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

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCT(\)BEE & 2, 1895. SYMPATHY FOR CUBA, Money and Arms Are to . Be Soon Raised in Chicago. WINCHESTERS WANTED. Patriots Receive Some Cheer- ing Reports at a New York Meeting. SPANIARDS URGE HUMANITY. This, However, Is Sald to Consist in Speedily Crushing the Fighters for Freedom. CH1CAGO, InL., Oct. 1.—That last night’s meeting at Central Music Hall is to result in more than moral sympathy for the Cuban revolutionists was evidenced to-day by the statement of an authorized person that fire arms had been pledged to aid in the cause and negotiations have been com- menced for their purchase. ¥ tate Senator Edward T. Noonan, who was appointed one of the vice-pre dents at the meeting, made the assertion s afternoon that a committee is making ements to buy 100 Winchester rifies ge quantity of ammunition, and would be ready for shipment to Cuba in a very short time. Senator No vs the rifles are to be had at any time and that the friends of Cuba are only waiting for an opportunity to ship them before the for their delivery. uesada said to-night the anxious so have their equipped with Winchesters, as it rendered the problem of ammunition one of easy solution. N Y YORK, N. Y., Qet. 1.—About 200 Cu d sympathizers with the Cuban cause met this evening at the rooms of the James G. Blaine Club. The chairman and princinal speaker was S. C. Henriquez, He said that the deaths of insurgents atcord- ing to ( n-General Campos were Ti- diculously exaggerated. The speaker claimed that the Cuban cause was getting on famously and that it was hoped that ed States Government would soon 1ze them as belhgerents. ple, a politician of West Vir- a speech in which he hurrahed Cubans and casually remarked that United States ‘‘could lick any Govern- on the face of the earth.” A., Oct 1.—Nothing is ing rumors of filibus- expecting to teave from this The revenue cutter Morrell came bar this morning and the war- ship Cincinnati was in sight off the outer bar. It is supposed they were watching the steamer Electra from Tampa, which came in The three steamers left about 12 o’clock to-day. HAVANA, Cupa (via Key West), Oct. 1. The public announcement which was made here that the Canovas Uabinet wounld pursue a moderate and humane policy in Cuba gives the greatest satisfaction. The recognized enemy of a moderate policy in the Cabinet has been Senor Rome ro Robledo as Minister of Justice and legal adviser to the Government, who has proven a violent obstructionistto the mod- erate policy that now has the cordial ap- proval of a majority of the Government, including the Premier, Canovas del Cas- tillo; the Duke of Tetuan, Minister of For- eign Affairs; Senor Castellanos, Minister forthe Colonies, and others. They, one and all, arein favor of the liberal measures for Cuba voted by the Cortes in March last. Assoon as the war is closed the new laws will be put in force. Captain-General Marfinez Campos is in active touch and sympathy with the Madrid Cabinet. He insists on a liberal and humane policy. The policy of the Canovas Cabinet naturally is in favor of active operations and the early crushing of the rebellion, which it regards as really the most humane course, Spain must be mindful of her unacclimated troops in Cuba. No cruel measures will be tolerated by General Campos. The strict neutrality observed by the American Government has been cited by Premier Canovas del Castillo as the best evidence of the friendliness of the United States, likewise its activity in suppressing revolutionary expeditions. A} 1INGTON, D. C., Oct. 1.—The at- tention of Attorney-General Harmon was called - this morning to a London Times dispatch from Madrid, quoting Minister Depuy de Lome to the effect that the United States had decided to coufiscate arms and ammunition found upon vessels detained by the United States authorities and which are supposed to be engaged or ahout to engage in filibustering expeditions to Cuba. Attorney-General Harmon stated that there had beep no change at all in the po- sition of the administration toward the Cuban insurgents. The neutrality laws, he said, were being enforced with vigor and impartiality, and it is the intention to continue to do so. Armsand munitions of war, alleged to be for the use of the in- surgents, bad been captured by United States officials and the matter brought to the District Attorney by United States officers. The decisions of the courts in these mat- ters were as binding upon the Government as on those under arrest, and, when an acquittal followed, the Government, of course, was powerless further to act. The nc?uitu\l of alleged filibusters in erimi- nal proceedings carried with it the sur- render of property seized with them. In some_ cases this property had not been called for and still remained in the custody of the United States. th me; CEDAR K known here j tering THIS Is A Adventures of a Fishing Sloop Leviathan, BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 1.