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12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1896. not only homage to those of their own goun- try, but to all strange deities coming to Rome, 50 that in time, deities became S0 numerous there that necessity compelled the Romans to colonize them as they did their surplus popu- lation. Juvenal says, satirically, with respect to the multiplicity of divinities: Religious nations sure, and blessed abodes W here every orchard is overrun with gods. From the earliest records of history to the present time, priestcrait has been & most po- tent factor in the affairs of civil government. The first effective barrier against it was reared by the tramers of the constitution of the United States, wherein is sei forth these words: Congress shall make no law respecting an estab- lishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. This,the fundamental iaw,vouchsafes to every one the free exercise of his religion within the scope of good morals, but places an impassable bar_between church and state. It secures each religious denomination from taxation for the support of another of a different faith; it shields religion against hardship from un- friendly legislation, and protects American liberty from the wiles of bigotry and from the follies of superstition. We are advised by the ablest expounders of the constitution, that ail the checks human ingenuity has peen able to devise to give per- fect operation to the machinery of govern- ment—to adjust all 1ts movements, to prevent its eccentricities and to balance 'its forces— have been introduced with singular skiil and wisdom into the structure of the constitution. The constitution was approved and adopted, and is approved and adopted by an intelligent and liberty-loving people. It has for a century and upward been tested in the crucible of e: perience, and is found 1000 fine. Under its wgis from a small_band of patriots there has zrown up in & century “a Nation of the highest and graudest type ever before known among men”; a Nation surparsiug in general intel- ligence, National wealth and all the sub- stantial means of happiness any other Nation on the face of the globe; & Nation consisting of seventy millions of united sovereigns whose domain of inexhaustible resources spreads out from the gulf to the Arctic and from the At- lantic 10 the Pacific. Where a cen- tury ago were interminable forests now are extended orchards, vineyards and fertile fields of waving grain, innum- erable meunufactories of ~ vast propor- tions and happy homes, humerous as the stars thet shine above them. Where then biazed the council fire of the Indian braves stands the Statehouse of civilized man. The waters that were then rippled by the rude and fragile canoe are now shaken by the thunders of mighty na- vies and plowed oy the rich laden merchanimen of every nation. Cities with swelling domes and cloud-piercing spires have sprung up where then the red man was, in his native wilderness, wont to range unmolested and un- controlled. Contemplating these vast changes, far ex- ceeding the conceptions of romance, who can doubt that under these auspices American lib- erty will hence on advance still more rapidly? Who can doubt that travel, now conducted in palaces of more than regal splendor—palaces borne with impetuous speed on links of steel, joining hamlets, cities and country residences throughout one vast domain—will be rendered still more felicitous and expeditious? Who can doubt that & tongue more tractable and fluent than the electric may be employed for communicating thought from place to place though thousands of miles apart? And who can doubt that the homes of the masses will be Dlessed with & greater abundance of the neces- saries, comforts and luxnries of life than they have been wont to enjoy? No doubt need to exist. Though three thousand miles intervene be- tween Bunker Hill monument and Santa Cruz, the elysium of the Golden State, yet are we in heart, in sympathy, in presence of that grand memorial structure, ever proclaiming the “rights of man” to “life, liberty and the pur- suitof hapiness,” also the transcendent deeds of the immortal heroes who there fought the fir<t great battle of the Revolutionary War lor the attainment of those rights. Breathes there a man with soul so dead, ‘Who never to himself has said: This is my own, my native land. Breathes there an American with soul so dead, who cannot but irom his inmost heart aim: hank God, I-T also~am American.” FORCIBLE ARBITRATION. Venezuelan Soldiers Enter the Disputed Territory and "Drive Out the British Surveyors. KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 17.—Accord- ing to advices received here, that territory in dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela has been entered by a force of troops of the latter country. The Venezu- elan soldiers compelled a party of British surveyors who were at work in the district to suspend operations. The surveying party retreated and appealed to the au- thorities for support. Sliiaens Fngland Has Heard of It. LONDON, Ex~G., June 17.