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The herald., 1898-12-01
SAN FRANCISCO RACES
Commissions Taken by Black 6 Co.
Oakland Race Entries

Black G. Co., 143 South Broadway, will re-
ceive entries and take commissions on the
Oakland races, held under the auspices Of
the California Jockey club.
Entries will be posted daily and complete
service by wire. Following are the entries
for today:
molina, 105; Lothian, 105; Correct, los; VOL
ka, 105; Jerry Hunt, 1903; Simi. 10S; Dun<
praise, 10S; Almoner, 10S.
Second race, six furlongs, selling-Moco-
rito, 101; Soscol, 101; Beaumonde, 104 AL
vero, 106; Defender, 106; Howard, 106; Road
warmer, 106; Gardiner, 100; Libertine, l09;
Dick Warren, Ill; Fig Leaf, Ill.
Third race, Futurity course, purse-Nar-
tello, 107; Anchored 100; Limewater, liz;
San Angus tine, 112; M!d,ove 114
Fourth race, lightweight handicap, six
furlongs, all ages-Board rdtnan, IS; Rio Chi
co, IS; Sweet william, 81 Obsid!an 100:
Juanita, 100; Rosormonde, 1O6; Sport Nc
Allister, ia; Moringa, 116 Eta H., 125.
Couple Boardman and Rio Chico as Sink
entry)
Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling-Bon-
nle lone, 96; Myth, 9S; Pongo, 80; DIR. Ber-
nays, 100; Lost Girl, los; Outaway, 106; Our
Johnny, 109; Hugh Penny, 10.
Sixth race, six furlongs purse-Little
Alarm, 10i; Aluminium 104; Reina de Los
Angeles, l04 Guilder, 1Of; Colon,a Dame.
lOl; Lord Marmion :07; Joe CcNton., 1Os:
Midlight, 109; Inverary II, 109; FLY. 1O9:
Yankee Doodle, 1l2; Mount McGregor III.
III.
Weather clear; track heavy
The herald., 1898-12-01
DISGUISED WRITING
FAILED TO FOOL THE JAY GOULD
HEIRS
Testimony Taken In the Effort to
Convict Mrs. Cody of Attempt
to Blackmail

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 30,-James B.
Stearns Of Souses Point was examined to-
day in the trial of Mrs. Cody, accused of
attempting to blackmail the heirs of the
late Jay Gould. He told OF preparing and
acknowledging certain papers which com
prsed an agreement between Mrs Cody,
Mrs Angel and a. j. Parker, Jr., relative
to the claim of Mrs. Angel as the alleged
widow of Jay Could to dover in the Gould
estate This witness and James ID. Lind
sey testified that Mrs. Cody was the mover
in the preparation Of the papers in the case.
Nicholas } Dack who acted as Mrs.
Cody's secretary while she was in Albany,
was recalled and gave further testimony re-
garding the letters he had written to the
Goulds at Mrs. Cody dictation. MIR. Dack
testified that before he was hired by Mrs.
Cody he was asked if he knew how to write
several different hands, and one of his let
tiers written in backhand was presented to
show that at Mrs Cody's request he had
tried to disguise his handwriting. 1t de-
veloped that Dack had written several die
tated letters to the Goulds under different
names and that Mrs. Cody had taken one
OIL them 10 OsWeSO W HAL. Ill tHiS iSltSi
the writer told George j. Gould that Mrs.
Cody was responsible woman and could be
trusted.
Judge A. c. Brown of Laramie, Wyo.,
who was counsel for Mrs. Angels daughter,
Mrs. Pierce in an action instituted by the
latter to establish her rights as a claimant
to the Gould estate, described an interview
with Mrs. Cody and Mrs Angel, in the
course of which he told Mrs. Cody that Mrs.
Angel had said to him that she never was
the wife of Jay Gould. Mrs. Cody wrung
her hands and said: 81 shall be advertised
and denounced as blhckmailer."
At this Mrs Angel reiterated her dis
avownl of any claim upon Gould or his heirs
Two other interviews satisfied Judge Brown
that there was no case for his client, Mrs.
Pierce, and he withdrew from the litigation.
Miss Helen Gould was the last witness
called by the prosecution after which District
Attorney Cook notified that court that the
people rested its case. Miss Gould testified
to the dates of her parents death, identified
two letters sent to her signed by Mrs. Cody
and swore that she never answered them.
Counsel for the defense will open tomor-
row.
The herald., 1898-12-01
A WAR TAX RULING
Santa Fe People Must Buy Stamps for
Telegrams

