The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1895, Page 4

| ) ] | ~tory, chiefly in P " of' Hernsan against the rebels in the d “time and purpose. . 'to drill: and léad thém in- battle. "-officers receive for th -and the men receive THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1895. PREPARING FOR WAR Spain Is Mobilizing Her Troops for Trouble A in Cuba. TWO GRAND DIVISIONS, Four - Thousand Men Are Al- ready in the Field for Active Service. STRINGENT RULES IN FORCE. The Brush Will Be Beaten Until Every Insurgent on the Island Is Taken. HAVANA, Cusa, April 4—At daybreak this morning a battalion of Spanish troops marched out from the fortress of Cabana, which lies westward on the hills above Maro Castle. They wereled to the railway, from which trains travel south across the island to ‘Battabanas. It is at that port that the Govérnment troops are being for- warded fo the eéastern- districts of Cuba, and ixhen the battalion en route shail have reachied Santiago de Cuba.all’ the troops arrived from Spain will have been mobilized at that point. When all are there there will. be .a grand review and then . flie hunt -for ‘the insurgents will begifs.. Me: ile the organization of the treops-by conimiands is beingeffected. There will be two grand divisions and two birigades.in each division. The first diyision will be commanded by- General Lia..Cambro, new - military governor of Manzanitle. This will be his base of oper- ations, and forthe present he will be ex- pected to preserve quiet or make battle ts of Prin- 1nas; Bayami and possi- n. Within this terri- e Gamaguey, as it may- be referred- to, some af the bitterest business of the last rébellion took place. Theése are the commands that’ make up thie two brigades of General La Cambro’s division: The Sixth Company ‘of the Sec- ond Battalior ry; the first squad n infantry regiment of guerrilas, the § d and Fifth Battalion of-Spaln, an infantry regiment from the regular army of Cuba, Fourth Battalion from Spain, and a company of volunteers from Santa Catalina de Cuaso. Gengral Salicedo will comimand the second di jen, wh will Be constituted of these troo The Second: Squadron Hernan Cortes; the.crack regiment, Isabel la Cato- licaj- the fifst® and third battalions of Spanish guerrills a separate company of volunteers from the Battalion of Cadiz, angd a regimerit of infantry from the prov- ince.of ‘Havana. General Salicedo will have his base of op- erations at. Santiago “de Cuba, and his forces are expected:to put down any rebel- lion'in the district of Juguina Gaba, Guan- tanamo, Baracoa -and the eastern part of Holguin. e s Those two - commards, with the forces indicated, will aumber -something over 4000.men. " At the palace of the Governor- General the writer- was to-day informed that'when all -the troops that are now ex- pected to come from Spain shall have arrived there will. be available against the rekellion about 32,000 men. This number -covers troops already -arrived here, the standing-army of Cuba and all volunteers and guerrillas. The last named-are not the guerrillas familiar in the States, but are separate companies enlisted for a definite Regular officers and n are to be assigned among these troops These ervice $30 a month cipe Neuvita, ] iy part of Hol . There are cries of humiliation from the “‘press: of this. city because it seems likely _forms have ‘béen received that the Government may accept the offer “of phtriotic citizens of Santiago de Cuba to - ‘wash’the" clothes of some 3000 troops at that point -who imay now indulge in Jaundry- service, as somé 3000 new uni- from Spain. The papers here demand that the Govern- ment-shiall wash its own clothing and not ledve: it to be done privately through patri - WHile waiting the arrival of the troops leaving here to-day- the forces in the dis- turbed districts began searching in the - chaparral for insurrectionists. ° An interesting bit of news comes from Bantiago de Cuba. A eorrespondent writ- ing under date of March 25 states that he has been looking into the Allianca affair and he makes the statement that the Al- lianca was hailed, displayed the American flag and not that of England as reported by the commander of the Conde de Venadito. On Saturday last the Government here an- nounced that the rebel chief Maceo had sailed from Costa Rica on the Atlas line steamer Dieronback and that he had not arrived on the soil of Cuba. On the same evening there was information in Havana that Maceo had effected a landing and is now on. Cuban soil among his followers. The land lines of telegraph westward of the island are in wretched condition. The Government frankly states that there is serious” interruption. There is communi- cation along the coast by cable, but the land lines .which have not been so much needed in