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The herald., 1897-08-14

wagons for the cheap carriage of his
coal to the water side, whereby one
morse does the work of ten at all times. >
This gentleman is said to have first "set
up sailing engines on land, driven by
the wind, not for any curiosity or vain
applause, but for real profit"
The steward magnanimously offers
to accept, in lieu of "e25O per annum
present salary, a10O for every e1O, 900 a
year clair profits" Certain ministers
ana gentlemen in town are given as ref
erences, and assuring his patrons that
they VIII md that he stands upon an
honest bottom" the writer closes his
introduction and launches forth on the
prospectus proper.
The public has lately beer. shy of
mining Investments by reason of Several
ddsappointments they had met withal.
some of which were occasoned by the
ignorance of common workmep. mistake
| ing the sprigs of vein for the main
body, which yet an experienced artist
can easily distinguish at first sight
Some by the knavery of mirers wha
have lodged quantity of ore in shaft
or drifts so artificially as might deceive
an ordinary spectator Sailing" an
parertly, is an ancient device.
The modest stock of S1OO. 1000 IA con-
siderable sum in those days) was nro-
posed with the remark that before tha
discovery of the copper mines the late
owner had for .moiety been offered
$780, by an eminent merchant in
this city, to be Immediately paid down.
which offer the owner refused, because
'he would be able, with sufficient stock
in a few years, with 600 men, to bring in
clear profit from one of the sa id veins.
of Ai0,5OO per annum." Naturally, some
dDubt was thrown on such a fayorab,e
opinion, some believing this was
greater product than can be raised from
any mine in the world" but this is re-
futed from common experience in other
mines. both at home and abroad: as
first in America, the famous mine of
Potozi is sufficient instance to the con-
trary." At Potozi 10000 miners were
employeo, who worked night and day.
'sbove thousand yards deep" these
miners were'poor Indians" who raised
quarter of a million "tuns of Silver
Oar in Year; and yet in England 'tis
thought fiction and romance, and
by some mere Cheat to draw Persons,
The herald., 1897-08-14
A Grain Blockade

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1s.-The
seawall is blockaded with wheat which
has been pouring into this city for some
days past from all sections of the State.
Flve steamers are alongside, discrarg-
ing wheat, and the huge sheds, which
are 1000 feet long by 200 feet wide, ara
hlled to their utmost capacity. The City
OF Puebla arrived this morning with 4O,-
ooo sacks of grain from Port Hartford,
and all the river boats and scows that
ply daily with river points are bringing
in more. Orders have been issued to
clean up the vacant lots in the vicinity
of the wall to accommodate grain ship
pers and the Lombard-street wharf IS
also being cleared for the same purpose
The herald., 1897-08-14
A Mob Foiled

CENTRAL CITY. Col, August 1S--
At 2 o'clock this morning a mob from
Russell Gulch, armed and masked, broke
into the Central City Jail by effecting an
entrance through a rear door and de-
manded the keys of cell from the jailor.
Ia this cell were confined four prisoners
held on suspicion of the murder of Alex
ander Goddard, an American miner
stabbed during a saloon row with Aus
trians last Monday night. The mob was
after Dominic Rohr, believed to be
guilty of the murder. The jailor refused
to give up the keys, whereupon the mob
fired through the bars into the cage. The
four prisoners escaped death by hiding
behind mattresses and bedding in th4
cell. The mob, supposing it had killed all
four, left the Jail. -Four of the leaders
have been arrested and a strong guard
placed about the Jail, but further trouble
is feared
The herald., 1897-08-14
GREEK GEORGE
Tells of His Escape From Ludlow
Tail

