The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 7, 1895, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1895. POLITICS IN GERMANY The Kaiser Planning the Formation of a New Cartel. COALITION OF FACTIONS. Will Build a United Party From the Conservative Ranks. CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS Another Socialist Editor Arrested for Lese-Majeste—Archduke Francis’ [liness. BERLIN, Germaxy, Oct. 6.—Although Chancellor von Hohenlohe and most of the members of the German Ministry will resume their departmentat duties in Ber. lin to-mo , consideration of the legisl tive programme for the coming s n of the Reich will not begin until the peror returns to Potsdam, which he will do on October 21. During his stay in Romi hasb d a ten the Kaiser himself far more with foreign ffairs than he has with domestic matters; nevertheless, he has not neglected the lat- ter. Apparently with the desire of sound- ing the representatives of the Agrarian and Prussian Conservative party, he has successfully invited the president of the Agricultural Union of Littauen, Baron Seydol-Chelchen, and Count Frederick Doenhof to spend a day in hunting with him and also to become his personal guests at dinner. During his interviews with these gentlemen his Majesty made minute inquiries as to their views upon various political questions, and the Conservatives are hoping that results may spring from these conferences. The current talk of the approaching for- mation of a new Conservative party is completely in touch with what is supposed to be the programme of the Emperor. Ac- cording to this plan the Conservative party will no longer seek an alliance with the anti-Semitic element, but recurring to its old principles will attempt to build upa new cartel, contemplating the coalition of the various factions of the party, welding them into common thought and action. The Emperor, although he has enjoyed a splendid season of sport at Rominten, where he has had remarkable success in bagging red deer and big game, has gone to his hunting box at Hubertstock to in- augurate the annual Hubertus hunt. On October 14 his Majesty will start for Wies- baden, where the Empress will join him. The programme arranged by the Court Marshal, marking out the progress of the Emperor and his party through Alsace, in- cluding the ceremonies on the battlefield of Woerth, is now complete. Itisnow ar- ranged that the imperial party, with the Emperor’s full suite, will attend a gala performance in the Wiesbaden Opera- house, after which, on October 15, the Kaiser will take a train at Wiesbaden and proceed to Courcelles, near Metz. From there the imperial party will drive to the Schloss at Urville, where 1t will re- main two days. On the journey from Courcelles to Urville, the Emperor will be greeted by a popular reception which has been prepared by the inhabit- ants of the locality. The programme con- templates a demonstration of the school children and the various societies, desig- nated to give the Emperor what testimony can be elicited of the contentment of the people of Alsace. On October 18 the Em- peror will start for Woerth to unveil the memorial statue of his father, Emperor Frederick III, on which occasions orations will be delivered by General von Meschke and ex-Secretary of State Hoffman. In addition to these addresses the exercises will be participated in by the various Ger- man choral societies, and the ceremonies will end with a review of the troops by the Emperor. In the evening the Kaiser will give a grand banquet in the imperial pal- ace at Strasburg, for which 300 covers will be laid. On October 19 the Kaiser will inspect the Strasburg garrison, and start for Berlin on the evening of that day. The unfounded gossip alleging that a bitter quarrel has taken place between the Emperor and his brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, resulting in the virtual banish- ment of the latter for a year, has received its final quietus by the announcement that Prince henry will accompany the Em- peror during his tour of Alsace. Prince HohenloKe has been visiting Stuttgart. for the purpose of seeing the King of Wurtemberg and consulting with him as be consulted with the Prince Re- gent of Bavaria and the Grand Duke of Baden last year, by personal and informal wvisits. The relations of the Emperor with the chiefs of South German States were at the time of the Chancellor’s visits to Munich and Baden very much strained, but the tension has become decidedly ameliorated since that time. Herr Singer, the leader of the Socialist party in the Reichstag, was interviewed by a United Press representative to-day in re- gard to the disagreements and possible ruptures among the delegates to the So- cialist congress in Breslau.’ Herr Singer expressed his belief that everything would pass off harmoniously and declared that the discord which the enemies of the So- cislist party predicted and desired would not end in a serious rupture. ‘Whatever differences of opinion might exist or arise within the party, he said, would be met by the prevailing spirit of compromise and conciliation which was too strong to permit factional bickering to overthrow the principles and deflect the aims of the party. The Socialist party, he continued, was again placea in the posi- tion of facing probable measures of repres- sion, but he had no fear that the Reichstag would assent to any exceptional laws. He thought, however, that the Landtag might go the extreme of enacting measures which would result in an increase of lega prosecution throughout Prussia. “What then will happen?’ asked the interviewer. 3 “What then? Why, the Government will tind that socialism will thrive under such persecutions. Let them imprison our editors and speakers who are conduct- ing the propaganda. Where one issilenced two will take his place and continue the struggle.”” Herr Ilige, the editor of the Leipsic Tageblatt, was sentenced on Thureday to five months’ imprisonment for publishing an article in his paper commenting un- favorobly upon the Emperor’s speech to the officers of the gunardson the occasion of the Sedan day banquet in Berlin on September 2. M. de Witte, Russia’s Finance Minister, is still the subject of political gossip and the object of much attention in the popu- lar endeavor to ascertain the real reason of his stay in Berlin. Besidesnegotiating a loan for the purpose of foundinga great electric plant in Russia, M. de Witte has found time and opportunity to sound the Berlin bankers on the subject of their as- sisting in the conversion of certain Russian railway bonds. Nobody now attributes his long stay in Berlin to his desire to con- sult German physicians, which it waa given out was the reason of his coming here. M. Rathstein, the director of the Bank of 8t. Petersburg, who bhas been in Berlin simuitaneously with M. de Witte, has had conferences with the heads of several German financial houses in regard to the conversion of Russian railway bonds, and if the scheme is undertaken it will involve operations representing up- ward of 200,000,000 marks. Although the decree promulgated by Prince Bismarck while he was Chancellor, preventing the Reichsbank from making advances upqn Russian loans, was practically repealed a year ago, Russian stocks figure very little in the German markets, but any large deal such as is now talked about would lead to an energetic revival of financial transactions between Germany and Rus- sia and increase the interchange of com- merce generally. The German trade journals are com- plaining of the practice in vogue with the customs officials in New York in arbitra- rily altering the price of mobair yarns im- ported into the United States from Ger- many to a higher figure thgn is repre- sented on the invoice and then levying a higher duty. The papers cite many in- stances of the practice and declare that it has led to serious disturbances of the rela- tions between buyer and seller. United States Ambassador Runyon en- tertained the American delegates to the International Geodetic Congress -at the American embassy last evening. The delegates expressed their pleasure at the | reception which was accorded to them by the congress, which has paid much atten- tion to American researches. In pursuing this policy the congress recognized the propriety of plaeing Professor Chandler in the front of the delegates. On Tuesday the delegates will be the guests of the Em- | peror at the New Palace in Potsdam. Yes- terday the delegates inspected the electri- cal works of the Siemens Brothers at Char- lotterburg. The Post has a scathing article on what it calls the philo-Semitic press of Germany and America, dealing with the case of Louis Stern of New York, who is under sentence of fine and imprisonment in Munich for insulting Baron von Thuen- gen, Deputy Commissioner of the spa at Kissingen. These journals, the Post charges, are deliberately trying to defeat the ends of justice by their denunciations of the perfectly proper sentence imposed upon Stern. It is a remarkable fact that the Ameri- can embassy has not yet received any offi- cial information in regard to the Stern case. The Munich papers explain this by declaring that the cause for diplomatic negotiations which would enable Embas- sador Runyon to interfere directly in Stern’s behalf is wholly lacking. Since the return from St. Petersburg of Count von Moltke, the Emperor's aid-de- camp, the rumors that his mission to the Russian capital was of high political char- acter have ceased. It is known that he simply went to St. Petersburg to present to the Czar an autograph letter, which was the necessary accompaniment of a present. The letter did not contain any sugges- tion of an invitation to the Czar to visit Germany, nor dia it make any reference whatever to political matters. The health of Archduke Francis, the heir to the Austrian throne, is very much worse and he has gone to Lussin Piccolo, on the Adriatic, to stay a month. He will probably go from there to Algiers. Em- peror Francis Joseph paid a visit to the Archduke, his nephew, on Thursday and immediately afterward summoned Dr. von Schroetter, to whom he gave a priv- ate audience. Reports in court circles are to the effect that the Archduke will never be able to undertake any of the duties de- volving upon the occupant of the Austrian throne, even if he should survive his pres- ent illness. Both the Deutsche Bank and the Dis- conto Gesellschaft are about to establish branches in Valparaiso in expectation of a great increase of commerce with Sonth America generally and Chile particularly. CONGRESS OF SOCIALISTS Thousands Addresged by Herr Bebel at the Breslau Meeting. The Conventlon Qulet and Orderly Save for the Tumultuous Enthusiasm. BRESLAU, GErMAXY, Oct. 6.