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The San Francisco call., 1899-06-12
DID NOT WARN HIS
FRIENDS NOT TO BET
Fitzsimmons Much Perturbed by the
Story Sent Out From
Cincinnati

NEW YORK. June 11.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons, ex-champion heavyweight pugilist,
in company with his wife and his man
ager, Martin Julian, attended ball game
at West End Field Club, Jersey City, this
afternoon. Fitzsimmons acted as one of
the two umpires, and after the game he
and Julian found time to deny the asser-
tions made by Leonard Shilly, who is
credited with being an attache of the
Sheriffs office in Cincinnati. Shilly
claims to be a personal friend of Fitzsim-
mons, but Bob says he does not know
such a man, and Julian is equally posi-
tive that he never met such a person.
The letter in itself purports that Fitz-
simmons feared defeat and advised his
friends not to risk any money on their
belief that he would retain the champion
ship.
"I never wrote such a letter. said Fitz-
simmons. 81 don't know Shilly. Who is
he, anyhow? You say he is connected
with the Sheriff's office in Cincinnati.
Well, if he is, l know nothing about the
Sheriff or him. I never wrote such a let
ter I'm not a letter writer. This letter
in question is dated New York, May 81
ago | wrote only one letter, and that was
to DR.. Kelly, dentist of Peoria, ILL.,, but
I made no mention of my chances OF vic
tory or defeat in it,
"Tu tell you what I'll do" continued
Fitzsimmons. 'in order to show the pub
lie that [ never wrote such letter to
Leonard Shilly or any other person, I'll
give $2500 to the person who produces
such q document, and furthermore, if any
one believes that he has such letter
will pay his expenses from wherever he
resides to this city and make him a pres
ent of $3.50 providing that such COM
munication can be produced. OF course.
the letter may be a forgery, if such
letter exists, but l want to be satisfied
as to it's existence and | also want the
public to be satisfied that I never wrote
it nor had it written for me. / am at a
loss to understand why any person could
make such a statement, because L see no
reason why any one should try to queer
me in this underhand manner.
Martin Julian, FitZsimmons manager
was very emphatic in his denunciation of
the report and said:
''Fitzsimmons and I are close friends,
and | know that he never wrote such a
letter. 1t is lie on the face of it, Fftz-
simmons is not making any idle boast
when he says that ne will give S2500 for
the production of the letter, if it can be
proved to be authentic. This we can
easily afford to do seeing that we know
that if such a letter exists it must be a
forgery. Now, let these people come to
time, and If there is a negro in the wood
pile We will soon dig him out. If the
letter can be placed in evidence we will
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DENOVNCE
THE DEATH
OF DEVINE
Continued from First Page.

