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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Wild ANIMALS. !.
ON. THE RAMPAGE
-, =. -: -
They Break*:Loose at a;
Circus and-=Cause a ::
Panic. i.
omaha's Residents Badly
Frightened by the Exodus.
From Menagerie.
One Man Gored by an Escaping Elk
and Keeper Hurt by an In
furlated Elephant.

OMAHA, NEBR., July 30.-The roar OF
lions, the trumpeting of elephants and
the shrill screams of other animals which
go to make UP q circus menagerie; caused
panic about daylight this: morning in
tine northern part: of the city near the
grounds occupied by Hami ilton's" show.
A fight occurred among the animals in
which an enraged elephant broke his
chain and escaped alter knocking over
and almost emolishing a cage of lions.
A big ferocious elk broke the side of the
tent and raced off down through the city,
and several. other animals. broke from
their cages. A poIice call was turned in
and after-tbe animals had been Captured
and the excitement subsidGd it. was. found
that Scott Johnson: of. Omaha: had been.
gored, by the %.escaping :elk.<as 1T rushed
through. the streets An imal-- X ee per
Worthington had: been hurt by the ele-
phant and several Others bruised, while. a
SCORE of citizens had been frjg ghtene ed out
of their wits s:by the unusual sig hit OF. WI I'd,
animals charging through. tileir 'front.' :
yards. - -. ,:..-<.
The row :. started by. a rnischievous
monkey teasing: JESSIE the .man-kiiring
elephant. The big beast finally broke her;
chain and with a roar started after the
monkey. Like a.lrig htened sunbeam rhe
monkey: feWj around the cages, taxing
refuge beneath that occupied. by the Lions.
the elephant Knocked the cage: over and
the roar of the lions. started the. other anil
mails. The elk easily made it's ESCAPE.
The elephant appeared to be greatly en-,
ragged and in her anger finally -toppled-the
cage OF lions over and almost forced open
the door. - -:
Then the police alarm: was sent in..
.Worthington atarted after his big pet, but
as soon as she saw him she Lifted up. the
canvas wall of the tent and made. her: es:-.
cape TO the outside. The trainer TO olrowhd
her, but by the time he got outside she
was more than a. block away. Before he
got up with. her she. created a. decidedly
appalling apparition in. the mind of am
Eighteen tn street citizen who found the
atmosphere in. the interior OF his house
little too warm for sleeping and: therefore
'betook himself out nPon:the front porch
in decidedly light costume. :. He hadbeen
asleep but was awakened by the Squealing,
OF the escaped elephant. The man escaped
just as the elephant rushed through his
yard. Early pedestrians fled in every
direction. The elephant was captured
and chained up, but at once broke away
again. All the animals were Gagged after
very animated scene. q: q
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
FATAL WORK OF
TRAIN VRECKERS
They Ditch the Chicago
Express on the Big
Four Road.
Engineer WinsloW and Fire.
man CroCkmore Are
Crushed to Death.
The Disaster Caused by Coup
ling Pin Being Driven Into
Switch Frog.

INDIANAPOLIS. Irp., July 30.-The
Chicago express OF the Big Four Railroad,
due here $3.50 A. NJ, was wrecked forty
miles west of this city at 2:30 o'clock to-
dav near Thorntown. S. B. Winslow, en-
gineer, and J. Crockmore, fireman, were
killed Henry Pliebe and Charles Cave
mir, two Cleveland tramps, were killed.
The wreck was caused by coupling pin
being driven into the switch frog by train
wreckers. The reports current that it was
done by some striking coal miners with
the view of wrecking one of the numerous
coal trains that pass over the road, but
nothing has developed to justify the sus-
picion.
Thorntown is the regular stopping place
for the train. 1t was running about
twenty-five miles an hour when IL struck
the switch. The pin had opened the
switch and the engine ran short distance
on the siding and turned over. The
coupling then broke. This released the
alrbrakes and stopped the train. But for
this the whole train probably would have
been ditched. Engineman WInslow re-
versed the engine and jumped. He was
found twenty feet from the train with the
Top OF MS Hcdu u uSueu Lie HlIcudu
Crockmore was pressed up against the
boiler by the tender.
Three tramps were riding on the front
of the first postal-car. One of these was
scalded by steam and the other jammed
between two cars. The third was not
badly hurt One of the postal-cars was
thrown across the upturned tender and
the other was dashed against it. The
postal clerks and baggagemen escaped.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
IN THE GGAMAN ,ARMY.<
IN american GIttzen Forced to- Bar
srms for the Kaiser ..'..::'.>