peace are now vital and are to be fixed up. Three lines are said to be strung on trees wherever possible, and the necks of beer and other bottles have been used as insulators. There are those who believe. the Spanish Government has paid sums that were supposed to properly main- tain these lines. The autonomistic party here favors such a relation 6f Cuba to Spain as is sustained to England by her cotonies. Independence . is not desired. A meeting of the party was held yesterday to deplore the rebellion and offer aid to Spain. The same action has been taken by the autonomists of Puerto Rico. The resolutipns embodying these views have been forwarded to Rafael Maria de Labra, the Cuban leader of the party in Spain. - PLEA FOR HELP. Cubans in Florida Address a Mass- Meeting of American Citizens, JACKSONVILLE, Fra., April 4.—The spirit of war rose high here to-night at the big mass-meeting in behalf of the Cuban cause. Cubans from far and wide were here, and on the stage were a number of prominent citizens of Jacksonville. Gon- zales de Queseda, secretary of the Cuban Revolutionary Society of New York, was first introduced. . “The new revolution has begun,” he said. “It must end in the freedom of the island or the belligerents and their chil- dren must go to the scaffold. If this struggle fails it will be the faultof you Americans, for why did you teach us the | belligerents the Cuban patriots, and of doing OUIRMTINE OUR CATTLE lesson of liberty? Ii we do not succeed, yours will be-the great crime of not having given succor. Americans will not fail us. From every haund comes aid. Dollars are pouring in, and with those dollars rifles and bullets have been bought. American public opinion is saying, ‘Let Cuba in her fight have fair play. We have the stakes.'” The speaker then said impressively: “Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for this reception. It may be the last time I shall see you. The fortunes of my coun- try may take me to the field. My death I may meet there, but I shall take to my country a message of encouragement and love from our friends in America.” Shouts of delight greeted his last words. Ferdinando Figuerdo explained the situ- ation in these words: “The old mother country, after trying to secure a loan from England and France, has failed. She says she will send 100,000 men against Cuba, but Cubans know and you know that she cannot get the money to send them. She has sent General Campos, her ablest statesman, to Cuba, and when that fails, what then?” A committee of five, appointed by the chairman and composed of Americans prominent in Florida, presented the fol- lowing resolntions, which were adopted amid enthusiasm: Resolved, That it is the sense of American citizens here assembled: First—That they most heartily sympathize with the Cuban patriots in their desires and efforts to free Cuba from foreign controk and give the people of that island the right of self- government, as much prized by us. Second—That it is the duty of all lovers of free American institutions to express sympathy with the oppressed people and their desire to see them free. Third—That we urge upon the Legislature of the State of Florida to duly, by resolution, ex- press the sympathy of the people of Florida with the movement to free Cuba. Fourth—That we urge upon our Federal Gov- ernment the duty of promptly recognizing as allin its power to procure the recognition by the Spanish Government of the freedom of the island of Cuba. Fifth—That we call on all American citizens who sympathize with Cubsn patriots to make known their sympathies in order that their moral support may be given to a good cause. Canadian Officials Frightened Over a Rumor of Pleuro- Pneumonia. The Bureau of Animal Industry Says There Is No Cause for the Action. OTTAWA, Caxapa, April 4.—The Gov- ernment has notified all quarantine offi- | cers to exercise the greatest possible vigi- lance in examining and gquarantining all cattle from southwestern points of the United States. This action is taken on in- formation received by the Department of Agriculture from Pueblo, Colo., that pleuro-pneumonia exists in Western States. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.