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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDA , JUNE 15, 1895. FORGERY KIS FORTE, Albert S. Moore Con- fesses His Numerous Misdeeds. CAUSED BY SPECULATION, While “Long” on Cotton He Becomes “Short” in Accounts. CIRCULATED MUCE BAD PAPER. Positive That All His Fine Pen Work Did Not Realize One Hundred Thousand Dollars. NEW YORK, N.Y., June 14.—Albert S. Moore, whose forgeries were disclosed yes- terday, has made a confession of his wrong- doings. “I first forged three years ago,” he told areporter. ‘I wasthen a bookkeeper for Inman, Swann & Co., for whom I had worked for fourteen years. I had been speculating on the market and was long on cotton. Late one even- ing my broker came to me and told me that I would have to put up margin at once. Iwas in deep water and my failure to keep the contract I had with him would have necessitated his failure. T nad no money, but told him I would give him the needed amount. Inan unfortu- nate moment I decided that I could raise the money on bad paper. I expected to realize my fortune and buy back the note. T made a note with a forged indorsement and sold it to the bank. Just the amount I got I don’t know. “From that time on things went bad with me. I wason the wrong side of the market, and simply got deeper and deeper. I had to keep on selling bad paper to raise money to keep myself up. But all the time things got worse and worse, until now I am here, “My arrest was not exactly unéxpected. I knew two days ago that I was going to be arrested, and made no effort to escape.” “What is the amount of your forgeries?” “I had a memorandum of all the bad paper I passed, and gave it to the police. The report that the aggregate is over $100,000 is not correct. I am positive that there was not over $75,000. I can say now hat I sold no paper out of town—not a cent’s worth.” Moore denied that he was or had been a Sunday-school superintendent. He said bhe had merely been the secretary of the school of the Collegiate Dutch Re- formed Church. Moore, forger. was arraigned Tombs Police Court this afternoon. waived examination, and was held $25,000 bail for the General Sessions. in the He in ITWO TRACK RECORDS BROKEN. Hal Pointer’s Great Performance at the Overland Park. DENVER, Covro., June 14.—It was ladies’ day at Overland Park and the grounds and grandstand were filled to overflowing. An excellent card was presented,the track was in perfect condition and the weather pleas- ant. Therace of the day was the thira, which Hal Pointer won easily in two straight heats. Flying Jib did not seem in the best of condition. During the day two track records were broken. In thethird race the second heat was paced by Hal Pointer in 2:10)¢, establishing a new record. Between the fourth and fifth race Robert J went against the track record with & running mate and succeeded in reducing the figure to 2:06 flat. He paced the last quarter in 3034 seconds. It was the opin- ion of the judges that Robert J’s record to- day was the fastest ever paced at this time of the year. Trotting, purse $800, 2:17 class, Alhanio won, Troublesome second, Lizzie S third. Best time, 2:154. Pacing, 3:28 class, purse §800, Keen Cutter won, Athol Wilkes second, Tom Johnson third. Best time, 2:20, Pacing, $800, free for ali, Hal Pointer won, Flying i’ second, W' W P inird, * Best time 2:102. Running, purse, polo pony race. four and a half furlongs, Fiying Bird won, Dutch Billy second, Bud third, Time, 1:01}4. Running, purse £300, seven furlongs, Billy Eunderland won, Little Nell second, Venwood third. Time, 1:3214. Running, selling, five furlongs, Little EI won, Artless second, Border third. Time, 1:083 ROBY, Ixp., June 14.—Six furlongs, Lizzie W won, Fiction second, Olston third. Time, 1:173Z Fout and a half furlongs, Gretchen S won, Bandela second, Fischer third. Time, :58. Six furlongs, Le Pros Lyon won, Tippecanoe second, Belie of Springfield third. Time, 1:19. Seven furlongs, Fullerton Lass and Lismore mnln dead heat, Lady Rose third. Time, 1:3134. S|x%nnd a half furln:g!, Kimberly won, 8im- rock second, Velox third. 'Time, 1:25. CINCINNATI Oxro, June 14.—The rac- ing at Latonia to-day was first class for inferior horses. The directors of the Oakley Jockey Club determined to-day to have no foreign books on the track. Louis- ville and Latonia will probably follow the lead of Oakley. Six furlongs, St. Browneil third. 2 Selling, one mile, chifd won, St. llario second, Porthos third. Time, L2, Five furlongs, Maggie won, Petrolene second, Nellie Parker third. Time, 1:0315. One and a sixteenth miles, Dominion won, The Princess second, Saddle Bags third. Time, 1:4 Cyr won, Springvale gecond, Time, 1:173s, Four and & half furlongs, Ethelinda won. Julia second, Lucetta third. Time, :57%4. Six furlongs, Blackbawk won, Yellow Rose second, Lay On third. Time, 1:16. ST. LOUIS, Mo., june 14.—Six furlongs, Urania won, Campania second, Carrie B third. Time, 1:15. Five furlongs, A B C wo Air Tight third, Time, 1:0 Claud Hill second, 24 One end three-sixteenths miles, San_Blas won Janus second, Michael third. Time, ne furlongs, Prince won, Brakeman sec- ond, St. Leo third. Time, 1:5 Five furlongs, Mike Kelly won, Mermaid sec- ond, McHenry third. Time, 1:08. Nine furlongs, Salvador won, Jim Henry sec- ond, Williston third. Time, 1:58%5. Knocked Out With an Ice Pick, BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 14.