The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 31, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1897 CAPTAIN MERRY L1, BE SEAT The State ‘Department to- Find a Way Out of the Difficulty. Can First Be Accredited as Minister to Costa Rica and Salvador. Dr.. Hunter of Kentucky Will Go to the Greater Republic States That Protested. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30.—It now sesms probable thata way will be found by the State Department by which Cap- tain Merry wiil be received as Minister in Central ' America. Costa Rica 1s nota member “of :the Greater Republic, whose Diet 'has declared the- captain to be per- sona non: ‘grata. - Costa Rica very friendly to. him, and the Costa F Minister..here has signified to_tbe Depaitmeit that bis Government will wel- is ate come Captain Merry with open arms. He nigy -be acerédited 1o G a also. I'nis is:likely ‘to- be -the solution of the roblem.This would -probably be only iporary, however, ‘as it is loped that irs in. Central “America W be soon straighitened 1tis not ‘believed that bining the five C y a new diplom Salvador and Hon Greater Repub-ic, terto Costa Ric s time the objec Rep 1 $10,000 for d Guatemala. ns of the Diet of the lic are removed, Captain wccredited 16 the states now t federation, although this here to its determination r Salvador and Greater R biic. But s in its objections to be accredited again Guatemala, wbile Dr. I pe sent to the endly to Merry. in a day or two Cap- issioned as Min- This witl enable him $10,000 per annum by ‘the Diplomatic and Consular i¢e Is'now appropriated for the a, Although he will draw the sal- ¥ appropriated, he will not be ac- ed'te either Nicaragua or Salvador, th of - whonr'have representatives in the yiet which bas protested. Until Congress asses @& new appropriation bill Captain wiil .act’ .28 Minister to Costa Rica nd his residence will be at San Jose, wni ‘0f 4);000. people and situated plea tly'in theé Costa Rican mountains. By his arrangement Captain - Merry vo1d -the-‘objections to his reception by tiie Diet'of the Grester Repubiic. He wiil draw his-810,000 salary and his residence 1h Costa Eica, one Of the countries inter- i'in the canal, will enable Lim to con- his gooa work in promoting its con- ion. - It is expected that when the diplomatic and consular appropriation is considered next winter Senator n, a member of the Foreign Rela- 1 )0 to the will Mo tions Committee, will call att ct.th Un 7 Mr. Rodrigue ed Siates from the so-called Greater bhas sought to interfere witn ation of the American Congress, Rodrigueéz may find that he will be persona non grata himself. TONS OF OFt1CE-SEEKERS. A Iloor in the White House Sagged With Their Weight. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30.—The s who crowded the reception the second floor of the every weekday since March not know they were in danger of d limb. - An investigation by Colo- Bingham, the Commissioner of Public Builiings and Grounds, has shown that of the corridor bas sagged four es under the weizht of the people canje to see the President. Directly the corridor is the East room, a big et used for promenading at even- n d for the reception of the bl y the President three days ntheweek. . The strain on the floor was increased by the heavy chandelier sus- vended from ‘the roof of the Kast room. 1t is a “wonder the floor did not collapse ne the iast few days of the Presidant’s Wasliington, when the office- -werd largely increased. The floor idor has been torn np, reveal- ¢ decayed joists, which were laid a o, when the Wnite House was le “Lolonel Bingham, to save the f the East room, will endeavor to the sazging by allowing the to be supported by the roof timbers: ——— 70 DEEPLN THE CHANNEL Fig Drédging Contract for the ban Fran- ciaco Bridue Company. XGTON, D. C., July 30.—On the the bigs-for dradging a channel 28.4 ins between Mare TIsland and Vallejo were opened. and, thiat of the San Francisco Bridge €ompany was iowest. This will be'the largest single contract for dredging ever lét by the Government on this coast, regairing the removal of 1,500,000 cubic vards of material. The channel to be deepened is 7000 feet long and will be worked to a depth of thirty feet at mean low water, and its width of 600 feet will make it ample for the passage of the deep- est-war vessel to reach the navy-yard. The bridge company’s bid was 10.74 cents per cubic yard. The cost of the work is estimated at $170,000. . % it AR Nicaraoua Canal Commission. WASHINGTON; D. C., July 30.