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s e R N L e the substance of the opening communica- tion of the Marquis di Rudini, the new Italian Premier, to the Italian Chambers upon their assembling this week. The past week has witnessed an inces- sant round of diplomatic and social fes- tivities. Besides attending the banquets given in honor of Count Goluchowski by the Austrian Embassador and Prince von Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancellor, the Emperor gave a dinner on Thursday in honor of the seventy-filth birthday of Prince Luitpold, Regent of Bavaria, and was also present at the wedding of his aid-de-camp, Major Count von Moltke, and dined with the officers of the Pioneers and Guards. The season will virtuelly close when the court leaves Berlin next week. As the Hon. Edwin F. Uhl, the newly appointed Embassador of the United States, will not arrive here before March 2, when the Emperor will start for Italy, he will not be able to present his creden- tials until the end of May, the time of the gnnual review, which the Emperor will return in season to attend. It is generally hoped in the American colony here that Mr. Uhl will rent'the vacant residence cf Prince Stolberg-Wernigerode, in Wilhelm- strasse, which is most adequate in every respect as a residence, and altogether more suitable for receptions and other functions pertaining to the social duties of an Embassador than any other house obtainable in Berlin. Two of the leading anstocratic families of Berlin bade farewell to Berlin society on Thursday in consequence of court events which have rendered their contact |, with the imperial circle uncomfortable, to eay the least. The first departure, which took place in the forenoon, was that of Prince and Prin- cess Frederick of Hohenzollern, who left the Anhalter station for Dessau en route for Munich. The platform of the siation was crowded with their friends, and Prin- cess Reuss and Princess Hobenlohe, on behalf of the social circle of the departing Prince and Princess, presented them with superb bouquets. An entire compartment of the car in which the Prince and Prin- cess sat was filled with floral tokens. The leave-taking of the couple delayed the starting of the train several minutes. Later in the day a similar scene occurred at the Stettiner station, upon the occasion of the departure of Prince and Princess Albert of Sachsen-Altenburg for their new residence, the castle of Kuchelnuss in Mecklenburg. Bouquets were presented to the departing guests in Brofusion and the handshakings, embraces and tears gave the leave-taking the appearance of a life- long farewell, In order to maintain the luster of the court, which is threatened to be dimmed | by these and other recent withdrawals of society leaders from Berlin, in consequence of differences of one kind or another with | the head of the imperial house, the Em- peror has induced Prince von Furstenburg | to accept the office of chief marshal of the imperial court. Prince von Furstenburg, who is a South German Prince and a scion | of a mediatized house, was reluctant 1o | accept the office, and only yiela?d to the | pressure brought tn bear upon him by the Kaiser. The office of chief marshal rather impairs the rank of Prince of Furstenburg, but his incumbency thereof will add to the eclat of the imperial court. Prince Ernst Gunther of Schleswig- Holstein, brother of the Empress, is again becoming a favorite in society. He hasre- opened his salon and house in Universitats- strasse and receives upon a large scale, en- tertaining his guests lavishly at private theatricals, dinners, etc. Society says thatthe Prince has sown his wild oats and settled down to a well regulated and well-conducted life. He now studies social and political questions | and reads works treating of trades unions, the labor laws, etc., all of which refute the recent reports that he had feallen into his old habits, was spending more money than hecould afford and that hisbills were being offered for sale with no pur- chasers at 50 percent discount. Prince Ernst has established large paper mills | at Prinkenau and has devoted himseif to the personal management of the entailed | part of hisestate at that place, which is| valued at 1,000,000 marks. He is also| building a new castle and it is announced that as soon as it is finished he will marry. At a meeting of the Bacteriologic Soci- ety beld last week Dr. Koch’s tuberculine was fiercely denounced by many eminent professors in attendance. Professor Lieb- erich declared that tublerculine had been discredited by all physicians, even veter- inary practitioners, as its use was directly dangerous. Dr. Hauzmann said that a greater per- centage of lung diseases had been cured by allowing nature to help itself than by the treatment of experts. on the report that Dr. Koch was preparing a new publication in advocacy of tuber- culine. Herr ‘Mettermuch, German Consul at Cairo, has been raised to the rank of Min- ister Plenipotentiary. Herr Mettermuch was In the confidence of Lord Cromer, the British representative in Egypt, on the subject of fhe new campaign in the Soudan, and it is believed here that 1t was he who suggested to the Government in Berlin that such a campaign would be op- portune. The semi-official newspapers concur in praising Lord Salisbury’s de- cision to put a complete check upon the French pressure for the evacuation of Egypt by Great Britain, and declare that all civilized nations approved his action. German cavalry officers have been en- gaged io organize a new Chinese cavalry service, modeled after the German system. The Emperor and Empress will pay a visit to Queen Victoria at Cimiez on March The debate arose | CRUSHING OUT CHRISTIANIT, Armenian Followers of the Christ Scourged by the Sultan. CRUELTIES TO WOMEN. Systematic Degradation of the Wives and Daughters of the Sufferers. MEN THROWN INTO PRISON. Civilized Governments Look Idly On While the Moslem Outrages Continue. CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, March 15.