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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-12
THEY SANG
AS THE SHIP
WENT DOWN
Endeavorers' Hymns the
Requiem Of the Lost
Mexico.
COOL BEHAVIOR OF THE
PASSENGERS.
No Excitement Attended the
Departure From the Sink
ing Vessel.
LONG ROW IN THE SMALL BOATS
TO METLAKAHTLA.
Cared For by Missionaries and In
dians Until Picked Up by the
No Excitement Attended the
Departure From the Sink
ing Vessel.
LONG ROW IN THE SMALL BOATS
TO METLAKAHTLA.
Cared For by Missionaries and In
dians Until Picked Up by the
City of Topeka.

SEATTLE. WASH, Aug. IL. - The
steamer City of Topeka, which arrived at
o. clock this morning, brought details of
the sinking of the steamer Mexico and ex-
element has run high here throughout
the day. All of the passengers and crew
unite in telling practically the same story
as regards the loss of the big steamer
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lowed gradually killed their livestock and
they gave up the idea of being cattle
barons and in 1895 went to mining in a
nomadic way.
The great slab of gold which they found
is even bigger than the famous Aus
tralian nugget Welcome, found at Bal
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Continued ON Third Puge.
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a FUGITIVE FROM INDIA.
Arrest in Boston of a Calcutta Merchant
for Alleged Embezzlement.

Boston, Sept. 29.-Cornelius c. Ban
croft, a Calcutta merchant, was ar
rested here to-day by detectives from
the bureau of criminal investigation to
answer to charge of embezzlement.
The warrant on which he was arrested
alleges the amount to be $4,000. Bancroft
was about to sail for Liverpool when
taken into custody. Fifteen years ago
Mr.. Bancroft was a prominent Boston
business man. He was appointed trus-
tee of the late James S. Bailey.
Four months ago he came to Boston
to spend the summer. While here he
had several conferences with the bene-
ficiaries of the Bailey estate and yester-
day he filed in the probate court re-
port made by himself as trustee of the
estate. Samuel King Bailey, one of
the benefciaries, objected to the gen.
eral features of the report and made
application for a warrant for Mr.. Ban
croft's arrest. The judge heard the
evidence and issued the warrant
Mr. Bancroft says the whole matter is
a mistake and the result of misun-
derstanding
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NEARLY CAME TO BLOWS.
A Lively Row at National Labor Conven-
tiOn in Chicago.

A Lively Row at National Labor C0nven-
tion in Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. 29.-There was lively
row at the national labor convention
to-day, and for a time during the pro-
ceedings it looked as though an eX-
change of blows could not be averted
DR.. Fl. S. Taylor, one Of Mayor Har-
rison's cabinet officials, was the cause
of the disturbance. DR.. Taylor was
present as a delegate, and he wanted
the privilege of speaking in regard to
the amendment which had been sub
mitted by the committee on resolutions.
The delegates expressed approval when
the doctor said, 81 am highly gratified
at the money plank in the platform
The money plank calls for legal
tender money to be issued direct by
the government. A change came when
the doctor announced that the time had
not come for the attempt to establish
the system of national paper money
The doctor quickly followed this an
nouncement with a plea to have the
is to 1 idea put in the platform to the
exclusion of the money plank already
presented. The audience instantly
turned against him, and an uproar en-
sued which did not cease till the speak
er sat down.
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YALE FRESHMEN YICroRIoUs.
Won the wrestling Bouts With the Sopho.
mores Last Evening.

The class of 1901 did itself proud last
night on the Hopkins grammar school
lot, when it won the class wrestling
bouts from 1900. In fact, all that 1900
could take was the lightweight contest.
After two draws Bartlett 1900 threw
Thomas 1901. But the middleweight
and the heavyweight fell to the lot of
the freshmen. In the former Thomas
1901 tussled out contest of two min
utes to a draw with Hubbell 1900. In
the second bout Thomas threw his man,
and the third was declared draw al
ter five minutes unsuccessful effort
Interest then centered in the heavy
weight contest, which would decide the
championship. The wrestlers were
Cadwalader 1901, football aspirant,
and Francis 1900. Cadwalader weighs
235 pounds, and, stripped to the waist,
he looked veritable giant beside
Francis, who weighs scarcely lSo'
There were two bouts, both OF Whlch
Cadwalader took easily, throwing
Francis very quickly Referee Morris
Ely '9S accordingly awarded the laurels
to the freshmen, who received them
with becoming meekness. Jay NC
Laughlan '9S acted as timekeeper.
After the contests the students IN a
body, headed by a band, paraded down
High street to Elm, thence to Church
to Chapel and back to Osborn hall
where a general celebration was held
The seniors carried torches, and the
scene was truly enlivening as the boys
all chock full of enthusiasm and letting
out deafening howls and class yells
swung up the street, followed by thou
sands who were glad to see the stu
dents after the quiet summer vacation
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GOLD PILING UP IN VAULTS
TREASURYDEPARTA RTArENTMAYISSUE
GOLD CERTIFICATES,

