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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-04

positively that there is no epidemic whatever in the north, except an epi- demic of lying in the interest of each point of entry for the Yukon against all the rest. The average death rate for Dyea, Skaguay and Lake Bennett. he says, is no greater than in any city Of 10000 inhabitaits, and there are fully that number in the places mentioned The Skaguay trail is now in splendid condition, and men with horses can transport goods from Skaguay to the lakes at a cost of 4 cents pound. The trail is not at all congested and men are going backward and forward with out any difficulty. Horses are far ahead of dogs for hauling goods, dogs not being able to haul as much, besides being more difficult to handle.
 For four or five days travel was stopped on account of the extremely cold weather, but this passed over ana the men and horses got back to WorK: On the Dyea trail there was delay or about two weeks on account or the cold weather The stories of men freez- ing to death on the White Pass trail, MT Hepburn says, are utterly without foundation. The only man Who ulu freeze to death was a demented parper, !, who started out dressed in clothes that would hardly keep him warm Tn sum mer On the Dyea trail the only VIC VIC tims of the cold have been two lnolah women.
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Salvador and Honduras Will Not Participate in
 the Controversy.
So the Forces of the Contending Nations Must Settle Their
 Own Difficulties.
PATRIOTISM IS AROUSED.
Men Who Have Been at Peace for Over Forty Years Are Anxious
 for the Fray.
Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett

Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 PANAMA, March 3.-I am cabled on the best authority, both from Salvador and Honduras to the effect that neither government will take part in any war between Costa Rica and Nicaragua not coming under the treaty of the union of Amalpa. Nicaragua, therefore, will have to go single-handed if she goes to war with Costa Rica.
 am in receipt of further advices from San Jose, Costa Rica, via Limon, by mail, all indicating that war between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is unavoidable. Costa Rica is com pletely cut off from telegraphic com munication with the outside world, as the only station working in conjunction with the local govern ment lines is the Nicara guam port of San Juan del Sur. The Herald cor respondent at San Jose writes on Feb ruary 2S: The wires from here to San Juan, Nicaragua, are in good cond1- tion. but since February the Near aguan Government has refused to re- ceive for transmission over their lines to San Juan any messages whatever, commercial diplomatic or otherwise.
  troops are hurrying to the frontier daily. They are armed with the latest Mausers. The correspondent adds the. there is the greatest enthusiasm here, and from the gray-red veterans of | Walkers days to beardless youths of
 the present they are anxious to show patriotism by shouldering rifles and go to the front in defense of their coun- 1 try Since 1856 Costa Ricans have not been engaged in warfare, but are aroused on each occasion, and when fresh troops are sent to the frontier there are all manner of demonstrations. as if going to a picnic. A corps of 1000 volunteers left here to-day, the 18th, for Sapoa, frontier town. Costa Rica is peaceful, industrious and progressive. and never as a neighbor of Nicarag qua, seeking military glory. Now the occa- sion is arising, however, and she wants to show that she is ready. When the first war clouds appeared September last by the arrest of Consul-General Berches at Managua, Costa Rica had less than 2000 men under arms, while to-day she has nearly 5000 general | guards and Leonidas Placas. The lat ter are of Ecuadorian revolutionary | fame and are the commanding forces on the frontier.
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BORROWED A HORSE AND
 STOLE AWAY FROM HOME.
Watsonville Boy Who Had Got Into Mischief Is Captured at
 Salinas

SALINAS, March 3.-Freddie Copeland, a 1z-year-old boy. small for his age and an orphan, was arrested in this city this evening by Night Watchman Hansen and Happ Word was sent to the Sheriff yes- terday from officers in Watsonville to be on the lookout for the lad as he had run away from that city early in the day, and they thought he was headed for Salinas. The little fellow had taken a horse that did not belong to him.
 When the lad was placed in custody last night he told in substance the following story. His parents were dead, and he used to live in the San Jose Orphanage He was taken out of the institution some in Watsonville I ne gentleman sent him to school, and the boy, being exception ally bright, progressed nicely, but would get into mischief. Yesterday the little fellow. knowing he had done something wrong, was afraid he was going to get whipped, so he went to stable. saddled a horse and then, to avoid punishment, rode over to this city.
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A DRYTOWN TRAGEDY
 CAUSED BY DRINK,
Edward McKirtley, Pioneer ot the Place, Is Fatally Stabbed by
 James Currier.

