The Morning Call.VOLUME LXXIV-NO. 48. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1893. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

FRANCE'S STAND.

WillInsist on Her TreatyRights.

NO DESIGNS AGAINST SIAM.

Interference by Great Britain Will

Not Be Tolerated— The ParisianPress Fighting Mad.

Special to The Boßsmro Call.

Paris. July 17.— A council of Ministers jwas held to decide on the replies to bemade to the interpellation? in the Cham-ber, and it was re.-oived to disavow any

intention to interfere withSiamese inde-pendence, but the Governmetit will insistthat treaties between France and Siam be

respected, and no intervention on the part

of a third power willbe tolerated. In case jit should become necessary to Porobard jBangkok warning willbe given the foreign

powers. In caso Siam should decline to !give complete satisfaction the Mekong jRiver willbe blockaded.

BL de Lanessan, Governor-General ofFrench InUo-Chlna, telegraphs the Foreign

'Office that a detachment of Siamese troops |attacked a reconnoitring force of Anna- jmite militia on July 5 at Anake. TheSiamese were repulsed with great loss.One Annamite was killed. The peopleeverywhere in the Laos district, whichlies to the northwest of Siam proper, are,according to the dispatch, sidin? with theFrench.

A semi-official note was published to-day denying the assertion that Fiance dis-avowed the action of Admiral Humann in

entering the Menan River and firingontlie Paaknam forts.

A dispatch from Saigon, French CochinChina, to Le Temps says: The Siamesehave long been massing troops and miild-ing forts on both sides of the MekongX v?r, in order to stop the passage of theFrench gunboats. With a view towardpreventing the blockade of the French ofthe island of Knong, Caotatn VUlier tookDontancbx Tnapun. Considerable mili-tary operations willbe necessary as a basisupon which to preserve an open passage.

The pre99 of this city is most bitteragainst Great Britain for her attitude inthe Franco-Siamese dispute. The news-papers generally insist that France dealsban<!y with Siam.

All real news has been received throughEnglish sources, and this fact \« seizedupon by the Anglophobic Paris newspapersas proof positive of English intrigue inSian.

These papers are urging the Governmentto commit any act of indiscretion ratherthan admit a blunder bad been made,reparation for which would be tantamountto humiliating submission to England.

Idthe present temper of the press andpublic the Government would be ap- I'nlauded for aayVeciaive action except 1

absolute annexation, and the general ex- ,pectatlon is that Siam will be forced to jconcede territory extending to the rightbank of the Mekong, which France claimsonce belonged to the empire of Annam.

FIGHTING ON THE MEKONG.French Marines Rout the Siamese and

Take Two Forts.Saigon*. July 17.—The troubles between

the French and Siamese on the MekongRiver continue. The French marines haveattacked and ca ptured the forts at Don-thane and Tappain, on the upper Mekong.

The French lost six killed and severalwounded. The Siamese loss was heavy.

The French merchantman Jean Say hasbeen seized by the Siamese at the mouthof the Met.am River and sunk to block thechannel. The crew was badly treated andthrown into prison at Bangkok.

The Government of Siam has consentedtn withdraw the troops in the MekongValley, provided France also agrees tosuspend hostilities.

ENGLAND IS WATCHFUL.Rosebery Says She Is Alive to Her

Interests.Lokdon, July 17.—The Earl of Rose-

bery, Secretary ofState for Foreign Affairs,in replying to a question in the House ofLords to-day said the Government was notin full possession of the facts regardingt lie dispute between France and Slam, butGreat Britain was fully alive to the re-sponsibility attaching to her.

fn the Commons Sir Edward Grey, Par-liamentary Secretary for the Foreign Of-fice, made an extended reference to theannounced intention or Curzon (Conserva-tive) to move an adjournment of the Houseto discuss the situation in Siam. Sir Ed-ward appealed to the House not to discussthe matter until further Information badLeen received. Everything possible wouldbe done by Great Britain to arrive at apacific solution of the questions involved.Curzon then abandoned his motion.

The Bangkok correspondent of theTimes says that many Englishmen, withtheir families, are leaving the country,taking with them all portable property.

JUST AN AURAL BEAM.

Professor Frisby Thought It a Tailof the Comet.

New Havln. Conn., July 17.—Theaurßl beam whifh Professor Frisby of tbeNaval Observatory at Washington took fora new tail, suddenly developed to thecomet, is now visible in the constellationLynx.

