The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 12, 1895, Page 2

2 = THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1895. DUE TO THE TRODPS, Peaceful Conditions Now Existing Among Indian Tribes. GENERAL MILES' REPORT Improvement of Coast Defenses " Requires Decided and Im- mediate Action. AT THE MERCY OF ANY POWER. Ports Both on the Pacific and Atlantic That Could Easily Be Taken. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The | report of Major-General Miles, command- | ing the United States army, which was differs in many | material respects from statements in regard to its contents previously published. General Miles believes that the peaceable | tions now ex s among the various | ndian tribes is tributabie to the pres: of troops at suitable points and to the adm conduct of the experienced army officers who have been placed in harge of the principal agencies. While it is economical and desirable to have the Teserve forces of the army mear the great imunication General Miles contends that these points should be selected for their strategic value, and made public to-day, that the tendency toward concentration should not be carried to the point of depriving the Western settlements of proper protection. [ Under the head of coast defense General Miles states that the condition of these defenses is such as to require decided and immediate action for their improvement. Some progress has been made toward de- fending San Francisco and a few modern ins and rifles have been placed. These, however, are but a small part of what is needed for the defense of the harbor, while San Diego is in the same condition as Pu- get Sound, entirely at the mercy of any strong naval power, which could blockade every important port on the Pacific Coast within thirty days. While the railroads might transport a million brave men to the coast they would be useless without appliances to cope with the modern en- gines of w and with all our intelligence, pride, inventive genius. and enterprise, we are as far behind in the modern appliances of war as China or Japan. Such were the conditions, says General Miles, as stated by him in his report six years \d such are the conditions to- day eption of slight progress made at San Francisc The entire gulf ast and all the great cities of the Atlan- ast northward to Philadelphia are 1 With one on the cities north of New York are in a similar condition to those south of it. Some guns and mortars have been co structed and some shipped to their desti- nation; carriages for them are under con- struction and emplacements have been made to a limited extent. It shows that torpedo plants are useless without protectiye batteries and that the waters in our principal harbors is so deep that light-draft vessels might pass over torpedo mines without danger. He asserts that the recent maneuvers in England have shown that even the powerful British navy is unable to defend the British coast against a foreign fleet. Therefore he ar- gues that the main reliance must be upon coast batteries. He strongly recommends the construction of all the high-power guns and systems of defenses called for in the general plan of ‘he Board of Ordnance, and to meet in part the expenseof this costly undertaking he suggests the applica- tion of the funds that might be derived from tne sale of abandoned military reser- vations. He approves the use of ‘bicycles and motor wagons in the army, and recom- mends that a force of twelve companies be equipped with these devices. General Miles argues for an increase in the streneth of the army, saving that there is o reason why it should become crystal- lized and kept at one strength, as it has been for years. It should increase with 20, the growth of the country, and be deter- mined by the census at a minimum of one 2000 population and a in 1000. soldier for ey maximum of or THREE AFFIRMED, Attempts to save Murderers Failed in the Supreme Cowrt. SHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—Judge of the Federal court, Western Dis- trict of Arkansas, was vindicated in a handsome mznner by the Supreme Court of the United States to-day, when Justice Brown dismissed the appeal of Webber Isaacs, an Indian convicted of the murder of a white man in the Indian Territory and " sentenced by Judge Parker to be hanged. His counsel set up six errors in thé proceedings, which Justice Brown said “‘were untenable and frivolous.” The judgment was, therefore, affirmed, The other capital cases were disposed of by opinions read by Justice Brewer. George L. Wheeler was convicted of mur- der in Texas, and appealed to the Supreme Court of the rmm? States on the ground that a boy 5% years old had beon per- mitted to testify against him. The ques- tion of admitting the testimony of a. per- son of that age, Justice Brewer said, was largely within the discretion of the 'trial Judge, and that discretion did not appear to have been abused in this case. The judgment below that Wheeler must hang was affirmed. The other was the case of CharlesThiede, a Utah wife-murderer, who will also hang, It was not error, said the Justice, to over- rule the challenge of the defendant’s at- torney to a juror who said he had read g newspaper account of the crime and re- ceived therefrom an impression of his guilt, which could be removed by the testi: mony in the case. Neither was it an error for a juror to act as sworn interpreter in the case, he having so acted with the con- sent of the accused. R ER MAY SUCCEED JACKSON. cAS Senator Gray of Delaware Willing to Be- come a Justice. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The story is current here that Senator Gray of Delaware may be Justice Jackson’s suc- cessor on the Supreme Court bench. Prior to the elections last week Senator Gray —_— e Crockers’ have been doing honest and fine engraving for fifteen years, and they’re go- ing to keep it up. 227 Post street 215 Bush street had been mentioned in connection with the appointment only in & complimentary way. The result of these elections is said, however, to bave given him an unusually sharp attack of that “‘gone’’ feeling with which so many Democrats are just now af- flicted. As Delaware already has one Re- publican Senator, Mr. Gray is said to have begun to figure to a nicety how long he himself may have yet to serve in the Sen- ate. So long as he has a practical certainty of remaining in that august body the seat on the bench of the Supreme Court had no charms for him, but with the disappear- ance of that certainty he is said to view the vacancy in the highest judicial tribunal in the world with tond complacency. g INSPECTION OF MEAT CATTLE. Countries Whicik Are No Longer Under the Ban. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The President has issued a proclamation sus- pending the prohibition and inspection of meat cattle from Norway, Sweden, Hol- land, Great Britain, Treland, the Channel Islands and the countriesof North, Central and South America, including Mexico, and the hides of meat cattle from all ports of the world, but providing that the importa- tions of meat cattle shall be made under the sanitary regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, and that all im- portations of hides shall be made under proper regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The prohibition ‘against meat cattle was issued under a provision of the tariff bill of 1894, prohibiting in explicit terms ‘“‘the importation of meat cattle and tne hides of meat cattle from any foreign country into the United States,”” but this was subsequently modified in the Agricul- tural Department appropriation bill for the current fiscal year, which provided “that whenever the Secretary of Agricul- ture shall ce; v to the President of the United State at countries or parts of coantries are free from contagious or in- ectious diseases of domestic animals and that meat cattle and hides can beimported from such countries without darger to do- mestic animals of the United States, the President of the United States may sus- pend the Frohibilinm of the importation of meat cattle and hides in the manner pro- vided by law.” Recently the Secretary of Agriculture certified to the President that the countries named were free from contagious or infec- tious diseases among animals, and the proclamation was issued accordingly. NEL PERCE INDIAN LANDS, Proclamation of the President Setting the Time for Settlement. Tracts Occupied by Religious’ Organi- zations Can Be Purchased for Three Dollars an Acre. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—A proclamation declaring open to settlement at noon (Pacific standard time) on Novem- ber 18 inst. all the unallotted and unre- served lands acquired from the Nez Perce Indians, uyger the transfer, subject to ail | the conditions, limitations, reservations and restrictions contained in the agree- ment with the Indians, has been issued by President Cleveland. The amount of land that will be opened o settlement is about 516,000 acres, situ- ated in the Nez Perce Reservation, in daho. Any religious society or other or- ganization occupying any of these lands, under the proper authority, for rehgious or educational work among the Indians, is given the right to purchase the lands so occupied within two years at the rate of | $3 per acre. It is also stipulated | that these Indians shall be subject for twenty-five years to the laws of the United States prohibiting the introduction of in- toxicants into the Indian country, and the allottees shall, for a like period, be pro- hibited from selling intoxicants to Indians. LEWISTON, Ipano, Nov. 11.—Theré'sire enough home-seekers already in camp near the Nez Perce reservation to take all the desirable lands to be opened for settle- | ment by proclamation of the President. Several hundred are waiting in this vicin- | ity for the opening day,.and hundreds more are in camp at other points. Many of those who will make a rush into Cold Springs, in the southern part of the reser- vation, have already crossed the line, and it is understood that the Indian agent will drive them out. R HAS THE RIGHT OF APPEAL, An Interesting Ruling in the Bell Tele- phone Case. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—In an opinion delivered by Chief Justice ller, the Supreme Court of the United tates to-day decided that it has jurisdic- tion over the case of the United States vs. tne Bell Telephone Com pany to cancel the Berliner patent, which the Court of Ap- veals for the First Circuit decided against the Government. The telephone com- pany moved to dismiss the appeal for the | reason that under the Court of Appeals act the Supreme Court of the United States had no jurisdiction because the case was one arising under the patent laws of the United States and judgments of the courts of appeals in such cases were made final. The United States op- posed this on the ground that the act gave the right to appeal to the United States in cases where it was a party. The result of | the decision is that the case must come before the court for final decision. Ei g LIEUTENANT PAGUE'S TRIAL. It Is Belicved That His Sentence Is Dis- missal From the Army. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The record of the court-martial in the case of Lieutenant S. 8. Pague of the Fifteenth Infantry, recently tried at Fort Sheridan, 111, for shooting at Colonel Crofton, his superior officer, has been received by the Secretary of War. The court was held be- hind closed doors, and the record and its findings will not at present be made pub- lic. As the court was ordered by General Merritt, commanding the Department of the Missouri, and as the sentence was not carried out in the department, Lientenant Pague has probably been found guilty and recommended for dismissal. In case the sentence had been less than dismissal, General Merritt would have power to ap- prove the findings of the court and the case would not have been sent here, ex- cept as a matter of record. —_— SUSTAINS EDISON’S COMPANY. But the Result Is to Throw Open Two Patents to the Public. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The §upreme Court of the United States to-day in an opinion read by Justice Brown sus- tained the Edison incandescent light pat- ent against the claim of the Consolidated Electric Company using the Sawyer-Man system of which'it was claimed that the Ldison system was an infringement. The court said that the claims made for the Sawyer-Man people were too broad to sus- the patent. The case came from the United States Court for the Western dis- trict of Pennsylvania, which gave judg- ment in favor of the Edison Company, that judgment being affirmed. € result of this decision, it is said, is to throw open both systems to the public. The Sawyer-Man patent is invalid and the Edison patent expired by acoincidence just a year ago to-day under the operation of the decision in th igerati SRR e Bate refrigerating EASILY KNOCKED 0T, O'Donnell Not in the Same Class With Mabher, the Puncher. QUICKLY PUT TO SLEEP. Succumbed to Blows on the Jaw in Just One Minute and Three Seconds. LIGHTER PUGILISTS FIRST MET. Casper Leon of New York Had Little Trouble in Besting Billy Smith of Philadelphia. MASPETH, L. I, Nov. 11.—The meet- ing of Peter Maher and Steve O’Donnell in the arena of the Empire Athletic Club at Maspeth to-night created an immense amount of interest among the sporting fraternity. As early as 8 o’clock there were very few vacant seats in the club- house, and outside a long line of sports pushed and struggled in frantic efforts to get at the box-office, There werea lot of out-of-town sporting men present from Philadelphia and Boston, and even from Pittsburg and Cincinnati. It was the largest crowd ever seen at the Empire Athletic Club. Maher was the favorite in the betting, his manager, J. J, Quinn, laying odds of 5 to 2 whenever he could find takers. O’Donnell was not without friends, and a good deal of money changed hands. The opening bout was between Casper Leon of New York and Billy Smith of Philadel- phia. Leon and Smith commenced their six- round bout at catch-weights at 9 o’clock. Tim Hurst was referee. Just as the boys stepped into the ring Corbeit came in and was received with a good deal of applause, but some hissing was audible through the cheering. The first round was tame, neither of the boys exerting themselves overmuch. The second round ended in Leon’s favor and in the next the New Yorker rushed at his man and landed with both hands on the face. Leon landed a stiff left on the ribs, forcing the Philadelphian to the ropes, but the latter retaliated with a heavy swing. Leor went to work quickly in the fourth and soon had Smith’s nose bleed- ing. The New Yorker kept right after his man and had the Philadelphian in dis- tress. Smith rallied a little on the en- couragement of the Philadelphia contin- gent in the house, who cheered their rep- resentative on. Leon forced the fighting in the next and got in a terrific right on the jaw, which made Smith very weak. The Philadelphian was very tired, but plucky, and was on his feet when the bell rang. Smith came up with a smile to shake hands for the last round. Leon jabbed him in the face and uppercut him, but though the Philudelphian was in great distress, Leon could not finish him and he stayed the round. The referee awarded the bout to Leon. Theopening