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VOLUME LXXVIII.-NO. 150. WAR CLOUDS GATHER Russia Ready to Strike at Great Britain's Power. FAVORING VENEZUELA. Threatened Interference Should England and America Clash. DARK OUTLOOK IN THE ORIENT. Fifteen Russian Warships Headed for Fusan, the Korean Port. WASHINGTON, V. C, Oct. 27.-Com plications of the Eastern and Western hemispheres seem to be strangely inter mixed just now, so far as can be judged from the general trend of diplomatic gos sip and other confirmatory sources of in formation. The diplomats of great capi tals form a circle within themselves, and by their confidential interchange of hints, suggestions and private "tips" from their respective Governments frequently arrive at conclusions as to pending matters of in ternational policies which are never openly expressed, and if cuessed at in the news papers are always "diplomatically denied," as the late Secretary Blame expressed it, but which arc often entitled to grave con sideration when they can be approximately arrived at. A particularly strong under current of secret diplomatic information generally gives some indications discern ible by experienced observers. Suggestive manifestations of this kind have been very noticeable within the last few days with regard to tbe Chinese and Venezuelan sit uations. Notwithstanding the fact that Shanghai has been generally and justly discredited as a source of accurate information in re gard to Chinese and Japanse complica tions, statements originating there in re spect to a treaty with China securing to Russia a North Pacific terminus for its great Siberian railroad are generally ac cepted here as true. Nor is any doubt cast upon the statement from the same source that a fleet of fifteen Russian warships has sailed for Fusan, the Korean .port nearest to Japan, and is barely twelve hours dis tant from the Japanese, mainland, It is also regarded as certain that this move ment on the part of Russia will bring about grave complications with Great Brit ain.. as tlirt'atf Jiint; the security of the British eastern empire. The general tone of diplomatic discussion also recognizes the fact that Great Britain stands alone among European powers, without ■ one ally upon whom it could rely. It is under these circumstances that the Venezuelan controversy comes under con sideration ana becomes mixed up with the threatening Eastern war cloud. While it is not supposed that hostilities between the United States and Great Britain can result from Britain's infraction of the Monroe doctrine in Venezuela and the al leged ultimatum said to have been ad dressed to that little republic (which ulti matum, by the way, has not yet appeared in evidence), nevertheless the urgency of the situation has been recognized in two very significant ways. The first has relation to the farewell visit of Prince Cantacuzene. the late Rus- sian Embassador, to Secretary Olney. It is stated on goon authority that the Rus sian diplomat's leave-taking was given especial significance by his recalling the ancient friendship of Russia to the United States, as manifested by the Emperor Alexander dispatching a Russian squad ron to New York when France and Eng land threatened to recognize the Southern Confederacy. Prince Cantacuzene, it is in timated, stated in a guarded diplomatic phrase that should a similar emergency arise the good offices of Russia could be again depended upon. The importance of this interview was enhanceed by an immediate manifesta tion of excessive courtesy on the part of the leading remaining members of the Russian legation toward the Venezuelan Minister in Washington. Formal visits were exchanged in a manner most unusual in the intercourse of European diplomats and the representatives of South American States, which intercourse of courtesies has always hitherto been restricted to public functions and ceremonial occasions. The absence of any conceivable motive, except an expression by Russia of friendly inter est in behalf of Venezuela in its contro- versy with Great Britain, for these un usual, unaccustomed diplomatic calls has given them much importance. These diplomatic "straws" indicating the course which Russia would take in the event of the United States controversy with Great Britain reaching an acute stage have brought out another significant and hitherto unpublished incident which illus trates still more strongly how isolated Great Britain is in her foreign policy. When Rio de Janeiro was being bom barded by the fleet of Admiral Mello with a view to the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy, and before our admiral, Ben ham, broke the blockade, Great Britain pro posed to send a squadron to Brazilian waters which would outnumber the Amer ican forces. When this intention was made known the French Minister in Wash ington, by instructions of his Government, waited upon Secretary Gresham and gave him the assurance that for every additional warship sent by Great Britain France would send two. That intimation was enough. No more British ships were sent, and the attempt to re-establish imperialism in Brazil fell to the ground. ALARM WAS PREMATURE. An English Paper's Comment on the Ch x o- asia Situation. \ LONDON, ESQ., Oct. 27.