The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 25, 1896, Page 4

4 FRANCE HURT BY THE CELEBRATION Trafalgar Day Observances Weaken England’s New Alliance. Now There Is a Renewal of the Talk as to a War on the Continent. BLATHER OF BRITISH WRITERS One Correspondent Declares There Will Be War Between Bast and West After Electicn. [Copyright 1896, by the New York Times.] LONDON, Exa., Oct. 24.—Last winter, when everybody in England surrendered himself to blind rage against the German Emperor, and the memorable step of mobilizing a special service squadron was taken, the people who feel a special inter- est in strengthening the British navy took advantage of the popular feeling to ar- range that hereafter Trafalgar day shounjd be celebrated as a national patriotic anni- versary. As the date drew near the Gov- ernment tried all it could guietly’ to dis- courage the thing, but the enthusiasts in- sisted, and considering the absence of organization and the official cold water Wednesday's celebrations throughotit the island were very creditable. Unhappily, however, no amount of British protestations could avail to pre- vent the French from remembering. that Trafalgar was their defeat, and not unnat- urally they asked why on earth this year of all others this piece of ancient his- tory should be so violently revived, espe- cially as the English are just now profess- ing an exceptional anxiety to establish cordial relations with France. It has been an uphill task for the English papers to explain the psychology of this paradox, and Paris still only half accepts their plea that John Bulil is really such an ingenuous, simple-minded creature that he blunders into these embarrassing performances through sheer mental awkwardness. As the Continental sitnation stands, it was undoubtedly the most inopportune thing imaginable, but perhaps its effect in stimn- lating popular feeling here counterbal- ances any harm it may have done across the channek Germany’s journalistic bombardment of England seemed Iast week to be impor- tant. The attacks continue, although somewhat abated in vigor, but England has decided to oretend to be unconscious of them. This course robs the affair of a good deal of its interest, especially for the Germans, and their position when stripped of expletives has something in it. They say that a Continental war must involve for the Continental peoples the most terri- ble ordeal in history, with frightful carn- age, inestimable losses and the result of putting back the’ clock of civilization a quarter of a century. England, gorged with empire to the point of satiety and so placed on the map moreover that she is practically secured from invasion and actual suffering in such a war, calmly proposes to precipitate a Continental con- vulsion on purely sentimentsl grounds and she ought therefore to be treated asa common enemy by all the rest of the Con- tinental powers. This, of course,’is what will always be said by one side so long as England pursues her historic policy of balancing between the two armed camps into which Europe is divided, leaning now a little toward one and now toward the other, but always keeping beyond the reach of actual danger. The fact that the Germans are shouting so an- grily now reveals a suspicion, or perhaps the knowledge that England is tipping the scales on the side of the Franco-Rus- sian combination. This alone woula make a weight against whicn the triple alliance would be powerless. If Italy be detached from the alliance into the bargain, as is now keenly feared at both Berlin and Vienna, then the bottom will fail out of the central European partnership at once. For the moment there seems to be a dis- tinct possibility that this is what is going to Bappen, but the situation is stisl ata stage where new combinations can be made if high enough price 1s paid for them. Germany’s real trouble lies in the fact that she has next to nothing to offer in proposing such a bargain, whereas Eng- land is provided with a large variety of tempting wares. Rome has kept itself distinctly cool during the week of wedding testivities. culminating with to-day’s ceremony. The official reports describe the enthusiastic cheers of rapturous multitudes, but inde- endent observers all tell a different story. he Queen of Poriugal indeed received on her arrival such chilling treatment from the Roman crowd that she refused to ap- pear next day with the royal party that received the bride, and she is said to have been on the point of quitting the city altogether. This, of course, is ascribable to Italian recollections of the King of Portugal’s very stupid quarrel with his uncle Humbert