—William A. Maber, alias “Shadow,” a pugilist 29 years old, billed to fight Young Corbett at the Seaside Athletic Club to-nignt, became involved in an altercation at Coney Island early to-day with Christopher Gernio, an Italian watchman. Gernio stabbed Maber in the left breast with an ice pick, inflict- ing a painful but not dangerous wound, His wound was dressed, after which he was locked up on a charge of intoxication. Gernio was held on a charge of assault. e A On the Diamond. ‘WASHINGTON, June 14.—Washingtons 3, base hits 10, errors 2. Cincinnatis 6, base hits 10, errors 2. Batteries—McGuire and Mercer, Merritt and Foreman, BALTIMORE, Mp., June 14.—Baltimores 11, base hits 16, error 1. Pittsbursg 0, base hits 3, errors 5. Batteries—Clark aud Hemming, Sug- den and Hawley. BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 14.—St. Louis 7, base hits 13, errors 3, Brooklyns 12, base hits 18 errors 2. Batterles—Peitz and Staley, Bu reli and Kennedy. NEW YORK, N, Y., June 14 —New Yorks 0, base hits 5, errors 3. Clevelands 3, base hits 6, error1. Batteries—Wilson and Clark, Zimmer and Young. BOSTON, Mast., June 14—Bostons 4, base hits 7, error 1._Chicagos 7, base hits 10, errors 2. Batteries—Ryan, Ganzeél, Stivetts, Nichols; Kittredge and Griffith, PHILADELPHIA, PA., June 14.—First game: Philadelphias 17, base hits 18. Louisyilles 5, base hits 12, errors 5. Batteries—Clements, Taylor and Beam; Welch and Weyhing. _ Second game—Philadelphias 14, base hits 23, errors 5. Lousvilles 6, base hits 13, errors 3. Batteries—Clements, Grady, Carsey and Beam ; Zahner and Cunningha: el IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION. Customs Officrals Can No Longer Stight Denver Importers. DENVER, Coro., June 14.—Otis Spencer, Surveyor of Customs, has stirred up the custom-house officials at Tacoma. Goods shipped in bond through that port to Den- ver have been invariably taken in charge by the custom-house brokers of Tacoma and thus very much delayed in the jour- ney to Denver. The claim was made that Denver had no -customhouse. The matter was referred to the Treasury Department at Washington, and the surveyor at Ta- coma was stirred up to such an extent that he wired Spencer that immediate transpor- tation for Denver will be accepted in the future. RIS ROBBED A MAIL CAR, The Postal Clerk Forced to Jump From the Moving Train. GALVESTON,TEX., June 14.—The mail- car on train No. 4, International and Great Northern,arrived yesterday without a postal clerk. A masked man crawled into the car just after leaving Tucker and at the point of a revolver demanded the safe keys. ‘When told he was not in the express-car he demanded the registerea-mail keys. Upon their surrender he ordered the clerk to jump out. Clerk Orrin Davis was badly hurt by the jump. Eight registered pack- ages are known to have been taken. ROBBERY OF A RICH MIKE, Daring Theft of Ore at the Golden Fleece in Colorado. For Two Years, at Least, Twenty Thousand Dollars Have Dis- appeared Monthly. DENVER, Coro., June 14.—A special to the News from Lake City, Colo., says: A scheme of gigantic proportions has been unearthed by which the Golden Fleece Mining Company has been systematically robbed for a number of months, and to- day it was announced that the mine would shut down for an indefinite period at once. The thieving has been confined to high- grade ores and will reach enormous pro- portions, as the amount stolen has ex- ceeded one-half of their monthly output, which has averaged at least $40,000 a month. These figures seem only possible when the extraordinary richness of their high gradeore is taken into consideration. Rumors implicating many of the em- ployes and various citizens of the camp have been current all day. A reward of $1000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of each person implicated in the robbery is offered. The manage- ment insists that there bas been an organ- ized gang at work making shipments to various parts of the State and even to Mex- ico, from where the ore was reshipped to the smelters. They say they wiill run down every member of this gang if it costs $50,000 to do so. This mine has been pay- ing regular monthly dividends of $12,000 for over twa years. .The wages paid the men are the highest in the State. The Golden Fleece is the rich- est mine in Colorado and probably in America. The company have placed armed sentinels at all the workings to prevent further thefts. — ¢ WAGES INCREASED. The Concession Due to the General Busi- mness Revival, CHICAGO, ILL., June 14.—Crane & Co. manufacturers of pipe fitting and brass goods, announced a 10 per centincrease in wages to-day. The increase affects 2300 men. The firm announced that the great improvement in its own business within the last few months and the general busi- ness revival justifies highor wages. o Marriage of a Newspaper Man. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June 14.—W. E. McCreight of the Daily Citizen, one of the most popular and successful newspa- persin the Southwest, has joined hands in wedlock with Mrs. Marian Graham, one of Albuquerque’s leading society ladies. The happy couple left for a two weeks’ sojourn in Southern California. Eoomrn AU Must Close on Sunday. YOUNGSTOWN, Omro, June 14.