—At the econd meeting of the Nicaragua Canal Commission to-day it was decided to ask the Nivy Deparimentt of urnish a warship to canvey the Commissioners to Central Amer One of the. big cruisers wil, probva be sent. Captain Carter, a mem- ber.o commission, will sail 1or Eng- land shorily to assume is additional du- ties as military attache- of the United States embassy in London. He will also attend the en ineering congress at Stock- bolm, On bis return the Commissioners will decide on the time of starting for Nicarsgua. ——-— Calfskine Duti.ble.as Hides. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30.—The question whether caliskins are entitled to iree admission under the new tanff as skins of animals has been decided in the negative by the Treasury D-partment, Which holds that caifskins-must pay a duty as hides at the rate of 15 per ceat 2d valorem. Collectors of Customs will be directed. to strictiy adhere to the de- cision, bill is pre-{ Costa Rica and | nister to]the A Much money is 1nvolved in the | Tanner says that he sees no need for an Tuiing, and appeals will undoubtedly be | extra 1 taken by importers to the Board ot Gen- eral Appra sers, which has authority 10 overrule the department. e COKBETT’S GLD PARTNER DEAD. He and Another Man Were Shot and Instantly Killed in a Foker- Game Tragedy. WICHITA, Kaxsas, July 30.—A bloody irage ly was enacied at the frontier town of Chickasha, Indian Territory, shortly after midnight last night, resulting in the killing of Jim Gerah and John Aiken. Gerah, who is well known on the Pacific Coast, being a former partner of Jim Corbett, the ex-champlon, owns a saloon and sporting-bouse in Chickasha, and was engaged in a game of “freeze-out” with a man named Bill Day. A dispute arose and Day drew a pistol and fired, the ball entering near Gerah’s heart, killing Lim instantly. As soon as the shooting began the other occupants of the saloon rushed toward the door. Day fired into the retreating crowd and the ball struck John Aiken, entering just below the right shoulder and passing entirely through the body. Aigen died in a few minutes. He was an bonest, hard-working man. The man Dav then escaped in the dark- . The officers immediately began to <earch for him, but he is still at large. He is a rough, boisterous character. Gerah’s reputation was not of the best, but he was not of a quarrelsome disposi- tion. He was above the average in in- telligence and spent his money like a prince. When associated with Corbett the two owned saloons, skating-rinks and similar property. Gerah; owned a large saloon at Portland, Or., a number of years sgo. He came to Chickasha when the town was founded five years ago and while engaged in a questionable business his liberality to all charitable enterprises as well as his genial manners made him a host of friends. This is the most deplorable killing that ever oceurred in Chickasha. A heavy re- ward is offered for Day’s capture. —— BIG ADVANCE IN WAGES. Louisiana Planters Who 4Are Bene- fited by the New Tariff Bill Will Remember Employes. NEW ORLEANS, La., July 30.—Leon Godchaux, owner of seven sugar planta- tions in Louisiana, and (he largest sugar- producer in the United States, to-day tele- graphed to the manager of his places to | advance the wages of all field labor 164 | per cent. The advance is to commence August 1 in consequence of the passage of the tarift bill. It is believed this advance | will now be met by all other planters. The secretary of the New Orleans Sugar Exchange, who has been in Washington over a month watching the interests of | producers there, declares the Louisiana | suzar crop will more than double in the next five years, as the planters find now that they can get all the capital needed to extend thair planting and for improved machinery. He declares the tariff bill the most favorable to sugar-producers this country ever had. e MUSIC TIMED THE DEATH. | Murdsrer HMartinez Had a Brass Band Flay Wbhile He Was Being Executed. | SAN ANTON1O, Tex, July 30.— Maximo Martinez was hanged to- | day in Floresville at 2:20 c'clock. His | neck was broken. A brass band played | while the hanging was in progress and furnished musicat the jail for the prisoner before his execution. Several thousand { people gathered in the little town at an | early hour, and spent the y in merry- making, in accordance with the condemned | man’s request. | The crime for which Martinez was | | hanged was committed on the night of | June 6. He as-aulted and then muradered his sweetheart, Juanita Acosta, and with an ax killed Plato Correillo and his wife, the aged grandparents of the girl. Mar- tinez then flad toward Mexico, but was overtaken near the Rio Grande border. Sy TUHE WHEAT POOL, How the 5t Louis J anipulators Har- | vested tha Cerral. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 30.—The big pool of St. Louis grain operators, whose suc- cessiul manipulation of the wheat market last year attracted general attention, is again in evidence and, as before, former | Secretary of the Interior Francis is at the heim. The pool is said to control 8,000 - 000 of the 15,000,000 bushels of Septem ber wheat available. Thls combination builed the wheat market up 30 cents be- tween the last of August and January, and realized large fortunes for its mem- bers. This year, aithough tke rise is not a month old, the price had advanced 15 | cents. So far the effact itself has been felt since July 1. Not only has the rise of wheat been steady, with only a slight break, since the 22d, but the St. Lovis market has the lead of every market in the country. Tue pool was formed in the'| same manner as last year. | A very conspicuous dealer in the pool began figuring out the visible supply of | wheat in the world, taking into consider- ation all conditions of different countries, | Haarstick and Spercer went abroad and | ascertzined that France is exceedingly shori of wheat. The facts gleaned were laid before the other dealers, and on the showing made they joined the'general buying movement. The deals were con- ducted in the quietest manner, and befora the outside market realized the condi- tions the pool men had gathered in mil- lions of bushels. Then the market began toclimb. W t the result o1 the present pool will be even the shrewdest brokers are unzble to say. Last year’s deal staried in August, and the price then was about 10 cents lower than the price at which the rige began this year. The deal ended with the final se'tlements in January. Wheat started at 531 cents and sold up to 853{. It is estimated that the St. Louis pool made $5,000 000 out of its operations. To duplicate this peformance wheat will have to reach 953 cents. —_— Coming With the Diamond Skulls. NEW YORK, Y., July 30.—For the first time in the history of international rowing the Henley diamond skulls will be landed on American soil to-morrow, un- less something unforeseen happens to the steamer Bt. Paul on her trip from Sandy Hook to the dock. The big liner was sighted off Fire Island to-night, and anchored outsiie the bar for the nizht. Her arrival is eagerly nwaited by amateur sporismen, as according to cables from the other side, young Ten Evck and party are aboard. DOWN IN PR 7o Sell Kansas Divisions. *LEAVENWORTH, Kaxns, July 30.—At a special term of the Circuit Court to-day Judge Sanborn granted a decree ordering the sale of the Kan<as divisions of the Union Pacific Ruilroad. Judge William Cornish of 8t. Paul was named as special master to sell the divisions. The saie will take place at Tope<a in about sixty days. 2 e No Need for ~®tra Session. CHICAGO, Iiv, July 30.—Governor jon of the Legislature. i COLONEL FRED GRANT RESIGNS. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 30.—Mayor Strong received and accepted to-day the resignation of Colonel Fred Grant as Police Commissioner and appointed his suc- cessor, who according to law must be a Republican. He simply said the appointee had accepted. tion was brought to the Mayor’s office early in the morning. refused to tell. Who the new man is the Mayor Colonel Grant’s resigna- In a letter Grant says be resigned because of his colleagues’ refusal to abolish the present methods requir- ing the police to associate with abandoned women in order to secure evidence against disorderly houses. Hesays: “My princivles and all my training prevent my favor- ing methods so debasing, and I will not give my approval to bills for services of policemen which indicate their degradation, and the horrible details of which denote a practice that should be made impossible under our modern civilization.” The salary of Police Commissioner is $5000 a year. STRIKERS ARE NOT DAUNTED They Will Make a Final Effort to Bring Out Workers. So Far De Armitt’s Men Have Refused to Join the Struggle. Two Large Rallroads Are Com- pellied to Secure Coal From Southern Mines. PITTSBURG, Pa.. July 30.