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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1895. BEATH IN THE FLOOD, Great Havoc Caused by the Bursting of a Dyke. VILLAGES SWEPT AWAY, Many Perish in the Pathway of the Relentless Tor- rent. HUNDREDS MADE HOMFLESS. Immense Damage Done to French Provinces and the Loss Will Reach Ten Millions. EPINAL, Fraxce, April 27.—The enor- mous reservoir near here burst to-day, in- undating many villages in the district and drowning many people. So far thirty- eight bodies have been recovered. The damage to property is tremendous. The Great Bousey dyke of the Epinal district of Vosges, it now appears, burst at * 5 o’clock this morning. The cubic area of the dyke is 8,000,000 meters. A great rush of waters followed. It is impossibleat this hour to get a correct estimate of the damage done or the number of lives lost, but from the number of bodies already found the indications are that the loss of life will be very heavy. in all directions are inter- rupted and a large number of villages are entirely flooded. In some places entire houses were swept away and large trees were torn up by the roots. The reservoir was close to the village of and connected with the Canal de The breach caused by the rush of water is over 100 meters broad. Everything possible is being done to rescue the imperiled persons. Many fam- ilies are still in danger. The authorities are also taking steps to provide relief for the homeless. Assistance and supplies will be sent from the nearest point. 1t seems the disaster caused by rsting of the dyke at Bousey is more serious than was at first supposed. In a single commune, that of Uxogeney, seven kilometers from the scene of the disaster proper, twenty-three persons were drowned. At Nomoxy, eight bodies have been found. Wherever the water flowed it destroyed everything in its path. The village of Bousey, with its extensive pisciculture es- tablishments, has disappeared. The steep vertical banks of the Canal de I'Est burst and emptied a reach of water eleven kilo- meters long in the Aviere Valley, which the flood foflowed to Nomoxy, where it flowed into the River Moselle. At Darneillues all the houses were de- stroyed and few were spared at Auxirges. Hundreds of families have been rendered homeless, and many who were asleep at the time lost even the bedclothes. The burst reservoir, which supplies the canal, is situated at Bousey and was formed by a dyke 500 meters long. It was built during the years from 1879 to 1884 and was strengthened in 1889. It consisted of a wall of masonry twenty meters high and twenty meters thick at its base. The foundation was nine meters deep. The bed of the reservoir is of natural rock. The dyke was regularly in- spected, and no signs of weakness have been detected since 1890. The damage done by the floods was im- mense, and it is believed will amount to $10,000,000. WILL FAYOR FREE SILVER, lllinois Democrats to Declare for the White Metal. Good Progress Being Made In the Educational Campaign for the West. CHICAGO, Iin, April 27.—The most sensational political development for many aday in Chicago, if not the entire West, was made public this afternoon. The coming Democratic State Convention in Illinois will, beyond all doubt, declare for free silver without an international agree- meet of any kind, and the movement is of such strength that other Western and Bouthern States will be prevented with great difficulty, if at all, from following the lead of Tllinois. As a_party, the Demo- crats of Illinois are doomed to disorganiza- tion. The authority for these statements is John Mayo Palmer, the corporation counsel of Chicago, a decided ‘“‘goldbug,” and a son of United States Senator Palmer, who has been leading the money fight of the administration in Illinois. “The sentiment in favor of free and un- limited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1,” says Palmer, “without international conference or agreement, seems to have taken complete possession of the Democ- racy of Illinois, outside of Cook County. “I conferred with men of all shadesof | opinion upon the subject, with the Republi- cans as well as Democrats. I talked with Republicans, because sometimes the lookers-on see more of the game than the players. I metold friends with whom I could talk confidentially and got the impres- sion that while there is a very strong and respectable sentiment throughout the Btate in opposition to the currency theory, yet the opponents of 16 to 1are without organization, apparently without any am- bition to succeed, and are singularly silent, while the silver men are vigorous, active and aggressive, “It seems to me utterly impossible that the opponents of 16 to 1 silver should take any part in the June convention to make any serious impression. The convention will, unquestionably, declare for 16 to 1 without conference with any nation. “We who oppose that view, although there are some differences of opinion among us, will as a rule take no partin the convention, although in some counties delegations will be sent composed of lead- ing men to represent both views, wholiy irrespective of the sentiment in that par- ticular locality. “There has been a great deal of unneces- sary personal irritation and controversy over this subject, which is very much to be deplored. There will be a good deal of talg 2bout ‘reading men out of the party.’ The immediate effect of the expected dec- laration will be to disorganize the Demo- cratic party in this State, if such & thing is possible. “The ultimate effect, should the cur- rency question be the prominent one of T 1896, will be the reorganization of both par- ties on new lines. Those who, like myself, may be called Conservatives have a faint hope that we may be able to in- duce the convention in June to declare that it is inexpedient to draw party lines upon the silver question by a State convention, but I confess I have no very great confidence that we would be able to secure this. Unless the refusal of the Democrats who agree with me to take part in the convention shall lead the party elsewhere to believe that Democratic sentiment is not thoroughly represented by the conven- tion, this declaration will have a very strong and powerful influence upon the varties in the Western and Southern States, but will not, I think, affect any- | thing east of Ohio.” LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 27.—United States Senator Cullom of Illinois, who ar- rived in this city to-day, said: ‘“Silver sentiment is growing rapidly. The Repub- licans will settle the matter in the next Congress satisfactorily to the people. I think there will be a combination of Popu- lists and Republicans which will control the House and elect whoever is a Republi- can candidate to the Presidency. Iam not looking for this nomination, as has been reported.” The Senator is here to investi- gate harbors. SALT LAKE, Uram, April 27. — The Tribune has received a létter from Gover- nor Rickards of Montana in which he says: “The forthcoming silver conference to be held in your city on May 15 promises to be a success far beyond our anticipations, and will, I believe, prove an initial step in an aggressive educational campaign for free silver. I wish to extend to you my sincere thanks for the noble fight you are making in the intevest of practical bimetallism in the columns of your able journal and the interest you have shown in the success of the conference.”’ R Where Immorality Prevails, ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 27.—A special to | the Republic from Houston, Tex., says: | The Grand Jury sent in a report to-day | which is creating comment. It scores the | Mayor and the Chief of Police for allowing | disorderly houses, gambling dens, variety theaters, etc., and holds the Mayor re- sponsible. The Chief of Police and his | deputies were indicted for refusing to give information as to these places. MILLIONS OF MELONS. Georgia Finds More Profit in Them Now- adays. This is the center of the watermelon dis- trict, which covers an area of about 150 | miles square, including the southwestern | portion of this State and the northwestern | portion of Florida, and when the season opens the freight department of the rail- roads in this section move their headquar- ters to Thomasvilleand the telegraph com- pany sends down five extra operators to handle the increased business occasioned by the purchase and shipment of the crop. The seasons lasts about two months, be- ginning with July and ending with August, and last year between 7000 and 8000 car- loads were shipped outside the State, car- rying an average of 1200 melons to a car, which makes a total of about 9,000,000 mel- ons contributed to the Northern and West- ern appetites. That the crop of the approaching season will be even greater than that of la. ar | is indicated by the amazing fact that 52,000 | pounds of seeds have already been sold at the single town of Monticello, and as my informant remarked : “That’s a right smart lot of them, when you come to consider thata watermelon seed don’t weigh nothing.” I can obtain no complete report of the sales of seeds from any other town, but the | dealers here tell me the demand is greater | than ever before, and one grocer claims to nave sold $15060 worth this month. | The watermelon business has become | systematized during the last three or four years, and the profits are so greatand so | certain that one would think everybody | would go into it. But there