The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 21, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIIL_N 0. 143, SAN FRANCISCO, MONDA PRICE FIVE CENTS. HOPKINS TALKS WAR, VENEZUELA MusT YIELD TO GREAT BRITAIN OR FIG! SAYS OLNEY IS BLUFFING EC EDE FROM N IT Has ENGLAND WILI THE P ARMED MEN ON THE SCENE. ApY TO COMPEL THE OF THE RE- T DEMANDS. BOSTON. Mass,, Oct. 20.— The Hon. ins, Special Commis- Foreign Office, who ire into the Venezuelan e, passed through this his way to Montreal. Dur- tay he was seen by a CALL corre- d consented to give what in- d at hand in regard to the Charles Lewis Hoy sioner of the Bri ion he state of affairs. “The whole affair i1s far more simple than the outside world has been led to eve,” said he. ‘‘From the general tone of the press of the United States one would be led to the opinion that England is act- | ing outrageously and that the natural uence will be war. Nothing could be irther from the real state of things, The question admits of no interference, and I am fully convinced that when Secretary | Olney Las made a thorough investigation | he will so decide. It is by no means a | breach of the Monroe doctrine, if that | were made the foundation on which the | trouble was based. “I can say that bluster will not be suffi- cient cause to make Great Britain back down. The lines have been drawn | T We have planted our feet on soil that we know to be ours by right and rec- ognized as such by all nations, and we | shall insist and shall back up our claims by force of arms if nesessary. Iam fully | convinced, however, that thisis a remote | possibility, as thinking men will be suffi- ciently in evidence to prevent any such calamity. There are always a number of people who sre c g for war, but when they have a real taste of the article they change their minds suddenly. ‘‘As to the course which England will pursue I have only this to say. That there are enongh men at the scene of aetion, if war is necessary, to compel the Venezuelan | Governmert to grant our just requests, and even if there were not we should soon have a sufficient force to quickly end the struggle. All this talk about Venezuela going to war is mere idle rumor. They fully recognize that we are in the right and are only bluffing as long as they can. I wil! say in conclusion once more that we know ourselves to be in the right and cannot back down.” _— e APPROVED IN ARGENTINE. Policy of the United States May Be In- dorsed in Congress. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 21.—The Her- ald’s special cable from Buenos Ayres says: La Prensa prints an article in which it ins the attitude of the United States ve to the memorandum sent to the British Government upon reported en- croachments in Venezuela. La Prensa urges the Congress of Argen- tina to adopt a resolution approving the action of the United States. A meeting has been called in Buenos Ayres in sympathy with the insurgent party in Cuba. and it is proposed to ask the Governmeat of Argentina to recognize the insurrectionists. CUBMS USE THE TORCH, D NA'S RESIDENCE NEAR \GO FIRED BY THE NSURGENTS. I AND CREW OF THE A MERCEDES TO Be CoURT-MARTIALED. ANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuga, Oct.9, via y West, Fla., Oct A band of rebels, numbering thirty men, made a descent at of day on October 5 on the residence Octavo Inena, on the Cobre road, lometers from this city, and set tire ilding, which was destroyed. It is said that the railroad company here bas promised to deliver to the Cuban Junta in New York the sum of $50,000, in order to prevent the insurgents from inter- fering with the free ranning of trafns. It is announced that a proclamation has been issued by General Maceo requiring families to abstain from traveling on the trains on the Sabanila railway as it is roposed to destroy the line and it is not hed to injure innocent persons. : The cruiser Reina Mercedes brought to this port this morning the Government sloop Dos de Mayo, which was recently captured by a band of insurgents while she was lying at anchor. After taking everything aboard the vessel that they wanted the rebels set at liberty the lieuten- ant commanding the sloop and the fifteer men comprising the crew, all of whém will be tried by court-martial for allowing their vessel to be surprised and captured. To-morrow the doors of the Cuban Phil- harmonic Society, the olaest and most aristocratic society on this island, will be closed. Its president, Senor Bravoy Cor- reoso, has been deported to Ceuta for his connection with the insurgents, and the greater part of the members have joined the rebels in the field, while others have emigrated. T A DE LOME NOT RECALLED. The Spanish Minister Will Remain at Washington. 