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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
FIVE KILLED IN
AN EXPLOSION
Republic Iron Works Are
Wrecked.
SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED
BUILDINGS A MILE AWAY Sc
VERELY SHAKEN.
Work of Rescue Is Greatly Hampered
by Reason of the Fact That
the Debris Catches on
Fire.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PlTTSBURG, Pa, Sept. IA boiler ex-
ploded at the Republic Iron Works on
South Twenty-fourth street shortly be.
fore daylight to-day, killing five men and
seriously injuring seven. The mill was
partly wrecked and the entire plant was
compelled to close down.
The killed:
DAVID MATTHEW'S, heater; married.
THOMAS BEAVENS, heater; married.
WILLIAM THOMAS, heater; married.
JOHN WARMINIKI, heater.
JOHN EVANS
Injured
Malachai Donahue, 5S years old, pud-
dler, fatally burned. Neil Donahue, his
son, 2S years old; will die. Frederick
Herb. As years. old; will die. Stephen Ma
lacaski. Henry Sanders, Peter Schntzer.
Unknown man, cut about head, left with,
out giving his name.
The explosion occurred just as the night
force was leaving and the day force was
coming on duty, so that there were only
had happened half an hour later the list
of dead and injured would have been
appalling. 1t occurred in the 14-inch de-
partment and the concussion was terrific
Buildings We're shaken mile away and
dust filled the air for two or three blocks
1t entered open windows and nearly suf-
focated persons who were aroused by the
roar and the shock
wreckage took fire and this added to the
difficulties encountered in rescuing the
burned and mutilated victims.
A fire alarm was quickly sounded and
in a short time the flames were under con-
troll after which the firemen were en-
ployed in searching the ruins for the dead
and injured.
The first two bodies were identified as
those of Beavens and Matthews. The
men had been knocked down by the fly
ing bricks and were roasted to death by
the heat in their own furnaces.
When the boiler burst a section of 1t
weighing four tons was blown through
the roof and crashed into the side Of
the house of Gregory Sanders, about two
hundred yards distant. The building,
which was a frame, was wrecked, but the
occupants escaped with a bad fright This
flying portion of the boiler tore down the
central supports of the roof which fell
in and partially burned some of those in
jured. The collapsed roof and the torn
and scattered pieces of machinery and
masonry formed a mass of wreckage in
which the work of searching for the addi-
tional bodies supposed to be hidden by 1t
was slow and tedious.
The bar mill, in which the accident oc-
Cured, is a part of what is known as the
old Charter mill. and the present owner,
the Republic Iron Works, is a department
of the National Tube Works. recently
merged in the tube combine. The cause
of the explosion has not yet been deter
mined. The damage to the plant was
heavy, but the firm could not estimate 1t
at this time
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
CRAZED BY HIS LOSS.
James Gillick Fretted Over His Wife S
Misfortune Until He Became
Insane,

