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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
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AND DEsBROSsEs AND CORTLAND sTREEl~
nS-1he leaving time from Desbrosses nri
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that given below for Twenty-third street
Station, except where otherwise noted.
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So" Nj Ro'SgS;,ei s2 2pa cSrtl'na' s'r.v
Pttsburg and points West, daily except sunday.
WXsHiNGION AND THE so,rm
7:55. s:25. p.26. 1910 Drsbrusscs street 1910 ut.
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Through Ncsthusd Train. Buffet Pan u ,,tr,.
Passenger Coach and Cumh.ncd Coach.
CAPE May? So !. NJ W.ek days
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urom West Iw"niy third street alton. D., 4.
NJ. IL 10. l:lO saturdays only. " - g..r. ..e.,
+l0. $40, 900 +. NJ. Sunday. 1.,!., r:.H 4 ST.
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FOR PHILADELPHIA.
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tDrshIoss"s street 1910. CortlHndt street IC 10
lpnlng Car. 1883 DINING Car. I ~ A NJ
l2:55. 2lU IDesbrosses street TO- Cortlnndtsirr.:
gao. 2:6b. $3.50 4;25. % DDmn, car, ! %
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1910 night. sundays, H:ln 40 go. y.25 /. )
Limited, ":55. 1855 dining Car A. " II -,
! :55 Dining Car. 2:!J 800, 4:95 CDiuils rar .
NJ. 1910 night.
Ticket Offices Nos 4G1 p44. 1910. 1854 II ana 2oI
Broadway: Aston House; West Twrntytl urd
Street station and stations foot of Dtshross,s and
Street Ok Broadway and Pennsylvania Annex S'a-
ton. Brooklyn: station. Jerscy tIty. Tn, NV
York Transfer Company will call for aud rLrck
baggage from hotels and residences through 10
destination.
Telephone "el4 18th ST." for Pennsylvania Rail-
road Cab Service.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WOOD.
General Manager. General Pass r Agent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
ROYAL BLUE TRAINS.

WASHINGTON, BALTlhONF, - 10. - :5h Diner,
y % A. NJ. Diner, tl2:I5 r. NJ. diner. -I:25
man iran. Diner ~ Diner II .ShP' n SDinnrs
and ~; 10 night NORFOLK tl2:5h p. II.
All trains Ste illuminated with PIntsch Light.
Offices: l3, ~. Psi. 43i, 1924 Broadway rs
Union 81. W, l2I b"wery \ Y: 2@s Fulton st. ] 30
Graham ay.. Brooklyn: Whitehall Terminal and LIB
ery st. Baggage checked from hotel residence 70
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The summer school opens
Monday.
Complete expose OF Hackfeld
and the slave dealers. SUNDAY
VOLCANO tomorrow. Buy early
Miss Emma Mossman and c r
Willis were married at st. Al
drew's Priory on the evening OF
August 10.
A pair of splendid earring
or g arrived from the Coast o.
tue City of Peking last night for
G b. Howard of this city.
Rev. II. Fl. Cardo, ID. D., Of
Lamber,ville, N j., will preach al
the Central Union church tomor-
row at IL a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Most OF the principal business
houses are closed today, the con
sular flags are all flying and I'm
erican flags are prominent on all
sides. This is Admission Day.
Nearly fifty craft including q
deep water vessels are in the
harbor. The cruiser Boston, tie
transport Tacoma and the govern
ment dredger are flying the flag
in honor Of the day.
There was to have been a meet
ing Of the Oahu Cemetery Associ
alton yesterday afternoon, but the
members could not stay Ions
enough to attend to business. The
postponed meeting will be hello
Friday next.
Rev. VIM. A. Gardner vii
preach at the Christian Church to
morrow at the usual hour. Topics
III a M, THE Model Church
| (the fifth anniversary sermop). A
|7:30 p m. he will talk about "The
Philosophy Of Unbelief."
just look in the Bergstrom MI
sic Co.'s window and see the Gu
rious antique piano and contras
it with the Kroeger piano near by
To see the former instrument anC
imagine a master like Chopin
playing on it, makes one appreci
ate their compositions to mucf
greater extent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-12
DIR. wILLIAmsON's HORSES.