May be Necessary to Meet Governments
Payments of Interests and Pensions
question as to Whether Secretary Gage
Has the Power to Issue the Notes-What
New York Bankers Think Upon Subject.
New York, Sept. 29.-There was some
talk in banking circles to-day of the
possibility of the treasury department
issuing gold certificates, now that gold
is piling up in the vaults and currency
is decreasing. This discussion was
chiefly due to dispatch received i'll
Wall street to the effect that recently
there had been some informal discus
sion among the treasury officials on
the subject of the desirability Of this
course.
Continuing, the dispatch says that
Secretary Gage is confronted by a de-
cision made by Secretary Carlisle,
when the treasury gold fell below $780,
100000, that the reserve, having once
fallen below the amount mentioned,
gold certificates could not be issued
again, even if the reserve went above
$10O, 100000, unless the issue was specifi-
cally authorized by congress-
President Cannon of the Chase Ma
tional bank saw nothing that made the
issue of gold certificates needful but
thought the issuance of such certif-
Gates was entirely within the province
of Secretary Gage. Vice President
Hepburn of the National City bank
said:
II believe that, legally, the issuing
of gold certificates is entirely within
the option of Secretary Gage. There is
no question that the treasury needs
currency. If the present conditions
continue, and there are further gold
imports, as in my opinion there are
sure to be, it will not be long before
the treasury will have to settle its bal
ances in gold.
THE situation regarding the curren-
cy might be relieved by the issuing OF
gold certificates, as country banks,
which have not the facilities for hold
ing their reserve in gold, could hold
the certificates for that purpose and
put into circulation the currency which
they now hold. This, it seems to me.
would relieve the situation as to cur
rency"
Cashier Nuhleman of the sub-treasu-
ry thought it altogether likely that the
subject might have been discussed. He
said further that there seemed to be
an erroneous idea in some quarters
that there was now an inconvenient
shortage of currency. This, he said,
was not the case, and he added that
any action Of the treasury officials
which might convey that impression
was, in his opinion, taken because they
desired such shortage and were shap-
ing their course at present with view
to the need Of large amount Of cur
rency during October to meet the gov
ernment's payments Of interests and
pensions.
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AD.JOURNED DISTRICT MEETING
VIII be Held in Warner Hall This Even

