The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1896, Page 2

o = THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1896. FROM A GERMAN POINT OF VIEW. Comments on the Socialist Labor Fiasco in London. UNDISGUISED DELIGHT. Bebel and Singer No Longer Re- garded as Formidable at Home. PITILESS JIBES OF THE PRESS. Short of Funds, Full of Dissensions and Jealousies, the Organization Is a Wreck. BERLIN, GErMANY, Aug, 2—The Co- logne Gazette and other semi-official or- gans have during the past week devoted more than the usual amount of s the proceedings. of the International So- cialist Trades Congress which closed its session in London yesterday. The fact that more attention than usual was paid to the congress was not dueto recogni- tion of the importance of the meeting, but to the delight in being able 1o expose the crazy idiosyncrasies of the delegates and the general inaptitude of the socialists to combine as a political factor. Following on the Lillie (France) congress of social- ists, where the French members of that party scoffed at the sentiments of the German delegates regarding the war hatchet being forever buried, the Lon- don meeting, where Herren Bebel and Singer, Mme. Clara Z:tkin and other Ger- man delegates were feeble and ineffective figures amid the general riot, greatly helps to make socialism more odious than ever throughout Germany. The Vorwaerts, principal organ of the German Socialists, admits that the con- gress in London was a humiliating spec- tacle. While inferring that the fighting and other disorder was due to the absence of competent management in the proceed- ings, the consensus of opinion, as ex- pressed by the press, is that the London and Lille congresses ought to prove a per- manent check to the growth of German socialism. Hitberto the socialist leaders, when taunted with being unpatriotic, vin- dicated themselves and their party by de- claring that they were ready at any time to fight to maintain the integrity of the Fatherland., The language of the German delegates at the Lille congress ignored na- tionalism and proclaimed the solidarity of 1nternational interests. Commenting upon the scorn with which the French treated tiese declarations, the Hamburg Nachrichten says that tne Lille congress proves anew that the interna- tional solidarity of the socialists does not stand the test. It adds that the Ger- man summons for the proletarians to unite does not find a response among the socialists of Franc The Munich Neuste Nachrichten says that the turning of their backs upon the Fatherland by Herren Liebknecht, Singer and the other German delegates was re- ceived' with condemnation by the Ger- mans. Liebknecht’s anti-National pro- tests against the acquisition of Alsace- Lorraine by Germany only stirred up a war fes The protest practically de- clared t the French desire to secure revenge for the sequestration of the French provinces by Germany was perfectly legiti- e. The Frankfurter Zeitung, which is known for its intimate relations with Herren Singer and Liebknecht, advises the Ger- man socialists not to talk about fraternity where no fraternal feeling exists. Such talk, it says, 1s thrown away upon the French to the reproach of the Germans, who caused an outbreak of chauvinism that had been dormant for many years. The Cologne Gazetre says that the So- cialist leaders’ denial of having any Na- tional feeling will estrange many of their patriotic comrades, and finally the North German Gazette calls upon the German people not to allow_the Socialists to fur- ther poison public life. The latter paper is a semi-official organ, and its language seems to be a threat of renewed Govern- ment action against the Socialists, bat nothing official can be learned as to whether such action is contemplated. If the delegates to Socialist congresses continue to expose themselves to such uni- versal contempt as has been showered upon them at the Lille and London gath- erings, the German Government will read- ily permit tbe holding of their proposed international congress in this country in .1899, which the aelegates to the London congress feared would not be allowed. They, therefore, arranged that in the event of the German Government refusing its sanction to the holding of a congress here to hold it in Paris in 1900. According to the Socialist press the funds of the party sre running very low. These papers abound in complaints that the comrades do not pay their dues, etc. For 1instances, in Dortmund, where the party has many thousands of members, the collections were notenough to pay the expenses of their delegate to the inter- national congress. The Rhenish, Saxon and Bavarian district committees have issued an appeal for money. The failure of the exchequers is partly ascribed to sus- picion on the part of the workingmen that the money is not put to the use for which they intended it, as hardly a week passes without a case of embezzlement of the party funds becoming known. Last week it was discovered that Landers, the leader of the masons at Leipsic, was using the strikers’ money for his own purposes. All these cases tend to make the workingmen chary of the financial