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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1895. SN DIEGO ARDUSED, A Lynching Likely to Follow the Capture of a Fiend. ATTACKED A YOUNG GIRL Rancher Carver’s Daughter Assailed While on Her Way to School. BLOODHOUNDS ON THE TRAIL. Posses Are Scouring the Country In Search for the Brutal Ruffian. SAN DIEGO, CaAL., May 21.—Posses are scouring the country in search of a fiend who yesterday morning made a brutal at- tack on pretty Ruby Carver, the 15-year- old daughter of H. B. Carver, a rancher, living near Buena. Bloodhounds have been sent for to aid in the search, and there are angry mutterings of intended violence if the pursuit is successful. Miss Carver was on her way to school, and had reached a lonely place in the road, where a dark canyon branched out near the Hill ranch, when a man sprang out from behind a rock and grasped her. He wore a sack over his head, which com- pletely hid his features. He first asked her to go into the canyon, and when she refused and cried for help he struck her and tried to drag her outof the road toward the canyon. The girl is quite strong and fought hard, at the same time screaming at the top of her voice. The ruffian threatened to kil her if she did not keep still, but the plucky girl fought every inch and kept screaming, finally attracting the attention of two men working on the Hill ranch. They ran to her assistance and the brutal assailant fled into the brush and escaped. The gir! fell exhausted. and, instead of giving chase to the miscreant, the men attended to her, taking her to the school, where the news she gave terrorized teacher and pupils, who huddled together till dusk and then went home in a body. The girl’s father did not hear of the assault u t, when he hastily organ- d a p ch has been scouring the country without finding a trace of the girl’s ilant. The search was kept up all day , and the posse is determined to h the man if caught. In the mean- time a telegram was sent to San Bernar- dino for bloodhounds, and upon their arrival they will be put on the trail. Ex- citement is at fever heat, and it is feared the pursuers will make short work of the unknown if the dogs track him down. ARRIVAL OF THE WILD SWAN. Her Officers Say That England Was in Harmony With This Country. SAN DIEGO, CaL., May 21.—The British gunboat Wild Swan arrived at this port to- d having sailed from Corinto on May 5. She will take on coal here and clear Satur- day for Esquimalt. One of the officers denied the report that Admiral Stephen- son had stated that the reason for occupy- ing Corinto was to testthe Monroe doc- trine, and positively asserted that the United States Government was working in barmony with Great Britain throughout the entire matter. He stated that England and Gresham were kept informed by Admiral Stephen- son of every move before and after the oc- cupation, and that the dispatches giving this information both to the English and American governments were carried by the Wild Swan from Corinto to San Juan del Sur. No attention was paid to the reports that an American fleet was on the way down the coast, as they had been pre- viously informed that the Monterey would not stop at Corinto, but was bound for Callao. Comes in From Cardiff. SAN DIEGO, CarL., May 21.—The British ship Dowan Hill, Captain Milne, arrived to-day, 138 days out from Cardiff, with 8393 tons of coal. Captain Milne reported an uneventful passage from Barry, and light head winds from the equator up, causing some delay. On February 21 he spoke the British ship Hawksdale, from Cardiff for the Gulf of California, in lati- itude 55 deg. south and 63 deg west. AL TULARE 1S VOTING, Selecting the Beauties to Lead Visalia’s Fourth of July Pageant. Search to Be Made for the Body of a Man Thought to Have Been Murdered. VISALIA, CAL., May 21.—The Fourth of July committee has made extensive prep- arations for the celebration of the National holiday in Visalia. A barbecue, bicycle races, foot races, balloon ascension and other events have been arranged. A sub- scription fund has been raised, and every- body is belping to make the celebration a success. One of the most interesting features is the selection of a goddess of liberty and representatives of California and Tulnm County in the parade. The matter is now being decided by a voting contest. The lady receiving the highest number of votes will be the goddess of liberty, the second highest will represent California, and the third highest Tulare County. Great in- terest is manifested and thousands of votes will be deposited. To-night’s count gave the following re- sult: Miss Jennie Ward 1131, Miss Minnie Stevens 921, Miss Letitia Blake 416, Miss Maude Brown 344, Capfain Lockett will send twenty-five men from Troop I, Fourth Cavalry, to as- sist in the celebration with their celebrated monkey drill. Troops for Sequoia Park. VISALIA, Can, May 21.