bout only served to whet the appetites of the 4000 persons who packed the arena and they were all joy to see the big fellows. They were announced to fight twenty-five rounds at catch-weights. O’Donnell’s seconds were Billy Delaney, Jim McCabeand Ben Murphy. Maher was looked after by Peter Lowry, Buck Corne- lius of Pittsburg and Pete Burns. Corbett responded to calls for “Corbett,” and stepping into the ring said: “All I've got to say, gentlemen, is that if I'd been in England or Australia and had acted as Fitzsimmons did I'd be chased out of the country.” O’Donnell was the first to appear at 9:35 o'clock. He was well received. Maber, who stepped into the ring about a minute after, got a great ovation. Round 1-—-Maher led his right, landing on the jaw, knocking O’Donnell down. The moment the Australian got up Maher repeated, and again O’Donnell went down. He rose on the nine count, and after spar- ring for a second Maher knocked him down and out with a leit swing on the jaw, Time, 1 minute and 3 seconds. O’Donnell bad to be carried to his cor- ner, but recovered and was assisted to the dressing-room. The crowd went wild and poured into the ring amid a scene of the wildest enthusiasm. O’Donnell did not seem to realize what he was up against, and did not make the slightest effort to defend his jaw. He got up only to be felled like a sheep. Corbett, who had a chair near the ring, got up and looked at O’Donnell with a smile on his face. He jumped into the ring and shook Maher’s hand cordially, being one of the first to congratulate the Irishman. — THE EASTERN TRACKS. Opening of the Lexington Fall Meeting in Raw Weather. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 11.—The fall meeting began here to-day under rather unfavorable circumstances, the weather being cloudy, raw and penetrating. This did not prevent about 1500 enthusiasts from attending. Twinkle was the only favorite that won, the other four races going to second choices. Anna Lyle, at 6 and 7 to 1, was the longest shot to capture a purse. Six furlongs, Twinkle won, Major Tom sec- ond, Bessie Misner third. Time, 1:2015. Four and & half furlongs, Eastwind won, Day- tonis second, Bramble ‘Leaf third. Time, ON Four and a half furlongs, Ferryman 1T won, Martin second, Letcher third. No time taken! Oue mile, Ace won, Greenwich second, Hail- stone third. Time, 1 3 Five furlongs, Anna Lyle won, Tawanda sec- Time, 1:06} ond, Feast third. 34 BALTIMORE, Mbp., Nov. 11.—The Sara- toga Racing Association began an eighteen- day running meeting at Pimlico to-day. It is 1n the nature of sn experiment h the view of rehabilitating the historic old course and giving refulnr running meet- ings hereafter should the present under- taking be fairly successful. While not particularly attractive to-day’s card drew 1500 people to the track notwithstanding a cold, disagreeable day. The track was heavy, but the favorites took four of the five races: Five furlongs, Ameer won, Pitfall second, Trincula third. Time, 1:083;. Five and a half furlongs, Bcau Ideal won, Ha Ha second, Mildred D third, Time, 1:13}. One mile, Ina won, Vanbrunt second, Sun Up third. Time, 1:48 iling, five furiongs, Roundsman won, Emotiondl second, Marsian third. Time, Belling, one and one-sixteenth miles, Dog- ett won, Marshall second, Candeiabra third. ime, 1:52. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 11.—Seven-eighths of a mile, Text won, Robert Latta second, St. Au- sustine third, "Time, 133 2 Seven-eighths of a mile, Kirka won, Rosalind second, Senciene third. Time, 1:34}3. Three-guarters of a mile, second, Swifty third. Time, 1:1914. Fifteen-sixteenths of a mile, Beau Ideal won, Logan second, Midland third, Time, 1:41 One and three-eighths miles, Billy ! won, J P B second, Treasure third. Time, Flufl} won, Elano McKenzie 2:52. STANFORD ¥S. OLYMPICS. The Two Football Teams to Meet at Central Park To-Day. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Nov. 11.—Before Stanford runs up against the Olympics in a mateh game of football next Saturday Captain Cochran and Coach Camp are anxious to give the team as much practice 4s possible, so a game has been arranged with the Olympics, which is to take place to-morrow at Central Park. Manager Eaton was very anxious to have the game plaved off on the Stanford “gridiron.” This was found impossible, an the Palo Alto boys will have to go the ity. % ‘Le game will be merely a practice game, but considerable inference can be drawn from the result. Both captains will change players as often as they see fit, but a pretty warm game is expected nevertheless. An unusual line-up has been arranged by Cochran—unusual in the fact that some new players will be given a chance to show what tliey can do tor Stanford. Jeff will be tried at end. Accordingto Camp Jeff plays much as Yale'send (Hinkey) played. Of course this does not mean that Jeif is such an end as Hinkey, but_thathe has sometning of Hinkey’s style in his play. The line-up will be as follows. Stripped weights of the players as just taken are given opposite the names: Position. Center rush Weight. 