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The herald., 1897-06-19
TRUST METHODS
Shown by People Who Dealt IL
Cigarettes

NEW YORK, June 1S.-In the tobacco
trial today an attempt on the part Of the
prosecution to bring out evidence as to
the methods Of the trust prior to 1890
was objected to by Mr.. Choate and the
objection was sustained. The witness,
Mr.. Allen, testified that Mr.. Duke, pre-
vious to the formation of the combina-
ton, told him it cost his firm $50S, 900
for advertising in 1888. Ginter told him
it cost his firm $25O,000 for advertising
the same year. There was some talk as
to the remedy for competition.
On cross-examination the witnesses
said that the consolidation was formed
for the purpose of economy inthe manu-
facture of cigarettes. Witness main
tained that the present price Of cigar
cites was Is per cent less than 1t was
when the companies were doing busi-
ness independently.
Peter Hauptman of the firm of Peter
Hauptman & Co., st. Louis, jobbers in
tobacco and cigars, testified that pre-
vious to 1893 his firm handled about
15,00O,000 trust cigarettes yearly. In
1893 he bought cigarettes from the Ma
tional Cigarette company and after that
the American Tobacco company refused
to fill his orders. claiming he had vio-
lated his agreement by which the trust
held the dealers.
Witness was asked by Mr.. Olcott II
he gave in to Mr.. Brown, and he replied
that he did not. A-letter sent to the wit
ness by the American Tobacco company
was offered in evidence and read. 1t
was to the effect that the company felt
constrained to discontinue to send him
further goods except at net prices. with
out discount. Not until June, 1895, was
the witness able to purchase goods of
the American Tobacco company's
manufacture. Spot cash had always
been paid by him for trust goods. The
trust not only refused to sell him to-
bacco, but he was also not allowed to
buy goods from other firms in st. Louis
that handled the trust cigarettes. Wit
ness was still in the witness chair when
the case was adjourned until tomorrow.
The herald., 1897-06-19
A Fugitive Physician

SAUSALITO, June 1S.-Dr. r. L. Free
man, an itinerant physician, is dead
here. Coroner Eden, acting in the ca
pacity of Public Administrator, has
taken charge Of the property. Diamonds
and jewelry to the value of $2500 are
now said to be missing and the author
tiles Will institute an investigation. DIR.
Freeman came here from the East 1t is
known that he was fugitive from JUS
tice and that he had fled from London,
England, to avoid arrest for murder. He
admitted this to his intimate friends,
but asserted his innocence.
The herald., 1897-06-19
ON THE WHEEL
Cooper Wins the Half Mile In the
Utica Race

UTICA, N. Y, June 1s.-In the state
circuit races here today Cooper beat
Bald in the final of the half-mile open.
Jenny led to the stretch. when Cooper
ran by him. with Bald hanging close.
Newhouse followed in the wake Of the
two, who fought desperately down the
stretch. AS they crossed the tape, Coop
er's forward hub was not clear Of Bald's
wheel. Bald asked to have Cooper dis
qualified for getting in his way, but the
race was plainly fair.
The fastest mile of the day was the
first heat Of the mile handicap. when
Bald, from scratch. went around the
bunch at the three-quarters and finished
in 2:13 1-5.
Half a mile, open, Professionalism
Cooper won, Bald second, Newhouse
third; time, 1907 2-5.
One mile handicap, professionals "A.
Newhouse Goo yards) won. Bald
(scratch) second, Jenny 7oyards) third !;
time 2:13 1-5.
The herald., 1897-06-19
CANAL BONDS
Tho Conditions Are Regarded as
Encouraging


Encouraging
NEW YORK, June 18LThere was
held today special melting of the stock
holders of the Maritime Canal company
Of Nicaragua at its office at No. 54 Broad
street Hiram Hitchcock, the president
was chairman of the meeting. The busi-
ness Of the meeting was to authorize an
issue of $4,000, 900 per cent gold bonds
and mortgage on the property of the
company to secure the bonds, which are
to be issued as required for the needs of
the company.
This authorization was given by unan-
imous consent of the stockholders. There
were represented, in person or by proxy,
1898 shares out of 222,135 now out
standing.
After statement by the president
showing the condition Of the company
and its relations to Nicaragua, Central
America and the United States, which
was regarded by those present as en-
couraging, the meeting adjourned. In
formation as to where the bonds would
be sold was denied, but 1t was learned
that Henry F. Howland and Jacob w.
Miller would be named as trustees in the
mortgage. -i.p =
The herald., 1897-06-19
Financial Reasons

