The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 2, 1895, Page 2

FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPITEMBER 1895. / $—_—% FETES OF SEDAN' DAY, German Veterans Begin the Celebration in Berlin. GREETING TO WILLIAM. Thousands Swarm the Streets, While'Bells Ring Outa Welcome. GERMAN-AMERICANS HONORED. Glven a Position Commanding the Entrance to the Memorlal Church. BERLIN, GerMANy, Sept. 1.—The in- augural ceremonies of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle of Sedan, the decisive engagement of the Franco-Prussian war, were celebrated to- day. The weather was clear and bright throughout the day. The wind blew strong from the northwest and the tem- perature was low. Crowds lined the streets from Bellevue in the Thiergarten over the Hercules bridge of Kurfursten- damm. Galleries were erected opposite the main entrance to the Emperor William 1 Memorial Church, which were occupied by 24,000 girls attired in light colored dresses. A new house facing the entrance of the church, and built in the style of the edifice, was covered with decorations, al- though it was unoccupied. The church itself was completely covered with flags, banners, flowers and garlands. Troops lined the roadway in front of the church, and the German- American veterans held a position around the porch commanding the entrance. This was really the position of honor. At 9:50 o’clock this morning the ringing of the church bells signalized the Em- peror’s crossing of the Hercules bridge. His Majesty rode with the Empress in an open carriage with outriders, escorted by a squadron of body guards. The Crown Prince and his next youngest brother, Prince Eitel, were seated in the carriage opposite the Emperor and Empress. Both Princes wore the uniform of the First In- fantry Guard. The Empress wore a steel- gray gown of silk and a triplet cape bear- ing theribbon of the Black Eagle. Her head- dress was a Florentine straw bonnet, with strawberry-colored velvet ribbons. When the Emperor reached the top step of the entrance to the church, Her von Wedel, Minister of the Royal Household, ad- dressed him, saying: Upon the anniversary of Gravelotte the foun- dation stone of the monument to the great Keiser Wilhelm I was laid. Now, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Sedan, your Ma- ji ppens the church which was built with unds contriguted by the poor and rich equally througho8t the eountry in memory of the Emperor, who, in his simple and religious feeling, attributed all of his great deeds and victories to God, giving us all in this and com- ing ages an impressive example of trust and belief in God, with vhose aid we are unable to succeed. May ssing be upon us all coming into this church. Will your Majesty Dow please receive the key from the architeet? The procession then entered the church, headed by the Kaiser. The Grand Duchess of Baden and the Empress followed the smperor, and then came the Imperial The colors of the regiments to which the royalties belonged were placed on the right and left of the altar. The Emperor, Empress and other members of the royal family sat in choir chairs of carved oak placed at the left of the altar steps. Court Chaplain Faber deliv dress, sketching the life of Great, in which he praised that monarch’s childlike and simple-minded piety, kind- ness and thoughtfulness for the lowest of his servants and his sincere fear of God. After the lithurgy, Superintendent Lange, who presided at the organ, began the musical part of the ceremony. Through some misunderstanding he started the music before the ‘“Amen” had been pro- nounced, causing an awkward break in the services. Dr. Muller preached a sermon from the text of the 26th Psalm. After the ceremonies at the church the Emperor, Empress and the rest of the royal party, preceded by Herr von Wedel, left the church by the center aisle. As they reached the steps leading from the edifice they stopped while the bells rang. As they got outside the church the children ranged on either side of the walk and sang “Die Wacht am Rhein.” The soldiers, who had been stationed at various points in the vicinity of the church, headed by their bands of music and with colors fly- ing, then passed before the Emperor, while the children sang “Heil dir im Sieges- kranz.” While the children were singing, the Emperor and Empress entered their car- riage and drove away, amid the cheers of the assembled people. After the departure of the Emperor the high officials left, and the German-American veterans, together with the German veterans’ societies with their banners, entered the church and marched up and down the aisles. The veterans were followed by the children and several singing soci>ties. 1t was noticed that the Emperor, con- trary to arrangements. previously made, did not walk along the line of the German- American veterans or the German vete- rans, nor did he notice either of them. Accompanying the Kaiser and Kaiserin were the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden and the King of S8axony. Their Majesties were received by General Count Blumenthal, General Freiherr von Lohe, General von Winterfeld, General Prince Frederick von Hohenzollern, Court