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ARE OFF ON JUNKETS
Officials Get Vacations
at Uncle Sam's
Expense.
AFRAID OP HOT WEATHER
Cabinet Members and Assis
tants Find Convenient Ex
cuses to Travel.
PENNY-WISE ADMINISTRATION.
The Treasury Literally Robbing
Peter to Pay Paul
Day by Day.
WASHINGTOX, D. C, Aug. 22.-This
isthe sedson for fishing excursions, and
for pleasant summer junkets at Uncle
Sam's expense. It is too hot fnr the ofli
cials to work. The President himself sets
the example by going fishing in Buzzards
Bay. The Secretary of War found it abso
lutely necessary to make a tour of the
great West to inspect military posts and
reservations; Hoke Smith has been eating
watermelons in Georgia; the Secretary of
the Navy has been taking a sea voyasre on
the Government dispatch-boat; the Secre
tary of the Treasury is on a trip on the
great lakes aboard a Government tender;
his son, Logan Carlisle, returned a week or
two ago from Europe, where he went with
Assistant Secretary Curtis on "business
connected with the Government finances" ;
that is to say, to see the English pawn
brokers. The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy has just returned from a sea trip;
Secretary of State Olney is away, also
Assistant Secretary Uhl; Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury Hamlin is in Massa
chusetts.
The Commissioner of Railroads took a
junket to the Pacific States and returned a
lew weeks ago; Carlisle's private secretary,
Van Senden, went on an excursion to Cali
fornia and Oregon to look after "business
connected with the mint" ; the Civil Ser
vice Commissioners will soon begin a tour
of the entire country ; Supervising Archi
tect Aiken leaves next weefc for the far
West "to look after public building con
struction"; the Director of the Mint finds
it necessary to go out to the coast to help
Van Senden in the mint business.
The executive officials always find that
the "exigencies of the public business"
must take them out of here during the hot
months. The private eecretary of one of
the Cabinet officers is casting about for a
reason that will demand his presence in
California, as he has never visited the coast
and wants to see the country.
The Secretary of the Navy, although he
is now away on a junket himself, does not
believe in vacations for mere clerks. His
own private secretary was away on a little
excursion and overstayed his leave of ab
. sence. He was promptly "docked" by the
{Secretary of the Navy in order to make a
horrible example.
This seems to be a penny-wise, pound
foolish administration.
It is related that when Cleveland came
Into the Presidential office in 1885 the' cash
in the treasury was counted to see whether
the wicked Republicans had been tapping
the till during their twenty -five years' in
cumbency. After a laborious count, last
ing many weeks, the oificeru reported that
all was found but 1 cent, and this was
afterward discovered in a crack. A few
weeks ago President Cleveland was for
warded 1 cent to make his salary account
balance, thus showing the precision and
accuracy of the treasury's bookkeeping.
But although the present regime is care
ful about pennies, they let the dollars take
care of themselves.
The officials were very scrupulous in
their honesty when they forwarded the
President his 1 cent, but the payment of
$5,000,000 to the Louisiana sugar-growers
and $250,000 to those in California was
quite another matter.
Secretary Carlisle is really responsible
for Comptroller Bowler's action, Mr. Car
lisle wants to save every cent possible to
the treasury, in order to make as good a
financial showins as he can. The treas
ury is literally robbing Peter to pay Paul.
But, notwithstanding all the efforts of the
administration, it is cenerally believed
that Uncle Sam will soon have to visit the
pawnbroker's office again.
The desire of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to husband his treasury funds is the
real reason why the Postoffice buildings at
San Francisco and in other cities are not
commenced.
It is suggested by a facetious Washing
ton man that if the administration is so
.. anxious to save a few dollars it might
. be well to call in its horde of summer
junketers.
A. R. U. ME*' RELEASED.
Seven of the Imprisoned btrike Leaders
Resume Their Labors.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 22. — Directors
William Burns, James Hogan, Martin J.
Elliott and L. W. Rodgersof the American
Railway Union were released from the
Woodstock (111.) Jail this morning and ar
rived in Chicago at an early hour. Sylves
ter Keliber, secretary, and Director Good
win were also released, but did not come to
the city. Keliher went to Minneapolis and
Goodwin to Winona, to further the work
of organization now going on in Minne
sota.
George Howard, ex-vice-president of the
union, spent his term at Joliet jail and was
set at liberty to-day also. Hogan will go
to Ogden, Utah, to-night, while Elliott will
go to Terre Haute and Rogers to Pueblo
this afternoon. All will engage in the
work of actively organizing new divisions
of the union. Elliott will speak at Cleve
land on Labor day, but his ultimate des
tination is Jersey City.