—Marching strikers, brass bands and oratory scored a dire tallure among the coal-miners last night. De Armiit’'s miners would not strice. The men who had been pleaded with and coaxed the night and day before welked by the strikers’ pickets this morn- ing, shook their heads when asked if they were going to strike, and, hugging tbeir dinner buckets to Keep them from being stolen, again marched into the mines. P A few hours later wagon-loads of coal began to pour out of the mines, and ob- servers could see the mines were running with almost a com plete complement. To-night the strikers’ officials at Turtle Creek are trying (o hold meetings of De | Armitt’s men. In a speech this morning, Pat Dolan, tle miners’ district president, atiacked the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers, whose chief, Arthur, refused to at- tend the labor leaders’ conference at Wheeling. Dolan said that owing to the inroads of electric railways and other means of rapid transit the wages of engi- neers would drop sooner or later, and then they would be asking assistance from other organizations. The United Labor League has issued a call for a special meeting Sunday evening to make arrangements for a mass-meeting to be held August 5 in the interest of the striking miners. This will be one of the “solemn conclaves'’ scheduled to be held on the same date all over the country. About 200 strikers on the Wheeling di- vision of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad marched to McGovern to join the strikers in the camp at the mines of J. V. H. Cook & Sons. Wagonloads of provisions were sent out the strikers' camp, near De Ar- mit’s mines. More strikers are gather- ing and a last desperate effort to impress the working miners by a majority of the members will be made. The committee on uniformity to contract signatures is ill revis ng proofs. Monday the cam- paien for securing signatures will begin. BIRMINGHAM, Arva, July 30.—The Iilinois Central and Mobile and Ohio rail- roads, two of the largest systems of the South ana West, have come to Alabama to get coal on account of the strike in the North and West. Walker Cotnty coal operators and the Southern Railway are occupied now in hauling coal to Winona, where it is delivered to the Iilinois Cen- tral, ana at West Point, Miss., to the Mo- bile and Ohfo. All the mines here are working full time. Other operators an- nounce an increase in the coal demand and all the miners are working full time except at Blue Creek, Ewghteen Xears’ Hard Labor. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 30.—John F. Ryan and John Graves, who lured Lawyer Burt 8. Clark of Brooklyn to a flat in this city cn July 16 and then robbed him and tried to force acid down his throat, were to-day sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment at hard labor in Bing Sing. Both pleade! guilty yester- day. Graves is from Salt Lake City, where he was accused of complicity in the thelt of $4000 from a bank. — - Uvercome by Foul Air. HINTON, W. Va, July 30.—A train was stalled in Lewis tunnel last night on the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the crew was overcome by foul air. Con- ductor Ed Bray is dead. Samuel Hinton, Ed Womack and Tom Kamewood are in a precarious condition. e PN Dird on His Wif+’s Grave. SPRINGFIELD, Ouro, July 30.—At Degraff, Ouio, last ni.ht, Frank Wright was found lying dead on his wife’s grave with a bullet in his brain. Wright was formerly a re-ident of Springfield, but lately lived in New York. FATAL WORK OF TRAIN-WRECKERS They Ditch the Chicago Express on the Big Four Road. | Engineer Winslow and Fire- man Crockmore Are Crushed to Death. The Disaster Caused by a Coup- ling-Pin Being Driven Into a Switch Frog. INDIANAPOLIS, Iep., July 30.—%he Chicago express of the Big Four Railrord, due here 3:30 A. ., was wrecked forty miles west of this city at 2:30 o’clock to- day near Thorntown. &, B. Winslow, en- gineer, and J. Crockmore, fireman, were killed; Henry Pliebe and Charies Cave- nir, two Cleveland tramps, were killed. Tue wreck was caused by a coupling-pin | beinz driven into theswitch frog by train- wreckers. Thereportis current that it was done by some striking coal miners with the view of wrecking one of the numerous coal trains that pass over the road, but nothing has developed to justify the sus- picion. Thorntown is the regular stopping place for the train, It was running about twenty-tive miles an hour when it struck the switch., The pin had opened