— 1n its issue to morrow morning the Daily Graphic will say : • . We are in a position to state on high offi cial authority that the outline of the Chino- Russian treaty telegraphed from Hongkong does not bear any resemblance whatever to the actual facts of the negotiations that The San Francisco Call. have taken place between 9 Russia and China. Moreover, the spirit in which the Russian Government has approached the present crisis in the far East is entirely at variance with the anti-English attitude of certain Russian newspapers, to whose ex pressions of opinion undue weight has been accorded in this country. Commenting upon its information, the Graphic will say: "It was derived from a source, the com petence of which is beyond dispute. It was conveyed to us in such unambiguous terms as to preclude any suspicion of arriere-pensee." BOMBS. PUCED BY STRIKERS. Police ar.d Citizens of Madison, Wis., Ex cited Over the Finding of In fernal Machines. MADISON, Wis., Oct. 27.— Two bombs were found in this city and the local police are trying to solve the mystery of their origin. The first was found in the Capitol yard, while the second was found in the yard of H. I. Veerhusen of the tailoring firm of Olzeon & Veerhusen, whose em ployes went on a strike recently. The fact that one of the bombs was found in the yard of one of the tailor-manufac turers has caused a very general belief that they were left where they were found by strikers. Some of these are said to be pro nounced anarchists and are said by the police to have made numerous murderous threats recently. The bomb left in the Capitol yard was put in a place where it would have Killed many had it exploded. The finding of bombs has caused a great deal of excite ment in Madison. ATTACKED Ji r A J-lOx- Circus- Oxcner Reynolds Fatally Injured by One of His Beasts. ROCKFORD, 111., Oct. 27.— G. W. Rey nolds, a local capitalist and owner of a circus, which is in winter quarters at this place, was fatally injured while feeding a big lion to-day. As he approached the cage the beast sprang upon ;us owner and attempted to draw him into the cage. Mr. Reynolds' arm was badly lacerated, and the presence of mind of an attendant who beat off the animal was all that saved him from being killed at once. The lion has usually been tractable, but for the last few days has been sullen and looking for trouble. It is supposed that hunger added to his fury. Mr. Reynolds is 70 years old, and cannot survive his in juries. FOREST TIRE VICTIMS. Triree Children Lose Their TAves in a Wisconsin Conflagration. GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. 27.—Informa tion has reached this city from the Oneida reservation of the death of three children of John Skanidore, as a result of the forest fires raging in that region. A number of dwellings were burned, j some of them on the reservation and others just outside. Among those destroyed was that of Skanidore. His three children were alone in the house. The fire came down on the neighborhood very rapidly i •with a sudden change of wind and several I had a. narrow escape from death. It is supposed the children became ■' panic- I stricken when the house took . fire and j were unable to help themselves. . ■ • KILLED A JIVRGLAR. Disastrous Attempt to loot a Nebraska Alan's Reaidence. PLATTE CITY, Mo., Oct. News has just reached, here of the killing of a burglar at Newmarket yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Dr. J. M. Hale of Newmarket was awakened by some one entering his room with a dark-lantern in his hand. Hale reached for his shotgun and killed the man. When the burglar fell, his companions outside fired two shots at Hale, the bullets entering the bedstead. The burglar had a loaded pistol, which he had not drawn. A posse is out after his accomplices. 77. 1- TRIAL OF' HOLMES. Tlie Case Against the Charnal Souse Fiend Will be Called To-Day. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Oct. 27.— The District Attorney has completed his prep aration for conducting the prosecution of H. H. Holmes on the charge of murdering Benjamin F. Pitzel, and when, to-morrow at 10 o'clock, the accused is placed in the dock it is confidently expected that there will be no further instance of the prover bial delays of the law, but that the case will be carried straight through to a prompt conclusion. CŒUR D'ALENE OUTBREAK Militia Ordered . in . Readiness to Quell Disturbances- in the Mines. Trouble Certain to Follow an Attempt to Expel Non-Union Workmen. BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 27.— Thei e is trouble in the Cceur d'Alene country again. The Miners' Union has threatened to turn the non-union men out of the mines and re place them with union men. The mine owners have telegraphed Governor Mc- Connell at Boise for assistance and the Governor ordered the State militia in readiness. There was no rioting up to a late hour to-night. Serious trouble is an ticipated. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 27.