1t is certain that James Gillick, who
killed himself last Wednesday night at
his residence 903 Twenty-second street,
was insane. The note which he left be-
hind him, and which was published in yes
terday's Cali, was a crazy effusion. The
evidence presented at the inquest yester-
day showed that the old man had fretted
himself into insanity over the loss of his
wife who had been sent to the insane
asylum at Agnews.
Mrs j. j. Flanagan, daughter of the
dead man, told the Coroner's jury ,yester-
day that her father had acted very
strangely for the past few months, ever
since his wife was taken away from him.
and was under the influence of liquor
all the time. She and her sister offered
him a home with them when he suffered
his bereavement a few months ago, but
their father preferred to remain in his
own home.
The Jury returned a verdict to the effect
that Gillick committed suicide while tenn
porarily insane.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
WARDEN AGU|RRE
SWINGS HIS AK
Official Heads Removed
at San Quentin.
THREE CHANGES ARE MADE
SUPERINTENDENT ALDEN THE
FIRST TO GO.
Silas Parker, Who Has Been Guard
for Many Years, Discharged
on Account of Old
Age.
SUPERINTENDENT ALDEN THI
FIRST TO GO.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Sept. 1.-The
stock of a number of local prophets rose
above par to-day when Warden Agutrre
again swung his official AK and the heads
OF two high prison officials and a guard
fell into the political basket. Both Off
cials were succeeded by men whose names
led the list OF appointments. Another Of
fetal was changed in position and the
place left vacant by his transfer filled
by a new man.
Charles A Alden, superintendent of the
jute mill, was the first to go. Alden was
dition to having his salary twice raised
and being made notary public was given
spacious quarters for himself and fam
lily in the guards building. Agurre mar
rowed these quarters a few days after he
took charge of the prison and completed
his iconoclastic work to-day. Alden is
succeeded by William Byrnes of San Ra-
fael, who was at one time a member of
the San Francisco police force and has
a record as an honest and efficient officer
He will draw $l65 a month.
John Jones, superintendent of the stock
farm, was discharged and his position
given to John Grise of Compton. Jones is
a son-in-law of eX-Captain Birlem; his
salary was recently raised from S75 to
800 and the latter figure will be Crises
salary.
Conrad Pretzel. a brother-in-Iaw of Col
ieotor NJ. f. Coughran of San Rafael, was
relieved of the position of shipping clerk
and made steward of the officers mess
place so menial that when Assistant Com
missary Herringer was asked to accept it
ne chose instead to resign. great guam
tity of opium has been smuggled into the
prison through the "hoodoo" gang, of
which Pretzel had charge, and Aguirre
there. George McDougall of San Francis
co was given the office of shipping clerk.
Silas Parker, a Grand Army veteran,
was also discharged on account of old
age. He was a brave man, who gave up
vacation tour at the time of the strike
Two years ago and returned TO volunteer
hiS
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
PASSENGER AGENTS MEET.
Discuss the Question of the Division
of Military Traffic

OMAHA, Sept. AFTER a session last
ing for two days the trans Missouri COM
mittee of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton concluded its sessions to-day. The
principal matter under discussion was the
question of military rates. All present
agreed that the best plan that could be
equitable distribution of the business at a
uniform rate. Such proposition was
agreed upon, but before it can become op-
erative 1t must receive the sanction of the
Missouri Pacific, Rio Grande and West
ern, Colorado Midland and other roads
which failed to have representatives pres
ent at the meeting.
Another matter which was taken up has
relation to the adoption of a clock ticket
on certain Montana points. 1t seems that
there has been an extraordinary amount
of scalping on Montana business, and the
committee believed that the establishment
of the clock ticket would put stop to
this.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02

x ANITA BARBARA, Sept. lin a
desolate canyon near Santa Ma
ria, Constable Blosser found Free
~ man, the kidnaper, and his 13-
year-old Mexican girl captive. He
had succeeded in lodging the officers of
the law for some time, but was finally
run down by Blosser.
About three weeks ago Freeman ran
away with a 13-year-old Mexican girl
from Chino. He drove a small bay
mare in an open buggy and led a sorrel
racehorse, whose record in Southern
California astonished all turfmen. Hun
dreds of dollars were offered him for
his horse, but he never accepted an
offer. He is a sport, gambler ana race
horse man in disguise. He drove INTO
Chino with the sorrel horse attached
to an old blackboard. His horse was IN
a pitiful condition, its tail and name
were full of barley boards and the AM
NAL was apparently half-starVed.
It was here that he made a captive OF
the girl. She was infatuated by his
good looks, and his promise that she
should become rich were she to run
away with him was Immediately ac-
cepted. He bought another horse at
Chino and leading his sorrel horse, set
out. He started for the south, and
when the authorities were notified OF
the disappearance of the girl they
thought his intentions were to fly to
Mexico, in which direction they gave
chase. but he outwitted them by going
in the opposite direction He stopped
at all towns and succeeded in arranging
match races for different sized purses,
for which his sorrel horse was to run.
At every race the purse was given to
the sorrel's owner. No matter how fast
the race, the horse would win easily
This was repeated at Pomona, River
side and all the neighboring towns. A
prominent racehorse man in Pomona
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Rank of Volunteers,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The War De-
partment is making up the lineal rank OF
the officers recently appointed in the first
thirteen volunteer regiments These are
being made by regiments only, and not
for the whole of the volunteers Promo.
tions in the future will be made in regi-
ments based upon this lineal rank Length
of time in which officers served as officers
in the service of the United States will
determine the rank of the new officers
Service in the militia will not count Of
fcers of the thirteen regiments will have
their service dated from the time they
We're entered into the United States army
for the Spanish war.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
MAY SECURE LABoRERs.
Minister Damon to Extend His Trip
to Italy.

