriff
Lewis telegraphed to the California
authorities to release the suspect.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04

Mayor of this city was transferred TO the
local courts to-day. ID. w. n. Moreland,
mem ber of the Board OF Public Works,
to-day applied for and obtained man
damus from the Chancery Court for the
Common Council to show why it has not
recognized that by accepting the office of
Governor the Hon. Hazen S. Pingrea va
cateG the office of Mayor, end directed
that the vacancy be filled at the charter
election in April. The order is returna BILE
Eehruarv IA
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
SERIOUS UPRIsIAG IN BRAz11.
Bands of Religious Fanatics Commit
Mann dfr0efttes

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 3.-The Her
AIDS special cable from Buenos Ayres
says: Rio Janeiro advices state that seri-
GUS alarm is felt at the growth of the
fanatical movement in Bahia. The bands
OF religious insurrectionists have COM
mltted more atrocities, and their aggres-
sion is as yet unchecked in the province.
The force which the Government has
organized under Colonel Morciera Caesar
will start for the province at once. Colonel
Cesar delares tnat he will exterminate the
tanatical marauders A body of 5000
fanatics is reported to be advancing toward
the principal Government post in Bahia.