is a curious conservatism among the elder planters and a rrejudicc against all innovations in | agriculture and everything else, so that the old-fashioned people stick to cotton even at 5 cents a pound and look upon ng as a degraded Yankee | is true that afew enter- prising Yankees taught these people the | profit in watermelons, a great many of the | younger native farmers have gone | into the business and done equally well. | The first ripe melons that come in bring prices that are comparatively enormous, often $200 a car, or from 15 to 20 cents each; but as they get more plenty the rates come down and about August 1, at the height of the season, farmers are lucky to get'$25 a car, although there is a fair profit even at that rate. The average for the year is | about $50 a car, and as an acre of good ground will produce several carloads it will be easily seen that there are few more profitable crops. No agent will buy melons weighing less than _eighteen pounds. The small ones, called ‘‘culls,” are sold in the local market and fed to | hogs and cattle, and hundreds of thou- | sands of them are left to rot upon the ground.; The greatest item of expense in raisin melons is to carry them to market. A the cultivation necessary is to plow the ground and plant the sceds and keep the weeds down by going over the soil two or | three times during the season with a small | plow or a harrow, and then “pull” the melons when they are ripe, Fifteen or $20 an acre is ample to cover all possible expense, except the hauling, but they are so bulky and light that it takes several wagon-loads to fill a car, and most of the | farms are a considerable distance from a railway station. It is a curious fact that the soil abso- lutely refuses to furnish two crops of melons in succession, and it never pays to plant the same field oftener than once in three or four years. The wisest farmers alternate between corn, cotton and water- melons, making the latter crop eveg three enrs.d—Tuomnsville(Fh.)lemrm hicago ecord. OAT AND DOG TEASER. Electricity and a Bucket of Milk the Combination. “I've got a great scheme,” said an in- genious Orange County man. “There’s no patent on it either. It is justa cat and dog teaser, and it beats anything I ever saw for the purpose. I got an old stove zinc and laid it on the ground near the back door. “Then I put a wooden bucket of milk on the zine. In the kitchen I've got a battery of two gallon cells and a foua-inch coil, with a vibrating circuit-breaker. One wire is connected to the zine plate and the ot;:ir terminates in a piece of metal in the milk. ‘““You just ought to see the effect. A cat comes along, smells the milkand goes for it. She just touches the milk with her whiskers and looks puzzled when the slight, tingling shock is felt. Then she re- turns to the attack and touches her tongue to the surface of the milk. Her hair raises then and she emitsa howl of rage or pain as she springs away from the pail and F:en turns to look back at it. “I have seen the same cat take two shocks within as maxay minutes, and then act as if she wanted to try it again, but didn’t dare to. “With dogs it is different. The dog steps upon the zinc, laps his long tongue into the milk, and then throws a back somerset. He wants no more after that, but tucking his tail between his legs, "m.;fi out of the yard as quickly as possible. “If you want to try it you needn’t usea whole pail of - milk.” Just take a crocker; dish and it will answer just as well. Mil! i8 cheap up our way, you know, and I took the first that came AR e g Snn.m e handy.”—New WILLIA'S SLY WORK Germany Is Arm and Arm With France and Russia IN FAR EAST POLITICS. The Emperor Himself Is Re- sponsible for the Turn of Events. CHANGE OF A NATION'S POLICY. In View of the Czar’s Promises His Majesty Took the Reins In His Own Hands. BERLIN, Germaxy, April 27. — The curious spectacle of Germany arm in arm politically with France and Russia in re- spect to the far East has completely taken the Germans aback. Germany has never been in such a position since before the war of 1870. According to trustworthy in- formation the Emperor himself is respons- ible for this turn of events, and it must be admitted he made a score in the game of politics in view of the fact that France is acting in concert with Germany against the natural inclination, which is amply shown in the comments of the French news- papers, in which dissatisfaction is ex- pressed at the French Government in en- tering into a combination with Germany. The important part which the Emperor took in bringing about this situation is quite equal to his previous exploits on au- tocratic lines. Up to the middle of last | week Germany’s policy was non-interyen- tion in the affairs of the