OAKLAND, June 18.-Mrs Yarde-
Buffers visit to California is not solely
to secure an American divorce from her
English husband.
MY mother will not return to England
again." said the eldest son, Lieutenant
Kirkham Blair. "Of course she expects
to secure an absolute separation from
her husband. That will give her control
of Yarde-Buller's marriage settlement
Of $4,000 of which the judicial settle
ment given in England does not"
He added that there were certain
amounts due from her fathers estate
which it might be necessary to resort to
litigation to secure.
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of the missing mans estate. She today
filed in the superior court petition ask
ing to be appointed trustee of her broth
,ers estate. Keefer has been missing
since March 18th, and Mrs. Davids fears
that the numerous evolutions Of Jupiter
mining stocks since that day may have
seriously complicated her brothers title
to his interest. She expects to have lit
tie trouble about securing the persona;
possessions Of her brother, but antici-
pates and has prepared for lengthy lit
igation In the matter of his real estate.
consisting of an undetermined interest
in mining and agricultural lands.
The herald., 1897-06-19
MINING CONGRESS
Low Railroad Rates and Good Times
Promised

DENVER, Col, June 1s.-The Colo
rado railroads have decided to give a
rate of one fare for the round trip be-
tween all points in the state for the
benefit of visitors to the international
gold mining convention, July 7th, Sth
and 9th. Besides this one fare rate has
been made to Salt Lake for the trans
Mississippi congress and Utah's pioneer
jubilee, July 14th and goth respectively.
The governors of seventeen states
have so far notified the managers of the
convention of the appointment Of dele
gates-at-large.
The committee in charge of the affair
are very active in preparation for the
entertainment of visitors. The pro-
gram has not vet been completed.
A feature of the preparation is the
organization of committee Of over 100
Denver ladies to arrange for the COM
fort and entertainment Of lady visitors.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Dalk Died Game

ZEBULON, Ca, June 1S-At daybreak
this morning hundreds Of people began
to come in town to witness the execu-
tion of Tom Delk, the 24-year-old out
law, for the murder of Sheriff Gwynn.
Delk was hanged at 206 this afternoon.
He died game. No demonstration was
made. Four thousand people were in
the gallows enclosure, but the walls of
bagging around thescaffold prevented
them from seeing him hanged.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Ranchers' Quarrel

REDWOOD CITY. June 1S.-Williar
B. Mckay shot and instantly killed his
cousin. Robert Curry, of Half Moon
Bay. in a quarrel over the loan Of u
moving machine. The dead man lived
with his uncle. Andrew Barron, on
small ranch near Half Moon Bay, and
the prisoner resides on farm close by
Mckay bears good reputation among
his neighbors. He came to this county
three years ago.
The herald., 1897-06-19
THE LADY BURGLAR
confesses to Having Acted a. Fence
Only

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1s.-Mrs.
Charles Mcclellan, the wife of an East
Oakland contractor, who Is in the Ala
media county Jail on charge of having
burglarized at night the home of. Man
uel Diaz at Elmhurst, has made a con-
fession. Her story duplicates Manuel
Silvia, farmer living between Hay
wards and San I.eandro. She declared
that he was her companion on the night
of the burglary to a ball given in San
Leandro. Upon their return the couple
went to Elmhurst. There she loitered
In front of the Diaz cottage. Silvia, she
said. left her and went to the house.
When he returned he was carrying two
large packages. These he gave into her
charge. asking her to take them to her
home. Then they came to Oakland to-
gether. She went home and concealed
the packages in the cellar. They were
not called for by Silvia, and she had
them taken away. She denies any GRIM
inal intent.
The herald., 1897-06-19
ON THE DIAMOND
Results Of Games Played by League
Clubs

WASHINGTON, June Is. Frazer
pitched we'll today up to the sixth inn
ing, when four successive hits were gar
nered from his delivery. A majority of
the runs were assisted by battery errors.
Score: Washington 8, Louisville g.
Baltimore-The Champions today won
the second of the present series in q
game of no particular interest. Score:
Baltimore II, Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia-St. Louis turned the
tables on the Phillies and defeated
them in a game replete with wild pitch
ing and costly erors on the part of the
locals. Score: st. Louis Q, Philadel-
phia 4.
New York-The New Yorks today
shut out the Clevelands in postponed
game transferred here from Cleveland.
Score: New York 5, Cleveland 0.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Pence Promised