— N0 news has reached this city yet as to what hap pened in the Cceur d'Alene mines after 7 o'clock this evening, at which hour the union men notified the non-union men that they would have to join their organi zation or leave the camp. At Mullen they have notified the men working lin the Hunter mine that they must leave the camp by that hour. ' Trouble is sure to occur. The militia all over the State of Idaho has been ordered out,' and those stationed in the towns of Wallace, Wardner and Mullen are now under arms. As trouble has for some time been anticipated there are a large number of stands of arms at those places. A special dispatch from .Wardner says : A special train has been placed at the militia's service. The men in the Morning mine will join the militia, thus making 120 men here ready for action. At Mullen 100 troops are now at the depot awaiting orders to move. Twenty-four stands of arms and twenty-four rounds of ammunition have been sent to Wallace. Excitement runs high. Martial law will be declared. SAN ERANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1895. !At first glanceyon w_W thint this amermaifi; tat yon would lie mistaken It is Miss San Francisco 7 coaxing the Grand (M Party elephant to come here lor 1 his convention. FOILED A FIENDISH PLOT A Would-Be Assassin: Killed in the Room of His Intended Victims. BETRAYED BY A HIRELING. Dr. Rose Had Paid for the Murder of His Wife and Her ' ! - Parents. 7 PHCENIX, Ariz.; Oct. 27.-Dr. John Rose was shot ancl instantly killed last night at Mesa, a village twenty miles east of Phoenix, the act terminating the exist ence of one of the most hideous of villains. Rose at the time was stealing into the house of his father-in-law. with the intent to kill him, his young wife and his daugh ter, of whom Rose was the husband. It was an accident' that gave the officers an inkling of the intended crime. For several weeks an ill-appearing individual, calling himself Burtt, has been hanging around Phoenix without means of liveli hood. Sheriff Orme four days ago notified the fellow to leave. Burtt then confessed to the Sheriff the details of a horrid plot. He had been approached, he said, by a man who gave his name as P. F. Yenna and had been by him employed for a con sideration- of $200, 'cash in hand paid, to aid in the killing of j a family of three per sons in Mesa. : V ; 1- .v/ - .'.-. --■,-.. Yenna's true name was Rose, he at one time having been a prominent Arkansas physician. - Burtt now gives his 'name as re/* -°,t Yl^° T^ B '■ SAN - JOAaTJIN VAI.LE-277 BAILROAD;. TRACK ' ACROSS: BLOCK 21 AT STOCKTON.. \IMtgM trouble over the securing of a right of way across this block the cause of a delay of several days in track-laying into the material yards' of the Valley road.] S. P. Hoxie. : , The individuals to \be killed were Dr. A. Williams, the young wife ol Dr. Williams, to . whom he | had been mar ried two years and who. was not personally' known to Rose, and the third a daughter of Williams and the wife of Rose, the couple having- been | separated, for three years. ; The cause for, the murders, given by Rose, was that Williams- had a large amount of valuable- property in Kansas, and that the death of the three would leave him (Rose) the only heir. : Burtt assented - , and took, the offered money, but, as he explained to the Sheriff: "I'm a pretty bad man and have done many wicked things, but it was; a trifle too tough for me to murder three unsuspect ing people, two of them womdn, in the dead of night. . . The murder was to occur in . the latter part of the week, so Orme'and Deputy Sheriff Slankard spent Friday night in the house, quietly sending the women, away and placing dummies in their.bed. Last night about midnight Rose, and Burtt appeared on the scene. Cutting a screen door with scissors an entrance, into. the main bedroom of the cottage was quietly effected, f' ' .' . ' ,• ' * . Burtt stepped to one side as the Sheriff from a dark corner of the room called upon Rose to throw up his hands. 77 7 ' Rose, in the semi-light of the doorway, was seen to thrust 'a, revolver toward the Sheriff, who, alive to the dangerous char acter of the man, fired, a shotgun charge of buckshot tearing its way through the would-be assassin's right side and into his heart. •" , ' '^'7:77: 4/777. 44 Burtt was secured and is being held as a witness. By the dead man were found a large revolver and a blacksmith's' shoeing hammer, Burtt being, equipped with -a^re volver and an adze. A third man, calling himself Cooley; was secured at a near-by lodging-house, where he had also spoken for' rooms for the so-called Yenna. .All three had made the journey from Phoenix yesterday on foot, following unused* by paths. ?,<;•■ ■"'■'-■ //yyy '. ' •' ■ >}:, POLICE ON THE FRONTIER. British Patrols- to Be Sent to the Disputed Alaska Boundary. OLNEY URGED TO TAKE ACTION. Danger; of a Clash Between American Miners and Mounted Officers. .7 7 WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27.