HONOLULU, Aug, 25.-Minister S. NJ.
Damon may extend his coming trip
abroad as far as Italy. He may sail by
the steamer on September 2, and as the
situation now is will be gone for an in
portant business. 1t will be to straighten
out the complications which frustrated
the plans of some months ago to bring
Italians to Hawaii for labor purposes.
The original order to Italy was for 100
men. With women and children, the
number of acting immigrants would
probably be increased to TWO or three
thousand. This was the first order and
would have been followed by others. AS
is well known. il failed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
KAISER TAKES REVENGE.
Officials Who Voted Against Canal
Bill Placed on Half Paw.

BERLIN. Sept, 1.-The Berliner Corre-
spondenz says the Prussian Government
has temporarily suspended and placed on
half pay a number Of political and admin
istrative officials on the ground that un-
der the present circumstances they do
not adequately meet the high require
ments demanded in the interests of the
public service"
The officials suspended are two provin-
cial presidents-Von Colmar of Luneberg
and Won Jagow of Posen-and T. Land
rathe. who voted against the canal bill.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that the
Emperor has had the name of the Con-
servative in the Prussian Diet, Count Won
Limburg- -Stirrum, struck off the court
lists.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
FATHERS DROWNED.
One Man and Four Children Get Be
yond Their Depth in the Ocean.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept. lone
man and four children three girls and
one boy, were drowned at Black Rock to-
day while sea bathing. The dead are:
Elijah Middlebrook farmer of Easton;
May Middlebrook, IA years old, llis daugh-
ton; Ethel Hit, II years old, of Bridge
port, and Florence Hit, IA years old, her
ulster.
The five victims, with Andrew Koehler,
father of the drowned boy, and Louis Hit
of this city, father of two of the drowned
girls, were spending the day at Black
Rock. While in bathing they all got be-
yond their depth. koehler and Hit sue
ceeded in getting ashore themselves, but
the others perished. Three of the bodies
were recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
BISHOP BACKS DOWN.
Appointed a German Priest in an
Irish Parish. but Changes Him

ST LOUIS, Sept. 1.-Father Cluse, the
German-American priest, appointed rec
tor of st. Patricks Roman Catholic
Church in East st. Louis, despite the pro-
tests of its members, who are now rest
resigned to-day and Bishop Jansen ac-
cepted his resignation. Pending deci-
sion by Monsgnor Martinelli in Wash
ington, to whom the trouble in the dis
affected parish has been referred Bishop
Jansen appointed Father Harkins of ST.
Mary's parish administrator of st. Pat
ricks. TO those who know this appears
to a backdown on the part of Bishop
Jansen, who persisted in appointing a
German priest over an Irish parish.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
CONGO TROOPS AT WAR
WITH THE REBELS
Batella Natives Beyond Songola De-
feated With a Loss of One
Hundred Men

BRUSSELS, Sept. News has been re-
ceived here of sharp fighting between the
Congo Free State troops under Baron
d'Hanis and the Batetla natives beyond
Songola. The rebels were driven back
with the loss Of one hundred men The
diers. The rebels were not followed be-
cause they retreated over famine and
smallpox. devastated tracks. The coun-
try is now reported to be quiet.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
CHINESE FIGHT WITH
GERMANS IN KIA0CHAU
Germany Issues an Ultimatum Say
ing That Her Subjects Must
Be Protected

LONDON, Sept. IA special dispatch
received here to-day from Shanghai re-
ports that serious trouble has occurred
in the Kiaochau hinterland between the
Germans and Chinese in which six of the
latter were shot. The German Minister
to China, Baron Won Ketteler, has handed
an ultimatum to the Chinese Government
life and property and order is maintained
In the hinterland, Germany will take
steps to protect her own interests.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
HAlF-MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE AT KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept 2.-Fire at
an early hour this morning destroyed the
big plant of the Jacob Dold Packing
Company The loss is estimated at $780,
900. fully insured.
The fire at o'clock had spread through
the main plant, and the indications are
be destroyed. Several refrigerator and
freight cars in the Dold Company's yards
have been destroyed. The Times this
morning estimates the loss at S5O0O0O. Inc
plant employed about 1000 men.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
TEA GROWN IN MEXICO.
japanese So Successful That Colonists
Will Be Brought Out.

