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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
MAYOS MAY JOIN
IN THE YAQUl WAR
Young Braves Are Dancing and
Rising of the Tribes Fighting
Men Is Feared.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. S.-A dispatch
from Chihuahua, Mex, states that much
uneasiness is felt in military circles
there over the attitude of the Mayo
tribe of Indians in the State Of Sonora
toward the Mexican authorities In the
present uprising of the Yaqui braves.
The fighting force of the Mayo tribe is
much better than that of the Yaquis.
and they have in the past for many
wears been at peace with the Govern
ment. But the younger braves of he
tribe are now aroused over the war
fare that is being waged just to the
west of them and an open revolt is
threatened. Dancing has been going
on among the Mayos for the past three
weeks and a rising may occur at any
moment.
The Mayos have long been friends Of
the Yaquis, but they have held aloof
from them in their previous wars
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
PooLRooM MEN WIN.
Petition for Disincorporation {
Sausalito Thrown Out,

SAUSALITO, Aug. S.-A petition for the
disincorporation of the town, the ultimate
result of which would have been the
death of the poolrooms, was thrown oct
by the Trustees at a special meeting neld
last evening The petition was signed by
100 persons, but forty-two names were
withdrawn from it. Among them were J.
a Ouadas, who swore that his signature
had been obtained by fraud and misrepre-
sentadon, and John Shane, DR.. May and
II. w. Howell, who claimed to have been
victims of Misrepresentation.
4 certified statement from County Clerk
Robert Graham showed that Nathaniel
Nau whose name had been twice used.
was dead and that the names of twenty
seven other signers were not on the great
register. AS the taking away Of seventy
names rendered the petition without eff
feet IL was thrown out, much to the dis
gust of a large number of anti-poolroom
men, who rose and left the hall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
TWO THOUSAND REDS
ENTRAPPED AT BICAM
General Torres Will lombard the
Yaquis When His Artillery
Arrives.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-A special to the
Record from Guaymas, Mex, says:
General Torres has almost complete
ly surrounded Bicam, a Yaqui strong
hold, where nearly 1000 savages are
massed. On the arrival of the artillery
and the machine guns the Mexican gen.
eral will close in on the Indians and
precipitate the biggest battle ever
fought between the Government and
the Yaquis.
The reports from General Torres re-
garding the killing of Remley and Mil
Ter say their bodies were found hang
ing from a tree with the hands and
feet cut off The uprising reaches down
the Yaqui River to the sea, and 1t is
not expected to extend further north
than the Sahuaripa district.
The Government now has nearly 5000
men in the field. Two hundred volun-
teers will leave GuaymaS for Medano
tonight on the steamer Jalisco.
A fight is expected, on entering the
Yaoui River. with a large band of saw
ages that last week attacked and
burned three sloops, A. Fires, a we'll
known Mexican at Hermosillo, losing
his life in the encounter.
Business at Guaymas and other
points in Southern Sonora is practically
at a standstill in consequence of the
rebellion. 1t has not entirely suspend
ed the heavy freighting done with the
Yaqui Valley, but has led many Mexi-
cans of the city to retreat beyond the
projects call for volunteers.
The man-of-war Democratic arrived
last night from Ensenada, Lower Cali
fornia, with the remainder of the Sew
enth Regiment The Democratic and
the transport Oaxaca left to-day for
San Bias to meet the Sixteenth Regi-
ment, which is en- route from the City
of Mexico
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
HELD THE WHISKY
WITH A LOADED GUN

SAUSALITO, Aug. S.-An angry man
and a rifle formed a combination at
Mason's distillery, situated about mile
north of town. which held United States
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector and
two companions at bay and resulted yes
terday in d warrant being issued tor the
arrest of the belligerent distillery man.
1t seems that P. Zimmerman, whole
sale liquor dealer engaged in business on
Eighteenth and Shotwell streets, San
Francisco purchased quantity of liquor
from John Mason Jr., the proprietor or
the distillery, and the Government ware
house, and went there to take away the
liquor in company with w. F. Price, a
Deputy United States Internal Revenue
Collector, and George Raubinger. Price
started forward with the intention Of
loading it on a wagon. Previous to this
Zimmerman and Mason had dispute
over their bargain, and, falling TO come
to an amcable agreement, Mason warned
Raubinger not to touch the whisky. The
caution was dsregarded, whereupon
Mason ran to his house for rifle and,
returning just as Raubinger was in the
act of placing a barrel in his wagon,
pointed a gun at him and threatened TO
XII him if he did not drop it. Raubinger
dropped the barrel and ran behind the
wagon while Price and Zimmerman
scurrfed to a place of safety.
