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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1895 5 MAY NOT COME OFF, Texas Authorities Try to Prevent the Big Fight. A JOEER IN THE CODE. But the Little “If”” Is Removed and Prize Slogging Is a Felony. PASTORS ARE ON THE ALERT. Manager Stuart Says, However, That Onily War Can Stop the Corbett-Fitzsimmons Mill. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 27.—The Her- ald’s correspondent at Austin, Tex., tele- graphs that Attorney-General M. M. Crane, under date of June 21, wrote a long letter Pastors’ Association of Dallas, from which this is an extract: +“The course for your people to pursue. if you desire to prevent this prize-fight, politely termed_a ‘glove contest,’ is to apply to your local officers, certainly to your county attor- ney. But, until he is called upon, it would be indelicate for me to indicate wnat I think the law is. Itiswell known that the last Legis- lature enacted a new Fenal Code, and it might be that an examination of its provisions would change the opinion of some people as to the insufliciency of the law.” This wes written in reply to a letter from the Rev. Mr. Carroll, asking the Attorney-General 3f there were Do laws to_prevent the proposed Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight in Dallas. The Attorney-General's communication was read with delight by the Dallas pastor, and the word was soon passed that there Was & surprise in store for Dan Stuart. As the Attorney-Gene- ral implied that there was somethingin the new Penal Code that would checkmate the sport, a Herald representative went to Austin t0 ascertain the nature of it. He reports: I ascertained that up to 1891 there was practi- cally no law in Texas to prevent prize-fighting. Allin fact that was necessary for two pugs to do to keep within the statutes Was 1o pay £500 | for a license to slug each other, and they could g0 ahead and fight to their hearts’ content. In 1891, however, the following law was enacted: Sectionfl. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas that if any person who shail voluntarily engage in u pugilistic encounter be- tween man and man or fight between man and bull. or between man and other animals, for money or other things of value, or upon the result of which | any money or or to see nything of value is bet or wagered, less than $500 and not more than $1000, and by 1 for not less than punishment in the County - days nor more than one ¥ Sec. 2. By the term pugilistic in this act s meant Ay voluntary fight or personal encounter by blows b with or without gloves, between two or more men, for money, prize or other thing of value, or upon the result of which any money or other thing of | value is bet or wagered. Sec. 3. Any person who shall act as second, stakehoider, counselor or adviser, or who shali render aid of any such character for or to the prin- cipals. oF either of then, in any such encounter, shall be deemed a principal in the offense, and shall be punished as prescribed in section 1 of this act. The belief was current that this law wasin- | operative, and that there wasa jokerin it in | the word “felon: Article IV of tne Penal oW, Bvtos Carol Saetityict thc"mm‘d draw under the auspices of the | O o imisdion fee s charged, | Proof jacket has been somewhat idly dis- either directly or indirectly, shall be deemed guilty | of a felony, and upon conviction shall be fined not counter as used | means of the fists, whether | Code defines thus: “Every offense death or by imprison- as an aiternative, is felony: every other offense is & misdemeanor.” As prize-fighting is, in the law of 1891, de- | clared a felony, while punishment is only pro- | vided fora misdemeanor offense,thes ports have been of the opinion that the law wasa dead letter. uphelding_this proposition, but I have been unable to discover it, if one was given. I saw Attorney-Genersl Crane at the State Capitol this morning. At first he was disinclined to enswer direct questions with direct answers. After beating around the bush for_some time I read the extract from the Rev.’ Mr. Carroll's letter, which is quoted @bove, and asked him the plain question as to whether he did not in- tend to have the pastor understand that the new Pensl Code made ample provision for pre- venting the great fight. v “Have you read the new code?” was the way Mr, Crane replied. “It was adopted by the Legislature which recently adjourned.” T said I had not been gble to do so carefully, but in & jhasty glance I had_got at it 1 had noticed no material change in the law regard- ing prize-fighting. “Ah,” said Mr. Crare, warming up, “that's because you are not & lawyer.” “The felony joker isin the new code,” I re- Pl s, { know,” said Mr. Crane, ‘“‘the felony joker, as you call it—I don't understand those ; sporting terms—is in i3; but if you read it care- fully you will discovet that there are some things in the new thatare not in the old code, and I would advise you to_be particularly searching in your effort to find the word ‘if’ in the first sentence o the new law regarding prize-fighting.” 1 went to the office of Secretary of State Mayfield and saw the original document itself, signed, as it is, by theofficers of the State,whose business 1t is to certify to the correctness of the law as passed by the last Legislature. It did not take long to discover the significance ot Mr. Crane’s remarks about the striking out of *“if.” With “if” ia the first sentence the ola law meant nothing. There are other changes, some in phraseology, some in punctuation, some in thestriking Jutof sentences. Althoueh no amount of questioning could change Mr. Crane from his deiermination not to give ex- pression to his opinion of the law as it now reads, I have no doubt of how he stands. If the courts don’t uphold the statute I think he will be greatly surprised. 