The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 26, 1896, Page 3

| | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1896. e e e ———————————————————————— e e e e e et et "MY MARYLAND," “0LD KENTUCKY" Palmer and Buckner Get a Biz Reception at Baltimore. WAR HORSES CHEERED. Bands Add to the Tumult by Playing Stirring Se- lections, THE REBEL YELL ALSO HEARD. But There Are Present Those Who Hiss for Bryan and Cheer for McKinley. BALTIMORE, Mp., Sept. 25.—Mary- land gave Palmer and Buckner a rousing welcome to-night. Four thousand per- sons paid tribute to the two brave com- manders who were on opposite sides in the great struggle which closed a genera- tion ago. The two war-norses of the sound-money Democrats were the star at- traction at the Maryland ratification meet- ing of the National Democratic party, which was neld at Music Hall. The fre- quent mention of Bryan’s .name was cheered by quite a number, while others as vigorously hissed every allusion to the silver candidate. A Palmer and Buckner electoral ticket was put in the field by the adoption of a report made by a special committee. great cheer announced the appearance of General Palmer and General Buckner. The band added to the tumult by playing “My Old Kentucky Home” and “Mary- lana, My Maryland.” When the enthusiasm subsided some- what Chairman Donaldson introduced General Palmer, who received another ovation. After touching upon the past struggles between the Northand the South General Palmer said: “I am here to-night in the attitude of a candidate for President of the United States without expectation of being elected. 1n fact, in the preface of the declaration of principles adopted by the Indianapolis convention it did not as- sert that the conveution had any such ex- vectations. It was in the face of that distinct political utterance that I accepted the nomination that was kindly offered to me. “The delegates to the Indianapolis con- vention,” said Palmer, ‘*were Democrats, not Republicans or Populists. They felt constrained to announce to the country that they could not support the Chicago nominees nor the platiorm adopted there.” Every time he mentioned Bryan’s name there was an uproar—a commingling of clieers and hisses. That there were sev- eral Republicans in the aundience was man- ifested by the enthusiasm which greeted the mention of Major McKinley’s name. The cheering and hisses continued until the Prohibition platform was reached and Joshua Levering was spoken of. There were no hisses then. The Marylander was cheered again and again. Concluding his discussion of platforms and candidates General Palmer took up | the financial question. After congratu- lating Bryan and his snpporters on their unparalieied boldness in making certain “outrageous claims” General Palmer added that it is astonishing that in the light of human experience such proposi- tions should be entertained by sane men. He said the United States must continue to force its own laws by 1ts own methods. [Applause.] The credit of the United States and of the several States must be maintained. The people must not be invited to repu- diation. [Cheers.] As General Palmer concluded General Buckner was introduced. The scene was dramatic. The border-line audience gave the Kentucky candidate a special wel- cqme, and the cheers were intermingled with the rebel yell. The general discussed the financial ques- tion, but his argument was lost to most of those who tried to follow him because of the noise made by hundreds who were leaving the hall. Ex-Congressman Isidor Raynor was the last speaker. RUIRED B FREE TRADE Continued from First Page. welcome you here at my home. I recall with sensations of pleasure and satisfaction the brief timeIspent in old Aliegheny College. It ie among the dearest memories of my life. Thatold institution only & year ago conferred upon me a very distinguished honor. I trust I may never disappoint its confidence. [Ap- plause and cries of “You never will.”] Now, my fellow-citizens, what we want this year is to cast our ballots for that party and for those principles which will secure to us the greatest prosperity. [Applause.] We want no idle men in the United States, [Applause.] We want no idle mills in the United States. [Re- newed applause.] And to the end that we may have neither idle mills nor idle men we must do our work in the United Btates. [Great cheering.] You may disagree with me, but I believe in a protective tariff. [Applause] Then, my fel- Jow-citizens, having secured a tariff chat will defend American interests, we want to con- tinue the use of the good dollars we have had since 1879. [Great applause.] We want no clipped coins in the United States. [Renewed applanse.] We want no debased dollars any more than we want debased labor. [Applause.] And when men have given a full day’s work to an Amorican employer we want that American employer to pay in dollars &8 good as any dol- jars anywhere in tbe world and worth 100 cents every day and everywhere. [Tremen- dous applause.] I thank you most hesrtily, gentlemen, for the kindness and courtesy of this eall. The third delegation was from Wyan- dotte County, Obio. It arrived at noon and marched at once to Major McKinley’s house. The spokesmen were General T. M. Kirby and P. Cuneo, a Republican editor, who is a native of Genoa, Italy. In responte to the remarks of t{:e spokesmen Major McKinley made a brief speech, in which he said: ‘We must have 1n the United States an Ameri- can polici—a policy that will take care of onr own; that, will defend our own. [Applause.] 