—The Con- gress of Social Democrats opened here to- day. The railway station and the streets were crowded from an early hour in the morning and the greatest interest was manifested in making the congrsss one of the most successful that the Socialists have ever held. The arrivals seemed to be far more numerous than usual. Enthusiastic greetings were exchanged between the delegates and their friends at the offices of the party. The leaders were given a most hearty welcome. At'11 o’clock a great meeting to welcome the delegates was held in Concordia Hall. Owing to the enormous concourse of people the police closed the hall against newcomers an hour before the meeting began, much to the disappointment of many persons who were very anxious to gain admission. Numbers of those who were not able to enter the hail stood about the streets in close vicinity until after the meeting was concluded. Among those who spoke in the hall was Herr Bebel, who was received with tumultuous chieers. His address occupied only sixteen minutes in its delivery. He depicted the distressed condition of the German artisans and suggested meas- ures for their betterment. Emperor Wil- iiam, he seid, had once promised a deputa- tion of workmen to aid their handicrait as [Tar as possible in regaining the Goldenen Boden. To bring about such a condie tion was impossible for any Emperor, 1t could only be achieved by society in its entirety. The Bocialists, he added, did not seek to reiniroduce medieval condi- tions in the handicrafts, but to continue on the road of progress, to organize and combine, and to joyfully and energetically fight to a triumphant conclusion. Herr Bebel denounced the policy of pro- tection, which he declared was only bol- stered by capitalism. Upon the conclusion of his speech Herr Bebel was greeted with cheers that lasted for many minutes, after which the meeting quietly dispersed. Herr Volmer's illness prevented his at- tending the congress. There is a strong force of police in the streets. Nobody ane ltici!zltes that there will be trouble, 'BONES OF CONTENTION Vexed Questions Before the Episcopal Con- vention. OPPOSE A NEW DIOCESE. Antagonism to the Formation of a Missionary Juris- diction. PREROGATIVES OF BISHOPS. A Disposition to Abridge the Power of the Upper House Manifested. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixx., Oct. 6.—Unless a side-tracking policy is adopted, as was the case on Saturday, the special order for to-morrow morning in the lower house of the Episcopal convention will be the reso- lution adopted by both houses six years ago, which, by an alleged oversight, the last convention failed to ratify, and which authorizes a cession by a diocese of a por- tion of its territory to be organized as a missionary jurisdiction. The proposition is antagonized, however, by a large num- ber of influential delegates, on the ground that with a new constitution under con- sideration action is unnecessary, while, moreover, it would be bad policy to sanc- tion the setting off of weak portions of dioceses to be a burden upon the general church. This matter disposed of, the house will again resolve itself into committee of the whole and for a fourth time resume con- sideration of the re-enactment of the para- graph in Section I of the whole constitu- tion, which puts a veto on sny disposition on the part of the Bishops to avoid con- sideration of matters referred to it from the tower house. There are some six amendments to the resolution, the last and ‘most important being that of Judge Wilder of Minnesota, who desires the house to put itself on record as declaring that when the Bishoups are willing to abandon their ‘‘star-cham- ber” method of conducting business and sit with open doors they may be granted a few more prerogatives than they enjoy at present. This pointed suggestion has put upon their mettle some of the clerical delegates, who believe that the fathers of the church are absolutely above suspicion and entitled to a full amount of reverence and dignity from the house below, some of these cler- ical delegates, it is said, living in hopes that they themselves will be members of the upper house before the next conven- tion. It is difficult to forecast the action on the resolution. The next bone of contention will be that portion of the second section excluding missionary Bishops from assisting in the formation of a quorum for the transaction of business. If this is done a bare major- ity of the actual number of Bishops would be twenty-mine, and as a ‘majority of twenty-nine is fifteen that number of Bishops could- exercise the authority.of a house of twenty-nine. This, it is con- tended, might make fifteen Bishovs the practical directors of the church so far as concerns action whish is within their juris- disction between the meetings of the gen- eral convention. Some of the deputies are in favor of defeating the clause outright, while others believe that the situation may be met by the recognition of