'V\'ASHL\"GTON. D. C., Oct. 20.—A New York paper printed this morning a dis- patch under a Washington date to the effect that Senor de Lome, the Spanish | General Oliver’s column has Minister at Washington, would probably e recalled by his Government. The dis- patch was shown to the Minister, who im- mediately authorized The United Press to make the following statement: “Senor De Lome has proofs of his hav- ing the fullest confidence and approval of his Government. If it were otherwise he would not wait for his recall, but would leave his post upon the slightest intima- tion.” Senor De Lome added: “I am in the way of many people because I successfully represent the policy of unity and friend- ship with the United States Government and because the people of the United States know me and are sure that I cannot deceive them. I represent also a system of full activity against the unlawful work of the revolutionists that have taken the United States as a field of operations against a foreign power at peace with the United States. Ihave all the money ne- cessary, but I am not spending a great deal, because it has not been required.” H. Sagrario, the former first secretary of the Legation at Washington, has been transferred to a similar position in the Foreign Office at Madrid. He wasin charge of the legation at Colombia only tempor- arily, pending the arrival of the new ap- pointee. = SYMPATHI ITH CUBA. Residents of Delaware Demand Recogni- tion for the Rebels. WILMINGTON, DeL.,, Oct. 20.—A rep- resentative gathering of 1500 persons met at the opera-house this evening to express sympathy for Cuba. A hundred were on the stage, including prominent business men and politicians. Among them were Colonel E. L. Martin, ex-member of Con- gress; Rev. L. E. Barrett, Rev. Robert Watt, Herbert H. Ward, counsel for Cu- bans in their trial here; Adjutant-General Hart of the State militia, Rev. Merritt- Hurlbut, Gonzales de Quesada, secretary of the Cuban Junta; M. Fidel Pierra and Dr. J. W. Guiteras. The opera-house was profusely decorated with flags and bunting. General J. Parke Postles introduced Dr. G. Shortlidge, ex-Mayor, as permanent chairman. Dr. Shortlidge spoke briefly. General Postles then read a number of letters from promi- | nent Delawarians who could not be pres- ent. General Postles then read the tol- | lowing resolutions, to be voted at the close of the meeting. The reading was greeted by cheers: Resolved, That we extend to the Cubans now in revolt our full and sincere sympathy with their present contest for political freedom. That as free citizens of a free country. in ¢ cise of our right of petition, and in the nas of humanity, we respectiully ask our Na Government, as soon as it consistent w international obligations, to recognize t Cuban revolutionists as belligerents, to the end that a recognized status of belligerency | may appeal to the common judgment of the | civilized world for a mitigation of the merci- less character of the wariare waged against them. Peter L. Cooper Jr., a lawyer, made a brief address and was loudly cheered. Senor Pierra read an address in which he said the Cuban cause was similar to that of the colonists’ cause in 1775. Dr. John W. Guitera? of the University of Pensyl- vania thanked the peopie of Wilmington for the interest shown in the youngest of American republics. He dwelt upon the necessity for the countries of North and South America to form a coalition for self-protection. Mr. Blaine, he said, was the only statesman who seemed to realize that fact. It was absurd to deny the ex- 1stence of warin Cuba. President Cleve- land’s proclamation was a quasi recogni- tion of that fact. The whole course of the Spanish Government is an admission of war. it INSURGENTS DEFEATED. Reports of a Spanish Fictory Sent Out From Havana. MADRID, Spars, Oct. 20.—A dispatch to the Imparcial from Havana says that defeated 600 insurgents at Los Remedios, killing thirty of them. The Spanish loss was three killed. Senor Canovas de Castillo, the Prime Minister, says it is impossible for Spain to come to terms with theinsurgents. Neither he nor the Duke of Tetnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, have any official informa- tion confirming the report that Brazil in- tends to recognize the insurgents as bellig- erents. The Brazilian Minister has in- formed the Herald that he does not be- lieve that his Government has any inten- tion of recognizing the insurgents. S g e FIGURED IN FOUR ELOPEMENTS. Wild Career of a Connecticut Youth Just Sent fo the Penitentiary for Horse-Stealing, WINSTED, Coxx., Oct. Hugh Shep- ard was taken to State prison to-day to serve a two years’ sentence for horse-steal- ing. He is only 21 years old, but has served humerous