11 we do noet do that, nobody will do it for us. [Criesof “That's right.”] And fortunately in highest and best interests of all the peovle. [Great applause.] Now, yours is a farming Population, I know all about your county. What you want in Wyandotte County is to have somebody want and want badly what you produce on your farms, [cries of “That’s right”] and I have discovered that the farmer always gets better prices when a lot of buyers are hunting him up, rather than when the fsrmers are hunting up the buyers. [Applause and cries of “That's right.”] Now, whet the farmer Is interested in further is when he has a cus- tomer to whom he sells his good bushels of wheat, in & fuli round measure, he wants to be paid in a good, full, round dollar [spplause and cries of “Good, good”], an uncorrupted and undepreciated and never-to-be-depreciated dollar. [Great applause] That is what the Republican party stands for this year. Among many other good things. it siands for law and order. Itstands for the honor of the Govern- ment. It stands for tbe honest payment of public debts. It stands for public honor snd public interest. [Tremendous cheering.] - UNION VETEKANS SPEAK. General Siokels ‘uppresses a Crowd of Bryan Howlers ST. PAUL, Mixx., Sept. 25.—Over 900 people gathered this evening at the Auditorium to hear the sound-money ad- dresses of generals of the Civil War who are touring the country together. Gen- eral 0. O. Howard was the first to appear, and the old veteran was greeted with three | times three cheers. General Alger fol- lowed with & brief address, which was warmly received. The great enthusiasm of the evening centered around General Sickels, He had hardly spoken a dozen words when a crowd of Bryan men in the gallery tried to howl him down. Looking straight in the direction of the hubbub for a minute General Sickels said in a very loud voice: “Will every man, woman and child in this audience who is in favor of law, de- cency and sound money please stand.” At this what seemed to be 90 per cent of the crowd jumped to their feet with a cheer. Then General Sickels said quietl “Let every man who is in favor of an- archy rise.”” There was a dead calm for a minute, during which nobody rose. This was followed by the greatest demonstra- tion of the evening, the applause lasting several minutes. General Thomas Stewart followed with a brief address, after which Corporal Tan- ner created enthusiasm by his reference to the attitude of the old soldiers in this campaign. e BISMARCK’S SILVER LEITER. He Does Not Keply and May Not Have Written It at AU NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 25.—Prince Bismarck’s letter to Governor Cuiberson { of Texas has caused no end of discussion and speculation in sound money German circles as to its authenpticity. It culmi- nated on Tuesday in the calling of a meet- ing by Secretary Grosse of the executive | committee of the Sound Money League, at which William Steinway, the chairman, presided. Afterfull discussion of the let- ter, it was unanimously decided that Mr. Steinway send the iollowing cablegram to Bismarck: NEw York, N. Y., Sept. 23. To His Highness, Prince Bismarck, Friedrichs- ruhe, Germany: The Silverites and Populists, who are agitating the unlimited free coinage of silver in this country, make use in a dema- <ogical sense of the following letter alleged to have been written by your Highness to Gov- ernor Culberson of Texas, especially among | the German-Americans: “FRIEDRICHSRUHE, Aug. 24, 1896. “ Homored Sir: Your esteemed favor of July 1 | bas been duly received. I have always bad a | predilection for bimetallism, but I would not, while in office, claim my views of the matier | to be ‘nfallibly true when advanced against | the views of experts. Ihold to this very hour that it would be advisable to bring about among the nadons chiefly engaged in the world’s commeree & mutusl agreement in favor of the establishment of bimetallism. | “Considered from a_commercial and indus- trial standpoint the United States are freer by far in their movements than any nation of | Europe, and hence shoud the people of the United States find it compatible with their in- terests to take independent action in the di- rection of bimetailism, 1 cannot heip but be- lieve that such action would exert a most salu- tary influence