—When the little fishing sloop Startle arrived yesterday Cereno and Charles Atwood told a story of their narrow escape from a monster whale. “We were fishing Saturday near the Isle of Shoals and a big whale hovein sight and thrashed the water into foam. He circled around the dories and raising his head made a plunge, liftine tons of water and filling one of the dories. Then the whale headed for us. He must have been seventy feet long and when he passed my dory he e e Apollinaids “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” WHALE STORY. With a Received the HIGHEST AWARD at the WORLD'S FAIR, and at the ANTWERP EXHIBITION, filled her to the rail. We headed for the sloop and the whale kept uscompany, swimming in plain sight ten feet under our dory. We finall t on board. The whale seemed angry for he headed after us and poked his big nose up to the taffrail. He chased us about two miles and then went to the eastward.” - STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBTS. During the Past Month There Was a Con- siderable Decrease. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct.1. —The debt staterfent, issued this afternoon, shows a net decrease in the public debt, less cash in the treasury, during September of $1,834.- 68642, The interest-bearing debt increased $210; the non-interest-bearing debt de- creased $468,689 50, and cash in the treas- ury increased $1,366,20692. The balance of the several classes of debt at the close of business September 30 was: Interest- bearing debt, $747,360,820; dett on which interest has since maturity ceased, $1,685,- 660 25; debt bearing no interest, $377,443,- 519 49; total, $1.126,494,99975. The certr- ficates and treasury notes offset byan equal amount of cash in the treasury out- standing at the end of the month was $600,- 227,693, a decrease of $2,157,000. The total cash in the trea: $827,889,408 74; the gold reserve was $92,911,973; net cash balance, $92,493,390 41. In the month there was a dec gold coin and bars of $5,8 total at the close being $14 Of silver there was a decrease of s 0. Of surplus there was in National bank de- positories $16,047,105 94, against $15,817,- 539 69 at the end of the preceding month. ITEREST 10 THE (ST Patents Issued to the Inven- 4 tive and an Increase of Pensions. se in , the Congressman Maguire Arrives to Begin His War on Mint Super- intendent Daggett. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1.—The fol- lowing patents were issued to-day: Wil liam Booth, San Bernardino, and K. H. Wade, Los Angeles, Cal., boiler-flue cleaner; Maurice Deane, San Francisco, ship’s ladder; Terrence Duffy, San Fran- | cisco, wave-power air compressor; Hiram L. Farrier, Oakland (assignor of a fourth | to C. W. Kellogg), San Francisco, barbed- wire stretcher; Peter H. Flansburg, Los Banos, Cal, traction engine; Adrian R. Hamlin and" - J. B. Gonyeau, San Francisco, amalgama-| tor; John H. Hendy, San Francisco, | hydraulic giant; Harlan H. Henley, as- signor, to Henley Car-fender Company | San Francisco, safety gnard for cars; ward E. Park, assignor of one-half to J. W. Davis, San Francisco, flower-pin; Frederick Salathe, assignor, to Union Oil Company of California, Santa Paula, Cal., |¥igmem vehicle and_producing _same; “rederick Salaths, assignor, to Union_Oil Company of California, Santa Paula, Cal., varnish and producing same; Isaac K. fayette, Cal., side-nill plow; Susan C. Wolfskill, Winters, Cal., side bed-pan. Pensions were granted as follows: Cali- fornia: Original—Charles H. Parmenter, | Oakland; William L. Robinson, Stockton; Harvey Dye, Oakland. Renewal and increase—John Hohn, Fort Bragg. In- crease—George M. Hews, San Francisco. Reissue—Milton E. Isham, Ventura; Peter Warner (deceased), Los Angeles; Michael W. Caffey, Bureka. 4 Orego Increase — Pratt R. Skinner, Portland. Washington: Original—Patrick Cleary, alias Patrick Lynch, Vancouver. Increase —Robert Rutherford, Ortin}:A Captain Smith placed before the pardon clerk of the Department of Justice the papers asking for the pardon of Hans Han- sen, and the same were briefed and sent to the President. Captain Smith has sent a request to the President to be givena personal hearing on the case Representative Maguire, impatient to get tangled up in the political lair of Superin- tendent of Mint Daggett and Secretary Carlisle, came in from the'north to-night. Maguire will be at the treasury early to- morrow morning to'commence the war de- manding the removal of Daggett. Maguire refuses to state the charges. | Ex-Representative English was informed | by Secretary Herbert to-day that the train- ing ship Marion would not be turned over for use at Mare Island, and thai it would be impossible to have any ship detailed for that service until Congress passed a bill locating a training station at Mare Island. Representative Maguire says he will intro- duce such a bill eprly in the next Con- gress, and aim to comply with all the re- quirements of the department leading to the desired result. Domestic ' money order offices were es- tablished in California as follows: El Toro, Montalvo and Toluca. TR CAPTAIN ARMES' CASE. He Will Be Proscouted by the Judge Advocate-General. WASHINGTON, D. 0., Oct. 1.