The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1895. ISOLATING INVADERS, Nicaraguans in Retreat From the British ; at Corinto. | MAY DURN THE BRIDGES. | Further Cbmplications in the Attempt to Forcibly Col- ‘ lect Indemnity. { WARSHIPS READY TO BOMBARD. | It Is Probable That the United | | States May Be Forced Into the Difficulty. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.—The events of the day in diplomatic circles here were the landing of the British troops at Corinto, the abandonment of the town b; the native officialsand the population, and the shrewd move of the Nicaraguans in de- claring Corinto a closed pa The first news of the great event ca in the after- noon. Dr. Guzman had been waiting for several hours s State Department to see Secre He was in a fever of anxiety sence of news irom his own Government came to learn what the department nhad received a8 to the British movements at Corinto. He was unable to see the morning as Mr. ring from a severe toothache and was obliged to spend some time ina dentist's chair. At noon the Minister re d to his home from luncheon and found there two telegrams his Government, forwarded from San 1an del Sur, the Nicaraguan cable port, about 125 miles south of Corinto. The first cab) m stated that the British troops bad landed at Corinto and that the British flag was flying over the town, which had been deserted by the Nicaraguan ofiicials and the native inhabitants. nd cablegram showed that the ies had gone to San Juaa del Sar, cutting the wires connecting the cable port with Corinto so that the British forces | st the latter place could not communicate h their home Government except by ing a boat to the cable staton. The body of the Nicaraguans, who had doned Corinto, had crossed a lagoon 1 separates the town from the main- and had strongly entrenched them- . This information was >romptly umunicated to the State Depar'ment. an, who has been in l-health suffered so much from the nervous t few weeks as to be obliged Gu il he had gone thrmugh the Secretary Greshem, and ¥ communicate the substance of ablegram to him. The news, it was nt, not expected by the State ment, which had never believed the Nicaraguans would go to the h of permitting the occupation of in preference to pay the in- That the only difficulty in the speedy settlement of the trouble arising from the trojble ex- by the Nicaragnan Govérnment the money hastily, and ‘hat the h admiral would be indulkent on this point when only satisfied of :he dis- tion of the Nicaraguans to comjly with the terms of the ultimatum otherwise, had never been doubted by the departmsnt. | For this reason the first reports of the | occupation of Corinto received at the de- | partment from unofficial sources were dis- credited and doubts expressed as tt their | accuracy, The Secretary had been|inable | to obtain definite information from hisown | agents as to the action of the British, prob- | ably for the reason that Mr. Baker, our | Minister to Nicaragua, is not at pregnt in | that country and there is no chae at | Managua. There is a consular ageit at Corinto, Henry Palazio, but he is nit an American, and could scarcely be r:lied | upon in a matter of this kind to keep the | department informed in the absents of | express orders. The situation at Cornto | is now regarded as ominous of serous | trouble, for the dispatches indicate that | the Nicaraguans are disposed to resisti:ny | further advance by the British. The information reaching here is to the effect that the Nicaraguans may furtier isolate the British at Corinto by burning the bridges across the lagoon separating the town from the mainland. The Britih position is said to be very bad from a strategic standpoint. The town is practically on an island, be- ing separated from the mainland by . see was th: perienc | events in the future, which may. direct information from London, as it is said the Foreign Office has no occasion to communicate with the British representa- tive at Washington. i There can be no doubt that the action of icaraguan Government in declaring nto a closed port has riously com- ed the most troublesome question, and even if there is no resort to )u;snht_ms i s ospect of alarming at p: t, it opens a prosp PR T fact, are even regarded as likely to m\"olye the United States directly in the affair, in spite of the earnest disposition of the ad- ministration to avoid the entanglement. The action means that no goods can now be entered at Corinto, a port wh{ch has heretofore received over halfof the imports into the eountry, without \'il\]xllngl the national law of Nicaragua. The British | may collect duties if any goods enter