The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1897, Page 3

SP— —— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1897. KQUIRY INTO. JAMESON'S RAID Motions Will- Be Made in Parliament to Alter the .~Committee. King Menelik Arproached as to a French ‘Protectorate Over Abyssinia. Advices From Bombay Skow a Fearfu! Spread of the. Bubonic Plague. 2.—The British ts of Johannesburg evidence before the into the Jameson rdid, which begins as soon ds Parliament resumes. There will “bé several motions in the. Hi e of Commohs to alter the LONDON; and American resi will be heard thr committee of i n - of committee. Mr. 3 ere is. ob d to as personally b - several neat members of the tigh: South’ Af Company, and Nationalists ¢laima place on the sideration of the ‘rench Government atch_from "Obok an im- headed by M. La Garde, nor of Obok, who ‘has already A sh that énch pro- me stuch i effectnally check influence in' the communications believed at th has uent 11t is tish I’s action ‘against ng her copyright mentaof thenovel, ill be heardin case ‘will ad, T. P. 0’Connar, ors who present. long sum- books mere - reviews, inlaw. The. public up- long 1eviews with y - when mphr Stead for infri as Bombay 1td that ged with ago, is'Tap- es, - who ut ‘a among the residents have fled from . bat their -exodus.is more than rterbalanced by the ‘arrival of large of victims of-the famine, who 5 the: city ning work.or of the charitable re from the tion. These, weakened by v fall victims to the has baffled- the at least find- 1 spread of the sease, bul the natives; with theirnsual fatalisth;are not to e taught the benefits of cleanliness in.their habitations, and aceept 1hé plague asa visitation fromh their Ttis it that unl ess sanitary ns can’ be.entorced by the civil be necessary to call upon y sistance in compelling to observe the.health laws. » the’ British revenues are'in a el Hicks-Beach, Chan- requér, 1o, produce a sur- t_for the coming year. d navy esti- ted at ,000, and the ease in the education grants at £600,- In addi to meet the expenses la’ expedition..and "the ex- ction with South Africa. Sertram” Woaehouse: Cur- <nown. banker,.on Tu d “with the anniversary Mr: C stone.. Mr. Currie . Gladstone, ‘who im on the budget estions of finance. * He was the b wasa wa and an 8 Home r, ang might, had he been 5o disposed; have had a promi- nent pigc r Mr: Gladstone when the er held ported the was one'of zhe Mr. Currie kee ncigl claim inent members of ons Committee. trs, military attache St. Petersbury V ladivosto ufon matters ese Railway. | i the British er toex pertaibir 5 London has béen .xpec holiday weather.t the weather springlike and the: sence of the usual du in London winter weai 5 Tué newspapers of to-duy generally view the events of the pa length on the more prominen and &ll join in a chorus, of co over tie peace that everywhe Special stress is laid upo existing between Great B United States, and comparisons are made between the situation now and th ing a year dgo, when there was m iety on both sides of the Atlantic regarai the'ourcome of the dispute between land and America in relation to the Ven- eznela boundary The letter of ex:Sudge Goodridge, pub- lished last week in the Englishman of Calcutta, pointing out that the means opted by the Government of Indiato check the famine in that country were entirely inadequate, ana declaring that thousands of persons are dying from starvarion, calls attention to the general apathy on the subject thus far displayed in England. . The Queen some time ago sent a tele- cram’ to the Viceroy of India expressing sympatby for the sufferers and promising that they would be assisted, but thus far thing of cdnsequence has ‘been done by Government to avert the effects of one was mild and . ©f thé greatest calamities tha: have ever threatened India. - Comparisons are made in the matter be- tween the attitude of Great Britain and Rassla, which @0 hot redound greatly to thé credit of this country. It isknown thatethe Czar has several times expressed himself-as being deeply concernea in the outcome of the famine and his interest has iaKen a praticai torn which will un- doubtedly result in some alleviation of the widespread distress in the Lndian em- pire’of Great Britain. The newspapers of Moscow and St. Pe- tersburg continue their appeals for help s | membered thatIam an old man now, as . which is | n the principal'sufferers. | in the hope of | ion to theseamounts | for the famine sufferers, and in other di- rections steps are being taken to aid the victims. In some English guarters the opinion obtains that this generous action of the Russians is only a mask hiding some deep-laid political