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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
Rather Startling Message Left
by the Murderer Of Mrs.
Langfeldt.
THE WRITING SEEMS TO BE
GENUINE.
But There Is Little Probability That
the Fugitive Suicide Committed
the Crimes Admitted.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

HOUSTON, TEX, Nov. pa special
to the Post from NJ M,rgan, Tex, says:
Joseph Z. Blanther, alias Forbes, COM
mitted suicide in the Meridian jail in this
county on March , last
Developments OF the past few days
bring to light the fact that Blanther was
the self-confessed perpetrator OF even
more startling crimes than was the muir
der of Mrs. Langfeldt in San Francisco,
foI which be was hunted. While Blan-
ther was incarcerated in the Meridian jail
there was also a fellow prisoner named
Pitts, who was arrested on some minor
charge and occupied the cell adjoining
that OF B anther Pitts is a farmer who
now lives near Iredeil, in this county, and
is known TO have conversed with BIan-
ther during his two or three days con-
finement. In a letter to W ord Dltlar q
Word, ATTORNEYS OF Meridian, under date
of Novem Der D. Mr.. Pitts incioses a letter
from BlantheT and says:
Il have been looking through some
papers that | had on file in the jail at
Meridian and l find the inclosed sheet
which speaks for itself. The papers al
iuded to here worked through hole in
my pocket, hence the delay in not discov.
ering them sooner. l now remember that
Forbes or Blanther asked me on the evei.
ng he took the poison which coat was
mine of several that were hanging in the
cell he occupied. l never thought further
of the question he asked until l found the
letter he wrote. [ send it to you for the
reason that you best know whom 10 notify
in California. l hope that it may be
worth something 20 you in the way of
saving Durrant of California, who, l
understand, is sentenced to death for
killing Miss Lamont"
Following is tie Blanther letter:
"MERIDIAN JAIL.
"To Ilr Pitts: As this Is my last day
on earth wish to say that l cannot die
without telling a truth. l murdered Mrs.
Langfeldt, also Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams. l put this in your coat
pocket and hope yon will find it in time
to save the life of Durrani. 1t may also
be Of service to MI. Womack in getting
his reward money. I want you to have
my watch for your kindness to me. You
have nay best wishes and l hope your
troubles will end, but not as mine.
"BLANTHER FORBES"
The letter written by BIanlher was
compared with a letter written by him to
County Treasurer RandIe while he
(BIanther) was teaching school at Kop-
perl, this county, and the identification is
pronounced to be beyond doubt. Cashier
Rudasil of the First National Bank of
Meridian says it com pares favoraby with
Blanther's handwriting, while others have
hesitancy in pronouncn the last as
written by Blanther. The original writ
ten confession is row in the possession OF
Word, billiard & Word of Meridian, who
will notify the San Francisco offici ais of
the startling confession.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
THE GRAND JURY
CLOSES IT'S WORK
Not Even the Majority Can
Overlook the Gangs
DereliCtions.
Carroll Hits Out From the Shoulder,
and Is Able to Defend
n mself.

SAN JOSE. Nov. 23.-Acting on the
urgent suggestion of Judge Lorigan made
yesterday during the sensational proceed
ings in his court, the Grand Jury con-
cluded its deliberations to-day and filed
it's final reports with the court, who
then discharged them.
In the different reports filed will be
found full corrob boration of the statements
published as facts in the columns of The
CALL for the past week.
Treating OF the Justices courts, the ma
jority report, which is signed by Ma.
thaniel Cook (foremanl James I. Rucker
(secretary), Henry Swickard, Simon
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
TO BLOCKADE clNS7AN7IN0PLE
What the Powers Propose to Do IL
Turkey Refuses to Withdraw
iroops from Crete.

LONDON. Nov. 23.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle SAYS:
The report is confirmed that the powers
have decided to blockade Constantinople
in case Turkey refuses to withdraw her
troops from Crete and to accept a Euro
pean Governor Of the island.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
SANTA CLARA GRAND JURY
SUBMITS THREE REPORTS
SCORCHING THE BOODLERS
CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION
IAN EXPENSIVE LUXURY
SAN JOSE, CAL, November 23, 1897

