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The herald., 1897-07-01
The Miners Meeting

DENVER June 30.-The arrange
ments for the In ternational Goldconven-
ton, which begins here July 7, are prac-
tically complete. The mineral displays
are not all in but the management has
notice of most of those coming and has
already made arrangements for them.
There will be displays from evsry gold
producing state in the. union. Lists of
delegates are coming in by every mail
and the railroad companies report a
very large sale of tickets to Denver to
people bound for the convention. The
preparations for the social entertain
ment of the visitors include excursions
to several of the largest and best known
gold mines of the state, where the prac-
tical side of mining will be exhibited.
The herald., 1897-07-01
HAS LED A LOOSE LIFE
AND LEFT TOWN TO AVOID
ARREST
Collector Wellborn Accused of Wrong
doing and Removed From Office
by Secretary Gage

WASHINGTON, June 3o.-Secretary
Gage today appointed B. M. Thomas
Acting Collector of Internal Revenue for
San Francisco District, vice o. M. Well
born. This action is taken upon the re-
ceipt of the report of special agent that
he had discovered wrongdoing on Well
born's part and that Wellborn had left
the city to avoid arrest. Wellborn either
made a dummy appointment and pur-
loined the salary attached to the posi-
tion, or made such appointment under
agreement to divide the salary with the
appointee.
The suspension of Collector Wellborn
created profound sensation in the ap-
praisers' building today, and the fact
that the collector had not visited his Of
flee since Monday last was freely COM
mented upon. Special Treasury Agent
Thrasher has been unable to locate the
missing official, but is inclined to the
opinion that he is still in the city. The
agent declines to discuss the charges pre-
ferred against the collector.
Collector Wellborn was appointed by
President Cleveland, and his selection
was urged by Senator White. He was
then vice president of the Democratic
state central committee and both prom
inent and popular with Democratic poll
ticians. OF late, however, he has been
leading a somewhat loose life, though
none of his acquaintance suspected that
he would stoop to wrongdoing.
The herald., 1897-07-01
A DESCENT OF APRICoTs
Passers by Walked in Them and Won.
dered Where They Came From

An odor of apricots pervaded the at
mosphere in the vicinity of Spring and
Second streets last night. There were
apricots everywhere, ripe apricots ga
lore. The streets was full of them, and
pedestrians crushed the lucious fruit
under their feet as they crossed the
pavement and women held up their
skirts to keep them from getting smear
ed on the fruit. Everybody was ask
ing for an explanation. of this sudden
shower of apricots. but no one seemed
able to account for it.
AS matter of fact, however, there
was nothing mysterious or supernatural
about the presence of the fruit At
about 10 o'clock rancher named A. 1.
Like drove into the city with a load of
fresh apricots. He had sold the fruit to
]. d. Robinson, dealer at 234 West Sec
ond street. While unloading the boxes
his horses took fright and started to
run. They dashed down Second street
to Spring, where they ran plump into a
Westlake car. A hind, wheel was torn
off and the rear end of the wagon came
down, scattering several boxes of april
cots on the pavement just at the cross
ing.
The horses turned the corner, ran
madly up Spring toward First, leaving
a trail Of wreckage behind, them. In
front of Mullen & Bluett's store the run
away collided with a phaeton, losing
another wheel in the shuttle. They con-
tinued on up Spring, and at Temple the
horses ran into the sidewalk, and the
tongue was driven into the chest of one
of the horses. killing it. The other
horse broke loose and had not been
caught at last accounts.
The herald., 1897-07-01
BRYAN AT CHEYENNE
WITH FACE TURNED TOWARD
CALIFORNIA
He Will Reach Sacramento July 3rd
and Will Celebrate the Fourth
at Los Angeles