last year; but apart from that tbe Italians are in a surly state of mind toward the whole governmental es- tablishment. No doubt this Montenegrin marriage is more popular than almost any other would have been, put italy is too sick of such things in general to feel warmly abont it. One of the most peculiar things of this whole Iitalian “-mrding affair has been Prince Victor Boneparte’'s repeated ap- pearance in public with various members of the Orleans family, a phenomenon which raises again the suspicion that the two French dynastic partiesare in the way of pooling their issues. Paris on November 5, the date finally fixed for the marriage of the Duke of Orleans, will see a great gathering of legitamists at the Madeleine, where the wedding mass is to be cele- brated to synchronize with the actual ceremony at Schonbrunn. This will be followed by a grand banquet at the Hotel Continenthl. Wuen recently in Paris I did not find among the republican politicians of vari- ous shades any idea that the republic had auything to fear from the ambitions of Philippe VIL They agreed that if he hada been a different sort of a person, he might have done something, but as they put it, 8 man who cannot mount a horse without falling off and breaking his lez has no chance with the French public. Un- doubtedly, nowever, his marriage into the richest and most respected branch of the Hapsburgs gives him new importance in the eyes of Continental diplomatists. Rumprs of an impending revival of Carlist activity in the Biscay provinces continue to circulate, but 1 the quarter where in the past I have always found very accurate and up-to-date information about the purchase of arms and munitions and about otner Carlist enterprises, noth- ing seems to be known of any new move- ment. Very possibly the present reports arise from a vague feeling tnat Spain is in such a helpless,plight that everything evil will happen. Canovas talks now of an appeal ad misericordiam to the public for a popular loan of §$60,000,000 fo carry the two colonial wars over Christmas without convening Parliament, and the Spanish pavers loyally declare that the plea would be successful, but it is not yet clear that ail chance of getting the needea money, from France has disappeared. There are certain qbscure signs that Morocco is again coming to the front as a factor in the European situation, and here Spain could be of immense direct service 10 France. Indeed, all that Spain has left of value in Old World politics is her shadowy title to be considered when Morocco comes to be cutup. She could not enforce the claim, but she could pawn it to France, and the suspicion that some- thing of this sort may be done is in the ai If England, Russia and France are seriously examining the ways and means of forming a combination for general Levantine purposes, it is unlikely that the ossibility of allowmng France to take giorocco as compensation for Egypt has remained undiscussed. The whole Mo- rocco question, however, oristles with dif- ficulties, and no power will raise it unless some big final scheme of settlement is within sight, What was predicted has happened. Not a whisper is now heard from any quarter about regarding Lord Rosebery as the ssible future leader of the Liberals. fHe as passed absolutely out of the plans of the party workers, and apparently ‘he is not very far from reading himself outof the party into the bargain. It would almost seem as if the Liberal-Unionists were frightened at the notion that he intends to join them, for Mr. Courtney attacked him bitterly on Thursday over the Egyp- tian business, ana on the following day Mr, Chamberlain made a slashing assault on his Lopdship's gloomy talk about Ger- man trade competition. One cannot help pittying Lord Rosebery and realizing that his calamitous failure was largely due to physical causes. He used to be such a gay-spirited, hopeful figure in politics be- fore that wretched mistake of his in al- lowing himself to be pushed into a place he was unable to fill came to sour his temper, break his nerve and put the iu- tolerable curse of sieeplessness upon him. Now he is peevish, suspicious, and above all pessimistic. He still can shape. jokes for after-dinner speeches, but they all have a bitter sub-acid iasie. He is 1illed with apprehensions whichever way he looks, and he groans aloud over the troubles he foresees. Englishmen have more toleration for a Mrs. Gummidge in politics than most other people, but they draw the line at such persistent all-round dolefulness as Lord Rosebery’s. In the way of pessimism it would be hard to beat a letter on the American situ- ation just received by the Daily