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4 FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1895. “FIGHTERS FOR CUBA. They Are Being Rapidly | Raised Down in Alabama. TO START FROM FLORIDA. Filibustering Seems to Be All the Rage in the South. | | FARM LABORERS WILL ARM. Re-Enforcements to Assist Revolutionists in Gaining Their Independence. { BIRMINGHAM, Ara., April 6.—Reports here indicate tha n filibustering expedition in this State for | embar! on the Florida | coast. A Cuban, representing hin some time, able-bodied Cuba. y onists will be re- enforced by tho arm laborers as soon as the season’s work on the cane farms is finished that the independ- ence of the island 1 be accomplished. TAMPA, Fra., April 6.—Senors Figu- erdo, Que d Dom nez returned from Jacksonville this morning, accom- panied by Benjam , the treasurer | of the revolutionary party re pro- fuse in their thanks to the citi of Jack- sonville for the reception tendered them, | and the s extended. They ) d with the meet- d pronounce it one of | J The dispatches ice of a of much They feel | the be: from Madrid band of 700 i among the red that the movement rapidly. The report th Pedro Pablo e has no whatever. The only boat that would answer her | descriptfon is the Government quarantine | steamer Germ w ) eing prepared for | ation. . April 6.—Reports | te that an uni feel- i s of that city urrences near by. g n attempt was | by rebel sympathizers to blow up | mad the St. John powder magazine, part of the | Fortress Cabana, almost in the shadow of | Castillo del Moro and within sight of the | Governor’s palace, across the harbor. | Shortly after 9 o'clock the outpost pickets | about the powder magazine heard or saw a party of about ffteen approaching cau- tiously. e pickets shouted the ‘“alto | quien vive.” This was answered by a vol- ley of shots. The soldier: om the fort- | ress pursued the party, which fled. Another effort was made early this morning. Over 500 troops have arrived in the last two days to resist the expected up- rising in the province. The troops re- cently encountered on the Mountain Pinar | del Rio, hitherto believed to be quiet, a band of men called bandits by the Gov- ernment. In all probabilities they were members of the revolutionary party, but details of these skirmishes have not been received. In one night this week thirteen persons . iwere arrested and confined at Castillo del Moro, though no cause is yet a: ned for their arrest. Information received from insurgent sources is to the effect that Maceo landea in Baracoa on March 27. Floro Crombie, the comrade of Maceo on that day, wrote to a relative in Havana of his arrival. The Government announced only last Wednesday that $4000 will be the price paid by General Maceo to the owners of vessels to land the party and a quantity of arms which they have. It is believed that Maximo Gomez has not yet landed in Cuba. The authorities fear Maceo and Gomez more than any of the leaders. Neither the Government authorities nor English of- ficials will say anything regarding the firing on the steamer Ethelred. HAVANA, Cusa, April 6.—Brizadier- | General liri has arrived in Cuba with 1000 additional soldiers. i MADRID, Spary, April Berander, Minister of Marine, to-day in | the Chamber of Deputies replying to a | question as to whether or not the com- mander of the warship Conde de Venadito, which fired on the American vessel Al- lianca off Cape Ma court-mar and cas port. | He said that the commanding officer of the Conde de Venadito was in Cadiz at the time of the trouble between the Spanish vessel and the American steamship, and that in reality the first officer of the Conde de Venadito was in command of that vessel. News received here that bands of insur- gents have appeared in the center of Cuba is disquieting, as it was thougt the rebellion was confined to the eastern c, MANY TRAINS ARE STALLED Terrific Snowstorms Prevail in a District East of Denver. Hundreds of Men Engaged in Clear- ing Enormous Drifts From the Track. DENVER, Covo, April 6.—Owing to the terrific snowstorm prevailing to-day in the vicinity of Cheyenne, Wyo., in Tastern Colorado and in Kansas and Nebraska trains were all stalled on all the railway lines east of Denver, and hundreds of men and several snowplows are engaged in clearing the tracks of drifting snow and sand. In some localities the telegraph wires are down. The incoming train on'the Kansas Pacific was tied up at Cheyenne ‘Wells and a snowplow was sent out ahead to clear up the track. The westbound Rock Tsland is stalled at Goodland, Kans. The Julesburg train is reported indefinitely de- layed also. Both Burlington trains ar- | breathe. I the | 'UBJ[ETIUNEE BRIBERY Cheyenne the storm is most severe and traffic is shut down on the Northern. The storm is working south. ' On the Julesburg line sand has drifted to such a depth that gangs of men are en- gaged in shoveling it from the tracks. The Santa Fe train from the south is also re- ported indefinitely annulled. Au. effort will be made to get a train through on the Kansas Pacific to-night out of Denver. EL RENO, O. T., April 6.