—Later news from Harpoot shows that in that vilayet at least some surt of orders have gone out to discountenance the forced coversions. When the authorities from Harpoot telegraphed to Constantinople for instructions the reply came: “Do not use force to convert.”” The local Governor interpreted the or- ders literally and even announcéd thal every one was to return. This change, however, is only in the cities and large towns; in ‘villages and hamlets such or- ders will have no effect. Information from various points in the provincesof Sivas, Harpoot, Diarbekir, Bitlas and Van shows that the practice of forcing Christians to become Moslems is still in active progress. The purpose to abolish Christianity is pressed forward with the whole force of the Government by the indirect means of depriving the Christian communities of their men of influence whe have survived the massacres. In every town or city where the massacres occurred arrests of such men are now in progress. No charges are preferred against the men arrested. Another indirect method of destroying the Caristian communities in these devas- tated provinces is the degradation of womanhood among the Christian commu- nities. A systematic debauchery of Chris- tian women is carried on in nearly all the devastated districts. It is asif the Turks wish to make sure that the women, always conservative in matters of religion, shall lose their self-respect and the grounds of their religious hope. They therefore seize the Christian women day after day and week aiter week and inflict indignities upon them with im- punity. It seems the Christian governments are pvowerless in the presence of a beggared nation of 9,000 000 of Turks, or they are un- willing to take any peremptory measures to prevent Christianity from being crushed out of certain parts of the Turkish empire. Surely they might take so simple a meas- ure as to appoint Consuls to reside in the principal cities of the provinces. The mere residence of a Consul will stopa host of infamies which the Turks ordinarily dare to commit only when they think they can deny them with impunity. e CLARA BARTONS WORK. Supplies Sent to Armenia by Caravan From Alexandrette. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—The following are extrocts from a report by mail from Miss Clara Barton to the Ameri- can National Red Cross here. The report is dat>d Constantinople, February 25, and Miss Barton says: “Immediztely upon our arriving here Judge Terrell, with his customary prompt- ness, lost no time in notifying the Turkish Government of our arrival and asking for an audience for me with the Foreign Min- ister. This was most courteously granted and beld on the 18th. We were informed that the permit was granted for my party to enter the interior to afford relief to the suffering peovle there, and that no ob- siructions would be put in the way. “Mr. Terrell at once cabled that informa- tion to Mr. Olney, but the permit or pa- pers are to be signed by the Sultan. This | is the time of the great fast of Kamazan, during which no work but the ordinary la- bor is supposed to be done, and the papers have waited until now. Minister Terrell yesterday demanded through the Russian Embassador that the papers be attended to, and he waits in much certainty for fa- vorable action immediately.” Since the date of this letter cable dis- patches have announced the signing of the papers by the Sultan and the issuance of the necessary permits and passports. The report continues: “Meanwhile we are not losing a mo- ment's time. Dreadful news comes in from the battlefield of Zeitoun. It has not failed to reach you for it went to the press. 8ir Philip Currie has asked that I send re- lief to Zeitoun and we are getting our sup- plies ready for shipment via Alexandretta at the first moment the papers are issued. Our agents are to-day purchasing sup- plies to be taken by caravan from Alex- 26. The Queen, it is announced, will not go to Coburg to attend the marriage of her granddaughter, Princess Alexandra of Coburg, to the Hereditary Prince of Hohen- lohe-Langenburg, which will take place on April 20. The Emperor and Empress and Empress Frederick will be present. Prince Bismarck has consented to receive on his birthday, April 1, the members of the Hamburg National Unjon and deputa- tions from Berlin, Leipsic, Bonn and other places. The ex-Chancellor’s son-in-law, Count von fantzau, is authority for the statement that Prince Bismarck is in ex- cellent health. The American tenor, Savin, will make andretta. There are always delays of boats, only about one a week going over, and this occupies a week in the voyage across. “Our dragomen are ready, the Turkish guard will be provided and General Field Agent Dr. Hubbell will lead the first de- tachment up mto the mountains. We find supplies as cheap here as at home, some even better. It is said tnat food, such as grain, flour, etc., can be found all through the interior, therefore we shall not have to transport that. Dr. Hubbell will see what need there is for seed and other materials for helping the destitute people to raise something for themselves. his appearance at the Royal Opera-house March 23 in “Traviata.” Entire Family Poisoned. 