support they give the party. An electric explosive machine was sent a few days ago to Colonel Krause of the Berlin police. Fortunately its character was suspected and the machine was opened and its coutents rendered harm- less before any damagé was done. The nglice traced the machine and found that it bad been sent by an aaarchist named Paul Koscheman, who was arrested and jailed. Max Westphal and his wife and Wilhelm Weber, all. anarchists, were fcund to be implicated in the affair and they are also under arrest. Machines similar to that sent to Colonel Krause and a guantity of explosives were found in Koscheman’s lodgings. Cnancellor von Hohenlohe will come to Berlin from the ccuntry on Thursday next when he will meet Emperor William. Atterwards he will proceed to bis wife's estates in Russia on personal business. The Emperor is now with his family at Wilbelmshohe. An incident of the life of the Empress there was a military spec- tacle that she ordered on Monday near Cassel. The Hessian infantry and the Hessian Hussars held field maneuvers, the Empress ard her three eldest sons attend- ing on horseback. The maneuvers were held on the old battlefield, The general in command described the various moves to the Princes, who displayed marked in- terest. The Empress afterward ordered that every man who had taken part in the maneuvers should be given an extra litre of beer at her expense. : Instigated by the Prussian agrarians Chancellor. von Hohenlohe recently or- dered that an inquiry be held to ascertain whether a special measure was needed against the alleged increasing importation of American horse flesh into Germany by way of Belgium and Holland. The re- port, which has been submitted, concludes with the statement that no further prohi- bitions are required. The official Reichsanzeiger publishes a decree forbidding the importation of fresh pork into Germany through Holland. The Government has again ordered that reports be submitted to it on the impor- tation of petrolenm, evigently with the idea of introducing a _differential tariff. The matter is revived with a view to breaking the moropoly of the Standard 0il Company. 3 The customs changes that will Eo into force in September will considerably in- crease the tariffs on all mineral oils through an altered system of calculating the nmnet weight, American exporters are largely concerned in this matter. The firm of Jobn & Co. of HamburF an- nounce the pooling of their petroleum business with thatof Phillip Pots of Mann- heim and the Passows of Bremen. These firms will come to an agreement with the German-American Company regarding the prices of oil. Part of the petroleum required by the pool will be bought from the Standard Oil Company. It is reported that3500 Odd Fellows from the United States will visi¢ the Berlin ex- hibition in September. % = The oppesition of the British Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, to a blockade of the Island of Crete to prevent the Chris- tian insurgents there from obtaining arms from outside the island and the general situation arising from the revolts in Crete and Macedonia has had a bad effect on the Berlin and Vienna bourses. Austrian Government securities closed 3¢ per cent down. German imperial securities, after a similar decline, recovered. The Cologne Gazette describes the situa- tion as more critical that ever. The Tageblatt says that Great Britain pursues her own aims, though in so doing she menaces the peace of Europe. iy An international woman's congress will be held in Berlin from the 19th to the 26th of September. Among those who are expected to be present are Miss Frances E. Willard, Mrs. Lockwood, Miss Boetti- cher of Chicago, Lady Henry Somerset, Mme. Kirschner, the wife of the Burgo- master of Berlin, and a number of French, Russian and Polish ladies. The once famous Wagner Society held a meeting at Baireuth last week under the chairmanship of Baron Seckendori. The annual report showed that the member- ship, which in 1893 was 8900, had fallen to 3200. A motion to dissolve the society was defeated, but there is no hope that it will continue to exist much longer. THE COAST'SHEW HARGOR Applications of Naval Officers Anxious to Serve on the Commission. Plans for Engineering, Construction and Repair Shops at Pugst Sound WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—The Navy Department has received another application from an officer of the naval civil engineer corps for assignment to duty on the Santa Monica commission. This officer is Civil Engineer U. 8. G. White, who was relieved some time ago from duty as construction engineer at the Puget Sound naval station and placed on waiting orders on account, it is said, of the work done on the new dock at that place. He was subsequently given sick leave, and upon recovery from his illness was assigned to duty at the New York Navy-yard, where he is now stationed. Civil Engineer ¥ranklin C.7 Prindle on duty at the New York Navy-yardisalso an applicant for assignment to membership on the commission. These applications are on file in the Bureau of Navigation and were presented to the Secretary before his departure for Alabama. The