sentences in the county jail for various offenses. Young Shepard has figured in no less than four elopements, the first when he was scarcely 16 years old. On one occa- sion, not having the necessary funds to pay the minister for marrying him, he took up a collection in a barroom. On another occasion he marrowly escaped Dbeing Iynched for attempting to assault a young woman. Aiter the horse-stealing episode he feigned paralysis, got out of jail on bail, attended church and led the prayer meet- ings. Then he eloped with & girl, married her and pledged her trunk in order to raise money. She is now illand not expected to live. = < TRl AIDED BY TRUSTIES. Three Desperate Criminals Escaped From @ Jail in Colorado. COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro., Oct. 20.— While Assistant Jailer Cree, at the County Jail, was giving the prisoners their sup- ver last night he was overpowered by P. J. Barr, who had concealed himself in an inner corridor. He was badly beaten and his keys were taken from him. Barr then opened the celi doors and released J. G. Stuart and John McCartney. The three men then took a shotgun and revolver apiece from the armory, and made their escape. The men were under arrest for the rob- | aKing or losing money in grain specula- of the Wells-Fargo Express at Victor | 100+ ?::7 April, wien that company lost $15,000, and all are desperate criminals. The escape was effected by the assistance of “trusties.” gat e Ta ] Called to Los Angeles. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 20.—Dr. John | Oh¢ more working day remains to the Gen- A. Wilson of the Eighteenth-street Meth- | ©3l Episcopal Convention, which has'been odist Episcopal Church, has been unani. | ! session for three weeks. mously invited to and has accepted the | Will'be devoted to a final clearing upof the Q’HELD THE FORT FOR HOURS.| it U BUCKLEY ABOUT TO MAKE THE TOUCHDOWN. MURDER HIS MANIA, PEDESTRIANS FIRED UPON BY A CRAZY MAN AT CHICAGO. BLOCKADED A STREET. FROM HIS LOOKOUT AT A WINDOW HE SHOT AT ALL WHO CAME WITHIN RANGE. FinaLLy CaPTURED BY Two OFFI- CERs WITH BED MATTRESSES FOR SHIELDS. CHICAGO, IrL., Oct. 20.—Armed with a repeating rifle and a double-action re- volver, Gaius 8. Merwin defied the police and every one else for sixteen hours, from 11 o’clock last night until 3 this afternoon. Merwin is a man who grew wealthy in the iron trade and retired some time ago. Yesterday an infirmity of the mind, which has been threatening him for some time, came upon him with renewed force and he locked himself in one of the rooms of his palatial home, at 55 Woodland Park,where the sensational events of to-day were enacted. It was 11:30 o’clock last night when the man’s insanity took a really violent form and be attacked his wife, who is in extremely delicate health. He forced her to leave the house, and, in fact, ejected her from the rear door. Her neighbors cared for her and sent word to the police station at Thirty-fifth street and Rhodes avenue. Lieutenant Bonfield, who is in command of that district, with four officers, went at once to the house. They found all of the doors locked and the windows fastened. They could see Merwin in one of the up- per rooms marching backward and for- ward with the rifle over his shoulder. They thought best to leaye him until this morning, and when day dawned they were astounded at seeing him approach the window overlooking the street, and, after raising the sash, take aim and fire at a pedestrian across the street. Before the street could be cleared he had repeated the dangerous performance several times, but his aim was bad ané no one was hit. A police officer was stationed at either end of the block, and the way was barred to all foot passengers. Then the occupants of houses in the opposite side of the aristo- cratic park drew the curtains and shutters at their windows, closed their front doors, and used the rear exits the remainder of the day. The question as to the method to be employed in securing the man with- out injuring him or permitting him to hurt any one was a hard one to solve. Every few minutes during the day the police would hear a shot from one of the weapons in the hands of the crazed man, but nothing could be done. Several years ago a similar case cost the life of the best policeman on the force, and Lieutenant Bonfield did not care to risk a sacrifice of that kind. It was finally decided that an attempt to overcome him with fumes of sulphur might result svecessfully. Accordingly the heat was shut out of the other rooms of the house and sulphur was burned in the furnace. A small amount did not have the desired effect, and as they did not care to endanger the man’s life the pian was abandoned. Finally it was arranged