—Officials | of the Bureau of Animal Industry do not regard the action of the Canadian Govern- ment in directing quarantine officers to be | particularly strict in their inspection of | cattle from the Southwestern States as be- | ing particularly important. Practically no American cattle are sent into Canada, because the restrictions al- ready enforced are practically prohibitive. Nevertheless the frequent reports of the character of this one, upon which the Canadian Government bases its action, are annoying to the department because they are unjust to the cattle interests of the United States and tend to the injury of business with other countries. The officers of the bureau have been called upon frequently of late to reiterate the assertion that there has been no proof of the existence of a case of pleuro-pneu- monia in this country for more than two years. Every report that the disease has appeared is investigated as soon as possi- ble by the inspector from the bureau, and all of the scrutiny of thess officials have failed to bring to light an authentic case during the two years past. Only recently an outbreak of pleuro- pneumonia was reported to be in progress in Kansas, the report was given credence by Governor Morrill and by him called to the attention of the department, but the careful examination of the diseased cattle which was at once made proved they had no pleuro-pneumonia. The department does not know upon what is based the report received by the Canadian Government from Pueblo, but thinks it may be an echo of the | Kansas scare. No Disease in Colorado. PUEBLO, Coro., April 4.—Stock and cattle men here disclaim all knowledge of any information seut from Pueblo that would cause the Ottawa authorities to guard against Western cattle on account of pleuro-pneumonia. They say the only in- fected cattle are from Mexico. | L For a New Ironclad. BUENOS AYRES, ARGENTINA, April 4,— It is rumored here that the Chilean Gov- ernment is placing orders in England fora new ironclad warship of 6000 tons. JILLINOIS CONVENTION. The Democrats Have Called a Meeting for Early June. SPRINGFIELD, Iun, April 4. — The Democratic State Central Committee of Illinois, 2t a special meeting to-day, issued a call for a State convention to meet at Springfield June 4 next, to consider the currency question, which it is proposed to make the issue for the next campaign. The call says in part: The only national question now before the American people is that of the currency. The next national campaign must be fought out with the currency as the issue between the parties, and it behooves the Democratic party as a party to assume & decided position on this question and to draw its party lines according to the wishes of a majority of its members. The basic principles of Democracy forbid the decision of important questions by the party leaders without instructions from the people, and it is therefore proper for this com- mittee to call on the Democrats of -the pre- cinets, townships and counties of this State to meet in convention in their respective local~ ities, to discuss freely the great question before the people, to give expression to their views in appropriate resolutions and to select delegates to & convention to be hels the State capital. A s SUGAR TRUST'S REQUEST. They Want the Brokers to Refuse to Buy Foreign Product. PHILADELPHIA, April 4.—The sugar trust to-day issued a circular to the brok- ers of this city, asking them notto handle any foreign sugars. There is certainly German and Scotch sugar coming to this port. The Scotch sugar is soft white, which is used by bakersand confectioners. It is the same quality as the trust numbers 13and 14 and is sold much cheaper. The German granulated isalso selling below the trust’s figures. William Gillespie, one of the largest sugar brokers in this city, says no attention will be paid te the circular, WILDE IS DENOUNCED, Queensberry’s Counsel Uses Harsh Words About Oscar. HIS CASE IS PRESENTED. The Defense Will Try to Prove the Guilt of the Plaintiff as Charged. TREE DESIRES TO EXPLAIN, The St. James Gazette Will Not Publish the Testimony Here- after Presented. . LONDON, ExG., April 4—There was un- abated interest to-day at the Old Bailey in the taking of testimony in the suit forlibel brought by Oscar Wilde against the Mar- quis of Queensberry. The audience was largely composed of lawyers and reporters. There were few notable persons present. The plaintiff arrived at an early hour and took a seat at the table reserved for so- licitors. The Marquis of Queensberry en- tered a few minutes later, looking jaunty and confident. Several of his friends shook the defendant’s hand as he entered the dock. Oscar Wilde, upon resuming his place on the witness-stand, admitted that he had at- tended tea parties in the rooms of a man named Taylor which were artistically fur- nished and in which perfumes were burn- ing. Wilde, in answer to questions, exhibited confusion and contradicted himself fre- quently. He also lést his temper. Car- son’s questions were in the main pitiless and unprintable. Carson’s cross-examina- tion of the plaintiff was concluded atnoon, having lasted over six hours. After the aft ernoon recess the crowd in the courtroom was larger thun ever, and the hall and stairs leading to it were filled ten feet deep with well-dressed men in waiting. Wilde kept the court waiting ten