assisting or encouraging the preparation of the
crimes committed at Wardner the 25th of
April, 1899. l soemnly pledge myself to obey
the law. Signed .............
Dated this ...... day of ......, 1899.
The meeting will be presided over by
P. II. Mccarthy, president of the Build
ing Trades Council. The speakers so far
secured are James G. Mcguire, Henry +.
Highton and Arthur r. Andree. Mayor
Phelan had to decline, urgent business
to San Jose, but he has promised a let
ter to be read at this meeting. Congress
man Julius Kahn and Charles l.. Patton
will be asked to speak.
The San Francisco Labor Council on
May l9 adopted resolutions protesting
them forwarded to President Mckinley.
whose secretary acknowledged receipt OF
same. Conditions at Wardner getting
worse, however instead of better, it is
now proposed to wire to the President
resolutions adopted al the mass meeting
steps to have the constitutional rights of
citizens upheld by the military, instead
of abrogated as is now being done by
Major General Merriam.
The position the San Francisco trades
unions take on the Wardner riots is de-
resolutions of May 10:
We deplore the acts of violence against prop
erty and the deaths that have occurred in the
affected locality but we deny that these cir
cumstances afford any justification for the
course being pursued by the authorities
The civil authorities invested with full
power to punish the persons responsible for
these crimes, and we pledge our assistance to
Trusting that you will give space to this
communication, 1 remain, respectfully,
ED ROSENBERG,
Secretary Committee of Arrangements.
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PUTTMAN'S FATE
IN THE BALANCE
Case Will Go to the Jury
To-Day.
CONVICT MURDERER'S PLEA
CLAIMS HE WAS INSANE WHEN
HE KILLED SHOWERS.
Defense Contends That the Constant
Use of Opium Had Over
turned the Culprit's
Reason.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, June 11.-George
Pullman, the murderer Of John Show
ers, a fellow convict at Folsom Prison,
will learn his fate tomorrow, when
Judge Hughes will charge the jury.
The case has attracted considerable at
tention by reason of it's unusual fea-
lures. 1t has been claimed that the
murder had it's origin in a certain form
of sentiment. Pullman was once be-
friended by the father of Abe Majors,
who was convicted recently of the MUIR
der of policeman in Utah. Showers
had years ago turned States evidence
and caused the old mans conviction on
charge of murder. The condemna-
uon OF Majors refreshed Putnam s
memory of the wrong for which Show
ers was responsible, and when the op-
portunity presented itself he sIashed
Showers with an improvised dagger
The tragedy was witnessed by a num-
Der of prisoners, most of whom how
ever, declined to testify unless given
the opportunity to take a trip to Sacra-
mento for the purpose. This character
OF testimony, for the most part, was not
insisted upon, and the defense followed
chiefly along the line of emotional in
sanity
When Pullman was called to the wit
ness stand yesterday he said that he
was victim of the opium habit and
that the drug often made him commit
acts against his will He continued:
To tell the truth, gentlemen of the Jury.
know very little about this charge
against me. In fact, all | do know is
from what | heard while the witnesses
were testifying. When | came into the
state prison at u o'clock I had no knife
swear before God that | had no knife
l remember dispute. but with whom |
&c not remember | recollect somebody
calling me vile name and then striking
at me. l have a dim recollection of a
struggle and of handing a knife to an off,
GER Whether did this or got the idea
from nearing the testimony I am not GER
tain. This is about all I know
was sent to Folsom from San Fran
cisco on a conviction of grand larceny. |
stole cheap watch from a pawnshop. I
was crazy from opium at the time.
used opium for three years previous
TO entering Folsom State prison The
prison physician discovered my condition
and to break me of the habit had me CON
hned in the dungeon for fifteen or twenty
days. At the end of that time the physi-
clan pronounced me cured | never had
the Will power to overcome the opium
ma bit | had stick of opium in my cell
al during the time I was in Folsom
which never used until two months be,
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INDIAN MAID
SACRIFICED TO
STAY FAMINE
ChiIkat Medicine Man Puts to
Death a Daughter OF
the Tribe,

