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The record-union., 1897-09-25
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.
Receives a Hearty Reception at
Lenox, Mass.

LENOX (Mass.), Sept. 24-President
and Mrs Mckinley, with the other
members of the party, which, for the
past two sdays have been visiting in
Adams, reached Lenox this afternoon.
There was an immense crowd about
the station at Pittsfield to meet them.
Cheer after cheer was given for the
President and his wife as they appeared
upon the platform. Hon. John Sloane.
whose guests they will be until to-mor-
row noon, welcomed them and escorted
them to the vehicles awaiting to take
them to his home.
The carriage was stopped in front of
the park, which was filled with q strug-
Cling mass of young Americans. The
President had stated when he received
an invitation to stop the carriage for a
moment at the park that he would not
make any remarks. The tremendous
too much for the President, however.
and he rose in his carriage and made a
short address to them, referring to the
duties Of citizenship before them. and
advising all to continue to live lives of
morality and virtue practiced in their
youth.
The President was then driven to the
links of the Lenox Golf Club where he
held p short reception.
In the evening the Presidential party
dined at Wyndhurst with Mr. and Mrs.
J. w. Sloane, afterward holding a re-
ception to cottagers of the locality.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
Greatly Excited Over a Report That
a Ferry Boat Is Burning
Turned Out to be a Small Fire on a
Schooner, Doing Little Damage.
An Explosion Occurs While the
Vessel Was Being Loaded With
Gasoline, but No One was In
iured and the Loss VIII Amount
4o but a Few Hundred Dollars.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The
city was thrown into a state of great
excitement about 7:15 o'clock this
evening by the report that one of the
crowded ferry boats plying between
Oakland and San Francisco was on fire
lust outside the slip. A fire alarm rung
in from the waterfront district served
in a measure to confirm the report, ana
rumors of a terrible catastrophe spread
with great rapidity.
The cause for the alarm was the ex-
plosion of a tank of gasoline on the
gasoline schooner Moro, lying at Mis-
sion-street wharf. The vessel was be-
ing made ready for sea, and her tanks
were being filled with gasoline, when,
in some unaccountable way, the pipe
through which the gasoline was con-
Quoted to the tank became displaced
and a stream of gasoline shot down
into the cabin, catching fire on one OF
the lights. The flames spread rapidly,
and soon the cabin was enveloped IN
flames. which spread to the gasoline
tanks. causing several explosions. Hap
pilv the force of the explosion was not
great. and no one was hurt. One man
was thrown overheard, but was res
cued.
The Moro is owned by J. S. Kimban
of this city, and plies between this
port and the Coquille River, in Ore
gon, touching at way ports. Captain
Jorgenson was ready to take the yes
sci to sea tonight, but her trip will
have to be postponed for week or so
for repairs. The loss will amount to
several hundred dollars.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
LIEUTENANT PEARY.
The Arctic Explorer Arrives at
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24.-Lieuten-
ant r. E. Peary, the Arctic explorer,
arrived in this city last night. He
went direct to the Lafayette Hotel, and
after a light lunch, retired to his room
without registering. He gave orders
not to be disturbed, saying that he
would receive no one. Early this morn
ing the explorer was driven to the
League Island Navy Yard, where he
said he was going on official business.
He stated this morning that what he
considered the most important diScov-
cry was the finding of the relics of the
Greeley expedition. These were found
in Cape Sabine, but he said he would
not describe them for the present. The
party, Lieutenant Peary said, had ex-
perienced most unusual and stormy
season. They had but few days that
could be called pleasant; that they
could do very little He had, however,
succeeded in establishing headquarters
and base of supplies in Greenland,
preparatory to his new expedition next
spring.
Lieutenant Peary will leave this city
for Washington this evening or early
tomorrow.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
NEW STEAMERS.
Contracts Which the Union Iron
Works Now Has on Hand.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The
growing fportance Of trade with the
far Northwest has caused the Alaska
Commercial Company to provide for a
new steel steamer for the run between
San Francisco and st. Michaels- The
contract for its construction was signed
today with the Union Iron Works, a
provision being made that the vessel
must be ready in April. It's tonnage
will be 1000. it viii have staterooms Tor
500 passengers, and will not make less
than fifteen knots an hour. The YES
sci will resemble the Pomona, but viii
be a larger and finner ship.
Other steamers to be constructed mere
This winter are a new ferry boat for the
San Francisco Oakland service, Pa
cific Mail steamer and a small vessel
for inter-island trade at Hawaii The