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 30.-Will-
lam Jennings Bryan arrived here this
morning on his Western.tour and after
breakfast addressed crowd briefly to
the effect that during the last campaign
he had not spoken in the West because
he thought it unnecessary; he had found
that the States which he had not visited
were those in which the cause of silver
triumphed, while those in which he
spoke were carried by the enemy. He
proceeded to Denver at 10 o'clock.
TO THE WEST
SAN FRANCISCO June 3O.-Hon.
William Jennings Bryan will arrive at
Sacramento at 5:25 a. M. on July and
will leave for Stockton at 9 o'clock, ar
irving in that city at II o'clock, will ad-
dress the citizens on the subjects of the
day and at 1 o'clock will leave for Fres-
nos stopping en-, route at Lodi, Modesto,
Merced and MADEIRA where short ad-
dresses will be delivered. The train will
arrive in Fresno at $50 p. M, and the
party will remain until 1855 a. M, when
the train leaves for Los Angeles, arrv-
ing there at 1:20 p. m. Leaving Los
Angeles at 11:45 a. M, July 6, the party
will reach Bakersfield in the evening.
A short stop will be made at Tulare and
then the train will leave for Oakland,
where it will arrive at 9;20 a. m. on the
7th. An address will be delivered in
Alameda at 10 o'clock on the morning
Of the 7th. The party will leave Oak
land at IL o'clock, arriving in this city
at 1890. An address will be delivered
in this city at Woodward's gardens.
The party will leave for San Jose on
July 8 at 1886 and leaves there for
Sacramento in time to arrive there at
1880 and after a short stop will leave on
the overland for the east, making short
stops at Redding and Red Bluff,
where short speeches will be delivered
from the platform.
The herald., 1897-07-01
Army Promotions

DENVER, June S0.-It is understood
here that Col. Henry c. Merriam, who
was today promoted to be brigadier-
general, will be assigned to the depart
ment of the Columbia. Col. Merria m S
promotion means also that Lieut.-Co
Daniel w. Benham of the same regi-
ment, the seventh infantry, at Fort Lo-
gan, will become colonel of that regi-
ment, and the following additional pro-
motions will be made: Major Gilbert
S. Carpenter, fourth infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel seventh infantry;
Capt. Stephen Baker, eighth infantry
to be major fourth infantry; First
Lieut.. Lyman v. Kennon, sixth infan-
try, to be captain sixth infantry; Second
Lieut.. Henry J. Hunt, fifteenth infantry
to be first lieutenant sixth infantry.
The herald., 1897-07-01
NEGLECTED DUTY
Results in the Dismissal Of Com.
mander Mullane