upon the consummation of in- ternational sgreement and the coming into this league of every European Nation. Assur- | ing you of my highest respect, I remain, your most obedient servant, BISMARCK.”” We beg your Highness to cable us the exact text of your letter if the preceding text | should either not be genuine or not exact. Full cabie reply paid. GERMAN-AMERICAN S0UND-MONEY LEAGUE, William Steinway, President. Mr. Grosse, the secretary of the German Sound-Money League, in referring to the sending of the cablegram, said toa re- porter of the United Associated Presses to-night: **Althouzh we know of Prince Bismarck being in favor of the landed aristocracy in Germany, which is the bimetallistic party of that country, and which party is constaatly clamoring for special privileges ! | and high protective tariff, and has also been the cause of exclusion of the Ameri- can hog from Germany, we had our doubts that Prince Bismarck had written a letter which by many in this country may be construed as an improper inter- ference with the internal politics of a for- eign Nation, and it was for this reason that this dispatch was sent. “We don’t consider the letter in any way misleading or hurtful to the sound- money cause, except among the ignorant, who may accept it as an indorsement of the unlimited free coinage of silver, which it certainly is not. The German bimetal- lists are not in favor of the unlimited free coinage ofgisilver for Germany, but they will very likely have no objection—and they may even sincerely desire—that the United States should consent to the monu- n:ental folly and thereby secure to the European countriesithe greatestadvantage over the United States they can desire. We doubt whether Prince Bismarck rel- ishes the publication ot the letter, and if the letter shoula be genuine this may be | the reason why he has not sent any reply so far.” BERLIN, GErRMANY, Sept. 25.—The let- ter of Prince Bismarck to Governor Cul- berson of Texas, sent in reply to a request | of the latter to give his opinion on the ! silver question, was cablpd back to this country and was published by the news- | papers here. Many doubts as to the ‘lnuthenticixy of the letter were expressea by the German press, it being held by some of them that it was a campaign document prepared in the Unitea States to aid the cause of the Silverites. In- quiries that were cabled from several dif- ferent sources from the United States showed that considerable doubt existed there as to whether Prince Bismarck really entertained the opinion set forth in the letter. All doubt as to the authorship of the letter is now rafinmed as having n set at rest. The Hamburger Nachrichten, which is Prince Bismarck’s organ, has printed Governor Culberson’s letter, which was written last June, ’ e B Robberies in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ouro, Sept. 25.—A well- organized gang of the most audacious highwaymen and burglars has taken pos- session of the city, and for six days they bave simply had things their own way. To-night desperadoes made a raid on the downtown saloons about 8 o’clock, and held up fifteen in the very heart of the city. To-day in broad daylight a jewelry- store was robbed of a tray containing $500 worth of goods. Since 8 o'clock to-night twenty robberies have been reported to the police, who are unable to stop the depredations. Three men have been ar- rested. ————— Spanish Bteamer Stranded. AMSTERDAM, HoLuasp, Sept. 25— The four-masted steamer reported ashore off the north coast of Holland proves to ve have the power among our- | be the Spanish steamer Hugo, from ::li:efl?:' “hty bauot—pt: make just such | Bremen for Liverpool, not a Nsor'th Ger- #n admin ve and executive and legis- | man Lloyd steamer. The crew was safely lstive policys we believe will subserve ibe landed. 1 | artillery batteries in detail. TRANSFER OF THE FIFTH ARTILLERY Battery F at the Presidio Will Go to Fort Sheridan. A VERY DESIRABLE POST General Ruggles Talks to the “Call” Correspondent on the Subject. WHY SUCH CHANGES ARE MADE Only Fair That the Sweets and Hard ships Should Be Shared Equal'y WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept.25.—THE CavL correspondent saw Adjutant-General Ruggles at the War Department to-aay in an endeavor to ascertain the transfer of General Rug- gles said that thus far the batteries’ de- tails had not been made. They will as usual be made by the department com- manders in most cases instead of by the ‘War Department. General Ruggles said that thus far all that had been settled was that the Fifth Artillery was to change places with the First Artillery, now stationed in New York, with the excep- tion of one battery, which is at Fort Sheri- dan, Chicago. THE CALL correspondent learnea from another source, however, that Battery F, Fifth Artillery, Captain H. J. Reilly, is the fortunate battery which is to be sent to Fort Sheridan. The latter post, by rea- son