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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-10

sMITHsoNIAN INSTITUTION, Washing
ton, d. C., Mays 1897. Sealed proposals
will be received at this OrfIce unn IL
clock, noon, May 10, and Opened at
O clock D. m, same day, In the presence
OF bidders, for furnishing, delivering ana
erecting in the National Museum, III TINS
city, brick or terra Gotta arches or OIher
riFe-urOor construction OF sufficient strength
TO support the floors of four galleries Ie-
Gently erected in the courts IN the Nationai
Museum Plans, specifications, general IN
sIructiOns AMI OIneT Information may %
obtained on application TO j. Elfreth " at
hns, Chief OF the Division Of Buildings ana
SUPERINTENDENT, National Museum ;; L:
LANGLEY, Secretary. myoJS,lO'1E-4S
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The Grin Has Him This Time.

(From the Chicago Times Herald.)
Senator Quay is said TO be suffering
from the grip, This is queer; as rule
others suffer from Mr.. Quay's grip.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington,
ID. c., Mays, IS97.-Sealed proposals Win
be received at this department until
O'Clock D. H., Wednesday, June =, 1881,
from practical Nag ina Ike II only, Tor h-a King
and trimming flags tthe department 10
furnish the bunting for the United states
Revenue Cutter Service, during the hscdA
wear ending June 30, 1898 Blank forms
OF proposal can be obtained upon apElICa-
ton to the Division OF Revenue Julter
Service, Treasury Department The Tlghs
is reserved to reject any or all bios, and
70 waive defects. o. l. SPAULplN G,
Acting Secretary Uly1O-lt
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PROPOSALS.


PRO POSALS for the constr ucti0n ~
an Experimental Model Tank ana bulII,
ing tabOut 500 rect by DO rect SehItu
proposals Will be received by me Navy
Department. Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION anu
Repair, at II clock noon, MONDAY, Jdhe
z, 1897, at which tiibe ana place lney
Will be publicly opened IOr the cJ.iStf III -
by contract or an Experimental MOdeL
Tank and Building tab0uL 500 by o. itstg
at the nav yard, Washington. II. =. EatCh
proposal must be accompanied by salts
factory certified ciccK, payable "a TIE
order or the secretary Of the Navy. hfI 80
least per cent or the amount bid ne
check OF the successful bidder shall becpihe
the property OF the United states ia case
he shall fail to enter into contract within
twenty days from the receipt or uOtfce
OF the acceptance OF mis- bid Upon applI-
cation to the Bureau OF Construction and
Repair, Navy Department, copies OF the
plans, SpeCl. IcaLlvuS tt.u iOrinS OF pro-
pOSafS, together with sucn other snfOrIfa-
ton is essential To bidders, ma &c
obtained JOHN u. LONG, Secretary 0r
the Navy IL
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For Cooking and Heating
GAS STOVES.
GAS APPLIANCE EXCHANGE
1424New York Ave.
mch2-tf-pm
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Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
May 10, close promptly at THIS ofhce aS
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
Many Men Overcome by Foul
Air While Fighting the
Fierce Flames.
MINES MAY HAVE TO BE
ABANDONED.
Flooding VIII Be Done as Last
Resort, but 1t Will Cause All
Work to Cease.
Special Dispatch to 7 HE CALL.

DENVER, Nov. IA special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Aspen, Colo,
says: The tim bers in the lower workings
OF the Smugger mine are on fire, and not
withstaEding strenuous efforts have been
made all day to check the fire it seems to
be gaining headway. The damage cannot
b. estimated at this time, owing TO the
far-reaching nature OF the disaster.
The workmen in the Smuggler and
Mollie Gibson began to inhale an obnox-
lous gas about O'Clock this morning and
Immediately began a search for its source.
Three hours later it was discovered that
the large crib running between the eighth
and fifth levels of that mine was on fire,
and within short time the workings of
the Mollie Gibson and the Smuggler
above the S00-foot point were so i'm preg
mated with the fumes that the miners
were driven out.
The MolIie Gibson people then at
tempted to get in the bulkheads in their
connection between the two properties.
The air was so foul thai twenty five men
were overcome, and for a time it was
thought that wholesale fatalities had re-
suited. At one time twelve unconscious
men were pulled from the mine and
sire etched upon the shafthouse floor. 1t
required the utmost efforts of physician 5
and other, for over ha an hour TO bring
these men around. Ed HCdgson, a Mo!lie
empioye, became so daZed that he walked
into chute, sustaining severe though not
fatal injuries. The gas became so bad
about clock that the Moilie w as ban
doned. In fact, almost ali the men were
unconsc Gus or partially SO. The pump
m n abandoned their pumps AMI left the
mine to drown.
Learning of this. Master Mechanic Car
sons cf the SmuggIer crept through the
connection and started them up again.
This gave the Mollle people new life ana
they again tackled the bulkheads and
succeeded in getting them IN. Some
twenty-five men were overcome at the
Smuggler in an attempt TO bulkhead in
the fire.
Speaking of the situation, Manager Hal
lett OF the Smuggler stated that it was
most serious.
I'm fact" said he, ''there are just two
chancs of saving the mine. One is that
our steam connection rom below will
prove successful, and the other is that
the tim oers will burn away sufficiently to
make an enormous cavern and thus
smother the flames"
Asked regarding the possibility of hav-
ing to flood the mine, Mr.. Hailett stated
that such a course would be last resort.
In the event of having to food the mine,
it will shut down every mlne III the camp.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
SOLDIERS
IN A SAD
CONDITION
Continued from First Page.