President Debs' term will not expire for
three months more, when he will come to
Chicago and re-establish in this city the
headquarters now at Terre Haute. In the
mean time Burns will remain in Chicago
and push the work in this section of the
country.
Tlie Omaha Controversy.
LINCOLN, Nebk., Aug. 22.— The Omaha
Police Board controversy is in the hands
of the Supreme Court for adjudication and
decision. Both sides to the controversy to
day filed their printed briefs with the court
clerk, reviewing the case in all its bearings
from their respective standpoints. Chief
Justice Norval, who is in the city, says the
court will probably be convened in special
session next week.
Accused by a Husband.
. TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 22.-Frank Ma
gowan, a rubber manufacturer, who has
been in financial and domestic difficulties
for some time, was arrested this forenoon
on a bench warrant and charged with crim
inal relations with Helen Edith Barnes,
wife of John Albert Barnes, superinten
dent of the Eastern Ilubber Company, one
of the concerns controlled by Magowan
until it passed, two weeks ago, into the
hands of receivers. Magowan waa taken
to the Mercer County Jail and held in de
fault of $25,000 bail. The charge was pre
ferred by the husband of Helen Barnes.
SOME VXSAFE BVIITtIXGB.
Theaters Conducted in Jfetc Yorie Regard
less of the Law.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 22.— The re
port of Snperintendent of Buildings Con
stable on the theaters of this city was not
given to the Mayor ye&terday afternoon as
had been expected. Constable told a re
porter that the report would make a sensa
tion. He said he could not go into details
about it until the Mayor had seen it. but
he could say that out of fifty-two places
of amusement licensed by the Mayor six
teen had not observed the law. As the
law does not permit the superintendent of
buildings to condemn a theater for insuffi
cient arrangements for lire Constable will
recommend to the Mayor that he revoke
the licenses of the sixteen theaters until
the necessary changes have been made.
"We found some theaters without fire
proof proscenium arches," said Constable.
"We found others without adequate rire
escapes. We found others without tire
proof stages and scenery. We found others
in which carpenter-shops were maintained
on and under the stage, in direct violation
of the law, and others in which scenery of
the most inflammable sort was stored
under the stage, and others still with
nocks and corners and spaces below the
auditorium, stage and stairs filled with
rubbish of the most dangerous kind. We
also found theaters conducted in buildings
absolutely unsafe in every reewect and the
law utterly disregarded. We found a few
of the theaters whose managei'3 were com
plying with the law. This is noticeably
true of the recently built theaters."
THE SUNFLOWER CARNIVAL
Parade of Dazzling Beauty
Through Colorado Springs
Streets.
United States Regulars and Col
lege Men Participated In the
Big Turnout.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 22.—
The third annual Sunflower Carnival took
place here to-day. The city was in holi
day attire and thousands of visitors from
all over the State were in attendance, in
cluding Governor Mclntire and staff in
full uniform. The carnival itself was par-
ticipated in by representatives of almost
every State, who are summering here and
at Manitou.
The street parade was a mile and a half in
length and one of its principal features
was 500 United States regulars with a
military band from Fort Logan. Part of
the regulars were in campaign garb with
typical Western sombreros and leggins
and these created great enthusiasm.
Turnouts of all descriptions from the
smartest tandems to the regulation moun
tain stage were in line. The decorations
on the vehicles were grand and unique,
ana in some instances gorgeous with beau
tiful colored wild flowers.
A feature of the parade was the rivalry
displayed in the beautiful turnouts en
tered by adherents of Yale, Harvard and
Princeton. Yale had a four-wheeled trap
profusely decorated with blue bunting,
blue cornflowers and white hollyhocks
and was drawn by handsome white horses
crowned with flowers, the harness being
wound with blue ribbons. The occupants
wore white duck and Yale blue. The Har
vard trap, a beautiful blaze of crimson, was
drawn by two coal black horses. Prince
ton was represented by a tandem— a mass
oforanseand black, which took the first
prize offered for tandems in the parade.
To-night occurred a large decorated lantern
parade.
TEN MILLIONS IX GOLD.
Another Heavy Shipment to the Thila-
delphia Mint.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 22.— The
Philadelphia mint has received another
shipment of $10,000,000 in jrold from the
New York assay office. Half of the amount
arrived yesterday afternoon and the rest
to-day. It was all in the form of bullion.