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The prospects
for a peaceable settlement in the West
ern Passenger association are growing
better. Officials of the Oregon Short
Line and of the Union Pacific are still
in the city, and today they held short
meeting at the Auditorium hotel. but
nothing definite came from the matter,
but 1t was announced after 1t was over
that 1t was likely that meeting In the
near future would be arranged with the
roads of the Western Passenger associa-
tion.
The herald., 1897-06-19
WILL ROAST COFFEE
But Spreckels Will Not Boss the
I0h

Job
NEW YORK, June 1S.-The report that
Claus Spreckels was to erect plant for
the roasting Of coffee in Brooklyn in
connection with the American Sugar
Refining Company, which is fighting
Arbuckle Brothers, Is denied. One of
the old refineries is being fitted with
coffee roasting and packing plant by
the American Coffee Company, which
was incorporated some months ago by
interests allied to the American Sugar
Refining Company. Herman Siedken
manager of the coffee business of the
trust, says:
Our coffee roasting plant will be
ready for operation within three months.
The Woolson Spice Company of Toledo
has doubled it's output of coffee since
the Havemeyers began to operate it..
Not being able to supply the demand
for coffee, the Havemeyers are equip
ping plant in Brooklyn"
The herald., 1897-06-19
Deprives the Vigilant of
the Prize
HALF: HOUR TIME ALLOWANCE
PROVED TOO GREAT TO BE OVER
Results Of Yesterdays League Ball
Games-Cooper Beats Bald at
Half q Mile
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-The results Of
the third annual regatta Of the New
York Athletic club were not given out
until today. The Colonna wins the prize
in her class and the trophy for best cor
rected time of all schooners. Although
the vigilant obtained big lead on the
old cutter Bedouin at the start. the lat
ter was luckier in weather later and ar
rived home only % minutes behind the
cup defender. The big time allowance
of 80 minutes and 80 seconds by Vigil
ant gave the prize to the Bedouin. The
Wasp gets the sloop prize. The Hero
wins the first prize among-the thirties
and the Wawa second.
The herald., 1897-06-19
An Endeavorer Welcomed

NEW YORK, June 1s.-rhe Christian
Endeavorers Of New York city welcomed
Rev. and Mrs. Francis e. Clark, the
founders Of the, society, from their tour
Of the world in the interests of Christian
endeavor, with a rousing mass meeting
that filled Carnegie hall tonight. John
Wanamaker presided. When Mr.. Clark
began to speak the whole assenblage
arose. waved handkerchiefs and cheered.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Convicted of Perjury

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 1S.-Geo.
H. Jackson. who became famous in the
Pearl Bryan murder trial by testifying
that he drove the carriage in which Scott
Jackson and Alonzo Walling conveyed
their victim to the Kentucky Highlands,
where the body was found, was today
found guilty of perjury in his testimony
given in criminal trial in Springfield.
Sentence was not pronounced.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Honors to Logan

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Twenty Cover
nors of as many different States in the
Union. have signified their intention to
be in Chicago at the unveiling of the
Logan monument, July 22d. 1t is ex-
pected that at least two-thirdse of the
other Governors, to whom invitations
have been sent. will accept and make
Logan day the occasion of one of the
most notable. assemblies of State execu-
tives in the history Of Chicago.
The herald., 1897-06-19

California and John B. Brown of Illi-
nois, has filed a petition in the Court
of Claims demanding judgment against
the United States for $500. 900 for the use
by the government of patented dredg-
ing machine owned by the claimants.
The machine has been used by the gov
ernment in river and harbor work at
Oakland and Mare Island in California,
on the Mississippi between st. Louis
and New Orleans, on the Potomac river
and in Puget Sound.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Took the Plant

OAKLAND, June 1S.-The California
Safe Deposit & Trust Company has
foreclosed on the plant and line of the
East Oakland Electric Railroad Com
pany on judgment for $240,641. Judge
ogden, who rendered the judgment In
the case, did not fix the date of sale,
such act being deferred at the request
of counsel.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Social Democrats