Raubinger came to town and swore TO
a warrant for Mason's arrest Cn the
charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Recorder Simpson issued the warrant,
which was served by Constable Clarity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
At NEVADA CITY
Charles Moreno Kills a
Woman, Then Himself.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEVADA CITY, Aug. 8.-Charles
Moreno, a half-bre Spaniard aged 70
wears, and a young and attractive
woman of the half world known both as
Clara Wallace and Mrs. Lizzie Riley
are tonight lying dead at the Rocky
Bar House, a place Of bad repute In
the outskirts of the little mining town
OF Washington, in this county.
Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning
Moreno killed her and then took MS
own life. He had long been infatuated
with the woman, and according toanote
that he left for the Coroner had year
ago left his own wife to bask in her
smiles. Last spring the woman had oe-
serted him at IS Turk street, san FRAN
cisco. where they were living togetner,
and had come to this county. he coulo
not live without her, he declared, ana
as she refused to return TO MIN ne
thought it better that both of them
wind up their troublous career here to
be happily reunited in another world
Moreno arrived in this city on last
evenings train, and armed with re-
voIver and q murderous dirk started
on foot for Washington, nineteen miles
above here. Upon his arrival there he
went to the house where the OBJECT OF
his mad infatuatiOn lived with Molne
Walsh, keeping a den of the vilest de-
scrlption.
His unexpected appearance created
CONSERVATION on the part of the woman
he sought. He demanded that she at
once leave with him. She refused and
violent quarrel ensued. She stood her
ground and ordered him to leave. With
out warning he fired two shots. Both
entered her breast one piercing her
heart. Her body plunged headlong
from the door in which she stood to
the ground.
Then Moreno wrote the note that the
Coroner found, and having signed it
stood near her corpse and fired at his
own breast, the bullet striking a bone
and making only slight wound. Next
he put the muzzle of the weapon to his
head. and sending a ball into his brain
sank Iifeiess by his victims side. The
Coroners jury returned a verdict in
accordance with these facts. The Riley
woman was at one time a resident of
RTarvSVille
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
RECOMMENDS A GOLD
STANDARD FOR INDIA
Lord George Hamilton Says It Is the
Only Financial Safeguard Of
the Country.

LONDON, Aug. SIN the House OF
Commons to-day the Secretary of
State for India, Lord George Hamil-
ton, in introducing the Indian budget,
said that after careful consideration
the Government has deliberately con-
cluded that a gold standard was re-
Quired in the interests of India and
that they should not be deferred from
prosecuting this policy by all means in
their power merely because the next
phase in the advancement was coinci-
dent with abnormal or temporary fail
ure of the recommendation.
IF" continued the Secretary, 1--WE
could establish a great bank like the
banks of England and France, it would
bsa fruitful ally in establishing a gold
standard.
Continuing, Lord George Hamilton
said he hoped the new century would
be associated with a series of financial
SURPRISES in India available for the re-
duction of taxes, an industrial develop
ment which would combine to give In
dia the fullest value of it's association
with the cheapest, largest and most
fructifying market in the world.
The surplus, he said in conclusion.
this year will be 100000 rupees.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
COOKED BY
ESCAPING
STEAM
Ford and Woods Relieved by
Death From the Torture
They Suffered.
COACHES DERAILED
Few of the Passengers Received
Injuries, and the UnfOrtunates
Will Recover.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

boiler down, like a fallen steed. with its
nose in the dust The tender was turned
almost upside down and was wreck or
twisted iron and spIntered wood. me
railway mail car was slightly careened
and stood diagOnally across the track.