The gold is not needed for the currency
coinage of the mint, but it will be later on,
and the facilities for storing it are probably
better here than in New York. The mint
is coining mostly subsidiary coins just
now, there being more demand for them
than anything else. Quarter and half
dollars were turned out to-day. Some gold
coins are being made, but not many. Those
made lately nave been half-eagles, and
nearly half a million coins of that charac
ter are now cut ready to be stamped. The
coining of eagles will soon begin, and later
on double eagles will be turned out.
Knights of the Silver Croat.
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 22.— The Knights
of the Silver Cross, claiming to be a be
nevolent association of Missouri, made ap
plication to the Insurance Commissioner
to-day to do business in this State. One
of the requirements of the by-laws is that
each member shall pledge himself as a
"tearless advocate of the free and un
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of 10
to 1, independent of advice or opinion of
the world.' 1 The commissioner looks on
the organization as a medium of organiz
ing silver clubs, and will in all probabili
ties not grant them a permit under exist
ing circumstances.
Drowned in the Channel.
BROOKLINE, Me.. Aug. 22.-While
crossing the channel between Naskeag
Point and Harbor Island in a small boat
last night Dr. Garter of Boston, Miss Don
Elora and Madine Foster, a 12-year-old
girl of New York, were thrown overboard
and drowned. Dr. Carter was interested
in mining and leaves a widow and three
children in Boston. Miss Elora was an
actress and authoress, and was better
known as Miss Beulah. She had written
several dramas. Miss Foster had some
Btage experience. The bodies of Miss
Elora and Miss Foster have been re
covered.
Lynched by a Mob.
LITTLE ROCK, Akk., Aug. 22.— The
negro Jones, who murdered the white
man Belzover, at Tiller some time ago, and
who broke jail at Monticello a few days
ago and shot James Bennett, a prominent
young man, while resisting arrest, was
lynched last night at Monticello by a mob
of twenty-five men. The mob could not
get the keys from Jailor Wilson and had
to cut into the jail. Jones escaped from
jail with three other prisoners. He secured
a gun and^ fought desperately.
Gilvin Is Guarded in Jail.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 22.— Jack Gil
vin, the 60-year old assailant of Miss Annie
Gore of Nicholas County, is in jail at
Carlisle, and is being guarded to-nigt to
prevent being lynched. Miss Gore was
attacked by Gilvin yesterday evening while
driving in a buggy, three miles from Car
lisle. The young lady is in a critical con
dition, and shouid she die, it will be im
possible to prevent the friends of her family
from lynching Gilvin.
National Keeley League.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 22.— The fifth
annual convention of the National Keeley
League adjourned sine die to-day. Colonel
A. J. Smith of Leavenwortb. was elected
president.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1895.
WITH GREATEST EASE
Joe Patchen Won Three
Straight Heats From
Gentry.
ORDINARY TIME MADE.
A Strong Breeze Was Blowing
and Greatly Retarded
the Speed.
CUREY HAD AN EASY TEIXG.
McHenry Used the Whip Liberally,
but His Horse Was Unable
to Respond.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 22.-Joe Patchen
won three straight heats frOm John R.
Gentry at Washington Park to-day and
won them with the greatest ease. There
was a strong south breeze blowing; down
the stretch and Starter McArty delayed
the first heat of the big event until after
the heat of the 2:25 class. After scoring a
couple of times McArty j:a/e the word on
even terms, the heavy wind and track pre-
eluding the possibility of breaking a record.
To the half they raced n ecu and neck,
when McHenry called on Gentry and he
forged to the fore. Curry sat still and in
the stretch made his call. Patchen re
sponded gamely and won easily in 2:05}- 4 ',
with Gentry a length to the bad. The
time by quarters in this the fastest heat
was: Quarter, 32^5 half, 1:02}^; three
quarter?, l:32>k; mile, 2:03^.
In the second heat Patchen led all the
way. McHenry went to the whip at
the half, but Gentry could not re
spond. Curry pulled Patchen up, jogging
home in 2:O7J^. After this heat Curry an
nounced that he was going for the record
and would not wait for Gentry. The third
heat was easily Patchen's, as Gentry had
tired under punishment in the previous
heat on coming into the stretch. Alto
gether the race was a vast disappointment
to the 12,000 persons present. At no time
did Gentry act as though he had a chance
to win a heat.
Only one of the regular races on the card
was finished, the others being postponed
until to-morrow. . .
Breeders' stake, 2:25 class, trotting: purse
$2000.
Abnet, br. h., by Ambassador (Bassett)..l 5 12 1
Pat L, b. h., by Republican (Lash) 2 14 12
Maria I), gr. t.,by Batron (Jamison) 6 2 2 4 3
Miss Kate 3 4 3 5 4
Joktan 4 3 5 3 5
Time, 2 :14y 3 -2 :16i/4-2 :17 V4-2 :16%-2 :21.
