The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1895, Page 1

Ay o4y s VOLUME LXXVIIL.—NO. 24. - SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1895 TS. ROSEBERY TO RESIGN, This Determination Has Been Officially An- nounced. SALISBURY TO SUCCEED. He Will Be Entrusted by the Queen With the Formation of a Ministry. WILL DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT. The New Cabinet to Consist of Liberal-Unionists and Con- servatives. . LONDON, June 23.—It is officially an- nounced that the Rosebery Government will resign; that Lord Salisbury will be summoned by the Queen to form a Minis- try,'and that his Cabinet wil proceed with the routine business of the House, obtain provisional supplies and then dissolve Par- liament. It is expected that the elections will take place the 10th of July. The second meeting of the Cabinet yes- terday began at 4 r. . and lasted until 4:50. The meeting was held to decide whether the Government should resign or dissolve Parliament. It was decided to re- sign. After dinner, at Windsor Castle last night, Lord Rosebery had a long private audience with the Queen and communi- cated to her the decision arrived at by the Government. The length of the Cabinet’s deliberations was due to the attitude of Herbert Asquith, the Home Secretary, and John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, who strongly opposed s step involving either resignation or dissolution. They argued that in view of the stage of the de- bates on the Welsh disestablishment and the Irish land bills the Government ought to pass both of them. William O’Brien, who, until a few days ago, represented Cork City in the anti-Par- nellite interest, but who was compelled to retire from the House, owing to his having been declared a bankrupt, visited Downing street and urged that it was the imperative duty of the Goverrment to pass the Irish land bill. All the Ministers, with the exception of Premier Rosebery, remained in town over Bunday. Messrs. Thomas E. Ellis, first Liveral whip; George C. Leveson-Gower and Ronald C. Munroe-Ferguson directed business at the Liberal whips’ office during. the forenoon. They engaged in the prep- aration of electoral lists. The Liberal cen- tral offices were at once opened. Prime Minister Rosebery this morning walked unattended to the 8 o’clock service at St. George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. After breakfast he strolled through the castle grounds. At 11 he went to the Frogmore roya! mausoleum with the royal family, and afterward had an audience with the Queen. He then had luncheon, after which he was driven to the station, where he took a train for London. Arrived at the Paddington station, he took a carriage and drove to his official residence in Down- ing street. Here he found waiting for him Lord Tweedmouth, Lord of the Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Arnold Morley, Pastmaster-General. Mr. Asquith arrived soon after Lord Rose- bery. The quartet conferred until 6:45, after which the decision was first officially made known. Of course nothing yet is definitely known as to who will be selected by Lord Salis- bury for ministerial and other positions. Complete harmony prevails between the Liberal-Unionists and the Conservatives, as was recently evidenced by the speeches at the Conservative banguet by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the Liberal - Unionist leader, and others. The rumor of dissen- sions between the two parties were then effectually laid, and it was predicted that the; Liberal-Unionists and Conservatives would be finally merged into one great National party. Itis generally supposed that Mr. Chamberlain will have a position in the Salisbury Cabinet, but what his office will be is purely a matter of conjec- ture as yet. The Central News is authority for the statement that Rosebery, while at Wind- sor Castle,tendered the resignation of him- self and coileagues to the Queen, who ac- cepted them. Her Majesty has sent for Lord Salisbury, who will proceed to ‘Windsor Castle to-morrow, when he will be entrusted with the formation of a Min- istry. Lord Rosebery did not arrive at Down- ing street until 6:20 0’clock, and about half an hour later the fact became known that the action of the House of Commons on Friday accepting the motion of Mr. Brod- erick to reduce by £100 the salary of H. Campbell-Bannermann, Secretary of State for War, a motion made solely for the pur- pose of calling the attention of the House to anfalleged deficiency in the small arms and ammunition stores, had resulted in the overthrow of the Liberal Ministry. It is charged by some of the supporters of the Government that Mr. Broderick’s motion was made with the knowledge of Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour, and that it was made at a time when the Govern- ment was napping; in other words, that the opposition sprung a trick on the Lib- erals and by a majority of seven votes up- set the Government. Some of the Unionists strenuously deny this and claim the vote was only the cul- mination of the dissatisfaction existing against the administration of the Tar Office. However the case may be, it is ertain that the Government met defeat in an entirely ugsuspected momentand man- ter, after successfully tiding itself over ~rises when defeat would have hardly been surprising. 