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4 MAY INTERCEDE FOR THE CRETANS, i:‘.uropean Powers Called to Consider Concerted In- terference. ’.OPPOSED BY THE PORTE. But the Dreibund Proposes to Overthrow Turkish Rule on the Island. AND MAY DICTATE THE TERMS If Objsction Is Made at Constantinop’e the Conference Will Be Held at Vienna. BERLIN, GerwMaxy, July 18.—Prince Bismarck’s opin‘on upon the Cretan ques- tion as given by the ex-Chancelior in an interview publishea in the Neue Frei Presse_of Vienna, that it interested him less than did the small plat of land in his garden, is being widely quoted by the German press and quite as extensively commented upon. This opinion, how- ever, is not shared in the foreign Office, where the expected developments of the situation are best appreciated. Nor is it shared by the Emperor, who during his northern trip is daily sending and receiv- ing telegrams upon the subject. Until recently German diplomacy has been kept in the background so far as Cre- tan matters have been concerned and the German Embassador at Constantinople, Baron Saurma von Geltsch, has acted strictly in consonance with Baron de Cal- ice, the Austrian Embassador to Turkey, in his intercourse with the Porte aiming at maintenance of the Turkish regime in Crete with some modifications favorable to the inhabitants of that isl- and. The tide of affairs, how- ever, has now changed and there is high authority for the statement that ne- gotiations,are in progress for thecall of a conference of the Eurcpean ‘powers to consider the advisibility of concerted in- terference. Some of the Paris newspapers indeed announce that M. Hanotaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has actually made a direct proposal that such a con- ference be convened, but this assertion bhas been semi-officially denied. Btiu semi-official statements are not always or even often correct. Whether M. Hano- taux has even initiated active negotiations looking to the calling of a conference or not, however, it is a fact that communica- tions are being exchanged among some of the powers with a view of bringing about a settlement of the Cretan troubles. The basis of the difficulty lies in the scope of the suggested conference. All of the powers are now convinced that the Cretans will no longer submit to the abso- lute autbority of the Turks and they fear an extension of the risicg of the islanders in Macedonia and the consequent vrecipi- tation of the whole Eastern question to an acute stage. The powers constituting the Dreibund—Italy, Germany and Austria— together with England, will accept a con- ference, if it abnlli}u limited to considera- tion of a settlement of the troubles in Crete. Itisonly Russia and France that want & wider basis of consideration. In the meantime the Porte steadily op- poses all intervention on. the part of the powers, The general belief in diplomatic circles here, however, is that a conference ‘will be arranged upon the terms laid down by the Dreibund powers and that it will be held in° Constantinople, if the Porte will consent to it, and problbliv in Vienna, if the Turkish Government refuses to have it meet in the Turkish capital. Two notable by-elections for members of the Reichstag have been held this week. In the Loewenberg district the Freissinige candidate was elected by 1700 majorty over the candidates of the Agrarians and the Conservatives. The Agrarians explain their defeat in every way except in the true one, which is that the once strong in- fluence of their party is fast waning in Loewenberg, and to that cause is due the | last of their series of defeats since the general elections. In the Schwetz district the general candidate beat the Polish nominee by only 187 votes, after an ex- ceedingly bitter contestin which a number of free fights occurred. In one instance a rty of German electors assailed a Polish and-owner while he was on his way to the polls and attempted to prevent him from going to the voting place. The land- owner drew a revolver and fired into the crowd, killing one of his assailants and wounding another very seriously. The Polish election summoned the Polish workmen from all parts of the district to upbold their national ticket. Under Secretaty of State von Boeschoten of the South African Revpublic, who has been in Berlin for some time, has left the city and his depariure has caused the issu- ance of semi-official communications as- serting that he wes not charged with any special mission to the German Govern- -ment. Nevertheless he made repeated calls at the Foreign Office while here. The fact is without doubs that the renewal of amicable relations between Germany and England whicn were in a slight degree dis- turbed by the Transvaal troubles, caused by Dr. Jameson’s raid, foiled Von Boescho- ten in whatever purpose he may have had .in coming to Beriin. Tlie Reichsanzeiger, the official journal, announces that in the Government’s new “colonial bill therewill be a striking pro- vision whereby young colonists liable to military service in the German army may perform such service in the colonial forees _nstead. The Standard Oil Company has pur- chased nearly one-balf of the shares of “the syndicate of the Nobel Brothers, the -great Russian oil merchants, thus en- abling the formation of a union of the great Americar and Russian producers of petroleum. . The German-American Eetmleum syndi- cate has acquired by purchase the business of the Ruth Company and the Baku Standard Company at Dusseldorf, BAYREUTH'S FENTIVAL. There Is & Great Rush to Hear the Won- £ derful Musie. BAYREUTH, Bavaria, July 18.