Special pacing race: purse $8000.
Joe Patchen, blk. h., by Patchen Wllkes
(Curry) 1 1 1
John R. Gentry, b. h., by Agbland Wllkes
(McHenrv)..' 2 22
Time, 2:05V4-2:O7Vi-2:O7iA.
2:12 class, pace: purse $1000. (Postponed.) '
Susie O, b. m., by little Henry (H»gbee)......4 1 1
Slumber, br. h., by Herald (O'.Neil) 1 2,7
EllaT, g. m.. by Altamont (Tilden) .2 7 4
Tommy BrO.vn, Alt!. Suble Gift, Dan McCabe,
Sir Edwin Arnold, Attorney Jr. and Peerless fin
ished as named.
Time, 2:111/4-2:1214-2:1434.
The Chicago statce. 2:20 class, trotting; purse
$50i;0. (Postponed.)
Annie, en. m., by Warlock (Hedges) 3 1 1
Bryson, br. h., by Simons (Curran) 1 2 3
Miss McGregor, by .Robert McGregor (Bald- * A
; win) .;... 6 3 2
' Margaret, Baker, Helen X, Jjady Wilton, 1 Mar-;
garet C and Rlzpah finished as named. :■•.•'. ■
Time, 2:17 8:14%— 5:HL
OX OTHER BIG TRACKS.
Alix Sot in Good form and Could Sot
Lower Her Record.
ROCHESTER, N. V., Aug. 22.— Alii was
not in good form to-day and she failed to
touch her record of 2:03%, her time to-day
being 2:09%. John 8. Johnson failed to
beat his record for a mile of two minutes,
his time to-day being 2:02^. In the one
mile handicap bicycle race Johnson won
easily. He tooK first place after passing
the first quarter pole and kept it. Time,
2:26^.
2:08 class, trotting: purse $1000.
Azote, b. g., by Whips-Josie (McDowell) 1 1 1
Ora Wilkes 2 2 3
Lightning :.......:....:; .....3 3 2
Time, 2 :12%— -.083^—2 :09.
2:14 class, pace; purse $1000.
Bright Regent, eh. g., by Prince Regent-
Bright Eyes (Geers) 11l
Veta 2 2 2
Kentucky Star 6 3 4
General Kwell 12 4 3
Maud 1' 3 5 8
JoeJett.: 4 6 5
Ferndale 5 7 9
Kate Greenland ....11 9 6
Dudley 7 810
Brooks 10 10 7
Billy J 8 12 11
Judge Sterling 9 11 12
Time, 2:10%—2:12%—2:11H
-2:21 class, trottine; purse, $1000.
Red Pointer, g. g., by Red W!lkes(Stanley)....l 1 1
Lake Erie 4 2 2
Belle Truxton 2 7 5
Anna il ace 3 6 3
Kin? Rone Jr 8 3 4
Etiquette 6 4 8
Eddy Winces... 6 6 7
Cristabel 7 8 8
Time. 2:191/4.2:19%, 2:19%.
Exhibition race to beat 2:03%, Time won, Allx
second. Time, 2:09%.
SARATOGA, N. V., Aug. 22.-Five furlongs,
Runway won, Manchester second, Edna May
third. Time, 1:041/4-
One mile, Pepper won, Maurice second.
Time. 1 Only two started. .
Five and a half furlongs, Chugnut won, Mil
dred D second, Fifleld third. Time. I :o9}£.
One mile and a sixteenth, Dungarven won,
Prig second, Cass third. Time, 1:4!%.-
The Beverwvrk Renewal steeplechase, guar
anteed puree $1500, full course, about two and
a half miles, Lion Heart won, Woodford second,
Beverwyck third. Time, 6:17.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 22.— Some
very good things went through ; to-day,
and the book backed by the association
was hit so hard that it had to turn its slate
toward the i wall and ; pay off in checks.
Well Used, Montella and Alva were all
played as sure things and ail went through.
Six furlongs, Well Used won, Pat Brooks sec
ond. Two Light third. Time, 1 :18^.
Four and a half furlongs, Darwin Wedge
wood won, Nellie B second, Jerold third.
Time, :59.
Five furlongs, Virgin won, Bridget second,
Thurman third. Time, l:o3}£.
Five and a half furlongs, Montella won, Ben
Harrison second, Miss Pearl third. Time,
1:10%.
Five furlongs. Alva won, Miss Addle second,
Arthur Davis third. Time. 1 :04.
