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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
COMBINATION
Of RAILROADS
Trunk Line From Allan
tic to Pacific.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The Herald
saws. While Wall street has been fig
uring out new acquisitions for the VAN
derbilts and connecting alliances be-
tween the New York Central and Penn
sylvania and Morgan lines, there has
been quietly under way One'of the Dig
gest deals that has been brought out
for several wears 1t will involve the
combination of at least four prominent
railroads, and perhaps 1ncIude Two oI
three more, making complete u unlc
line from the Atlantic to the Pacflc- II
the plans are carried out. feW lnoIiIHS
at most will see the establishment oL
the first transcontinental system 10 De
undertaken in the United States, the
combination being on the basis OF the
shortest route between terminals.
1t is not possible at this time 10 give
all of the details, but it is now known
that the scheme involves merging or
several properties in which r. II. Har-
riman, Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Speyer
q Co. are interested, and with their
friends exert a controlling influence.
Among these properties are the Union
Pacific, Illinois Central, Chicago ana
Alton, Chicago Terminal Transfer
Company Oregon Short Line, Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company, and
Baltimore and Ohio 1t is asserted in
some quarters that the Great Northern
will come in, but it is considered
doubtful, although James ]. Hill is
closely associated with several of the
gentlemen who are prominent in the
railroads mentioned.
This combine will give a compact
system and bring about a revolution in
traffic alliances. The Union Pacific is
the keystone. Its closest connection at
present is the Chicago and Northwest
ern, and for a long time 1T has been the
in a
the Vanderbilts would attach both the
Northwestern and Union Pacific to the
growing New York Central system.
The Northwestern directors have
hurriedly considered the advlsabillty OF
extending their Fremont branch to Og
den to connect with the Central Pa
cific, which is controlled by the South
ern Pacific. Cut off from the Union
Pacific, the Northwestern will find no
road to turn to for Pacific Coast busl-
ness that does not parallel it for con
siderable distance. Thus, with the
Northwestern extending its Fremont,
EIkhorn and Missouri River rallroa'd
from Fort Casper to ogden in order TO
fight the Union Pacific. and the North
ern Pacific forced to protect itself
against the Oregon lines, which have
recently been acquired by the Union
Pacific, there is likely to be a lively
time among the great transcontinental
rivals in the near future.
The new deal means that the era of
exclusive affiliations between the Union
Pacific and Northwestern is at an end.
II indicates that while the Union Pa
cific has been turning most of it's east
bound traffic over to one road it may
now divide it between the Illinois Cen
trail and the Alton. AS a result the
Union Pacific may be expected to get
much more westbound business. for
both the Illinois Central and the Alton
will turn over the traffic to it.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
ANDERSON DENIES
ZIALCITA'S STATEMENT

FORT THOMAS. KY, July 19.-Gen-
eral Thomas NJ. Anderson, commander
of the Department of the Lakes, was
seen here to-day by a representative or
the Associated Press and was asked Tor
a statement concerning the Minneapolis
Times report from its Manila corre-
spondent in which the Filipino peace
commissioner, Zialcita, was quoted as
saying that General Anderson at din
ner given in his honor at Cavite had said
that the Americans had not come TO
the Philippines for the purpose OF tax.
ing a foot of territory with view OF
permanent possession, but for the pur-
pose of giving the Filipinos their indie
pendence. General Anderson promptly
and decidedly said he had never used
any such language. He stated that
when he reached Manila he had no
transportation, forage and fuel, and he
applied to Agufnaldo for these things.
This drew him into correspondence
with Aguinaldo, from which the gen
eral soon saw that Aguinaldo's purpose
was to put every obstacle in the way
| of furnishing the things needed by the
/ United States army, and at the same
/ time lead the United States, through
/ General Anderson, into some sort or
! recognition of the Filipino govern
ment In that correspondence the gen.
| enral says he made it plain to Aguin-
! aldo that he was there in a purely
! military capacity, with no authority
/ whatever to bind the United States by
| any act of recognition; that his inter
course with Aguinaldo was purely mill
tary, both being opposed by common
enemy. He also pointed out that as no
/ nation had recognized the Filipino
| government, or had given it bellfgerent
| rights, it was impossible for him to do
anything Of the kind.
Il want it distinctly stated" said the
General, that 1 at no time made such
statement as is attributed to me by
/ Zialcita. Another matter [ wish to set
right. 1t has been charged that had
/ clashed with General Otis, and it has
! even been said that / was recalled on
/ that account. There was no clash be-
/ tween me and General Otis. 1t is true
/ I made a suggestion with regard to at
! tacking rhe Filipinos because they
were intrenching in our front and that
! General Otis did not act upon it, but
! this made no clash. General Otis may
| have been acting under direct orders
! from Washington. AS for my recall,
that was dated in January and hostil-
! tiles did not begin until February, so
/ it could have had no connection with
the active campaign, as suggested"
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
AWFUL ATTEMPT
OF 4 YOLO FARMER
AT WIFE-MURDER
Score Of Ugly Wounds Inflicted
With a Butcher
Knife.