NEW YORK, August 13.-The Journal
and Advertiser says: George Polyer-
anis, otherwise known as Greek
George" one of the four desperate pris-
oners who escaped from Ludlow-street
jail on January 14th of this year and
who has just been placed safely in his
cell in this city, having been captured in
Chicago, in an interview described the
getting away of the prisoners.
He said: "I did not have anything to
do with arranging the escape, but acci-
dentally discovered that the other pris-
oners had sawed through the bars. 1t
took them six hours to saw away the
bars on the inside, but the bars on the
outside gave way in five minutes. Small
jewelers. saws were used. When Mas
SO, Eagan and Post saw that l had found
out they had me go along with them,
and threatened to stab me, as they were
afraid I would give them away and pre-
vent their escape.
After supper we all went to our cell
and a little while later we went, one by
out, to cell No. 81. Here found one of
the iron bars sawed off and the others
twisted so that a fellow could crawl
through. I saw one of the men crawl
through. I went back and kissed my
hand to my wife, who was locked up
in a cell near by. Then 1 followed
through. 1 was afraid for a few min
utes after 1 got through and did not
know whether to jump to the roof or not
1t looked very risky. Then 1 got to the
roof of the house next door. found the
scuttle open and went down through the
house, csaring woman as 1 went by. /
went out the door, mixed in with the
crowd and walked down Grand street to
the Bowery, where took a cable car
and rode to Twenty-fourth street and
Third avenue. Here I got off and went
into the Compton House. stayed at the
Compton House in my room for two
days and then went direct to Chi
cago, where 1 started in the fruit ped
ding business"
The herald., 1897-08-14
SMITH SINGS
OF the Need of AnneXing
Hawaii
HALF WAY FROM EvERYWHERE
CAPABLE OF BEING STRONGLY
FORTIFIED
HALF WAY FROM EVERYWHERE
A Whole Lot of Words to Say That
Coaling Station Might Be
Useful
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON. August 1S-"From
a military as well as a commercial point
of view,' said Director Smith of the Blu
reau Of American Republics, 1.-The Ha-
waiian Islands, owing to their location
are of great Importance. Hawaii may
be said to lie from us but
one third the distance of the
accustomed route from San Fran
cisco to japanese and Chinese ports
from San Francisco to Australia from
and British India, and about half way
from the Isthmus of Panama to Yoko-
hama and Hongkong. The construction
of ship canal across the isthmus would
extend this geographical relation to the
ports of the Gulf of Mexico and of the
Atlantic seaboard Of North and South
America. A glance at the map will at
once make clear the fact that no other
point in the North Pacific has such a
dominating relation to the trade between
America and Asia as place of coal and
depot of supplies for vessels.
From naval standpoint Hawaii is
the great strategic base of the Pacific.
UnGer the present conditions of naval
warfare created by the use of steam S
motive power, Hawaii would secure to
the maritime nation possessing it an ad-
vantage as a depot for the supply of
coal. Modern battleships depending
absolutely upon coal, would be enabled
to avail themselves of their full capa-
city of speed and energy only by having
some halfway station in the Pacific
where they could replenish their stores
of fuel and retit. A battleship or cruis-
er starting from an Asiatic or Austria
liam port, with the view of operating
along the coast of either North Amer
lea of South America would be unable
to act effectively for any length of time
at the end of so long a voyage, unless
she were enabled to fill her bunkers al
some port on her way.
"On the other hand, If the United
States possessed Hawaii she would be
able to adbance her line of defense 1000
miles from the Pacific Coast, and with
fortified harbor and with a strong fleet
at Honolulu, would be in a position to
conduct either defensive or offensive op-
erations in the North Pacific to a greater
advantage than any other power"
The herald., 1897-08-14
WAITING FOR IT'S MASTER
Dog That Patiently Awaits It's own
er's Release From Prison

1t was only an ill-kept and, ugly tie
cur that sat in front of a deserted east
side shop, but the story it told was all
the more pathetic on that account.
The big policeman knew the story well
enough, so he spoke TO the dog. Hello.
Jack! All alore yet?''
The stump of a tail that was nearly
lost in the unkempt wool of the small
creature wagged sad sort of reply to
the officer and the entire collection got
on its feet a moment, in response to the
salutation, then it settled down again
1t would not do to give anyone the idea
that anything short of genuine watch
dog was on that lonely front step.
Poor fellow!" said the kind-hearted
roundsman, stopping just long enough
to pat the dog for a moment. $50 he is
not back yet. Well, he will be here in
a few days. Be patient little longer"
The dogs story was well kpown to the
people who frequent the most doubtful
Part of Clinton street. He had but one
friend in the world and that friend is
down at the penitentiary doing time
as usual for not being able to let liquor
alone Time was when John Thompson
was prosperous shoemaker, and he
would be still, no doubt, but for his only
love affair. Wheb scarcely at his ma
jority he courted a fine young woman
and sought to make her his wife, but
she preferred another, and Thompson
took to drink when she turned her back
on him.
He is only % now, but he is habitual
drunkard and will spend the rest of his
life in that state, no doubt. Before he
was Tilted he was as sober and hard
working as anyone but as soon as his
lady love left him he turned recluse. He
has a little shoe shop, where he does
some work when out of the lookup, but
he lets his neighbors alone. He is just
the person to have as orly companion
mite Of dog, and this creature is the
perfection of devotion to his master.
Whenever Thompson is locked up the
dog follows as far as he is permitted,
seldom getting home till kicked out OF
the station more than once, and then he
keeps solitary watch till his master is
back again. If the neighbors feed him
occasionally he eats and wags his tail.
If they forget he fasts.-Buffalo Letter
to New York Press.
The herald., 1897-08-14
James Berry Hanged

