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79 GOING FOR GOLD ON AN ISLAND THE APANESE WARSHIPS ENROUT Are Going to Hawaii to Enforce the Mikado’s FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, UNE 1897 s was due to a desire of Canovas to vin- dicate his amour propre regarding the re- cent action of the opposition. Later he will modify the Cabinet to satisiy the op- position and remove the deadlock before the Cortes reassembles. The modifica- tion will probably include the appoint- ment of a successor to Weyler. - Texas Patriots Active. DALLAS, Texas, June 6.—A mass- meeting tbis afternoon by the local Cuban Independence Loague was largely at- tended. Speeches were made in favor of decisive action by the United States to end the war. Resolutions were adopted urging the National House of Representa- tives to pass the Morgan resolution. Let- ters were read from Scnator Mills and other prominent me tary point of view, there being over 1000 armed men in iine. The battalions from the Philadelphia and Marion numbered 450 alone, and the military organizations of the republic made up the rest. The United States steamer Adams, Gib- son commander, sailed for Seattle, Wash., at 2:30 p. M. Saturday, balf an hour before the Grand Armv procession started. SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. CRITICS DATY! ASSACRE CONTINUES IN CUBA 5 Crimes Added to the Bloody Record of Saturday last was Crities’ Day with ws. The experts on fine tailoring were out in great numbers, and it was a re d letter day in the history of Raphael’s. We have received more praise (we trust deser hands of the public for this Iish-clas sale that we have eve vingly so) at the sale of owrs than for any conducted in the past. Percy Stackhouse, a Trainer of Trotting Horses, “Fatally Wounded by J, Breck:nridge Payne. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 6.—There was 8 sensational shooting in tiris county at noon to-day in which J. Breckinridze Payne, a scion of one of Kentucky’s most famous families, sbot and perhaps fatally The ball goes rolling merrily on to-day again. The prettiest and, choicest Spring Swits from the master minds of high-class An Expedition to Search for Treasure in the Fondeviela. PACIFICOS CUT DOWN BY GUERRILLAS. Innocent Boys and Women Also Victims of Spanish Brutality. BZATEN IN BA TLE CUBA'S FOES ATTACK HOSPITAL-S, Canovas Retalned In Office and the Sway of Weyler Remains Unchecked. HAVANA, Cusa e 6.—At Rincon del Parazo, province of Puerto Principe, a sharp battle has been fought between the Spanish column of Gene:a! Jimenez Castei- lanos and several insurgent bands num- bering 1000 men. The engaement lasted four honrs. The Spaniards had all the advantage until Major Don Agustin de la Torre was struck by a Cuban bullet and pped dead by the side of General 1 Tie Spanish troops, believ- general was the man killed, disorder, and before the gen- »uld convince them he was alive the had attacked and carriea the Spanish positions with machetes. Gen- eral Castellanos retired to Rincon, carry- 110 wounded. Another crime by Lieutenant-Colonel La Fe, near Guanabacoa, eighteen sked his permission to go out of n in search of food ia has been added to the bloody | Tney were gather- | TROOPS SENT Tu BULGARIA. Armed Bands Reported to Have Crossed the Turkish Frontier—Slow Peace Negotiations. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEey, June 6.— Troops have been sent to the Bulgarian | frontier, where armed Bulgarian bands | are said to have crossed. ‘T'be Sultan is leaving the peace negotia- tions wholly in the hands of his Minis- ters. The tenacity the Turks are display- ing in their demand for the re-annexation of Thessaly promises to make peace treaty negotiations laborious, Cdhem Pasha, commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces in Thessaly, will repre- sent the Sultan at the Queen’s jubilee. — BORDES OF CLLESTIALS COMING, Being Smuggled Into the Way of Mexico. TORREON, Mexico, June 6.—Several carloads of Chinamen have passed through here on the Mexican Central and Mexican International railroads during the past few wee! It is believed they are direct from China and that they intend to smug- gle into the States at come remote point on the Rio Grande. Two Government de- tectives have arrived from San Francisco to watch the movements of the Celestials, - WATERSPOU( DISASTER, Country by Many Lives Lost and Much Destroyed in Framece. PARIS, Fraxce, June 6.