SAN JOSE, CAL, November 1897.
pal government all directions the wealth and prosperity OF all
classes dvourng degrading the public dscomang
and driving AVA
There advertising glorious climate have polluted
moral atmosphere.
A Wm of San
all around
and challenging them resign their positions
be No libel
still administering affairs the Perhaps
md honorable Who
all directions other officials
Many these probably false they the necessity
that shall righteous and
Then let join forces the approaching election and
Jose the and efficient municipal the State
probe and publish fearssy.
No honest need be afraid
MH1IZa1%A<
Pastor
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
0O66606666666o6o666
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Weather forecast for San Fran
cisco: Fresh westerly winds
Wednesday.
FIRST PAGE.
CALL Sustained at San Jose.
Bear Waiting for Coal
VIII anther Clear Durrant?
Maniac Leaps From Train.
SECOND PAGE.
Los Angeles SchooI Scandal.
Santa Clara's Prize Poultry.
Real Estate Review.
THIRD PAGE.
Spanish Troops in Cuba Starve.
A Girl Student Missing.
Naval Reserve Valuable.
FOURTH PAGE.
D xon's Mystery Not Solved.
Miners Lost on the Desert.
Soldier Shows His Scars.
A Traitor Betrayed Chile.
Why Kirk Shot Mande baum.
FIFTH PAGE.
Pugilistic Items.
Marshalls Partners to Parade.
Farmer Shoots Two Foes.
The Boulevard Fight.
SIXTH PAGE.
Editorial.
Judge Lorigan's Case.
The San Pedro Appropriation.
A Chance for the Law.
What Are Administration
Measures?
Editor His Own Compositor.
Personals and Queries.
SEVENTH PAGE.
News From the Water Front.
Raise Boys TO" Katchet Men,
Valley Roads Annual Report
EIGHTH PAGE.
The Football Situation.
NINTH PAGE. {
Racing at Oakland Track.
ct the DOL Fete. ,
TENTH PAGE. {
Com mercial Intelligence. :
ELEVENTH PAGE. {
News From Across the Bay.
Blair Saw Durrant Alive.
Lavicne Refuses Walcott.
TWELFTH PAGE. {
Aiding Prisoners to Escape. :
THIRTEENTH PAGE. {
Births. Marriages, Deaths. s
FOURTEENTH PAGE. c
The jerks Court Martial. :
A Tramwav for ChiIcoot. c
Footpads Apply Their Trade. {
A Fighting Superintendent. c
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WHALERs' MAIL.

SEATTLE, Nov 23.Received
this dav from w. A. steel, "CaII"
correspond ent, one Oox of mail
weighing about 25 pounds, and
containing letters ID d ress ID to the
ice-impris oned whalers in the
Arctic Ocean.
L shall use every endeavor to
have them delivered to the per-
sons addressed at the earliest
possible moment.
FRANCIS FUTILE,
Captain of Bear.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
ReLiepe II Untrme.

Local police authorities are not in
clined to place much credence in the
story.
They say the thing is impossible or il
such a letter was found it is hoax.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24
DEPAR TURE
Of THE BEAR
IS DELAYED.
Supply of Coal for the
Trip Has Not Yet
Arrived.
ALL ELSE IS NOW IN
READINESS.
Captain futile Receives the
Instructions From SeCre-
tary Gage.
"CALL" SUPPLIES ARE PUT
ABOARD THE CUTTER.
When the Fuel Arrives No Time
VIII Be Lost in Starting to
Rescue the Whalers.
Captain futile Receives the
Instructions From Secre-
tary Gage.
"CALL" SUPPLIES ARE PUT
ABOARD THE CUTTER.
When the Fuel Arrives No Time
VIII Be Lost in Starting to
Rescue the Whalers.
*t+***+*******++** Xxx

special Dispatch to 1HE CALL
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24

error 1t was made to ap2ear in the columns
OF to-day's CALL that Judge Lorigan had
made an effort to stop the unseemly APP
plause which greeted his undignified
abuse OF Grand Juror Carroll, when in
fact the Judge made no effort IN that
direction, but showed qualification at the
demonstration made by the rag tag and
bobtaiI element of the ''gang."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21