It was distinctly observed at Yale Ob-servatory last night by Professor Elkindand liis assistant. Chase. The beam re-ferred to was in close proximity to thecomet, but in the opinion of the Yaleastronomers had no conne-tion, physicalor otherwise, with it.

READING RAILROAD.A Late Official on the Lehigh Valley

Leases and Coal Purchases.Philadelphia, July 17.— Isaac L. Rice,

late foreign representative of the ReadingCompany, to-day issued another statementon the affairs of the company.

The Lehigh Valley lease and coal pur-chases, to both of which President Harrishas announced his determination toadhere,have been, Rice says, the main cause of theReading's present embarrassment, and ifpersisted in must inevitably end iv itscomplete destruction.

Ordered to the Siberian Coast.Nkw York, July 17.—1t is stated by a

superior officer of one of ihe Russian

cruisers now here, that the Czar has or-

dered the departure of all vessels to theeastern shores of Siberia. Three Russianships will leave a fortnight after the ar-

rival of the cruiser Nicholas the First,which is daily pxpwted.

PRISON CONSPIRACY FAILED.

Hurderous Plot of Convicts ina NewYork Penitentiary.

Albany, N. V.. July 17.—The Wardenof Clinton prison at Dannemora camedown to Albany late this afternoon, and

related to Governor Flower the details ofa brutal scheme of a number of long-termprisoners, confined in Clinton prison, togain their freedom. The plot included thecold-blooded murder of several prisonguards. Oue of the prisoners who wasasked to enter into the murderous con-spiracy refused, and it was through himthe prison authorities became aware of theplot. The Governor, when he heard of thefacts, immediately pardoned the prisonerwho had the courage and manliness to pre-vent humau slaughter.

DONE WITH ONE LEG.

Fast Time of Cycler BeedlesonAcross the Continent.

Amsterdam, N. V., July 17.—Frank S.Beedleson, tne one-legged bicycle-rider,who is riding from San Francisco to NewYork for a sporting paper of Syracuse,arrived in Amsterdam at 9 o'clock to-night, having made the run from Canos-tata, 101 mile?, to-day.

This is the sixth day in which he hasmade over 100 miles. Yesterday was hissixty-second day on the road and the fifty-second day of MCtual riding. He willleaveAmsterdam at 7:30 o'clock to-morrowmorning and willreach New York Thurs-day, twenty days ahead of the two-leggedrider's record.

BAIRD'S GREAT STALLION.The Thoroughbred Meddler Arrives

in This Country.Nfw York, July 17—The pick of the

stables of the late Squire AbingdonBaird, the great thoroughbred stallionMeddler, arrived to-day on the steamerBovic. The horse is now the property ofW. H. Forbes, owner of the Neponset

farms at Dedham, Mass., who paid L75,000

for him.

CRASHED INTO A CAR.

Fatal Accident at a ChicagoStreet Crossing.

Three People Killed and Two FatallyInjured— Statement of the

Trainhands.

Fpeclal to Thf Mornin-<? Calu

Chicago, July 17.— Another horrible

disaster, attributable to the crossing ofstreets at tLe grade by railroads, occurredthis evening. '1 tie incoming passengertrain on the Grand Trunk road crashedinto a crowded streetcar at Forty ninthstreet, killing Charles Perkin3. John Dil-lon and Mrs. Maggie Murphy, and wound-ingeight others, of whom two willprob-ably die.

The Forty-ninth-street crossing is a net-work of tracks and it has alway* been re-garded as a dangerous spot. A long freighttrain going west had just passed and thetower flagman raised the gates. This wastaken as a signal that the way was flear,and the driver of the car started ahead.The passenger train, which was rapidlyapproaching from the west, struck thestreetcar squarely in the middle, turning itaround and burling itthirty feet from thepoint where it was struck. Some of thepassengers managed to save themselves byjumping. The three people killed werefrightfully mangled.

The police arrested the engineer andfireman of the tra'n. The engineer saidhe did not see the streetcar until it wa3 onthe track, and then it was so close that itwas impossible for him- to stop the train.The towerman did not see the passengertrain until after the gates had been raisedand the streetcar started ahead.

FATAL PRIZE-FIGHT.An Amateur Slogger Killedby a Blow

on the Jaw.New York, July 17.— Anoff-hand fight

withgloves in a vacant lot uptown here to-night resulted in the death of one of theparticipants. George McDonald, 24 years

of age, and a man named Frank J. Egan,of whom the police appear to know littleor nothing, put on the gloves and in thepresence of 500 spectators smashed eachother.