The adjourned district meeting will
be held in Warner hall this evening at
o'clock. The committee appointed in
accordance with the vote of the meet
ing held September 21, which appeared
before the board Of finance, will report,
and an interesting meeting is expected.
The committee requested the board Of
finance to provide money to carry on
the schools from July IA to December
81, 1897, without laying special tax,
and the board Of finance has decided
that it has no authority to provide
money. The recommendation from the
board of education that four mill tax
be laid will be taken up at to-night's S
meeting, but it Is probable that If tax
is laid it will not be four mill tax.
Mayor Farnsworth has signified his in
tention of being present tonight and
Anthony Carroll will also be present.
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The personnel of the cabinet which
has resigned is as follows:
Prime minister and minister of war
General Azcarraga.
Minister of foreign affairs-Duke of
Tetuan.
Secretary of the navy-Admiral Be
ranger. ..
Minister of justice-Comte De Fejada
de Valdesera.
Minister of the colonies-Senor Cas-
tellanos.
Minister fomento-Senor Linares Ri
wares.
Minister of finance-Senor Navarro
Reverter.
Minister of the interior-Senor Cos
Gayon.
This ministry, it was explained by
diplomatic officials entirely familiar
with the facts, is conservative through
out. 1t was chosen after the assassina-
ton of Canovas and was regarded as
continuance of the Canovas regime,
and at the time of it's selection is was
considered temporary, as the queen re-
sent was then at San Sebastian with
out the opportunity of full conference
with leaders. including the leader of
the opposition, which takes place on
the formation of a new cabinet. For
this reason the designations are not en-
tirely unexpected, although they were
not considered imminent at this time
strong impression prevails in diplo-
matte circles that Senor Sagasta, the
eminent liberal leader will be called to
form cabinet. There is said to be lit
tie doubt that this would result in the
return of a heavy liberal majority, ow-
ing to the strong feeling said to exist
throughout the country against the
conservative ministry which has just
laid down it's commission. But who'h e
er it be Sagasta or another, the change
is felt to entail important considera-
tions on the Cuban policy.
The present ministry has been an ac-
tive one, supporting General Weyler
and refusing to accept his resignation
although a strong element at Madrid
has urged a more lenient policy. The
choice of Sagasta would undoubtedly
it is said, lead to the recall of General
Weyler and a material modification OF
the aggressive policy in Cuba.
In the event Of the formation of a
liberal ministry, Minister Dupuy De
Lone would undoubtedly submit his
resignation as the Spanish representa-
tive at Washington, as is usual on a
change of political control of the cabi-
net, and the minister is, moreover, a
conservative in politics.
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4 Protested.
ABANDONED BY IT'S MOTHER.
A Four Months Old Baby Left at Ives'
Restaurant Yesterday

Four Months Old Baby Left ut Ives'
Restaurant Yesterday.
Mrs. Robert M. DeLong of Westfield,
Mass, was arrested at the Union depot
about o'clock yesterday afternoon by
officer Lakeland, charged with aban-
doning a four -months-old babe in Ives
restaurant on State street. At the po-
lice station Mrs. DeLong said that her
husband, who came to New Haven
about six months ago, had not given
her any money for a long time and
that she had been obliged to support
herself and her baby. She said that
she had made up her mind to leave the
baby and make him take care of that
at least.
She was sent over to the Associated
Charities and there she promised Agent
Preston that she would return to West
field and take her baby with her. She
was then allowed to go and left New
Haven on the o'clock train last even
ing with her baby and her mother, who
had accompanied her to this city
Mr.. DeLong in speaking last evening
of the affair said that he came here
from Westfield about six months ago.
He had been out of work for some time
previous to coming to New Haven, and
when he came here he went to work for
his brother, Mr.. DeLong, the carpenter
and builder, who is now engaged in
building two wind mills for the wealthy
Messrs Platt in Clinton.
The husband said last night that
since coming to New Haven he had sent
$1Oe, all the money he could save, to his
wife. He said that he had been board
ing at Ives restaurant on State street.
Yesterday his wife, with the baby and
her mother. came to New Haven and
appeared at the restaurant. She and
her mother had an interview with Mr..
DeLong in private room upstairs and
left the women upstairs. The restau-
rant people were busy at the time, but
short time afterwards discovered that
the two women had disappeared, leav-
ing the baby in the room over the res
taurant. MIR. Ives at once hurried to
the depot and there found Mrs. DeLong
and her mother about to board train
for home. He had them arrested with
the results noted above.
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500, 900 FIRE An WAsHINGTON.
Power Station of the Capitol Traction
Comnany DestrOYad.

Power Station of the Capitol Traction
Company Destroyed.
Washington, Sept 29.-Fire broke out
in the central power station of the Capt.
tol Traction company a few minutes
before II o'clock tonight, and in thirty
minutes the magnificent six-story
structure was doomed. The building
occupied the entire block from Penn
sylvania avenue to C street and from
131ath to 14th street.
The blaze started on the southeast
corner, and despite the efforts of the
entire fire department swept like wind
through the enormous building. The
heat was so intense that the men were
driven from the adjoining streets.
When it became evident that no eff
forts could save the power station the
department turned it's attention to the
adjoining property, but the flames leap
ed across 14th street and then across
131sth street on the east and attacked a
row of three-story brick houses.
So fearful was the heat that the fire.
men could not get within reach of the
burning buildings. They were driven
back foot by foot until the streams from
the hose could not reach the fire. Their
efforts were futile.
The power house was built four years
ago. 1t was a six-story building in
height and besides containing the power
plant of the Pennsylvania lines is oc-
cupied by dozens of Offices The walls
began to fall by IL o'clock, and the fire.
men were enabled to get to work on
adjoining property. Several houses,
however, were partly destroyed. The
loss will reach 100000, with insurance
of about $300000, while some estimate
it at one million.
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YALE WINS ITS FIRST GAME
DEFEATS THE TRINITY ELEVEN At
HARTFORD BY SCORE OF 10 TOO.