—Secre- tary Lamont persists in the policy of saying nothing about the case of Captain George A. Armes, the retired army officer who was arrested last Friday night by | order of scting Secretary of War, Lieu- | tenant-General Schofield. It is said at the War Department that when the habeas corpus case comes up. Saturday next before Justice Bradley, the Secretary of War will be represented by an attache of the office of Judge Advocate-General, and the dis- charge of the prisoner on the writ will be most vigorously contested. It is further said that court-martial proceedings will be instituted against the captaiu regardless of the issue of the habeas corpus case. Reports have been printed crediting Captain Armes with an intention to sue | General Schofield for the recovery of dam- ages in casg he should not be punished by court-martial or otherwise. Lawyers who are familiar with the facts and principles applicable to them say that such an action cannot be successfully maintained. | Songite With Simple Ceremonies. WASHINGTON, D. 0., Oct. 1.—The first wedding to note to occur in the new St. Mathew’s Church was solemnized to-day at noon, when Thomas F. Lane was mar- ried to Miss Lucile, elder daughter of Sen- ator J. 8. C. Blackburnof Kentucky. The ceremony was witnessed by only a few {riends outside the members of the family, all the features of the occasion being marked with great simplicity and privacy. There were no bridesmaids, but Miss Voor- hees of New York accompanied ihe bride at the chancel. The brother of the groom was best man. The ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. Uharles M. Bart, who yesterday confirmed Miss Blackburn in the Catholic faith, which she professed after a visit_with her mother to Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore. ¥ ST Railroad Grants Approved. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. L.—The Sec- retary of the Interior to-day approved rants of land to the Northern Pacific ailroad amounting to 1,837 478 acres, and to the Central 'Pacific Railroad, as succes- sor to the Western Pacific Company, 1345 acres. — ! Mercy for a Murderer, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1.—The President has commuted to imprisonment for life the sentence of Claude Mattox, con- victed of murder in Kansas and sentenced to be hanged October 11. N Inspecting Improvenionts. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1.—General | Shaw, Cloverdale, Cal., door-bell; Isaac ix; Shaw. ? | sage receiver; Albert D. Williams, La-| T CHECKED AS YET, TexasLawmakersFailed to Act on Prize- Fights. ABSENTEES ARE NEEDED Soon, However, a Majority Will Be Secured to Make Pugil- ism a Felony. PROTEST AGAINST THE BILL Ex-Governor Barnett Glbbs Says the Animal Cannot Be Legislated Out of Man. ATUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 1.—The situation in the Legislature may be changed to-mor- row or Thursday by the presence ofa dozen or more absentees who have been sent for, but had a vote been taken to-day on the administration bill making it a felony to figure in prize-fighting it would have failed of the two-thirds vote neces- sary to make it become operative. This statement is based on the fact that but ninety-four members of the House were in attendance at rolleall to-day. Of these rifteen have declared against the measure and three are doubtful. Itwill be seen, therefore, that as the administra- tion must have eighty-six votes to pass an emergency bill they were short to-day about ten votes. In the Senate the conditions were more favorable, inasmuch as twenty-four mem- bers of that body were present, with every possibility that not more than three of the number would vote in opposition. This would have passed the bill there without a vote to spare. When the House adjourned there were thirty-four ab- sentees, including a half dozen members who have resigned or been appointed to other offices since the last session. Nearly all the remainder are claimed by the | administration men as favorable to the emergency bill. If this be true and their presence can be secured the measure will be passed. There is no question that an overwhelm- ing majority of both houses is favorable to | & bill prohibiting prize-fighting and mak- ing such sport, if necessary, a felony. | There is, however, a little Jcoterie who be- lieve that the bill should not become a law until ninety days aiter the adjournment, and these claim to have strength enough “loverdale, Cal., letter and mes- | to defeat the bill in the House with tbe | emergency clause attached. Much will de- pend on the absentees and their attitude toward the measure upon their arrival. The indications to-night are that the bat- tle between the administration forces and the opposition will be spirited but brief. | There are several reasons for this, the principal reason being that the more in- fluential members of both houses are anxious to return to their homes as speed- ily as possible. With thisend in view, an effort will be made to bring the measure to avote by Saturday afternoon next. Moreover, the State treasury is in no condition to stand an extraordinary draft upon its resources, and as each day’s