the aswitch and the engine ran a short distance on the siding and turned over. The coupling then broke. This reieased the airbrakes and stopped the train. But for this the whole train probably would bave been ditched. Engineman Winslow re- versed the engine and jumped. He was found twenty feet from the train with the top of his head crushed in. rireman Crockmore was pressed up against the boiler by the tender. Three tramps were riding on the front of the first postal-car. One of these was scalded by steam and the other jammed between two cars. The third was not badly burt. One of the postal-cars was thrown across the upturned tender and the other was dashed against it. The postal clerks and baggagemen escaped. BATTLING WITH THE TRIBESHEN British Riflemen Withstand Attacks by the Forces of the Mollah. 'The Situation at Camp Malakand Relleved by the Arrival of Re-enforcements. SIMLA, Ispia, July 30.—A dispatch from Malakand reports another night at- tack by the tribesuen last night. Thena- tives fougkt desperately for several hours, but were repulsed at all points. Bonfires had been lighted around the camp, and in the glare the tribesmen were easy targets for the British riflemen. Many fell, and in the light of the flames the natives could be seen removing their dead. It is reported that the Mollah was badly wounded, and that several of his princi- pal chiefs were disabled. The British lost one killed and seventeen wounded, among the latter being L eutenant Cos- tello, who was wounded the secona time. He had received a shght wound during the day attack on Wednesday. The forces of the Mollah had been aug- mented by a strong gathering of natives on the hills to the right of the British position. The theory is that the Boner- wals have risen. The situation i8 now somewhat relieved by the arrival of re-enforcements under Colonel Reed from Newshera., The road fro Mardan to Malakand seems free, as an officer with an escort of only four men passed safely along the road to the camp on Wednesday. An dnendiary Fire, TOULON, Fraxce, July 30.—Most of the combustible maierial on the island Perquerolles, in the Mediteraneao, was | destroyed by probably an incendiary fire. WORK ONTHE WORDER THEORY Now the Boston Police Try to Clear the M-ystery.‘ New Fac!s Connected With the Tragic Death of Miss Barrett. Keys of the Office Stolen Just Be- fore the Tragedy Was Enacted. BOBSTON, Mass., July 30.—There have been no more intere-ting or startling de- velopments in the Aiice Barrett mystery than those of to-day. For the first time since her death the police have started out to work on the murder theory. Up to this time they have doggedly refused to | consider anything but suicide, bnt are now forced to act along other lines. Fire Marshal Whitcomb was on a still hunt to-day and refused to say a word ex- cept to admit that murder is now a possi- ble theory. To-day it was discovered that the key which locked the dead body of Miss Barrett in the office was not hers, and the choreboy of the building ad- mitted that the keys were mysteriously stolen shortly vefore the tragedy. The police are satisfied that it was pos- sible for the murderer to have escaped by the window of the office, as the door re- mained locked. To-day a hat was found buried in the debris of the ruins of the tire. This might have been dropped by the murderer in his flight. Anotherstart- ling thing to-day was the positive denial by Mr. Codman, Miss Barrett’s employer, of her own story, corroborated by Mr. Foss, her fiance, of the night she spent alone at the Thorndyke Hotel. Mrs. Bar- rett still adheres to her determination not to disclose the name of the individual to whom her daughter Alice loaned the mys- terious $800, In spite oi the talk and the general éx- pression of opinion that a great deal might be cleared up if the fact were| known, while no harm could ensue. Mrs. | Barrett remains obdurate. Mrs. Barrett wes informed by ber daughter who the man was who desired to borrow the money, but personally she did not see the man. She got the note given in return for the loan. She has had no reason to believe ihat the note would not be paid, principal and interest. The famiiy cling strongly to the belief that this was murder in its most mysterious guise. Edward Barrett said to-night they must dig deeper than they have vet, and they may find something more than they have thought of. “When they get to the bottom of this thing, you mark my words, it will be found that not one dollar of the firm's money is clinging to the fingers of the girl,” declared another relative. “They have only just begun,’”’ he adaed. It was learned definitely from her brother that Alice Barreit’'s salary was but §8 a werk. FOR A CUAST TEEMINUS. The Burlington I+ Leaching Out to the Pacific. DENVER, Coro., July 30.