The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 26, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY,. APRIL 26, 1896. m‘“—% cards in the whist game, each of whom will be armed with flower-decked bows and arrows. The whist game will be played by Messrs. Atwater and Towne of Petaluma, opposed by Harris and Hah- man of Santa Rosa. At the coronation the Queen will wear & gown of rich white satin, veiled en talle. The corsage will be a heart-shaped decol- lete with manteau de la cour a la Henri IV of white satin, with plisses of tulle, and will have long sleeves with plisses of tuile falling to the tips of the royal fingers. The skirt will be garlanded with pink roses in front, with a Watteau train. | | The lady of honor will be gowned hand- somely in a gold-colored organdie, en train, and high corsaze, The ladies in waiting will all wear gowns of organdie made alike, Misses Edith Brocks and C_aro- line Frear wearing pink, Misses Henrietta Cautel and Kate Lewis yellow, Misses Anna McLain and Lena Brush blue, Misses Lillie Hill and Sadie McMullen cream-col- ored, and the Misses Docy Fairbanks and Irena Wood gaslight green. Miss Irma Wood is a daughter of Ben 8. Wood of this city and a niece of Senator Seawell of Ukiah and District Attorney Seawell of Santa Rosa. Sheis a strikingly handsome brunette, still in her teens, and only to-day consented to attend the Queen. At the floral ball the ten young ladies in waiting will wear silk gowns of the same colors as at the cornation, with short trains and low corsage. The lady of honor will weara gold-colored satin, en train. The Queen’s ball dress is a dream of loveliness, which would tax the powers of a court dressmaker to adequately describe. Such a bewildering display of gold em- broidery, silk, satin, laces and jewels must be seen before any definite idea of its sur- passing richness, beauty and good taste can be appreciated. From the modiste in cherge the following description was ob- tained: The gown itsely is of heavy white brocaded silk. A eourt train of krocaded ins, lined with heavy white satin, is ornamented on the 1inside by a ruche of lisse, the end of the long train be- ing thrown back ana caught with huge bows of lisse and white ostrich plumes. Square-cut corsage of ivory white satin, draped with pearl and gold-embroidered lisse, depending from a Stuart collar, and small sleeves of lisse complete the cos- tume. At a meeting of the directors last night G. O. Richards was appointed a committee of one to issue to all representatives of the press cards of admission to the various en- tertainments. President J. C. Sims has donated the use of his elegant offices for press headquarters, and visiting news- paper men will be royally welcomed. A case of wine from the Fountain Grove Vineyard Company, and another from George F. King, havealready been donated | for the newspaper men, and the de Turk winery will present two or three. FATE OF FAURE N THE BALANCE, CQontinved from First Page. they have built with the other. Baron de H s relations with royal personages, chiefly of the Coburg and Orleans fam- ilies, mark an entirely new departure in the development of monarchical etiquette. Princes in all times have had queer deal- ings with financiers, but it was Hirsch who started the idea of a rich Jew who in return for the privilege of being of one of a royal party, paia all of the card losses of his royal friends and never took any winn- ingsfrom them. This has now come to be a regular institution. Itis what old Sassoun was doing at that famous baccarat party at Tranby Court, and though the Prince of Wales takes less pains than the rest to dis- semble these things, almost every other Prince in Europe has his Sassoun on hand as much as his valet or barber. They say in Paris that the Orleans Princes among them must have gathered in literally mil- lions of francs from the Baron’s huge hoard on this basis, and the whole troop of Austrian Archdukes, even while they pub- licly professed the bitterest anti-Semitic prejudices, kept themselves in pocket money from the same source. England had a national concern in the baron’s death, since it is understood that he had enormous landed and other invest- ments here, which, under the new death daties, would ordinarily yield revenue enough to build three or four new first- class men-of-war, which is what the Eng- lish are doing just now with all their spare money, but he wasan Austrian subject and his will is to go to probate in Vienna and much doubt exists as to what extent and how the British tax claims on the estate are to be enforced. Leon Say was about the last of a genera- tion of French publicists, largely Portest- ants, whose temperaments and ideas were formed under the