The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 16, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 1898. iMPORTANT EVENTS IN FOREIGN LANDS.. GERMANY FRENCH FORCES VIOLENCE WAR CLOUDS FRANCE AND TET MAKES FEREpN IS 10 AND CHADS M o HIER METHODS DEMANDS Gt aeae R st a1 Seeks a Ninety-Nine All France Growing The Notorious Drey- Fear of War Will Not Stop Great Old Boundary Dispute Raked Up Years’ Lease of Britain From Attempting to in a Hysterical in Chile and Intense Bitter- fus Case Is Still Kiaochau. Drive Out Invaders. State. ness chm)st (—'lrgentina Dragging. Also Insists Upon the How the English View Has Been groused' Secret Trials Do Not Meet LONDON, Jn..15.—Temporarily overshadowed, the movements of the French on the upper Nilé are again becoming unpleasantly prominent to those who imagined that England had undisputed claims upon Right to Build Railroads and Work Mines. the Scandals of the Army. With the Public Ap- proval. | VALPARAISO, Jan. 15.—War clouds are hanging low over Chile | those regions. It is immaterial to discuss the exact whereabouts of | and Argentina. The old bnundax'vdsy:utc h: \hev:l E:raked \u; by the | the French expeditions. It suffices that, according to the bulk of evi- | press of Ohile. cand) InVensc Bitternans SEainal et e i veen — | dence, they have penetrated to Bahr-Ghazal, the most fertile province aroused. This bitterness has extended to the Chamber of Deputies An Indemnity of Two Hundred of Chile, and during the week that body has held several secret se of the Egyptian Soudan, with the distinct mandate of thelr Govern- Riotous Proceedings in Paris | Even the Conservative Paperr Thousand Taels Is Also motnt.m ! Phe o : R May Culminate Seri- siors 19 discuss Chile's foreign relations. The last secret session was Take a Hand in Ridiculing If this is true and the declarations of successive British Cabinets 3 hela } st night. I am informed on good authority that at the session nent. Required. mean anything, M. Hanotaux has brought about a casus belli. ously. Y the Governn Thus far M. Hanotaux seems to have the advantage; but the game Is dan- gerous. Fear of war with France will not stop Great Britain from re- covering the whole Egyptian Soudan and driving out any French ex- peditions which may be found there when, in the opinicn of Marquis of Salisbury, the proper time has arrived. In the meantime, Prince Henry of Orleans is fitting out at Marsellles and evidently with the approval of the Government an armed expedl- tion to subdue the Equatorial provinces which the Negus presented, claiming they had belonged to Abyssinia in prehistoric times; but in reality these provinces are identical with those Great Britain is seek- ing to restore to Egypt. So, perhaps, there is some truth in the story that the activity of the British is due to the Egyptian intelligence de- partment learning that the French Abyssinian troops have reached of the Chamber it was decided to glve to the Government fuil power to place the country on a war basis, to make ready for defensive and of- fensive operations. Wild rumors are flying to-day in Valparaiso and Santiago. Some of these rumors seem to be well founded; others are entirely without reason. One rumor which has gained credence is that the Chilean Government has sent an ultimatum to Argentina demanding the re- tirement of the Boundary Commissioner, Senor Moreno, within eight days. I investigated this rumor as far as was possible, and it is of- ficially denied by persons in position to know the facts. | |SLANDER RUNS RAMPANT. ZOLA’'S TURN COMES NEXT | CHINA UNDER PRESSURE. | Enormous Concessions Sought Upon Duels Have Resulted and a .fonster Manifestation Is Proposed for i To-Day. Famous Letter of the Novelist Fans \ Pretext of Reparation for the Mur- | | i the Flames of the Celebrated Se der of Missionaries. Army Scandal. = LR R R R R R R R R R R R RR R AR AR R AR R A A PR R R R R P -3 but 1t is | | Morse's injuries are severe, yright, 1508, by James Gordon Eennett. Special Dispat * A Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | \i | tho e > £ Copyright, 15%, by Jam don B e e | © Fashoda; that King Menelik is preparing reinforcements with the in- s [ lLLhESS OF e sy iR i E e PEKING, Jan| 15.—Germany has de- | tention of following up this success, and that a common policy, which LONDON, Jan. 15.—The new phase | | LONG DISTANCE SPARRING | ]‘.