NEW YORK, June 30.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says: Dis
missal from the naval service is the
penalty imposed by the court which re-
Gently tried Commander Denis w. Null
lane. The records and findings of the
court, together with the Endorsements
Of Judge Advocate General Lemly and
Acting Secretary Roosevelt, will be laid
before the President at once, be-
cause of desire to promote Commander
N. M. Dyer to the vacancy existing in
the grade of captain. President Nc
Kinley was requested to act as quickly
as is consistent with thorough con-
sderation of the case. Commander Null
lane was charged with neglect of duty,
ETC., while in command of the Pensa-
cola navy yard. He is best known in
connection with the Samoan disaster
which occurred in 1889. He was in COM
mand of the U. S. S. Nipsic at the time
and In order to save her from total de-
struction, and to save the lives of those
under his command, he was compelled
to beach her. His course at that time
was approved by the Secretary Of the
Navy.
The herald., 1897-07-01
A Three=COrneredR Race for
Freshmen
THE RECORD is NOT BROKEN
BUT THE TAILENDERS BEAT
HARVARD'S TIME
Results on League Diamonds-Garden
City Cyclers Race Under the
Electric Light
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 3d.
Cornell won by three-quarters Of a
length; Columbia second by one-third
Of length over Pennsylvania. The Of
fetal time: Cornell, 1921 1-5; Columbia,
9:22 S-5; Pennsylvania, 1928 is.
The freshman race over the two mile
course here this afternoon between three
American crews rowing with purely
American met hods, was one of the most
remarkable in the annals of boat racing
In this country. 1t was magnificent
The freshmen of Cornell, Columbia and
Pennsylvania rowed with their heads
as well as with their bodies, and showed
science that was surprising. The Tina
is not record breaking, because Cornell
made the same course in 9:191a last
Wednesday, but both Columbia, finish
ing second, and Pennsylvania, finishing
third, made better time than did Har-
ward and Yale, finishing in the same
places last Wednesday.
When the pistol was fired Pennsylva-
mia caught the water first with swift
stroke, which showed the nose of their
boat clearly ahead of the others. Cor
nell and Columbia started trifle more
easy and Cornell fell slightly to the rear
of the New Workers. AT the half Colum-
bia was coming along and the Pennsyl-
vania lead was reduced to bare length.
Down to the end of the first mile there
was a terrific race for place. Column
bias stroke oar caught crab in the last
half and lost about four strokes. Cor
nell had made the lead three-quarters
of length and had length the advan-
tage when Columbia spurted. Pennsyl-
vana responded with a stroke, but the
leg shell of the New Workers fairly lift
ed itself along and went by the Pennsyl-
vania boat and after the Cornell shell
like a thing bewitched. On it went. the
boat tapping the rudder post of the Cor
nell boat and creeping up toward the
stroke oar of the Cornell crew the two
boats crossed the line and Cornell was a
winner by three-quarters of length.
Pennsylvania whipped on the last five
or six strokes and finished only half a
length behind.
The official time was given out 9:21,
and the corrected time given out this
evening was 9:21 1-5.
The following are the names, weights
and positions of the men in the Cornell
crew:
Bow, P. Wills, Rochester, 1855; No. 2,
G. B. Smallwood Warsaw, N. Y, 1866:
No. 8, H. B. Windsor, Hornellsville, 1853:
No. 4, H. e. Holloway, New York, 153;
No. 5, L. F. Hammer, Bradford, ISL; No,
6, C. H. Colt, Holyoke (captain), l55;
No. 7, A r. Ayres, Toledo, Ohio, l3S.
stroke, J. w. Ihlder, Yonkers 146.
Average weight, 154; average heigh,,
$40; average age, 20.1.
Coxswain, E. T. McCoff1n, North Ton
awanda.
The Pennsylvania crew averaged 152
mounds in weight and the Columbias 15I.
The herald., 1897-07-01
ON THE WHEEL
Garden City Cyclists Meet by Elec-
| tric Light

SAN JOSE, June S0.-The electric light
meet of the Garden City cyclers tonight
drew large crowd of spectators. Otto
Ziegler broke worlds record (his own)
for the two-thirds of mile handicap
professional in competition, making the
distance in 1:19 2-5.
He went against some good men, rid
ing from the scratch, w. H. Downing
CAS- yards), G. l.. Davis (50), D. e. Whit
man (60) A. Bogden (75) and R. H. Ell
ford (105). Ziegler started at rapid
clip and continued to increase in pace,
and when he passed the speedy men one
by one and came in far ahead the San
Jose crowd gave him an ovation.
Downing won the match race from
Jones, and this proved another feature.
The lights could have been improved on
somewhat in their location, as at GER
tain points angles were calculated to
The herald., 1897-07-01
The States Madhouses

SAN FRANCISCO, June S0.-The
first meeting of the state lunacy COM
mission under the act of 1897 was held
today. In additions to the governor and
other state officials, the resident ply
sicians and superintendent, as we'll as
the trustees of the different insane asy-
1ums of the state were present. Almost
the entire time Of the meeting was de-
voted to the hearing and discussion of
the report of John f. Carrere, secretary
of the commission, on lunacy, showing
how the new law of 1897 was being put
into operation in all the asylums. The
number of patients now confined is a
trifle over 500. The estimate of the
different institutions are: Stockton 36
cents per patient per day; Napa 1913
cents; Agnews 1 cents; Mendocino So. s
cents; Southern California 45.5 cents.
The herald., 1897-07-01
WATSON WRITES
He Doesn't Like National Chairman
Buffers Policy