178 ight hal Le%:"imlh Fullbac Among otner players who will go up with the team are: Jackson, Reynolds, Carle, Garton, Harrington and Cottle. Several of the Stanford athletes expect to enter next Friday in the Pacific Ath- letic Club’s meet. The events are to be beld on the Olympic Club grounds. C. J. Dole, Dave Brown, J. Brunton, R. K. Cul- ver and H. B. Reynolds are entered. SCHLATIER, THE HEALER Great Rush of Invalids to Denver to Be Cured of Their Ailments. But the Ex.Cobbler Drew the Line at Blessing Handkerchiefs by the Hundreds. DENVER, Covo., Nov. 11.—A large dele- cation of invalids from various Nebraska points were early in line to-day before Schlatter. the healer. Hundreds had come to the city during Sunday from many other distant places. It is believed that of the 2000 people who stood in line to-day only a few were residents of Denver. All the railroads report the transporta- tion of invalids, and the union depot at times presents the appearance of a hospi- tal. The scenes in front of the Fox resi- dence are impressive, though pitiful, and at times painful. One man from Grand Island, Nebr., with several hundred hand- kerchiefs in a satchel, given him by neigh- bors to be blessed by the healer, was told to get out of the line by Schlatter, who did not seem disposed to go into a wholesale business. Ason all other days no sudden miraculous cures were observed, and to all the healer repeated his one brief sentence, ‘“Have patience and faith.” Among those to be treated to-day was a Roman Catholic priest. Yesterday Father Ryan delivered a strong discourse urging his congregation to stay away, and to-day at the ministers’ meeting Schlatter’s claim to be the Mes- siah was theologically argued and denied. Sl S o IT WAS ILLINOIS DATY. Visitors at the Atlanta Exposition Heart- ily Welcomed. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 1L.—The exposi- tion city gave the Illinois visitors not only a hearty welcome, but Chicago weather to- day. This is Illinois day. The morning, which dawned cloudy, developed a misty rain by 10 o’clock. At 7 o’clock this morning the Cook County Democratic Club arrived in special train. The Young Men’s Democratic League of Atlanta met the Chicago club at the train. At 10 o’clock the two clubs made a parade. The visitors were received with continuous applause. An hour later the First Illinois Regiment turned out and escorted Governor Altgeld of Illinois, Mayor Swift and party, Governor Atkin- son and Mayor King and the exposition officials to the fair grounds. At the grounds the troops were reviewed by Gov- ernor Altgeld, wfxo afterward delivered an address, in_which he complimented the South on its enterprise and prosperity, and I»redxcled that the United States would 1ave to interfere in behalf of Cuba. ety S Corx Is a Spiritualist. T1, Onro, Nov. 11.—The Trib- une says: George B. Cox, the Republican boss in this county, is a believer in spirit- ualism and patronizes a professional me- dium. She is a plain German woman, known as Mrs. Englebardt, whom it has been discovered holds regular weekly se- ances at the home of Cox. How much confidence he placed in her is_shown by the action of Cox at the election, where Judge Caldwell and Theodore Horstman were the candidates for Mayor. Theen- tire plan of this campaign, so far as Mr. Cox’s suggestions went, came from the me- dium. Cox won over $2000 on that election on the strength of a statement made by her that Calgwell would be elected Mayor by a small majority. May Sell the Assets. NEW YORK, Y., Nov. 11.—Judge Lacombe, in the United States Circuit Court to-day, granted an order authorizing Roylan C. Conklin and J. C. Willets as receivers of the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Company of Kansas City, Mo., to seil at ublic auction on December 13 next, at 65 Eiberty street, New York, all the assets of the company, including bonds, mortgages, stocks, accounts and bills receivable, for the benefit of creditors. The order is granted on the ground that a termination of the receivership will best subserve the interest of the creditors of the corporation. s I Insurance on the Steamer Puritan. BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 11.—Third Vice- President Kendrick of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to-night stated that the insurance upon the Puri- tan was §200,000 and that upon the cargo was $100,000. He also gave out the infor- mation that the latest advices from Super- intendent Gardner was to the effect that there were good prospects of floating the vessel if the wind shifted. ————— The News Killed His Wife. - CHICAGO, Irr., Nov. 11. — Charle Withan sustained fatal injuries this even- ing by falling from the rear porch of his residence, 1920 South Clark street, When his wife was informed of the accident she fell from her chair and died instantly. —————— Death of Mrs. Bawxter. RUTLAND, Vr., Nov. 1.