Spain's i'll troops. In not one of the many
hospitals in Havana, for example, is there
any available beds. On Novem Der the
military governor of this city received a
message to the effect that 500 i'll and
wounded soldiers were on their way to
Havana by the Mantanzas railroad. He
communicated this fact TO the hospital
authorities, only to receive the reply that
it was absolutely i'm possible to receive an
other man.
The military commander in Guines re-
ports hat patients in the military hospital
there are entirely without medicines and
ply is entirely inadequate. The small
hospital fund, he states, is long since ex.
pended and large amounts are owing to
shopkeepers. Pro prietors of stores have
notified the hospital authorities that they
will not furnish any more goous on credit.
In other towns the condition of affairs is
similar.
AS indicative of the growing feeling in
Havana against the United States I am
able to state that the chiet of the volun-
teer fire brigade in this city on Friday dis.
missed from the ranks two naturalized
American citizens. Thee two men were
Cuban born. but hold naturalization
papers. The only reason the chief gave
for his action was that he did not wish
any element in the ranks that might
prove troublesome in the future.
The Gazette will publish tomorrow an
edict Of the Governor-Generalw with re pect
to the supply of food to reconcentrados
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
ATTEMPTS TO SIEAL A STREET,
Scheme of Motor Railway Company
frustrated by Los Angeles
KayOr.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA. Mayor
Snyder, with a small army of policemen
at his back, intercepted an attempt by the
Pasadena and Pacific Electric Railway
Company to lay track on Octavia street
this morning. The company has no
franchise covering this street, but for some
time the owners of the road have been en-
deavoring TO reach the wholesale portion
OF the city without running over portions
OF other C, mpanies tracks, In order to be
able to put on line OF express-cars, q
mum Der of which have already been built
and delivered to the company. The fran
chises OF the companies do not allow
express cars to be run over their lines. A
line on Octavia street would afford access
10 the wholesale dis rict.
Operations were begun at midnight wi b
large force of men. and considerable
heacway had been made when the Mayor,
at the head OF his little army OF b uecoats.
appeared upon the scene. at first it APP
peared a If there might be war, but the
Mayors firm determination to arrest
every man who attempted to proceed with
the work decided the engineer in charge
to abandon the effort.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
HUGGED BY AN ASACOYDA.
Watchman in a Museum Badly injured
and Pony Crushed by the
6eDtiie.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14.-A huge
anaconda on exhib bition in musuem
here to-day severely injured Samuel
Masher, the museum watchman, and
crushed to death valuable trick pony.
The pony was tied TO teedbox alongslde
the anaconda's cage
Mash saw the reptile, which had
worked one of the boards OF Its cage loose
and had stretched out a short distance.
He pushed the board to, believing the
anaconda would pull within its cage
again. Instead it wriggled out and
wrapped itself several times about Masher.
The latter screamed for help and the
pony, frightent d by the big reptile, began
jumping about.
This saved Washers life, for the reptile
unwound itself from him and com pletely
enci cled the pony. Masher iell to the
floor unconscious. When a mum ber of
the employees reac ed the scene the snake
began 10 unwind itself and appeared to
be getting ready for the fight. The men
KEEP aloof until lasso had been obtain ed
and the snake finally made secure. Sew
eral OF Washers ribs were broken and be
was taken to hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
WANTS TO Be INCLUDED.
Newfoundland Claims q FIace in the
Reciprocity Conference at
WdShi10foD.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 1.-THE Cabi-
net OF Sir James Winter will formally as
sumo office on Tuesday next a; noon, Sir
William Whiteway and his colleagues in
the retiring Ministry resigning their port
folios two ours earlier,
The new Premier will probably imme-
diately on attaining power claim a repre-
sentation for the oony OF Newfoundland
at the reciprocity conference between the
United States and Canada, now sitting at
Washington. His justification for this
step is the fact that the late James G.
B aine, when Secretary of State, signed a
reciprocity convention with Newfound-
land, dated in 1890 The British Govern
ment disallowed this treaty because Can
ada was not included in its preferen tial
arrangements. Now newfoundland will
claim that Canada is not entitled to nego-
tiate for reciprocity unless Newfoundland
is included in the benefit OF the scheme.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
RESCUE Of
IMPRISONED
WHALBMBU
Continued from First Page