‘ 1‘{1 md Atne 1-:stnrhazy c‘a‘w‘ manded a ninety-nine-year lease of is morally supported by Russla, unites France and Abyssinla. into which the Dreyfus case has en- Zola's letter a Iste se Kiaochau and a large area surrounding. | China offers to lease the bay and shores y for fifty years. Here the matter rests. The Gern s insist on the right to build raillroads and work mines | There are persistent reports of grave troubles threatening Persla. The Shah's soverelgnty has always been shaky, and it {s now affirmed to be rapidly slipping away from his grasp. Indeed, the situation at Teheran is described as being so precarious that a coup d’etat may be precipitated at any moment. Probably the murder of Greaves, the that made him write it form the roast | beef of the papers just now. The sweeping nature of Zola's accusations | has, if anything, caused them to be re- | ceived with rather less belief than they | tered is a distinct advance. The era | of secret courts-martial is over and a | ctvil and public court will have to in- | vestigate Emile Zola's charges of per- | AFTER THE SENATORIAL FIGHT. | Daugherty Declares That Because He Is a Bolter Kurtz Should Not Remain in THE EMPRESS The be- | whenever they wi It is reported that a railroad from Kiaochau to Binan Fu has been agreed to, the Germans acquiring mining rights for a mile on each side of the line and the Chinese to be admitted as Germany has ewed >mand for an indemnity of 200,000 taels for the erection of a cathedral, and for npensation to the amount of several thousand taels for the relatives of the murdered mission- arie S0t EMPEROR WILLIANM TWICE INTERVIEWS THE RUSSIAN EMBASSADOR There Is Yet Uncertainty and Uneasiness as to Japan's Future Steps Regard- ing China and Korea. BERLIN, Jan. 15.—Twice during the P week Emperor Willilam called unannounced at the Russian Embassy and had long conversations with Count von Osten-Sacken, the Russian Emba: dor. It is learned on good authority that the conversations we solely on the Emperor is ur in as to future steps in regard to Chi XKorea, and Count von Osten. on the strength of recent St. Peters- burg information. was able to en- lighten his Majesty fully on the sub- Ject. The entente with Russia. continues undisturbed. The C in a lengthy Japan's and acken, personal letter explained to Emperor William shortly after the seizure of Port Arthur Russia’s intentions and plans regarding Manchuria and North China. * A correspondent learns that the whole of Trans-Caucasia, including the blg province of Turkestan, will shortly be placed under the control of to Governor-General, probably a Rus- sian Grand Duke, who will have prac- tically unlimited military administra- tive power. It i{s believed that by such & measure the 1f of the popula- tion of 25,000,000 souls, inhabiting a territory separated from the central Government by thousands of miles, can better be assured. The changed relations between China and Germany are strikingly shown in the fact that the new Chinese Embassador, who has just arrived, is accredited to Berlin only, and not to several courts as heretofore, and his corps of secretaries and attaches has been increased from six to thirty. The existing commerclal treaty with China will be retained, although in an interview with a correspondent the Embassador, Guehlnan, said: “By the desire of both countries some modifi- cations will be negotiated. Generally speaking, Germany is satisfled with the old treaty, but she desires certain improvements in regard to the admis- sion of German iron ware, lamps, no- tions, etc., while China wishes better terms in regard to the duty on teas. The Embassador is delighted with his reception by Baron von Bulow, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has confirmed the statement that the relations between China and Germany | are excellent, notwithstanding seizure of Kiauchau Bay. The Colonial Office is preparing a civil administration for Kiaochau, and the German Consul, Stebel, at Shang- hai, is organizing a provisional ad- ministration. The first reports are anxiously awaited. It is intended that the customs and internal service offi- cials at Kilaochau.shall be Germans versed in both Chinese and English, so the that the commercial interests of the port may be better protected. The bill asking for appropriations for the expenses of the Chinese expe- ditlon cannot be presented until the next Relchstag meets, SWINDLING SCHEMES OF AMERICANS IN MEXICO. Many Arrests Being Made and United States Officials Will Aid in Breaking Up the Confidence Gang. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 15.