. INDEPENDENCE, lowa, Aug. 22.— A
strong wind on the Kite track to-day
caused slow time. The two-year-old 3:00
pace was the only divided affair. Midnight
L should have won the race, but skillful
manipulation on the part of other drivers
completely shut him but.
2:30 trot, purse $1000, McKee won. Gentry
Love gecond, Yodella third. Best time, 2:20.
Two-year-old 3:00 pace, purse $1000, Jack
won, Rex B second, Chinch Bug third. Best
time, 2:2G>£.
Two-year-old 3:00 trot, Doc Deianey won,
Midnight L second. Palsy Brooks third. Best
time, 2:19^.
AQUEDUCT RACETRACK, L. 1., Aug. 22.—
Four and a half furlongs, Gladiola won, Little
Thorns second, Rondout II third. Time, :57.
One mile, Kinglet won, Mirage second,
Golden Gate third. Time, 1 :43?^.
6ix furiongs, Mangrove won, Buck Knight
Becond, Seabird third. Time, 1:16)£.
Four and a half furlong*, Imperial won,
Unity second, Gloria third. Time, :56%.
Six and a half furlongs, Logan won, Queen
Bess second, Panway third. Time, I :22J^.
One mile, Campania won. Roller second, Now
or Never third. Time, 1 :44 1 4 1
ST. LOUI9, Mo., Aug. 22.—Three-quarters of
a mile, Tommy Rutter won, Mollie King second,
Martha Griffin third. Time, 1 :W%
Three-quarters of a mile, Nicholas won, King
Stone second, Bir Vassar third. Time, 1:17%.
Three-quarters of a mile, Marchavray won,
Picaroon second, Fra Diavolo third. Time,
1:16%.
One mile, Addle Buchanan won, Overella
second, Hessen third. Time, 1:44%.
Seven-eighths of a mile, Dago won, Crevasse
sscond, Booze third. Time, 1:30.
Seven and a half furlongs, Charles P won,
The Kitten second, Cave Spring third. Time,
1:37^. .■ ,-.--.. . - . ■--„;
On the Ball Field.
BROOKLYN, N. V., Aug. Brooklyns 6,
4,0; Pittsburgs 0, 2, 4. Batteries— Kennedy
and Grimm; Menefee, Hart and Merritt. Um
pire—Murray. „
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 22.— New Yorks 8,
12, 2; St. Louis 6, 9, 7. Batteries—
Rusie and Wilson; Ehret McDougal and Peitz.
Umpires— and Emslie. ' .
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 22.— Bostons 9, 14, 2 ;
Louiavilles 5, 8, 2. Batteries— and
McDermott and Warner. Umpire— Me-
Donald.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aue. 22.—Philadel
phias 4, 11, 3 ; Cincinnatis 3, 9, 5. Batteries-
Taylor and Clements, Rhiues and Vaughn.
Umpire— Keefe. >
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 22.— Baltimores 9,
10, 3; Chicagos 8, 8, 1. Batteries— Hemming
and Robin«on, and Kittredge. Um
pire*— Rietz and Donohue. '
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. Washingtona
1,5,2; Clevelands 4, 11, Batteries— Mercer
and McGuire, Wilson and O'Connor. Umpire—
O'Day. -.-
Boston Ball Men Abroad.
LIVERPOOL, Eng., Aug. 22.— The Bos
ton Amateur Baseball Club, which sailed
from Philadelphia August 10 on board the
steamer Ohio, arrived here to-day. All its
members were well and in trim for play
ing. They proceeded to Derby, where
they played a game with the Derby nine.
The game was called at the end of the
seventh inning, owing to darkness. Score:
Bostons 12, Derbys 11. Another game will
be played Thursday.
IN BEHALF OF WALLER.
Embassador Eustis Taking
Steps to Secure an In
vestigation.
The Wife and Children of the Im
prisoned Ex-Consul Returning
to This Country.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 22.— Acting
Secretary of State Adee authorizes the
statement that information has been re
ceived from Embassaoor Eustis in re
sponse to urgent instructions cabled him
some three weeks ago that the record of
the proceedings and evidence in the court
martial of Mr. Waller at Tamatave is ex
pected to reach Paris toward the end of
this month.
Mr. Eustis also reports that access to Mr.
Waller has been accorded to him after re
peated and urgent requests, as instruct«d.
The department not having been advised
whether Mr. Eustis has taken advantage
of this permission to delegate a competent
deputy to visit the prison near Clairvaux,
where Mr. Waller is at present confined,
and confer with him Mr. Adee instructed
him by telegraph that he should do so at
once, if not already done.