—A terrible dis- | aster caused by a waterspout has occurred | in the eastern part of the Department of | Isere. The waterspout broke in the vicinity of the River Morge, causing that stream to burst its banks and inundate the adjoining country. A number of per- sons were drowned in the flood and their bodies swept away. The damace to prop- erty aggregates millions of francs, Property FATAL RIOT ON A TRAIN. respondence Ultimatum. SOME ALARM FELT AT HONOLULU. 1t Is Said the Invaders Will Seiza the Receipts From the Custom-House. DOLE'S GOVERNMENT TO OFFER RESISTANCE. The Intention Is to Fight Until the United States or England Interferes. HONOLULU, Hawai, May 3L—The Japanese imbroglio is the all-absorbing topic at present, even to the exclusion of the fate of the reciprocity treaty in the Senate and the tariff on sugar. The Coptic arrived from Yokohama this morning, having made the trip in 9 days | 9 hours and 45 minutes, beating the Doric’s vest time by half an hour and capturing the Occidental and Oriental Company's record, besides coming within two hours of the world's record, made by the China. She brought a voluminous bundle of cor- for Minister Shilnamura, some of which must have been of the highest importance, for immediately after reading his dispatches he was driven to the executive building, where he was closeted with Minister Cooper for some time. Both officials were promptly interviewed by representatives of the local press after wounded Percy Stackhouse, a well-known trainer of trotting horses. Stackhouse were driving in a roadcart. 5 could walk. The quarrel dence. Payne drew & pistol, but Stack- to use it and heid bim from behind. Payne managed to get his right hand der. Two bullets struck Stackhouse, and one went through adoorinto the room where Miss Carrie Stackhouse was dress- ing, falling at her feet. Payne surren- dered to ths authoritics. He was released on §250 bonus. Colonel W. C. P. Rreck- inridge has been re‘ained for his defense. NEW YORK'S ¥ (UIT MARKET, As the Summer Adcances California Finds Many Competitors, NEW YORK, N. Y., June 6.—Ten car- public auction in :his city last week, | against only four carloads for the pre- ceding week. Much of the fruit arrived in poor condition and sold at merely nomi. nal prices. Virginia cherries are now ar- riving freely and meeting with ready sales. the season, were received and sold at satisfactory prices. They were small, but | of fairly good color. The orange market is dull and prices carloads of strawberries having seriously interferea with the consumption oranges. | cents a box and 1mporters predict a con- siderable further advance as soon as the hot weather fairly sets in. Florida peaches are plentiful and of im- | proved quality. Pineapples from Fiorids, Havana and | the Ba:ama Islands are plentiful and cheap. Many are now arriving n an over- ripe condition, which makes necessary | quick sales at low prices. Payne and loose and fired four shots over his shoul- loads of California cherries were sold at A few California apricots, tbe first of are weak, the daily receint of about 100 of The short spell of warm weather has caused the price of lemons to advance 25 Pacific. vne objected to the fast driving of Stackhouse and the latter told him he was renewed when they returned to Stackhouse’s resi- LOCATION REVEALED BY A DYING MAN. house rushed on him before he had time Boston Men Take Stock in the Story and Fit Out an Expedition. ALREADY THEY ARE ON THE WAY HERE. Reptiles Guard the Preclous Metal and May Give the Adventurers Much Trouble. BOSTON, Mass,, June 6.—A big Boston syndicate expedition left for San Fran- cisco to-day to search for the biggest treasure in the worid, a mysterious island in the Pacific upon which is a veritable mountain of gold. A vessel will be char- tered somewhere on the California coast to sail aceording to the chart in posses- sion of the syndicate, which marks ex- actly the location of the treasure. T1he company, which has plenty of means and ample equipment, is confident that “there’s millions in it.” This is not an ordinary every day hit- or-miss excursion of adventurers, but a careful business venture under the guid- ance of business men and experienced sailors and miners. Two only of the Bos- ton syndicate wiil make the trip, and one of them is Dr. G. H. Bailey of Boylston street, who believes implicitly in the story told by a person wio cared for an v Id California miner during his last sick- the conference, bt declined to talk. Min-| Bananas are in full supply and com- | © 4 p os and swee: potatves, each witn | Two Railroad Detectives Try to Act as ;. 