The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1896, Page 4

. . THE SA IR, BRYAN MAKES AN EXPLANATIN Attempts to Answer All of the Charges ‘Made : Against Hims ‘Neither a Member of the A, P, A. Nor the Junior Order of Mechanics, JUST. A PLAIN PRESBYTERIAN. Did Not Vote Agains'& Public Schools Becaunse H: Opposes Such Ine stitutions. MADISON, Wis., Oct. 30.—Mr. Bryan toenight made the foliowing statement to a represemtative of the United Associa- ted Presses accompanying him: 1 have not sttempted to answer all of the misrepresentations which have beew circu- lated in this campaign, but in these closing das I feel that it is necessary to_call your at- tention to an sttack which has recently been made by the enemy. Ifind that the Republi- cans arg cirgulating among Catholic citizens the charge thet I am or have been a member of the American Protective Association. - I have also learned that Thave been accused of being & member of a society which I think s known as thé Junior Order of American Me- chaxics. At the seme time I have been accused in other quarters of being opposed to the public school and héving vesed agains: the teaching of the English language in the piblic schools of New Mexico, .Whie I have attempted to confine my discussion of public issues to the questions reised by my platform and have considered the money question as paramount to all others, I take this opportunity to ex- plin iny position upon the religious contro- versy which hes been raised, and ask the United Associsted Presses to° give the maiter publieity. «I am not and never have been a member of the American Protective Association, or of the Juniér Order of American Mechanics, or of any other society hostile to any church, re- ligion or Tace, nor have I ever applied for membership in any such organization. While Jam a member of the Presbyterian c¢hurch I ve always believed that there should be no ious test applied in the holding of public office, and I have not allowed religions differ- ences to affect my condust in the discharge of ties of publicoflice. Iamabelieverin the school system. Iattended public schools myself, and my children are now attending public schools. While I recognize the right of parents to_send their children to_private schools and colleges, if they so desire, I believe that the free public school must remain a part of our system of government, in order that the means of education shall be within the reach of every child in the land. The Democratic members of Congress voted imst & proposed amendment to the consti- ion of M which compelled the ing glish language in the public schools, not because the Democrats were op- posed to public schools or to the teaching of the Englisii language in such schools, but be- cause they did not deem it necelsary or wise to require & pledge from the people of New Mexico which had not been re- quired of the people of _other Ter- ritories seeking admission. I trust that what Inow say may reach all of the voters, because it is tne only opportunity I shall have of meeting these misrepresentations. I trust that those who support the policies set forth Democratic platform will not allow be alienated from my support 3 ts which may be circulated by political les. I have tried so far as I could to conduct this campaign inan oOpen and honorable way, and have insisted -that those who are with us should refrain from personal criticism.of my opponent and leave the people to pass judgmentupon the prin- ciples which we represent. Sl WASHBURNS BOLD BLUFF. Bedsts That the Populists Will Elect Mr. Bryan. CHICAGO, Irr., Oct. 80.—The following final statement from the Populist side as to election-day probabilities and -expecta- tions throughout the country was given to-night to the United Associated Presses by Chairman Washburn of tae Chicago headguarterst In view ef the fact that the people are anxi- .ous to know what combinations of Stdtes are liable to win, I have grouped together several, any group of which 1s liable o be the correct ohe on election day. It is conceded thatthé Democratic gold desertion will be offset by the silyer Republicans, which leaves the normal condition of the two parties the same. Then add w the Democratic vote the 2,000,000 of Populist votes and it is apparent that Bryan must win. Foriunately the Populist vote 1s largest in the States where .it is most needed; and while Bryan cannot ‘win without it, he is sure to win with it ana will get the full Populist vote. in’ the In analyzing the vote of the country I have | grouped a¢ Bryan States the agricultural and mining States, where the