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The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25
MURDER IN THE AIR.
4 Terrible Experience Among Hood
Thirsty and Merciless NATIVES.

Terrible Experience Among Hood
Thirsty and Merciless Natives.
During the recent hashona uprising
il was reported in England that w. Z.
Brand a young prospector had been MUIR
dered by the natives. He afterward ca
bled from Fort Salisbury that lie was
safe. In letter to his parents. who lived
ut the Instow, in North Devon. he mar
rates his experiences. Among other
things he writes:
Groves and myself started from Lo
Magundi on June 10, two days before
the war broke out, with seven boys,
two Mashouas and five Zembezis. i met
two policemen on the road, IS miles
from town; next morning both were
murdered / reached the store on the
18th and met Groves there. We left the
store next morning and started for
Angyre, 30 miles off. As we passed
along we thought there was something
suspicious, as the niggers all had guns
and were hiding in the long grass. i
| went up TO kraal and asked for my
things which l had left there five
months ago. but they refused TO give
| them up, 50 cleared.
we finished our work at Angwe and
| came back. When We got TO the store
we saw four men who had been brutaily
| murdered. evidently by battle axes
| They were lying On their stomachg.
| and had been dragged ont Of the store
| into the veldt. They were blown oat
| to tremendous size, and when we
| ,urraJ .ha.x, cver fr.,r fa eex ca o rs on far
away. We walked to Jameson's camp
10 see If we could find any more bodies
"Then we walked on TO Ayres farfa.
! Is miles, where we thought we should
/ lie safe. but had to shoot both my
| Nashonas for safety. ard lucky for me
| that did. We arrived at 4 yres at seven
a. n. where ve thought sse were going
| TO have good breakfast. as we had had
nothing 10 eat for two days. | rushed
| up to the huts like mad and just as
/ reached the first the |yru'es jumped up
| oil round us. with battle axes and knob
| kerries. and yelled. They fired about
20 shots at Us before we cleared. All
the bays were shot. and then they
| chased us. One gaze me q blow On the
| back with battle AK. but cut only
through nv coat We shot six and ran
across = place like the Burrows. bullets
tearing up the ground al around u.s.
but fortunately never hit rs. One
bullet went through my hat. which vas
not pleasant. 1T last We got away.
There must hare been Go or 40 Of the
Lrutes. We got into wood AID dcdged
and then my legs gave way, and l could
60 no further.
"WearriTed at Fort Salisbury Ike ssss
Ibroken-down tramps. \. WoTsd ]
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Lumber Rates.
SUGAR.
Ad Vaiorcm Rates Changed to Spc-
s.ific-Tlc NcxY Entics.

The sugar schedule IS specific through
out. Sugars not above No. 16, Dutch stand
ard in color, tank bottoms, Sirurs Of cane
juice, melada, concentrated melada, con-
crete and concentrated molaSses, testing by
the polariscope not above I5 degrees. cent
per pound, and for every additional de-
gree or fraction of n degree shown by the
polariscopic test, Observation-Disclosures of
l cent per pound additional; and on sugar,
above No. 16, Dutch standard in color and
on all sugar which has gone through a
process of refining, 1.S75 cents per pound
molasses testing not above Sc degrees. 3
cents per gallon: testing 55 degrees and
above, cents per gallon; sugar, tank
bottoms, sirups, cane juice or beet juice,
melada, concentrated melada and concrete
and concentrated molasseS. the product OF
any country which pays directly or indi-
rectly a bounty on the export thereof
whether imported directly and in condition
as exported therefrom or otherwise, shall
pay in addition to the foregoing rates n
duty equal to such bounty, or SO much
thereof as may be in excess of any tax col
lccted by such country upon such article
or upon the beet or cane from which it was
produced. Provided. that nothing herein
gate or in any manner impair or affect the
provisions Of the treaty of commercial
reciprocity concluded between the United
States and the king of the Hawaiian
islands on the 30th day of January. 1875. oil
the provisions Of any act of congress here
tofore passed for the execution of the
same.
Maple sugar and ma pie sirup, cents pei
pound: glucose or grape sugar, 1i2 cents
per pound: sugar cane in it's natural STATE
| or unmanufactured, 20 per cent ad valorem
Saccharne, So per pound and Is per cent
| ad valorem. Sugar candy and all confec
| tionery and all other articles made who'll,
| or in part Of sugar, valued at il cents PEI
pound or less, and on sugars after beins
| refined, when tinctured. colored or in an!
| way adu,terated, s cents per pound and 2
per cent. ad valorem. valued at more thai
| Is cents per pound and not more than 9
| cents per pound. 12 cents per pound and :
per cent. ad valorem: valued at above 3
| cents per pound, 80 per cent. ad valorem
| The weight of paper and other immediate
| wrappers, tickets, labels, cans, cartons
| boxes or coverings other than the QUITE
| packing case or other covering shall be in
| cluded in the dutiable weight Of the rer
! chauliSS
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COTTON AND COTTON GOODS.