strongly vpro-English regime of Louis Philippe and Napoleon Iil. These men visited England, read English books and papers, got most of their economic political inspiration from England and for many years they had a great influence in France, but it began dwindling as soon as Gambetta died. Since then they have been more and more back numbers, till now the London press de- voted far more obituary space to Leon Bay than did the Parisian, and a few other veterans like him who are left get no hear- ing whatever from the new Gaul of the re- public, which instinctively hates free England, or rather pretends to itself to hate it, solely to excuse to itself its friend- ship with enslaved Russia. Dagnen-Bouvert agamn centers attention on himself at the Champs ds Mars salon this year by a picture of “The Last Sup- ver,”” which everyvody is talking of. In grouping it follows, apparently with inten- tion, Leonardo da Vinci's arrangement, but the Savior is standing with a large glass of blood-red wine in his hand, gazing pen- sively at vacancy. Aside from the artistic merits of the work, which are exalted by some and denied by others, Paris is inter- ested in identifying the portraits of the Disciples with well-known living people. Puvis de Chavannes’ five big panels for Boston, if less popular, excite strenuous praise from the critics, and our own Ban- nat’s full-length portrait of Otero receives place in all quarters among a dozen fore- most pictures. The announcement that the Queen has established a new order of knighthood} called the Royal Victorian, is received by tbe London press with pained silerce. By intnition many people guess, though no- body says more, it is intended to make Alfred Austin the premier knight. This new foundation is the Queen’s defiant an- swer to his critics. Henry Arthur Jones’ new drama at the Garrick, “The Rogue’s Comedy,” is sus- pected to be an old work brought with somewhat crude baste up to date and fashioned into 2 one-part play to fit W il- lard. Thisitdoes with so much aptness that it is likely to make money for both actor and author, but it will certainly not enhance the fame of the latter. The play is written with much less than Jones’ usual felicity of diction, and is struc- turally improbable to the pointof bur- lesque, though no fun is intended. HaroLp Feeperic. | ond, Panwell third. BAD LUCK OF THE RACING JOCKEYS, Stumbles of Runners That Seriously Injure the Riders. HURT IN THE HURDLE. Riderless Lord Lonsdale Runs Over the Course and Finishes First. McCAFFERTY IS ALSO THROWN Washington Society Goes to the Track to Witness Some Interesting Events. CHICAGO, Iin., April 25.—The events at Forsyth to-day were as a rule all well contested. Lord Lonsdale stambled and threw his jockey in the hurdle race, ran over the course riderless, and finished first. Three favorites, one second and three third choices won. Attendance about 4000. Six furlongs, Glenoid won, Potsdam sécond, Willie L third. Time, 1:19. Five furlongs, Republic won, Helen Wren second, Extra third. Time, 1:08%. Six furlongs, Fusileer won, Frankie D sec- ond, Warren Point third. Time, 1:18. Six and a hall_furlongs, May Galiop won, ta second, May Ashley third. Time, x ‘furlongs, Red Skin won, Panout second, Lillian E third. Time, 1:153{. One and an eighth miles, over four hurdles, Miles Standish won, Cunarder second, Jim Norville third. Time, 2:083{. Five furlongs, Hi Henry won, Floreanna sec- ond, Tramp third. Time, 1:02. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.— Weather good, track in fair condition and attendance large. Among the prominent members of Washington society who graced the occasion were Secretary of the Navy Herbert, with Miss Herbert and sev- eralother ladies. Hon.Thomas B. Reed relinquished for the day the burdens of the Speaker's chair and went out to see the flight of the speeders. In the first race an unlucky tumble badly hurt Mec- Cafferty, who was riding ennel, the favorite, but he is pronounced out of | danger. Five furlongs, Will Elliott won, Kinglet sec- ond, The Sage third, Time, 1:04 3-5. Four and a half furlongs, selling, Russler wm\é Lizzie B second, Aunt Sally third. Time, 57 2. One mile, Hawarden won, Intermission sec- Time, 1:45. Six furlongs, Mirage won, Factotum second, Prig third. Time, 1:16 3-5. Steeplechase, about two and & half miles, May Biossom walked over the course. Steeplechase, two miles, May Blossom won, Pelleas second. 7lime, 4:35 2-5. NEWPORT, Kv., April 25.