The express car was tilted over. me oag-
gage car had turned a complete Somef-
sault and lay fiat on its side. ten feet
from the track-Or what was the track
for the ties were splintered and the steer
bent out of all shape. Inc mrs! coacH Ldu
been hurled around so as to lie at right
angles with the track. The smoker was
slightly careened but not. greatly dam
aged The front truck of the FIRST sleeper
had been torn off, but otherwise the car
was all right. -,
track and began to topple over the mail
clerks express messenger and baggage
man began to break out OF their cages OF
death. The express, messeng ger h %@s "a
man and the mail clerks We're Scrlbner
and Prior McNew had cash over the
eye and Maltby's face was bruised sl ltslt
" While these gentlemen were conSrat-
Ulating themselves the engineer, Corne-
Illus Ford. and the fireman, Porter Woods,
were being scalded to death by the es-
Gaming steam. Ford was pinned under the
topplSd engine and lay there, suffering
indescribable agony until he was eXtrl-
Gated by Conductor Bridges and others
who had run to the assistance OF the un-
fortunate man. He was carried in
stretcher and placed in one Of the day
coaches The conductor said that Ford
uttered nothing Ineligible, but others
say that he whispered that he did not
know anything was the matter with the
train until he felt the engine topping
over. That would tend to show that II
was not the engine that jumped the track
first In fact. it is quite well established
that one Of the forward cars left the rails
first 1T -
agony. He rushed from the track and
dashed through the reservation fence,
forcing his way through two rows OF
barbed wire, and started to run like mad
in the open wheat field. Trainmen and
passengers caught him, tore his scalded
overalls and jumper from his body and
his gloves from his hands and placing him
on a stretcher conveyed him to one of the
sleepers.
There happened to be two trained nurses
on the train one of whom was Mrs.
Kaufman and they did everything pos
sibIe to relieve the sufferings of the en-
gineer and fireman. Woods was conscious
to the last. Despite his eXcruciatfng pain
he could not thank the kind women
enough. He talked continually about his
wife and boy He said he hated TO leave
them no better provided for.
Medical attendance was slow in reaching
the scene of the disaster. DR.. Wade from
Los Banos DR.. Homestead from Newman
and a third doctor whose name the train
men did not remember finally arrived
They were unable to do anything for the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09
.LAUR|ER ONLY
DOING POLITICS
The Opinion of Embas-
sador Choate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. Aug S-Joseph H. Choate,
the United States ambassador to Great
Britain, was interviewed to-day by rep
resentative of the United States in re-
gard to the recent war or arbitration
speech delivered by Sir Wilfrid Laurler,
the Canadian Premier. He said: There
will be no war. It is safe to say that no
amount of political talk by politicians in
other countries could occasion war in this
connection"
The ambassador, continuing, said that
the Canadian Parliament was on the eve
of dissolution and the leaders Of both par
ties mad to speak. Mr.. Choate seemed to
think that the latter circumstance ex-
planned Sir Wilfrid Laurer's position and
he was inclined to attach small lmpor-
lance to the Premiers remarks. 4dr.
Choate added that the negotiations were
progressing, But" he explained. they
are always slow and l can say nothing
at present as to their status.
Regarding Mr. Choate's statement the
Canadian High Commissioner, Lord
Strathcoua and Mount Royal, said to d
representative of the Associated Press:
4Sir Wilfrtd Laurier's remark was
merely a figure of speech and not a po-
litical dodge, as intimated by Mr.. Choate.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier would not descend TO
such a thing, nor did he in any way mean
to challenge the United States. No SEN
sfble man could regard war as possible,
but Canada is simply taking a leaf out
of the United States book in demanding
now what the United States demanded
in the Venezuelan case. Canada is now
a nation, though closely allied to Great
Britain. AS such she, must protect her
settlement through arbitration. following
the United States lead We believe
earnest in his endeavor to have the oues-
ton honestly settled. The msnterpre-
tation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's remarks
by the United States is unfortunate. ANY
bitterness or abuse by the Canadian press
is absolutely unauthorized. The negotia-
tons are progressing and 1 believe a sat
isfactory settlement of the Alaskan
question will be achieved"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. s.
Word comes from Monte Christi that Do
minican troops have been hurried there.
The Haytien Government is prepared to
prevent Jimnez from landing on Hay
tan territory All is quiet in Port au
Prince. Suspects are being lnterrogated
by the authorities
HAVANA, Aug. S.-General Jun Isidro
Jiminez. the aspirant to the presidency
of the republic of San Domingo, says that
several Dominican generals have already
declared in his favor, in spite OF his ad-
vice to them to delay definite action. he
denies that the Dominican Government
has 300 troops under arms, and asserts
that the present executive will not be able
to make an effective resistance, owing to
the scarcity of resources and sympa-
thiZers.
