The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 29, 1895, Page 1

Al all VOLUME LXXVIIm SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FEARFUL OF AMBUSH. Troops Taking Every Precaution to Pre- vent a Surprise. MUST BE STARVED OUT. Bannocks Occupy an Impreg- . nable Position in the Mountains. SETTLERS TO BE PROSECUTED. The Killing of Captured Indians Denounced as a Brutal Massacre- r to Mar- ted States Jacksons Hole Snake Camp to Fork of the clock last night. ht and Rexburg was he way South the advance troops, g two hours later. sht will be made on Canyon les from Rexburg. Coppinger has engagea Deputy ff Hawley as chief of scouts, and also nes, an old Indian scout, to through the mountajns. nes both say that the kill- ns three weeks ago was a massacre perpetrated by the he leaders of the twenty-seven , Frank Peterson, " Belvue, Joe Cal- m Stannings. tremely dangerous to reach the point re the Indians are encamped. Twenty miles of dense forest lie between the n body of settlers the Indians, ced in the most rugged por- ntain system, rival- ambush fa s the lavabeds of e Modoc war. If the Indians are in- ed to be hostile it will require several thousand troops to dislodge them, and the “starving out” process is the only one that will be successful. Accerding to the scouts who accompany the troops, Indian scouts well acquainted with the country where the Indians are encamped fear the present quiet of the Inaians means that a trap bas been prepared for the troops, but every precaution will be taken to prevent a repe- tition ot the Custer affair. A large body of Lemhi Indians, prob- ably 150, has joined the Indians in the sons Hole country. A large party of Indians at Camas was observed on the night of July 25 to be picking a route by means of fires and signal arrows (arrows to which was attached flaming material shot in the direction the re-enforcements were to take). On the morning of the 26th the Indians were seen to have changed their course to the direction taken by the flaming arrows during the night. The settlers in Jacksons Hole are greatly incensed that Agent Teters should have taken the part of the Indians against them in the present trouble, and his life would not be safe a minute in Jacksons Hole if unprotected. He is with the troops. A telegram sent out by courier from Gen- who are escor tion of the Rocky M eral Coppinger to the War Department at | hington reports all quiet. Indiansare nto the Jacksons Hole country from all directions, though they are not at present molesting the settlers. Agent Teters also wires the lndian Department that many Indians are joining the Indians in Hoback Canyon, and that they occupy a position that is practically impregnable. It is evident from the present Indian at there is daager of a clash of nd that the present field move- vill be followed by a lively battle in e Governor Richards of Wy- oming s in very strong terms that the Indians will be taught that when they are in Wyoming they must obey the State Jaws. He objects to having the settlers of Northwestern Wyoming harassed and frightened by bands of Indian hunters fr other States. Indian Agent Teters, who made an investigation for the Govern- nt, claims, on the other hand, that the ans are in the right and have author- ity to hunt in Wyoming under their treaty 0f 1868. These are differences that cannot be settled by the troops. THE CALL correspondent learns from re- jiable sources that there is a surprise in the co it out once a week is now four days over- due, and nothing has yet been heard from it. Yesterday, just before the arrival of the troops, a number of Indian runners started for the Jacksons Hole country to warn their friends and relatives, and try to get them out of there before the sol- dicers arrived. They were peaceful Indians and went with the idea that the troops would open fire on the first Indian seen. Last night General Coppinger, through Indian Agent Teters, sent 1o the agency for more Indians to overtake these run- ners and explain to them, and have them tell the Indians that those who were peaceable would not be harmed. It is the intention of the troops to pre- vent blood being shed by either side if pos- sible, and endeavor to get the Indiansto return quietly to their reservations. There is the greatest difference of opinion, even among the most experienced frontiers- men, as to how successfully this pian will be carried out. Some say not a shot will be fired, while others are equally positive that the excitement has reached such a pitch in the Jacksons Hole country that a battle cannot be avoided. The Indian peacemakers who arrived here this morn- ing and immediately left to overtake and pass the troops were: Major Tome, a Ban- | nock chief; Captain Jim, a Shoshone chief; William Renn, captain of the Indian po- lice; Joe Wheeler, an Indian Judge; R. Lavette, an interpreter, and Jack Hurley, Indian policeman. MORE TROOPS URDERED. Three Companies of the Seventeenth to Start for Jacksons Hole. CHEYENNE, Wro., July 28.