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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-24

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latest accessories pat on the market IS rubber
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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
BY 4
 CLEVER RUSE San Bernardino Prison Officials Lose a
 Prisoner. Blackmailer Williams Gains Freedom Through
 Window. Is Given Permission to Take Bath and Uses His Time to
 Advantage.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. IA. M. Williams, a notorious blackmailer, who was confined in the County Jail await ing trial in the United States Court on a charge of using the mails for fraudu- lent purposes, made a remarkable es- cape from the jail at o'clock this af- ternoon and has so far eluded the off, cers Jailer Case and Deputy Marshal Pourade, who made the arrest, were in the jail at the time. Pourade was just about to start to Los Angeles with Will Hams and another prisoner
 Williams was loose in the corridor and asked permission to take bath. He hung up blanket as screen and pulled the bars from a window, having previously filed through the wrought iron rivets. He then kicked off wire netting from the window and lowered himself to the ground with rope inn provised from blanket. Not more than ten minutes is supposed to have elapsed from the time of his escape until it was discovered All the officers and several hundred citizens began a search, and within an hour Sheriff Johnson of Riverside was in the city with pack of bloodhounds to join in the search. So many persons had in the meanwhile walked around the jail that the trail was obliterated and the dogs proved to be useless:
 Williams is the. man who wrote dozens of letters to people all over the country enclosing small sums of money tempting them to dishonesty, and then under the guise of detective extorted money from his victims.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
WAS ENRICHED
 BY HIS DICE. San Jose Pawn broker Under Arrest for
 Fraud. Accused of Robbing a Center vile Man With Whom
 He Gan1bled.
Captured as. He Was About to Take His Departure From the
 City.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Feb. IA. L. Loewen- stein, who has been conducting jew elry store and pawnbroking shop on Santa Clara street, near Market, was arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses this morn ing at the broad gauge depot as he was about to leave for the Klondike. The complainant is Sigmund Salz, real estate and insurance agent at Center vile, Alameda County, who alleges that Loewenstein obtained SHAY from him fraudulently.
 Salz came to the city on January 27 and started on a spree. He met Loe- wenstein and others and got into dice game. He lost several hundred dollars that day. Salz returned to San Jose days lost heavily-in all $1147. He then concluded he had been robbed, and late last night he went before Justice Kirk patrick and swore to a complaint charging Loewenstein with obtaining money under false pretenses.
 LoewenStein closed his store yester- day and shipped his goods to San Francisco. When he was arrested this morning he was at the depot and was in the act of expressing seven large dogs and two sleds to San Fran cisco. He was taken before Justice Kirkpatrick and arraigned on the charge and released on a $2000 bond. His case will be heard tomorrow.
 This afternoon the seven dogs were attached by Salz. When taken to the jail it was found that one of the dogs was large Newfoundland stolen from Jailer Black couple of weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
TURNS DEFEAT INTO VICTORY.
Jack Bonner Wins a Prize-Fight When Seemingly Beaten.