WOODLAND, July 19.-The farm of
Fred Lederer. near this city, was the
scene of a horrible butchery this morn
ing. The old farmer attacked his wife
with a butcher knife and inflicted a score
of ugly wounds, from which it is not like
~ that she will recover. He then chased
his little daughter about the place, in
tending to take her life also. but she
eluded him and escaped to the home OF a
neighbor. The general impression is that
Lederer is not in his right mind, but he
has been a quarrelsOme fellow, and his
crime has aroused the entire community.
even to the extent that there is talking
of summarily avenging the poor woman
On July 10 Fred Lederer ST. had his son
Fred arrested on a charge of stealing l50
sacks of grain. The old man was sus-
pected Of being mentally unbalanced. and
when the young man came to Woodland
on July y his explanation was of such
satisfactory character that the case
against him was dismissed. Young Le-
derer, after consultation with friends, de
cided to swear out a complaint, charging
his father with insanity. Several days
later Deputy Sheriff Griffin visited the
Lederer farm, but failed to find the Old
man. Upon the promise of the young
man TO bring his father to Woodland
soon as he could lind him. the Deputy
Sheriff abandoned all effort to serve the
warrant.
NilI liIG 1-tutttL LdtIt luSIt are TWO
houses nearly mile apart One Of these
has been occupied by the elder Lederer.
The other i occupied by Mrs IedereT,
her two sons-Fred and Charles-and her
l0-year-Old daughter Richie. The farm is
near Plaintield in what is known the
Egypt district, nine miles southwest of
Woodland.
Last night Mrs. Lederer. her son Fred
and daughter Richie We're at home.
Charles was with a threshing crew work
ing near Cacheville. Early this morn
ing Fred Lederer left the farm for Davis
Vile with q load OF grain. It was nearly
s O'Clock when the elder LedeTer appeared
at the house. Nobody but the little girl
can tell what occurred thereafter, and the
awful scene she witnessed has SO com
pletely unueryed her that her story is
ing in detail.
After an angry conversation Lederer
seized a butcher knife and made a move
ment as if to stab his wife. She ran out
Of the house, closely pursued by the
angry man. The little girl followed. The
chase continued about 300 yards. The
poor woman was exhausted and could go
no further. When Lederer came up
struggle for the knife ensued, during
which the wOman's hands were hacked
and the fingers nearly severed. She re-
CeiVed three cLts on the head. one sever
ing the temporal artery. One leg was
slashed in three places. Twelve or fifteen
frightful wounds were inflicted about the
hips.
Lederer left his wife for dead and
chased the little girl hack to the house,
with the evident Intention OF killing her
also AT the house he chased her around
the wheat pile, in the ward. Thinking
TO frighten him away. the girl exclaimed:
There comes the Sheriff Lederer fled.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