CHICAGO. June 1S.-Only a short ses-
sion of the Social Democracy was held to-
day, as the executive committee. which is
framing the constitutions and bylaws was
not ready to report. Eugene v. Debs to-
night gave the following outline Of the
Of the Democracy will be the 4ocal unions.
to be limited to a membership Of 500. The
local unions will make up the state
branches, the state organizations the ma
tional council, which with turn select Z
national board, Thi1 beov wl,l heye ~
The herald., 1897-06-19
Held for Murder

OAKLAND, June 1S.-P. D. Mcmahon,
who shot Deputy Constable ]. o. Clar-
rage at Elmhurst on the night Of May
14th, was held to answer before the SUI
perior court by Justice Lawrence of
Brooklyn township for assault with in
tent to commit murder. Bail was fixed
at $4,000.
The herald., 1897-06-19
A Pioneer's Death

PORTLAND, Ore, June 1s.-Horace Kill
ham, a California pioneer. died at the res
idence of his son in this city today at
the age of 50 years. Mr. Kilham came to
California in 1S49 and for a great many
years was interested in mining in Amador
and Nevada counties.
The herald., 1897-06-19

the American special commissioner vis-
tied Russia first, explains that Mr.. Fos-
ter went to Russia first simply because
the eastern crisis and jubilee prepara-
tions made the time unfavorable for
serious discussion of the question in
London
The herald., 1897-06-19

Hazard Powder Company, at Hazard
ville exploded and three men and one
horse were killed. Dead: Richard May
workman; D. S. Stratton, head me-
chanic; M. w. Pierce. overseer. All the
men were married and had families. The
building was known as a cracker house
and was blown to pieces. Several other
buildings were slightly damaged and
the whole village was shaken.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Insurance War

SAN JOSE. June 1S.-The war among
the insurance men is raging here with
considerable activity. ]. H. Rucker, a
leading agent, announces today that he
has broken from the board compan-
les and is ready to give cheap insurance.
The herald., 1897-06-19
A Fast Yacht

NYACK, N. Y. June 1S.-The steam
yacht Ellide built for E. Burgess War;
rem of New York. in her trial trip over IL
measured course made the mile in one
minute and thirty seconds, which Is as
the rate of forty miles an hour-the
fastest time on record.
The herald., 1897-06-19
A Financial Bill

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Teller
introduced bill today to provide that all
bank notes shall be redeemed In coin and
another that all national banking assoc!a-
tions shall keep their reserves in their own
vaults
The herald., 1897-06-19
A Headless Body

PORTAGE. Wis, June 1s.-The badly
decomposed trunk Of woman, minus
head, arms and legs. was found floating
in the Wisconsin river four miles below
the city today. with not vestage Of
clothing or anything that would aid In
The herald., 1897-06-19
The First Apricots

HANFORD, June 1S.-The first car
load of dried apricots Of this seasons
crop was shipped from Hanford today
The crop is ripening rapidly. and will
be better than was anticipated.
The herald., 1897-06-19
Bank Clearings

NEW YORK, June 1S.-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the
total clearances at the principal cities and
the percentages Of increase or decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
last var:
The herald., 1897-06-19
Judge Sibley Dead

QUINCY, ILL.,. June 1S-Judge Sibley
died here today, aged so years. He was
on the circuit bench from 1855 to 1879
and served two years on the appellate
bench
The herald., 1897-06-19
The Sealing Question

{ LONDON, June 1s.-The correspond-
ent Of the Times at St. Petersburg. re-
ferrinG 10 alleged Jealousy exciting In
bIpaGaand because MI. John w. Foster.
The herald., 1897-06-19
A. Thrifty Sister

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1S.--While
the search FOR the body Of Windsor
Keefer is s.ill going on. his sister, Mrs
NJ. J. Davids is preparing to take care
The herald., 1897-06-19
Los ANGELES HERALD. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE ts, 1897

real control Of the Democracy. 1t will
elect officers as follows: Chairman. vice.
chairman. secretary. treasurer and or
ganizer.
The herald., 1897-06-19
shook the Village

WINDSOR. LOCKS, Conn. June 1s.-
At 1880 o'clock this afternoon a quantity
Of powder In 9 building belonging to the
The herald., 1897-06-19

identification. Some time ago young
woman disappeared in such a manner as
to direct suspicion toward several peo-
pie, and there,is great excitement over it.
The herald., 1897-06-19
A Drsdging Claim

u WASHINGTON. June 1S.-John H.;
Miller, council for Alonso 2, Bowers,of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-08
AUCKLAND MAIL
Much Talk Of Transferring New
Zealand Terminus.
CITY OF WELLINGTON PROPOSED
Three Ca1ifornians Wheel
Up Kilauea.
Campaign Against Saloons Opened
In Oakland BY Many J
Ministers.