—Act- ing under pressure from the Civic Federa- tion, the Chief of Police has issued orders for the closing of all placesof busi- ness hereafter on Sunday. The order is intended to include the icecream and soda- water stores, fruitstands and cigar-stores. It will be the firstattempt in the history of the city to enforce strict Sunday obser- vance. —_——— Failure of a Bank. NASHUA, N. H., June 14.—The Milford Savings Bank was to-day enjoined from doing business by the Bank Commission- ers. Of late the withdrawals have been heavy, and the bank has also suffered severe losses in the West, where it had large interests. No statement is made public. g s For many years the Government has given its orders for Royal Baking Powder in preference to all others, it being found by the official examination superior to the others in strength and purity. == Mayor Against Fire Chief. SALT LAKE, Uran, June 14.—This af- ternoon a voluminous complaint was filed with Mayor Baskin against Chief Devine of the Fire Department. The petition pur- ports to represent two-thirds of the force of the Fire Department and claims that the chief has violated many rules of the department over which he presides. ShAanees unds Western Roads Not Agreed. CHICAGO, Irv, June 14.—The West- ern roads made no progress whatever to- day toward perfecting their organization, and the meeting adjourned until to-mor- row under circumstances which do not promise an early agreement. e S Death of a Noted Comedian. GREEN BAY, Wis, June 1.—A pri- vate Berlin cable to-day says Ernst Osc- meidler, a noted German comedian, well known in this country, died there to-day. e Dissolved the Injunction. DENVER, Covo., June 14.—J udge John- son has dissolved the injunction re- straining the city officials from interfering with Bannigan’s poolroom, NOHOPE FOR SPAIN Such Is the Cry of the Cuban Revo- ‘lutionists. THEIR BOLD MANIFESTO. Liberal Spaniards Have Noth- ing to Fear if They Remain Neutral. FORCES OF THE INSURGENTS. Further Precautions Taken by the United States to Avold Com- plications. TAMPA, Fra., June 14.—The following proclamation has just been received from Cuba: To the Cuban People : Maximo Gomez is in command with 2000 men, The Marquis of Santa Lucia, with the cry of “Cuba Libre,” has joined him with 1500 men. Twenty of the most noted gentlemen of Puerto Principe ac- company the worthy son of Camaguey. There is no hope for Spain. Remidos has protected the landing of Roloff and his 280 men. He brings munitions of war and 2000 pounds of dynamite. Santo Spirula has already seven armed bands. General Maceo, with 6000 machetros, is destroying and burning every- thing which he finds in his way. The liberal Spaniards have nothing to fear. Their lives and property will be respected While assist- ance is not rendered to the Government. The sutonomist party says an insurrection in arms is necessary to force the Government te favor autonomy. Shame to those false patriots who live on miserable bread that a despot throws them. The soldiers from Mahon, a Spanish provinge, have gone over to the insurgents’ ranks. The daily expenses of the Spaniards run up to $150,000. Martinez Campos has lost already 10,000 men. The soldiersin ths city of Man- zanillo die in the streets of fever and dysen- tery. The famine spreads through the provinece of Cuba. In Baracoa and Guantanamo there are 18,000 insurgents in arms. Liberal Span- iards, sons of Riego and Pinto, hurrah for liberty. To arms, and down with metropoli- tan government and tyranny. Hurrah for Maximo Gomez., The Revolutionary Committee of Havana. Cuban advices received here are to the effect that 11,000 Spanish troops will land at Nuevitas,jon the northern coast of Cuba, to-day, being the second installment of troops dispatched to Campos by the home Government. Colonel Figuerdo, responding to an in- quiry to-day about Jose Marti, said: “I have been seriously considering the unfortunate news for the past two weeks. The persistency of the Spanish alarmed me at first, and now, in the absence of news from Havana, I feel convinced that Marti has died for the country he loved so well. The revolution will go on just the same. While we have lost a good man the cause still exists, and the fight will be pushed vigorously. Tomas Estrado Palma of New York will undoubtedly be chosen to fill Marti's place, and will do it ably.” LANDED IN CUBA. The Filibustering Party, With Arms and Ammunition, Reach the Tsland. HAVANA, Cuza, June 14.—Information has just reached here that the Cuban fili- bustering expedition on the tug George W. Childs, under command of General Carlos Roloff and General Serafin Sanchez, which slipped away from the Florida coast Thursday, has landed the party with all arms and munitions of war at a point near Aguadores, in the Province of San- tiago de Cuba. A dispatch received here from Manza- nillo, Province of Santiago de Cuba, an- nounces the surrender of five insurgents, besides three students of the university, who had sided with the insurgents. Maceo, according to a dispatch from Hol- quin, has shot two prisoners who were re- cently captured by the insurgents. The insurgent band commanded by Regino Alfonse, in the district of Palma de Pinro, has broken into the stores of Roque Con- trareas. Alfonse fell into an ambush and was wounded by a volunteer cavalryman. Tt is reported that a filibustering schoon- er was sighted off the coast not far from Havana. The insurgents have burned the village of San Vincente, near San Cristo. The steamer Mexico has arrived at Nen- vitas, province of Puerto Principe, from Spain. 