In the second round Egan struck Mc-Donald a terrific blow on the jaw, whichfelled him like au ox and rendered himunconscious. He never recovered, anddied in the hospital twohours later.

BASEBALL IN THE EAST.Events of the Day on Various

League Diamonds.Baltimore, July 17.—The home team

won by Mclaughlin's umpiring. Balti-mores f», Brooklyns 8.

Cleveland. July 17.—The feature oftho game was a home run made by O'Con-nor of the Cleveland team. Clevelands 16,Pittsburgh 13.

New Yobk, July 17.—The championswere easily defeated by the Giants. NewYorks 4, Bostons 1.

Washington, July 17.—The Senatorswon with ease. YVashingtons 7, I'hiladel-phias 1.

Blatchford's Successor.New York, July 17.—Congressman

Mngner said this afternoon that PresidentCleveland had tendered State SupremeCourt Justice Edgar M. Cnllen the ap-pointment to the Supreme Court of theUnited States to succeed the late JusticeDlatchford.

Theatrical Employes Unite.Nkw York, July 17.—Forty-two dele-

gates from ihpp.trical employes' unions intwenty-two States to-day formed the Na-tional Alliance of Theatrical Employes.John Williams of New York was electedpresident.

Consul Wilder Recognized.

Washington*, July 17.— The Presidenthas recognized Charles T. Wilder as Con-sul-General of the Provisional Govern-ment of the Hawaiian Islands for theStates of California, Oregon, Nevada andWashington.

GROVER SNUBBED.

Fair Commission Refusesto Oust White.

NEW MEXICAN EMBROGLIO.

Cleveland's Man Webster Not Seated.Ihe Action of Saturday Re-

versed Yesterday.

Special to The Mobsiko Cam.

Chicago, July 17.—The day opened over-cast with clouds at the World* Fair, butdid not prevent a good attendance.

The work of clearing awny the debrisfrom the ruins of the cold-storage ware-

house will require another week. Mean-time, the stench from the decaying meats

and vegetables, and possibly humancorpses, is most rank, in spite of liberalapplications of disinfectants.

The fund for the benefit of the survivorsand families of the dead firemen nowamounts to L100,000 and is not yet com-plete.

An unusually attractive musical pro-gramme has been arranged for this week.

To-morrow will be Chautauqua day at

the World's Fair, and the various depart-ments of the famous educational system

are expected to be well represented.The first competitive flight of homing

pigeons was won by a bird from the loftofThomas J. Clark at Ozone Park, Long

Island, it reaching the end of its journeyat 7:18 o'clock this morning. A second 10lof forty-eight birds was started to-day.They are off for Philadelphia.

Inthe National Commission to-day Com-missioner Steams of Idaho offered a reso-lution calling for the appoiutmeut of aspecial committee to secure evidence toaid the United States Government tn re-futing claims for damages by foreign ex-hibitors.

Stearus said that already claims againstthe United States amounting to over 8400,-

--000 have been filed by foreign exhibitors,

who held that their goods were damagedat the fair. Hundley of Alabama heldthat in the act creating the fair the UnitedStates plainly stated it would in no man-ner be responsible for damages. After alengthy discussion the subject was referredto the judiciary committee.

By unanimous vote the National Com-mission indefinitely postponed action inthe White-Webster contest for a seat inthe commission from New Mexico. By

this action Mr. White, who was removedby the Governor of New Mexico, anathe removal confirmed by Presideut Cleve-land, will retain his seat. The commis-sion further instructed the secretary tonotify the Secretary of State of the actiontaken.

The case of Richard Mansfield White ofNew Mexico vs. John M. Webster, also ofNew Mexico, involved a seat in the na-tional board and a number of knottyquestions of law. More than three yearsago Mr. White was appointed a memberof the World's Columbian Commission.On account of his eccentricities he soonbecame one of the most conspicuous mem-bers of the beard. A few weeks Bgo thenew Governor of New Mexico sisked Pres-ident Cleveland to remove Mr. White andappoint Mr. Webster in his place.

President Cleveland did as be was re-quested, Mr. White announcing that hewould contest the seat. He employed afirm of dewntown lawyers and wrote anumber of letters to Washington. Sincethe opening of the present session, July1, Mr. White has regularly attended themeetings. Mr. Webster filed a large parch-

ment certificate, signed by President Cleve-land and Secretary Gresham, with ColonelDickinson, secretary of the nationalboard, and hired three lawyers himself.Then a special committee of six was ap-

pointed by President Palmer to hear theevidence.