—Official re- ports have been received at the Foreign Office of an incursion into British Guiana by Venezuelan troops. —_— 3 ASSASSINATED IN THE SOUDAN. Marquis De Mores Said to Have Been Killed by Show: 's Tribesmen. TUNIS, Tuxis, June 17.—Rumors are being persistently circulated here that the Marquis de Mores, who it was recently stated had started for the Soudun for the purpose of renewing friendly relations with certain Arab chiefs with the idea of obstructing the British ex?edi!ion, has been assassinated by Shoussi's tribesmen, and that thirty of his followers have also been killed, The scene of the massacre, according to the reports, is a poiat thirty miles south of Tripoli. T regas The Story Denied. LONDON, ExG., June 17.—A dispatch received here from Tunis denies that there is any truth in the rumors circulated here regarding the massacre of the Marquis de Mores and thirty of bis followers. Sl R PRESIDENIIAL PARDOMS. William Jacklin, Convicted of Conspiracy in Oregon, Goes Free. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17.—The President has pardoned William Jacklin, convicted in Oregon of conspiracy, and sentence is suspended. In granting a sus- pension of the sentence of three years and six months imposea in April, 1895, on one John Lyons, now confined in the Califor- nia State prison for robbing a postoffice, the President directs that the pardon attorney apply to the District Attorney for testimony on the trial, or at least for a fuller statement of facts, and especially for a suggestion us to who the parties are who he suspects of undue zeal or ques- tionable conduct, influenced thereto by the hope of a reward in the event of the prisener’s conviction. A DARE -DEVIL ENTERPRISE. How Robert Smalls Seized the Confed- erate Steamship Planter. How Robert Smalls, the well-known negro politician of Charleston, 8. C., took possession of the Confederate steamship Planter in Charleston harbor during the war and delivered her to the Federal au- thorities forms the ‘subject of one of the most interesting war claims now before Congress. At that time Smalls received a part of the prize-money, but the full amount to which he was entitled was never paid him, and there is now before the House a bill, favorably reported, which appropriates $20,000, to be paid over to him_for the performanece of oneof the most daring feats of the rebellion. This case is not entirely new in Congressional history, for Mr. Smalls has not been idle all these years, and the measure has been previously considered by the committee and favorably recommended. But com- paratively few persons know the history of the case, which is fiiven in detail in one of the reports recently made to the House from the Committee on War Claims: On May 13, 1862, the Confederate steam- boat Planter, the special dispatch-boat of General Ripley, the Confederate post com- mander at Charleston, 8. C., was taken by Robert Bmalls under the !ollowing cir- cumstances from the wharf at which she was lying, carried safely out of Charleston harbor, and aelivered fo une of the vessels of the Federal fleet then blockading that ort: . On theday previous, May 12, the Planter, which had for two weeks been engaged 1n removing guns from Coles Island to James Island, returned to Charleston. That night all the officers went ashore and siept in the city, leaving on board a crew of eight Among ~them wae men, all colored. T Robert Smalls, who was virtually the pilot of the boat, although he was only-called a wheelman, because at that time no colored man could have, in fuct, been made a pilot. For some time previous he had been watching for an op- portunity to carry into execution a plan he had conceived to take the Planter to the Federal fleet. This, he saw, was about as good a chance as he would ever have to do so, and therefore he determined not to lose it. - Consulting with the rest of the crew, Smalls found that they were willing to co-operate with him, although two o- them atterward concluded to remain be hind. The design was hazardous in the extreme. The boat would have to pass beneath the guns of the forts in-the harbor. Fail- ure and detection would have been cer- tain death. Fearful was the venture, but it was made. The daring resolution had been formed and under command of Rob- ert Smalls wood was taken aboard, steam was put on, and with her valuable cargo of guns and ammunition, intended for Fort Ripley, a new fortification just con- siructed in the harbor, about 2 o’clock in the morning the Planter silently moved off from ber dock, steamed up to Norih Atlantic wharf, where Small’s wife and two children, together with four other women and oneother chila, and also turee men, were waiting to embark. All these were taken on board, and then, at 3:25 . M., May 13, the Planter started on | her perilous adventure, carrying nine | men, five women and three children. | Passing Fort Johnson, the Planter’s steam whistle blew the usual salute and she pro- ceeded down the bay. Approachiig Fort Sumter, Smalis stood in the pilot-house leaning out of the window, with his arms | folded across his breast, after the manner | of Captain Relay, the commander of the | boat, and his head covered with the buge | straw hat which Captain Relay commonly wore on such occasions. The signal required to be given'by all steamers passing out was