corpses were laid away in the tops of
fir trees.
One morning early last March the
tent of the three miners was Snatched
open as they sat at breakfast, and In
rushed a swarthy Indian girl. She
threw herself down before them and
cried bitterly. Before they had time
to- consider the cause of the interruption
they heard the patter of naked feet, and
a bowling mob Of SiWashes, headed by
their medicine man, rushed in and seiz-
ed the PROSTATE girl. The miners, un-
able to save the maiden, followed as
she was carried away. She was car
ried to the Indian hamlet, and after the
Indians had danced around for a few
minutes the Indian chief plunged a
knife into her body and she sank down
without a cry.
1t was not until the next day that
the miners were enabled to find an ex-
PLANTATION of the tragedy they wit
messed. 1t seems the medicine man
was approached by the famine stricken
people and asked to make medicine to
stay the inroads of starvation and send
food. The medicine man called upon
the chief to make sacrifice, and the
young girl had been chosen as the vic
tim. The miners promised secrecy, but
fearing the Indians would kill them to
silence their tongues they lost no time
in getting out of the district. They
have notified the mounted police and
the troops at the Fort Selkirk bar
racks of the murder of the girl, and
troops will be sent to arrest the chief
1t is probable a relief expedition will
be sent to the famine district
Each of the returning trio is we'll
supplied with gold. They say that
riches are to be washed from the Up
per Stewart placers when the problem
of getting food in is solved.
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gladly pay $3.50 to the person presenting
it, as well as other expenses in addition
to the $25OO promised by Fitzsimmons.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, who was present,
said that she was positive her husband
had never written such letter.
Bob was more than confident of sue
cess, and all those who saw the fight must
certainly agree with me in saying that he
did his utmost to retain the championship.
He had no doubt as to his ability to defeat
Jeffries, and although he was beaten, l
am not quite satisfied that he cannot re-
verse the order of things"
Several rumors are in circulation that
Jeffries has offered to spar with Fftz-
simmons at a benefit for the latter. but
Manager Julian said tonight that Jeffries
and his manager, instead of giving a ben
eft, the proceeds of which would go to
Fftzsimmons, had made proviso that
they should receive 80 per cent of the re
ceipts. When this proposition was made
to Fitzsimmons he and his manager de-
clined to have anything to do with it and
stated that when Fitzsimmons gave a
benefit for Jack" Dempsey, after he had
defeated him, Dempsey received all the
coin. Neither Fitzsimmons nor Julian will
accept half favors from the new cham
pion or his manager, and If they wish to
give the ex-champion benefit he must
have all
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larhey and is at present in this city, is
one OF the most enthusiastic workers
1ol the proposed park. Mr.. Roche said
tonight that he had received MANY let
ters commencing the scheme and offer
ing nearly cooperation.
we are assured of a generous pecu-
mary response to the call" he said. He
hao consulted with several wealthy men
Yesterday and was pleased with the re-
SUIT. He declined to give their names,
but added:
just wait bit and you can add a
string of names to the list of subscrib-
ers as long as your arm"
Mr.. Coogan declared tonight that ne
was highly elated at the prospects OF
the Killarney park scheme.
I'VE have more than $4,000 pledged
already for the purchase of the Muck
ross estate" he said. Il have talked
with a great many men on the subject
and nearly every representative Irish
American in this city is heart and s6S6
for the success of the Killarney park. \
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belief that either of them was guilty.
Belden made a search of the clump of
trees directly opposite the house and
within the fence inclasing Lake Merritt.
There he found marks in the soil which
indicated the recent passage of a man.
He also distinguished the print of an ak,
similar to the one the murderous visitor
had abandoned in his flight.
A further evidence that the man had
been under this clump Of trees was given
by the ak itself. 1t is a rusty weapon
with broken handle d foot and a half
away after outliving it's usefulness as a
tool On its edge the elder Belden had no
tced a whitish substance which he
thought might have been paint when it
had struck his door. An investigation of
the door showed that the paint had not
been disturbed. Young Belden in exam
lining the clump Of bushes, found a place
on one of the trees where there was a
whitish fungus growth.
This had been freshly cut as if with the
edge of the ak, giving color to the theory
waited patiently under the trees for time
enough to satisfy himself that the Belden
family had retired for the night.
Whether or not Cheeseman made the at
tack on Belden. the Oakland police be-
lieve he did. They are also certain that
the man will kill somebody If he is not
captured the moment he again sets foot
in Alameda County. There is not doubt
that he is crazy and there seems to be no
protection against him, even in asylum
walls. He is a raging animal now, and
until he is disposed of well-grounded un-
eaSinesS may well reign in any homestead
in this and Alameda County
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of a man, before saw him raise some
thing in his hand and spring toward me.
The distance | was from him when he
started to strike is probably all that saved
me. AS he jumped, 1 instinctively grabbed
the doorknob with my left hand and
raised my right arm to ward off the blow.
making an effort at the same time to close
the door The weapon struck me on the
right arm, being knocked from the mans
hand and falling inside my door,
The moment he lost his weapon Bel
den's assailant turned and fed. Belden's
son, who heard the noise, ran to his faith
er's assistance. The elder Belden. who
had received a hard blow on the right
forearm, was so incensed at the cowardli-
ness and suddenness of the attack that
ne insisted on going out at once in search
OF the assassin. Aiming himself with a
revolver, his son taking shotgun the
two sailed forth, their way being lighted
by the acetyltne lantern from the younger
Belden's bicycle. They searched the sur
rounding lots, but got no trace of the
asssailant- Returning to the house, Mr.
Belden telephOned the news of the attack
to the police and Patrolmen Jacobus and
Ayers were sent to the neighborhoOd
Assisted by Deputy Constable Moffat they
secured the vicinity and succeeded in
oVerhauhng two men whom they took into
custody on suspicion, but hardly with the
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claimed in favor of the Nicaraguan route.
Whatever may be the views of individual
members of the commission, the authori-
ties consider it a serious breach of pro-
priety for them to make known through
public interviews their views in favor Of
either route. 1t has been inferred that a
majority of the members of the commits
sion are in favor of the Nicaraguan canal
route, but since its appointment Mr..
Haupt is the only one who has publicly
expressed himself.
There is no doubt that the administra-
ton is in favor of the Nicaraguan route
and that it expects to report in it's favor
but in the Instructions to the Commits
sioners the President will make it clear
that the will of. Congress must be carried
out and that he expects an entirely i'm
partial report. To demonstrate that this
is his attitude it was said to-day by q
member of the administration that the
President might relieve Mr.. Haupt from
service on the commission for his impol-
tic utterances in favor of the Nicara guam
route.
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SAILS TO WRONG PORT.
Costly Mistake of the Master of the
Bark Natuna.

