The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1897, Page 3

it ! THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1897 TURKISH WARSHIPS HBE ON CRETANS Twice the Performance Is Stopped by Europzan Powers. | At Present the Cities Are the| Oniy P.aces Free From Fight ng. Korahas, the Insurgent Chief, Permi Poor Moslems to Till the Fields. —The presence ign_ warships «ff this port has not smull force of sailc landed for s and marines were re- Le purpose of preserv- h occurred to-day at | | pitiable in tie extreme, | through the turbulent district of Lasithi, | tians at Selino will expire. the town, counting the regilar Moslem population and the refugees, fally 25,000 persons. Provisions are very scarce and a famine Isimminent. Large numbers of the refu- gees are already dying from starvation, and it was the knowledge of this fact that led Korahas, the Greek leader, to issue bis order to permit the cultivation of fields | near the town. The lines of the besiegers are absolutely impassable, as. has been proved by the failure of several sorties that have been made. The officials in the town have telegraphed to Canea implor- ing the assistance of foreign warships in raising the siege, but it is no* considered Likely that their supplication will receive a favorable response, though provisions may be sent to the starving. Korahas has not yet cut off the water supply. Should he carry this threat into execution the condition of the besiezea people would be Korahas, with part of Lis forces, is ad- vancing upon Hierapetra. He will pass and the populace there is certain to join him. Itis pretty certain that the garri- son at Hierapetra will have to capitulate when the insurgents reach there unless thke foreign warships help the Turks. On March 3 the armistice of a week agreed to between the Mosiems and Chris- The position of the Moslems there is very precarious. The insurgents are so incensed over the bombardment of Akrotiri that it is con- sidered donbtful whether they will listen | to the persuasion of Colonel Vassos, the commander of the Greek army of occupa- CROWN /PRENCE CONSTANTINE, in Whosz Favor King! George of Greece May Abdicate the Thron:. a short distance from Canes, in | Turks were worsted, although numbered t tians. The arose from a fruitless part of the Moslems, aided. h troo: house where the aded for a number s made a sortie, but | pared ust such-| ed the pal m back. During the rected upon the | b arsenal in | little effect, 1rgents were 1d attack th n the po- hem prior to the fight. | fighting has occurred in the | of Heraklion. As heretofore, the | under Korkuras repalsed the | bip in Suda Bay to-day | ment of a position oc- | but before she had ander received from the represen of the y powers that he must silence his r take the cor This is econd time that the insurgents near Bay have been fired upon by a Turk- warsbip. Tne Greex Korahas, who at the head of \surgents has invested the town of lion, has given p n to the to leave the plac , is .looked by many Moslems, jeving that it is his intention to it from the labors of the Turks by | seizing their crops when they are ripe. | the other hand those who are ac. and that his only object in permitting the Turks to till the fields i3 to pr suffer- \ famine among the women and | 1 in the beleaguerei town ! British and Italian ufficers re- visited the camp of Korahas, whera ireated with much courtesy. astonished by tbe excellent pline m. ined ameng the insur- | gents, and by the perfeciion of their or- “anization-all of which is dus to Korahas, L0 appears to be-a born leader of men. | in support of the eause 1 s enthusiastic of the Cretans, and his force w unimportant factor should Tu; tempt to -quell” the insucrection by force of arm k Pasha, the new military Gov- r, arfived bere to-day and raid visits ernor, to the several co , GREE Feb.-28.—A number ded by the Bishop ted King George to-day o him a memorial which in effect declared that the establishment of autonomous-government in Crete'would | not result in the pacification of theisland. | Such a form of Gavernment would only | prepare thie Way ‘to fresh revolution.and -ndanger the peacs of Europe.- The Cre- <, therefore, had firmly decided not t ccept autonomy, but 1o continue their truggle to realize union with Greece, | which, the memorial added, even the | sans were beginning to agree wes only practical solution of the situa- | GEliE e o THREATENED BY FAMINE. dew Dangers Ahcad for the Inhabitants | of Crete. | CANEA, Crere, Feb, 28.