—John Eads, accused of complicity in the swin- dling operations here in which Francke of Chicago was victimized to the amount of $30000, was arrestea to-day at Tlantl- | topalpam, State of Vera Cruz, and four detectives have gone to bring him to this city. Other arrests are impending. The case has created a great sensation, and | the United States officials here support the Government in breaking up the gang of bold American confidence operators, the whole extent of whose operations will not be known until the case comes to trial. s ietabat .Sy Guarantee Funds Must Be Paid. BERLIN, Jan. 15.—Suits to enforce pay- ment of the guarantee funds of the de- funct Berlin Exposition of 18% have be- m. The first ninety-five subscribers ave been condemned to Eny the amount of their subscriptions, with costs. o e s Porte Negotiating a Loan. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 15.—The Porte, It is announced, is negotieting a loan of £1,500,000 with London bankers at 4 per cent, 10 be used for naval purposes. stern question. The troops to the Persian Gulf is due to O000C000CO000000CCDOOO00O000C00V0O000C0O0000 MR MENOCALS EXPLANATION ’ . | Tells of the Construction | of the Big Brooklyn i Drydock. Was Not Present When the i Faulty Work Was | Done. | Upon Recelpt of the Order the Civil | Engineer Will Return to Face Charges. Copyright, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. PANAMA, Jan. 15.—The Herald's cor- respondent with the Nicaraguan Canal | Commission cables from the Granad: The first knowledge of the order to CI il Engineer Menocal to return to the United States in connection with the | faulty construction of dry-dock No. 3 at | | the Brooklyn Navy Yard was given to | | the commission and Mr. Menocal by the | Herald correspondent this morning,and | caused much surprise. Pending the re- | ceipt of orders Mr. Menocal will t‘on-j | tinue with the commission, and will re- turn at once on their receipt. His | place will be taken by some engineer familiar with the canal line, probably H. C. Miller, now between Greytown and Ochoa. Mr. Menocal said to me: “I have no doubt as to the cutcome. I was the supervisor, but had several assistants, and could not personally surervise all the work day and night. The drilling was done in very treach- | erous land, and the leak resuited prob- | | ably from this work. It could not | have been foreseen. The contractor is | an honest man. After the work was | completed and successfully tested, and | he had been paid and the contract can- | celed and the leak occurred, he wrote | {'to the Navy Department offering to | repair the damage.” | Mr. Menocal’s explanation will be | that he was inspecting the work at Key West when the work was done which | resulted in the leak. NICARAGUA CANAL COMMISSION AT MANAGUA. Conveyed in a Special Train Sent by Presi- dent Zelaya and Given a Great Ovation Upon Arrival. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 15.—Rear Admiral J. G. Walker, head of tlie Nlc- aragua Canal Commission; Civil Engin- eer A. G. Menocal, and the other mem- | bers of the commission arrived here to- day from Granada, by a special train sent | by President Zelaya. The party was in charge of Senor Munoz, Minister of the Interior. The visitors were escorted from | Granada by United States Consul Pay | Wieseke, Rudolph Weiser, the agent of | the canal company, and T. L. Morgan of | Alabama. They were met at the raflway | station by the judges of the Supreme Court, Cabinet ministers, members of the National Congress, the military band and many citizens. The National Palace and the principal | streets of the city are decorated in their honor. All are wel BRAZIL WILL SELL - HER NEW WARSHIP. Advices From Rio Janeiro Indicate Tha Vessels Being Constructed in Ger- many Will Be Disposed Of. Copyright, 159, by James Gordon Bennett. BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 15.—The Her- ald’s correspondent in Rio Janeiro tele- aphs that it is belleved there that razil will sell the new warships now in course of instruction in Germany. —————— | | 1 { | 1 Bismarck's Health Improves. BERLIN, Jan. 15.—Prince Bismarck Is steadily improving in health. He is again good-humored and has expressed approv- | la.}t t01.’ :hemnel(x;ursdofn ‘l‘(klaoc!;-u Bay in a er to the Gran es et SR of Weimar and English telegraph operator, and the outbreak at Mekran are connect- ed with the tendency to revoilt in Persia. It is believed in well-informed circles that the dispatch of Indian The news that Sir William Lockhart, the commander of the British forces on the Indian frontier, has postponed his journey homeward, in the expectation of a settlement with the Afridi: sirous of submitting, points to the early conclusion of the most serious of the quartet of “little wars” in which Great Britain iIs engaged, and which will probably absorb the whole of the budget surplus. Co000CN00000000000C0C0CCC0CCO00CC00000 general unrest. , who