—The Bayreuth festival will open to-marrow with a performance of *‘Rbeingold” at the Featspieibaus, under the orchestral lead- ership of Dr. Hans Richter of Vienna, who alse led the orchestra twenty years ago, when Richard Wagner first praduced his tetralogy, *‘Der Ring des Nibelungen.” ' Bpectators have been arriving for several ‘days past and many arrived to-day. A “great number of those coming to hear the ‘master's ereat work are Americans, who are fiocking to Bayreuth from all thoge varts of Europe where fl:e{I have been so- ourping, Some of them hayve made the l ng journey from their homes in the nited States for no reason other than wo ‘near. the tetralogy, Among the promi- nent German _visliors wre the Dowager ‘Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonder- burg-Augustenburg, the mother of Em- kamer, formerly Prussian Ministerof the Interior, and the Grand Duchess of Meck~ lenburg. Emperor William has taken tickets, and he will perhaps be present at the Jast cycle in August, but he has not yet definitely decided whether or not he will attend. As stated, ‘‘Rheingold”’ will be given to- morrow. On Monday “Die Walkure” will be presented, on Tuesday “Siegfried’”’ and on gVedneldny “Gotterdammerung.” The second. cycle will. begin on July 26, the the third on August 2, the fourth on Au- gust 9 and the last on August16. The weather is sultry. e FORFEITED A FRANCHISE. New York and Chicago Capitalists Lose @ Mexican Eailway Grant. TAMPICO, MEx., July 18.—It is offi- cially announced that the concession granted by the Government for the build- ing of a raiiroad from Barotran to Tam- pico and thence to the City of Mexico has been declared forfeited, owing to the fail- ure of the company obtaining the conces- sion to carry out its stipulations. The deposit of $20,000 made by the company goes 1nto the Federal treasury. The company was composed of Chicago and New York capitalists. They have sent an agent to the City of Mexico for the purpose of having the- action of the Government in forfeiting the concession rescinded. CAC T e Fast Atlantic Steamers. \ MONTREAL, QuEskc, July 18.—Messrs. Andrews and Henry Allen have arrived from QOttawa where they had an interview with Premier Laurier - with reference to the fast Atlantic service. Andrew Allen says that the Prime Minister could make no definite statement of vpolicy until the matter had been fully gone over by the whole Cabinet. It is learned that the new Government will proceed at once to award the contract to the Aliens for four new steamers, cost- ing $1,000,000 each and sailing twenty knots per hour. 1f the Allensget thecon- tract they will be able to have these ships in Canadian waters in a little better than eighteen months. THE HAPLESS ARMENIANS Two Convent Sisters Assaulted by Turkish Soldiers and One of Them Dies. Six Hundred Peopie Are Massacred at Nillsar and Terror Reigns Everywhere. [Correspondence of The United Press.] CONSTANTINOPLE, Tumkey, July 4.— As the summer hascome oa the distress in the interior as regards food and cloth- ing has DLeen Jessened a great deal, for with the vegetables and grass growing the people get some food to eat. Many of the crops, however{ remain unplanted, and the prospect is that next winter will be harder on the Armenians than last winter. Miss Barton's agents have orders to leave the interior as.seon after July 1 as pos- sible, and the relief work will be resumed in the fall. Some two weeks ago it was reported that two Georgian sisters, walking near their convent, beyond the Pesa, were set upon by soldiers, who bound and gagged the elder and assaulted ihe younger. The re- port was not confirmed at the convent or at the French embassy, under whose pro- tection the Georgians are. Last Monday, however, the sister who had been as- saulted died, and the event can no longer be kept secret. She was buried yesterday. The soldiers in that neighborbood are getting most insolent, pinching women on the street and mumbling threats to pass- ers, d yesterday they broke into a bath- house, but the proprietor happened to be a Moslem and drove them ont. The Armenian -revolutionary commit- tee presented a protest against the contin- ued persecutions and vexatious measures at the hands of the Ottoman Government to the Embassadors of the six powers on Julil. The German Embassy, however, without opening the envelope, refused to receive or to recognize the vearers of the petition. This r-vol:élonary committee say that letters received from Nill Hassar (Nillsar), arnounce a terrible massacre of Armenians there, in which 600 were killed, and terror reigns at Tokat, eight or ten hours distance. Advices from Damascas say that the outbreak of the Drusesis much more se- rious than last winter. The women and children bave been sent back into the desert, 8o that the soldiers cannot frighten them by killing the defensaless Yeople. An alliance has been formed with the Arabs, and there is a ;xo-pect that Da~ mascus may be attacked later on. ot o Loty Kruger Not Vindietive, LONDON, Exe., July 18.