—Mrs. Mary E. Baxter, widow of General H. Baxter, died here Saturday as the result of a surgical operation. Mrs, Baxter spent her winters at her New York residence and her sum- mers in this city, PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Foreclosure Suit Against the Atlantic and Pacific Sustained. SALE TO BE ORDERED. Bondholders and the Santa Fe Company Will Bid for the Property. MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED. A Shake.Up in Railroad Circles the Probable Outcome of the Decision. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., Nov. 11.— In the United States District Court this morning Judge Collier handed down a de- cision in the foreclosure case of the United States Trust Company against the Atlantic and Pacitic Railroad Company, in which the exceptions of the trust company to the answers of the railroad company were sustained, thus striking out of these an- swers all allegation attacking the right of the complainant to have an immediate decree of foreclosure of the first mortgage. This means that the application of the trust company, as trustee for the first- mortgage bondholders, is sustained, and the road will be sold to satisfy the mort- gage. The decree of foreclosure and the announcement of the day of sale will prob- ably be issued before the close of the pres- ent term of court. The amount involved is $16,500,000, and the property covered by the mortgage is that portion of the line from here to Los Angeles and Mojave, beginning at Isleta Junction, twelve miles south of Albu- querque, and running to the east bank of the great Colorado River, a few miles be- low the town of Needles. At the sale there will probably be but two bidders— the Santa Fe Railroad Company and a representative of the bondholders. If the company secures the property no change will be made in the railway situation in this vicinity, but if the bondholders ac- quire it there will be a great shaking up of affairs, and unless the Santa Fe then leases the line, which is more than proba- ble, one party or the other, or possibly both, will have to build a good many miles of new road. RECENED BY KING OSCAR An Interviewer Enlightens the Ruler of Sweden as to American Newspapers. There Is Nothing Particularly New in Reference to the Swedish-Nor- wegian Crisis. Special Correspondence of THE CALL. STOCKHOLM, SwepEy, Oct. 2 Through the courtesy of Thomas Fer- guson, the American Minister to Stock- holm, I was recently granted an audience with King Oscar. It was the first time I faced royalty, but as his Majesty received me very kindly I felt, indeed, at ease. The King asked several questions in regard to America and American institutions and took a special interest in inquiring about the plan upon which a metropolitan jour- nal is conducted 1 the United States. Having heard of The United Press and the Associated Press, his Majesty also asked some questions in regard to these great newspaper organizations, which I did my best to answer, explaining the way of their business methods and furnish- ing of news to their hundreds of subscrib- ers. At the same time I presented the King with a catalogue of all the most prominent papers published in the United States, which list he seemed to look through not en passant only, but, indeed, very carefully. The same may be said n regard to several newspaver articles con- cerning Sweden published in American papers. While reading his Majesty seated him- self in a chair near the window. Stand- ing at some distance I Lad the best view of the grandson of Bernadotte. His Mejesty does not look the sixty-six years he carries on his shoulders. His carriage is yet stately and erect, and his manly, beautiful face makes an impression that will not easily be forgotten. Of him may indeed be said that ‘‘he is every incha king.”” Having probably been informed by the court chamberlain of my being a naturalized American citizen his Majesty, while addressing me, prefixed the ‘“Mr.” to my name, something which I have heard he does not do when speaking to Swedish subjects. Hagerup, the newly appointed leader of the Norwegian Cabinet, is the first Minis- ter of State in Christiania whose name does not begin with an “s.” His prede- decessors have been Stang (F.), Selmer, Sverdrup, Stang (E.), Steen and Stang (E.). Thereis nothing new to tell in re- gard to the Swedish-Norwegian crisis. The question may be said to stand at about the same point. However, the vio- lent language of the newspapers of both countries has in most cases been succeeded by a more peaceable discussion as to the difficulties of the union. The Russian newspaper, the Novosti, while treating the subject 1n an editorial, has the following to say: “Of course, the Swedish-Norwe- gian conflict is of great importance to Russia. Being the proximate neighbor of Sweden and the ally of Denmark, Russia feels an earnest interest in the final result of this critical conflict. The question is also one of vital importance to Germany, which power endeavors to get Sweden and Norway to join issue with the triple al- liance. If the union of 1814 be dissolved it will be difficult to guarantee the peace of Northwestern Europe.” The Swedish Government is going to ask the next Riksdag for heavy appropria- tions for the naval defense. In order to make Sweden a strong naval power eleven ironclads of the first class will be added to the four