JACKSON, March 3.-Edward M kirt- ley, aged 65. a pioneer of Drytown, was instantly killed last night by James Cur rier, aged 70. Both were living at Willow Strings. three miles from DrytoWn, where the tragedy occurred. It is said they had been indulging freely in wine during the day while they were branding cattle. Currier went to the Central House tO gather cattle and on returning home was upbraided by Kirtley for being so late. Currier says that Kirtley became so enraged that he was about to attack him as he was in the act of splitting Kim ding wood with a small butcher knife to start fire. As Kirtley came toward him striking Kirtley in the neck and cutting his jugular He died before a doctor reached him.
 Coroner Church held an inquest to-day at the scene of the killing. Currier was brought to Jackson tonight by Constable ScobIe of Plymouth and lodged in Jail. Deceased had been a widower for many years His slayer Is single man.
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Colonel Henry in the course of his ex- animation lost his temper and cried "Picquart is liar" Picquart, leaping to why he brings these charges against me without proofs and denounces me as a liar It Is because he Is one of the men who manufactured the Esterhazy affair as 1t was presented to the court-martial And he is one of those who engineered with Major Paty du Clam the previous affair and who forbade fresh inquiry into the Dreyfus case when, in the course of my duty, by reason of new discoveries as to Esterhazy, I revealed the mistake that had been made. He and they have at cer because l persisted in pursuing the in quiry."
 Colonel Henry succeeded Colonel Pic quart recently as chief of the secret ser vice division of the French War Depart ment.
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THE FIXING OF DUDES"
 TO WED MISS MARLEY.
Los Angeles Belle Willing to Become the Bride of the Notorious J.
 Waldere Kirk

NEW YORK. March 3.-A special dis patch to the Herald from St. Louis says: J. Waldere Kirk. King of the Dudes" arrived to-day from Los Angeles and is stopping at the Planters Hotel With him are Mrs. Marley and daughter, of Los Angeles. It was reported to-day that Kirk and Miss Marley would be mar ried here within a few dxys. The mother and daughter did not come through from Los Angeles with Kirk, but joined him here at the hotel immediately after their arrival Kirk, who was at the hotel, sent up his card and he was at once ad- mitted. The trio have been together most of the day, and for some time were out of the hotel. Miss Marley calls him Jim and they are affectionate. Miss Marley was asked about the prospective marriage with Kirk, but she laughed and said that there was nothing in it, blush ing however, at the same time. She is pretty and dresses stylishly. The Mar leys are said to be among the wealthiest families in Los Angeles. Kirk himself has left word at the hotel desk that he not in to any and all who ask for him. A friend of his said that he and Miss Marley were to be married.
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not know, but I gave him back his money and told him to go home.
 "The next night I stopped a dude. He wore fancy clothes and came toward me with a lady killing spring to his walk He nearly fell dead when I stopped him. I thought I was going to get a rich haul, but all the fellow had was a few cents. He had fancy pockets, but there was nothing in them. He was too scared to ask for the return of the money and I kept it.
 Gabriel, says Wilett, told him there was a man doing time in San Quentin for robbery who was innocent of the crime Wilett claimed he did the job, but an innocent man was suffering for it.
 Wilett boasted that it was an easy fob to open a safe. He asked Gabriel to advance him $35 with which to pur- chase an electric battery and piece of carbon. and he could melt way into any safe no matter of what material it constructed.
 Just before he left Gabriels employ he asked Gabriel, in case he was caught and taken to Redwood City to visit him and to bring him some poison. He said it would be an easy matter to get it to him. He explained that if the drug were put in the center of plug of tobacco it would not be detected. "I can chew around the outside of the plug" he said. and the officers will never suspect that there is poison in it. When the time comes I can take the drug and it will be all over and no one will know how I got 1t. I ask that in case I am caught because I do not want to go back to Folsom. I would rather hang than spend another ten year term there"
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WILETT CONFRONTED
 IN JAIL
Continued from First Page.