the . latter would be lizble to vl but th ! | seizure the moment they crossed the Brit- ish lines into the interior. They must do this to find a market, for the coast, being thinly populatea, and the unhealthy t great consuming class of the population lives in the erior. T'he first eifect of the decree closing the fore, will probably be to divert i not the entire import trade of n Juan del Sur, or perhaps the place - per Realajo, a seaport near by, for it is im- probable that many merchants will take t1e chances of getting their goods into Nicaragua through the British lines der the circumstances. In this case the length of the stay of the itish at Corinto is problematical, con- it is upon collecting enough rom customs to make good the ndemnity demanded. But another con- sideration arises at this point, for our Government has been assured that the occupation will not be permanent, and ndeed the first paragraph of the Clayton- Julwer treaty expressly pleages Great Britain against any occupation of Nicar- an territory. So the problem will arise how to collect the indemnity within a reasonable time. This may be settled summarily by simply extending the occu- pation and blockade beyond Corinto, so as | to include all of the Pacific ports of Nicar- agua. From the disposition shown by the Nicaraguans at present this can be done | only by force and is likely to add very | largely to the expense incurred in the col- | lection of the indemnity, which items will surely be added by the British to the original sum. This course, moreover, will seriously em- barass the commerce of the United States, and on this point Great Britain has given | Secretary Gresham certzin assurances of the manner in which the British may be sure of attaining their ends by a prompt | declaration of war and an invasion of Nic- aragua, involving the capture of the capi- tal, Managua, and the imposition upon the caraguans of the British terms as the price of peace. It may be that the British government will be driven to the latter course in the interest of trade, our own as well as that of her own merchants, which she is bound to | safeguard. If goods entered at Corinto after payment of duty to the British occupants should be seized in the interior the own- ers, British or American, would have every claim for reparation. The only question is as to whose duty it would be to secure this; whether the United States would feel bound to intervene in the case of an,Amer- ican merchant in such case and therein lies one of the factors which may involve our country directly in the dispute. It | has been asserted as a hard-and-fast rule of | international law that duties cannot be | twice collected, and our Government has | taken an advanced position on this dues- tion. At one time, when the diplomatic rela- tions between Great Britain and Mexico | were interrupted and a revolutionary move- ment was in progress in the latter country, a British ship entering one of the revolu- tionary ports of Mexico paid duties upon | her goods to the insurgents. Afterward the Mexican Government again assessed | the duties upon the same goods, holding | that the insurgents had no authority to make the first collection and refusing to recognize it. The British Minister, Sir. Edward Thornton, appealed to our coun- try, Great Britain having no representa- | tive in Mexico, to secure the release of the | goods from this imposition. We acted | very promptly and obliged the Mexicansto release the goods and to acknowledge | the principle that duties cannot be twice levied. This case differs in many impor- tant features from the present one from the closure of Corinto and it is difficlut to ascertain the application of international law in this case, although the general broad principle would seem to be similar. ATTITUDE OF GRESHAM. Satisfied That England Will Not Perma- nently Occupy Nicaragua. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.—Three days ago Secretary Gresham stated to an intimate friend that England’s claim against aragua was a just one, and that the United States Government would not interfere. He said that this Government stretch of marshy ground. This is tray. | had a -perfect understanding with Great ersed by bridges, and without them Corintc | Britain, and that the latter had agreed to is cut off from the shore. The Nicara | retire its troops from Nicaragua as soon as guans have retired to the shore end of the! the $75,000 was collected. bridges, and those well informed on the At this time Secretary Gresham believed situation believe that if the British make and stated his belief that the Nicaraguans any movement to cross the lagoon the