1 h lawyers are not aware that “if”” has been stricken from the statute. The Dallas pastors are likely to leave no stone untufned to pre- vent the fight. The fact that the law has been changed has been kept a profound secret, the Attorney-Generel's letter to the Rev. Mr. Car- roll being the first intimation that the codifiers had touched that section of the code. AUTHORITIES ARE FRIENDLY. Stuart Says Nothing but War Can Stop the Fight. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 27.—Joe Ven- dig beoame nervous at the rumor of the opposition that Dallas ministers had worked up against the Corbett-Fitzsim- mons fight and wired to Stuart, the man- agerof the Dallas Athletic Club, to know just what the opposition amounted to. He received the following: ‘“Don’t worry about this end: nothing outside of a war with Mexico will stop contest. thoritdes are friendly. Daniel A. Stuart.” ‘The answer so encouraged Vendig that he at once offered a purse of $7500 for Dix- on and Plvmmer to battle for at Dallas during the week in which the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight will take place. It is believed that Dixon and Plymmer will ac- cept the offer. Dixon wants to fight at 116 pounds weight in at the ringside, and a cablegram sent to Plymmer, who is in England, asks him if be will fight at this weight. JOHN L. SULLIVAN'S BENEFIT. Noted Pugilistic Stars Help Out the 3 Great ¢ Has Been.” /NEW YORK, N. Y., June 27.—More than 7000 persons attended the monster benefit to John L. Sullivan at Madison Square Garden to-night. Among the noted pugilists who came to display their skill in aid of one of their most noted confreres were: James J.. Corbett, Joe Choynski, Steve O’Donnell, Peter Maher, ¥rank Erne, George Dixon, “Mysterious” Billy Smith, Tommy Ryan, Jack Ever- hard, Jim Hall, Stanton Abbott and Kid McCoy. Announcer Johnny Dunn read a tele- ram from Bob Fitzsimmons stating that fegal complications prevented his leaving Syracuse to attend the benetit, and tender- ing his regrets and best wishes for John L.’s success. Loud applause was accorded the beneficiary as he stepped into the ring with Corbett. After repeated calls for a speech the great and only John L., husky {rom emotion, said a few words of thanks ary, either absolutely or | There is said to have been a decision | | August. e high authority for stating tbat Stuart’s | The au-| to those who aided in his benefit and *‘re- mained their warm personal friend, John L. Sullivan.” In response to the demands of the crowd Corbett advanced and, taking Sulli- van by the hand, said: “Ladies and gen- tlemen—I don’t care about making a speech, but I wish Mr. Sullivan all the success in the world. And if atany time he wants a favor from me all he has got to do is to ask it.” When the crowd had cheered themselyes hoarse the ex-champion and champion played with the mittengfor four rounds, the audience cheering to the echo. This ended one of the most successful benefits in the history of the ring. BILLY WOODS THE WINNER. Awarded a Victory Over Scanlon in the Fifth Round. WHEELING, W. Va., June 27.—Referce Alexander declared Billy Woods the win- ner of the Woods-Scanlon fight to-night in the fifth round. Scanlon had the best of it in the first and second, but in the fifth Woods had him practically knocked out. Scanlon is from Pittsburg. Woods was seconded by Tommy Hogan and Billy Cochran_of Pittsburg and Johnny Van Heestof Milwaukee. Scanlon was seconded by Reedy Mason and Teddy Glenn of Pittsburg and Billy Dally of San Francisco. There was also a 10-round contest between Billy Dally of San Francisco and Jack Grace of New York. The decision was given to Dally in the fifth round. Called the Match a Draw. BRADFORD, PA., June 27.—One thou- sand people saw Dick Moore of Bradford and Joe Dunfee of Syracuse fight a sixteen- Central Athletic Club at Orpheuwm Hall. Moore had all the best of it for seven rounds and outclassed the man from Syra- | cuse_as a scientific boxer. Dunfee got | steadier after the seventh round, and from | that on it was about an even thing, with the odds slightly in favor of Dunfee. | Neither of the men was much the worse for his exertionsat the end of the sixteenth :io\md and the referee called the match a raw. TESTOF LENNARD'S ARMOR Bullets Fired at Short Range Fail to Pierce the Coat of Mail. It Is Found to Offer Greater Resist~ ance Than Heavy Plates of Steel. 5 | NEW YORK, N.Y., June 27.—There w an exhibition yesterday afternoon on Gov- ernors Island of the bullet-proof armor in- vented by W. F. Lennard, whose bullet- | cussed. Authority from Washington had been obtained, and a couple of men from | the Thirteenth Infantry, under the direc- tion of Captain Florence, tested the resis- tance of the armor with the Krag-Jorgen- | sen army rifle, the Winchester smokeless | powder, with 30-caliber steel jacketed bul- | lets an inch and a balf in length, being | used. There were two samples of the armor, Nos. 1 2nd 2. They were about ten by twelve inches, with a thickness of two | inches, and were covered with cloth to hide | the character of the material of which | they are composed. Mr. Lennard volunteered the informa- tion that no steel was used in them. He said he ‘vas no longer paying attention to | the bullrt-proof jacket, but was endeavor- | ing to .nterest the -Government in his armor, *hich is intended for use in naval | construttion. The advantage claimed for | it is its aightness. While a cubic foot of steel weighs 480 pounds, a similar bulk of | his No. § armor weighs 108 pounds and of | N pounds, A range of 1000 feet was set off on the boat at {Fort Columbia. First, a number of shoth were fired at a balf-inch steel plate arid penetrated a gquarter-inch. Two shots were then fired which penetrated | thirty-taree inches of pine board and went througk four inches more of oak backing. Then the Lennard armor was made the target of the picked marksmen. The bul- lets penetrated the No. 2, the first tried, | half an inch. No. 1, the lighter, contained | holes aiter firing of an inch and a half, but the builets had not gone through. Mr. Lennard claimed they had been flattened ! on the inside. | The army officers who witnessed the test | would offer no opinions as to the merits of | the armor. The test was not official, but | Mr. Lennard says he has been invited to | show what his armor can do at the Indian | Head proving grounds, and he will pos- sibly go to Washington for that purpose in | The Chinese Consul was among t]mse! who went to Governors Isiand to-day. He | brought away with him a match with | which he had measured the depth of the holes in the armor. HIS BRIDE WAS DEEDED. A Marriage the Culmination of a Little Eomance. | Parliament will follow. quickly. | the Ne: | slender resources. ATLANTA, Ga.,June 27.—The marriage | of Stanmore Brooks Townes, a prominent | young lawyer, and Miss Fannie Rosa At-| kinson i, the culmination of an unusual | romance. Miss Atkinson was deeded to | Mr. Townes when she was one year old, | and he was two. Their parents were close | friends, and the mother of the little girl so | loved the little boy that she madea formal gift in writing of her child t6 him. The families separated shortly after this. It was not until Townes was 20 that he saw the charming Miss Atkinson. Know- ing nothing of the peculiar gift of eighteen | years before, he fell in love with the young woman. He was then a student at Columbia_ Coliege. After graduation he came to Atlanta. She, in the meantime, had come here to teach school. When he heard of the deed of gift he declared that he was going to hold her to it, and the mother who had written it was present at | the wedding that followed. LSl Havoe of the IAghtning. BIRMINGHAM. Ara., June 27. — A severe storm prevailed in Alabama early this morning. Thomasand George Wash- inglon were killed by lightning at Falk- land while standing under a tree. James Hackn ey was killed by a bolt while stand- ing in his doorway at Lincoln. Lightning struck a dead tree at Smith fell on Mr. and Mrs. William Methyin, who were driving along in a buggy. The fall of the tree killed Mr. Methvin and | the horse ran away and killed Mrs. Meth- vin. et Must Pay for the Promise. GALVESTON, Tex., June 27.—Miss Car- rie R. Scott of Denver, Colo., obtained | a judgment in the District Court to-day of $10,000 against Henry Edson Sims for breach of promise. Sims was a conspicu- ous member of the Colorado Legislature and prominent in social circles. He broke the engagement and married another woman, and after an extended bridal tour located in this city. Miss Scott, who is Fromme_nt in Denver social circles, fol- owed him and instituted suit for $50,000 aamages. Sl e 3 Telephone Capital Increased. BOSTON. Mass., June 27.—The stock- holders of the American Bell Telephone Company to-day voted to increase the capital stock from $20,500,000 to $21,500,000, and the number of shares from 205,000 to :}gbooo‘ the par value of each share being Seo e California Veterans Honored, ROCKFORD, Irr.,, Jyne 27.—Comman- der-in-Chief Lawler of the G. A.R.,ina eneral order to-day, announced that J. H. ghemrd of Oakland, Cal., and E. B. Grif- Mills which | fith" of San Francisco had been appointed aids of his staff. bt NOW FOR HOME RULE, Irish Patriots of This Country Issue an Appeal. THIS THE TIME TO ACT. Once More the Island Is in a Position to Demand Justice. REFORMATORY MEANS URGED. Unionists See That a Common Interest Demands a Common Protection. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 27.—The fol- lowing appeal has been issued by the Irish National Federation of America in re- sponse to an urgent plea from the Irish national party: ““The Liberal Ministry has resigned. Tre- land is once more to force the authors of | the policy of coercion and landlord rule. The long-pending dissolution of the British From the hour when the House of Lords rejected the home-rule bill it was inevitable. Good faith to the Liberal constituencies de- manded that the Liberal Ministry could not resign without an effort to pass the other reformatory measures embodied in veastle programme. “The Irish party has kept faith within the letter and spirit under very trying cir- cumstances with the Liberal party and performed hare of the compact, viz mutual support in the passage of reform- atory measures for Great Britain and Ire- land, home rule to have first place. Pend- ing the dissolution the Irish party ob- tained a commission on the financial rela- tions of Great Britain and Ireland, whose report establishes the injustice of past relations and will save Ireland millions of revenue in the future. The report of the land commis sion establishes beyond question the land- lord robberies of the past and confirms to the tenant the absolute ownership of ail improvements made since 1850. They have also effected the release of a large number of the Irish political prisoners. In Ireland the strife and partisanship witnessed at the last general election has been largely allayed by the pacific, prudent and intelli- gent appeals of the