WASHINGTON. Aug. S.-From the
character of the instructions sent to Gen
eral Brooke to-day it is evident that the
President and Secretary Root have been
giving serious consideration to the threat
ened San Domingo revolution.
1t is probable, too, that this subject
cause of Secretary Roots visit, to Lake
Champlain. Mr.. Root received sum
mons from the President just after sev-
eral dispatches from General Brooke
about the suspicious movements or
Jirninez had been received at Lake Cham
plain. | am told that General b Brooke
-
that he is really planning for an e
tenstve filibustering expedition from
other exiles from San Domingo have led
TO this suspicion, and General Brooke
wired the department for INSTRUCTIONS
They were sent him, today by direction Iso of
feet that ne must prevent such an eXpe-
dition at all hazards.
According to the views of officials here
and it is evident that President Nc
Kinley and Secretary Root are OF the
much obligated to prevent VIOLATION OF
neutrality laws in Cuba as in the United
States Although not American territory.
it is temporarily under the control OF the
military forces of this country, and we
are responsible to the other nations or
the world to prevent any infraction of
international law by any one while IN Gu
ban soil. ,.
The Charge d'Affaires of the Dominican n
republic in this country has already
called the attention of the authorities to
the contemplated expedition OF Jimi tha2
everything possible will be done to pre-
vent any violation of the neutrality laws.
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with the Government. which waged a
long and relentless war against them.
When the treaty of peace was finally
signed their numbers had been de-
creased to a few thousand
The Mayos are almost white and are
Of a higher order of intelligence than
the Yaquis. 1t is said the Yaquis sent
missionaries among the Mayos several
months ago to agitate united and
concerted revolt against the Govern
ment. The Mayo chiefs refused 10
sanction the uprising, but many of the
younger braves have caught the ex-
element and it is expected they will
be with the Yaquis in a body unless
their present plans are foiled by the
large force of Mexican troops in that
section.
Some of the members of the Mayo
tribe are wealthy. Their reservation
embraces many thousands of acres OF
rich land in the valley of the Mayo
River.
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WOODS A BERKELEY BOY.
Third Bereavement of His Family
Within Seven Months.

BERKELEY. Aug. S.-Porter G. Woods,
the fireman who met death early This
morning in the wreck of the Owl al Dos
Palcs, was a Berkeley boy and well known
here. His home was at 2424 Ellsworth
street the residence of his father, c. Y.
Woods. Porter Woods was q years of
age. He graduated from the grammar
schools of the town, attending the Berke-
ley gymnasium later. In 1894, at the time
of the railroad strike, he entered the ser
vice of the Southern Pacific. He leaves
a widow. Mrs. Emma Earle Woods, and
one child.
The death of Porter Woods makes the
third bereavement which his family has
suffered within seven months, and much
sympathy is felt on all sides for the aged
father and mother On the morning OF
Janury II Of this year William Woods, an
elder brother of the deceased, met death
in almost the same manner by the wreck
ing of the Los Angeles express near Los
BanOs. Quite recently another brother,
Peter Burnett Woods. died after short
Illness.
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minds eye a long string of cars
~ snapped, as it were, like a black
snake cracked by some mighty
- power and lying curled along the
railroad reservation, on either side CT
which are stretches of wheat fields Just
being tinted by the sun rising over the
mountains; imagine everything twisted
and splinteTed and wrought out of shape;
see a crowd of curious countryfolk--rnen
in harvest dress and women and chill
dren in calicO-and with them glum and
SCARED railroad men, and you have
rough sketch of the scene of the wreck
OF the Los Angeles express, which, 90 las
reported in this mornings Call. occurred
q half mile this side of Dos PalOs last
night. Such was the scene when al 8
o'clock this morning Coroner Long and
The Call correspondent arrived on j spe-
cial engine at the place of the disaster.