would pay the indemnity, though they bridges will be burned and the little band might have to borrow the money to do so. of Nicaraguan troops will make a stand It is a ridiculous fact that they have not against further encroachments. The Brit- enough money in the treasury to pay the | ish are evidently apprehensive of trouble |claim, were they willing to do so. Secre- on this score, as indicated by the cable- |:ary Gresham further stated that the | grams from Colon showing that the three | Tnited States had purposely kept its war- | vessels, the Royal” Arthur, the Wild | hips away from Corinto, so as not to be- Swan and the Satellite, have been so|wme involved in the quarrel. At the placed as to command the town h their | same time it was deemed expedient to have guns. It is probable that this disposition | e vessel stationed within a few days’ sail Las been made so as to insure the occupy- | ¢! Corinto to be ready in an emergency, ing forces, numbering about 400 armed | &:d the Monterey was ordered to Callao. men, from an attack from the Nicara-| Mr. Gresham stated his belief that Great her than with any deliberate pur- pose of bombarding the town, for there i no evidence that the British desire to vance into the interior at present, and it was certainly not a part of the original ¥ amme of operations as made known - Government to bombard the place. news of the situation, at Corinto created 2 commotion here, and particularly | in the te Department. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Embassador, came | to the department, and after remaining in private consultation with Secretary | Gresham for a short time the two repaired | to the War Department to consult with | Secretary, Lam The latter was absent at the time, but, coming in later, repaired immediately to the State Department and | talked over matters with the President. | Later on the news came to the department | by the Associated Press from Colon, that | the Nicaraguan Government had made a sharp move by declaring Corinto a closed port. This was evidently a disturbing element in the calculations, for Assistant Secretary Uhl was at once dispatched to the British embassy to confer with Bir Julian Pauncefote, a most unusual pro- ceeding in departmental etiquette. It was said at the embassy that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Embassa: dor, had not received confirmation from the Foreign Office of the British occupation of Corinto up to the close of the embassy at3o'clock. The embassy did not expect | Biitain would keep her promise not to prrmanently occupy Nicaraguan territory. Ir view of these circumstances the Presi- de:t and his Cabinet have not been worry- ing over Nicaraguan affairs, for they have troible enough in store for the future in dexling with the Venezueian matter. From the statements made by Secretary Gresham totiis friend he regards the Venezuelan coniroversy as a very serious matter. He anniunced positively that this Government | woud not tolerate the occupancy or acqui- siti¢r of one feot of Venezuelan territory by the British, and that full instructions | had 'een sent to Embassador Bayard. Setretary Gresham intimated that the expeciation of serious trouble over Ven- ezuel: was one reason why the United Statet would not interfere in the Nicara- guan imbroglio. He said this Government wished to avoid being placed in a meddle- some or presumptuous attitude in affairs between Great Britain and South Ameri- can countries, especially when there was at least some warrant for the former’s de- mands ior indemnity against Nicaragua. CLOSING OF THE PORT. Steamship Agents Notified to Steer Freight Away From Corinto. COLOXN, CovomsiA, April 27.—The Nica- raguan Government, in view of the occu- pation of Corinto by the British forces under Admiral Stephenson for the pur- pose of collecting customs revenues at that port to satisfy the demands of Great Britain for an indemnity for the expulsion of Consul Hatch and other Brit- ish subjects from * Bluefields, has ‘decreed the closing of the port. On account of this action of the Government, the Panama Railway Company has issued notice to the agents of the various steamship lines, whose vessels run to the isthmus, notifying them of the close of Corinto, in order that they may take the necessary action to protect freight and passengers en route for Corinto PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S MESSAGE. Protests Before All Nations of the British Outrage. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 28.