that entry should be made to the room at two doors simultaneously. The officers were to en- ter at each door. Each man had a small hair-bed mattress for a shield. The plan worked perfectly, the crazed man not hav- ing an opportunity to fire before being overcome and manacled. He was then taken to the insane hospital. Mr. Merwin is 35 years old. About a year ago he was kicked on the head by a horse and 1t is known the injury affected his brain. The supposition is that the at- tack of yesterday was the result. After he was rescued Merwin talked incoherently about buying wheat at 48 cents a bushel. From this it is believed he has been either DRAWING TO A CLOSE. But One More Working Day Before the Episcopal Convention. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixy., Oct. 20.—Only To-morrow pastorate of the First Methodist Church in | calendarand the transaction of such rou- Los Angeles, Cal. tine business as may have been left over to the last moment. More than one-half of the cleri and lay deputies, as well as a number of Bishops, have already left town, and hence no attempt will be made to con- sider any matters of importance. The convention will end on Tuesday with a religious service, at which the pas- toral to the church in America and foreign lands, and upon the preparation of whici the Honse of Bishovs has been engaged at intervals for ten days, will be promulgated. ‘The subject matter of the pastoral 1s being jealously guarded pending its reading in Joint session, the only information vouch- safed concerning it being that it will fill three columns of a metropolitan news- paper. = CRUISERS FOR TURKEY. Three Modern Warships to Be Built at the Cramp Shipyards at Phila- delphia. HARTFORD, Coxx., Oct. 20.—Augustus Van Milligan, purveyor to the Sultan of Turkey, who arrived here this evening after a business trip to New Haven to pur- chase arms for the Turkish Government, stated that he had plans and specifications drawn up for the Cramps of Philadelphia for three armored cruisers similar to those constructed for the United States Govern- ment. He said that it was the purpose of the Turkish Government to duplicate the cruisers of the United States as nearly as possible, and that the total expense of the vessels already negotiated for was $3,000,- 000. He will take the plans home’ with him, and the contract will be awarded later. The ordering of these na' /" sels is the outcome of the great mnaval exhibition of the world at the opening of the Kiel canal in Germany this year. At the time the United States eruisers which attended the exhibition were a source of surprise to nearly all the European ship-builders, and they easily led the .world in their class. Heretofore the greater part of the navy of Turkey had been built in Great Britain and France, but the American cruisers made such a first-class impression that it was decided to give the Cramps an crder, | which was the object of the visit. Mr. Van Milligan was at the trial of the | Indiana Thursday and was very favorably impressed with the new battleship, and says that it is very probable that Turkey will be a large buyer in the future. GRIEF OF MRS, MACKAY, COMPLETELY PROSTRATED BY THE WEIGHT OF HER SUDDEN AFFLICTION. THE Bopy oF HER SON ARRIVES IN PARIS FROM THE COUNTRY CHATEAU. PARIS, Fraxce, Oct. 20.—Mrs. John W. Mackay, mother of John W. Mackay Jr., who died yesterday from the effects of in- juries sustained by being thrown from his horse, reached Paris this evening. She is almost completely prostrated with grief. Clarence Mackay, the brother of the de- ceased, and Evelyn Fitzgerald received the body at 10 o’clock this evening at the Gare Mont Barnasz, where it will arrive from Mange, department of Sarthe, where is situated Mr. Mackay’s country chateau, the place ‘'where the fatal accident oc- curred. The body: will be taken to the Mackay mansion, 9 Rue Tilsit, which has been closed for years, but° which will be re- opened on this sad occasion. The certificate of the doctor who at- tended Mr. Mackay attributes his death to a fracture of the skull. The body arrived this evening, and was at once transferred from the railway sta- tion to the Mackay residence, where it was placed in the chapelle ardente that had been prepared for it. The family was pres- ent. Many wreaths were received from friends of the family. The body will be embalmed. Itislearned late to-night that the date of the obsequies has not yet been definitely agreed upon. In addition to a fractured skull Mr. Mackay had one of his legs broken by the fall. He was thrown with great force against the trunk of a tree, striking be- tween his eyes. Both of his eyes were crushed. The first reports that he was rendered unconscious, remaining so until his death, prove to be erroneous. It is now stated that after the accident he remaired con- scious for three hours and that he recog- nized his frienas, Messrs. Lynch and Digby, by their voices and pressed their hands. He had repeated collapses before he expired. il SANK WITH THE VESSEL. Nearly Four Hundred Japanese Lost in the Kung Pai Disaster. LONDON, Ex6., Oct. 20.