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-The suit of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
company in the United States district court,
to compel the Western Union Telegraph
company to affix and pay for the revenue
stamps required by the war revenue law on
telegraph messages transmitted under its
contract with the railway company, has
been dismissed at the railway company's
cost.
The contention of the railway company
was that the service which the telegraph
company agrees to give to the railway COM
pany is to be free Of all charges. The tele-
graph company's answer was that it could
have no responsibility for the taxes laid
by the United States government on tele-
graphic messages, and especially in view Of
the repeated rulings of the commissioner
of internal revenue that the law requires
that the maker, signer or issuer" of tele-
graphic messages must affix and pay for the
stamps.
The herald., 1898-12-01
On Kooteuai Lake

NELSON, B. c., Nov. 30.-The Ainsworth,
q small steamer plying between Nelson and
Donners ferry, was wrecked last night dur
ing storm on Kootenai lake, six of her
crew and three passengers being drowned.
The Ainsworth left Nelson last evening on
her regular trip. When about six miles
south of Pilot bay and about two and half
miles from shore, during a haevy sea she
was struck by squall and commenced taking
in water. The captain headed for shore but
she keeled over on her side, filling imme
diately. The passengers drowned were
Charles Campbell, merchant of Kuska-
noosa, and two Italians of Kuskanoosa
Captain Lean, First Engineer Kane and J.
Donnelly, deck hand, reached shore in
life boat. The balance of the crew, whose
names are as follows, were drowned: Perry,
mate; James McNeill, fireman; John Guein,
steward; Joseph Davis, deck hand c. Hume,
cook, and the second engineer, whose name
cannot be learned al present.
The Ainsworth was owned by Braden
Brothers of the Pilot Bay smelter.
The herald., 1898-12-01
Murder and Suicide

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. 30.-John Gross
today shot and killed his daughter, Tillie,
and shot himself dead, at her home near
Dccorah. The daughter was about to leave
home against her fathers wishes. This
morning, at his request, she wrote his will
and signed over her share to her mother.
Immediately afterward he attacked her with
club. Her brother heard her cries for help,
but was driven off. The father then shot
her through the head and stomach and broke
the stock off the gun over her head. Secur-
ing another gun, Gross blew the top of his
own head off. His wife saved her life by
running away. Before committing suicide
he burned the will he had compelled his
daughter to write.
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duced in the legislature, the convention ad-
journed until tomorrow morning.
CRAaIN's CONCESSION
Will Not Delay Building Nicaragua
Canal


. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-There has
been much curiosity about the terms
of the recent grant of the government
of Nicaragua to the William II. Grace
. syndicate of a secondary franchise to
from tide water to tide water. Through
the courtesy of William II. Grace the
terms of the concession are now made
public.
After stating in the preamble that
the government of Nicaragua regards
. an inter7oceanc canal through the Mic
araguan isthmus to be necessary, article
one reads:
"The government Of the State of Mic
. aragua permits Messrs. Edward Eyre
and Edward L. Cragin to enter into
Company of Nicaragua for the purpose
Q OF obtaining the immediate RECESSION of
the contract for constructing an inter
oceanic canal, known as the Cardenac-
Menocal contract, and dated April "a,
1897, which contract shall terminate
October 8, 1907
. In consideration of this grant the
grantees agree to form within SIX
months after Messrs. Eyre and Cragin
notify the government of Nicaragua
that the Cardenac-Menocal contract
has been rescinded, or within six
Q months following the day upon which
. any cause save that of RECESSION to the
Q Inter Oceanic Canal Company"
Throughout the grant the express
stipulation is made by the Nicaraguan
government that the rights under the
franchise cannot be accepted until after
it has been established that the Card
. enac-Menocal contract has expired.
The herald., 1898-12-01
Corpses Washed Ashore

