The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1896, Page 3

T— s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1896. GREAT BRITAIN AND VENEZUELA Diplomatic Relations of the Two Countries to Be Resumed. An Envoy on the Way to Lon- don From the South Ameri can Republic. Success of the Scheme of the Powers for the F nancial Contro. of Turkey Is Doubted: LONDON, Exc, Nov. 2L—Through communications t at have been received from Caracas the Foreign Office here has been given to understand that a Vene- zuelan envoy is coming to London. It will be remembered that the troubie over the boundary caused a rupture of diplo- matic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela, but according to a Foreign Office official these relations will shortly be resumed. The coming envoy will be accredited as a regular Minister on the settlement of the dispute between the two countries as has heen arranged through the intervention of the United States. He will also be accredited as Minister to France, where Venczuela has long been represented by a Consul-General. The statement that the powers were considering a scheme for the financial control of Turkey under European Minis- ters, mention of which was madein the dispatches of the United Associated Presses on Tuesday last, meets with sarcasm and incredulity on the part of the best informed British and Continen- tal newspapers. According to the reports Sir Edear Vincent, governor of the Im- perial Ottoman Bank, was to be Minister of Finance, a Russian officer was probably to be Minister of War, while & Frenchman was to be Minister of the Interior. The Grand Vizier was to remain president of the Council of State. It was stated that the scheme provided for the raising of a loan of £5,000,000, the placing of the police under European control and a reduction of the army. It was further provided that each vilayet should have a European re- ceiver, answerable to the Minister of Fi- nance, tor collecting taxes and paying sal- aries; that there wou!d be a complete re- vision of the civil and military laws, and that any officers who had been convicted of crime or who were otherwise unfit- to hold office shouid be removed; that the gendarmerie sbould be entirely reorgan- ized: that religious belief should not de- ¢ barany man from office, and that all com- munities should have equal rights. Though disbelief is expressed as to the truth of any part of the statement, there is no doubt that Sir Edgar Vincent 1s making a tour of the European capitals trying to rearrange the Turkish finances. He has, however, no authority from the Suitan beyond the rigbt to extend Euro- pean control of the revenues of Turkey on condition thata loan be raised. The Sul- tan is willing to take all the mohey he can get, but he will not abandon a shred of his despotic rule. The supposition is that the powers will do nothing regarding Turkey until the several Embassadors at Constantinople, who are now away on leaves of absence, re- turn to their pusts. The Cabinet councils which have been proceeding since the 4ih of November have resulted, so far as Irish legislation is con- cerned, in agreeing upon the immediate formation of a Board of Agriculture for Ireland. The opinion of the majority in Parliament has already approved creation of the board. The measure hada place in the programme of the last session. Mr. Plunkett’s recess committee has given im- petus to 1ts formation by completing a scheme for the assistance of Irish agricul- ture, and finally the failure of the potato crop bas made some active Government demonstration inevitabie. The ooard is therefore to be constituted. The United Associated Presses has di- rect authority for stating that while lead- ing permanent heads of the Treasury con- cur in estimating that Ireland has long been overtaxed, the amount yearly is not nearly equal to the sum stated by the com- mission, There has just been an accession of Lib- eral-Unionist Peers and county magnates to the Carlton Club, which marks the abo- lition of old lines between Whig anda Tory families. Tne Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Chamberlain, learning that some of their wealthiest adherents had assented to their names being put up at the Cari- ton, tried to induce them to withdraw their nominations. It is no easy matter to get elected at this exclusive club, and as the Carlton committee made special recognition of the candidature of these de- sirable Liberal-Unionists the pressure of the Duke and Mr. Chamberlain was exer- cised in vain. Thesignificance of the mat- ter is that these Liberal-Unionists wiil henceforth be purely conservative and will place their purses and influence at the service of the Tory party. Lord Dufferin has settled all doubts about his political bias by joining the Ulster Reform Club, a Liberal-Unionist institution whereof Mr. Chamberlain and the Duke of Devonshire are members. Lord Dufferin is hencefortu an avowed antagonist of home rule. The divorce suit instituted against Eari