govern your country or State in all that
pertains to your interest-when / made
that speech to your Legislature, 90 per
cent. of the Representatives were on my
side-90 per cent. agreed with what
said, and in less than thirty days after,
organized wealth, the money power, got
after them and when they came to vote.
90 per cent. were against you and me. If
the vote had been taken on that day
the measures that were advocated on the
side of the people and against corpOrate
power and organized wealth-if the vote
had been taken then they would have
passed. The corporations got together, or
nearly together, not quite though. They
sent their orders out for lobbyists TO come
here-brought here on free passes-paid
these lobbyists to work this member and
that one-promised them pie as big an
this house-worked on them for forty
days. They tickled them, persuaded them
with ''persuaders," until when they came
to a vote less than one-haIf Of them
stood by the people that sent them there,
and you were helpless.
What do you amount to any how?
Some falsifier, of course. will say, and
some really think. that we are talking
this and doing this because we think
that we have got the majority Of the
people on that side and we have the votes
and the numbers and we can hold power.
If wanted ease and comfort and the
luxuries Of life and enjoyment of power.
would stand with the men who have
the pOwer-the corporations of the coun-
try. That is where the power is. Do you
suppose that we are such fools as not to
know this? You think you have numbers.
but what would numbers amount to un-
ess you have organization?
Here is a man in Raleigh who wants
to control the Legislature for the cor
poratiOns What does he do? He taps a
bell, speaks to men in the remOtest cor
ner of the State Come here; the
conductor brings you free" Up comes the
lobbyist, sent here on free passes-get
their fees after they get here and work
up the Legislature. Where is your bell?
Where is your right of way? Where is
your railroad and engines to pull you? II
Continued ON fifth page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
WILL THEY PERMIT IT?
TO ATTEMPT THE POLICY OF
FISH UNDER GRANT.
ELGLAND WILL PROBABLY NOT OPPOSE
Spain Will be Notified That Our Interests viii
Make Intervention Imperative Unless Pre-
entSituation Speedy improves Good
Offices rendered TO End War.

Washington. d. c., Aug 20.-OfticialS
of the State Department were very re-
ticent to-day when asked concerning a
report in circulation that definite i'll
structions have been given all our for
eign ambassadors and ministers in Euro
pean countries to sound and ascertain
the attitude of European governments
in case the United States should inter
vcne in Cuba. While general denials were
made by some of them, others intimated
that the United States was ready to as
sume the position taken by President
Grant in 1874, as shown by the instruc-
,tions of Secretary Fish, to Minister
Gushing. Although it never appears that
these Instructions were carried out and
there is no knowledge Of what Spain
would have done in the premises, it i
possible that Minister Woodford will
have different report to make. 1t can
be stated on information received here
that there is no truth in the reporth that
Lord Salisbury has sent an unfavOrable
answer to a suggestion that the United
States should interfere, the fact being
that he has not replied at all to the at
tempt of our ambassador to sound him
on the subject, and that his attitude gives
reason to believe he will not oppose such
action as our interests make necessary.
Minister Weodford's. instructions are
to intimate to Spain that the United
States will intervene unless the situation
in Cuba speedily improves. This, in *
feet, WAS the instructions which were
given Mr.. Gushing by Mr.. Fish, and il
is understood that the attitude :of tie
United States is almost ;dentical with
the position taken during Gen. Grants
admi listratiOn. Then, as now, the goo
Offices of the United Ststes had beer
rendered to Spain to bring about set
tlenent of the war, bat" SUD Sccreta-
ry Fish, ''the well intended prOffers OF
the United States were urwiscly re-
jected by Spain The Secretary re-
viewed the situation, which presents
many similar phases to that which ex-
lists now. President Grant said the See
retaray regarded independence as the
only and necessary solution of the Cuban
question. The attitude of the present
administration is said to be on the same
lines, and it is stated that Minister
Woodford will make it clear to the
Spanish authorities that our interests
will make Intervention by the United
States imperative unless something is
done speedily by Spain to improve the
present situation, disastrous as it is TO
all our interests.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21

advance was steady from the opening. At
one time over 6 cents gain from yester-
day was realized and September wheat
closed in Minneapolis 5B cents higher
than yesterday and December closed a
full cents higher.
September wheat opened 3A cents
higher this morning at S815 cents, dropped
to SS cents and advanced to 911a cents,
closing at, 911s cents, against S5A cents
yesterday. December opened at So cents
cents yesterday.
FRISCO'S MARKET LEAPS.
San Francisco, CAL, Aug. 20.-InteIse
excitement prevailed in the local wheat
market today and options advanced
with great leaps. December opened at
100 per GENITAL. receded for moment and
closed at 16O5s.
After the call there was an advance to
1912. An hour later it rose to 1853, but at
11:15 there were large sales to secure
profits and prices had sharp decline.
May opened at 160 and closed at 1914
This afternoon December opened at 164
and closed at 1895, while May opened
at 162 and closed at 1917.
FIRST $1.O0 WHEAT IN SIX YEARS
st. Louis, Aug 20-Cash wheat sold
for 81 bushe on sample to-day. The
only car load sold at that price came
from Sedgwick county. Kansas. 1t was
choice grade and was bought for seeding
purposes.
Dollar wheat cut a figure in the trad
ing second time on the call, when s.
900 bushels of May sold at that price
1t was bought by the ID. H. Francis Com
mission Company from c. II. AlberS.
1t was the first option trade made at the
price in six years.
The September and December options
again broke all records to-day and got
within hailing distance of the dollar
mark. December opened at 96 cents, 34
cents over Thursdays close September
showed a 31a cents advance over night.
opening at 9613 cents. December was
bid up to 97%s. an advance of 53s- cents
for the day. and the September option
went up to 9734 cents, 4A CENTS gain over
yesterday December closed 1a cent be-
low the top and September " cent lower
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
BRODIE C0NFESSES ALL
coRR0BORATEs IN EVERY PARTICULAR
HIS VICTIMS TESTIMONY.
Seemingly Had Hopes From the Governor He
Makes Big Play at Mahytdom and
Eats Watermelon.