ORLEANS, Mass, Nov. 30.-Five bodies
have been recovered here from the Portland.
Tie vessel was wrecked just north of Cape
Cod. The wreckage and great many bodies
are drifting south, possibly as far as Nan
tuket
1t is thought that the northeast gale to-
DAY will bring them in. The entire Cape is
patrolled The body of Dudley Freeman
Is the only one identified as yet. 1t will be
shipped to Portland tomorrow.
Late Monday afternoon the life savers at
the Orleans station succeeded in getting
ashore the body of woman about 80 years
old. A gold watch and chain and da-
mond ring were found on the body, and on a
finger of the left hand was plain gold ring.
The bodies of two other women were also
gotten ashore by the life savers. There
were life preservers marked Portland" on
both of these bodies.
Nearly every sea captain and mariner on
the cape, on being asked for an opinion,
stated that every one on board was un-
doubtedly lost. One feature of the disaster
is the absence of any fragments OF life boat
or life raft among the debris from the Port
land which has been washed ashore.
One theory is that the boats and life RATS
were carried far out to sea, and were not
blown anywhere near the coast.
Old mariners say they cannot understand
why the steamer, which about o'clock on
Saturday night, just before the gale broke
in it's full fury, was sighted between
Thatcher's island and Eastern point, Cape
Ann, by the schooner Maud S., did not put
into Gloucester harbor, when it was appar-
ent from the fall of the barometer that vo-
lent northeaster was approaching. Why
the Portland ever left Boston at all Satur-
day night is what puzzles marine men on
Cape Cod.
The exact number of persons who were
carried away from Boston by the Portland
will probably never be known, as no list of
passengers was retained on shore when the
vessel left Saturday. Many estimates of
the number on board have been made, but
the estimates seldom agree. c. +. Will
liams of Boston, agent of the Portland Steam
ship company, places the total number of
persons on the steamer at 100, or possibly
105. This estimate, however, is generaly
regarded as rather small. 1t has been stated
that the number was as high as l55, but Mr.
Williams denies that so many sailed on the
Portland. 1t is probable that 100. including
passengers and crew, is near the correct mum.
ber.
The herald., 1898-12-01
Fuller Details

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 3O.-A Nelson
special to the Spokesman-Review gives fur
ther particulars of the wreck of the Aims
worth! as follows:
The starboard life boat was first launched.
Six passengers sprang into it and it was
swamped. All went down but johnson, who
divested himself of his overcoat and got on
board again. The port boat was next launch
ed but the maddened Italians jumped in and
it was swamped. Four of the Italians were
drowned The others were saved. This
boat was subsequently righted and part of
the survivors got into it and padded two
miles to shore. There bonfire was lighted
and the boat returned and brought off seven
men clinging to the ropes. A third trip
brought the remainder of the passengers
ashore. All the wrecked party were taken
to Pilot Bay and the Kokanee brought them
to Nelson. The Ainsworth is a wreck, hall
beached at Crawford bay. AT the time OF
the disaster she carried nineteen passengers
and crew of twelve
The herald., 1898-12-01
PORTLAND'S HUNDRED PASSENGERS

gone, We are about to go on raft. Henry
Willier and Frank Haskins are dead. If |
could only see my wife and darling child
again, Albert Simmons"
A body found yesterday morning on the
outside beach near Powder Point bridge by
tho Gurnet life saving; crew, clad in oil skins,
marked Haley" is thought to be that OF one
of the four Norwell men reported missing
from their shooting box near the mouth OF
North river.
A six-foot steering wheel, spar rs feet
long, with rigging attached, and what ap-
peared to be the front of quarter deck
house or the side of steamers stateroom,
are reported floating in the water off shore
near Rrant rock. they are thought to have
come from some deep sea ship wrecked fur
ther up the coast.
The herald., 1898-12-01
The Fasig Sale

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The Fasig sale of
horses was continued at Madison Square
Garden today. The total sales for the day
amounted to $2O,45O, eighty-eight horses
being sold. Following are the best sales:
Tiverton, b. g., 1894, trotter, trial 2:lSA,
by Gallilee Rex Folly, W. H. Clark, to Fred
Steinway, New York, $500.
Ell Afilagro, b. c., 1887, by Mckinley, Edeli-
ma Patti, Rudolph Jordan, San Francisco,
to Senator John Mccarthy, Brooklyn, $500.
Margaret Worth, b. m, 1890, trotter, 2:l5,
by Alex Button-Adelina Patti, Rudolph Jor-
dan, Jr., San Francisco, to Carl s. Burr, Jr.,
Cammack, Long Island, $1,000.
MADEIRA, b. M, 1898, trotter, by Dexter
Prince of Peerless, L. NJ. Wise, San Fran
cisco, to j. II. Shultz, Parkville, L. l., $525.
Silver Ring, b. m, 1892, trotter, 2:l41a, by
Silver Bow, Maud Singleton, r. j. Williams,
San Francisco, to Jacob Worth, Brooklyn,
$500.
The herald., 1898-12-01
FRUITS and A MARKET
DISCUSSED AT THE GROWERS
CONVENTION
FARMERS CAN RAISE TRUCK
But Cooperation Is Advised In the
Effort to Find Satisfactory
Market

