The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1895, Page 2

2 THE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL, CALISTOGA'S CHARMS: Beauties of the City Far Up in the Napa Valley. ITS PLEASANT DRIVES. Rich Deposits of Quicksilver Found in the Heart of the Town. WEALTH FOR THE OWNERS. An Expert Says That With Proper Machinery the Mines Would Yield Rich Returns. CALISTOGA, CaL,, May 26.--Far up the beautiful vine-clad valley of Napa, at a point where the iron horse of civilization finds a terminus, lies the picturesque little city of Calistoga. Nature has done won- ders for this mountain-surrounded spot, making it a city of beautiful sights. There is nothing artificial about it, for look which w: rou will, huge mountains that appear like majestic guardians meet the a7 while down their foliage-covered sides are wafted the delicious cooling breezes that have done much toward mak- ing Calistoga famous as a healtiful sum- mer resort. These mountains that in winter are bleak looking, dreary and snow covered, are to-day dotted with the green foliage of the grape vine, while here and there are to be found fields of wavy corn, whose bright, broad blades scintillate like bands of steel when touched by the glow of the sun. This is the season for hay cutting; the swell of new-mown hay and of grass not yet ready for the reaper greets you on all | sides. The city itself is a marvel of clean- liness; its broad, wide streets, graveled and well drained, are splendid driveways, often leading up the mountain heights, and los- ing their identity in the mass of trees and vines that at this season of the year form Nature's background for pretty, level Cal- istoga. | Not since the days of the famous Tiche- | nor, who excited all California and the big money centers of the East with his correct, and even the silurian does not | doubt it, Calistoga has one of the richest | quicksiiver deposits in America. | The CaLn representative was shown a | small via! of quicksilver, containing prob- ably eight ounces, that had been taken from a ball of earth no larger than an infant’s head. 1f the entire deposit is as rich as this one sample, the owners cer- tainly have a fortune, Just below Mr. Chesebro’s place stands the neat summer cottage of B.G. Lathrop. The land on which the house stands, about three acres, was originally a part of what was tormerly known as Johnson’s addi- tion, but was sold by Major Johnson in the boom days of the eighties, Mr. Lathrop being the purchaser. This last named gentleman now finds that his entire pur- chase is rich in free quicksiiver deposits, and consequently worth many times the amount.originally paid for it. Adjoining the property of Mr. Lathrop is a lot owned by George C. Tape of Berke- ley. That gentleman while here last week sunk a hole six feet deep, and found free quicksilver in paying quantities. Two feet from the surface the metal wasfound, while the deeper he went the richer grew the deposit. The average Calistogian is not allowing himself to be inflated with ideas of enor- mous increase in realty values, but is quietly biding his time, confident that when the mines soon to be opened are in actual operation property in general | the same shall be sprinkled during the dry | season. ventist, Methodist and Baptist—and each | house of worship is considerably ahead in | point of architecture of secular buildings in places of more pretentious size. The Catholic church is a very handsome struc- ture built of gray stone, the simplicity of | its architecture making it more than ordi- | narily attractive. The interiordecorations are plain, yet handsome, the recent addi- | tion of life-sized statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary producing a8 very pleasing effect on the whole. As statea elsewhere, Calistoga is full of pretty drives, its wide, well-shaded streets affording a luxury in this direction not to be found everywhere. Probably the pret- tiest drive, certainly the handsomest resi- dent portion of the city, is found in Cedar street. The wine-growers of this district are naturally much elated over the prospect of better prices for their product, the entire community in fact, feeling that the hard times are a thing of the past. The outlook for a big yield is excellent, and eon- sequently everybody isin a good humor. ‘What with the new electric road, the quick- silver discoveries, the sound of the saw and hammer, and the increased price of wine, Calistoga was never in such a position as now to become the leading city of Napa Valley. supposed discovery of a method of ex- | tracting gold from water, but which turned | out to be an unadulterated fake, has Calis- | toga shown s> much life and activity. Of | course, during the boom days of eight years ago, real estate assumed a fictitious | value and there was considerable interest | manifested, but what promised a great | deal at that time