Arms for the Kaiser ,.:::..:
BERLIN, GERMANY, July 30 -4Em bassa-
dor White is giving close. attention. to-.
matter which promises to-. involye some
diplomatic IMPLICATIONS. It is the. ease
of Alfred Wessling, son of. q natnralized
American citizen, Charles @Wessling of
New York. Young Wesslfng, while vis-
itinc Germany last spring, was drafted
into the German army. He protested and
proved that he had made formal deelara-
ton of his intention to. become a. citizen
of the United States, although his nat
uraliZation had not been perfected. His
protest was absolutely ignored and he was
enrolled in the Seventy fourth regiment,
stationed in Hanover.
Recently for petty offepse he was
struck violent blow by a sergeant. En-
ragged by the injustice young Wessling
felled his tormentor to the ground and
fed. .:
Late at night he reached the United
Safes Consulate in the City of Hanover,
com p1eteIy tagged out and half. starved.
United States Consul Crane persuaded
him TO surrender to. the authorities, and
he is now awaiting trial on charge of
assaulting his superior.
This offense is punishable in. war times
by summary execution and. in times Of
peace by several years .imprison ment.
EN- bassador White is endeavoring to Sc
cure his release.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
B.iCK TO PdLESTINE
To Establi,h a Je,cish Independent State
in the Holy Land.

To Estabii,h Je,cish Independent State
in the Holy Land.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July 30.-A dis
patch to the World from London says:
The representatives of the Baron Hirscn
Charities here seem to take very seriously
the scheme of Dr.. Theodore Hertzel Of
Vienna for the formation of an independ-
ent Jewish state in Palestine. 1t is stated
that the Hebrews are or anizing in all
parts of the world.
The doctor intends first to send an ex-
ploring expedition to thoroughly over
haul the land from end to end, and TO
esta bllsh telephones, telegraphs and other
modern scientific conveniences before
orening the territory to general settle
ment.
10 obtain sovereignty over Palestine he
says will be easy, as the Turks will be glad
to let it go. He points TO MS decoration
by the Turkish Government as evidence
that it thinks favorably of his scheme. If
Turkey should refuse to give Palestine
up he saws that the Ottoman empire
surely will disin tegrate and the Jewish
Company can obtain 2 Iestine when the
powers divide UP Turk sh empire territory
If 1T proves impossible TO get Palestine,
he will turn TO Argentine. To confer on
this point congress will be held at Bas!e
on August 20. The doctor says there is
no doubt that this congress will be the
redeemer of the Hebrews. This is no in
tention 70 follow socialistic lines. He
proposes limited monarchy like that OF
Great Britain. The capital of the Jewish
Company is to be $3.50, ,000, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
WORK ON THE
MURDER THEORY
Now the Boston Police
Try to Clear the
Mystery.
New Facts Connected With
the Tragic Death of Miss
Barrett.
fore the Tragedy Was
Enacted.

BOSTON, MASS, July 30.-There have
been no more interesting or startling de-
velopments in the Alice Barrett mystery
than those of to-day. For the first time
since her death the police have started
this time they have doggedly refused TO
consider anything but suicide. but are
now forced to act along other lines.
Fire Marshal Whitcomb was on still
hunt to-day and refused to say word ex-
cept to admit that murder is now possi-
BILE theory. To-day it was discovered that
the KEY which locked the dead body of
Miss Barrett in the Office was not hers,
and the choreboy OF the building ad
mitted that the keys we're mysteriously
stolen shortly before the tragedy.
The police are satisfied that it was pos
sible for the murderer to have escaped by
the window of the Office, as the door re-
mained locked. To-day a hat was found
buried in the debris of the ruins of the
fire. This might have been dropped by
the murderer in his fight. Another tart
ling thing to-day was the positive denial
by Mr.. Goldman, Miss Barrett's 8 employer,
OF her own story, corroborated by Mr..
Foss, her fance, of the night she spent
alone at the Thorndyke Hotel Mrs. Bar
rett still adheres to her determination not
to disclose the name of the individual to
whom her daughte Alice loaned the mys-
terious $500.
In spite OF the talk and the general ex-
preston of opinion that a great deal
might be cleared up if the fact were
known, while no harm could ensue. Mrs.
Barrett remains obdurate. Mrs. Barrett
was informed by her daughter who the
man was who desired to borrow the money,
but personally she did not see the man.
She got the note given in return for the
loan. She has had no reason to believe
that the note would not be paid, principal
and interest. The family cling strongly
to the belief that this was murder in its
most mysterious guise.
Edward Barrett said tonight they must
dig deeper than they have yet, and they
may find something more than they have
thought of.
"When they get to the bottom of this
thing. you mark my words, it will be
found that not one dollar of the firms
money is clinging to the fingers of the
girl" declared another relative. They
have only just begun he ADDED.
1t was learned definitely from her
brother that Alice Barretts salary was
but $S a week
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
FOR Il COAST TERMIN Us.
The burlington IL heaching Olt to the
Pacific.