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. 3O.-The State
Fruitgrowers' convention did big
days work at its three sessions to-
day. Marketing of fruit was fully dis
cussed, and cooperation in dried fruit mar
keting endorsed, on motion of A. Il. Sprague
of Los Angeles. A resolution passed ad-
vocated setting aside three blocks of state
lands west of East street in San Francisco
for a free market OF perishable products by
boat and rail- A proposed fertilizer law
was offered by DR.. S. NJ. Woodbridge OF Los
Angeles, urging license tax of $4,000 on fer
tilizer manufacturers and an official system
of sampling and analysis. This was ap-
proved by Professors Jaffa and Wickson of
the State university, who advocat ted the pro-
posed Moore law Dr. Woodbridge OBJ
lected to the Moore law, in that it stopped
all experimental work of putting questions
to the soil and receiving answers from the
crop. Both laws were referred to n com
mlttee to report tomorrow morning. 1t was
resolved that the one favorably reported on
should receive the support of this conven-
tion.
Secretary b. M. De Long read paper on
New Fruit Creations" describing eleven
new varieties of plums and prunes submitted
to him for examination during the past two
years. Miss Lucy Hatch read paper on
Drainage and Irrigation" in which it was
shown that at Visalia irrigation has estab-
llshed subterranean moisture so close to the
surface that there is danger of water-logging
roots: Tile drainage was urged by Miss
bateh as the proper remedy for such trouble.
Tomorrow morning will be devoted to fruit
and tree pests. Besides the entertainment
OF the convention tomorrow afternoon bv
the chamber Of commerce and the CONNER
clll clubs of the city the Ladies' Parlor club
OF Fresno will tender all members reccp.
ton at Einstein's hall in the evening. The
southern Pacific Railroad company offers
tree special train and an excursion to the
box factory at Clovis, and to several wineries
en- route. Mr. George Matter invites the
convention to banquet at his vineyard
Maitermore. These will probably be ar.
ranged for Saturday.
The herald., 1898-12-01
A British Wreck

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O-A telegraphic
dispatch has been received in this city from
St. Johns, n. F., that the British steamer
Scottish King of 2l4S tons from Antwerp
Nov. IA, for Boston is ashore at Seal Cove
and is standing upright with ten feet Of
water in her hold. The crew was saved.
No word has yet been received from the
steamship Pentagoet of the Manhattan COM
pany's lines, which left this port Thursday
last for Bangor, where she was due early
Monday. The secretary of the company
says today that there was possibility that
the ship had been taken out to sea when the
storm was encountered and tha. she would
turn up all right. She is an old boat. She
carried no passengers when she left this
port. Her crew numbered seventeen men.
The storm of Saturday night and Sunday
has literally strewn the Long island coast
with wreckage. Altogether about fifty YES.
sells, not counting small yachts and scows
were wrecked or rendered useless ind the
numerous harbors where vessels sought ,el-
ter from the fury of the storm are filled
with wreckage of all kinds.
The herald., 1898-12-01
THE ARCTIC WINTER
Puts a Stop to Any News From the
Klondike

VICTORIA, B. c., Nov. 3O.-It will prob
ably be the end of December or the begin
ming of January before any further news is
received from the men who have chosen tc
spend the winter on the rich gold bearing
creeks of the Klondke. So say those who
have arrived here on the Cottage City, the
last expedition Of three steamers arriving
here to leave Skaguay.
The other steamers were the Danube and
Queen City, which reported very rough trips
The Danube reported that the Excelsior
which left Seattle few days ago for Copper
River is on her way back, her boilers having
collapsed
The Yukon below the White Horse Rapids
is frozen over. Norman d. MacAuley, man
ager of the White Horse tramway, was nine
teen days in making the trip from the rapids
circumstances is made in two or three DAYS
About 500 men will winter ON the creeks in
the Atlin River country.
The herald., 1898-12-01
THE DEAD TRAIN ROBBFR IDENTIFIED
The Heralds Picture Of Him Revealed Mrs. Beam That
He Was Her Husband-A Gambler From Perris

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that they married
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The herald., 1898-12-01
At Bennings

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-It was get
away day at Bennings. The track was
heavy, but the weather was pleasant. lie
suits:
Six and half furlongs-LA Aloutte won,
Walkenshaw second, Tallahassee third; !;
time, l:24ls.
Five furlongs-Lady Exile won, Miss
Smith second, Bondman third; time,
l:04 l-5
The Washington cup, two miles and :
quarter, purse S750-Knight of the Garter
won, Thomas Cat second, Maurice third; !;
time, 4:05ia.
Five furlongs won, Athy
second, Talisman third; time, l:l4,l.
Six and half furlongs-Stranges won
'Leando second, Ben Lodi third; time,
l:24 As.
Mile and an eighth-Trillo won, Dan Rice
second, Charagrace third; time, 2:p0.
The herald., 1898-12-01
An Unidentified Wreck