Mail from its regular New York correspondent. Having first described” himself as an Amwmerican, this gentleman proceeds to warn Euglish investors that the Ameri- cans desire a war with England, mainly because it will then be possible to repudi- ate every dollar of American indebiedness to Lombard street, and to confiscate every dollar’s worth of British property owned in the United States. After pointing out that the better element in America op- posed the separation of the colonies from England 120 years ago the correspondent laments that the same better element is now equally helpless to prevent the Re- public from sinking through foul corrup- tion and ignorance into political and so- cial cheos. He thinks that Mr. McKinley will be defeated, but says that even if he should be elected there will be a civil war between the East and the West. It is a relief to turn from the vaporings of this native Jeremiah to another feature of the bright Daily Mail’s cosmopolitan enterprise. Some months ago 1t sent G. W. Stevens, the cleverest of the original Pall Mall Gazette young men, to America to write a long series of letters on what- ever interested him. Many of these now appearing arejof very notable guaiity, and when in permanent form they will be valued I think in Americe. Mr, Stevens’ pen picture of Chicagoin Thursday’sissue of the Mail is about the most vivid por- trayal of a city on a small canvass that I know. Incidentally his book on naval policy published on Trafalgar day received iong and favorable reviews asa weighty and important production. Roars of laughter have greeted the in- genious effort which was made by the par- son ot Burnham Thorpe, the little vitlage where Nelson was born, to turn the Tra- algar celebration to practical use. Hein- serted in every London paper on the morn- ing of the 21st, and at the top of the *‘Per- sonal” advertisements, this touching poem: He who taught Englishmen to do thelr duty And girt with wooden walls his native isle Asks for one shilliug to restore (o beauty The church which brooked o'er his iufant smile. There has been earnest competition among the London publishers for Dr. Nansen’s forlhcomin% book, for which, it was said, prices had been offered far ex- ceeding preceaent. Several reports that it bad been secured have been current, but I ieara to-night thata comparatively new firm—that of Archibald Constable, composed of a young man named Double- day and George Meredith’s son—has finally secured ali rights for the British empire and for America. The Erice paid was $30,000, which is by far the largest ever given here :0 a non-Englisa_author. The German rights were obtained by Brockhaus for $10,000, and Hachette is con- sidering a like price for the French rights. Thus far the American publishers have declined to pay more than $10,000 for the American rights, and this scares the Con- stables, who seem to have counted on much more. An_entirely unexpected complication has risen in Paris over the pubiication of George Sands’ love letters, preliminary extracts of which have been given lately to the krench press. The most important of the letters were to Alired de Musset, but there are also a number to the Italian doctor, Pagello, who, while professionally attending Musset when the latter and George Sands were at Venice in 1334, came to have a principal part in the romance himself. George S8ands’ seems to haye taken more interest in this brief liaison than in any other of her other affairs of the kind. "Her letters to Pagello are said to be the most striking in the collection, but-it is unlikely that the pub- lic will ever see them, for Pagello turns out to be alive and he protests bitterly against having his youth dragged up against him apd his large and deeply re- spectable family in this fashion. He avers that it is sixty-two years since he saw or heard from George Sands, and it is believed that the French courts will agree with him in calling that fair ground for ontlnwx:ly. The Typographical Union here finds itself in a queer predicament over this week’s contest of speed on the linotype machine at the. Aquarium. Up to the present the union bas insisted on 5000 ens, an amount which equals half as many American ems, as a fair hourly average for skilled compositors, and when affidavits came from America stating that 10,000 ens were nearer such an average the union denounced these statements as worthless, It happens now, however, that some twenty members of the union have been competing this week for a gold medal, and the very poorest of them all set over 10,000 ens, so it will be impos- sible for the union to resist a rearrange- ment of terms any