—The Weekly Dispatch says it learns that President Kruger of the Transvaal telegraphed to Colonial Becretary Chamberlain saying that he has no vindictive feelings toward Dr. Jamieson, the leader of the raid into the Transvasl, and that he hopes that his trial in London will not result in severe punishment for him. ammE . LN To Increase Duties on Sugar. PARIS, Fraxcg, July 18,—The Govern- ment is about issuing a decree increasing the customs duties upon all foreign sugars. The decree, which will go into effect on August 1, concurrently with the new German sugar act, raises the duty from 7 franes to 10} ifrancs npon raw sugars and from 8 francs to 1214 francs upon refined sugars. Cholera’s Oarnage in Egypt. LONDON, Exe., July 18.—The Daily News to-day publishes a dispatch from Cairo saying that since July 10 there have ‘beén 5441 eases of cholera and 4602 deaths from the disease throughout Egypt. The extension_of the scourge southward to Wady Halfa seriously impedes the Soudan expedition. — - Denth of an Eminent Frenchman. PARIS, FraxcE, July 18.—M. Jules Gui- chard, member of the French Senate for the Department of Yonne, is dead. He was in the 70th year of hisage, M, Gui- chard was president of the Suez Canal Company and a coliaborateur of the late Count Ferdinand de Lesseps. —_—— Depew Coming Haome. LONDON, Ene., July 18.—Among the passengers who sailed from Liverpool for New York to-day on the Cunard liner Lucania was Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, who cut short his visit to England owing to the illness of Mr. Vanderbilt. oot Bl Victe: Umpire. BERLIN, Geruaxy, July 18.—It is offi- cially snnounced here that Queen Viec- toria will act as umpire in the arbitration of the frontier dispute between Chile and the Argentine Republic, ————— Ashore at Quinteros. VALPARAISO, Cmie, July 18.—The German steamer Pentaur, from San Jose June 23 for Hamburg, is ashore at Quin- teros, Her passengers and crew are being landed. B r——————— g _Convalescence of the Fope. ROME, ItaLy¥, July 18.—The Pope has recovered from the cold from which he was suffering and has resumed the giving _of sudiences, Ttalian Composer and deientist Dead.’ GENOA, Trary, July 18.—Joseph Alfred Novello, organist, composer and scientist, press Augusia Victoria; Dr. von ruwldud in this city yesteraay. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1896 e e ————————————————————————————eeeeeeeee et e e et ——————— THE OLD WORLD'S CURRENT EVENTS, Diplomatic Sparring Match Between Salisbury and Olney. FAURE'S INDISCRETION. Bismarck Protests Against Ger- man Exhibits at the Paris Exposition. WAVERING CRETAN OUTLOOK. Royalty Quarreling Over. the Pro- gramme Arranged for Princess Maud’s Wedding. LONDON, Exa., July 18.—No one can complain of the tone of English press comment on Lord Salisbury’s unexpected arbitration speech and on the blue book of diplomatic correspondence on the subject, which is publicly summarized to-day. Characteristically enough, Englishmen are more interested in the smart gladia- torial display between Mr. Olney and Lord Salisbury thap in the fact that really no definite headway has been made toward a settlement of the question in dispute. They distribute praise quite impartially between the two combatants, and for the rest express the conviction that eventually everything will come out all right. It should be remembered that the Briton is accustomed to delay in everything. It is the rule of political movement here that one generation agitates for a reform and the next one, or perhaps the next after that, sees it accomplished. When a mat- ter is once taken up here that in it- self is enough for the pretent, and there is no national fund of impatience or of nervous, hustling eagerness to draw upon for the purpose of accelerating the result; hence, while in America tiere may be disappointment that nothing is yet de- cided the feeling here will be one of pleased surprise that Lord Salisbury and Mr. Ol- ney should have written so many letters in s0 short a time. 8o far as the correspond- ence has been analyzed here by public men tbey are disposed to think it shows that the two countries are pretty near each other already and that the expression of British opinion for which Lord Salisbury asks will be in the nature of a man to him not to let any fsilure there may be in reaching a complete understanding be his fault, Arthur Balfour’s iliness at the beginning | of the week was at the time talked about with winks and noas. It was supposed that he desired to escape from an engage- menthe had made toattend the Bimetallic | League meeting on Monday. There, how- e