0 U0 " (hat any papers of | paratively light demand. Thers wera | nessin Maine a few months ago. ‘ s signed permission in his Peacsmekzrs and Are Terr.by any importance had been filed with him | 93;700 bunches reccived last week. The moxey for the trip has been raised, 3 pocket, when a Sp h guerrilla force at- tacked the defenseless countrymen with hetes. To the cries of the victims they were there with the permission of Fondeviela the as: nswered that | | | Beaten. CLEVELAND, Oxuro, June 6. —Two men | are dying in the hospital here, and two prominent members of Camp Cordes Bat- talion, Independent Order of Foresters, | on behalf of the Japanese Government, | wnile the Japanese Minister intimated that the contrary was the case. It is | understood here that there is very great | | there are only a few more to come for- ill feeling between Japan's representative here are now on_the way to this city and Baitimore Irom Mediterranean poris | of lemons. The quantity of California oranges in store 1s merely nominal and 49,200 boxes of oranzes and 203,300 boxes | and Dr. Bailey has located the island from the plans, latitude and longitude left by the miner. Here is the story of the island’s discovery told by the person who nursed the old miner: they also had orders from Fondeviela to iniste: £ | ward. In 1850 a carpenter living in an Eastern < s e and Minister Cooper on account of the | S 3 e wptrsalap i kil them. The eighteen pacifi are locked up at the Central Police sta- it v | 3 State went to California during the gold Sackedis biE tion, ns the result of a riot on a Lage | /atter's disclosure of the nature of his an TOM WAZSON'S VICTORY. In tbe outskirts of Santa Maria del Ro- sario, Havana province, another barbar- ous deed has been committed by the Spa: iards. Two boys, one 8 and the other ears old, were found by Spanish guer- as. When asked if they were Span- iards or Cubans the boys answered that they were Cubans. For this crime the commander of the gnerrillas ordered their immediate death. They were macheted. Two soldiers were so horrified by the elty of their commander that they de- serted to the insurgents. In Santa Clara province more atrocities have been committed. The Spanish force: under command of Sebastian Murrillo, af tacked a Cuban hospitel at Ojo de Agna, near Cienfuegos, killing many sick, and wounding bésides two physicians and two nurses. Tre case is officially reported here as the capture of a prefecture. Near the city of Santa Clara nine Cuban country women were assassinated by Spanish guerrillas after having been as- saulted. All the foregoing facts are deriv'd from the best sources of information. A corre- spondent has a signed statement of wit- nessess of these atrocities, besides the Spanish official report of the assault on the bospi:al near Cieafuegos. The insurgents atiacked Catalina, a few miles from Havana, Friday. They were repuised by the garrison. Several were killed on both sides. - CANOVAS REMAINS. Continued In Office With the Sams Cablinet Members Who Recently & 3 . d th Taylor and his brother saddled their| unearthing of a bush a number of rep- s Rasigned. $4 10 b:lru;i:n Ihe;fi’md aftTradahhns ;’:}’:3":22;“;"‘. ihes=moant “oilscted ‘limrw-s ax;d slamd';'w:lmemv They soon | tiles jumped at the men, frightening CCre#=ssn 3 i 2 _ | obtained seeds enough for tests on hun- s - ¢ istanced the crowd and after three hours’ i di n“ ”'L\I\-I»){h 'u’.:xJ\{a‘fel:;eo?';i“;;rlitc‘z:l dreds of farms. If successful the farmers | 1118 is not expected to be accomplished | search captured Burton and safely lodged | (16T #way. They retreated and did not | parties the Qneen Regent urged Prime Minister Canovas 1o withdraw his resigna- tion. He has done so. The Queen Regent consulted with Marsha:s Lopez, Dominguez and Blanco, who concurred with Campos against con- tinuing Weyler in office to direct the excention of reforms in Cuba. Subsequently the Queen formally in- formed Canovas that she would continne him in office, with the some Cabinet mem- bers who resigned with him, including the Duke of Tetuan, whose altercation with Comas led to the crisis. The Cabinet after a mesting this after- noon announced that the Government didn’t intend torecall Weyler. Conserva- tives are delignted and the opposition es- tonished. Sagasta, head of the Liberal party, advised the Queen to recall Weyler and adopt a very liveral policy for Cuba. i PHILLIPS RELEASED. A Cuban Correspondent Gets Out of a Spanish Prison on a Promise to Leave. HAVANA, Cusa, June 6.