FOLSOM, August 13.-With a smile
on his lips James Berry, the negro who
murdered his wife at Modesto on May
18th, plunged to death through the trap
door of the gallows te 10 o'clock this
morning. He died game. Almost up
to the moment of the march to the gall
lows Berry was in good spirits and his
merry laughter was heard ringing
through the corridors of the big build
ing. Berry refused to accept consola-
ton from the prison chaplain and de-
clined to listen, to the reading of the
death warrant, telling Warden Aull he
would save him the trouble. He asked
the warden to telegraph his mother he
died happy and would meet her on the
other shore. Berry walked briskly to the
gallows, nodded pleasantly to friends
and was soon dangling al the end of a
rope. He was pronounced dead in II
minutes.
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to speak of raising but Fifteen Thousand

to speak Of raising but Fifteen Thousan I'd
Tuns of Oar a Year"
Besides copper and lead there was sill
yer In great quantities awaiting the adj
venturer; in certain ores to the extent
of $100 per tor; and in corroborati ton il
is mentioned that Sir Hugh Middleton,
in similar case. paying G400 per an
mum rent to the Society of Royal Mines,
cleared monthly the sum of G2000." But
this gentleman, having too many irons
IN the fire, unfortunately failed, ''for
great wits and purses seldom know how
to give bourdS to their designments ts,
and, by undertaking too many things,
fail in ALL" The writer, after quoting
from the classics, and comparing the
mines of Wales with those of Athens and
Hungary, wakes poetical:
'The fortunate have Hours, and those
They choose;
The unfortunate have Minutes, ard those
they lose
Finally, the fortunate proprietors are
exhorted that in their prosperity they
should look that the poor may have
some small share with them in SO rich
Treasure, especially the poor Miners and
Labourers." Then might they be truly
called the Friendly Society of Miners"
and fear no Combination to destroy
their works" With the prayer of the
steward that his patrons might obtain
treasure eternal as well as temporal the
prospectus came to an end.
The herald., 1897-08-14
MORE ANNEXATION
Cllpperton Island Is to Be Taken bv
England

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 13.-The steamer
Navarro arrived, this evening from Clip
perton island, off Acapulco, Mexico. The
steamer left San Fracisco on July 20 with
party consisting of J. T. Arundel of
London, representing the Pacific Islands
company, new British syndicate; Cant.
G. ID. Freeth of Honolulu, represer ting
the Oceanic Phosphate company. which
claims the guano deposits on Clipperton
island, and r. A. Macondray, Capt. +.
e. Holman and Herbert N Stone.
The return voyage from Clipperton
was begun on the 5th inst. The steamer
made only brief stop here and started
for San Francisco. From statements
made by some Of the people on board the
Navarro, it is thought that the British
flag will soon be hoisted, over Clipperton
island, although it is supposed to belong
to Mexico.
The herald., 1897-08-14
Came for Attorney Crouch

Sheriff Tom Cunningham of Stockton
arrived ia the city yesterday morning to
take charge Of Attorney j. c. Crouch of
that place, who was arrested here by
Sherl1t Burr on charges of embezzle t
ana grand larceny. The sheriff says that
the evidence against the man is very
strong. The furniture he is accused of
taking was traced to the steamer on
which it was shipped. Crouch was ar
rested some time ago in Stockton on a
charge Of having retained money he had
collected for another. He has beer III
reduced circumstances for some time
and his misdongs are ascribed to this
fact
The herald., 1897-08-14
A Yucatan Election

CITY OF MEXICO. Aug. 13.-The
state election in Yucatan is causing
much excitement. There are two candi-
dates for governor, Carlos Peon being up
TOR reelection and General Carton OPP
posing him. The latter is an old imperi-
alist, but is now thought to be loyal to
the present administration. Yesterday
citizens of Merida, who are opposed to
the election of Peon, posted proclama-
tion in favor of Carton but friends of the
former assembled and tore the posters
down, when the polls were charged by
the crowd with revolvers. -Four men
were wounded. Poems friends have is
sued manifestoes protesting against the
candidacy of Carton
The herald., 1897-08-14

the first American lumbern1an to go to
those countries for the purpose of open
ing up trade for American products. He
reports unexpected success and has es-
tablished trade relations in all of the
countries named, which will result in an
enormous output of lumber in Tacoma
and other cities.
-Four prominent japanese government
officials came back with him for the
purpose of investigating the lumber
trade of this country and to complete
arrangements for the shipments to those
countries
The herald., 1897-08-14
FATALLY BEATEN
An English Stowaway Killed by a
Mate