8T.JOSEPH, Mo., March 15.—The family of W. B. Taylor,a wealthy farmer living near Craie, was poisoned last week, the re- sults proving disastrous. Mr. Taylor died last night. His nephew, Frank Chrisman, who lives with the Taylors, is dying, and three sons and a daughter are in a eritical condition. It is notknown how the poison was administered. The authorities are in- vestigating the case, aided by several prominent physicians. —— Pennsylvania’s Blizzard. ALTOONA, Pa., March 15 — With twenty inches of snow on the ground in this section, a high wind in the mountain districts and the snow still falling heavily, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ap- prehends trouble in getting trains over the mountain. If the snow and winds blockaded. continue all night traffic will surely be E:wnl and the accession to the arm; | There we shall employ our customary ‘methods in an endeavor to assist the peo- ple to provide for themselves as soon as circumstances will permit.” G A Turkish Loan Advanced. LONDON, Enc., Mareh 15.—The Times will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Constantinople saying thatall the formali- ties in connection with the new Turkish loan have been completed and that on Saturday the Ottoman Bank. being satis- fiea with the arrangements, advanced 160,000 lire to the treasury. CLARK JOINS THE ARMY. Salvationists Gain the President of the Christian Endeavorers. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—To- day’s all-day raily of the Salvation Army, held at its headquarters, Memorial Hall, brought about the conversion of twenty of ucis E. Clark, president of the U THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1896 Bocieties of the Christian Endeavor Union, who resides in Boston. The announce- ment was made by Commander Carleton that Commissioner and Mrs. Booth-Tucker, who have been- appointed to take charge of the army in this country, would proba- bly arrive here on the 28th inst. Z KELLY AN INSOLVENT. Business Disaster Overtakes a Prominent Democratic Politician of Minnesota. S8T. PAUL, Mixy., March 15.—It was learned to-night that on Saturday evening a document was filed in the office of the clerk of the District Court, which proved to be the assignment of Patrick H. Kelly, one of the foremost men of the State. For a quarter of a century Kelly has been a leading wholesale merchant of St. Paul, is at present a member of the Legislature, was for ten years National Democratic Committeeman for Minnesota and has al- ways been foremost in the promotion of public works. The assignment 1s made to John F, Meagher of Kankato, a_close po- litical and_personal friend of Mr. Kelly. The P. H. Kelly Mercantile Company has not yet made an assignment,but it was announced that it would at once proceed to adjust its affairs in_the same way that Kelly had chosen. Kelly was ill atthe Merchants’ Hotel this evening and could not be seen, but a near friend said: “This assignment should not be regarded as a failure in the ordinary sense of the term. Mr. Kelly has been a business man all his life and has broken down. He has been ill for nearly a year, although he did not take to his room and bed until a short time ago. He has been alarmed about his condition for some time and has felt that he kad not long to live, His interests are vast and he concluded that it would be best to adjust his affairs through an as- sighment. Such a_course was really not necessary, a8 Mr. Kelly has ample means. The P. H. Kelly Mercantile Company will, it is stated. follow Mr. Kelly’s plan an seek an adjustment in the same manner.” NORTHERN PACIFIC PLANS Reorganization Scheme Com- pleted at a Conference Held in New York. Traffic Arrangements With the Great Northern Road Will Probably Re Made. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—The re- organization plan of the Northern Pacific Railroad was completed yesterday at a conference held at the company’s office. The details had been known in high financial circles for some time. Full ap- proval has been received from the German bondholders. The new plan creates a voting trust composed of J. P. Morgan, August Bel- mont, Dr. Siemens of Berlin, Johnston Livingston and probably John D. Rocke- feller. The proposed changes reduce the fixed charges to about $6,000,000. The common stock and preferred stock are subject to assessments of $10 and $15 re- spectively. q All the interests are in harmony as re- gards the new plan. These include the stock and bond holding inteiest repre- sented by President Brayton Ives, the Adams committee, which has close rela- tions with the German investors, and J. P. Morgan, who represents the financial interests concerned in the new scheme. It is deemed probable that a traffic arrangement will be made with Presiaent James J. Hill of the Great Northern, but the present plan preciudes any consolida- tion of the two companies. The Nort)ern Pacific has been in the hands of receivers since 1893. Steps will be taken in ac- cordance with the new plan to reorganize it on a firm basis. e PLIGHT OF THE INDIANA. Cannot Entér the Port Royal Dock Be- cause of Low Water. PORT ROYAL, 8. C., March 15.