—Wendell Phil- lips, war correspondent of the Chronicle, was formally released from the Govern- ment prison at Matanzae this morning under a promise that he would depart from Cuba for good. Three montas ago Phitlips and several other newspaper cor- respondents, under directions from Cap- tain Lorenzo Antonio, chartered a fishing smack at New Orleans for the southern coast of Santiago province. Phillips was able to send his correspondence through the British Consul, thus avoiding Govern- ment inspection, and resuiting in a seri of exclusive exposures of Spanish crael- ties wuich attracted widespread attention in Europe. bosditaase~on’ 328 Mission of a Marguls. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—The Marquis de Rapell and private secretary arrived to-night from Havana, They went to the Spanish legation. They were in consultation with De Lome until mid- night. It is beileyed they are on some important mission in relation to Cuban affairs, - To Vindicate Canovas. | Store excursion train to-night. The For- esters were returning from a pleasure re- sort near Sandusky when a quarrel en- sued between two Foresters over a cap. Railroad Detectives Bridestoneand Wil liams interfered as peacemakers. The Foresters turned upon the officers. Bride- stone was hit on the head several times with a billy and felled to the floor. As he lay there they jumped on his head, face and body and kicked bim viciously, Wil- liams tried to rescue Bridestone and was the victim of the same treatment. The excited Foresters picked up the uncon- scious form of Williams and hurled it through a coach-window. As the train drew into the depot the police were sum- moned. They arrested Fred Eggert, a broker, and J. Stremple, a contractor, both | Foresters and wealthy. Williams’ body | was taken tothe depot by swilchmen, | and he with Bridestone taken to the Cl ve- | 1and General Hospital, where physicians state the recovery of either is impossible. SUGAR BEETS SUPPLANT GRAPES. ’ Farmers of Western New York Expect !a‘ Go Into the N.w Industry on | o Large Scale. | WASHINGTON, D. C., June G,—Tbe‘ Board of Trade has decided to take bold | of the sugar-beet raising business on a large scale with the idea of making it one | of the chief industries of the western part of the State. The Legislature this year passed a bill appropriating $25,000 as a bounty to sugar-beet growers and the price of sugar beets has advanced from | | will next year go into the business ex- tensively. This1s the grape-growing sec- tion of the State and up to a few years | ago the price of grapes made the business | very profitable, but the price has been go- | ing down yearly and now it has become | absolutely necessary for farmers to run some other business in connection with grape-growing, ket S BOYS WILL RUN THE FARM. Novel Scheme to Be Tried by the Indus- trial Colony Association of New York C.ty. GARDINER, N. Y., June 6.—The In- dustrial Colony Association of New York | City has begun a un'que colony on a 140. | acre farm. Fred Walton, 12 years old, has been elected supervisor. By July it is expected that enough street arabs will have arrived from New York to fill up all the available space. The scheme is to teach the boys the art of government and the business of farming. An entire county government is 1o be established, witha | sheriff, judge, supervisors, constables and | a jail. The county will have a mint and money of its own. This money is to be guaranteed by vegetables raised on the farm, and at the end of the season it can be redeemed in produce. Distinguished philanthropists are backing the move- ment. — “COUNT’ DAVIER'S LUCK, Strikes @ Uramium Mine After Many Tears of 7Toil. DEADWOOD, 8. D., June 6.