scheme; having for its object the raising of aisaffection in India against British rule. Some of the Tory papers express their approval of declarations that have appeared in certain Indian papers to the effect that aid from such a source should not be accepted. But they do not urge the Government to extend aid to the suf- ferers, and in the meantime thousands of the natives are dying. There is no question in the minds of those who are not blinded by hatred of Russia that the Russian movement hac its origin entirely in charitadle motives and that it was intended as a response to the foreign aid given at the ‘time of the great Russian famine some five years ago. The opinion is gaining ground that the Indian Government is not able to cope with the situation, and that unless im- perial aid is extendea the famine will prove one of the most calamitous visita- tions of the kind that have ever affected Indias GENERAL SICKLES VERY ILL. Suffering Nervéus Prostration From Over- work During the Last Cam- paign. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2.—General | Daniel E. Sickles is now very ill from the | | effects of overwork, which has produced | | an attack of nervous prostration entailing extreme insomnia. “I fear Iam an ill | man,” suid General Sickles when seen at | his residence last night. *‘My physicians tell me very frankly that my effliction is But tken, it must be re- quite serious. I have passed’ my seventieth year and I | have experienced ‘many exposures nnu{ have done pienty of hard work. | | “Soitisnot strange that I should begin | | to seriously feel tue effect of it. No doub | | the work I did dufing :he last campaign | | is responsible for my present condition. | T overworked. ‘I was sustained through it | by patriotic ‘motives. Now the reaction [ has set in and I must expect and accept | |the results to be looked for at my time of | |1ife: .But Tam content. I would as lief BRILLIANT EVENTS IN THE FATHERLAND Diplomats Hold a Grand Reception on New Year’s Day. Emperor William Delivers a Characteristic Address to 'the Generals. Says the Armaments of Germany Must Be Kept in Pace With Other’ Nations. BERLIN, GErMANY, Jan. 2—The New Yeur's reception given by the diplomatic corps yesterday was a brilliant event. The reception was held in Marble Hall of the Schloss and was very largely attended, nearly all of the Embassadors and Min- isters accredited to the German court be- ing present. The Kmperor was in ex- cellent spirits and immediately after he entered the hall mingled wi h the guests, greeting them with cordial hand-shakings and cheerful smiles. His Majesty was especially acreeable to United States Em- bassador Uhl, witn whom he conversed for some time, inquiring as to Presitent Cleveland’s health, asking how Mr. Uhl liked Berlin, etc. The Koiser zlso spoke admiringly of the growth and prosperity of the United States and showed himself 1o be well informed upon the political affairs and econoniic .conditions of the American republic. Despite the depress- ing weather which prevailed on Friday the other court festivities proceeded with the usual gayety. Unter den Linden and adjacent streets my life in sueh a battle as in veritable warfare. It wasa great victory and if one | of theé costs is my life I am satisfied. The | work of those eight weeks during the very | héat of the campaign was continuous and | frightiuily wearing. S 2ok “In ore case I rode 1600 miles, passing | | through thirteen . States speeches.: ‘Besidés the campaign work, I | bave organized a thousand branches of 'thie Union Veterans’ Patriotic League and | done other work incidental to the labor of or, 2 ow, the disease which naturally follows -the €éxhaustion which I eridured is racking ‘mé, for Lam suffering | from an-acute attick of nervous prostra- | | tion and an apparenily unconquerable in- | somnia is doing its work in shattering my |.overstrained - nerves. 1 -am fighting | einst i, but wuh little bope. I am'| | very restless and cannot keep my mind, even for a brief. time, on any ove thing. Much work that I hoped to accomplish 1 | ve had to turn over to others. I took : deep interest in the organization of 10,000 | | soldiers to take part in the inauguration | | of Mr. McKinley, and have been prom- | sed 2000 Confederate veterans in the nber. { hey are men now deeply snd ear- | nestly patriotic, who voted for McKinlsy. More than likely I will not even be abie | to attend the inauguration, but the 10,000 | soldiers will be in line, for I have turned the matter over to General Porter.”” apgitin ks S CONVICTED. - MATE BRAM | | Found Guilty by a Jury of Having Mur- dered Thrze Persons on the High Seas. BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 2.