The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 26 1899. - AFRICA DIVIDED BY BRITAIN AND FRANCE 25. March —A red-letter | history of Africa was k when Great France came to an in parceling out the Africa still open to agreement reached ds of thousands of wving only four recog- ates throughout Abyssinia, Li- ate. The satisfaction in ONDON, wee TALK OF IN OF GRE he Orange F has given Could Send a Gre where it is generally cons for both parties and as having especial value in lly avert- s far as- diplomatics documents future disputes. Moreover, an LONDON, March important feature of the agreement agreement regarding Africa, one of providing equa in the commercial sides of the channel has been an arti treatment the territory between Lake Tchad and the Nile is that it does not hamper Great Britain in the least, as her free trade system would have secured the com ial rights of France, while the French concession of equal rights improves the English po- sition. In the face of French colonial protection th s a most valuable ad- Britain. in the canals and rivers leading to t 170,000 men and 500 cannon, with the The cost of their construction is the pinnaces to be provided wit while the qu writer of the article sa there will £ vantage for Great Britain, which is across, pointing out that Napoleon had a far -more difficult task at fully appreciated here. Wagram, where he crossed the Danube in the face of an Austrian The reception of the agreement by army. The English coast defenses are classed as being a negligible Europe decided favorable. ~ The quantity, and the operation is counted on by the writer as being merely Russians do n are, the Ger- a matter of a few hours. Three divisions of 14,500 men each are to be mans appa r compensa- landed in Ireland, and the Irish are to be armed with the old Gras rifles. tion el 10t sorTy to see The English papers poohpooh the scheme, but the French newspa- Sran Sof colonlal B ey pers discuss it as being a perfectly sound proposition. The Petit Jour- barra: > in France, except % A St N R I o 5 wveterate i nal praises the plan, declaring its chief merit is in its simplicity and y are « $ unity, and points to the success of the Roman, Saxon, Danish and to them, 5 Norman Invasions as proving the feasibility of the project. e e e bt | Eon OO I OO RO O OO OR G DR ONOR O S OGO f that the matter S S it b = o o = .—In spite of the signing of the Anglo-French Mondes seriously outlining a fresh scheme for the invasion of It proposes that 1500 steam pinnaces be armed with two quick-firing guns and that they convoy an army of "k-firing guns are to repulse VASION AT BRITAIN Parisian Writer Tells How France Big Army in Pinnaces. the leading topics of the week both cle published in the Revue des Deux Great be bullt and collected he French coast, that each of them necesary ammunition, stores, etc. estimated at 150,000,000 francs, and h torpedoes to keep off hostile ships, torpedo-boat attacks. The be no difficulty in getting the boats MO0 R0 RUROROROR ORONOROR O RGNONTH Py was found | ew England ng to a belief | mmitted sui- held to deter- of the Legislature, bed in the morning. OW = weeks dead in hi otel this that Colver n 1ave cide, an y will be mine the cause of death. ROBERT J. BURDETTE BECOMES A BENEDICT Marriage of the Talented Writer to Mrs. Clara B. Baker of Pasadena. ASADENA, March 25.—The mar- riage of Robert J. Burdette and = Mrs. Clara B. Baker was sol- emnized at noon to-day at the residence of the bride on Orange avenue. The wedding was a very quiet but twelve or fifteen intimate of the principals being present. of these had accepted Mrs. 2 invitation to lun vithout knowing it was a marri The rooms were beautifull but there aker's 2on lerwin. g wedding breakfast, and soon afterward M nd M Bur- dette left over the Southerr c on | a trip that will be of several days’ du- ration. A week from to-morrow Mr. Burdette will preach his first rmon in the First Presbyterian Church of this city under an engagement for several “ months. with the f Wadal, whose country i the French sphere, and who 3,000, fol enoussi, and to be led by E e BERLIN CLUBS RUN EXPRESSLY FOR GAMBLING , but, if this ubdue efther of tremendous mpt to ave r. and ecially In|g . . % = = Specia a N )] a, and don Bennett BERLIN, March first terrible card sc from memory than This_time where or has for winnings credited g Tinterview, is s conquest | knc ast_been n ans of che st with FOUND DEAD IN BED. clubs 4 e N aiser forbade Newspaper Man Comes to an Un- for the purpos timely End at Seattle. March : run merely Colver ORS appliance: t th OYYONYORS R DOCT method and_money to do i1 have always b - 3 3 - + + ® + L0 IORE0 ® +O+O+@+@4 ® A2 SOLRORAOR S 3+ Q7 P t NO PAY TILL CURED. 