Secretary is expected to return to Washington on Wednesday of this week and will confer with Rear-Ad- miral Ramsey in regard to the naval mem- ber of the commission preliminary to sub- mitting the officer's name to the Presi- dent. Rear-Admiral Ramsey declined the appointment when it wastendered to him. It is expected that an officer of the line, in all probability Commodore E. O. Mat- thews, will begiven the billet. Commodore Matthews is at present Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. He is well known on ‘the Pacific Coast, having served on the slope and having re- cently made several tours of inspection in that section. It is understood that the question of appointing an engineer officer was raised before the Secretary’s departure for Alabama. The secretary was then considering the name of Civil Engineer Endicott for the assignment. It was pointed out to Mr, Herbert that it was evidently the intention of the Senate to have a line officer appointed to perform this duty, as three civil engineers from civil life are to be placed on the commis- sion to take care of the technical work. The action of the Se nate committee in suggesting the name of Admiral Walker as s member of the commission was also brought to the attention of the Secretary as an indication of Congress’ desire that a line officer should be assigned to duty on the commission. The Secretary said that he thougnt after all it would be unwise to appoint a naval civil engineer as Naval Commissioner, and has since been giving his attention to the list of line officers with a view of assigning one of them to this duty. A report has reached the Navy Depart- ment from Civil Engineer Richard C. Hol- lyday, stationed at Puget Sound, stating t{u the drydock at that point will be completed within the next two weeks and be ready for delivery to the Government. The board which tested the drydock when it was reported completed some weeks ago will inspect the dock upon its completion and report whether or not its suggestions as to alterations have been adopted. If its report is favcrable the dock will be ac- cepted and the final payment of $50,000 on the dock will be made to the contractors. ‘When the structure is finished it is ex- pected that the battle-ship Oregon will be ordered to Puget Sound to be docked. Plans are being prepared in the Burean of Yards and 5och for a shop to be lo- cated at Puget Sound for the accommoda- tion of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Congress at its next session will be asked to make an appropriation which c:n be used to construct an engineering- shop. An important board will assemble at the Navy Department this week for thegur- pose of preparing a plan for laying up in reserve certain men-of-war whieq: are in commission on the North Atlantic coast. The appointment of this board is a pre- liminary step in Secretary Herbert’s plan for the laying-up in ordinary of ships in commission, which will be commenced this fall. The board is composed of Rear-Admiral John Walker, Chief Engineer David Smith and Lieutenant H. si. Witzel. Besides preparing this plan, the board is to recom- mend the place where they shall be laid up, the size of the crew necessary to kee them in good order, and what ships lh‘fi be so treated. It is expected that the board will not confine iiself to the North Atlantic Squadron, but wili consider ships of the Pacific Squadron as well. League Island is the place which has been repeat- edly recommended as the place for laying gr ships on the North Atlantic coast. are Isiand will, in all probability, be the place where vessels on the Pacific Coast will be kept in reserve. ALABAMA VOTERS SUPREME T0-DAY, Will Gather at the Polls to Ballot for State Officers. THE RESULT IN DOUBT. Both Democrats and Fusionists Claiming Everything in Sight. CLOSE OF A HARD CAMPAIGN. One of the M:st Bitter Contesis Ever Waged in the Southern Com- monwealth. BIRMINGHAM, Ara, Aug. . 2—The Alabama State campaign came to & bril- liant close last night. Almost every ham- let in the State was the scene of public speaking, and in the larger places crowds assembled on almost every corner to listen to political arguments. Joseph F. JoQn- ston, the Democratic candidate for Gov- ernor, wound up the campaign in Winston County, while Congressman A. T. Good- wyn, the Populist-Republican candidate, closed in Limestone. The outlook is rather confused at this time. Captain Johnston, before leaving last night for Winston County, stated that he expected his majority to run up to about 50,000. - Nathaniel Miller, secretary of the State Democratic campaign com- mittee, places the figure at 40,000 and says he would not be surprised if it went t060,000. He claims a majority of the Legislature, making 70 out of 100. John B. Knox, chairman of the State campaign committee, expresses absolute confidence in victory for the Democratic ticket. J. A. Bingham, acting chairman of the Populist State campaign committee, stated last night that he was confident from re- ports received already that Goodwyn and his ticket would be elected by about 25,000. He expects his party to carry all of the white counties in the State, with