Chap- ain Faber and other general superintend- ents, together with the following members of the board of the Protestant Church Building Society : President,Minister of the Royal Household von Wedel; Vice-Presi- dent von Hardi; treasurer, Privy Coun- cilor von Burchard; the president of the Berlin committee, Privy Councilor Dr. Fischer; Councilor Arnold, Freiherr von Bodelschwingh, Judge to Board of Com- merce Borner, Attorney-General Dr. Bor- chett, Privy Councilors Professor Ende 2nd Frentzel, Councilor Hubert, Town Councilor Kochhann, Dr. Martens, Privy Councilor Mendelsohn Bartholdy, Freiherr von Merbach, Director Riecken, Councilor Schmidt, Building Director Spieker, President Weymann, Minister of Public ‘Worship Dr. Bosz, President of the Protes- tant Church Dr. Barhausen, Vice-President Professor Freiherr von der Goltz, Presi- dent of Consistory Schmidt, Director of Ministerial Building Committee, Council- Jor Kayser, Police President of Berlin Von ‘Windheim, Police Director of Charlotter- Surg Freinerr von Saldern, Lord Mayor of Berlin Zelle, Lord Mayor of Charlotten- burg Fritzsche, Building Councilor Schwechten. The decorations of the houses along the principal streets showed that the citizens had combined their efforts to produce most startling effects. This combination harmonized throughout the city in design and also in color. The effect was that there were long lines of evergreens, masses of flowers and a profusion of flags and ban- ners. Thousands of people arrived: at an early hour in the morning and continued till noon, at which hour the Berliners were crowded out by the provincials, who were gazing in admiration upon the perfect adornment of the buildings as well as upon each other. The police had t.akep extraordinary precautions to avert acci- dents similar to those which occurred in the memorable celebration in 1878, when many persons were crushed to death in their efforts to get near the Schloss. The mob, for so it must be called, was kept off the ground about every center of attrac- tion, and orders were issued that from 11 o'clock in the forenoon on Monday every available policeman should re-enforce the staff, so that there would be no possi- bilities of accident. The Emperor is expected to return from Tempelhof in time to review the pro- cessions. His Majesty has directed that severe restrictions shall be observed in controlling the crowds throughout the celebration. He has requested that the children of the Berlin schools, who num- ber about 31,000, shall form in line and march from the castle to the Old Kaiser Palace in Unter den Linden. The children will line the roadway for the passage of his Majesty, who will ride at the head of a color company of the guard. The novelty of the spectacle is certain to draw an immense throng, and every precaution has been taken, especially to safeguard the line of children. It is not intended that there shall be any particular court fetes, as the court is in mourning; moreover, the Empress isina state of health which demands quiet. At the command of the Emperor Kroll's Theater will to-morrow night reproduce | the Ballet Militaire, which was first per- formed on the occasion of the fetes mark- ing the return of Emperor William I at the head of the Prussian army after the victories of 1870. Few, if any, of the other theaters are aware that this performance will be given, and the audience will be most exclusive. However, everybody will be out to see the illuminations, and nobody will seek for specialties, so that it is certain that every place of amusement will be gener- ously patronized. A remarkably fine rhetorical programme by Ernest Wildenbruch has been pub- lished here, accompanied by an enthusias- tic and critical approval on the part of Herr Zelle, the Burgomaster. This poem has taken the fancy of Berliners, and un- doubtedly will be recited everywhere. “Wachet auf,” says the poet, ‘“noch einmal wird geboren uns der grosse wun- dervolle Tag.” The poem then goes on to worthily cele- brate great events from which triumph- antly issued the unity of the German States. The poet struck a full-toned lyre which is resounding throughout Germany. Among the leading military functions in direct connection with the celebration will be a dinner given at the Reichshof Hotel by the surviving officers who were members of the general staff in 1870. The King of Wurtemberg, the Grand Duke of Mecklen- burg-Schwerin, Prince Hohenzollern and Marshal Blumenthal will be present, and it is expected that the Emperor and ex- Chancellor Caprivi will also be there. Count Caprivi has been in Berlin for several days. He has remained at his hotel, and taken his dinners usually at a small restaurant in Potsdamer Strasse, neither seeking nor avoiding reeognition. He, is anxious to keep aloof from the cele- bration commemorative of the Prussian war, but the Kaiser has asked him to be present st the military banquets. He will doubtless accept this invitation, but other- wise he will take no part in the fetes. In the face of the universal jubilation, the Socialist Jeaders, Bebel and Liebknecht, Auer and Singer, despite the earnest pro- test of many of their adherents, persist