plenty of moss food for the animals,
for even though it be covered with
snow they could easily paw through
it. Then, there are clear spots,
where the wind has carried away
the snow. Some difficulty would
also be experienced in procuring
suitable drivers for the teams, as
the contracts with a number of
good men have expired, and Super
intendent Kjellman is about to 60
to Lapland to secure twenty-five
freighters and teamsters. If sue
cessful in reaching the imprisoned
men the deer would prove of great
value for food, as we'll as to fur
nish warm clothing. 1t would, how
ever, be just as well not to depend
entirely upon the deer, but to also
take along dog teams"
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
GETTING READY
FOR THE RESCUE

SEATTLE, Nov. 14.-On Tuesday morn
ing at 10 clock Captain Tuttle expects 10
start with the revenue cutter Bear for
Quarterm mas Ter Harbor, which is located
on Vashon Island, about three hours run
distant from Seattle. There the cutter
will go on the dryd ock, have the grass
scraped from her sides and coat of paint
applied. Unless her propeller needs alter
ing. which is not likely, the Bear will re-
turn to Seattle on Wednesday. While alb
sent from this city communication will be
had with Captain Tuttle by means of a
Government launcA, which Captain To-
zler will send from Port Townsend. 1t
Will act as a tender 10 convey kilograms
and other inform alton 10 the comm ander
of the Bear.
Tomorrow Captain Tuttle will forward
to Assistant Secretary Howell the approx
innate cost OF provisions necessary for The
overland expedition which hopes to take
relief 20 the imprisoned whalers. No Or
ders or other communications have been
received to-day from the department at
Washington.
New sails are being made r the cutter
aud repairs are progressing satisfactorily.
ployed to-day and expect to complete the
necessary repairs to machinery in a few
days.
In the opinion of one of the lieutenants
who will go north on the Bear TWO sur
geons should be attached to tn vessel on
this special cruise. Speaking on the sub
ject to-day to The CALL correspondent he
said:
There is no doubt but that the poor un-
fortunate whalers will be sadly in need of
medical aid. In fact some may even now
be dying for want OF that medical and sur.
gical knowledge that the captain of
whale ship cannot be expected 10 possess.
1t appears that the expedition over the ice
must be accompanied by doctor. At the
same time, it would be unwise 10 detach
for this duty the only medical man al
lowed for the vessel.
He would, If necessary. be gone for
many days, even months, and might not
be able to rejoin the vessel until she made
her appearance liz the Arctic Ocean in
July or August. Then some OF the crew
OF he Bear might be in as hopeless a con-
dition as those for whom they are vol
unfairly going into unknown dangers. 1t
would seem that tue Bear should carry
two surgeons, one for the ship and one
who would go prepared to lake the
thousand-mile trip over the ice"
The report that comes rom California
that Captain Tuttle would in ali proba.
bility be unable TO command the Bear on
its expedition north, owing to Ill health,
is entirely without reason. The captain
appears hearty and vigorous and TO The
CALL correspondent states tonight that
he never was in better physical condi-
lion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
SWEPT TO DEATH
BY AN AVALANCHE
Oakland Man Buried Under a
Monster Mass of Sliding
Snow.
Joe MCCribb IN Loses His Life In the
Mountains N EAR Sandon Min
ing Camp.
speclal plsnatch to THE CALI.