—Colonel Van Horn, the commandant at Fort Rus- sell, received orders from General Cop- pinger to have the three companies of the Seventeenth Infantry prepared to go to Market Lake at once. Two companies now on the way from Fort Robinson are expected to arrive here Monday morning. The Seventeenth will join them, and the five companies will be taken to Market Lake with all possible haste. Major W. H. Bisbee of the Seventeenth, who leit here last night in command of five com- panies of the Eighth Infantry, will assume command of the Seventeenth upon its ar- rival at Market Lake, and Lieutenant- Colonel Randall of the Eighth, now in the field with General Coppinger, will assume command of the companies of the Eighth upon their arrival. Governor Richards arrived home from Rock Springs at 3 o’clock this morning. During his absence he has been kept posted on the situation at Jacksons Hole by Ad- jutant-General Stitzer. The rumors of the massacre of sixteen families in Jacksons Hole by Indians is reported by General Stitzer as being utterly false. He stated, however, that bands of Indians are mak- ing dangerous threat in the vicinity, and that an attack is feared. The settlers have taken their families to Marysvale, where they feel confident of warding off any at- tack. The men are a hardy and deter- mined lot of frontiersmen, and most of them are well armed. Governor Richards received the following message at 1 o’clock this morning: LANDER, Wyo. (via Rewlins), July 28.—To W. A. Richards, Governor: Armed Indians in smell squads lurking around foothills near Lander. Ask for co-operation of militia here. Answer quick. W. S. FIRESTONE, Mayor. The Governor wired in response: 'W. 8. Firestone, Mayor, Lander, Wyo. : Have ordered Company B to co-operate with you. W. A. RICHARDS. The Governor’s telegram to the militia at Lander read as follows: Commanding oficer Company B, Lander, Wyo.: You will assemble your command and co-operate with the civil authorities for the protection of the people of your county. W. A. RICHARDS. Itis estimated that upward of 1000 In- dians are at Jacksons Hole at the present time. REASSURING REPORITS. Washington Officials Do Not Anticipate Further Trouble. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28.—Tele- grams received at the War Department from the seat of the Indian troubles are of an encouraging nature. The denial of the reported massacre at Jacksons Hole is fol- lowed by reports of a pacific nature, which are gratifying to the department. Under date of July 27 General Coppinger telegraphs Adjutant-General Vincent that be intends to accompany the troops from Market Lake to Jacksons Hole. The roads, the telegram states, are in good condition, save ten miles through the Teton Pass. Five companies of the Eighth Infantry left Fort Russell Saturday evening with the intention of making a forced march to Market Lake, where they will be held, awaiting orders, as a reserve force. The commanding officers at Forts Washakie and Du Chesne have telegraphed that the Indians on their respective reservations are not involved in the present difficulty. General Coppinger also says that Agent Teter of Fort Hall is to accompany him on store for the settlers in Jacksons Hole, most | this expedition. of whom believe the troops are only going to that region to ‘“‘clean out the Indians,” It is stated that indictments will posi- tively be sworn out against every one of the settlers who was connected with the killing of the Indians who tried to escape while under arrest. This is in line with the rcommendation made by Indian Agent Teters in his official report.of the original trouble. The settlers will be put on trial for taking these lives and in this way the long-mooted question of authority in Jacksons Hole will eventually reach a settlement. From a number of towns north and south of here reports have been received to- day that the white settlers who live away from the railroad are coming into the towns, to remain until the bands of rovin, Indians have returned to their reserva- tions. All the Indians, even those far from the scene of trouble, have absorbed some of the spirit of