That was ten days or so ago. The com-mittee brought in two reports on Friday,one in favor of each claimant. Each re-port was signed by three members. Thesereports were discussed, and the wind-upofitwas thattwenty-sixcommissloners votedto give Mr. Webster the seat and twenty-four stood by Mr. White.

There was some excitement when thevote was announced, and the sergeant-at-arms was sent out to get enough membersto make a quorum. Only five were needed.While the board was discussing the ques-tion, there was a general rush for the door,and the commission adjourned until thismorning, whnn action was taken, whichresulted in the retenliou of Mr.Whit*.

Since the destruction of the cold-storagebuilding the exposition officials have made& thorough examination of all the build-ings upon the grounds with r, view to tak-ing such precautions as would lessen thedanger of a similar disaster. Californiacame in for her share of attention, and itwas suggested to Commissioner Fergusonthat the palm leaves, grasses and sheavesof grain with which the walls of the gal-lery wrre festooned with so much laborconstituted a menace to the safety of thebuilding. So yesterday and to-day people

were employed in taking down the objec-tionable decorations. For seven or eightfeet above the floors all inflammable sub-stances have been removed, Several pea-cocks have shared the fate of the grasses.

The remaining decorations willbe so ar-ranged as to leave the effect much thesame as before.

To-day three more prospective exhibit-ors at the Midwinter Fair called for In-formation, which could not be given them.This time they were Americans, and theyasked to be informed as soon as possiblein regard to the manner in which space Isto be allotted and the rules and regula-tions governing exhibits. They say it isvery imperative that they should knowwithout delay.

To-day a carload of oranges arrived fromLos Angeles, and Southern California'spig oranee monument immediately under-went much renewal.

The Congress of Educators, one of themost notable of the many World's Fairgatherings began to-day and willlast untilnext week. Many notable people werepresent Dr. Harris, Commissioner ofEducation of the United States, M. Ga-briel Compayre of Poiutlers, ChancellorBarnard of the University of Wisconsin,and others made responses to the ad-dresses of welcome.

Family Poisoned in New Hampshire.Nashua, N. H., July 17.—A sad case of

mysterious poisoning is reported In thefamllv nf TheoDhile Deschamps. The

poison was evideutly from something inthe food, but the nature of it is still un-known. The family consisted of thefather and mother and six children.Three children aMdead and the mothercannot live.

FARES COMING DOWN.

Western Roads Will Soon BeScrambling for Business.

Chicago, July 17.—The western roadshave at last prepared to come down ontheir World's Fair rates and are ready toget almost to the bottom. The St. Pauland Northwestern, the Atchison and theJiock Island to-day requested ChairmanCald well of the Western Passenger Agents'Association to call a meeting for Friday,saying that it is desirable that tickets besold every day for passage on the regulartrains and good for a return passage fromChicago any day up to and including thefinal return limit of about thirty days.One-way rates between important ter-minals are to be based proportionatelyupon whatever reduction maybe made oragreeo. upon for round-trip rates. The as-sociation will consider the establishmentof a fare of one and a third for the roundtrip for points within 200 miles of Chi-cago, and one fare from points over 200miles from Cuicago. There is every pros-pect that the association will yield thesepoints. The passenger business for Julyis showing a marked decrease from Juneand the roads are beginning to feel uneasy.

ROMANTIC WEDDING.

Marriage of a Lady Well KnownHere.

The Widow of Dr. Fuller Joined tothe Man Who Figured inHer

Divorce Suit.

Special to The Morning Call.

New York, July 17.—0n the passenger

list of the New York, which sailed fromthis port for Southampton Saturday, ap-pear the names of "Mr. and Mrs. LeicesterHolmes."

"This was the first Intimation the public

had of the fact that the excise commis-sioner was married, and a good deal ofspeculation was indulged in as to who thebride could be.

The mystery was partly cleared up whenitwas stated on what is pretty accurateauthority that Mrs. Leicestpr Rolme isthe widow of Dr. Fra zier C. Fuller.It was also stated that Commissioner

Holme and Mrs. Fuller were married inJersey City by R'*v. Alexander McKH-vray, who was formerly pastor of the Sec-ond Presbyterian Church there, but nowresides in Newark, N. J., and is not atpresent attached to any church.

A close friend of the ex-Judge said to-day: "The marriage took place onWednesday last," but he could not saywhere if was otMJntad. "Ithink he isplaying a fooliob game in keeping itquiet."IfMrs. Fuller has really become the

wife of Leicester Holme it forms the cli-max to a story wnicli furnished a gooddeal of Bcamial a few years ago. She wasMiss Lizzie Mollard Hastings when sheformed the acquaintance of Dr. Fuller.