Cowley revives some recollections of his career. The general public first heard of him when, as Viscount Dangan, he was defendant in a breach-of-promise action brought by the actress, Miss Phyllis Broughton. Miss Phyllis, under arrange- ment, got £10,000 from Viscount Dangan. Boon afterward he married Lady Violet Neville, daughter of the Marquis of Aber- gavenny. Now comes the divorce suit. There is, beyond society talk, nothing specially to be recorded about this person. He has a repute as a clever sportsman, a first-rate rider, winning events at county meetings everywhere. He owes his rank to his direct descent from the first Lora Cowley, the historically famous diplomat, who was a brother of the first Duke ot Wellington, and came in for a part of the triumphs and spoils of the Duke. The first Lori Cowley was made Baron in 1828; the second, a well-known and notably clever English Embassador at Pans, was created an Earl, and the third is the gentleman who now makes hisap- pearance in the divorce coart. The solicitor of Edward J. Ivory, alias Bell, the alieged Irish-American dyna- miter, who was formally committed yes- terday for trial at the Old Bailey, states that his client is in good spirits and is I hoprful of acquittal. A powerful deiemel is being arranged. A number of impor- tant witnesses will come from New York and testify in behalf of Ivory. Messrs. Woods and Mallinsqn, British delegates to the trades conference to be held in Cincinnati, sail to-day for New York on the steamer Campania. Since a conference of vestries held on November 10 decided upon abolishing dis- orderly houses in the West End the police, under compulsion to support the vestries, have been assiduously and perhaps bon- estly trying where 1o put the disorderlies. Representations made to the Home Ofiice cansed private orders to be issued rom Scotland Yard to re-enforce the police in Piccadilly, Regent street and other haunts of persons of evil character. They were swept out of one resort only to congregate in another. A few nights’ ex- ercise of th: Home Office edict convinced the authorities, it they required convine- ing, that, as hitherto has been the case, over-regulation resulted in increased dis- order, The edict has been relaxed, and the ves- riés now seek for a special bill, which will get at the evil to some extent. This measure will increase the fines levied on conviction of keepers of disorderly houses and will make it criminal and punishable for any person to make’money or obtain a livelihood by prostitution of others. This provision is a singular comment on the existing law of England, which has never yet dealt with the peculiarly horribie creature known in Paris asan “Alphouse” and too well known in London asa ‘‘Pons.” NEW 5CALL OF WAGEM. of the Readjustment and Eeductions 1llinois Steel Company. CHICAGO, Irr., Nov. 2L.—The Illinois Steel Company has given notice to its em- ployes in the blast furnaces in operation at the South Chicago Works that on De- cember 1 a reduced scale of wages will vo into effect. Keepers wil! be paid $240, helpers $180 and $190, cinder-snappers $1 75, iron-carriers $2 20, top-fillers $195, barrow men $180. This scale is called a readjustrent of wages and not a reduc- tion by the company, although it cuts the wages of the ‘‘second side” men who got a 25-per-cent increase by striking in July, 1895, from 15 to 25 per cent. The men who compelled the company to give them a 10-per-cent increase by striking in May, 1895, are not affected by the new scale. The notice posted states: “In case it is found necessary to make further reductions in the above scale thirty days’ notice will be given of such changeand it is expected the employes will give notice thirty days prior to the time they demand an increase of wages 10 take effect.”’ First Vice-President Goode said to-day: “This readjustment leaves the wages in our mills 5 per cent greater than the highest wages paid in Piitsburg mills, our competitors. We don’t care if the men like it or not.” CANNOT P4¥ 1HE INDIANS. Kansas and Nebraska bsettlers Made a Aew Proposition to the Otoes. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, Nov. 2L.—The long-pending case between certain settlers in Kansas and Nebraska and the O.0e and Missouri Indians, the lands of tne latter being purchased by the settlers and never paid for, seems no nearer solution than when they were bought. Bad crops, it is claimed, prevented the settlers from meeting their obligations 1o the Indians. From time to time they bave made concessions to the settlers, but the latter have iailed to pay. The last proposition from the Indians was that the settlers were to pay the remainder due— about $220,000 and interest—within @ year. Tue settlers, however, refused to accept it. The seitiers now make a counier propo- sition. They bought these !ands during boom times and agreed to pay high prices for them, but now want to pay the value appraised by the Government and interest at 5 per cent per annum from the date of sale instead of the price agreed upon by them when the tracts were sold at pubiic auction. They claim that the court who ordered the lands soid at public sale was acting contrary to the law under which ali ceded Indian reservations are disposed of, and therefore the agreement to pay the higher price was'null and void. DTS DEFECTS IN THE TEXAS. They Must Be Eemrdied Before the Ves- sel Can Go to Sea. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 21.—The Navy Department has decided that certain imperfections exist in the battle-ship Texas and has determined to make an ef- fort to remedy them. These conclusions were reached at a consultation of the bureau cniefs in Secretary Herbert’s oftice to which Captamn Henry Glass, com- mander «f the unlucky ship, had been summored from New York. Up to this time the department has declined to rec- ognize that anyt. .ing was the matter with the ship and under these circumstances there has been a clash between Captai Giass and Admiral Bunce, the latter de- siring to have the Texas go out and drili with his squadron, w ile Captain Glass has urged that she be permitted to stay in a navy-yard long enongh to correct her various defects. It was decided to-day that the ship would remain at Brooklyn at least thirty days for necessary work upon her. el il s CHAPMAN'S CELEBHRATED CASE. Conviction of the Contumacious Witness Befor the Supr-me Court WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 21.—The celebrated case of Elverton R. Chapman, the contumacious sugar trust witness, is before the Supreme Court of the United States on a motion by Solicitor-General Conrad to dismiss the writ of error al- lowed by the District Court of Appeals. Chapman was convicted for refusing to testify before a Congressional investigat- ing committee and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and be imprisoned for thirty days. Tue Bolicitor-General in support of his motion reviewed judgments of the district courts in criminal cases. Ex- Senator Edmunds and ex-Judge Jere 5. Wilson for Chapman opposed the motion, arcuing that the Supreme Court of the United Stetes bad the right and power to review such judgments. LT DEATH OF JUDGE MANN. Was a Distinguished Writer, Lawyer, Linguist and Diplomat. CHICAGO, IL., Nov. Judge W. Gliays_on Mann died to-day at his home in this city, aged 64 years. He was a dis- nngulsher{ man of letters, linguist, law- yer and diplomat, but had long been in private life. His iather, A. Dudley Mann, negotiated the first reciprocity treaty for the United States as First Assistant Sec- retary of State under President Buchanan, His father was the first Dipiomatic Com- missioner of the Conlederacy to go to Europe, being accredited to thirty-nine German principalities. Judge Mann was his father's companioh and interpreter during that time. During the last years of nis lifs Judwe Mann was engaged in writing his father's memoirs, whici were published recently. He was born on the family estate in Virginia. L Sutcide of a Shoplifter, WAUKESHA, Wi, Nov. 21.—Mrs, Johns, who was recently arrested here on a charge of shoplifting and was under bonds for appearance for trial to-day, committed suicide early this morning by taking carbolic acid. She also attempted to kill the three 5oungeut children by foreing carbolic acid down their throats while they were asleep, but oniy succeeded in burning their faces and lips and naase- ating them. GENUINE REFORM 15 NOT EXPECTED William Will Not Curb the Brutal Tactics of His Army Pets. Shows No Disposition to Per- suade Military O ficers They Are Not Superior Beings. on sale. Liberals Oppose the Scheme of Dr. Miquel for the Conversion of the Prussian Debt. BERLIN, GerMANY, Nov. 21.—It isnow conceded on all sides that the debate which took place in the Reichstag this week involviu g discussion of the subjects of dueling in the army and the killing of Siebmann by Lieuteuant Baron von'Bruse- witz at Carlsrube, instead of modifying the attitude of military officers toward civilians, or tending to alter the military code duello, has, on the contrary, had a tendency to intensify the existing preju- dices on the part of both officers and civilians. When General von Gossler was ap- pointed Minister of War upon the retire- ment of General Bronsart von Schellen- dorf, it was surmised that the Emperor had a very slight intention indeed of in- tervening to prevent dueling, and the at- titude assumed by General von Gossler in the Reichsta has confirmed the very worst forebo dings. The new War Minister showed himself throug out the discussion as possessed of the very narrowest ideas of military caste, and plainly showed that he was fretting under the necessity of responding to the remarks of the members of the Reichstae. The result is that the Government's promised measure of reform in the mili- tary judicial procedure is already thor- oughly distrusted. Nobody believes that the Kaiser is willing to initiate a system of genuine reform in the army or that his Majesty isin the