in holding countermeetings, which have been arranged for Sedan day. It is probable that these meetings, if held, will result in disorder. It is proposed that the socialists shall assemble at the tomb of thecrank Agnes Wabnitz, who died in prison be- causeof her refusal to take food and is now regarded by them as a socialist martyr. Later, it is proposed to hold a series of meeting for the purpose of declar- ing in favor of universal fraternity and de- nouncing the memory of Emperor Wil- liam L. “Itis no wonder,” the North German Gazette says, *‘that a law is certain to be passed the coming session of the Reichstag to overcome the outrages which the So- cialists are now endeavoring to inflict upon the public. The penal code as it now exists is insufficient ana more stringent measures must be resorted to.”” The Gazette adds: ‘““We suppose that the article of the code passed in 1889 relating to insults to the dead may suffice to give the insulters of the memory of Emperor ‘William I six months’ imprisonment. But no member of the imperial family will care to associate himself with sueh prosecution of socialists on such a charge.” The German Government has granted the extradition of the alleged Chicago forger, C. M. Reid. The Militair Correspondenz’ recalls the fact that the young German hussar who communicated to a friend the news of the Prussian victory at Sedan on a postal card in Sanskrit is to-day the German Embas- sador at Washington. All Germany Celebrating. BERLIN, GErMANY, Sept. 1.—Dispatches received here this evening show that al- most everywhere in Germany the twenty- fifth anniversary of the capture of Sedan from the French by the%orces led by King William, afterward Emperor William I, the Crown Prince of Prussia, afterward Emperor Frederick, and the Crown Prince of Saxony, was celebrated with much en- thusiasr.. At Frankfort-on-the-Main the celebration was' especially noteworthy. Eighteen thousand veterans, with bands and banners, marched to the Zoological Gardens, where a grand banquet was given. Enormous crowds gathered along the roiite followed by the veterans, and cheered them again and again as they passed. In Munich there was a similar celebra- tion. The city was decorated with flags and bunting and the streets were crowded with the inhabitants of the place and peo-. ple from the surronnding towns and vil- lages. Everywhere the patriotism of the town found vent in cheers for the men who took an active part in the events that led to the founding of the German Empire. The Germany colony at Warsaw cele- brated Sedan day at the Hotel Europe. The Germans in Zurich celegrated the day in the Town Hall in that city. The Basel papers caution the Germans to not cause a recurrence of the disastrous scandals connected with the celebration of the German victories at Zurich and Basel in 1870 and 1871. The upper Silesian warriors’ unions cele- brated Sedan Dsy by a field service at Loebschutz. At 3 ». M. the warriors’ unions of Zanditz, Loebschutz; Rohow, Koberwitz and Schreibersdorf stormed the fortified Steuberwitz, which was defended by the Steuberwitz warriors’ unions and other societies. Then followed the capitulation of the place, the capture of Napoleon and a representation of Napoleon trans- ported to - Wilhelmshohe. In the evening there was a parade of all the unions and a banquet in Rothsbusch. At 8 o'clock P. m. bivuac of all the unions took place and at 11 o'clock P. M. there wasa military entry into Loebschutz, with a great tattoo and military polonaise in the market place. SEDAN IN MOURNING. Honor Paid to the Memory of the Town’s Defenders. PARIS, France, Sept. L—The town of Sedan to-day observed the anniversary of its capture by the Germans in 1870. The churches were draped in black, and the Municipal Council and many officers, sol- diers and civilians attended the services in memory of those who lost their lives in the defense of the town. All those pres- ent at the services were in mourning. Detachments of infantry and cavalry were stationed outside of the churches and stood at “attention’” as the people filed in. Veterans at a Barbecue. GRAND RAPIDS, Micx., Sept. 1.—The resident veterans of the Franco-Prussian war and resident Germans celebrated Sedan day with a barbecue this afternoon at Reed’s Lake. One thousand Germans attended. An ox was roastéd, and after the feast speeches were made by Professor John Storrer of Owosso and M. M. House- mann, editor, and Editor Beno Meuhlen of this city. The exercises closed this evening with fireworks. Parade at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 1.—Sedan day was appropriately celebrated by the Ger- mans of this city. All the German mil- itary societies of the city and those of ad- jacent towns of Missouri and Illinois united in the parade to Concordia Park, where thousands of people had assembled when the marchers arrived. German and American flags decked all the houses on the line of march. Addressed by Judge Rode. CINCINNATI, Ouro, Sept. 1.