—The Times says this afternoon: “The Burlington road is going to carry out its long-cher- ished plan of having an outlet to the coast, and in order to doso is going to extend its line across Colorado to Utah. The plan for extending the line was agreed upon some months ago, after Gen- eral Passenger Agent Francis of the com- pany had made au inspection of the route, and work will begin at Lyons, the ter- minus of the Colorado branch of the Burlington, and run through Left-hand Canyon, in Boulder County, to Ward, thence across the range to Routt Connty, tapping the Hahns’ Peak region, and across Colorado to Utah, passing throngh Ogden and ending at Salt Lake. “The proposed route across Colorado was suryeyed some time ago and it will require but little work to replace the old stakes that haye been lost. Lefi-hand Canyon, through which the line will pass, after leaving Lyons is an ideal pass for a railroad. Tt rises gently at Lyons to Ward, and there will be no steep grades to surmount. Bevond Ward and over the range the road is also good and only on the other side there will be very few en- gineering difficulties to overcome. *At Salt Lake the road will connect with the Oregon Short Line and the Southern Pacific, thus allowing the Bur- lington to tap the entire Pacific Coast. Passengers can be sent right through to the coast from Chicago and cther Eastern cities without change. Work will be be- guu in a very short time.” e BICK 10 PALESTINE. To Establith a Jewish Independent State in the Holy Land. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 30.—A dis- patch to the World from London says: The representatives of the Baron Hirscn Charities here seem to take very seriously the scheme of Dr. Theodore Hertzel of Vienna for the formation of an independ- ent Jewish state in Palestine. It isstated that the Hebrews are or.anizing in all parts of the worid. The doctor intends first tosend zn ex- ploring expedition to thoroughly over- baul the land from end to end, and to establish telephones, telegraphs and other modern scientific conveniences before ovening the territory to general settle- ment. - 1o obtain sovereignty over Palestine he says will be easy, as the Turks wiil be glad to let it go. He points to his decoration by the Turkish G vernment as evidence that it thinks favorably of his scheme. If Turkey should refuse to give Palestine up be says that the Ottoman empire surely will disintegrate and the Jewish Company can obtain P lestine when the powers divide up Turk.sh empire territory. If 1t proves impossible to get Palestine, he wili turn to Argentine. To confer on this point a congress will be held at Basle on August 20. The dooctor says there is no doubt that this congress will be the redeemer of the Hebrews. This is no in- tention to follow socialistic Jines. He vropo-es a limited monarchy like that of Great Britain. The capital of the Jewish Company is to be $250,000, —_— In the Rushing Waters, MIDDLETON, Cox~., July 30.—At 8 o’clock this morning a dam forty feet wide, confining water from which three fac- tories get power, burst, letting down & tremendous volume of water. The huge stones of which the dam wa- built crashed into the factory of William Wilcox’s lock- shop and the lower floors of the factory were flooded. Forty workmen were com- pelled to flee for their lives. Much dam- age has been done and the water is still rushing down. SR D Indistiniwitable From Gold. CHICAGO, Irn., Juiy 30.—J. K. Hardy, the original -compounder of oleomar- garine, claims that he has made metailic vellow substances indis inguishable from gld. He ciaims the stuff .. irke aluminum, except it is 10 per cent | ghter ‘and 50 per. cent cheaper. : e 3 AND THE DUELLO IS ON. Prince Henry of Crileans Will See His | Challenger in Switzerland = | With Fistols. ROME, Itavy, Jily 30.—Prince Henry of Orleans has telegraphea to General Sis- mond: and Colonel Mazzatelli, the sec- onds of General Albertone, notifying tAhem that he accepts the challenge to right a duel issued by General ‘Albertone because of the lrince’s accusations against the Italian officers in the recent Abys- sinian campaign. The combat will be fought in Switzerland, probably with pistols. —_— TO SEND A DELEGATE. Great Britain Will Participate in the Sealing Conference. LONDON, Exa., July 30.