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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-09

emoluments from his own party. and he
will not be found ready to close his po,iti-
cal career in California. 1t certainly
would be closed if he should waver now.
Caminetti, who was sent to Congress by
Democrats, will not imperil his chances
for further political honors by acts of de-
sertion.
Monday evening the union minority of
Democrats and Populists will meet in Sac
ramento again to caucus on the Senator
ship. The caucus held Thursday evening
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NOT BOUND BY PLEDGES.
So the Honest Legislators Are In
formed That They viii Not
Have to Vote for Perkins.

IOTH16o mat lney VIII MOI
Have to Vote for Perkins.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. g. The
Perkins forces are demoralized and in full
retr at. They had been secretly and
openly working for a year, and when the
caucus which was to decide the matter
once and for all was held, there was, ac-
cording to their own admission, but one
vote short of ending the contest. Why
did they stop on the very threshold OF
victory? Simply because their strength
had been spent and exhausted and they
had not solitary round of ammunition
left. 1t is dangerous thing to come to a
halt in the middle of a charge when in
front OF the loaded guns of the enemy.
That's what the Perkins people did on
the night of the alleged caucus. On the
next day they did worse. One of the
strongest men weakened and left the
field. His example was contagious, and
within twenty-four hours several more
had done the same.
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from the Democratic camp. Conceding
the obstacles which Mr.. Shortridge was
Obliged to encounter in order to break the
programme it is acknowledged that he
has made a mastery canvass.
The tactics OF the opposition to Mr..
Shortridge have changed. The whip is
not piled to force reluctant Republicans
into the Perkins corral. but soft words,
Establishments, pledges of patronage and
place are employed to hold the wavering.
The ridiculous claim that a binding
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able attention among the Republicans,
and several who had attended the caucus,
among the numb ber Senator Gleaves, asked
Judge Daily whether his remarks had been
correctly reported. The Judge replied
that they had been. and reiterated that,
speaking in general sense of all caucuses,
there can be no caucus of a lesser number
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ers appointed to revise the laws of the
State.
Judge Daily scouts the notion that any,
thing like binding caucus was held.
The Perkins man ayers attempted to hold
caucus and boasted of their early ability
to do so by securing at least sixty-one
votes. To that object they bent all their
energies, but they failed to realize their
boast.
why" said well-known Republican
in the Baldwin Hotel lobby last evening,
'You might as well claim that twenty or
even ten out of the entire membership of
the Legislature would constitute bind
ing caucus. The claim of the Perkins
managers Is simply ridiculous"
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TWENTY PIRATES BEHEADED.
They We're Chinese Outlaws ana HAD short
Bhrirt After Their Capture.

TACOMA. Wash, Sept. 9.-Thc Chinese news.
papers say that the band of twenty pirates
which has committed many acts Of violence on
the Chinese coasts during the past year has
been captured by the commander and crew OF
the Chinese gunboat sent out from Canton on
Aug. 10. They were taken before n military
tribunal NJ Sau Ling, near Canton. condemned
to be bchcRdcd, and at once executed.
These pirates robbed a vessel bound from Can.
ton to the Straits Settlements late in July, when
the vessel had run aground only two days out
from Canton. Tho vessel was in charge OF
Chung Kwei. son OF a millionaire merchant Of
Singapore. lie had been to Canton for silks,
jewelry. and other wares and was returning
with a full cargo, valued at $50. 900. and $50. 900
in money and notes.
Tho Canton authorities Immediately sent n
gunboat down the river with instructions TO
keep after tho pirates until they were captured.
The Chinese commander personally went among
the river boats seeking information regarding
the pirates and their methods and places OF rem
devious. This resulted in Information which
led TO the surprise Of tho pirates in their hiding
place on an island of tho coast. They were
taken in triumph TO Sau Ling, and the stolen
property was recovered,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
BRYAN MEN WANT GEORGE
TOM L. JOHNSON SAID TO BE URGING
him TO RUN FOR MAYOR.