war, and are trans- formed from the meek and lowly beings of a week ago to surly and ofttimes dangerous brutes. Late last night word was received from Fort Hall Reservation that the few re- maining braves had just departea for the Jacksons Hole country in warpaint. At Idaho Falls, twenty miles south of here, three immense signal fires could be plainly seen on the mountain peaks to the east- ward. At this point a great glare, that lighted the clouds like an aurora borealis, attracted much attention. It was at least fifty miles distant, and whether it was a forest or a prairie fire, or # gigantic signal fire lighted by the Indians, has not yet been definitely learned. The fire wason a girect line between this point ana Jacksons Hole, and will probably be reached by the troops at an early hour to-morrow morning. No mail has been received from Jacksons Hole this week. The stage which brings A later telegram from General Coppinger received this evening says that the troops left Market Lake Saturday evening at 5 o’clock, and will reach Marysvale, on Little Grove Tree Creek, Tuesday evening. Gen- eral Coppinger has arranged to have con- stani communication with the department by means of courier service to Fort Russel. Two Indians and two chiefs from the Shoshone and Bannock reservations left this morning to join Major Chaffee and render him such assistance as possible in the Jacksons Hole country. The battalion of infantry from Fort Rus- sel will reach Market Lake to-morrow morning. Arrival of the Eighth. MARKET LAKE, Ipano, July 28.—The five companies of the Eighth Infantry, or- dered from Fort Russell at Cheyenne, Wyo., by General Coppinger, arrived by special train to-night at midnight. They are under the command of Major W. H. Bisbee of the Seventeenth Infantry, and are stationed here as a reserve force. e ATE POISOMNED BEEF. 4 Gruesome Diet, Which May Result in Many Deaths. CLINTON, Towa, July 28.—About forty people were poisoned by eating dressed peef yesterday at Thompson, north of here. At George Griswold's farmhouse twenty- two thrashers sat down to supper and ate heartily of the meat. In less than an hour all were stricken with intense suffering. No deaths have yet resulted, but many of the victims are in a precarious condition. Several families bought and ate the meat and thev were smmilarly affected. One young woman was seized by pain ana was found in the night wandering about. The screams of the victims can be heard for a long distance, and the excitement is in- tense. It is said the meat was prepared by a local butcher, Hans Christensen. VALKYRIE 111 SAILS, Trip of the Challenger Across the Ocean Begun. FAREWELL GUNS BOOMED Thousands of People Lined the Shore to Wave Their Adieus. BAFFLED BY LIGHT WINDS. Towed by the Vanguard Until Far Out on Its Westward Course. CAMPBELTON, ScotrAND, July 28.—The yacht Valkyrie III is now well out at sea, bearing westward the hopes of English sportsmen. She sailed yesterday for America, and was given an enthu- siastic farewell. Saturday morning broke wet and cold, with a fresh wind from the east. There was quite a sea running in the upper Firth. No movement was made on the Valkyrie until 11 o’clock, when her crew, all in oil- skins, boarded her from the Helene, which had been acting as her tender. By thie time the rain was falling heavily, softening the wind and causing the sea to begin to godown. As soon as the crew was aboard the work of adjusting the yacht’s com- passes commenced. The sun being invis- ible, shore marks were used for this pur- pose. At noon the blue peter was hoisted on the foremast, indicating that the yacht was about to sail. This signal attracted the crowds ashore, who stood in the rain watching the yacht as she swung around in circles adjusting the compasses. At 2 o’clock the compass-adjuster went ashore and the boats of the Valkyrie were taken on deck. No preparations for setting sail were made, it being the intention to tow the boat to sea. At a quarter past 2 everything was in readiness, and the tug Vanguard took her position ahead of the Valkyrie and passed a tow line to her. Half an hour later the yacht slipped her moorings and the Van- guard moved ahead, followed by the cup- hunter. The crew of the cutter Samoena, which was lying near, were the first to cheer the departing yacht. The Valkyrie's crew responded heartily. For the next hour the boat experienced a continuous ovation that far surpassed anything given former challengers. Thousands of excursionists crowded the Gourock pier, cheering and waving adiens. Crowds followed the yacht going down