OAXACA, Mexico, Sept. 1.-About 300
Japanese colonists located two years ago
in the southern part of this State near
Jimiltepec. The colony was established
under the special auspices of the Japan
csc Government under authority Of a
concession granted by the Mexican Gov
ernment. The colony has been experi-
menting in tea-growing and has made
such success that 5000 more Japanese
men with their families are to be imme-
diately brought to Mexico and located
with the original colony. Other tropical
products are also raised by the colonists
Their extensive plantations are located
in the Verd River Valley
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
FIGHT CASES DISMISSED.
Witnesses at Stockton Refuse to Give
Evidence

STOCKTON, Sept. 1.-The prosecution
did not make much headway to-day in the
preliminary trial of Knowles and Salbach,
referee and timer at the recent fight be-
tween Musick and Molina at the Terminal
City Wheelmen club rooms, as result of
which Molina died All the witnesses in
the case declined to answer on the ground
of discriminating themselves
Salbach and Knowles were discharged
through lack of evidence. This practically
kills the other cases.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Freshets in Ponce,

PONCE, Island of Porto Rico Sept. L.
Heavy rains have caused an unusual
freshet and the people. frightened on ac>
count of the recent hurricane, are leaving
their houses and are being quartered in
the public buildings. The soldiers, police
and firemen work all night. The roads
are impossible. but no serious damage
hag been done.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
STRIKE AT CRAMPS.
One Hundred and Fifty Men Quit
Work

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-Expert ma
chinists and their helpers to the number
of $50 employed at Cramps shipyards
went out on strike to-day. The men de-
mand an eight-hour day and the rein
statement of discharged employees.
The entire works will be closed down
tonight and remain closed until Septem-
ber II. The only reason given for the
shutdown is that the firm desires that
the visiting Grand Army veterans shall
have full opportunity next week to visit
the works.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Ostrich Farm a Failure.

HONOLULU, Aug. 25.-The steamer W.
G. Hall brought eleven ostriches from
Kauai. They are the survivors of forty
three which were taken there two or three
years ago They have been purchased
for the ostrich farm at Pasadena and will
be shipped on the bark Mauna LOa. This
probably marks the end of attempts at
ostrich farming in the Hawaiian Islands
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
A STRONGER OPINION.
Judge de Haven Speaks Unmistak'
ably to the Point in the Ota
Deportation Case.

United States District udge de Haven
handed down yesterday second opinion,
stronger than the first, in the Ota case.
The Judge holds that the act of March 8,
1891, under which the order for the depor-
tation of Ota is attempted to be justified,
does not apply to aliens domiciled in this
country and who are returning thereto
after a temporary absence. The court is,
however powerless to review the action
of the immigration Commissioner on
nuestions either of law or of fact.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Object to Currency Conversion.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
BUENOS AYRES. Sept. Public opin-
ion is decidedly averse to the conversion
scheme proposed by the Government.
Former Ministers of Finance Pacheco,
Plasta. Terry and Escalante unanimously
condemn the project. They say it would
have disastrous consequences for Argen-
tina.
The scheme will probably be accepted
by the Senate and rejected by the Cham
ber
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Fever Spreads in Mexico.

AUSTIN. Tex, Sept. 1.-State. Health
Officer ". f. Blunt was to-day notified
by me United States Marine Hospital
service surgeons in Mexico that yellow
fever had spread to number of points in
the isthmus of Tehuantepec. The epidemic
is severe at San Geronimo, Juchitlan,
Chimalpa and other towns of that sec
tion. The disease has also made its ap-
pearance at Jalapa in the State OF Vera
Cruz. This place is n favorite resort for
American tourists. The epidemic Is more
extensive and the fatality greater In
Southern Mexico than for many years.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
One Body Recovered.