ses- sion involves an expenditure of $1200 an- other argument in favor of an early ad- journment is found. In addition to this daily expenditure the cost to the State for the mileage of Representatives and Sena- tors will aggregate, in round numbers, $12,000 more. The leaders fear that the Populists will, in the next campaign, find effective campaign material in the specisl session of the Legislature because of its ex- pense to the State, and this is another rea- son why it is desired to minimize the time as much as possible. The hearing which the Judiciary Com- mittee of the two houses proposed giving | to-day to the opponents of the bill was | postvoned until to-morrow, owing to the inability of the latter to be present. It is not improbable that all of Wednesday may be devoted by the committee to a hearing of the objections to the bill and it is hardly likely, therefore, that either committee will report the bill back to its respective House before Thursday, and possibly not until Friday. 1t may also be amended in committee in some particulars without, however, affecting its real purpose, which is to make prize-fighting a felony and per- mit the law to go into effect immediately after it shall have received the Governor’s signature. Ex-Governor Barnett Gibbs, the repre- sentative of the business interests, who, he claims have spent large sums of money in the anticipation of the fight, has written a reply to Governor Culberson’s message to the Legislature to-day, which is, to say the least, a vigorous and unique argument. Referring to the Governor’s charge that prize_—fighfing is a brutal sport, Mr. Gibbs queries: i “How much of the animal is to be legis- lated out of man? If you take it all, of course he becomes a thing not dangerons to either man or woman; but on the other hand, he is of no account to himself or his country., Whatis leftis fit only for soap grease. The Orientals studied for a thousand years to find some effective mode of eliminating the brute from man, and finally decided that the only way was to unsex him. *“Tne second reason assigned by the Gov- ernor for the hasty passageof the law with an emergency clause is ‘that certain other States have the law.” Some of these States have no homestead law, and have spent much money in trying to get others to re- peal in the interest of trade, and claim that ours is a mossback fad unworthy of the new Democracy. Legislation should be more of deliberation than example, and if not there is the greatcommon law of England that does not have a line against this or kindred athletic sports. “If 'we follow the prevailing fad in the East our girls will all wear bloomers and ride bieycles and ride horses straddle, when they ride them at all. I discovered this summer while East that these are the fads in higher circles. If Texas were fifty years withont a law against glove contests it might have survived a few months more. An emergency clanse will destroy the value of many investments made on the strength of a license law passed by this same Legislature. *‘Thousands of dollars’ worth of property will be confiscated by the emergency clanse, which belongs to men and women who have no sympathy with the fight or with the club. The message does not refer to any State in the Union that called an extraordinary session to stop a glove con- test for which great preparation has been made by innocent followers of the law of the last . preceding legisiative session. Craighill, chief of the Engineer Corps of the army, left Washington to-day for a tour of inspection of the Mississippi and e | Missouri river impro vements. Statesmen of the Old South would not have robbed one citizen of Texas to have gained the plaudits of every State in the Union. A political party which shudders at glove contests and ruthlessly robs one citizen of his vested rights will not find a precedent for this remarkable moral and political feat and faith among Anglo-Saxon people in their most degenerate days.” CORBETT IS CONFIDENT. But the Champion Does Not Play Good Baseball. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1.—Cham- pion!James J, Corbett played first base in a game of baseball at National Park this afternoon before an audience of 1500. Cor- bett’s team was composed of Washington ‘amateurs, and his opponents were from the Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing, amateur champions of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Joe Corbett pitched for Jim’s team, and after five innings the “Bureaus” won by a score of 12 to 8. The champion did not show much apility in playing the National game, and was un- able to drive the ball past the infield. After the game Corbett in a talk ex- vressed confidence in his ability to defeat Fitzsimmons, and stated that he believed the fight would come off av Dallas, Tex., without interference from the authorities. He left for that place to-night at 10:30 o'clock over the Southern Railway. S T, ON THE EASTERN TRACKS. Too Cold for Comfort or the Breaking of Records. | TERRE HAUTE, Ixp.,Oct. 1L.