far East unless her interests were directly interested, and an official statement at the end of the past week was to the effect that Germany would not interfere with the terms of peace im- posed. A sudden change, however, then oc- curred, for as a result of the inter- change of telegrams between the Czar and Emperor William, through the intermediary of the Russian Charge d’ Affaires at Berlin, his *Majesty took the reins into his own hands and in view of certain expressions and half-implied promises made by the Czar- directed a change in diplomatic action in consonance with the views of Russia. The Chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, was then away from Berlin visiting his estate | at Schillingsfurth, and neither his advice nor that of Freiherr Marshal von Bieber- stein, the Imperial Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was sought or given. Prince Hohenlohe in fact did not return to Berlin until last Wednesday and in the lobbies of the Riechstag on Tuesday it was rumored that his position was shaken and Count von Eulenberg would probably replace him. The Chancellor is in failing health and un- able to devote himself as steadily to his functions as previously. Nevertheless, the rumor of his resignation is erroneous, or at any rate premature. The people of Berlin have been im- mensely entertained by the duel which has been proceeding between the Govern- | ment and the Municipal Council of Berlin on the question of the anti-revolutionary bill. The facts are that the magistracy of Berlin resolved to petition the Reighstag against the bill and in- vited the Municipal Councilors to press their adhesion to the magistrates petition. Herr von Koeller, the Secretary of State for the Interior, however. stepped in and directed the provincial President of Brandenburg to command the magistracy to refrain from presenting the petition and from inviting the Municipal Councilors to join them. This was done, whereupon a meeting of the magistracy and Municipal Councilors was held, and it was then resolved to convoke a great meeting at this place of the city magistrates and municipal councilors from all parts of Germany on May 8. The sup- port received since then promised that the meeting will be the occasion for an im- posing demonstration against the bill, the adoption of which all liberals agree would be a death-blow to freedom of speech in Germany. In the meanwhile the Municipal Council- lors, in nowise overawed at Herr von Koeller’s action respecting the magistracy, determined to persist in presenting their own petitions. Herr von Koeller then ordered the President of Brandenburg Province, Achenbach, to enter an objec- tion to the petition of the Municipal Councilors. Burgomaster Zello accordingly appeared at the Thursday’s sitting of the Municipal Council and presented this objection, but the Councilors unanimously declined to recognize its validity and directed their president, Dr. Langerhaus, to forward the petition to the Reichstag immediately. This was done yesterday and President Achenbach telegraphed to President Lan- gerhaus threatening him with a tine of 300 marks if he forwarded the petition. The petition, however, had been for- warded to the Reichstag twelve hours pre- viously and President Achenbach received the laconic reply: “Too late.” The Government is thus placed in & sub- limely ridiculous position and the Berlin- ers, who have a keen sense of humor, are intensely amused at the whole affair. As can be imagined, the matter is not viewed in the same light by the Govern- ment, and reports are current that Prince Hohenlohe and Herr von Koeller have fallen out about the bill. The latter will undoubtedly resign if the bill is rejected. The programme of the ceremoniesat- tending the opening of the Baltic and North Sea canal are now virtually settled. About twenty-two warships, German and foreign, are expected to take part in the procession through the canal. The troubles of Turkey in connection with the dispatch of a vessel to Kiel to take part in the ceremonies are affording amusing reading. The Turkish Govern- ment at first declined to take part in the naval celebration on account of the poor state of its finances. The Emperor wrote an autograph letter to the Sultan asking him to send a warship to Kiel. The Sultan summoned the Minister of Marine, Hassan Pasha, and asked him if it was absolutely impossible to comply with Germany’s wishes., The Minister carefully stated the formidable list on paper of the Turkish warships and found that he had only three frigates at his disposal which were suitable, and tbese needed refitting, which would cost a great deal of time and money. 