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PUTNEY, England, March 25.—The fifty-sixth annual boat race between crews representing the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was rowed to- day over the usual course, from Putney to Mortlake, a distance of about four and a quarter miles, and v won by Cambridge, for the first time in ten Cambridge now has twenty-four out of the fifty-six rac rowed to her credit. The light blues, as cabled yesterday, were the favorites In the betting, the odds then being 11 to 4 on Cambridge, though this was regarded as extrava- The crews were sent off at winning side of the the river, toss, took which, v a fresh wind blowing, gave the light blues a decided advantage. Cambridge at once assumed a slight lead, which it increased to one and a quarter lengths at the Craven Steps, about five furlongs from the start. Just beyond that point, however, Oxford began drawing up, and at the Crabtree wharf, 1 mile 1 furlong and 100 yards from the starting point, was level with Cambridge. The Crabtree wharf was passed at 1:03. At Hammersmith bridge, 1 mile 5 furlongs and 100 yards from the start- ing line, Cambridge had agaln assumed the lead by half a length, which was incréased to two and a half lengths at Thorneycroft, some three miles from the start. Thence Cambridge continued her po- rowed a fine, steady stroke, Oxford splashed badly and was idently distressed. When the light blues reached Barnes 3 miles 4 furlongs and 30 yare start, they w four lenght , and the race s practically over, for the Oxfords were going to pieces and rowing unsteadily. The Cambridge crew finished strong four lengths ah the Oxford crew crossed the line. 21 minutes 4 w ad of Oxford. Two of as their boa v fainted The official time sconds. t KILLED BY A BLOW. SACRAM fortunate and fatal altercation oc- curred here this evening that has brought distress to two families. John Sherburn, son of School Director Sher- burn, struck George Francis with his fist, and from the effects of the blow Francis died a few hours later. The young men. were members of Company F, Sixth Infantry Volunteers, which did garrison duty at Santa Cruz las summer, and = were not good friends. Both have been employed in the railroad shops here. On quitting work this evening they had a few words, when Francis applied a vile epithet to Sherburn. who struck and knocked him down. Francis arose and went away. He af- terward fell on the street taken to the Railroad Hospital, where he soon died. It is said a blood vessel was ruptured in his head. Young Sher- burn gave himself up, and will be | charged with manslaughter. = OWENS TO DIE IN APRIL. MODESTO, March 2.—George C. | Owens, who was convicted in this coun- | ty of the murder of his wife, Ruth C. Owens, in December, 1897, and sentenceu to death, was resentenced to-day' by Judge Minor to execution at San Quen- The first date- was May 20, Court delayed the execution and the time had to be reset. The prisoner arrived here at 1:38 p. m. and was returned to the State Prison on the 2:17 p. m. train | to-day. Owen: is a carpenter. His wife lived with a son-in-law and was applying for | a divorce when he went to her home and sllfh(ly wounded a daughter and attempted to kill himself. His only injuries were a scalp wound and he re- covered in a short time. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree and entenced to death at the February ses- | sion of the Superior Court last year. gt THOMAS C. FLETCHER DEAD. WASHINGTON, March 25.—Ex-Gov- ernor Thomas C. Fletcher of Missouri died in this city at 3:50 o’clock this afternocn. Four weeks ago last Mon- day Governor Fletcher was stricken with paralysis. He rallied and im- proved rapidly for about ten days. There was a recurrence of the attack, however, a fortnight ago and he had been in bed ever since. For the last forty-eight hours he had been uncon- scious. when his wife, his daughter, Mrs. Perry Barthol, Dr. Babbitt and a nurse were at his side. The remains will be taken to St. Louls, where the funeral services and interment will take place. and was | 1893, but an appeal to the Supreme | The end came this afternoon, |] comparing in every detail with portions of the Thistle. The party consisted of William Ford, | his aged mother and two sisters, aged 18 and 15, and Mrs. Harry Thames, her 19-year-old daughter and three smaller | children. The ninth member of the party is thought to have