8he had on board 900 soldiers, who have left for Puerto Principe. The insurgent bands commanded by Maceo and Banders have appeared in the neighborhood of Quabajaney, province of Santiago de Cuba, and have plundered stores belonging to Ceranada and Matu- tano. Colonel Segana has had a skirmish with the insurgents near Songo. The insur- gents lost two killed and left five wounded on the field. On the side of the troopsone lieutenant and two soldiers were wounded. MORE PRECAUTIONS. The United States Extremely Anxious to Prevent Complications. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14.—Attor- ney-General Harmon has received the fol- lowing letter from the Secretary of State in relation to filibustering expeditions against Cuba: It is & matter of current rumor and newspa- per report that at various points in the United States attempts are making by enlistment of men, equipment and arming of vessels and by other illegal measures to aid the insurrection now in progress in the island of Cuba. While this department hasnot been furnished with tangible evidence confirmatory of such rumors and reports, it deems it of great impor- tance that no opportunity shall be given for complaints that the Government of the United States has in any respect fallen short of its full duty to & friendly nation. It is respectfully suggesied that the United States Attorneys and Marshals for the several districts embrac- ing the coast line between New York and Brownsville have their attention called to this question, and be specially enjoined to see to it that the neutrelily laws of the United States are faithfully observed and all violations thereof promptly and vigorously prosecuted. Complying with Mr. Olney’s suggestion, Attorney-General Harmon has directed all United States Attorneys and Marshals of the Atlantic Coast lines to act in conjunc- tion, and to take the steps necessary and proper to prevent any violations of the neutrality laws, acting promptly and vig- orously. 3 The Raleigh sailed from New York last evening for Key West. She will patrol the Florida coast with her launches and boats, to prevent Cuban filibustering expe- ditions. —_— THE SCHOOL QUESTION. It Will Be Debated in the Winnipeg Legis- lature Monday. ‘WINNIPEG, MaxtroBA, June 14.—There 'was no reference to the school question in’ the Legislature to-day. Premier Green- way returned from Ottawa this evening and a debate is anticipated Monday. Archbishop Langevin was asked to-day for his opinion on Manitoba's reply to the remedial order. The following is his answer: “I am sorry for the local ‘government’s bad will. I¢ is rather strange that after five years of public discussion their memo- rial should biandly charge the Ottawa government with ignorance and claim for themselves the monopoly of knowledge. I trust the Government and the Parliament of Canada will sustain the judgment of the Privy Council in England and stand by the constitution of the country.” A caucus of the opposition members will be held before Monday, when a plan of action will be decided upon in reference to the debate on the motion pertaining to the schools. ———— TO PROTECT SEALS. Provisions of the act Introduced in the House of Commons. LONDON, Exc., June 14.—The Bering Sea bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on Monday last by Sir Edward Gray, Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, and which passed its first reading upon that occasion, replaces the act of 1893, which expires in July, and will enable the Govern- ment to carry out its agreement with Russia. It empowers the Government by order in council to prohibit seal catching. The act remains in force until January, 1898. In addition to the Bering Sea award, in regard to the seizure, it empow- ers the officers of foreign states which are parties to the agreement to seize British ships and equipment when they violate the order. British officers have the same powers in regard to foreign ships. An impression prevails here that Canada will vigorously oppose the passage of the new act. P MOURNERS BECOME THE MOURNED Horrible Catastrophe to a Party Gath- ered in a Death Chamber. VIENNA, Avstera, June 14.—Seventy people gathered in the death chamber of a young man in Rovogno, a seaport town of Austria on the west shore of the Adriatic. The flooring of the chamber collapsed and all fell to the ground floor and then into a deep cellar, the walls of the house falling on top of the unfortunate victims. All'the inhabitants of the town came to the spot and the fire brigade was called out, all the soldiers in the town rushing to the scene. All tried to remove the debris. This was done and revealed the fact that fourteen of the mourners had been killed and thirty wounded. The unhappy young woman who had been the fiance of the de- ceased young man was found dead in the ruins in a position close to the coffin, LR Forgeries on a Tremendous Seale. LONDON, Exe., June 14.—It transpires that L. A. Wooley, a prominent lawyer who committed suicide in March last, was involved in extensive forgeries extending over a period of several years, estimated to amount to from £50,000 to £140,000. He placed mortgages on the property of oth- ers, in some instances mortgaging the same property two or three times. et 5 O’Brien Must Retire. LONDON, ExG., June 14.