—Foster, special representative in Lhe sealing negotiations, declines to discuss the details of his mis- | sion or express any opinion regarding the | attack made upon him by Professor Eliot. | It is learned, however, that Great Britai has agreed to send a delegate to the pro- | posed sealing conference at Washington in QOctober or when the British sealing experts return frcm their mission, and Russia ana Japan also have promised to | send deiegztes. | . SCORCHERS ON THE HEATHER, The Meeiing for the International Bicycle Races in Scotland. GLASGQW, Scorranp, July 30.—The in- ternational bicycle championship meeting opened to-day on the track of the Scottish Cyclists’ Union, the entries including. the leading cracks of Great Britain and Conti- nental countries -and C. W. Richardscn of Canada, whose selection by the Canadian ‘Wheelmen’s Association has kicked up a merry war among the Canadian riders. Owing to thie fact that. the National meet of the League of the American Wheelmen takes place next week, that or- ganization has sent no representatives, and 1t is -the only ‘body in-the interna- tional organization tbat lacks representa: tion. The Press Cycling Club of Boston had contemnplated sending a team of ‘three riders, but it abandoned the idea at ‘the last moment. Before the opening race the foreign vis- itors were welcomed by Sir Thomas D.-| Carmichael, member. of Parliament for | Edinburgh, anda a great patron of the| sport. The countries represented are Eng- | land, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, - Italy, | Canada, Australia and Cape Colony. A special race for the championship oi the British empire was added to. the pro- gramme to-day. TREATIES ABROGATED. | Commercial Agreements B-twsen Eng- la+d, Germany and Belpium [ roken. - | BERLIN, Grrmaxy, July 30.—Great Britain has denounced ber commercial | treaty with the German Zollverein Con- vention, therefore, it will cease to be operative July 30, 1898. BRUSSELS, Brrervm, July 30.—The Soir says Great Britain bas notified the | Belgian Government that her commercial | treaty with Belzium will be abrogated | one vear from this date. LONDON, Exg., July 30.—Thefact that | the Government has notifiled Germany | and Belgium that she no longer intends to abide by her commercial treaties after | the expiration of one year, is interpreted as a recognition of the commercial favors | Canada has granted to Great Britain and which are notto be taken advantage of | while: the treaties with Germany and Belgium are effective. -— FLOODS IN LOWER AUSTRIA. Many Streams Orver Their Banks and Great Damage Done. VIENNA, AvustriA, July 30.—Rain has fallen in torrents for four days in lower Austria and an immense amount of damage has resulted both in the country and the cities. Many of the streams are. over their banks, crops are annihiliated and the loss in the towns has been very. heavy. The Danube is a torrent and 1s alto- gether too high for traffic. All railway connection here has been broken off, and Emperor Joseph's intended visit has been posiponed in consequence. e PEACE IN HE EAST. Greek Finances to Be Controlled by the Great Powsrs. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEy, July 30. —Interest in peace negotiations has cen- tered on Germany’s proposal for the estab- lishment of foreign controi’ of Greek finances. There has ben much specula- tion over the many conflicting statements as to whether the powers would concur in the plan. The Embassadors have now re- ceived definite instructions to adhere to the German propo-al. The next confer- ence will be he!d to-morrow when the pre- liminaries will almost certainly be signed. Larig Saluting the Siamese. LONDON, Exg., July 30.—Chulalong- korn, King of Sfam, arrived off Spithead this morning in the Siamese royal yacht Maha Charkkri, with the royal suite and a large retinue of servante. The British warships Inflexible, Alexandria, Calliope Hero ard Victory received his Majesty with the salute reserved for royal visitors. The Duke of York and Admiral Sir Noweil Salmon, commander-in-chief at Portsmouth, went on buard the yacht, and cordially welcomed the King to Eng- land. All the shipping in the harbor was. gayly decorated with bunting. | direction. " ON THE RAPACE They Break Loose ata Circus and Cause a Panic. Omaha’s .