1t is stated that in his inter- view with the Queen Lord Rosebery, after informing her as to the status of affairs, advised her to summon Lord Salisbury to form a Ministry. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Bigge, an as- sistant private secretary to the Queen, to-day conveyed her Majesty’s summons to Hatfield House, Lord Salisbury’s resi- dence in Hertfordshire. Lord Salisbury will obtain the views of the Duke of Dev- onshire, the Liberal-Unionist leader in the ouse of Lords, before he goes to Windsor TMOITOW. Mr. Chamberlain had an interview with the Duke of Devonshire on Saturday, and afterward Mr. Chamberlain received visits from several of his Liberal-Unionist fol- lowers. It is not doubted that a joint Ministry will be formed of Liberal- Unionists and Conservatives and that it will be called a Unionist Government. ‘When it became known in the clubs this evening that Lord Salisbury had been summoned by the Queen, it was said that be would not consent to form a Ministry with the present House of Commons and that he would recommend the Queen to dissolve Parliament. The Unionist rank and file advise a prompt appeal to the country. They believe that they will be able to maintain a majority of eighty in the next Parliament. They are now very enthusiastic and sanguine. Following are the members of the retir- ing Ministry: Lord Rosebery, Prime Min- ister and First Lord of thé Treasury and Lord President of the Council; Lord Her- schel, Lord High Chancellor; Right Hon. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord Tweedmouth, Lord Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Earl of Kimberly, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Right Hon. Herbert Asquith, Secretary of State for Home Affairs; Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Right Hon. H. Campbell-Bannermann, Secretary of State for War; Right Hon. Henry Fowler, Secretary of State for India; Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty; Right Hon. James Brice, President of the Board of Trade; Right Hon. A. H. Dyke- Acland, Vice-President Committee of Council; Right Hon, George Shaw-Lefevre, President of the Local Government Board; Right Hon. John Morley, Chief Secretary forTreland;: Right Hon. Sir George Trevel- yan, Secretary for Scotland; Right Hon. Arnold Morley, Postmaster-General. This Ministry, except Lord -Rosebery as Prime Minister, and the Earl of Kimberly as Foreign Minister, was formed by Mr. Gladstone in August, 1892, when he be- came Prime Minister for the fourth time. During Mr. Gladstone’s stay at Biarritz in February, 1894, the Pall Mall Gazette, ‘Wm. Waldorf Astor’s paper, announced his retirement from office, but the report was denied, though in very gnarded terms. On March 1, 1894, Mr. Gladstone made his last speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister. The next day his resignation was made public, the chief cause of his re- tirement being the discovery that he was suffering from cataract in both eyes. On March 3 he had an audience with the Queen and gave up the seals of office. Lord Rosebery held the post of Foreign Secretary in Mr. Gladstone’s Cabinet and succeeded him as Prime Minister. Two or three changes were then made in the Cab- inet by the transposition of members to different offices. It has been often stated and as often denied that Lord Rosebery was anxious to drop the cares of office, and it was thought probable by many persons that he would retire during or after his recent illness, without waiting for an adverse vote in the House of Commons, It was also said that there was considerable friction between Lord Rosebery and Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who had at one time been re- garded by many s Mr, Gladstone’s legiti- mate successor in the premiership. With Lord Rosebery as Premier the anomaly was presented of a peer as the head of a Government party pledged in a measure to mend or end the House of Lords with its inherited legislative rights. Lord Rosebery’s retirement again calls to mind the prediction he is said to have made concerning himself when he wasa schoolboy. He then declared that he would marry the richest heiress in Eng- land, win the derby and become Prime Minister. He in 1878 married Hannah, (deceased 1890), only daughter