of its proximity to Chicago, is con- sidered one of the most desirable in the service. Adjutant-General Ruggles was asked by TrE CALL correspondent if any statement would be published by the War Depart- ment giving reasons for making the artil- lery and infantry transfers. He re- sponded : “Itis not customary for the War De- partment to publish reasons for making such orders, as it considers them wise and in the best interests of the service.” But in the course of conversation he said casually that it was customary for the War Department to make transfers of i troops at regular intervals. He said that the Fifth Artillery had enjoyed a good berth for six years on the Pacific Coast while other regiments were obiiged to tolerate the sandhills of Flerida and the desolate, arid plains of the Far West, and it was only fair that each regiment should taste the sweets of civilized life while, those whose lots had been cast in pleasant lines should experience some of the hard- ships of frontier life. “But why was the order of last week transferring the Fifth Artillery to stations now occupied by the Third Artillery in Fiorida, Fort McHenry and Washington modified by requiring the Fifth to take stations now occupied by the First Ar- tillery in New York and at Fort Sheri- dan?” was asked. “After considering the matter we con- cluded that the First Artillery should go Bouth rather than the Fifth, because the latter had been stationed in the South since the First Artillery had been sta- tioned at these posts.’’ The following orders were to-day issued by the Secretary of War: “First Lieutenant John S. Kulp, assist- ant surgeon, will be reiieved from duty at | Fort Walla Walla, Wash., by the com- manding officer of that post upon receipt by him of this order, and will then report in person to the commanding officer at Vancouver barracks for duty at that post and by letter to the commanding general of the Department of the Columbia. 8o much of special orders of Septem- ber 5 from this office as relates to Captain William Stephenson, assistant surgeon, is revoked, and he will be relieved from duty at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., by the commanding officer of that post nupon re- ceipt by him of this order, and will then report in person to the commanding offi- cer at Fort Sheridan, IlL, for duty at that post and by letter to the commanding general of the Department of the Mis- souri.” NAVAL >UPPLX CONTRACTS, Heavy Purchases to Bo Made by the Paymaster-General. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 25.—A Times special from Washington says: Contracts will be let in a few days for more than $100,000 worth of naval supplies to be delivered at the Brooklyn navy-yard. These supplies include all the imaginable articles which are necessary to equip the vessels about to go iuto commission, notably the Brooklyn, Wilmington, Helena and Nashville. Some of the material is also intended for the Dolphin. Bids have been received from over 500 firms for supplying this material. Among the articles are 10,000 jack-knives, which will be sold to the sailors at the contract price, which is 40 cents. Ordinarily the sort of jack-knife which the specifications call for would cost §1 at least. The navy will also gurchnu 5000 neckerchiefs at 99 cents each. These are of black silk, and are much affectea by the bluejacket: Another important item is }5,000 ards of trouser cloth, which will probably go to a Conshohocken, Pa., firm. A quantity of silver boatswain calls will also oe pur- chased, These useful and necessary re- minders of the old navy cost $2 35 each. This is one of the largest purchases ever made at one time by Paymaster-General Stewart, who makes the contract. — AT LINCOLN’S TOMB. Bankers Visit Springfield to Honor the Martyr President. SPRINGFIELD, ILn., Sept. 25.— The Bankers' Association arrived 1n this city at 10:45 o'clock on a special train over the Chicago and Alton Raflroad to pay tribute to Lincoln at his tomb in Oakridge Ceme- tery. The weather is fine. President Rob- ert Lowery of Georgia called the mufi:{ to order shortly after 11 o'clock. An ad- dress of welcome was delivered by Con- gressman Connolly of this city and re- sponded to by President Lowery. Ad- dresses eulogistic of Lincoln’s life and character were delivered by E. H. Pullen, ex-president of the association and Wil- liam C. Cornwell. The exercises were at- tended by a number of the residents of the city. G —— - Tried to Shoot Her Assailant. STANFORD, Ky., Sept. 25.—William Bolton, charged with criminal assault on Miss Lillie Blakeman, was beld to the Circuit Court by Judge Bates yesterday. Miss Blakeman sttempted to shoot Bolton on the way to jail, but the pistol missed fire and the woman was disarmed by the officers. Bolton waslodged in jail. There is great excitement and & lynching is not improbable. gl fy SENSATIONAL SUICIDE. A Prominent Chicago Wine Merchant Turns On the Gas and Shoots Himself in the Head. CHICAGO, IrL, Sept. 25.