PORT TOWNSEND, June 11-Captain
Fretwurst of the British bark Natuna,
which arrived at Port Angeles this morn
ing, has made a costly mistake. owing to
a similarity of names. The Natuna sailed
from Antwerp December %. with a cargo
consigned to w. r. Grace & Co, Port Los
Angeles. The captain, evidently, after
leaving port on locating his destination
on the chart picked out Port angeles in
stead of Port Los Angeles and sailed for
he attempted to enter his vessel al the
custom-house. Then he found that he had
sailed about 1900 miles north of his desti-
nation. A portion of the cargo is for
Portland Or.
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WAR ON SUNDAY BASEBALL

DETROIT, June IA week ago Sheriff
Stewart announced that he would permit
no more Sunday baseball games in the
county. At the close of the game to-day
he notified the players of both teams that
they were under arrest and ordered them
to report at the jail. This they did, anC
they were registered and released for ap-
pearance before a Justice tomorrow. The
Sheriff will make to-day's game a test
case to see whether conviction can be
had under the statute forbidding Sunday
amuSements.
BUFFALO, June 1.-THE police stopped
the baseball game between Buffalo and
Kansas City in the last half of the ninth
and arrested the eighteen players. The
men were taken to the station and
charged with violating the Sunday law.
President Franklin went security for the
players appearance tomorrow.
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VICTORIA, June 11.-After a perilous
journey over slush-covered and rapidly
breaking ice, snow so soft that they
sank to their thighs and mountain fed
torrents, three miners reached. here
early this morning by the steamer Cot
tage City from the far-away gold fields
in the but partially explored headwa-
ters of the Upper Stewart River. The
adventurous trio-Cesare Francesca of
Salt Lake, Robert Hitchcock of Detroit
and Richard Bleut half-bre resi-
dent of Alberta-bring news of sick
ness and death among the Indians liv-
ing in the district where they have been
prospecting for the last eighteen
months.
During the winter starvation has raw
aged the Indian lodges and made great
inrOads into the ranks Of the once pow
erful Chilkats, the waril1e rulers of the
Indians of the north. At a hamlet near
their camp, where about $50 Indians
live, thirty deaths occurred, and from
near and far reports reached them of
further mortality. With the advent of
the miners and prospectors in the north
the game seems to have been driven
-4 JAIN 444Io Ile NllueIneSS, ana
whether because Of the traffic on the
river or from natural causes, the miners
say, the fish supply has been made
quate.
The roots and dried grasses gathered
in the fall did not last long, and soon
the Siwash lodges were without food.
One by one the famine stricken Indians
dropped off, and their emaciated
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COMMISSIONER HAUPT
MAY LOSE HIS PLACE
D1spleases the President by Publicly
Discussing the Canal
SituatjoO

WASHINGTON, June u.-If Lewis NJ
Haupt, one of the civilian members of the
Interoceanic Canal Commission Is cor
rectly reported in an interview sent cut
from Philadelphia yesterday the proba-
pllities are there may be a vacancy in the
commission
W nat Mr.. Haupt says as to the Panama
canal being responsible for IeeieIa+ina
calling for the appointment of the COW
mission and for the consequent delav in
the construction of an interoceanic canal
Is well known to be true, but Mr.. Haupt
IS oeins severely criticized by members Of
the administration for having publicly aro-
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Kitchener Nav Go to India.

LONDON, June 12-The Standard this
morning says: I'VE understand that the
Viceroy of India Gord Curzon of Kedles-
tom is anxious to obtain the services OF
General Lord Kitchener in India for the
economical organization of frontier de-
fenses and expeditions owing to the ur-
gent necessity of effecting reductions ir
military expenditure. 1t is probable
therefore. that Lord Kitchener will be
withdrawn from the Soudan and appoint
ed to a high post in India
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bands. Mr.. Vandervoort is receiving hun
dreds of letters daily from persons in all
parts of the country who are anxious to
accompany the expedition.
Mr.. NanderVOort was formerly COM
mander-in- chief Of the Grand Army of
the Republic. He says the colonies will
go in the fall whether the movement has
the sanction of the Government or not
merely as private affair The West and
South seem to be the largest contributors
to the scheme
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CIVIL WAR VETERANS
TO C0L0NIZE CUBA
Paul Vandervoort's Proposition Finds
Favor Among the Blue
and GRAY.