—The Queen City Jockey Club closed its thirteen-day meeting to-day and will open again in August. Willle Ham, the jockey and owner, was suspended indefinitely for a bad ride on Gus Straus in the first race. Attendance 4000. Summaries: Six furlongs, St. Chevalier won, Clara Foley second, Gus Straus third. Time, 1:161;. Four furlongs, Red won, Lady Keith second, Benzetta third. Time, :491%. One mile handicap, Muskalonge won, Alamo second, Prince Imperial third. Time, 1:42), ne and an eighth miles, Probasco we Lightfoot second, Elizabeth third. Time, 1 One mile and twenty yards, Aimee Good won, Nicholas second, Hippogriff third. Time, 8ix Turlongs, Miss Young won, Tough Timber second, Cuticle third. Time, 1:15 MEMPHIS., Texx., April 25.—The first race of the closing day’s card was one of the most surprising and disgusting flakes of the whole meeting, Royal Choice, at 75 0 1, beating the favorite, Flying Dutch- man, at 1 to 4 without any show of justifi- cation. Martin had the mount on the Dutchman, He lead easily all the way, but was beaten by a length and a half. One mile, Royal Choice won, Flying Dutch- mnn‘/secoud. Lord Willowbrook third. Time, 1 Fouf and a half furlongs, Moncreith won, Scribe second, Stentor third. Time, :5634. One mile and an eighth, Montgomery ltandi- cap, $2000 guaranteed, Buck Massie won, Matrice second, Rey dél Mar tnird. Time, 1:5534. One mile, Emin third. Time, 1:45 Six furlongs, Mate won, 0 Dominion sec- ond, Swifty third. Time, 1:173. Six furlongs, Lady Dolefal on, Denver sec- ond, Fred K third. Time, 1:1724. g %ey 'won, Plug second, Lester ON THE BALL FIELD, Irwin’s Error Gives Chicago Two Runs and the Game. CINCINNATI, Onro, April 25.—An error by Irwin in the sixth inning gave the Chi- cagos two runs and the game. Attend- ance 5000. Score: Cincinnatis 000110010-3 8 3 Chicagos. 01100201%5 8 1 Baiteries Vaughn; Parker and Donabue. Umpire—Sheridan. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 25.—For six innings to-day the Phillies could do nothing with Pitcher Payne. In the eighth inning Payne became wild and the Phil. lies developed a batting streak. Attend- ance 14,000. Score 100100001-3 12 & 0000086%*9 8 0 Batteries—Payne and Srim; Orth, Clements and Umpire—Lynch. Grady. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., April 25.—The Colonels were easy marks for the Browns to-day. Both Hart and Weyhing were liberal with gifts of first base, and the locals batted their runners home. Latham and Niland were on the bench to-day and the change worked well. Attendance, 3800. Score: St. Louis Louisville 3 Batteries- McFarland; Weyhing and ‘Warner. Umpire—Emshe, BALTIMORE, Mbp., April 25.—Boyd’s wildness and five well-placed hits won the game in the first two innings. A long run and a backward catch by Selbach called forth prolonged applause from the 4939 spectators, Score: Baltimores. 14020201%-10 11 1 Washingtons 00100001—2 6 6 Batteries—McMahon and Robinson; Boyd and McGuire. Umplres—Keefe and Henderson. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 25.—Cleveland defeated Pittsburg to-day in a well-played game, bunching their hits ic the fourth inning. It was the largest crowd ever on the grounds here, numbering 10,000. Score: Pittsburg. . 001020000-3 8 o Clevelands 000600001—6 10 2 Batteries—Killen and Sugden; Wilson and 0'Con- mor. Umplire—Wetdman. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 25.—The New Yorks played a ragged game against Bos- ton to-day and were easily taken into camp. The feature of the game was the batting and fielding of Hamilton. Weather cold and cloudy. Attendance 5000, Score: New Yorks 100210000—4 6 7 Bostons. 0080220007 1) 4 Batteries—Clarke and Zearfoss; Ryan. Umpiresfutst e —_—— On Franklin Feeld. PHILADE LPHIA Pa., April 25.—The annual inter-collegiate and inter-scholas- tic relay-race carnival of the university of Pennsylvania was held this afternoon on Franklin Field, the athletic grounds of the university.,’ The most important event was the five-mile relay race between Yale and Pen vania, which Pennsylvania won in 24:054-5, and a mile race of the same character for tho‘intgr-wllugiate championship of America, which was cap- tured by Harvard. Time, 2:28 3-5. pE s s CORBETT EEADY TO FIGHT. But Fitzsimmons Says He Must First Whip Maher. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 25.—Articles of agreemeni for a finish fight under Queensberry rules between Fitzsimmons and Corbett were signed to-day by Wil- liam A. Brady in behalf of Corbett and Dan A. Stuart of Texas, the third party to the agreement, who offers a purse of $12,- 000 for the fight. A Stuart wired Fitzsimmons at Cincinnati asking him to have a representative at the meeting. Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons’ manager, repliédl that no offers would be considered on behalf of Corbett until the latter had met and defeated either Maher or Slayin. Brady was nettled at Julian’s rg&g, and said he would bet $10,000 to $ that Corbett would defeat Fitzsim- mons in a finish fight. He also said he would bet $10,000 even that Corbett could knock out Fitzsim- mons in ten rounds. Fitzsimmons, it is said, will leave for England next week, Brady announced tbat if this was a fact Corbett would follow him on the next boat and force him to fight. et (Yo Victoria’s First Basebull Game. VICTORIA, B. C., April 25.—Fifteen hundred people to-day witnessed the first professional game of baseball ever played in Eritish Columbia, and a fine exhibition of the American National game it was. It brought together the Seattle and Victoria league teams, the latter of which scored a brilliant vietory by 2to 1. All the mem- bers of the home team played a practically errorless game, while. sensationally fine throws and catches aroused the spectators to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. e COlearwaler in the Lead. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 25.—The cham- pionship pool match between Alfred de Oro and William H. Clearwater was stopped to-night at 12 o’clock, the score for the three mghts play then standing: Clear- wate 565, De Oro 558. The remainder of the 600 balls will be played Monday. MALTRENTED BF A GANG Shocking Experience of Pretty Little Etta Bancroft, a California Girl. Enticed From the Home of Friends Near Chicago and Kept in a Barn for Two Days. CHICAGO, IuL., April 25.—A morning paper says: Etta Bancroft, the 13-year- old daughter of J. D. Bancroft, who disap- peared from the home of Mrs. J. H. E. Procunier, at 126 South Oak Park avenue, Oak Park, last Wednesday afternoon, was found by the police yesterday afternoon in a barn in West Madison street. H. Michaels, who owns a grocery-store on the corner of Western avenue and Mission street, yesterday morning notified the po- lice at the Warren-avenue station that he had seen a girl answering the description of Etta Bancroft in company with two ccl- ored men. Michaels told the poliee he saw. the trio enter an alley on Western avenue, between Warren avenue and Mad- ison street. The girl refused to talk much when first found, but intimated-that she had been en- ticed away from her home. Later the offi- cersarrested six men on suspicion of being implicated in the matter—William FErick- son (colored), alias ‘‘Yellow,”’ David Lake, ‘William H. Lewis, Richard Mullins, Rich- ard Shaffer (colored) and Consta Siska. Thepolice are looking for two more men whom they also suspect of beingimplicated in enticing the girl away. According to the story told by the girl she met a young man known as “Fatty” Lavigne while out for a walk Thursday afternoon, and he proposed to take her toa circus. After the show was over they met afriend of ““Fatty’s,” known in the vicinity as “Bowman Dairy Dick.” The latter took her to the barn. She was kept there Thurs- day night, where the members of the gang visited her. “'Bill"” Lewis, whois a peddler and occu- piesthe Lincoln dairy barn, was among the first men arrested yesterday, and at once confessed to the officers that the girl had been kept in the barn and had been assaulted by the gang. The people of Oak Park are intensely excited over the affair, as Etta Bancroft was one of the best known and prettiest girls in the town. J. D. Bancroft, the stepfather of the girl, will arrive in St. Louis to-day on his way here from California, where he is a wealthy mine-owner. Heis as yet in ignorance of the fate of his stepdaughter, but will find a telegram from Mr. Procunier, teliing him of her disappearance, awaiting him at St. Louis. SALVATIONIST CHANGES, Colonel Higgins Arrives From England to Succeed Colonel Eadie. Eva Boo'h to Visit London Before Assuming Command of the Canadian Forces. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 25.—Colonel Edward Higgins, who is to freplace Colonel Eadie as chief secretary of Commander Booth-Tucker, and who will be next in command of the Salvation Army of the United States, arrived yesterday on the Britannic. He carries important com- munications from General Booth to his son-in-law and daughter. Colonel Higgins said that General Booth had not yet ac- cepted as final the defection of hisson Bal- lington. The colonel denied that he had brought any communication for Balling- ton Booth. The colonel will be sworn in under the American flag at the Fourteenth-street headquarters to-morrow night. At the same time Commissioner Eva Booth will say her farewell. She will sail for Eng- land next week for final instructions be- fore taking command of the Canadian forces. Commander Booth-Tucker made an- other tour last night of the slum posts of the Salvation Army, and continued his in- vestigation of the seamy side of life in the metropolis. He addressed meetings in the Albany-street and Cherry-street mission- houses. Between