—During the past ten years an old German named “Count’” Davier has been at work on a claim near this city developing a mine of uraninm, and has sent sampies of the ore | to mills in the United States and Europe to satisly himself that the metal was uranium. Now he bas received a report verifying his expectations. The metal is extremely scarce, not being found in any other part of the Ameri continent and 1n but one place in Ger it i Death of @ Hero of Thirty Battles. CHICAGO, IrL., June6.--General Green P. Garner, one of the few surviving Iili- nois veterans of the Mexican War, and a veteran also of the Civil War, died yester- LONDON, Exc., June 6.—The Madrid correspondent of the Times explains that the surprising solution of the Cabinet cri- day, aged 80 years. He participated in thirty or more of the great battles of both wars. | swer to Japan’s demands to the local press, which unfortunately was made public before Minister Shimamura re- ceived his official copy. THE CALL corre- | spondent learns, however, that Minister Cooper has fully justified his action by producing for Minister Shimamura's in- spection copies of Japanese papers con- talning the full text of Japan's demands on Hawaii, of date weeks previous to their presentation to the Hawaiian Government. So far it would appear that honors are even, though Minister Shimamura is very sore over what he terms undiplomatic treatment. In the meantime the tension over the present state of affairs isincreasing and a general feeling of interest is beginring to permeate the community, similar to that | which prevailed here during the time the late Minister Willis was said to be in- triguing for the restoration of Liliuokalani at the behest of President Cleveland. While there is no apparent cause for alarm the uncertainty of the ouicome is beginning to make itself felt and cause timid people to commence to worry and lie awake nights. If there is any tangible reason for this alarm it must arise from the very lofty talk of the Japanese here. which is found in ali classes, not even ex- cluding the innermost diplomatic circle to be found around Minister Shimamura's festive board. Leading Japanese here openly say that the next move on Japan’s | part will be to send another warship with | an ultimatum demanding the fmmediate payment by Hawaii of the sum demanded by way of indemnity. In caseof the re- tusal the Custom-nouse i« to be taken without some resistance from Hawaii, which will give the Japanese the excuse they need for taking possession of the islands. They say the United States may | proiest but will not dare to interfere, and that once in possession of Hawail no power on earth can dispossess tnem. This is not idle talk, but is the sub- stance of the feeling the Japane:e in Ha- waiiare imbued with. When told they have no arms they retort: plenty on our ships, all ready for us,” and that this is no idle threat was found out when the Naniwa came here before with her hold full of small arms, ready for dis- tribution when needed. When it is taken into consideration tbat fully two-thirds of the Japanese in Honolulu have seen military service at home it must be con- | ceded there is some reason for alarm over the possible outcome. ‘The Coptic brinzs word that a second man-of-war is already on the way here from Japan, and some of the Japanese here claim to have private information that a third has been ordered to thescene. The vessel now on the way is the Taki- chiho, the same one that came down here in 1894, after the Naniwa. Similar infor- mation also comes from officers of the ! Naniwa. Some of the stories told of the Japanese are quite funny. For instance the wife of a prominent photographer was advised by her Japanese cook to lay in sixmonths’ supply of provisions, for the Japanese troops were going to land and take pos- session of all the stores. Another tells of the great things his company is going to do when it gets into action. His company in the meantime is being drilled in some back room in Japa- nese Town with wooden swords. These stories do not seem to be told with the idea of creating alarm, but are simply illustrative of the national braggadocio. ‘Will Hawaii fight?” is a question often asked. It may be answered that she will, and to the bitter end. The Japanese may land troops in Honolulu under cover of the guns of their ships, but the minute they get beyond that cover they will have | to fight for every inch of ground. The Hawaiian Government will tight for its rights at least long enough to compel in- terference by the United States, or, fail- ing in that, by Eagland. The Grand Army parade on Saturday was the finest yet seen here from a mili- “There are | and Bargai; ATLANTA, Ga., June 6.