it turned out, both in - Professor Eer’s address and by the remarks of everybody eise, that the piumetallists were ’ust as much aghast at the Chicago plat- orm as the gold men were, so nothing happened which could bave compromised the First Lord of the Treasury. Then came a rumor that his alleged iliness was a graceful preliminary to iiu retirement from the Commons leadership, and this found many bellevers. The fact that in Tuesday’s big Irish debate it was Mr, Chamberlain “who assumed the lead in Mr. Balfour's absence was accepted as confirmation of this view, and the Stand- ard even hinted at it in_ print; but when Mr. Balfour appeared it could be seen that he was truly unwell, and, somehow, now the rumor that he is to resign has all faded away again, President Faure's harmless little epi- sode with the lunatic on Tuesday was hardly a twenty-four hours’ sensation, for the next day at Rheims be uttered a word which has attracted attention all over France, to the exclusion of all else, When the venerable Archbishop Cardinal Lan- genieux received him in front of the new statue of Joanne d'Arc with an address, the President replied with the phrase: *1 know that in your teachings you never separate the paramount interests of the France of the republic and the France of religion.” This does not seem to be an especially striking remark, but it borrows interest from the fact that it is_the first time in eighteen years that the President of the republic has dared publicly to mention the word *‘religion.” Although Germany has formally ac- cepted the invitation to contribute exhib- its to the Paris exhibition of 1900, it is by no means certain that some way will not be found out of it later on. Bismarck, through the Hamburg Nachrichten, i3 protesting vehemently against the idea as a gratuitous and foolish bumiliation of the Germans befora their natural and implaca- ble enemies, and the baser Parisian papers are not alone in disciosing the feeling which exists ut the French eapital that the Germans will do well to stay away. What Bismarck has been saying is what others have been thinking, namely, that the con- sciousness of Russian support has made France keener about revenge than ever. The Cretan outlook continues to waver day byday, now toward temporary pacifi- cation, now toward sayage violence, The English Government-is being pushed by powerful home influences to play a more active part, and it has gone far enough in this direction to arouse the wildest hopes among the Greeks and Cretans, but here it has been iorced to stop short by the combined protests ot the other five powers, and we have Lord Salisbury once more explaining that he bad arranged for great Ihm?:, which the concert of Europe will not let him carry out, These reiterated confessions of impotency after the event are not very exhilarating to national pride, but, as said above, the English are a patient people, From a political as well as from a dynas- tic point ot view the choice by the Duke of Orleans of an Austrian Archduchess for his brige is regarded as a very able_move. In spite of the triple alliance the French have never had any such rancor toward the Austrians as they feel toward the Ger- mans or the Italians. There is a sort of intuitive feeline in France that Austria yokes herself with these allies because she cannot help herseif, and Viennese music, Viennese pictures and Viennese beer are as Foynllr in Pari; at home, Moreover, this new marriag ing quite as_distinguished and grand as any which nKmrxhnl France oonhld hl’Vl flm‘nh wo centuries ago shows that, after fift yoaga of exile, the Orleans Bourbons :tfil bold uY their heads with the highest. This will not fail to dpmduu an impression on the French mind, though, of course, many other things would have to happen to in- vest it with practical importance. The Austrian War Department has adopted an improvement on the Mann- licher rifle which brings the weight of that weapon down to seven pounas four ounces, and makes it by far the lightest magazine gun in the world. The new pat~ tern will not at ence su; e the old one, as the bore ia un: ?d the ::n- cartrid; b, tories at make nothin, will be as rapid as it {s convenient. The completed Belgian elections show C! e . 08 'es se, and the lnhnltu‘:{on L that the Clericals actualiy have a majority of seventy in a Chamber of only 152 mem- bers, which makes it the most one-sided Parliament in Western Europe. The at- tempt to cast the Liberal strength for thre Bocialist candidates, which I mentioned last week, had the active support of the Liberal papers of Belgium, and was led by Burgomaster Buls of Brussels, who has usaally been able to run the snrty. but it came to nothing., It is said that 20,000 Liberals followed his lead, but quite as many either voted for the Clericals or re- fvied to vote at all, with the resuit that the priests had it all their own way. ._Afterabewildering succession of changes in the gmgnmme, which have been at- tended by all sorts of quarrels inside the royal family, the ceremonial for Princess Maud’s wedding on