On account of the unusually
fine condition OF the POI horses
brought down from California on
the ship Tacoma, en- route to the
Philippines, Major Ruben has
found that the transport can gel
away for Manila on Wednesday
next.
The Major declares that the Ia
coms's cargo is the finest condi'
toned lot of horses that have
passed through here. This reflect.
great credit on Veterinary Surge
on Williamson.
Many of the Tacoma's crew dur
ing leave of absence Ashore be
came partially paralyzed with
swipes and other native drinks
four of them recovered sufficiently
on being put aboard again t.
want to fight all hands and tn,
cook. They were finally subdued
however, ana induced to wear thu
bracelets. They are at presen
confined in a stall used temporar
lily az the ships brig.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-12
Yellow Fever At Hampton.

Washington, August 5.-The
Marine Hospital Service had no
news up to noon to indicate any
further spread of the yellow fever
around Hampton. While the
situation is regarded as encourag
ing it is not proposed to leave any
possible loop-hole for the spread
Of the disease outside of the al
ready established quarantine lines.
DR.. Wymsn has therefore order
ed Surgeon Donaldson to begin a
town. to-town inspection along the
railway line from Newport News
to Richmond to locate and keep
under observation any parties
from the neighborhood of the in
fected area to whom suspicion
might reasonably attach.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-12
SAN DOMINGO REVOLUTION.

New York, August 5.-A special
to the Herald from Havana, says:
General Jiminez today displayed
a cipher cablegram which he re-
ceived from an agent in Santo
Domingo which reads as follow, {:
Revolution commences today in
Dajsbon and La Vega. Send de
finite answer when you will arrive.
Must be as early as possible.
FRANCO"
Jiminez has replied: "Be here
by last of month with party. De-
lay so as to avoid bloodshed.
Think present government will re.
tire before then"
Jiminez declared that he had
5000 stands of arms in Cuba
ready to be used and a party of
Americans in the United States
are prepared to sail at once.
When asked if he did not think
the United States would not stop
his expedition, he smiled and
said: Has the United States
enough vessels to guard the entire
coast of Cuba and the isle OF
Pines that can he spared J
Never fear, we will have no trouble
in sailing aud we will sail soon
Jiminez is said to be backed by
Gomez and other prominent Gu.
ban army officers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-12

For bouquets or cut flowers on
short notice ring up Carl Klein me,
Orpheum hotel.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-12
RIFTY.SEVEN & POUR.FIFTHS

Murphy performs the marvellous
feat of riding a mile in less than one
minute, beating his record Of June
2Ist by over seven seconds.
Murphy and the Tribune hold the
record for the fastest time ever
made on earth by human or animal
power.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
INSURANCE MEN
IN CONVENTION
Underwriters Meet at
Del Monte.
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

DEL MONTE, March 14.-For the
third time in recent years the Board
of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific is
assembled at this resort to carry on in
the quiet of the country deliberations
which have a vital bearing on the coast
insurance business. This years con-
vention is unusually important for
many reasons, the points of business to
be considered and acted upon having
reference to amendments to the consti-
tuition and general rules of the organi-
zation that have accumulated during
the past year, as we'll as the institution
of sweeping reforms in its management.
1t is loudly whispered that unless such
reforms are made some of the most in
fiuential members of the organization
will withdraw, an action that will prac-
tically break up the association.
The board is composed of the Pacific
Coast managers of all leading fire in
surance companies of Europe and
America, about eighty companies be-
ing represented. There is full
attendance at this convention,
practically every company be-
ing represented, and there is promise
of big results from the five or six days
deliberations, especially in the matter
of rates The rate question will be one
of the first taken up for consideration,
and the attitude Of most of the man
ayers indicates that the tendency will
be to reduce rather than to increase the
present rates.
Nothing in the way of business was
done tonight beyond a meeting of the
executive committee for the formation
of a programme for the coming week,
and a plan for campaign for action on
various questions.
The first business session of the board
opens tomorrow at 8 a. M, and there
will be both afternoon and evening ses-
sions daily It is believed at least a
week will be consumed in disposing of
the large amunt of business on hand.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
BECKER TELLS HOW
HE KILLED HIS WIFE