—German- American citizens celebrated Sedan day at the Zoo Gardens to-day. Judge AugustP. Rode, prominent in German-American circles, delivered an address in German. His subject was *Die de Deutsche.” Mayor Caldwell was present and upon taking the stand to make an address was loudly cheered and his speech was enthusiasti- cally received. THE BATTLE FOUGHT AGAIN. A Realistic Reproduction of the Conflict Given at Chicago. CHICAGO, IrL.,, Sept. 1.—The twenty- fifth anniversary of tne battle of Sedan was celebrated to-day in Ogdens Grove by the German veterans of that noted en- gagement of the Franco-Prussian War who reside in this eity. The battle being the event which laid the foundation of the German Empire as it stands to-day the celebration was attended by the best ele- ment of the German population. The exercises at the grove were preceded by a grand parade made up by local mili- tary and civic societies, there being sixty societies in line. Peter Hand, the well- known brewer, was grand marshal of the parade. The military division was in command of Major George Heinzman and the civic societies were headed by Fritz Augustin. The exercises in the grove were preceded by the grouping of 250 young girls dressed in colors representing Ger- many and America. The exercises proper were opened by an address by H. Hochmeister, president of the festival committee, in which the his- torical significance of Sedan day was ex- plained, He then introduced Dr. Bopp, the German Vice-Consul in Chicago. Dr. Bopp spoke of the German-American people, the German Veterans and the Fatherland. He complimented them and lauded their loyalty to their chosen coun- try. At the same time he spoke approv- ingly of their tendency to cherish and rev- erence the history, deeds and prowess of their German fathers, and the events which have placed Germany in the iront rank among the nations of the earth. The next speaker was Franz Damrosch, a veteran of the American Rebellion. He darew a comparison of the veterans of the American war and those of Germany, and was enthusiastically applauded. The last speaker was Roderick von Man- stein, president of the German War Vet- erans’ Association. He explained the feel- ings which prompted the Veterans’ cele- bration of the Sedan day, and hoped the spirit would survive all those who took part in the celebration to-day. After the speeches congratulatory tele- grams were read from Richard Machaelis of the Chicago Frie Presse and four mem- bers of the local association now in Ger- many, whe went there for the purpose of taking part in the celebration of the anni- versary in Berlin. The feature of the celebration to-night was a realistic reproduction of the scenes of the battle of Sedan with transparencies, real cannon and rifles and martial music. There were 20,000 people in the grove and the celebration was not concluded until midnight. ARRESTED IN SWITZERLAND. Capture of a Man Supposed to Be Em- bezaler Foster. BERNE, SwitzERLAND, Sept. 1.—A man supposed by some persons to be William R. Foster, who is wanted in New York for falsifying his accounts to the extent of $193,000, has been arrested at a hotel in Zurich: It is not absolutely certain that the pris- oner is the person for whom the police are looking. The prisoner is 49 years old. He is six feet tall, has dark hair_and beard streaked with gray, and is of distinguished appearance. He was accompanied by a handsome young lady who passed as his wife. The Hon. J. 0. Broadhead, the American Minister, has informed the Minister of Justice that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Foster and the papers in the case are now on the way from the United States. The police at Zurich have com- pared photographs of Fester with the pris- oner, and express some doubt as to the man in custody being the person wanted, fratist, TRk Ravages of the Cholera. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Sept 1.— An official report that has just been issued shows that there were 2,025 cases of chole ra and 118 deaths from the disease in the Government of Volhynia between Jury 11 and August 11. o A RSNl Cholera in England. LONDON, ExG., Sept. 1.—There has been a death of cholera at Grimsby, a sea- port in Lincolnshire, and the authorities have been notified of the existence of an. other supposed case of the disease, Te—e Count Karolyi Dead. VIENNA, Avstria, Sept. 1.—Count Ga- briel Karolyi, a prominent Radical mem- ber of the lower house of the Reichs rath, died yesterday from apoplexy. WANT CIVIL SERVICE, Fourth-Class Postmas- ters Organize for Protection. CLEVELAND CONSENTS. Willing to Put Office-Holders in the Classified List When Asked. WILL MEAN A GREAT WEAPON. Men Who Control Affalrs in Towns and Hamlets May Hang on Perpetually. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—A well- equipped and ‘thoroughly organized move- ment, having for its object the placing of all fourth-class Postmasters in the classi- fied service, is now approaching maturity in this city. On September 2, or as soon thereafter as possible, a paper will be issued here ex- clusively devoted to advocating extension of civil service regulations to more than 70,000 Federal office-holders who occupy minor positions within the gift of the Post- office Department. Considerable secrecy is thrown around the first issue of the paper. The names of those who will be immediately in charge of its management have not as yet been made public, but it is understood that the pro- jectors are on friendly terms with the ad- ministration and will be given every op- portunity, so far as higher officials are con- cerned, to establish and attain the object of its origin. There has from time to time to be sug- gestions relative to embracing fourth-class Postmasters under classified service and the only reason that has delayed such ac~ tion is the fact that those to be effected by such action have given no indication of their willingness to have the change made. It has been the policy of Mr. Cleveland to re- frain from issuing an official order extend- ing the protection of the civil service to any class of Federal employes until they have made a formal request to that effect. This was exemplified in the almost unani- mous movement of the Government Print- ing Office employes asking that they be in- cluded. Hence it is held that the President is only awaiting an expression of desire on the part of fourth-class Postmasters to re- ceive similar treatment, when an order will be issued. The present movement, if suceessful, will be by all odds the most important victory ever won by the advccates of civil service, as applied to various branches of the Government. The number of em- ployes involved is far in excess of those affected by any order heretofore issued. As a political weapon fourth-class Post- masters have always been regarded as the most important placed in the hands of a party. They extend to every village, hamlet and cross-roads in the United States, and are able to perform missionary work that must otherwise remain undone. Their influence, especiaily in remote and inaccessible sections of the country, can hardly be overestimated. The faci is accepted without argument that they will be practically unanimous in their advocacy of having themselves protected by classified service. They will.be stimulated by the natural desire to remain in office, unless removed for cause, and it will matter little whether the office receipts amount to 2 cents or $700. Local feuds, petty ambitions, the inher- ent desire to retain everything and re- linquish nothing, will urge them to fight for perpetuity in power, if it can be ob- tained. MLLEN KILLED HINSELF Second and Successful At- tempt of a Rich Man to Die. Putting a Bullet in Hls Head, He Took Poison In a Hos- pital. BUFFALQ, N. Y., Sept. 1L.—R. T. Allen, who shot himself on a New York Central train last Friday while returning to his home in Omaha after a visit to a college in New Jersey, where he had left his daugh- ter, succeeded in killing himself this even- ing. When he was brought to Buffalo he was taken to the French Hospital, where he improved so well that the physicians assured him he would recover. Allen appeared to have lost all desire to die, and to-day he was exceptionally cheerful, and spent the afternoon tell- ing stories and entertaining the attend- ants, and succeeded in having them relax their vigilance to such an extent that some time during the day he contrived to secure & bottle of carbolic acid, which had been Ieft in one of the wards. During the hour when the nurses were at dinner he swallowed the whole contents of the bottle. He was discovered about half an hour later, but the dose he had taken was so large that all attempts to save him were in vain and he dief at 10 o’clock to-night. His last words were: “This time I've closed the game for keeps."” Allen was a wealthy business man of Omaha and there is no known reason why he should have taken his life. e e vy SYMPATHY FOR CUBANS. No Check to the Movement for the Xsland Emancipation. PHILADELPHIA, PA., Sept. 1.—The circumstances attending the capture of the Cuban filibustering expedition at Penns Grove, N. J., on Friday afternoon were the chief subjects of conversation among the local sympathizers of the revolutionary cause in Cuba. While deploring the fata of the expedi- tion, there was an apparent feeling of ex- ultation among the Cubans about the city over the mild manner in which the United tates authorities treated the prisoners at e hearing. They were all unanimous in the belief that acase could not be made against the alle fiilibusters, because of tE: fact that their destination could not be established unless one of the llnrty should choose to criminate himseli and his comrades. “The intercepting of this expedition will have no material effect here on_the move- ment gong in this country looking to the emancipation of Cuba,” said a prominent Cuban whose family lives on the disturbed island. ““The most that can be done as far as I can see is to confiscate the arms States, Mexico and South America. We have more money than Spain to keep up the fight, and we will get our expedition through at any risk.” Another Cuban said two expeditions had successfully cleared last month, one from this port and another from Wflmingfl;n. There were seventy-five men in_all, with 500 rifles and half a million rounds of am- munition. Healso said the mermbers of the Wilmington party would keep in close touch until another "expedition should be ready to start, and then they would join it. pors e dairane. STOLE THE CITY WATER. Operations Conducted in Chicago by Means of Blind Pipes. CHICAGO, IiL., Sept. lL.