ATLANTA, Ga, June S0.-Thomas E.
Watson, late Populist candidate for vice
president, in a late editorial in his Peo-
pies party paper, issued tonight, dis
cusses the coming Populist convention
at Nashville, and makes a severe ar
raignment of National Chairman Mar
ion Buffers policy. He says:
1--WE would really like to know how
Populist principles are to grow by be-
ing traded off, ,lfrslto. one of tha old par
ties and then to the other, and we es-
pecially hunger and thirst to know how
warfare on both the old parties is to
thrive when an Office barter exchange
is established with both"
1--WE trust the Nashville conference
will decide the vexed question of fusion
in such manner that no Populist can
be uncertain of the party doctrine
"Our own belief is that no gentleman
will remain in the Peoples party if the
idea once gets abroad that Populism and
Hessianism are synonymous terms.
None of our voters are mere mercenaries
to be traded fore office irI any, market
where there is a demand. No decent
man will be caught in that company"
The herald., 1897-07-01
N ineteen Julys

The weather man has noted down the
peculiarities Of Los Angeles climate for
nineteen years, and from the results he
gives a history of the month of July
which is of interest, as showing what
sort Of conditions may be expected DUR
ing the next few weeks. The tempera-
lures that follow, in view of our dry
climate, are mild enough for the aver
age citizen.
For instance, the mean temperature
for July since 1878 has been II degrees
The warmest month was in 1891, averag-
ing IA deg, and reaching 1O9 deg. on the
25th. The coolest July was in 1880, CT
degrees being the average temperature;
but the lowest point the mercury reached
was 40 degrees on July 18th, 1885,
The entering month is practically rain
less, although eleven years ago quar-
ter of an inch of rain fell one day; but
the average is only one-fiftieth of an
inch. And the weather man gravely
adds that during the time of his obser-
vations, neither frost nor snow has been
noted,
The herald., 1897-07-01
George Crocker's Big Deal

Some further facts were made known
this week about the sale of the Hunt $
point property to the Spofford estate.
The buyer it is said, is George Crocker,
the California millionaire, and the pur-
chase includes about 1856 acres on either
side of the Hunts point road.
The sale is not yet closed, and may
not be before the middle of the week
but the price named is $500 an acre, OF
about S650,000 for the tract. The pur-
chase includes several buildings, in
Guiding "Elmwood," the Spofford estate,
and parts of the old Hunt farm. The
transaction is a cash one.
The Crockers have already shown
their confidence in New York real es-
tate as an investment. Mrs. Crocker has
been trying for months past to find q
residence suited to her ideas, but has
not yet succeeded though it was said
that at one time she was about to buy
the Mrs. George Gould house on Fifth
avenue.--New York World.
The herald., 1897-07-01
rhe New Santa Monica Line

The Pasadena and Pacific Railway
company willlive up to the terms of their
franchise by today putting a car on their
new Hill street line to Santa Monica.
The company had apparently left the
necessary work until precariously near
the eleventh hour, but by strenuous eff
forts will be able to perform their share
of the contract. For three days and
three nights force of fifty men has been
kept busy at the corner of Fourth and
Broadway completing the switch. The
new line to Santa Monica, which will
run down Hill street from Fourth to-
Sixteenth, will considerably shorten the
journey. The trip will now be sched-
uled to take 55 minutes. The line joins
the Bellevue avenue line at Sherman.
1t is expected that regular and satis-
factory service will be in effect by next
Sunday.
The herald., 1897-07-01
Coast Defenses