gold Democratic de- fection and floating vote is smallest, and where the succoss of that ticket depends on the farmers who heve been educated on the silver question -through school-house and al- liance meetings, and who would feel insulted if offered a price for their vote or were coerced in eny manner. Therefore, it is conceded that the thirty-one States west of the Mississippi and southrof the Ohio River, representing 242 electoral votes, or eighteen more than needed, are the-States which Eryan is mostly to carry, and the" States which are comparatively sure jor McKinley are the six New England States, together with ‘New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Tepresenting eighty-one.e;ectorel votes. The doubtful States are the Middle Western, including Ifinois, Indiana,. Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, together with New York mak- ing 124 electoral votes. It-is appareiit (o any Poiitical student thet while Bryan can. be elected by half a dozen different combina- tions, on_ the other hend McKinley must carry every Eastern State, together.witn every one of the Central West doubtful States, in order to win. Therefore he has one chance where Bryan hes six. While Bryan can win withont the‘ doub:ful States, his chauces for carrying them are better than McKinley's, and should he get them all it would prove to be & veritable landslide. Of the thirty-one Bryan States the most doubtful are iows, Kentucky, Delaware and Maryland. We can lose Iowa and Delaware, or Kentucky and Delaware or Maryland and Delawsre and still win without carrying a singie doubtful State in the Middle West. We can give McKinley all of the Eastern and Middle Western cr doubtful States, together with Iowa or Ken- meky or Marylaud and Delaware, and then win, Of the doubtiul States Ohio-is most likely to furnish the greatest surprise. The silver Re- publican vote will be enormous, Our most conservative reports of Iilinois, Indiana and Michigan give these three Staies to Bryan. Now concede the other three doubtful States— New York, Ohio and. Wisconsin—and we can afford to lose Kentucky, Wyoming, Maryland, Delaware, Nebraske, North Dakota, Oregon, West Virginia, Minnesota and lowa'and still win. _Again, we can carry Indiana and Michi- gan, Whick are sure for Mr. Bryan,and lose “Iilinois, Ohio, New York and Wisconsin, and in addition to all this give them Kentucky, Meryland, Delaware, North Dakota, West Virs. ginia and Jows and all the Eastern States, and we can still win. There are several other combinations which include States naturally for Bryan and which in alike manner would enable him to win. In Ilkinois Bryan will carry the State outside of, Chicago by between 30,000 and 40,000 majority. The uncertainty is Chicago with its 100,000 unplnced votes. 1f Bryan carries this city he.wiil carry the State, aud no com- bination can beat him in the rest of the States: In former years the floating vote could be bought, but there was only one or two pivotal . States. While it 1s possible to buy the fioating -vote of a single State, it is not possibie to buy up the whole Nation. Then, again, in former years the floating vote was indifferent to the . Tesults. This year every man has strong con- victions and will secretly vote them in the booth, whether he takesany money or not. Possession is nine points of the law. Bryan hes already enough States to win, with more than au equal chance in the doubtful States, and only needs to hold hisown. He will be our next President. WA'EQIN GTON, 0, C., Oct. 30.—Sena- tor Butler, -chairman of the National Populist Committee, returned to Wash- ington this evening from his trip to In- diana and Illlnois. He said to a reporter for the United Associated Presses that he found things politically better thah eyen on his previous trip to Chicago a fort- night ago. X “Indiana and Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota,” he said, “are sure to- go for Bryan,and Ithink Ohio is back in the doubtful colnmn, with the chances of a Democratic victory.” The Senator said he was in Chicago one night'while Bryan. was there, but the crush about the ¢andidate wherever he went was so great that he did not attempt to see him. ‘‘He had only one meetingin the'city and that lasted all the time he was there,”” said Mr. Butler. ‘‘Although I did not see Mr. Bryan, I heard from him and know he was looking and feeling well. I know nothing about his fainting or col- lapsing to gny degree at one of his speechies in Chicago, and do not believe the story to be well fotunded.” The Senator said again that he did not intend to make Mr. Wagson’s famous let- ter public. S L S PALMER AND BUCKNER INSULTED Bryan Clackers Fail to Show Proper Respeot to the Generals. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 30.—The Palmer- Buckner special trgin arrived this'morn- ing at 7 o'clock. Bombs and bells pro- claimed the arrival, and a large crowd gathered around the platform aear the depot, where a ten-minute speech was made by General Buckner, amid much in- terruption by Biyan adherents. Stops were made at various points between Hannibal and Sedalia. Large crowds assembled at each station. The greeting was at several points wanting in proper wespect, and cheers' for Bryan were given everywhere. At Paris'a soldier who had served under Buckner at Donalsonville shook hands with his old general, saying, “I surrendered under you once, general, but I won’t do it again.” At Fayetteville the shouts for free silver were so furious and long-continued that attempts 10 speak were abandoned.” A large crowd assembled at Jefferson City at 3 o’clock this afternoon, where the prin- cipal stop of the day was made. Special trains from outlying towns brought in many people. Both generals will meet again in St. Louis to-morrow ‘morning. General Palmrer speaks at Music Hall in the evening, while General Buckner goes to Louisville, Ky. 3 el ST BRYAN ALEPADY BEATEN, Bourke Cockran . Speaks to ‘Brooklym Sound-Money Men. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Oct. 30.—Under the auspices of the Manufacturers’ Assdcia- tion of Kings and Queens counties the Hon. Bourke Cockran in the Academy of Music to-night spoke -on “Good Govern- ment and Sound Monéy”’ and was given an ovation. The, building was packea to its utmost capacity. After discussing the financial question at length, Mr. Cockran said: We will face this danger of Populism as we have faced the danger .of secession. We will no more surrender our honest system of money than we are willing to allow the siave power 1o dominate the United States. The men who to-day massed behind this ropulistic pro- gramme are the men who attacked every form of society; they attack everything on which civil society depends. The Supreme Court, which interprets the law, the executive that ! enforces it, are both equelly the objects of 11s animadversion. Nothing which the American people kave given to the world, no fruit of Republican in- stitutions, is comparable o that system which the power of all men to attack the rights of the citizen, is barred by the Supreme- Court when it-transcends the points which, the con- stitution declares to be thelimit of Govern- menial power. Alone among the natiouse of the earth we have given to civilization this system, which has proved itself a bulwark and the defense of Democratic institutions. | The Populist raves against it, raises his | band to destroy it, eriticizes it everywhere, seeks to proveke agninstit the animosities of the vast majority of the le. In 1861 this Governmeht was subjected to a strain from which few men Uelieved it would ever recover. ' Yet the question of 1861 was merely the_extent of the jurisdiction to be recognized in the Federal Government. I have no fear of the manuner in-which the answer shall .be made. If the only question before this people were the defeat of Mr. Bryan I would not be here to-night, for that is ac- complished already: Iam glad this issue has arisen, Iwant to see the answer to the ques- tions of the hour made so emphatic that it will be long before American patriotism again- re- ceives an audacious challenge e JONES CONCEDES NOTHING. Denies That He Said McKinley Would Carry Illinois. CHICAGD, Iri, Oct. 30.—The dispatch cabled from Chicago yesterday to the Lon- don Chronicle by its special correspondent intimating that Senator Joues admitted McKinley would carry Illinois met with. a firm de nial from the Senator to-day and the correspondent ackriowledged that the chairman.had made no direci admission of Bryan’s defeat. Senator Jones said: “T told the correspcndent we were not sure of carrying Illinois for Bryan; that I believed he would get a majority of 10,000 | to 20,000, but McKinlgy might get more. Isaid we'did not need - Illinois. in order ‘to elect Bryan President, but I conceded nothing to' McKinley: The correspondent | jumped at kiis own conclusion.” T st Carlis Campaign Closed. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 30:—John G. Carlisle closed his campaign with aspeech’ in the Lexington Opera-house this after- noon to 3000 people. These were all that could get'in. Excursion trains were runm from ali points in. the Blue Grass regions, The town was-also full of -silver men, who ¢ame to hear Senator Blackburn answer Mr. Carlisle’s speech to-night. - Mr. Carlisle was introduced by Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge. He spoke for an honr.and twenty minutes. ahd. was given most respectful attention. Mr. and Mrs; Carlisle left this evening for Washington. |- H. W.Van Sanden, Mr. Carlisle’s pri- vate® secretary, says he thinks McKinley will carry Kentucky by 10,000. " : s L s . Tom Watson’s Disgust. SANDERSVILLE, Ga., Oct. 30.—Tom Watson spoke here to-day to a full court- house, many Populists having assembled. His speech was devoted to'a ronning ac- count of Democratic deeds from his stand- point, and an attack on the Wilson bill and its sugar feature. He said he had not been treated fairly in the matter of fusion was out of the race, so far as Georgia concerned, and toid his followers to take their choice of Bryan and Sewall or Mc- Kinley-and Hobart, or refrain from voting. Sdae, gL SR Democratio Demonstrations. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 30.—The final rally of the workingmen of New York and vicinity who favor William J. Bryan was marked by two large ratification meetings, the final ones of the campaign, held in Cooper In-titute and at Union square to- night. Over 50,000 workingmen attended the meetings. - Bankers Indicted. NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 30.—The Grand Jury yesterday indicted Henry Gardas, president of the American Na- tional Bank; W. A. Geralt, cashier; W. H. Renaud. Julius Keifer and T. Thorn, cirectors, for having received deposits in the bank after they knew it to be insol- vent. These indictments are the result of the recent bank panic in New Orleans. The American National was the first of the four banks to go down, .and the wretched condition of affairs exposed by its failure caused a panicky feeling and a run on the other banks. RIIL ST S Death of Edward W. Hull. * _ ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 30.—Yesterday morning an unknown man was taken to the City Hospital suffering from an over- dose of morpbine. A few hours later he died. To-day Mrs. Barrett of this city identified the body as that of Edward W. Hull of 8an Francisco. She says Hull was a brother-in-law of a member ‘of the firm «of Murphy, Grant & Co. of that city, | e'clock. During the day it was ascer- tained that he could not make the connec- £agemeénts to-morrow unless he left Madi- -~ NOW HIS BRYAN Gold Badges Codspiépons Everywhere That Willie 5 / Went, : Republican Parades Set Upon by - Adherents of the Boy Orator. LIVELY FIGHTS IN A CROWD. At One Town the Nebraskan Misses an Elaborate Open Carriage Sent to Receive Him. MADISON, Wis., Oct. 30.—Mr. Bryan began his Wisconsin campaign this morn- g at Green Bay, where he arrived at half-past 8 o’clock, after spending three hours in his special car on a siding near that place. No incidents occurred on ihe run from Chicago. Between 6000 and 8000 people braved the raw morning air that came with chilling force across Lake Michigan dnd stood around the tempo- rary platform in Whitney Park to Lear Mr. Bryan, i Gold men were quite prominent on the streets of the town and cheers for McKin- ley were heard. At first the audience was like the atmosphere, but it warmed up as Mr. Bryan proceeded and-became exceed- ingly enthusiastic. 4 Green Bay was the home. of Ofiver | Howe and apropos of his viow on the in- come tax baek in the '70's Mr. Bryan {alked sbout that feature of-the Chicago platform, holding that only the people with Jarge incomes were against its enact- ment. Ten minutes at La Pere were devoted to telling a couple of thousand people something about the money .question. Kaukannana came next and another te: minute speech was made by the candi- | date. His audience numbered about 2500. ‘About 6000 ‘people composed the gather- ing that greeted Mr. Bryan at Appleton. They showed considerable enthusiasm. - The neighboring towns of Norah and Menasha held a joint demonstration’ in honorof the Democratic candidate at the latter place. Gold badges were again in evidence among the 2000 people whom Mr. Bryan addressed. - A number of prominent’ Wisconsin politicians joined Mr. Bryan at -points along his route. Some of them were W. C. Silverthorn, Democratic nominee for Governor, T.