of the late Meyer de Rothschild, who was then the richest heiress in the country; in 1894 he won the Derby with his horse Ladas, and repeated the victory this year with Sir Visto, and filled the office of Prime Minis- ter for a little over fifteen months. Lord Rosebery is only 48 years old. The Court Circular contains the follow- ing: “The Earl of Rosebery, first Lord of the Treasury and Premier of the Council, arrived at Windsor Castle Saturday and offered his resignation to her Majesty, by whom it was accepted.” Speaking to his constituents in Batter- sea last night John Burns, socialist mem- ber of the House of Commons, urged the Government to stick to the work it had undertaken to perform and not to go to the dountry until a vote of confidence was carried again. PRESS OPINIONS. Views of the London Papers on the Cabi- net Crisis. LONDON, ExG., June 23.—The Daily News, the organ of the Liberals, will say that the Queen accepted Lord Rosebery’s resignation . as she did that of Mr. Gladstone, without the expression of reluctance with which she favored Lord Salisbury wher he retired from office. Lord Rosebery and Sir Wil- liam Vernon Harcourt strongly favored resigning at the Cabinet council. The Prime Minister considered that the Government, iwhich was weakened by its defeat in the House of Commons, was not well qualified to deal with foreign affairs. ‘When Sir William Vernon Harcourt an- nounces the resignation of the Govern- ment in the House of Commons Monday afternoon he will possibly move that the House adjourn for a few days. The Daily News declares that the Lib- erals will not be caught napping if Lord Salisbury resolves upon a quick dissolution of the House. The officers of the National Liberal Federation have foreseen a possi- ble election this summer. Nevertheless the Daily News urges that every constitu- ency without a Liberal condidate should immediately select the best man they can find. The paper declares that the crisis was not so sudden as it seemed. A Gov- ernment at the mercy of sudden accident and an unexpected catastrophe cannot conduct business with credit to itself or advantage to the country. The Morning Post, in its comments to- morrow on the resignation of the Rose- bery Cabinet, will say: “Thus falls the rump of the Gladstone administration. Where is the revolution- ary resolution against the House of Lords?” After Assistant Becretary Bigge reached Lord Balisbury with her Majesty’s summons the ex-Premier and coming Premier wanted to communicate with Mr. Balfour and the Conservative whips, but, it being Sunday, the railway trains were inconvenient. His secretary, Mr. McDon- nell, is an expert bicycler, and jumping ¢ his wheel hel:)de trgm fiazfiel‘d ng:g gg the Carlton Club in London in eighty min- Continued on Second Page. A PLAGUE OF FEVER, It Proves a Puzzle to the Surgeons of the Navy. MANY MEN AFFLICTED. The Trouble Confined to the Sailors of the Cruiser Chicago. IT RESISTS ALL TREATMENT. One of the Victims Glves a Woeful Account of His Aches and Pains. NEW YARK, N. Y., June 23.—The sur- geons at the Navy Hospital in Brooklyn are puzzled by a peculiar malady prevalent among the sailors who served on the Chicago during her last cruise. There are at the present time, according to the statement of Surgeon in Chief Dr. Edward S. Bogert, about twenty of the Chicago’s crew laid up in the Navy Hospital, and a half dozen or more are at the Norfolk Hospital, where they were taken from the Amphitrite to which many of the Chicago’s crew were transferred after the latter vessel went out of commission. Although some of the men in Brooklyn have been under treatment for six or seven weeks their condition has been but little changed. The same high temperature, giddiness and rheumatic pains in the joints which characterized the disease when first contracted are still experienced by the victims, and little progress seems to have been made in contending with the illness. Dr. Bogert said to-day that the disease with which the sailors are suffering is well known in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea and that there is no mystery about it. He admitted, however, that they had not as yet made a satisfac- tory diagnosis of the disease and that the patients did not seem to improve per- ceptibly. The sailors take a aifferent view of the case. They say the doctors are puzzled and that they have no name for the mal- ady nor any satisfactory treatment. The certificates which are sent with each patient to the hospital are supposed to state the name of the disease with which he is suffering. In the case of the Chicago men the disease is put down under various names. The certificates of some named it typhoid fever, but the treatment in these cases was not that which is used in typhoid fever cases. One of the most dangerous features of the “‘Chicago fever,” as it is termed in the Navy Hospital, is an excessively high tem- perature. One sailor said to-day that his temperature had run up to 104 degrees and that the temperature of the patient in the adjoining cot had reached 106 degrees. The sunstroke treatment is used in lower- ing the temperature. Ice is used in every conceivable shape, a plunge in an ice bath being the most effective and most expe- ditious relief. A representative of the United Press vis- ited the hospital to-day and found a bench on the terrace occupied by several of the Chicago’s crew who looked pictures of woe. “‘Chicago fever?”’ said one, a stout, good- looking tar, who went by the name of Ham. *“Well, I should say so. Iknow a thing or two about the Chicago fever. I have had rheumatism, yellow fever, small- pox and all the rest of ’em, but this lays a man out quicker than any of ’em.” His companions showed their assent by a nod of the head, and Ham proceeded to dilate on the peculiarities of their mutual enemy. ‘‘We got it,” he said, “while lying off the port of Algiers. There was no tide there and a stiff land breeze all the time. ““We lay there seven weeks waiting for the San Francisco to come and relieve us, and during all the time there wasa big sewer emptied right off midship, and I guess that was not over healthy for the crew. Most of the men began to keel over one by one until there were sixty or seventy on the sick list. We left Algiers in Feb- ruary and went to the rock where some of the men went under. When we gotin port here most of the crew went on the Vermont and some went on the Amphi- trite at Norfolk and they are laid up at the hospital now.” “The disease first makes you feel light- headed, and then comes the bloomin’ fever, and after that terrible pains in the joints. Ihave been here seven weeks,” he added, as he slowly and carefully lifted one leg over the other, ‘‘and the only thing they have given me for these pains is some kind of powder which don’t seem to do no good.” The sailor asserted that he had just re- ceived a letter from a mate in the hospital at Norfolk, saying that two of the strong- est men in the crew of the Chicago had died since being -admitted there, and it was believed that the fever had killed them. Dr. Bogert said to-day that the fever ‘was not so malignant as that. *What do you call the fever?” he was asked. “Well, it is generally called remittent fever,”” said the doctor. But the truth is that it is not remittent fever. It may be what is called Mediterranean, Malta or Rock fever, but we have not diagnosed it satisfactorily as yet. None of the men have died from 1t here up to this time, but we do not know what may happen. One peculiarity about it is that the germs which were inhaled at Algiers do not seem to take effect often times until months after- ward. It is not a contagious disease, but one of long duration and quite troublesome to combat.” HAULED DOWN THE FLAG. A Veteran Objects to the Flying of Italy’s Colors. SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 23.—A special from Suspension Bridge, N. Y., to the Standard says: The contractors building the new trolley line in the gorge on the American bank of the Niagara River have brought great crowds of Italian laborers here, who live in camps along the bank in shanties, over which they have been floating the Italian flag very high. This has been an eyesore to some lovers of ““Old Glory,” and at noon to-day an old veteran named Orlando E. Wilson, accompanied by four others, visited one of the camps ciose to the city and ordered the Italian flag lowered. Ital- ians to the number of several hundred gathered about and gesticulated. “Pull that flag down or I'll shoot it down,” said Wilson. The sons of Italy realizea that the men were in earnest and complied. e PAID TO COMMIT MURDER. It 1s Thought Dr. Rader’s Slayer Will Make a Confession. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 23.—To-mor- row, when his eousin arrives, “Bad Tom’’ Smith, who is tp be hanged at Jackson Friday, is expected to make a confession. Smith almost broke down when he was told that Fridsy was the day on which he was to pay the death penalty for the mur- der of Dr. Rader, at the home of Catherine McQuinn last winter, but to-day said he would not tell the story of the killing until the arrival bf his cousin. Sufficient in- formation was got from Smith to warrant the statement that when the confession is made it will create a sensation, inasmuch as it will involve men heretofore not men- tioned in the affair. Smith, it seems, was simply fulfilling a contract for which he got pay in money. e RELATED TO GLADSTONE. A Cousin of the “Grand Old Man”’ Dies in Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., June 23.