meetings he looked in on some of the alleys and rookeries of the First and Fourth wards. A big sign in front of the Fourteenth- street headquarters yesterday attracted much attention. On one side in big letters was the notice: ‘The devil would rather you would not look on the other side of this boarda.” Of course every one looked on the other side and found an announce- ment there of Bunday’s programme. Mount Emmons, 13,694 feet, is said to be the highest in Utah. CONDEMNED, BUT NOT SUPPRESSED. Duels to Remain in Vogue in Emperor William'’s Domain. MINISTERS MAY RETIRE Resignations of Prince Hohen- lohe and General Schellen- dorf Are Imminent. BISMARCK'S POLICY UPHELD. Germans Must Mcet on the Field of Henor or Be Ostracised in Social Circles. BERLIN, Geruaxy, April 25.—The futil- ity of the debate on the subject of duel- ing, which took place in the Reichstag this week and resulted in the passage of a resolution condemning the practice, is be- coming generally recognized. The Na- tional Zeitung has given color to the re- ported differences on the question of duel- ing which had arisen between the Em- peror and some of his Ministers by an- nouncing that the resignations of the Im- perial Chancellor, Prince von Hohenlohe, and General Bronsart von Schellendorf, Minister of War, are imminent, but opin- ion based upon better information credits the assertion that the chiefs of the Govern- ment are in complete accord on the sub- Ject. The sum of the matter is that the high- est personages in the country refuse to take decisive measures to check, and thereby condone the continuance of the custom. The Leipziger Neuste Nachrich- ten asserts that the Government could not make a zealous defense of a practice which is in direct conflict with the public laws, nor could it assume the tone voiced by the extremisis of totally condemning the cus- tom of dueling, Still, the article aads, there might be found some mode of gov- ernmental utterance against the practice which would be consonant with the cur- rent feeling of the public. The Frankfurter Zeitung remarks that as long as custom imposes upon the offi- cers of the German army the obligation to engage in duels and as long as the Cabinet order issued in 1874, recognizing dueling as legitimate, remains unrevoked and the authorities of the universities do not take severe measures to the end of putting a stop to such encounters among the stu- dents, the resolution adopted by the Reichstag will remain a purely platonic manifestation. The Bismarckian press, in their reference to the agitation against dueling, quote Prince Bismarck’s own words, “The best that is in me is that my whote life has always been that of a Prussian officer,” as the best proof of the ex-Chancellor's sup- port of the custom. They admit that courts of honor may limit but will never consent to the aboiishment of the usage. A worse incident than the Von Kotze- Schraeder affair has arisen in the case of an assessor of a police court. This official, in the course of his hearing a charge of assault committed by three persons upon one, told the three accused men that they had not acted as gentiemen should have done. One of the defendants, who was an officer in the reserves, chal- lenged the assessor, who was also a mili- tary officer. The latter declined to accept the challenge on the ground that he had given an expression of his opinion in re- gard to the conduct of the defendants in the discharge of his legal duties. The mat- ter was referred to a court of honor com- posed of officers, which insisted that the assessor should accept the challenge to fight. The assessor held his ground and the court of honor removed his name from the list of the officers of his regiment because he adhered to his privileges. The assessor appealed to the higher authorities, but they only confirmed the finding of the court of honor. Commentinz upon this case, the Vossische Zeitung asks: What can be done with such courts where a judge presiding at a public tribunal is con- demned to fight a duel because he rightly reprimanded an “officer who had joined with two others in committing a brutal assault upon a single person ? The present position of the dispute be- tween Great Brifain and Venezuela has reawakened great interest in the matter. The Tageblatt in alluding to the situation expresses the opinion that English di- plomacy has taken fresh courage through the weakened attitude of the United States Government, both upon this and the Cuban questions. The paper thinks that President Cleveland is losing his former decisive grip and is now content to allow the resolutions passed by the American Senate and House of Representatives to remain as they are, The Berlin Neuste Nachrichten in an article based upon the reported refusal of the Government at Washington to accept a standing court of arbitration says: “if this report is true the movement to secure a permanent international court has come to an absolute standstilL.’ The sentence of three years penal servi- tude, the lossof his civil rights for five years and the payment of a fine of 1200 marks which was imposed upon Baron von Hammerstein, formerly the editor-in-chiet of the Kreuz Zeitung, is regarded as severe by his friends, who cherished the hope that he would escape the ignominy of the convict labor and receive a sentence of simple imprisonment. The case will now be appealed to the Supreme Court at Leipsic. + The eldest son of the Duke of Cumber- land, Prince George William, is danger- ously ill, and his life is despaired of. He is in his sixteenth year. ‘The tenor Lavin' of Detroit made his debut in the Royal Opera House this week as Edgardo in “Lucia di Lammermoor.” He scored # thorough success. NEGOTIATIONS NOT STOPPED. But Salisbury May Give Way to Arthur Balfour. LONDON, Enxa., April 25.—Though George N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secre- tary of the Foreign Office, declared in the House of Commons Thursday that the negotiations concerning Venezuela are still proceeding, it is a fact thata delay has occurred. The cable dispatches to the Times alleging that they had been stopped altogether went too far. The Foreign Office denjes that it proposed a cessation of negotiations, and attributes the delay to unavoidable causes, which inquiries in- dicate to be Lord Salisbury’s weakening health combined with a great pressure of work. According to the Speaker, the retire- ment of Lord Salisbury from official life cannot be long delayed. It speculates on who his sul sor will be, and makes a forecast that the Right Hon. Arthur Bal- four, now First Lord of the Treasury and Lord Salisbury’s nephew, will succeed him in the Premiership and be elevated to the peerage. PNk Cob ENGLAND'S VERY SLOW ADVANCE. Evidently in No Hurry to Force the Fighting With Dervishes in the Soudan. LONDON, Exa., April 25.—Lord Cromer, the British diplomatie agent in Egypt, has been summoned to London in order to confer with Lord Salisbury; the Mar- quis of Lansdowne, Becretary of State for War; General Lord Wolseley, commander- in-Chief of the British army; and General Sir Redvers Buller, who will command tbe operations in the Soudan. Until the conferences determine the exact proportions of the military opera- tions in the autumn neither the Foreign Office nor the War Office will take any further measures for an advance in the Soudan. The expedition remains stationary at Wady-Halfa and Akasheb. No press cor- respondents or other civilians are allowed to go further south than BSarras. The health of the troops is excellent, with the exception of mild enteric disorders. The plant for the construction of a rail- way from Abu Fatmeh, 112 miles south- ward to Akasheh, sixty miles irom Don- gola, will be sent out from London. There is certain to be some fighting before this line is laid. Tne dervishes at Abu Fat- meh have been reinforced and are now estimated to number 8700. Of these only 2800 are armed with rifles. They are com- manded by the chief Emir, Mohammed Boshira. SR FIVE HUNDRED DERVISHES DIE. Rout of the Natives by a Part of the Italian Garrison Stationed "at Kassala. SUAKIM, Asvssinia, April 25.—Ad- vices have been received here saying that part of the Italian garrison at Kassala, conjointly with a detachment of Italians from Mokran, made an attack upon a force of 8000 dervishes, whom they defeated and pursued to Golsa. The Italians killed 500 of the dervishes and lost 100 of their own men. PR SR L ATTACKED 4 BRITISH COLUMN. Matabeles Retreated After a Heavy Loss From the Deadly Rapid-Fire Guns. BULUWAYO, Sours Arrica, April 15.— A large number of Matabeles attacked a British column on the outskirts of the town early this morning. but were re- pulsed with heavy loss. Thenatives made & stubborn stand and fought with great desperation. but finally broke and fled in great disorder, under a well-directed fire from the Maxim-Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns with which the English were equipped. The Matabeles lost a large number in killed and wounded, while the British loss consisted of one killed and several wounded. CAPE TOWN, Sourm Arrica, April 25. A dispatch from Mafaekin says that twenty-eight officers, 600 men, 732 horses, nine machine guns and an abundance of food and supplies have started for Bulu- wayo, and expect to reach Mangive May 7. — il USED PISTOLS AND SABERS. Fierce Ducl Between Baron Fejrvary and M. Bernath. VIENNA, AvsTriA, April 25.