—This section has been visited for the last three days with a most terrible wind and sand;storm, the wind at times registering as high as sixty miles an hour, whirling the sand and dirt about in clouds. Business has practically stopped and travel greatly impeded. About 4 o’clock | yesterday afternoon a cloud of sand came up from the southwest, which totally ob- scured the sun. The darkness of evening settled over the country. Things could not be seen fifty yards, and the sand was scattered along asthough thrown broadcast from a great hand. The falling of the sand continued for more than | an hour, and those out in it could hardly The high wind prevailed all ht and to-day, but this evening itis ning. T Money Offered for the Defeat of an Objectionable Bill, Revelations That Throw the House in an Uproar and Will Cause Investigation. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 6.—A sen- sation was sprung in the House of Repre- sentatives to- when Representative Yancey of Phillips County arose tb a ques- tion of personal privilege, and told a story of alleged bribery in connection with the vote on the railroad commission bill in the | House. | According to Yancey's recital he was taken to the office of Dodge & Johnson, | attorneys for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain i and Southern Railroad, by Renresentative | Roberts of Madison, and introduced to Dodge as a “friend who would vote with us.” Subsequently, said Mr. Yancey, I. L. | Cox approached him and said he would send $300 or $400 over to Phillips County to | elect Yancey to the Senate. After that Cox tolk Yancey he wanted him to oppose | the railroad commission bill. Yancey said: “Cox at one time wanted to know what to get me. In addition to promising aid for my election to the Senate he promised to fix it so that I could get a thousand at the next session. I talked with Repre- sentative Wagner of Franklin County and asked if any one had approached him in regard to the railroad commission bill. | ““Wagner said that Cox approached him | and asked if there was anything that | could be done to enlist him against the | bill. Wagner and I agreed to see if Cox | wouln give $100 each. I went and saw Cox and told him I had | decided to oppose. 1told him I could get Wagner for §100. He said he would see Wagner and pay the money. Cox, Wag- | ner and I met afterward and I told Cox we | wanted $100 apiece. Later I met Cox and | he told me he was a little afraid of Wag- ner and would rather not let him be pres- ent when he paid me the $200 and said I| could fix it with Wagner. | “Cox told me to pay my bill where 1 was boarding, move to the Gleason Hotel and | he would pay my board bill and furnish me money to drink with the boys. “Representative Jones of told me he had & room at the Gleason and was living like a king. Cox took me to | the Gleason Hotel and went into a room, where I was introduced to a man named Dean, who said he was at the head of the Iron Mountain road for Arkansas. | “He said they always made a clean can- | vass, but they did not pay anything down, but always took care of the boys after the fight was over. After that conversation I met Cox and told him he had not given me the $200 and told him he must put up $500 or I would give the thing away.” Yancey then went on to say that Cox gave him $100 and said that he would see that the other $100 was put up. When Yancey had finished speaking the House was in a great uproar, and finally a motion to appoint a committee to investi- gate the affdir was carried. S FROM MESSENGER TO THIEF. Madison Arrest of a Bank Employe Who Arose to Cashier. LANCASTER, Pa., April 6.—Thomas | Grady, cashier of the First National Bank of Marietta, was arrested to-day on a charge of embezzlement. It was learned from inside sources that | the amount taken was $25,000, but that Grady made restitution in the sum of $15,000 by turning over securities to the bank. Grady entered the bank as a mes- senger and was promoted step by step until he attained the position of cashier. He was well known in society. Hisdown- fall is said to be the result of stock specu- lations. Bank Examiner Harritty is now in charge. The capital stock of the bank is $100,000 and the surplus fund $109,000, | and the defalcation does not affect the bank. — - FOR MURDERING HIS FATHER, Strong Evidence of the Guilt of Noah Strevil. FORT SCOTT, Kaxs., April 6.