She was a pretty coquettish brunette of10 years and was then under the guardian-ship of her aunt in San Francisco. Bothher parents being dead, in her own rightshe was heiress to more than a million.

The courtship was short, and on Feb-ruary 21, 1890, the doctor married her. Lei-cester Holme was then private secretaryto Mayor Giant. He acted as the best manat the marriage.

Holme had been attending to the legalInterests of Miss Hastings in the Surro-gates Court, and had thus become friendlywith her.

After her marrinee to Dr. Fuller thefriendly relation became more decidedthan the necessities of the Surrogate'sCourt seemed to call for, and tnepublic were treated to a surprise whenon November 12, 1890, Dr. Fuller institutedsuit for divorce before Judge Freedmanin the City Court. Ho named WeicesterH"lm« as corespondent.

She immediately left him and went offto Sau Francisco, where she lived for aconsidernble time in the Palace Hotel.IIli.'no entered a general denial of charges.Francis Lynde Stetson, whn was ap-pointed referee, recommended a refusal ofthe decree on the ground that Dr. Fuller'scharges were not prnven, and Judge Freed-man ruled accordingly.

Dr. Fuller met Mr. Holme on July 8,1802, on a Lonir Island City ferry-boat,about to fctart from Thirty-fourth street.The doctor walked up to where Holmewas seated among some women and beathim.

Dr.Fuller was first sergeant in TrooD Aand was nt the State camp in I'eeksvillelast summer. He fractured his right legby a fall. Blood-poisoning set in and hedied July 18. Mrs. Fuller is not yet 21.

THE HEATH CASE.Grove L. Johnson Roasts the Defend-

ant's Attorneys.Fresno. July 17.

—Eugene Deuprey

closed his argument for the defense in theHeath case at 3p. m. to-day. He deniedthat he had advanced the suicide theory,

but claimed that McWhirtar put up theshooting j 'b to get sympathy, being in ahot political fight, and accidentally shothimself by running against tho clotheslinepole.

He was followed by Grove Johnßon,who spoke two hours, a Dart of which wasdevoted to roasting to opposing attorneys,claiming that the jury should find Heathguilty because Foote and Deuprey hadabused witnesses for tho prosecution.

WORK OF AN INCENDIARY.A Residence Burned to the Ground.

Frequent Fires.San Bernardino. July 17.—The res-

idence of Frank J. Valdez, who lives twomileß from this city, wa9, together withits contents, destroyed by fir« last night.Loss $1500. insurance $800. The fire wasundoubtedly incendiary, as the family wasaway from home at the time. A numberof mysterious fires have occurred in thesame locality recently.

Cut Down Hight Seconds.Chicago, July 17.—The five-mile road

race of the Calumet Cycling Club to-dayresulted in the breaking of the record forthat distance. A. L.Lennardt did the trickjri13:30, beating the former record byeight

ANTI-DEBRIS BILL

Meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee.

THE ASSOCIATION IS ACTIVE.

A Memorial AJdressed to Congressand the State Delegation to

Washington.

Special to The MobwijjoCall.

Sacramento, July 17.—The executivecommittee of the Anti-Debris Associationheld a meeting here to-day and amongother business transacted it adopted thefollowingmemorial to Congress:

To the Senators and Members of Con-areas from California—-Dear Strs: TneState Anti-Debris Association, as you

doubtless know, is an organization com-posed of the counties of Yuba, Butte, Te-h ma, Sacramento, Sutter, (Jolusa, Yolo,Glenn and Solano.

These counties are represented in theexecutive committee of the association b.vmembers of the Board of Supervisors oftheir respective counties.

These counties are Interested in anylegislation in relation to resumption ofhydraulic mining association engagedin preventing injuries to the agricultural

lands and rivers of the Sacramento Valley.The bill recently passed by Congress

after mature deliberation and at the ur-cent request of the miners without oursolicitation, and even against our protest,

contains provision* for protection of theinterests of the Sacramento Valley. Aneffort will undoubtedly be made at thecoming session of Congress to amend thisbillin many important particulars, and wefear to our injury.

We certainly expect that you as a repre-sentative of the State of California willtake no steps that willin any manner in-jure the navigable streams and adjacentlands of the Sacramento Valley. We askthat if any amendments are proposed tothis bill you notify us immediately, sothat we may have an opportunity of beiEgheard indpfense of our rights.