mad. I saw a hatchet on the floor
near the stove and l caught it up and
struck her on the head. She fell ana
at first 1 thought that she was only
stunned. l tried to bring her to, and
then l saw that l had killed her. After
I knew what 1 had done L tried to
think of some plan for getting rid OF the
body. l thought the best way would be
to boil 1t to pieces and then burn What
was left. The quarrel occurred about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, and my wife
lay there on the floor nearly two hours
before l began to- cut her up.
First l undressed her and burned
all her clothes in the kitchen stove.
Then I took a cleaver and cut her head
off and threw il into boiler full of hot
water I boiled the body one piece at
a time and as fast as the meat would
fall from the bones / would take them
and put them into the stove. In this
way l boiled the body all to pieces. and
what was left took and buried in the
alley near my barn. / told the story
about pushing my wife into the lake
because l did not want Ida (his girl
wife) to know what L had done.
After Becker had finished his awful
story Inspector Hunt decided that 1t
was best to conduct the murderer at
once to the spot where he had said
the few bones which he had been un-
able to burn, were buried. Two car
riages were procured, and at midnight
Becker and the party, consisting of In
spector Hunt, Chief Kipley, Captain
LAWN, Detectives inland and Sheehan
and Mrs. Augusta Scheutte started for
Becker's home at 5017 Rockwell street
drizzling rain was falling and the
night was dark, but the party supplied
themselves with several lanterns and
expected to find the bones after a short
search. In this they were disappoint-
ed on account of the difficulty encoun-
tered in reaching Becker's home. 1t is
nearly five miles from the station, over
rough roads. The party reached the
home. but at o'clock this morning
they had not finished the search for
the bones.
Becker had been infatuated with Ida
Sutterlin for some time. He repre-
sented himself as worth little money
and claimed to own property where he
had resided the past four years. The
murdered woman, he said, was his
housekeeper. After much persuasion
and the giving to the Sutterlin girl of
a deed to property he claimed to own.
Becker obtained her consent to mar
riage, which took place early in Feb
ruary He took his bride to the home
that had been the scene of his terrible
crime, and about two weeks later the
gossip of neighbors reached the ears
of the police. An investigation was be-
gun, which eliminated in to-night'S
confession.
The police do not credit Becker's
statement that he killed his wife as
the result of a quarrel. They believe
he deliberately planned and executed
the crime in order to marry the SUIT
terlin girl.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
ORE SPECKED BY
SOLID CHUNKS OF
YELLOW METAL
Richness Of the Gold FiDd at Al
berni Excites British
Columbia.

Clark, from the sample showed him,
concluded to purchase, although the
ledge itself was at the time SO covered
with snow that he could not make an
examination of it.
It is a few weeks ago since the prop
erty was purchased from the original
locators. and Mr.. Short has since been
experimenting the work OF the claim.
How we'll founded his opinion of the
value of the property was, is proved by
the news now received and of which
ample confirmation has been sent from
AIberni to-day.
In conversation with correspondents
at Alberni, Mr. Short said he had al
ready obtained the price paid for the
mine in the first few sacks of ore taken
out. He intends to put large force
of men at work on the property imme-
diately and will have a road built to the
claim, which is eleven miles up Granite
Creek, the trail being about twenty
miles from Alberni. He brought with
him to Alberni some magnificent speci-
mems of rock and is now awaiting the
arrival of his principals.
Alberni is agog over the discovery,
for naturally it means much to the
place, as it will give a flip to the in
terest In the district, and with the graf
flying news from Hayes Camp, on the
canal, that a large body of bronite has
been struck in one of the tunnels, the
attention of the mining world will be
directed to the west coast mines. 1t
would seem certain that this year will
see Alberni develop into a large and
prosperous town. The reports from
Granite Creek. Hayes Camp and other
localities tend to the belief that gold
and copper ore of exceeding richness
is right at hand.
The merchants of the city also are
elated in consequence of the rich strike
for it will in all probability result in
building up a large mining community
at and near Alberni, the trade from
which will naturally accrue to Victoria.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
Most AtrOCiOus Story Of
Crime in Modern
Times.
Boiled Her Body Until the Flesh
SOftened, Then Burned 1t in
the Kitchen Stove.