—The Daily Graphic will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Shanghai saying that there were 400 troops on board the transport Kung Pai, on which vessel an explosion occurred on October 16, the transport sinking imme- diately thereafter. Only tmamy-%dur’per- sons are reported to have been saved. - FAVORS THEIR SALE, DIRECTOR PATRICK ON THE PACIFIC RAILROADS PROBLEM, TO BECOME ONE LINE. BELIEVES A FORECLOSURE TO BE THE ONLY SOLUTION OF THE QUESTION. PURCHASERS EASILY FOUND. COMPETITION MIGHT REIMBURSE THE GOVERNMENT TO THE EXTENT oF ITs Loan. OMAHA, NEBr., Oct. 20.—The recom- mendation of the Government directors of the Union Pacific Railroad that the Gov- erpment liens on the Union Pacific and Central Pacific be foreclosed and an ar- rangement concluded by which the two roads shall be run under a single manage- ment as a through line from Omaha to the coast, is regarded as the most important move that has been made on the Union Pacific checkerboard in years. J. N. H Patrick of this city is one of the Govern- ment directors and he regards this as the best possible settlement of all the diffi- culties that have arisen through the con- nection of the Government with the road. Mr. Patrick called attention to the follow- ing clause in the twelfth section of the Union Pacific charter: “The track upon the entire line of the railroad and its branches shall be of a uniform width, to be determined by the President of the United States, so that when completed cars can be run from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast.” The board was of the unanimous opin- ion, said Mr. Patrick, that the same condi- tion that existed when this charter was granted existed now, and that the road should be made continuous from the Mis- souri River to the Pacific Ocean, and should be operated as one line and under one company. Never since the comple- tion of the Central Pacific and Union Pa- cific roads had this been done. Several suggestions were made by different direc- tors as to the best means of accomplishing this result and to secure to the Govern- ment the largest amount of its indebted- ness, it being conceded that it would be almost impossible to recover the full amount due the Government on its bonds and interest, and at the same time qbtain as low a capitalization of the through route as possible in order to benefitall the States through which it passed. After careful consideration it was decided that the prior liens and other liens that would have to be taken up on the Kansas Pacific road in order to make it operative were of such an amount that the Govern- ment would not be justified in paying them off ana taking the road. The directors of course had no control of any of the side lines of the Union Pacific system. = Their authority only extended ‘o the Union Pacific and Central Pacific and the Kansas Pacific, so it was decided to let the Kansas Pacific go and to foreclose the Government liens on the main through route and in this way acquire possession of the whole line. In the bill by which the Attorney-General is authorized to execute these proceedings a minimum amount should be fixed by Congress which the Government. would receive for its indebt- edness for such lines, amounting to about $140,000,000. The Goverriment could in- tervene in the foreclosure suit now pend- ing or bring another, and the directors were convinced that at the foreclosure sale a syndicate woula e ready to purchase the property, pay the first mortgage liens and pay the Government the amount de- manded, and perhaps competition would arise by which the Government would ob- tain an even larger amount of the indebt- edness. PLOT TO KILL McKINLEY. Attempt to Wreck a Train on Which He Was Traveling. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 20.—A Sun special from Van Wert, Ohio, says: Railroad Commissioner Kirkby has re- ported that the switch on the Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railway, which nearly caused the wreck of the train bear- ing Governor McKinley and General Bush- nell on Friday night, was purposely dis- placed. S Fate of an Unknown Vessel. - WELLINGTON, N. Z., Oct. 20.