The department has no later informa
tion of the movements of Mrs. Waller and
her four children since the dispatch of
Consul Campbell of Port Louis, Mauritius,
announcing that, under the department's
cabled instructions to provide them with
passage home, they were to sail from that
place for France on the 20th of this month
on thftir way to the United States. Mr.
Eustis has been instructed to take care of
Mrs. Waller and the children on their ar
rival in France, and to furnish them with
passage to the United States by steamer.
DUPED MANY CREDITORS
Confidence Scheme Worked
by a Captain of the
Chicago Hussars.
Bought Goods on Credit and Fled
With the Proceeds of
Their Sale.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 22.— The Chicago
Hussars have lost a dashing lieutenant and
the Chicago Looking-glass Company, with
offices at 11 to 23 Jefferson street, is minus
a president. Conrad H. Beyer, a young
German, held both these positions prior to
August 13, at which time the looking-glass
company failed and Lieutenant Beyer dis
appeared. His creditors at once began pro
ceedings to learn the state of Beyer's
finances and incidentally to find out where
he was located. Several of his creditors,
including his brother, Charles F. Beyer,
were examined in the County Court yester
terdav by Attorney Jacob Newman.
Beyer, according to Mr. Newman's state
ment, was concealed in the house of
some member or members of the Chicago
Hussars from August 13 until last Fri
day, when he and his wife left the
city, bound, Newman thinks, for Frank
fort-on-the-Main, the former home of
Mrs. Beyer. They took with them over
$50,000 in cash, he says. The lawyer repre
sented to the court that little would be left
for the creditors unless the fugitives are
brought back. Detectives are now watch
intr all the outgoing steamers.
The National Bank of Illinois is said to
have a claim against Beyer for $10,000 and
tlie Firßt National Bank one for $0000.
The allegation is that Beyer obtained the
money which he took with him by pur
chasing goods from dealers ostensibly for
use by the looking-glass company, but the
goods were sent directly to warehouses
and the receipts therefor taken and pledged
for cash. Between August 1 and August 13
Newman says Beyer secured between $20,
--000 and $25,000 worth of goods, which he
disposed of as indicated.
Beyer came to Cnicago about ten years
ago and dealt in Lake View real estate for
a time, finally taking up the looking-glass
business. A few years ago, according to
the statement of his brother, who was on
the witness-stand yesterday, Conrad mar
ried Fraulein Estenfeld of Frankfort-on-the-
Main, daughter of a member of the firm of
Estenfeld & Nicolai, contractors to the
German army. Herr EBtenfeld is very
wealthy, and he supplied his daughter with
considerable money before her marriage,
all of which, it is alleged, her husband
promptly spent in this country. Beyer
lived in a beautiful house at 3281 Arling
ton street, Lake and this and such
other property as could be secured by legal
process is now in the hands of the Sheriff
to satisfy his creditors.
Picnio of a Grange.
PRINCETON, 111., Aug. 22.— The an
nual picnic of the Northern Illinois Dis
trict Grange opened at Lake Senachwino
to-day with an attendance of about 1200.
The session will last two days and the
principal addresses will be made by Mrs.
M. Mayo of Battle Creek. Mich., ana David
Lubin of California. To-morrow an at
tendance of 2000 is expected, and the meet
ings will be held in the open air.
Aaaignmtmt of a Bank.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 22.— An
assignment of the Peoples' Savings and
Loan Association was made to-day to J.
H. Bishop. The liabilities are estimated
at $186,800, and assets $170,000. The asso
ciation lost money in a bant failure two
years ago, and the assignment is an in
direct result.
Heath of Ex-Governor Morrit.
NEW HAVEN, Cokn., Ang. 22.— Ex-
Gqveruor Morris was struck with apoplexy
this moraine in his office here. Mr. Morris
died at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
CATTLE FROM CANADA
Conflict of Opinion as
to the Reported
Diseases.
STATESMEN ARE PUZZLED
England's Parliament Given
Information on Currency
Questions.
BELIEF WOBK IN ARMENIA.
Pleas for Clemency In Behalf of
Mrs. Maybrlok to Receive Just
Consideration.
LONDON, Eng., Aug. 22.— 1n the House
of Commons to-day Walter H. Long, presi
dent of the Board of Agriculture, refused
the demand of Mr. White that the brief
official report of inquiry into the two cases
of pleuro-pneumonia alleged to have been
recently found in cattle at Deptford be
laid on the table of the House. Mr. Long,
however, offered to supply Mr. White per
sonally with a copy of the report.