- B. Lamorenx and ex- Congressman Milier. Clinton Babbit, also an ex-Congressman, accompanied the party from Chicago. General Bragg, leader of the gold Demo- crats in Wisconsin, resides at Fond du Lac, and apropos of that fact Mr. Bryan had something to say of the gold inovement to 10,000 . of General Bragg’'s fellow- townsmen. Few of the orange ribbons, that badge ot hostility to the cause of free silver, were seen in that big audience stretching back of and on each side of the candidate as he stood on the rear platform of his private car. Considerable enthusiasm’ was mani- fested, and -Mr. Bryan warmed. up in his talk. He referred to the fight for dele- gates to the Chicago conven:ion,”and said that just before the convention met a dis- tinguished gold Democrat of New Yorkf{ announced that he was going to Chicago to carry the convention for gold. [A voice: *‘Was that Dave Hili?"'] “No; that was W. C. Whitney,”” replied ‘Mr. Bryan. ‘‘He said that notwithstand- ing the fact that a .majorily of the dele- gates were already instructed,-he had no doubt that when the Democrats of the ‘West and South found cut how the Demo- crats of the East felt there would be no trouble .abodt carrying the convention agamnst silver; which was simply saying that the men ‘who went there instructed would betray their constituents and vote against what their constituents demanded. Bnt, my friends, when the convention met we had a scene that will ba memorable in the history of this "country. [Cheers. These delegates who came instructe could neither be driven from their in- structions by threafs nor drawn: by per- suasion, but they carried out the will of the people who sent them there, and that Democratic convention was the most democratic convention that this Nation has seen for twenty-five years, A short stop at Oakfield was utilized by Mr. Bryan in shaking hands with the crowd there. Gola ribbons in plenty were seen among the couple of thousand in the throng at Chester, but cheers for Bryan were given heartily. Fifteen minutes at Juneau were spentin making a speech to 3000 people. Anaddress purely argumenta- tive, in which Mr. Bryan showed much vigor and earnestness,” was made to an audience of about 2500 at Watertown, There was nothing new in his speech. ~ A good-sized crowd hearda Mr. Bryan at Jefferson. Then came Fort Atkinson, "where the ‘‘yellow fever,” as the Demo- cratic nominee calls the display of the Republican color, was present. A regular rough and tumble scrimmage like an oldtime election row occurred at Janesville just before’ dark. The crowd there was large, 6000 strong. Just after the'candidate had begun to speak a Mc- Kinley flambeau club in uniform, headed by u band, attempted to march through the thickly-packed gathering about the rear platform of the Idler. Naturally much confusion was caused in the thron but above it-all Mr. Bryan could be he: Some of those who tried to Lear the ca; date became excited at the continued con- fusion caused by the McKinley men and made objections to the interruption. In- dignant remarks came from those stand- ing by Mr. Bryan’s sideand John Winans, chairman of the Rock County Democratic committee, who had introduced him, shouted out something about “giving them as good as they send.” . Somebody grabbed a banner borne by the Republicans labeled “‘Sweet Sixteen to One—Nit,”’ and the trouble began. Energetic Democrats made a rush at their opponents. Fisticuffs became glcturas of McKinley were torn own and the offending banner also went to earth. The battle was over in a mo- ment and as things quieted down Mr. Bryan made some comments on the inter- ruption. The McKinl? club had marched to the station to take & train for Rockford, where they were to attend a Republican demonstration, and it is claimed 1t could reach its coaches only by going through the assemblage listening to Mr. Bryan. Evansville turned out a iarge crowd and Madison was reached at 6:50 o’clock. . The usual throng of enthusiastic silver- ites did not zreet Mr. Bryan on his arrival in Madison to-night. A couple of hun- dred people only were at the Northwest- ern station when his train came in and the brass bands and marching clubs did not get there until after Mr. Bryan had started out for the big building known as the Gymnasium, where dis first was mades A gaily decorated open car- riage, drawn by four horses, proceeded leisurely to the depot to get the candidate, and in doing so passed a modest looking closed hack. Mr. Bryan was in the hack. It all came about through a change in his p':nm mdi ‘;.Iu failure of taou ti.