7 Suddenly Hassan Pasha remembered that the Turkish Government had ordered alarge torpedo-boat from the Germania ship-building yards at Kiel. This vessel is already built, but has not yet been paid for on account of lack of funds. The brilliant idea struck Hassan Pasha to send a crew to Kiel and hire this boat for a few days of the festivities. Difficul- ties, however, supervened to pravent the execution of this scheme, and it was finally decided to order the Turkish cruiser Hey- belnuma to go to Kiel. The Emperor has signed an order giving for the first time in the history of the Ger- man army a new complexion to the big imperial maneuvers, ‘which is exciting deep interest in army circles. Instead of the usual evolutions, regular army maneu- vers will take place, the Emperor having fixed the number of troops to take part in them at 110,000 Bishop Fitzgerald of New Orleans, La., is in Berlin, presiding over the European Methodist conference. There are 300 dele- gates in attendance, The lower house of the Prussian Diet has adopted Herr Camp’s motion that preference be given to home products in purchases by the State of agricultural produce. During the course of the debate Herr Hammerstein-Loxten, the Minister of Agriculture, announced that the Govern- ment had decided, as an experiment, to establish in the chief trade centers cereal warehouses for the use of agricultural societies at cheap rentals. The second reading of the anti-revolution bill has been fixed for May 6. : KNIGHTS OF THE GAIP. Annual Picnic of the Traveling Men to Take Place' in June. : Directors of the Pacific Coast Asso- clation Are Arranging Detalls. The doings of those wide-awake couriers of trade known as commercial travelers are always of interest. Those gentlemen are the life of the trading world. They stay up late and rise early in order to meet the requirements of their honorable and exacting profession. The board of directors of the Pacific Coast Commercial Travelers’ Association met at the Grand Hotel last evening. Di- rectors W. F. Peterson, R. H. Davis, S. K. Thornton, Cal Eubanks, B. Galland, 8. M. Heller and A. C. Boldemann were present. The following applicants were elected to membership: Joseph Leudan, C. H. Ver- celius, G. W. Harris, L. N. Tryon, John H. Davies and Alex T. Lipman. A death benefit of $500 was ordered paid to the widow of Charles O. Sweet. The committee having in charge the ar- rangements for the Santa Cruz picnie, to take place the latter part of next June, re- ported encouraging progress. The South- ern Pacific Railway has conceded a reduced rate of $2 for the round trip—$150 for ladies—and hotels offer a special rate of $2 per day. A special train, elaborately dee- orated, will carry the travelers down. Sey- eral bands of music will be in attendance. The merchants of Santa Cruz are very en- thusiastic over the picnic. Chairman Davis says he has assurances from several hundred travelers that they will attend, and many of them have already engaged hotel accommodations. Circular with full details will be shortly issued. A resolution wae adopted to the effect that exclusive complimentary invitations to the picnic be given to Charles M. Short- ridge of the CArn and Mr. Thorn of the Grand Hotel, in recognition of their many c;mrtesies to the members of the associa- tion. The relief committee was instructed to extend aid to two needy members in the sum of $10 a week until further notice. Ben L. Schiff was elected to the board of directors. The treasurer’s report showed a cash balance of $8433 91. A protest against taxing commercial travelers was ordered to be entered against the officials of Berkeley. The date of the semi-annual meeting was set for June 28 at Pythian Castle. ————— Knocked Down by a Bicycle. The case of Ernest Labot, charged with bat- tery, was again called in Judge Low’s court yesterday and was continued for & week. Labot, who is bellboy in the Sutherland House, was riding a bicycle in Golden Gate avenue on March 29, when be knocked down !{lifiie Hausen, a young girl living at 714} Franklin street, who was crossing the street. The girl was seriously injured and is now in a critical condftion at St. Mary’'s Hospital. SEA ISLAND DIALECT. How the Colored Residents of the Caro- lina Seaboard Talk. Alfred was a lanky, loose-jointed youth, with the shambling gait of a raccoon and more than his share of Afro-American laziness. In color, says the Columbus State, he was a chinquapin brown, or, as the hands on the plantation called it, “a bay kind of nigguh, suh.” With the arro- gance of the copper-alloyed negro he looked down upon the darker-hued mem- bers of his race. He was employed in doing odd jobs about the plantation, and one day was coming over the railroad crossing on his way from the ‘big spring,” balancing a {mcket of water upon the hatless crown of his