This Schedule Built Practically cG
the Wilson Lines.

changes from the present law. except some
slight increases on the finer grades OF
goods. The Mckinley rates are restored
on rez,dv-rnaGe clothing. on cotton chenille
goods and on hoSlafE. shirts ard drawers
not otherwise provided for
Thers IS an entire new classification Q.
sea a,r1Iess hosiery shirts and drawers.
Hosiery valued at not more than 81 per
dozen pairs viii pay 51 cents Per dozen and
IS per cent: valued at more than 81 % ana
nut more than 8 rer dozen. IS cents per
dozen and 81 per cent: valued st more than
So p~ar dozen. 81 per dozen and p per cent
Shirts and drawers valued al not more
than s1.a per dozen, 50 Fer cent: valued ~
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go. HIio isot more than IS per dozen, tl
cents Per dozen and % per cent valued at
more than S per dozen. s. per dozen ard %
per cent
The present rate remains on cords, hraids.
cts. aia on all manufactures OF cotton not
speeiaiiy provided for.
Flax, Hemp and Jute.
In tne fax, hemp and tute schedule all
tne artictes placed on the free list in the
presth. law are restored to the dutiable
llSt a. MetAlnley rates except tow OF hem =.
Wnicf IS Increased from the Mckinley ra e
CT ohe-half of cent a pound 10 l cent
Jute yarn is changed from - per cent al
VaioIefn TO cent a pound and 10 per cent.
taoles, cortage and twine not otherwise
prosioed Tor are taxed at i cent per pound
tries placing a duty on the same article
from the United States. five-tenths Of /
cent per pound; cables. and cordage Of
hemp, cents per pound: hemp and jute
carpets, cents per square yard and ~ per
cent, hGriaps, except cotton bag@ing.
eignt-'enths dsn t Of a cent pound and Is per
cent. burlap bags for grain, one-half cent
pound and Is per cent
Ihere is new classification OF fax. gill
hs1t,ns, hiabars ts etc When made Of yarn net
pounu and l5 per cent; finer than No, u 10
No. p = cents per pound ami Is per cent
10 NO 20. ~ cents per pound and S5 per
per pound and 20 per cent; finer than No.
20 to No. 60. IS cents per pound ard - per
cent. finer than No. 60. 30 cents per pound
Threads, tvines and cords Of hemp. fax
or ramie, not finer than 5-line. u cents
per pound: finer. five-eighths OF cent a8-
ditional for each line. Yarns Of hemp,
flax or ramie, valued at less than Il cents
per pound, cents per pound and 10 Per
cent; valued at above y cents per pound
L cents per pound and 81 per cent: collars
and cuffs composed entirely of cotton &
cents dozen and 10 per cent: composed
or whole or in part of linen, 30 cents per
cczen and % per cent; shirts and under
wearing apparel not specially provided for
composed in whole or in part Of linen. s.
per cent.
Laees, enbroideries ruchfues trim
rnlagS. window curtains and other tam
boured articles and articles made wholly
or IN part OF aboye-naned articles com
posed OF fax, jute, cotton or ether vege-
table hber are taxed at GO per cent ad va
loren.
The basket clause in the flax hemp ana
1u,e Schedule imposes a compound duty or
al manufactures containing not more thar
100 threads per square inch and 80 per cent
on all above 100 threads
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AGRICULTURAL.
Rates on Produce and Provisioa>-
Transfers from Free List.

With few exceptions The Mckinley rates
have been restored throughout the asri-
cultural Schedule The tax Ga horses and
r11lIes is reduced from Sa1 20 50 per head.
with a proviso that horses valued al more
than S!0a shall pay a duty of . per cent
al yaiorern The following articles have
been taken from the free list and made
dutiable: Farina. cahhages, sauer-krauH
milk, cider, nursery stock. FISH for bar
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st-a anu not more than S. per dozen, Is
cents Per dozen and 25 per cent valued al
more than S per dozen, s. per dozen ard %
lHc present rate remains on cords hraids
etc. and on all manufactures OF cotton not
specially provided for
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-23
FAIR WILL CASE.