—Troop I, - Fourth United States Cavalry, in command of Captain James Lockett, arrived here this morning, twelve days out from the Presidio. The troop will leave to-morrow for Sequoia National Fark, which they will patrol this summer., ek SEARCH FOR A MISSING MAN. James Hunt Suspected of the Murder of Oscar Costello. VISALIA, CaL., May 21.—A searching party will leave to-morrow night for the Mineral King country to hunt for the re- mains of Oscar Costello, supposed to have | been murdered last September. James Hunt, now in jail, charged with cattle- stealing, is suspected of the crime. Some of the missing man’s effects were found with him. Hunt was the last man who saw Costello. He states that Costello went across the mountains. R ey CAUGHT IN A WHIRLPOOL. Three Persons in a Boat Drowned in the Colwmbia River. SPOKANE, Wasn., May 21.—A special to the Spokesman-Review frow Water- ville, Wash., says: Word was received this morning of the drowning of C. F. B. Haskell, W. B. Barton and Mrs. Prowell, wife of Haskell's associate in conducting the Government survey on the Columbia River, The accident occurred at 6:300'clock last evening -at a point on the river a short distance below the mouth of the Methow. The parties came up the river on the steamer Ellensburg and undertook to row from Ellensburg to the Government steamer in a skiff. They were canghtina whirlpool and drawn under. Mrs. Prowell was thrown out, and the men hung to the boat. In a few moments the boat was again drawn under with the men and never reappeared. The current carried Mrs. Prowell toward shore, but before assistance could reach her she disap- peared. There were several witnesses to the catastrophe, but they were unable to ren- der aid. All the parties were from Wenat- chee. Mr. Haskell was one of the best known engineers in the State. He had al- most completed his Government contract. He leaves a widow and child, Mr. Barton a widow and two children. NEW SINTA BRBARA LI A Proposed Railway to Con- nect Inland Valleys With the Coast. Distingulshed Guests at the Flower City—A New School-house to Be Bullt. SANTA BARBARA, Car., May21.—The Board of Supervisors to-day granted a franchise for a railway in the upper por- tion of the county, the route to be from Foxen Canyon to the ocean, by way of Santa Maria. Tenders are to be advertised forat once, to be received July 1. The men at the head of this enterprise are William T. Lucas, William L. Adam and J.T. Goodwin. This means the immediate construction of the line, which shall con- nect the rich valleys of Sisquoe, Tepusquet, East Santa Maria and Santa Maria with the new Coast road, creating an outlet for all their varied products. ON A BRIDAL TOUR. Distinguished Guests Fisit Santa Bar- bara in the Sierra Mojada. SANTA BARBARA, Car, May 21— The private car Sierra Mojada lies at the Victoria-street station, having for its ten- ants quite a notable bridal party. The groom is Mr. Gugenheim, a wealthy min- ing man of Monterey, Mexico; the bride (nee Rothschild), the daughter of a wealthyNew York manufacturer. A brother of the bride, V. Sidney Rothschild, accom- panies them, and they have the usual re- tinue of attendants. The young people were married on the 3d of April, and have been traveling over the country ever since. They are now completing their bridal trip, and will from here proceed directly to their home in Monterey by way of Los Angeles. The Sierra Mojada is the private car of JF. A. Robertson. receiver-general of the Monterey and Gulf of Mexico Railroad. It is one of the prettiest cars that has ever come this way, being elaborately finished in blue and gold, with every comfort and convenience that genius can devise in so small a space. To Consider a Bond Issue. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., May 21.—A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held to-morrow, for the purpose of considering the issuance of $2500 bonds for building a new schoolhouse in the Bonita district. SEATTLE BANK FAILURE, The Merchants’ National Per- manently Closes Its Doors to Business. Fallure to Realize Upon Its Assets Is the Cause of the Collapse. SEATTLE, Wasn., May 21.—The first failure of a National bank in this city oc- curred this morning, when the Merchants’ National Bank closed its doors, and it was announced that it would not reopen. The bank was incorporated July 21, 1890, with a capital stock of $200,000. In explaining the failure, Angus Mackintosh, the presi- dent, said: ““This misfortune is the inevitable re- sult of the hard times and the inability of the people to respond to calls made upon them. Our board of directors met this morning and decided in view of the posi- tion of things not to open to-day, and to have the cashier notify the Comptroller of the action taken. We can do nothing un- til the bank examiner comes in. The bank will pay its obligations, and our aim will be to call upon our stockholders and not to go through the hands of a receiver. Stockholders will be able to recoup them- selves from the assets as fast as they are able to realize on them, and they will be ' made-a seore of 2006 on November quits sufficient to make the stockholders whole again. There are no really bad as- sets, the only difficulty being that they are slow to realize.” e S OREGON REPUBLICAN CLUBS. Plans for the Big Convention to Be Held at Portland. PORTLAND, Or., May 21.