woolly head, when, as he aused to look up and down the ines of glittering steel rails, osten- sibly to see “‘wedder de shoo fly train dey on time,” he caught sightof a rival and enemy, Panl Youngblood, a thick-set bul- let-headed black 2 year or two older and many pounds heayier than our hero. Put- ting down his bucket and lounging toward the newcomer, who had paused at the croufinf. Alfred demanded : “Panl, wat you tell Pink 'bout me to de settin’ up las’ Sattyday nite?”” “Tell w'ich Pink?"” “Aun’ Sarah grand’daater Pink. You know um berry well 2’ “Who tell you I know she?” 5 “Ef you ain’ know 'um you ’quaintan’ wid 'um.” “Well, ef T is ’gua{nma' wid 'um I nebber tell 'um nutt'n.” “You tell 'um dat I could’n specify.” “Who tell you I tell 'um?” ¢ 'Lizzybet’ tell me.” “W'ich *Lizzybet’ dat?” “Same ‘Lizzybet’; you mus’ be fool, enty?”’ “Don’t you cuss me a fool.” ““I cuss you a fool, yaas, en’ I cuss you a lie, en’ I cuss you a nigguh!” 3 *If you cuss me a nigguh, yourself is a nigguh!” “Who—me?" “Yaas, you.” *Bipp.” Alfred took a heavy lightwood knot {rom a pile of engine wood near by and brought it down with a whack on the thick skull’ of his opponent. The blow didn’t seem to trouble the recipient much, and he stood looking dazedly at his assailant until the sight of his own blood trickling down on the glnnks reminded him that he had been espitefully used. Seizing Alfred suddenly by the ears he butted him full in the fore- head, and the two skulls crashed together with a sound like the coupling of freight- cars with automatic bumpers. - The battle was a short one. Alfred fell to earth, and 'was soundly belabored before I could make the now thoroughly aroused Paul abandon the fight. “Now, Alfud,” said the con done bruk yo’ mout’, you is satisfy, enty?’’ Alfred rose from the fray with a trium- g‘})u!:& 'glcs, his “head bloody but un- Wi uerer, “‘I "N’x;:ine,” said he through his swollen lips, as he took up his burden and moved lsilcok‘.")'y away. “Anyhow, I git een de fuss FOOTBALL FATALITIES An Appalling List of Casualties in Great Britain. ONE SEASON’S MISHAPS Twenty Deaths and Hundreds of Minor Injuries Caused by the Games. THE LATEST LONDON GOSSIP. Wales Has Seventy Uniforms and an Enormous, Costly Wardrobe. _ LONDON, Exg., April 27.—The English football season is closed and the West- minster Gazette publishes its annual foot- ball “butchers’ bill.” The “bill” shows that during the season there were twenty deaths from injuries received on the football field and that over 150 legs, arms and collar-bones were broken, be- sides many cases of concussion of the brain or spine, paralysis, kneecaps split and hun- dreds of minor casualties, The committee appointed to raise funds for the purchase of the residence of the late Thomas Carlyle in order to fit it up as a Carlyle Museum have already collected £1700, and it is expected the purchase will be completed in May and that the museum will open in June. Carlyle’s writing-desk was among the articles recently auctioned off at the sale of the belongings of Oscar Wilde. It brought fourteen guineas, and was proably secured by an American. Some curious details have been pub- lished here regarding the wardrobe of the Prince of Wales. It appears that he possesses seventy uni- forms, at an average cost of £170. Itis added that he pays 12 guineas ($62 50) for a frock coat, 15 guineas (about $78) for a dress suit. For trousers he pays 4 gnineas ($21). His ordinary trousers will cost 8 to 10 guineas ($42 to $52 50). During the London season the Prince consumes two frock coats per month, and he uses about a dozen suits annually. He has an immense number oi ordinary suits of clothes, and never wears one more than two or three times. In addition his shooting suits cost 300 guineas a year. The Prince has three silk hats every fortnight and never wears a pair of gloves twice. In shoes he is the best dressed man in the kingdom. During the week the continental carnival with its battle of flowers, etc., was intro- duced into England at Eastbourne, the fashionable watering - place, and will doubtless become an annual feature here. Buyers from all countries, including the United States, were present this week at the annual horse fair at Lincoln, where horses of every class were on exhibition. The great wheel at Earl Court, imitated from the Ferris wheel, was finished to- day, with the exception of the woodwork. It is said to be an jmprovement and is much larger than the Chicago wheel, and has been sixteen months in building. The Earl of Lonsdale, who is a member of the Dunraven syndicate which is build- ing Valkyrie I1I to compete for the Amer- ica’s cup, has been elected commodore of the Royal London Yacht Club. The late Mr. Corney Grain, who died shortly after