—Ample evi- dence of systematic stealing of city water by means of “blind” pipes has been dis- coyered in the Union Stock Yards. The beneficiaries have been certain packers and the investigation, which has only begun, is expected to. disclose wholesale secret tapping of the mains from the old town of Lake, in which the stockyatds are located. Subordinate officials of the water depart- ment, acting under secret orders of the Commissioners of Public Works, and as- sisted by a gang of workmen, discovered a six-inch pipe leading from a city main to one of the big packing-houses, which was diverting water from the meter. It is esti- mated by the investigators that the city has lost millions of dollars in water reve- nues by reason of the secret appropriation of water for many years. The investiga- tion is hampered by the fact thet there are no maps of the town of the Lake water sys- tem and it may be necessary to uncover four miles of mains and trace the pipes to stop the leaks. MAY CAUSE A DRUG WAR Wholesalers and Jobbers Are to Act Upon Important Trade Problems. Efforts to Be Made to Break Up the System of Rebate Prices. DENVER, Coro., Sept. 1.—Members of the Association of Manufacturers and ‘Wholesale Dealers in Proprietary Articles and of the National Wholesale Druggists’ Association are arriving to attend the an- nual convention to be held here this week. The discussion will be exciting and in- teresting, for a serious problem confronts the members of both associations. A pro- posed plan for the distribution of proprie- tary articles to the trade is to confine the sales of manufactures exclusively to job- bers. By this plan it is argued that the business can be so controlled that no goods can get into the department stores or cut~ price drug shops. Efforts will be also made at this con- vention by the wholesale dealers of the large Eastern cities to break the rebate price system. Under existing conditions small wholesalers anywhere in the country can purchase the proprietary articlesat the same price quoted to the big jobbers regardless of the amount purchased. The big houses think that they should have better prices when they buy in carload lots than the quotations made to purchasers of a few gross. Under the present system of rebates retail druggists can purchase these goods in large quantities and resell to the department houses upon commission and the latter sell at cut prices at a profit. As men with unlimited capital are here to enter into this discussion the outcome is considered a serious matter and a great ‘war may be inaugurated. P BALL MAGNATES MEET. Arrangements Made to Send Playevs lo California. CHICAGO, Irr., Sept. 1.—A secret meet- ing of five of the lcading baseball men of the Western Baseball League was held at the Great Northern Hotel this morning. There were present Ben Johnson, presi- dent; J. H. Manning, manager and cap- tain of the Kansas City team; George E. Ellis, president of the Grand Rapids team; Charles Comiskey, manager and captain of the St. Paul club, and President Killilea of the Milwaukees. Each and every one of the gentlemen mentioned declared that there wasnothing but casual circumstances brought him here, but a little questioning brought out the facts in the case. These are that the Western League wants to get rid of the Toledo club, now playing as a representa- tive of Terre Haute, and is anxious to de- vise ways aud means of ousting Denny Long and the Ohio president of the league. The matter was discussed at the meeting and the sentiment seemed that it would be best for the league to next, season give the franchise to a team to be placed in Co- lumbus, O. Although no definite con- clusion was reached,jit is almost a cer- tainty that the circuit next season will contain the following places: Detroit, Minneapolis, Kansas City, St. Paul, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis and Columbus. The league as at present formed comprises all of the clubs named but the Columbus, It is said that Omaha may he able to come in, Comiskey will take his St. Paul team to California immediately after the close of the Western league season and will locate at Oakland. A band of players will also be taken to the coast by Jimmy Manning. John 8. Barnes, who was manager of the Minne- apolis team early in the season has se- cured leases on all of the principal parks in Oakland and Los Angeles, as well as Central Park, San Francisco. AT ZoEes RICHEST REEFS IN THE WORLD. Expert Smith Marvels at the Wonders of Colorado Mines. CRIPPLE CREEK, Coro., Sept. 1L.