Pacific.
DENVER, CoLo., July 30.-The Time
says this afternoon: "The Burlington
road is going to carry out its long cher
ished plan of having an outlet to the
coast and in order to do so is going to
extend its line across Colorado to Utah.
The plan for extending the line was
agreed upon some months ago, after Cen
eral Passenger Agent Francis of the COM
pany had made an inspection of the route
and work will begin at Lyons, the ter
minus of the Colorado branch of the
Burlington, and run through Left.hand
Canyon, in Boulder County, to Ward,
thence across the range TO Routt Comfy,
tapping the Hahns' Peak region, and
across Colorado to Utah, passing through
Ogden and ending at Salt Lake.
1.-The proposed route across Colorado
was surveyed some time ago ana it will
require but little work to replace the old
stakes that have been lost. Left-hand
Canyon, through which the line will pass,
after leaving Lyons is an ideal pass for a
railroad. 1t rises gently at Lyons to
Ward, and there will be no steep grades to
surmount. Beyond Ward and over the
range the road is also good and only on
the other side there will be very few en-
gineering difficulties to overcome.
SAT Salt Lake the road will connect
with the Oregon Short Line and the
Southern Pacific, thus allowing the Bur-
lington to tap the entire Pacific Coast.
Passengers can be sent right through to
the coast from Chicago and other Eastern
cities without change. Work will be be-
guu in a very short time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
sooRcHERs ON THE HEA1HER.
The Meeting for the Intern atfonaI Bicycle
Races In ScOtIGud.

The Meeting for the Intern atfonaI Bicycle
Races In Scotland.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, July 30.-The in
ternational bicy Gle championship meeting
opened to-day on the track Of the Scottish
Cyclists Union, the entries including the
leading cracks OF Great B ritain and Cont
mental countries and c. w. Richardson Of
Canada, whose selection by the. .Canad ian,
Wheelmen's Association has kicked up a
merry war among the Canadian riders.
Owing to the fact that the National
meet of the League of the American.
Wheelmen takes place next week, that or
ganization has sent no represen Ia tiy es,
and 1t is the only body in the intprna-
tional organization that lacks representa-:
ton.
The Press Cycling Club of Boston had
contemplated sending a team of three
riders, but it abandoned the idea at the
last moment.
Before the opening race the foreign Wis
itors were welcomed by Sir Thomas d:
Carmichael, member OF Parliament for
Edin burgh, and a great patron OF the
sport. The countries represented are Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland. France, Germany,
Belgium, Holland Switzerland, Italy,
Canada, Australia and Cape Colony. a
special race for the cham pionship OF the
British empire was added to- the pro-
gramme TODAY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
MUSIC TIMED THE DEATH
Murderer Martinez Had Brass Band
fLay While He Was Beng
Executed.

SAN ANTONIO Tex, July 30
Maxine Martinez was hanged to.
day in Floresville at 2:20 o'clock. His
neck was broken. A brass band played
while the hanging was IN progress and
furnished music at the Jail for the prisoner
before his execution. Several thousand
people gathered in the little town at an
early hour, and spent the day in merry
making, in accordance with the condemned
mans request.
The crime for which Martinez was
hanged was committed on the night of
June 6. He assaulted and then mur dered
his sweetheart, JuanIta Acosta, and with
an ak KILLED Pluto Correillo and his wife,
the aged grandparents of the girl. Mar
tinez then fed toward Mexico, but was
overtaken near the Rio Grande border.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
T0.DEEPiN THE CHANNE1.
Rig Dredgfng' Con iraot for the saa Fran
=: ctrrn Hrfdne Cotnnnnn.