—The battleship Indiana went up to the dock this morning, but found only twenty-four feet of water. The Indiana steamed up to within a short distance of the dock, but tould not go in unless there were twenty- five feet registered. The strong westerly winds that prevailed up to yesterday were against a high tide. Another effort will be made to go into the dock to-morrow, and if there is a good easterly wind there is likely to be sufficient water. If there be no docking to-morrow it is likely to be de- layed until the 28th, when there is a full moon. The understanding is that the crew of the Indiana will go through an extensive drilling exercise here, as there are fine ranges for the guns and excellent opportu- nities for target practice. There seems to be no foundation for the report that the test of the thirteen-inch guns was unsatis- factory. On the contrary, Captain Evans is delighted with the result. IR e EX-GOVERNOR IRELAND GONE. He Filled Many High Positions in the Lone Star State. NEW ORLEANS, La.; March 15.—John Ireland, ex-Guvernor of Texas, and one of the prominent members of the Southern bar, died in San Antonio to-day after an illness of two weeks. Governor Ireland was born in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1825 and went to Texas in 1853. He was a memberof the constitutional convention in 1866 and served as Representative and Senator in the Texas Legislature in the early seven- ties. In 1875 he was appointed 'a member of the Texas Supreme Court, but resigned. He was a delegate to the National Demo- cratic convention in 1880, and in 1882 was elected Governor. He was re-elected in 1884. At the time of his death Governor Ireland was president of the San Antonio and Gulf Shore road. et 2 S ¥ LOVE CAUSES A TRAGEDYXY. Murder and Swicide Follow the Rejection of a Buitor, SENECA FALLS, N. Y., March 15.—A terrible double tragedy occurred this morning, which caused great excitement in this village. Thomas Pelkilton, a coach- man, shot Miss Minnie Mansell, a Jomes- tic, at the residence of Edward Mynderz, in the northern part of town. Peikilton had lately been paying atten- tions to the young woman, who was highly respected, and she refused to receive them from him, as he was considered a disrepu- table character. Yesterday she refused to ride in a cutter with him, and since then he had been drinking considerably. This morning he. went to the Mynderz house, and after shooting Miss Mandell twice in the head blew his own brains out. SRR s God’s American Volunteers Meet. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 15.—The first regnlar meeting of God’s American Volunteers, Ballington Booth’s new relig- ious order, was held to-night in Cooper Union. The hall was crowded to the doors. The Booths were prevented from attending by the storm. The principal speach was made by Patty Watkins, the well-known singer. —— Fire Cayses a Heavy Los, CHICAGO, ILL., March 16.—Fire at 1:30 this morning destroyed the five-story brick building at the corner of Clybourn avenue and Hines street, causing a loss of $40,000, distributed among August Graff. photograph enlarger, arshall Field's shirt manufactory and M. A. Kelsey, a manufacturer of Hly mets. The origin is unknowa. POOLAOOMS LOST | MANY THOUSANDS, Royal Nettie’s Reported Vic- tory Expensive to the Bookmakers. EXTENT OF THE FRAUD Between a Quarter and a Half Million Dollars Was Paid Out. HAD BEEN PLAYED HEAVILY. The Deal Believed to Have Been Planned in New York—Losses at Chicago. CHICAGO, March 15.—It will be many a day before poolroom men of the United States will recover from the shock they sustained Saturday night, when they found they had been made the victims of the most stupendous wire-tapping fraud that was ever perpetrated in this country. Rough estimates made yesterday indi- cated that the poolrooms had lost between $250,000 and $500,000 on the racing mare Royal Nettie, whose name was sent out from the New Orleans racetrack as winner of the sixth race, in spite of the fact that she ran next to last and that the race was ‘won by a horse named Plug. The total may be increased materially after the 280 poolrooms that are running in New York City give out an accounting of their losses. That they were hit hard is not doubted by racing men, for the im- pression is general in Chicago that the fraud was planned in New York and car- ried through with New York money. ‘The total losses of five Chicago.rooms, according to reports that came from semi- official sources yesterday, will aggregate about $27,000. James O’Leary of the Stock- yards is the heaviest loser of the five, his sheets, showing that he paid out nearly $10,000 cn the race. Of that amount he paid $7000 in a lump sum to a stranger, who had bet him $1000 at odds of 6 to 1 that the mare Royal Nettie would win. METRIC SYXSTE Uniform Weights and Measures to Be Adopted by the Government. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.—An interesting report has been made by Charles W. Stone of Pennsylvania in favor of a bill for the adoption of the metric sys- tem of weights and measures, which has been for*some weeks before the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Referring to the objection that the words and and terms of the metric system are foreign and too long for convenient use, the reply is made that the terms are not simply for American use; they are for all nations. The ease with which other nations, ex- cept France, where vacillating legislation and revolutionary disorders impeded the work, have made the change of systems, has been surprising. Germany changed to the compulsory system in two years, Aus- tria in three, withont friction or trouble. The conclusion reached by the commat- tee is that the metric system of weights and measures should be adopted by the various departments of the Government, although not deeming it wise to change the methods of surveying public lands. They recommend therefore that its adop- tion by the departments be fixed for Jn{’y 1, 1898, and by the Nation at large, coinci- dent with the dawn of the twentieth cen- tury, January 1, 1901. FAVORED. REL T AL IMPORT DUTLES REDUCED, Germany Lowers Tariffs on Fresh or Simply Prepared Meats. WASHINGTON, D, C., March 15.—Sec- retary Morton is in receipt of advices from the Secratary of State inclosing a commu- nication from the United States Embassy at Berlin, together with an official copy of the publication of the Imperial Home ‘Office. These documents relate to German duties on fresh or simply prepared beef, in- cluding cooked, smoked, salted or pickled beef imported in' hermetically sealed ves- sels, from countries with which the *‘most favored nation” treaty exists. According to the decree of the Bundes- rath, reported in the official publication in question, the duty on this class of goods has been reduced -from 60 to 20 marks per 100 kilogrammes. —ege s DESCENDANT OF PILGRIMS. Mrs. Ellis Bartiett Dies at the Age of 80 Years. LONDON, Exc., March 15.—Mrs. Ellis Bartlett, daughter of the late John King Ashmead of Philadelphia, died to-day at Tunbridge Wells, in the eightieth year of her age. She was the mother of Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, M.P., sometime a civil Lord of the Admiralty, anda W. L. Ash- mead Bartlett, M.P., who in 1881 married Baroness Burdett-Coutts, whose name he assumed. Mrs. Bartlett was a descendant of Theo- dore Lehman, who was a compaaion of William Penn and who received from him a large grnm of land in Philadelphia, Her husband, who was a native of Plymouth, Mass., was a lineal descenaant of Robert Bart ett, one of the Pilgrim fathers who sailed in the ship Annin 1625. Robert Bartlett married Mary, daughter of Rich- ard Warren, who sailed to New England in the Mayflower in 1620. BESIEGED BY POLICE. Troops Will Be Called Out to Capture a Strikers’ Stronghold. AMHERST, N. 8., March 19.—The sitn- ation at Jeggins mines over last Thurs- day’s riot is unchanged and there is no telling when work will be resumed. The excitement is intense. About 200 men have locked themselves in a hall and are in a state of siege. A posse of volice has attempted to arrest the ringleaders, but is powerless owing to the number it has to contend against. It is reported the militia will be called out. anise Ex-Bankers Under Arrest. WARRENSBURG, Mo., March 15.— George W. Colburn, president; Theodore Young, cashier, and George A. Colburn, assistant cashier, of the defunct Johnson County 8avings Bank, were arrested yes- terday under indictments returned by the Grand Jury, upon charges of receiving de- mmh when the bank was known to be solvent. G W. Colburn is the owner of Electric Springs Park. Theodore Young is ex-Mayor of Warrensburg. He was indicted on three counts. The two Colburus are father and son. One indict- ment was returned against each. i Fire Burns a Postoffice. CHICAGO, IrL., March 15.—The South Chicago Postoffice was destroyed by fire e this afternoon. The fixtures belonging to the Government, were valued at $14,000. No value has yet been placed on the stamps, books and mail matter, none of which was recovered. Living in apart- ments over the postoffice were three Emi- l.ls who lost their household effeqts. An ining building, occupied by four fami- lies, was also destroyed. The total loss is about $24,000, mostly insured. e CXCLING AT SAN JOSE. Two Interesting Five-Mile Handicap. Events in Good Time. SAN JOSE, CAL., March 15.—The five- mile handicap road race of the San Jose Road Club over the East San Jose course this morning proved an interesting event despite the threatening weather. A large number of spectators were present, and considering the condition of the track, the time made was good. Of the twelve en- tries, but seven started. J. E. Willoughby won the race from scratch 13:39 2-5; M, J. O'Brien (:40) was second, in 14:46; H. 8. Beach (:40) third, in 14-462-5. J. E. Wing and T. E. Betloli (scratch) and H. Calloway (1:00) and C. E. ‘Warren (1:00) failed to finish. The Columbus Cycling Club held a five- mile handicap road race over thesame course this forenoon. N. Spinetti (1:30) ‘won in 16:52; -F. Cianciarulo (scratch) was second, in 1 F. Schiele (scratch) third, in 15:38: J. Hourteig (:10), 17:40. J. Spinetti, Pinto, Carillo and Arzino failed to finish. i Pigeon-Shooting at Antioch. ANTIOCH, Car., March 15.