—A duel was fought this morning between Baron Fejrvary, the Hungarian Minister of Na- tional Defense, and M. Bernath, member of the Chamber of Deputies. The princi- pals first fought with pistols, with a result that neither was hit. Then they fou:ht with sabers, and Bernath was seriously wounded in the head. —_— RESCUED BY HIS WIFE, Dillon Rev. George Francis Traced to an Insane Asylum, Now There Is Said to B Considerable Mystery Attached to the Priest’s Marriage. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 25.—Investiga- tion into the disappearance of George Francis Dillon, a. well-gknown Catholic clergyman, and Miss Ross Donovan, both of Braddock, develops the fact that they were martied at Windsor Hotel, Cumber- land, Md., November 15 last by the Rev. J. C. Nicholson, pastor of the Cumberiand Episcopal Church. At that time the con- tracting couple gave their residences as Philadelphia, according to the certificate. ‘Where the bride and groom now live is unknown to their nearest friends. Father Dillon was stationed for a short time at Altoona. Miss Donovan, aged 22, was cashier for the Western Union Tele- graph Company at Braddock. On Novem- ber 14 both priest and girl disappeared from Braddock. Gossip resulted in an investi- gation and Father Dillon was transferred to a parish in Pitisburg. He continued daily visits to Braddock. Coming home late at night about the first of this month Father Dillon found himself locked out. He forced an entrance .and, arousing Father Bigham, threatened him with severe punishment if he was again locked out. Four days later Dillon was removed to Verscy Hospitai and placed in a private apartment as an insane person. He was an excessive cigarette smoker, and while confined at the institution made several futile attempts to escape, ¥ A report of his 1incarceration reached Miss Donovan, or rather Mrs, Dillon, and on April 15, armed with ner marriage cer- tificate, she came to Pittsburg, engaged Attorney E. B. Scull and a detective, en- deavoring to secure Dillon’s release. Re: Father E.A.Bush of St. Peter's, Alle- gheny, was seen and ordered as vicar gen- eral of the diocese to issue a mandatory note that would secure Dillon’s release. The sub-prelate first refused, but when threatened with legal action gave in, issu- ing the desired order. This resulted in Dillon being released, and in company with his wife he repaired to a hotel, where they remained over night. Next day she returned to Braddock, and on Saturday last sheresigned from the service of the Western Union Company, since which time neither she nor her husband has been seen. Her mother denies the story of the marriage, and none of the local clergy will talk of Dillon’s affairs, save to say that he is ill with a nervous disease. e t of Holland is from ten to low sea level. ity foat CRIPPLE CREEK SWEPT BY FIRE, Four Blocks Licked Up in the Heart of the Town. PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN The Flames Spread So Rapidly That the Firemen Were Paralyzed. WILD SCENES AND INCIDENTS. Buildings Blown Up, Prisoners Turned Loose—Loss From One to Two Millions. CRIPPLE CREEK, Coro., April 25— The main portion of the business section is in ashes to-night. Charred timbers and crumbling walls now mark the sites of what were the best business blocks of the town. One million dollars is considered by some to be a conservative estimate of the damage, while others place the loss as high as two millions. As nearly as can be estimated at a late hour to-night the in- surance will not exceed $250,000. At 1 o’clock this afternoon a fire broke out in Carey’s second-hand store. The firemen responded quickly and the blaze was not thought to be serious, but a sud- den change in vhe wind occurred and the flames quickly spread to adjoining build- ings. Then it was conceded that half a dozen buildings on the corner of Meyer and Third streets would be destroyed, and the occupants made hasty preparations for the removal of their goods to places of safety. Every moment added fury to the flames, and as they spread rapidly from house to house, the people began to realize that an enormous conflagration was about to take place. Every vehicle in town was pressed into service by merchants, anxious to save the contents of their stores, and great con- futrion existed, during whicha number of casualties occurred from runaway teams. The merchants were not successfal in re- moving their goods, the flames spreading with such rapidity that not more than one- tenth of their wares were saved. ‘When the postoffice caught fire, it be- came evident that desperate measures should be adopted to stop the spread of the flames, and, the water supply being very poor, the firemen decided to resort to the use of dynamite and a number of | buildings