really proved a boom- | N however, things are different. There is a dispos 1 on the part of the | here to invite people to come in and buy realty at reasonable figures, with the | result that new homes are going up on all sides and a general air of confidence pre- vails in business circles. There is now under contemplation an | electric road from here to Napa, with; every prospect of its construction being | commenced at an early day. The building | of this road would mean a great deal for Calistoga. Cheaper freight rates would follow and a line of trade would reach Calistoga that has heretofore gone to | neighboring towns. The people at the | head of the engerprise are wide-awake, energetic citizens, and fully appreciate the | commercial value of the new road. CALISTOGA. will evidence an appreciation that will be | lasting and gratifying. It is estimated by conservative men that the quicksilver de- | posits cover enough territory in the heart | of fair Calistoga to give employment to | hundreds of men. The price of quick: silver here ranges from 40 to 60 cents per pound, so that one can readily see the moneyed benefit the development of these rich deposits would be to Calistoga. Mr. Chesebro has just finished his new sulphur bathhouse, in the center of which | is a large swimming tank capable of ac- | commodating scores of bathers at one | time. Nature supplies the hot water in | (i THE NEW BATHHOUSE ERECTED THE FIRST DEPOSIT OF QUICKSILVER WAS FOUND. BY MR, CHESEBRO AND WHERE ‘What promises most for Calistoga, how- ever, are the newly discovered beds of free quicksilver right in the heart of the city. Everybody has heard of the quicksilver mines in easy distance of this point, but no one dreamed that great beds of this val- uable metal existed outside ot the moun- tains. Some weeks ago E. C. Chesebro, pro- prietor of that famous hostelry, the Mag- nolia Hotel, determined to make some ex- tensive improvements on his place. ‘While preparing the foundation for a large and commodious bathhouse the first indi- cation of the presence of quicksilver was found. At the lower end of the bathhouse the workmen noticed a peculiar clay, and picking up a small piece began to knead it. In a few mowents out dropped little parti- cles of free quicksilver. At first the discovery was thought to be only a freak of nature, confined to that particular spot, but renewed prospecting et the base of the foundation and in other portions of the vacant lot showed that the owner had indeed struck it rich. Mr. Chesebro is quietly making preparations to develop his find as soon as other busi- ness enterprises in which he is now en- gaged can be disposed of. There was talk lasi week of a company being formed, com- posed mainly of rich San Franciscans, but that scheme has been dropped, the enter- prising Calistogans thinking that they almost unlimited guantity, and it is a large tank with fresh water for each new set of bathers. On each side of the build- ing are neat little rooms for the accommo- dation of those who do not desire to mix with the “common rabble’’ in the tank. Mr. Chesebro is one of the most enterpris- ing citizens of Calistoga, and when he embarks in a venture it is always after the most approved style, the question of money cutting very little figure so long as the desired result can be accomplished. The merchants of Calistoga are a par- matter of only a few moments to fill the | Everybody in California remembers the famous Mr. Tichenor, who excited the financial world with a supposed process of extracting gold from water. The story of his downfall is also well known, though there are a few matters connected with his stay here that have never been published. Major Johnson, one of Calistoga’s most progressive private citizens, and the owner also of large tractsof valuable quicksilyer land, has this to say of that gigantic fraud: “Tichenor came to Calistoga in the early part of 1880, and purchased from me, as agent, the Calistoga springs. He had about $19,000 when he first arrived here, and the springs cost him exactly $12,000. After a short stay here he startled us all with the announcement that the springs were strongly impregnated with gold, and that by a secret process he could extract the valuable ore in payirg quantities. At first every one doubted Mr. Tichenor and his process, but when he gave public exhibi- tions of his work the doubting Thomases fell at once into his way of thinking. “I believed as strongly as any of the rest, and it was not until I saw his helper drop some bulk gold into the smelting pan that my suspicions were aroused. After that I watched him more closely, and soon be- came convinced that he wes a fraud. Any number of moneyed people from New York and Boston came here, and they all came very near investing large sums of money with Tichenor. “The case of one gentleman from Boston I remember well, and but for an after- thought of a member of the party he would have dropped halt a million dollars into the supposed gold-bearing water. He had about concluded to buy when the thought came to him to ask Tichenor if his lead plates would not attract the gold in the spring itself, as well asin the jar. ¢ ‘Certainly,’ said the quick-spoken Tich- enor. ‘I will puta piecein here now, and then we will go to dinner.’ ‘“While at the dinner-table it occurred to amember of the party that it would be well to watch the spring, so he hastened to the spot, arriving just 1n time to see Tich- enor’s helper changing the strips of lead. That, of course, showed the whole thing up as a fraud, the Boston party leaving for their far Eastern home on the first train. “I honestly believe Tichenor would have ticularly enterprising and thrifty set, as made millions out of the scheme if he had might as well get the entire benefit, instead of having the main profits go into the pockets of strangers. Other prospecting has been done in sec- tions of the valley watered by the hot sul- phur springs and free quicksilver in pay- {ng quantities has been found. Shortly after the discovery made by Mr. Chesebro, be had a mining expert come up from San Francisco with a view of making a careful txamination of the deposit. After going pver the ground carefully and prospecting in different places on a line with the vriginal discovery, he concluded that the auicksilver comes from a volcanic forma- ion. The expert expressed the opinion shat the present discovery is rich enough fo pay handsomely for the working, but tontends that the volcanic formation is far ticher in free quicksilver and that the use o proper machinery for smeiting would tesult in rich harvest to the owners. 1f this expert’s opinion is anything near CEDAR STREET, THE PRETTIEST DRIVE AND RESIDENCE STREET IN CALISTOGA. their well-stocked stores readily testify. They all work in perfect harmony with Socially and moraily, Calistoga is one of the most delightful of inland cities. In the surrounding hills are built innumer- able elegant homes, where dwell some of the most aristocratic families in the State. There are beautiful drives leading to most of these mountain resorts, and what is more pleasant still a wise Board of County Supervisors have provided that kept sober. Just as he was about toclose a trade he would say or do something to arouse the buyer’s suspicions and the deal would be declared off. “Tichenor left here practically penniless, the last time I saw him being in San Fran- cisco. At that time he endeavored to strike me for a loan. I do not know what become of him, but I should not be surprised at any time to see him bob up in a scheme even more wild and visionary than his gold-water fraud.” There are five churches in Calistoga— Catholic, Presbyterian, Seventh-day Ad- FOR HONEST MORE Friends of Bimetallism to Assemble at Memphis. PLANS FOR A CAMPAIGN, Every Community Urged to Send Delegates to the Convention. TO CONCENTRATE THE VOTE. The Securing of Organized Action One Ubject of the Proposed Gathering. MEMPHIS, Tex~., May 26.—The follow- ing address to the public issued by the Central Bimetallic League at Memphis explains itself: To the People of the United States: The arch- enemies of the agricultural and productive classes of our country, moved by greed and encouraged by a price, have conspired to trans- fer the essentially governmental function of issuing and controlling the money volume of the nation to a system of banking corporations, full of the vice of class legislation and void of any virtue which commends it to the consid- | eration of a patriotic citizen. Undaunted by the feilure to secure the sanc- | tion of the American Congress, the promoters of the nefarious scheme have boldly taken the initiatory step to attain the object of their con- spiracy. Backed by the great powers of ex- haustless wealth and the influence of high offi- cial position, they have publicly convened in the city of Memphis and openly aeclared their purpose. They demand that the constitutional and inherently sovereign right to issue money be delivered into their hands; they hesitate at D0 deception, they scruple at 1o fraud. Knowing the innate integrity of our people, they prate of “honest maney.” Appreciating our aversion to paternalism, they say “the Government must go out of the banking busi- mness.” They hope and believe that we will not stop to consider that an exact dollar, which by vicious legisiation they have made to cost the debtor twice as much labor and double the amount of the produce as the one promised, is not “honest.” They expect the American peo- ple to mceept as true the statement that the money of the constitution established by our fathers is dishonest, for no other reason save the dictate of their illustrious accomplices and plastic tools. They hope that the people will ignorantly confound the sovereign prerogativé’ and the bound duty of the Government to coin money and establish a uniform system of weights and measures with the loans and dis- count inherently appropriated to the occupa- tion of the private citizen. They think that we will forget the true ques- tion is not “whether the Government shali go out of the banking business,” but whether the banks shall go out of the governing business. Thus they design, by the aid of apathy, to rivet the chains which will make freemen slaves. To the end that their hopes mey meet with disappointment and their conspiracy with fail- ure, that the toiling masses of our people may be saved from anindustrial serfdom more cruel and degrading than chattel slavery, something must be done to meet their cunning and insig- fous assaults. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Ourfoeisunscrupulous. Hisgreat- est victory was achieved by stealthy and cor- rupt legislative legerdemain, disgraceful to the men who planned it and discreditable to the people’s representatives who failed to de- teatit. Thecrime of 1873 cannot be explained upon any other hypothesis. That the people may come together and take counsel of each other, it has been deemed ex- pedient to call together a convention to as- semble at Memphis on the 12th and 13th days of June, 1895. Every commanity, every city and town and every State in the Union are earnestly re- quested and cordially invited to send delegates to this convention. Every vicinity is urged to organize bimetallic clubs, and every club should be represented. It is proposed that the convention shall voice the sentiments of the people. Their country needs their best thought, their delib- eration and energetic action. They have no money to employ hireling emissaries to drum up delegates from the cotton exchanges and boards of trade. Their own intelligent patriot- ismis the only fund to which they can ap- peal. The object of this convention is to formulate some definite plan of future action; to give direction to the overwhelming vote of public sentiment favoring a return to and estab- lishing our independence of alien financial in- stitutions; to devise means for such campaign of education that hereafter it will be pos- sible to elect only such men to the legislative and executive offices of the nation as are un- awed by power and unbought by its spoils. W. A. Browx, President Central Bimetallic League of Shelby County. D. H. ARCHIBALD, Secretary. OREGON SHORT LINE MUDDLE. Consolidated Bondholders May Attempt to Regain Possession. OMAHA, NgBr., May 26.—In connection with an article on the hearing to take place in St. Paul to-morrow on the offer of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern to pay the overdue coupons on the prior lien, the Bee say: “The amount of overdue interest is about $1,000,000, and the questions involved are many and complicated. It is understood that the consolidated bondholders propose to raise on receiver's certificates about $750,000, and rely on obtaining from the present receivers the property, together with unexpended net earnings sufficient in amount to more than cover the difference. “There is also a large sum due for accrued interest on the prior lien bonds, which will also probably be the subject of contention between the prior lienholders and the holders of junior liens. It seemed at the recent hearing that the unadjusted claims against the receivers amount to a very considerable sum, although the amount has not yet been disclosed. The one ques- tion is, therefore, likely to conclude a re- view of claims of certain of the prior lien- holders independently of the necessity of determining the general question as to how far the funds in the hands of the present receivers shall be withheld for the purpose of meeting claims asserted against them. ¢TIt is also said to be likely that a deter- mined effort will be made by the consoli- dated bondholders to regain possession of the road. The appointment of a separate receiver for the Short Line system, it is thought, seriously disturbs its relations with the Union Pacific. It isalso reported and believed here that should the Short Line be divorced from the system, a differ- entipolicy will be pursued by the Union Pacific receivers from that followed in the past to protect the Union Pacific against outside opposition. L SRty STOLE FROM THE MAILS. 4 Trusted Postoffice Employe at St. Jo- seph, Mo., Placed Under Arrest. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 26.