—The meeting of the State League of Republican Clubs to-morrow will be the biggest political convention ever held in this city. About 700 delegates will be present. The silver question will figure quite prominently and there is a movement on foot for the free silver people to capture the convention and declare in favor of the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. It is thought that it will not be successful, as there seems to be on the surface a majority of sentiment in favor of taking no stand on either side of the coinage guestion. The silver men cancused to-night and agreed upon their delegates to the Na- tional convention at Cleveland, and also on the form of the resolution declaring for free coinage, which they wilt bring before the convention. - s Carson Claims the Record. CARSON, NEv., May 21.—The Carson guards deny the world’s record to the Marysville shooting team on the score made. Fifty men of the Carson nnL;‘dg 9 CARLISLE COPIED IT, Mr. Thurman Scores the Secretary on His Speech. JOHN SHERMAN’S IDEAS. Cleverly Stolen by the Clever Statesman From Ken- tucky. EVIDENCE OF DISHONESTY. Some Rather Pointed Remarks Relating to the Noted *“Gold” Speech. COLUMBUS, Onro, May 21.—Allen W. Thurman Jr., chairman of the Democratic State Committee, on being asked to-day what he thought of Secretary Carlisle’s speech said: *To all those who are conversant with the history of the subject it is simply laughable to think that the great Secretary of the Treasury, in defense oi the admin- istration and sound money, has been com- pelled simply to make the same speech that has been made by the Hon. John Sherman each year for the last twenty vears. It isalmost a dead copy and has been answered over and over again until the people are weary of it. “The same dishonesty pervades it as does the copy from which it is taken, but in the case of Mr. Carlisle it is worse, be- cause he pretends to be a Democrat, and then states that Democratic Senators, and among them my father, voted for the act of 1873. He is trying to create the impres- sion all the while by his statement that they did this with the full knowledge of | what the bill contained, when he knew that every one of these Senators and Rep- resentatives (including the grand old Beck from his own State, by whom he now tries by misrepresentation to help bolster up his own traitorous position), denied, in open Senate, that they had any knowledge of what he tried in this speech by the fraud to make people believe they did. As for instance, Judge Thurman said: *“ ‘I cannot say what took place in the House, but I know when the bill was pend- ing in the Senate we thoughtit was simply a bill to reform the mint, regulate coinage and fix up one thing and another, and there was not a single man in the Senate, unless a member of the committee from which the bill came, who had the slightest idea that it was even a squint toward demonetization.” “Senator Beck said: ‘It (the bill de- monetizing silver) never was understood by either Honse of Congress. I say that with the full knowledge of the facts.’ “Nearly every member of the Senate and House made similar statements. Why did not Carlisle tell the whole truth? Can people believe such a man honest?”’ “Do you think the speech will do the silver cause any harm?"’ “Well, as I said before, Senator Sher- man has been making it for twenty years and the silver cause does not seem to be growing any less; and more, I suppose that Senator Sherman will make the same old speech at the Republican convention next week.” Ex-Senator Thurman is quite ill at pres- ent and unable to keep up with the silver question which he and his son discussed for years together and on which they fully agree. FOR THE MEMPHIS MEETING. Programme to Be Carried Out at the NSound Money Convention. MEMPHIS, TENN., May 21.