Rig Dredgfng' Con 'rnot for the s0a Fran
=. ..:' cisco Bridpe Company.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3o.-On the
% Ii inst: the bids. for dredging a channel
between Mare Island and Vallejo were
opened and. that OF ihe San Francisco
Bridge Compan was lowest. This will
be:the largest SINGLE contract for dredging
ever let by. the Government on this coast,
geqnfring the removal of 100000 cubic
yards of material. The channel to be
deepened is 1000 feet long and will be
worked to depth OF thirty feet at mean
low water, and its width of 600 feet will
make it ample for the passage OF the deep
est. war vessel to reach the navy-yard.
The bridge companv's bid was 10, "a cents
per cubic yard. The cost of the work is
estimated at $170, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
TONS OF OFfICk-SEhkERs.
A floor in the White House Sdgged Win
..r Their Wei1ht

.r Their Weight
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3o.-The
Offices seekers who crowded the reception
corridor. on the second floor of the
Waite House every weekday since March
4 did. not know they were in danger OF
liteand limb. An investigation by Colo
ne Bingham, the Commissioner of Public
Buildings and Grounds, has shown that
the floor of the corridor has sagged four
Inches under the weight of the people
who came to see the President. Directly
under the corridor is the East room, big
apartment used for promenadIne at even
ing functions and for the reception of the
general public by the President three days
In I he week. The strain on the floor was
increased by the heavy chandelier sus-
pended from the roof of the East room.
IT, is Q; wonder the floor did not collapse
during: the last few days OF the Presidents
stay: in. Washington, when the office
:se Ike ts,were largely increased. The floor
OF he corridor has been torn mp, reveal
ing the decayed joists which were laid
;cenlnry ago, when the White House was
sbjlIl :. l;olonel Bingham. to save the
beauty of the East room, will .endeavor TO
Iem edy. The sagging by allowing the
weight" to be supported by the. roof
tirnbers:
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
TREATIES ABROGATED.

Commercial agreements B-ttUsen Eng
ta"d, Germany and BeIqtum Hroken.
BERLIN, GERMANY, July 30.-Great
Britain has denounced her commercial
treaty with the German Zollverein Con
vention, therefore, it Will cease to be
operative July 30, 1898.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, July 30.-The
Soir says Great Britain has notified the
Belgian Government that her commercial
treaty with Belgium will be abrogated
one wear from this date.
LONDON, Eng, July 30.-Th fact that
the Government has notified Germany
and Belgium that she no longer intends
to abide by her commercial treaties after
the expiration of one year, is interpreted
a recognition OF the commercial favors
Canada has granted to Great Britain and
which are not to be taken advantage of
while the treaties with Germany and
Belgium are effective
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
TO SEND A DELICATE.

Great Britain Wtu Participate In the
Sealing Conference
LONDON, ENG, July 30.-Foster, special
representative in the sealing negotiations,
declines 10 discuss the details of his mis-
sion or express any opinion re garding the
attack made upon him by Professor Eliot.
1t is learned, however, that Great Britain
has agreed to send delegate to the pro-
posed sealing conference at Washington
in October or when the British sealing
experts return from their mission, and
Russia ana Japan also have promised to
send delegates.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Co,nino Uith the Diamond Sk,yt,.

NEW YORK. n. Y. July 3O-For the
first time in the history of international
rowing the Henley diamond skulls will be
landed on American soil tomorrow, un-
less some hing unforeseen happens to the
steamer St. Paul on her trip from Sandy
Hook to the dock. The big liner was
sighted off Fire Island tonight, and
anchored outside the bar for the night.
Her arrival is eagerly awaited by amateur
sporIsmen, as according 10 cables from
the other side, young Ten Eyck and party
are board.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
S6tutinQ the Stamese.

LONDON, ENG. July 3O.-Chulalong.
korn, King of Siam, arrived off Spithead
this morning in the Siamese royal yach
Maha Charkkri, with the royal suite and
a large retinue of servants. The British
warshlps Infexible, Alexandria, Calliope
Hero ard Victory received his Majesty
with the salute reserved for royal visitors.
The Duke of York and Admiral Sir
NOVEL; Salmon, COMMUNICATIVE chief at
Portsmouth, went on board the yacht,
and cordially welcomed the King to Eng
land. All the shipping in the harbor was
gayly decorated with bunting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
In the Rushing Uaters.

MIDDLETON. CONN, July 3O.-At s
O'Clock this morning dam forty feet wide,
confining water from which three fac
tories get power, burst, letting down a
tremendous volume of water. The huge
stones of which the dam was built crashed
into the factory of William Wilcox's lock
shop and the lower floors of the factory
were flooded. Forty workmen were COM
PEELED to flee for their lives. Much dam
age has been done and the water is still
rushing down.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
cnlf,h,n. D,.ti.. b.. .as Hids..