— Hamilton Smith, the London mining ex- pert, after visiting ten of the best mines of the camp, has been so impressed with the camp that he has decided to prolong his stay several days. L “The formation and conditions,” said he, ‘‘are so radically different in this camp from anything I have ever seen before that Iam greatly interested to study the district with more detailed investigation than I had previously planned. Itis hard to make a comparison with the Sounth Africa gold fields, because the sections are so unlike. In Africa all our ores are low grade, and the immense tonnage is what we rely on. Here you have very high grade mineral and a small tonnage.” I will say, however, that I know of no gold field in"the world where there are so many reefs of rich ore. I have seen ve:{ high’ grade ore in different portions the world, equally as rich as n&y produced here, but it was always confined to a small section and not distributed over such a wide ex- tent of territory. “I have not been here long enough to form a definite opinion of Cripple Creek’s future, but before I leave will come to a conclusion. It certainlyisa great camp. The output of a few of your big mines proves that, and a district only a few years old which is adding to the world’s wealth at the rate of a million a month is a wonder.” e A Suicide of a Boy. CHICAGO, Inr., Sept. 1.—Albert Mec- Donald of 1107 Wilcox avenue, a 14-year- old boy, committed suicide this afternoon by shooting himself in the head. He had and ammunition seized. been despondent ever st 3 “*Aid of some sort or otheris going to the | his hth:r, a year e.se;, l:d“ t;k!’: ::‘ht:: revolutionists every dsy from the United | cause of his rash act of to-day, REFITTED THE-YACH., Now the Great Defender Is in Good Racing Condition. THE HULL VERY SMOOTH. Thousands at Erie Basin to See the Lines of the Fast Boat. READY FOR THE CUP RACES. There Are No Signs of Injury From the Groundings at Hog Island and Newport. NEW YORK, N.Y., Sept. 1.—The De- fender attracted thousands of people to Erie Basin, where she was drydocked this morning to have her bronze hull put in shape for the coming contest with Val- kyrie IIT for the blue ribbon of the sea. Under the supervision of Dockmaster Mc- Givney the yacht was taken in the dock before 6 A. M. The pumps were setat work, and at 9 o’clock the hull was dry. Captain Haif and a small portion of his crew were at New Rochelle, They arrived later, and the canvas-clad sailors setat work rubbing down the hull. The manganese bronze underbody was in very good condition, but the men worked at it all day, polishing the metal with sandpaper and filing down boltheads until it presented a perfectly smooth surface and shone in the sunlight like burnished gold. The upper part of the hull, which is made of aluminum, was rubbed down and given a coat of white enamel paint. In- stead of being a dead white the paint has g decidedly bluish tinge. While this was going on below other men were busy on deck. The gooseneck was strengthened by riveting a flat plate to it so that the great strain on the strap that attaches the boom to the mast will be amply met. Wooden cdps were made and fitted into the outer ends of the new boom and gaff. T1hese spars are hollow steel tubes, tapering from center to ends, and are made of steel plates three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness, riveted together as a boiler is made. The boom is 106 feet long, and hasa diameter of about sixteen inches in the center and eight inchesat the ends. It has no flanges inside or outside. The spars wokred well yesterday, and practically do not buckle at all. The boom does not seem to be half as heavy as the lighter one of the two which Dunraven’s boat has used. As hollow steel booms were first used in England and the fact that the Valkyrie was to have one was kept secret until almost the last moment, the yankee ingenuity which has taken up the English idea has vastly improved up- on it in time to fit the Defender with both boom and gaff far superior to Valkyrie's, is to be commended. To Nat Herreshoff is due the credit. There is absolutely ne signs of iujury to the hull from the various groundings the Defender had at Hog Island and Newport, Aside from the work on the new boom and gaff, and rubbing down and painting the hull, there was nothing done to the boat to-day. Crowds swarmed the dock and watched the crew fitting the craft for next Satur- day’s race. Early to-morrow morning the Defender will leave the dock and goto Sandy Hook for a spin. The Valkyrie remained at the dock close to the Defender all night,as the storm prevented her from being towed to the Horseshoe yesterday afternoon. At 8:30 A. M. she was towed ont to the basin and across the bay to an anchorage off Staple- ton. For once the custom of giving the British crew a rest on Sunday was broken. At 11:40 A. m. the mainsail was hoisted, jib and staysail shaken out and the Valkyrie sailed down past Quarantine, out through the Narrows, and with a light westerly wind reached down the lower bay. At 1:30 the Valkyrie anchored in the Horse- shoe. LABOR AND ANARCHISM. J. Kier Hardie of England Delivered a Speech in Chicago. CHICAGO, ILL., Sept 1.