minutes, for which he apologized to Jus- tice Collins, saying he had been consulting his doctor. = After the production of other letters the case for the plain tiff was closed, and Car- son began his speech for the defense. It was terribly denunciatory of Wilde, who left the courtroom as scon as the counsel for defendant began to speak. Lord Al- fred Douglas was present in the court for a short time during the morning, but did not return in the afternoon. The speech of Mr. Carson for the de- fense lasted until the court adjourned, at5 P. M., and was not finished. He reviewed the evidence, point by point, denounced | Wilde, and said the witnesses he would produce wounld prove beyond any doubt the | guilt of the plaintiff. Carson alluded in complimentary terms to the course of Beerbohm Tree in forward- ing to the plaintiff a copy of the anony- mous letter handed the English actor, whereupon Justice Collins said: *‘There is no occasion to mention the name of Beer- bohm Tree.”” Carson in reply remarked: “Nor should I do so, my Lord, had it not been that I received a cable message from him to-day asking that his connection with the case be fully explained.” “Every one understands Mr. Tree’s con- nection with the case. It isin every way honorable and praiseworthy,” said the Justice in conclusion. Wilde returned to the courtroom afew minutes before ad- journment. Among the letters produced and ad- dressed by the Marquis of Queensberry to hus son, Lord Alfred Douglas, was one say- ing Wilde “was a cur and a coward.” Most of the papers are printing the tes- timony in the suit almost verbatim, but the character of the testimony is such to- day that the St. James Gazette says: The nature of the evidence and the whole cir- cumstances of the case prove to be of such a character that we cannot repeat it. STORY OF COLOMBIAN WAR. Only Fifteen Hundred Out of Three Thou- sand Men Left After a March. COLON, CoromBrA, March 27.—The fol- lowing are the details of the battle fought on March 15 in the Department of Santan- der and which, according to the official re- ports, is said to have terminated the rebel- lion in the republic of Colombia: : ‘“‘Manganque, March 22.—From February 23, on which date our forces started from Porto Nacional, up to the 15th inst., the date on which the battle at Enciso took place, they had to march on foot and half naked about 300 miles through mountain- ous and rugged places and over tracts of land where it was excessively cold, the temperature being so low that our soldiers could scarcely endure it. Of the 3000 soldiers who started from Porte Nacional only 1500 arrived at Enciso. “The missing ones have abandoned their arms and ammunition. The rebels had 25,000 men in good positions and General Reyes, the commander of the Government forces, knowing that ‘they would shortly be re-enforced by 2000 men, determined to attack before the re-enforcements arrived. Consequently he opened fire upon the enemy at 5 A. M. on March 16 and by 7 o’clock the Government troops had already taken the enemy’s position and immedi- ately afterward captured the town of Enciso. The rebels were compelled to re- treat and went toward the mountains and from ambush they caused terrible havoc among our forces. By 3 o’clock in the afternoon, after a desperate struggle on both sides, their last positions were cap- tured and the revolutionists were routed. “Among the dead are Colonel Vieto and Regtlo Garcia, Herreros and Captain Or- denez, as well as about 300 soldiers. The enemy’s loss was heavy, and they had a large number of wounded. General Reyes {says that after the battle only 800 of his troops remained, and that between dead and wounded he had lost 700 men. The enemy was well armed with Remingtons, Mauser and Winchester rifles. “When the battle was over General Gut- tierez appeared. with 200 men from Baracia and threatened an attack upon the Gov- ernment forces. General Reyes took up a position and awaited the onslaught; but in the meantime General Mateus’ force ap- peared and compelled the rebels to sur- render. { “Undoubtedly this triumph secured the peace of the republic.” ——— TROUBLE WITH INDIANS. Apaches Said to Have Rebelled at the Mes- calero Agency, N. Mex. DENVER, Coro., April 4.