—Thomas Bram, mate of the barkentine Herbert Fuller, was found guilty to-day ot the murders committed on that vessel last July. The jury went out at 1:30 ». . yesterday. At |10 o'clock this morning they reporied | | that they could not agree. Judge Colt | directed them to retire for further consid- eration. They were again locked up, | with the result that ai 3:40 r. M. they an- | | nounced a verdict of guilty. | The murder was onme of the strangest |of sea trapedies. On Juiy 21 last the marine observer at Halifax, N. 8., made | out a vessel coming slowly into the harbor flying the stars and stripes at half mast, indicating death, and a black flag be- neath it. This meant mutiny. The po- lice were turned out 1n a hurry and sent 1o meet the vessel. She was the Ameri- can barkentine Herbert Fuller, 670 tons, of Harrington, Maine. In her caoin lay the bodies of Captain Nash, the captain’s wife and the second mate, Bamberg. The | cook and a young Harvard student named Lester H. Monks were in chare of the ship, while Seaman Charies Brown | and Mate Thomas Bram were in irons on deck. The story was a horrible one. On Mon- day night, July 13, Monks, who was a passenger on the vessel, which had sailed .‘ for Rosario, Argentine, was awakened by a woman’s screams. He jumped up, | groped his way to tbe chartroom, where ;me captain slept. He put his hand into | the perth and drew it away smeared wiih | blood. He at once made for the deck and met Mate Bram, who made a lunge at | him with a piece of lumber. Monks drew |a revolver and covered Bram. Monks | and the cook took charge of the vessel, | put the first mate, Bram, in irons, and navigated to Halifax. Bram was con- | victed on the evidence of Seaman Brown, | who testified that he saw the murders. Brown was at the wheel that night, and | than ax. No motive for the murders s brought out at the trial, and there as a strong feeling in some quarters that | Bram was not the guiliy person. FANOUS PRUPERTY. to Sons, Worth a Million. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2.—The At- lantic Garden, which is one of the, oldest landmarks on the Bowery, changed hands yesterday, when William Kramer Sr., founder of the place, presented it as a gift to his sons, Albert J. and William Kramer Jr. The property also includes the old Bowery Theater, and is valued at $1,000,- 000. Kramer Sr. was a poor man when he siarted the Atlantic Garden thirty-nine years ago. The place had at one time been one of the numerous headquarters of General Washington. Itwas maintained for years afterward as a gennine German place of amusement, and as such gained a world- wide reputation. Mr. Kramer is said to NOW OWN Property in this city valued at $7.000,000. The founder of the garden re- tired from business many years ago. Kramer has been offered $1,000,000 for the property. SR Beardslee at Valparaise WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2.—Ad- miral Beardslee, ou the flagship Philadel- phis, arrived at Vaiparaiso, and the he said he saw Bram strike Captain Nash | were thronged with people at daybreak, many of those in the crowds havingre- mained in their places throughout the night in oraer to be in position to see the official “celebration of the day. At 8 o’clock in the morning all infantry of the | 1o garrison ‘marched from the Schloss to the | Brandenburg gate and back, each regiment with its band playing popuiar airs. At 10 o'clock religious services were held n the chapel of the Schloss, lasting forty minutes. The entire imperial family was present. The Emperor entered the chapel giving his arm to his mother, and the Em- press was escorted by Prince Arnolph of Bavaria. After the services in the chapel the Empe:or and Empress held a recep- tion in the White Hall of the Schloss, where their majesties received the con- gratulations of the court. The military officers wore parade uniforms. peror next went to the Rittersaal (the Hall of the Knights), where he delivered a brief address to the generals who had as- sembled to receive him. Accounts vary as to the nature of his Maiesty’s speech, but it is asserted upon good authority that he referred to the bill before the Reichstag providing for the augmentation of the ariillery arm of the military service, deciaring that the arma- ments of .Germany must keep pace with those of other nations. The Emperor is also quoted as saying that the year 1807 must see the task of increasing the strength of the artillery service achieved. Leaving the Rittersaal the Kaiser went to the arsenal, where the officers of the | entire garrison of Berlin were assembled. To these he gave the watchword of the day, and in the