the domestic missionary Bishops in forming a quorum of the upper house. Election by the House of Bishops of a Primus, or Primate, or an Archbishop. as it may be variously interpreted, and to hold office for life will not, according to indications, encounter much opposition. Not only the deputies and the Bishops themselves, but also the church at large, has come to a realization of the fact that while it is eminently in keeping with the. teachings of the denomination to manifest its love and reverence for the senior Bishop by recognizing him as the presiding officer of the church, nevertheless the time has arrived when its vital interests require that the presiding Bishop shall be a man upon whom the weight of years has not yet fallen and who shall be equal to trav- ersing the continent as often as required and possessed of vim and vigor. Both Bishop Williams of Connecticut and the next in rank, Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, were absent from the pres- ent convention, owing to the infirmities of age, and Bishop Whipple, who is presid- ing over the upper house, hasseveral times during the past week, through fatigue, called to his seat the deputy presiding officer. The discussion of these sections of the constitution will probably occupy the greater part of the week. The Episcopal churches of Minneapolis were the central attraction in the local re- ligious world to-day from the fact that the pulpits were occupied by the most eloquent of the Bishops. At the Gethsemane Church Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee preached in the afternoon and Bishop McLaren of Chicago this evening. Bishops Lawrence of Massachussetts, Hall of Vermont and Dr. Huntington of New York spoke at St. Marks. Bishops Dudley of Kentucky and Millspaugh of Kansas were the preachers at St. Paul, and Sesums of Louisiana and Seymour of Springfield at All Saints. Bishop Whitehead was listened to by an overflowing congregation at St. Barnabas. Bishop Potter went over to St. Paul and Many of the Bishops spoke in #wo or three churches during the day. The Bishop who on Friday afternoon questioned the accuracy of the bishopric reports from Alaska and announced that at the proper time he would appose the creation of a missionary jurisdiction in that Territory, was not Bishop Whitaker of Pennsylvania, as stated in the report of the event, but Bishop Neely of Maine. S - 1 sl ENDS 4 L G BI‘BVGqLE. Joy ut Los Angeles Over the Division of the Diocess of California. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Oct. 6.—The dis- patch from Minneapolis, announcing that the house of deputies of the Episcopal Ohurch had agreed to divide the diocese of California, in accordance with the request of the memorialists, was received here by clergymen and laiety of the church with marked satisfaction, as it was the result of seven long years of unremitting labor. Rev. Dr. Gray, pastor of St. Paul’s, the largest and most ‘prominent - Episcopal Church in the city, was seen to-night after dismissing a congregation from a praise service that filled the edifice to overflow- ing. He said: “The necessity of dividing the large dio- | cese of California has been apparent for several years, and has been agitated every year in the State diocesean convention, The general convention was memorialized to divide the diocese three years ago, but on account of the financial requirements not being secured and complied with ac- cording to the provisions of that body it | refused to entertain the memorial. *“While the action of the lower house of the convention is not final and may be re- Jjected by the House of Bishops, I do not anticipate a negative action from there, but think the memorial will be concurred in by them early next week. In that case after the adjournment of the general con- vention, thirty days must be allowed to call together the clergy and lay delegates in‘the district which has been erected into the new diocese. They will form in con- vention and elect the Bishop, so far as [ know. No one is yet spoken of, but the general impression is that some one out- side of the diocese will be chosen. This would follow the precedent set by the old diocese, which selected both Bishops from the East—Bishop Kip from Albany and Bishop Nichols from Philadelphia. “The counties forming the new diocese are: San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura, embraced in which are in the neighbor- hood of 5000 communicants, representing a church attendance of about 20,000 “There has been no sectional feeling in the matter of dividing the diocese, as both Northern and Southern delegates at the last diocesan convention agreed that it was absolutely necessary on account of the de- mand of the work in the church and the utter impossibility of one Bishop covering the field. “It is my opinion that a Bishop will be elected before the last of November.” RECRUITING I CANADA Men Offered Large Rewards to Serve the Hawailan Royalists. The Notorlous Charles Hopkins Sald to Be Carrying On the Negotiations. QUEBEC, CaxapA, Oct. 6.