the ex- ception of three, and says it will also se- cure a majority of the Legislature. William Vaughan, chairman of the Re- publican State executive committee, stated that he doesnot see how Captain Johnston and his ticket can win. Two years ago Kolb, the Populist-Re- ‘publican candidate, carried almost all the white counties in the State and Goodwyn expects todo the same, and with a fair election will djvide the black-belt vote. The registration is the largest ever had in the State, and the indications are that an unprecedented vote will be polled. Jefferson County, the largest in the State, is claimed by the Democrats by 2000 and by the Populists by 1000. The campaign was one of the hardest fought in the State for years. ek st is on MUST BE SOLID FOR SILVER. Gold Committeemen to Be Dropped by 1llinois Democrats. CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 2.—Chairman W. H. Hinrichsen of the Democratic State Central Committee came to the city to-day to attend the meeting of the committee, which takes place to-morrow. Itis ru- mored that at this meeting the commit- teemen supposed to favor the gold stad- dard who have not already resigned will be dropped and members known to be supporters of the Chicago platform sub- stituted. Mr. Hinrichsen is confident that the regular Democratic ticket will carry every county in Iliinois and almost every township. He so expressed himself in a talk to-day. The County.Central Committee has per- fected plans for the reception of Mr, Bryan in Chicago on this trip East. The committee will meet him on the train some distance outside the city. So far as known Mr. Bryan will make no speech while here. The County Committee atits meeting last night indorsed Bryan, Sew- all, Aligeld and the State and National platforms, Chairman Mark A, Hanna of the Re- publican National Committee is expected to return to Chicago to-morrow to super- vise the organizing of some new depart- ments of campaign work. S G AFTER WOLCOTIT'S SCALP. Certain Colorado Repubticans Will Ask the Senator to Resign. DENVER, Coro., Aug. 2.—A secret meet- ing of Republicans of Denver was held this morning in the office of a well- known attorney, and it was resolved to ask Senator Wolcott to resign as Senator from Colorado. Representatives of the Democratic, Populist and BSilver parties were present and voted with the Repub- licans to demand Mr, Wolcott's resigna- tion. The greatest secrecy was maintained, for it was the desire of those present to keep matters quiet until 2 mass-meeting could be held and the unanimous support of the people obtained for the request. It is not believed, however, that any notice of sunch efforts will be taken by the junior Senator. The course urged by the conservative people is to leave the Republican organ- ization séverely alone and try to unite all the silver forces upon an oppesition ticket. The tanguage heard on the streets and in almost every newspaper of the Btate is extremely bitter toward Senator Wolcott. ST T COLORADO BSILVERITES. Preparing for o State Convention to Be Held in Denver. DENVER, Coro., Aug. 2.—The State Central Committee of the National Bilver party will meet to-morrow at the Brown Hotel, The committee will decide on the time and place for the State convention of the party and the apportionment of the delegates to the State convention. The convention will probably be held in Denver about September 1. The managers of the party in the State have adopted a system looking to the rough organization of the party in svor{ precinct and county. It is proposed tha the voters sball be given Anog}nrtnnity to participate fully in the work of organiz- ation, and it is expected that ali those Republicans who cannot subscribe en- tirely to the Democratic vlatform will go into the new party and increase its num- bers in the State. Mrs. Frank Hall has been elected a member of the State committee represent- inx Arapahoe County. —— e 5 Connecticut Socialist Labor Convention. HARTFORD, Coxx., Aug. 2.—The So- cialist Labor party of Connectient held its ninth State convention in this city yester- day and to-day, closing to-night. John A. Norton of Bridgeport was nominated for Governor. The old platform was re. adopted. X —— ORGANIZED AT CANTON, 4 Bryan Free Silver Piece Club at the Home of McKinley. CANTON, Ommo, Aug. 2—A Bryan free silver club has been organized in Canton and numbers among its members many of the most prominent Democratic, Prohibition and Populist people of the city. Aside from adherents of these parties, a few free silver Republicans have become identified with the movement. The committees soliciting membership re- .port obtaining several hundred in a few hours. The following congratulatory tele- gram was sent Hon. W. J. Bryan by the club to-night: 4 CaNTON, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1896. Hon. W.J. Bryan, Lincoln: The Bryan Free Bilyer Club of Canton, Ohio, organized Friday, July 31, sends greeting to ‘their standard- bearer and gives assurance that the people of Canton, regardiess of previous party affilia- tion, will give to him their cordial support. This contest is one of principle and in it we will labor for the triumph of justice and the Constitution, believing that therein lies Na- tional honor and National prosperity. A. J, MCGREGOR, President. JOBN C. HarMoN, Secreter; b RED MENS LAW. Death for Cattle-Stealing and Lashes for Minor Offenses. SOUTH McALLISTER, Isp. T. Aug. 2.