—The fol- lowing scores were made at Antioch to- day, 25 singles, unknown angles, known traps, a portion of the Brentwood Club being present: Brentwood—W. Portman 14, A. Portman 13, Cantrell 12, W. A. Collls 10, Barkiey 10, Le- moine 9, Welch 8, W. W, Collis 7. Antioch—Hawxhurst 19, Ross 18, Proctor 16, James Taylor 12, W. Remfree 10, W. J. Remfree 8, Altizer 8, Joseph Taylor 7, Living- stoe 7, Ludinghouse 7, Hough 7, R. Remfree 5. REED IS OREGON'S CHOICE Conservative Republicans Prefer the Maine Statesman to McKinley. The Protectionist Not Likely to Get the Vote of the Northern Stafe. CHICAGO, Irr., March 15.—'‘Oregon’s ten delegates will go to the Repuhlican National Convention uninstructed,’” said J. B. Montgomery of Portland, Or., at the Great Northern yesterday. Mr. Mont- gomery is an ex-member of the Oregon Legislature and a constant attendant at Republican conventions. There is a division of sentiment in the State, however, that is not to be over- looked. The mass of the people are for McKinley, but the more thoughtful and conservative element is for Tom Reed as Presidential candidate, This division re- sults from the fact that there is a feeling that McKinley’s pronounced tariff meas- ures may prove disastrous and may result in a reaction that will insure Democratic success four years from the coming elec- tion. People are now so disgusted with Democratic rule they are apt to be driven to extremes. ‘The result is, while the ma- jority is shouting for McKinley and want- ing. tosee him elected, the businessmen are strongly in favor of Reed, for the reason that they think they see in him the conservation of their best interests. “The delegates to the convention willbe overned, of course, by the exigencies of the situation, and it is in no wise certain Major McKinley will get their vote. In fact, 1_think McKinley’s chances uncer- tain. You may have noticed when a can- didate has been spoken of so enthusiastic- ally as McKinley has he has in former {ears been turned down, and I should not e at all surprised if this will be the case in the coming nomination. . *‘So far as the Democrats are concerned, they haven’t a show in our State. We are bimetallists, but not on the basis of 16 to 1. We want honest money of international value, and will stand for that from first to last.” —_—— They Favor McKinley. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 15.—In twelve counties of Missouri yesterday Republican conventions were held fo select delegates to State and Congressional conventiong Ten conventions passea resolutions favor- ing MeKinley for President and one was non-committal. in Caldwell County no instructions were given, but a poll of the delegates showed 92 for McKinley, 3 for Lincoln and 2 for Reed. -The coinage question was generally ignored. RN iaRen Fifer to Be a Committeeman. BLOOMINGTON., Irn, March 15.—Ex- Governor Fifer announced yesterday that he had decided to accept tne position of National Republican Committeeman from Illinois; to which he was elected by the State Committee early in the week. The announcement was made at the close of a long conference between the ex-Governor and Dr. Jamieson, chairman of the State Committee. SKIPPED FROM SPOKANE Manager Oppenheimer of the Northwest Milling and Power Company Absconds. Attachments Levied Against All of His Property That Can Be Found. SPOKANE, Wasa., March 15.—An af- fidavit tiled 1n the Superior. Court yester- day charges Simon Oppenheimer with ab- sconding from the country. Attachments have been levied against all his property here that can be found. Oppenheimer has been prominent in the affairs of Spokane and. has been reputed quite wealthy and always a good hustler.’ He was formerly connected with the Spo- kane Mill Comvpany, whose large plant was burned several yearsago. A couple of years ago he went to 8an Francisco and then to Holland, where he raised a large sum of money, coming back to Spokane and organizing the Northwest Milling and Power Company, which company pur- chased the plant of the Spokane Power Com pany, some of the best of the river rop-nx in the city. ‘The company then ogan the erection of a large Pheenix saw- mill, which is now running, and also com- leted & new 1000-barrel flourmill, which, owever, has not commenced work. At present-they are engaged in con- structing large and expensive dams and a flume, tory to putting in an electric- light piun. It has been generally known time that the affairs of the company were in bad shape, and some criticized Manager Oppenheimer. He left afew weeks ago, ostensibly for the East to raise money an settle affairs, but it is claimed he was un- successful and will never Le seen in kane again. Members of the company de- cline to discuss affairs, but his frigndu say -Io'r some he will be back inside of a week and settle matters. The charge has created consid- ;r.:hnl: ent on account of his promi- SAN DIEGAN LOST ~ N A BLIZZARD, The Thrilling Experience of an 0ld Miner in the Mountains. FAMISHED AND COLD. He Wandered About for Six Days Through Several Feet of Snow. AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE STORY ‘| Coming as It Does From a Region Supposed to Be Semi- Tropic. SAN DIEGO, CAL., March 15.