QUEBEC, August ia lad, only 16
years of age, died in the hospital here, the
victim of cruelty of the nlate. of the Eng
lish ship Mary l.. Burrell. Gilbert Green
nell, street waif of Liverpool, slowed
hlmself away on the Burrell before she
sailed. and when found was forced to
work his passage over.
Ihe Captain of the ship T. V. Rye, says
he heard of no trouble until the ship was
anchored off Father Point. when he
found that the boy had been terribly
beaten with ropes end and that one of
his legs was broken. He at once had
him removed to a hospital in this city
by train, where he died today. The au-
thorities attempted to obtain an ante
mortem statement, but the lad was so far
gone in the hysteria of lockjaw that he
could not make connected statement.
The mate will be arrested on a charge of
homicide
The herald., 1897-08-14
An Ancient MYTH

NEW YORK, August 13-A special to
the World from Schuylkillhaven, Pa,
says: The heirs of Hon. Christian Web
ber have just made out papers to prove
the claim of American citizens to an es-
tate of $45, ,OO0, 900 in Holland. The docu-
ments were drawn up under instructions
from the Holland government. There
were present at the meeting members
of the family from various States.
The herald., 1897-08-14
major in the cavalry of the Italian ser

major in the cavalry of the Italian SER
vice.
ROME, August ia local newspaper
says Count Turin, understood to have
challenged Prince Henry of Orleans to
fight. left Italy for that purpose secret
ly, his departure being unknown even to
tie Commissioner of Police. 1t is added
that the Count was accompanied by
Marquis Dignori and his aide -de-camp.
Swords are reported to have been select
ed as the weapons to be used in the en-
counter
The herald., 1897-08-14
COUNT AND PRINCE
Will Fight if Nothing Happens to
Prevent

PARIS, Aug. 13.-Prince Henry of Or
leans found the challenge of the count
or Turin on his arrival at his fathers
house in the Rue de Goujon, and imme-
diately telegraphed, his acceptance.
1t is understood that the seconds are
now. comforting as to the conditions OF
the duel. General Count Avagadro dl
Quinto and Marquis Carlo Ginori will
act as seconds Of the count of Turin
1t is said that the duel will take place
tomorrow in the vicinity of Paris, prob
ably at Chantilly or Fontainblieu. Tha
conditions are severe.
The count Of Turin, it appears, left
Italy without the authority of his Sill
periors or the permission of the minister
of war.
The herald., 1897-08-14
Waldron's Widows

SAN FRANCISCO, August 13-Two
women, each claiming to be his widow,
are struggling for the estate and name
of Daniel G. Waldron, veteran Cali
fornia journalist, who was found dead
in his bed at Yreka on May 18th.
One of the women, Mary Packard
Waldron, has been recognized as the
widow by the Superior Court.
The herald., 1897-08-14
A CoWard's Reven ee

EARLHAM, N. M, August 13-Har-
old Morley, aged Is, was found hanging
to the limb of cottonwood tree. evil
IDENTIFY having been lassoed from his
horse and dragged to the tree from
which the body was suspended. The
boys mother is postmistress at Cham
ber Ino and his father division superin-
tendent of the railroad at Kansas Citv
The Coroner is investigating. 1t is sup
posed the motive for the murder was a
desire for revenge on the boys parents.
The herald., 1897-08-14

deed. William, who is 2S years of age,
has recently developed signs of insanity.
He became so bad that he was taken to the
asylum today. William was with his
mother when Mrs. Windsheimer, a sister,
found Mrs. Hauptman dead. He could not
be made to say a word about the crime
On one occasion, a week or two before his
mothers death, it is said that William be-
came fretfu about something, flew into a
violent rage. and told his mother that he
intended to kill her if she ever interfered
with him again.
The herald., 1897-08-14
UXorcide HANGED

BALTIMORE, August 13.-Peter Mon
ahan, "A years old, was hanged here to-
day for the murder of his wife, commit
ted May 25, 1897 Monahan met his fate
without tremor. He made no confes-
sion or statement of any kind, content
ing himself with saying that he had told
all ne had to tell to his confessor and
God. He will be buried in st. Peters
Catholic cemetery beside the woman he
murdered.
The herald., 1897-08-14
A Missouri Murder

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.-Ten days ago the
aged wife of Peter Hauptman a wealthy
wholesale cigar dealer was found dead In
their paror with her throat cut from ear
to ear. 1t was supposed that Louisa, aged
%. daughter of the couple who had been
demented for some years, killed her
mother. Now 1t seems that VIM. Haupt-
man, her brother, may have committed the
The herald., 1897-08-14
Arizona Milling