contract for the ferry boat was signed
to-day. 1t will be of steel and about
the size of the Piedmont.
The new vessel for the Pacific Mail
Company is to replace the Orizaba,
running as a freight boat between this
city and Mexico.
These contracts. together with the
Government orders and the building OF
a Japanese cruiser, will make the sea-
son one of the most prosperous in the
history of the big ship yard.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
STANFORD ESTATE.
Seven Legaoies of 100000 Each to
be Paid in Cash.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-Mrs.
Jane Stanford win pay in cash seven
legacies of 100000 each, left by her
late husband. The legatees are Leland
Stanford Lathrop of this State. Charles
Stanford of New York and five other
Eastern relatives of the late Senator.
Mrs. Stanford claimed the right to
pay these Iegacies in real property sit
alated in Alameda. Napa, San Bernar-
dino. San Mateo and other counties.
The legatees entered a general demur-
rer. The case was heard before Judge
Coffay to-day. Mrs. Stanford was rep
resented by Russell J. Wilson, who
made no contest In fact, she sent a
cablegram from Europe to Judge Cof-
fey stating that she desired a speedy
adjustment of the difficulty.
Judge Coffey sustained the demurrer,
saving that the testator evidently in
tended the legacies to be paid IN cash
and that if this could be done without
prejudice to other interests, it was 50
ordered.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
LUETGERT MURDER TRIAL.
No Sensational Testimony Brought
Out Yesterday.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The testimony
for the defense in the Luetgert trial to-
day was for the most part that of wit
nesses who said they had seen Mrs.
Luetgert in the vicinity of Kenosha,
Wis, within a few days after the date
on which it has been claimed by the
the State that she was murdered.
An effort was made to introduce evil
dence regarding threats that Mrs. Luet-
CERT is said to have made of leaving
her home. When this question was
first brought up the court ruled that
threats of this kind, when made more
than one week prior to the disappear
ance of the woman, would be admissi-
bic, but could not permit testimony on
this point dating back further than a
week.
The witnesses for the defense who
were to testify regarding the intention
of Mrs. Luetgert to leave her home
had heard her make the threats sew
eral months prior to May 1st, and the
court threw out their evidence
Tomorrow the defense will make a
strong effort to get the court to alter
it's ruling on this point.
States Attorney Deneen was appar-
emily not disturbed by the evidence of
the witnesses from Kenosha, Wis, who
identified the picture of Mrs. Luetgert
as that of a strange woman they saw
in the Wisconsin town on May Sd, 4th
and 9th. wait until we put on our
rebuttal evidence said the States at
torney. eve Will show this defense
up in way that will be surprising"
Tomorrow witnesses will be called to
show Luetgert's treatment of his wife.
1t will be sought to be shown that he
was a model husband, and that his
home life was pleasant or reasonably
so, and that there was no unusual bick-
ering or quarreling between himself and
his wife.
Next week. the testimony of experts
in regard to the bones found in the fac
tory Will be heard
The record-union., 1897-09-25
vALEsoUEz COMMITS SUICIDE.
The Ex-Inspector-Gen of Police
Takes His Own Life in Prison.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 24.-Ex-In-
spector- General of Police Eduardo Vel
asquez, at the early age of 81 years,
lies tonight a corpse, having taken his
life in Belem Prison some time during
this morning. The Inspector blew his
brains out with a revolver.
He was proud, exceedingly reserved,
rarely being known to smile, and very
ambitious, his rise from humble po-
sition through various posts to the
command of the police having been
sufficient to attract attention TO him
as a man of great talent.
He was subjected yesterday TO long
examination by Judge Flores, and at
the conclusion, on his return to the
room in the prison, it was noted that
he showed great detection and anguish
of mind. He has always been in the
habit of retiring late, and in prison
kept up his custom, retiring about .
o'clock. At IL o'clock this morning
the Warden of the prison went to call
him. He found the Inspector dead,
with a bullet wound in the right tenn
ple and on investigation, found small
two-barreled pistol with which the act
had been committed. The muzzle of
the pistol had been placed so close to
the temple and pressed into the skin
that it practically made no noise on be-
ing discharged, hence the reason of no
report being heard by the guards.
In letter left in the room, Velasquez
said that the crime was suggested to
him by Inspector Villavicenio of the
Second Police District, who is in pris-
on. He felt, he said, that his loyalty
to the Chief Magistrate, whose life had
been attempted, warranted him in put
ting ArrOYO to death.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
SEPARATE SCH00LyQUESTION.
POLICE TAKE A HAND IN THE
WAR AT ALTON, ILL.
Trouble Over the Debarment of
Co1ored Children From the
White Schools.