som for robbery committed in San Bernardino. He had become ac- quainted with a man who had just re- ceived $500 and he laid plans to rob him. He first went to the keeper of notorious house and asked the woman who kept it to assist him. Instead the woman informed the police of Wilett's plot. The police notified Wilett to leave town, but no attention was paid to the notice and the robber decided to do the job alone. He inveigled the man out to the suburbs of the town on some preteXt and then waylaid him. He sneaked up behind the man and knocked him senseless with a black jack and took the money away from him. An hour later the man recovered and returned to the town and was met by Wilett. The robbed man told the story of his assault and the loss of his money and the greatest sympathiZer he had was Wilett. The robbed man had not seen his assailant and the last man he could suspect was the man who professed to be his friend The man deplored the loss of his coin and cried at the prospect of having no place to sleep or money with which to pay for his meals. Wilett in his ap- parent friendship. gave the man he had robbed enough from his plunder to pay for a weeks board and parted with the suffering fellow after an ex- change of terms of good fellowship.
 Soon after that Wilett was caught and sentenced to term of ten years in Folsom for robbery committed near Los Angeles. After his release he came to San Francisco and turned many trick" For a time he kept the police of Oakland busy. His most profitable job there was when he took $130 from commission merchant at the point of pistol It soon became too warm for him there, and he came to San Francisco. The chief field of his operations was in the Mission. Several of his victims were held up within the shadow of the Emmanuel Methodist Church.
 Tt was an ideal place for crime" he said. The horror of the silent belfry with it's stories of murder lent fear to the ever ready pistol he carried, and men gave up their valuables and plead- ed for mercy with trembling lips
 "One man." he said, had only SIS in his pockets when searched He plead. ed with me to return it saying he was hard working man with a large family dependent upon him. We were close to the Church Durrant made famous in criminal history. Whether it was the thought of the poor girls who met death under it's spires or the mans pleadings that softened my heart do
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made in the open There are some dis eases that are like pickpockets. They are sneaks If men only knew it, these sneaking diseases are more to be dreaded than small -pox or yellow fever. The sneaking disease begins with some slight disorder of the digestion and sluggish ac- ton of the bowels. The blood becomes disordered and the body receives insrffi- cient or improper nutriment. Emacia- ton follows and the sufferer Is troubled with nervous prostration, brain flag, and debility, and very likely falls victim to that dread destroyer, consumption All this happens before the sufferer fairly realizes that he is in danger
 These sneaking diseases that undermine a mans constitution, and rob him of his health are conquered by Dr. Pierce S Golden Medical Discovery. It puts strength into every fiber of the body and replaces the lethargy of sickness with the buoyancy of health. It is the best blood maker and fesh-builder known to science.
 Mir A. w caynes. of EIkhart, Elkhart O., regard to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and what it did for rue in acute inflammation of the liver, about six years ago, when had an at tack in Los Angeles, Cal, and also one since I came here. I consider pr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery one of the best medicines offered to suffering people to-day. It has only to be given a fair trial to prove itself such''
 Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad- wiser has had a larger sale than any other book of this class ever offered the public. This book of I,oo8 pages with 300 illustra- tions is full from cover to cover, of practi- cal advice on health matters. This great book, in heavy manila covers is now of fered FREE to whoever will send 2I one-cent stamps to pay for mailing ontJ. v an ele- rant French cloth binding is deslred, send 10 cents extra: 3I cents in all Worlds Dis pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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KILLED BY A RUNAWAY. L. F. Perkins Meets Death on an
 Arizona Grade.

BISBEE, Ariz.. March 3.-Henry Pyatt, a rancher, and his farm hand, L. F. Per kins. were on their way to the Pyatt ranch this afternoon with a load of feed purchased here, drawn by four horses. When about mile east of town, while descending a steep grade, the horses be came frightened at a passing train and dashed down the hill. On reaching the bottom the wagon was thrown over. and falling on Perkins killed him instantly. Pyatt was thrown some distance and landed in a ditch of water. but escaped injury. Perkins was about 40 years old and single. He was son of Dr. E. F. Perkins, a prominent physician of Lin neus Mo-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-04
WILD RUMoRS DENIED.
No Epidemic of Spinal Meningitis at
 Skaguay.