—The Indian court sitting at Wetumpka has sentenced two men to deatn for cattle- stealing and others to undergo the whip- ping-post for having committed similar offenses. Isaac McGirt, who stole a cow more than a year ago, will be given 100 lashes on the bare back, and Lumka Harjo, for house-breaking, will receive 500 lashes. For his third offense at cattle-stealing Jesse Thlocco was sentenced to death by shooting. One Wilson was convicted of helping Thloceo, and will receive 100 lashes. Sandy Deacon, who was charged for the third time with hog and cattle stealing, was also given a death sentence. S.MUIHWE HoLD How Six Emigrants Perished While Hiding From Rus- sian Inspectors. Parents of the Victims Sue the Owner of Steemship Herman for Damages. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 2.—David Mi- lod and Joseph Lerner, the fathers of two of a party of six emigrants who are said to have been snffocated in the hold of the German steamship Herman, while the lat- ter was lying in tne Russian port of Liban Qn January 2 last, “have brought suit for damages against the owner of the vessel, H. Schuldt, a resident of Flemsburg, Ger- many. The facts became known to-day through a letter of the lawyers retained by the un- fortunate young men’s fathers, which has been forwarded to the United States Con- sul at Flemsburg, apprising him of the fact that a suit has been brought against the owner of the vessel. It is stated that the six men who per- ished were amoilg a party of fifteen young emigrants who had engaged passsge by the Herman from Libau for Hull, Eng- land, and that they met their deaths from suffocation in one of the air-tight com- artments of the steamer, in which the g{teen emigrants had been directed to cou- ceal themselves by tha officers of the ves- sel to evade the vigilance of Russian in- spectors. It is not stated why the young men found it necessary to hide from the Rus- sian officials, but according to the state- ments made in the letter to the Counsul it np’pears that the steamship officials had informed the emigrants that the Russian officials wounld not take more than twenty minutes to inspect the ship, whereas four hours elapsed befare the vessel sailed. When a sailor of the vessel, the letter re- cites, went to release the men they were all unconscious, The men were hoisted ount of the hold, and after hours of hard work the lives of nine were saved. The six others never regained consciousness and aied. heir bodies, according to the letter, were subsequently consigned to the sea. The suit is based on the affidavits made by two of the survivors. These survivors, in their affidavits, say that the matter was not made public on their arrival at Hull because otpthe threat made by the captain of the steamer that if any of tbe survivors told about the fate of their unfortunate fel- low passengers, they would besent back to Russia. Accordingly, they did not men- tion the matter. "The emigrants making the affidavits only recently arrived here, ——— ITW0 NEGROES LYNCHED. They Were Implicated in an Attempt at Assassination. MONTGOMERY, Ari, Aug. 2.—Two weeks ago an attempt was made to assassi- nate C. D. Hunter, a prominent citizen of Dallas County, while he was sitting on his front porch surrounded by his family, two loads of shot being fired at him. Fortu- nnteli(ho was not fatally wounded, Isa- dor Mosley, a negro, was arrested on Wednesday, charged with the crime and confessed, implicating Billy Hunter, an- other negro. The two negroes were committed to jail by a magistrate. As the Constable was on his way to the county jail at Selma with the prisoners, he was overpowered by a mob of masked men, who took the prisoners to a bridge and hanged them both. After the hanging a volley was fired into their bodies and the mob dis- persed. S Collision of Freight Trains. MONTGOMERY, Ara., Aug. 2—Two Louisville and Nashville freight trains collided near Mountain Creek, thirty miles north of here, yesterday morning. A neEirlo brakeman and a negro tramp were killed and a white man, who was irn the caboose of one of the trains, was badly hurt. Traffic was delayed six hours. —_— BREUTAL DOUBLE MURDER. Colored Man and Woman Found With Thelr Skulls Crushed. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 2—A bru- tal double murder was discovered to-day in an orchared in the rear of the summer boarding-house in the suburb of Narbeth. Ewert McDarnell, aged 35 years, and Mary Brown, both colored, were found lying on the ground side by side with their skulls crushed in. The woman was a servant in the boarding-house and McDurnell is said to have been her husband, although sne was known by the name of Brown, The Woman was of a lively disposition and it is supposed some lover of hers killed the couple. The police claim to know the name of the man whom the{ulums of the murder and expect to bave him under ar- rest shortly. s New Minister to Guatemala. WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 2.