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The steamer
Leon from Port Antonio, report having
passed the wreck of schooner yesterday in
latitude 37.4l, longitude 74.24. The schooner
was without mnsts and her hull was well
down in the water. Her name was not
ascertained.
The steamer Strathesek, front Philadel
phia for Kings Lynn, which came into port
today for survey and repairs, reports having
had hard experience in the storm for forty
eight hours One seaman was lost overheard
and three others were badly injured.
The herald., 1898-12-01
CROOKED CANAL WORK
To Be Investigated by a New York
Grand jury

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 3O-Judge Coun-
trymans report to the attorney general and
governor, which was made public today, on
his investigation of the report of the canal
commissioners, to ascertain and determine
whether any judicial proceedings, civil or
criminal, should be instituted on behalf of
the state against any party or public officer
interested or engaged in Che canal improve
mcnt, finds that both State Engineer and
Surveyor Adams and Superintendent of
Public Works Aldridge have either COM
mitted or permitted acts which should be
investigated by grand jury.
Governor Black has addressed letter to
the attorney general, recommending imme-
date prosecution of the accused officials.
The herald., 1898-12-01
A N eVada Railroad

CARSON, New, November 3O.-All the
arrangements have been finally completed
for the building of fifteen miles of narrow
gauge railroad to connect Truckee on the
Southern Pacific with Tahoe City next sum
mer. The material will come from rail
road that is now being torn up at Glen
brook. The new road will be fitted up in
god shape for the handling of the Lake
Tahoe tourists. A new hotel will also be
constructed on the shore of the lake as soon
as the snow Disappears.
The herald., 1898-12-01
The Storm Renewed

BOSTON, Nov 30.-Another heavy north
east snowstorm started here just before
seven o'clock this morning and an hour later
had settled down in way that promised
several inches OF snow at least. A brisk
wind of twenty miles an hour was blowing
from north northeast These conditions
will greatly interfere with the work that is
being done at points where vessels were
wrecked, as the sea is running high and the
snow is thick on the water. The weather
bureau officials state that the storm prob
ably will continue all day.
There appears to be little apprehension
for the safety of the steamer Gate City, of
the Savannah line, in spite of the report
which reached here last night thnt life
preserver bearing the name of the steamer
had been picked up on Cape Cod. The
steamer Chettahoochee, which arrived here
last night, reports having jassed the Gate
City off Montauk Point at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, and that there was nothing
amiss with the Savannah liner as FAR as
could be observed. The storm was over at
the time the Gate City was seen by the
Chattahoochee, and in AN probability she is
safe and near her destination, Savannah,
Ga, at this time.
From present reports it is known that
fifty-six vessels have been totally wrecked,
while forty-nine are ashore with hardly a
chance of being saved. OF the fifty-six total
wrecks, barges not included, forty-three ag-
gregate l2,202 gross tonnage. OF those in
perilous positions, twenty-eight aggregate
1850 tons. The stranding of the big English
liner Ohio and the ocean tug Tamaqua are
not included in the estimate given, nor are
many Of the big coal barges ashore in Boston,
The position of these latter craft is now
dangerous for they are exposed to the north
east storm which began this morning.
The number of schooners which have been,
driven ashore in fairly safe berths or dam
aged by collision or dismasted can be
reckoned by the scores and many of them
are likely to be included in the list of total
wrecks before the day ends.
Passengers on the North and South Shore
trains report that the wind is blowing gale
along the shore. At Cohasset and other
points further down the south shore it
raIned in torrents about o'clock and the
streets were flooded with water and melting
snow. The storm promises to complete the
wreck among the shipping along the shore
The herald., 1898-12-01
Weathered the Gale

BOSTON, Nov. 3O.-The steamer Orion,
Captain Smith, reached here this morning
after an eventful passage from Newport
News, during which she lost the barges
Ocean Belle for Providence and the Enos
soule for this port. The crew of the Ocean
Belle, four men, were saved The fate of
those on the Soule is not known.
The Orion with her tow ran into the
heavy blizzard on Sunday morning about
twelve miles southeast from Winter Quar-.
ters shoal, and being buffeted about for
some time, the Ocean Bell opened in the
seams and began to fill rapidly. The steam
er succeeded with difficulty in taking off
The herald., 1898-12-01
Food for the Cubans

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-The Comal
will sail tomorrow from New York to Savan-
nah, where she will complete the loading of
l,5Oo,O0o rations for the destitute people of
Cuba. The point where she will land has
not been determined. The Bratton is now
unloading 100 tons of provisions in the
province of Pinar del Rio.