—A great sen- sation was produced in the business and social circles of this city when it was learned that Jobn M. Faulhaber, a wealthy wine merchant, had made an attempt to commit suicide and would undoubtedly die. Faulhaber has been well known for many years among business men, and great surprise was experienced at his at- tempt at self-destruction, as it was gen- erally believed that he was the possessor of a large fortune and of a prosperous business. His more intimate acquain- tances, however, say that he has met with business reverses of late, and this made him morose and fearful of the future. Moreover, his domestic relations had not bgen satisfactory for a long time. It was probably a combination of these two things that caused him to give up the struggle. Faulhaber evidently intended to make a sure job of 1t. After retiring he closed the.doors and windows of his room and turned the gas partly on. Then with a re- voiver he fired two shots into his head. His intention evidently was that he should be smothered with gasif the bullets proved ineffectual. - He was disappointed in his wishes, for he was alive when found this morning. A gurong smell of gas coming from his room drew attention to it. The door was forced and he was found lying on the bed unconscious, with two bullets in his head. Assistance was at once summoned, but the doctors say he will not live. A deed of assignment was filed this afternoon, showing that Faulhaber’s assets were only $20,000 and that his debts weie $70,000. WINAN AND HAMILTON, Marine Hospital Transfers That Cause Much Gossip at Washington. Hints That the Surgeon - General Wants His Predecessor Out ot His Way. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 25.—Sur- geon-General Wyman of the United States Marine Hospital Service was seen by THE CALL correspondent to-night and asked why Dr. Jobhn B. Hamilton, now sta- tioned at the Marine Hospital in Chicago, had been ordered to relieve Dr. Godfrey, now at San Francisco, and who has been | assigned to the Chicggo hospital. Dr. | Wyman said that it was usual in the | Marine Hospital Service, as in the army, to make transfers periodically; that it bad been the custom to make these changes in the Marine Hospital Service quadren- nially. . “Dr. Hamilton,”” he said, “has been stationed at Chicago for five years, and has therefore been there one year longer than expected. Changes are made every four yedrs for the good of the service. Dr. Hamilton is changed with the other. He goes to a very desirable post.”” An 1nteresting bit of gossip is going the rounds of Treasury Department circles. They say that Surgeon-General Wyman and Dr. Hamilton are at loggerheads and have been for four or five years, and that Dr. Wyman wishes to get his rival as far away from Washington as possible. Five years ago Dr. Hamilton was surgeon-gen- eral of marine hospitals, but resigned to take a position as one of the faculty of Rush Medical Coilege, Chicago, and to edit a Chicago medical journal. Dr. Wy- man was appointed to succeed him, Dr. Hamilton soon tired of his new field of operations, however, and through the influence of powerful friends in Washing- ton endeavored to be reinstated in his old position as surgeon-general, to which Wy- man had been appoiuted. Senators Vest and Cockrell of Missouri were good friends of Wyman and succeeded in retaining him in office. Dr. Hamilton soon left Rush Medical College and was reinstated in the Marine Hospital Service, with headquarters in Chicago, and continued to publish his paper; but, nevertheless, he has never abandoned hope of again being surzeon- eneral. Friends of Dr. Hamilton now in ashington declare that in sending Hamilton to San Francisco to relieve Dr. Godfrey Dr. Wyman was animated by a desire to get his rival as far away from ‘Washington as possible. is, however, seems to be an injustice to Surgeon-Gen- eral Wyman. In his conversation with T CALL cor- respondent he manifested no personal animus toward Dr. Hamitton and spoke of him pleasantly. It is believed that Dr. Wyman, in order not to subject himself to the false accusation of sending Dr. Hamil- ton away irom Chicago because of personal malice, has allowed him to remain atthat post one year longer than is usunal. 1tis said here that Dr. Hamilton may resign rather than submit to what he and the Chicago people consider an indignity. 