longer. The first volume of Victor Hugo's let- ters is annoying from a craftsman’s point of view, since it shows no system of selec- tion of arrangement and contains not a single explanatory note. This shuts out all who are not familiar with Hugo’s career and associations. Others, how- ever, will find the book an extraordinary mine of wholly new material. Alphonse Daudet’s health has under- g:ne quite a remarkable change for the tter. He now walks about Paris again like a new man. Daudet laughs at the reports that Edmond de Goncourt’s will can be upset and that his academy scheme has been abandoned. He says, on the contrary, that it will soon be on a work- ing basis. The Limes to-day accords high though not unqualified praise to the first install- ment of Professor Sloane’s great ‘‘Life of Napoleon.”” The review in closing, describes the book s the serious and care- ful work of a very competent historian, Hagorp FrEDERIC. RUFFIANS IN THE GERMAN UNIFORM Bold Blackguards Who Are a Disgrace to William's ; Army. ; Clamor of the People Against Outrages Committed by Aristocratic Curs, LIEUTENANT BRUTZWITZ ACT. For Wantonly Murdering an Incff:n- " sive Citizen He Is Imprisoned and Degraded. BERLIN, GerMANy, Oct. 24.—The con- ciliatory tendencies which are understood to characterize the Government's new bill for the reform of the military code of pro- cedure, which isto be introduced in the Reichstag at the beginning of the session of that body next month, is partly ex- plained by the universal feeling of indig- nation which has been created by the cow- ardly outrages which have recently been committed upon unarmed and defenseless civilians by armye officers, an example of which was furnished a week or so ago by the dastardly attack made upon a civilian at Carlsruhe by Lieutenant Bruzwitz, who has since been sentenced to four years' imprisonment in a fortress and dismissed from the army, greatly to the surprise of everybody. Another cause of the mild tone of the Government’s demands in respect to the military code bill is the fact that the ne- cessities of the Government require that the Reichstag shall grant a very large in- crease -1n the credits for the army and navy, and the Kaiser and his advisers are unwilling to risk the defeat of their plans by adhering to their former unbending position in regard to the military bill, which, in view of the present aspect of union affairs, has become a matter of littie if any importance in the eyes of the Gov- ernment in comparison with the matter of increasing Germany’s military and naval, strength as largely and speedily as possi- ble. It is now known that the Emperol’s proposals, which have been alluded to as merely intended to improve the artillery arm of the military service, involve the complete reconstruction of the batteries, the augmentation of the number and cali- ber of the field guns and an extensive-al- teration of the naval equipments. The Freisinnige press are all vp in arms and declare that an organized and power- ful opposition will makea vigorous on- slaught on the war budget in the Reich- stag, and insist upon straightforward ex- planations on the part of the Government to categorical explanations. It iseasy to foretell that the Government will reply that the explanations are impossible inas- much as they would reveal secrets incident to the defense of the country. The claims of the Government will be referred to a committee of the Reichstag, and that they will be subsequently voted favorably there is no doubt. In regard to the outrages by military officers on civilians it is notable that the long-suffering German bourgeoise are iosing patience, and the murder of Sieb- mann by Lieutenant Bruzwitz at Carls- rube seems likely to bring about a climax throughout Germany, especially in the south, where every town is organizing meetings to protest against the ruffianism induiged in by army officers. The news- papers are also taking part in the matter, and also publish incredible stories about the outrages which aristocratic black- guards in the army perpetrate upon civilians at Carlsruhe. It is not Bruzwitz alone that is complained of, but a number of other officers of the grenade regiment to which Bruzwitz belohged are charged with a variety of criminal excesses. General von Bulow, commanding the army corps of which Carlsrubhe is the headquarters, has found it advisable to forbig officers entering public places for the last fortnight as a precautionary measure. The feud betweer the English and Ger- n press is being kept up and pursued %u great vigor. The Berlin papers think it worth while to reproduce the opinions of nameless writers in the London