now in use, and several new tor- pedo-boats are also to be built. Simul- taneously a rumor leaks out that the Gov- ernment will ask the Diet to grant an ap- propriation for the™ fortification of Boden, a strategically important vlace in North- ern Sweden, which it is the intention to make capable.of garrisoning an army of 30,000 men. According to what is whispered within the circles of the Copenhagen “‘four hun- dred,” the engagement of Princess Louise | to Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe will not be followed by a marriage. The collection of money for the purchase of a wedding present to the Princess has been stopped by an order of King Chri:tian‘l and the sums already on hand will be returned to their respective givers. As perhaps known, the engagement when first announced was said to be wholly a mateh ot inclination, to the con- sent of which the young people had many obstacles to overcome. Stockholm ana Berlin are soon to be connected by tele- phone via Copenhagen. The amphibian steamer “Svanen” (the Swan), which is capable of making her way as easily on land as through water, made recently a trial trip near Copenhagen, carrying aboard the whole royal family of Denmark and their Zuests, including the Prince of Wales, the Empress of Russia and the King of Greece. The trip was a great success, the royal persons being much in- terested in the experiment. Both the Empress and the Prince of Wales asked for drawings of the amphibian steamer, declaring their intention to build similar vessels in their respective countries. The boat is an invention of the Swedish doctor Magnell of Boras. About 700 American tourists visited Stockholm during the months of June- September. Prince Carl of Sweden-Nor- way is traveling in France. The Crown Princess Victoria, who is undoubtedly suffering from consumption, leaves in a few days for Italy, paying first, however, accompanied by her husband, a short visit to her parents, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden. Mme. Lilian Sanderson, the American cantatrice, will give a concert in Stockholm soon. Eleonora Duse, the celebrated Italian actress, will with her company play in the most prominent cities of Scan- dinavia during December. K. L. RAN DOWN AND SUNK. Loss of the American Bark William Hales in a Collision. NASSAU, N. P, Nov. 11.—The Ward line steamer Niagara, Captam Crocker, from New York, November 6, for Cien- fuegos, arrived here to-day. She re- ports that on Friday morning, November 8, she ran down and sunk the American bark William Hales, Cavtain Coombs, from Havana, October 27, for Philadelphia, off Cape Henlopen. The collision occurred in latitude 38 N., longi- tude 74:9 W. The Niagara was steaming slowly and blowing her fog whistle con- stantly. The lookouts saw or heard noth- ing until they were close upon the bark. Captain Crocker and the third mate of the Niagara were on the bridge. The helm was put hard aport and the engines re- versed, but it was too late. The Niagara struck the bark amidships and cut deep into her. The bark sank in four minutes, bow first. Four of her crew climbed on board the Niagara while the vessels were together. Five men who were below wege drowned. The bark carried a cargo of old iron, which caused her to sink before the men could get on deck. They were the second mate, Coleman; Reynard Byrnes, the steward; Frank Nevis and two others whose names are not known. Seven of the bark’s crew were saved. They are: Captain Coombs, Kimmittee, the mate, and Seamen Boular, Nelson, Dorian, Nilson and Bonenduck. Captain Coombs sank with his vessel, but rose to the surface and was picked up. Heand two others saved were picked up by the Niagara’s boats. The Niagara 1s not in- jured. The survivors of the William Hales wiil go north to-morrow by the steamer Santiago. gl URGED FEDERATION. Chamberlain Would Like to See Austra- lian Colonies United. LONDON, Exe., Nov. 11.—The Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, presided to-night ata banquet given in honor of Colonel Gerard Smith, Governor designate of Western Australia. Mr. Chamberlain made a speech, in the course of which he said he looked forward to the time, which he believed was not far distant, when the Australian colonies would imitate the wise example of Canada and unite for a com- mon purpose. He rejoiced that a step had been taken in this direction by New South Wales. Federation would con- summate a great idea in which local jeal- ousy and petty ambition would be buried in the foundation of a mighty common- wealth, destined, perhaps, at some time, which ‘was historically possible, to out- strip the waning greatness and lagging civiPization of the older countries of Europe. It would be a step in the direc- tion of that unity which 1s cherished as the ideal future of the British race. [Cheers.] He believed that the British race was the greatest governing race that the world had ever seen. He believed there were no limits to its future. S CALIFORNIA’S EFFORT FAILS. The State Cannot Securve Possession of Lajayette Park. ‘WASHINGTON, D. 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