Mrs. Craven's Contest for a Part o.
the Property of Deceased.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-As the
Fair case was apparently ready to pro-
coed to trial to-day, another delay was
necessitated by a clever move on the
part of Mrs. Cravens attorneys Yes
terday the administrators of the Fair
estate, who are co-plaintiffs with the
Fair heirs against Mrs. Craven, asked
and obtained permission to amend their
complaint to quiet title, as they had
made a mistake in the description.
The Craven attorneys this morn
ing filed their amended answer to the
amended complaint, but it contained
no part of the former cross complaint.
and all the equitable issues which had
been carefully raised by the admin
istrators in their answer to the former
cross complaint We're thus destroyed.
Instead of the Fair case with its elab-
crate pleadings of forgery and fraud.
the blunder in the description gave the
Craven attorneys an opportunity to
narrow the action down to a simple ac-
ton to quiet title. This could be tried
by jury, merely as an advisory jury,
as in the trial of equitable issues.
The administrators argued that the
question of the genuineness or forgery
of the Craven deeds was the real point
at issue and an argument on this point
necessitated the dismissal of the jury
for the day.
After listening to argument Judge
Slack decided that Mrs. Cravens cross
complaint and the issues raised by the
answer to it still stood, unless Mrs.
Cravens attorney moved a dismissal
of it. He made no announcement of
any such intention, so the court took
recess. Subsequently Attorney Delmas
moved to dismiss his cross complaint.
Mr.. Wheeler objected and cited law to
show that the cross complaint could not
be dismissed at this stage.
Argument followed, at the conclusion
of which Judge Slack sustained Mr.
Wheeler's position, and ordered the
case to go to trial.
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Demanding That the Section be Re-
tanned in the Tariff Act.
Frank Evans, Lightweight PugiIist,
Dies at San Jose From Conclusion
OF the Brain, the Result of a Knock
out Blow on the Chin, Delivered
by rlatt Semichy in a Glove Fight
on Wednesday Night.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22-The
Chamber of Commerce to-day sent the
following telegram to Senator Perkins:
The Chamber of Commerce reas-
serts its position in favor of retaining
the reCpro city section with Hawaii in
the Tariff Act, which has proved so
profitable to the State and this city,
benefiting all the various industries and
productions, and building up and pre-
serving to the American flag the only
section of our foreign commerce con-
trolled by the Union; has given our cit
liens an opportunity to prove their zeal
and ability as colonizers; has given to
the American people the control of the
North Pacific and it's island commerce,
and we who have honored you to rep
resent US as United States Senator now
demand that our wishes representing
the entire business community of the
State shall have your first and best
support
Recent returns from California beet
sugar retiL cries show under the present
Wilson tariff dividends of 40 per cent.
per annum and upward, exclusive of
bounty. Such returns. without further
increase, now afford ample protection
to the preservation of the beet-sugar
industry. From this it appears to us
that the opposition to the present reci-
procity with Hawaii emanates from the
sugar trust, which is now interested in
the principal factories in this State.
and with the abrogatiOn or modifica-
tion of the treaty will be able to crush
out the smaller factories, to the detri-
ment of the farmers and consumers.
This is a national question, and
every Senator must know what d
source of danger Bermuda. proved dur
ing the years 1S61-65 to the Union.
Hawaii, vastly more important in area
and wealth, in other hands than Amer
lean would destroy our control of the
Pacific Ocean. William r. Seward,
when he secured Alaska, never contem-
plated surrendering Hawaii to the for
eigners. (Signed, The Chamber of
Commerce of San Francisco, Hugh
Craig, President"
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A PUGILIST'S END.
Dies From the Effects of Blow Re
ceived i'm Fight.

SAN JOSE, April 22-Frank Evans,
the lightweight pugilist. is on a slab in
the Morgue, having died this morning
from conclusion of the brain, caused
by a right-hand blow on the chin, de-
livered by Matt Semichy, in a fight last
night before the wly-organized San
Jose Athletic Club.
Semichy is in jail charged with man
slaughter
There is great excitement in this city
over the unfortunate ending of the
match. and there is a constant stream
of people passing through the Morgue
to view the dead pugilist.
The denouement will cause the i'm
mediate collapse of the San Jose Ath-
letic Club, and its first fight will be
it's last.
The fifteen-round go between Sem
icby and Evans was the last event on
the programme of the clubs initial en-
teri ainment, so there was no trouble
for. the police in clearing the hall. The
Knockout blow caught kid" Evans
on the point of the chin, knocking him
off his feet.