Mr. White asked if, in view of the con
flict of opinions of Canadian and British
experts and also in view of the assertion
of the Dominion Government that conta
gious pleuro-pneumonia had never been
known in any part of the Dominion, Mr.
Long would accept the Dominion's invita
tion to send a veterinary expert to Canada
to elucidate the facts.
Mr. Long said he did not see that it
would be of any assistance. His own view
was based upon the actual detection of
cases of the disease in England. He saw
no need of making any special experi
ments with the last cases discovered, as
the Department of Agriculture was per
fectly satisfied with the opinions of its
advisors.
Sir John Leng, member for Dundee,
asked A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the
Treasury, whether in consonnace with the
views he had repeatedly expressed he
would advise that the Government invite
the assemblage of an international confer
ence in order to obtain an agreement in
regard to the currency. Mr. Balfour said
he had always been strongly in favor of
an international agreement upon the cur
rency question, but that he had no right
to pledge his colleagues to such an opin
ion, nor had he any reason for thinking
Buch an agreement would result at the
present moment ftom an international con
ference. A second abortive conference, he
thought, would be very undesirable.
George Curzon, Under Foreign Secretary
of Affairs, stated that under instructions
Vice-Consul Hampton had visited the dis
trict of Sassoun, in Armenia, with the ob
ject of having the foreign missionaries act
In concert in the distribution of food and
other supplies for the support of the in
habitants of the villages in their vicinity
during the coming winter.
In regard to the Christian prisoners ar
rested by the Turkish authorities, he said,
eince the decree of amnesty issued on July
23, the prisoners confined in Constanti
nople had been released, but there was
reason to suppose that a number of pris
oners were still detained in Angora at
Bitlis, DiarbKir and elsewhere, and the at
tention of the Porte had been called to this
action of the Provincial Governors.
Dr. Tanner, the anti-Parnellite, who
represents the middle division of County
Cork, who was suspended for a week for
disorderly conduct in the House, reap
peared in the chamber to-day, the time of
his suspension having expired. He was in
good spirits.
Several short speeches on the estimates
were made.
T. P. O'Connor, anti-Parnellite, member
for the Scotland division of Liverpool,
asked the Government to reconsider the
sentence of imprisonment for life imposed
upon Mrs. Florence May brick, who was
convicted some years ago of poisoning her
husband, who was a well-known merchant
of Liverpool. Mr. O'Connor said he did
not know of a case that excited more abid
ing interest and a stronger conviction of
innocence.
Sir M. White Ridley, Secretary of State
for the Home Department, promised to
give his best attention to the case.
FEW COLLEGE OF LASQUAGEB.
General de Peyater'a Gift to the American
University.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 22.— 0n June
11 General Watts de Peyster of Tivoli, N.
V., presented, through Bishop John F.
Hurst of Washington and the Rev. Arthur
M. Griffin of Tivoli, a gift which makes
possible at once the erection of the college
of languages of the American University
in Washington. Yesterday Bishop Hurst,
as chancellor, and John E. Andrews, pres
ident of the board of trustees, for
mally accepted on behalf of the trus
tees the gift. These gentlemen de
cided on the part of the trustees that the
new building shall bear the name "The
General J. Watts de Peyster College of
Lang\iages." They have accepted a further
gift of the general, namely, a bronze statue
of heroic size, now being made in Paris,
which they have determined to place in
front of the college.
The American University is located on
the northwestern heights of Washington.
The institution site consists of ninety acres
and cost $100,000, but is now valued at sev
eral times that amount owing to the rise in
real estate in that part of the city. Plans
for the college of history are now being
prepared. The building is to cost $150,000,
which is already pledged, and an endow
ment of $100,000 has been received from a
lady in New York.
BAXSOWB HEW COMMISSION.
Certain to Be Appointed to Succeed Him
self.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 22.-A Wash
ington special says:
It ia believed that Mr. Ransom's new
commission as Minister to Mexico wil)
reach the State Department in the next
mail from Gray Gables.
There have been intimations for the past
few days that the President may accept
the plea of ill health that Mr. Ransom has
put forward for his continued absence from
his post as sufficient reason for his refusal
to reappoint him, but it is stated with
positiveness at the State Department that
Mr. Ransom will be appointeff to succeed
himself. It was with this understanding
of the matter, it is said, that the Senator
left Washington a few days ago and went
to Blowing Rock, N. C.