—Samuel F. Holliday, one of the trusted letter clerks in the 8t. Joseph Postoffice, was taken from his bed shortly before daylight this morn- ing by Inspector George Sutton and charged with robbing the mails, When MONDAY, MAY 27, 1895 taken before Postmaster Atkinson he con- fessed. Holliday’s plan was to steal promising- looking letters from the Grand Island mail, take out a part of the money when- ever he found any, and then remail the let- ters. He confessed that he had been steal- ing since January, and had taken a large amount. ‘The Postoffice Department has bad men at work on the case for four months and has spent $3000 running Holli- day down. Holliday took the money to support an extravagant wife. s onE iy THE 7TIN PLATE INDUSTRY. It Already Gives Employment to Fifteen Thousand Workmen. NEW YORK, N. Y., May Metal Worker says: The marvelous growth of the American tin plate manufacture in less than four years presents one of the most remarkable instances of industrial efforts in history. From nothing it has become an established industry of large proportions which already gives employment to some 15,000 hands. At the present moment, so far as can be gathered from the latest reports, there isin actual operation twenty-eight tin plate works proper, rolling their own plates. Ten more are building, two or three of which are practically complete and ready to start up, while the majority of the others are expected to be in opera- tion by July. POLTICS WAYING WARML Preparing for the Republican Convention in the Buck- eye State. 26.—The A Dozen Candlidates for Governor, the Favorites Belng Bushnell, Nash and Hoyt. ZANESVILLE, Omro, May 26.—Of the Republican State Convention, which meets here Tuesday and Wednesday, the candi- dates and their workers are here to-day. Ex-Becretary Charles Foster was among the hustlers to-day. Senator Sherman will be here to-morrow. There are a dozen candidates for Governor, the favorites being General Asa 8. Bushnell, Judge Nash and James H. Hoyt. The delegation from Cincinnati had Bushnell for Governor; the one from Cleveland was booming Hoyt. All were alike in favoring McKinley for President and Foraker for Senator. The Toledo dele- gation had their cars decorated with the inscription, “McKinley for President, Foraker for Senator and Guy Major for Governor.” To-day factional feeling was intensified among the advance guard here by hearing that McKinley’s name had been torn from the banners on the special cars at Toledo on the order of Guy Major. The friends of Major here say that Gov- ernor McKinley’s friends got up a delega- tion to contest the seats of the Major delegations, and that McKinley’s name was torn down because of that action. They announce that they will begin the fight at this convention against McKinley for President by opposing a resolution in- dorsing the Governor for President and starting a movement to get anti-McKinley delegates. It is not probable there will be material opposition to the resolution in- dorsing McKinley at this conference for President, but it is evident that factional feeling will be strongly developed in the convention. The Foraker men are concentrating on General Bushnell for Governor and the McKinley men are for Judge Nash. If there should be any formidable opposition to indorsimg McKinley for President there would then also be opposition to the in- dorsement of Foraker for Senator, and the old factional feeling in the party in’this State would break loose in all its fury. The leaders in both factions are exer- cising all possible discipline to prevent any outbreak, but it is not improbable that the contest will get beyond their control. TOLEDO, Onro, May 26.—The Commer- cial to-morrow will say: “There is no truth whatever in the published statement that Governor McKinley had suggested the contesting of the delegation from To- ledo. Neither did Colonel Bonner, the member of the State Central Committee, know anything of it until the petition signed by over 100 of the leading business men and Republicans presented their pro- test to him on his arrival from the East on Friday.” i gt FOUGHT AT A CHURCH. Kentucky Feud of Long Standing Set- tled With Bullets. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 26.—A special so the Courier-Journal from Nicholasville, Ky., says: A shooting affray took place at the Troy Presbyterian Church, on a line between this county and Woodford, to-day at 12 o’clock, between George and John Mont- gomery, brothers, and Archie Riley. { Riley was killed and George Montgomery fatally injured. The trouble is of long standing, and grew out of Riley deceiving a sister of Montgomery two years ago and then re- fusing to marry her. Both families are very prominent. The great wonder is that others were not killed while the shooting was going on, as the churchyard was filled with people. THE GUN WAS LOADED. Two Children Killed and Another Wound- ed by an Accidental Discharge. NASHVILLE, Texs.,, May 26.