: WHEELING. W. Va. Feb. To night. in the arena of the Metropolitan Athletic Club. occurred one of the most exciting contests yet pulled off. by the local club. It was billed as twenty, round contest, but only thirteen were required. The principals were Jack Bonner of Philadelphia and Nick Bur ley, the California heavyweight, who met at 160 pounds The men boxed eayage1y, and in the thirteenth round Bonner barely escaped a knockout, be- ing on the floor nine seconds. Burley's wicked swing. which would have ended matters, was escaped by the Philadel- phian by the narrowest of slaves. Bon ner thsn recovered himself in wonder ful psnpsr and succeeded in knocking out Eurley only minute after hA was siuaost beaten himself.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
ENGINE ROLLS
 INTO 4 DITCH Disaster to a Southern Pacific Train Near
 Ravenna. Engineer Prevents the Coaches From Following the
 Locomotive. Fireman Her Is Slightly Bruised, but the Passengers Escape
 Injury.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1.-The engine of Southern Pacific train No. 1T, which left San Francisco at 4:30 p. m. yester- day, was ditched about two miles south of Rayenna this morning at 11:20 o'clock, but, aside from a few superficial bruises sustained by Fire man Her. no one was injured. The train was running at the rate of about twenty miles an hour, and, while rounding sharp curve on an embank- ment in the Soledad Canyon between Ravenna and Lang, the forward trucks of the locomotive left the track. With remarkable quickness and pres ence of mind Engineer Ferguson ap- piled the air brakes and brought the cars to a sudden stop, but the engine and tender broke from the coupling and rolled down the embankment distance of forty feet.
 Just before reaching the foot of the embankment the engine turned bot tom side up, and Engineer Ferguson, who had stuck to his post, was thrown through the cab window distaece of thirty feet, and landed on his head in heap of sand. Aside from a severe shaking up he was uninjured.
 Fireman Her was engaged in clean ing the bell of the locomotive when the accident occurred, and immediately Jumped. He rolled down the em- bankment and was somewhat bruised and scratched in his rapid descent.
 The passengers expressed their grati- tude to Engineer Ferguson, whose time ly action in applying the brakes pre- vented serious disaster, and in recog- milton of his bravery sum of money was subscribed, which will be used in the purchase of a token of their ap- preciation. A purse was also made up for Fireman Her.
 A wrecking train was dispatched from this city to the scene of the acci- dent, and the train is expected to arrive here about 2 o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
MANY SMALL
 HOLDERS LOSE Bankers Alliance of Cali
 ..fornia Goes to the
 Wall. Possessors of Certificates Not Likely to Realize Re-
 turns.
Threaten to Sue Capitalists Who Per-
 .11aitted Use of Their Names by the Organization.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1.-The Bank ers' Alliance of California, life insur- ance corporation doing business throughout California. has gone to the wall, and many dupes who were certi- ficate holders will suffer financial loss. The Bankers Alliance was organized in 1888 under the California law gov erning assessment and fraternal organ izations. It had no capital, but was run on an assessment plan.
 The Bankers Alliance secured the indorsement of number of local bank CTS throughout Southern California by various and sundry means. interest ing them as directors, officers and agents. Among others General B. r. Johnson, Dr. W. G. Cochran, F. C. Howes, pr. H. H. Maynard, w. +. Bosbyshell and G. B. Shaffer, all promi- nent business men and bankers, were interested in the Alliance. The cor poration branched out and did larg6 business all through California, par ticularly in Los Angeles and San Fran cisco.
 Finally, about a year ago, the struc- ture commenced to crumble and those who had been so prominently inter eSted began to drop out. The decay had set In and It cOuiQ not De Stoppeu' and now the officials have asked that a receiver be appointed to wind up the affairs of the company.
 The outstanding liabilities in the way of accrued death claims are S12OO0o. The holders of certificates in the Bank CTS Alliance are offered certificates in a Chicago concern of similar repute. A great many, however, will suffer, TOT there were numerous clerks and mid dle-class people who had certificates in the alliance that they had kept up for a long period of years. They are out every dollar they put in.
 Some of the certiffcate-holders who claim they have been duped are com blaming bitterly of what they term the misrepresentation upon which they were persuaded to put their money into the Bankers Alliance. A great many of those bankers and capitalists who permitted their names. to be used as officers of the corporation to get busi- ness for the Alliance, but who with drew before the crash came, may be made parties defendant by some of the duped certificate-h holders, who are advised that they can recover the money they have put in as against the officers of the defunct corporation. :a
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
RELIEF EXPEDITION DELAYED.
Steamship George W. Elder Will Not
 Sail Before Friday.