—The As- sociated Press yesterday cabled President Zelaya of Nicaragua, asking for an ex- pression of opinion as to the situation in that country. Shortly after midnight the following reply was received: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, April 27.—Asso- ciated Press, New York: Nicaragua protests before all nations against the outrage which Great Britain inflicts upon her by the military occupation of the port of Corinto, in order to seize from her by force a sum of money which is not owed, in absolute disregard oi interna- tional laws and of the dictates of right, justice and equity. Nicaragua, although counting upon the sympathy of all, as she is powerless to oppose the oppressor, is ready to submit the case without fear, bewailing her smallness and her weakness. DAMAGES ARE DEMANDED, Sworn Statements Relating to Outrages Perpetrated at Honolulu. Imprisoned Americans Who Have Just Cause of Complaint for Imprisonment. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.— United States Minister Willis at Honolulu has transmitted to Secretary Gresham a number of statements, sworn to before | Consul-General Mills, of American citi- zens who were arrested by the Hawaiian Government for complicity in the rebel- | lion and were permitted to leave Hawaii only under promise not to return during their lifetime. | Claims for damages were made in each | case and are included in the statements. | The names of these Americans are: P. M. Rodney, born in 1849 in Dutchess | County, N. Y., late manager ot the daily | Holomua in Honolulu, who claims $50,000 damages. H. A. Tuen, born in Stamford, Conn., a | painter, customs-house mnspector and Chief of Police under the Provisional Govern- ment, who claims §5 per day during im- prisonment and exemplary damages. Henry von Worthen, born in New Or- leans in 1872, general business agent, claims $65 per month during forty-three days con- finement. Charles F. Molteno, a Hawaiian, natu- | ralized in San Francisco in 1873, a barber, | damages $4 per day during confinement. James Dureel, born in New Orleans 1n 58, shopkeeper, damages $25,000. John Ross, born in Scotland, naturalized in New York, planter, damages $100,000. -—— Adaitional Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.—Pen- sions have been granted as follows California: Original — John Bradley, National Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles; George Bell, Vallejo; Henry Clinton, Santa Ana; Benjamin Pipper, San Joss; Au- gustus P. Williams, Oakland. Original widows—Hannah P. 8ampson, S8an Diego; Almira Proctor, Saratoga, Santa Clara County. Oregon: Original—Joseph B. Richard- | son, Glentena, Lane County. Additional— Goodman Noble, Medford, Jackson County. Washington : Original—Christopher Doy- ley, Renton, King County. Increase—Ja- cob Dumond, Dayton, Columbia County. pld s S Sails From Messina. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aprili 27.—The warship San Francisco, which was ordered to the Asiatic coast of the Mediterranean to protect American missionaries, has sailed from Messina to Naples. Her re- turn to 2 Enropean port is taken to mean that affairs are quiet on the Asiatic coast and that her presence is no longer neces- sary. e Trial of Captain Howgate. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.—Judge Cox has set May 13 for the trial of Captain Howgate. Eleven indictments are pend- ing against him GOES DHN N THE LIE Foundering and Sinking of the Steamer Sadie Shepard. Two of the Crew Deserted In the Rush to Escape and One Is Lost. TOLEDO, Omro, April 27.—The small steamer Sadie Shepard of Port Huron foundered and sank five miles northeast by east of Turtle light, just outside of Maumes Bay, this afternoon. The vessel had a load of salt from Marine City to Toledo, and carried a crew of seven men. It is thought that they are all safe ex- cept one man, who is not yet accounted for. There have been heavy winds on Lake Erie for two days, and the Sadie Shepard had a very rough passage across the head of the lake. ‘While about half way between Monroe and Turtle light her machinery broke down, and shortly afterward she was swamped by the heavy sea. The first news of the wreck was received here in the shape of a message from Vien- na, Mich., signed by the captain of the vessel and asking for help to be sent into the lake, as there wére still two men on board. The tug Roy was sent out and found the engineer, Albert Hamlin, float- ing on the deckhouse and nearly exhausted by cold and exposure. Hamlin was in such a mental state that he was not able to give a very coherent ac- count of what happened, further asto the vessel. He says that the captain and four of the crew left the sinking craft in the yaw], but does not explain why all of the men were not taken and he and a seaman named Elmer Brown left on board. Brown put on a life-preserver and jumped overboard, and it is feared that he was drowned. It is presumed that the men who left the wreck in the yawl were saved though nothing definite has yet been learned from Vienna. The Shephard is lying in about twenty-five feet of water. Er ey Reward for the Assailant. BORDENTOWN, N. J., April 27.