—In the Bank ruptey Court, on motion of Patrick Alex- ander Chance, who was recently accorded a verdict for £407 against William O’Brien, M. P, for the city division of Cork, an order was yesterday issued against Mr. O’Brien. This compels him to retire from Parliament. g For a Statue to Cromuwell. LONDON, Ex6., June 14.—The proposal of the Government to erect a statue to Oliver Cromwell was adopted to-day in the House of Commons by a vote of 154 to 147. The passage of the motion was only se- cured by the support of the Orangemen, s Russia Will Take No Action. LONDON, Exa., June 14.—A St. Peters- burg correspondent of the Times tele- graphstothat paper that itis almost certain Russia will take no action to compel re- forms by Turkey in Armenia. S Pincus Secures a Divoree. LONDON, Exg., June 14.—Jacob Pincus, the American trainer of the Croker- Dwyer horses, has been granted a divorce from an English woman whom he married in September, 1894, on the ground of her infidelity. R A Berlin Warchouse Burned. BERLIN, GerMANy, ‘June 14,—A fire which broke out to-day in Victoria ware- house, destroyed the building and its con- tents, involving a loss of 1,400,000 marks. e The Duke of Fife’s Residence Burned. LONDON, Ex6., June 14.—The family residence of the Duke and Duchess of Fife, Mars Lodge, Braemar, was destroyed by fire to-day. e The Royal Baking Powder is the greatest of the modern time helps to perfect cook- ing, and every receipt requiring a raising ingredient should embody it. MckKinley in Great Demand. CLEVELAND, Omro, June 14.—Word comes from Columbus to-night that Gov- ernor McKinley has decided he cannot accept the invitation to speak at the Re- publican League convention. He had promised to talk atthe Kansas Chautau- qua on the same day and will keep that appeintment. ——ee 4 Banking House Assigns. METROPOLIS, Irv., June 14.— The banking house of Brown & Bruner closed its doors to-day and made an assignment this afternoon to D. W. Helm and F. P. Curtis for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities will be about $100,000; assets, $140,000. Bl ey Heavy Storms in Nebraska. OMAHA, Nepr., June 14.—Specials to the Bee from Nebraska points indicate that heavy storms swept over the central and eastern part of the State this afternoon and to-night. Some damage was done to crogs by hail in some sections and rail- roads were washed out at many places. Corhige sued The Yuma Reservation to Be Opened. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14.—By the arrangement of July 23, 1893, the Yuma reservation, consisting of about four townships, is to be divided, and four acres allotted to each Indian. The rest of it is to be thrown open to settlers, Traces of the old surveys are to be obliterated and fres h ones made. e May Begin Business. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14.—The Comptroller of the Currency to-day author- ized the Standard National Bank of the city of New York to begin business with a capital of $200,000, (o ETIGRA A Pardon Denied by the President. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14.—The President to-day denied the application for &nrdon of George W. Cummings, sentenced Califorpia for ten years for robbing the mails. —_——— Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. D. C., June 14.—To- dsy’s statement of the eondition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $183,873,143; gold reserve, $99,503,567. DESKS WILL BE VACANT. Merchants and Their Employes Take to the Woods in a Body. GRAND OUTING AT GLENWOOD. A Programme of Unlimited Fun for the Hundreds Who Participate. ‘When Frank 8. Johnson of the Johnson- Locke Mercuntile Company, eight years ago, started the movement for an annual outing of the wholesale merchants and their employes, in conformity with the custom that had prevailed in the East for many years, he had little idea that it would grow in popular favor so rapidly as it has grown from year to year. Each summer since 1837 these picnics have taken place and each recurring occa- sion has witnessed a larger attendance at the scene of the festivities, and a more gen- eral closing of the wholesale business houses of the City. From the indications Thomas H, Browne, President Mer- chants’ Picnic. yesterday it is likely that but few of the downtown firms will be open to-day, as the members of the various firms, as well as their employes, will be enjoying the at- tractions arranged for their special benefit at Glenwood, a lovely spot in the Santa Cruz Mountains. In fact, among the 1200people who are expected to take the trip there will be quite a number of visiting merchants from the interior of California and from neighboring Btates. The boat to connect with the train that will carry the merry crowd of picnick- ers will leaye the narrow-gauge slip at 8:45 this morning and the return train will leave Glenwood at 5 . M. Ample provision has been made for the amusement of all who attend. There will be excellent music and a spacious pavilion for dancinfi, and there will also be a long and varied list of races, so that every one will have a chance to contest for the special prizes offered. The races and prizes are as follows: First race (porters only)—First prize, one case Cutter whisky; second, one case Oriental soap; third, one case lavarine. Second race (girls 10 to 15 years)—First prize, one pair gloves; second, one ladies’ pocket- book;; third, one box gum. ‘Third race (salesmen