—The pre- liminary hearing of Noah Strevil, charged with the cold-blooded murder of his father, Stewart Strevil, near this city March 15, which commenced yesterday, was concluded to-day and resulted in his being held without bond to await trial in the District Court. Young Strevil’s wife who made a' written statement a few days ago, accusing her husband of the crime was not allowed to testify, and the State was obliged to rely on evidence accumulated by detect- ives working on the case, which is purely circumstantial, though it points strongly to the prisoner’s guilt. Great interest is being taken here in the case and large crowds were present in the court to-day. — g WILL MARRY MARIA. Release From Jail of a Young Man Who Shot His Sweetheart. LOWELL, Mass., April 6.— Henry M. Entwistle, who was sentenced to fifteen years in prison in 1892 for shooting Maria Clegg with intent to kill, has been released from the prison through the efforts of the young lady and they both will sail for England in a few days, where they will be married. En- twistle was in love with the young woman, but her father objected to the marriage. On the afternoon of October 6, 1891, Entwistle waited for Miss Clegg outside the Massachusetts mills, and fired four shots from a revolver rived several hours late. . Trains are slowly dragging over the “South Park, but a severe storm prevails, accompanied by a glare. It is also blow- ing and storming at Fort Collins. At at her. He intended to kill himself, but was prevented. After a long illness the young woman recovered. ———— The gorgonia, or fan corals, are found in every sea. LAW AND THE LIBEL, Argument of the Case of Editor Charles A. Dana. MR. BARTLETT'S VIEWS. Opposition to the Warrant of Removal to the District of Columbia. QUESTIONS INVOLVING LIBERTY Claims That a Decision in the Case Will Affect All the People and the Press. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 6.—Argument upon the application for warrant of re- moval of the case of Charles A. Dana from this city to the District of Columbia were resumed before Judge Brown in the United States District Court this after- noon. Franklin Bartlett spoke first for the defense. In opening Bartlett said the question of the indictment had been gone so fully into by his colleague, Mr. Root, it left very little for him to say on the sub- ject. He said: “If your Honor please, a great deal of the ground which my learned colleague, Mr. Root, covered yesterday in his able argument must necessarily be gone over to a certain extent by me in my argu- ment this morning, and it may be well that one argument may tread upon the other, but in discussing the animus of the prosecution, and throwing some light upon the article which con- tained the alleged libel, and, after indicat- ing one or two defects im the papers to show there was insufficiency to some ex- tent, I must follow the argument of Mr. Root. Ishall call the attention of your Honor to certain constitutional guaran- tees in the case now at bar, and I shall endeavor to convince the court that any construction snch as that contended by my friend, the learned | District Attorney would be fatal to these constitutional guarantees and would virtu- ally lead to the subversion of the constitu- tion. And then, in conclusion, I shall argue as to the meaning of the thirty-third section of the judiciary act of 1874, when incorporated and made part of the act of July 14, 1874, B I shall discuss to a considerable extent the meaning of that act as now made part ofthelaw of 1874, and then, in conclusion, I shall call the attention of your Honor to & contemporaneous constitution of that act or section as made part of thatact which will make it impossible for your Honor or any court in this country to hold that there is any power under the act of 1874 to remove the distinguished gen- tleman whom I have the honor to repre- sent, or any other citizen of the State of New York, or of any State jn the Federal Union to the District of Cotumbia for trial under an indictment for libel.” Mr. Bartlett, after referring to the alleged defects in the indictment, read from a copy of the paper containing the alleged libel, and said: “The word ‘dishonest,’ used in connection with the whole article, is the same as it would have been in an ordinary article; that is, as if the article were in- spired by malice and vindictiveness, show- ing the party indicated was a dishonest man. “It might be well for the court to inquire |as to the quo animo of this prosecutor. By it they charge Mr. Dana with libel in publishing this article. It may be well for your honor to consider, and for the people of this country to consider, the quo animo of the prosecutor in the District of Colum- bia, orthe person inspiring the prosecution. “‘One objection to this affidavitis that the District Attorney swears of his own knowledge as to the commission of this offense. He does not swear positively that any offense was committed. He simply swears upon