are seemingly de- Co00OOCOOo0000000C0000C000000000000000C000C00 [NDIA AND THE GOLD STANDARD A Speech on Finances Made by Sir James W estland. Great Advance in Prosperity | Makes the Prospects Far Brighter. sters of the Past Year Have Been Followed by a Most Bountiful Harvest. Epeclal Dispatch to The Call. CALCUTTA, Jan. Westland, the Finance Minister of the Council, at yesterday's meeting of that body, made a speech in which he said he was unable to give a final reply to the question of the introduction of a gold standard. One thing was clear, he continued—a gréat advance had been made in the direction contempiat- ed by the authors of the policy of 1893, namely, the gold standard would be- come possible. Many had been determined by actual experi- ence. The disasters of 1897 had been followed by a bountiful harvest, and the renewal of the trade discussions of last autumn had prepared the public | and official opinion in England for the possible necessity of the gold standard, which might involve the actual diver- sion for Indian purposes of a certain amount of gold from the general avail- able stock. The speaker said also that he was fully alive to the grave commercial bearings of the subject, adding that if the legislation of 1893 had not been in- troduced exchange might have dropped to nine pence, and the present situa- | tion might ha been far NEW WAGE SCHEDULES IN NEW ENGLAND COTTON-MILLS. More Than Fifty Large Corporations Put the Proposed Reductions Into Effect. BOSTON, Jan. 15.—The operatives In over half a huidred cotton mills in the New England States ceased to_be paid under the old schedule of pricks when they left thelr work to-day. On Monday morning the general policy of the manu- facturers to reduce wages will be in ef- | fect in nearly every mill center in the six States. come operative in the cotton mills of New Bedford, Lawell, Pawtucket and | Blackstone Valley. in Rhode Island and | in the States of Maine and New Hamp- shire. The Fall River Mills, with the excep- tion of three corporations, cut wages earller in the month, as did also the Amoskeag Company of Manchester and the mills in Salem and a number of smaller_places. New Bedford continues to be the storm center. The indications to-night are that all the cotton mills in that city will be silent for some time to come, the em- ployes having decided almost unanimous- Iy not to go ta work under the lower 15.—Sir James | obscure points | The reduction will then be- | sistent distortion of justice. havior of military authorities in “burk- ing” the Inquiry casts the gravest re- flections upon the oft-asserted honor of the French army, which has shown an | obstinate determination to stick to- gether, right or wrong. Outside of France all Europe believes Dreyfus is the victim of a conspiracy and the prosecution of Zola has broadened the | question, for the whole French army is now virtually placed on trial. | The gravity of the situation is en- 1hunred because the whole of F | |in a state of growing hysterical citement. | generally supported throughout the country, but history shows that simi- lar hysteria has frequently led to vio- lence and chaos. When France is able to analyze the situation and should the suspicious prove that the honor of the army is really affected, the conse- quences to the republic might be of the most serious desc tion. The Panama | scandals have defiled political life and | the law courts have been discredited; therefore, if respect for the army must also be surrendered, the desire change the Government may be irre- pressible, in which case the temptation for thé leaders to divert the attention | of the country to a foreign war will be well nigh irresistible. Hence, the deep | interest of France's neighbors. | For the moment the intense exclte- | ment will probably find an outlet in the ex- Temporarily the republic is renewal of the spectacle presented dur- | ing the last days of Boulangism. Hot | altercations in the streets, leading to | assaults, are frequent; the police are guarding the houses of prominent Dreyfusians, and it is Impossible to fore: where the arrests will end. Slander and denunciation are so ram- pant that the authorities are taking special precaution to prevent the ca- lumniated from taking the law into their own hands. Duels have already resulted. A monster manifestation is preparing in Paris for Sunday. Alleg- edly it is anti-Dreyfusian. Really it is anti-Semitic and unless prohibited it is feared serious riots may be the se- uel. i Influenza haspenetrated to the Sacred College at Rome; but few cardinals are exempt and the condition of Mgrs. Pa- rochi, Agliardl, Orgelia