blown as coolly | as if General Ripley was on board going out on a tour ot inspection. Sumter an- swered by signal, “All right,” and the | Planter head:d toward Morris Island, | then occupied by Hatch’s light artillery, | and passed beyond the range of Sumter’s | guns before anybody suspected anything was wrong. ' When at last the Planter was | obviously going toward the Federal fleet off the bar Sumter signaled toward Morris Island to stop her. But it was too late. As the Planter approached the Federal fleet a white flag was displayed, but this was not at first discovered, and the Federal steamers, supposing the Confederate rams were coming to attack them, stood out to deep water. But the ship Onward, Captain Nichols, which was not a steamer, remained, opened her ports, and was about to fire into the Planter, when she noticed the flag of truce. As soon as the vessels came within hailing distance of each other the Planter’s errand was explained. Captain | Nichols then boarded her and Smalls de- livered the Planter to him. From the Planter Smalls was transferred to the | Augusta, the flagship off the bar, under | the command of Capiain Parrott, by whom | the Planter with Smalls and her crew | were sent to Port Royal to Rear-Admiral | Dupont, then in command of the southern | squadron. mself Smalls continued to distinguish hi and in a number of naval engagements, hile on one occasion, in December, 1863, w the Planter, then under Captain Nicker- | son, was sailing through Folly Island | Creek the Confederate batteries at Seces- | sionville opened a very kot fire upon her. Captain Nickerson became demoralized, | and left the pilot-house and secured him- | self in tue coal bunker. Smalls wason | the deck, and finding out that the captain | had deserted his post, entered the pilot-| house, took command of the boat and car- | ried - her safely out of the reach of the | guns. For this conduct he was promoted | by order ¢f General Gillmore, command- | ing the Department of the South, to the rank of captain, and was ordered to act as captain of the Planter, which was used as | a supply boat along the coast until theend | of the war. In September, 1866, he carried | his boat to Baltimore, where she was put | %ux of commission and sold.—Washington ost. Messg St i THE AVERAGE MARN. One Who Comes Within That Classifi- cation May Consider Himself Lucky. “It's a pleasure to fit yon,” said the clothing salesman to his customer. | “Why?” queried his patron as he glanced complacently over his shoulder at bis fizure reflecting 1n a long mirror. “Because you are an average man. I| mean that your height, width of should- ers, chest measure, length of back, width | across the hips, length of arms and legs, | and general ‘set’ conform to the average dimensions struck- off ‘'by thé manufac- { turer of ready-made clothing.” | “I thought you could fit any sized man.” “So we can, but to do it sometimes we | must break up three different sets of cloth- | ing—take the coat from one, the vest from another and the trousers from another. Now, with you it is different. 1 simply took the chest measure and found the coat m a few minutes made for that measure. The vest and trousers were all right, of course, for you are a man of average build. And you are a lucky man, too, according to | my way of thinking. I know that when it is said 'Ob, he is an average man,’ the term is used 1n the deprecatory sense. As a matter of fact, to say that a man is an average man is to say that he will go through life easily, with less friction, with | more pleasure and less annoyance than the man who is above or below the average. Everything made in quantity is made to fit the average man. A door knob is placed where it is most handy to the man of average height. A letter-box is put up so thar the average man can mail his letters with the least difficuliy. Car- straps hang down far enough for the average man to clutch them with the least effort and they are placed so that the average man can getin and out of a streetcar easily. *‘Hats, shoes, shirts, collars, cuffs, stock- ings, clothing ot every sort, are made of average sizes. 1fa man of a certain height is too fat or too slim for the average build of that height, be is in throuble as soon as he enters a clothing store. If his legs are too long or too short, the salesman must overhaul his stock and try on a number of trousers before he finds a pair that will fit, and frequently he must have them altered after all. ‘‘Now, it’'s the same way with other things. The man of average intelligence, average brain power, average scho ling, average morality and average religions ideas will get along in the world better then men who stand high above him. Men above the average have added re- sponsibilities thrust upon them. More is expected of them. They are supposed to keep up a fast gait, and if they do not the world finds fault with them. The average citizen, average husband, average father, average man is happy because he is incon- spicuous. He goes along unnoticed, as he is neither a fool nor a genius. He attracts no attention and finds ten times more solid pleasure in life than those who_are highly gifted in one way or another, You see, the uer:f;a man is