—The Government steamer Hinemo, which ar- tived to-day from the Auckland Islands, reports that the shores of the islands were strewn with wreckage and bales of Aus- tralian 'wool. The name of the vessel that is supposed to bave been lost is unknown, and there was no trace found of any sur- vivors of the wreck. —_—— ROBBERS USE DYNAMITE. An Unsuccessful Attempt to Wreck the 3 Vault in a Bank at Anaconda, Montana. BUTTE, Moxt.,, Oct. 20.—An attempt was made to blow up and rob Hogé, Daly & Co.’s bank at Anaconda shortly after 4 o’clock this morning. Two clerks, E. L. Kunkel and Thomas Hammerle, were asleep in the building, and were awakened by the noise. They got up, and were about to investigate, but as they reached the street an explosion took place. It shook the building, shattered the plate glass and burst open the big vanlt. A crowd of citizens and policemen were soon at the scene, and one of the robbers standing on the roof of the building was caught and recognized as a mechanic named A. L. Firpo. The explosion of the dynamite did not injure the vault proper, nor did it reach the several hundred dollars it contained. Firpo has confessed and implicated Wil- liam P. Darling, a young blacksmith, as the originator and leader of the attempted robbery. Darling ran away when the ex- plosion occurred and fell off a building, breaking several rib: — RAN WELL IN HEAVY SEAS. The Indiana Behaves Admirably in Rough Weather. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 20.—The battleship Indiana returned this afternoon from its trial trip off the New England coast. The run from Boston Light to the Delaware Capes was made at an average speed of 12.63 knots against a strong gale and a heavy sea, and consumed thirty- three hours. The ship left Boston Friday night-at 10:30, and was off the Delaware Capes at 8 o’clock this morning. As was the case in the passage to Boston, the vessel behaved admirably in the heavy weather she met on the run back. i S INJURED BY A TROLLEY-CAR. Five Persons Severely Bruised in an Accident at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 20.—Two crowded trolley-cars came together with a crash at Twelfth and Spring Garden streets to-night, badly injuring five persons on one car and giving a dozen others ugly bruises. Those injured severely, all of whom are residents of Philadelphia, are: Alfred Barry, legs badly bruised and cut; Jonn Henry, legs and hips hurt; W. E. Clippe, head cut and left side hurt; M. A. Miller, injured internally and badly bruised; a woman, said to be Mrs. B. F. Hart, face badly cut. A car was proceeding down Twelfth street when a Spring Garden street car crashed into its end. The brake of the latter car failed to hold and this caused the accident. s iy FIRE AT CHICAGO. Two Hundred Men Thrown Out of Employment. CHICAGO, ILL., Oct. 20.—A destructive fire broke out last night in the stock-yards district, but a specially strong force of fire- men and - apparatus checked the progress of the flames beyond the big plant of the Northwestern Fertilizing Company. The establishment covers the block poundeéd by Loomis street and Center avenue, Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets. The whole south half. which was built of frame and brick, was destroyed with the contents, mostly ground fertilizer and machinery. The loss is $150,000, fully insured. Two hundred men are thrown outof employ- ment. The cause of the fire is unknown. FAVOR SAN FRANCISCO, A CONVENTION BOOM LAUNCHED BY THE POLITICIANS AT NEW YORK. McKINLEY, ALLISON AND REED Have Decipep UPON THE CoasT METROPOLIS. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct., 20.—The Mer- cury wiil say to-morrow: A big boom for San Francisco as the coming convention city for the Republican party struck the town to-day; or, to be strictly accurate, it arrived several days ago and was only let loose to-day. It is said that an agreement has been reached between the friends of McKinley, Allison and Reed to send the convention to the California metropolis. Colonel Joseph H. Manley has been advocating the claims of San Francisco for the con- vention for the past year. National Comumitteeman William M. Hahn of Ohio, who is here representing McKinley, says that he is inclined to favor San Francisco. General James 8. Clark- son of Towa, who is the custodian of the Allison boom, is enthusiastic in favor of the Pacific Coast city, and Chairman Car- ter is also squinting in the direction of San Francisco, if one may judge anything from his conversation. Clarkson says that Sam Fessenden of Connecticut and Gar- rett A. Hobart of New Jersey will vote for San Francisco. Charles M. Shortridge, the editor of the San Francisco CALL, who is in town, de- clares that he has made a personal canvass of the members of the Republican Na- tional Committee, and that a majority of them have expressed a preference for San Francisco, and will vote to send the Na- tional Convention to that city. It now looks as if the contest for the Re- publican National Convention will be be- tween San Francisco and Pittsburg. B g R Earthguakes in Colombia. COLON, CoroMsra, Oct. 20.