Won't fnn-Attempt' 10 Ne "sae 10 Fs'
Up Some Sort ofa Fight In Behnlf or Bryan-
Ism ut the Democratic city Convention.
me r"uioai nry"nItes VINO arc eonnoo'eu WIZ"
Democratic Alliance of the Greater New YORK
wero discussing yesterday the probability Of
,o,,i,. h., r.oroo ,o ru, tor N.vor n a tho
getting tionry SeorBe 10 run lor Meyor Il
Chicago platform candidate. They said That
the prospects of getting Mr.. George TO run are
brighter 'nan 'no! "o,e, aus .n"' 'n'o -
the active interest which ex-ConRresstnan lom
l., johnson of Cleveland and the Nassau Trolley
p,rr,v .r.,on, "a ,o.irr In th. loon, con,est-
Mr.. Johnson is a disciple of Mr.. George. The
active Bryanites aay that Mr.. johnson is greatly
-.... . ~. .a.,,.
eNerciseu over Inc ptospeets VI IL ies"i"i
Democracy casting out tho Chicago PLATFORM,
and TINT he has already urged Henry George to
".n.a". oe..n.- nomj,atIon ,n,
eohs'uer tne posslo'ht' Vi " hf
Mayor on that platform.
The Rrvanitcs bovever do not pin all their
49, - - Iher.,ui ho,io,. a.,
hopes on aenrJ george. ihey TN oeite,e .n"s
Justice William ]. Gaynor may be prevailed on
IN rnn and also mention Col. f. NJ. Knox as a
So..Itn.N
poSsiolity'
The Democratic Alliance will meet tomorrow
NIGHT Mt e., headouart,rs "a West Twenty.
- u -.
third street. TO discuss possible cahoiustes anu
to try and como to an agreement with the
I-p,to3 D.n,ocr.cv r.s,rdipc ,ba date for hold
80. Do.-Cr,. "a Cas".
The Democratic campaign OF apologies has
.,-,oa- 49,, L. 49, .,Sxor 70 nroro that
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MORE SPANISH rREACHERT.
Or. AEramonte Tells how the Cubaas Were
Fired Upon Under n Flag or Trace.

Or. AEramonte Tells How the Cubaas Were
Fired Upon Under . FLAG OF Trace.
One OF the passengers who arrived here yes
terday on the steamer Niagara, from Nassau.
\. p. was DR.. Eugenio Sanchez Agramonte,
Surgeon-General Of the Sanitary Corps OF the
Cuban Army. DIR. Agramonte made the trip
from the northern coast OF Cuba 10 Nassau in
an open boat
On Sept. 4, as he was about to leave, q messen-
ger from Gen. Calixto Garcia reached him and
delivered TO him the official report OF the attack
and capture Of Victoria de las Tunas.
"What the report says" said DIR. Agramonte
last night. lido not know; 1t is sealed and will
not be opened until tomorrow. when Delegate
Estrada Palma comes from Central Val.
ley. But from what Gen. Garcia's mes
senger told me ! know that the patriot
forces laid siege to Las Tunas On Aug.
81. On Aug. % a flag OF truce was hoisted on
ono OF the forts and Gen. Garcia ordered his
chief OF stan, Brig. Gen. Mario Menocal. TO ap.
proach the fort and sec what the Spanish
4 he was doing SO at the head Of fifty men;
self being wounded IN both legs.
I'm, view OF this unspcakable conduct tho
assault was fuEiously renewed. and on the next
TO- the Spanish commandsr' who. sec,
, .aEsc,i IRst s,e he %as Of p @Wr artiiler SE" dasis,s the no
surrender. The Spanish soldiers were allowed
TO go free. Many OF them Joined our ranks.
THE capture OF Las Tunas is OF tho greatest
Importance to our cause, not only on
account of the moral effect 1t will produce
abroad at a moment whom the Spanish
Government proclaims that our rcvolu.
ton 10 languishing. but also on account of
the valuable booty which, we captured there.
and which included more than 100 new Mau.
ser rifles, two cannon. ] 100000 cartridges, and
q large quantity OF medicine, provisions. and
clothing. Tho Spanish loss was estimated at
$50 killed and wounded. We lost about half as
many.
"Gen. Menocal's wound is greatly to bc re.
GREETED. He is one OF the most brilliant among
the younger patriot leaders"
Speaking OF the Presidential election. DIR.
Agramonte aid that nothing definite concern'
ing 1t was known up to the time OF hia departure
from Cuba Dr. Agramonte was one OF the firsi
to Join the revolutionary movement.
He accompanied Gen. Maxine Gomez ut the
| time of the invasion NJ the western provinces
and had n narrow escape at the hands Of the
Spaniards when the patriot forces entered the
city OF Bejucal. Havana province. in January
1896.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
MRS. JUcK,s BURGLAR STORY.