only)—First prize, one case Jesse Moore A A whisky, second, half- pound box tobacco: third, one box cigars, Fourth race (married women)—First prize, one dozen Maggi boullion ; second, onebox tea; third, one-quarter gross enameline. Fifth race (boys, 10 to 15 vears)—First prize, one gilt-edge edition Shakespeare; second, oue case claret; third, one case perfume. Sixth race (fat men, over 200 pounds)—First prize, one case Noble whisky; second, one box cigars; third, one pail grease. Seventh race (voung ladies, 15 to 25 years)— First prize, one pair French kid shoes; second, one box tea; third, one Y. A. cheese. There will also be about 300 yaluable gau prizes. Basket lunches will be the or- er of the day, but dinner will be served under the trees by the owner of the park. Milk and iced lemonade will be furnished free by the committee. Among the most Dyl ‘kw'u/;,r), Charles J. King, Secretary Merchants, Picnic. egjoiahle features will be a genuine Yankee clambake on a big scale, and its appropriate = concomitant, a barbecue, gomd under the manipulation of a master- and. The list of officers and committees, which follows, is a guarantee of full enjoyment to all who may attend: Thomas H. Browne, president; Jice-presi- dents—George A. Kohn, M. H. Weed, W. M. Brison, W. K. Brackett, F. E. Brigham, Ed Pond, William F. Mau, Jacob Levy Jr., Webster Jones. A. Meertif, Isidor Seiler, W. B. Weilman, A. A. Hooper, Al Ehrman; Charles J. King, sec- retary; J. A. Folger, treasurer. Transportation and grounds—Thomas J. Har- ris, chairman; Clifford Ireland, Leon A. Meison. Finance and lnbseflgnon—A. A. Banz, chair- man; W. E. Wicker, Charles J. King. Closing up—Emil A. Engelberg, chairman; Leon A. Maison, George Wheaton. Music—W. E. Blake, chairman; Lemb, Frank H, Tyler. Games, prizes, ‘etc.—P. J. Kennedy, chair- man; W. . Sanderson, Hugh M. Johns, H. P. Howard, George R. Lucy, D. H. Vail, Al Ehr- man, Carl Wolbach, Thomas J. Harris Floor—George W. Lamb, chairman; R. M. Duiperu, H. C.Casebolt, Charles M. Bredhoff, Samuel Seiler, W. A. Lieber, Robert Luhman, W. E. Blake, Charles F. Sage, C. W. Hawks, H. M. W. Sandbach. A week day is always selected for these outings, because they thereby take on more of a holiday flavor, and also because they are less likely to attract an attend- ance that might prove objectionable. In addition to those who go by train a large delegation of cyclists will leave early this - morning for Glenwood on their wheels. ————— THE MAELSTROM'S SEORET. A French Scientific Party to Investi- gate the Whirlpool. The theory that the great Maelstrom whirlpool, off the coast of Norway, is sub- v George W. terraneously connected with the Gulf of Bothnia has found many believers, among them the celebrated Kirchner, who pre- R‘amd the architectural pians of what the owel of Babel was like. Yearning for something definite as to this mystery of nature, however, the French Government has nominated a scientific commission to study the celebrated whirlpool, to investi- gate its suggested conmnections with the Gulf Stream and to rectify existing charts of its currents, says the Philadelphia Record. All the poetry of Scandinavia centers around the terrible gulf which expresses the supreme horror of nature. But we live In a more positive age. The whirlpool is in the vicinity of the wildest rock-bound coast of Norway, the black cliffs of which have been called “the ramparts of the world.” Still, there are times when the pool is so calm that a small boat can sail across its presumed mouth. No ship has ever been sucked down—mariners know the currents by their charts—save that de- scribed by Edgar Allan Poe, so full of ‘‘creepiness,” and where the vessel is con- verted into match-wood. Of its crew one alone was rescued, a youth of 22, who, after some corkscrew tossing in the funnel, was thrown up on a beach some milesaway, his hair having become as white as snow and he himself a wizened old man. During periods of storm the Maelstrom is said to resemble a funnel, the water whirling inside a ring of foam; but the eye can see the descending fiquid wall to be all jet-black water. Trunks of trees have been thrown up so split that the natives say they have become ‘“‘mermaids’ hair.” Of course there are legends of whales having been drawn into the great mill race, and that their cries have been heard above the storm. ‘What will accrue to science from the re- sult of the French commission is naturally impossible to predict. As was evidenced by the late expedition of a Frenchman to the depths of the Red Sea to recover traces of Pharaoh’s lost hosts, the Gauls of to-day have a decided fondness for peering into matters the investization of which seems to be contrary to the decrees of both time and nature. :, But 2n outside observer might plausibly allege that a descent into a volcano to as- certain whence came the fiery scoria, as well as observations as to the effect of the ejected molten lava upon the circumjacent alr, would be quite as easy and of equal advantage to the world of science as the proposed effort to fathom the mysteries of the Maelstrom. The fascination for div- ing into the unknown is, however, so great that as long as mysteries shall exist some- body will be found to spend valuable time, valuable life and valuable means upon their solution. MILITIA GOING TO CAMP. Second Artillery Companies Will Leave For Ukiah To-Day. Military