ALTON Ol1), Sept. 24.-The city au-
thorities have taken a hand iii the
separate school question. The Chief
of Police was instructed to take his
entire night and day force and keep
the cclored children and their parents
out of the white school.
For a time it seemed that this pol
icy would precipitate serious trouble
Policemen were stationed at each of
the schools, and when the colored peo-
pie came with their children and
sought to enter, as they had the day
before, the officers stood at the doors
and refused them admittance at the
Washington School, which is in a por-
tion of the city where the colored peo-
pie outnumber the whites. The ne
groeS congregated upon hill back of
the schoolhouse and held a consulta-
tion. They decided to attempt to put
the children into the school in spite
of the officers, and marched over to
the school yard For a time it seemed
that trouble could only be averted by
permitting the negroes to enter but
the police held their ground and threat
ened TO arrest any of them who should
attempt to enter the school against
orders.
The men and women remained at a
distance and urged the children to go
in Some of them attempted it, but
they were sent back by the police, and
none We're successful save few boys,
who climbed in at the windows while
the officers guarded the doors. They
were promptly dislodged, and the col
ored people then retired again to the
hill back of the schoolhouse, where they
remained several hours and then re-
turned 10 their homes.
At the Irving and Lincoln schools the
same scenes We're represented. A COM
rnittae of three colored men, accompan-
led by their attorney, then called upon
President Fink of the School Board and
asked him if it was the intention to
persist in the policy Of excluding the
colored children from the schools at
tended by the whites. Mr.. Fink as
sured them that such was the intention
of the board. The colored people then
held another meeting and instructed
three of their number to go to Spring
field and meet General Palmer, who
had wired them that ne would assist
them in an effort to secure in the Fed
eraI Court a mandamus compelling the
CITY authorities to permit the negroes
to attend school with the white chill
dren-
The negroes insist that the law is on
their side and fatty refuse to send their
children to the schools built for them.
The Supreme Court decisions in similar
cases at Galesburg. Quincy and Upper
Alton encourage them in the belief that
they will triumph in the courts.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
A Terrific Explosion Occurs in a
Coal Shaft Near Marion.
Just as Forty.FiVe Men Had Disappeared to
Begin Their Days Labor.
One Man Killed, Three Fatally In
jured and Six Others Severely
Burned and Bruised-An Un-
known Miner Also Imprisoned
in the Shaft and Is Supposed to
be Dead.

MARION QlI), Sept. 24-One man
was killed, three fatally injured, and six
were severely burned and bruised by
an explosion of gas in the Williams
County coal mine to-day. An unknown
miner is still imprisoned in the shaft,
and was undoubtedly instantly killed.
The dead Frank Farrar, italian
miner.
The injured: G. Grieti, burned by ex-
plosion, will die: Peter Casper, burned
internally, will die; Joe Barlow, driver,
burned about head. will die.
A shift of forty-five men went down
the main shaft in the cage at { O'Clock
this morning. They had proceeded only
short distance UP the main gangWay
when the lamp on the leaders cap lg-
nited large body of gas. A terrible
explosion resulted. Farrar and the un-
known miner were knocked down, the
latter being buried under a mass of
broken timbers and rocks.
Those who were able to crawl back
to the foot of the shaft signaled for the
cage which had been blown to the sur
face by the force of the explosion. Res
cuers descended. and soon all the IN
jured men were brought to the surface.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
KILLING OF TODD.
Doll Discharged at the Preliminary
Examination.

NEVADA CITY, Sept. 24.-The pre-
1iminarv examination of Emil w. Doll
accused of numbering L. G. Todd
week ago while the two were on spree
together. resulted this afternoon in the
discharge of the accused.
Although a Coroner's jury had founa
that Todd was murdered, Magistrate
Holbrook held that the testimony al
the preliminary examination, when
was the same as that at the inquest
failed TO show that the deceased did
not die from natural causes.
The examination was conducted with
closed doors by demand of Dolls at
1orney, and the defense did not intro
duce any testimony
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PAID THEIR BILLS.
The Duke and Duchess of Rio
Grande Discharged.