—Ed- ward P. Dadd, prosecuting attorney of Burlington County, has offered a reward of $250 for information leading to the con- viction of the person who made the mur- derous assault upon Mrs. Parnell. HISMEMORY HONORED Varied Observance of the Anniversary of Grant’s Birth. GREATEST OF GENERALS. Soldiers and Statesmen Join in Paying Tributes to His Worth. TELLING SPEECHES ARE MADE. Prominent Men of the Leading Eastern Cities Unite in Public Praise. CHICAGO, IlL., April 27.—The birthday of General Grant was observed here to-day more generally than ever before. The presence of Mrs. Grant and of Mrs. Sartoris added interest to the ceremonies held in the Auditorium to-night under the aus- pices of the Chicago Press Club. Orations on Grant were delivered by Luther Laflin Mills of Chicago and General 0. 0. How- ard, and military exercises ahd martial songs completed the programme, which was carrjed out in the presence of about 4000 people. The Marquette Club celebrated the an- niversary by an elaborate banquet held at the Auditorium. President Dewitt of the club made a happy address, and Mr. Boutelle evoked frequent cheers from his audience as he narrated the career of Grant and recounted his military achieve- ments. William Warner of Missouri, ex-com- mander of the Grand Army, came next with a speech on ‘“‘Amerizan Patriotism.” Francis X. Schoonmaker of New York spoke at some length on “The Party of Grant, paying tribute to the work of the Republican party since the close of the war. Charles L. Holstein of Indiana came next with a reply to the toast of **The Vol- unteer Soldier,” and Rev. Frank Gunsaulus of Chicago broughit the formal exercises of the evening to a close by reading an orig- inal poem on Grant. This afternoon between 5 and 6 o’clock Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris held a recep- tion at the Auditorium Hotel, greeting the members of the Grand Army, who called in large numbers. Mrs. Grant and her party will return to Washington to-morrow afternoon at 5 o’clock. BOSTON, Mass., April 27.—Two hundred and fifty members of the Middlesex Club, presided over by ex-Governor Brackett, celebrated to-night at Young’s Hotel the | anniversary of Grant’s birthday. | General Horace Porter was the first speaker. He gave a dramatic and histori- cal recital of General Grant’s war and civic career. Congressman Taylor from Ohio spoke on the glory of his State and her vindication of the principles of McKinley. Congressman William A. Smith of Ten- nessee, the next speaker, reverted to Grant’s policy in Santo Domingo, and taking the news from Nicaragua asatext, made a plea for the Monroe doctrine. Senator Pritchard of North Carolina was the next speaker, his references to the progress of the South under the Republi- can regime being one of the features of the meeting. GALENA, Tir., April 27.—Galena paid homage to-dav to the memory of her great soldier-citizen, Grant. The city was in gala attire. Flags floated from all public buildings, and every private house and business block was decked in flags and busting. The exercises of the day began at 2 o’clock, when a special train arrived from Chicago bearing Hon. Henry D. Estabrook of Omaha, the orator of the day; H. H, Kohlsaat, Thomas Nast, Melville E. Stone and others. A parade formed at the Illi- nois Central station and moved to Turner Hall. The column was headed by Dr. B. F. Fowler, grand marshal, with forty mounted aids and G. A.R., Union Vet- erans’ Legion, Company M, Illinois Na- tional Guards, and civic organizations were in line. At Turner Hall J. R. Brown, president of the day, introduced the proceedings with a short speech. Rev. George D. Lindsay, the chaplain, offered prayer. Judge C. C. Kohlsaat of Chicago made a short address, presenting to the city of Galena, in behalf of H. H. Kohlsaat, the painting, “Peace in Union,” by Thomas Nast, picturing the scene of Lee’s surren- der. Mayor Birmingham responded for the city. The painting is to hang in Grant Memorial Hall, in the Public Library building. Hon. Henry D. Estabrook of Omaha delivered the oration of the day. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.