! taking the knife with him. The little girl
then ran over to the residence OF Thomas
Brothers. She was so frightened she
could scarcely talk coherenuy enough 70
make her story understood. she hn9IIy
made Mrs. Brothers understand that her
father had attempted to murder her
Mrs. Brothers hurriedly drove to Fred
Siefermans place and notified Sieferman
OF the occurrence. Sieferman hastened 10
the Lederer house. When he arrived there
he found Roy Sailing and hired man l,sl al
ready there. The three men found Mrs
Lederer where the Old man had lett her.
She was weak from loss of blood, but
still able to speak family. Ihey carried @
her back home and Al Hawkins, another
neighbor drove to Woodland for physi-
clan. Or. Voisard responded to the call
The woman was still conscious, but too
weak TO give an account of the tragic
More than sixty stitches were required
to close the wounds. DR.. Noisard says in
all his experience he never witnessed such
a sickening spectacle. The hutchery or
the woman was 50 horrible as to be al
most indeSCribable.
If Mrs. Lederer dies an effort will be
made to clear Lederer on the ground OF
insanity but many citizens who know nm
intimately are willing to go on the stand
and testify he is perfectly sane, hut a
devil incarnate. On the other mana an
old resident of YOlO County who knows
something of Lederers life in Germany,
contributes a Bit of information OF IN
terest lust now. Lederer and family came
TO the United States eight or ten years
ago. I.ederer had been in an asylum in
Germany and had two sons in the army.
The Government offered TO give the sons
their discharge and pay passage for them
selves and their father If they would
leave the country. The offer was ac-
cepted.
Many rumors are in circulation to the
effect that Lederer's neighbors are In
furiated over his crime and that in the
event Of the death OF the wife an effort
may he made TO lynch him.
AT late hour this afternoon District
Attorney Bush. a shorthand reporter and
Dr. Noisard went out to the Lederer farm.
They found that Mrs Lederer had per
ceptfbly rallied from the first shock. If
but the chances are considered very slim.
The deposition of the little girl was taken.
No new evidence was CLEANED except that
Lederer had repeatedly threatened mem
berS of the family.
Shortly before noon Charles Brown in
formed Deputy Sheriff Brown and Mar
shal Lawson that at o'clock he saw
Lederer on Cemetery avenue. The officers
decided to make a search of the city for
him.
While Under Sheriff Brown was locking
up the office Marshal Lawson walked on
ahead in the direction of court. He met
gateway to the Courthouse square. He
was going in the direction of the Court
house and the Marshal followed him to
the Sheriff $ office. where ne surrendered
to Under Sheriff Brown.
Lederer speaks so brOkenly that but few
men can understand him. When asked
to make a statement all he would say
was that his wife made him lots of
trouble and he hoped she would die.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

the eyes, the hair and the carriage will tell
the story when woman is ailing. 1t Is
impossible for a woman to be in good gen
eral health when some local trouble is con-
tinually nagging at her nerves and d1sar-
ranging the natural functions of every organ
of the body. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the best of all medicines for
women who suffer from local weakness
and disease peculiar to their sex. 1t acts
directly on the delicate and important
organs concerned. 1t makes them strong,
healthy. vigorous and elastic. 1t allays in
farnmation, heals liberation, soothes pain,
tones and builds up the nerves and ban
ishes the usual discomforts of the expec-
tant months 1t makes baby's advent easy
and almost painless. 1t enables every
organ of the body to perform its natural
functions without unnatural interference
from a pain tortured nervous system. 1t
corrects all irregularities. A woman who
is made we'll in this way will recover her
natural beauty of form and feature and her
natural arniability of character and temper.
Thousands of women have testified to its
merits An honest dealer will not urge
substitute for a little extra profit.
Mrs Rachel Clark of Houlton ST. Croix Co,
Wis. writes II am in good health since I
have taken DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
gave birth to Izh pound boy last Juue: He
is six months old now and weighs 80 pounds"
How to preserve health and beauty are
told in Dr. pierce's Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser. It is free. For paper-cov-
cred copy send IL one-cent stamps, TO eopsr
mailing only: cloth binding, 81 stamps.
Address DR.. R V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
MEXICANS KIDNAPPED,
TRIED AND EXECUTED
Struggled Across the Boundary With
the Connivance of Ameri-
can Officials

TUCSON, Ariz.. July ia Nogales
special to the Star says that the Grand
Jury discovered that four Mexicans
had been recently kidnapped at Nogales
with the cOnnivance of two officials of
Santa Cruz County and handed over TO
the Mexican authorities without due
process of law. The four men were
summarily tried and shot by Mexican
authorities.
An effort to indict District Attorney
Harlow on account of the outrage
failed 1t is alleged the kidnapped
Mexicans were rough characters. This
means was used to dispose of them
with the understanding that the kid
naping and execution should be sup
pressed or the relations between Amer
leans and Mexicans on both sides OF
the line, which are now very cordial
might be disturbed if official action
were taken by the American authori-
ties
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
SEEKING DEWEY AS
A STANDARD BEARER
w. G. Whitney Said to Have Gone
to Europe to Ask the Admiral
to Run for President,