SANDON. B. c., Nov. 14-Joe McCrib-
ben of Oak and lies buried under 100 feet
of snow on the hillside near the Red Fox
mine, and it may be months before his
body is recovered. His parents, who live
in Oakland, were notified to-day of the
accident.
Last evening McCribben with a COM
panion was sent up the hill to the mine
located at the apex of the Noble Five
range, to commence work on the night
sh ift in q shaft that is being sunk They
were making their way up the steep trail
when their movements displaced the snow
at their altitude anu started an avalanche
from above. Untim bered and bare, the
mountain offered no obstruction to the
ever increasing mass of snow. With
nothing TO grasp, they were swept down,
The avalanche gathered power until it
was rushing at a tremendous rate, carry
ing tons OF snow. McCribbin was caught
first and carried under the surface. His
companion was hurled against the build
ings at the Red Fox mine, not far from
where he was when the slide started
Upon recovering, he crawled into the tun-
mel and remained there. half dead, all
night. In the morning he came to camp
with the story.
The avalanche had rushed to the bottom
OF the valley and part way up the 9th er
side. In its path, near the bottom of the
valley, was the blacksmith shop of the
Silver Bell mine. Not a vestige of it re-
mains. The avalanche swept to the doors
of the Silver Bel offices, 200 feet up on the
other side from the bottom of the valley.
NO attempt has yet been made to re.
cover the body of McCribben.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
PUNISHED
BY A BAND
OF AVENGERS
Continued from First PAGE.

their horses a short distance from the city
that they might secure them again as
speedily as necessary after the deed was
done. The jail is substantial stone struc-
ture and was in charge Of Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Kelly. Since the confinement of
the prisoners there so great has been the
fear that they might escape in some way
that one man has watched the prisoners
all night.
Last night Kelly was on watch. There
was meeting of a lodge of Woodmen in
a builling near the jail, and as Kelly was
a mem Der he expected to meet some m e H.
bers OF the lodge after the meeting had
adjourned. To while away the time dur
ing the night hours he was playing soli-
tare in front of the cells in which the MUIR
derers were confined. z bout O. ock in
the morning there was a rap at the outer
door of the Jail and Kelly arose quickly
and turned the key in the lock, thinking
that the persons he expected to meet had
arrived.
No sooner had he opened the door than
the mob crowded into the corridors. All
of them were ma ked and the leaders car
ried ropes. Kelly at once realized that
the mob had come after his prisoners
The lynchers were quiet but determined.
The leaders presented revolver at the
head of the Deputy Sheriff anG told him
they wanted his prisoners and demanded
that he open their cells. Kelly demurred,
but saw that resistance was useless and
unlocked the door. Two OF the prisoner
were confined together and the other was
in separate cell. They had been aroused
from sleep by the entrance OF the would
be lynchers and sat up half awake and
tremb bling with terror. Holytrack and
Ireland were pulled from their beds,
ropes were fastened about their necks
aud they were dragged out on the
ground after being told to prepare for
death.
The men were then dragged to a huge
beef windlass, which had been erected 10
susI end the carcasses OF slaughtered
beeves and strung up on a cross b"am
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15

Coudet was the first man to be hanged.
1t Is reported that he was asked before he
was hanged whether Black Hawk and De-
fender had also been concerned in the
murder for which he was about to be
hanged. He answered in the affirmative.
The rope which mad been fastened about
his neck was then thrown over the cross
beam and he was suspended in midair.
Holylrack and ireland were so nearly
unconsc Gus rom the effects of the drag
glng that they did not realize what was
about TO happen when the ropes about
their necks We're tossed over the same
beam. They were unable to stand, and
were slowly raised from the ground on
which they lay until their bodies swung
i'll the air and dangled from the windlass
with that OF Coudet. TIE mob then dis
persed, mounting their horses and riding
aWaV.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
OPPOSED TO THE
SMELTER TRUST
Colorado Mine-OWnerS Unite
to Protect Their Own
Interests.
Intend to Prevent the Regulating
of Prices In the Interest of
the Pool.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