—Repre sentations have been made to Secretary of State Olney- that steps should taken at once to determine by an international sur vey party the exact location of that por tion of the Alaska boundary line which lies along the 141 st meridian. Independ ent surveyors representing the United States and Canada have erected boundaries near the bank of the Yukon River on what each claims to be the 141 st meridian. These two boundaries are 7.3 miles apart on an [ east and west line, the mark of the Canadian surveyor being, of course, the most westerly one. The territory lying be tween, and which may be considered in dispute, embraces the mouth of Forty mile Creek, through which access is had to the rich placer mines on the headwaters of that stream, and some of the most valu able mining properties. This phase of the Alaska boundary question is . entirely distinct from the southeastern Alaskan boundry question, the preliminaries to the determination of which; are covered by the terms of the boundary convention ratified at Washing ton August 23, 1892, and extended to De cember 31, 1895, by the supplemental con vention ratified at Washington ' March 20, 1894. The urgency lor some international agreement for at least a temporary deter mination of the status of the boundary line is found in the announcement that it is the intention of the Dominion Govern ment to direct mounted police to assume control of the whole frontier, along the Canadian boundary of Alaska, with power to collect customs duties, preserve law and order and hold court-martials to try crim inal cases. With the coming of spring not less than 2500 American miners will make their way up Lynn Channel and through Chilkoot Pass, in Southeastern Alaska, cross the divide and float down a chain of lakes to Lewis River and from thereinto the waters of the Upper Yukon at Fort Simpson. By this route the distance to Forty-mile Creek is about 600 miles, a journey full of hard ship and with many portages. This route lies almost entirely through Canadian ter ritory. When these miners arrive in Forty mile Creek and find the mounted police exercising jurisdiction west of what they have been told was the American boundary Hne there will surely be trouble. Among the miners will be many lawless char acters, but even the most peaceable Ameri can among them will resent what he con siders an invasion by the Canadian mounted police. If aggressive acts occur, or if they have not already taken place, the United States will have a Doundary dispute of its own which will overshadow that of Venezuela. Even were the single American boundary monument to be accepted as correct by the Canadian police the line would be lost ten miles away, and again the danger of-col lision would arise. There is reason to believe Secretary Olney will take the matter up at once with Sir Julian Pauncefote and come to a definite understanding, probably co incident with the determination of the Canadian sealer claim, which will be taken up this week. John E. McGrath, who erected the American boundary monument, and Mr. Ogilvie, who placed the Canadian monu ment, worked independently of each other, and made their locations astronomically, with the aid of chronometers. It is evi dent that variation in the chronometer was added to the personal equation in pro ducing a difference of over seven miles, when the utmost range of difference should not have been over three seconds, or less than a nundred yards. The final determi nation of the whole length of the boun dary along the 141 st meridian will be had by strictly geodetic work, working north from the station established on Mount St. Elias, on the 141 st meridian, with monu ments at short intervals, but an astronom ical determination by a joint party can be made with sufficient accuracy for tem porary purposes at the points where min ing operations are being conducted. General Duffield, the present head of the survey, was- very much surprised when The Call correspondent called his atten tion to - the lack of anything like exact results from the McGrath expedition. ... A hurried investigation showed this to be the case, whereupon . General j Driffield, tele graphed .to | St. Louis for Mr. McGrath . to return to Washington at. once and wars up his figures . and computations. .Other computers have also been put to work on Mr. McGrath's record. The duty of the United States Govern ment will not stop, however, with the determination of thejine. There. is need of an extension of the Federal authorities into the Forty-mile Creek region early in the spring, but there is no judicial officer of the United States in the interior of the country nor along the western ooundary between Alaska and British Columbia. In fact the only United States official in the Yukon district is Walton D. McNair, who is stationed at Fort Cudahy, near tbe boundary line on the Yukon River, as a deputy collector and inspector of customs. In case of trouble along the frontier in the Yukon mining region the United States District Attorney at Sitka would have the authority to employ deputy marshals to preserve law and order, but it would take several months forthe news of the disturb ance to reach him at Sitka and for his orders to be carried into effect. Officials of the department of justice say that he would not have the power to place men along the line for police duty or for any other purpose except on special occasions, such as a riot. If this be the case, prompt action by Congress this winter will be necessary to remedy the difficulties, and it is understood that a bill will be introduced to provide Alaska with a more perfect form of government. WILL FIGHT IN PRIVATE Corbett and Fitzsimmons to Meet in the Ring on Thursday. Final Arrangements Completed at a Meeting of the Fighters' Managers. NEW YORK, N. V., Oct. . 