Yale Played Fairly Well, but the Team
Work Was a Trifle Ragged-Backs in the
First Half Played Strong Game-Ben-
jamin Did Well, but Retired Early-In
Last Half the Blue Failed to Score.
Hartford, Sept. 29.-Trinity lined up
for her first match game of the season
against Yale this afternoon, but all at
tempts to score against the Blue We're
points-two goals and touchdown.
Two halves of fifteen minutes and ten
minutes were played. Though Yale
was much heavier, Trinity's pluck made
the sides more even than the dispar-
ity in size would seem to indicate. The
play was very uneven through fumbling
and holding. Trinity was the chief Of
fender in fumbling and Yale in holding,
but taken altogether Yale made a far
better showing that she has made in
her first games during the two past
years.
The game was full of snap and dash.
The features of the first half were the
play Of Yale's backs. Yale scored first,
as follows: She had kick off and Trim
ity fumbled on the 25-yard line. Yale
then pushed the ball straight down the
field and after three and one-half min
utes' play Benjamin scored a touch
down, from which he kicked a goal.
Benjamin soon afterwards retired and
Hine took his place.
Yale's second touchdown was scored
by Hine after five minutes more play,
but no goal was made. Most of Yale'S
gains were made through the guards,
who were clearly outplayed throughout.
Yale's backs made several long runs
back on punts, the prettiest being Ely S
run of so yards. Trinity confined her
self throughout the first half to kick
ing game.
In the second half the composition of
Yale's team was considerably changed,
new sets of backs being put in, but
they played with none of the dash with
which the others did; in fact, the play
was largely in Yales territory during
this half.
Trinity made several small gains and
was continually aided by the holding
and off side play of Yale's forwards.
Once Trinity got the ball for the hold
ing on Yale's 12-yard line; she failed,
however, to advance it, and Woodle
failed in a pretty try for a goal from
the field. There was no scoring done
by either side in this half and the final
score was Yale, 10; Trinity, O.
The teams lined up as follows:
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no RECOMMEND NEwsEwEns.
Committee on Sewers Met Last Night
Petitions Tabled for the Present.

Committee on Sewers Met Last Night
Petitions Tabled for the Present.
The committee on sewers met last
evening and considered a number of
petitions for the building Of sewers.
These petitions were considered some
time ago and the committee on report
ing back to the common council recon-
mended that the petitioners be given
leave to withdraw, as under section 157
of the charter it is provided that no or
ders for public improvements shall be
passed for which appropriations have
not already been made.
The petitions, however, We're referred
back to the committee by the common
council with directions to report on the
necessity of the sewers asked for, be-
ing laid. The committee last evening
decided to recommend that the petition
ers for sewers on Platt street, between
Edgewood avenue and Elm street, and
on South Front street between Poplar
street and Grand avenue, be given leave
to withdraw. Petitions for sewers on
the streets named below were laid on
the table and the committee will not
report on them until the appropriations
for next year are made, when the sew
ers asked for will be recommended: !:
Scranton street, between Day and Or
chard streets; Scranton street, between
Waverly and Day streets; Newhall
street, between Ivy and Lilac streets;
Willow street, between Orange and Fos-
ter streets; Gibbs street, between Shell
ton avenue and the railroad; Fillmore
street, between Pine and Lombard
streets, and on Thorn and Eddy streets,
the last two having been recommended
by the board of health
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FaT4L GRADE CROSSING.
One Person Killed and Several Others
Badly Hurt on Long Island.