Disciplinels to Be Observed as In Regular Army En- campments. Beven companies of the Second Regi- ment, National Guard of California, will leave this aiternoon for Ukiah, where they will go into camp. The soldier boys will be absent for a week, and while they ex- pect a good time, they fully appreciate the | fact that Colonel Macdonald is a strict | disciplinarian, and believes that these an- nual encampments should be conducted on military principles. “We leave Saturday afternoon at 3:20 o’clock,” said Colonel Macdonald yester- day, “and the indications are that the seven companies will furnish about 400 men. In addition to this, we will carry along a fully equipped ambulance corps, which will be nnger the direct control of Major McCarty and Oaptain Ferrell. The first-named gentleman has been with us for several years, and ig consequently thor- oughly familiar with all the details of the department. Captain Ferrell served for several years in the British army, and did efficient service in the fearfal Soudan cam- paign. i ‘A new feature will be introduced this year in the shape of Second Regiment athletic corps. They will go with us, giv- ing exhibitions of their skill every day while in cams». Of course we will take along our band. “Next Tuesday Brigadier-General Bar- rett and General Dimond will visit the camp, when an exhibition drill and in- ;pection will take place. On Thursday General Warfield will pay his respeets to the Second Regiment, remaining in camp until the following Baturday. On that day the men will strike their tents and return to the City. “The camp will be conducted strictly on military lines, and any violation of the regulations will be severely punished. We are going there to learn what it means to be a soldier, and I don’t propose to stand the slightest breach of discipline. On | Saturday week an excursion will be run | to catch aiglimpse of camplife, and whatit bling the friends of the Second Regiment from San Francisco to Ukiah, thus ena- | means to be a soldier.” —————— A MONSTER LOBSTER. Alive When Captured, This Creatare Is Regarded as a Gold Mine. 1 The largest lobster in the world, stuffed, varnished and inserted in an elegant glass case, now belongs to W. J. Kilduff, stew- ard of the St. Nicholas Hotel in Boston, who expects to realize a large fortune by vlacing the creature on exhibition, says the New York World. Mr. Kilduff is thinking of capitalizing this lobster in the form of a stock company. He has made a rough calculation that there are 70,000,000 people in the United States eager to witness his lobster and ay 1 cent each for the privilege, and this, Mr. Kilduff figures, would bring in $700,000 to the company, while the expense of trans- ggrtiug the lobster in its glass case would small. But with proper advertising Mr. Kilduff thinks that these people would be willing to pay 10 cents each to see the lobster, thus bringing the profits up to §70,000,000. He says he has been :‘approached” with many flattering offers from dime 1nuseum men. The lobster which has thus had great- ness thrust upon it “‘belongs,” says Mr. Kilduff, “to the male gender.” He was caught at Provincetown, Mess,, in August of last year and turned over to a taxiderm- ist for permanent rreservation. ‘When captured the lobster weighed from thirty-five to fartx pounds. He measured 40 inches in length when straightened out and is now from 23 to 25 inches wide when measured from tip to tip like = bird, The right claw is 15 inches long and 18 inches in_circumference on the large end. Mounted in a stained white ash case, the lobster is, says its proud owner, most beautiful to Jook upon—*‘clean and ‘whole- some, pleasing to the eye and well worth 50 cents or §1 of any man’s money to see.” The lobster, he says, was alive when cap- tured. A New Cotton Pest in Alabama. T. 8. Moore, a Teputable farmer of Baldwin County, writes us that the new cotton pest, first noted in Southwest Texas, has been found in great numbers in his cotton near Tgnunw,EBnldwin Couuty, and that of the sixty-seven acres under eulti- yation one-third is killed by these insects. This is startling information. It was be- lieved that the new pest was isolated far away on the Lower Rio Grande, and lo! here it is flourishing in South Alabama and doing great damage. From this may be inferred that it is to be found elsewhere in this and neighboring localities; and, if 50, there will be a decrease of production of cotton which will make the voluntary Aacreage reduction seem as nothing in com- parison.—Mobile Register. About 35 per cent of the population of Brazil are whites, 36 per cent mulattoes, 25 per cent negroes, and 5 per cent Indians, NOT A WHIT I]AMAGE[].’ ———— Effect of the Imprisonment of the President of the A.R.U. LABOR LEADERS STIMULATED, Will Conduct a Campalgn From the Confines of His Cell. Debs If it was supposed that the sending to jail of Eugene V. Debs and his co-workers in the American Rzailway Union would have a discouraging effect on the mer- bers of that organization, such a supposi- tion now appears to have been at fauit. Harry A. Knox, who was the leader of the Sacramento strikers last July, had this to say yesterday regarding the matter: “There Is no doubt that it isthe best thing that could have happened for the in- terests of organized labor. 