and Mertel is grave. The Pope thus far has es- caped. An eminent person, who was lunch- ing recently with Mr. Gladstone, asked him what was the greatest danger threatening Great Britain. Was it France, Germany, Russia or America? | “None of them,” was the reply of the great English statesman. “The only danger 1 foresee is from the trades unions and their attendant strikes.” The health of ex-Empress Eugenie is disquieting. Her rheumatism grows worse, and she is unable to cross a room unassisted. However, it is hoped her stay on the Riviera will recruit her health. The death of “Lewls Carroll” (the | Rev. C. H. Dodgson), author of “Alice in Wonderland,” has caused the great- est regret in all parts of Great Britain. The papers are full of reminiscences of | his many stories, showing how Intense was his love fer children and how uni- | versal his shyness and dignity to oth- ers. “Lewls Carroll” was very partic alert figure and general vigor conveyed the impression that he was much younger than 65. He never wore an overcoat in his life, and continued to take long censtitutionals to the end. | The deceased was staying with his sis- ter at Gullford when he died. The sales of horses of Lord Willlam Beresford (who {s unable to continue | hunting) at Tattersail's | brought out a large attendance of hunt- and fetched a total of 2352 guineas, in- cluding 710 guineas for a magnificent hunter, Lord Arravale, who won the national hunt cup at Punchestown in 1898, The Spectator devotes a leading art!- cle to Mrs. Hearst’s plan for the Uni- versity of California, which it nounces, on its face, to be a “grand scheme, reminding one of those famous competitions in Ttaly, wherein Brunel- h-dncm and Michael Angelo participat- ed.” “There is,” the Spectator says, “the wage Schedule. The attempts of the | Making or marring of a magnificent State Board of Arbitration to bring |!dea in the project.” about a compromise have falled and| Apropos of this, the Spectator dis- there is little chance that the request of the City Council of New Bedford that the reduction be postponed one week will have the desired effect. S ASSIGNS HIS INTEREST. New Move by the Contestant of the Late Edward Barron's Will. SAN JOSE, Jan. 15.—A petition has been filed in the Probate Court by which George E. Barron, the contestant of the wiil of the late millionaire Edward Bar- ron, has assigned his interest in the es- tate to Willlam C. Spencer to secure the payment of a $5000 loan. Unless the loan is paid by a specified time Spencer Is ven the option to foreclose on Barron's nterest and sell the same to secure the Z:uylmg::ten‘?l ltha tl’xlldebtedne:l. Frev}l,gus 0 the amount of a! $25,000 bave been made. & courses at length con the striking con- trasts in America, “where so many men of wealth, whose money has been derived from coal, iron or railways, are not governed merely by utilitarian con- ditions when they endow the public with their surplus wealth,” and adds, “this is a sign of the ideallsm which Lowell said lay hidden in the Ameri- can character.” Employer Will Not Give In. MANCHESTER, Jan. 15.—Interest in the engineers’ strike has shifted to the at- titude of the employers. They are dis- posed to stand out for a complete victory | and the withdrawal of the demand for forty-eight hours’ work a week does not end the difference. They still insist upon complete control of their works and will effect a reconciliation only on the terms outlined at the iast conference. to | | ular as to his personal appearance. His | Monday | ing men from all parts of the country, | pro- | | [t Causes Court Festivities i | to Be Held in Abey- | ance. the National Committee. CINCINNATI, Jan. 15.—The Commer- cial-Tribune’ Columbus ring between 3 n of the Re- D Central Committee, and the Ohio member of the fonal Committee, is about natorial contest. ey continue to fight at long range in However, She Is Expected t0| (e locul ne ach be | ar at William’s Birth- | ening's Appe )2 disrespects day Fete. deciares his inte i Austria and Germany Are Now Will- | ing to Confer Upon Abolishing Sugar Bounties. Epectal Dispatch to The Call. —Owing to the slow recovery of the Empress, whose physi- clan has forbidden all exertion, the programme of the season’s court fes- tivitles has mot been drawn up. The great court, usually held in the middle of January, in the hall of the Knights, in the castle, has been abandoned. It is hoped the Empress will be strong enough to attend the fv:(n.upnn the oc- caslon of the Emperor’s birthday, Jan- wary 27, in which case several large balls and receptions will follow, finish- ing with the Mardi Gras Ball on Feb- ruary 