In an editorial published February
| 10, the New Zealand Herald discusses
the question of shifting the Mail line
of steamers from Auckland to Yelling
ton, and sets forth the advantages de-
rived from maintaining the present
service. The editorial states that the
question of the trans-Pacific mail serv-
ice is being revived from different
quarters, and there is considerable
| likelihood that ere long it will be in
evidence as a disturbing factor in poll
tics. 1t is a subject of interest to those
who still hope to see an alternative
service with Vancouver established by
a subsidy from the Parliament of New
Zealand, and it is becoming again a
subject of discussion to some of our
friends in the South, who are desirous
OF seeing the port of call from the San
Francisco route shifted from Auckland.
The service as hitherto conducted has
generally fulfilled the conditions so
well that an alteration in either of
these directions cannot be maintained
on the grounds of anything of the ma
ture of inefficiency or failure. But
Auckland. in common with a large part
OF the rest of the colony, has not favor
ed a subsidy towards the establishment
encouragement and improvement of the
of the new service, beliveing that the
existing San Francisco service would
1 To
the colony.
The Herald says that judging from
the conduct of the service in the past
it has taken two days longer on the
Auckland route, and that this should
be considered one of the reasons why
the present route to Auckland should
be continued. The claim that Yelling
ton is nearer Sydney should not be
considered a reason for a change, as a
wide detour must be made to approach
Wellington.
The Herald continues: Indeed, it may
with safety be said that the Australian
authorities could never be induced to
grant any financial assistance to
service making a wide detour from the
direct line by which the mails should
travel. 1t may be confidently antici
pated that. should even the promoters
of the alternative service by Vancou-
yer elect to make Wellington the port
of New Zealan call. this would not be
regarded in New South Wales as meet
ing the conditions requisite on which
the cOlony's subsidy of 10000 a year
is given to the Vancouver mail service.
Geography appears to have definitely
settled the question of the New Zea-
land port of call in any Australian
trans-Pacific service. and the dictum is
not to be reversed either by contTo-
veTsy or local claims.
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Tourist From California Climb XII
IaUea.
The Call OF a recent date says that
word has just been received in San
Francisco OF the adventures of three
well-knOwn young wheelmen of this
City and Oakland who recently started
on a tour OF the world with their
wheels and plenty of money TO carry
them through should their bikes not
bring them funds 70 defray expenses.
They are Harry r. Bostwick OF the
and Harry Arthur of the Reliance
Club. Tnelr primary object was pleas
ure. but it was intended when the
Bay city wheelmen and Charles BAN
started TO give exhibitions whenever
the opportunity offered
The first two landed at Honolulu
where they astonished the natives by
their rapid riding. and then they
jOurneyed TO the main island of Ha
waii and performed the unprecedented
feat OF climbing 70 the crater Of XII
lauea on their steel steeds.
Yokohama was the next port. and
the letters brought from there by the
last steamer tell to the good times they
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CAMPAIGN OPENED.

saloons Attacked From Pulpits OF
Many Churches.
The Call, In its Oakland letter or
FEB. Il, says: The campaign against
the saloons was actively commenced
from the pulp1ts of this city today.
Being disappointed at having the Sun
day-clos1ng question eliminated from
the ballot to be used next month the
pastors and Christian EndeavOrers
have decided to secure as large vote
as possible on the matter of absolute
prohibition that will be voted upon.
Today Rev. Robert Whitaker of the
Twenty-third avenue Baptist Church,
Rev. DR.. RUNNER of the First MethO-
dist, Rev. Mr.. Sutherland of the Tenth
avenue Baptist-all referred to the
matter and urged an active campaign
aga nst the saloons, so that vote
would show the Council just how the
public feeling stands.
Rev. DR.. Coyle of the First Presby-
terian Church had announced that he
would handle the matter at length,
and his church was crowded this morn
ing.