press, and every day these opponents slang each other about the effect of their differences over the relations of Germany, Russia, France and England. Long and costly telegrams conveying conversational chat- ter of this character appear in the German press daily. In official circles this sort of thing was amusing at the outset, but has now become absolutely wortbless and has lost its significance, even as a source of amusement. The directors of the Reichsbank, at a meeting held just prior to the increase of the discount rate of the Bank of England, decided that it was not necessary to make an advance in the discount rate of the Reichsbank beyond 5 per cent. To-day banking opinion points to an increase in the rate early next week. Despite the differences between the open discount rates and those of the Reichshank, gold does not go into the Reichsbank, and if the accounts of the bank were examined it would be seen that the drain toward Russia equals the inflow into the bank, The Russian Imperial Bank reduced the price it pays for gold by -1 per cent until; the Bank of England raised its rate of discount, when the Russian bank raised its price for gold. Still gold goes. to Russia, 5 The society of Berlin workingmen hela a meeting to-day to discuss the matter of the Government’s prosecution for lese majeste. Fifteen hundred persons as- sembled, and the liberal leader, Professor Quidde, was expected to address them. Max Ross, who presided, opened the meeting, and in the course of his remarks criticized severely the larze number of rosecutions for what was regarded as lese majeste. A large force of police were within the precincts of the hall and seized the opportunity afforded by the remarks of Herr Ross to close the meet- ing, which they did very unceremoniously. The Rhine Gazette publishes a report of the case of & dragoon captain assaulting a restananteur at Aurisch. The captain dif- ferred with the proprietor oi the restau- rant about the amount of his bill and proceeded to settle the dispute by dealing the landlord several blows on the head with his saber, inflicling severe wounds. Dr. Schweininger, Prince Bismarck’s NCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, gives the details of the repulse of a Portu- guese expedition in Manicaiand. The expedition, which comprised 300 ortuguese and 180 natives, was com- manded by Major Mousinho Atbuquerque, Governor-General of Mozambique. 1twas surprised by a force of 2000 natives, be- lonzing to ‘the Namarallos tribe, and a fight that lasted for twenty-two hours ensued. . The Portuguese force was finally com- Ealled 10 retreat, with the loss of two illed and thirty-five wounded. Among the latter was Captain-General Albuquer- que. The enemy lost heavily. LILLIAN TO WED ONCE MORE. For the Fifth Time Miss Russell Will Take a Husband—Walter Jones the Man. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 24.—A Herald special from St.-Louis says: For the fifth time in her comic-opera career Miss Lillian Russell is reported on the eve of a matrimonial venture. Tae wedding, it is said, will take place in San Francisco about the middle of November and the groom will be Walter Jones of | “In Gay New York.” Miss Russell played here lust weekai the New Century Theater. Mr. Jones and “In Gay New York” followed this week. The prima donna remained over one day in order to meet him, and, so the story goes, the matter wasarranged. Miss Rus- sell desired that it.be kept a secret, but Mr. Jones, indiscreet in his happiness, told a fellow-actor, and then—well, of course, every one knew it to-day. Mr. Jones, when seeu this afternoon, acknowledged that he was engaged to marry Miss Russell. Asked about the date of the wedding, he replied: *Miss Rus- sell will arrange that, but it will probably be in San Francisco in -the middle of No- vember. We "both play there about that time.” Between. the acts to-night Mr."Jones said that Miss Russell was not yet divorced from Signor ‘Perugini, but ‘added:>*'I ex- pect her to get.a divorce within a.week or two, and then I’ll have a story for you newspaper men."” et PREPARING THE MESSAGE. President Cleveland Will Recommend the Retirement of Greenbacks and Treasury Notes. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 24.