—A first cousin of William E. Gladstone, the great English statesman, died near this city yesterday in the person of David G. Steele, a Cole County farmer. Mr. Steele was born at the town of Big- ger, Scotland, in 1813, and his mother was an aunt of the “Grand Old Man,” and came to this country at an early day, liv- ing for a time in Virginia and Ohio, and coming to Jefferson City in 1865. He has no relatives in America. He was a man of high character, and never boasted of his relationship to one of the leading states- men of the world. FREAK OF A MAD WOMAN, She Invades a Church and In- terrupts an Impressive Ceremony. Smashes a Convert’s Bonnet and Then Repeatedly Stabs Her With a Hatpin. SPRINGFIELD, O., June 23.—Rev. Paul C. Curnick closed the meeting to-night gt St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, the largest and wealthiest in the city, with an impressive appeal to the people not Christians. Stepping from the pulpit to the chancel, he extended to a young man the right hand of fe' owship. He then asked mem- bers o' come forwtrd and shakg hands ‘with mew converts. Among those who went forward were Miss Laura Nicholson, aged 30, and Mrs. M. E. Kinney. In the midst of thisimpressive ceremony Miss Nicholson hurried to where Mrs. Kinney was standing and excitedly ex- claimed in a loud voice: ‘“Your hat is not on straight.” Mrs. Kinney turned, whereupon Miss Nicholson let out a whoop, and, grabbing for Mrs. Kiney’s bonnet, crushed it into a shapeless mass. The congregation looked on with amazement. Then taking out the bonnet pin the woman threw the hat across the church and with a demented laugh sprang at Mrs. Kinney, stabbing her re- peatedly in the left arm with the pin. Mrs. Kinney screamed and turned to escape, but the infuriated woman held her, furiously jabbing the small stiletto into her body. Pastor Curnick and several deacons rushed to the scene, but with a yell that frightened 700 persons out of their wits Miss Nicholson struck another woman, bounded up an aisle and out of doors, striking aside those who tried to detain her. Miss Nicholson was sent to an asy- lum five years ago, but was released after a year’s detention. g A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. 1t Results From a Quarrel Over the Division of Property. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 23.—At Webster Grove, ten miles west of this city, at 3 o’clock this morning, Dr. Frank 8. Eitle shot and instantly killed Mrs. Jane Patter- son, his sister-in-law. Mrs. Patterson’s sister, Mrs. Hirsch, at- tempted to stay his murderous arm, and Eitle leveled the revolver at her and fired. She fell with a bullet in her breast. Eitle then pressed the muzzle of the weapon against his temple and sent a bullet into his brain. They had quarreled over a division of property. Mrs. Hirsch is dan- gerously injured. Heblieoaiialy POISONED BY A SPIDER. Congressman Owen Must Have His Arm Amputated. CINCINNATI, Onio, June 23.—W. C. Owen, Representative from the Ashland District of Kentucky, who defeated Breck- inridge, was poisoned by a spider’s bite, and his condition is alarming. He was bitten a week ago. His arm is terribly swollen. He has been attending the races here, but left hurriedly for home last night on a special train. A doctor in the city told him that his arm would have to be amputated to save his life. He goes to have his home surgeon do the work. He was suffering severely when he left here at10 o’clock . M. —————— ; APPOINTEES MADE TO PAY. A Kansas Official Charged With Sharing His Underlings’ Salary. TOPEKA, Kans, June 23.—Governor Morrill to-day requesied the resignation of 'W. G. Bird, State Labor Commissioner. It was shown that Bird had, since his pos- session of office, required each of his two clerks to pay him $16 66 month out of their salary. He claimed that the money was to be used to employ another clerk that the Legislature had failed to make provision for. Bird has refused -to resign and the Gov- ernor threatens to institute criminal pro- ceedings. e DR S Matthey’s Long Ride Ends. CHICAGO, Irrn., June 23.— Albert Matthey, the United States'Army private who started from New York for Chicago on a bicycle June 10, bearing a message from General Miles to General Merritt, arrived in Chicago at1:35 this afternoon, having made the trip in thirteen and a quarter days. He is in excellent health, 1T WAS A “DRY" DAY Drinks at a Premium in New York City Yesterday. EXCISE LAW ENFORCED. Saloons and Hotel Buffets Strictly Guarded by the Police. ROOSEVELT MEANS BUSINESS. Places That Had Not Been Closed a Minute in Years Forced to Submit. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 23.