1t has set peo= ple to thinking who have never thought on the labor question, and thev see what the end will be if they don’t get in and do the right thing for themselves. “It stands to reason that the success oj this Government lies in the hands of th working class, and it has been clearly demonstrated within the past fow years that the more thoughtful laboring people are not satisfied with the men who have been at the head of the Government, as they have been swinging about from one party to the other. . ‘‘Although it is going to be to the benefit of organized labor to have Debs serve his term, the majority of us do not like to see any man made a martyr of for our cause, as has been the case with Debs. “The American Railway Union in this section of the country is more determined than ever to right the wrongs that have been done by our Judges to the cause of labor. Our organization has not only been maintained, but has largely increased ite membership of late, and continaes to add new members at each meeting of the local unions. y ‘*‘What the feeling is among Debs’ imm diate associates and followers is bes shown in a letter I have just received fron L. P. Benedict, private secretary to Presi- dent Debs.” The letter mentioned readsas follows: Dear Brother Knox: Yours of the 28th nlt. to the president is at hand, and reply 1alls to the undersigned as he is out of the city and prob- ably will not return before he goes to the “Bas- tile de Woodstock.” You may be sure he is not in the least disheartened or dismayed. I never heerful In my life than after ceiving the news of the decision. He is sime ply determined that the A. K. U. shall accom- plish its missfon, and this will be brought about notwithstanding Intrigues. General Oiney thirteen time rosecute trusts under the anti-f law, faying it was not constitutional. During the debates in Congress, before it became a law, Senator Sherman @ ared it had no refer- ence to labor organizations, but at the same time it transpires that labor organizations aro the only class affected by it. Suffice it to say the law was passed with the intent of restricte ing the greet trusts, such as Havemeyer, Rockefeller ana hund f cther ducting, but is now d d not to ap them but to the oppression of lubor. I confess I have but little respect for the hab. itues of the great National hou Washing. ton. But there is an ele. 1 1896, and if there is not a ger ng and house-cleaning then I shall have as little res spect for the men who furni substance upon which these titled favori 0. I note your determination to p line. This is the spirit that will win. lute determination is better than abili must be dispensed with; but you ha and I am sure you will come out on to letter from Sacramento to-day we er of a thousand members from there. our friend and brother dods net cvere The secret system you have adopted ¢ do the work. The president and his colleagues will cony duct & campaign from the jail and I shall de my best from here. I have been working in the labor cause for three years steadily 2m as good as new vet awhile. Like yourselt, it has cost me a good “deal of sacrifice, but it will be all the same {n the final round-up. If 1 don’tlive to get the benefit of it some one elsa will, for it's coming. Nothing can stop the progress of humanity entirely. The persecu. tions we are now und @ t simplg obstacles in the pathway of human . Secretary Chase’s Unmarked Grave. Two years since, on a visit to a Cincine nati cemetery, the attention of Hon. kd- ward L. Pierce of this city was called tq the fact that the grave of Salmon P, hase, the great war Secretary of the Treasury, the distinguished Chief Justice of the United Stales Supreme Court,and the emis nent statesman, was unmarkei by any memorial. Mr. Pierce. who was in Mg, Cbase’s law office in 1833-55, and d the succeeding winter with hira at o ington, where he conceived a warm fri ship for this public man, asked and ol tained from Mr. Chase's legal representan tive the privilege of putting upa simple stone to his memory. He was prevented from doing this at the time by his immediate ~departure for Europe. Aftex his return, following over vear's abe sence, he consulted with William Eun- dicott of this city, another warm friend of Mr. Chase, and’ together they agreed io share the expense of the t General Jacob D. Cox has acted i the spot, and has attended to The tablet, which is of simple placed in its position day, without ceremonies. The neglect in this case seems to have come from an certainty as to whether the State shou erect a monument to Mr. Chase or the means should be provided for it by popular subscription. In the meantime, Mr, Chase’s children, baving met with personal misfortunes and financial reverses, have done nothing. It would seem to be full time that a monument worthy of its dise tinguished subject should appear. The admirable spirit evinced by these two Bos- ton gentlemen will be gratefully recoge nized.—Boston Herald. ——————— A chemist advises that canned fruit be opened an hour or two before it is used. It becomes richer after the oxygen of the air has been restored to it. ——————— At a distance of seven miles above the earth no human being can breath NO- PERCENTAGE PHARMACY, 953 MARKET ST, SOUTH SIDE, Bet. Fifth and Sixth, One of our Customers. In the Lead! YOoSsST FALCONBICYCLES $85 and $100. SWIFT and STRONG. CALL AND SEE THEM. WE ARE THE AGENTS, ‘Trusses, others ask Electric Belts. 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