We shall consider it a favor if yon willsend v*a c >py of any proposed amend-ment to the bill, and we shali communi-cate to you our position on any of theseamendments.

We want to say that it seems verystrange to us that this bill, the passage ofwhich in its present form has been re-quested by every hydraulic miner in the.State, is not to be given a fair trial. Toattempt to amend this bill at the coming

session of Congress is to precipitate a con-flict which willdo no one any good. \Ifwe are compelled for the protection of

our interests to watch every session ofCongress to prevent hostile legislation, itmay be better to have no legislation on thesubject at all.

Please address vsur response to thechairman, J. L. Morrison, Sacramento,Cnl.

Yoors truly, State Anti-debris As»ocia-tion of California, by J. M, Morrson chair-man and Robert Cosner secretary.

The monthly report of Manager Phlppsnhows that hydraulic mining is conductedon the upper forks of the Yuba and Feath-er rivers in defiance of the court's injnnc-tlons.

THE EMILY WRECKED.

Carried on a Spit in the Fog atCoos Bay.

Portland. July 17.— An. Oregonianspecial from Marshfield says the steamerEmily, from San Francisco, went ashorenear the entrance to Cooa Bay this morn-ing during a fog. The vessnl struck nearthe South Spit, and soon after har rudderbecame disabled, allowing her to driftinto the breakers.

The Governmeut boat General Wrightwent to her aid witha life-saving crew andboat. The life-saving crew with that boatsoon boarded the Emily and took a loadof passengers off. After several trips ailthe passengers and crew, consisting offifty-9ix persons, were taken off safely,except Charles Robinson, who was washedoverboard and drowned.

The steamer was coming in on the ebbtide and was carried on the spit by Usforce. She had on board 185 tons offreight, valued at about $10,000, all ofwhich is a total wreck. The tugs Hunterami Liberty towed the after part of thehull and after cabin to Empire City, butthe vessel is almost a total wreck.

Reports received iv the city yesterdayafternoon did not make the disaster soserious as is stated in the above dispatch.Captain John Roberts, who remained ashoreon this trip, received a message from Cap-tain Lucas that the vessel was safe at Em-pire City; that she lost her rudder crossingin, and for a time was unmanageable, andthat she had lost one man—evidentlywashed overboard.

The Emily, it will be remembered, res-cued the stranded steamship Bawnmoreless than a week ago, with the assistanceof the Weeott.

Captaiu Roberts left by the Oregon ex-press last night for Coos Bay to take chargeof his vessel.

The Emily was built In this city in 1887.Her dimensions were as follows:Tonnage,285.62; length, 131 feet; breadth, 32 feet;depth, 10 feet.

ESSAYED TOO MUCH.Two Prize-Fights Drawn at Newark,

New Jersey.Newark, N. J., July 17. -Austin Gib-

bons of Paterson, who claims to be Amer-ica's light-weight champion, essayed to-night to knock out "Bull"McCarthy ofPhiladelphia in four rounds, but McCarthymade those four rounds so hot that thematch was declared a draw.

Australian Billy Murphy, ex-championfeather-weight of the world, and EdwardListman, champion of New York, alsofought four vicious rounds without a re-sult.

FIRED ON THE MOHICAN.The Government Vessel Disabled by

the Poacher Alexandria.Port Townsend, July 17.

—Advices

from Alaska state that the man-of-warMohican was fired upon and disabled inBering Sea, June 25, by the Hawaiiansteamer Alexandria, which sailed fromSan Francisco last April.

The Mohican discovered the Alexandriain the act of raiding the seal rookeries andtried to intercept her.firing snots across her

bows. The Alexandria returned the fire,striking the Mohican amidships, disablingher engines. The Mohican went to Oona-laeka for repairs and the Alexandria es-caped.

The furhunters of Western Alaska helda meeting at Unea Island and passed reso-lutions protesting against the ruling of thethe Treasury Department which preventswhile men who married Indian womenfrom killing fur-bearing animals. Theyclaim that powerful corporations are al-lowed the privilege which is denied tomany destitute huuters with large families.

THE MIDWINTER EXPOSITION.

sonoma County Editors HeartilyFavor It.

Santa Rosa. July 17.—The editors ofthe county press met here to-day to takeaction for promoting the interests of themidwinter fair at San Francisco.

The papers represented were: PelalumaArgus, S. Cassidy; Petaluma Courier,John Micliaelson ;Petaluma Imprint. W.I. Selkirk; Sebastopol Times, E. S. Fyie;Santa Rosa Democrat. Hon. R, A. Thomp-son; Santa Rosa Republican, A.B. Lem-mon.