22. The King of ¥, the two Saxon princes, the King of Wurtem- burg, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse, the hereditary Prince and Princess of Baden will be among the guests at the Emperor’s birthday fete. Adstria and Germany have intimated thefr willingness to attend the proposed conference at Brussels to discuss the abolition of sugar bounties. France is | also showing an inclination to join, so | an early meeting is prob:mli.h | export of sugar to ! Slzzlses ha: suffered enormously through the Dingley tariff. In fact, it has al-| most stopped. During the last quar- | ter of 1887 only $27.000 worth of sugar | was shipped from Hambure, the prin- | | Sug: ort of Ger T ic""r“r.le’}::satrs‘.)uwul function attended by Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chan- cellor, since the death of his wife, was the reception of United States Emba: sador Andrew D. White cn Tuesd: The Prince was among the first arriv- als, and remained in conversation with his host and hostess for half an hour, although his physicians advised him not to go; but the Chancellor said he | | felt it to be his duty to go. The fact has excited gl-nexl-allcnlxsnsment in dipio- a official circles. e A eational drama, “Der Koenig." | by Richard Voss, dealing with the life | and suicide of crazy BERLIN, Jan. e United | [ King Louis of Ba- | v will be presented for the first| i, ¢ the Berlin Schiller Theater within a week or two. The matter has | been the subject of diplomatic repre- sentations upon the part of Bavaria, | whose officials were told there was no law to stop the performance. The Ba- varian representative at Berlin is deep- y offended at the refusal, and has re- | ported the matter to Munich. At the instance of the Navy Depart- ment, a pamphlet has been issued, ad- dressed to the Hebrew Reichstag elec- tors, who are mostly followers of Herr Richter, exhorting them to vote for a larger navy, as ‘‘Palestine, by its al could be turned into a new Germany" for them. The Agrarian press has started a campaign against American wines. A higher duty on American wines is de- manded, on the ground that wines, especially those from California, are directly competing with German | wines in the latter’s market. The Deutsche Wein Zeitung, organ of the German vintuners, asserts that there is no such competition, as, ac- cording to the publication, the Califor- nia wines, with their greater percent- age of alcohol and acids, cofmpete Germany only with Spanish, and South of France wines. | Italian Floods on the Spanish Frontier. LONDON, Jan. 15.—A special dispatch from Paris says that the continuance of heavy rains on the Spanish frontier has done much damage. In the district of Perpignan the River Tet overflowed, flooding the country for miles. The low- Iying villages have been evacuated and rellef parties are relieving the household- ers in boats. PR A - Afridis Are Again Acti LONDON, Jan. 15.—The Earl of Elgin, Viceroy of India has wired the Govern- ment that the Zakka-Khel Afridis have reoccupled Khyber Pass and that the cut- ting of wires and firing upon escorts have recommenced. | Kicked by a Vicious Horse. MILL VALLEY, Jan. 15.—George Morse was kicked and trampled upon by a horse owned by Constable J. F. Maher here to- day, and received severe injuries. The young man went into the stall where the horse was feeding, and the animal threw these | in | ssues a4 comprehens » world at large, and to a's friends in part| cteristic 1t s Mr. epublican: membership on the \ Committee, and w yro- he most profound regard for Mr. an American citizen Mr. intimates s intention Kurtz politic od of the part; pu & DEATH OF WEISS FORNEY, THE WELL-KNOWN EDITOR. After a Long lliness From Paralysis fhav Veteran Writer Passes Away at the Age of Seventy-One. HARRISBURG, Pa.,, Jan. 15.—Weiss Forney, a well-known retired editor, dled at his residence In this city this evening, after a long illness from paralysls, aged ! rs. Mr. Forney was a Douglas Democrat before the war, but he quarreled Buchan and his efforts powerfully strengthened the Republican party for the struggle of 18t one of Mr. Lincoln's most powerful sup porters. He established rney’s Pres: and s an author of note aside from his editorial work. He was born in 1817, WHY SENATOR PERKINS IS OPPOSED TO WITHROW. Delaying Action on the Santa Clara Post- mastership Because of a Protest. WASHINGTON, Jan. kins says it is a mist: He was afterward 5.