—During the recent storm a miner named J. J. Green had an experience in the mountains of 8an Diego County that sounds incred- ible coming from a country that is sup- posed to be semi-tropic. Green was on his way from San Felipe, on the edge of the desert, to Julian, some twenty miles, and was overtaken by a blinding snowstorm while on the trail. The trail was soon ob- literated and Green lost his bearings. Then for six days he wandered among the mountains, the familiar Iace of which had been completely changed, so that he could not tell where to go. He had the wide stretch of desert on one side o show him the directions, but though he kept on the road toward Julian, as he thought, he saw no sign of civilization, The snowfall increased to such an ex- tent that Green had great difficulty in traveling, often making his way through three feet of snow. He fortunately had a little food with him, which he increased by shooting a rabbit or two. After battling almost a week with the eiements he ran across a familiar hill that showed him where he was. Almost ex- hausted, he dragged himself five miles farther and reached Julian in a famished condition. Green said that from several places on the mountain, where he was wading through snowdrifts, he could see the desert and make out the long waves of heat arising. At a point between him ana the desert the tender young grass was sprouting, unharmed by the cold. He suffered intensely from the cold, and will require some weeks to fully recover from his trip. SINTA CRUL'S RUNAMAY. Myrtle Castello’s Family Greatly Distressed at Being Unable to Find Her. The Stage-Struck Girl Is Supposed to Be Living in San Fran- cisco. SANTA CRUZ, Car, March 15.—The father and brother cf Myrtie Castello, the girl who ran away from Santa Cruz on March 6, are in distress over the inability of the police and the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children to locate her. There is no doubt that the girl went away with Mrs. Lulu Hampton, who, with Harry Hampton, were here for some time pretending to be stranded actors. They were accompanied by J. M. Curtis, whom Hampton introduced as a bookkeeper in the show business. The two women went away together by rail and the men re- mained here until last Baturday, when they left by steamer. The girl’s home is a small cottage in the rear of the lodging-house where the woman Hampton and the two men were stopping. She has often expressed to her brother, William Fowler Castello, her desire to go on the stage and he had as often dissnaded her.. He was suspicious that she would go with the Hamptons and watched her, and the day she left he got to the depot in time to see them board the cars, but too late to stop the train. He received a letter from his sister, dated March 10,in which she told where she was—425 Kearny street—and asked him to help Hampton and Curtis to tood as they were still in Santa Cruz and broke. ‘She signed herself Myrtle Curtic, though the spelling was probably. her error. She wrote like a girl that believed she was doing no wrong, and the next day wrote to her father in an affectionate way, asking him tosend her clothing as she went away with no otherarticles than those she wore. She was dressed in a dark green cashusere gown, with -green changeable shoulder trimmings, and plain black felt sailor hat. She is about five feet four inches high and weighs 125 pounds; has blue eyes, brown hair and ruddy cheeks. Mr. Castello is the night watchman at the Southern Pacific roundhouse. Her father was divorced from her mother and retained custody of the boy and girl, the wife’'s motber, Mrs. Stewart, caring for them. Mrs. Stewart isa cousin of John Blythe, one of the Kentucky heirs of the Blythe estate: alsoa cousinof Senator Stewart of Nevada. The Castellos speak ot John Blythe as cousin, and the girl wrote her father that ehe had visited him in San Francisco and weuld go this week (to-morrow) with him to Kentucky. She said also in her lettler that she was work- ing in a boarding-house at $15a month and sleeping at her Cousin John'’s, APy Welcome Rain at Merced. MERCED, Car., March 15.—Rain com- menced falling at 7 o’clock this morning and continued quite heavy for three hours. There was no wind. but the atmosphere was warm and pleasant. About.27 of an inch fell. which will do much feed and growing grain, At ge —_—— Returned False Vouchers. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.—Chiet Postoffice Insp-ul'or Wheeler received a tel m to-day announcing the arrest of William Ciarty, postmaster, and Robert J. Montgan, late postmaster, at Purcell L T., for retumlng false rent vouchers. Bonds were furnished in $2000 each. S g S Suicide Follows Exposure. KANSASB CITY, Mo., March 15.