—The com- mittee of fifteen appointed by the Mem- phis exchanges to arrange a programme for the Sound Money Convention met this morning and agreed upon the following order of proceedings: First—The convention will be called to order at 2 P. M. Thursday, the 23d inst., by W. J. Crawford. chairman of the committee of fifteen. Second—Election of permanent chairman and secretary. Third—Appointment of & committee on reso- lutions, consisting of one representative from each Southern State. Fourth—Address by Secretary Carlisle, fol- lowed by adjournment until 8 ». . Fifth—At 8 . ., report of the committee on resolutions. General diseussion will follow. It now seems certain that the number of delegates will reach, if it does not exceed, 500, and they will form the most represen- tative body of business men ever assembled in the South. The number of visitors will amount to thousands. CONGRESSMAN COGSWELL. Death of the Distinguished Jurist, Soldier and Statesman. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—Repre- sentative Cogswell died shortly after 1 o’clock this morning. William Cogswell was born in Bradford, Mass., August 23, 1838; he studied at Kim- ball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., and at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and entered Dartmouth College, August 23,1855; graduated at the Dane Law,School, Harvard University, in 1860, was a lawyer by profession; was Mayor of the City of Salem, Mass., in 1867-68-69, 1873 and 1874; member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1870-71, 1881-83, and a member of the State Senate in 1885-86; served in the Union army from April, 1861, till July 25, 1865; held commissions as cap- tain, lieutenant-colonel and colonel in the Second Massachusetts Infantry. and briga- dier-general by brevet, and assigned by special order of the War Department to the command of the Third Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps; was elected to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses, and re-elected to the Fifty-third Congress as a Republican, receiving 16,385 votes against 10,228 votes for Little (D.), 696 votes for Davis(P.), and 740 votes for Brown (Pob.). EEERD gl CREEK CROOKS THREATENED. Dishonesty of Officials May Cause In- surrection in the Nation. EUFAULA, Ixp. T., May 21.—Insurrec- tion is threatened in the creek Nation over money said tc have been illegally dis- posed of by Creek officers. The Indians are arming themselves and threaten to march en masse to Okmnulgee, where the Creek council is in session, and demand the restoration of the money, a part of the $200,000 appropriated by the last Congress for payment of the Creeks. Things look serious, and it is reported from Okmulgee that the chief and several others impli- cated in the misappropriation of the, money, are surrounded by armed guards. e i Causes Naval Promotions. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—The re- tirement of Rear-Admiral Meade promotes Commodore Lester A. Beardsley to be rear- admiral, Captain John A. Hgwell to be commodore, Commander Nicoff Ludlow to be captain, Lieutenant-Commander Chap- man C.Todd to be commander, Lieutenant Gotfried Lockinger to be lieutenant-com- mander, Lieutenant of the Junior Grade Leroy M. Garret to be lieutenant, Ensign Wilfred B. Hoggatt to be lieatenant junior grade. G e R “JESS” ON THE KAMPAGE. An Elephant Being Chased Through Salt Lake’s Streets. SALT LAKE, Uran, May 21.—*Jess,” one of the troop of elephants accompany- ing the syndicate circus, drew the stakes in her tent shortly after midnight, and taking to the main thoroughfares spread consternation all along her bulky wake. She made her escape during the night watchman’s slumbers, and while a big force dovetailed themselves to her she could not be restrained. A dozen troopers are on the trail of the fugitive. The city is in the wildest excite- ment and everthing is momentarily upset. While the escaped animal shows a most vicious disposition no one has been injured at this hour. et o Miss Dodge Is Dying. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—There has been no change in the condition of Miss Mary A. Dodge (Gail Hamilton). She is gradually sinking, 5 CLAIMS OF PAUL BRAY, He and Waller Unjustly Treated by the French in Madagascar. | It Would Appear That Both May Yet Receive Ample Reparation. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—Paul Bray, a stepson of ex-Consul Waller, and his co-partner in the concession in Mada- gascar, was at the State Department to- day and had an interview with Acting | Secretary Uhl. The department is mak- | ing a careful examination of the merits of | his claim for reparation and a full tran- seript of his statement will be forwaraed | to Ambassador Eustis to serve as the basis | for negotiations with the French Govern- | ment. | It seems from Bray’s statement that | one other American besides Waller and | bimself is interested in a concession in | Madagascar. This man, an ex-army of- | ficer, was recently granted a concession | containing mineral, which was approved | by the French Minister Resident, and for | this reason the Hovas have always re- | sisted it. | There are, however, some British sub- jects who hold concessions granted directly by the Hovas and standing without the ap- proval of the French Minister Resident. Inasmuch as the latter had fought to dis- | possess Waller and Bray from these con- | | cessions, on the claim that French ap-| | proval was necessary to inake it leeal, the | | Americans may find in the case of the | | British concessionaires a strong support, | for it is belieyed the French would notcare | | to make an issue with Great Britain on this | | matter at present,’and they cannot consist- ently undertake to discriminate against Americans if the State Department under- takes to champion their cause, which it { will do, S e S Miners Ave Fighting Hard. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 21.—The miners of this district are making a desperate fight in their strike for 69 cents per ton. To-day the officials succeeded in calling out about 1500 men on the Chartiers branch of the | Panhandle road, and all the mines of that | section are closed. The mines on the | ‘Wheeling division of the Baltimore and | Ohio Railrosd are running in full force, and it is generally conceded that the strike is lost. FOUR MINERS SUFFOCATED Carelessness of a Pole Causes a Most Disastrous Explosion. The Igniting of a Can of Powder at the Monongahela Coal and Coke Plant. WHEELING, W. Va., May 21.—The first reports of a disastrous explosion at the Monongahela mine were widely exagger- ated, and a number of very sensational stories have been sert out over the coun- try. The exact facts are that at 12:30 o’clock this afternoon a Pole carelessly ig- nited a can of powder in mine No. 4 of the Monongahela Coat and Coke Company, and a terrific explosion followed. The accident occurred in the main air course leading to mine No. 2, about 500 feet from the mouth of mine No.4, and the smoke was thus ariven through the different parts of the mine, suffocating four miners. Quite a number of others were seriously but not fataliy affect ed by the smoke. The names of the dead are: C.L. Bertsher, an old man who leaves a family; William Shaver, aged 15; Luke Verika, Andrew Dunloe. Mine Inspector D. M. Harrison is mak- ing an investigation. The Monongahela mines are the principal works in the upper Monongahela coal fields, and the company is headed by ex-United States Senator Camden. THE PARADE TO-NIGHT. Bicyclists Are Expected to Turn Out on Folsom Street. * Chairman A. B. Maguire of the commit- tee of the Folsom-street boulevard move- ment, chosen to get figures on the expense of bituminizing Folsom street, from the wharf to Twenty-ninth street, will submit his estimates of cost to-night. The entire improvement, it is believed, can be done inside of $35,000 ac most and probably for considerabiy less, with the saving of the basalt blocks besides. Quite a number of speakers have been invited to make five-minute addresses, among them James D. Phelan, Frank T. Shea, T. J. Welsh, F. W. Dohrmann of the Merchants’ Association, Thomas R. Bannerman, George D. Shadbourne and Editor Bunker of the Report, repre- senting the Half-million Club. Mr. Dohr- mann will probably have with him a com- mittee from the Merchants’ Association. There will be some singing by Frank Somers, Samuel F. Weeks, B.%Ventworth and Joseph Maguire, ana Sam Booth is expected to sing an original comic song composed by himself for the ogeasion. In addition” to the rade, speeches, singing and general illumination by electric llgnts and Japanese lanterns F. Wentworth has provided for a brilliant pyrotechnic display. The committee hopes that during the {mnde the public will kindly keep to he sidewalks so as to give the | toms not meet present expectations. bicyclists a clear right of way on the streets over which they are to pass.” The route ot the procession and a list of the clubs which will participate in it wergogublixhed in esterday’s CALL. Everybody having a icycle, whether a member or an organiza- tion or not, is invited to take part, so as to make the demonstration as enthusiastic as possible. b T 15 NOT REQURED Uncle Sam Can Live Even Without the Income Tax. REVENUES ALL RIGHT. An Extra Session of Congress Not to Be Caused by the Decision. OTHER TAXES ARE UNJUST. There Is Plenty of Money In the Natlonal Coffers to Keep up the Country’s Credit. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—The in- come-tax decision, its effect upon the reve- nues and the probabilities of an extra ses- sion of Congress to provide means for supplying the deficiency were the chief subjects of discussion in official and politi- cal circles to-day. Senator Morgan of Alabama, one of the ablest constitutional lawyers in the Senate, said to-day that the decision leaves the taxing powers of the Government in a state of wreck. It will require a long time for us té gather up the fragments. Principles of taxation which were considered well settled are torn up by this decision. “How will the question come up in the Senate?”’ “In connection with the question of re- funding $75,000 already collected and the refund of the cotton, whisky, beer and to- bacco taxes. All these taxesare as much direct as the tax on personalty and as un- constitutional according to yesterday’s de- cision of the Supreme Court.” “What can Congress do?” “Of course,” replied Senator Morgan, “Congress will have to accept the decision, but an amendment to the constitution is always possible.”” SenatorjFaulkner of West Virginia said he thought there was no danger of an ex- tra session and no earthly chance for one. He added: “Even with this loss of income there is a comfortable condition of the treasury. It has to-day $90,000,000 surplus in addition to the gold reserve, and I am sure that will be sufficient to last until the meeting of Congress. The country will not suffer so much from a lack of legislation as it would from a session of Congress.”” Members of the administration who are undoubtedly fully acquainted with the President’s views and purposes state unhesitatingly that an extra session of Congress is out of the question. Noris there the least likelihood of another bond issue. The treasury has now a balance of over $187,000,000, which is available for all purposes, and this amount is more likely to be increased than diminished during the next three months. It is argued that the approaching fruit- canning season is certain to make a largely increased demand for sugar, which, owing to the small supply on hand, must be im- ported. The revenues from this source are confidently expected to reach several millions, and this, added to the large amounts which will soon begin to come in from renewed liquor licenses, will largely aungment the revenue, even should the cus- All licenses expire on June 30 each year, and judging from last year’s revenues, the re- ceipts from this source will exceed $9,000,- 000, which must be paid within the next forty days. In the meantime the expen- ditures will be kept down to the lowest point consistent with good business princi- ples. Commissioner Miller of the Internal Revenue Bureau will dismiss every unnecessary person in connection with the income tax at the earliest possible moment, and as soon as the returns can be classified and tabulated so that the amount to be re- funded to each person who has paid his tax is made apparent the bureau will be closed. THURSTON MAY RETUR, To Take Charge of the Bureau of Information for Hawaii. Minister Willis Not to Be Given His Z Passports as a Retalla- tory Step. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—The official services of Lorin M. Thurston as Hawaiian Minister to the United States closed to-day, when Frank P. Hastings presented the State Department with his credentials, just received, as Charge d’Af- faires. The official mail from Honolulu arrived this morning. It wus the first mail from Hawaii since the recent’ press reports from San Francisco, giving an official outline of the purpose of the Hawaiian Government in Mr. Thurston’s cage. Hastings was very reticent asto the instructions received. but it is known that he was commissioned as Charge and also as Hawaii’s Commis- sioner to the Cottn States Exposition at Atlanta. The department had expected Hastings to be commissioned Minister. In view of the arrival of the Honolulu mail at the legation it is presumed that the department also received advices from Minister Willis as to the close of the Thurston incident. The Hawaiian newspapers which came to-day contain the announcement of Mr. Thurston’s recall, and a wide range of comment thereon. The tone is very con- servative, however, and there is an avoid- ance of sharp criticism. Thq suggestion that Mr. Willis be given his passports as a retaliatory step is vigorously dis- claimed, and Mr. Willis’ satisfactory ser- vice at a time of many embarrassments is pointed out, but the claim is made that if Frank Hatch is made Minister at Wash- ington Mr. Thurston may accompany him as head of the Hawaiian bureau of infor- mation. No reference is made to the pro- ject to restore the Queen, as was given in a recent sensational report from San Fran- cisco. The Government authorities are on the alert here for a reported filibustering expedition led by some of those who were expelled for participation in the rebellion. e FORFEIGN DIPLOMATS BARRED. They Will No Longer Witness Important Naval Tes: ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2L—At nearly all the tests at Indian Head and at other places where experiments are con- ducted upon armor, shells and guns offi- cers of &rein pavies and armies have been admitted. Objection has been made to this by the branches of the service on the ground that the United States is ex- pending many millions in making war materials and that foreign Governments have been enabled to procure information