—It was again too cold at the track to-day for ex- ceptionally fast time, and the small crowd shivered in heavy wraps. Three-year-old_trot, 2:30 class, purse $1000, Abner won, Gebbs second, Pray Tell third. | Best time, 2:1534. 4 pace, purse secoud, Phenol thi 0 2:20 trot, purse 1500, Lady Wilton won, 1500, Badge won, Choral . Best time, 2:091%. 1 i Q’ulel;\llen second, Annanine third. Best time, meeting at the Cleveland Driving Park opened to-day with clear weather, but a biting atmosphere that “tied up” the horses. 4 class, pacing, purse §500, Viotta won, in second, Glemnwood third. Best time, 8 class, trotting. Jurso 8500, Avana won, Black Cec‘fl, second, Donna Inez third. Best time, 2: = GRAVESEND, N. Y., Oct. 1.—Five and a half furlongs, Salvable won, Merry Prince second, Volley third. Time, 1:10. Mile and a furleng, Excess won, Sir Wal- ter second, Galilee third. Time, 1:5! Six furlongs, Harry Reed won, Irish Reel sec- ond, Menchester third. Time 1:15. One and a quarter miles, The Swain won, .:dellherl. second, Candelabra third. Time, 2:1134. Six furlongs, Rey del Carrades won, Cr cendo second, Brandywine third. Time, 1:15 Five and a half furlongs, Carib won, Bell A\nlnu second, King of Bohemia third. Time, :10. OAKLEY, On1o, Oct. 1.—Five furlongs, Anna Lyle won, Fiery Man 1II second, Robinson third. Time, 1:02. Six furlongs, imp. Ster Ruby won, Handsome second, Handspun third. Time,1:133% Six and a haFf furlongs, Squire G won, Over- ella second, Paul Pry third. Time, 1:21. Seven furlongs, The Winner won, Ben Eder second, Don Carillo third. Time, 1:28. One mile, Grannan won, Lobengula second, Olive third. Time, 1:41}4. Five furlongs, Joe Clark won, Helen Mar see- ond, Elwyn thitd. Time, 14 SHEFFIELD, IND., Oct. 1.—Six furlongs, Kil- larney won, Colonel Weightman second, Mar- garet Ann third. Time, 1:23. Five futlongs, Brametta won, Sixty second, Serena third. Time, 1:0734. Five and a balf furlongs, Atelier won, Estella F second, Character third. Time, 1:1414. | Six furlongs, Queen Bess won, London sec- ond, Gunwad third. Time, 1:21. Five and a haif furlongs, Law: 0 second, Duillo third. Time, 1 | BALTIMORE, Mp., Oct.1.—Cold weather again kept the attendance down to a_ few | bundred people at the second day’s light harness racing of the Pimlico Driving Club. 2:27 class pace, postponed after second heat Monday, purse $1000, Adornment won, Allen- dora, setond, Anteortan third. Best time, 2:16 - on, Julia §'class, trotting, purse $1000, unfinished; five heats were trotted, of which Monocacy and | Genevieve each won two and Little Griffin one. Best time, by Genevieve, 2:1614. 2:27 class, trotting, purse $1000, unfinished. Bilver Mark won two of the three heats trotted, Skipper captured the other. Best time, by Sil- ver Mark, 2:19%4. DETROIT, MrcH,, Oct. 1.—About 2000 at- tended theopening at Highland Park to- day and the bookmakers had all they could do to handle the money. Colonel Jack Chinn handled the starter's flag: Three-quarters of a mile, Marble Rock won, Chiquita second, Fakir third. Time, 1:17. Four and a half furlongs, Miss Kitty won, Aureola second, Minnie Clyde third. ~Time, % One mile, James V. Carter won, Metropole second, Tippecanoe third. Time, 1:441g. Five-eighths of & mile, Lady Doleful won, Del, Coronado second, Atalnata third, Time, nile and seventy yards, Halloween won, ta second, Tasco third.’ Time, 1:491;. PRI SOUTH DAKOTA COURSING. First Runs for the Rick Aberdeen Palace Stai:es. ABERDEEN, 8. D., Oct. 1.—A more per- fect day for coursing coald not be wished for, and as for speedy jacks, the California jack is not in it. There was but one course under three miles out of twelve run. Eight of the bunnies 8ucceeded in get- ting away. There was much interest taken in the work of Longfellow, the first of the Catifornia dogs to be slipped. Russel’s Nancy was his rival. The dogs ran a long, hard course, which was taken by Long- fellow by virtue of his superior staying power and cleverness. The rabbit went to earth. It was a grueller. Summary ot first day’s meeting: Charies A. Robinson’s Pearl beat Dr. Van Hummel’s Ardgay, N. P. Whating’s Chartist beat Dr. Van Hummel’s Van Tromp, Dr. Van Hummel’s Valkyrie beat G. W. Arney’s Majora, Dr. Van Hum- mel’s Van Ollie beat E. H. Muleaster's Charming Maid, J. H. Per%n's Longfellow beat J. Russel’s Nancy, A. P. Slocum’s Caliph beat Dr. Van Hummel’s Astron- omy, R. H. Wood’s Raven beat C. F. Jen- kins’ Recollection, A. P. Slecuni’s Lady Misterton beat Dr. Van Hummel’s Just Eclipsed. Second ties—Pearl beat Chartist, Val- kyrie beat Longfellow, Caliph beat Van Ollie, Raven ran a bye. Lady Misterton having had a five-mile course Mr. Slocum concluded to withdraw rather than take any chances of injuring her. To-morrow the first ties of the Aberdeen Derby puppy stakes will be run off. P RACES AT FRESNO. The Special Trot Won in Straight Heats by ZToggles. FRESNO, CaL., Oct. 1.