—Hon. Tom Populist conference, party by repudiati Butler and electing mittee. aew National com- Watson’s paper says: Butler and Bargains. The first repudi- the third means fusion.” of the party. will be dominated by Watson. tional committee, masses of the party, while Butler will tind himself withou: a tollowing. The ef- | fect of this upon other varties in impor- | tant. Watson declares that in futcre he | will neit'er trade with Republicans nor | fuse with Democrats. SAVED BY i1HE&E CONSTABLE. Nearly a Sunday Afternoon Tymching in a Pennsylvania Town. | CMESTER, Pa.. June 6_Edith Mo Bride, the 7-vear-old daughter of Charles | McBride of Lianwellyn, was the victim of a negro's attempted assault to-day. When | the discovery was made an infuriated | crowd started in pursnit of Albert Burton, | whom the girl afterwerd identified. Bur- | ton fled across the fields with the crowd | at his beels armed with clubs, revoivers |and arope. Knowing that the mob was | bent upon Iynching the culprit, Constable | him in the Media Jail. Only the quick | movements ot the Constable prevented a Sunday alternoon lynching in one of the most peaceful localities of Pennsylvania. et RUINED BY HIS DEPUTIES, Rascality That Causes the * Resigna- tion” of Oklahoma’s Marsha. PERRY. OxrAnoMA, June 6.—Patrick le, United States Marshal for Okla- has resigned and his successor will | be appointed immediately. An inspector | from Washington who has been in the territory for two months - investigating Nagle, teports that his accounts are straicht, but that many of his deputies are in \isrevnte. A scheme of deputy | marshals to rob the Oklahoma Bank was unearthed. el B BOTH WILL PREOBABLY DIE. Shocking Deed of a Husband Crazed by Jealowsy. BENTON rALLS, ME, June 6.—John Clapp, a pulp-mill employe, and his wife took a walk through the grove here to-day, and soon afterward Mrs. Claop ran to her father’s house and cried for help, falling prostrate at the door. Her parents weie | borrifiea to find that her throat was cut. She gusped that ber husband had cut her | and th illed himself. Clapp was found | unconscious. Both will probably die. | They we:e married last September, and Clapp had been jealous. TO ANMNEX HAWAaIL President and Catinet Said 1 Aareed Upon a Plan. | NEW YORK, N. Y., June 6.—The Press’ | Washington special says: The President | is said to be contemplating seriously the annexation of Hawail. In this purpose the President and CUabinet are agreed. The method isnot fully determined, but it is regarded as probable that Hawaii will be a part of the United States within a year. Tue formalities can hardly be com- Ppleted before. 3 fo Have In Senate and House. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—As the House has no work ahead this week the programme is to ad journ to-morrow until Thursday, and from Thursday until Mon- day. ! ‘The Senate expects to accomplish a gooa deal with the tariff, althougn lively de- bates on the wood and sugar schedtles are not unlikely. As the Democrats will probably make considerable fuss over the sugar schedu e its consideration may be postponed until the schedules expected to require less talk are disposed of. Denounces the Three I's—Bryan, Butler Watson has won his fight to have the which meets at shville on the 4th of July, resolve itself into a convention to reorganize the Chairman Marion “Let us eliminate the three B's—Bryan, | th | ated Watson, the second is a traitor and Watson proposes to take absolute charge The Nasuvilie convention The Na- which Watson will neme, will command the allegiance of the excitement. In 1. when he was at Panama, a whaler came into port and two sailors belonging to her deserted and the whaleship sailed without them. He became acquainted with the two men and they became quite confidential. The two sailors, after binding him to secrecy, im- parted to him the information that, shortiy before arriving at Panama, their ship touched at an islanc 1o take in water. While waiting for the ship to stand in, two sailors took a stroll along the beach. They noticed that the sand was filled with shining particles of gold, and that crevices or seams of the water-course were full of