they went home together that evening.
During the time Becker was being
examined he remained cool ana col
lccted Even when the enormity OF his
crime was depicted to him IN all IT'S
horror he was stolid and Indifferent. 1t
was only when Inspector Hunt brought
Mrs. Augusta Scheutte, sister of the
murdered woman, into the room that
Becker showed any interest in the pro-
ceedings.
Mrs Scheutte, by the advice, Of Chief
Kipley and Inspector Hunt, began to
plead with the murderer to tell what
had become of her sisters body. She
wept and implored him to tell the truth
When Mrs. Scheutte was led away
Becker sat up straight in his chair and
to the surprise of all blurted out:
II will tell the truth"
For a moment he said no more.
Everybody in the room leaned forward
to catch the first words of the story of
horror they knew was coming.
L did not push my wife into the
lake" Becker said. I killed her with
a hatchet in the kitchen at home and
then boiled her body to pieces in big
iron kettle. 1 am ready to tell all I
know now and l will take you to the
spot where 1 buried some of the bones
that 1 could not entirely destroy by
fire"
These words were spoken by Becker
with no trace of emotion. steno-
grapher was sent for and the story was
repeated in detail.
In answer to questions by Inspector
Hunt the murderer said: "On the after
noon of January Is 1 and my wife were
talking in the kitchen and we began
quarreling. She aggravated me, and I
told her that she was not a good
woman, and that did not care to live
with her. We both became angry, and
she grabbed a plate which was lying on
the table and threw it at me. 1 got
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
FAWCETT INQUIRY
BEGUN At DAWSON
Ex-GoId Commissioner
on the Rack.
ACCUSED OF FAV0RITlSM
CHARGED ALSO WITH HAVING
DEFRAUDED MINERS.
David Evans, a Young Klondiker,
Murders a Woman and Commits
Suicide at the Mining
Metropolis.
ACCUSED OF FAVoRITISM
CHARGED ALSO WITH HAVING
DEFRAUDED MINERS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
BY SAM w. WALL.

DAWSON, Feb. II (via Seattle, March
1D.-An official investigation of the
acts of the ex-Gold Commissioner,
Thomas Fawcett, has begun before
Commissioner Ogilvie. Fawcett is
charged by E. c. Allen with having
wilfuIly manipulated his powers as Gold
Commissioners for the benefit of him
self and friends. Fawcett's order in
closing and opening Dominion Creek
bench claims and changing the date
are especially cited. He is charged also
with having been unfair to miners in
accepting recording fees from more
than one person for the same claim ana
refusing to return the fee upon app1-
cation of the person losing the claim;
also that while the records of his Of
fee were closed to the general public
he or his clerks made lists of vacant
ground on the richer creeks which were
s,1pplied to especially favored individ-
uals.
No testimony has yet been taken, but
Mr. Fawcett declares himself ready to
meet all the charges that may be
brought against him, and says he will
he shown to be entirely innocent of
any wrongdoing.
Several cases are on trial before JUS
+ices Sterns and Harper against per-
sons charged with conspiracy and per-
4lrv in having sworn to having staked
Claims on Kentucky Creek, the allega-
ZION being that they did not do so in
version. The accused that have been
held for trial are: Herman Figur, Gus
tay Siefert, w. II. Duffield and M Z.
Dague. - g. 20
jealousy shot and killed Mrs. Eliza
beth Rankin White in the Monte Carlo
on February 3. He then blew his own
brains out. Mrs. White is about 40
Ieore of age and had two daughters at
CrinnIe Creek, Colo. Evans had sew
oral valuable claims and was about TO
Start for the outside with his partner,
Thomas Dolan.
i,to the country with Frank Dinsmore
IN 1sS1 died at st. Mary's Hospital on
the 5th The remains were buried py
the pioneers: o1 o,oi,,
off No. 10. above Upper Discovery, DO
rninion Creek. blew out his brains with
a revolver on the Sd.
b "RiIIv'' Moss, a prizefghter. who re-
Gently won an exciting battle at the
TivoJi Theater, has been arrested Tor
tha looting of a cache.
y w. Jackson of the North Amerl-
can TRANSPORTATION and Trading Com
nanv force: I. J. Dalaner, w w. Cor
mans. G. D. Emmons, George Ames and
r w. Smith arrived here from the out
side on the 7th. They left Skaguay on
December %.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15