Wednud-{) next seems finally to be settled. The Duke of. Coburg left the country last week in high dudgeon, and Princess Beatrice and her children are ostentatiously to depart to the seaside the day before the wedding. It was only a few asys ago that the loyal tradesmen of the fashionable West End streets were able to learn whether it was the royal wish that thev should decorate their shop fronts and illuminate in the evening. - The principal bone of conten- tion seem} to %nya been the Battenberg mourning question, on which the Queen laid such obstinate stress that her own sons and the Wales family generally are furious. Now, by the most fimdging of concessions to the latter, she has enraged her Bntenho;; daughter without pleasing the others. From the outset it was an un- popular marriage in England, and is said to be equally so in Danish aristocratic circles, while the way in which it has been muddled about for tga last three months has not tended to surround it with a spe- cially joyous bridal atmosphere. The question whether Princess Maud is BOIng to wear the so-called ‘“‘osprey” plume at any stage of the proceedings is verhaps what concerns the largest number of people. The Daily Chronicle has been waging sharp war upon the fashion of wennnf these plumes, which can only be secured by the destruction of small white herons, or egrets, during the nesting sea- son, and when, a fortnight ago, oue of them was enumerated as part of the briae’s going-away outfit, the Chronicle appealed to her to order the plumes taken from her nat and to pledge herself never to wear them again. A letter came promptly from Marlborough House say- ing that the Princess had no intention of wearing such feathers on her depsrture after the wedding, and the Chronicle thought it had won a complete victory; but at the Queen’s garden party this week not only Princess i{aud, but her mother, sisters and aunts ail flaunted the egrets unashamed, as did innumerable dnchesses and countesses. So the poor Chronicle had its work to do all over again. It de- votes columns of protest to the subject, and when Mrs, Frances Hodgson-Burnett l{)pnrgd on Thursday evening at a dinner given in her honor the Authors’ Club with one of these offending topknots the paper publicly rebuked her next day. Apropos of this garden party, the Queen has just thought of a way to mark her an- cient abhorrence of second marriages so that offenders will teel it. At Tuesday’s great gathering in Buckingham Palace, Lilian, Duchess of Marlborough, found to her profound amazement that she had been placed away back in the precedence list. As Lady W. Beresford, widow of the | last Duke of Marlborough, who is now Lady Egerton of Tatton, was similarly de- nied the style and place of a duchess, it is understood that hencefort: women with second husbands will not be allowed at court to retain or profit by the title of their first husbands, Although Li Hung Changnever touches a morsel of food or drink at any table but his own, the rulers and diplomats of | Western Europe continue to entertain him at formal banquets, at which he sits fasting beside his interpreter watching the others eat. The three Chinese cooks in his suite prepare meals, which he con- | sumes in the mysterious privacy of his apartments. It is reported that at the Friederichsrube luncheon Bismarck gen- ially urged his guest at least to partake of fruit, which, he said, made pretty nearly slike in all countries. The Vice- roy declined, but offered the ingenions ex- cuse that he was compelled to make abso- lutely no exception to his rule, since pos- sibly some time he might bite on some- thing which would cause his tooth to jump, and then he would make a facial contortion which would disgrace him for- ever in the eyes of polite Kuropean society. it is natural that the comments whicn otherwise would have been made on Ed- mond de Goncourt’s death have been largely discounted by the voluminous dis-) cussions which the recent volumes of his “Journal” excited. The book angered the whole army of writing people, and hardly pleased anybody else, so he is now dis- missed into the shades with rather curt remarks, All Paris, however, takes the keenest interest in the revelations of his will, which are expected to come Monday. His plan of devising his house at Auteuil in perpetuity as the home of “L’Academic | des Goncourts,’ and of leaving his other property so that it will provide an income of $2000 a year to each of the ten members as a life annuity, has been public for some years, but there is the deep- es. curiosity to see who are his ~ final list of members. He had made and remade this list many times of lgte years, Once Zola, Loti and Coppee were all on it, but one by one they were struck off, either because they | ¥ielded to the fascinations of the French Academy or because they cou'd no longer stand the intolerable egotism and arro- gance of old Edmond himself, Of course, Daudet has the list, and no one suspects his prolonged Goncourt friendship of in- terested motives, but it is expected that some of the others will turn out to be