—Adams, the man who has been under constant surveil- lance of the Federal authorities in New England for some time past, owing to their having received intelligence that he was | eudeavoring to secure recruits for the Royalist party in Hawaii, in some man- ner escaped their vigilance a few days ago | and to-day was located here. Word was at once communicated . to the Canadian authorities and they will make an investi- gation in order to see if he is pursuing the | same tactics here that he operated across the border. As aresult of the investigation the offi- cials have gained a little more insight into his character. It is now claimed that he is none else than the well-known Charles Hopkins, a deserter from the English army, who has been more or less engaged in all the uprisingsin America during the past two years. During the late rebellion in Brazil he got together quite a little army for the insurgents under Admiral Mello, and was supposed to have been killed at Rio Janeiro. He has also been inst) mental in furnishing troops to the Cuban patriotic league for the struggle which is | going on in that island. | Adams still stoutly denies being en- gaged in recruiting for the mynlhls‘flglny { in Hawaii, but the Government officials | are inclined to #hink differently. It is known that a number.of men have been | approached by a man .answering his de- | seription with offers to serve in any army without any danger, and with an absolute | reward for their services. He is skillful enough, however, to avoid all incriminat- ing evidence, and the authorities are in- clined to believe that he is being used merely as the tool of some more influen- tial parties. Ever since the upheaval in the island Kingdom there have been a considerable number of Royalists flocking to Eastern Canada and New Kngland. Itisthought that the funds are being uugplled from this source. Several of the largest arms manufacturing firms in the East report that while they have received no orders in Jarge quantities for arms still business is not dull when compared with other years, and they attribute this to the Cuban rebellion and to the probability of a coup d’etat in Hawaii. Meanwhile, Adams is under constant dedicated the new church of St. Clements. |’ surveillance, and any attempt to organize nnzwi expedition will promptly be put to an end. —— On the London Exchange, LONDON, Exc., Oct. 6.—The sale of dis- count during the past week for three- months bills was 34 per cent, and for thirty-day bills 3{ per cent. Gold was largely withdrawn during the week. Sil- ver was firm. The stock market was dull. Mining securities were further depressed on Saturday, but closed steadier. American railway securities were also depressed. Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific debentures fell 13{; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and Louisville and Nashville, each 1{; llinois Central and New York, Lake Erie and Western, each 1; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe A’s, Central Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande common, each 1; preferred and Wabash, St. Louis and Pa- cific, each 3{; Northern Pacific and Union Pacific, each ¢, and Norfolk and West~ ern 3. e Parnell’s Memory Honored. DUBLIN, Ireraxp, Oct. 6.—The anni- versary of the death of Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish leader, was observed here to-day in the customary manner. The Lord Mayor, mostof the municipal authorities and Messrs. John and William Redmond, Harrington, Field, O’'Kelley, John R. Parnell, brother of Charles Stew- art Parnell, Hayden, Clancy, P. O’Brien and Kenny, all members of the House of Commons, delegates from the National League, a large number of political bodies and others marched .in procession to Glas- nevin cemetery, where Mr. Parnell is buried, and placed wreaths upon his grave. The procession was two miles long. e e 0il Stores Destroyed. LONDON, Exgc., Oct. 6.—Hensell’s oil stores at Newcastle, occupying a 200-year- old mansion belonging to the corporation, ana the timber y.nfi adjacent, were de- stroyed by fire to-day. The exact loss is not known, but it will amount to many thousand pounds. R R Dutoh steamer Wrecked, HAVANA, Cysa, Oct. 6.—It is reported that a Dutch steamer, the name of which is not stated, has been wrecked at Bajos de los Colorados, the scene of the recent wrecking of the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon. "The crew of the steamer were saved. ——— Greel: Merchants Fail. LONDON, Exe., Oct. 6.—Demetrius 8. Seveastopouolo & Co., Greek merchants of this city and elsewhere, have suspended, with liabilities amounting to $200,000. favorable liquidation is expected. o< o <ot Rousseau Elected Senator. PARIS, Fraxcr, Oct. 6.—M. Rousseau, Governor of French Indo-China, has been clected a Senator for Finisterre, in succes- sion to M. Drouillard. — e . Rev. Stuart Russell Dead. LONDON, Exc., Oct. 6.—Rey. Btuart Russell, a theologian and authorof “Par- ousia,” died in this city yesterday. GROWING 1N FAVOR, California Fruit Finds Ready Sales in London. ENLARGING ITS FIELD. Coast Shippers Endeavoring to Create a Wider Con- sumption. BETTER PRICES IN PROSPECT. The Product of Golden State Or- chards Superior to the European. NEW YORK,N.Y.,Oct. 6.