\.fy c&m- of the canpidate’s special to noti e local committee. Mr, Bryan was scheduled to arriveat8 political eneral, ‘i son at 8:30 to-night., The train was ac- cordingly run ahead of time and reached here at 6:50 o’clock. The meeting addressed by Mr. Bryan was held indoors, for the night was chill and cold. - He cut'his_speeghes sbort, and was able to leave at 8:30 over the Illinois -Centril to carry out his lowa programme. In .the Gymnasium a standing audience that crowded that spacious hall to the doors heard bhim. His second speech was made to another large crowd in the As- sembly Chamber of the State Capitol. BIGGEST BONA FIDE ELECTION BET. Stratton’s Wager of One Hundred Thou- sand to Three Hundred Thousand Taken in New "York. COLORADO SPRINGS, Cozo., Oct. 30.— The biggest bona fide election bet of the present campaign is about to be concluded here. W. 8. Stratton, the millionaire mine-owner of Oripple Creek, a few days ago offered to make a bet of $100,000 on Bryan against $300,000 on McKinley. Stratton’s offer to bet this large sum was telegraphed East by the United Associ- atea Press, and through that medium was given the widest circulation and publicity. Mr. Stratton’s offer has been the chief topic of discussion since it was made, but none of the local mining magnates or capitalists evinced any disposition to cover the morey. The beiief, however, was gen- eral that the bet would be calied by out- siders. Telegrams were received here to- day that the bet has been taken and that the money is in the Chemical National Bank of New York, placed there by well- known moneyed men of thatcity. Onthe advice of his attorneys, Mr. Stratton de- clined to send his money to New York and take chances under the New York laws. His money was placed in the First National Bank of this city thig afternoon and the New York money is expected to- morrow. Btratton has agreed that if he wins the wager he will place the Winnings to tbe credit of the Colorado Springs Free Reading Library, a very small institution. e b JULIUS MANNOW EXECUTED. - Pays the Death Penalty for the Murder ’ and Robbery of a Chicago Friotd i Cashier. CHICAGO, IrL., Oct. 30. — Julins Man- now was hanged at noon to-day. Both the crimes for which he was punished and his trial were of a sensational char- acter. - . 3 : B On the night of June 25, 1895, Mannow and Joseph Windrath, both - wearing “masks, entered the .West Chicago stréet- railway barns and demanded of the cashier, Carey B. Birch, the moneyin his charge.. Birch reached for a revolver, when Windrath fired four shots and Man- DOW one, with fatal effect. < Seizing a bundle-of currency containing $160 the murderers escaped, but were later arrested on information given by a woman who lived in the same house with them and had overheard the men plotting. The trial of Windrath and - Mannow was most exciting, several plots for their liberation being revealed, and extraordi- nary precautions being taken to prevent the success of these schemes. Mannow at length pleaded guilty and made a full confession, and on his evidence both men were tonvicted. Windrath - was hanged last June, but sentence on Mannow was deferred. When later .he was sentenced -he feigned insanity aud secured a re- prieve, but his sanity being determined, be was finally dbomed to die to-day. Lo LS el ROTH SIDES MAKE CLAIMS. ‘But 1t Seems That Old Missouri Is for McIKinley. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 30.—There was a tendency to ‘“claim everything’' around the State headquarters of both parties to- day. Secretary Griffin of the Republican committee saif ‘We will carry Missouri for McKinley.~ A careful poll of the State shows gains ir almost every county.” Charles Smith, private secretary to the Republican National Committee, and R. C. Kerens have completed a poll of the State, and aver that Missouri will give McKinley 50,000 majority. These predictions and estimates were shown to Secretary Love of the Demo- cratic committee: ‘‘Claiming Missouri for McKinley by 58,000,” said he, “is ridic- ulous. We stand by the voll as made some days ago. That showed Democratic gairs everywhere except in St. Louis and Kansas City, and in the latter city we ex- pect to at least hold our own if we donot make gains.” ST &, RUSSIA AND DENMARK. Nature of the Entente Between Those X Two Nations. LONDON, Exa., Oct. 30.—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Copenhagen' says that the entente conciuded between Russia and Denmark places at the dis- posal of Rusdsia in event of war with Cermany or.in a war involving France and Russia against the Dreibund, the whole of the available forces of Denmark, with the power on the part of Russia to occupy Copenhagen and other Danish harber and fors works. In return Russia guarantees the integrity of Denmark with the restoration of the Danish Schleswig. The Gazette adds: The Government in Berlin has for a long time scented this danger and hence hastened the completion of the Baltic-North Sea canal and made other preparations, oitiresdk e L1 + Seeking a Divorce. LONDON, Exa., Oct. 30.