NEW YORK, July ia special to
the Sun from Chicago says: There is
talk here of trying to place the name
of George Dewey at the head of the
Democratic national ticket in the next
campaign. Dewey is declared to be the
hope of the Democrats of the East, who
forfeited their leadership by opposing
the silver issue.
o. H. P. Belmont of New York is au-
thority for the statement that Eastern
Democrats are trying to induce Dewey
to become a candidate for the Presi-
dency. He says they have sent Will
liam c. Whitney to Europe, ostensibly
to invite Dewey to a dinner in New
York, but in reality to invite him to
become the standard bearer of re-
united Democracy.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
CENSURE FOR HILL.
Board Of Health Stops Illegal
Reports Of Deaths.

Reports Of Deaths.
The expose made by The Call yester-
day morning of the peculiar action of
Coroner Hill in suppressing the facts
Of the death of Florence Parker has
reused the Board of Health to action,
and measures have been taken to rem
der it impossible for the accommodate
ing Coroner to again oblige his politi-
cal friends in a like manner.
In the report which he handed in
last evening at the meeting of the
Board of Health DR.. LaWlor embodied
the following suggestion:
II also call your especial attention to
the absolute necessity of having some
safeguard thrown about the cremation
of bodies so as to guard against the
possibility of person dying from un-
natural causes being cremated.
would suggest that the bodies to be
thus disposed Of should be so specified
on our burial permits from this office
and the certificate should be received
at least twenty-four hours previous to
so dispOsing of bodies"
In support of this he said: Cases
of unnatural deaths being reported as
natural are becoming altogether too
frequent. BY whose connivance it is
made possible I do not say, but the
fact remains that several such cases
have been brought to the attention of
this office. One in particular was told
of in one of this mornings papers-the
case of a girl who took laudunum
The Coroner reported that she died OF
valvular trouble Of the heart. An at
tempt was made to have her body Gre
mated before the true cause Of her
death was discovered, and 1t is such
Illegal action as that I am endeavoring
to put a stop to-"
The members of the board discussed
the question at length and unanimous
ly decided that some such rule should
be established. When DR.. Lawlors re-
port was taken up for action it was
passed without dissent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
Will of H. f. johnson,

REDDING, July 19.-The will of II. F,
Johnson, late president of the Bank OF
Shasta County, was filed for probate to-
day. The estate is of a probable value
of SOS, 900, bequeathed share and share
alike to the three children-Mrs. J. H.
Tibbits. Mel G.. Johnson and Frank w
Johnson. The estate is principally cash.
Mel G. Johnson's sister and brother have
petitioned for his appointment as execu-
tor. to serve without bonds
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
OTIS OFFERS BRIBES
TO THE FILIPlN0S

NEW YORK, July 19.-The World
says: Major General Otis is pursuing
the Spanish policy of bribery to weaken
the Filipinos. He has offered a reward
of $50. Mexican silver (about $50 in
American currency, to every native
who shall surrender to the United
States a firearm of any description.
This information came in a private let
ter received in this city from an officer
on duty in the islands.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
Mourning in Ukiah.

UKIAH. July 19.-W. T. Ktrkwood, n
civil engineer of this city died to-day
from the effects~of an injury recently re-
ceived He was standing by a loaded
wagon near a tree. The horses became
frightened and ran away crushing him
between the tree and the wgaon. He lin
gered in great agony. Kirkwood was a
pioneer Of this county. He leaves a widow
and four children. He was a prominent
Mason.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
nreufns, Mental Strain.

NEW YORK, July IA Sun cable
from Paris says: Dreyfus has lost the
healthy appetite he had when he arriv-
ed at Rennes. He eats and drinks little.
but smokes constantly. The mental
strain of the study of his case has told
heavily upon him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

Offenses against Kaiser Wilhelm's dignity
in the one year 1898 were punished, taken
all together with 2600 years of imprison-
ment, according to the Nurnberger Zei-
tung, a Social-Democgatic news paper.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

y 19There
After loud noises the crater voed forth
! of followed
sand strong earthquake shock occurred here at
followed during the ensuing
minut by a
of
OF
bno and fourteen
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
ADVERTISEMENTS.

oman's hair is
her glory. Like
her complex
ion, much of
its beauty de-
pends upon her
general health,
Nine times in
ten a woman S
general health
is dependent
upon her local
h c alth in a
womanly way.
1t is an i'm
possibility for
a woman to be
pretty or at
tractive w h o
s u Hers from
g e n eral ill
b e alth. The
skin, the teeth,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
RACES AT NORRIS PARK.
Horses That Lead the Professions
and Won the Money.