The head of the unfortunate Evans
struck the floor with a report like that
of a cannon. He was picked up limp,
and never regained consciousness.
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
ENCAMPMENT OF WAR VETER-
ANS AT SALINAS.
Funeral Muster in the Morning, Fol-
lowed by an Imposing Parade
Later i'm the Day.

SALINAS, April 22.-By 6 a. m. Sa-
linas was awakened by the soft strains
of the G.. A. r. band, playing funeral
airs, calling the veterans to muster in
funeral march to convey their unfor-
tunate comrade who died yesterday to
the depot.
About 500 people, including the w. r.
c.. were in line. The remains of Col
onel Golding We're shipped to San Fran
cisco for interment.
At 10 a. m. there was a short bust
ness session before the parade, which
formed in front of the new Abbott
House. The formation of the parade
was as follows:
Troop c. N. G.. c.; Veteran Guard, G..
A. r.; Mexican War Veterans, Grand
Army of the Republic, Sons of Veter-
ans, n. S. G.. w, school children, Wo-
mans Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A.
r., citizens generally.
The streets and sidewalks of Salinas
were crowded when the Grand Army
parade began to move. People came
by the score from miles around to see
the old soldiers in martial array. Flags
f1uttered to the breeze and banners
waved welcome to the veterans as they
marched through the streets to the
cheers of the populace. In the process
sion were Department Commander
Masteller and staff, followed by dele
gates to the encampment, nearly every
post in the State being represented
Troop c, a fine body of Salinas cav
airy, acted as an escort.
This was the first Grand Army pa
rade at the encampment in two years.
After the procession had passed in re-
view before Department Commander
Masteller and staff it was dismissed.
The second session of the thirtieth
encampment opened at 10 o'clock this
morning. After prayer by the Depart
ment Chaplain the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was received and
accepted. The Department Commander
then appointed committees on officers
and other business. An invitation to a
dinner Friday night to be given by the
local w. r. c. was accepted
After some other business a recess
was taken as a tribute of respect to the
memory of the late T. N. Goulding. a
Past Post Commander and delegate
whose death occurred yesterday. until
/: 80 this afternoon.
The following were elected members
of the Veterans Home Association at
Yountville by the encampment this
afternoon: j. A. Gilmoure. Mangus
Tate, c. H. Reddington, Fergus Han
son and Mcmahon.
A grand concert under the auspices
of the Citizens Committee was tender
ed the delegation this evening.
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CHARLES J. Won ARNOLD
The "Baron" and His Wife Leave
rlontreal for Halifax.

MONTREAL, April 22-'Baron" Won
Turkheim, well known on the Pacific
Coast as Won Arnold, has left this c,tv
with his party and gone to Halifax The
Baron's wife, whom he married in San
Francisco, had claimed to be tha wife
of a wealthy man named Delmas The
maid who was with the party here
turns out to be Mrs. Richardson who
kept a restaurant in San Francisco This
woman claims to be in possession of i'm
portant secrets regarding Mrs. Nettie
Craven, the Fair estate claimant
WARRANT FOR ARREST DENIED
OAKLAND. April 22.-Superior Judge
Ogden to-day denied the application for
warrant for the arrest for perjury of
Carl Won Arnold. alias Count Won Turk.
helm, who recently married JEANNE
Young The Judge believed the warra Mt
was not asked for in good faith. but
that it was a move in the interest of
civil litigation. District Attorney Shook
concurred in this view
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skirmishes between the rebel forces
and the Government troops in the east
ern part, but that none of them is of
great Importance so far as learned.
The Government is still concentrating
its forces in Villa Neuva and will not
attack the rebel positions until the ar
my is modified, and it is certain an
attack will be attended with success.
General Terencio Ezeta took charge as
Commandments of the army to-
day.
Domingo Vasquez formerly President
of Honduras, who recently left San Sal
vador, it is reported, is on the frontier
raising men and will try to join the
rebel army and place himself at the
head of the Provisional Government.
Enrique Soto now occupies that posi-
ton.
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the bankrupt from all liabilities to any
creditors described in the schedule who
may become a party to the proceedings,
but such discharge shall not include any
obligations which shall have been ere
ated in consequence of his defalcation as
public officer or as an executor, ad-
ministrator, guardian or trustee, or
while acting in any other fiduciary ca
pacity, nor any debtor obligation to any
surety of the bankrupt who has paid or
may pay any such fiduciary debt or any
part of it, nor any debtor obligation ere
ated by the obtaining of moneys or prop
erty under false pretenses.