CHICAGO, March 14-August Becker
confessed tonight that he killed his
wife with a hatchet in their home. cut
her bod in small pieces. boiled them
in kettle until they were almost dis
integrated. burned the mass Of flesh in
a stove and buried the bones in the
prairie near his house.
In detail as related the crime is more
horrible than that with which Luet-
CERT was charged, or even the atroci-
ties of which H H. Holmes, the arch
murderer, ever dreamed.
In the belief that Becker did not push
his wife into the lake, as he said in his
first confession, Chief Ripley and In
spector Hunt presented to the mur-
derer last night the circumstantial evi-
dence that had been gathered against
him. For three hours he stood the or
deal. Then he broke down.
He was taken from his cell in Hyde
Park station shortly after Z o'clock to
Inspector Hunts private office. Wit
ness after witness appeared, and in his
presence told of circumstances damag-
ing to him.
Several times Becker seemed on the
point of breaking down. but he would
rally and assert that he murdered his
wife by pushing her into the lake at
the foot of Randolph street on the
night of January 25. Even after max
ing the confession that he killed his
wife in the kitchen of his home, he
maintained that the trip was taken to
the lake on January Is and the entire
story he told several days ago was cor
rect with the exception that he did not
push his wife into the lake and that
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15

VICTORIA March 14.-It seems that
the long-expected strike of phenomenal
richness has at last been made beyond
all possibility of doubt in the rapidly
growing mining camp of Alberni, on
the west coast of Vancouver Island. A
vein of quartz, more valuable than any
thing ever unearthed In the frozen val
leys of the Yukon, has been located in
the vicinity of Alberni, and to-day
great excitement prevails in conse-
quence in the mining circles of Vic
toria and the island camps and cities.
The find was made on a claim at the
head of Granite Creek, which belongs
to Patsy Clark, the well-known and
proverbially fortunate mining man of
Spokane, whose name is associated very
closely with some of the greatest min
ing properties in British Columbia and
the West. The vein was discovered by
White and Wilson, two old prospectors,
who have for years been wandering
over the rocks of this district They
sold their find to Mr.. Short, the repre-
sentative of Patsy" Clark on Van
couver Island.
The lead on the claim is two feet
wide and is a fine body of peacock ore,
with chunks of gold sticking out glar-
ingly in it. How rich it is may be
imagined when it is learned that it as
says $3.50 to the ton. Those who have
seen the vein describe it as being al
most 'the real stuff itself
The property was found in the first
place in quite an accidental way. White
and Wilson were sitting down resting,
when one of them carelessly knocked
off a piece of the protruding rock and
was surprised to find the piece covered
with glittering particles of gold. This
property is situated about eight miles
from the mouth of Granite Creek. Mr..
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15

About 20 per cent of the deposits
are due stockholders. In arriving at
the value of the assets the values
shown by the books of the bank were
out by $147, 002 3d.
1t is not unlikely that considerab BILE
portion of the amount thus written
off, may be eventually available. par
ticularly If a saving rain should come.
and the indications are good for heavy
precipitation tonight. Should there
be q heavy rain crops and cattle will
be saved that must otherwise perish.
Hazard Gragg, the cashier. was ap-
pointed to take charge of the bank as
the agent of the Bank Commission, and
was placed under $4,000 bonds. If
there is no unusual obstacle to the
regular course of proceedings 1t is like
ly the depositors will get their first
dividend of ten or fifteen per cent with
in sixty days.
Commissioner Barrett and Secretary
Dunsmoor will leave In the morning
for Tempieton and Paso Robles. At
the former place they will go into the
affairs of the Bank of Templeton. and
at the latter place will examine the
Citizens Bank.