Irish party to the peo- ple. The Unionists of the north have come to see that a common interest demands a | common protection from the rapacity of the landlords, and large meetings comvosed entirely of former political opponents have indorsed the Irish party. Thus.has the political atmosphere been cleared and the Irish cause strengthened in the interim between the rejection of the home-rule bill and dissolution. “Ireland is to-day in better position to force her claim for home rule than ever before. With the Liberal party pledged to England can have no stable government and know no peace until Ireland is accorded the right of self-government. The general depression in business has deprived the Irish party of the financial support hitherto obtained from our countrymen in Australia, Canada and the United States. The Irish people have made great sacrifices to maintain the contest from their own The cost of a general election demands immediate financial sup- port to enable them to go back with an from a Tory Ministry, if returned, the passage of a home-rule bill for Ireland. “Irishmen and friends of home rule, this work is worthy of your support. “To our wealthy countrymen we appeal for liberal contributions. “To the branches of the federation for | energetic effort. “To Irish-American organizations for prompt action. *“To all for such assistance as they can afford. “‘He who gives promptly gives doubly. “TrHoMAs Appis EmMET, “President I. N. F. “Jonx D. Crimuins, Treasurer. Secretary.” SITION FINDERS. FISKE'S PO, Series of Interesting Tests Begun by an Army Board. NEW YORK, N. Y., June of tests were made yesterday at Fort Ham- ilton by members of the board appomnted by the Ordnance Department for the pur- pose of determining the merit and accar- acy of the position finders of Lieutenant Bradley Fiske, U. 8. N., and Lieutenant I. N. Lewis, Second Artillery. Broadly speaking, the work of the position finder is to plat upon a chart the position of objects, both at rest and in motion, and the test undertaken by the board consisted in mak- ing estimates by these instruments of the | | dium. | covered the dead body of one of the 4 | $3000 an the support of home rule in the future, :* ¥ | intended for the obser\'atorg_ eil 27.—A series | man Euclid Martin offered his risig- nation, but it was = rejected. His reason given for the action ‘was that he did not like the way the newspapers had treated him. An endeavor will be made between now and the time for the holding of the convention to organize every county in the State, so that a fair representation may be had. The meeting was intended as the beginning of a ‘sound money”’ boom, and the members of the committee are all administration men. GRS J PLENTY OF PROSPERITY. White Says This Condition May Easily Be Attained. SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 27.—Hon. Andrew D. White, ex-Minister to Russia, has returned to his home here. In an in- terview printed in the Journal to-day he said in regard to the silver question: *“My opinion as to the silver question is that it seems to me, and I think to the vast majoritfioof thinking men who know an}'- thing about business, that while it would be a good thing if we could get the balance of the world to make an agree- ment which would result in a larger use of silver, while many of the leading men in foreign nations are entirely in sympathy with us in this respect, unless we have some international arrangement of that kind it wounld be folly for us to under- take the unlimited coinage of silver. In fact at this moment our country is really the richest country in the world. It hasin it every element of pros- perity. The Russians who came back from the Chicago exposition, many of whom I saw, were full of wonder at the enterprise and progress of the country. They were never tired of talking about it. Nothing has ever been seen like the prog- ress of this Nation since the worfii began, but yet here we are wait- ng, dallying and hanging on, with capital afraid to come out and labor in- sufficiently employed simply because of this uncertainty about the circulating me- If that were removed, if confidence was restored, I believe that all the other obstacles in the way of prosperity would Mr. | be adjusted speedily and we would enter on a new era, such as we ourselves hardly dream of.” EAPIRED O THE TRAIN Peculiar Death of a San Fran- cisco Merchantina Sleeper. Found iIn the Aisle of the Car With a Handkerchlef Knotted Around His Neck. CHARLOTTE, S. C., June 27.—Soon after train 3 left Lynchburg this morning the porter of one of the Puliman cars dis- pas- sengers, who had fallen from his berth into the aiste. The man was in his night- { clothes, and had tied very tightly around { his throat a large silk handkerchief, with a knot at the back of his neck. His face was | very much distorted, and apparentiy death caused by strangulation. After the arrival of the train here the body was turned over to the Coroner. From papers and cards on the person of the man it was found that he was Julius Ruffino of the firm of Ruffino & Bianchi, marble and granite dealers, Bryant street, San Francisco, Cal. Ruffino had left bis | home in California on the 3d _of June on a tour of pleasure and had been to New | Orleans, Tennessee, Georgia and elsewhere and expected to go to Canada and return to his home August 23. His last stopping place was the Kimball House at Atlanta, Ga. On his person was a letter of credit for $18 in currency. His clothing and baggage were of the best quality. He was apparently about 45 years of age, of Ttalian parentage and weighed about 220 unds. At a late hour this afternoon the inquest was postponed until to-morrow. No answer has been received to telegrams sent to the dead man’s friends in Cali- fornia. —_————— IT IS THE LARGEST LENS. Soon the Great Prece of Glass Wil Be Completed. BOSTON, Mass., June 27.