= picture sadder by far was that seen
in the bagga ge-room at Dos Palos. There
lay TWO mute and mutilated men-En-
gineer Ford and Fireman WoOds-who
had lost their lives. The bodies lay on
trucks. covered by large blankets. The
men had been scalded so badly that in
many places the flesh had dropped, eX-
posing the bones. Friends had bandaged
the burns while the men were still alive
and the bandages were allowed to re-
main and held the flesh in place. The
clothes Of the men were drenched, not
with water. but with the Scalding steam
that burned them.
After Coroner Long had summoned a
jury the first thing was to view the re-
mains In searching the body of the en-
gineer the Coroner took from the vest
pocket his watch. which vas running and
showed the correct time.
Immediately after the wreck a special
train was made up at Tracy and sent 10
the scene of the disaster. 1t had arrived
before the Coroner, and hence the state
ments of the passengers could not De OBJ
tanned there by him, for the passengers
were taken back to Tracy and thence sent
over the main route down the valley. A
number of the Fresno passengers reached
here at 80 o'clock this afternoon This
special train had attached to il three OF
the Pullman coaches of the wrecked tram
the last three, which had not been de-
rallied.
wrong came to the railroad men shortly
after leaving Dos PalOs, when the train
began to get "Wobbly.' Conductor Harry
W Bridges says he was in the first sleep
er and he felt the train Earring. He i'm
r1ediateIy concluded that It was off the
+rack and rung the whistle to warn the
engineer. The latter applied the atrbrahe
and made what is called an emergency
stop The train was going at the rate OF
thirty-five miles an hour. Before the con-
6uctor could pull the string again the ar
brakes had been applied and in an instant
tho cars had been hurled on the track
in ali directions. Only the last four Pull
mans held the rails. -,
The engine was hurled in the ditch.
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engineer and he died shortly after their
arrival.
collision was the escape OF the passengers
from serious injury. None We're fatally
hurt. Mrs ]. S. Niswander of GAO street,
this city. suffered internal injuries. Mrs
D. s. Mccullough of Fowler. Mrs. Ms
wanders sister. was injured internally
H. Moser of San Diego was hurt in the
abdomen. L. Shieraishi, Japanese. had
a bad cut across the forehead. and H.
Matsu Mato facial cuts. Al Dillon of
Fresno got a severe shaking up, causing
a slight hemOrrhage.
A piece of broken bolt resembling.
kingpin such as might hold up a brake
beam has been found on the track, which
gives credence to the theory that it was a
loosened brakebeam that ditched the cars.
The inquest was held in the passenger
coach standing at right angles across the the
track. AS nearly all the passengers had
gone. only the railroad men could be ex-
amined. The responsibility was not fixed
The WreCking crew arrived from Oakland
this morning and Immediately began
work. It Will be at least two days before
the track is sufficiently cleared of debris
TO permit trains TO pass.
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pany. Owing to. the absence Of County
Surveyor Richardson action was post
poned until tomorrow. The county's por-
ton of the expense of building these three
sections IS $780, but there is no money in
and II will have to go over until the latter
part of December when the first INSTALL
ment Of taxes is due. During this. period
the amount will bear interest at the rate
of 5 per cent.
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Engineers Will Bury Ford.

OAKLAND. Aug. S.-The body of John
Cornelius Fcrd. the engineer killed In the
train wreck last night near Dos Palos, ar
rived here tonight and arrangements are
being made to hold the funeral on Thurs
day. Tho services will be conducted IN
Ger the auspices of Division No. 2S3, Broth
erkood of Locomotive Engineers, of which
Ford was a popular member. Ford was
about 80 years old and came from Sacra-
mentc only a few weeks ago with his
wife. a son. Royal B. Ford, aged 10 years
and a daughter. Edna c. Ford. aged 10,
to reside with his father-in-law, Charles
u. Bowman, at 500 Tenth street.
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Granted Further Time.

NAPA, Aug. Sat the regular meeting
of the City Council last night the mat
ter of the embezzlement of city funds by
City Marshal Paul Chaigenau was
While the deault to date was discovered
to amount to s2547, all but $40 had been
paid to the Treasurer. The Marshal was
granted another weeks time to make
good the shortage.
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Munobaki Lost.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. S-The steam
er Empress of China brings meager de-
tails of the wreck of the steamer Muno-
baki Maru in the Orient. Just before the
Empress of China left Yokohama one
boatIoad containing nine survivors
reached Yokohama. Another boat con-
tanning twenty persons was reported
safe Two boatloads were lost