SEATTLE, Wash, June 3O.-Bids were
opened this afternoon for the first OF the
Puget sound fortifications, at Marrowstone
point. near Port Townsend. There were
fourteen bidders, representing firms from
as far east as Chicago, and all the larger
cities of the coast. The lowest figure SUBJ
mitted was that Of the Pacific Bridge COM
pany of Portland, the amount of the bid
being s16S, 1880. The officers in the engi-
neer's office say that the bids ran much
lower than was expected. The other two
points, opposite Port Townsend, contracts
for which are soon to be let, are Admiralty
head and Port Wilson, the bids for the
former being advertised for July S1st.
The herald., 1897-07-01
"Millionaire Tramp" Berry

James E. Berry, the tramp millionaire,
is again in trouble, this time for wife
abandonment. On the night of June Q
he gave a reception at the home of his
wife's parents in Mount Vernon, Ill, at
which a large delegation of friends were
to be present to listen to music by the
Mount Vernon military band and par
take of fresh fish, Strawberries and
cream, all to be washed down with two
kegs Of beer. The food was literally
supplied, but the order for the music
was countermanded before the hour ar
rived, and Mr.. Berry himself, instead
of going there, betook himself and horse
by land to Centralia and from there to
The herald., 1897-07-01
NEW RAILRr' .Ds
The Smallest Record for Twenty
Years Past

CHICAGO, June 3O-The Railway
Age reports that only 622 miles of track
have been laid in the United States dur
ing the first half of 1897 This is less
than the corresponding period of any
year since 1875, with the exception of
1894, when only 525 miles of track had
been laid up to July 1.
In twenty-six of the states and terri
tories no track has been laid this year
Judging from the construction now un-
der way on the different lines, the total
amount of track laid during the entire
year will be close to 1000 miles, about
the same amount that was laid during
each of the last three years. So far this
year Louisiana leads with iii miles of
track laid and California is second with
ninety-three.
The herald., 1897-07-01
ON THE DIAMOND
Winners Of the National League
Ball Games

CLEVELAND, June 30.-Powell was
very effective today. Tannehill VISA
batted freely by the home team. Score:
Cleveland IA, Pittsburg B.
Boston-Boston won out another game
in the ninth inning today from Brook
lyn. Score: Boston 8, Brooklyn 8.
New York.-New York lost the last
game of the series to Baltimore in a
long drawn out game. Score: New York
8, Baltimore 8.
Philadelphia-Wa Washington won the
concluding game of the series from
Philadelphia by better fielding. Score:
Washington g. Philadelphia 1.
Chicago-The Colonels struck bat
ting streak in the ninth and won out.
Score: Chicago 7, Louisville 9.
St. Louis-Breitenstein pitched in
great form today and retired the Browns
without al run, and only allowing them
three hits. Donohue was effective also.
Score: Cincinnati 8, ST, Louis 0.
The herald., 1897-07-01

interfere with speed. 1t was 10:40 be-
fore the races closed. Summary:
Two-thirds mile handicap amateur
Gooch won, Mott second, Wing third;
Time 1:23.
One mile, scratch, amateur. E.
Wing won, Bacon second, Baker third
Time 2:17
Two-thirds mile handicap, profess
sional-Ziegler (scratch) won, Davis
second, Bogden third. Time 1:19.
In the match, one mile, flying start,
best two in three, between H. Down
ing and Allan Jones, Downing won the
first heat in 2:0S and the second and the
race in 2:02, breaking the coast record.
The herald., 1897-07-01
Murder Aboard Ship

NEW YORK, June 3O.-Thomas j.
Kenny, master at arms of the battleship
Indiana, was murdered tonight on board
the ship as it lay at it's moorings in the
Brooklyn navy yard. The murderer,
Philip Carter, walked UP to him and
without word Of warning plunged a
bayonet blade UP to it's hilt into his back.
Kenny was a popular man. He entered
the service six years ago. The murder
occurred about o'clock and it had been
preceded by an alteration.
The herald., 1897-07-01
CEN Route"