information and belief. “‘He swears on deponents’ informations, and that the grounds of his belief are de- rived from the reading of said indictment and the bench warrants, and on that state- ment in the affidavit he charges the posi- tive commission of a crime. It should set forth facts and circumstances which are re- lied upon to prove the charges. ““Those facts and circumstances should be within the knowledge of the party making the affidavit by & more formal verification. Let me call your attention to the word of James Kent, in which he declared that one of the absolute rights of individuals and the right which has been declared by the people of this country as inherent and not a right to personal liberty,and that with- out security and enjoyment of this right, there can be no civil liberty. So, I say, sir, comprehend the great question under- lying all of our arguments is the great question of the right of personal liberty. “This issue before your Honor to-day concerns not only the distinguished gen- tleman, whom we have the honor to repre- sent, but it affects every citizen of the TUnited States. It further affects the press of the country.’”” BY COMMON CONSENT ONLY. Chairman Caldwell’s Ruling Relating to the Reduction of Rates. CHICAGO, IrL., April 6.—Some days ago the steamboat lines plying between Puget SBound pointsand San Francisco and Portland announced a reduction in their second-class rates to$12. The Northern Pacific stirred up a breeze among its con- nections by intimating that it was its in- tention to use these rates for basing pur- poses from the East. The matter was referred to Chairman Caldwell, and he to- day made a ruling to the effect that by the agreement of the Western lines neither the Northern Pacific nor any other line has the right to individual action in such cases. The use of steamboat rates as a basis for the Eastern terminals must, he declared, be by the common consent of all lines interested. It is said that the Northern Pacific will accept the ruling and ignore the steamer rates if the Great Northern will do the same. iyl For Robbing a Postoffice. DENVER, Coro., April 6.—Postmaster Inspector McMahan received a dispatch to- day from Inspector Waterbury at Williams, Ariz., saying that John Lyons, leader of the gang of highway robbers, burglars and safe-crackers which has been terroriz- ing authorities of Arizona for a year past, has been convicted of robbing the post- office at Williams, and will receive a_lon, sentence. Inspector Waterbury says thal the prisoner is one of the shrewdest thieves | to-d: in the country. ———— The Hypnotic Murder. TOPEKA, Kans,, April 6.—The cele- crated Sumner County hypnotic murder case was decided by the Supreme Court to- day, and Anderson Gray was convicted of murder. On May 5, 1894, Thomas Patton was shotand killed near his home in Sum- ner County by Thomas McDonald. On trial it was shown the murder was planned by Anderson Gray, who, by “influence” he possessed over McDonald, persuaded him to kill Patterson. The Supreme Court now acquits McDonald and convicts An- derson Gray. ————— CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF THE WORLD Great Good Expected From the Biennial DMeeting in London. CHICAGO, Iin, April 6.—A London letter received here to-day says prepara- tions are well advanced for the third bien- nial meeting of the World’s Woman's Christian Temperance Union in London. It will be held beginning June 19, in Queen’s Hall, Langham place, under the presidency of Miss Frances Willard. The convention, it is $tated, will be one of wide- spread importance in the work that women are accomplishing for the betterment of the world. British women are displaying the great- est interest in the convention which will be held at the time of the national council of the British Women’s Temperance Asso- ciation under the presidency of Lady Henry Somerset, when some hundreds of delegates are expected to be in London. Representatives are coming from many lands, and with the large contingent ex- pected from the United States it is thought that the occasion of the world’s meeting will be the most important that has yet taken place in London relating to the tem- perance cause and temperance reform. GRAYWELCOMESTHE BLUE Veterans of the War Meet Upon Shiloh’s Battle- field. Thirty - Three Years Since Elghty Thousand Men Strove for the Mastery. SHILOH, Texx., April 6.