—The largest and possibly the most powerful lens ever increased vote to hold the balance of power | constructed has just received the finishing again in the next Parliament and wring | touches at the establishment of Alvan G. This lense is on Lake which is ng_ built as ‘a gift for the Chicago Univer- gity by a Mr. Yerkes, and which s to be known as the Yerkes Observatory. 'his lens is 41 inches in square face diameter and weighs 500 pounds. The ex- posed surface or aperture of the lens will be 40 inches, the other inch and a half being taken up by the casing. This makes it four inches larger than that of the Lick telescope in California which has here- tofore held the place of honor. Clark & Son at Cambridge. Geneva, Wis., e Thug Bayward’s Assurance. MI POLIS, M1~x~., June 27.—Harry T. Hayward, the condemned murderer of Catherine Ging, has formally applied to the New York Life and Travelers’ Acci- dent Insurance Company for the $10,000 insurance carried by his victim. Tt is pre- sumed that the action is taken to make an appearance of being consistent in his claims of innocence. “Action will be taken by the executors of the estate of the mur- aered woman to have the assignment of the policies to Hayward set aside. L A e Chicago Waifs’ Mission. CHICAGO, Iy, June 27.—The Chicago ‘Waifs’ Mission moved into its new quarters to-day, the event being celebrated with a grand parade of street urchins. Music was furnished by the newsboys’ bands of Mil- waukee, Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich. One of the most imporiant features of the new building isan immense bathroom. By special proclamation of Mayor Swift to- range and directions of various objectsand | morrow will be Poor Children's day. It comparing these with a known standard. The standard adopted for the purposes of comparison was furnished by a set of trianguiating instruments, one of which was at Fort Wadsworth, on the Staten Island side of the Narrows, and the other at Fort Hamilton, the operators being con- nected by telephone. At each place there was a telescope mounted upon a heavy brass pedestal, which was divided accu- rately into degrees and niinutes, and used to shos the angle at which each telescope was directed. These two stations were about 2100 yards apart. An elaborate sys- tem of sighting was adopted, which ena- bled the telescopes at the different stations to be directed simultaneously at any de- sired point. Near the telescope was a chart carefully marked off in angles and dis- tances. In making an observation upon a sta- tionary point, such as the Coney Island Lighthouse, it was merely necessary to place two pointers, which were pivoted over the chart at the angles of the two telescopes. In the case of moving objects, such as steamers going up and down the barbor, a signal would be arranged by tele- phone, at which observers at each end would sight the vessel at the same instant. The results obtained would be worked out and platted and compared with those given by the position tim’l)ers. It was not possible to ascertain yesterday the actual results of the oPeraiions, but an officer of the board said he had no hesitation in say- ing that he believed the outcome of the tests would besfar within the margin of error allowed—i. e, much jess than the normal limit of 16 per cent per 1C00 yards. Should this belief be confirmed America may be congratulated upon possessing the most accurate position finders in the world. SRRy Nebraska’s Democratic Bolters. OMAHA, Nepr., June 27.—The State Central Committee of that faction of the Democratic party which bolted last fall from the State convention and named the Sturdevant ticket met in Omaha this even- ing. It was decided to hold a State con- vention September 5 at Lincoln. Chair- will be observed by a picnic at Jackson Park. i ————— An Explosion on the Lucania. LIVERPOOL, Ex6., June 27.—An ex- plosion occurred in the coal bunkers of the Cunard Jiner Lucania as she was lying at. anchor in the Mersey this morning in which four men were injured. The vessel was not injured. el S ey Not Known in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Onro, June 27.—Freder- ick A. Castle, whose sensational marriage THIS 15 A BAD SLIP, was reported in the United Press dis- atches from San Francisco to-day, is not Enown here. ——— To Sye Henry Villard. MILWA EE, Wis,, June 27.—Judge Jenkins to-day authorized the receivers of the Northern Pacific to begin suit against Henry Villard for $550,000. FRESNO'S CRUEL FATHER. He Is Now Charged With Being a Biga- mist—His First Wife in Tucson. FRESNO, CAL., June 27.—It is learned that Victor Adam, who drove his five-year- old stepdaughter into the woods, where she nearly starved, is a bigamist. He mar- ried in Oakland twenty years ago, and squandered his wife’s property. He moved to Pinal, Ariz., and was driven out by the vigilantes because of cruelty to his family. That was eleven years ago. His wife now lives in Tucson, Ariz., and offers to be a witness against him. She has never been Aivorced. He married his present wife last Deceruber. Great Heat'at Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., June 27.