~ Residents Badly Frightened by the Exodus From a Menagerie. | One Man Gored by an Escaping Elk and a Keeper Hurt by an In=- furlated Elephant. OMAHA, Nest., July 30.—The Toar of lions, the trumpeting of eiephants and the shrill screams of oiher animais which g0 to 1aake up & circus menagerie; caused a panic about davlight -this: morninig in the northern part. of ‘thecit¥ nearthe grounds “occupiéd- by Hamijton's show. A fight’ occurred. atong ‘the .animals.in which an ‘enraged elephant broke his chain and ‘escaped - aitér’ . knocking over and almost demolishing a.cage of lions. A big ferocious elk broke the side of the tent and raced off :down through-the. city, and - several. othér animais oroke from their cages.. A.police cill ‘was: turnéd in and after-the ‘animals ‘had been cantured and the excitement subsided it. was found that'Scott Johnson of ‘Omaha-had been gored.by -the ‘escaning ~eli.-as ‘it rushed through. ‘the - streets. -~ Ahimal - ‘Keeper Worthington had.‘been'-hiirt bty -tue ele- phant and several others bruised, wiiile a soote of citizéns Had been frightened out of their wits:by the unusual~ight of wild: animals’ charging - throagh tiieir. - frong yards, = The .row __started “by ‘s - mischisvous monkey teasing Jessie, ‘the -man-kiifing elephant. - The big.beast finaliy broks hér chain- and “with'a’ roar started after- the monkey: “Like.a-frighteneil “sunbeatn.the monkey.flewy around ‘ the ‘¢azes, taking refuge beneath that occupied by thelions. The elephant knocked the cage over and the roar of the lions staited the: other asii- mals. The- elk easily -made. its ‘éscabe. The elephant appeared to be greatly en- raged and in her.anger finally toppled.the | cage of lions over and almost forced open the door: : Then the police alsrm: was sent:in. Worthington atarted after his biz pet, but | as soon.as she sav- him she .lifted up.the canvas wall of ‘the tent and ‘made. her es- cape to the outside..: The trainer-followikd her, but ‘by the timehe gotoutside’ sha was.more than a’ block: away. : Before . lie got ap with: her she.created a decided|y appalling apparition ‘in: the-mind-of an Eighteenth-street cit:zen who found. the atmosphere in .the interior of ‘his hotuse a litile too warm for sleeping and.therefore betook himself out npon:the-frontporch in decidedly light costume. = He had'been asleep but was awakened by the squealing of the escaped elephant. The man escaped just as the elephantrushed through his yard. Early pedestrians fled in The-elephant was capt and chained up, but at once broke a again. All the animals were cagéd aftera very animated scene. IN THE GL.M An American zen Forced to. Arms for the Kaissr. BERLIN, GErMANY, July 30.-~Embassa- dor White is giving close “attention” to-a matter which promises to. involve some diplomatic complicatigns. -t is ‘the” ease of Alfred Wessling, son of. a- mataralized American -citizen, Charles“Wessling * of New York. Young Wes-linig,-while vis- iting Germany last.spring, was drafted into the German army. He protested and proved that he bad' made a formal deelara- tion of his intention to. become a.-citize of the United States, although ‘his nat- uralization had not been perfected. His protest was absolutely ignored and he was enyolled in the Seventy-fourth regiment, stationed in Hanover. Recently for a vetty ' offense he was struck a violent plow by a serzean!. raged by the injustice voung Wes ;;i(ljed his tormentor to.the ground and ed. Late at night he reached the United S.ates Consulate in the City of Hanover, completely fagged out and half starved. United States Consul Criane persuaded him to surrender to. the authorities, and he ispow awaiting tridl on =2 charge of assaulting his saperior. This offense is' punishable in. war times by summary execution and in times of peace by several years’ imprisopment. Embassador White 1s endeavoring to se- cure his reiease. N ARMY. Brar A Revolution Undér Mag, MADRID, Spiry, July 30.—A dispatch from Lisbou says the situation at Oporto is ‘alarming.. The Ministers Jear an at- tempt at revolution. The Governor of the town has been.d smissed and replaced by Augusti de Castillo,.a naval officer. e Look out for our Bi ginning next Monday. sion of the Golden R NEW TO-DAY. g Removal Sale, be= We take posses- ule Bazaar quarters about September 1st, and must sell all our present stock ‘o to open with a brand S. N. WOOD & ~Woolen Mills), 541 Market st. f clothing in order new line. 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