—The eighth annual banquet of the Banquet ! Association in commemoration of the | birthday of General Grant was given in | the Hotel Waldorf to-night. The event was of more than usual interest on account of the near approach to completion of the Grant monument in Riverside Park. General Charles H. Collis presided. Among those at the principal table with him were General J. M. Schofield, ex- Governor Cameron of Virginia, Colonel F. D. Grant, Henry E. Howland, General Nelson A. Miles and General G. M. Dodge. General Miles responded to the toast, “Grant with the Army of the Potomac.” He paid a touching tribute to Grant, and said he was the greatest general who ever lived in this or any time. Ex-Governor W. E. Cameron of Virginia responded to the toast, “Grant Before Ap- pomattox; After Appomattox, the Friend of Confederate Soldiers.”” He said in part: “There was a time when in the North as well as the South Grant’s ability asa gep- eral and his magnitude as a man were alike misunderstood. But happy is he to whom increasing knowledge deepens the respect and broadens the admiration.” Referring to the close of the war, the speaker said: “No terms were required of them save the disarmentand a pledge against renewed hostiiity. No sacrifice was demanded which might have wounded the most delicate sense of honor. And by such gentle methods it was that Grant, after subduing the martial ability, con- quered the gratitude of the confederation.” PITTSBURG, Pa., April 27.—The Amer- icus Republican Club gave its annual din- ner to-night in honor of the birthday of General U. 8. Grant. Congressman John Dalzell was toastmaster. The speakers were: Senator W. B. Allison of Iowa, Congressman William P. Hepburn of Iowa and Congressman Charles 8. Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr. Hepburn responded to the toast, “The Republican Party,” devoting his remarks to the tariff legislation enacted by the Republicans and its effect upon the L field of labor and the industrial life of the country. “Two Years of Democratic Administra- tion” was the subject taken by Congress- man Grosvenor. He severely arraigned the President and his Cabinet for their course in matters of state, and roundly condemned the recent Congress for its in- activity and the numerous scandals which it originated. Senator Allison responded to the toast “Grant,” giving an eloquent review of the career and character of the general and statesman. The Towa Senator refrained from discussing political matters except as pertaining to General Grant’s career. KILLED A WIFE BEATER. Robert Luscomb of Milwaukee Shoots His Sister’s Husband. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 27.—Emil Sanger. a brother of Walter Sanger, was shot and killed by Robert Luscomb, ex- City Attorney, at a late hour to-night and Luscomb is in jail. Sanger’'s wife is a sis- ter of Luscomb. To-night she sought shelter in Luscomb’s house, claiming that her husband had il treated her. Sanger went to Luscomb’s house, sought admission, and, thereupon, Luscomb shot him through the plateglass door with a double-barrelled shotgun. The charge entered Sanger’s head, killing him instantly. Mr. Luscomb says that S8anger came to his house at 11:45 to-night and began kick- ing the door. As he (Sanger) had warned his wife that he would kill her if she went to Luscomb’s he was afraid for his own and his sister’s safety and he fired. Mr. Luscomb says Mrs, Sanger has suf- fered the harshest kind of treatment from her husband and is now under the care of | a doctor. Mrs. Sanger's body is black and blue from the beatings her husband has given herand she has been under a doc- tor’s care for several days. Emil Sanger is the president of the Sanger Sons Company, manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, and is the well- known bicycle rider’s elder brother. Lus- comb is the son of one of Milwaukee’s old- est and best-known families and is a lead- ing lawyer with a large practice. FOR SOME WESTERN MAN, Crisp Speal\(s of the Next Choice of the Democrats for President. | At the Same Time He Sets Forth His Views' on the Silver Questlion. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 27.—A spe- cial to the Times from Atlanta, Ga., say: Speaker Crisp, who is at his home in Americus, in an interview with a corre- spondent to-day, declared for the free coinage of silver, and gave it as his opin- ion that the Democrats should nominate a Western man for the Presidency. In the course of the interview, which is quite lengthy, Mr. Crisp says, among other things: “There should never have been any doubt as to my position on this question. I made a speech for free silver ten years | ago, before anybody but politicians had considered it. I stand to what I then said, and I have never varied. “The disposition of the tariff clears the way for the settlement of the silver ques- tion. That question is now fully before us.” | “Will it be the issue before the people | next year?”’ “It will,” said he; “and in such a way that it must be settled directly—not by subterfuge or evasion, but openly, so the people may understand it. The majority of American people in both political parties are in favor of the restoration of the free coinage of silver. They are to-day behind the free silver movement, and will push it on to success and have free silver re- established to its old equality with gold. “In the next campaign the rehabilitation of silver will be the main and controlling issue upon which the Democracy will ap- peal to the people. The platform to be adopted in 1896 should declare for the free coinage of silver direct with a set of princi- ples responding to the demandsof the common people. We should select a good man with a record identified with the nominal sentiment that now controls the party. The only fear I haveis not that people are not in favor of free silver, but that the free silver people, who are in the majority, may divide into factions. “Iam,” concluded Mr. Crisp, “in favor of the free coinage of silver, as I have always been, and the Democratic voters will declare for it next year. The talk of Mr. Cleveland for a third term, under any conditions, has no basis. The people will not make that break in the record. His views on the financial question are not shared by the people.”” S e M HURLED FROM A PRECIPICE. A Ledge of Xock Gives Way and Causes Several Deaths. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.—A special to the World from Cochocton, N. Y., says: John Rich, Sydney Burns, Annie Mitchell Irene Tempest and Lora Long were stand- ing on a ledge of rock 300 feet high, which overhung the park a little to the eastward of here, last night. Four feet from the outer edge of the rock was a horizontal crack which the oldest inhabitants say has always been there, and which no one thought rendered the ledge insecure. The five young people felt the ledge giv- ing way under their feet and tried to get ofl. but were too late. Irene Tempest man- aged to grasp the edge of a solid remnant of the rock and hung there for thirty min- utes until help could reach her. The others were dead when the inhabitants reached the spot. Rich was impaled to the limb of a tree seventy-five feet from the ground. One huge fragment of the rock rolled upon the tracks of the Erie Railway just after the Buffalo express passed. S e Zella Sues George Gould. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 27.—The World to-morrow will say: Mrs. Roga- zella Ruhman, better known as Zella Nicolaus, whose entanglement with the Gould family gave her widespread noto- riety, has brought suit in the Hudson County Court at Jersey City against George J. Gould for $50,000 damages. Counselor Simpson has the case in charge and bases his action on malicious prose- cution. A I Defended by His Mother. FORT SCOTT, Kans., April 27.—The de- fense in the Strevit murder trial to-day made some very strong points. The pris- oner’s mother testified that her son was home on the afternoon of the murder and she discredited several of the strong points of the wife's confession. TR Bloodhounds on a Murderer’s Trail. SIDNEY, Onro, April 27.—Bloodhounds were to-day set’ upon the trail of Wife- murderer Purkepile. They were followed by a large number of men armed, but no trace of the fugitive hasbeen discovered, RATION OF SAILORS, No Reason for the Many Complaints Made Lately. JACK IS VERY WELL FED. Stories of Insufficiency Are Started by Those Deprived of Pickings. MANY FARE WORSE ON SHORE. Naval Supplies Fixed by Congress and Cannot Be Changed by Any Officer. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.—The officials of the Navy Department are net- tled by the frequent severe criticisms upon the insufficiency of the naval rations which emanate from the Pacific Coast ports. The Secretary has no hesitation in ascribing them to the ¢ bumboat-” men and the keepers of shops patronized by sailors who have been deprived of handsome “pickings’’ from the sailors, by the enforcement of the order limiting the the number of rations in a mess that may be commuted or turned into cash by the sailors ana spent ashore. The naval ration is fixed by an act of Congress and it is not within the power of any man, ‘even of the Secretary of the Navy, to change it, either by in- crease or diminution. The naval officers assert that it is the most lib- eral of any furnished to the sailors of the naval powers and that a vast majority of the people of America are not