afternoon he made several private visits. At 6 o’clock the Emperor dined with his family. The approaches to the Schloss were crowded with sight- seers until long after dark. The opposition of the German stock and produce exchanges to the new Bourse law prohibiting future transactions and im- posing other restrictions upon Bourse trading was the subject of discussion at the special Ministerial council which was held on Wednesday. The meeting was called to order by Dr. von Boetticher, vice-president of the Council of Ministers, who presided, when the Emperor sud- denly made his appearance and took the chair, which he occupied for two hours. On Tuesday another meeting was held, with the Imperial Chancellor, Prince Hohenlobe, in the chair. The calling of these two meetings, which occurred only twenty-four hours apart, is clearly indica- tive of the gravity of this trouble, as it is regarded by the Ministry, and the discus- sion of the subject by the Ministers was in the direction of devising means to over- come it. Nothing is known of the proceedings of the council at which the Emperor pre- sided, but it is known that the meeting presided over by Prince Hohenlohe took into consideration the effects of the resolun- tion passed by the Berlin Produce Ex- change declaring that that organization would continue business under the new law only in the capacity of a [ree associa- The Em- | tion of traders, each transacting business ot his own office, but baving common assembly-rooms for the purpose of ex- changing prices in the building known as Drigsels Chamber. It is understood that the council was unable to decide or at all events does not decide upon any plan of| meeting the opposition of the dealers to the new law. The members of the produce exchanges, apart from protesting against the sup- pression of future deals, object to the regulations of the law placing seven repre- sentatives of agrarian interests upon the Bourse committee, at least two of whom must be present when the prices of grains, malt, sugar, rape oils, spirits and certain kinds of produce are generally fixed. Be- sides objecting to these restrictions there are numerous other regulations to which the boursiers take exception—all of them bearing the impress of a common aim to assist the agrarians by preventing Bourse operators. and dealers from depressing prices. These regulations give the bill the character of an entirely new experi- ment in econony, and outside the ranks of'the ‘agrarians the bill is regarded as being utterly impracticable. Freiherr Marschal von Bieberstein is ill with an affection of the stomach. NORDICA’S CONTRAC BROKEN, Nine Western Cities Disappointed by the Singer’s Antics. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Nine Western cities bave crows to pick with Mme. Nordica. They are San Francisco, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Denver, Omaha, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. She was booked for one conGert in each during this month and next, ex- cept San Francisco, where she was to give two. Choruses and oratorios were being rehearsed for the events, when, a few weeks ago, the dates were all canceled and it was announced that an entirely new tour had been arranged for Mme. Nordica by Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger. Since then a report has gained currency that Mes-rs, Ruben & Andrews, who have been Mme. Nordica’s business representa- tives, had fallen out with her over the cancellation of the Western dates and that legal proceedings were to be insituted against her. “We bave no_ quarrel with- Mme. Nor- dica,” said = Ruben yesterday. “The Western bookings referred to were made by Mr. Wilson on his own account. His contract, which we signed for Mme. Nor- dica, called for ten concerts at $1000 each. Tt was stipulated that on or before Docem- ber 10 Wiison should deposit to Mme. Nordica’s account $2000 in an Omaha bank. He failed to do so and that was the eund of it. Then he advised Mme. Nordica to accept the Klaw & Erlanger proposi Wilson said last evening that hewas notified on December5 bva friend who was looking atter the New York end of bis business that Mme. Nordica had decided to break her .contract with him and go with Klaw & Erlanger. “There was no trouble about my having the $2000 to deposit. [ am at a loss to acconunt for Mme. Nordica’s treatment of me.” When asked if he thought of suing Mme. Nordica he replied that he was not prepared to say. IN CUOLONIAL STRLE, General and Mrs. Eurls Receive Revolu- tionary Sons and Daughters. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2—General and Mrs. Ferdinand Earle yesterday gave a reception to the Sons and Daughters of the Revolution and numerous friends at their home, known as Earle Cliff. The reception was to carry out the wishes of General Washington expressed at a recep- tion in 1790 that the custom be continued. Mr. and Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Blackstone and Masters P. 8. and G. L. C. Earle received the guests in the main drawing-rooms. General Barle wore & blaek. velvet coat, white satin waistcoat, nleck silk knee | breeches with silver buckles, black siik stockings, and low shoes witn silver buckles. The boys were similarly attired. Mrs. Earle wore a coloniai gown of blus and white, and Mrs. Blackstone wore a similar costume of pink and’ white silk. Inthe old dining-room where Washing- ton and many other notable guests were entertained in colonial days a bountiful repast was spread. An American flag was draped over the outer door and another was suspended from the balcony. bt gsiialn Mo Cullagh’s Death Acoidental. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 2.—The verdict of the Coroner’s jury in the case of the late Joseph B. Mcuullagh, editor of the Giobe- Democrat, who was killed by falling from a window in his residence last Thursday, was rendered at noon to-day and states that death was due to accident. The in- terment will take place at the Bellefon- taine Cemetery to-morrow afternoon. The acuve pall-bearers will be co-workers of the deceased upon the Globe-Democrat. v tsoghi v, Menns Work for Many Men. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 2.—After an idleness of nearly three months, tute blooming mill of the Bethlehem Iron Company started to-day, and the steel miil and other departments, emploving more than 1000 men, will resume on Mon- day. The company's ordnance works will continue running day and might. A ship- ment of turret plates for the battle-ship Iowa was made to-day. S aae e he A Blizzard in Oklahoma. PERRY, O. T., Jan. 2.—A blizzard swooped down on Oklahoma this morn- ing, being the firstof the winter. A blind- ing sleetstorm, with the wind blowing thirty miles an hour, struck this place at 9 o'clock to-day and the mercury - fell 40 degrees in a few hours. Similar reports have been received from points through- out the Territory. the world. fine Champagne. cruiser Minneapolis reported at Beireut this morning. NEW TO-DAY. WHITE SEAL (GRAND CUVEE), Cel®brated 1889 vintage, unsurpassed in quality, dryness and flavor, now being intro- duced for the first time by us on the Pacitic Coast. BRUT IMPERIATL, A natural dry wine. Stands pre-eminent among all Brut Champagnes. ‘We beg to announce that we have assumed the agency for the above brands shipped to this country by the famous house of MESSRS. MOET & CHANDON, EPERNAY, Proprietors of the most extensive vineyards and the largest shippers of Champagne in The attentior: of connoisseurs is respectfally nvited to these brands of For sale at all leading establishments. - WILLIAM WOLFF & CO., 329 Market St. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. SN BE /N GF 74 F STOUSE 70 775 OTHER Talk about a clean sweep . - in politics; it won't be a.. marker to what we're going. to doon Overcouts. We pro- . pose to clean out of the. house every Overcoat on our two floors. Wherever the lines are _exceptionally small, the smaller yow will find the price. SEan W To-morrow it bedins.and the plums are ready for plucking. Yow want to do some of the plucking. *- - A Fierce - Siege on - Overcoats! We're Kind-Pinsfor Over- coats ; nome can touch us; we show more, we sell more and we have more stylish ones than all the other stores in_town combined.. These yow'll et at - Sweep : Prices!: = Overcoat Sweep . Special No.1. ‘Some 500 . Meri’s Quer- coats, clever coats, stytishly tailored: The first comers to-morrow morning cin _have their pick at $3.95. Overcoat Sweep Special No. 2. Some remarkably clever Oxford Gray Melton Over- coats ; cleverly cut, cleverly tailored ; made with velvet collar ; awfully swell; in the sweep Monday morn- ing at $4.95. Overcoat Sweep Special No. 3. Some of the swellest Thi- bet Overcoats we have shown this season, in plain black, very dress%, very rich, with velvet collar, Sot- ten up in swell style ; can’t touch a coat like 'em in other stores under $10. In the sweep Monday morn- ing at You'll be given your pick Monday morning from a very swell assortment of $15 Overcoats, in the choicest of Kerseys, in blue, black or tan shades; Sarments that haven't their ‘peer in America. On our second floor Monday morning at RAPHAEL’ * (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS. 19, 11, 13 and 15 Kearny Street. RAPHAEL (Incorporated), - KING-PINS FOR OVERCOATS, . ITW0 FLOORS OF "EM. -