—Those persons who have doubted the sincerity of Police Commissioner Roosevelt in declar- ing that he would not only close every saloon in New York on Sunday, in com- pliance with the excise law, but would also ghut up the buffet-rooms in the various hotels, had ample demonstration of the earnestness of the new president of the Police Board to-day. To say that it wasa “dry’” Sunday in New York is only citing an absolute fact. The oldest citizen in the metropolis with bibulous habits, which are generally as much in evidence on Sunday as otherdays in the week, after making the usual rounds pronounce the day to be a record-breaker. Seldom in the history of Manhattan Island, so say these, has such a condition of affairs been known to exist upon a Sunday. ‘When Police Commissioner Roosevelt said some days ago that he intended to put a stop to the sale of liguorsin the buffet- rooms in the large hotels, even if he had to break a few captains in attaining this end, the public, and especially the public who live in or frequent these large hotels and have heard just such threats many times before, smiled incredulously and gave the matter little thought. To the members of the police force, and especially the police captains, the word of Commissioner Roosevelt had more significance. The blue-coated and gold-striped mem- bers of the police force have at last awak- ened to the fact that the new president is not a man to be trifled with, and that when he makes an assertion he means every word of it. The result was that to-day all hotel proprietors were decisively informed that they must shut up or undergo arrest. The measures adopted for the enforce- ment of the excise law by the police, while they did not succeed in stopping all sales of intgxicating drinks, came so near ac- coniplishing it that the day was the dryest of any known for a long timé. ' The plan of stdtioning a policeman at the side of most of the saloons was fol- lowed as far as possible in most of the precincts, but as the barrooms outnumber the police force, even were the officers all on duty at one time, there were many places left unguarded. Along the Bowery and in the streets ad- joining, saloons which have not been closed a minute in years were strictly guarded, but a little farther along Third avenue little difficulty was encountered in getting a drink. The topers of the Bowery, however, did not know this and their sufferings were plainly evident as they went from one to another of their regular haunts only to have admission refused them and to be told that no business was being done. Down town the tension was nearly as great and one well-known tavern near the Brooklyn bridge which for years hasad- mitted its patrons by the front door on Sunday and during the prohibited hours of night was tightly barred. In the crowded East Side sections down town the enormous number of saloons gave the police much trouble in their ef- forts to keep an eye on all of them and to see that they did not violate the law. Among the largest hotels the law was observed almost to the letter. In the past when some spasmodic wave of reform has barred the doors of the saloons the tippler has always found relief in these buffet rooms, but it was different to-day. To be sure the cafes were open, but th ere was something in the demeanor of the white-aproned waiters that told the story without inquiry. Anything in the line of food was cheerfully served, but drinks were not to be had. At the Hoffman House, the Holland House, the Brunswick, the Waldorf and many of the other big uptown hotels in the buffet-rooms the chairs were turned up against the tables and no guests were visible. In case a person wished to order a meal and some liquid with it, the privilege was extended. This was largely taken ad- vantage of, and the restaurants did a rousing business during the day. ‘Those eating-houses up and down Broadway which are open on Sunday caught a great deal of the trade that was turned away from the hotels and were not molested in the sale of drinks. One hotel in upper Broadway did not heed the new order of things at all. This hotel has a large open summer garden in the rear, where meals and drinks were served. This garden was well patronized during the afternoon and eveuing and a steady stream of waiters passed between it and a “‘blind” bar, carrying heavily laden trays. Many guests of the hotels were told ‘when they came downstairs in the morn- ing that they could have drinks served in their rooms if they so desired, and asa re- sult many at once returned to their apart- ments to secure the morning ‘‘bracer.” NO COIN FOR CREDITORS. Coffin & Stanton’s Failure Assumes Im- mense Proportions. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 2.3—The creditors of the defunct firm of Coffin & Stanton, bankers and brokers, to the ex- tent of more than $4,000,000 will not get a cent, according to the testimony of New- man Erb, who recently resigned as re- ceiver. Erb was relieved of the receivership by Judge Lacomb of the United States court several days ago and Thomas P. Wicker was appointed in his place. Erb was ordered to file his accounts and give Mimon'_v before Arthur H. Masten, Standing Master of the United States court. A portion of his accounts have bheen filed and the testimony is now being taken. “The estate of Coffin Stanton in- cluded $3,923,259 collateral bonds, more than 75 per cent of which defaulted. These bonds were exclusive of $5,000,000 stock in the defaulted company.” o Ty KILLED BY A MEXICAN. Murder of a Scotchman by the Man He Had Whipped. MEXICO CITY, Mex., June 23.—Ed- ward Stevenson, a young Scotchman 20 years of age, son of a former director o the Real del Monte Company, an English mining concern, was killed in a quarrel at Catorce by Manuel Bustamente, the sta- tion-master at Potreo. The two men were supping together, and it is related that Bustamente, who had the hiccough, became annoyed ata similar symptom in his companion, whom he accused of mocking him. High words followed, and the two men went outside and fought. Stevenson repeatedly knocked his antagonist down. Bustamente then went inside the house, got his pistol, went out and shot Steven- son in the back. The wounded man was left in the road for some time without medical attendance. A policeman finally took him to jail, but his friends were not permitted to see him until the next day. He died Saturday. The authorities are said to have been slow in arresting Bustamente. Stevenson was unarmed. The British Minister will re- quest that the local authorities deal promptly with the case. EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. Many Houses Destroyed and Fifty Per- sons Killed. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 23.—The Her- ald’s Buenos Ayres (Argentina) special cable says: A carload of dynamite ex- ploded in the streets of the town of San Paulo, Brazil, yesterday. Fifty persons were killed or wounded and many houses were destroye —_— MASSACRE OF SPANIARDS Report of the Slaughter by Rebels at Sama Con- firmed. Soldlers Kllled and Quartered and Nalled to the Trees by Thelr Slayers. BOSTON, Mass., June 23.—The steamer Breidablik, which arrived yesterday from Sama, Cuba, confirms the story of the massacre of Spanish soldiers at Sama. Several of the Spaniards were killed and quartered and nailed to trees near the beach, and others were taken prisoners. Bince that massacre a large Spanish army, with headquarters at Gibara, some fifteen miles distant, is engaged in fighting the rebels in the vicinity of Briary, about ten miles inland from Sama. A regiment of soldiers is stationed at Sama at present, and every vessel that en- ters the harbor is now placed under the care of the Spanish soldiers. = Four of these soldiers occupied the deck of the Breidablik during her stay in that port and watched every movement on board and scanned every visitor who came aboard the ship. The cargo was also watched while it was being shipped and care was {aken that nobody came away on the vessel who did not belong to her. This is the first time that soldiers have been stationed on the Breidablik. The vessel was searched on her arrival, and every vessel that enters the harbor from this country is treated in the same way. None of the crew was allowed to go on shore during the stay at Sama except the captain. FILIBUSTERS DISCOURAGED. Nine of the Key West Party Return From Cuban Shores. JACKSONVILLE, Fra., June 23.—A cablegram from Key West, Fla,, says: The Times-Union correspondent is relia- bly informed that nine of the party that left here on the 8th inst. with Roloff and Sanchez returned this morning. Itisalso said they weakened at the last moment, or failed to make connections. They report having spent the past eighteen days on Bocahica, and have been without food for nine duys. At first they started to tell of their experience, but were hushed up. Leading Cubans refuse to talk of the matter. KEBELS DEFEATED- Twenty-Two Killed in an Encounter Near Cienfuegos. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 23.—A special from Havana to the Herald says: Accord- ing, to official information received here twenty-two of the enemy have been killed in an encounter with rebel bands near Cienfuegos. General Campos was ex- pected to reach there with a regiment to-day. — e —— AWINDLING HIS FORTE. Physicians to Examine Into the Sanity of a ¢ Prince.” BRUSSELS, BeLe1uy, June 23.—A medi- cal examination will be made into the sanity of the self-styled Prince Louis Cors- wacreen, who was arrested here in April for swindling tradesmen and jewelers in different continental cities. It is said that the prince when seeking credit rep- resented that he was engaged toa Miss Bloomfield of New York, the ownerof a large paper mill, as well asto Mrs. Cole- nan, a widow residing in Chicago, who he said, was worth $45,000,000. According to the police the “Prince” in February, 1893, swindled French and German jewel- ers out of nearly $200,000. At ‘that time it 'was believed that he had gone to America. B e OPPUSED TO FISTICUFFS. King Humbert Makes a Suggestive Al- lusion to Italy’s Legislative Bodies, 4 ROME, ItaLy, June 23.