A Mysterious Rsbber Riass the Trousers of
sar. guck and His Hrother-in.Law.
Tia police OF tfe Albums street station N
Brooklyn arc investigating an alleged burglary
which has some peculiar features. Charles
Juck. his wife Lizzie. two sons. q daughter. and
his brother-in.law. Henry Northrup. live in the
third fat at 3l1 Hicks street. Mrs. Juck. who II
about As years old. notified the police that she
was awakened about 8 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing by a sound in the hallway. She got out Of
bed and proceeded to the hall, where, she says.
she was met by a strange man. who grabbed her
around the waist. and then wound q pair OF her
husbands undergarments around her throat.
He then knocked her down and made his escape.
After no got away she screamed for help, but no
one in the house heard her calls.
Charles Callum, who lives on tho floor above,
was up all night with a sick child, and he said
his attention was first called to Mrs. Juck by
hearing groans in the hallway. When he went
downstairs he fonnd Mrs. Juck standing in
front Of her door with the underRarments on
her arm. BY this tune Mr.. Juck and the other
members OF the family were awakened. A
search of the house was made and Mr.. Juck
found that Sl5 had been taken from his trous-
ers. which had been hanging in his room. Mr..
Eorthrup had also lost 80. Mrs. Juck said that
she could not see her assAilant or describe him.
Capt O'Reilly made an investigation. but could
find NO confederation Of Mrs. Juck's story.
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rHIEVES FIRE INLATsToWN.
The Ennro Badness Part of . Few Jersey
Village Destroyed.

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Village Destroyed.
TREEToN. N. J. Sept. 19.-An explosion in the
general store Of d. G. Waldron awakened the
residents OF Inlaystown, Monmouth county. at
half past 3 o'clock this morning. The explosion
was caused BY gunpowder. The store had been
set afre, and when the residents turned out Of
their beds 1t was almost destroyed. MI.
Waldron's residence. adjoining the store. was
In hamts and was burned down. Then followed
the grist mill of r G.. Hendrickson. and sparks
few across the road to the dwelling and shop
OF Mrs. Williams. The general store Of
Barclay P. Malsbury. containing the Post
Once, caught next. and then the hotel
and stables of John Hendrickson. All wero
consumed. The village has about thirty
houses, $50 Inhabitants. and no Ere apparatus.
kilograms were sert 10 Hightstown and Penn
berton for assistance. but there was no railroad
service and no aid was received. The residents
organized a bucket brigade. but could do little,
and the fre burned out for lack Of material.
store SO, 900 on his house. $4,000 on Hendrick.
sons mill. Sll,00 on Naisbury's store. and
$1,000 on Hendrickson's Hotel. The insurance IL
about one-third.
who robbed or attempted TO rob Wnldron's
store. Mr.. Waldron left the store after mid:
night. and all was right then. DR.. Price passed
The store half an hour later and saw a ladder
standing under a back seoond-story window,
which was smashed in. Tho suspicion ia that
thleves robbed the store and set II anre. Tho
Of the stock usually kept in q country store.
The Post ONCE safe wa dragged from the
ruins this morning. 1t contains valuable papers.
hgt has not cooled yet 80 that 1t can be opened:
Hendricksop's Hotel. The property burned
comprised the entire business part OF the village.
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A BRILLIANT CUBAN DASH.
GEN. AcoSTA CAPTURES 4 ToTN
THREE L rs From HATANA.


weyier Placed uis Resignation ut the Dis
po.,l or m. s,,,,,b o,.rru.,t-Ch.r
"e'irea I" i'ema'n NJ tho Holm In S"DA'
HAVANA. Sent. 1s. vim Kcv West. Sent. 10
Gen. Baldomcro Aoosta has carried out one of
tho most dasbing .rtcrnrises .vor o,ton,nted nv
the Cubans around Havana. On last Friday.
with GOO men. he attacked the town Of Mana.
gun, which In scarcely three miles from the
capital. raided the Mace. and captured nil the
arms md ammunition in tho spanish for,s. after
having routed the Spanish garrison. A detacb.
ment OF Spanish regulars. which came from tho
ward OF Jesus del Monte to the rescue Of the
town. was disp-rsed nv IN, Cuban,. Though
this nevs Ia not ,lIovcd m h. nnbl,sh.d hers n
IA nnw we'll known nv ,h. nuhlir Tho many
Spanish soldiers who were wounded in tho AZ.
FRAY were brought on Saturday tn the canital.
and many persons saw tho ambulance carts
coming IN.
Managua ia on tho main road TO Havana. the
whole way being controlled by Gen. Acosta at
present. The Vegetables, eggs. and fowls on tho
yyav IN market IN tho c,tv orc now seized nv tho
insurrents Mt Manarua.
Famine ia ,nrcaainp rapiaIv I, Tho citr Ios.
week. twelve persons died NJ hunger and many
arc m, nrescp, st,rving IN deo,h In tho ,vnrds
| Inhabited nv the noor the situation nj tho nconl,
Is somethinp appnLinp Women and children
cry for bread in the streets. half naked and shiv-
| erinv from the colenturo de h1u,bre. or "bun.
gers fever"
Ilearn from n reliable source TINT On Friday
Gen. weylcr sent the following emile despatch
to Ger. Azcnrrapa-
"Tbe renorts received hero NJ the chorycs
mnde against me in Spoin compcl me tn tender
nv resIpnation TO you- Excellcncv which will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
IN THE DEMOCRATIC camp.
Drosklyn Primaries To-~HIEht-somo Lively
Contests Expected.