Mr. Thompson was elected president.The organization willbe called tbe SonomaPress Club. Resolutions were adoptedfavoring the fair aud urging concert of ac-tion among the various organizations ofthe county.

Resolutions were also passed favorableto the road convention.

CAPTURED FOR POACHING.

The Schooners St. Paul and Alexan-dra Taken by the Rush.

Victoria, B. C, July 17.—The steamerQueen, which arrived from Alaska thisevening, brings word that the schoonersSt. Paul and Alexandra were towedinto Sitka by the United States revenuecutter Rush a few days before the Queenleft, having been seized for unlawfullycatching sea otter in Bering Sea, nearSanak Island. The Alexandra whenseized had ten sea otters and a couple ofseal skins on board, while the Si. Paulhad eight sea otier and eight seal skins.The former i3owned by I. Liebes of SanFrancisco and the latter by J. W. Wash-burn of San Francisco.

RAILWAY TO BOGOTA.

Projected Line in the Republicof Colombia.

ItWill Develop a Large Area of Fer-tile Country—Construction of Two

Other Lines Proposed.

Special to The Morning Cah.

Washington, July 17.— Advices to theBureau of American Republics from Trini-dad state that the last Royal Mail steamerfrom England brought a number of en-gineers to Colombia to carry out the con-struction of three new lines of railway inthat country. One of these lines is to belaid on the Pacific aide of Colombia andthe other is to extend toward Venezuela.

The line from Bogota to cho river Meta,a Urge affluent of the Orinoco, is of spe-cial importance to the colony of Trinidad.There is already communication bfetweenPort of Spain, Trinidad, and the interiorof Colombia by a line of steamers whichgo up the Orinoco and Meta, but trans-port overland between the river district onthe Meta and Bogota is unsatisfactory.

Special advantages are therefore ex-pected to accrue by bringing Bogota andthe interior of Colombia Into regular com-munication with the outside world bymeans of the new railway to the Orinoco-Meta steamers. Tho interior of Colombiasouth of Bogota is said to be very fertileand rich in natural resources, and greaterfacilities of transportation will result inthe development of a large trade whichwill find its outlet by way of the Orinocoand Meta.

The people of Trinidad expect not onlythe development of trade with Venezuela,but also with Colombia, and later on withEcuador and Brazil by means of Orinocoand its affluents and the new railways thatare likely to be built. The Port of Spain

Gazette says: Itis evident that (he newrailway between Bogota and the Meta andtbe freer navigation of tbe Orinoco arethe most important steps in the expansion

of the trade of the northern countries ofSouth America and are of direct interestto this colony.

NICARAGUAN REVOLUTIONThe Alliance Ordered to Proceed to

Corinto.Washington, D. C, July 17.—Secretary

Gresbam has received a cable message

from Minister Baker, dated at Managua,July 13, as follows: "The NicaraguanPresident and Minister of Foreign Affairsare still in prison at Leon. Ata meeting

of tbe Cabinet Zavalla was proclaimedDictator. A large majority of the Nica-raeuans support the Government."

Telegraphic orders have been sent toCommauder Whiting, commanding theUnited States steamer Alliance at Callao,Peru, to proceed at once to Corinto, theport on the west coast of Nicaragua near-est to Leon, and protect American inter-ests there. Itwill take at least a week toaiakb the trip.

FIRE AT DELANO.

Several Buildings Destroyed WithLight Insurance.

Delano, July 17.— At 11 o'clock to-night a fire broke out in the loftof L. \V.Martin's livery barn on the east side. Theflames soon spread to the adjoining build-ings and only through heroic efforts wasthe progress or the fire stayed.

The losses ao far as known are as fol-lows: T. W. Martin, livery barn andgrain supplies, $12,000, no insurance; Dr.J. S. Mitchell, S6OO, fully insured; Mrs. J.Karnnlinski, building, 81500. insuranceunknown ;Frates Bros., saloon, loss 81000,

some insurance. The origin of the fire isunknown.

London Warehouses Burning.London, July 17.— A large fire is burn-

ing in the warehonse district betweenLeadenhall street and Bevis Marks andCammoinile streets. Many warehouses arealready in ruins and the fire is unchecked.

His Royal Highness Shaken.London, July 17.— A hansom in which

the Prince of Wales was riding to-day col-lided with another and the Prince got abad snaking up, but was noiseriously nuit.

TRYON'S BLUNDER.