slightest degree willing to lead a movement to persuade military officers that they are not superior beings, but mere citizens. The proposals of Dr. Mique!, Prussian Minister of Finance, for the conversion of the Prussian debt from 4 per cent into 314 per cent bonds include the paying of the debt annually, with the creation of a bal- ance or sinking funa. This proposal is due to the fact that the surplus amounts to 60,000,000 marks, a sum transcending the most sanguine calculations. The Lib- erals oppose the scheme, as they want to have the surplus devoted to the redaction of the rate of taxation. Nevertheless Dr. Miquel has got his own way in the forma- tion of the bud:et and this fact contirms the impression that he wifl be the com- plete master of the Prussian finances. The bill briefly referrea to in the speech from the throne read in the Landtag by Prince Hohenloha yesterday is a measure dealing with the law governing Alsatians, and restricts the privileges of public meet- ings, especially those of societies and clubs organized and controlled by a central as- sociation. Purely local unions, however, are less restricted by the operation of the measure than heretofore. Toe Freisinnige Zeitung (Radical), com- menting on the bill, expects that there will be a systematic limitation of the right of association. The Kreuz Zeitung advocates the plan of leaving th- various Federal States to en- act their own laws in regard to the so- cieties. Last June Embassador Uhl lodged a complaint in the Berlin Foreign Office set- ting forth that accord.ng to German sta- tistics considerable percentages of the wines, beers and spirits exported from Germany to the United States were found to have been adulterated, and asking what measures would be adopted by the Ger- man Government to prevent a continu- ance of the practice. The Fore.gn Office did not reply to this communication until a few weeks ago, and then evaded an explicit statement as to what means of prevention the Gov -rn- ment proposed to tare. This response not being satisfactory Embas-ador Uhl re- peatea his complaint, and now it is given out that the Government will order an ex- haustive inquiry into the matter. The Frankfort Zeitung, commenting upon Mr. Uhl's protest, suggests that the Unitea States Government is searching for pretexts to limit the volume of German imports, and for this reason is decrying German' pro iucts. *The charge levied against the exports of bad beer, wines and spirits,” the Zeitung says, ‘‘may be dis- proved, but utterances without proof are dangerous weanons. The whole question is one of bigh importance to Germany, as he exports of beer to the Un ted States in 1895 reached a total of 1.000.000 marks and the exports of wines 5,000,000 marks,” The United Siates Consuls in Germany have reported 1o the Washington Govern- ment upen the effect of the wold currency upon prices ana waees in Germany and the consensus of their views and observa- tions is that the price of goods has fallen, wages have risen and the deposts in sav- ings banks have increased. Against Foreign Invasion. RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 2L.—Governor Carr, at the request of the Governor of Florida, has appointed twelve delegates to the convention which meets at Tampa January 20 to consider the question of for- tifying the barbors on the South Atlantic gulf coasts against foreign invasion. ey, Very Farorabls to Kneebs. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 21.— The Kneebs hearing was finished to-aay. Commissioner Vocke stated he would hear another witness in Chicago Novemuer 4, to which the defense objected.. Thé testi mony throughout was vary favorable to Kneebs. CUT NOSE Spite face is “all same” taking what you don’t want for what you do want. When you Wish a g0od bowel or blood medicine ask for and get Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. It cures. ) M our counters rapidly. spection day Monday. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. A WORD TO OUR KIND FRIENDS. If ever a house had occasion to render thanks fervently and devoutly it is the Big Kearny-street House. Nothing but Divine Providence saved owr Big Bwilding on November 10th from dire destruction by fire. We feel grateful ; we feel like giving un thanks. Wee owe thanks to our kind. friends for their sympathy as well as for.their patronage. Our store now is as clean as a whistle ; the stock is brand new; it's a holiday stock; it's a stock that we're showing two weeks ahead of time. In order to show our appreciation and thanks we shall make you prices for next week that will prove astonishing when we couple them to the high-~class goods that we will have There’s no more smoke. It has been wafted away. Prices made the goods move from off What we have to offer now are all perfect goods; the highest class of holiday elothing ever offered for man, boy and child in this city. Our tailors have fairly owtdone themselves in getting wp these holiday creations. In- il Jt!!lm[flq I Il “ y/ | | 1 RAPHAEL'S '; “ llln' | U Children’s Reefer Top Coats. Some 600 very swell Top Coats, coats that vou cax’t touch in other stores in town under $5.50, made from high-grade Blue Chinchilla, the recfer top coat fashion, with deep velvet collar, wide braid on the cdges, a real swell coat, a real pretty Winter top coat, for little Jellows betueen the ages of § and 10'years. As a Thanksgiving Special, and youw'll find *em on ezhibit in our big window, at --$2.50-- You'll be offered Monday morning the unrestricted choice of nearly 1500 very swell Reefer Suits. And an equal amount of Double-Breasted Suits for short-trousers wearing lads, those be- tween the ages of & and, 15 years. hese Suits are our regular §5 Suits; that means that they're as good as other stores’ .50 vuits. You'll find em on exhibit not a stone’s throw yrom our house at $6.50. The Reefer Suits are in many different styles; trimmed with different styles of braid on collar. There are those swell Blue among 'em, with deep ; braid on collar, very cutely gotten up, and.: a very swell line of ou are offered the unrestricted choice of these #5 Suits Monday, both Recfer style and the D.,}m. reasted ‘ashion for larger boys, il fide. $5 Thanksgiving Oiferings In New Overcoats. We arethe sreat King Pins for Overcoats. They are all perf-ct now; two floors of ‘em, 29,400 square feet ; more overcoats than in all the other houses in San Francisco combined, and pret- tier ones than any house can show up, and at prices that will prove simply baffling to com- petitors. Some 350 Choice Melton Over- coats in Oxford gray and brown, very clever coats very cleverly tailored. Thanksgiving week special at —84.50— Some 250 of those right swell English Cheviot Overcoats in blue and black, the wide rib, with velvet collar, pure satin sleeve lining, $15 values; they’re shown in owr window exhibit. We place ’em on sale as a Thanksgiving special at —B87.50 — Our next offer consists of a special, @ high-class line of $18 Overcoats. Yow can have ’em in the English box style, the me- i dium length and the long Poole Overcoat. They’re a swell lot of Sarments; tailors cannot turn out any finer ones. ¥You can have ‘em in blue, black and brown; also in several shades of tan. Garments specially gotten up for the holiday trade. As a Thanks- Siving specialwe will place them on sale, andthey’re on exhibit in our big corner window, at —89.00— Thanksgiving Offerings in Men’s Suits. Our creations for the Holiday trade in Men’s Suits brilliant. They are simply are on exhibit in both our windows ; they’ll prove interesting to lovers of high-class clothes. We will have on sale Monday morning some 1500 Suits in fashionable colorings. in neat plaids and checks, Swits that other stores are getting $12 for. Thanlksgiving special and they are on exhibitin our corner win- dow at --$6.00-- oA star Thanksgiving special is a very excellent and high-class English Worsted Cheviot .Suit, in neat plaids, made with fly- front vest, the very quintessence of style and art tailoring, a swit that yow cannot duplicate in any other house in town under $15. On exchibit in owr big corner window to-day and as a Thanlks- giving special at 50-- INCORPOR.ATHD). ¢ 9, 11, 13 and 15 Kearny Street. KING-PINS FOR OV-ERCOATS. Don’t take & nasty substitute for that which is 800d. GetJoy's. Dow'ttakesnythingeise. | Zwo Whole Floors of *Em, 29,400 Square Feetto Overcoats Alone. Lovers of style and high-class dress will no doubt appreciate the fact that we have gone to work and made selections from our Holiday stock of $18 Suits, in Cutaways,in Single-breasted Sacks and in that very swell Winter garment, the Double- breasted Sack. In blues,in miz- tures, in fine Worsteds and in Cheviots, in fancy plaid suit- ings, all high-class Sarments. values, at --$2.50-- The greatest Ulster in_all America,” made from the world-famed Shannon_tweeds, for lads between the ages of 5 and 15; many different styles to select from; Ulsters equal to other stores’ $6 and values, in blue and pretiy Scotches, cut extra long, reaching way down below the ankies, made with deep storm collar, cleverly taslored, possessing all the warmth and comfort of an uister, but just as dressy in appearance as the dressiest overcoat. As a Thanksgiving special they're on sale, and on ezhibit in our corner window, at --$3.50.-- Boys' Heavy- Fast-black Ribbed Hose, Hermsdorf dye, as a Thanksgiving Speciak Monday at & 10c per Pair. Some very swell creations in suits for young men, those be- tween the ages of 13 and 19, among which you will find a very swell worsted cheviot suit, in a neat plaid, a very swell tailor-like creation, a suit that you can’t duplicate in any other store - in town under $12. As @ Thanksgiving special and on exhibit in our corner window at --$9.00-- As a Thanksgiving Special we hav: placed these suits on sale at $6.25. RAPHARIL'S INTORPORATED), =———THE FRISCO BOYS—— 9, 11,13 and 15 Kearny Street. Ready for the Holiday Business With the Grandest Stock Ever Shown in This City.