a well-balanced man, and balance means stability, and stability means rest. I have figured this thing out, and have come to the conclusion that the world" is better becaunse of the great majority of average men, who g0 steadily and_quietly along, not heeause of the few geniuses who flash np and blaze like bonfires for a time and then die down to have their ashes blown into evervbody's eyes to annoy and pester them,”—Chicago Record. ————— A strange custom is still observed in Roumania which reminds one strongly of Robinson Crusoe. When a servant has displeased bis or her master, the offender takes his boots in bis hands and places them before tlWle bedroom door of his master. It isa sign of great submission, and the boots are either kicked away as an intimation that the fault will not be for given, or else the servant is told to place them on his feet, which shows that he is forgiven. | the Drummond - Castle. BRITISH STEAMER 1S SUNK AT SEA The Drummond Castle Runs on the Rocks at Midnight. SIX BODIES RECOVERED. Of the 250 Persons on Board Probably All but a Few Were Lost. THREE SURVIVORS PICKED UP.I Tugs Have Been Sent From Brest in the Hope of Making Further Rescues. LONDON, Exg., June 17.—A dispatch received here to-day reports that the Brit- 1sh steamer Drummond Castle, which sailed from Table Bay May 28 for this port with 250 persons on board, was sunk near Ushant, the most westerly of the islands off the coast of Brittany, France. She was damaged by eollision with an- other steamer and sank in three minutes. A survivor of the disaster, named Mer- werk, is at Ushant, and two others at Ile de Molen. Six bodies have been recovered. A representative of the Castle line stated | that the Drummond Castle’s passenger list contained 143 names, and that she car- ried a crew of 104 men. The United Press correspondent at Brest telegraphed to-night that no positive knowledge had been obtained up to that hour regarding the fate of the missing passengers and crew of the sunken steamer except as before reported—one survivor was at Ushant and two others were at the Ile de Molen, and that six bodies had been recovered. The correspondent also stated that a seaich is being made by steamers in the vicinity of the scene of the disaster in the hope of rescuing other sur- vivors. The Drummond Castle was of 2381 tons register and was commanded by Captain Pierce. She belonged to the famous Cas- tle Jine of steamships running between South Africa and London, and was last heard of at Las Palmas. Tugs have been sent out from Brest to | the scene of the disaster in the hope of picking up some of the survivors. The fate of the steamer with which she col- lided is not known. e WORST FEARS CONFIRMED. Heartrending Scenes at the Office of the Stcamship Company. LONDOYN, Ex6., June 17.—A telegram was received to-night at the Admiralty Office from the commander of the British warship Sibyll, which is cruising in the Bay of Biscay, garding the suddeness of the foundering of The telegram states that the Sibyll lowered her boats and did ail possible to rescue those on board the steamer, but the efforts of the cruiser’s men were in vain. Many friends of persons who were known to have been on board the lost steamer, especially ladies, remainea at the offices of the steamship company until late to- night, hoping to learn that there were other survivors of the disaster, and that among them would be found their friends. The telegrams received only tended to confirm the worst reports and several per- sons fainted and many painful scenes were enacted when the messages were read. Ths Castle Steamship Company at mid- night to-night had received no further news regarding the sinking of the boat. The fiaily News prints the names of some of the passengers on the Drummond Castle, including a number of residents of Johannesburg, Kimberley and Cape Town, who were accompanied by their wives and children. The News also pnblishes a report of an interview bad with Sir Donald Currie, M. P., chairman of the Castle Steamship Com- pany, in which S8ir Donald declared that Ushante was a terrible place; the current in the vicinity of the island being very strong and running irregularly. Captain Pearce, Sir Donald added, had been thirty-three years in the company’s gervice and was considered a first'rate man. % = Among the passengers on the Drum- mound Castle were some of the persons who were concerned in the recent troubles in the Transvaal. Late advices from Brest state that the Drummond Castle was mak- ing the passage from Plymouth to the east of Ushante 1sland when the acci- dent occurred. A slight haze hung over the water and the steamer crashed upon a rock and foundered in three minutes. This disposes of the report that the boat was in a collision, and it is conjectured that the Drommond Castle was lost while trying to make the always‘daneerous pas- sage to the east of -Ushante Island. SRR TR AN OFFICIAL DISPATOH. Struck the Rocks and Had Mo Time to ZLower the Boats. LONDON, Exa., June 17.