Captain Bourke Tells ofthe Disaster.

THE VICE-ADMIRALWARNED.

He Obstinately Persisted in theManeuver That Ended in

the Catastrophe.

Special to The Morning Calt»

Valleta, Malta, July 17.—The court-rnnrtial appointed to try Captain Burke,Stßff-Commander Hawkins-Smith and thesurviving officers of the British battle-shiD Victoria was opened to-day upon theIlibernia. the flagship of Rear-AdmiralTracey. Captain Burke and others wereheard, Captain Burke made a technicalexplanation of the, maneuvers. He andStaff-Commander Hawkins-Smith went toAdmiral Tryon's cabin together and re-ceived the orders. The vice-admiral, afterhaving originally fixed the distance? be-tween the ships at six cables, agreed witht!ie suggestion of the staff-commander,that Itshould be eight cables. Later, onthe deck, when Lieutenant Gilford said aquestion had been raised and that thestaff-commander toldhim that eight cableswas to be signaled, Captain Burke re-minded Admi al Tryon that he certainlyhad said the distance ought to be morethan six cables. The admiral turned toLieutenant Gilford and said: "Leave it atsix." Captain Burke then called the ad-miral's attention to the fact that the Vic-toria was turning in a circle of 800 yards.Tbe admiral replied: "Let itremain at sixcables," and Captain Burke went above.

Captain Bourkfcfurther said that whenhe was satisfied by personal observationthat the Camperdown was coming daDger-ously close he said to the admiral that theyhad better do something, The admirallooked up but made no reply.

Receiving no reply Bourke again ad-dressed the admiral, lepeating quickly twoor three times the request to go astern stfull speed with the port screw. At lastthe admiral said, "Yes."

Tho port screw was soon started fullspeed astern and 6hortly after CaptainBourke ordered both screws full speedastern. The ship's way, however, wasnot checked appreciably before the col-lision, which occurred within three and ahalf or four minutes after the hauling.down of the signal.

As to the events after the collision Cap-t un Bourke said he believed the comman-der gave no orders, but ju-t at the lastLieutenant Heath gave orders to jump.

The captain said that when the Victoriawent down the shock of striking the bot-tom was so tremendous M to cause tierboilers and machineiy to gv to pieces.. After describing at length the perils of. Vthe men sucked down ia tim -"'.'in ucubattered by the wreckage Boyrke ex-pressed the opinion that many more wouldhave been saved ifthe ship had sank grad-ually instead of turning ever. Y v •;'

CAPTURE OF WANDENKOLK.Brazilian Legation at London Con-

firms the Report.London, July 17.—The Brazilian Lega-

tion in this city has issued the followingcommunicaiion from Brazil: "The gun-boats Cananea and Kepublica chased th*insurgent vessel Jilpiter, with AdmiralWandeukolk on board, and captured herwithout resistance off Santa CatheriDa.

"There has been no fighting whatever inRio Grande do Sul. Three weeks ago therebels were compelled to cross into Uru-guay, where they were disarmed. Reportsas to the suspension of habeas corpus inBrazil are totally unfounded."

The Rio Janeiro correspondent of theTimes says that thoItalia, another steamerwhich escaped from Rio Grande do Sul,has been captured by the Federal fleet.

REVOLUTIONISTS UNDISMAYED.The Loss of Their Navy Increases

Their Valor.Valparaiso, July 17.— Apparently un-

dismayed by the logs of the navy, the landforces of the revolutionists in Rio Grandedo Sul are more aggressive than ever.

Generals Saraiva, Tavarese and Salgadohave combined forces and are nuw be-sieeing Yaguaron City. The town is welldefended and its capture willbe difficult.

The Kaiser's Summer Jaunt.Berlin*. July 17.—Emperor William,

accompanied by the Empress, sailed fromKiel to-day on the imperial yacht Hoheu-zollern. They will visit Bornhoim, anisland belonging to Denmark, in trie BalticSea; Gothenburg, in Sweden, and otherplaces in that country.

German Cabinet Minister Resigns.Berlin, July 17.—Freiherr yon Malt-

zann, Secretary of the Imperial Treasury,has resigned. It v probable that be willbe succeeded by Herr Schraub, one ol thaMinisters of Alsace-Lorraine.

Cleveland at Newport.

Buzzard's Bay, Mass., July 17.—Pres-ident Cleveland lofthere tbis morning ona steam yacht.

Newport, R. 1., July 17.—The yachtOneida, with President Cleveland aboard,anchored in the outer harbor this evening.

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