— The past two days have been the hottest in the history of Port Townsend. The ther- mometer was 94 in the shade all this after- noon. The niqnu have been close and sultry and lacking the usual night sea breeze, Another day of heat like 5]“ will result in a general suspension of business Lord Salisbury Shows Very Poor Taste, at Least. AFTER THE WAR SEALS. But Campbell-Bannerman Is in No Great Hurry to Sur- | render Them. ALL PRECEDENTS VIOLATED. The New Premier Is Quite Harshly | Criticized for His Rather Silly Conduct. LONDON, ExG., June 22.—The Daily News this morning says that when Mr. Campbell-Bannerman, Secretary of State | for War in the retiring Government, re- | turned to his home on Tuesday afternoon, after presiding at a meeting of the com- mittee of the unemployed, he found standing on the pavement a man who asked him for his official seals. Mr. Campbell-Bannerman did not know his accoster, but, inquiring who he was, he learned that he was Mr. McDonnell, Lord | Salisbury’s secretary. The retiring War | Minister suggested that the conversation | be continued, whereupon McDonnell re- | peated his silly and impertinent message. Mr. Campbeil-Bannerman refused to de- liver the seals, saying that he had re- ceived them from the Queen ana would surrender them to her Majesty when he ‘was commanded to do so. The Daily News, commenting on the circumstance, says: ‘‘Lord Salisbury’s action violated precedent and decency. It is only when a Minister is dismissed for | misconduct or bad behavior bas disquali- | fied him from admission to the presence of | the sovereign that such a course asthat followed by Lord Salisbury is adopted.” Lord Rosebery’s Cabinet held its final meeting in Downing street this afternoon, with the object of arranging for the ap- proaching campaign. The Pall Mall Gazette says the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin has been offered and accepted the presidency of the Local Gov- ernment Board. In the House of Lords to-day Lord Salis- bury, in reply to some<remarks by Lord Rosebery, said that t®e only policy the Government could now announce was that of dissolution. He hoped therefore that the House of Commons would be in posi- tion to dissolve on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. FRANCE’S AFRICAN MISSION, It Ccuses a Lively Debate in the Cham- ber of Deputies. PATNIS, Fraxce, June 27.—The Chamber of D/ puties to-day debated the credit asked by the Government for the expenses of the African mission Jed by Commandant Mon- teil. The mission was sent out by M. Delc/sse when he was Minister of Colonies with-money voted for other purposes. In | the -f2bate to-day M. Delcasse maintained that the mission was a necessity. M.:Paul Domer, Radical Republican, and M. Georges Cochery, Republican. charac- actefized Delcasse’s conduct as a breach of | oftictl integrity and declared that he had { shown disdain for Parliament. The Cham- ber, they added, ought to refuse to grant the éredit. M. Andre Castelin, Revisionist Rephblican, proposed that the matter be refesred to a committee on missions. M. Chatempas, Minister of Colonies, explained to the Chamber why he had recalled Com- mandant Monteil. Prime Minister Ribot demanded a vote approving M. Chatempas’ declaration, but as the money had been spent it was necessary to honor France's | engagements and vote the supplementary amounts among those unpaid. A vote on the credit was proposed. M. Castelin’s plan to refer to a committee was | rejected and the Chamber then voted ap- proval of M. Chatempas’ statement. —_— Equipment of a Mexican Railway. | WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27.—Secre- tary Olney has received from Charge d'Affaires Butler at the City of Mexico a Federal decree confirming the contract be- tween the Government and Samuel Bros. an English firm, for the complete equi: ment of the Tehuantepec railroad, under which payment is to be made in American gold coin, and all supplies are to be pur- chased in the United States. These are not to exceed $1,000,600, payable in four: equal annual installments. The contracts are compensated with 10 per cent of the cost of the purchases. Sy Gidbbons and the Pope. ROME, ItaLy, June 27.—Cardinal Gib- bons will leave Rome on July 1. He will first visit Holland, and arriye in Paris July 20. After a brief stay in Paris he will return to Baltimore. The Cardinal ex presses himselfas delighted with his recep- tion by the Pope, who besides discussing uestions relating to the church in merica, explained that it was his firm intention to pursue the work which he has begun with the object of accomplishing a unity of churches. His Holiness showed the Cardinal a number of documents upon the subject of church unity. —_— Evidence of a Wreck. LONDON, Exc., June 27.—The tug Albert Victor, returning to Weymouth, reported that twelve miles southwest of Portland Hill in the English Channel she passed through two miles of floating bar- rels, boxes, loose oil and wreckage. A carved mahogany stanchion, fourfeetiong, and a quantity of wreckage have come ashore at Godner. It is presumed that the vessel to which the wreckage and floating cargo, etc., belonged was sunk in collision with some other ship, SR S A Serimmage at the Polls. CORK, IrELAND, June 27.—The election to fill the vacancy in the House of Com- mons caused by Mr. O'Brien being de- clared a bankrupt, was held to-day, but the result will not be known until to-mor- row. The counting of the votes was post- ‘poned until then owing to a scrimmage that took place in the counting-room in which James Flynn, anti-Parnellite M. P. for North Cork, P. O’Brien, an ex-M. P., and others took part. The trouble was not serious. e The Emperor Delighted. K1EL, GErMANY, June 27.