—A new danger threatens this upfortunate island, and if tis 10 be averted a speedy settlement.ol ¢ present d flicuities must be arrived at. very day the situation is becoming more esperate, owing to the fact that tnrough- out the island the state of war prevents any attention being paid to ths crops. The 10wns which are besiezed by the in- surgents are in a much worse condition than thos- 1u the country districts. In Heraklion alone, where there has been a very lavze intlux of refugees, the outlook is very serious. There is now in | unless accompanied by a general confla- gration in the Balkan peninsula, might | with German officers who have served in tion, who has promised to use his influ- | ence to obtain the release of the besieged } Moslems. 1 It has been learned that the fighting at ering to throw up some works around Larissa which had long been projected but persistently neglected. These Turk- ish frontier troops are well equipped with artillery, the infantry are armed with the Peabody-Martini rifle, and they are well led and, altogether, in good trir. According to the opinion of the German officers best able to calculate the course of events the Turkish force by it- self would suffice to overrun the Greek mainland. Oi course a prolonged war, in which the powers would stand aloof and let Turkey once more conquer Greece, is not to be thought of. The total war strength of Greece would count for some- thing only if Turkey had simultaneously to suppress insurrection in Macedonia and to meet in the field the combined forces of gervia, Balgaria and Montenegro. Even then, if none of the powersintervened, the military opinions here quoted believe that the Turks woul! hold their own. The combined strength of Greece and the awful consequence of cnbaining the tre- mendous forces of war and rapine in | Turkey were undoubtedly the weightiest questions with the Kaiser. King George may yet have to thank German policy for the safety of himself and his kingdom. In the Gramco-Cretan negotiations, proceeding at Stamboul last week, Baron Saurma von Jeitsch has taken no obtrusive part. The Sultan has sometimes been in direct communication by wire with the Kaiser and has consulted Baron Saurma, it is said, on every important deveiopment. The entente between the Kaiser and the Saitan, however, as far as it extends, has has no element of hostility 1o Greece. The Berlin Government supports the powers in any solution that will avert ‘general war. The creation of an autonomous Crete, under a Greek prince with the Suitan as suzerain or with the Prince Mavrocor- datos as Governor, has bad backing from German diplomscy. It ougbt, however, to be.frankly stated that the union of the 1sland to Greece has not the entire ap- proval of Germany. ltis feared and be- lieved that Crete, under Greek rule, would continue to be the seat of chronic insur- rection and disorder. IN A DEN OF HORRORS. Almost Irncredible Story of Her Treatmen: in Cuban Prisons Is Told by Mrs. Rodriguez. KEY WEST, Fra., Feb. 23.—Last night’s steamer brought to this city another vie- tim of Spanish brutality, Mrs. Eva Adan Rodriguez, who, together with Concep- cion ~ Agramonte de Sanchez, Ga- briel de Vron, Maria A uilar and Augu M. Silva, o1l of the finest familics on the island of Cuba, were arrested on January 10 last and thrown into a dirty, damp Spanish prison, among a lot of low, abandoned women, without the slightest charge bavinz been preferred against them. They were kent for twenty days in a state of “incommunicado” when | they were marched through the streets | with a number of criminals, some of whom were in chains, surrounded by an armed guard to the depot and placed on a train beund to Nuevitas and from there to Hanava by steamer. On the train they were confined in a car | filled with men, and were not allowed any conveniences, but instead they were al- lowed to pay for a few comforts. They arrived at Havana on February 4 last. Her case was called to the attention of Malaxa resulted in the killing of eight.| Turks and the wounding of many others. | The Christian losses, if any, are unknowa. | The engagement caused the most intense | and prompted incen- | nity of the town. Two | ges and several isolated houses were | destroyed. | . DESIRE TO 3 AINTAIN PEACE. Germans dct in the Cretan Trouble With ihat Fiew. BERLIY, GE . Feb. 38.