—A cloudless sky greeted the thousands of blue and gray who assembled at Shiloh’s little church at the thirty-third anniversary of that bloody battle. A new frame church stands where the little log church stood on that memorable day, when 80,000 men strove for the mastery. The grand stand erected for the occasion was canopied by the nation’s flags. “Welcome to the Biue and Gray” was painted on the front of the stand, while within on a blue background were the memorable words of President Grant, “‘Let us have peace,” now become the shibbo- leth of the United States. There were present to-day Generals Prentiss and Buell, General J. O. Wheeler, A. P. Stewart. General McClernand and Senator Harris were absent on account of sickness. The exercises opened with a short speech from General Prentiss, *The hero of the hornet’s nest,”’ the hottest contested part of the battle. Generals Wheeler and Stewart and Cap- tain Paine, who had been assigned to the duty by a meeting of the Confederate Veterans, welcomed the boys in blue. After a prayer by Rev.I. S. Bailey of Towa Generals Buell and Prentiss enter- tairied the veterans with reminiscences of the battle, going inte the details of the fight and, in conclusion, congratulating all upon the good feeling' that was everywhere manifested. The day was taken up with the business of the association, officers’ reports and speechmaking. The crowd numbered about 10,000. BIG FISH ARE LANDED Eight of the Men Indicted in New York Placed Under Arrest. Among Them Are Two Ex-Commis- sioners Who Cut a Figure in Politics. NEW YORK, N.Y. April 6.—Eight men, who were indicted yesterday by the extraordinary Grand Jury, were placed under arrest this morning. George C. Clausen, formerly the Park Commis- sioner, and at one time presi- dent of the Public Parks, and ex-Park Commissioner Strauss, were the first to reach police headquarters. Police Captain Killilea, ex-Park Commissioner Abraham Tappen, Patrolman Hugh Cas- sidy, Edward F. Miley and John M. Thrall arrived soon afterward. Superintendent Byrnes this morning suspended from duty Captain Killilea and the three patrolmen, Miley, Thrall and Cassidy. This is said to be a somewhat unusual course. Two weeks ago, Commis- sioner Andrews, at a meeting of the Police Board, asked for a list of men indicted who had not been suspended from duty. The list was furnished yesterday, and was dis- cussed at the afternoon session by the board. At the time the Superintendent was directed to suspend from duty all men against whom indictments may be found. —_———— FOR SMUGGLING DIAMONDS. Arrest of Two Steamer Officers While Trying to See the Gems. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 6.—Julius Hegeman, the fourth officer of the steam- ship Welland, and Isador Dubois, the ship’s purser, were arrested to- day on the complaint of John P. Murray, an officer of the Treasury De- partment, on the charge of smuggling diamonds through this port on the ar- rival of the Welland last Friday. The men ~were arrested as they were leaving a jewelry-store in Maiden Lane, where they had attempted unsuccessfully to make a sale. On being searched ten large diamonds calculated to be worth $750 were found in their possession. Bail was fixed at $2500 each. el L A R Bank President Day Arraigned. MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 6.—Fred- erick T. Day, president of the defunct Plankington Bank, was arraigned before Judge Wallber to-day. He is charged with accepting deposits at a time when he knew the institution to be insolvent. A plea of not guilty was en- tered. The case of Cashier Kooting of the South Side Savings Bank was set for trial next week. PRk For the Loss of His Legs. CLEVELAND, Omnio, April 6.—Charles Heatherne, who sued the Baltimore and Ohio Railway for $100,000 for the loss of both legs and the crushing of an arm in a collision in Indiana, was awarded $30,000 by the jury after three hours’ deliberation -day. EE S et In a Critical ondition. DOVER, DErL.,, April 6.—The condition of Governor Marvin is extremely criticaly The chances for his recovery are remote, | sumption. N WILLIAM'S COMAIN How Congratulations Were Showered Upon Prince Bismarck. CAME BY THE THOUSAND. During All the Excitement the Birthday of Hohenlohe Was Not Forgotten. EFFORTS FOR BIMETALLISM. There Has Been a Qreat Increase in the Exports From Germany to America. BERLIN, Geritany, April 9.—After the excitement which marked the enthusiastic celebration of Prince Bismarck’s eightieth birthday at the early part of this week the end of the week appears to be unusually tame. So far as the fetes are concerned it is generally agreed that they were fully worthy of the occasion and were a com- plete success. Incidentally it developed that Prince Bismarck received on Monday last 8390 telegrams, with a total of 277,697 words. In addition he received 50,000 let- ters and about 115,000 postal cards. In spite of the excitement on Monday and Tuesday the ex-Chancellor got over his ex- ertions very well and remained in fair health, although he appears to have aged a great deal since the death of his wife. During the bustle of the Bismarck birth- day celebration the birthday of Prince Hohenlohe, who was born March 31, 1819, was almost ovetlooked, but the Emperor and Empress