—The petition for divorce brought by Countess Cowley against her husband, Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, third Earl of Cowley, was called for hearing in the divorce division of the high court of jus- tice to-day. The Countess alleges marital misconduct and extreme cruelty on the part of the Earl. Sir Edward Clarke, for the defense, secured a posiponement of the trial until January. gty 25V To Assist Spatn. BARCELONA, Sparx, Oct. 30.—The last malil steamer from Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands, brings néws that the various town and provincial councils had assembled for the purpose of aevising means for the assistance of the Govern- ment, and that they would probably offer a torpedo boat destroyer. s b 2 o0 Arbitration a Solution. I,ONDON , ENa., Oct. 30.—The Chronicle sdys there is reason to believe that a solu- tion of the Venezuelan dispute will be found in the appointment of a cibunal similar to the soring Sea tribunal of ar- bitration, in which case Sir Richard ‘Webster, Attorney -General, will represent Great Britain as h'e did before in the Bering Sea tribunal. el s — William ‘Writing « Drama . BERLIN, Germaxy, Oct. 30.—The Zu_ kunft, a radical organ, says that Emperor William is writing a drama 'in collabora- tion with a young poet, whose name is not iy young poet, o EANTA L Sunk in the Harbor. HAMBURG, GeeMaNy, Oct. 30.—The German steamer Cordelia, from Guate- mala via Montevideo, was_ sank in the harbor here to-day by a collision with the ling vessel Etna, FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1896. . TROUBLOUS SEKS ON DRAKES BAY Battle-Ship Oregon Careens Badly in-a Ground ° o Swell Captain Howison Orders Anchors Raised and Hurries to Sea. DANGER OF THE BIG VESSEI, Heels Over to Twenty-Nine Degrees and Gives Those Aboard Cause for Alarm. sHIP OREGON, DRAKES BAY, B \ October 30. - This morning about 9 o’clock that finest and most formidable battle-ship in the world, the Oregon, had the roughest ex- perience of her trial cruise. When she dropped Point Pinos Light, Monterey Bay, and set her course to the northwest last night the weather became more rigor- ous. A stiffer breeze from north-north- west began to careen over the waves and kiss their tops into foam. As predicted in the previous report of her trial cruise- from Monterey Bay, she had another opportunity to test her sea- going qualities. Before the sun’s rim peeped over the rounded summits of the Coast Range the muzzles of the Oregon’s 8-inch guns, if they had been made fast athwartship, would have plunged into the water or sipped the foam. Before she finally dropped anchor in. fifteen fathoms of water under the hills and lee shore of Sau- salito, tlie Oregon had gone through such an experience as she never had before. Captain Howison was.on the bridge for ABOARD THE UNITED STATES Bn'n.r} +| forty-eight Lours since, leaving Monterey, and when the naval correspondent of THE CaLL left the ship last eveaing, the cap- tain; who is shortly _to. be promoted.to a commodore, was taking tea and his first “square’”’ meal from the sideboard in his own comfortable cabin in that length of time. ° y The breeze from the north-northwest was only a moderate one, as shown by the log, but between the swells of the sea the Oregon rolled over farther into the sea than she ever did before. Ifa ship was ever “rocked in the cradle of the deep,” that ship was the Oregon last night on the inboard of the Farallones and this morning in Drakes Bay. The sed was not extraordinarily heavy and the northwest zephyr was not more than moderate. The Oregon arrived off the heaas about 5 o’clock this morning, and beat about waiting for daylight. - When it came there was a heavy swell on the bar and a land fog, and the captain decided nos to at- tempt to go in on that account. She bore away for Drakes Bay, and about 9 o’clock cast anchor pretty well in shore. The Oregon had heeled over during the night | on her cruise up the coast to from 18 de- grees port to 21 starboard. The pendulum dial of the ship shows only 30 degrees for rolling, beyond which it is dangerous for the Oregon to roil. Y When the anchor was cast in Drakes Bay the ship got into the trough of the sea, which was not more than a healthy ground swell. The ship began to roll more violently than ever. She started at about 10 degrees and in four or ifive rolls she keeled over to 29 degrees. What Cap- tain