LONDON, Sept. 4.-Edgar Serge de
Neil and wife, otherwise known as the
Duke and Duchess of Rio Grande, ="
were discharged from custody to-day,
the charges brought against them by
we'll -konwn hotels and clearinghouse
having been dismissed upon their coun-
sci offering to pay the bills, and stating
that money for the purpose had been
received from the United States. Coun-
sci also promised that the prisoners
would go to the continent Immediately
if released.
A majority of the Judges consented
to the discharge of the prisoners, but
the foreman of the jury protested
against their release, on the ground
that it would defeat the ends of justice.
The money for the payment of the
bills of the complaining boarding house
keepers and hotel proprietors was paid
into court.
Edgar Serge de Mel is said to be a
commander in the Brazilian navy.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
STORM ON THE ATLANTIC.
Waves Roll Seventy-Five Feet
High OFF Cape Hatteras.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The steam
ship Andes of the Atlas line, which ar
rived here to-day from Port Limon and
Hayti, encountered very severe weather
and heavy seas. Mate Hayden said that
off Cape Hatteras the waves were
seventy-five feet high and seemed to
come from all directions. When they
broke together the ships deck was COW
cred with spray. At times the deck of
the Andes was almost perp endicular.
These heavy seas continued until Bar
negat was reached.
About thirty miles south Of Barnegat
there was observed in the sea the
deckhouse, apparently of q. schooner,
five or six barrels of vegetables and
much planking. There We're some
chairs and bits of upholstery, too in
the wreckage. They may have been
washed off the deck of a schooner, or
possibly ship may have gone under.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
A Very Exciting Race for the Sea-
sons Cham pionship.
Boston a Few Notches Above the Team
From Baltimore.
Nearly Thirteen Thousand People
Witness the Bean-Eaters and
Orioles Play the First Game of
the Closing Series, Which Will
Probably Determine Which
Team Will Win the Pennant.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 24.-Nearly 49,
700 PERSONS saw Boston's baseball
players beat the champions to-day and
take the lead in the exciting race for
the seasons championship. One hun
dred and thirty-five of these people
We're BostonianS, who came over to
root" for their fellow citizens. Be
decked with red badges and armed with
tin horns, they made noise enough for
ten times their number, and tonight
they are in an excessively cheerful
frame of mind. Not so with the rest
of the crowd, for they have no excuse
to make for the beaten champions. The
game was fairly won by superior play
ing, timely batting, better base running,
sharper and cleaner fielding, in which
Hamilton, Long and Tenney played
probably the most conspicuous parts,
two of Longs and one of Tenney'S
catches being of the most sensational
order
At first it looked like an easy victory
for the Champions, when the visitors
went out in one, two, three order in
successive innings, and the Orioles had
two tallies tucked away, but there was
a change in the fourth, when Doyle,
usually faultless in his fielding, fell over
an easy bounder right into his hands,
giving Stahl a life, and letting Ten
ney in with a run. This piece of bad
playing was followed by a bit of hard
luck, when Stencil lined out a three
bagger but was instantly caught try
ing TO come home on Doyle's easy one
TO Collins.
A period of decentralization which does
not show in the score overlook the Bal
timCceans at this juncture, and two
runs put the visitors in the lead. This
lead would have been overcome, as the
sequel shows, but Brother Joe" cinch-
ed it for the visitors by presenting
them with two runs in the seventh, a
throw over Doyle's head in trying to
field an easy bunt, a wild pitch and
another fall-down on a simple little
grounder by Lowe, netting three runs
after gilt-edged chances to retire the
side had been offered and lost.
1t seemed quite hopeful for the Cham
pions again in the ninth, when Doyle,
Reitz and Robinson singled, one after
the other, sending Doyle in with q
run. end ReitZ followed with another
on McGraw's single, Quinn going out
in the meantime on a long fly to HAM
ilton. With four runs in, two men on
bases and only one out, it looked good
for Baltimore, but Long jumped way
up into the air, pulled down Keller's
red-hot liner, threw it to Lowe at sec
ond doubling Captain Robinson, who
had incautiously lit out for third base
when Keller hit the ball.
This ended the agony and the score
tells the rest. Attendance, 12,9OO. The
score:
The record-union., 1897-09-25
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
One Man Fatally Burned and Six
Other Persons Injured.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-One man was
fatally burned and six other persons
injured last night by the explosion of a
gasoline stove at No. 1S1 West Adams
street The injured are: Charles E.
Mason, will die; John Lewis, J. t. Shell
don, Eva Evans, Albert Beach, Arthur
Emerson and Henry Martin.
The basement was occupied by Beach
and Emerson as a tamale kitchen
While Emerson was filing the tank
of the stove it exploded, enveloping him
in flames and hurting him through the
door into an area way. Lewis was
blown fifty feet, and the others thrown
against the walls and floor.
The record-union., 1897-09-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The
authorities here are searching for Mrs.
L. A. Vinai of Weaverville, who came
to this city about six months ago from
her home on her way East. She has
never reached her destination, and her
friends have heard a rumor that she
has been robbed of her money, about
$1,700, and that the loss has affected
her mind Sheriff Whelan, who was
appealed TO, has been unable to find
any clew to the woman's whereabouts.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
A Vessel Fired by Sailors.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-The
British bark CloncaiTd, which is ready
to sail for Europe with cargo of
wheat, was set on fire this morning,
presumably by some of the sailors who
wanted to prolong their spree on shore.
The fire was started in the fore peak,
but was discovered by the second mate
and extinguished before any damage
was done
The record-union., 1897-09-25
Fears of a Yellow Fever Epidemic