more or less of the parasitic type. Hirorp FREDERIC. [Copyright 1896 by the New York Times. ] MORE TROOPS CALLED 0UT, Cleveland’s Mayor Determined to Pre- sevve the Peace. CLEVELAND, Ogmio, July 18 —By order of Mayor McKisson the Cleveland Grays marched out to the shops of the Brown Hoist Company to-day. About eighty members of the company were in line. ‘When asked to state his reasons for call- ing out another military organization, the Mayor said: I’ propose to preserye the peace of the city. Ido not propose to have -any such scenes of disorder as were wit- nessed last evening.” The works were shut down at noon to- day. Theneighborhood isclosely watched by police and soldiers. No demonstration oceurred when the union men left the shops. To-day Attorney Russell, as the representative of the men, said to Presi- dent Brown: 1 ‘“‘Sappose I suggested a meeting between you and three or four of your old em- ployes, such as you might name, in whom you repose confidence, would you agree to meet them 2 President Brown said he would meet such a committee, but after a consultation with his attorney he said he desired to talk the matter over with the rest of the offi- cers. The opinion is general that if the g;:-idom and committee can only be ought together there will be & speedy adjustment, —gpin Heceiver for a Car Works, HARRISBURG, Pa., July 18.—Judge Simonton has appointed Arthur King re~ ceiver for the Middletown (Pa.) Car Works. Mr. King is the principal owner. There are claims against the works of §67,673, and the value of the plant and material on band is about §118,000. It was agreed by all parties interested that the :xi.;‘;.““ should proceed under a receiver- 4 Oave-In Feaved. WILKESBARRE, Pa, July 18.—For some days past there has been a settling of theroof in the Conyngham shaft, and to- day the miners and laborers were all e.:::i‘:“:‘ y at momen » ur any owing 1o the showing weakness. 5 —————————— Kalama200, Mich., s famous for celery. See Thomas Elater’s advertisement on page 8. | | mine. It is feared that |} SPANSH FORCES MEET EFENT Inclan’s Column Crushed by Insurgents Under Maceo. THREE HUNDRED SLAIN, Fierce Fighting at the Trocha Results in a Victory for Cuban Patriots. AN AMBUSH OF THE REGULARS Am;mg the Prisoners Taken Is Gen- eral Inclan, Who Will Be Held as a Hostage. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 18.—A Herald special from Key West, Fla., says: The Spaniards under General Inclan have sustained a crushing defeat at the hands of the insurgents under Antonio Maceo according to advices received by the Cuban revolutionary leadersin this city. 3 Not only was Inclan’s column defeated with heavy loss, but the Cuban leaders are informed that it is currently reported in Havana that the Spanish general him- self captured and is now held as a pris- oner by Maceo. The battle is said to have occurred on July 15, near Maceo's stronghold in the province of Pinar del Rio. For the last two weeks the insurgents have been very aggressive, and small par- ties have repeatedly attacked the irocha, causing the Spaniards much annoyance. | General Inclan was ordered to drive back these detached bands of insurgents, and for this purpose took with him 2000 men. Maceo seems to have expected such a movement and arranged to ambush the Spaniards, The Spaniaras followed the insurgent skirmishers incautiously and fell into the ambush. Then the Cubans opened fire from all sides, which threw the Spaniards into con- fusion. While the Spaniards were thus disordered the Cubans charged, completely routing their foes. General Inclan made a desperate effort to rally his demoralized forces, but was surrounded by the Cubans and compelled to surrender. It is reported in Havana, according to the revolutionists here, that the Spaniards were pursued almest to the trocha, and lost more than 300 men killed and wounded. There were fourteen officers among the killed. Cubans here also say Maceo will hold Inclan as a hostage to save the lives of prominent insurgent officers who have been captured by the Spaniards. Facged Teuly SPANISH MOTHEKS PLEAD. Protest Agaimst Further BSacrifice of Their Sons. MADRID, Sparx, July 18.—The mothers of a number of soldiers who were about starting from Saragossa for Cuba have made a protest to the Government against their sons being sent away. The Govern- ment authorities ascribe the protests to the influence of Cuban filibusters and are determined to prosecute any such persons as they may find. LD L BLOODLESS BATTLES. Spanish Authorities - Continue to Make * Mueh Ado 4bout Nothing, HAVANA, Cusa, July 18,—Colonel Ma- roto reports that he met the rebel party commanded by “El Inglesito” Betan- court, Aguila and Sanchez on the Magda- lena estate, near Cidra, province 6f Matan- 2as. The rebels were in a strongly fortified vosition, but were dislodged after a bril- liant charge by the Spanish troops. The insur 8 fled indigorder, leaving twenty- two dead on the field, including Dr, Hil- aric Izquierdo, surgeon of the so-called regiment of Matanzas, a bodyv of sharp- shooters. The Spanish losses were two