took pains to do him honor. They both paid the Chancellor a lengthy visit and the Empress presented him with a splendid bouquet of roses and the Em- peror made him a present of a gold cigar- case adorned with the imperial monogram in diamonds. At the dinner which their Majesties gave at the castle on Monday last in honor of the birthday of Prince Bis- marck, Prince Hohenlohe sat at the right hand of the Emperor, who conversed cor- dially with him. It was noticed on Prince Bismarck’s |- birthday tnat Berlin displayed more flags and decorations than upon the occasion of Emperor William’s birthday. Nearly every American house in town flew the stars and stripes. The royalist district was almost bare of decorations. An es- pecially pleasant side of the celebrations has been the institution of a number of benevolent Bismarck funds. In commercial and financial circles the chief interest has been directed to the ex- traordinary assembly of the German Com- mercial Congress, held on Tuesday. A speaker contended that the existing de- pression in husbandry must be ascribed to the reaction which naturally followed the exceptional rise in the value of agricul- tural property. It was also maintained that com- merce and industry had as much right as husbandry to speak on the question of currency, and an anti-bimetallic resolu- tion was adopted. The bimetallists in the meanwhile were not idle, and Count Bur- bach, supported by forty-three of his col- leagues, introduced a motion in the Upper House of the Prussian Diet urging the Government to require the Chancellor to lose no time in taking steps calculated to lead to an international regulation of the currency question, with the final object of securing international bimetallism. The motion was referred to a committee. Countess von Perponcher (nee Dross), the Americandady who wasarrested on the charge of perjury, is believed to be inno- cent. Her husband, young Count von Per- poncher, son of the ex-Chief Court Mar- shal of Emperor Wiiliam, has deposited with the authorities the sum of 120,000 marks, which was required for her bail, and is exerting himself to clear his wife's reputation. Countess von Perponcher came to Berlin from the United States, where she was married tothe Countin 1893. The marriage was at first concealed because of family opposition. The mother- in-law of the Countess became suddenly illwhen she heard of the arrestof the Countess and the seandal which followed. Professor Behring, the dipththeria serumist, is suffering from incipient con- He has just returned from Egypt and has resigned his professorship at the Halle University. The exports to America from Germany for the quarter ending with March have risen enormously. The chief articles affected are chemicals, cloth garments, plush, velvets, silks, glassware, hosiery, lace, woolens and sugar. Confidence in the re-established prosperity of American commerce appears to have returned. The exports from the Berlin district nearly trebled and those of Frankfort doubled. The imports only showed a slight increase. Henry Villard, who is now residing in Vienna, has been in Berlin this week, and simultaneously comes the announcement from the Deutsche Bank that Northern Pacific seconds, which were left unvaid in October, 1892, will be purchased under certain restrictions. The Deutsche Bank was Mr. Villard’s main ally in Germany during his Northern Pacific career. The bethrothal of Miss Lewis, a wealthy young lady of New York, to Prince Carlo Isenberg-Hirstein, is announced. The groom is an officer of a guard regiment, and his family was once a reigning one, but mediatized at the beginning of the century. Prince Victor, the elder brother of Prince Carlo, was reported to have been engaged to Miss Hullman in 1892, Prince Carlo is handsome and moves in the fast set. He met his bride at the races near Berlin. NOT A4 CASE FOR BAIL. Pending Trial Oscar Wilde Compelled to Stay in Jail. LONDON, Exc., April 6.—Crowds be- sieged the vicinity of Bow street early this morning and the Police Court was filled with interested spectators as soon as the doors opened. All were anxious to see Oscar Wilde, whose arrest yesterday followed close upon the sensational termination of his suit for libel against the Marquis of Queensberry. C. F. Gill, who was Edward M. Carson's junior counsel in the defense of the Marquis of Queensberry, acted as prose- cutor to-day for the Treasury Department. After a number of witnesses were heard, 8ir John Bridges remanded Wilde until next Thursday. Counsel asked that Wilde be released on bail, but the magistrate de- nied the the request. Counsel persisted, saying he could offer substantial bail, but Sir John Bridges replied: ‘This is not a case for ”“‘fli.._._ The Atlantic Ocean takes its name from Mount Atlas. X TRILBY FEET, Trilby hands=-= Everything’s Trilby