1f he should go to Ban Francisco he would have to give up the editorship the Chi- cago Medical Journal, the income from which is almost equal to his salary in the United States Marine Hospital Service. If Dr. Hamilton concludes to go to San Francisco be will not leave nnuFScpum- ber 30. He will be succeedaed at Chicago temporarily by Dr. P. M. Carrington, past assistant surgeon, who will remain in Chicago until the arrival of Dr. Godfrey, who may be retained at S8an Francisco for several weeks in order to settle up matters of a personal character. Dr. Godfirey is one of the-oldest surgeons in the service, He has been at San Fran- cisco for four years, and previous to that was in charge of the New York City sta- tion. Dr. Wyman regard: him as a most ex- cellent officer. Dr. Wyman would like to accommodate Dr. Hamilton and those Chicago people who are anxious for his return, but in order to do so would have to violate a precedent of long standing, which might cause bim trouble in future when pressure is brought to bear to secure the retention of some other Marine Hos- pital surgeon at a particular post. g s LOAN AND TRUST COLLAPSE. A Kansas City Institution Gets Out of Its Depth. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 25.—The International Loan and Trust Company of Kansas City filed a deed of trust in the Recorder’s Office to-day for $961,297. The officers refused to talk about the com- pany’s condition. A similar deed was filed 1n Wyandotte Co Kansas, The creditors are banks in New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. The deed of trust covers numerous tracts of real estate in Kansas City, farm lands in Texas and other States, and a long list of notes and securities. It pro- vides that the ,trust compary is to have until December 1, 1896, in which to meet its obligations. Fatal Colliery Ewmplosion. POTTSVILLE, Pa., Bept..25. — At 5 o’clock last evening an explosion of mine gas occurred at Middle Creek colliery, near Tremont. Five men were fatally burned. Two died after reaching their homes at Blackwood, about two miles from the colliery. J 3 OAKLAND'S TIDAL CANAL. DISPUTE Dr. McLean, the Alameda Health Officer, Is Vanquished. MENDEL IS OVERRULED Colonel Suter Succeeds in Caus- ing All Work to Be Stopped. HE HAS CONVINCED LAMONT. Further Operations to Cease Until Additional Action by Congress Iz Taken. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 25.—At last the raging Oakland tidal canal con- troversy has been settled and Dr. John T. McLean, the valiant Board of Health offi- cer of Alameda, nas been vanquished. The Secretary of War has decided not to undertake this work until the Oakland harbor and tidal canal controversy has been settied. Not only is Dr. McLean de- feated, for the time being at least, but Colonel Mendel (retired), who rendered such efficient service on the Pacific Coast and who was a very popular engineering officer, has been humiliated, and Colonel Charles R. Suter, the new engineer, has been complimented by baving his recom- mendations adopted by Chief of Engineers Craighill and Becretary Lamont. All of the San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda CALL readers are familiar with the Oakland harbor improvement contro- versy. A part of the general project was the construction of a canal to connect San Leandro Bay with the estuary and thus drain and purify the city of Alameda by carrying off at high tide its stagnant water. Under the provisions of Colonel Mendel excavations for the canal were made at both ends and many thousands of dollars expended. Then came Colonel Suter, who declared that it was not within the prov- nce of a general government to undertake sanitary improvements beneficial to the city of Alameda and who recommended the abandonment of the canal. Upon his return to Washington several weeks ago Chief of Engineers Craighill took the matter up for consideration. He concluded that Colonel Buter was right, and that the Federal Government should not undertake sanitary improvements for any municipality. Colorel Craighill so expressed himself to THE CALL correspon- dent to-day, and at the same time ex- hibited a copy of a letter which he had sent Secretary Lamont in reference to this controversy. The lettefis dated Septem- ber 10. After quoting the river and har- bor provisions of the last session of Con- gress, which appropriated $20,000 and au- thorized an aggregate and ultimate ex- penditure of $666,000 additional under the continuous contract plan, General Craig- hill refers to Colonel Suter’s report on the Oakiand harbor project and says: “The amount required to complete the project as given in the report of 1895 and based upon estimates made years ago is $741,000. A careful revision of the esti- mates, made recently by Colonel Charles R. Suter, fixes the amount required to complete the original project at $1,062,310. The limit of cost for completion, namely, $666,000, fixed by Congress, necessitates the omission of some portion of the work con- templated in the original project. The channel to connect the harbor with San Leandro Bay has been partly excavated at both ends, leaving an uncompleted por- tion in the middle. To complete the ex- cavation, build necessary bridees and con- struct dam and tide gates in connection with the chacnel $512,000 is required. Colonel Suter is of the opinion that this portion of the work is most important to the commercial interests of the harbor, and that the facts and reasons which in- duced its adoption originally were errone- ous; that there is not engineering or com- mercial necessity for prosecuting it further. This position is indorsed by various com- mercial bodies of Oakland, but is opposed by Alameda. “In view of the difference of opinion it is suggested that action looking to the let- ting of contracts for the completion of the work be postponed until the questions at issue can be settled, or until further Con- gressional action is secured.” The Secretary of War has approved Gen- eral Craighill’s recommendations, and a letter to that effect has been forwarded to Colonel Suter at S8an Francisco. MEXICAN BOEDER BANDITS. Troops Sent 1o Juarez to Protect the Cus- ton:- House There. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 25.—A Herald special from El Paso, Texas, says it was reported there Wednesday night that a band of 200 armed Mexicans were up the river, fourteen miles above El Paso, pre- paring to swoop down on Juarez and cap- ture the Mexican custom-house there. A general call to arms .was sounded yes- terday morning, and in half an hour one troop of cavalry and two companies of in- fantry had boarded a special train and were going up the river in command of Colouel Van Valsah. The troops are now marching through the Busque and Mexi- can cavalry are stationed at the south end to capture any one trying to escape. It is reported that the soldiers had captured half 2 dozen armed Mexicans. PR T IA Y LIABLE TO DISMISSAL., West Point Cadet Nichols of Alaska Gets on a Toot. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 25.—It has just leaked out at the department that Cadet Nichols of Alaska, a member of the second class at the military academy at West Point, was tried by court martial several weeks ago, and the findings of the court were forwarded to Washington for the action of the Secretary of War. Cadet Nichols had been on a furlough with the other members of his class, and, it is alleged, reported to the adjutant on his return in an intoxicated condition. It is said Nichols pleaded guilty, but gave a plausible excuse. > The judgment of the court is severe, as can besurmised from the fact that the pers were forwarded to Washbington. %‘o&hm; short of suspension or dismissal ever goes to the War Department for ap. proval. Nichols stood high in his class. prelbttlr St Clara Barton Addresses War Veterans. NEWPORT, R. L, Sept. 25.—Clara Bar- ton spoke last night at the Almon College, where she is a guest, to a hundred vet. erans of the war who were present in uni- form. Miss Barton declined to give out ang portion of her address for publication and asked her hearers not to divuige what she said. Her idea is to have no state- ments of her work in Turkey published before the publication of her formal report. TS SLASHING FREIGHT RATES. During the War of the Rival Eastern Roads Shippers Will Be Benefited. CHICAGO, IrL., Sept. 25.—The axpected demoralization of rates consequent upon the withdrawal'from the Western Freight Association has already begun, though in reality there was much demoralization be- fore the crash came. To-day both the OChicago, Great Western and the Alton put in a rate of $2 per ton on hard coal from Chicago to Kansas City. The Great Western also announced a rate of $§190 per ton to St. Paul and intermediate points, the same rate to apply to Hamp- ton and Lyle, Iowa, and intermediate points. The old rates were $3 und $2 50 re- spectively. The withdrawal of the Rock Island and Santa Fe is accepted as the virtual col- lapse of the Western Freight Association and a general reorganization is looked for. DTSSR 4 RELIC OF BETYTER DAZXS. Secor Robeson’s Useless Floating Dry- dock to Be Sold. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 25.—A Sun special from Washington says: A relic of the naval administration of Secretary Robeson, a drydock costing originally $500,000, for years has been lying at the Pensacola Navy-yard, rusting away and useless for any purpose. The dock was builit in four parts at Roach’s old shipyard in the early eighties and towed by two warships to Pensacola Navy-yard, where it was intended it should be used for dock- in&tha smaller vessels of the service. hen an attempt was made to put it together a sericus defect was found, and whether this was due to the contractors or the designers was never ascertained. The dock, however, proved an utter fail- ure and has lain in the navy-yard grad- ually rusting away, until now it is to pe s0ld by the Government for a nomiral FGESLVR RURRMS During a Parade They Stone the Clubhouse of Republican Glassworkers. Rocks Wreck the Building and Twenty Men Are Injured, Three Fatally. ANDERSON, Ixn., Sept. 25.