Broeklyn Primaries To-HIEht-somo Lively
Contests Expected.
The Democratic primaries for the election of
delegates to the various conventions will be held
In Brooklyn tonight. In each Of the Sic election
districts two delegates will DO chosen to the
twenty-one Assembly district conventions. each
of which viii elect ten delegates to the city.
county n d.Ceppcn eonyentiona-. One delegate
will also be elected from each election district
TO the Assembly and Aldermanic conventions.
There are come hot faction fights among the
Democratic Assembly district chieftains and
lively. primaries are expected In the Fifth.
Eighth. Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh. Thirteenth,
Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Sixteenth, Seventeenth.
Twentieth, Twenty-hfth an Twenty.etghth
wards The rivalry Il aimed at the control OF
the County Convention. at which candidates for
Sheriff. Register, County Clerk. and County
Treasurer are to be nominated.
1t In Mr.. McLaughlin's intention, 40 his closest
friends say, to retire from active political man
agernent at the close OF the present campaign.
There was an unusually large attendance OF the
Democratic leaders personal friends at his
house last night, and the political situation was
the chief topic of discussion. While nothing
has been absolutely determined as to the candi.
dates on the county ticket, 1t was said that Civil
Justice Jacob Seu. who proved himself the most
popular Democrat In Kings county at the cleo
tion in 1895, was the most likely man to cap
ture the nomination for She i'd. and that his
three associates on the ticket would be men who
had mover before held or ran for office.
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Danrorth SAYS n Stands without Rcaaoption
By the state ~mnitt

The adoption OF a party emblem when q State
nomination Is made by the State Committee OF
q party is not specifically provided for BY the
statute. The Democratic State Committee, at
Its session last Wednesday, adopted no emblem,
and az there was some question what effect this
might have on the ballots, Chairman Elliot
Danforth consulted several leading law.
yers In the city. After reading the statute they
furnished opinions to tho effect that there was
no necessity for the committee acting. Where
no other provision was made, the lawyers wero
OF the opinion that IN tho case Of regularly
recognized organizations the Secretary Of State
was bound to accept the emblem adopted at the
last regular State Convention, and the Secretary
himself could furnish the emblem II neces-
sary. Mr.. panforth said last night. how-
would be nled with the. certificate OF the
nomination OF Judge Parker. signed by the
Chairman and Secretary of the State Com
mittee. He said that the Attorney-Generals
opinion sent to Republican State Committee
man Fox last week stated that there was no
need that a State Committee should regularly
adopt an emblem upon making a nomination.
II IL should be discovered that the omission OF
the adoption of the emblem made any difference
regarding the ballots, Mr.. Danforth said. the
State could readily be recopvened.
but there was little likelihood that II would be.
The emblem OF the Democracy will be "a FIVE
adoption Of the present blanket ballot. The
Republican State Committee formally adopted
It's regular ballot box emblem at SATURDAY,
meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
SHOT HIS WIFE's ESCORT.
A Cleveland Man Attenpts . Murder In Front
or n Theatre.

or n Theatre.
CLEVELAND. o., Sept l9.-Frederick G. Kauff-
man. manager OF the Consolidated Paper Com.
pany. who shot N. @. Richman, President Of tho
n. G. Hickman Company. manufacturers Of
clothing. last evening. was released on bail to-
day. Richman was resting easier to-day and
the physicians now believe that he will recover.
He refuses to say anything concerning his rela-
lions with Mrs. Kaufman. with whom he was
walking at the time the husband shot him.
Kaufman, after being released. refused to SEQ
his wife and saws that he will Immediately begin
proceedings for divorce. w. Il. Kaufman Of
Now York, brother OF the husband, arrived here
to-day and went TO the Kaufman home, whence
he removed his brothers personal belongings.
Mrs. Kaufman says that she met Hickman
purely concerning a business matter relating to
her husbands financial affairs. which are said to
be rather involved. On the other hand, KAun-
man declares that he was not acquainted with
Richman. A circumstance that will he held
against Mrs. Kaufman Is the fact that the mo-
ment she saw her husband advancing toward
herself and companion she turned, and with an
exclamation, ran. As the two men met, Kauff-
man shouted:
I've got you nowl'
YES, you have caught mo" responded Rich
man.
The shooting occurred In front OF the entrance
OF the Lyceum Theatre. when crowds OF persons
wero passing all the time.
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KILLED BIZ An EAErATED TRAIN.
An Unidentified Man Hun Over nj the Unioa
Depot In south Brooklyn.