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 13.-The
Brown Milling company has been incor-
porated under the laws of Arizona. Its
principal place of business will be Fres-
no, Cal. The capital stock is placed at
one million and the incorporators are:
DR.. j. S. Brown, II. D. Morton, w. C.
Bogart and Mrs. M. H. Dougherty.
The herald., 1897-08-14
LILY'S LIASONS
Langtry Concludes to Ask for a
Divorce

NEW YORK, August 13.-The Jour
nails London special Gays: 1t is posi-
lively announced by Edward Langtry
husband of the Jersey Lily, that he will
bring suit for absolute divorce and the
papers will be served this week. Many
persons of high social life, even royalty
itself, are to be named as correspondents.
Langtry is moved to this course by the
report in English newspapers of Mrs
Langtry's prospective marriage to
Prince Esterhazy de Galantha of Aus
tria.
Mr. Langtry absolutely ignores his
wife's California divorce. Prince Es-
terhazy is prominent horseman. He
is 54 years old. Mrs. Langtry is at
Savoy, where she dined with Esterhazy
last evening.
The herald., 1897-08-14
A Serious Oversight

NEW YORK. August 13.-Twenty- five
hundred men and women who make to-
bacco cigarettes are out of work, because
of the failure of the Internal Revenue
Department in Washington to supply
the Deputy Collectors in this city with
the new 81 revenue stamps provided for
in the new tariff.
The herald., 1897-08-14
Monterey's Movements

SEATTLE, August 13.-Tl,e United
States coast-defenee monitor Monterey
has arrived here. Her visit is supposed
to have been made in connection with
the government waterway from Puget
Sound to Lake Washington and the es-
adjustment of supply station on the
lake.
The herald., 1897-08-14
Lumber for the Orient

TACOMA, Wash, August 13.-Henry
Hewitt, formerly one of the millionaire
lumbermen of Wisconsin, now connect
ed with the st. Paul and Tacoma Lum-
Der Company of this city, arrived in Ia
coma today after years trip to Japan,
China, Australia and Siberia. He is
The herald., 1897-08-14
IRATE ITALIANS
Dodge the Police to Ge5 at Prince
Henry

PARIS, August 13.-The seconds of
Prince Henry Of Orleans and General
Albertone, had brief conference TODAY
but postponed discussion of the pro-
posed duel between the General and the
Prince in consequence of the interven-
tion of Prince Victor Emmanuel, Count
OF Turin, second nephew of the King of
Italy, who claims precedence over all
others In the matter. The Count Is a
The herald., 1897-08-14
McKinley's Vacation

PLATTSBURG, n. Y, Aug. 13.-The
presidential party returned to Hotel Cham
plain from Chester this evening. Tonight
Governor Black and a number of other
gentlemen arrived at the hotel, and the
president received his visitors and was
closeted with them until midnight.
The herald., 1897-08-14

Now comes another woman who
claims to be the lawful widow of Mr..
Waldron. In the Superior Court At
torney j. ]. Stevens, acting for Mrs
Sarah A. Waldron, who resides in Ports
mouth, n. H., filed a petition asking
that the various orders entered in favor
of Mrs. Mary p. Waldron be set aside.
The herald., 1897-08-14

Young Master Hobart, son of Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart, has a liking for electricity
and instruments. The queer weather
bureau instruments in the marble room oi
the capitol have perfect fascination fol
him, and he can read them at glance and
explain all about them in scientific terms
He hovers around tspNa as though be-
witched.
The herald., 1897-08-14
THE SUNDAY HERALD

Tomorrow morning The Herald great variety
IN good things which the following:
M graphic and interesting trip Klondyke
told by J. Clements recently
w from Alaska.
w Beautiful county
w and barley its industries thriving villages
The delights of troutng specked
An told by angler :
IN Wind studed-Prof
sy is at the present moment experimenting
ascertain exactly how people
X trains.
of moustached women-An
by representative of the Geograph-
ca society," the account of these females
N and natural moustache profuy illustrated
Science discovers
ON caused by an organism of fantastic
has been photographed its
Pleasing feauresA charming Towbridge
entitled "a Midsummer Nights apologies the
w late MI. Shakespeare.
new serial story from the Joseph
" absorbing nterest-"The Nigger of Narcssus."
y Fact and fancy for the lads lassies.
Ellen osbornes fashion letter page gossip gentle
N danes and maidens
The deep explored; industry of hunting
for fortunes that lie at the bottom of the
All the latest from the
ciety, the week in drama literature
markets and the financial world
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