—A special to the News from El Paso, Tex., says: News has just been received here of serious trouble at the Mescalero Indian Agency in New Mexico, 100 miles north of this place. Communication is slow and particuiars meager, but the story is'as follows: Itis reported that the Indians had re- belled against the authority of Lieutenant Victor E. Stottler, who is endeavoring to compel them to perform some productive labor and partly earn their own living, and that one of them assaulted him with a stone. As the story goes, he placed the refrac- tory Apache under arrest and then the Indians made a rush, rescued the prisoner, drove the agent and his employes intoa house and looted the agency store. This news comes in a private letter. In addi- tion several Mexicans who live on the border of the reservation assert that Lieu- tenant Stottler is is danger and is running serious risk in remaining at the agency without the support of troops. Fort Stanton is about thirty miles from the agency, and Stottler may procure the aid of the soldiers if necessary. Dr. How- ard Thompson of this city, whose father lives at the reservation, thinks the danger at the agency has been greatly exaggerated. FEnE e e USED CLUB AND KNIFE. Prominent Missouri Men Fight Over Claims to an Estate. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 4— William E. Hydon, who is under indictment for alleged illegal voting, and Charles Milt- man, ex-Representative of the Third Legis- lative District, fought with knives and clubs in the home of the late Dr. George E. Hydon this morning, shortly before 2 o’clock. Hydon had a four-inch scalp wound on the top of his head made by a blunt in- strument, and his left eye is cut ard dis- colored. Miltman was not seriously in- jured. Both mén are under arrest. The families had been intimate for years, and upon Mrs. Hydon's death Miltman became executor of the estate. It had re- cently been said that Miltman claimed to have a quitclaim deed, given to him' by Mrs. Hydon, on all the estate, valued at $200,000. Young Hydon declared Milt- man had obtained it fraudulently. It was over this that the personal encounter arose. An endeavor to hush the matter was made, but it came out in court to-day. FIFTEEN. PEOPLE KILLED Fatal Explosion of Gunpowder in a New Orleans Gro- cery-Store. Flre Adds to the Work of the Explo-~ slon, Which Wrecked the Building. NEW ORLEANS, La., April 5.—An ex- plosion this morning startled the entire city at 2:15 o’clock. It occurrea ina gro- cery and ship-chandler store kept by Charles Salathe, and was caused by pow- der magazine. Salathe and his family, except two chil- dren, miraculously escaped. The children were killed by falling walls. Next door to the chandlery was a saloon kept by Emile Boule. Half a dozen fish- ermen were drinking in the place and they were all buried in the wreckage, that building being also destroved. Fully twelve people are known to have been killed, but the Fire Department is busy extinguishing the flames and the search for the bodies cannot be made yet. Archbishop Jannsen, who lives a block away, was on the scene promptly, offering all the aid in his power. Charles Salathe, wife, one child, three servants and a clerk perished. The bank president, Felix Rigot, and five or six people in the saloon at the time, were also buried. Several people sleeping over the saloon are also lost, making over fifteen in all. Half an hour later there would have been over fifty market people in the saloon and the disaster would have been more terrible. At 3:30 o’clock the burning .debris has been extingunished and the work of rescu- ing the dead is in progress. T e FOR SOUND MONEY. Southern Merchants to Have a Convention in Memphis in May. MEMPHIS, Tenx., April 4.—A sound money movement was started here to-day, which is likely to be far-reaching in its results. At a largely attended meeting of the committees from the Cotton, Mer- chants’ and Lumbermen’s exchanges, the Manufacturers’ Association and the Young Men’s Business League, the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That a convention is hereby called to assemble at Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, May 26, 1895, to be composed of delegates chosen by the people of the Southern States who believe in the necessity of a sound and stable currency and better banking facilities, in order to restore and in the future to main- tain prosperity among the people, and to this end the co-operation of all commercial, manu- facturing, agricultural and industrial organi- zations, as well as the co-operation of all good citizens, is hereby earnestly invited. A committee of fifteen to carry out the objects contemplated was appointed. The meeting was addressed by Congress- man Patterson, who assured the meeting that the Secretary of the Treasury, Car- lisle,'would visit the city in May for the purpose of discussing financial questions before the convention, and that the move- ment had the hearty indorsement of Presi- dent Cleveland. g, Latter-Day Saints’ Convention. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 4—Every train arriving at Independence brings fresh arrivals for the opening of the inter- national conference of the Church of the Latter-day Saints, which begins Saturday. President Joseph 8mith will arrive Fri- day night or Saturday morning, and will preside at the deliberations. The council of twelve are nearly all in attendance. Next to the president the council is highest in authority and at present consists of Alexander Smith, J. W. Gillam, Herman C. Smith, J. R. Lake, Joseph Luff, G. T. Griffin, James Caffal, J. R. Lambert, W. H. Kelley and E. C. Briggs. The church conference was preceded by an international congress of Sabbath schools, which opened to-day with Pro- fessor Gunsolly of Lamonis, Ia., presiding. oo s 1 n) Shot by a Quarantine Guard. RIDGEWAY, I1L, Aprik4.—Captain W. H. Stiles, while entering town yesterday, was shot twice and seriously wounded by a quarantine guard named Henry Rollman for failing to halt when ordered. The wounds are not fatal. bty B The Closing of a Bank. STEVENS POINT, Wis., April 4—The Commercial Bank closed its doors yester- day. The liabilities are about $80,000; assets, $100,000. Edmund Burr, the president of bank, is one of th of D BP, th famous trotting horser, " WHY HE DID NOT CALL The Three Reasons Which Ed Conroy Gave Mrs. Le Ballister. ! WHAT HE SAYS SHE THEN SAID. Told Him the Pilots Must Put Up or Seymour Would Pass the Bill. Mrs. Reina Le Ballister is credited with expressing a belief that Ed Conroy, and not E. A. Phillips, the ex-secretary of the Pilot Commission, took a sack to Sacra- mento to defeat the bill introduced by Senator Seymour. Conroy declares that Mrs. Le Ballister's belief has no fact to rest upon. “I met Mrs. Le Ballister while in Sacra- mento,” said he. “I wasintroduced to her and perhaps we exchanged a dozen words. About a week afterward Mrs. Le Ballister met me in the Capitol building and said: ‘Oh, Mr. Conroy, why haven’t you called upon me?’ “I replied: ‘There are three reasons why I have not called upon. you, Mrs. Le Ballister. In the first place, you had not asked me to call; in the second place, I' did not know where youresided, and above all, I do not make it a custom of calling upon women who are strangers to me.’ “Although my remarks were not very cordial, they did not break up the conver- sation. Mrs. Le Ballister declared that she thought I had brought up a sack to beat the Seymour bill. I assured her that I had not done so. Then she said: ‘Well, they better bring up the sack. If they don’t we’ll get the bill on the special urgency file and Seymour will see that it is passed.’ ir. Conroy says that he had advised the pilots not to try to defeat the bill with money, and he does not think any money was used. “The bill was clearly in violation of an act of Congress, which declares that no dis- crimination shall be made in pilotage charges between the vessels owned in any of the States of the Union,” said Mr. Con- roy. ‘“This fact was published in the CALL when the bill was on the calendar, and it was well known that the bill, if passed, could not stand in court.” There is a sequel to_the trouble over the charges against the alleged Senatorial com- bination on_the pilot, county division, scalpers’ and other bills in the last Legis- lature. It was stated last night that “when Mrs. Reina Le Ballister begins to talk the whole matter will be made plain to all.” Mrs. Rema Le Ballister, with feminine persistency, declines to be seen. In strange contradistinction “Young Dutchy” or Fred Hansted is quite voluble, although supposed to be in the hospital as a result of the attack by Ed Smith. Hansted was walking on Market street last night, when half a dozen men sang out to iim, “Why, we thouflzt you were in the Receiving Hospital?”” Hansted natur- ally got angry. Later he said, “How such astory as the one about my row with Ed Smith got out Icanonly imagine. Ido not even know the man, and 1 wasatno time on Mont- omery street Wednesday. I of course Enow who Ed Smith is, but I could lick half a hundred such men in five minutes. I never saw him at all Wednesday. I never spoke to him. It is a putup job, and I will see that it is sifted to the source. “‘As to Senator Linder’s statements that I wrote him a letter or letters I have only to say let Senator Linder or Senator Sey- mour produce any letter that I wrote them.” It was suggested that Senator Linder had said he had lost or mislaid the letters, “That is very likely,” replied Hansted sardonically,” but it makes no difference to me whether the letters are said to have been lost or mislaid. That is not my busi- ness. Let them f)mduce any letters writ- ten by me,and 1 will stand by the con- tents thereof.” Hansted was angry all Lhroulgh and all the more that he was seemingly being de- serted by those upon whom he counted for backing and assistance. “I am alone now in the fight,” said he, “but I am as honest as any of that combine, as the facts will show, whether they are brought u{) before the Sacramento Grand Jury or the San Francisco Grand Jug.” It is evident that