—The following dispatch was received this evening by the Castle Steamship Company from the British Consul at Brest: The Drummond Castle struck the rocks west of Ile de Molene at midnight on the 16th, and sank immediately. There was no time to take out the boats Present information is that one person was saved at Ushant and two other sur- vivors tI'e de Molene, Their names are not given, A Government tug is carryingon 8 search Piercing Shrieks Heard dshore. LONDON, EN6., June 17.—A dispatch from Brest says: Residents of* Ile de Molene state that at midnight on June 16 they heard the piercing cries of passen- gers on the ill-fated steamer, but the sud- denness of the disaster prevented any aid being rendered. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Thomas D, Mott of Los Angeles Grad- wated— Army Orders—Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., June17.—Among the graduates of the Catholic University was Thomas D. Mott of Los Angeles. He | 5 also, on behalf of the other graduates, de- livered the address. Army orders: By direction of the acting Secretary of War, Lientenant-Colonel W, Sinclair, promoted from major, will report by telegraph to the commanding general of the department of California for assign- confirm- | ing the reports previously received re- | ment to station and will proceed to join the station to which he may be assigned. Major Warfield, promoted from captain, will report in person to the commanding general of the department of California for assignment to duty as inspector of artillery of the department. 3 Pacific Coast pensions have been issued asfollows: Calilornia—Renewal—Timothy McCarthy, San Jose. Original, widow— Catherine’ B. A. Cahill, San Francisco. Mexican War widow—Rosanna Dwyer, San Jose. X Washington : Original, sfiecml, June 8— George Stoddard Orting. Restoration and increase—Wietzel Wright, Eilensburg. ————————— THE POPE'S FIKST COMMUNION. It Is to Be Celebrated by Children All Over the Country. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 17.—Agree- able to an official notice that already has been given, it is announced from the apos- tolic delegate iu this city to-night that on the occasion of the celebration of the sev- enty-fifth anniversary of the first commu- nion of Pope Leo XIII, which occurs on June 21, Cardinal Satolli invites all chil- dren of this country to celebrate the date by receiving communion. In support of this invitation the follow- ing cnhfignm, which was received to-day from the Cardinal Secretary of State to Cardinal Satoll, is made public: 1 RoxE, June 17, 1896, The: Most Eminent Cardinal Satoili, Washing- tom, D. C.: I hasten to inform your eminence, in order that you may in the most fitting man- ner give notice that on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his first communion, the Holy Father deigns to grant a plenary in- dulgence to all the children who on the 21st of this month shall make their first com- munion, and an an indulgence of seven years and seven quarantines to all the faithful who on that same day shall partake of the sacra- ments praying for the intention of his Holi- ness. M. CARDINAL RAMPOLLA. —_————— HAMMOND RELEASED. John Hays Pays His Fine of $25,000 and Is Free Again. JOHANNESBURG, SoutH AFRICA, June 17.—John Hays Hammond, the Reform Committee leader, has been released from prison upon the payment of $25,000. —_——— Christian Governor for Zeitoun. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, June17.— An irade was issued to-day appointing a i Christian Governor of Zeiioun. (LOVED BY A CONDUCTOR Mrs. Mclirath of Oakland Fol- lowed East by a Street-Car Man. He Made Threats Against Her Life and She Had Him Ar- rested. CLEVELAND, Onuio, June 17. — Mrs Agnes Mcllrath of West Oakland, Cal., called at the office of the Police Prosecutor this afternoon to ask protection against ‘W. E. Jackson from the same place. Her | story” was distinctly peculiar. Mrs. Mc- Ilrath said she was a widow and in good social standing in West Oakland, and was | accustomed to ride on the Grove-street line of streetcars. was a conductor on that line and became madly in love with her. He secured an introduction and for a time she returned his interest. After a little, however, he became obnoxious to her and she treated him with coldness and tried to rid herself of him. He acted with violence, threat- ening to shoot her and threw a stone at her. | After considerable trouble she left Cali- | fornia to visit relatives in her girlhood { home in Beaver, Pa., chiefly to get rid of | Jackson. From there she came bere, and is stopping with the family of 8. T. Leba- | Ton on Crawford road. Last night, to ber dismay, Jackson called there, and threat- ened that if she would not meet him in her or throw vitriol in ner face. The police fold her to keep the appoint- ment, and were there at the time and arrested Jackson. The man says he never threatened the woman, but admits his passion.” Mrs. Mcllrath is in mortal terror of him. Fora time she lived in the Mil- lard House in Oakland and was later on the staff of the West Oakland Home. — - RACING IN THE EAST. Results at the Forsyth, Gravesend and St. Lowis Tracks. CHICAGO, IiL, June 17.