the shore road. Every window in Ashton fronting the water was occupied by demonstrative spectators. Navigator Harrison was steering the boat, for which purpose a wheel gear has been temporarily substituted for the tiller. Captain Sycamore and the full crew, num- bering forty-three men, were on deck. No strangers were on board the yacht. Lord Dunraven, Mr. Watson, the designer of the boat, and Mr. Henderson, her bnilder, were invisible. In addition to the United Press boat the steam-yacht Madura was ac- companying the Valkyrie. Captain Syca- more soon relieved Navigator Harrison at the wheel. As soon as the boat had got | under way the blue peler was hauled down | and Lord Dunraven’s blue and yellow rac- ‘ ing flag, that was at the masthead in stops, | was broken out. The crew was busily en- ' gaged in stowing the gear, securing the | boats that were upturned on deck and in | other ways putting everything shipshape in Bristol fashion. The cutter is carried amidships, the dingy abreast the jigger- mast and two collapsible boats aft on the counter. The enthusiasm continued all the way down the Firth, guns being fired from Levan House and Haddow’s Inn. The ensign on the Cloch lighthouse was dipped as the cutter passed that point. Incoming steamers whistled in salutation, steam and sailing yachts saluted and the people aboard of them cheered enthusiastically. As the yacht passed the Cloch Light, her fore staysail was set, but it was of no ser- vice, as the wind had fallen almost toa zephyr. The steam yacht Mohican, owned by William Clark of Newark, N. J., then steamed abreast of the Valkyrie on the star- board side, while the Madura was on the port side. They moved in these positions until the Skelmorlie buoy was reached, when the Madura set signalsexpressing her good wishes. She then ran alongside the Valkyrie and her crew cheered the chal- lenger, after which she turned back. The Mohican shortly after followed suit, firing three guns and signaling her adieus. Navi- gator Harrison, signal-book in hand, in- structed one of his crew in the hoisting of suitable replies. The steam yacht Ger- trude accompanied the Valkyrie to Gar- roch Head, being the last of the yachts to leave. The wind was then strengthening, and when the Valkyrie was off Cumbraes she set her mainsail, but kept hold of the tow- line. At 4:30 p. . she passed Garroch Head, and the representative of the United Press steamed alongside and spoke to Cap- tain Cranfield, who replied that all was well aboard the yacht and that everybody was in excellent spirits. He added that the boat would tow for a while longer, owing to the light contrary winds. The patent log was out, the watches set and all was snug on deck. The rain had now almost ceased and the crew was lolling about the deck. At 5:30 o’clock the Valkyrie was still re- ceiving and acknowledging cheers of the crowded excursion steamers and also from incoming line steamers. At6:30 the yacht was off Lamlash. There was a faint northerly wind, and the boat was still in tow. At 7:15 she passed the Kildon signal station on the south end of the Isle of Arran. The coast guard sig- naled an inquiry if he would report the Valkyrie, but the yacht made no answer. The wind was now getting more westerly and the sea was smooth. The course was altered to westerly to clear Sanda Island, making the soft wind dead ahead. The captains and the remainder of the crew were on deck in easy attitudesenjoying the tow. At 8:15 the wind still held light and was due west, making the sails useless. A heavy haze set in and darkness was fall- ing. At 9:10 the jigger-sail was set, and the yacht was close hauled on the star- board tack. The yacht looked exceedingly shipshape and seaworthy, all her sails be- ing on board, but her freeboard appeared to be small for an Atlantic voyage. At10 o'clock Sanda Island was passed. The | night was dark, but the haze was lifting. At that hour the yachtwas close hauled on the port tack. She was meeting a strong flood tide, which made her progress slow. At3 o'clock day began to break, The vanguard still had the yacht in tow. The sky was clouding and wind was coming faintly out of the west. There was a long swell on, into which the Valkyrie flashily plunged. At 4 o’clock it was broad day- light and the yacht was well around Rathlin Island. The wind held true from | the west, blowing faintly and was still dead ahead. A little after 6:30 nothing could be seen of the yacht and her voyage had fairly commenced. Her signal letters in the commercial code are N. V. P. G. Her night signal is three blue¥lights in the main rigging, two above and one below, forming a letter V. Death of Embassador Catalini. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, July 28. Signor Catalini, the Italian Embassador to Turkey, died unexpectedly to-day. FORGING THE CHAINS GHastly Evidence of the Crimes of Holmes | Accumulating. BOFES OF HIS VICTIMS. | Skéletons Mounted by Chap- | man Turned Over to ‘ ' the Police. ANOTHER MURDER CHARGED. I Mrs, Lee’s Name Added to the List of Those Who Died in the Chamber of Horrors. CHI1CAGO, ItL., July 25.—Chapman, the mechanic, who yesterday told the police that he had mounted the skeletons of four of Holmes’ victims at the instance of the murderer, to-day gave additional informa- tion by which three of the skeletons were secured and they are now in the hands of Inspector Fitzpatrick. Chapman has not been formally placed under arrest, but probably will be as soon as the police get irom him all the information he has. It is said he knows too much of Holmes to be an innocent man. What he claims is the skull of Mrs. Conner was brought by him to Inspector Fitzpatrick. He says that the balance of this skeleton is now in the hands of a young medical student, to whom he loaned it. The entire skeleton will probably be in the hands of the police to-morrow, together with that of Annie Williams. Chapman is quite positive that he knows from whose bodies the skeletons were taken and does not seem to realize that he will be made to tell where he ac- quired the information or explain why he has held the information secret. The mechanic was greatly startled when he found the police knew of his existence or his connection with Holmes. He was drinking in a saloon early vesterday, and becoming slightly intoxicated let slip some remarks, which are accountable for his being in the position in which he finds himself. He at first denied all knowledge of Holmes | or his doing, but decided later that he | would tell at least part of what he knows. | He has pleaded with the police to keep his name from the public, as he has two re- | spectable sons who are clerks in mercan- | tile houses, and who stand well with their | employers. Upon information obtained from Chap- house on Wentworth avenue, near Twenty- second street, for Chapman to work on. Chapman says that when he received the on the bones—that the back of the head and the hair were intact. He cleaned the bones and set the skeleton for Holmes. This skeleton, he alleges, is still in the city, and early to-morrow morning he promises to take the police to it. He also says that the skeleton was disposed of by Holmes, and that the present holders are unaware that the fiend ever had anything to do with it, as the sale was made through an agent. Chapman was taken to the Holmes house in Englewood to-day. He has pointed out two spots, one in the north- east corner of the cellar and one under the sidewalk, where he claims the police will find beneath the surface two bricked 1:1ARRISON SEES REXED AND GOES HIM ONE ‘IITTEB. [Reproduced from an evgraving in the S:. Lowis Post-Dispatch.] man Inspector Fitzpatrick to-night got posséssion of the trunk in which Holmes claims to have put the Williams girl when he said he threw it into the lake. The body was put into the trunk, but instead of being sunk in the lake it wassentto a body there was only half of the flesh left graves, and he 1s of the opinion that a body may be found in one or both of them. An extra force of men will be put to dig- ging for them early in the morning. Chapman’s transaction with Holmes seems to have been quite extensive. He admits making a trip to Davenport, Iowa, to do some work for Holmes, but says that after he arrived in the Towa town he was unable to find Holmes, and came back to Chicago without doing anything. This was before the disappearance of Mrs. Con- ner, and it is believed that Holmes’ orig- inal intention wastomurder her there, but his plans miscarried at that time. Chapman further says that Holmes offered him $250 to set up the skeletons of two children, and that he refused to do it. When asked his reasons he became con- fased and said he disliked the job. There is no person who was ever connected with Holmes at the Englewood house whom Chapman does not know. When brought into the presence of Pat Quinlan this after- noon he greeted him very cordially and said: “Hello, old man, how are you?”’ Chapman says Quinlan was not impli- cated in any of Holmes' fiendish crimes. -This statement, however, only adds to the belief that both men are guilty, coming from the source it does. As to Quinlan, Inspector Fitzpatrick claims to have sufficient evidence already to hang him. He says he could go to trial with Holmes and Quinlan to-morrow and hang them both. Quinlan was questioned again to-day. He admitted some things to-day which yesterday he denied, and other matters which yesterday he admitted to-day he de- nied. He is greatly confused, and has told so many stories that he cannot now re- member what he has said. Quinlan has not told all he knows, but there is new evi- dence to present to him, which, 1t is be- lieved, will cause him to break down. If he confesses and tells a straight story with details it will clinch what is already thought to be a complete case. Inspector Fitzpatrick to-night said he was on the track of some of Holmes’ go- betweens in Chicago. He further said that there were a number of women who were morally pure when they met Holmes, but who are to-day outcasts and who do not come forward because they do not want to show up their own disgrace. The inspector has about reached the con- clusion that Robert E. Phelps who, it is said, married Miss Cigrand, is not among Holmes’ victims, as reported, but that Phelps is Holmes himself. No record could be found of the marriage of Robert Phelps and a Miss Cigrand, but a woman brought to the police to-night an engraved invitation to such a marriage, and the license may have been obtained under still another alias. [t seems likely that Miss Cigrand did marry somebody. The assistant chief of police was asked to-night how he accounted for Holmes making away with the Van Tassel girl, if he did, as she had no money, and it is not known that there was any insurance on her life. He said: “I do not know that the Van Tassel girl was murdered. She is, however, missing, and I believe Holmes was the cause. That scoundrel was, it seems, irresistible to women, and ‘I think that the Van Tassel girl now stays away from home on account of disgrace, or that there was an insurance on her lifer The insurance idea is far from the impossible.” The insurance companies do not seem to be working in harmony with the police and are giving out no information. A meeting of representatives of insurance companies and individuals swindled by Holmes was held yesterday in the office of Lawyer Chamberlain. The Chief of Police received information that such a meeting was to be held and sent a man to Mr. Chamberlain’s office with a request that he be admitted as a representative of the Police Department, but the officer was not allowed to be present at the meeting and was refused information at its close. The police are unable to account for this. The trunk that contained or is believed to have contained the body of the Williams girl, was fo-night carefully examined. It is a cheap affair, but of good size. The lining of it is covered with bloodstains. STILL ANOTHER VICTIM. Mrs. Lee Thought to Have Died in the Chamber of Horrors. AURORA, InL., July 28.—Albert Phil- lips of this city, father of Clarence Phillips, who conducted a restaurant in the Holmes building on Sixty-third street during the World’s Fair, is confident that Holmes is responsible for the disappearance of still another victim than those so far known. Her name was Mrs. Lee. Albert Phillips for several months as- sisted his son, Clarence, in conducting his restaurant, and became well acquainted with Holmesduring that time. Yesterday he said to a reporter: “The revelations in the case of Holmes make clear to me the mysterious disap- pearance of Mrs. Lee while I was at the restaurant. She went out of sight as com- pletely and mysteriously as though she had fallen off the earth, and my son and I were greatly puzzled over it at the ti “Mrs. Lee came to the place while 'was there. She was a handsome brunette, tall and stately and well dressed. She often displayed banknotes of large denomina- tions, claimed to be worth $60,000, and said that her husband and two children had died two years before. I wondered why a woman of her means should be content | with the accommodations of our place, and finally made up my mind it was for the society of Holmes. I often spoke to her while at the table and found her agree- able and intellicent. One day she was missing. We never knew where or how she went. “I studied Holmes well while at the restaurant, and knew him as a sleek, smooth rascal. I had evidénce of his crooked business dealings daily, but did not then suppose he was steeped in crime. Pat Quinlan seemed to be his confidant in every undertaking.” FOUND IN A BLIND VAULT. A Discovery Which Throws Light on Holmes’ Methods. CHICAGO, Irn., July 