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3o.-The
question whether calfskns are entitled to
Tree admission under the new tariff as
skins of animals has been decided i'll the
negative by the Treasury Department,
which holds that caifsklns must pay
DUTY as hides a the. rate of Is per celt
ad valorem. Collectors OF Customs will
De dlrected.to strictly adhere to the de-
clslon.t Much money is involved in the
ruling, and appeals will undoubtedly be
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
PEACE IN HE East.

Greek F3ndnces to Be Controlled by the
Gredt PotCers.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, July 80.
Interest in peace negotiations has CEN
tered on Germany proposal for the estab-
lishment of foreign control of Greek
finances. There has been much specula-
tion over the many conflicting statements
as to whether the powers would concur in
the plan. The EN- bassadors have now re-
ceived definite instructions to adhere to
the German proposal. The next confer
ence will be he'd tomorrow when the pre-
liminaries will almost certainly be signed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
AND THE DUELL0 rs on
Prince Henry of Orleans viii See His
Challenger in Switzerland ::
With .FistoIS.

ROME, ITALY, July 3O.-Prince Henry
OF Orleans has telegrapheo to General Sis
mondl and Colonel Mazzatelli, the sec
onds OF General Albertene, notifying
them that he accepts the challenge to
night duel issued by General AL AIbertone
because of the Princes accusations against
the Italian officers in the recent Abys-
sinian campaign. The combat will be
fought in Switzerland, probably with
pistols.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Died on His gif.,. Grape.

SPRINGFIELD. OHIO, July 3O.-At
Degraff OHIO, last nj. ht, Frank Wright
was found lying dead on his wlfe's grave
with bullet in his brain. Wright was
formerly re .ident of Springfield, but
lately lived in New York.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Up.ycome by Foul Air.

HINTON. w. VA. July 3o.-A train
was stalled in Lewis tunnel last night
on the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the
crew was overcome by foul air. Con-
ductor Ed Bray is dead. Samuel Hinton,
Ed Womack and Tom Kamewood are in
a precarious condition.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Eighteen Years' Hard Labor.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 3O.-John
F. Ryan and John Graves, who lured
Lawyer Burt S. Clark of Brooklyn to
fat in this city en- July 16 and then robbed
him and tried to force acid down his
throat, were to-day sentenced to eighteen
years Imprisonment at hard labor in
Sing Sing. Both pleade guilty yester-
day. Graves is from Salt Lake City, where
he was accused OF completely in the theft
of $4,000 from a bank
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

N received accepted to-day
his
salary o ommis oneri
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
TO Sell Kansas Divisions.

.LEAVENWORTH, RAMS. July 30.-At
a special term of The Circuit Court to-day
Judge San born granted decree ordering
the sale of the Kansas divisions of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Judge William
Cornish of ST. Paul was named as special
to sell the divisions. The sale
will take place at Topeka in about sixty
daYS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
FLOODS IN LOWER AUSTRIA,
Many Streams Orer Their Banks dsd
Grp0t Damage Done


Gr~"t Dam Done.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, July 30-Rain has
fallen in torrents for four days in lower
Austria and an immense amount of
damage has resulted both in the country
and the cities. Many of the streams are
over their banks, crops are annihiliated
and the loss in the towns has been very
heavy.
The Danube is a torrent and Is alto
gether too high for traffic. ALI railway
connection here has been broken off, and
Emperor Joseph's intended visit has been
pos lponed in consequence.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
4 Rsrol,.tian Under Raas

MADRID, SPAIN, July 3o.-A dispatch
from Lisbon says the situation at ODorto
is alarming. The Ministers .fear an at
tempt at revelation. The Governor of
the Town has been.d ismissed and replaced
by August de Castillo,.a naval officer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
An incenaiary Fire.

TOULON, FRANCE, July 30.-Most OF
the com bustible material on the island
Perquerolles, in the Mediterranean, was
destroyed by probably an incendiary fire.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

yellow substances indis inguishab BILE from
G Id. He CLAIMS the stuff ike aluminium,
except it is 10 per cent ghter and so per
cent cheaper.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
No Need for atra Se,.ion.

CHICAGO ILL, July Ex-Governor
Tanner says that he sees no need for an
extra session of the Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Indfsffneuishaofe From Gold.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 30.-J. K. Hardy.
the original compounder of oleomar-
garine, claims that he has made metallic