—General Man- ager H. A. Thomas of the California Fruit Transportation Company returned on the Paris to-day, after a ten-days investiga- tion of the London fruit market, to which the company has been making weekly shipments during the summer. Although this fruit has been carried in cold rooms from the growers almost around the globe and arrived in excellent condition a strong disposition has been evinced in England to hold its price down so low as to make it unremunerative to the progressive Ameri- cans who have determined-to create a wider consumption- for the surplus Pacific Coast product. Mr. Thomas says he has found where the trouble lies, and before he left London he had commenced a campaign of education, which, properly continued by his com- pany’s representatives there, makes him confident that the trade will soon reach the desired proportions on the other side, and that it will eventually be profitable to all concerned he has no doubt whatever. “California fruit,” he declared toa re- | porter for the United Press, wko came up from Sandy Hook on the Paris, “‘is better than the European both in flaver and keeping quglities. Ifs season begins ear- lier and lasts considerably later, and I be- lieve there is the same opportunity for it in London that there is in New York. The demand. for it already exists, while the competition of home fruit is no greater than here; in fact, the fruit grown in the vicinity of New York is better than that shipped into London from near by. “‘The French pears, for instance, are im- perfect, and do not run even in size or quality. They rot very quickly after reaching, the market, being much more tender than California fruit in this respect. They practically have no supply of apri- cots or peaches, and these fruits from America have a good future over there when the frade in them once becomes {fairly established.” “Is there any prejudice against our fruits?” “No, Ishould hardly call it prejudice, but the English buyers are rather more con- servative than our own in taking up things with which they have had no experignce. However, they have made money on the California fruit they have handled this year, and they are inclined to give it more attention hereafter. The quantities so far shipped have been comparatively small, only ten or twelve carloads at a time, and the business has been restricted by there being only one sale a week. 1 found that the dealers have been buy- ing this fruit to hold over until the week following its arrival in order to speculate onit. If any fruit spoiled in that time they blamed us for it. We were not en- gaging to put fruit in London to have it kept at ordinary temperatures for a week. Qur object was to deliver 1t there ripe for consumption, and that plan we intend t6 adhere to. “I have shown them that it is to their advantage to distribute the fruit and have it consumed as soon as possible in- stead of locking up their money in it un- wecessarily, To emphasize the wisdom of this I have now arranged for two salesa week, and expect in a short time to hold sales every other day. These fresh sup- plies will increase the consumption as well as do away with the speculation on the part of the jobbers, while these in turn will make more money by being put ina position to handle a much larger volume of business.” “Is it true that the fruit sometimes reaches London over-ripe 2"’ “No; after seventeen days in transit, with the exception of a few Sacramento River Bartletts, the condition of our fruit this year has been exceilent—as good on the.average asin New York or Chicago— and in regard to the Bartletts, the English buyers have learned that, provided they are sound, they may be bought after they are colored up, and will then keep three or four days, oreven a week. “The fruit keeps there longer than it does with us, notwithstanding the additional length of time of transportation. This of course does not apply to small lots of pears which have been sent over simply venti- lated by New York shippers, for they have always arrived in bad order, and will nev er cut any figure. “The French fruit shippers, who have heretofore controlled the London market, are already beginning to be afraid of Cali- fornia, and I can see no reason why Cali- fornia fruit will not soon take precedence in London as it has in New York and Chicago. The additional expense is light, the fruit’s condition entirely satisfactory, and it has the same advantage there as with us, in that it 1s straight-packed all the way through. There are no seconds or imperfect fruit in the packings, and the re- tailers are learning there, as they have with us, that they can afford to pay more money for it on this account. “The bottom und middle of California fruit-packings have been agreeable sur- prises to London retailers. I am con- vinced from what [ have seen in London that California wants to send nothing there but the very best fruit that can be raised, particularly as regards size. They want no small fruit of any description. If we send them the best we have I am sure ihat within a reasonable time London, as well as New York, will be glad to get 1500 carloads a season.” % RATE WAR INAUGURATED, Trunk Lines Cutting Tariffs From the Missouri to Colorado. DENVER, Coro., Oct. 6.