The provisions as to voluntary bank
ruptcy is that if any debtor, being a
banker, broker, merchant, trader or
manufacturer who owes $500 or over,
shall, at any time within four months of
the time of filing petition, convey or
voluntarily cucumber any of his prop
erty with the purpose to prefer or de-
fraud any creditors, he shall be deemed
bankrupt Creditors having debts
against such bankrupt to the amount of
$500 may, within four months after the
act of bankruptcy has been committed,
file in the court petition for an adjudi-
cation of bankruptcy. The court then
proceeds within thirty days to hear the
case. The accused may demand a jury.
On the hearing the court, or jury, holds
whether the accused is or is not a bank
rupt.
Fees in both classes of bankruptcy are
provided, viz: Attorney fees, not above
500; assignee, not above SO per day.
Appeals are allowed except when entire
bankrupt estate is under $1,000.
On motion of Hoar, it was agreed that
the adjournment to-day be until next
Monday.
The free homestead bill was then taken
up.
Morgan offered an amendment pro-
viding that all public lands not taken
up by public entry by January 1, 1900,
shall be granted to the States and Ter
ritories where the lands are located, for
educational purposes.
The homestead bill was made the I'M
finished business and then laid aside.
At 4 o'clock a message from the House
announced the death of Representative
Holman.
Turpie of Indiana presented a resolu-
ton voicing the regret with which the
announcement was received, and pro-
viding for committee of five Senators
to accompany the remains. The resolu-
ton was agreed to.
At 4:1O p. m. the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
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INGLESIDE RACES.
Winners of the Six Events Run Off
Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Weath-
er fine at Ingleside, and the track fast
Five furlongs, The Cheat won. Out
lay second, Sadie Schwartz third. Time
-1:03H.
Six furlnogs. Pat Murphy won, Moba-
laska second, Palmerston third. Time
1:15M.
Mile and a sixteenth, Vinctor won
Una Colorado second, Marcel third
Time-1:5115.
One mile, Charlemagne won, Two
Cheers second, Velox third. Time-1: is
One mile, Addie Buchanan won, Joe
Terry second, Daylight third. Time
1:4213.
Seven furlOngs. Lou Lou r. won
Adam Andrew second, Claudiana third
Time-1:2934.
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THE ADVANCE ON LARISSA.
Edhem Pasha Confident of Capturing
the Greek Headquarters.

VIENNA. April 22.-The "Neue Erie
Presse" publishes a dispatch from Con-
stantinople saying that Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish Commander-in-C Chief, has
telegraphed the Sultan that his advance
guard is within an hours march of
Larissa The Turkish General adds
that he has a force of $4,000 men with
him He estimates the Greek army OPP
posing him at 10000 men and expresses
the hope that the fall of Larissa, with
the help of God. is imminent"
BOTH SUFFERED SEVERELY.
PARIS, April 22-The correspondent
Of the journal at Athens telegraphs
that in the advance on Damasi the
Greek troops suffered heavily, and the
Turkish losses We're enormous. At
Broughasi two entire Turkish com
panies We're annihilated while trying to
capture the Greek batteries.
The dispatch says the Turkish fort
at Vigilas is surrounded by Greeks, who
are trying to silence the six Turkish
batteries remaining in their possession.
Even these are not supported by the
infantry.
GREEK TROOPS EXHAUSTED.
L ANS <ApAIl - llt SIIudIlO0 on
the Thessalian frontier, according to a
dispatch from Athens to-day. is con-
sidered highly critical. 1t is feared
that the Greek troops. exhausted by
three days hard fighting. will be un-
able TO resist much longer the furious
attacks of the Turks.
TURKS RETREAT.
ATHENS. April 22.-A dispatch from
Arta announces that Major Sontzo with
two squadrons of cavalry captured
three villages occupied by two Turkish
/ battaliions. The third squadron of
cavalry has occupied Fort Salavoga. on
| the Gulf of Aria. The Turks retreated.
leaving three cannon and quantity of
dynamite in the hands of the Creeks
MASSACRED BY TURKS.
| LONDON, April 22.-Aceording to a
| dispatch from Athens massacres of
Greek citizens have occurred near Pre-
vesa. the Turkish town at the entrance
of the Gulf of Arta
! Greek troops. it is said. have stormed
five villages occupied by Turks.
GREEKS AFTER THE TURKS.
ATHENS. April DIT is reported
that the Greek fleet is proceeding to-
ward the Dardanelles for the purpose
of meeting the Turkish fleet stationed
| there.