—The President to-day appointed MacOrane Cox of New York Envoy Extraordinary snd Minister Plenipotentiary to Guatemala and Hond -to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of P. M. Young. i BATTERIES FOR COAST DEFENSE. Presidio Artillery Will Be Redistributed to Man Them. WAR DEPARTMENT PLAN Barracks to Be Established in the Vicinity of the Big Guas. A LARGER FORCE NECESSARY. Hospital to Be Renovated for the Better Accommodation of Patients. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—There is a strong probability that the Fifth Regiment of Artillery, stationed on the Pacific Coast, will be redistributed with the mounting of new batteries in that sec- tion. Emplacement for guns are now being built along the slope, and when they are reported finished guns will be shipped to the West to be putin place. Xor their care and preservation men in the immediate vicinity will be required. These emplacements are in some cases re- mote from the stations where troops are quartered. To prevent the traveling to and from, which would be necessary if the existing conditions were allowed to con- tinue, it is the intention of the War De- partment to construct barracks at points in the immediate vicinity of the guns for the accommodation of a battery or bat- teries of artillery. The redistribution of the remaining four regiments of artillery, all of which are sta- tioned on the Atlantic Coast, has already been recommended by General Miles and will probably take place just as soon as quarters can be constructed. General Miles returned to Washiagton a few days ago from an inspection tour of the fortifications of the New England coast | &; o and the lake shores. As a resultof this inspection he urged, and hisrecommenda- tion was adopted, that quarters be built at Hancock, near New York. These will be manned with a battery when completed. General Miles expects a number of guns will be mounted by December: hence his recommendation for the redistributing of the artillery regiment. It is frankly stated by War Department officials that when the fortifications for the Pacific and Atlantic coasts are all com- pleted the present artillery force will be totally inadequate to take care of them. The War Department has recognized this fact for some time, and with a view to remedying the condition submitted a bill to Congress at its last session increas- ing the artillery arm from five to seven regiments. A favorable report was made upon the measure by the Senate Military Committee and it will be brought before the upper house at the beginniug of the next session. In view of the great inter- est at stake it is the intention of the de- partment to bring strong pressure to bear in order to secure, if possible, its enact- ment. The hospital at the Presidio is to un- dergo extensive repairs. General Stern- berg, surgeon-general, who has just re- turned from a tour of ipspection, which included the Pacific Slope, has recom- mended, and his recommendation has been adopted, that the hospital at the Presidio be repaired and renovated and that an addition jor the better accommo- dation of patients be constructed. Plans for the addition are now bein, prepared in the quarterraaster’s office o the War Department, and when approved advertisements will be issued for bids on the work. The new pay system in the army, which has been in operation only a few months, is already a subject of complaint. This system involves the payment of the men by the post commanders instead of by paymasters, a8 formerly., The paymasters put the men’s pay up in envelopes. which are sent to the post commander for dis- tribution. With a view to ascertaining if the complaints have any just foundation, Paymaester-General Sternberg left Wash- ington to-day for the West. He will in- spect a number of the posts, and upon his return will submit his report to the Secre- tary of War. ossip is rife in military circles asto who will be the next quartermaster-gen- eral of the army. The appointment, it is expected, will be announced next week upon the return of Secretary Lamont to ashington. The Secretary has been north and has communicated with the President about the matter. Colonel Saw- telle, at present the senior officer of his grade, seems to have the best chance of securing the billet, although it was stated by a high official of the department a few dnlys ago that Colonel Weeks, the junior colonel, had a splendid show of being General Batchelder's successor. Besides Colonel Sawtelle Colonel Luddington is the only applicant for the assignment, and his application he desires to be con- sidered only in the event of Colonel Saw- telle’s failure to get the place. DEATH OF DR. J. M. TONER, He Was a Noted Scientist, Historian and Philanthropist. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—The death is announced at Cresson Springs, Pa., of Dr. J. M. Toner, scientist, his- torian and philanthropist, of this city. He | presented to Congress in 1882 a valuable collection of 30,000 historical and medical works, and for many years he has been engaged in gathering together copies of ““i original letter and paper .of George ‘Washington, widely scattered ai they were over this country and Europe. The collec- tion forms the largest assemblage of Wash- ington letters, etc., ever put together. It is permanently deposited in the Con- ressional Library, and it is kept in locked 5;;1.:», arranged in strictly chronological e orde: CHOLERA SCOURGING EGXPT. The Dread Diseass Beyond Control of the Authorities. WASHINGTUN, D. C., Ang. 2.—Ad- vices received at the Marine Hospital yes- terday from Alexandria, Egypt, show that the cholera outbreak there has got beyond the control of the sanitary authorities. During the seven days up to the 1st ult. 1200 draths were reported, and in the fol- lowing six days 1700 deaths. So far 8069 deaths have occurred from the present outbreak, and it is f that these figures will be largely increased before the disease runs its course. " Gtk et New Postoffice and Coast Fensions. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug 2—A postoffice has been established at Lena, Tehama County, Cal,, and John M. Wil- son appointed postmaster. « Pacific Coast pensions have been issued as follows: California: Original—William Hines, San Andreas; Alfred Adams, Santa '| Monica; Albert B. Paul, Pomona. Mexi- can War, widow—Mary Lewis, Hildreti. Oregon: Original — Albert Jennings, P%u.{;?.gt Original, widow—John J. ashington: inal, widow—John J. Edens, New Whluofin. Brigts o Coinage Luring July. ] WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—The coinage exccuted at the United States mints during July aggreeated 2,575910 pleces of the value of $4,031,200. Of the coinage, $2,918,200 was gold and $1,062,000 Totes ouseiending Avgat 1 s yark a $225,942,455, an increuse dnringg‘Jr\‘:l of %686,495, and since July 31, 1895, of $14,- 647 —_—— WARRING MAICH COMPANIES, One Claims $150,000 Damages From the Other. DETROIT, Micx., Aug. 2.—The Dia- mond Match Company was yesterday en- joined by Judge Donovan in the Circuit Court from unjust and oppressive inter- ference with the business of the Improved Match Company of Detroit until the lat- ter’s suit for $150,000 damages against the D:amond Company is decided. Among the sensational charges brought by the Improvement Company is that of buying and tampering with the complainant’s matches by breaking, steaming and other- wise destroying the quality of the same and again placing them on the market; also the intimidation of customers of the Improved Company to secure the discon- tinuance of their purchases. Officers of the Diamond Match Company here refuse to talk of the suit. A FROM A THREE->TORXY WINDOW. Frightful Plunge of an Insane Woman Who Feared the Prison. PITTSBURG, PA., Aug. 2.—At an early hour this morning Mrs, Ida Lounise Law of Allegheny, the woman who some days ago in an aberration of mind cut the throat of her 18-day-old child, jumped from a third-story window at the Presby- terian Hospital in Allegheny. Mrs. Law had been taken to jail last week, but, her condition was so apparent that permission was given by the court to remove her to the hospital. It was while suffering from tke hallucination that she was to be taken back to prison that she jumped from her bed and plunged through the window. Her left ankle was broken and she sus- tained a fracture of the pelvic bone, a bad scalp wound and was otherwise bruised. It is thought she wiM not recover. ON EASTERN DIAMONDS. Standing of the Clubs and Scores of the Games in the National League Yesterday. Per Cruss. ‘Won. | Lost. | cott Cineinnati.. 62 | 29 | .681 27 | 874 31 | .848 39 | .587 39 | 541 39 | .535 45 | (464 48 | .458 47 | .419 60 | 408 80 | .318 61 | 2656 CINCINNATTI, Onro, Aug, 2.~To-day’s game was a pitcher’s battie from beginning to end, and Dwyer had decidedly the best of it. Meyers’ double and Cross’ single in the second inning gave the visitors their only run, while the Reds scored twice in the sixthon three singles and & double. Both teams played & sbarp fielding game. Irwin’s work at third was the feature. Attendance 6000. Score: Cincinnatis, 2,7, 1; 8t. Louis, 1, 5, 1. Batter- jes—Dwyer and Peitz, Hart and McFarland. Umpire, Lally. CHICAGO, ILL., Aug. 2.—The Colts could do ’"’“‘”’F with Hill's curves to-day. In the sev- enth Clingman spiked Donahue at the plate, ‘whereupon the letter threw the ball at Elinl- man and was_proceeding to jump upon him, when Umpire Emslie and the other players in- terfered. The'fielding of both teams was fault- less. Friend, the new caicher, made a fair im- pression. Aftendance7000. Score: Chicagos 1,2,0; Louisvilles 2, 6, 0. Batteries—Sriggs, Donshue and Kittredge; Hill and Friend. Umpire—Emslie. —_— PIGEONS MAKE FAST TIME. Almost & Mile @ Minuts Covered in a Speed Irial. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Aug. 2—The race of homing pigeons from Santa Monica to this city Saturday evening showed some remarkable speed by a number of the birds. The air line distance between the two places is a little over fifteen miles and this was covered in 1614 minutes by several pirds belonging to O.'