—After the dinner given by the officers of the Ameri- can warship New York to Emperor W liam yesterday, Admiral Kirkland at mid- night ordered the sniru crew to quarters. The Emperor was delighted at the prompt- ness dilg!uyed in closing the “water-tight doors. The maneuver was effected in less than four minutes. A brilliant reception, fir)llokwed by a ball, was given on the New ork. SR Syrians Seck Protection. BERLIN, GErMANY,June 27.—The Tage- blatt publishes an appeal from European colonists in lskanderun, in North Syria, | tenced on Saturday, July 6. against the mountaineers, who are daily Flllagmgz them and g ives. The Vossische Zeitung says the Macedonian question is certain to come to | the front of European diplomagy since the rising against oppression in that country has been successful. e WAR ON THE BLACK FLAGS. Japanese Preparing to Make an Attack at Makung. LONDON, Exe., June 27.—The Times will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Hongkong stating that the Japanese are assembling warships and making prepara- tions to attack the Black Flagsat Makung. The Chinese general has repeatedly de- manded the withdrawal of the British force that was landed at that place. At one time he had guns trained on the for- eign settlement, but the British warships Spartan, Rainbow, Plover, Red Breast and Pigmy cleared for action, raised steam and threatened to retaliate if a shot was fired. he Chinese commander then counter- manded his order. The British force is billeted on the foreign residents. Four machine and one field gun have been landed. The approaches to the foreign settlement are barricaded. — Insurgents Capture a Town. NEW YORK, N. Y.. June 27.—A Re- corder special from Santiago de Cuba says: The insurgents have captured the town of San Andreas, in Gilsara. They were headed by Jose Maceo and Miro. The band was onlv 800 strong, though Maceo has in his division 8000 men, well armed and equipped. The Spanish troops, 1000 strong, were commanded by General Suarez Valdez. The Spaniards fought bravely for five hours, and had not Peri- uito Perez come to Maceo’s aid with a etachment of 600 men they would have kept their position. e Entertained by the Emperor. BERLIN, GERMANY, June 27.—The Em. peror entertained at lunch on board the Hohenzollern to-day the British yachts- men who are here to attend the racesof the Kiel recatta. The Kaiser has given his assent to the request of Captain Evans of the United States cruiser New York that he permitted to name the fastest boat be- longing to that ship Victoria Louise after the only daughter of the Emperor and Em- press, now in her third year. P 2 e A International Pickpockets, MADRID, Spary, June 27.—The arrest of a wealthy land-owner at Gatafa has led to the ditcovery that he is the leader of bands of pickpockets whose scope is inter- national. A gypsv named Montoya was recently robbed of $1600 at the railway station at Aranjuez. The land-owner was suspected and his arfest followed. The police inquiries show that he is a noted pickpocket, and that under his direction (l):!\]er thieves work in Spain, France and aly. e, The Wounded Beheaded. LONDON, F June 27.—A dispatch to the Central News from Belgrade says that fighting in the vicinity of Egripalanka, Macedonia, was very severe. The insur- gents under Gewiski attacked the Turks at several points. The fighting lasted four days. Many were killed. Fifty wounded Turks were taken to Egripalanka, where | the churches were utilized as hospitals. The dispatch adds that after the fighting at Kratova the wounded were beheaded. —- 2he Bering Sea Bill. ., June 27.—In the House of Lords to-day, royal assent was given to ;he Bering Sea bill, and it thus became a aw. —_——— Professor Hurley Worse. LONDON, Ex6., June 27.—The condition of Professor Thomas Hy Hurley is worse. He is much weaker to-day. LECTURE AT PACIFIC GROVE. The First of a Series to Be Given During the ¥. M. C. A. Convention. PACIFIC GROVE, Cav., June 27.—Dr. C. 0. Brown of the Firs¢ Congregational Church, San Francisco, leetured before a large and appreciative audience in As- sembly Hall at Pacific Grove to-night. Dr. Brown'’s subject, which was on *“The Life of Abraham Lincoln,” was well handled, and elicited much hearty applause from the enthusiastic andience that filled the house to the doors. The lecture this evening was the first of a series of lectures to be given during the convention of the Young Men’s Christian Association, which arrived here to-day for the annual convention. About 400 dele- gates are represented here this year. The association was tendered an old- fashioned New England dinner by the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church. A few of the delegates returned at 4 p. ., but the majority remain until Monday. Turners at Echo Mountain. ECHO MOUNTAIN, CAr., June 27.— The Turners, 350 strong, arrived at the | Echo Mountain House, Echo Mountain, to-day. Two miles more of road were opened to- day. A special was made for the benefit of the press and invited guests. The view is one of the finest in the world. The ex- | ercises consisted of sveeches by leading members of the Turn Vereins, a majority of whom leave to-morrow, highiy pleased with their visit to Southern California. Professor Swift entertains the party to- night at the observatory. B San Bernardino’s Aged Mason. SAN BERNARDINO, Cay, June 27.