—King Humbert to-day received with great ceremony the Committee of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, bearing the reply to the King’s speech, opening the_ session of the new Parliament. King Humbert's insistence in advising concord and pacific tempers is regarded as an illusion to the conditions prevailing in the Chamber of Deputies, where, a few days ago, some of the mem- bers came to blows. —_———— Colonel Mapleson Married. LONDON, Ex6., June 23.—The Post this morning says that Colonel Mapleson, the ¥ell-known operatic impresario, was mar- sied Wednesday in the church in the Rue 1’Aguesseau to Mme. Robb Millenberger, a sister of Senator Robb of New York. BATTLE OF. LEADERS, Desperate Contest Be=- tween Pennsylvania Republicans. OF NATIONAL INTEREST. Senator Quay and Chris Magee Fight Every Inch of the Ground. SEEKING THE SENATORSHIP. Even Presidentlal Preferences Will Be Sacrificed to Carry Off the Honor. NEW, YORK, N. Y., Jane 24.—A Wash- ington special says: No political contest of recent years has attracted greater inter- est in Washington than the one which is now going on in Pennsylvania between Senator Quay and Chris Magee. It is known that before Quay left Wash- ington he regarded the struggle in which he was to engage as more fertile in possi- bilities than any previous struggle in his career. Those members of the Republican party in the State who challenge his leadership have fallen in line behind his long-time opponent, Magee, and hope by dictating the name of the chairman of the State Committee to control the organization preliminary to the election of a United States Senator to succeed Don Cameron, with whose present political fortuns Quay is understood to be identified. Not only the Senatorship, but the com- plexion of the delegates to the National Republican Convention in 1896, is involved in this contest, with the curious result that the names of various presidential possibilities are being considered as little on their own account as on account of the effect which they may have upon the question of loeal supremacy. Magee has been credited with leaning somewhat toward McKinley and it is re- ported that there is & considerable feeling among the manufacturers of Pittsburg and among Republicans generally throughout the western part of the State favorable to the ambitions of the aggressive Ohio can- didate. In order to meet this supposed attitude of his Pittsburg opponent, Senator Quay has adopted a characteristically shrewd device. Personally Quay is favorable to the candidacy of Mr. Reed, and believes that the strongest sentiment among Penn- sylvania Republicans is behind the big man from Maine. He is not, however, in a position yet to declare himself positively for any candi- date and realizes that any serious talk of other candidates before Speaker Reed has shown what he can do with the next Re- publican Congress is out of the question. But in the meantime he is playing for the control of the Penpsylvania State Com- mittee and the coming Pennsylvania Legislature, and therefore at his sugges- tion Senators Boise and Penrose, who are recognized as his lieutenants, have come out conspicuously in an interview declar- ing that Governor McKinley ought to be the choice of the Pennsylvania Repub- licans. A very prominent Republican, whose relations with Senator Quay are close, as- sures the correspondent that this inter- view was put out with the direct purpose of cutting the ground from under Magee. If by any chance McKinley’s strength should not have been exaggerated the Pen- rose interview helps the Senator in the way of reaping the benefit from it. If it should not prevail, Quay’s preference still remains unannounced, and when the time comes for selecting delegates to the Na- tional Convention, he can consistently place himself in the van of whatever proves to be the predominant. sentimentamong the Republicans of the State, For Pacific Coast Telegrams see Pages 3and 4. ON THE ROAD N, to recovery, the young wo- man who - is taking Doctor Pierce’s Fa. vorite Pre- scription. In maidenhood, womanhood, wifehood and motherhood the “ Prescrip- ‘“ tion ” is a sup- { porting tonic and nervine that's eculiarly adapted to ¥ / : .', er needs, regulat- uly ing, strengthening J and curing the de- rangements*of the sex. Why is it so many women owe their beauty to Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription? Be- cause beauty of form and face radiate from the common center—health. 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