—Whatever | may be thought or said outside of Ge many as to the Kaiser's line of action in the Gramco-Cre'an imbroglio, the dom- inant, if.not ‘the unanimous, opinion in Germany is that 1t has been consistent with his whoie eastern volicy, and in- | spired by a desire to maintain peace. The | home papers which insinuate and the for- eign papers which openly affirm that fam- ily affairs' bave been any element in influ- encing the Kaiser choose to ignore facts whicn ought by this time to be open to the world. There is no feud or ill-will now existing beiween the Kaiser and his sister, the Duchess of Sparta, wife of the Greek heir apparent. The unconcealed disfavor with which he treated her conver- sion from the Lutheran to the Greek church is a matter of past history. The Emperor’s mother was the medium of early reconciliation, ahd the harmony of affection between the Kaiser and his favorite sister has long been restored. That the Kaiser sought, first of all, the | support of Russia for his proposal to blockade the Pireus should dispose of the report that family considerations weighed | largely with the Czar. The Kaiser can be expected to know | how far the fact that King George is brother of the Dowager (zarina would af- fect Russian policy. The history of our own time afforas an itlustration. When Prussia in 1866 despoiled tne Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, brother of the then Czarina, the Czar, Alexander II, declined to interfere privately or through diplo- Tacy, and whea Prussia annexed Hol- stein-Gottorp, long associated with the Russian aynasty, nothing was said from Bt. Petersburg. | That the Dowager Czarina has person- ally interfered on behalf of- King George is bevond all yrobavility. The telegram | of encouragement and sympathy from her | to the King which has gone the rounds of the European press was a fabrication, and events since have proved that Czar and Kaiser alike are ‘guided by motives in which family relations play no important part. . The actual ‘truth, so far as the Kaiser . bas taken any lead upon the Cretan difficuity, is that his aim has been to prevent or at all hazards to postpone the breaking up of Turkey aud to stop Greece {rom entering upon a war which, involve the devastation of Greece and the overthrow of King George. The Kaiser has been in consultation the reorganization of the Turkish army and has obtained during the present crisis reports from the German siaff still con- | nected with the Turkish forces. Their re- portsconcur in siating that the position of Greece, if assafled by land, is abso- lutely hopeless. The Turks are immeas- urabiy better prepared for an immediate campaizn on the Tiiessalian fronter. The Porte seems to have anticipated a possible outbreak of war with Greece and got ready forit. Barly in the month they | bad 20,000 troops around the base of Olym- pus ad were prepared to direct that force in two columns from the Olympus and Elassona districts. upon Thessalia. The Turkish army is . reinforced 10 45,000, Against them the Greeks bave but a feeble force between Larissaand Pharalessa, and only began when the storm seemed gath- Consul-Geuneral lee, who immediately communicated with the acting Captain- Geperal, slarquis Ahumada, and de- mandea ber release. On arriving at Havana she was taken to the public jul and then to the House of Refujze, a place set aside for fallen women. This place was filled with women afflicted with loathsome diseases and stocked with lice. Even the officials advised Mrs. Rod- riguez to be careful and not come in con- tact with these poor wretches, She was detained in thisden of horrors for tuirty-two hours, wien she was re- | leased on condition that she wou!d not re | main in Havana. Immediately on her re- | lease she sent for her two little daughters, | who had been left at Puerto Principe, and on tueir arrivat st Havana Mrs. Rod- riguez requested Consul-General Leo (o se- | cure her a passport from thie Captain- General. She is profuse in her thanks to General Lee for the aid he-renderea her. Her husband s now in command of the insurgents in Havana province in the | place ot General Aguirre. The insur- | gen's, she says, are about to concentrate | their forces in and arcund Havana. The report of cane grinding on different | estates she declares are ubsolutely false. | An attempt was made to grind on the | Calyo estate last week, but the insurgents burned them out. SANGUILLY PRAISES LEE. Speaks of Him as “a Dignified, Brare, Noble American.” EW YORK, N. Y., March 1.—A di patch to the Sun from Havana says: Be- fore General Sanguilly left for Key West Saturday, accompanied by his wife, his son and his adonted daughter, he ex- pressed himself to friends on some phases of his case, ie said that the.newsof his release greatly surprised him. He was despond- ent as to the success of the diplomatic efforts of Consul-General Lee and friends in’ Washington to secure his liberty, and was prepared to receive bad news about his appeal to the Supreme Court at Mad- rid. Of Consul-General Lee Sanguiily spoke in the highest praise, “He is a dignitied, brave, noble Ameri- can. His efforts in benalf of the Ameri- cans in Cuba are beycnd all praise. In my case General Lee, from the time