his partner, German Reed, seems to have done fairly well with the management of St. George's Hall, for he left a fortune of $80,000. Kisber, the winner of the Derby of 1876, is dead. Kisber was a bay colt by Bucca- neer, and in 1876 was owned by A. Bal- tazzi. There were 226 subscribers to the Derby stakes in that year, and fifteen horses started. Kisber, ridden by Maide- mont, won in 2 min. 44 sec. Viscount Peel, the late Speaker of the House of Commons, is to receive the free- dom of the city of London. The Lancet says that Professor Huxley, though suffering seriously from influenza and bronchitis, is slightly better. Ellen Terry is again able to appear at the Lyceum Theater after her illness. Miss Terry has not been well all winter. Mr. and Mrs. Beerbohm Tree arrived here on Thursday from New York. They were met by crowds of friends and pro- nounced themselves to be immensely pleased with America, the audiences and especially with American theaters. On Thursday last “The Passport,” by Stephenson and Yardley, had its first per- formance at Terry’s Theater. It is partly taken from “My Official Wife,”” is an ex- cellent comedy and was a distinct success, T0 SUPPORT JAPAN. Reported Stand of England in the East- ern Controversy. SHANGHATI, Cur~a, April 27.—It is re- ported here that a high official in the north is authority for the state- ment that England will support Japan, which will refuse to listen to the remonstrances of the other powers regarding the treaty terms of peace with China, which give the Japanese pos- session of the Chinese territory. A dis- patch from a private source in Japan says the condition of affairs between Russia and Japan begins to look very serious. LONDON, Exe., April 27.—Inquiries made in official circles here to-day in re- gard to the Shanghai dispatch of this morning, in which a high official in the north is said to be the authority for a statement that England will sup- port Japan, which will refuse to listen to the remonstrances of the other powers, would deem to show that Great Britain does not favor the annexation by Japan of the Liao Tung Peninsula, but that she did not see her way to join &t this juncture in the demand of the other powers. PARIS, Fraxce, April 27.—It isreported on the Bourse that Japan has agreed to revise the terms of the treaty of peace with China, as desired by the intervening powers. ——e Dined With Queen Victoria. DARMSTADT, Germany, April 27.— Emperor William arrived here to-day. He visited at the Lutzen Platz Palace and dined with Queen Victoria, who is here in attendance upon the christening of the Grand Duchess of Hesse. The christening occurred last Wednesday. i Trial of Oscar Wilde. LONDON, Exne., April 27.—The trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor was re- sumed at the Old Bailey Court to-day. Alfred Wood was severely cross-examined by Bir Edward Clarke, counsel for Wilde, but his evidence was not shaken. Fred- erick Atkins, described as a variety singer, gave evidence as to knowing Alired Taylor ) and others mentioned during the trial. The trial was tinally postponed until Mon- day. ———— The Wicklow Election. DUBLIN, IgeELaxp, April 27.—The re- sult of the election for member of Parlia- liament in the east division of Wicklow yesterday, to succeed John Sweetman, who resigned on account of refusing any longer to vote with the McCarthyites and sought re-election as a Parnellite, is as follows: O’Kelly (McCarthyite) 1253, Sweetman (Parnellite) 1191, Colonel Tottenham (Un- ionist) 1165. Eruption of Colima. CITY OF MEXICO, MEX., April 27.—Col- | ima volcano is again in a state of eruption, | emitting great columns of smoke and fire, both night and day. The inhabitants of the immediate neighborhood of the vol- cano are leaving their homes. St gbe e el Killed by « Jealous Wife. PARIS, France, April 27.—Meninger, the famous list, was shot and killed with a revolver to-day by his wife. who | afterward committed suicide. Jealousy was the cause. POLITICIANS MUST WA Governor Budd Wants More Time to Appoint the Board of Health. Attorney Robert Y. Hayne Has De- clined a Place on the Code Commission. “T can’t appoint the Board of Health before the middle of May,” Governor Budd declared yesterday. “I’'m going home to- morrow and I won’t be back to San Fran- cisco till Tuesday. Before I give out any- thing definite about the personnel of the board I want to spend a week or ten days in consultation with the Democrats of this City. The appointments, therefore, can- not be made until the latter part of the second week of next month. “I assure you, too, that the only reason I have not made the appointment before is that I have not been able to give the matter sufficient thought. I know the politicians are disappointed, but