killed and six wounded. The troops under Colone! Albeda had an hour’s engagement with rebel forces on the plains of Guannamon, near Nueyo Paz, provinge of Havana. The rebel camp was destroyed. It contained 100 huts and 400 hammocks, The rebel losses were eight killed and ten wonnded, A Bpanish major, two sergeants and three privates were wounded. Colonel | Albergota, while pursning several rebel parties jound them in a strong position in the Rio Blanco Hills, near Jaruco, province of Havana. He opened fire on the insurgents, who defended their position with great tenac- ity, but they were finally forced to retreat to other hills, which were in turn taken by the Spanish forces, after bayonet charges, After five hofrs’ fighting the rebels were dispersed in all directions, leaving thirty-two dead bebind them. The Spanish losses were one killed and twenty- two wounded, Miguel Vionds, & prominent autono- mist and a leading lawyer of Havana, was arrested to-day on snspicion of being im- plicated in the concealment of arms re- cently captured by the police here. Senor Vionda defended Julio Sanguilly on the latter's trial in this city. Dr. Gabriel Cas- uero, a wealthy ‘planter and prominent citizen of Havana, was also arrested on u;q;iulun ‘of being concerned in the same allair. . Atogether thirty-five persons have been arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the concealment of arms and other war material seized by the police in a house in thiscity a few days ago, The police are still working on the case and it is be- lieved that other arrests will be made, Rebels have entered the town of Ca- bezas, province of Matanzas. They sacked the stores and burned fifteen houses. The garrison, which made a “beroicdefense,” sustained no loss, The rebels lost one killed and many wounded. —_— KANSAS CITY'S BIG STORM. During Twenty-Four Howrs the Rainfall Was Five Inches. KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 19.—Kansas City had cause for self-congratulation to- dasy in the fact that she was founded upon rock. Nothing else could bave withatood the fury of the rainstorm which beat down upon the city with remorseless fury, tarns he level streets in! ng t the hillsides into fmflut sbortly atter 1 o'clock u! the rain was terrifio and unprecedented. When the Weather | inhabitants. Bureau closed at 8 7. . 4.42 inches of rain had fallen. The rain continued with un- abated fury until ncaz{ midnight. When the gauge 13 examined in the morning it will show over five inches of rain in the twenty-four hours. This will break ail srovlom records for the same length of me. 5 FANDERBILT RECOVERING. Members of His Family to Depart for Summer Homes. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 18.—The con- dition of Cornelius Vanderbilt was much improved to-day. He passed an entirely satisfactory night and was doing well at 9:80 o’clock this morning. At 10 o'clock Mr. Gwynne, brother-in- law of Mr. Vanderbilt, came from the house and said the gniam was much im- ’)roved. He was able o move his right oot and side. He also conversed with the members of his family who visited the sickroom. 5 Mr. Gwynne also stated that Mr. Van- derbilt’s condition was so much improved that the members of the family were al- ready thinking about departing again to their summer bomes. *‘Mr. Vanderbilt,”’ continued Mr. Gwynne, “‘asked for some- thing solid to eat, and his appetite is im- proving.” ° At 10 o'clock the attending physicians issued the following balleti *Mr, derbilt’s condition continues to be en- couraging.” —_— CAPTURED AN EAGLE, 4 IAving Embdlem of Americanism Caught Napping. BELLEVILLE, N.J., July 18.—A big eagle, measuring six feet from tip to tip of its wings, and nearly three feet high, was captured in this place, near the water works, yesterday by a young man named Fisk, assisted by a friend. Young Fisk was riding on his bicycle along the river road, when he espied the eagle on a stump of a tree. Fiske hastened home, and securing a horse and wagon &nd providing himself with a “horse blanket, he returned with a companion to the spot. The eagle was still on the stump. The young man succeeded in sneaking upon the bird, and, throwing the blanket over it, madeita prisoner. The captured eagle was taken home in the wagon, and is now on exhibition at the home of Fisk, THEVES BUBK . TOWY. Only Three Business Houses Are Left Standing at Malvern, Arkansas. Three Incendiaries Who Barely Escape Lynching—One of Them Confesses. LITTLE ROCK, ARk., July 18. — The town of Malvern, Ark., at the junction of the Hot Springs railway, was almost en- tirely wiped out by fire early this morn- ing. Malvern is a little city of about 6000 Only three business houses remain. The total loss is variously estimated at from $300,000 to $400,000, only a small portion of which is covered by insurance. The burned buildings include the railroad devot, two hotels, the bank and all the principal business houses in the place. The fire was incendiary and three men are now in custody, having narrowly es- caped lynching, The blaze broke out about midnight in three different places, and as there was no apparatus nothing could be done and the fire burned itself out. The principal losses are: E. A. Ad- ams, $50,000; Hughes & McSay, $25,000; ‘W. L. Cooper & Bro., $15,000; H. A. But- ler, $10,000; H. Barnett, $3200; Powell Car- den, $5000; R. Clary, $4500; A. M. Duffie, $3000; Rhoden & Miller, $2000; E. Emer- son, $2000, no insurance; Bank of Malvern, $4000; J. ¥. Chamberlain, $5000. 