Leroy and Papillaud, the Partisan
journalists, who are putting a girdle
around the earth with the profits of their
wits, started off on another eccentric
journey yesterday. Their transporta-
ton facilities consisted of the Gypsy
van, or house-on-wheels, that has been
adorning a vacant lot on Broadway for
some time. The start was made from
the Palace restaurant at midnight, and
the EN- Route" car carried a lively
load. The destination of the expedTtiGn
was understood to be- Arroyo Seco, but
whether they managed to get beyond the
city limits remains to be proved. The
next edition of EN- Route" should
make interesting reading.
The herald., 1897-07-01
TURKEY TALK
Russia Shows Signs of Changing Her
Policy

LONDON, June 30.-The CONSTANT
nople correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph says: M. Zanioview, the Russian
minister to Sweden and Norway, has
been appointed to succeed Count Neli-
doff as Russian minister to Turkey. The
appointment is believed to indicate a
new departure in Russian policy
The Vienna correspondent of the
Chronicle says Emperor Nicholas has
again written to the sultan urging him
to accelerate the negotiations by re-
nouncing demands which it is impos-
sible for Greece TO comply with. AS a
result of the letter the sultan has vir-
tually accepted the terms of the powers
leaving only details to be ssttled.
The herald., 1897-07-01
Fight Over Office

UKIAH, June 30.-An action was begun
in the local superior court this afternoon
by DR.. e. W. King, medical superintend-
ent of the state insane asylum, to restrain
DR.. w. n Moore of this city from inter-
fering with the administration of affairs
at that institution. DR.. Moore was re-
Gently appointed to succeed DR.. King as
superintendent and DR.. King contends
that the law passed by the late legislature
precludes his discharge except for statu-
tory reasons. Judge Mannon granted a
temporary injunction, and the case will
be tried in the superior court.
The herald., 1897-07-01
Outlaws Escape

DEADWOOD, S. D., June 30.-The
chase after the outlaws who attempted
to loot the Bellefourche bank has so far
been without result. The robbers were
surrounded by the posse last night on the
three V ranch, but during the darkness
they managed to slip through between
the sentinels and when dawn broke had
managed to put long stretch of coun-
try between them and their pursuers.
A number of the posse returned to Belle
fourche this afternoon and reported that
the trail was lost early this morning.
The herald., 1897-07-01
Fell From His House

SANTA CRUZ, June 30.-This evening
w. p. Netherton received a dispatch
from Phoenix, stating that hts brother,
Hon. F. ]. Netherton, had been killed by
being thrown from his horse. The de-
ceased has held several important offices
in Arizona under Governor Hughes, and
was principal of the Mesa City public
schools. He was graduate of the Oak
land high school, and was recently ad-
mitted to the bar. His body will be re-
moved to Byron, in Contra Costa county,
where his parents reside
The herald., 1897-07-01
Randsburg Hallway

The railway to RandsburE VIII -
built now as fast as men can lay the 1aan
and hammer the spikes. 1t was leapee
yesterday from good authority thef
the railway company has entered
into contract with the Union Construc-
ton Company of Arizona to build the
so miles of the line as fast as possible
The ties for that distance are already
on hand, and it is known that the Con-
struction Company has secured The
needed rails from the Atlantic and Pa
cific Railway Company, or, as 1t e now
called, the Santa Fe Pacific.
The herald., 1897-07-01
ON THE TURF
Good Weather and Good Sport at
Sheepshead

NEW YORK, June 30-Weather clear;
track fast, at Sheepshead.
Five furlongs-Harry Reed and Ru-
bicon ran dead heat for first place, Han
well third; time, 1902.
Mile and sixteenth-Azure won, ,Braw
Lad second, Rifle third; time, 1:49 2-5.
Futurity course-Fireman won Mirth-
full second, Laugheman third; time, I'LL
Mile and three-eighths-Con
won, Dutch Skater second, Ben Elder
third; time, 2:22 3-5.
Five and half furlongs-Geisha won,
Handpress second, Mosey third; time,
1902 2-5
Two miles, hurdle-Kilkenny won, Nc
Kee second, Flushing third; time, $3.50.