I can’t help that. I do not want to displace an able man toappoint as his successor a man I know nothing about. “I intend to carry out my first intention of giving audience to the doctors and lead- ing Democ rats of the City. In this way I can learn everything that can be said for or against any particular candidate. You can rest assured, though, that I have no one mnow in view. Of course I have my friends, but I have not fixed upon any one definitely.” Governor Budd had little to say about the lesser patronage connected with the Health Office. That little was to the point. He declared that he did not intend to try to control the minor places. “I have neither the time nor the desire,” he said. “Of course, I may make sugees- tions, but as to dictating appointments, such a thing is utterly foreign to my ideas.” A number of Republican officials were spoken of. These gentlemen will have to meet grave charges from the Democratic politicians. The Governor smiled when they were spoken of and said that there need be no fear of those gentlemen remain- ing in office. This is in line with the desires of the horde of hungry politicians who are looking for places. The declara- tion will meet with their clamorous ap- roval. In fact, every possible removal hat is left untouched will cause bitter complaints. They feel assured that this announcement sounds the political death- knell of the Superintendent of the Alms- house and the men whom his influence protects, “The Code Commission will be appointed in a few days,” said the Governor. “Of course, O. P. Baldwin is to be one of them. I am sorry to say that Mr. Hayne will not be able to accept the place. I have decided upon another Democrat to fill the position, however.”” . ‘Who'this other Democrat was the Gov- ernor would not state. His reason was thas he wanted to have the matter definitely settled before he made it public. If there were_still a doubt the friende of opposing candidates, he feared, would make gus life miserable by plying him with pleadings, arguments and accusations. “I have not had time to devote my- self to an investigation of the affairs of the various State institutions yet,” he con- cluded. “You may rest assured that T will redeem my pledges in that particular, how- ever. My peregrinations over the State will begin shortly, I hope. Then I will see to it that every possible leak is stopped. “No more canvasback ducks will be cbarged as contingent expenses,” he added. “And those contingent expenses will now have to be closel,y explained and the reason for them given.” The Governor said that he had no changes in view in the directorates of these various institutions, although he would undoubtedly make some in order to beable to insure a personal supervision of their affairs. As yet he declared he had not had time to consider where these changes would be advisable. And as a proof of the truth of his statements, he pointed to the fact that he had not yet been able to con- sider the proper men to appoint to fill three vacancies in the board of directors at the Agnews and Mendocino asylums. “AILT know, now," he said, “is that T am going to the university banguet to- night. To-morrow I'm going to slip home and I will not be back to San Francisco till next Tuesday, when I will try to ar- range to meet the Democrats of the City in order to decide upon the Board of Health department. “A Republican? Yes, sir. Ihave not changed my mind on that point. I do not/| intend to apdpoint one Republican member on the board.” e e i STORY OF A COIN. After Twelve Years a Lost Pocket- Piece Is Returned. Several daysago A. N. Moyer, receiving teller of the Wyandotte National Bank of Kansas City, Kans., found among his day's receipts a quarter of a dollar bearing the name of “M. W. La Rue, Louisville, %y. ¥ together with some hieroglyphics, the i: dividual marks of a Royal Arch Mas He thought that the coin was undoubtediy a highly prized pocket-piece and he di- rected a postal card to M. W. La Rue, Louisville, in hope of finding the owner. He had almost forgotten the matter when he received a letter from Mr. La Rue, who had removed from Louisville to Cincinnati and afterward to Winton Place, Ohio, of which village he is now Mayor. He said thathe had lost the pocket-piece twelye years ago, and expressed himself very anxjous to get it back, saying he would gladly pay for the coin and for Mr. Moy- er’s trouble, says the Kansas City Star. Mr. Moyer sent it by registered letter to Mayor La Rue, and Friday he received a letter from him acknowledging the receipt and inclosing 36 cents, which, he said, was to pay the expenses, 25 cents for the quar- ter, 1 cent for postal-card and 10 cents for the registry stamp. 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