it. They gathered a smali pack- age. Arnving on board ship they kept their own counsel. They produced a package and after a careful test at Panama the carpenter pronounced it gold ot the finest. quaiity. It was decided to return to the isiand, and after enlisting eight other men, most of whom were bard ci:aracters, and pledging them to secrecy, craft and arrived at the islands safely. They began to carouse and finally got into a fight, which ended in some one tet- ting the vessel on fire. All got ashore, but the vessel, with stores, tools, etc., was burned. All but the carpenter and one sailor left the island et nigint in & small boat. They lost their lives in the attempt to escape. The two stayed on the island and were taken off by a passing vessel. | The ciief drawback to these explora- tions was the large number of reptiles, scorpions, tarantulas, ete., which abound- ed in large numbers, and finaliy with the again venture to return. After arriving at Panama the two men left the vessel, but the sailor was taken sick that night with the isthmus fever. The carpenter cared for hin: until he died; then he took what gold he had, and boarding the steamer returned home to Maine. Dur- ing the veriod of his recent iliness a man who lived near by took care of him. To him he told the story and drewa plan and described the island and loca- tion, also the opposite shore, giving such an accurate description that one familiar with the coast could have no trouble in verifying the statements. Shortiy after he died the nurse told the story to a member of tire syndicate who made some notes of the narrative and afterward looked up 'the character of the Pacific coast, with his sailing directions and coast survey, and found these state- ments to be verified by the facts. The latitnde varied but about forty miles, a mistake easy enough to one knowing but little of latitude or longitude, but the dis- stance from the mainland was very cor- rect. NAFPAL RETE Secretary Long Will Curiail the Summer Fleet Manewrers. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, June 6—Sec- retary Long announces that there will be no extended series of fleet maneuvers this summer, which order is understood to be aue to the policy of rigid economy. The Secretary has found that nearly $3,000,000 has been expended since last July in re- pairs to ships, a large proportion of which has been used in getiing vessels ready for service. The Cuban war scare has entailed this heavy expense, but it leaves the squadron in better condition than ever. CHMENT. -—— DEOWNED IN A BATHIUBR. Fate of @ Prominent St. Louis Commis- sion Merchant. ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 6.—Thomas Booth, president of J. W. Booth & Sons’ commission company and ex-president of the Merchants’ Exchange, was found dead in a batlitab at his home to-day. The discovery was made by Mrs. Booih on her return from church. Death was due to drowning. At the inquest a ver- dict of “death by suicide while under temporary aberration of mind” was ren- dered. Booth’s friends, however, believe that he was drowned accidentally. they raised money to purchase a small | | tailoring. STRIPES Are quite the swell thing; you'll find only the favored few pa- trons of some swell tailoring show in town that own them. We are showing several styles of these handsome stripes, none richer, none swellerin America; beauwtifully tailored, artisti- cally dotten up. They're in this offer of high- class Suits at S1L2.00. Poresidems— /4/ 7he f;w;sury/ . Prince Alberts. That very swell Suit for dress occasions, the Prince Albert, in fine English Clay Worsteds. They're in this swell offer at $12.00. Yow will do yourself an in- Justice if yow overlook this sale. It's asale that seldom occurs— one as high-class as this, and our only reason for holding such a hidh-class sale at such a small price is for the fact that we have a swrplus in high- class Swits and we are anxious to unload. [COCO0COCO0C00000I00C00000000OC0COC) As a matter of investigation we refer yow to our windows wherein these handsome garments are exhib- ited, and to continwe your investigation still further, we ask you to come inside and examine closely the tai- loring and_the fineness of the variows fabries. GO 000 0000000ICOCOCOOCIO000000CIOCCIOC] e —THE FRISCO BOYS—— 9, 11, 18 and 15 Kearny Street. ITWO ENTIRE BUILDINGS—EIGHT FLOORS.