Henderson, ~. G.. Aug. 20-(SpeciaD- -
Brodie, the rapist, when asked tonight,
by your correspondent. If he was guilty
of the crime of which ne stood convicted.
said that he was, and then he made n
full confession.
He said it was exactly as the girl
stated it on the stand; that he met the
girl at the spring, and that she did net
consent, but that he threw her down,
and accomplished his desire; that he had
never seen the girl but once before.
He then asked If a pardon from the
Governor would do him any good. When
answered no, he said he did not think
he would be permitted to live even if
the Governor were to pardon.
He then partuok of watermelon, and
said that it was the best he had eaten
this season.
He says he has no harm against any
one, that Christ was prosecuted and that
he did not expect anything better.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Baltimore, Mr., Aug. 20.-Powell had
the Champions guessing from start to
finish to-day, the result being another
shut out for the home players. The
contest was marked by sharp fielding
the errors on both sides being excuSable
Keeler's magnificent catch of MeKean's
fly to right field fence was the feature
Attendance, 1920. Score:
Baltimore, 000000000-0
Cleveland, O01OO04OO-5 10 2
Batteries: Pond and Robinson; Pow
ell and thinner. Umpire, Hurst
Time, 1:45.
New York. Aug. 20.-TwO singles, q
dOubleand home run, is why ''Cy"
Seymour gave way to Lawyer Sulli-
van in the fourth inning to-day. The
Louisvilles had made six runs in the
meantime, which were enough to win
the game. Sullivan was not puzzle
to the Colonels for more than one in
ming, and during the remainder of the
game they touched him for twelve hits
with a total of thirteen bases. Frazer
held the Giants down to five hits up to
the ninth inning. Attendance, 5000.
Score:
New York, 100000 001-3 8
Louisville, OO30OO-9 16 3
Batteries: Seymour, Sullivan and War
ner; Frazer and Wilson. Umpire, Ems
lie. Time, 2.30.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 20.-The Bostons
batted Killen hard to-day, played a per-
feet fielding game, and backed up Klo-
bedanz in fine shape. Davis was order
ed off the field by Umpire O'Day for dis
putting a decision, and Gardner was sub
stituted. Ely did the best work for
Pittsburg, while Sugden, Rothfuss,
Donovan, Killen and Smith made pret-
ty plays. Attendance, $500. Score:
Boston, sos 0202x15 IS 1
Pittsburg, 20000OO0O- 2 6 Z
Batteries: Klobedanz and Bergen
Killen and Sugden. Umpire, O'Day
Time, 1.55.
Brooklyn, Aug. 2O.-The Brooklyns
had another easy time with the St
Louis Browns to-day. In the first in
ming Donahue was hit for four singles,
four two baggers and a sacrifice, net
ting seven earned runs. Suthoff, an
amateur from Paducah, Kentucky, then
went into the box and pitched and ac-
quilted himself WELL Attendance, l.
053. Score:
Brooklyn, 7O10OO4O-12 II .
ST. Louis, 005001001- Z IL 3
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
sAeAsTA DHsPAIRS OF CUBA.

Is Reported as Doubling the Possibility
of Fresh Loans-MOre Atrocities Re
ported-Syndicate Buying Plantations.
London, Aug. 20.-The correspondent
of the Daily Chronicle in a letter from
Cuba tells Of further cruelty and distress
in that island. He says the paeiGcos are
dying by the hundreds, their bodies
taintins the air close to a Spanish fort. "
The Chronicle correspondent, continu'
ing, remarks that private letter has
been received at Havana from Senior Sa-
gasta, the Liberal leader in Spain, in
which he says:
'"The atrocities are raising a thrill Of
horror in Europe and / fear it is imposSi-
BILE to make fresh loans, without which
we cannot retain Cuba"
The correspondent further says: Ger
man syndicates are buying the devaStat-
ed estates at nominal sums and intend to
go extensively for coffee planting, aban-
doning sugar. This will directly concern
the United States and French sugar
trusts and will probably lead to extensive
ugar growing in Georgia and Florida"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21