—The first day of the races in this city was attended by a large crowd, which had the satisfaction of witnessing some of the prettiest racing ever held in Fresno. The weather was perfect and the track without a flaw. The first on the programme was two bicycle events, one a quarter mile, scratch, and the other one mile, scratch. R. G. Barton won both races. Time, 33 seconds and 2:15. Next came a special trot with six entries. It was 1n this race that the honors of the day were carried off. Toggles, a Lemoore horse and hitherto unknown, made his debut, and with an easy, gliding gait he held his own until the homestretch was reached, and then shot ahead of the oth- ers. He won the race in straight heats, and people yelled themselves hoarse with delight over_the little black geldine’s per- formance. His time was 2:19, 2:193¢ and %:I'Ity. Stella came in second in’every eat. The next on the programme was a 2:25 pace with six entries. It was won by Ruby M in straight heats. Time, 2:1414— 2:18—2:181¢. Dan N was second. The fourth event was a half-mile and repeat mnmngl race. The entries were Valledor, Myrtle G, Saturday and Fleche. Valledor won both heats, and the others followed as named. Time, :49 and :51. ACTED IN GOOD FAITH, China Was Not Crafty in Settling With Japan. BOWED TO THE POWERS. Missionaries Remain in Need of Protection in the Orient. ADDITIONAL RIOTS REPORTED. LI Hung Chang Given a Posltion That Sends Him Into Obscurity. TOKIO, Jarax, Sept. 17.—Of late rumors have been busily circulated in the East to the effect that China has refused to enter- tain, in connection with the restoration of the Linotung Peninsula, any proposal in- volving the payment of a further indem- nity, and that as the three powers, Ger- many, Russia and France, are pressing Japan to evacuate the peninsula, in com- pliance with her promise given last May, the Cabinet in Tokio finds the position very perplexing. This version of the case commands credence on account of its prob- ability. It was from the first foreseen that the statesmen in Peking might reasonably de- cline to assume any fresh pecuniary obli- gation for the sake of recovering territory which they had ceded expressly to obtain a reduction of Japan’s monetary demand, and which they would have willingly left in Japan’s possession had not Russia, Ger- many and France considered the arrange- ment unsatisigctory from their own point of view. . China might very well say. that the question has no special concern. for her, and that if the interests of three:great European powers indicated her ownership of the peninsula as most suitable and safe the duty of placing her in possession rested with them alone. People have, therefore, been: very ready to believe that China bad adopted that crafty course, and that Japan would be ul- timately obliged to surrender the penin- sula without receiving any compensation whatever. But the belief: is erroneous. China has not taken- any such line. ‘She did, indeed, ask that the three European powers should be altogether excluded from the negotiations for the rendition of the peninsula, and that the matter be settled entirely by plenipotentiaries representing the two empires directly concerned. - But Japan declined the programme. ‘She has learned the advisability of working in con- cert with the European powers, and hav- ing already submitted her proposal for their consideration she could not havesud- denly segregated herself from them, even | if she had desiredto do so. In pointof fact, she is carrying the three European allies with her. They have frankly indorsed her right to look for reasonable pecuniary compensation in lieu of the rendited territory as well as the justice of making her evacuation synchronise with the payment of such compensation. On tbat understanding the negotiations will soon be opened, and there is at pres- ent no reason to anticipate any serious complication. Efforts to have some of Japan’s mew men-of-war built in United States dock- yards are being strenuously made. The chief mover is General Williams, who, many years ago, held the post of financial adviser to the Japanese Finance Depart- ment. But despite the support of a lead- ing Japanese journal, it is not expected that the endeavor will have any marked success. American locomotives are beginning to find favorin Japan. The results of their working in the East show that they cost 10 per cent more and burn 30 per cent more fuel than Knglish engines, but Japan- ese drivers find them easier to handle. Should this preference grow, it may prove important, in view of the large impending development of the Japanese railway sys- tem. Another instance has occurred of the perennial attempts made by Russian con- victs to escape from Saghalien by crossing over to Japan in open boats. Eighteen of them were recently arrested by the Japan- ese police at Mombetsu on the island of Yezo. Five managed to eluae their cap- tors by breaking through the window of the police station, but the remaining thir- teen were handed over to the Russian Consul. . An imperial decree*issued in Peking con- firms previously received reports as to the gravity of the Mohammedan rebellion in the northwest of China. The Empervor, as usual, severely reprimands the officials that should have preserved order, cashier- ing some and handing over others to the board of punishments. That, however, is the stereotyped Chinese course in all such emergencies. The voint of interest is a frank admission that ‘“‘the