—Railroad offi- cials here admitted to-day that a freight rate war will be openly inaugurated to- morrow and they also admit that the fight will be fierce. There has been a secret cutting of rates by a number of the trunk lines for two weeks, and now that the re- ceivers of the Aichison have secured the sanction of the court and have publicly announced & cut to 23 cents on apples from Missouri River ‘points to Colorado; the war is hfl? on. Other rates will come down and demoralization will ensue. Colorado merchants will suffer by this war. fhey are all well stocked with their oods for the fall trade, and a general slashing of rates will be disastrous to profits. B S SLAIN BY HIS FATHER-IN-LAW. Fatal Ending of a Long-Standing Quar- rel Between Colorado Politicians. LEADVILLE. Co1o., Oct. 6. —Ex-Sheriff Patrick Kennedy was murdered last even- ing by his father-in-law, ex-Police Justice Thomas Powers. The men have had several quarrels of late.” When Kennedy was spoken of for candidate for Sheriff, Powers worked against him. Kennedy was nominated, Mrs. Kennedy, the daughter of the mur- derer, is ill and it is feared the shock will kill her. Powers was heard to remark a few days ago that Kennedy would never be Sheriff of Lake County. Both men are old-timers of this camp and are well known over the State. Kennedy has been engaged in mining for the last two years. e DEAD RATS IN A WELL. An Entire Family Kitled by Drinking Poisoned Water. KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 6.—James Guilford, who formerly lived in Prairie Ronde, and who now resides in Hamilton County, Nebraska, was summoned home from California to find his two sons, grand- son and wife dead. Guilford himseli was taken ill soon after reaching the place. Investigation showed a number of dead rats in the well, the water of which the family was in the habit of drinking. GOLD IN A GRAVEL PI. Placer Treasure Found Near| a Pleasure Resort in Nebraska. Metal-Bearing Sand Used for Years to Ballast a Rallroad Track. LINCOLN, Nes., Oct. 6.—A raging gold fever has settled down upon this sec- tion of the country over a startling discov- ery of placer treasure in Seward Count; about twenty-five miles west of this city. Three miles from Milford, a small pleas- ure resort on the Blue River, an old gravel pit, out of which the Burlington Railway has for years been ballasting its track, has been found to be rich in gold dust. Sand and gravel from the adjacent farms have given equally rich promises. Many assays have been made, some by Denver assayers and others by Professor Nicholson of the State University in this city. In all of them the yield has been from $36 to $196 to the ton. There is great excitement in the vicinity of the reputed find. Land is multiplying in value and speculation is active. TRIP OF THE LIBERTY BELL. Cheered by Enthusiastic Crowds at Every Station Passed. KNOXVILLE, Tex~., Oct. 6.—Like a benediction the Liberty Bell sped through the lovely Roanoke Valley, over the rugged | Blue Ridge Mountains, and down through the picturesque valley of East Tennessee, on this ideal October S8abbath. At every crossroad men, women and children stared with uncovered h=ads and waved flags as the train flew past. It was dork when Knoxville was reached, but people swarmed on the bridge over the railroad and into the big railroad freight- yards where the bell car was sidetracked. There was no formal reception, but Mayor Thompson, with the Board of Aldermen, received the party. The crush of people was tremendous, and until midnight there was a steady stream of people around the bell. To-morrow the bell will push through Eastern Tennessee to Chattanooga, where the exercises include a pilgrimage to the battletield of Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain, FIRES ESCAPE CONTEOL. Blany Families Made Homeless Prairie Flames in South Dakota. IPSWICH, S.D., Oct. 6.—Prairie fires, started by farmers for protection in the country north of here last Wednesday, escaped from control and are devastating arich farming region. Great stock ranches have been entirely burned over, many farms totally destroyed, and a total damage inflicted that already exceeds $100,000. Many families are homeless and fleeing for shelter. The fires are spreading.and rain is earnestly looked for. e L o by OVER SEVEN THOUSAND BALLOTS. Failure to Nominate a Congressional Can- didate in an Towa District. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 6.—The Re- publican Representative convention at Rolfe, Towa, which has been deadlocked since July 16, finally adjourned yesterdsy without making a nomination. The dis- trict consists of Pocahontasand Humboldt counties, each with the same number of delegates and each having a favorite can- didate. Pocahontas has nominated Hon. James Mercer by petition and Humboldt ‘Hon. J. Finch. Seven thousand one hundred and thirty- seven ballots were taken in the conven- tion during its intermittent sessions. gt e ¢ Dropped Dead in His Pulpit. DAYTON, Omro, Oct. 6.—Rev, Dr. Law- rence dropped dead in the pulpit of the ‘Wayne-avenue Church to-day while con- ducting services. In Early Fall There is danger to health in the sudden changes of temperature, and from the dis- ease germs which result from decaying vegetation. The system needs to be invig- orated and the blood kept pure in order to resist these influences. 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