were thus sacrificed before the fire had reached them. During the prog- ress of the explosions a fireman, whose | name cannot be learned, was probably fatally injured by baving one of his legs blown off. Late this evening the fire was finally got under control, after having destroyed the entire district svrrounded by Warren, Eaton, Third and Fourth streets, compris- ing four blocks. Among the buildings included in the burned district are the First National Bank, | the Gold Stock Exchange, the Postoffice, the Topic and Central theatres, the City Jail, several large rooming-houses and hotels. It is reported that all of the mails in the Postoffice were destroyed. Great excitement prevailed at the City | Jail, and as the prisoners could not be cared for elsewhere MarshalJim Marshall threw open the doorsand released all of the prisoners. Telegraph and telephone service was for a time completely suspended, but both the Western Union and Postal companies opened up offices in the outskirts of the city, and to-night communication is par- tially restored. Many people lost everything they had. Those “who are not affected have oftered shelter to the homeless, of whom there are several hundred. Pearl Bryan’s Murder. CINCINNATI, Omro, April 25.—Judge Bennett, on the witness stand this morn- ing in the Jackson trial, testified that he was at Locke’s farm, where Pearl Bryan’s body was found, the day after the dis- covery. The blood spots on the ground and bushes were still moist. His testi- mony-was taken up with a description of the scene where the body was found. 'Besldes Judge Bennett, Messrs. Weaver, Newell and Boycetestified. The case then turned toward the Bellevue end of the story, or Pearl's whereabouts immediately preceding her death, Druggist Poertmeyer being recalled. LIRS SAND ISLAND EXPULSIONS. Why the State Troops Were Removed by the Regulars. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2.—The War Department has no inform about the expulsion of State troops from Sand lsland in the Columbia River. ~The Oregon authorities re. cently asked the department if any objection would be made to sending -Jetachmem of the Oregon militia to the 1sland, which is the property of the Uniteq States Government, to expel from it {he obnoxious Washingion State fishermen. To_this the department replied thaf it could replace the Oregon Government anq perform tne expulsion, the island not pe. ing under State control. A detachment of regular troops was sent with orders to ex. vel all persons, and it is presumed at the department that the officer commanding removed the militia under these instruc. tions. on ASIEULAR RECOVERY SHE BELIEVES INTHE HOME REMEDY Hrs, Lee Walters, 823 First Street, A true and authentic story comes from the city of Los Angeles which is really marvelous. Itis especially interesting to those suffering from dyspepsia and an im- poverisaed blood, for, while the individual is now permanently cured, many doctors are wondering how the cure was effected, | and it is given out that the physicians of | Los Angeles are secretly investigating the “formulz” of what is known as Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. Four years ago Mrs, Lee Walters was considered one of the handsome women of Los Angeles. Up to that time she was in | perfect health. All of a sudden she de- veloped headaches—dyspepsia. Her case | was so painful that many of the best phy- sicians were called in, but they could only give temporary relief. About a year ago Mrs. Lee Walters be- | gan using Joy’'s Vegetable Sarsaparilia. { 8he has completely recovered her losk | health. All the old symptoms have dis- | appeared. She writes for the benefit of | those who may be similarly afflicted: THE EDWIN W. JOY CO., 269 Stevenson st., | Ban Francisco, Cal.—GENTLEMEN: From & desp | sense of gratitude I am glad to be able to tell you | that I am now a well and hearty woman. All the old symptoms have disappeared. I have no more headaches. They are gone. Yousee, my headaches were so awful, 80 ex- tremely painful, I had to call in many doctors, but was never relieved until I vsed Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. 1t s such a pleasant medicine. ‘There is no nasty taste (0 it. T can eat almost anything and digest well. I sleep every night. My stomach does not fill up and bloat. My digestion is really perfect. I pralse the Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla and will always recommend it. I stopped using pills as soon as I began to take Joy’s Vegetable Ssrsaparilla. It 1s a splendid laxative. Hoping some person will read this who is looking for mm\é:‘f;:::?sgw s S LEE . Dlessing. (SEned) it sueeot, Los Angeles, Cal. 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