of his landing in Cubn, showed the greaiest in- terest, and I am oblized to him for his personal kindness and his constant desire to better my situation.” All the efforts of Sanguilly’s wife to ob- tain from General Weyler permission to let Sanguilly have a walk of half an hour daily in -the fresh air while guarded by soldiers ~was useless. She applied as a last resource to Consul-Gen- eral Lce and General Lee called on General Weyler, telling him that Sanguitly’s heaith wes in danger by reason of the unhealthfuiness of his posi- tion. Other prisoners, confined there for non-political causes, enjoy the privilege of s0 breathing the fresh air. Weyler nct’ oniy refused the faver to Sanguilly, but he did still more. General Lee himself was deprived by order of the captaln-general of the right of entering the cell of Sanguilly when he called at the fortress. S The American Consul could not see the American citizen except at a distance of eight paces through the grated window of of four armed soldiers who had instruc- tions (0 fire on either one of them at the least suspicious. movement. The conditica of the Cuban prisoners in the fortre s of La Cabana Sangnilly de- scribea as horribie. His former councel, Miguel Viondi, arrested under no evidenc- at all, is confined in a dirty cell with twenty more. They cannot go out a mia- ute to take the fresh air.. Sanguilly’s dungeon and in the presence| SWELL AFFAIRS IN THE FATHERLAND Brilliant Costumes Worn at the Weisse Kreuse . Ball. American Colony in Berlin Yet Discussing the Uhl Re- ception. An International Congress on 'Legis~ lation for Working Classes to B2 Held. BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. 28.—An inter national conuress on legisiation for the working classes meets here in Septem ber next. The programme for discussion as now prepared has specific reference to German legislation, but includes also questions relating to the workers of other countries. The congress will consider first what useful changes in legislation to the workers have occurred in each coun- try eirce the congress convened in Berlin in 1890, on the initiative of the Kaiser. Then follow general questions: workmen to be submitted 10 a protective regime, and how far is protection bene- ficial?”’ *Are international protective measures for workmen beneficial?” ‘‘Are intercational protective measures for workmen possible and desirable?” “Qught internationdl bureaus for the col- lection and distribution of trades statistics be established ?” These, besides matters relating to pro- tection of miners, the duties of inspectors subjects, will be considered. The Berlin Fecht Club, under. the presi- dency of United States Consul-General De Kay, is forming a German Fechterbund on lines simiiar to the fencing union or- zanized by De Kay in America some years ago. The first meeting of the bund will be held on the 6th of March in the hall of the Berlin t'echt Cfub, Mr. De Kay will deliver the opening aadress. On the even- ing of March 7 ths buad will hold a fene- ing contest, followed by a dinner. An American diplomat just returned from Vienna speaks in glowing terms of the 'Weisse Kreuse’’ ball which is the culminating eventof the Vienna season. The costumes, he says, beat those dis- piayed at the Berlin imperial cour:, and, of course, in Austrian opinion the historic luster of the names of the wearers of these costly costumes outvies by many centuries ‘those met with in Berlin society. Countess Gotuchowski wore a duchesse robe, small corsage, draped with lace, trimmed with black violets. Countess Badeni wore a heayy white brocade robe, the corsage cov- | ered with diamonds and trimmed with white roses. Baroness von Biliuska was attired in a white moire brocade robe, mousseline frills, trimmed with black vio- Countess Avoni wore a white brocade robe and corsage in violets. The Princess Schwarzenberg, the Princess Pallavicini, the Countess Esterhszy, Countess Fugger and Countess Kielmansegg rivaied each otherin thedisp/ay of d'amonds. Countess Kielmanserg w a'%diamond sorsage, trimmed with white paradise birds: The Baroness Etisen was distingunished in a light green duchesse rove, with a low cor- sage, consisting mostly of a branch of white roses drawn over the shouider to the point of the taille front and back. Sporting circles are still deeply con- cerned in the question: What is to be done with the mare Lillie Kneebes, alias Bethel, which was confiscated by the Prussian State afier the arrest oi Bob Kneebes, the American trotting-horse owner, on charges of *ringing.’’ and was condemned to be sold to cover the ex- penses of Kneebes’ prosecution. A pro- test has now been lodged by Kneebes’ son- in-law against the enforce: sale of the mare by auction, his plea being that be is the real owner of Bethel and thet the mare must be given up 1o him if the court holds that it i3 really Bethel which the nuthorities have in their possession. The question will be fought out in the Berlin Civil Court. In the meantima Kneebes is confined in the Ploetzensee prison and it is generally hoped tbat he will be one of the number who will be benefited by the amnesty wuich will be granted 10 certain prisoners upon the occasion of the cen- tenary of Emperor William Ion March The German commitiees in St. Louis Chicago and other cities in the United" States have sent orders to Berlin to have wreaths placed npon the monument to the first Emperor William upon the occasion of tlie commemaration of the celebration of tne hundredth anniversary of nis birth. ‘The American colony in Berlin are still discussing the reception given by Urited States Embassador Uhl and Mrs. Ubl on Washing:on’s birthday. The function s a veritable crush, the guests some- times so completely filling the spacious hall forming the entrance to the Enibassa- dor's residence tnat movement was im- Possibis et everything was conducted in perfect order and without a single hitch. At the banquet, which was heid in the Kaiserhof Hotel subsequent to the recep- tion, Mr. Uhl’s speecu in reply to the toast to the memory of Washington was repeatedly cheered, and the addiess de- livered by J. Monaghan, United States Consul at Chemnitz, in which he touched upon the An:lo-American arbitration treaty, was frequentiy applauded. Count Posauowsky-Wehner, Imverial Minister of the Treasury, has caled a meeting of persons interested in flour and grain milling throughout Germany to dis- cuss the troubles connected with the cus- toms treatment of grains and flour. This step seems to be the beginning of an in- quiry preliminary to the revision of the commercial treaties recently announced in the Reichstag. The Foreign Office received a telegram last evening irom Lord Salisbury convey- ing the purport of the ullimatum to Greece, which has been postponed by the wers, and will be presented by them ly 1o the Hellenic Government. text of the agreement shows (hat a modi- fication of the proposals made by Russia to.proceed at once upon the application of rigid coercive measures against Greece have besn modified. The Berlin and Frankiort bonrses closed strong in tone yesterday. Home cecnri- ties and Austrian bank shares showed a substantiai advance for the week. The convention between Rus:ia and Japan, the purpose of which is ju:t made puolic, is ascertained to nave been signed in Motcow by the late Prince Lobanoff, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, anu Field Marshal Yamagata, the Japanese Envoy, upon the occasion of the latter’s visit to Russia last June as the repre- sentative of the Emperor of Japan at the ceremonies attending the coronation of the Czar. The tenor of the agreement has been known to the German Government for a long time, and it is vrobabie that it was also known to the British Govern- ment. The treaty is clearly a slap in the face of England, which power Japan will oppose it Great Britain suould atiempt to svize Port Hamilton. By the terms of the convention Japan retains contiol of th telegraph lines in Korea with the excep- tion of the line which the Russian Gov- ernment is to construct to Seoul. The publication of the provisions of the con- vention is associated with the projected Korean loan, which will bs gained by Russiaand Japan. 3 The costume festival which was given “‘Ought | | of mines and factories and_other cognate | \1!i Morning and also took quartersat the at the Schloss last evening; surpassed in | grandeur_any fuaction of the kind ever held in Berlin and exceeded in magni- ficence the most extravagant expectations. The German bimetallist leaders assert that United States Senator Wolcott, who recently visited Europe in the interest of bimetallism, obtained an understanding with France that that Government would take part in an_ international monetary conference. It is understood here that Mr. Wolcott’s negotiations with rhe British officiuls London concerned the re- opening of the Indian mints, the holding in the Bank of England issue department the full amount of silver autborized by the bank act and the raising of the legal ten- der standard of silver to £i0. A dispatch from Moscow says that the chess-piayer A. W. Steinitz, who is now lying seriously ill, both physically and mentally, " that city, is improving and there are Lopes of his recovery. GATHERING AT WASHINGTON. Many Distinguished Persons Arrive to Witness the Inauguration. but the Rush Is Yet to Come. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.—The inaugural crowds have not begun to ar- rive yet owing, it is explained, to the lim- ited time aliowed by the railroads on ex- cursion tickets, and except for the sug- gestiveness of the holiday appearance given the town by the decorations on pub- lic buildings, business houses, hotels and residences and the reviewing stands there is little to indicate that the Nation’s great quadrennial event is at hand. Around some of the hotels, however, there is a bustle that tells of the coming ceremonies. At the Ebbitt House,where Mr. McKinley will stop ior the two dayvs prior to moving into the executive mansion, and the Ar- lington, where Mr. Hanna has taken quarters, the centers of popular interest are located. Mr. Hanna had many callers to-day, but managed to find time to pay a visit to in- augural headquarters. J. Addison Porter, who will be secretary to the pew Presi- dent, also visited the inaugural com- mittee. Governor Bushnell and wife of Ohio, the members of the Governor’s staif and a large party of friends are rezistered at the Ariington. Senator-elect T. C. Piatc of New York and Mrs. Platt arrived Arlington. Others who registered there to-lay are General and Mis. J. E. Lawes of Ohio, ex-Governor Stewart ot Vermont, J. B. Foraker Jr. of Cincinnati, a son of the Senator-elect, and Judze Hiil of Chicago. Abner McKinley of New York, a brother of the President-elect, reached Washing- to-day. He was accompanied by Mrs. Mc- Kinley and Miss Mabel McKinley. They were assigned to apartments 1n (he suite of thirty rooms reserved at the Ebbitt for the Presidential party. Hon. James Wilson of Iowa, the nmew Secretary of Agriculture, arrived lastnight and went to the Ebbitt. Other arrivals at the Ebbitt are: General 0. O. Howard, TU. 8. A., retired, now a resident of Bur- lington, Vt., and bis wife and daughter; D. D.Woodmansee of Cincinnati, president of the League of Republican Clubs, and wife; John K. Gowdy of Rushviile, Ind., National Committeeman from his State, who has been promised the lucrative position of Consul-General at Paris, and | Senator-elect Banks of Indianapolis and family. Governor Tanner of Illinois, with the members of his staff and a number of Iliinois Repubiicans, reached Washingion to-night six hours late. The party regis- tered at the Shoreham. A reception in honor of the Governor will be given Tues- day by ex-Congressman Abner Taylor of Chieago, and theisame evening he will hold a public reception arrangaa by the | lilinois Republican Association. e LAMONT’S PEKEITY PRECEDENT, The Secretary of War Honors Gemeral lger, His Auccessor. WASHINGTON, D: C., Feb. 28.—The Secretary of War established a graceful precedent last night by two handsome entertainments in honor of his successor. The first was a dinner at which Secretary and Mrs. Lamont bad to meet General and Mrs. Alger, General and Mrs. Miles and General Ruggles, Mrs. Philip Sneri- dan, Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Senator and Mrs. McMillan and Rev. and Mrs. Radchffe. The decorations were yellow and the tlowers daffodils. Following the dinner there wasa reception by all the officers stationed here in uniforms and accompanied by their wives, all the other Cabinet officers and other Government officials also taking advantage of the op- portunity to take leave of the old and greet tbe new Secretary. Calve's Boundless Popularity. CHICAGO, Iir., Feb. 28.—The popu- Jarity of Mme. Calve in the title role of “Carmen’’ was again demonstrated this afternoon. The size and enthusiasm of the brilllant nudience wer> equal to the opening night of the grand opera season. | The rest of the cast shar-d in the ap- plause so lavishly bestowed on the prima donna. Tne prospects are now for a suc- cessful engagement in Chicago. | in thee; may he be susizined by the prayers of | publican _ecity McKINLEY'S LAST | SABBATH AT HOME Attends Divine Servics and Listens to Prayer for His Guidance. All Preparations Made for te Departure of the Presi- dential Train. It Will Consist of Seven Pu'lman Cars and Convey Ab-ut Sixty-five Persons. CANTON, Omnio, Feb. 23.