One Person Killed and Several Others
BADLY Hurt on Long Island.
New York, Sept. 29.-One woman was
killed, another seriously hurt and two
children badly injured at Springfield,
l.. T., to-day, by Long Island railroad
train. A party composed of Mrs. Ro-
sina Nelson, Harold Nelson, four years
old, and Edna Nelson, two years old,
son and daughter Of Mrs. Nelson, and
Mrs. Clara Gray, all of Springfield, We're
out driving when their horse baked on
the railroad tracks.
Before they could get him to move a
train struck the carriage. Mrs. Gray
was killed. Mrs Nelson and her chill
dren were sent flying into the road and
were seriously injured. They were
taken to st. Johns hospital, Long Is
land City Mrs. Gray was the wife of
a Springfield director, and was only
twenty-three years old.
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HARVARD E0IRD or TRUSTEES.
Annual Meeting-New Members of Two
Imnorlnnt EOards.


Boston, Sept. 29.-The board of trus-
tees of Harvard college held the annual
meeting to-day for the appointment of
college boards. The following new
members were added to the administra-
tive board: James B. Greenough, A B. !;
William Davis, NJ. E.; Edward Chain
ing, Phi. D.; Wallace e. Sabine, A. M.
and John Gardiner, A. B., succeeding
Josiah Royce, Phi. D.; Charles Grose,
Phi. D.; Hugo K. Schilling, Phi. D.; Will
liam F. Osgood, Phi. D., and George T.
Baker, A. B.
In the graduate school board Hugo
Meinsterburg, Phi. d., succeeds Glenn
ent L. Smith, LII D., and in the Law
renee Scientific school board Comfort
A. Adams, jr.. S. B., and George H.
Parker S. D., succeed E. H. Hall, Phi.
D. and r. Thaxber, Phi. D.
Solomon Lincoln was reelected presi-
dent of the board
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transportation committee Secretary
Henry c. Rowe, George D. Watrous, of
municipal affairs committee; A. McC.
Matthewson, clerk of shell fish commits
sion, and the commissioners engineer,
d. c. Sanford; Rev. Stewart Means, DR..
c. b. Adams, Colonel w. j. Leaven-
worth, president of the Wallingford
board of trade; Eli Birdseye, secretary
of Meriden board of trade; P. G. Wall
mo, private secretary Of Congressman
Sperry; Captain Howard, Superinten-
Leach.
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IN THE LU7GERT Trial
Experts Testify Concerning the Alleged
Corpus Diiicti

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Hog or human
This is the issue in the Luetgert case
at present, and according to the view
of the case adopted by the jury is the
fate of the defendant likely to be. The
defence attempted to prove TODAY that
the bone which DR.. Dorsey. the osteolo-
gist of the Columbian museum. declar.
ed was the femur of a woman is moth
ing but the bone of a hog.
The witness who declared this is Dr.
w. II. Airport, professor of anatomy in
the Northwestern university. Profess
sor ]. A. Weisner gave evidence in sup-
port of DR.. Riese's testimony in connec-
tion with the experiments with human
bodies made in the watts in the Luetgert
factory.
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BRYAN no WILLIAMS,

Says to Massachusetts Man: "Strength to
Your Arm and Success TO Your Banner"
Boston, Sept. 29.-George Fred Will
liams to-day received the following
from Hon. w. J. Bryan, congratulating
him upon his nomination:
Lincoln, Neb., Sent. %, 1891
'"To Hon. George Fred Williams, Boston:
Accept congratulations upon nomina-
ton. Massachusetts democracy has done
nobly.
''The Chicago platform is being vindicat-
ed by events.
''The fight for financial independence will
yet be won.
will fall with the gold standard.
''Your plank against retirement of green
backs was timely.
Strength to your arm and success to
your banner.
''W. J. BRYAN
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RACED WITH A TROLLEY can.
Lewis Tryon, Middletown BicycIist,
Probably Fatally Injured.

Middletown, Sept. 2S.-Lewis Tryon,
aged twenty, sustained probably fatal
injuries tonight by running into a
team while he was pacing with a troll
lev car. The car was bound for South
Farms, and, being long stretch, Try
on thought he would use it for a pace
maker. Turning a corner, Tryon ran
into a coal team coming from an oppo-
site direction and struck one of the
horses full in the breast.
Tryon was thrown under the horses,
who became frightened, and the young
man was trampled upon and dragged a
considerable distance. He was picked
up unconscious and remained in that
condition for over two hours. 1t was
found that his skull was fractured and
several ribs were broken, besides being
otherwise badly bruised.