Hansted is furious at the way he thinks he has been treated, and it s more than likely that Foreman W. H. Gnfizn' of the San Faancisco Grand Jury will n very soon to look for local testimony which may permit him to take a hand. Hansted throws defiance in senatorial faces when he says: “If I am blackmailing any one why am I not arrested? There are laws to secure my arrest and conviction if found guilty. Let him whom the cap best fits wearit. ig for me, I want only what is legitimately due me.” Despite all this the woman in the case, Mrs. Ballister, pretends to decline to talk and when called upon last night stated in most audible tones that she was “not at home.” . A MIDNIGHT HOLD-UP. Two Young Tough Citizens Rob a Pedestrian. Frank Cleary, a young hoodlum well known in the Potrero district, was arrested on the corner of Fifth and Bryant streets early this morning after having held up an Italian named Gaigne. Cleary, with another young fellow, stood the Italian up, and while Cleary held a pistol at his head his companion went through his pockets and took $7 50 in money, besides a pocket-book, a pipe and a watch. ‘stuck to the facts. ‘While the two footpads were thus en- gnged the Italian was gging them to let im go, and his voice attracted the atten- tion of a policeman, who came upon the scene just as they had finished their work. Cleary was caught, but his companion escaped, taking with him the booty got from Gaigne’s pocket. B Banker Donohoe Very Low. Joseph A. Donohoe, who has been seriously 111 for a number of days past at his residence, 526 Harrison street, was reported to be very low at a late hour last night, and his physicians had no hope of the patient’s recovery. They stated that death was surely approach- ing, aud that the end was only a few hours away, but the patient might live thmu%h’ the night. Drs. Chismore, MacMonagle and Rosen- stirn were at Mr. Donohoe's bed side through- out the night. Damage Swits Filed. BUTTE, Moxr., April 4—Eight damage suits aggregating $145,000 were filed in the District Court here to-day against the Ken- yon-Connell and Butte Hardware com- panies. The actions are all the outgrowth of the powder explosions which occurred the warehouses of these companies on January 15. LS Sullivan’s Trunks Ordered Sold. JACKSONVILLE, Fra., April 4—An order has been issued by Judge Call for the sale of the effects of John L. Sullivan, at- tached by Viola Armstrong, a member of Sullivan’s company, for salary due when in this city several weeks ago. The prop- erty consists of two trunks filled with John’s clothing and other appurtenances. g Mourned for Queen Victoria. AUSTIN, Tex., April 4—An afternoon paper here publishes a bulletin announc- | ing the death of Queen Victoria. On the strength of this bulletin Representative McLemore introduced a resolution of con- dolence, which was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives. HYPNOTIC SINGING. - Most Disputed Incident of ¢ Trilby” Supported by Fact. Among the many items apropos ql Du Maurier’s masterpiece, not the least inter- esting is the closeness with which he has One’s first impression upon reading how Svengali taught Trilby to sing—how he hypnotized her and com- manded her to imitate the sounds he made on his flexible flageolet—was, no doubt, that this, at least, was a flight of poetic license, It seems, however, to be well within the possibilities. : A case which in all essentials covers it was reported as long ago as 1859 by James Braid, the first of the successors of Mesmer to approach the hypnotic sleep from the side of science rather than of charlatanism. After speaking of the heightened sense of hearing under mes- merism and of the increase of muscular precision, he says “feats of phonic imi- tation” are possible which are truly astounding. “Many patients will thus repeat accur- ately what is spoken in any language, and they may be also able to sing correctly and simultaneously both words and music of song in any language which they had never heard before—i. e., they catch the words as well as music so instantaneousiy as to ac- company the other singer asif both bad been previously equally familiar with both words in music. In this manner a patient of mine who, when awake, knew not even the grammar of even her own language, and who had very little knowledge of music, was enabled to follow Mlle. Jenny Lind correctly in songs in_different languages, giving both words and music so correctly and simultaneously with Jenny Lind that two parties in the room could not for some time imagine that there were two voices, so perfectly did they accord, bothin musical tone and vocal pronunciation of Swiss, German and Italian songs. She was equally successful in accompanying Mlle. Lind in one of her extemporaneous effu- sions, which was a