—J, Kier Hardie delivered a brief address at the fortnightly meeting of the Chicago Labor Congress this afternoon. The relation of the indepen- dent labor party to anarchism, he de- clared, is one of open hostility. Anarch- ism represents no government, but tne labor advocates believe in making use of existing forces of government, both na- tional and local, to accomplish the better- ment of their condition, He was opgosed to revolution becsuse men who would not take the trouble to vote could mot be counted upon to fight; buteven if they fought and were successful they would not be capable of carrying out the new organ- ization of industrial enterprises and there would be a return to the old conditions. The prospects for socialism appeared more favorable in this country thanin Europe, because there is a larger suffrage, no her- editary aristocracy, and a better system of electing the National Government. The first step must be in the nization of the trades unions, and if workingmen were unable to do this, they could not hope to carry out the greater reforms which soeial- ism would bring about. Mr. Hardie and John Quinton will speak to-morrow night at the Auditorium, L S Kidnaped a Chorus Girl. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 1.— Manager Bowles of the Edwin Foy ‘‘Little Robinson Crusoe Company,” laid a startling story be- fore the police to-night. He said that at the close of the piece at the Olympic Theater to-night, two men appeared af stage door al?d ‘asked forEnt el Yortk:? : chorus girl. She went to see them, when they said they were police officers and came to arrest her. She was placed in a hack and taken away. Inquiry at all the police stations sl]:o;tvg she 5;3:‘ no} arrested. The company left immediat or Indi: with‘(’mtyMi-a Yorke ullx thznm;polfir: searching for the kidnapers. — Grand Central Pete Nipped. one of the old-time American confidence ‘men, is under arrest here. Lakeis }mow" to the police of the country as ‘‘Grand Central Pete,” from the fact that he made the Grand Central derct in New York City his field of operation for over twenty years, He has virtually retired from the busi- ness, and, altl::og h he ;lse gl:liot: ;::re Wil . ma%mmz: h the West, and to those whom he selects for victims he_ represents himself as owner of large Cripple Creek mining interests. T S INTRUDERS IMPEOVEMENTS. An Extra Session of the Cherokee Legis~ lature Called. TAHLEQUAH, Isp. T. Sept. 1L—A considerable surprise was cre.ated here yesterday when Chief Harris issued his proclamation calling the Cherokee Legis- lature to meet in extra session on Sgptem- ber 11 next. No one was expecting an extra session. 5 The proclamation does not specify what the extra session was called for. Itis un- derstood it is to make disposition by sale or otherwise of the 173%intruders’ improve- ments made by non-citizens of that na- tion. It is understood tbat Harris re- ceived yesterday some instructions from the Secretary of the Interior as to what course to pursue in disposing of the im- provement of the intruders, who will be removed at once by the United States Government, as per previous arrangement. Matters have assumed such an aspect as to cause an uneasiness among many intruders throughout the Indian country. ONE OF THE FLOORS FELL Several Firemen Injured Dur- ing the Big Blaze at Buffalo. The Destroyed Academy of Music Was a Noted Historic Play- House. BUFFALQ, N. Y., Sept. 1.—The Acad- emy of Music, which was gutted by a fierce fire early this morning was Buffalo’s historic playhouse. Besides the the Acad- emy property the liquor store of P. C. Miliet, the saloon of Jacob Fried, the fur and hat store of G. W. Comstock and the variety store of William Vaughn Company, all in the Academy of Music building, are damaged. The fire started in the variety store of the William Vaughn Company at 2 .. and gave the firemen a fierce fight. At about 3 o’clock one of the floors of the Academy building fell with a crash and the flying glass and timbers injured several firemen. Those who requi_red treatment at the hospitals are: William Hart, struck on the head by flying glass, serious; A. G. Stewart, injured in the chest and arms; Simon O’Donnell, badly cut by glass and timbers; A. Rock, hand cut, arm fractured. ° A rough estimate of the total damage to buildings and contents is placed at from $250,000 to $300,000. At 4:15 A. M. the fire was practically extingunished. The Academy of Music was originally erected in 1852 by Henry L. Meech, who died in 1870. On his death he was sue- ceeded by his sons, Henry L. and John H., both natives of Albany. They brought out several celebrities, among them Joe Emmet. In 1875-76 the house was leased to Abbey and Schoeffel of New York, who did not suceeed, however, and the manage- ment of the theater was again resumed by the Meech brothers. On Friday, October 5, 1894, the academy was sold under foreclosure for $202,000. The property was bought by a syndicate, which included the Bank of Commerce, the German-American Bank and the Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, N. Y. i 170 Sk Troops Sent to the Mines. FOUGHTON, MicH., Sept. 1.—By orders frota Governor Rich the Fifth Regiment State troops will concentrate at Ishpeming early to.morrow mornine. Two cor_n{;a. nies of infantry left Houghton to-night. The Fifth Regiment is already en route from Ironwood, and three companies from the lower peninsula have been ordered to report at the earliest possible moment. In all 300 men, fully armed and equipped, will be on hand to protect the men who will start the steamebovels to-morrow. e B. M. Carnegie Back From Europe. NEW YORK, N.Y., Sept. L.—E. M. 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