28. — Another startling discovery, reported by the police searching the Holmes building yesterday, was the finding of a woman’s footprint on on the inside door of the blird vault on the third floor of the building. Although the vault had been carefully examined on previous occasions, the footprint was not found until yesterday. Up to that time the police had been entirely at a loss to at- tribute any object for the vault arrange- ment other than that advanced by con- jecture. Now it is believed by the police that Holmes’ victims, or some of them, were inveigled into'the vault between the two sets of doors, there they were othered to death. HIS THRONE TOTTERS, Prince Ferdinand’s Rule in Bulgaria May Soon End. NOW HELD IN CONTEMPT. Talk of a Retirement in Favor of Boris, His Infant Son. RUSSIA'S ACTION AWAITED. Interest In the Courts of Europs Now Centers In the Balkan Situation. BERLIN, GerMANY, July 28.—Although the health of the Empress is steadily im- proving it is not likely that she will be able to go to Sassnitz in t.me to be there when the Emperor arrives. On Thursday the Kaiser was at Nyland—not the Russian, but the Swedish Nyland —where he landed from the Hohenzollern and cave a picnic party in a grove situated a mile in the in- terior. On Friaay he was at Bergholm, and on Saturday at Helsingborg. From Helsingborg to Sassnitz is but a short distance.. The Emperor is in constant communication with the Empress, how- ever, and in the event that her physicians decide that she ought not to venture the journey to Rugen the Emperor will come to the New Palace and pass two days with the Empress there before he starts for England, where he will attend the Cowes regatta. The Empress still passes the greater part of each day in a reclining position, but she is able to take frequent short drives, and these have done her a great deal of good. Letters received by their friends from several of the officers of the imperial yacht Hobenzollern tell of jolly times on board that vessel during the Kaiser’s trip. While at Nyland the Emperor arranged boat- races between the crews of the Hohenzol- lern and the warship Gefion and crews composed of local yachtsmen and fisher- men. After these and other sports the Emperor gave a musicale-reception on board the Hohenzollern, the crew of which vessel are now proficient choristers, On this occasion they sang a number of Ger- man national songs in such perfect time and tune as to excite the admiration of the Swedes, who cheered them lustily. The Emperor has been playing lawn tennis at Tullgarn, dancing at Hernosand, and having a good time generally. His entire tour has abounded with fetes given in his honor, and good-natured familiarity on his part with the natives. He has learned enough Swedish to enable him to toast Oscar in that language in a manner intelligible to the Swedish folk, and this has greatly pleased them and also en- hanced his prestige among them. The imperial children have been at the schloss in Dwasiden. They are kept very close to the schloss, and rarely allowed to go outside the park. The report that an entente has been es- tablished between England and the Drei- bund in regard to a concerted policy con- cerning the Balkan States is generally discredited here. Count Goluchowski, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a long conference with Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl on Thursday and on Fri- day went to Alt Ausse to see Prince von Hohenlohe, the German Chancellor, who is sojourning there. It was the first meet- ing of these two statesmen as leading Min- isters of great powers, although they were personally” acquainted with each other. Prince Hoheniohe was German Embassa- dor to France during the time that Count Goluchowski was Secretary of the Austrian Embassy in Paris, and the two then met very often. The official press is unable to say whether the recent meeting of the two Ministers was anything more than one of mere courtesy, and handle the subject with a marked degree of réticence as to positive statements. Whatever may have assed between them, the tone of the North German Gazette's articles indicate that Germany is not committed to follow- ing the lead of Austria in Bulgaria. “Germany’’ says the Gazette, though To Regulate, Tone Up, Invigorate LIVER STOMACH, —i)AND(:— BOWELS, thereby curing constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness, dispo- sition to sick headache and kindred ailments, take Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. VI ONCE USED, ALWAYS IN FAVOR. One a Dose. All INedicine Dealers, |