Special Dispatch to THE CALL
LEADVILLE, Colo, Nov. 14-Great in
terest is manifested. here in the reported
form ton OF a smelter trust to regulate
the price of smelling ores etc. One of the
largest mine e-manager5 of this district said
to-day TO an Associated Press reporter:
The object of this smelter meeting is
known to the mine-owners and mine
managers, and as result there is pros
pect of a bitter fight, with the smelters ar
rayed on one side and the mine managers
and owners on the other. This fight was
VII tually started at Leadviile last Wednes-
day night at meeting of mine owners
ami mlne-managers of the camp. They
thoroughly discussed the question and de-
cded TO organize an association to protect
their own interests against the smellers.
''In order 10 show what the smelters in.
tended to do one of the mine managers
stated that he had been requested by a
smeite to enter into contract for the
sale of his ore before the trust went into
effect.
AT this meeting in LeadviIle we de-
cided that circular should be gotten up
to be sent to all of the mine-ownerS of the
West. This circular sets forth the object
of the association and also calls for sug-
gest'on as to the time for holding meet
ing of all of the mine-owners.
the mine managers insist that instead
of allowing the smelters TO regulate the
price that they ought 10 do it them selves.
They also object to the smelter getting
the benefit of the low rates and the re-
bates from the railroads which, 1t is
claimed, that they are now receiving.
There Is certainly bitter fight in sight"
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
KING OF THE DUDES
APPEARS IN COURT
j. Waldere Kirk Arraigned tori
the Shooting of Richard
M andelbaun.
Held for ira, and Locked In
Prison Cell in Default
of Ball
special Dispatch to THE CALL


NEW YORK Nov. IA. J. Waldere
K rk, known as the liking of the Dudes,
who came here recently from Chicago,
was oday arraigned in the Police Court
on charge of shooting Richard Mandel-
baum last night, in the Hotel Girard, on
Fortv-fourth street. and held In $500 bail
for examination November %.
Kirk was carefully dressed. He wore
black frock coat. yellow waistcoat, striped
black and white trousers. red Ascot tie
with pearl pin and paent leather
pointed CATERS, with uppers that matched
the trousers. He stood before the bar
uncloved. holding his sik-top hat in his
right hand. Around his head and chm
was wound a narrow bandage OF white
cotton to cover a scalp wound on the top
OF his head His demeanor was CAIN.
He was brought into court by q ponce
captain.
MandeIbaum was unable 10 appear, ana
a roundsman made the formal charge OIL
feionious assault against Kirk. MAN
delpaum's physician sent ceruHcaA
in which he stated that he was unaoe N
determine at present whether or not -
wounds Hould result fatally
According to the police, Mandelbaum
failed to find his wife in her room when
he returned 10 the hotel Saturday, and
went to Kinks room and kicked In the
door, Kirk is said to have fired hve times
at the intruder. One shot entered his
body Just abote the hear and one struck
him III the groin. The others went wild.
Kirk sa id he shot in self-defense, decldr-
ing that Mandelba struck him with a
blunt instrument. In default OF bail hlrk
was locked up in the prison attached to
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15

and the treatment of those discharged as
cured from the hospitals. This will state
that 1t is impossible to annul at once the
eolct OF concentration, as most OF those
affected by it are homeless and destitute
OF ali means of livelihood, so that thelr
condition would be made worse by an I'M
mediate annuiment. 1t is therefore neces.
sary, the edict will declare, 10 proceed
with great care. Those having property
will be at liberty to return to the country
districts after oh tanning permits from the
local authorities.
Property-owners will be at liberty to
provide themselves with the means OF de-
fense and to use the revolver and the
machete to pr. tect themselves, PROVIDED
they had previously obtained license.
such reconcentrados are as absolutely
destitute will remain in the towns under
the pro ection of local bureaus OF charity,
assisted by State fund. A iunta of
assistance will be formed at once with the
branches in the principal towns under the
direction of prominent people. and "iull
protection will be extended to insurgents
who surrender"
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee and Wal
ter b Barker, United SAFES Consul at Sa-
qua La Grande, arrived this afternoon.
They were welcomed by consular officers
OF this city and a large company OF
friends.
The insurgents dynamited train on the
line to Sanoti Spiritus. Several cars were
dem olisned, but only two persons were in
jured.
The insurgents attempted to enter the
town of San Juan Yens, province of Santa
Clara. They suoc ded in reaching the
outskirts, but, according 70 the official ac-
count, the garrison repeiled them, killing
eight. Several of the inhabitants were
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
G0THAN'S H0RSe SHOW.
1t viii Open in Madjson-Square Gar
den and as Usual Be Great
Society Event.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE New York
horse show will open tomorrow in Madl-
son-square Garden. This will be the thir-
teenth of the annual exhibitions held
under the auspices of the n .tional Horse
Show Association. AS usual, 1T is ex-
pecled to be the chief society event of the
season in the metropolis. The standard
OF horsefesh exhibited will be fully as
good as in past years There are over
1900 entries this year. Last year there
were on!y 1900. There is hardly promi-
nent horse-owner who will not be some
where represented on the catalogue.