—A free- silver meeting at Orestes this afternoon broke up suddenly with a riot. A parade was one of the features and the line of march lay past the Republican Glass- workers’ Clubhouse. Fifteen or twenty members were seated on the porch when the parade passed. Persons in line made remarks about the McKinley pictures in the windows. This brought on words and a company of mounted men, followed by a mob on foot, left the ranks and attacked the little party. A perfect shower of bowlidars and bricks fell on the porch, hitting the men and crashing through the weather-boarding and windows. The unmounted men did what the rocks failed todo, and when the riot was stopped by cooler heads and the 300 or 400 men dispersed it was found that about twenty had been seriously injured and three— John McKinney, D. K. Miller and Carl Lightioot—were in a most dangerous con- dition. It is feared to-night these cazes will be fatal. The clubhouse is a wreck. Among those now under arrest is E. C. Carver, Postmaster at Summitville, i as o Repeats the Crime of Cain. ROCHESTER, N. Y,, Sept. 25.—In- flamed by drink, Andrew Wall stabbed his brother, Herbert, three times with a knife last night and he died at the hospital an hour afterward. The brothers quarreled over the support of thewr parents, each claiming that he did more than his ghare. After the killing Andrew disap- peared and has not been apprehended. DARING ROBBERS MAKE A BIG RAID Two Men Hold Up the Cashier in the Office of a Foundry. TAKE GOLD AND’ FLEE. They Shoot a Milkman and Escape Pursuit in His Wagon. POLICE JOIN IN THE CHASE All the Officers in a Chicago Districi Join in the Search for the Fugitives. CHICAGO, IrL., Sept. 25.—Two robbers late this afternoon entered the office of the Western Foundry Company, at the corner of Thirty-seventh street and Albany avenue, and holding up the cashier, M. A, Rourke, took $1600 from the safe and es- caped. They were pursued by a crowd which was collected by the foundry peo- ple and were in a fair way to be captured at Thirty-sixth street and California ave- nue, but again eluded their pursuers. At this place the buggy in which the men were riding broke down, and as they were sbout starting to escape on foot Frank Nyhoft, & milkman, came along. The two men jumped into his wagon and demanded that he vacate. On hisrefusing they shot him in the leg, pitched him out and drove away at a furious pace. Officers from the Brighton police station who had been apprised of the outrage were soon on the scene and started in pursuit of the flying robbers in a patrol wagon. The men were lost sight of, however, but the police, after following in the direc- tion in which they are supposed to have fled, found, nearily two miles from the foundry, the milk wagon, which had also broken down. The entire Southwestern police district was notified and a large de- tail of officers was sent out. There were five men in the office of the foundry when the holdup occurred. It is claimed by one of these five men that the robbers were former employes. One of the robbers was fashionably dressed, while the other was rather shabbily dressed in a suit of brown. The police up to a late hour had found no trace of the highwaymen. Four large revolvers, one light and one dark false beard and an old slouch hat are locked up at the Brighton Park station. Together with these clews the police have at the same station the horse and buggy used by the robbersin making their es- cape. The location of the hold-up was an ideal one. The foundry is far out in the ex- treme end of Brighton Park. The shop is a one-story brick affair, fronting on Al- bany avenue, and is half a block from Kensie avenue. The nearest house is a saloon at Kensie avenue. The office is a small affair about 10x10 and fronts on Albany avenue. At the time the robbery took place there were five men in the office. Those who were in the office at the time the robbery was com- mitted were: D. F. O’Neil, president of the company; M. A. Rourke, treasurer: . H. Hopke, general superintenden Charles 0’Gorman, clerk, and John O’ Nei clerk. President O'Neil sat at his desk convers- ing with Hopke. Rourke was busy mak- ing up the payrolls and did not see the two men with iong beards enter the office through the door leading to the shop, and the first he was aware of their presence was when one of them called out in hoarse voice that they should}hold up their hands, The five men were ordered to stand side by side in a corner of the office, and while one of the disguised robbers covered them with the revolver the other helped himself to the money. Both men then backed out of the office and, jumping into their buggy, drove at a furious rate of speed across the prairie to Thirty-sixth street. Several shots were fired after them, and they returned the fire, but none of the bullets struck anybody. NEW TO-DAY. THE FAME OF THIS SALEIS SPREADING Know what buying at “Auction Prices” means ? Means buying at YOUR OWN figures. Here’s the list—take your choice and pick your price according to your purse. Plenty of polite clerks to wait on you to-day. You’'re welcome to look—buy or not. 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