PORTLAND, Feb. 1.-The Govern ment Yukon relief expedition, which was scheduled to sail from here to- night on the steamer George W. Elder, will probably not leave before Friday, owing to the failure of the steamer to return from Alaska in time The Elder lay all day at Astoria discharg- ing a cargo of coal and she will not ar rive until tomorrow morning. Gen. eral Merriam, commanding the De- partment of the Columbia. will endeav- or to hasten the departure of the relief expedition owing to the alarming con- dition of affairs in Alaska as set forth in the report of Captain Ray.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
Career of Rev. Thomas Sex Closed by the Hand of Death

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
" AIRS ARE PRECIPlTATED BY IGNORANCE What Conflict With Spain Actually
 Means. Information That Should Cause Jingoes to
 Reflect. Strength of the American and Spanish Navies Duly
 Compared. IS UNCLE SANS sUPER1oR7 ? Hostilities Would Not Be Brief, and in Any Event Cities Would Be
 Laid in Ashes.
IS UNCLE SANS SUPERIOR
Hostilities Would Not Be Brief, and in Any Event Cities Would Be
 Laid in Ashes.
Copyrighted 1898 by James Gordon Bennett.

PARIS, Feb. 1.-The Herald's Euro pean edition publishes the following: Lieutenant Mario Rubio Munez spoke golden words in an article written for the Spanish Illustrated Fl Mundo Naval. which the Herald reproduced. He says: Tt seems, 1t Is, in our opinion, we'll to form comparative data with other navies as the best means of appreciating the relative value of national forces" Wars are precipf- tated by ignorance Had the people of France realized the preparedness of their enemies in 1870 they would probably not have shouted "A Der lin" so viciferously. The Northern States cried "On to Richmond" and it took four years to get there. Now 1t is just as well for the United States to face Spanish crisis with its eyes open. A war with Spain will not be a walk-over, nor will it be ended in month. The data given in the Herald yesterday are very instructive. They show that Spain Is also getting ready for a fight with the jingoes of both countries are doing their best to hurry on. The tables which Lieutenant Mu- neg gives satisfies him as an naval ex- pert that Spain Is not as defenseless as some people imagine. A well-armed man will put up good fight even un- der disadvantageous circumstances and though Spain may be weaker at many points than the United States she also sees that on the other hand America too has a vulnerable side.
 If, therefore, war does take place, both sides will suffer American jim goes have decided that the United States should meddle in Spain's do- mestic affairs, and Spanish jingOes have been egging on their Government by the very same method that. their brothers in the United States have been using. Now, if the people decide to back up this sentiment, rightly or wrongly, it is as well that their eyes should be open to what they have to fight. Spain has navy, of which some vessels, according to one of her experts, eign antagonists.
 "Eloquence of figures" he says. should be sufficient to calm even the incredulous and pessimistic and close the mouths of those who are constantly stating that the Spanish forces are de- ficient, and of those who so freely cr1ti- ciZe the resources of our country"
 On the other hand American experts think that the United States navy is superior, and that 1t would have an easy time of 1t with Spain. This re- mains to be proved. What is certain is that if war does break out few cities will be laid In ashes, and whether they be Cadiz or New York, Barcelona or Boston, the officer who does it will carry off the panache of glory.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
WOULD NOT WED
 HER BE1R0THED Young Lady Opposes an At tempt to Force Her to
 Marry. Saved by Friends From an Alliance Urged by Her Foster
 Parents
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 TACOMA, Feb. 1.-Several months ago A. J. Robinson, his wife and adopted daughter, Ida, the latter just budding into attractive womanhood. returned to Belmore, five miles from Olympia, where they had formerly re- sided, after an absence of three years in Southern California. Several weeks later. William J, Marshall, who calls himself a California guy" appeared upon the scene as the aff1anced lover of Miss Robinson. The whole party was headed toward the Klondike, ex- pecting to sail on the steamship Queen this week.
 For some time the Bellmore neigh borhood has been more or less agitated over what has seemed to be an attempt of her foster parents to coerce Ida into matrimonial alliance with young Marshall. The girl has been wearing an engagement ring, but refused longer to wear 1t. Her foster mother having attempted to compel her to wear the ring, the girl deliberately burned her finger so as to make the wearing of the ring impossible. and the neigh bors, judging from Marshalps per- sonal appearance, are said to 1ustlfy the girl in her rebellion.
 At this stage of the proceedings Miss Robinson appealed to Jesse Ferguson, an old and respected citizen of Olym- pia, for assistance. To him she detailed her parents attempt to make her marry Marshall, and said that she feared she was to be taken to Klon- dike for evil purposes, in which event she would rather die than go. Fer guson sent Miss Elsie Israel to take Miss Robinson for a drive. When out of sight of the Robinson domicile they drove rapidly to Olympia, where Miss Robinson was taken charge of by MT. Ferguson's daughter.
 Yesterday, on her fathers urgent re- quest, she consented to return home for one night in order to get her clothing. There she remains while Belmore and Olympia are wondering what the out come will be. Marshall swore dire vengeance against several persons, in- cluding Ferguson, who to-day had him bound over to keep the peace. Being unable to furnish $500 bonds, Marshall was locked up.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
Ex-Senator Routier Injured.

. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-Ex- Senator Joseph Routier, aged about 70 years, was to-day thrown from buggy near his home, ten miles from this city, and seriously injured. One shoulder was broken and he received a severe scalp wound. If the skull was not injured, and he escaped internal injuries, both of which are possible, he will recover His wife is a helpless invalid, and re- gently they had to relinquish their valuable property because of financial losses
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
BATTLE BETWEEN
 BRITISH AND M00RS.
Steamers Engage In Fight During
 an Attempt to Prevent the Landing of Arms.

LONDON, Feb. 1,-Additional advices from Tangier confirm the first reports of the fighting between the British steamer Toumaline and the Moroccan steamer Hassani on the Sus coast. It appears that 5000 Moorish troops were sent, in conjunction with the Hassani, to prevent the Tourmaline landing her cargo Several Moors were killed by the 'Tourmaline's force.
 It is reported that the Tourmaline carried 400o Martini Henri rifles and 400, 900 cartridges, with a view of arm ing the friendly natives.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
orasco Arraigned for Murder.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 1.-Juan Oras- co, whose 15-year-old wife. a bride of seventeen days, was found dead at her home on the Allen ranch. near La manda last Tuesday, and who was ar- rested. charged with her murder, was araigned to-day before Justice Rossiter at Pasadena. The preliminary exam ination was set for SafurdA-- corning at 10 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
CHARGED WITH
 HIGH TREASON.
Arrest of the Secretary and Favorite
 of the Sultan of Turkey. .:..:. =...: @s.s..

VIENNA, Feb. IA dispatch from. Presse reports the arrest of the sultan's secretary and favorite on: a charge of high treason. The secretary has long been under suspicion on account of his sons connection with the Young Tur- key party. The son escaped across the frontier, taking important secret state documents. =. >r;.,f :-5.a.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
Griggs Assumes Office.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Hon. John Griggs. late governor of New Jersey, who took the oath of office last evening as attorney general, took charge of his new office this morning. Later he at tended the cabinet meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02
Suicide of a Deranged Woman.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Mrs. Fannie dickson, 35 years of age, committed suicide this afternoon at the home of Frank Prione, at Fruitlands, by shoot ing herself through the head with a re- volver. Mrs. Hickson's mind became unbalanced through domestic troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02

The best fly destroyer in the world IS common or garden wasp. An ex- pert says that he has known one wasp to Kill thousand flies in . day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-02

Of the 42C0 species of flowers now cultivated in Europe, it Is said that only 10 per cent give forth any odor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-03
DIED.

REILLY-At her residence. No. 1871 E .1
street, at . o'clock p m, Josephine NJ.
wife of George Y. Reilly.
Funeral notice hereafter.
DARRAH-Wednesda March ID. 1898,
a 3:45 a. M at Bellaire, o., j. b. Darrah,
in his Goth year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS March %. 1888,
at 4 o'clock p. m. Flossie, infant daughter
of William and Carrie Becker, aged
years, s months and days
Funeral viii take place from the resi-
dence of Charles Schell. corner Forty
sixth and Jacob streets. Friday afternoon
at > o'clock. Friends of the family invit-
cd to attend. Interment at Mt. Zion GEM
etery.
REITZ-Tuesday March 1st, 1898. at $40
o'clock d. m. at the residence of his mo-
Their, No COS Market street, William ReItz,
in his 18th year
Funeral services Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Friends of the family respectful
~ invited to attend. 1nterment at Mt.
Wood cemetery.
GRUBLER-Tues March 1st 1898,
al $40 o'clock a. m. Frank Grubler, in
the 66th year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence, No.
222S Market street. Friday morning at
$40 o'clock Requiem mass at ST. Alphon-
sus church at o'clock. Friends of the
family invited to attend. lnterment at
Mt Calvary cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-03