prefectures and sub-prefectures of Haichou, Tiaochou, Hochou and Tihchou are now onefgrand encampment of the rebel armies.” Mean- while General Tung Fuhsiang and others are moving from Kashgar, at the head of large forces, to attack the insurgents. Some disturbances are reported from provincial districts in Korea. The ring- leaders pretended that they were in com- munication with influential politicians in Seoul, but their statement is not credited. They and their followers appear to be simply gangs of good-for-nothing feHows, bent upon piliage. Wherever Japanese troops are stationed in the peninsular kingdom no such breaches of good order oceur. The Chinese in Shanghai have been en- tirely reassured as to the cessation of the cholera. Two well-dressed men recently emploved a wheelbarrow to take them away from the city, and the driver, listen- ing to their conversation, learned that they were the gods of the plague, making their exit from the place. Li Hung Chang has been appointed manager of the Imperial Chancellery, or Prime Minister of China. He will hence- forth reside in Peking. Opinions differ as to the significance of this step, but there seems to be little doubt that it means the great Viceroy’s political extinction. He will disappear from public sight amid the crowd of unnoted officials in the capital. Lin Kun-yi, commander- in-chief of the Manchurian armies, 18 also likely to be allowed to retire into private life, at his own request. Li is the chief of the Anhui party and Liu of the Hunan party. With the disappearance of these two magnates from the stage, the literary faction, under the Viceroy Chang Chih- tung, will obtain undisputed supremacy. An instance of the manner in which Chi-' nese villagers deal with robbers is reported from Huchow prefecture in Chekiang. Eleven brigands, from whose depredations the district had suffered considerably, were caught bathing in a stream. The towns- men that surrounded them tiea them up, sliced off large portions of their flesh, and then, throwing them into their own boat, set them adrift down the stream. Another anti-Christian outrage is re- ported in China. On the 23d of August, as service was proceeding in one of the chapels of the American Board of Missions in Canton, a number of roughs entered the building, vilified the native Christians, de- clared that the Black Flags had beaten the Japanese, and said that a reward of $2 would be given to a Chinaman that kiiled a foreigner. Owing to the tumult, the minister had to discoutinue the service, after which the mob proceeded to destroy the furniture. Itis plain that something more than diplomatic pourparlers and commissions of inguiry is needed to secure foreign life and property in China. News comes also from Foochow that at Hok- chiong, near Hinghua, an attack has been made on the native Christians there. Several of the latter were wounded, one fatally, eight houses were looted and de- stroyed, and the cattle of the Christians were stolen. The riot is said to have re- sulted from a proclamation with a double meaning issued from the magistrate on the subject of the Kucheng massacre. The report adds that five appeals made to the magistrate for protection were unsuc- cessful. THREE MYSTERIOUS FIRES Considerable Damage Done by Incendiaries at Phil- adelphia. Several Establishments Burned and Hundreds of Employes Thrown Out of Work. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 1.—Three fires occurred in this city to-night at prac- tically the same time, the first alarm being sounded about 8 o’clock. The four-story building at Broad and Noble streets, owned and occupied by the Horn & Brannen Manufactnring Company, makers of gas and electrical fixtures, was gutted. The total loss is estimated at $150,000 and 1s covered by insurance.” Two hundred per- sons are thrown out of employment. The buildings and machinery of James A. Dingee’s steam brickyard at Twenty- sixth and -York streets were destroyed, entailing a loss Of $80,000. The loss is covered by insurance. The yard covers an area of three blocks, and 350 hands ‘were employed. John Hanlon, the night watchman, and Daniel Hodgson, the night engineer, had NATTOW escapes. The Lhinfefim damaged a half dozen stables and as many small dwellings in the neighborhood of Twentieth and Hunt- ington streets. The loss is $10,000. The origin of the fire in each case is unknown. LSRR PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. Alarming Statistics Relating to the Mississippi River. DENVER, Coro., Oct. 1.—The American Public Health Association began its busi- ness session to-day. President Bailey of of Louisville, Ky., called the convention to order by a few happy remarks. Over 100 members were present and seventy-five applications for membership were accepted. Twenty-minute papers, with five minutes allotted . members for discussion, was es- tablished as a rule. “The first paper, “The Mississippi River as a Sewer,’" was read by Dr. Josiah Har- bell of the Ohio State Board of Health. After giving figures to show the extent of the drainage pasin of the river, he gave some startling statistics on its polintion. Four cities annually contribute 256,000 tons of garbage and 4000 carcasses of diseased 2nimals to the noble stream. English streams are clean in comparison. He vigorously condemned the Chicago drain- age canal. At the evening session the president’s annual address was read, after addresses of welcome had been given by Governor McIntire and Mayor McMurray. e e DEEP-WATER CONFERENCE. Representatives From Western States Gather at Topeka. TOPEKA, Kaxs., Oct. 1.