—News has reached this city of a shocking tragedy which occurred near Chestnut Mound, Smith County, as a result of which two young daughters of Sam McKinney are dead. Mr. McKinney handed a gun to his son Henry, 23 years of age, requesting him to take it into the house. Approaching the front door Henry decided to unload the gun, and thinking he had removed all the loads he let the hammer fall and dis- charged it. Through the door the bullet sped, and through the bodies of twc sisters who were close together just inside the door. The older was 8 years old, the other being a few years younger, and both were in- stantly killed, while a nine-month-old infant was slightly wounded. et ZLight Crops in Nebraska. OMAHA, Nepr., May 26.—Specials to the Bee from every county in the State indicate that the condition of smail grain is greatly below the average, though copi- ous rains within the last two days }uve materially improved the prospects. Winter wheat, of which the acreage is ngt large, has been the worst sufferer. Cornis gener- ally reported a good stand, though its growth has been retarded by cold weather. Frosts have done very little damage except to garden truck. Paulian Oratorical Contest. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 26.—The annual contest tor the Paulian Oratorical medal took place at the Christian Brothers’ Col- lege to-day in the presence of a splendi_d gathering representative of the St. Louis clerical and lay. J. Eliza Croarkin, '95, won first honors; Messrs. John Godirey and J. Desmit MacGuire next in merit. FLIES LIKE A BIRD, Successful Test of Prof. Langley’s Aerial Courser. A TRIP THROUGH SPACE. The Flying Machine Traverses the Air for a Distance of 1000 Feet. SLIGHT CHANGES NECESSARY. In a Short Time the Inventor Will Have His Machine Fully Perfected. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—The people in the vicinity of Quantice were startled a few days ago by a flight down the Potomac of a giganticbird that seemed at first glance to be ten times larger than the roc of “Arabian Nights” renown. A second glance reassured them, however, and the remark was passed from one to another that *‘the professor fellow from ‘Washington was shooting off his flyin’ machine.” By slow degrees the story reached Washington and to-day was in general circulation in scientific circles. A full description of the Langley flying machine was published a month ago, since which time the professor has made some improvements which have just been tested. The latest test took place down the Potomac, when it is said that the machine made a distance of 1000 feet. For this test storage batteries were used, fromm which it appears that Professor Langley has changed his mind as to the relative efficiency of steam and electricity, former tests having been made with steam. The batteries are placed under the aero- planes or wings. Professor Langley’s theory is based on the principle of wings and propeller, which is only one out of several ideas for the construction of a perfect machine. Professor Langley’s machine is in shape like a porpoise, with four wings. The frame work and driving mechanism are of steel, the body being of aluminum. The wings are of silk, made waterproof, and have a spread of about ten feet. At the test made near Quantico the machine rose and sailed away, alighting in the water with perfect safety. The present test shows that some of the former diffi- culties and imperfections have been quite removed, and that success is only a matter of time and in the near future. The airship of Maxim met with partial success only a month before that of Pro- fessor Langley, who has been working on his machine for about eight years, and it is said that he has spent nearly $50,000 already in the perfection of the fiier. HOUNDED BY THE FRENCH, Paul Bray’s Story of the In- carceration of Ex-Consul Waller. Residences of the Two Americans Ransacked and Thelr Private Papers Stolen. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—Panl Bray, the stepson of ex-Consul Waller, was interviewed to-day regarding his and his stepfather’s trouble in Madagascar. “The French,” he said, “claim authority over the foreign affairs of the island under the treaty of 1885, which gave them the right to represent Madagascar in its for- eign relations, but not in any way to inter- fere with the management of internal ai- fairs of the country. They have since maintained a French residentat Antanana- rivo, which is the capital, while the Euro- pean nations and the United States have kept only Consuls there. The French rep- resentative has claimed that under this treaty France was entitled to exercise a protectorate over the island, and among other prerogatives has demanded that he be allowed to issue exequaturs to the rep- resentatives of foreign Governments. Mr, ‘Waller was appointed Consul by President Harrison, and when he arrived at the capi- tal the French re@resentative made the demand that Waller receive this badge of authority from him. Knowing that the natives, or Hovas, resisted this claim of French and placed a different interpreta- tion upon the treaty, Mr. Waller resisted this demand and accepted his exequa- tur from the natives. “When Mr. Waller’s term of office ex- pired and