Making Good a JHwrrpnney.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 22.'-It
transpired to-day that A. R. Spofford, the
Congressional Librarian, yesterday de
posited with the Treasury of the United
States $22,000, as he had proposed some days
previous to settle the discrepancy in his
accounts as Librarian and Register of
Copyrights. The amount, it is said, has
been placed to his credit, but the payment
is not accepted as a settlement of the mat
ters in controversy.
HESTER'S HOTuL HORROR.
It Is Wow Certain That Twenty-Two
Persons Perished.
DENVER, Colo., Auk. 22.— The list of
dead in the Gumry Hotel wreck stands at
twenty-two, and this will probably be the
total of the casualties. Of these three
bodies remain unclaimed by friends,
though it is believed that they are the
missing men. The Fire Department, ex
hausted by its labors at the hotel wreck
and at the planing-mill fire of this morn
ing, was at noon permitted to return to
headquarters, and gangs of laborers were
set to work to clear away the wreck to
make sure that no more bodies lie buried
under the debris. There has been a woe
ful lack of executive ability shown by the
municipal authorities in the work of
rescue, and the wreckage will not do all
cleared away before Saturday night.
Rumors of missing people lack support,
and the death roll will not be increased.
A rainstorm to-night further retards
progress on the wreck.
EIIDEXCE AGAINST HOLMES.
Various Aliases Used by the Murderous
Insurance Swindler.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 22.— A repre
sentative of the Fidelity Mutual Life As
sociation of Philadelphia is in this city ob
taining further evidence in the famous
Holmes case.
Miss L. M. Strain says she positively
identifies by means of a photograph the
trunk which played so important a part in
the case as the one she saw taken from the
house on Winooski avenue and \V. B. Mc-
Killip stated that when here Holmes
passed by the name of James B. Judson,
claiming the house he rented of him was
for his sister. Mrs. Cook, who lived in the
house recognized photographs of Mrs.
Pietzel and her daughter Dessa.
At the Hotel Burlington Holmes was
known as G. D. Hale, while at Thomas
Ahearn'a he passed as Mr. Hall.
THE LOWEST SINCE MARCH
Gradual Decrease of the Bal-
ance in the United States
Treasury.
The Expected Increase of Revenue
From Tariffs Failed to
Materialize.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Ang. 22.— The
official figures issued to-day show the gen
eral treasury balance stands at $181,534,897.
This includes $2,376,277 disbursed on ac
count of bonds and interest this month,
which will not appear until the statement
for August, which appears on the Ist of
September. Deducting this the actual bal
ance is found to be $179,158,620. This is
the lowest figure reached since last March,
when the treasury began to receive the
proceeds of the sale of bonds at that time.
The treasury statement issued to-day
shows that the large increase of revenue
expected as a result of the passage of the
Wilson bill does not materialize, there be
ing a large excess of expenditures over the
receipts for the first three weeks of August.
Last month the expenditures were over
$8,000,000 in excess of receipts. In an en
deavor to make it appear that the times
are very prosperous, the Postmaster-Gen
eral has prepared another statement of
postoffice receipts— this time for July, just
ended. •
As compared with July, 1894, while many
cities show considerable increase, among
them San Francisco, the gains are not
much, if any greater, than usual in one
year's time. The Postmaster-General ex
pressed himself as gratified at San Fran
cisco's increase of nearly $15,000 This ia
nearly one-quarter as much as the in
creases in New York and Chicago.
BREVITIES FROM THE WIRE.
Condensed From Special Telegrams to
"The Call."
State Center, lowa, was visited by its second
fire in eight months. All that was left by the
previous lire was burned.
The Secretary of the Interior has drawn upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for $750,000 for
payment of pensions at the agency at San
Francisco.
The Treasury Department is informed that
$100,000 in gold was withdrawn for export on
Wednesday, reducing the gold reserve to
$101,430,000.
A passenger steamer on the Rhine came in
collision with a string of barges in tow near
Mehrum, sinking one of them and drowning
eight persons.
As the result of a domestic quarrel Alonzo
Bemer, a colored postal clerk at St. Louis, shot
and seriously wounded his young wife and her
aged mother aud then fired upon his baby, but
missed it.
A dispatch from Vladivostock says that the
Japanese occupy only the coasts ot Formosa,
but that they send expeditions into the interior
of the island to punish the rebels. Some oi
these expeditions have not been successful.
The strike of the jute-workers in Dundee,
Scotland, is spreading rapidly. Tnlrteen thous
and workers went out Wednesday in addition
to 7000 that struck Tuesday. The strikers are
very orderly aud are giving the police no
trouble.
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Night Robes, 50c.
We are not exclusive hatters, so those
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This week we are selling Ladies' Dongola Kid
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pointed toes and patent-leather tips for
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