YUMA, Ariz., Sept. 1.-The mangled re-
mains of Rodolfo Wilson, one of the vic
tins of Wednesdays fire, was recovered
from the ruins late this afternoon. The
trench dug yesterday by convicts drained
the water out of the basement and the
work of recovering the dead was carried
on to better advantage.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
CAPTAIN DISCIPLINED.
Commander Taussig of the Benning-
ton Is Ordered Home.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-Edward d.
Taussig has been relieved of the command
Of the eunboat Bennington by orders of
Admiral Watson and ordered home from
Manila He is said to have differed from
the admiral as TO the management or the
fleet, and his criticisms led to the action
here noted.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
SWISS INDEPENDENCE.
Joint Celebration of the Anniversary
at Cayucos.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Sept. 1.-At Cayu-
cos, in this county, the Swiss-American
residents of Monterey and Santa Barbara
counties will join on Sunday, September
"a, in a big celebration of the anniversary
of the independence of Switzerland. There
will be a parade, literary exercises,
barbecue and a dance. The speakers of
the occasion will be Warren M. John of
San Luis Obispo and Hon. George F.
Cavalli of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Mrs Cowles Killed.

HONOLULU. Aug. 25.-Mrs. Inez S.
Cowles met with a street accident on the
22d and received injuries from which she
died twenty-four hours later. The de-
ceased came here about five months ago
from Galena, Ill. She leaves an adopted
son at San Mateo, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
To Greet Washington Troops.

OLYMPIA, Sept. 1.-Governor Rogers
has announced that he and his military
staff will go to San Francisco to welcome
the returning Washington volunteers ON
their arrival there. Il
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
scbooner Alton a wreck.

HONOLULU. Aug. 25.-The schooner
Alton is a total wreck on the kona coast
of Hawaii The vessel went ashore on
the 20th. and within two hours was broken
up. She was owned by McChesney &
Sons and was valued at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
TRAIN HELD UP.
Grew Makes Resistance and One Rob-
Der Is Killed.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 1-Word was
received here late tonight that Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville train had been
held up by robbers at Lincoln, thirty-five
miles north of this city.
The robbers boarded the night passen-
ger train when it stopped for coal at a
mine near the city. Resistance was made
by the train crew and one robber was
killed. Further details of the affair ale
not now obtainable.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02
Unknown Body Found.

PLACERVILLE, Sept. 1.-The body OF
an unknown man was found few miles
below this city to-day. The de-
ceased was evidently an elderly man. The
body was well dressed. The only clew tc
his identity was a letter addressed to NJ
Miner Sr. Sandiemas, Los Angeles Coun.
ty. The letter was from Mrs. Elizabeth
J. Johnston of Winnipeg, Manitoba
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02

Keith's opening Friday and Saturday;
everybody invited; no cards. sos Market. .
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02

MISCELLANEOUS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02

x ANITA BARBARA, Sept. lin a
desolate canyon near Santa Ma
ria, Constable Blosser found Free
~ man, the kidnaper, and his 13-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-10-06
A WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

If the Democrats Of Hartford county
desire their candidates elected they
should so to work. The first thing to
be done is to see that every Demo
cratic voter entitled to be registered
appears before the officer of registra-
ton in the precinct in which he lives
and has his name placed OH the quail
fed list of voters. Only one day re-
mains upon which this may be done,
namely, Tuesday. October 10th.
Those who fail to be registered then
can not vote in November. Every
Democrat who desires the success of
his party-who opposes trusts and
perialism-should make an effort to
increase the Democratic vote in the
way we have indicated. The next
step will be to see that on election day
every Democrat goes to the polls and
casts his vote. The Republicans are
keenly alive to the Importance of
registration and the colored voters, at
Least, are not neglecting this duty. A
colored voter counts for as much at
the election as q white voter, and the
coored vote will be cast as solid
mass against the Democratic candi-
dates. To offset this, as much as pos
sible, it is important to have the en-
tire Democratic vote registered. a
little exertion on the part of every
man who believes in Democratic priL-
ciples will accomplish great deal
towards success in November.