long and extremely difficuit, elaborate chromatic exercise, which the celebrated cantatrice tried by way of taxing the powers of the somnam- bulist to the utmost. When awake the| gifl durst not even attempt to do anything of the sort; and after all, wonderful as it was, it was only phonic imitation, for she did not understand the meaning of a single word of the foreign language which she had uttered so correctly.” This is exactly Trilby’s case (only more 80), except that there is nothing to indi- cate in the report that “the patient” re- membered Jenny Lind’s songs and could reproduce them afterward; but the forma- tion of a trance-state memory is a suffi- ciently frequent phenomenon. The quo- tation is from Braid’s ‘‘Observations on Brance,” page 43.—New York Evening Post. WIFE DFSERTION. A New Crime Created by the Illinois Legislature. The Illinois Legislature created a new crime—wife desertion. Formerly in that State, as elsewhere, a man could desert his family without any danger of imprison- ment. He might be compelled to give up some money to provide for wife and chil- dren, but he was guilty of no crime, and was safe from arrest; " he is so no longer. Desertion of his family has been made a felony, punishable with imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary, and not only has the law_been passed, but several Erqsecutions under it have begun in the 'hicago justice courts. No one will com- plain of this. The abandonment of their families by men who forget honor and obligation has become au abuse so wide- spread as to call for the severest punigh- ment. Men marry young women and desert them after the charm of the first intimacy has worn off; and this they have been able to do hitherto with perfect impunity. It is no longer possible in Illincis. The law may not result in restor- ing husbands to forsaken wives or in reviv- ing lost love, but it will at least deter adventurers marrying young women with- out first considering the legal aspect of the matter.—Humane Journal. ——————— PAPER HOSIERY. Gloves, Stockings and Other Wear to Be Made From Paper Yarns. Paper gloves and hosiery are named as among the latest novelties. Stockings which shall sell at 3 cents a pair are pro-’ posed. In fact the experiment of making paper stockings has been going on for sev- eral months, and the party engaged therein believes that paper mittens or gloves would possess advantages in their season. The oods are light and airy and very com- ortable in summer. ‘When fini ance is nilar to ordinary fabric goods. The knitting is from paper yarns. The paper yarns are made pretty much after the plan of making common paper twines except that the former are put through certain special processes. The principle is that of making a sort of nap on the yarn. This is done automatically. Ordinary paper twine or ‘yarn is too smooth, but a good gigging up gives the yarn a nap and this imparts softness. After the knitting has been done the goods are placed in a sizing bath made from potato starch and tallow, which imparts solidity and dura- bility to the texture. ‘With paper passenger-car wheels, paper water pails, why not paper socks and stockings ?—The Glover. e e In the year 1400 English horses, suitable for cavalry, were to be had for £2 each. OMEN'S FACES —like flowers, fade and wither with time; the bloom of the rose is only known to the healthy wo- man’s cheeks. The nervous strain caused b; the ailments an pains peculiar to the sex, and the < labor and worry of rearing a family, can often be traced by the lines in the woman’s face. Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face and those ‘‘feelings of weakness ” have their rise in the derangements and irregulari- ties peculiar to women. The functional derangements, painful disorders, and chronic weaknesses of women, can be cyred with Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre- scription. For the young girl just enter- ing womanhood, for the mother and those about to become mothers, and later in “‘thé change of life,” the ‘‘ Prescrip- tion 2 is just what they need; it aids na- ture in preparing the system for the change. * Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip- tion will cure the chronic inflammation of the lining membranes which cause such exhausting drains upon the sys- tem. It cures nervous prostration, sleeplessness, faintness, nervous debility and all disorders arising from derange- ment of the female organs and functions. Mrs. JENNIE WILLIAMS, of Molawk, Lane Co ,Oregon, writes: T was sick for over biind dsay ?au'"h ot i 1o back and head, and feeling when I first up in the morn- , and at times mervous chills. The ed ol it 2 Gt Dol e e in my back soon left me. I can walk muevznlmilfl . getting tis d. 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