— Uncle George Lord held areception to-day. Though he is quite feeble his friends hope he will be out again soon. He is not con- fined to bed, but is unable to come down town. He is 95 years old to-aay. He was born in New York City in 11800, became a Mason in 1828, and is now the oldest Mason in the United States. He was a charter member of the original lodge of 0dd Fellows initiated in 1831 by Past Patriarch Wildey, sent over {from England to establish the order in this country. Mr. Lord was the first to successfully cultivate Muscat grapes for raisins, and took the first prize offered at Los Angeles in 1860. He wasa Democrat until the flag was fired on at Sumter when be be- came a Republican and remained one ever since. He organized a pioneer society seven years ago and has been president ever since. He never uses tobacco or | liquor, and is usually hale and hearty. His friends hope he will rival in age Dayid McCoy, who died here recently aged 104, e DMarysville Murderers Convicted. MARYSVILLE, Car., June 27.—Stuart A. Greene was this afternoon convicted of murder in the first degree. The jury fixed the punishment at imprisonment in the State's prison for life. He will be sen- His partner in crime, Marshall J. Miller, pleaded Emlt_v, and will be sentenced to be anged Saturday next. Both men killed Julius Pier, an aged man, who_conducted a clothing-store in this city, May 1 and had a close call from being lynched. The murder, which was perpetrated for rob- bery, was one of the most brutal in the annals of Yuba County. sty o Nevada’s Epworth League. RENO,’ NEv., June 27.—The Epworth League of this State was in session yester- day and to-day. Delegates from all parts of this State and from Eastern California have been in attendance. The exercises were particularly interesting.: It is expect- ed the coming year will witness a rapid growth of the order in the Methodist churches of Nevada. For Pacific Coast Telegrams see asking the western powers to protect them Pages 8 and 9. endaugering their | NEWS OF THE COAST, Margaret Grant Selected as Petaluma’s Goddess. CORRAL HOLLOW’S ROAD. Petition Filed for a Franchise Through Stockton’s Streets. CLEVER TACOMA OFFICIALS. Fatal Accident to a Carpenter Working on the Hartford at Mare Island. PETALUMA, CAr., June 27.—The God« dess of Liberty election ended to-night. The vote of the leading candidates was as follows: Margaret Grant 1365, Josephine Brown 1278, Annie Schlake 1202, Mrs. F. A, Wickersham 486, About $300 has been raised by the con- test for the Fourth of July celebration. Over $300 has also been subscribed. Large crowds were around the ballot-box while the count progressed, and great en- thusiasm prevailed. There is no talk of hard times here. - S NEW ROAD. It Has Asked for a Franchise Through the City. STOCKTON, Car., June, 27.— Mayor Baggs, the City Councilmen and Surveyors Compton and Atherton, under the escort of H. Barber,7who represents the Corral Hollow people here, drove over the streets in the southern part of town to-day to ascertain a good way in which the road could reach Stockton Channel. Mr. Ath- erton had prepared a map and the route outlined on it was regarded as about right. This evening the company asked the Coun- cil for a franchise over the route selected. It is understood that the railway com- pany will meet with no obstacles in the Council, as the members realize the im- mense good which the road will be in the way of building up Stockton. he company contemplates erecting its assenger station on the south side of azelton avenue, between San Joaquin and Hunter streets, where there is a strip of land 50 feet wide and 300 feet long that it can obtain. It does not ask the citizens to put up any sites for it, but will bu what land it needs. ~ All the freight will be handled on the water front. e CLEVER TACUOMA SCHEMERS. The City Officials Steal a March on @ Creditor of the Municipalitu. TACOMA, Wasn., June 27.—The suit of . Jordan against the city to compel _payment of city warrants in the order of issue was on trial to-day in the Superior Court. If the suit is won by Jordan the result would be the stopping of the pay- ment of the salaries of all city cfficers and em{;‘.ovesmdcfinite]y While the trial was going on a march was stolen by the city officials on Jordan. ‘Warrants for the entire amount of salary due the city officials up to the middle of June, amounting to about $12,000, were drawn by the City Controller, and the of- ficials and other employes notitied quietly to come and get them. Jordan heard about the scheme and at tempted to get an injunction to restrain its consummation, but it was too late. The warrants had been cashed by the City Treasurer, who was in the scheme, before the argument on issuing a restiaining order had been concluded.” No injunction can force back into the city treasury the money that has been paid out to the police, tue,,;ewcr, water and other city depart- ments. STOCKTOX . ACCIDENT AT MARE ISLAND. A Ship Carpenter Falls From the Harte ford and 1s Fataily Hurt. VALLEJO, CAL., June 27.—At 4 o’clock this evening George Frahm, an old and respected resident of this city, who had only recently gone to work on the yard, fell off the staging along the side of the Hartford, in the stone dock, and striking on his head on the floor of the dock, a_distance of twenty feet below, had his skull crushed. ~He is still alive, but is almost sure to die. He was about 70 years of age and a ship carpenter by trade. which occu- pation he was pursuing on the Hartford when the accident occurred. He was walking along the staging, when he either became di or lost his footing. A com- anion saw him falling, but was unable to elp him. He was the father of Ida Frahm, a well-known concert-hall singer of San Francisco, at present with a com- pany playing her e Capture of a Noted Madera Criminal. FRESNO, CAv.; June 27.—Sheriff West- fall of Madera County to-day captured James Lawson, who killea his child, shot his wife and twice escaped from the Madera Jail. 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