Batteries: Dunn and Burrell; Dona-
hue, Southoff and Douglass. Umpire,
Carpenter. Time. 1850.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 2O.-Two
new men, Gettman and Fox, made their
appearance on the diamond for Washing
ton to-day. The first game was lost be-
cause of bases on balls and errors. In
the second Swain pitched a mastery
game, while Briggs in the fourth was
pounded for eight hits for a total of
sixteen bases. Six double plays were
made in the first game Attendance,
1000. Score:
First game .......
Washington, O0OOO1O01-2 8 6
Chicago, 00OOO22O2-6 8 2
Batteries: McJames and Mcclure;
Friend and Kittredge. Umpire, Lynch.
Time, 2:01.
Second game
Washington, 0OO82O10-11 13 2
Chicago, 100O00O00- 1 . 4
Batteries: Swain and Farrell; Briggs
and Donohue. Umpire, Lynch. Time
2:1J.
Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. 20.-After
| dropping twelve straight games, the
Phillies broke their losing streak by
winning the first contest from Cincinnati
this afternoon. The game was marked
| by constant wrangling during which sew
eral of the visitors were fined and
| Eheret, who succeeded Dwyer in the sec
ond inning, was sent to the bench. The
| Phillies won principally through the
| battery errors Of the CincinnatianS.
| Brctenstein had the locals guessing in
| the second game until the eighth inning
| when they punched four hits. Fiield
was very effective except in the innings
| in which the Reds made their rI,lS. At
| tendance, 4,263. Score:
| First game
| Philadelphia. 30003000x-G
| Cincinnati, 000000020- >
| Batteries: Wheeler and Mcfarland; ;
/ Dywcr. Ehrct. Petz and Vaughan.
| Umpire. Kelly. Time, $50.
| Second game
| Philadelphia, 000000030-3 8 0
| Cincinnati, 0000020024 8 0
| Batteries: Fifeld and Mcfarland;
| Breitenstein, Peitz and Vaughan. Um-
pire, Kelly. Time, , hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
sCALPERs' SHOPS CLOSED.
Judge Clark Scores a Great Victory fol
the Railroad Bosses.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 20.-Judge
Clark, of the Federal court, in the case
Of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company and other lines entering here,
against the ticket scalpers of this city,
issued a decision against the latter
which will prevent them from manipulate
ing the cheap round trip tickets on sale
to the Nashville exposition and will close
every brokers office in the city of
Nashville.
This is the first decision of this nature
ON record in the State of Tennessee and
considered a great victory for the rail-
road interests of the South, and espe-
cially the Louisville and Nashville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
PROF. vINsoN DIES SUDDENLY.

Charlotte, n. c., Aug. 20.-Wm.
Daniel Vinson, NJ. A.. Ii. D., professor
of mathematics of Davidson College,
Davidson N. c., died suddenly to-day of
heart disease. He was As years old and
native of Richland county, S. c. He
was a graduate of Washington and Lee
University and was formerly professor
of mathematics in Austin College, Texas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
VALUE OF ORGANIZATION.

Yor~can do nothing without organiza-
ton ItNis dangerous to tell the truth
But look at this as showing the power of
organized wealth. When / made that
speech last January to the Legislature,
taking the side of the people against or
ganized power, in favor of your right to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
THE NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 20-The
commission of Ethan A. Hitchcock, OF
Missouri, as Minister to Russia was
made out at the White House to-day.
The appointment dates from August
10th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
1,150 HANDS FIND WORK.

Salem, Mass, Aug. 20.-Mills 2 and j
of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Manu-
featuring Company's plant in this city
started on full time this morning, after
nearly six months of a forty-two hour
schedule. The management states that
the market for their goods is improving
and they hope soon to be forced to order
full time in the other mills, which are
now running forty-two hours. About
1,150 hands are employed in the two
mills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
A CoNsrANTINoPLE BOMB.

Constantinople, Aug. W.-There was
another explosion here yesterday. 1t
occurred ON hill behind the suburb Of
Buyukdere and is believed to have been
caused by a bomb. There was no loss
of life and nobody was injured; but sew
eral Armenians were arrested and the
police captured documents which are
said to be Of an incriminatiDg nature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-21
AMOsKBAG MILLS TO START.
This Will Seemingly Give Employment
TO About 1900 Operatives.

Manchester, n. H., Aug. 20-Notices
were issued today to the effect that the
Amoskeag Cotton Mills will start up in
all departments on September 6. The
Amoskeag employs about $4,000 opera
tives.
The Armory Cotton Manufacturing
Company will resume Monday next.