—Frank Mapes, postmaster of Kansas City, Kans. committed suicide at 10 o’clock this morn. ing by blowing his brains out with a re- volver. The act was committed in his bome, just as some friends whom he b sent -{t’er arrived at the door. Inspectors Sutton and Reed had just completed an examination of his accounts and found a deficiency of $8000. Mapes had held the office for three years. He made no state- ment as to what he had done with the money. AN OCEAN GREYHOUND. Its Government and Control, and What It Means to Run It. Just as the government of the city of New York is divided among the Mayor, Aldermen and boards and Commissioners of various departments, so the _ndnu_ms- tration of a giant steamship is divided into specialties, The Mayor is the chief officer of thecity. The captain is the chief officer of the ship. He is more than that. From the time she leaves port until she enters port he is the master of the life and liberty of every person aboard the ship, as well as of all the property in it He415_ an autocrat. Of course, he must administer his authority wisely. Unwise autocrats don’t Jast long, whether afloat or ashore. The head of each department is respon= sible for all that goeson init. The first offi- cer is at the head of the crew, or navigat- ing department. The chief engineer di- rects everything connected with the en- gines. The chief steward has full control of all that has to do with the comfort of the passengers and crew. Each of the chiefs makes a written report at noon every day. Thus the captain is kept in- formed of everything pertaining to the ship’s welfare. Every one of the senior officers of the ship is'a duly qualified master, capable of taking her around the world if need be. The day is divided into ‘‘watches,” or tours of duty, of four hours each. One junior officer is on the bridge with each senior officer on duty. The senior officer directs the ship’s course. He never leaves the bridge while he is on watch. Should he do so he would be dismissed at once. There is no excuse possible. It would be just as if he had died suddenly. His iflends would all feel sorry, but nothing could be done to help him. Two seamen are always on walch in the bow of the ship, and two more in the foretop. Twice as many are on the lookout in thick wegther. Observations are taken every two bours. In the good old sailing ship days the captain was content to “take the sun” at noon every day. If the sky was ciouded tor a day or two it really didn't matter much, for he could jog along on dead reckoning. 8 But on an ocean greyhound, rushing over the course between New York and Eurove at the rate of more than twenty miles an hour, it is_highly important that the ship’s position be known all the time. Fog may come down at any moment, ob- servations may not be obtainable for ten or twelve hours. The positions of more than one hundred stars are known. By observing any one of these the ship’s whereabouts can be ascertained in a few minutes, Of course, the “road’’ becomes more or less familiar to a man who crosses the ocean along the same route year after vear. Yet this familiarity never breeds contempt or any carelessness. No man knows all the influences that affect the carrents of the ocean. You may find the current in one place the same forty times in succession; on the forty-first trip it may be entirely changed. Soretimes a big storm that has ended four or five hours before the steamship passes a cer- tain place may have given the surface cur- rent a strong set in_one direction. There is no means of telling when these influ- ences may have been at work save by tak- ing the ship’s sition frequently.— Harper’s Round Table. The Women of Denmark. Danish ladies are, of course, as hetero- geneous, seducing, disappointing and ador- able as the ladies elsewhere. I scarcely know if they form a national type of very clear individuality. The most winsome of them are Bnglish in their ways up to a certain point, though they have not the elasticity of moyvement that an athletic training gives to our girls. Their features appeal to an Englishman; he seems to see in their clear complexions, light hair and gray or blue eyes something more than the glimmering of a personal relationship.They are, moreover, or certainly seem, delightful. ly spontaneous and fresh. The curse of mau- vaise honte knows them not. This, too, although at heart they are excessively gentimental, and by culture in very many cases devotees of Ibsen. One would ex- pect such an alliance to produce in them much psychological distress. But I fancy their hearts are still sounder than their heads; they would forgive—thoushiper- baps with a pang—where Ibsen’s iron- conscienced heroine would exclaim to her husband of “about two years’ standing, “T have been deceived in you. You are not nearly perfect, and therefore we must part. Farewell!” The time may come when they will, as a class, be educated up to the sublime pitch of selfishness (mis- called self-respect) apotheosized in certain modern glnys and novels, but it will not come easily.—Cornhill Magazine. - Heresy in Chicago. The Studious Son—Daddy, did you know the sun rises about an hour earlier in Philadelphia than 1t does here? The Chicago Father—How did you git that fool notion ? “Learnt it at school.” “If they are teaching at school that Phil- adelphia is an hour ahead of Chicago, I guess it is time you were took out of there ln{l put in the store.”—Indianapolis Jour- nal. Today Buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the favorite Spring Medicine. It will just meet yourease, give you pure blood, keep up your strength and appetite. Hood's Sarsaparilla 1s the One True Blood Purifier. Al druggists. $1 Hood’s Pills 23 2% R ifaite. 2ser “CLOTHING"" Special No. 16. Sunday Suits ‘ Sold in this city eyer: day for $15 to§22. be closed out THIS WEEK ONLY FOR $$8.00. 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