VICTORIA. B. C., March 3.-Against the alarming statements as to the pre- Nalehce of an epidemic of cerebro spinal meningitis at Skaguay there are em- pnatlc declarations by men who have passed through that town that they heard Of no such epidemic and don't be- neve that 1t could be kept quiet, as stated, 1T it existed. So said Major Ferry 10 the mounted police, who was a passenger by the Islander last night, ana so stated John Hepburn. a we'll Km4~n tuSt a contractor of this city, who has White Pass trail, where he has been in tion.
 MT Hepburn. having read the report xrom the Alaska Searchlight, stated
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l99C.
$2.955.

fl W'hite Shirt feature in OUT .Men's Furnishing section-To- day and tO-noOrr0lO lOe UiLI bGUe on sale some 25O dozen yNeD's Dress Shirts, correct stYleS ia boson1s; loundered goods, re- liable goods double the money eIse1Uhere 1CoUzdnt buy c better sI1irt. These 0t
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NEW CHARTER CLUBS
 MAN FOR CITY CLERK.
Indorses the Committees Selection Of
 J. M. Allen-Candidates File Petitions

SAN JOSE, March 3.-The New Charter Club this evening indorsed the commit tee report, naming J. M. Allen for City Clerk in the place of G. w. Campbell, resigned.
 The following candidates filed petitions with the City Clerk to-day: A. B: Me Board, and w. G. Rogers, Councilman Fourth Ward.
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ANNEXATIONISTS ARE
 GROWING DESPERATE
Ready to Abandon the Treaty and Take Up the Bill or Joint
 Resolution

WASHINGTON, March 3-The major ity against the ratification of the Hawaii an annexation treaty in the Senate will be eight or ten according to the latest es- timate made by friends of the treaty The consideration of the treaty and take up the joint resolution in open session and pass that. Next Saturday the decision will be made whether it is wise to substi- ute a bill or joint resolution for inc treaty and adopt the open discussion.
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To Form a Grant Club.

SAN DIEGO, March 3.-About thirty Republicans gathered tonight to discuss the advisability of forming club to SUD- port U. s. Grant for United States Sen ator Dr. Gochernaur presided and Mayor Reed and others made speeches eulosiz- ing MT. Grant. A committee was ap- pointed to arrange for a public meet Ing at which the Grant Club will be formed.
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AFTERMATH OF
 THE Z0LA TRIAL.
One More Witness Has Been Chal- lenged to Fight Duel Because
 of the Affair.

PARIS, March 3.-Colonel Henry, one of the witnesses called in the recent trial of M. Zola to contradict minor points of tes- timony given by Colonel Picquart, has challenged the latter to duel.
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Nicaraguan Canal Commission.

Copyrighted 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 PANAMA, March 3.-The Newport is reported to have arrived at Colon with the Nicaraguan Canal Commission on board The commission will visit the Panama Canal Works tomorrow. Gene ral Belin and Chief Engineer Roper went to Colon to meet them to-day.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

:, A pickpocket is
 despised, dreaded
 and avoided. He is a sneaking, ] despicable foe
 who robs a man
 unawares. Men hate him worse than the m ore bold dhighwaynlan whose attack ia
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SUICIDE OF A TRAVELLING
 ESMAN AT PORTLAND.
A. Goldsmith, Employed by a San Francisco Firm, Succumbs
 to DespondencY.

PORTLAND, March 3.-A. Goldsmith, travelling salesman for c. H. Meyer & Bros. of San Francisco, committed suicide this morning in the Hotel Esmond by shooting himself through the head. De- spondency, brought on by ill-health and worry. caused him to end his existence. He arrived here only few days ago with samples of the firm he represented, and spoke of his troubles to his friends. He slated that he was working commis- sion. and owing to the dull times was dissatisfied with his earnings. He also expressed fear that he might lose his position. Although he acted despond- ently. no one thought he would kill him. self and his rash act caused much sur prise.
 L. C. Meyer. one of the members of the firm of which Goldsmith was an employe, was seen last evening, and when told of Goldsmith's suicide, said: His death is A great surprise to me, and 1 regret 1t exceedingly. He was in our employ since December last, and gave entire satisfac- tion His accounts with us are correct, and there Is no reason why he should end his life on that score. He always complained of bad health, and that is the only way l can account for his talk ing his own life.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-11
DR., SWALLOWS APPEAL