Howison thought of this state of affairs is shown by the fact that he ordered the anchor heaved again, and turned - about for the open sea and Point Reyes as quickly as he could. The sea was coming over the decks fore and aft. Whereas the bric-a-brac in the staterooms had been picked up several times during the night it was now turned into a heap on the decks and bumped violently against the bulkheads. Those at breakfast were obliged to cling to the chairs and tables. In the ward country and in the junior officers’ mess tables and chairs skated. over the floors to the imminent injury of every one who at- tempted to hold or stay them. Lunch at noon was taken with tle rocks on the tables. The drawers of the state- rooms darted in and out of their fittings during the mid and morning watches, and between 9 and 10 o’clock two sailors were thrown to the deck, and shd to the sides. The men saved themselves by catching the rails, after half their lengths was hanging over the sea. But in this connection reports from the battle-ship Indiana and the cruisers Phila- delphia and -Baltimore show that they roll as much as the Oregon, and they are still riding the ground swells and giving the reen sea a chance. The Oregon must roll genvier than she did last night before there is any danger of her going over on her side, the officers said. About 3 o’clock the battle-ship squared away for the Golden Gate. She took the north channel, under the technical guid- ance of Executive Officer Drake, who has surveyed thechannel, and droppedanchor at Sausalito at 4:25 in the afternoon. Her fires were hauled, and the Oregon will re- main there indefinitely, indulging.in prac- tice drills, battalion drilis and 0 at- tacks at night, before she is ready for the official inspecting board. LIBERALS IN THE LEAD, Large Forces of Troops Used to Quict Kows at Austria’s Elections. - VIENNA, Avstria, Oct. 30.—Out of 414 districts in which eiections for seats in the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies have taken place this week the results in 320 have been received. In 220 of these the Liberal candidates were elected; in 16 candidates of the Catholic party were suc- cessful and in 25 the Nationals were vic torious, The returns also show the elec- tion of 39 opponents of the present pro- posals for the Ausgiech, or financial set- tlement with Austria, and 9 Independ- ents, leaving 11 scattering. Passionate in- terest is being taken in the contests throughout the kingdom, and election rows are reported everywhere. To keep order it has been necessary to augmentthe strength of the various garrisons by the addition of 50,000 Austrian troops. e Drowned on'the Portuguese Const. LISBON, Porruear, Oct. 30.—Terrific storms have prevailed upon the Portu- uese coasts. A fishing boat foundered n the bay of Setubal last nightand her crew of fourteen men was drowned. A el Drought in Indsa Increases. . LONDON, Eng., Oct. 30.—Cablegrams received from Bombay say that the arought continues, with no signs of abate. ment,-and that the crop situation in India is daily becoming more serious, 3 P S Levy’s Slayer Arrested. BERLIN, GerMaNY, Oct. 30.—A clerk named Bruno Merner, alleged to be the Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. murderer of Herr Levy, president of the Berlin Bar, who was lllgbed to aeath in his housé on the nizht of October 17, when his wife was also attacked and seriously wounded. has been arrested at Zellerfelt, in the Hartz Mountains. Pl S KIND OFFEES OF AID. Fvidence to Clear the Castles hat May Not Be Needed. LONDON, Exc., Oct. 30.—The United States Embassy has 1eceived numerous offers’'of medical evidence from the lead- ing physicians of San Francisco on behalf of Mrs. Walter M. Castle, who, with her husband, is awaiting trial on the charge of shopliiting. These offers have been re- ferred tc Castle’s solicitors, who will doubtliess decline them, as they are already provided with sufficient mrd!cal'proaf cf Mrs. Castle’s mental irresponsibulity. L met P g SR Newfoundland’s Bank Scandals. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 30.—The liqui- dators of the cefunct banks are :ng\n to bring suit against the directors for the re- covegy of :Sms of money due the banks. The criminal prosecutions in connection with the bank scandal will also be re- sumed next month. % A Chief Justice Carter is likely to resign after the coming term of the Supreme Court, in which event Premier Whiteway will succeed him ana Colonial Secretary Bond will assume the premiership. P e Plans of the Czar. 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