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The City
of Panama has constructed for a mod
ern system Of water works, having up
to this time relied upon rainwater els
terms and bad wells. A Belgian firm
has the contract which is already under
way, and Consul Vifquain at
Panama, who reports the fact to the
State Department, says the necessary
tearing up of the streets and ancient
sewers will probably cause an epidemic
of yellow fever.
The record-union., 1897-09-25
Humboldt Fair.

EUREKA, Sept. 24.-Another large
crowd attended the Ninth District Fair
at Ferndale to-day. about $500 peo-
pie being present. The fair practically
closed tonight, although special races
will occur tomorrow. To-day's races
resulted as follows:
Running. half mile dash, Fl Fl won.
Time-0:50.
Trotting and pacing. three in five.
Gossip won, Fitz Almon second. Best
tine-2:29
Trotting, three in five, Beecher won
The record-union., 1897-09-25
Special Freeholders' Election.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept PA spec
ial election to select fifteen freehold
ers to draft a new charter for San
Francisco will be held December 14th.
This decision was unanimously reacheo
at a meeting Of the Election Conm1s-
sioners to-day. Mayor Phelan occu-
pied the cnair, and Commissioners
CresweH and Black were present
The record-union., 1897-09-25
New Fish Hatcheries.

SANTA CRUZ. Sept. 24.-The 8card
of Supervisors to-day appropriated 500
toward the construction of fish hatch
cries at Boulder Creek. The hatch
cries VIII cost $1,500. the larger por-
ton Of which is TO be raised by private
subscription. The Southern Pacific
Company has agreed to maintain them
at an annual cost of $4,000. From the
hatcheries the streams of the county
will be supplied with million trout
each year.
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GONE STARK MAD.
A Murderer Loses His Mind
Through Fear of Being Lynched.

COLUMBUS (Kan). Sept 24.-Ed
Staff1eback, one of the notorious family
of murderers, in Jail here, has gone
stark mad through fear of lynching at
the hands of mob.
Ed. Staffleback is convicted of murder
in the first degree for the killing of
Frank Galbraith, one of the several per-
sons supposed TO have been murdered in
the den of the Staff1ebacks at Galena
this county. The constant talk of lynch
ing heard in connection with the Search
ing of deserted mine shafts at Galena
for the bodies of other victims, has
The record-union., 1897-09-25

Auburn avenue She is doing we'll;
there are no unfavorable symptoms,
and I regard it as a very mild case of
yellow fever. From present indications
do not fear serious results.
$50 far as any danger of the spread
of the disease is concerned, there need
be no apprehension among our people,
as the conditions existing here, in my
opinion, preclude the possibility of any
danger from an outbreak of yellow fe-
yer in Atlanta"
The record-union., 1897-09-25
Peace in Uruguay.

WASHINGTON, Sept. PA cable
gram received at the State Department
from United States Minister Stewart at
Montevideo announced the proclama-
ton of peace there. He had previously
reported that all arrangements had
been made looking to this end, but that
the plan had to receive the ratification
of Congress. 1t is assumed that this
has now been given and that the insur-
rection is at an end.