—Senator Per- ake to suppose that he is going to oppose the nomination of | Postmasters recommended by Congress man Loud and nominated by the Pres dent. It is true, he said to-night, that he had asked the Senate Committee to postpone consideration of the nomination of A. A. Withrow as Postmaster at Santa | Clara, but he received a request from twenty citizens of that city asking that the nomination be mot considered until their protest could reach here by mail. He does not intend to oppose the con- firmation of Dawson as Inspector of Drugs at San Francisco. This nomina- tion will likely be confirmed next week. oo THROWS POWDER INTO A STOVE. Child Causes an Explosion and Receives Probably Fatal Burns. PETALUMA, Jan. 15.—Adel Carr, the 10-year-old daughter of Thomas Carr of Oakland, while visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carr of Penns Grove, near this city, found a powder flask con- taining a half pound of powder this aft- ernoon. She threw it into the fire. explosion blew the stove to pleces, broke the windows in the house and set fire to the clothing of the child, who ran to the barn, where the grandparents extin. gulshed the flames, being Severen burned themselves. The child's burns may prove fatal. of | ally for the | The | | might have been expected to con ¥ In the army of a country where every man has been, is, or will be a soldier there must necessarily be some black sheep, but from that to the wholesale discrediting of officers who have for ed two ccurt-martials is a long step. At the same time much satisfaction has been expressed that with Zola's prosecution the affair must be dragged into full daylight. This, however, is by no means certain. The code specially permits the trial in camera of cases that may be prejudicial to public mor- als or safety. The question is, will the trial of Zola for writing his now fa- mous letter and of Clemenceau’s new journal, Aurore, for publishing it, come under the head of such cases? I have talked with individuals in very varying cla of life about this point, and the censensus of opinion is that, although the Government would probably prefer to judge cases in camera, it will not | dare to do it. | Public opinion which in a large m | ure is uneasily concerned with t! pos- | sibility of justice having miscarried in the Dreyfus matter, would be danger- ously excited should the popuiar nov- | elist be tried behind closed doors for what is after al only a bieach of the press law. Even t conservative and | semi-official Temps admits that what is troubling and scandalizing the public isthe method of investigation reveale The people, it sa; at strange conditions the eas- > domiciliary visit was made to the apartment of Colonel Picquart; they have seen Major Esterhazy accuse thi same Colonel Picquart with h broken into the house like a burglar. These things have been said and relat- ed as quite simple and natural, as though such things were still done by other hands and with the same liber- ty. That is what ought to appear enor- mous to the public conscience, and which, in fact, will appear as such upon the day when, meditating after | the emotion of a moment, it takes ac- count of the methods employed in cer- tain administration—methods which are immediately covered by the sacred mantle of national defenses. The Figaro, which has adcpted a more conservative attitude of late, this morning devotes its leading article to what it calls, in semi-humorous vein, “the new inquisition.” This has been re-established, it gayly, in a modified form, though the decree will not appear in the official gazette, as the Government wishes to wawm its hands of it. Nevertheiess, it goes on, the inquisition, banished by law, has | taken refuge in our customs and to spy on one another is one of the first arti- cles in the French catheclist. Even in the smallest hamlet of France, sa the writer, A. Claveau, there is mutual sur- veillance, which is one of the most del- | icate forms of modern solidarity. How- the new inquisition has this su- v over the old one. It does not burn its victims; it dishonors them. The new regulation of the United States for the importation of sealskin garments bids fair to utterly ruin that industry both upon this side of the At- lantic as well as in America, here be- cause a larger part of the trade is done with American customers, and {n Amer- ica, because Paris imposes its style: and fashions in this as in most othe departments of dress upon the whole world. It Is consequently claimed here that when Americans can no longer | 1 have sealskin garments made in Paris they will then do without them alto- gether, and will turn their patronage toward other kinds of furs. cure, by his ceed the pri | in lite readily restored by this New Sysiem. fidential. P.or; Sundays, 10 t0 13 AL DR. 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