—Results at For- syth: Seven furlongs—Dantes won; Big Strike sec- ond, Frank Jauber tnird. Time, 1:284. Four and a half furlongs—Chenille won, Ma- rie C second, Siegfried third. Time, 0:55. One mile—Orinda won, Loudon second, Charije McDonald third. Time, 1:4135. One and & quarter miles—Tambio won, Her- cules second, My Luck third. Time, 2:19'5, Six furlongs—Miss Young won, Lollie Eastin second, Nellie H third. Time, 1:1415. ola second, John Hickey third. Time, 1:20}4 NEW YORK, N. Y., June 17.—Results at Gravesend : Five furlongs, Erdolon won, Set Fast second, Euphemia third. Time, 1:04. One and a sixteentii miies, Lansdale won, Doggett second, Relief third. Time, 1:5215. | _Onemile, Roundsman won, Sherlock second, | Buritone II third. Time, 1:473%. Five furlongs, Royal Rose won, Florian sec- ond. Collateral third. Time, 1:04. One and an eighth miles, St. Maxim won, Belmar second, Keenan third. Time, 2:02. Six furlongs, Amanda_won, Palmerston sec- ond, Brilliancy third. Time,1:18. ST, LOUIS, Mo., June 17.—Results: Six furlongs—Strathreel won, Bridgetsecond, Joc O’Sot third. Time, 1:15%5. Five furlongs—Harrie Iloyd won, Answer second, Kasdele third. Time, 1:04. Mile and a querter—Argentina won, Don Carillo second, Ramiro third. Time, 2:0. 8ix furlones—Dorah Wood won, May Thomp- son second, 8ligo third. Time, 1:14. Sixanda half furlonge—Gdodwin 1T won, Nellis H IIL second, Joviul third. Time, 1: . OA?LEY. OHI0, June 17.—Suisun, Mike Dwyer’s $10,000 beauty, ran unplaced in the third race to-day. Summarie: Four and a haif furlon elling—Fess! won, Elglthl second, Frances Fesler third. Time, :56. 2 Seven furlongs, selling—Katie C won, Lucy Lee second, Black Silk third. Time, 1:28% Five and'a half furlongs, George Rose Won, ;)lk Leaf second, Bell Bramble third. Time, Seven furlongs, rie Lyle second, Rasper third. Time, 1:27%4. Four and a half furlongs, Ella T. won, Sover second, Alice C. third, Time, :55. One mile, selling, Helen Mar won, Good Ad- '“’?2 second, Daisy Bolander third. Time, "POKTLAND, O., June 17.—Results at Irving- to-day* ton v Trotting, 2:15 class—Challenger Chief won, Shamrock second. Time, 2:21. Running, seven-eighths of a mile dash—Jim Bozeman won, Allahabad second. Time, 1 lult lt-lme for distance in the State on a slow rac Running, half a mile—I Dont Know won, Grl?ver 1'::“:’5 Time, :50. ‘ {lo—Bab; unning, three-quariers of a mile—Baby Ruth won, Skainano second. Time, 1:16. ST gt ON 2HE DIAMOND. Results at Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Boston Washington. PITTSBURG, PA., June 17.—Score: Pitts. burgs, 2, 11, 2; Chicagos, 4, 6, 2. Batteries— Hughey and Merritt, Friend and Dailey. Um- pire—Hurst, CINCINNATI, Ouro, June 17.—Score: Cin- cinnatis, 6, 8, 0; 8t. Louis, 1, 7, 0. Batterles— Ehret and Vaughn, Do; and McFarland. Umfiho—sh.n 4 o BROO] , June 17.—No game; wet rounds, KLYN, N, BOSTON, Mass,, June 17.—Score: Bostons, New Yorks, 4, 7, 1. Batteries—Dolan nzeli; Sullivan and Farrell. Umpire— . WASHINGTON, D, C., June 17,— Score: Washingtons, 3, ‘9, 2; Philedelphias, 7, 12, 2. tleries—King and’ McCauley; Carson and GME Umfih«—l{uh and Weidm: CLEVELAND, Ou10, June 17.—Sco; {2:‘.21 %V‘fl 16, '8; Inuilvflz " ¥ son, Cu and Zimmer; Fraser and Miller. Uinpiror-Lynch, bk Jackson was a fine-looking fellow and | ‘Wade Park this afternoon he would kiil | Six and a half furlong«—Revenur won, We- | selling, Paul Pry won, Car- | udy | EARTHQUAKES REND JAPAN. Appalling Loss of Life on the Island of Yesso. FRIGHTFUL RUMBLINGS. Followed by Incessant Shocks Which Paralyze the In- habitants. TIDAL-WAVE ACCOMPANIMENT. Town of Kamaishi Swept Out of Ex- istence—Only Meager Details Obtainable. YOKOHAMA, JapaN, June 17.—Earth- quakes and tidal waves have caused great loss of life in Northern Japan. The town of Kamaishi has been entirely destroyed and it is estimated that at least 1000 people were killed. During twenty hours there were 159 distinct shocks of earthquake. The tidal waves did much damage along the coast. The island of Yesso, where the greatest devastation and loss of life occurred, con- tains the northerns provipces of Japan, none .of which escaped the effects of the | awful calamity. The ground rumblings are described as resembling the roar of disfant cannon, and were followed by incessant shocks for fifty hours, during which time the inhab- itants who were not engulfed were par- alyzed with fear. 1t is impossible to obtain details of the disaster at present, but enough is known to make it certain that it is'one of the most appalling of modern times. FIERCE WINDSTORM, Causes Great Damage Over the Southern Part of Kansas. WICHITA, Kan.,June 17.—A destructive windstorm swept over Southern Kansas early this morning. At Kingman the elec- tric-light plant, salt works and iron works were considerably damaged and buildings unroofed. Penalosa, Kans., suffered severely, stores being blown to pieces and goods scattered over the country for miles. At Anthony the Town Hall lost its tower and several store buildings were un- roofed. Attica merchants are scouring the coun- try with wagons collecting their goods | that were blown away. In the county many barns and windmills were blown down. The damage to fruit trees and growing corn will be considerable in some sections. THE NEWS OF SAN JOSE: ‘More Depositions Against Mrs. Emma Parker in the Will Contest. Accused of Intemperance, Immoral ty and Making Threats to Kill Jane Pomeroy. SAN JOSE, Car, June 17.