—Great alarm has been caused at Chinacola, in the in- terior of Colombia, by a series of earth- quakes that have done much damage. Ten shocks have been felt in forty-seven hours and every Luilding in the place has been more or less damaged. So far as known no fatalities have accurred, but the people are in dread that the shocks are but the precursors of far more serious seismic dis- turbances. BELCH FIREAND LAVA, VOLCANOES IN ERUPTION IN THE OLYMPIC RANGE OF MOUNTAINS. DENSE SMOKE ARISES. AT NIGHT A LURID GLOW MARKS THE LOCATION OF THE CRATERS. DRIVEN BACK BY THE HEAT. Two MEN CAMPING IN THE WILDS THE FIRST To WITNESS THE PHENOMENON. PORT TOWNSEND. Wasn., Oct. 20.— For the first time in something over thirty years the Olympic range of mountains has broken forth in volcanic eruption, and in one section is belching out fire and lava in large quantities. The eruption is in what is known as the second chain, and is esti- mated to be thirty miles back of the city of Port Angeles, situated on the Straits of Juan de Fuca. That a violent eruption isin progress is evidenced by the fact that during the day a column of dense smoke rises high in the air, while st night the spectacle is inspir- ing, the column changing from a dull black to a lurid red, having the tint of molten iron. Thus far the closest investigators of the phenomenon have been B. S. Pettygrove and Harry Chappel) of this city, two well- known riders and mountaineers, who first discovered the fiery mountain while in search of derelict cattle. The eruption began during the night while the two men were asleep on a mountain three miles distant, and is described as a sight truly inspiring, accompanied by a heat which was £o0 intense at that distance as to singe all growth and force the two to seek shelter several miles beyond, at which point they stopped to contemplate the scene of grandeur, returning to town next day to report. TURKISH STUDENTS ARRESTED, Discovery of a Conspiracy Against the Government. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEey, Oct. 20.— Since affairs have assumed a critical phase a close watch has been kept upon the students at the various schools, it being known that there was a tendency among the young men to agitate for revolutionary action. To-day eighteen students at the Pancaldi Military School werearrested on the charge of conspiring to restore the constitution of Nudhd. When questioned 1n prison the young men confessed, giving all the de- tails of the plot. Lightning Struck a King. ROME,; Itavny, Oct. 20.—Advices received here from the State of Tigre, Abyssinia, state that King Menelek has been killed by a stroke of hightning. Another account from a different source says that the King was struck by lightning, which paralyze his tongue but did not kill him. For additional Pacific Const news see Page 3. THAT LUMP in a man’s stomach which makes him i ritable and misera- ble and unfit for bu iness or pleasure is caused by indiges- tion. Indigestion, like charity, covers a_ multitude of sins. The trouble may be in stomach, liver, bowels. Wherever it is, it is caused by the presence of poison- ous, refuse matter which Nature has been unable to rid herself of, unaided. In such cases, wise people send down a ittle health officer, personified by one of Dr. Pierce’s Pleas- ant Pellets, to search out the seat of trouble and remove the cause. One lit- tle ““Pellet” will remove a very big lum and act as a gentle laxative. Two * Pel- lets” are a mild cathartic. A short ““course” of ““ Pellets " will cure indiges- tion permanently. 1t will cure constipa- tion. After that, you can stop taking them. A good many pills act so vio- lently as to derange the system, and in its disordered state, digestion will not go on without a continued use of the pills. That’s the worst feature of most pills. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets never make slaves of their users. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets—it’s an easy name to remember. Don’t let a designing druggist talk you into ‘‘some- thing just as good.” He makes more money on the ‘just as good’’ kind. That’s why he would rather sell them. That's why you had better not take them. ‘Whenever they are tried, they are al- ways in favor, so a free sample package (4 to 7 doses) is sent to any one who asks., World’s Dispensary Medical Ase sociation, Buffalo, N. Y. SMOKE LaBelle Creole CIGARS, 3 for 25¢--10c Straight--2 for 250 ASK DEALERS FOR THEM. RINALDO BROS. & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 300-302 BATTERY ST., 5. R