concerning these materials without ex- pense. It has been pointed out that for- eign Governments are in the habit of guarding very jealously their own experi- ments of this kind so as to prevent other nations from profiting at their expense. Last week for the first time the Navy Department adopted a new rule. The ordnance officers were making some most interesting experiments to determine the question as to whether a bursting shell could be shot through an armor plate representing the sides of one of the best of the modern battle-ships. As usual ap- plications were made by the military at- taches of the French and German Govern- ments for permission to witness the ex- periments, but Assistant Secretary McAdoo was obliged to deny the apvlications as courteously as possible, and hereafter these officers will be obliged to acquire in- formation as to the result of experimental tests made by the Navy Department from the official recommendations which the ordnance officers think it prudent to make public. LA THE FORD THEATER DISASTER. Personal Damages Being Assessed by a Joint Committee, WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—A joint committee of members of the last Con- gress is sitting at the Capitol this week by authority of Congress to assess the per- sonal damages sustained by clerks of the Record and Pensicn division in the Ford’s Theater disaster of June, 1893. Nearly 100 claims have been submitted to the committee by injured clerks. Twenty-three clerks were killed in the fall of the building, and the last Congress pro- vided for their families by an appropria- tion of $5000 to the heirs of each victim. While no scale of damages has yvet been agreed upon, it has been conceded in the discussions of the committee that a larger sum than $5000 may be recommended to be paid to certain survivors who were perma- nently incapacitated from work. SUES SECRETARY HERBERT Commander Quackenbush Wants to Be Retired as a Commodore. Being Suspended for Six Years His Name Was Dropped From the Register. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—A suit of peculiar interest, especially to naval officers, was to-day filed in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by Attor- ney Beall of Washington. It is a writ of mandamus against Secretary Herbert to compel him to restore to the naval register the name of John M. Quackenbush, well known in California. In his report the petitioner ‘“humbly showeth” that he has been for many years a resident of the District of Columbia; that a certain Hilary A. Herbert is Secretary of the Navy for the United Statesof America; that in 1871 President Grant commissioned Quackenbush a commander in said navy, and he was confirmed by the Senate; that in 1874 he was tried by court-martial for inebriety and dismissed, but his sentence was afterward commuted by President Grant to a furlough for six years; that this sentence expired in 1880, when his name again appeared on the naval register, and he was placed on waiting orders and was considered to be in the naval service until 1883; that in 1884 the President sent to the Senate the name of W.S. Schley to be a commander in the navy, but through inad- vertence or fraud of the Senate clerk, the nomination was made to read, ‘vice Quackenbush, dismissed,” when, in fact, he had not been dismissed, but only suspended for a term of six years; that when Chandler became Secretary of the Navy he ordered the name of Quacken- bush to be dropped from the naval rolls as he had been superseded by Schley as com- mander. The petitioner “further humbly show- eth” that his name has not been thus un- lawfully dropped from rank asa commo- dore, and that, being 62 yearsold, he would on the 30th day of this month be entitled to retire with the rank and pay of a retired commodore. He therefore asks a mandate of the court to Secretary Her- bert, compelling him to restore his name and to allow him back pay aggregating $40,000. A bill for the relief of Quacken- bush has been favorably reported several times in Congress, and passed both houses of one Congress, but through neglect ot the President was not signed. Lt Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—The condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $182,009,848; gold reserve, $97,199,277. SMALLER THAN USUAL —Ililliputian, in fact, are Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. Dr.R.V. Pierce, Chief Consulting Phy- sician to the In- valids’ Hotel and Surgical Insti- tute, of Buffalo, N.Y.,was the first to introduce a Lit- tle Pill to the American people, For_all laxative and cathartic purposes these sugar-coated “Pellets’” are superior in a great many ways to all mineral waters, sedlitz powders, salts, castor oil, fruit syrups, laxative teas, and other purgative compounds. Made of concentrated vegetable ingredients, they act in a mild, natural way. Their sec- ondary effect is to keep the liver active and the bowels regular, not to further constipate, as is the case with other pills. They don’t interfere in the least with the diet, habits or occupation, and produce no pain, griping or shock to the system. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure bil- iousness, sick and bilious headache, diz- ziness, costiveness, or constipation, sour stomach, loss of appetite, coated tongue. indigestion, or dyspepsia, windy belch- ings, ‘‘heart-burn,” pain and distress after eating, and kindred derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels. These “‘Pellets” are easily dissolved in the stomach and absorbed into the blood, stimulating a flow of bile from the liver, and arousing to activity all the glandu- lar secretions. Thus they act in zalure's own way. In proof of their superior ex- cellence, it can be truthfully said, that they are always adopted as a household remedy after the first trial. Put up in glass vials, therefore always fresh and Teliable. One little ‘Pellet” is a laxative, two are mildly catharti As a ‘‘dinner pill,” to promote estion, take one each day after dinner. To relieve dis- tress from over-eating, they are une- qualed. They are tiny, sugar-coated granules ; any child will readily take Once used, always in favor. them. Accept no substitute said to be “‘just You'll find experiments ~E [} A DOCTORS STATEMENT. 0f Interest to Persons Saffering From Rheumatism, Nenralgia, Nervous- ness and Blood Disorders. A HOME RENEDY PRESCRIBED. The Causes Which Go to Make Up Many of the Ills of Humankind. These Causes Should Be Avoided. How and When. ““Neglect kills more people than all the con- tagious diseases combined,” so sail the doctor to me yesterday. “Why, doctor, that seems & very broad assertion.” “Yes, it is a broad asser- tion, and it is a truthfully broad one. Look yOu, & man is suffering from rheumatism. Let us trace the disease, let us see how he could have contracted rheumatism. Now, we all know rheumatism does not fily about from one person to another. No, sir, it is developed, hatched, made by the individual himself. S0, 50?” “ItisasIstate. A person suffering from rheumatism may have contracted a cold. Why did he take a cold? You and Isit in the same theater; there isasmall draught. You take cold, Idon’t. Why? My blood is In good condition. It cirenlates freely. My stomach is in fine shape and digests correctly. My bowels move regularly. Now, it may just happen that you have eaten too much food. You don’t digest well; you allow the lower bowel to become clogged. Moderate constipation en= sues. You do not noticeit. What is the re- sult? Animpoverished blood supply. A cold produces a disordered kidney, which termine ates in the making more uric acid in the blood than is good for the body. Rheumatism is development. Sometimes you carry that rheumatic trouble throughout your Life. “Ifevery manand woman would check, would correct themselves, there would be small use for doctors. Doctors are used because peopla are careless. If you find your blood is in bad condition, if you find yourself predisposed to colds use & blood laxative; there are cnough of them. The best—yes, use the best California produces. Use Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. “I have marked many peculiar cures effected by the use of Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. T am positive this remedy contains no mercury, no iodides —nothing but herbs. Herbs are really the best remedies for small ills. Herbs will ward off, stave off, keep off, many of the more dangerous dises . “Ihave examined Joy’sVegetable Sarsaparilla, and I find it contains the juices of California herbs. It is a very fine combination. You can’t realize how much I meet with it in my practice. Isaw a distinguished party about to start for New York. One of the family was a rich, & very rich man. He had occasion to open his portmanteau, and in it I observed the black and white letters, Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla, This is certainly a fine California remedy. “People are indeed too carcless about their health. People will eat everything on the table, and, after stuffing and poorly digesting, must expect to be sick. 1f you take care of the small ills nature will take care of you.” IT HAS KEPT US BUSY. ‘The demand for Tan Shoes has been big—in fact, larger than we ever expected. This week we have recéived our entire stock of Summer Shoes, both in tan and black, embracing all the late and pretty shapes. THE SAME LOW PRE PRICES ALWAYS AIL. Mew's $2 50 Calf Shoes That Are Right, In tan and black, and all style toes. These Shoes are shapely faultless fitters, aud are ouly to be compared with Shoes you have beem paying double the prices we ask. 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