—In the Parker will contest to-day some damaging evidence was introduced against Emma L. Parker, the contestant. The entire day was given over to the reading of deposi- tions and most of them gave Mrs. Parker a very bad.reputation. At the opening of court the reading of the deposition of Margaret McDonald was continued. She had advised Mrs. Emma Parker to tell George Parker and Noah and Jane Pomeroy the truth about her past life. Emma Parker was afraid to do so. A Mr. Mitchell called at the Pomeroy house and Emma Parker said that he was settling up her estate in California. She also told her husband so. When Edward Parker found out that his wife had lied to him about her proper:ly he was very angry. | Mrs. Pomeroy told Mrs. McDonald that Emma Parker was an inveterate liar. | There were a number of stories afloat in | the neighborhood as to Mrs. Parker’s past life. » The deposition of Mrs. Mary A. Frost a cousin of Mrs. Jane Pomeroy, was then | read. She had lived at Mrs. Pomeroy’s house, and had a room on the same floor as Kdward Parker and his wife. The night Edward Parker and his wife left the Pome- roy house she heard Em maParker threaten to blow Jane Pomeroy’s brains out. | Emma Parker was enraged because Mrs. | Pomeroy had found out about her past life | and bad character. The deposition of George Lewis was very damaging to the contestant. He had known Mra. Parker at Plantsville. H had gone to school with ber, and her name then was Emma Hough. Prior to her marriage with Edward Parker she was liv- ing with a mun. Her character for chast- ity had always been bad. After her mar- riage she was known to bave criminal intimacies with other men. George Van Nostrand, captain of police of Meriden, Conn., said he knew Mrs. Par- ker as Emma Hough in 1868, At that time she wasan inmate of a house of ill | fame. On one occasion she got drunk and raised a row, and was ordered by the po- lice to leave town. Similar fiocmon: showing the bad character of Mrs. Emma Parker were read during the day. [ S EEELARE CHARGED WITH NEGLECT. Archie Trowbridge Hrld to Answer on Complaint of His Wife. SAN JOSE, CaL., June 17.—Archie Trow- bridge, a plumber, was arraigned before Justice Dwyer to-day on a charge of fail- ing to provide for his two-year-old child, Mrs. Trowbridge being the complainant. Mrs, Trowbride alleges that her husband spends all his money for drink and faiis to provide the necessaries of life for herseif and child, Trowbridge will be tried be- fore 2 jury on July 12. In defau!t of $250 bail he was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff. e s SHERIFF AND DEPUTY ARRESTED Queer Muddle Over the ted Owner- #hip of @ Refrigerator. SAN JOSE, Caw., June 17.—An unnusual proceeding grew out of the legal fight be- tween Woodward & Bennett and the San Jose Meat Company to-day, and resulted in the arrest of Sheriff Lyndon and Dep- uty Sheriff Gardner on a ch of disturb- ing the pcace. The cause of the officers’ arrest grew out of the disputed ownershin of a Gurney refrigerator in Woodward & Bennett’s meat market. The refrigerator l was claimed by the Ban Jose Meat Com- pany. Some time ago an injunction was issued restraining the meat company from touch- ing this property. The injunction was dissolved and before Woodward & Bennett coula take any further action the meat company proceeded to take the property. ‘When_ the Sberiff and his deputy at- tempted to move the refrigerator this morning they were arrested by Officers Haley and Pickering on a charge of dis- turbing the pea e b ¥. M. 1. Election of Officers. SAN JOSE, Car., June 17.—S8an Jose Council No.2, Y. M. L., has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: President, W. E. Lanigan; first vice-presi- dent, V. B. Scanlan; second vice-presi- dent, J. B.'McNamara; recording secre- tary, W. J. Pow corresponding secre- tary, J. Wandra; financial secretary, H. M. McCabe; treasurer, J. M. O'Keefe; marshal, A. J. McCarron; inside sentinel, W. Seno; outside sentinel, J. J. Griffith; executivé committee—W ., Wandra, J. J. Bradley and D. Walker; chaplain, Rev. Father Maguire; medical examiner, Dr. ¥. C. Gerlach. The following were elected hall trustees for the ensuing year: Dr. F. C. Gerlach, J. W. Sullivan and P. L. Linehan. —— Andrew Broehtel in Serious Trouble. SAN JOSE, CaL., June 17.—Andrew Brechtel, charged with stealing a horse and buggy from R. D. ¥ox on November 1, 1895, was examined before Judge Dwyer this afternoon on a charge of grand larceny. After taking the horse Brechtel left the city, and only returned a tew days ago, when he was arrested at Morgan Hill by Constable Fay. Brechtel'was held to answer in the Superior Court. Bail was fixed at $2000. Aged and Demented Wanderer Found. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 17.—J. J. Badger, the old man who wandered from his home on Plummer avenue Monday afternoon, was found this afternoon in Santa Clara. He was in his stocking feet, and had Boapiad a s\uaeiias @H(T tendgred $10 in payment for his fare. He conld give no account of his wanderings since Monday, but said he had been pulling & boat. Badger 1s 74 years old and very childish. 3 iyl Fred Page Charged With Burglary. SAN JOSE, CaL., June 17.