—Major Mec- Kinley’s last Sunday at his Canton home before setting out for Washington to be inaugurated President of the United States was marked by no unasual hap- penings. He went to the Methodist Church, of which he was a member since he was 17 years old. Major McKinley drove to the church, and was accompanied by Captain Hoestan and George E. Morse of San Francisco. Snow was falling rap- idly and almost obscured the Major's fizure as he walked from the carriage to the church. Major McKinley joined with apparent relish in the singing of the opening hymn, “Jesus Reigns.” Dr. C. E. Manchester, the pastor, who was a member of Major McKiniey’s regiment during the war, said in his prayer: 0 Lord, bless our Natiou; grant that peace and righteousness may preveil. We pray thee that thy blessing may b on the President ot the United States in the closing days of his ad- min:stration and that nothing may be done displeasing to thee. Let thy blessing rest upon thy servant who has been chosen/ to be the chief executive of this Nation. We pray thee to go with him;l give him moref aith thy people, that he may carry out thy will. We pray thee to manifest thyself to him and 10 all of us. Dr. Manchester found his text in the third verse of the twenty-first chapter of St. Matthew, “The Lord hath need.” His theme was the higher life. In speaking of home training he pzid in a delicate, indi- rect way a beautifu! tribute to Mother McKinley. Ia conclusion Dr. Manchester said: “How shall wa preserve the peace of nations? What are we to do for this great iand of ours? There is one thought in all our minds this morning. as our dear brother and friend goes out to take up the duties that lie before him: Our pravers that he do aright the great work set pefore him.” B. F. McKinley of San Francisco, an uncle of the President-elect, arrived in Canton to-day. He will accompany the Presidential party :0 Washington. All preparations for leavinz Canton have been made at the McKinley home. Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Williams ot Chicago, who are to share the private car occupied by Major and-Mrs. McKinley, will arrive here to-morrow. The Presidential train will consist of seven cars, a combination baggage and smoking car, a handsome new Puliman for the newspaper correspondents, two Pullmans, a private car for Mother Mc- | Kinley and her party and a.second private car, which will be the last car on the train and will be occupied by the President- elect. The train will be preceded by one bearing tbe Cleveland Troop, which is go- ing to do escort duty. There will be about sixty-five persons on Major McKinley's special train, most of theni beingreiatives or close friends of the President-elect. The train_conveying the President-elect | will leave Canton ai 7 o’clock Monday | night and it is scheduled to arrive in | Washington at 110’clock Tuesday. [t will | noi be run at a high rate of speed on ac- | count of Major McKiiley’s veneraole mother and other lacies who will be pas- sengers on it. Safety and comfort will be | the end sought rather than swiftnes: Major McKinley will probebly say a few words of farewell to his ‘friends and neighbors before the train leaves Canton. He is to be escorted to the train by several | thousand Canton people and the streets | along the line of march will be brilliantly illuminated. | Major und Mrs. McKinley took a drive | this afternoon. They are both in posse: sion of their nsual health. In the even- ing a few friends came in to say good-Dy. i Pleased With Hanna’s Appointment. CINCINNATI, Onio, Feb. 28.—The Re- convention has unani- | mously adopted the followin We unanimously congratulate Governor Asa Bushnell for appointing Hon. M. A. Hanna to succeed Hon. Juhn Snecrman and predict the | return of the prosperity promised during the | late Presidential campaizn when s McKinley pdmini; backed by a Republican nate, with the hearty support of Ohio’s two Senators, Foraker and Hanna, shali have been insta:led and settled in charge of the affsirs of the Nation. | “Red Letter Day.” Certain items each One day and only on quickly. For to-day’s selling: Enameled Beds. The best metal beds in America are made by Adams & Westlake. We have them. This is one. Enameled white, brass nobs and top rails. Price, with straight foot rail, $10—was $14; with curved foot rail, $12—was $15. Any size you want. California Furn N. P. Cole & Co., 117-121 Geary Street. NEW TO-DAY- Monday, you know.| e. Think, but think Nothing is too good for| “Red Letter Days.” Enam-| eled beds are the most stylish | merchandise in the store, yet | they’re not spared. The show includes every | sort and size. 4 Some fag ends of stock, but the only way you’d know it is by the little price. Prices will run about like | this : $7 beds go at $18 50. $20 beds go at $13. $18 beds go at $12. $13 beds go at $10. $10 beds go at $8 50. $7 50 beds go at $6. These prices mean brisk selling, so come as early as| you can. iture Company. Carpets, Rugs, Mattings. NEW TO-DA LEADERS This Week. Breakrast SeTS Very Pretty, and such Crzap Prices. " EVERYRODY (41X AFFORD ONE. PIECES Pure White English Porcelain, complete for six .75 persons, quality warranted very best.. 3 prset PIECES Beautifu! 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