¥. Zahn. The birds were loosened at Santa Monica at 6:08 p.y. and, although the weather was bad for flying, they attained the best speed ever made in_competition in Southern Cali- fornia. Five birds belonging to Mr. Zahn made the record of 16l4 minutes, as did two belonging to B. Casenave, who re sides a block farther away, the latter leav- ing the Zahn birds to seek their own lofts. e Gaudaur and Standury. LONDON, Exc., Aug. 2—The Sporting Life to-morrow will publish a report of an interview with Beales, the backer of James Stanbury, the Australian oarsman, who recently won from Wat Harding the sculling championship of the world, in which Beales declares that the date of the posed match with Jake Gaudaur of ‘anada will not be extended beyond Sep- tember 7. Mr. Beales also says that un- less Gaudaur cables definitely regarding the match by to-morrow evening he (Beales) will issue Stanbury's ultimatum. s Baseball at Visalia. VISALIA, CarL., Aug. 2—The Visalia Examiners won a great game this after- noon from the first nine of the Visalia club, In the last half of the ninth inning the score was 10 to 7 against them, but the superior batting and running of the Exam- iners earned five additional runs. Score— Visalia Examiners 12, Visalia 10, & s Sy A Bubject for Sharkey. DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 2.—Bob Arm- strong, Parson Davies’ giant, knocked out William Mayo of Chicago in twe rounds to-day. Dan Creedon, who refereed the fight, left for Chicago to-night to offer Sharkey a battle. CLEVELAND'S LABOK TURMOIL. A Sympathetio Strike of all Union Men Seems Inevitable. CLEVELAND, Omro, Aug. 2. —At a meeting of the representatives of the labor unions of this city to-night it was deter- mined to urge upon the Central Labor Union at its meeting Wednesday the call. ing of a sympathetic strike on account of tne Brown Hoisting Company trouble. As the unions reported and those which have already expressed opinions in faver of such a course contribute a large major- ity of the members of the Central Lal Union a general sympathetic strike seems to be likely. The plan is first to call out all iron-workers, who number about 20,- 000, and if necessary every union man in the city will be called out later. Four companies of troops are now camped at the Brown works and more are likely to be ordered there to-morrow. The situation is the gravest Cleveland has ever faced. John Prince, the man shot by the non-union man yestertuay, still lies i a critical condition. The union men are now arming, claimin; they have the same righs to carry pistols as the non« union men. S DR e Buit to Foreclose on @ Railroad. WICHITA, Kaxs., Aue. 2—A bill to foreclose on the Kansas Midland Com- pany, a feeder of the St. Louis and San Francisco, has been filed in the United States Circuit Court here, together with an order from Judge Caldwell appointing A. L. Wolff of Si. Louis receiver. - The suit is brought by the Mercantile Trust Coms pany of New York, trustee for the first- mortgage honds, amounting to $1,608,000. The Kansas Midland extends from Wich- ita to Eilsworth, a distance of 106 muiles, and was builtjin 1886. 3 T S L Two Freight Trains in Collision. LONG PINE, Nesr., Aug 2.—Two freight trainsjon the Northwestern col- lided on the embankment approaching _ the Niobrara river this evening. One train was awaiting the signal to cross when the engine of the second train crashed into it from the rear. Both engines and cars were wrecked and the track torn up for a hundred yards, but no one was injured. It is almost a miracle that both trains did not topple over into the river. Responsibility for the accident has not yet been placed. Grain Elevator at War. DULUTH, Mix~., Aug.2.—All owners of grain elevators at Superior, Wis., yes- terday gave notice to their employes that hereafter they are to work ‘enly by the day and not at all after August 31. These elevators bave a capacity of 12,700,000 bushels, and this action is the result of the attempt of the Superior Board of Trade to oust the Minnesota grain inspec- tion there and enforce a new Wisconsin system. All grain heretofore inspected in Superior will be inspected in Duluth and Saandstone, Minn. ——— * Cyclone*’ Davis Nominated. TEXARKANA, ARk., Auz. 2 Cy- clone’’ Davis, the People’s party leader, was vesterday nominated for Congress by the Populists of the Fourth Texas District to succeed D. B. Culberson. LI BRUNG CHANG IN LONDON, The Chinese Viceroy Is Visiting as a National Guest. LONDON, Exe., Auvg: 2.—Li Hung Chang, the Chinese diplomat, who at- tended the coronation ceremonies of Czar Nicholas II at Moscow as special envoy of the Chinese Government and who has since visited Berlin and Paris, arrived in London this evening. His visit to Eng- land is to be made as a national guest, the Queen, through Lord Salisbury, having invited him to visit the country at the national expense. He will remain in Eng- land a month. ‘When the Chinese envoy arrived at Southampton to-day from Havre he was received by officiais of the British Govern- ment and by the manager of the Ameri- can Steamship line. A body of American sailors from the steamship St. Paul lined the passage from the steamer to the train. 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