been the | daughter of a Comox farmer. Her name has not been learned. William Ford was the son -of a| wealthy farmer of Honolulu, and, with his mother was visiting her old home- stead. The remainder of the party resided at Quelcum. The Thistle was of only five tons register. HAS GAGE SIGNED LOST WITH NINE s Rl PERSONS ABOARD Sloop Thistle’s Fate No Longer in Doubt. Governor’s Office Denies Knowl- edge of the Executive’s Re- ported Action. SACRAMENTO, March —Up to the hour of the close of State busi- ness to-night the Governor's office here said that it knew nothing what- ever about the Governor’'s actien as reported in the San Francisco news- papers—one as an alleged dispatch from here, the other as a local San Owing to the number of inquiries | made it may be stated that the Thistle is not the vessel belonging to the Alaska Packers’ Association, but hails from Victoria, B. C 'PRINCE ARTHUR MUST ! ACCEPT THE DUKEDOM His Withdrawal From Eton Shows | That He Will Succeed to Saxe- WRECKAGE IS PICKED UP BO+04040+0+@ THE VESSEL FOUND ERED IN ALERT BAY. Francisco story—in signing the Santa Fe bill or any other bill beyond t ansmitted to th: Secretary of State and published in source of news in Sacramento makes the same those alre: The Call. statement. +040404+ 040+ 04+ 0+0+0+0+404+ 0404040+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 040404040+ § o + ] + (] L] Carried a Small Party Making the Voyage to the East Coast of Vancouver Island. Coburg and Gotha. NEW YORK, March —A spevial cable to the Journal from London says: The withdrawal of the young Prince Arthur of Connaught from Eton be- fore the conclusion of the term clearly foreshadows the fact that he is des- tined to be the heir of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The result of | wishes of the young Etonian b | is now to be confined tc the hardship | a German military education. | in future have to look i helm as his autocratic | formal deed of abnegation | cession to the duchy in will soon be signed by the Duke The boy | was paid $198 t|in the deficien This extra stood, to make Mr. during two and a half equal to that of stant sergeants 'ms, he having detailed from Special Dispatch to The Call. avor of his SEATTLE, Wash., March 25.—A Post at n Intelligencer special from Nanaimo, 12 duty during that peri v o ~imi = = ¢ a uty at period from the Secre- B. C., say: News was brought here | the family council at Cimiez, where the | of C onnaught. e o leotiol th Sanatii Maer Queen has consulted all three of her K, sons, has evidently been the determina- tion that Prince Arthur shall not abdi- PRl ‘With Sherman on Board. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 25.— WENT OUT WITH WHITE. val of Troy and the Appoint- to-day confirmatory of the loss of the | small sloop Thistle with nine persons | on board. - One month ago the party i | Remo s 3 cate the succession in Gotha in favor left Alert Bay for Hornby Island, on| ;¢ tne next in line, the delicate little | ment of a New Yorker. The United States cruiser Chicago, the east shore of Vancouver Island.|pyke of Albany | WASHINGTON, March ro- ['with: ex-Becretary Shermar on boatd) Under favorable circumstances they | Prince Arthur is a manly lad to the [ moval of Robert P. Troy of California | sajleq east from here, going through backbone. his_prospects He does not like giving up | and the appointment of O. H. Curtis of should have reached their destination 0 of a military education | New York in his place at the instance of within three or four days. Nothing has the Windward Passage. Before leav- ng, Captain Cooper said he expected at Sandhurst and a commission in the | Senator Platt is in no way looked upon | ! 2 ; been heard .of them since. John|piitigh army, of which his father is the | a5 a forerunner of further to reach Hampton Roads in four daye. Fletcher, a farmer of Quolcum, arrived roy being kept in office by There Mr. Sherman will be transferred eamer which will take himi gton. | to a small destined commander in chief, but the‘ regal necessities are paramount, and | was looked upon here to-day with advices that wreck- the Queen is not likely to regard the | the California Senator. age had been picked up near Alert Bay as likely t The Whatever is your work you will find these PO O suits and overcoats serviceable and economical. | 3 B e These suits are all wool-—that is an absolute fact. We have sold them for $12.50 and $15. They are well cut, properly and carefully made, and stylish. ~We have them in twenty different-styles. 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