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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-07
MUNICIPAL TICKET.

The new administration will be in
stalled, probably, next week, and it's
official acts will begin with the first
meeting of the city council in June.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
GRANTS LOAN
OF MILLIONS
House Of Representatives Makes
Provision for st. Louis Louis
lana Purchase Exposition
DEBATE ON THE MEASURE
objection Shown to Bill by
Some of the Prominent Mem
bers of the Lawmaking Body

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House
to-day by a vote of 172 to 1O3 concurred
in the Senate amendment to the ur-
gent deficiency appropriation bill au-
thorizing loan of $4,6o0.O0O by the Gov
ernment to the Louisiana Purchase EX-
position, after amending it with respect
to the manner in which the money
shall be paid.
The proposition was strongly opposed
in the debate. which covered portions
OF three days. There were arrayed
against it some of the House leaders.
Among those who voiced their opposi-
tion to it to-day were Payne of New
York. Grosvenor of Ohio and Dalzell of
Pennsylvania.
Hemenway of Indiana, chairman of
the Appropriations Committee, opened
the debate with a strong appeal in
favor of the loan. There was no party
alignment on the measure, its support
ers being composed of Republicans and
Democrats alike.
The House also concurred in the Sem
ate amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill authorizing tests Of coal and lig-
mites at the st. Louis Fair, and nom
concurred in all the other amendments
proposed by the Senate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
Walter Mcclure, Who Was Held
on Suspicion, Pleads Guilty
to Having Stolen Safe From
q Car Near San Luis ObispO
GOES TO. PRISON
FOR FOURTEEN YEARS
Breaks Down When He Learns
That Former Trusty, in
Whom He Confided, Is Caught
While Digging Up the Money

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. 1.-Walter
Mcclure, alias Fred A. Mcguire, alias
Walter Clark, who was bound over TO
the Superior Court January 26 under
the name Of John Doe" for the al
legged robbery on January q, 1904, of
a Wells Fargo Company safe from an
express car near this city, pleaded
guilty this afternoon to burglary in
the first degree and received SEN
tence of fourteen years Imprisonment
at hard labor in Folsom prison. Nc
Cures confession was cleverly
brought about by the aid of a trusty
in the County Jail, J. w. Riordan. who
gained the confidence of the thief, and
was told where the stolen treasure was
buried. Wednesday night Riordan went
to dig 1t UP and the officers were on
hand. The stolen money consisted Of
1885 in gold. 1892 in currency and $40 6S
in silver, total of $757 68. A $500 dia-
mond was also found. The sack con-
tanning the money was buried in
ravine mile and a quarter north of
town. When Sheriff Ivens confronted
Of the money the prisoner confessed
and expressed a wish to plead guilty
and have the matter over
Mcguire stated in an interview to-
day that he bought a ticket for San
Luis Obispo from Santa Barbara and
came up on the second section
of No. 9 as passenger. He noticed
while in Santa Barbara that the bar
usually thrown across the front door
of the express car as an extra precau
tion was not in place and that one
man had charge Of both cars.
Upon reaching San Luis Obispo
Mcclure went to the end of the car
next to the engine and climbed into
the vestibule from beneath. after pro-
viding himself with a jackscrew from
the engine. When Express Agent Sui
lvan went into the other car Mcclure
easily battered in the door and en-
tered. Once inside he rolled the little
safe over to the side door, opened it
and, watching his chance between
tunnels, dumped the safe out and
jumped after it.
Mcclure stated that he then search
ed in the tunnel for something to open
the safe. but could not find anything.
He went through the tunnel and
down to Cuesta, where he broke open
the section mems time box and pro-
cured n hatchet Going back, he took
the light from the entrance to the
tunnel and with ii discovered a fish
plate. With the fishplate and hatchet
he battered open the safe.
The wind was blowing hard and
MCGUIRE says his hat blew off when
he jumped out after the safe. He
hunted unsuccessfully for an hour and
a half for his hat. He next told of
buying a hat from a hobo, trying TO
hire Farmer Cheney to haul him to
town because he had sprained his an
kle when he jumped from the train;
of burying the money on his way to
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
RECEIVER Is APPOINTED
FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
American Exchange National Bank OF
Syracuse Is Closed by Order of
= National Examiner.
"RIXEY.
CARTER" 4"