—A Tribune special from Washington says: President Cleveland has bezun work on his annual message to Congress. Besides treating the numerous matters which will come before Congress the President expects to be able to congratulate the country on the triumph of sound-money principles at the general election. The ‘President remains so confident of McKinley’s election that he thinks the question of probabilities un- worthy of discussion. A partof the message will be given up toa consideration of the financial ques- tion. Itis said the message will contain arecommendation for the retirement of the greenbacks and treasury notes and that the President will declare himself thoroughly of the opinion that this is the only practical remedy for the financial situation. To accomplish this he may recommend the issue of United States bonds at a low interest for a long term of years. P gatn o G4MES ON THE GRIDIRON, Yale Men Easily Vanguish the Carlisle- School Indians. NEW YORK, N.'Y;, Oct. 24 —The score of the football game between- the Carlisie School Indians and the Yale eleven at Manhattan Field to-day was 12 to 6 in fuvor of Yule. AMHERST, Mass., Oct. 24.—Ambherst found the'eteven of Worcester Technology lamentably weak to-day, and had little trouble in making touchdowns and win- ning by a score of 40 to 0. WILLIAMSTON, Mass., Oct. 24.—Wil- Jiams played the best game of the season against Bowdoin this afternoon’ and won by 22 to 0. SWARTMORE, Pa., Oct. 2&.—Rutgers 16, Swartmore 10. PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 24. — The Princetons won easily from Pennsylvania College football team to-day by a score 0f 39 10 0. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Oct. 24—Brown had not the least trouble in.dgfeating Lehigh 16 to 0 to-day. The first half was slow. ITHACA, N. Y., Oct. 24.—In to-day’s football with Cornell, Harvard came off victorious by the score of 13 to4. The i[ame was very closely contested, and arvard had to put her best eftorts for- ward to win. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 24.—Football: Military Institute 12, Washington and Lee University 0. WEST POINT, N. Y., Oct. 24—The game of football this afternoon between the West Point cadets and the team from Union College was a very indifferent one -and wholly one-sided throughout. Score: West Point 44, Union 0. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 24.—In tke presence of 13,000 people Lafayette low- ered the pride of Pennsylvania this after- noon by thrashing the Quakers at football by the score of 6 to 4. Thedefeat, which is the first the University of Pennsylvania has met with since it was defeated by Harvard three years ago, came with crushing humiliation from its total unex- pectedness and at the hands of a college that is not considered in the same class athletically as the big Philadelphia uni- physician, telegraphs from Friedrichsruhe that the ex-Chancellor’s health is very satisfactory and that he is able to drive out dnil% ~Hon. Bradlev B. Smalley, member of the National Democratic Committee for Vermont, isin Berlin with his wife and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Smalley and their danghter will be entertained at dinner by United States Embassador Uhl, prior to their departure for Dresden and Vienna. Herr nthal, the celebrated German pianist, sailed from Cherbourg for New York to-day on board the steamer Augusta Portuguese Are Defoated. LISBON, PortuGar, Oct. 24 —A dispatch to the Government from Mozambique versity. o Seoured Very.Little Money. CHICAGO, InL., Oct. 24.—A. Wygant, general agent of the United Express Com- pany, said last night that the Chicago and Alton train which was held upin the Blue Cut, near 1ndependence, Mo., last night, never carried much money. None 1s shipped from Chicago by it, and what there was in the express-car must have been small sums from way stations. The amount in the express-car would not ex- ceed $2000 in his opinion, and the robbers {mt very little of that. They succeeded n capturing the train, but the messenger hid most of the money before they entered the car. The robbers uncoupled the en- gine and escaped on it. gl S To Examine Downem. DENVER, Covo,, Oct. 24.—Albert H. Downem, who confesses to murdeis in Colorado and California and was arrested charged with killing one Ashworth, was tc-day brought before Judge Bailey, who declined to accept the plea of gmity of- fered, but appointed a commission 10 ex- amine into Downem’s mental condition, el Y A¥ived at Fort Hamilton. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 24.—Colonel W. M. Grabam and two batteries of the Fifth Artillery, U. 8. A., which have been posted at Fort Hamilton, arrived there yesterday from the Pacific' Coast. It will be a week yet before the full regimental detail reach here. il e Surgeon Biddle Orfeved Here. WASHINGTON, D. €., Oct. 24.—Sur- geon C. Biddle has been ordered to the marine rendezvous at San. Francisco in place of Passed Assistant Surgeon C. P. nli:, ordered to the Marion, Surgeon D. 0. Lewis of that vessel being detached and ordered home or: three months’ leave of absence, oo e —— B Edwin Wiliis Is Dead. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 24.—Edwin ‘Willis of Monroe, Mich., Assistant Secre- tary of culture during Harrison’s ad- ministration, is dead. - 189 OCTOBER %5, CONFIDENCE MEN - VIT VALLEJD Wine Merchant Chabot the Victim of a Pair of - . Rogues.’ Discovers That He Paid a Round Sum for a Heap of Pebbles. WHERE IGNORANCE WAS BLISS Kept the Rocks in His Safe a Week Before Learning His - Error. VALLEJO, CAr., Oct. 24.—J. Chabot of the firm of J. Chabot & Co., local wine merchants, discovered this morning that he had been bunkoed out of §745. The method was not a new one—the *“now-you- see-it-and-now-you-don’t’’ scheme— but that does not allay the grief of the victim. Two Frenchmen came to his place a week ago and negotiated for the business, agreeing to pay $1950. One of then: was known to the partner of Chabot, who be- came acquainted with him in sunny France. The man suggested that they go to the residence of Chabot and draw up the papers for the sale. This was agreed to, and the three started for the house. One of them carried asmall black valise, which they said contained the money to pay for the place. On arriving at the residence of Chabot, the three sat down at a table and Chabot wrote the bill of sale, one of the men sign- ing his cross to the document. The valise was then opened on the table. Inside of it there was a pasteboara lid, as 1s found in all common small satchels,. When opened one side of the satchel remained covered by the lid. The other contained a small, black tin box, which was opened with a key. The box held quite a number of stacks of twenty-dollar pieces. These were counted by -Chabot, but found to be less than the $1950. The strangers insisted that Chabot put up some money to bind the bargain, as they said they would leave their money with him until they retcrned in a few days with the remainder of the cash needed to make the purchase. Chabot went into the next room, where his safe stood, to take out money to be used in addition to that which he had in his pocket. This amounted to $745, which was also placed in the tin box aside of the the stacks of twenties. T'he lid was closed and locked, one -of the men putting the key into his pocket. Chabot suggested that they take the box of gold down to the Vallejo Commercial Bank and deposit it, as” he did not care to have such a large sum of money in his house, but the men objected, saying they were perfectly satisfied to leave it in his care, as they had so much faith in his honesty. While they were talking, Chabot remembers that he passed out of the room once to get something from the safe.. As the men still insisted that he keep. the box confaining the money, he lifted it out of the satcirel, carried it into the next room and placed itin the safe, to remain until the men should return with the bal- ance of the purchase money. . The younger man closed the satchel and the tbree returned to the wine depot, when all partook of a friendly. glass, and spent the remainder of the day until it was time for the strangers to leave for San Francisco in looking over the stock of goods. When they departed, they said they would leave the satchel, as it was of no further use to them. They had pur- chased it only to carry their box of money . Several days elapsed and the men failed to show up with the money. Chabot and his partner thought it somewhat strange. During the week he had occasion several times to go to the safe, and each time he saw the little black tin box resting in the inner vault where he had placed it. This morning something impelled him to take out the box and shake it. He did s0, and as the sound did not have the metallic ring of gold he procured a chisel and pried open the lia. To his astonished gaze there appeared nothing but a heap of pebbles. Then it dawned upon Chabot that he had been duped out of $745 in gold cein. He lost no time in reporting the fraud to the officers, who have a full description of the two men. The strangers are probably out of the country by this time, they hav- ing had a full week’s start. One of the confidence men is about 40 years of age, of low stature and with a black mous- tache. The other is about 26 -years old, smooth-faced and slightly lame. Chabot is of the opinion that they had two boxes. The one containing the rocks was concealed by the closed lid of the sat- chel. It was exchanged for the box con- taining the money, when be passed out of the room. It neverentered his mind to ask them to oper the box before he placed it in the safe, as he shut the lid himself, saw with his own eyes the money and handed the key to one of the men. The strangers are known in San Fran- cisco and for the present the local officials and Chabot are withholding their names on the doubtful hope that they may yet be frighiened away if the names were pub- lished. The victim of misplaced confi- dence states that he is willing to spend $1000 toapprehend themen and keep them irom bilking any one else. He still holds the bill of sale, but it is of no value to any gn: and the wine depot is still on the mar- e NEW MEXICO HOLD-UPS. News of Two Stage Robberies Received at Albuquerque. ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEex., Oct. 24.— Positive information reached this city to- night that both the White Oaks and San Antonio mail-coaches have been robbed in the Oscura Mountains, as feared. The mail pouches were rifled, the stage horses were stolen and the driver had to walk 10 the nearest station. The thieves overlooked $2000 in silver in their hurry. They were ‘recognized as be- longing to the same band that held up this coach several weeks ago. — San Jose Race Declared Off. SAN JOSE, Cax., Oct. 24.—The race meet of the Garden City Oyclers, which was ad- vertised for October 31, has been declared off. The purpose of the meeting was to make an attempt to break the amateur record of 2:0 3-5 for a prize of $500 offered by the Gormully & Jefferey Manuiacturing Company of Chicago, but he company has seen fit to recognize the record of 1:473-5 made by Amos Hughes, whom the National Racing Folrg of the League of American Wheelmen has declared to be a professignal, the cyclers have concluded not to make the attempt. - —_— Hiadsn Gold v Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. C. Oct. 24—Crowds of .people are searching to-day for the money and iewelry hidden in the woods near this city by Legg, the Pike County, ’Ohh) embezzler, during a fit of frenzy. re being taken East, Legz undertook to show Sheriff Barnes of Pike Conmy‘ L his the treasure was hidden, but ;g;;xaemon of the circumstances w::msf hazy that the senrch_proved nnug&t,:e The amount hidden is about $14,000. S SR Pina Railway Casualty. CHICO, CAL., Oct. 24.—While the after- noon freight was pulling out 9{ Vina sev- eral tramps were seen boarding the cars. All succeeded in_getting aboard Y“tt%nl:' This poor fellow in some manner o;“m balance while standing on the brake! ) fell under the cars and was killed. R S Watsonville Child Eun Over. WATSONVILLE, Caw, Oct. 24.—Hln-m Clem, the 14-year old sanuol Mr. and 3&:} . of Watsonville, was run 0 ?fid%nftl:r{l:ly killed by & spreial freizht between Watsonville and Pajaro this morning. —_— President Harper's 2keology. URBANA, IrL, Oct. 24, —After a warm debate lasting four hours at the closing. session of the [llinois Baptist Association yesterday on the report of the coxpmm,ee on education the section indorsing the divinity school of the University of C%— cago was defeated by a vote of 72 to 22. Many of the clergymen, especially from the central and southern part of the State, strongly opposed this section, allegin, that the'theology of President Harper o the Chicago institution 1s not sound. ok Miss Relimap to Wed. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 24.—A morn- ing paper says: The sensation of the week in this city is the report of the coming marriage of Miss Alice Belknap to Paul May of the Belgian Legation. Mrs. Belk- nap is the daugater of the late General W.4 W. Belknap, who was Secretary of War during the administration of President Grant. —_—— Beaten After Twenty Moves. BUDA-PESTH, Huxeary, Oct. 24.—The first game of the tie match between Charousek and Tschigorin for first prize in the international chessmasrers’ tourna- ment was played in this city to-day. Charousek won the toss, opened with a king’s bishop gambit and was beaten after twenty moves. Death of Mrs. Mellersh. Mrs. Mellersh, the wife of Thomas Mellersh, secretary and controller of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Company, died Friaay morning. Mrs. Mellersh was the only daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Milton McClure of Cariinsville, Ill., and was married February 21, 1882. She leaves two children—Neale and Claude. Mrs, Mellersh has been a sufferer for many years. Non-Partisans Apportion Funds. The leaders of the Citizens’ Non-Partisan movement met last night at headquarters in executive session, George K. Fitch presiding. About a dozen members of the committee were present. The all-engrossing subject of discus- sion, which occupied some hours, was the dis- positjon of campaign funds. 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