—The Western States Deep-water Conference, about which there has been so much talk lately, was opened at Representative Hall at 4 o’clock this afternoon by Governor Morrill. The Governor was not teeling very well and did not make much of a speech. He stated, however, that he was heartily in sympathy with the movement, and ex- pressed the belief that great good would result from the conference. Rev. Dr. A. 8. Embree of Topeka offered prayer, and General J. C. Caldwell of Topeka delivered an address of welcome. Congressman C. G. Burton of Nevada, Mo., was chosen temporary chairman and Tom Richardson of Galyeston, Tex., tem- porary secretary. After the appointment of committees an adjournment was taken until 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. There were about 250 delegates present, and it is expected that at least 500 more will arrive to-night and to-morrow. The delegates manifest much interest and predict great results. R i Pennsylvania Won Fasily. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 1.— The opening game of the football season in this city was played this afternoon on Franklin field, the athletic grounds of the University of Pennsylvania, between the Umniversity of Pennsylvania eleven and the Swarthmore College team. Pennsylvania won easily by a score of 40 to0. The game plaged by the Pennsylvanias was very creditable for so eariy in the year, and the score would have been larger but for the fact that only twenty-minute halves were played. =Sy S Wright's Oritical Condition. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 1.—The condition of Harry Wright, the veteran baseball manager, who is sick here, was at a critical stage to-night. He was seized with a sinking relapse, and for a time the attending physicians thougnt the end had come. He rallied, however, a little later and is now slightly better, but still in a critical state. Health Built on the solid foundation of pure, healthy blood is real and lasting. As long as you have rich, red blood you wiil have no sickness. ‘When you allow your blood to become thin, depleted, robbed of the little red corpuscles which indicate its quality, you will become tired, worn out, lose your appetite and strength and disease will soon have you in its grasp. Purify, vitalize and enrich your blood, and keep it pure by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla The One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Pills cure habitual constipa- fion. Price 256 per by, 8s?” “HOW’S BUSINE Ours is all right; so right that we haven’t had time to meddle with other people’s. Neither time nor inclination. BOYS’ CLOTHING: 234 to 15 years; see our big window dis- play of ZOUAVE, REEFER and FAUN- TLEROY Suits; also Kilt Suits (Klegant School Dress) And Boys' FALL OVERCOATS and UL- STERS, $3.50. No better elsewhere at $5 and $6. Our Fall Stock is in, complete. Sixty good Bicycles for six good guesses. Roos Bros. 27-37 Kearny St. Mail Orders Filled With Special Care. R T e S R R RSO O0R SALESMEN SAY That many pations who in the past have had to be content with a low priced Not- tingham Curtain are now buying Irish or Brussels Point Lace, so extracrdinary are the prices we quote on such goods in our Lace Curtain Department. WHEN JI{1S : Nover BIT OF Lace Efrect WAs FIRST Sljow;\! P L g s 5‘\{ alow i @ co mown, V('d:}\' on, No charge for hanging Curtains bought of us; we hang them artistically, too. SEND FOR CATALOGUE—MAILED FREE Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COTPANY (N. P. Cole & Co.) 117-123 Geary Street TO YOUNG MEN, ECOND SEASON IN THE NEW BUILDIN S'obtine Young Men's Christian A ssbciation opens October 1. One of the finesi equipped association buildings in the country. Evening classes in booke keeping, mathematics, stenography, drawing, elo- cution, German, Spanish, Lnaun{-, Latin. " Uni- versity Extension course, lectures on commereial law, “concert course, 'Eymnasium, salt-water swimming tank and humerous other privil. sng and opportunities for self-fmprovement, al’ in: cluded in the annual membership ticket, & 10 the Assoclation, corner Mason and ELIS sis. Manual of Information, explaining how to becoms amember. H.J. MCCOY, General Secretary. ine Tailoring Perfect Fit g® First-Class Goods, Trimmings and Workmanship, at Moderate Prices, 60 T0 Jos"]’ztgglm THE TAILOR, 201 - 203 MoNTaomeRY ST., comneR Busw, 724 MARKET ST., -1110-1112 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. A GO0D BELT Selison its nie rits, but it takes big adverdsing Toe's Galv nn!fl' Chain BELT” will do the rest. £~ Free Pamphlet No. 2 tglls all about it. Address MAGNETIO ELASTIC TRUSS Co., 704 Sacramento St., ear. Kearny, 8. F. Tess. Pier