SYRACUSE. y. Y, Feb 1.-The
American Exchange National Bank OF
this city was closed to-day by National
Bank Examiner Josiah Van Nranken.
20 statement Of the banks condition
has been given out. The bank had
paid-up capital Of s20O. 600 According
IL a recent statement il owed depOs@
itors 100000.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE Comp
trOIler OF the Currency has been ad-
vised by National Bank Examiner Van
Nranken that the directors Of the
American Exchange National Bank Of
Syracuse. Y. l.. voted last night 10
close its doors and that il has not been
opened Tor business to-day. The comp
trOller has appointed Examiner Van
Aranken as receiver The Immediate
cause of the failure is not known
According 10 statement OF the
banks condition dated January p It's
resources and liabilities were S906. 039:
capital stock. 800 600: deposits, s237, ,O52.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12

town, securing a new hat and giving
away the old one, buying ticket to
Guadalupe and being arrested just as
he was about to put himself beyond
all possible suspicion.
Mcclure denies that he had any
deep laid plan or accompices-
Mcclure stated that he had received
information that made him feel worse
than his sentence, and that was that
Riordan. whom he had trusted, had
acted the part of a stool pigeon and
badly deceived him. Mcguire was very
bitter in regard to that part of the
matter, but he praised the San Luis
ObispO officers for conducting clean
search and his attorney, A. f. Camp
bell. for the earnest efforts made in his
behalf and for honOrably refusing 10
touch the hidden treasure for use in
defending Mcclure.
The officers deny that RiOrdan inten-
tionally betrayed Mcclure. They say
that he was purposely given the free
dom of the Jail because of his apparent
intimacy with Mcclure and that he
was shadowed and caught in the act
of digging up the treasure.
Mcclure is shown to b. hardened
and smooth criminal by aving planned
In various ways to escape before meet
ing with the trusty. One plan was to
burn his way out through the top of
his cell, another to make I key and 1t
is stated that he plotted with the
trusty to kill Under Sheriff Ivans with
a knife if necessary to make his escape
He had stolen a pocket full Of pepper
which he intended to throw into Ivans
eyes. A knife was found in the cell
McGuire's record as given by the de-
tsctives is substantially correct
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE .
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Navy Department Issues OrdeE to Of
flcers and Changes Are Made
in Postal Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-These or
ders to officers Of the navy were issued
to-day: Commander ]. b. Milton, de-
tached from duty in charge Of the
Twelfth Lighthouse district, San Fran
cisco. February 20, to command the
Mohican; Commander w. P. Day, de-
tached from command of the Mohican
to duty in charge of the Twelfth Light
house district; Lieutenant Commander
H. Rodman, detached from command
of the Iroquois at the wal station at
Honolulu to the Asiatic station, report
to commander in chief Lieutenant
Commander A.P. Niblock, additional
duty. to command the lroquois; Lieu
tenant f. Winship. relieved from fur
ther duty as assistant to the inspector
of steam engineering, Union Iron
Works. San Francisco, and to report
to senior officers present at those works
for duty as assistant to the inspector
of equipment and ordnance.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed
to-day are: Grace +. Fuller. Ander-
son. Shasta County. Cal; Perry G. Sex
ton. Monroe, Mendocino County, CAL;
L. j. Grout, Terminal, Los Angeles
County; Charles A. Cavalli, Lahonda,
San Mateo County.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
PRESIDENT is CRITICIZED.
Storm i'm the Senate Over Pressure
From the White House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE SEN
ate was in executive session more than
four hours. Senator Teller in a speech
lasting more than two hours and
filled with incidents where he alleged
the President had encroached on the
Senate in regard to the making of
Federal appointments, aroused a
number of Republican leaders to the
defense of President Roosevelt. Some
OF the Republicans agreed with Sena-
tor Teller that there have been many
encroachments from the White House
on the rights Of the Senate. The po-
litical phases of the debate were
finally eliminated. with the result that
several administrations were dis
cussed and brought under the ban OF
disapprOval.
The first was the Cleveland admin
istration. in which il was said that the
President used undue. influence for the
repeal OF the purchasing clause. of
the Sherman act McKinley's in
fiuence on Republican members of the
Senate for the ratification of the Paris
treaty and President Roosevelt's pres
sure in bringing about the ratification
of the Cuban treaty and also the in
ffuence he has brought to bear look
ing to the ratification of the Panama
canal treaty were cited as instances in
which the Senate has not been left
free to deal with these topics accord
ing to individual judgment. The criti-
cism was not alone of the Executive.
several Senators. including Spooner.
Allison. Teller. Dubois, Gallinger and
PIatt Of Connecticut, agreeing that
the Senate often had insisted on the
appointment of certain men for exec
utive positions against the wish of
the Presidents mentioned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
Realize That Distinguished
Patient Is Losing Ground
as the Direct Result Of Fever
and Administer StimulantS
TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO INSURE QUIET
DR.. Carter Remains at Hotel
All the Time So as to Be
on Hand in Event of There
Being Call for His Services

WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-Senator
Esnna's condition Is very serious, if
not precarious. His physicians realize
this and are watching the case with
the greatest. concern. The Senator is
much weaker to-day and as a result
his pulse ran up at G o'clock 70 1O4
pulsauons to the. minute.
The increased weakness is the direct
result OF the fever, as the official bull
letins show there are no complications.
The physicians hope that the fever has
reached its worse stage. but whether
or not II has. they declare they are
unable 10 say. They are simply wait
ing for developments and realize that
the patient has lost ground during the
last Two days Stimulants have been
given during the day and with bene-
hcial result
The Senator rested well during the
mast tventv-four hours. This latter
feature OF the case is encouraging 10
the physicians. Extraordinary pre-
cautions are being taken TO insure
quiet in and around the hotel. so that
the Senator may get all the natural
sleep possible. The motOrmen OF the
street cars a block away have been re-
ouested not 10 ring their gongs, as the
sudden Changing seemed TO irritate the
Senator.
after the evening visit Of the ply
sicians the Senator slept for about an
hour and a half. which refreshed him.
DR.. Carter remains at the hotel all the
time so as 10 be on hand in case there
IS a call for him.
The following bulletin on Senator
Hanna-s condition was issued tonight
AT s p. m. Senator Hanna was rest
ing quietly. His temperature when
taken at & O'Clock was 102 2-l0; pulse.
lOz: respiration. 2S. There has been
no change in his condition since the
morning bulletin was issued. He re-
tains all nOurishment given him for
the Dast twenty-four hours. There are
no complications.
"RIXEY.
"CAPTFP -
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
EXPLOSION OF A GASOLINE
STOVE CAUSES FATAL FIRE
One Woman Is Burned TO Death and
Several Others Receive Injuries
That MAY Prove Fatal.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 11.-Miss Jessie
Averin, aged 20. clerk in a millinery
store was burned to death and four
others were injured. one perhaps fatal
ly, in a fire to-day that destroyed a
three story apartment house at Fiji
teenth and Harrison streets. There
were many narrow escapes. and sew
eral persons jumped from second and
third story windows.
The injured: Miss Ida Parish. badly
burned and injured internally, perhaps
fatally; Miss Lena Smelling, face and
hands burned serious; Miss Margaret
Shaw. face and head burned, serious:
Miss Minnie Taylor, head and hands
badly burned, arm broken.
The fire was started by the explosion
of a gasoline stove in Miss Averilfs
room She was burned to a crisp and
her body fell out of a window. through
which apparently she had attempted
to escape.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
FALLS FROM A BERTH
AND Is BADLY HURT
Oakland Woman May Die as Result
OF an Accident I'm a Pull
man Car.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 11.-Mrs.
John Marcovich, wife of an Oakland
restaurant man, is at the Sisters Hos
pital suffering from cOncussiOn OF the
BRAIN Mrs MarcOvich was thrown
from an upper berth in a Pullman
sleeper on the Owl train while on her
way TO join her husband. In rounding
p curve just this side Of the tunnel at
Tehachapi Mrs. MarcOvich fell out of
her berth, striking on the back of her
head The full extent of her injuries
has not been determined and IL will
not be possible to know them until
at least twenty-four hours have passed.
The patient has been unconscious most
of the day and while the doctors have
been unable to find any fracture Of the
skull the extent of the conclusion Is
such as to render her condition seri-
Gus.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
EXPLOSION OF A FUSE
ALARMS OPERA AUDIENCE
Spectators in New York Theater Start
From Their Seats. but Quiet Is
Soon Restored.