—An infor- mation has been filea in the Superior Court charging Fred Page with burglary. On May 31 Page was caught in theact of going_tkrough E. A. Hafely’s room in the Russ House, STILL ATHER OLD TRICKS Naomi Temple Trying to Cap- ture a Young Chicago Millionaire. She Has Already Been Divorced Four Times From the Same Husband. PORTLAND, Or, June 17.—Chief of Police Minto to-day received a letter from Felix V. Batchelder of Chicago urging him to look up the record of one Mrs. Naomi T. Temple, formerly of this city, who left here about nine yearsago for the East. The tenmor of Mr. Batchelder's letter would indicate that he is the elder son of a retired millionaire merchant of Chicago, and that he desires to avert a mesalliance, as he terms it, between his younger brother and Mrs. Temple. The writer im- portuned the Chief to be as speedy as pos- sible in tracing the woman’s local history and transmit it in full by wire. « She was Naomi Kirkbam, who.came here from San Francisco in 1835, becoming an inmate of Carrie Bainbridge’s resort. About six months after her arrival here she married Tom Duckworth, & Victoria (B. C.) gambler, and a merry life they led. During the six cr eight months that she and Duckworth lived together in this city in various lodging-houses, she at different times took a dozen shots at_him, with the best of intention to kill, but he never was injured by the erring pistol of his wife and he never caused her arrest for those attempts upon his life. In the summer of 1888 she returned here from the East’ on a visit as Mrs. Temple, accompanied by a new husband, whom she introduced among her own set as a wealthy New Mexico mine owner, but who in fact was a Santa Fe faro dealer. The couple were well-mated and well-matched, for Temple was as unscrupulous as she, a fact evidenced a year later when this couple were at Colorado Springs, Col., where Naomi captured a wealthy young invalid, said to have been a nephew of Millionaire Russell Sage of New York. She obtained a divorse from Temple in Denver and married the invahd, whom she mulcred out of $30,000 and deserted him. Her victim died at the springs six months later, but in the interim Naomi had again been hob-hobbing with her divorced husband. This dangerous woman has al- together a record of four divorces from Temple, which have been procured with his connivance to enable her to robjunsus- pecting and susceptable wealthy victims. S g TACOMA’S NEW DRYDOCK. Captain Higgins Is -bout to Commence Operations. TACOMA. Wasw.,, June 17.— Captain John E. Higgins announced to-day that he will build a graving drydock at the Narrows, five miles west of Tacoma, com- mencing next_ month. To-day he sent the lans and contracts to New York to his rother and other capitalists interested in the project. Contractors Dougan, Bringham & Cowen to-day signed a contract to build the dock for $86,000, giving a $40,000 bond. As soon 8s the contract and plans are ratified in the East work will be commenced. Repair shops and machinery will in- crease the cost of the plant to over $125,- 000. The dimensions og the dock will be: Length, clear of keel blocks, 425 feet; depth, 21 feet; width, 90 feet at top and 50on botiom. It will be similar in con- struction and about two-thirds of the size of the Government dock at Port Orchard. Captain Higgins has been prominent on the Pacific Cosst since 1851, when he ar- rived at San Francisco as mate on the Jobn Bestram. Between then and 1870 he was fore- man for several years during the con- struction of the docks at Mare Island and foreman in the employ of the Pacific Mail Company three years. In the seventies he buiit several steumers-at Sacramento, later coming to Puget Soitnd, where he got out cargoes of spars for 8an Francisco firms. He has been working on the drydock pro- )recu six years, securing the site in 1890, his will make the second dryaock at Ta~ coma, the floating dock at Quartermaster Harbor having been built in 1891 bbbl i T00 LIGHT A SENTENCE. The Brutal Mate of the Seawall Gets Of With a Fipe, S SEATTLE, Wisw., June 17.—Tederal Judge Hanford to-day sentenced First Mate William Smith to one year's im. prisonment and to pay a fine of $1000 and costs for causing the death by drowning of the sailor Mau, who in order to escape Smith's flendish brutality jumped over- board from the ship Benjamin Seawall when the vessel was upon the high seas. PR S e CLOVIS CONFLAGRATION. Thres Million Feet of Lumber Saved by @ Bucket Brigade. FRESNOQ, Oar., June 17.—A fire last night destroyed the public ball at Clovis, the terminus of the Fresno Flume and Irrigation Company’s flume from the mountains. The fire was started by the overturning of a lamp. It communicated to the 1mmense lumber yard, where over 3,000,000 feet of dressed lumber was piled. The people of the town turned out with buckets and wet sacks, and, after hard fighting, prevented the fire from gaining much headway in the lumber. fsduan=Simih RENO LIBEL B8UIT. District attorney Noroross After Pubtishers of the Journal. RENO, Nev., June 17.—Wacrants in criminal hbel proceedings were served to- night on E. D. Kelly, editor of the Daily Journal, and H. H. Beck, a prominent citizen of Reno. The complainant is F. H. 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