New York. Oct. 19.-The following is
the summary of races at Morris Park:
First Race-One mile Intrusive, to !,
won, with The Pride, to / and to 5,
second, and Queen of Song, to 2. third.
Time 1:421a.
Second Race-Six and half furlongs.
Magnificent, 9 to 10, won, with Bombshell,
to / and 10 2, second and Armor. Z
to l, third. Time / Pisa
Third Race-Ramapo handicap one mile
and a furlong. A. N. b., s TO l, won,
with Duke of Mlddleburg 30 to ! and 10
], second, and Prince McClurg, to /, thru.
Time 1:54la.
Fourth Race-The Fordham lightweight
handicap, seven furlongs. Richard j., to
5, won, with Kinnikinnick, to 1 and TO
8, second and FL Finconig TO /, third
Time 1:29.
Fifth Raee-Six and half furlongs. En-
igre, to /, won, with Pickwickian, to
and TO 8, second, and ST. Simonian, IL
to 5, third. Time 1:21%.
Sixth Race-One mile and quarter
Muskadine, to s. won, with Warrenton,
to and out, second and Dutch Skater,
to !, third. Time 2:07h.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-20
sPALDINe is FOR WHISKY.
ESTIMATED Returns SHOW VIC
TORY FOR THE ANTS.

The Prohis Had a Majority of About
35s in the Country Districts-Grif-
fin Came to the Fore for whisky
in Strong StyIe-Drunkep Negroes
Were Observation-Disclosures Open
and Bells TOlIed-Ladies Served
Lunches.
Griffin, Ga. Oct. 19-The sun rose clear
and bright to-day over the carcasses OF
hundreds of beastly drunken negroes, who
had been cooped up in warehouse yard
all night and given drink to their hearts
content. Oficers were kept at the polls all
day long, and several uprlsings were mar
rowly averted.
Ladies served free lunches at the polls
and the church bells kept up a constant
tolling all day. The churches were thrown
open. where ladies. men and children could
enter and offer prayer
When the returns from the county pre-
cincts began 10 arrive late in the after
noon the widest enthusiasm imaginable
reigned for il was shown that the prohlbi-
tionists would come TO town with 1858 ma
jority, and that the town would have to
poll more than three-fourths wet to whip
the fight.
This number gives one district an esti-
mated majority IN favor of prohibition.
The Griffin district gave the ants $40 ma
jority, or bringing bar-rooms back by the
small number of twelve votes. No official
information can be had, however. until to-
morrow, when the votes viii be consoh-
dated.
Six O'Clock brought the ballotlng TO
close in the hottest prohibition fight ever
experienced in this county. Since the cleo
ton was ordered by the ordinary thirty
days ago, both factions had been untiring
and most vigorous in their efforts for VIC
tory. The refusal of the county papers to
take any interest in the fight, either one
way or the other, only caused the bubble
10 swell and burst at the polls this morn
ing.
The registrars have borne their fun share
OF the burden, for every obstacle possible
was thrown in the way to prevent the COM
pletion or even the progress of their work.
In one single night more than 200 fl. fas,
were stolen from the County Commission
ers office. These have slowly and mystic
riously drifted back into the hands of the
registrars, who could do nothing but ac-
cept them and legalize the would-be voter,
A bill of injunction was filed against the
county board of registrars by the prohi-
bitionists, preventing them from qualify
ing voters after registering. The question
was argued before the board without
change of action, and 1t was then taken
into the courts, when Judge Reagan decid-
ed that This case having been heard, il
is ordered that the rule nisi heretofore
granted be, and it is hereby refused be-
cause this court is without jurisdiction or
authority 10 grant the wit of prohibition
under this petition" This ruling was quite
a victory for the ants who would have
otherwise lost about 200 votes.