8henff Fitzhugh of Malvern anda posse arrived here to-night with the three incen- diaries. Their names are Case Williams (colored), R. A. Miller and Euvgene Ingram (white). These men weve piaced in the penitentiary for safe keeping. Sheriff Fitzhugh says the trio would have been lynched this afternoon by the infuriated citizens of Malvern if he had not removed them to Little Rock. A dispatch received here late this even- ing stated that one of the gang had been lynched, but the Sheriff says the report is not true. Williams says he came from St. Louis, while the others elaim Littie Rock as their home. Miiler has made a confes- sion, implicating bimself, logram and Williams. Theft was the object. —_——— TERRIBLE FIRE AT CHICAGO, Bundreds of Btrectcars and & Dosen Horses Ave Consumed. OHICAGO, Irr., J ul{ 18.—The carbarns of the Chicago Railway Company, at Thirty-eighth street and Cottage Grove avenue were completely destroyed by fire to-night. A hundred open oars, 180 closed carg and about fifty gripcars were burned, besides a dozen horses, a large amount of feed and other supplies. It is estimated the loss will reach nearly $350,000, with in- surance of about §300,000. The fire broke out at 7:30 o'clock and spread rapidly, commenecing ih the hay- loft 1n the rear of the barns. In a few winutes it spread over the entire bmlding, which covers the greater part of a block, The illumination drew thousands of peo- le from every part of the’city. But for ?he prompt Work of the fire department many adjacent buildings would have been burned. “Tenants moved their belongings outof the flat buildings next to the car barns, but the flats were not even scorched. Engine 72 was demolished by a failing wall, and Engineer Bullivan in charge was badly injured by the falling bricks. Transporta- tion on-the Cottage Grove-avenue line was completely blocked for several hours. e Failure of Publishers. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 18.—The Historical Publishing Society ana Heary Smith, individually, have made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. The liabilities are stated to be $125,000 and the assets §300,000, of which a large portion is in machinery and stock which cannot be immediately realized upon. Slow col- lections caused the failure. EFORE YOU USE A Barsaparilia be sure you suenhs right kind. There are (wo kinds of Sarsaparilla, One kind contains iodide of potassium and brings out on your face pimples, boils, sores, nlcers; and the other kind contains _Slr(s}:plll"fll: ud&:nly:nbs. The luatg:nd ig the best kind, and you want st Theref re get ¥ i CHINESE DOCTORS OF L0S ANGELES Mongolian Medical Quacks Who Do a Lucrative Business. FIND MANY PATIENTS. The Death of an Orange County Woman Arouses Public Feeling. EXPIRES AFTER TREATMENT. Dr. Sexton Declares That Mrs. Walfer’s Demise Resulted From Poisoning. Los Axceres Orrice or THE CALL,} 328 Bourn BroADWway, Los AngEres, CAL., July 18, Chinese *‘physicians’ have flourished in Los Angeles auring the last few years “like a green baytree.” They have in- variably been heavy advertisers. They have been opposed and exposed by medi- cal societies, but have gone merrily on treating ‘“Melican man,” his wife and children. Their patients have been mostly from the country, The death of an es- teemed old lady to-day may result in rid- ding the public of one of these impostors and inaugurating a crusade against the balance. Mrs. F. Walfer, a resident of Orange County, had a family, and was 50 years of age. For some time she had been a suf- ferer from dropsy. This morning she came 1o the city and calléd on ‘a Chinese physician for treatment. He gave her some medieine. Mrs. Walfer .then went tothe home of a friend named Miller. She soon complained of feeling sick, and ‘suddenly gave asharp cry and fell for- ward in'a faint. It was impossible to re- store her to consclousness, and she died soon afterward. Dr. Sexton pronounced death dae to poisoning. The Coroner was summoned and the body taken to an un- dertaking room. An inquest will be held to-morrow. o Women Who Steal Bicycles. LOS ANGELES, OAvL., July 18.—Women bicycle-thieves are becoming numerous in Los Angeles. On Wednesday morning a young woman, giving the name of Laura ‘White of Twenty-third street, called at Watts' bicycle-store and engaged a whesl for one hour. She was well dressed and fair to Ipok upon. The wheel was rented to her, and that was the last they saw of Laura or the bike. During the past week nine similar thefts have been reported. TURNING THE TABLES, Cretan Insurgents Slaughter a Boatload of Turks. WASHINGTON, D. 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