as well supplied with good wholesome food as are our sailors. The ration as fixed by the law includes the following staples, all, it is said, in sufficient quantity for any person: Bread, flour, pork, beef, preserved meat, beans, peas, rice, dried fruits, butter, toma- toes, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, pickles, melasses, vinegar, fresh meat and vege- tables. When within reach of a market, the law is so construed as to permit a wide range of foods under these general heads. For instance, the sailor may have fresh bread or biscuit, under the head of flour. He may have cornmeal, hominy, oatmeal, rye and cracked wheat. If he tires of beef and pork he may try mutton, veal and poultry, or he can turn to canned beef and mutton, ham, bacon, sausage and fish. Any kind of fresh vegetables the market affords may go on the mess table, and for dessert he can fall back on dried apples, peaches, raisins, currants, prunes, figs and dates. But the sailor who still has an ungrati- fied appetite may indulge it, for in every mess of twenty-four persons six rations may be commuted each day, involving $180, which may be applied to the pur- chase of luxuries. No distinction in persons is made in the issue of naval rations, and the admiral commanding the fleet receives the same rations, no more nor less, than the young- est apprentice aboard ship receives, and can receive only the same commutation for each ration. The food supplied the ship from the market must be carefully inspected when brought aboard the ship, and to insure good quality and good cookery the captain tastes a sample of each meat cooked for the men. No one can withhold the full ration from a sailor, and he has simply to go to “‘the mast” to have a complaint entered, and, if he persists, a board of three officers must be appointed to inquire into it and see that the law is complied with. CORRESPONDENTS CHECKED. Turkish Officials Refuse to Permict Them to Proceed. BOSTON, Mass., April 27.—Advices re- ceived here by letter from Constantinople say: Two English newspaper corre- spondents recently arrived at Trebizonde from Constantinople with full passports to go to Erzeroum. The officials at Tre- bizonde refused to allow them to continue their journey. The English Consul de- manded permission for them to go and this permission was refused and an indemnity of thirty Turkish lyre ($132) for each traveler demanded. The authorities telegraphed to Constantinopleand the reply came back: “Pay the money, but do not permit the men to go on.” —_— Indicted for Murder. COLUMBUS, Osmro, April 27.—Mrs. Liz- zie Williams, who killed her two children at the Park Hotel, has been indicted for murder in the first degree. TEAS, COFFEES, SPIGES, BEST QUAIITY. LOWEST PRICES. TEAS - - 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 cents per pound COFFEES 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 cents per pound A Guaranteed Saving of 25 Cents on Each Dollar Purchase You Make at Great American Importing Tea Co.’s STORES. No dler. No solicitors’ profits to pay. GoSTs aeiivered trve. A BEAUTIFUL PRESENT GIVEN FREE T0 EACH PURCHASER. 52 Market Street 140 Sixth Street 1419 Polk Street 521 Montgomery Ave. 2003 Fillmore Street 3006 Sixteenth Street 617 Kearny Street 965 Market Street 333 Hayes Street 218 Third Street 104 Second Street 148 Ninth Street 2510 Mission Street 3259 Mission Street 917 Broadway 131 San Pablo Avenue 616 E. Twelfth Street Park Street and Ala- meda Avenue San Francisco } Oakland } Alameda NEW TO-DAY. PHILADELPHIA SHOE (0. STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT. ATEST STYLES. Southern Ties! How neat and gracefully they fit the foot, and what a nobby, siylish appearance they present. They are the latest style for ladies, and are considered the best sellers the market. We have a large stock of them on hand, and can sell them at greatly reduced prices. This week we have a bargain in Southern Ties. T have Rus- set, Kid Vamps, Fine Brown Cloth Tops, Pointed Toes and V-shaped Tips and are Hand-turned, and we are offering them for. F200. Just think of su. « fine article at such alow price, and vet so dressy. These Ties wear and fit well, and are being sold elsewhere for $2 50 and $3. $1.29 How the little fellows do wear their shoes and the healtbler they are the quicker the boys knock them out. Now we recognize that fact, and have secured a Russet Leather Button Shoe, with Dous ble Soles and Spring Heels, which we will sell for $l125. ‘These shoes are for the little fellows who are constantly running and racing and who wear sizes ranging from 10 to 13%5. 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