he sought to secure a concession of lands from the native Government, the French opposed him in every way. “Mr. Waller’'s home is Antananarivo, which is about 225 miles inland from Tamatav, but he was at the latter place on business connected with his concession when he was placed under arrest, as I was also at the same time. Being interested with him in the concession, I went to Mauritius in May, 1894, but I was followed by written and printed representations of the situation, sent out by the French authorities, characterizing the grant as fraudulent and in every way calculated to prejudice our enterprise.” Mr. Bray says that when Mr. Waller was arrested on March 5 he (Bray) was sitting in Mr. Waller’s house engaged in a game of draughts, when the building was surrounded by & half dozen French gendarmes. Waller was not in, but Bray undertook to find him and succeeded in doing so. Waller was then told by the officers in charge of the squad that he had an order from the military commander of the post for his arrest and the confiscation of his papers, but upon his request that he be allowed to see the order this was re- fused and he was taken to prison; not, however, until the house had been ran- sacked and not only Mr. Waller’s papers but Bray’s, also, taken possession of by the French officials, Bray then reported the entire proceed- ings to United Btates Consul Wetter. The latter immediately asked an explanation, which, according to Bray, was very vague. It was to the effect that Mr. Waller had violated the French treaty in attempting to conduct correspondence outside of Ta- matay without permitting it to pass through French bands. Waller was kept in_prison 'n days, without being per- mitted to any one, and when his trial, which was before a court-martial, was at last concluded, in three hours, only twen- ty-five minutes was taken for the prepara- on of the verdict. Seeing that instru- ment covered ten or fifteen pages of manu- script, Bray thinks the evidence was made out in advance. Explaining the letter on which the charges were based, Bray saysi 4 dressed to Waller's ‘wife, whe way o ::. capital, and was comvosed largely of do- mestic matters. There was but one refer." ence initto the French-Hova affairs and this was a suggestion that Mrs. Walles should put the Hova authorities on their guard against two Americans who were on their way to the capital. Bray says he has been assured . State Department authorities here Minister Eustis Waller’s claims pressed. ¥ the 2 i and b in Paris that his anr’; shall be vigorously e i L TO CONTROL INDIAN SCHOOLS, The kLight of a State to FExtena 1tg Common School System Urged, WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2. Rep. resentative Hermann of Oregon hus rajseq a very important question in the Interior Department in relation to Indian s>hoolg on reservations where allotments in sey. eralty have occurred. Hermann has presented the right of a’ State to extend its common school system over the Indian lands, with the right to establish school districts in the reserva- tion; and for the Indians, the right to choose teachers according to the school law and to be under the law for taxation purposes, except as to the lands held by allotment only. i The Indian bureau is inclined to take this view and further to hold that it may aid such schools from the fund out of which it already contributes to some dis. trict sehools, certain sums for each Indizn taught in them. Indians on allotments being now citizens assert their right to en- joy a common school education. e AN EYE FOR CONGRESS. The Knights of Laber Move Their Head- quarters to Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—Thae Knights of Labor have taken out a permit for the erection of a building for the accom- modation of the general offices of the order, on the corner of First and B streets north- west, facing the Capitol grounds. A three- story building of brick and stone will be built, and accommodations provided for the general offices of the order and for the publication of the journal of the Knights of Labor. Speaking of the reason for locating in Washington, General Master Workman Sovereign said: ““We are coming to town to keep an eye on the action of the Senators and Repre- sentatives. The reforms sought by labor can only be secured by legislation. This is the seat of war, and we want to be on the ground to look out for the interest of the masses. The toilers will in the future be represented before Congressional commit~ tees on all questions affecting their wel. fare. e HE HAD A RELAPSE. Secretary Gresham Suffered a Bad Turm, but Recovered Slightly. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—A de- cidedlv unfavorable change in Secretary Gresham’s condition occurred last night, and it is said that for some time he was in a very serious condition. 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