these days, But the triumph of Trilbyisms are the three hats that we will place on sale during Easter week for the first time. THE LAIRD, THE TAFFY and THE LITTLE BILLEE==- These are the TRILBY HATS. The Laird is a silver=gray soft hat, a marvel of beauty. We place no illustration of the hat in this ad= vertisement for fear We desire the public competitors have copied it. Yow’ll say so yourself when you stylish hat. see it. the same will be copied. to see it first before our It’s a beautiful and The Taffy is a maple shade, a soft matel"ial, an ideal hat. The Little Billee is a derby, and to use the slang of the day, “It’s a dandy!” En- tirely new=-an entirely new block. Were we like the exclusive hatters who desire to do a slow, quiet business, we would put the price at $5 oo, but not so with us. duce new styles and prices so that every new, and at the same We intro= introduce ’em at popular one can wear something price you pay for old hum= drum styles and inferior qualities at other stores. $2 50 is our price for the Trilby hats, either the Laird, the Taify or the Little Billee, and you’ll only find ’em at the big store. Put all the exclusive hat stores together and take their net sales you’ll find us selling more hats than all of ’em combined. WE ARE HATTERS TO THE MASSES. RAPHAEL'’S, INCORFPORATHD.) 9, 11, 13, and 15 Kearny St. GREATER FRISCO’S GREAT STORE. NEWS FROM S J0SE Fierce Fight Between a Wild- cat'and Hounds on the Mellot Ranch. The Vicious Beast Vanquishes the Dogs and Is Finally Killed by Their Owner. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 6.—An exciting fight between a wildcat and four hounds took place night before last on the Mellot ranch on the Bear Creek road, about seven miles from Los Gatos, in which three of the dogs were killed. About 8 o'clock Mr. Mellot’s attention wasattracted by the yelping of his hounds, and, taking his rifle, he hurried in the direction of the unusual noise. About three hundred yards from the house he found his pack of dogs under a large oak -tree, the upper boughs of which were sway- ing in an unusual way. Looking up he discovered the fiery eyes of an animal, and came to the conclusion it was a wildcat that had been treed. After firing three shots at the animal the cat jumped down, landing on the back of one of the dogs. The whole pack joined in the fight, and Mr. Mellot withdrew to a safe distance to watch the ontcome. The fight was a fierce one, and lasted about ten minutes. The cat had killed three of the dogsand had a firm hold on the throat of the other when Mr. Mellot took a hand in the fight, shooting the cat through the head. The body of the cat was covered with wounds inflicted by the teeth of the dogs. The cat weighed thirty- five pounds. e 4 Burglar Will Plead Guilty. SAN JOSE, Cav., April 6.—Stephen Pol- Jock, who is charged with burglarizing the residence of J. H. Flickinger, had his ex- amination before Justice Gass to-day and was held to answer. The examination was gone through merely as a formality, as he confessed and will plead guilty to the charge when brought before the Superior Court. County Officers’ Fees Cut Down. SAN JOSE, Carn., April 6.—The new county fee bill passed by the last Legisla- ture went into effect here to-day. The offices of County Recorder and Sheriff are most affected, and the fees in the latter office will be reduced between $200 and $300 per month. Frost in Walnut Creek Orchards. WALNUT CREEK, CaL., April 6.—Re- ports received from the large fruit-growers in this vicinity state that the recent frost has damaged the crops severely, Over 100 tons of apricots have been ruined at the A. L. Bancroft ranch. — e To Uphold the Gold Standard. LONDON, E~c., April 5—The Times master at Gouda Springs, Kans., ran away ‘with $600 of Government money. He was traced to Texas and New Mexico, and was finally captured at Winfield to-day, within twenty miles of the scene bf his exploit. —— A Pioneer Preacher Gone. APPLETON, Wis., April 6.—The Rev. P. 8. Bennett died in this city to-day, aged 78 years. He was one of the pioneer preachers of Wesleyan Methodism. FOR THE MOST HUMBLE HOME OR MOST MAGNIFICENT MANSION. Pictures for all Sale. At Prices Never Heard of Before. * S. & G. GUMP, 118 GEARY ST. 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LONDON, EN6., April 6.—The Irish Land League bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday. —_—— A Fugitive Postmaster Caught, KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 6. — About three zuonths ago John W. Maddox, Post- ! CALIFORNIA Title Tsurance and Trast Company, MILLS BUILDING. Money to Loan on Real Estate at Lowest Market Rates. ' Real Estate Titles Examined and Guarantesd 'HIS COMPANY WILL HEREAFTER de enn.t:nna Ahlm&“.?fl‘h:flr lh#fi the furnished @8 being most complete and reliabie. L. K. ELLERT, Managee. -