NEW YORK, Feb. n.-There was
much confusion and some alarm in
the dress circle of the Metropolitan
Opera-house last night when, during
the second act of Lucia" sheet of
flame and a cloud of smoke burst from
an electric bell at one side of the
main entrance to the circle.
Madame Sembrich and NJ. Campa-
mini were on the stage at the time
and both looked startled, as they
clearly could see the smoke. The
members of the orchestra saw II, too'
and there was an instant's pause.
Several women rose from their seats
and started to enter the aisles. In an
instant ushers crowded down the
aisles. assuring everybody that there
twas not the slightest danger and soon
restored confidence An usher said
that a battery had blown out
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
DROWN N THE SEA
OFF THE COAST OF LUZON
paniOns Are Lost While Return
ing From a Native Festival.

MANILA, Feb. IA serious
drowning fatality is reported off the
coast Of Tayabas, the southeastern
province of Luzon. A number Of Gov
eminent officials were returning TO the
mainland from a festival on Alabat
Island in a small boat, when a severe
storm arose, and the frail craft was
capsized. The list of those drowned
includes Miss Burch and Miss Grace
Macgrew. teachers, a contract surgeon
named F. Tetamore. ]. Williams, a
physician Of the Board OF Health, and
two natives
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
The More People Know Nswbro's EsrDt
eide the Better They Like II.

The more 1t becomes known the better
II Is liked. One bottle sells two. and
those two sell four. Newbro's Herpicide
is what we are talking about. II cleans
the scalp of all dandruff. and destroying
the cause. a little germ or parasite. pre-
vents the return Of dandruff. As a hair
dressing it is delightful; 1t ought % be
found on every toilet table. It stops fall
ing hair and prevents badness. 1t should
be used occasionally as a preventive to
protect the scalp from a new invasion OF
the dandrunf microbe. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c in stamps for sample
TO The Herpicide Co, Detroit. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
FEAR REVOLT
IN HONDURAS
American Consuls Cable That
Trouble Is Brewing and That
Many Arrests Have Been Made
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
Navy Department Will Send a
Warship to Protect Interests
of the American Residents

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE State
Department has been informed through
its Consuls that a revolution is immi-
nent in Honduras. Martial law has
been proclaimed and number of ar
rests have been made. The State De-
partment promptly communicated with
the Navy Department upon the sub
ject, with the result that warship will
be sent to Honduras to protect Ameri-
can interests
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
celebrate Their Golden wedding.

SANTA ROSA. Feb. 11.-Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Schalich celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary here to-
day. surrounded by their seven chill
dren. thirty grandchildren and one
grest-graudchild. The entire day
given over 10 merrymaking and feast
ing. A mass was celebrated by the
Rev. Father J. N. Cassin at St Roses
Church
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
Court Holds an Accused Agent.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 11.-Arthur S.
Spencer. who claimed to be an agent
OF the Chinese Six Companies, engaged
in looking for Cinnamon who had been
smuggled into this country. was held
to-day TO the United States District
Court in the sum OF $4,000 on the charge
Of impersonating a United States Off
Ger.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
Afarries a Belle of Redwood City.

REDWOOD CITY, Feb. III. Ellis
EnsOr. railroad clerk, and Miss Eva
Cook were married here this afternoon
al the home Of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alonzo Cook. The Rev.
Charles 7. Kirkland Of the Congrega-
fional Church ofiiciated. Miss May
Cook acted as bridesmaid and Robert
F. Leaf as best man. Mr. and Mrs En-
sor took the late afternoon train for
.oe Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
FaIIs in Front Of Moving Engine.

SAN PEDRO, Feb. Ill. NJ bIath-
evs. yard foreman OF the Southern Pa
cihc Company, slipped and fell in front
Of 2 moving switch engine this after
neon and had his right leg cut off near
the hip. He was removed 10 the South
ern Pacific hospital in Los Angeles.
Mathews is about = years Of age and
has been in the employ OF the company
FOR many years. A few weeks ago he
lost his wife and two children.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12

We have a rule not TO rubber at pri-
vate cars. The owner OF the car is
usually modest enough, but the porter
looks so important that we have re-
solved not to crafty him by ruhbering.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
IS NOT WE'LL RECEIVED
Love Birds" Produced at the Savoy
Theater in London, Only Meets
With Partial Success.