28.— Re corder special from San Antonio, Texas, says: A/y-A Private advices were received here this evening direct from Bob Fitzsimmons that a meeting has positively been arranged be tween him and Corbett. The fight will take place in private next Thursday either at Hot Springs or in the immediate vicinity ! for a liberal purse, the exact amount of which is not given. It was definitely set tled between Managers Julian and Brady several days ago to pull the fight off in this manner. Fitzsimmons will leave Corpus Christi Tuesday evening and will arrive at Hot Springs on" Wednesday evening. He is in perfect condition and is now convinced that the fight will be a go, despite the public talk to the contrary. , 777' It is further stated that both Fitzsim mons and Corbett have been berating one another with a view to throw the authori ties and the general public ' off the proper scent. Fire in a University. CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va., Oct. 27.— Fire broke out in the rotunda of the main building of the University of Virginia at about 10:30 this morning, the rotunda and public hall being entirely destroyed. The fire was not subdued -, till a loss of fully $100,000 had been sustained. No one is known to have been injured. r-'. -.. ' '--:- ■>■:!.•: ■ ,:.- For additional Racltle Coast -news tee Pages 3 and. PRICE FIVE CENTS. "WE WILL HELP YOU" That Is What Chicago Should Say to the Western Metropolis. SAN FRANCISCO'S WORK. Every Day the Prospects for Securing the Convention Grow Brighter. BOOM FOR THE GOLDEN GATE. Senator Hoar Among the Promi nent Eastern Men Who Favor California. CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 27.— "A1l we ask 13 for Chicago to do the graceful thing and say to San Francisco, 'We will help you,' and Pittsburg will not be in it." Charles M. Shortridge, editor and pro prietor of the San Francisco Call, said this last night in speaking of the National Republican Convention. Claus Spreckels of San Francisco, ac companied by Mrs. Spreckels, John D. Spreckels, Mrs. John D. Spreckels, Miss Emma Spreckels and Charles M. Short ridge, arrived in this city in Mr. Spreckels' private car Corsair, via the Michigan Cen tral, yesterday. The party were transferred to the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and left last night at 10:30 o'clock for the West. Claus Spreckels and wife and daughter are on their return from a four months' tour of Europe. Mr. Spreckels is at tho back of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad, which is being built on the Pacitic Slope to compete with the Southern Pacific Railroad. John D. Spreckels and Charles M. Shortridge have been in New York endeavoring to secure the selection of San Francisco as the place of holding the National Republican Con vention. Claus Spreckels returns home from Europe very much improved in health, but when seen last night declined to be interviewed. Mr. Shortridge and John D. Spreckels were at the Richelieu a few hours during the evening. They are both very much pleased over the result of their trip. They say that all they want is for Chicago to keep her hands off and that San Francisco will be the place selected for holding the National' Convention. Said Mr. Short ridge: ■"■• ■■: ■'-;:-' '7 74; "We have twenty-two votes out of the fifty-six of the National Republican Com mittee fissured us, and you can rest, as sured that we are not going to give up. In fact, while this may not be good news to you in Chicago, the two cities now in the lead are Pittsburg and San Francisco. Wo had only twelve votes when we went to New York and now we have twenty-two votes assured us, so you see the sentiment is growing toward the Golden Gate City. Now, all we ask is for Chicago to do the graceful thing and say to San Francisco, 'We will help you' and Pittsburg will not be in it. "Mr. Fessenden and General Clarkson are with, us, and will do all they can to aid the Pacific Slope in getting the con vention. When Chicago secured tha World's Fair the Pacific Slope did all it could for her, and I can prove by our banks that California spent more money at the fair and in Chicago per capita than any other State. San Francisco regards Chicago as part of the- same people, and now she asks a return of the favor shown in 1893. We will pay the debt of the Na tional Committee and we will give $100,000 besides to take care of the delegates who come and secure cheap rates. "Why, a trip out there will be an educa tion to them. We will get transportation low enough to permit all delegates to come, and if they are not able to come we will pay their way. There is nothing slow, about San Francisco. All we want is the convention, and we will take care of tho people in good style. 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