An unidentified man. about IS years old. was
run over and killed at the Union Depot at Fifth
avenue and Thirty.sixth street at 2 o'clock yes
terday morning BY a locomotive and two cars of
the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad. The train left
the bridge at 1870 o'clock. bound for Coney
Island. 1t was in charge OF Engineer Samuel A.
Sampson ana Conductor George Lewis. As the
train approached the Union Depot Engineer
Sampson saw a man stretched across the tracks.
and he at once tried TO stop the train, but before
this could be done the engine and the cars ran
over the man. severing his right leg above the
knee. The engineer and the porter carried the
man 10 the staff n and an ambulance was sum
moned. but when the surgeon arrived he was
dead.
The body was removed to the Morgue. In Q
pocket was "A small book containing these names
and addresses: Mrs. Miller. 1872 Gold streetI
Mrs. Riley, 20 Sullivan street; Mrs. Brenner.
Al sixth street. The, police visited these ad.
dresses in Brooklyn, but were unable TO get any
information that would tend to aid in Identify.
ing the dead man. He is 5 feet 8 inches IN
height. OF light complexion, smooth face, and
wore a dark coat and waistcoat and nghD
trousers. lawn tennis shirt, black derby hat. and
lace shoes, The engineer and conductor were
arrested. and will be held. pending the Coroner0
investigation.
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CHIEF OF POLICE IN JAIL.
OTHER OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN
THE III OF MEXICO.

They Arc Accused or Completely In tho MUIR
DlaI on Last Thursdas-Ges Cosie VIII
10 Asked to E,pIaIn the AssAssinatton.
CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. 9.-Thec chief topic in
the city to-day is the arrest late last night OF the
Chief OF Police, Col. Eduardo Velasquez, and
CABRERA, assistant chief OF the secret service,
charged with being accomplices in the murder
Of Arroyo. tho would.be assassin OF President
Diaz on the morning OF Sept. 16, who was
stabbed TO death the same night ut Police Head
quarters.
Policemen Antonio Milincz and Bartolo
Franco. who were guarding Arroyo at the time
OF his murder. and who were officially reported
TO have been without arms" were also ar
rested. and are in solitary confinement. Mature
Sanchez, Adjutant at Police Headquarters, 10
also O prisoner. All these men are charged with
being accessories in Arroyo's assassination.
Congress held a session last evening and
passed n vote to call Gen. Manuel Gonzales
Cosio into its presence on next Tuesday, when
he will be requested to give an account OF the
assassination. The affairs OF the federal dis
trict are under the jurisdiction Of the Depart
ment OF the Interior, Of which Gen. Cosio 10
chief.
Yesterday afternoon the head of the Fifth
Criminal Court, Mr.. Carlos Flores, was occu-
pied in taking the statements OF tho twenty-ono
prisoners who were arrested after the lynrhing
Of Arroyo. Up to a late hour last evening 10
was found that eleven OF the accused were
newsboys and three were peanut vend-
ers. The newsboys and peanut vendors
testified that they had regular stands
n the Zocala; that they were in the Plaza
shortly after l o'clock. when they heard the rO-
port OF firearms in the City Hall and rushed
that way, drawn by natural curiosity. and were
arrested. II was after these declarations thao
several OF the arrests to-day were made.
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KILLED By ERS.
A District In south China Panie-strtcEea ~
Their RayaCes.

TACOMA. Wash. Sept, l9.-Chinese advices
say that much excitement prevails about Foe
Chow over the killing OF many natives at Kuli.
ang by man-eating tigers. which have carried
of and eaten many natives.
Hundreds have fed to nearby cities for pro.
lection. They refuse TO return and attend to
their crops, saying that they will leave the
country for good rather than fight tigers.
Expert hunters have killed some Of the
beasts, but more come down from the noun
tains. They first attacked cattle, and destroyed
hundreds OF them before many natives were
killed.
The foreign settlement at Foo Chow has Of
fcred a reward of $50 for every full-grown tiger
killed. Traps have been set, and tiger hunts on
a great scale are now in progress. Several ma
tives who were caught and torn by tigers and
rescued by hunters are now in the Foo Chow
hospitals.