CHICAGO, June ia special to the
Chronicle from Omaha, Neb., says: Paul
VanderVoort has received a letter from
President Mckinley acknowledging re-
ceipt of his letter offering to take to
Cuba a great colony of old soldiers of
both the blue and the gray, whose pres
ence shall be guarantee against the
outlawry practiced by some of the Cuban
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HANGS HIMSELF
WITH HALTER ROPE
John Terrill, an Old Resident of
Grass Valley, Commits
Suicide

GRASS VALLEY, June 11-John Ter
rill, a resident of this city for twenty-five
years. hanged himself at / o'clock this
afternoon in a woodshed al the rear of
his residence. The cause of the act is
unknown. He had never inttmated to any
one his intention to seek death or ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with his worldly
affairs
Terriu had been ahse,,t from tha hG..A
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not more than a half hour when his wife,
going to the woodshed, found his body
suspended from rafter by halter rope.
He was a native of Cornwall, England
and was fifty-four years old to-day He
was blacksmith by trade. and by thrifty
habits had accumulated considerable
property He leaves an invalid widow
and four grown children-three sons and
one daughter
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Ends a Three-Years' Cruise.

SAN DIEGO. June 1.-THE steam
schooner Celia, from Panama for San
Francisco, with mahogany, put into port
mere to-day for coal. She has been away
three years. She proceeds tomorrow.
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HERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHERS,
BUT SACRAMENTANS DIDN'T KNOW IT
Photographs That Voueh for the
Excellence Of The Calls Bull
letins Of the Big Fight.

SACRAMENTO, June 1.-THE Call
gave to Sacramentans a perfect bull
letin description of the big fight as it
progressed last Friday evening and the
people appreciated its enterprise 1t is
possible that the other papers may have
attempted something in that line, but
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EXPLODING DYNAMITE
KILLS SEVENTEEN MEN
Blows Up in Mine at Kim
berly, in Griqualand
West

CAPETOWN, June 1.-Seventeen ma
tive miners were killed and thirty injured
to-day in a mine at Kimberly, in Griqua-
land West, by the explosion, it is sup
posed, of dynamite magazine.
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Goes to Brown University.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Rev. Dr. w
H. P. Faunce, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, to-day announced that he
would resign the pastorate of that church
Immediately to accept the presidency of
Brown University.
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fore I was brought to Sacramento.
The defense closed with Puttman's
story, and arguments were continued
until last night, when the court ad-
journed until tomorrow. A constant
attendant upon the trial was Puttman's
mother, an attractive woman, whose
apparent youth made her seem more
married to Puttman5s father when but
15 years old.
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if they did nobody here knows any
thing about it, for the whole town ap-
peared to be massed in front of The
Calls Headquarters.
The accompanying photographs tell
the whole story without need of further
comment.
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CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
IN A BASEBALL GAME
Four Players Injured During a Con-
test Between Chicago and
ST Louis
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

CHICAGO, June 1.-Two errors and a single
gave st. Louis run in the first, after which
they were unable to touch Griffths. The Or
phans evened the score in the sixth and won
out in the eighth on Mertes' triple and two
outs Wolverton and Nichols collided in the
sixth both being knocked senseless. Wolver-
ton was badly injured internally. Cross was
hit in the eye by batted ball and Chance had
his leg hurt in blocking a st. Louis runner at
the plate. Attendance, 10, 600 Score:
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Trying to Save the Paris

FALMOUTH, June 1.-THE underwrit-
ers are still hopeful of being able to save
the American liner Paris now lying on
the rocks near the Manacles and the
blasting operations continue
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COLUSA. June 1.-THE game of base
ball between Sutter City and Colusa to-
day ended with a score of 2S to 10 in favor
of the home team.
VISALIA, June n.-Selma defeated Vi
salia at baseball to-day by score of 8
to 7.
SAN DIEGO. June lin the league
game here to-day the w. P. Fullers de-
feated the Los Angeles club by q score of
10 to 0.