of the machinists on the Maine lost
his life in the explosion. Moreover,
all the firemen but one were killed. The
bureau has invited enlistments from
men who have had naval service be-
fore in the engine rooms and as it is
said that number of these men are
now enjoying the three months per-
iOd of time between enlistmentS during
which they may come again into the
naval service without loss of service
record, it is hoped that some Of them
will come forward to fill the places
vacated by the Maine disaster.
Sir Julian Pauncefote came to the
State department to-day, bearing one
of the formal expressions Of deep con-
dolence and sympathy with the gov
eminent over the loss of the Maine
that have come now from every one of
THE BRITISH COLONIES.
This latest message was as follsw:
Washington. February 81, 1898
Sir:-At the request of Sir Alfred
Maloney, Governor of the Windward
Islands, have the honor to convey the
heartfelt sympathy of that colony with
the government and people of the Uni
ted States in the loss sustained through
the explosion on board the Maine
| have the honor etc,
tSigned) JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE.
There is no unusual stir of activity
about the bureau of the quartermaster
general or the commissary general of
the army where, more than anywhere
else, the preparations for war-like
emergency would be apparent. The
officers of these bureaus say no accu-
mutation of additional supplies is TAX
ing place and that no contracts for eX-
ira supplies are in contemplation.
In the ordnance bureau the placing Of
a large order for projectiles is the re-
suit of talks between Secretary Alger,
Senator Hawley, of the Senate COM
mittee on military affairs, and repre-
sentatives of the House military com
mittee. 1t was made clear to the Sec
rotary that it was a certainty appro-
was deemed the part of wisdom to
make the contract now, as the supplies
would not be in hand for some months
There had been considerable CORE
spondenca between Secretary Alger
and the projectile manufacturers. the
Secretary expressing the opinion in
these letters that he was not getting
the terms that the government was en-
titled to at this time. Senator Hawley
suggested that they be asked to come
TO Washington. and as result Of
their visit satisfactory terms we're
made and the contract closed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-03
THE KLoNDIKE RELIEF rIAsco.

ii the War Department should ex-
hibit no more practically if we should
get into brush with Spain than it has
exhibited with regard to the PROPOSE
ton that the government send re-
lief to the alleged sufferers in the
Klondike region, it would be a good
plan to depose Alger and put a mil
itary man of common sense in his
important position.
When the Klondike relief expedition
was first proposed-the proposition
being based on wild and unsupported
stories--the majority of the people
recognized, if the War Department did
not, that it was vain and foolish I'M
dei'taklng and a mere waste of money.
If Alger had had means of transport
ing supplies at once to the k1ondike
no one would have seriously objected;
but after theorizing over the matter
for many weeks the department de-
cided that the only method of convey
dHSe Ioi supplies LOT lHe dll6Seu SUI
ferers in Alaska was reindeer from
Norway. After this was decided upon
and while the Klondikers were sup
posed to be starving to death--it was
weeks before the War Department got
its reindeer. They are packed in 26
stock cars of tie Pennsylvania rail-
road and are now en- route for the
northwest according to orders togeth-
er With 113 Northern Europeans and
others who were to manage the expe-
dition and do the rescuing.
The same day that this information
comes another dispatch is received
from Washington saying that the
whole expedition has been abandoned
by the department, that it has re-
ceived news that there is no suffering
in the Klondike and no necessity for
government relief
All of which was stated on good au-
thority before the War Department
went on its Norwegian deer hunt.
Now Secretary Alger has 900 dearly
purchased reindeer on his hands and
double tralnload of provisions. North
OF Europe attendants, etc
What is he going to do with themo