LONDON, Feb. IA musical COM
edy called Love Birds" the book BY
George Grossmith Jr. and the music
by Raymond Rose, was produced at the
Savoy Theater last night and scored
a partial success. George Fuller Gold
en-, the American music hall artist. was
warmly welcomed to the legitimate
stage. and did his best with an indif-
ferent part.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12

LONDON. Feb. 11.-Joseph Chamberlain and
Mrs Chamberlain started for Cairo. Egypt to-
day on a prolonged holiday. Lady Curzon Of
Keddleston wife Of the Viceroy OF India and
their children arrived in London to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
EXPERTS TELL
OF THE LOSS
Eighty-Five Million Dollars
the Amount of Damage by
Fire to the City of Baltimore
LABORERS ARE AT WORK
Governor of Maryland Refuses
to IndOrse legislatures Ac-
tion of Censure on an Officer

BALTIMORE. Feb IA composite
estimate Of the total loss from the fire
from the twenty-five experts of lead
ing insurance companies outside Of
Baltimore places the figures at $S5,-
600 600.
Three thousand laborers reported TO
Street Cleaning Commissioner Wyckes
to-day, and after each had been pro-
vided with a workman's ticket they
were diveded into squads and marched
into the burned district. Accompany
ing the workmen were hundreds of
carts and trucks. BY o'clock this
force was busily at work in the debris
piling the bricks and broken timbers
on the sidewalks. where they were then
loaded into carts to be hauled away.
Besides this force, zoo railroad work
men under the supervision of contract
ing engineers of the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads began to
take down the pillars and girders left
standing around the ruins. which in
their present position constitute an ele-
ment Of danger.
Thus the enormous task of bringing
order out Of chaos has been formally
inauguTated. The magnitude of this
work may be realized when it is esti-
mated that the mere cleaning away
OF the debris viii cost a about 81, 000 600.
A number Of individual merchants and
bankers have already made definite ar
rangements for the erection of new
structures. Fully a thousand firms
have found quarters in other parts of
the city.
Governor Warfield refused to sign
the resolution which was passed by the
House Of Delegates yesterday censur-
ing Brigadier General Riggs Of the
State militia and summoning him to
appear before the bar of the house to
answer a charge of exceeding his au-
thority, and the House rescinded its
action of yesterday after hearing a
by General Riggs. The spe-
cific complaint against General Riggs
was that he had refused TO recognize
passes signed by Governor Warfield
10 the members of the Legislature ad-
mitting them within the fire lines, but
Governor Warheld said that General
Riggs refusal was TO be commended
instead Of condemned.
The following kilograms were ex-
changed yesterday between Mayor
Schmitz of this city and Mayor Rob
ert NJ. McLane Of Baltimore:
Hon Robert NJ McLane, Mayor Of
Baltimore. Nd: If assistance is want
ed let us know. With sincere sympathy
and regret San Francisco awaits your
call. f. z. SCHMITZ. Mayor
e. E Schmitz. Mayor. San Fran
cisco: Many thinks for kind message
OF sympathy. Cannot yet say what
assistance will be needed.
ROBERT NJ. McLANE,
Mayor of Baltimore
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
MANY CASUALTIES IN
CANADIAN PACIFIC WRECK
Collision of $500 Trains Results IN
Death of Fifteen and Injuries
to Twenty.

to Twenty.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. ia revised
list of the dead, the result of Tues
days collision of two 800" trains near
Sand Point, shows that there are fif-
teen dead, as follows: j. Jackson, en-
gineer; j. Robinson, express messen-
ger: G. Price, fireman; J. DuDais. fire
man: William McCallen, newsboy;
John Toole, bagga agemaster; ]. Thomp-
son, Montreal, express messenger.
assengers-Adolphus Zecwin, Hull;
Joseph Cahulut. Hull: Emma Pouliet,
Whitney; James Higgins. Ottawa; j.
Cartier, address unknown; NJ. La
brunt, address unknown. Two shanty-
men. names unknown.
Twenty persons were injured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
POPE Plus PRoCLADds
HIS INITIAL JUBILEE
EncycIicaI Is Issued in Honor of the
Dogma OF the Immaculate
ConceptfOn.

ROME, Feb. 11.-As it is customary
for each Pope TO proclaim a jubilee
during the first year Of his pontilcate,
Pope Plus x has issued an encyclical
dated February 2, proclaiming a jubi-
lee for February Is, the anniversary
Of the proclamation OF the dogma OF
the Immaculate conception and grant,
Ing three months indulgences.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12

ADELAIDE. South Australia. Feb 1.-THE
surplus wheat OF South Australia available for
export is estimated at $500, 600 bushels
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
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Some women know too much to get
married and others don't know enough.