From His Conviction For Criminal
Libel Of SnperintendeAt Delaney.
Harrisburg, March 1.-THE case of
] Rev. Or. 8. c. Swallow. Of this city.
| late Prohibition candidate for state
treasurer. was argued before the SUI
perior court yesterday on an appeal
from the decision of the Dauphin coun-
ty court in suit instituted by CaR-
tain John C. Delaney. superintendent
of public buildings and grounds. DR..
Swallow was convicted Of criminal libel
u year ago and sentenced to pay fine
of $500 and costs, which amounted to
several hundred dollars. The case was
appealed to the superior court, and has
since been pending, owing to the failure
Of counsel on both sides to agree upon
time for argument.
Ex-Deputy Attorney General James
A. Stranahan and Edwin w. jackson,
of Harrisburg. and Thomas H. Murray,
Of Clearfield, appeared for DR.. Swallow,
and argued that the court below erred
in refusing to admit certain evidence
to prove the Doctors allegation that
extravaganza and corruption had been
practiced in fitting up the public de-
partments. His attorneys contended
that If this testimony had gone before
the jury a different verdict would have
been rendered.
Charles H. Bergner, John Fl. Weiss
and Lyman D. Gilbert, for Captain De-
laney, argued that the excluded testi-
mony had no bearing on the case: that
it was imnaterial. and could not be
admitted under the principles of law
governing libel cases.
The court reserved its decision.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-11
CITY COUNCIL.
Last Nights Session Was an Interesting
And Lengthy One.

City Council last night devoted consid
siderable time to auctioneers' licenses
William A. Hukill asked 10 have made al
Interpretation OF the law regulating auc
tons. He told of several violations of tn,
law and asked II such were not sufficient
to revoke the licenses of men who com
mitted the violations.
Mr.. Robertson spoke strongly against
the violations and declared that the NOR
should be Immediately punished. Mr.
O'Neill while In favor Of furnishing the
offenders thought Mr.. Hukill should fur
nish Council with the names of those who
were violating the law. Mr. Hukill III
reply stated that the trouble was due t.
the transfer Of license that was issued to
Stern Brothers.
Mr.. Lsary therefore moved that the
license of Stern & Brother be revoked, and
further consideration be postponed until
the Law Committee makes d report on the
original petition filed last week. Mr..
Smith called attention to the fact that no
charges have been mede against Stern and
Brother, and that If Council attempted to
revoke the license, law suit might re.
suit. He advised Council to go slow.
Mr.. Robertson said he hoped Stern &
Brother would come forward and explain
what has become Of tho license granted
them, and how it comes TO be in the pos
session OF others. Tho discussion was set.
tied by laying Mr.. Hukill's petition on
the table pending report from the Law
Committee on Mr.. Hukills first letter.
Tho Finance Colnmitte was appointed
committee to inspect aud audit the &C
counts OF the Street and Sewer Depart.
ment.
. .Aften ten minutes recess Mr.. Fisher
Eaered olution:recommending to tue
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-11

Legislature that it pass q bill increasins
the appropriation of the Phoenix Firt
Company $500. All the Democrats OK
ccpting Mr. Cannon, were opposed to TIE
resolution, but 1t was adopted by az to {
vote.
The Municipal Commission sent anothe
copy OF the now charter and Mr.. Oberly
moved that tho measure he discussed at O
special meeting to be held Monday night.
Mr.. O'Neill and Mr.. Robertson were OPP
posed to q special meeting but Mr.. Leary
and Mr.. Cannon argued In favor Of it.
The question was put to a vote and lost.
There will therefore DO no discussion I'M
| less some means are found to resurrect 1t
before the next meeting
/ The election OF John II. Dandy as a
sinking fund Commissioner was postpon-
ed until next Thursday night.
Favorable report was made to the petl-
ton of the Park Commissioner asking
Council TO purchase certain properties for
park purposes. The Council viewed the
grounds this afternoon.
The Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to animals made the following reports:
Dogs In pound on February l, 4; dogs i'm
pounded during February, 1872; killed, ITO;
redeemed, 5; sold, 8; left In pound. 5.
City Treasurer Currey reported the bal
ance in the Union National Bank to be
500. 4S3. 70; and in each OF the four deposit
tory banks $l4,2l6, with the special fund
for park purposes of $2S, 093 rs. He report
ed receiving 1850 from Tax Collector Say.
t6o5.34 from City Auditor Pyle; $246. 81
from interest, and $243SS from Clerk Ad.
ANS Of the City Court.
Clerk Adams of the City Court reported
collecting 1853 In fines, $40 80 in fees, and
$45 81 In costs during February.