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THE
"PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA"
ROUTE IS THE
BEST TO YO*ESIITE VALLEY
VOLUME LXXV.-NO. 114.
RIOTERS WOUNDED
Some Serious Conflicts in
Buda-Pesth.
ALL FOR KOSSUTH'S HONOR.
Streets Crowded by Infuriated,
Desperate Mobs.
ENCOUNTERS WITH THE POLICE.
In the House of Deputies Were Sol
emn scenes of Respect to the
Dead Patriot.
BUDA.-PBSTH, March 23.— Many citizens
who Jo no noi wish to incur trouble from
the students and sympathizers who last
v t;ht banished the windows vt houses
showing no mourning decorations in honor
of Louis Kos«utb, and who expected last
night's demonstrations would be renewed
to-night, are yielding to the pressure and
placing mourning emblems on their
bouses. The students last evening forced
all places of public amusement to close.
Crowds catiiered in the squares ttm aft
ernoon, nud the students made violent
addresses, denouncing the Government
for allowiug Xi asu;h 10 die in exile. Dis
covering that the draueu flags which they
placed iv the theaters iast nicbt had been
removed, they declared their iutention of
replacing them. The authorities, iv an
ticipation of trouble, had the whole city
police force on duty, with dratts of police
from neighboring cities, together with the
military, the latter being held in their bar
racks ready for au emergency.
The authorities are directing attention to
the criminal classes taking advantage of
the occasion to foment riots, and a num
ber of the most violent of them were
placed under arrest in spite ot all precau
tions. It is not expected to get through
without serious conflicts and considerable
bloodshed.
Great mobs, led by the students, gath
ered in from of ihe Parliament House, In
sisting that Parliament was not Miffi
cieniiy honoring the dead patriot. Finally
they made a rush for the doors. A 6harp
engagement with the police followed, and
numerous charges were necessary Defore
the crowd was forced back.
The House of Deputies, all wearing em
llenis af mourning, met and, amid the
liio-t impressive scene, g ye expression to
the nation's gratitude for Kossuih's services
anil as a mark of further respect ad
journed til! after the funeral.
The Journalists' Club is also threatened
by the riotous mob. The people, h*-adrd
by students, became so demonstrative the
police were compelled to fire with blank
"ftrtruiges upon the mob and to make sev
eral charges, scattering the crowd, wound
ing a uuraber of people and making many
arrests.
Shortly after dark crowds began to
gather in certain cafes and other places of
j.uhlic resort. So 'n the crowds took the
streets, where their numbers were rapidly
augmented, and began a meeting in a
r. itous manner. The mob was dispersed.
The black flag had been hauled down
as&'n after the military had succeeded in
driving the crowd from the vicinity of the
building, aud when this news spread it
excited the deepest indignation among tbe
populace.
To-night Andrassy-Btrasse and other
streets in the vicinity were filled with a
mnb. borne one in the crowd began to
throw stones, while other 3 hurled insult
ing epithets at trie troops and police. The
cavalry and police charged with drawn
swords.
The mob resisted and stubbornly de
fended every inch of ground. The soldiers
and police bad their hands full, and it
looked after the first charge as though the
rioters would turn the tables.
Again and again the crowd was charged.
After the second charge they began to give
way a iittle in tbe direction of the river,
keeping no a fire of stones upon the troops
aud police. It was not until sev ral
charges were made that the mob began to
break up. Tbe soldiers and police used
their swords unsparingly, and many riot
ers were so badly injured thai it was
necessary to remove them to the hospital.
In the meantime rioting of a less desper
ate character took place in another part of
the city. Older was not restored until
about midnight. The Journalists" Club
to-night issued a manifesto appealing to
the pubic to abstain from making any
further demonstrations.
During tlie night the authorities received
information that the students and their
supporters intended to cross the river to
Buda for the purpose of hoisting a black
flag on the palace of the King of Hungary.
Tii* royal palace stands but a short
distance from two great bridges which
span the Danube at Pesth.
Both approaches to these bridges and
the bridges proper was occupied by a
strong force of cavalry under orders to
prevent any crowd from passing over.
Measures were taken to prevent the mob
from crossing the river lv boats.
L;tte at night a crowd proceeded to the
Ketten Bridge, the one nearest the palace,
but was turned back by the cavalry with
out much trouble.
Some of the mob shouted: "The King
shall pay for this," showing that it was
the intention of the mob to proceed to the
palace and hoist a mourning emblem.
THROUGH THE ICE FIELDS.
The Tramp Steamer Bremerhaven
Badly Damaged.
New Yokk, March 23.— The German
tramp steamer liremerhaven, which left
Rotterdam March 6, arrived here to-day.
She was somewhat damaged in having
come in contact with ice fields and stormy
weather. On March 10 she loss on* of the
blades of her propeller. Seven days after
that she ran into au ice field, an hour later
narrowly escaping an iceberg. It was 800
feet high. Her bowplates were damaged.
DESTROYED THE VILLAGE.
Fir' Causes a Tremendous Loss at
Moneypik.
Baltimore, March 23 —A special dis
patch to the Herald 2>ves particulars of
the almost total destruction of tl<e village
of Moneypik, just outside tha city of Nor
folk, Va. The fire broke out iv the sheds
oflluanoke Lumber Company and raged
fiercely from 10 p. m. till midnight,destroy
The Morning Call.
log the plant of that company as well as
the Old Dominion Cresosig Works. The
tlree-masted schooner Elias Uoore, lyinj;
at th« lumber <ompany'* wharf, was de
stroyed. Only six hounes are left standing
iv the village, and the total loss will foot
up at least £300,000, insurance £200.000.
ADVICE TO THE BISHOPS.
The Pope Issues an Interesting Ency-
clical Letter.
Kome, March So. — The Pope's ency
clical letter addressed to to Bishops of
Poland, Russia, Ausiria and Prussia was
Dublished here to-day. His Holiness says
in brief the mission of the papacy is not to
teach anything against the power of
Princes or the utility ot nations, bu' to
provide for the prosperity of all. The
P«pe then recalls an agreement with Rus
sia by which the rosition of the clergy
was immensely improved. This agreement
was obtained through requests directly
addressed to the Czir. The encyclical pro
ceeds to extort tho F.. shops to avoid any
spirit of hostility to the civil authority.
Addressing the Catholics of Austria and
Poland the Pope enjoins them to feel
gratitude for the rettgiua* zeal of the Em
peror, and concludes with urging the
Poles in Prussia to trust to the good will of
their Emperor and to observe the laws.
GUARDING AGAINST CHOLERA.
The Paris Sanitary Conference Tak-
ing Precaution.
Paris, March 23.— The international con
ference to-day approved all theresolutions
of the various committees, including the
measures to be adopted at oriental ports
as a prevention against cholera, etc., and
the surveillance of the Red Sea and the
I'ersian Gulf in order to insure the healthy
transpoi tation of pilgrims to Mecca.
PRENDERGAST'S LIFE.
An Attorney's Desperate Struggle
to Save It.
Determined to Prove That Carter
Harrison's Slayer Is a Irre
sponsible Maniac.
CnicAGO. March 23.— An order staying
the execution of the assassin Prender;;rw.
till April 6 was mad* by Justice Chetlain
last night and served on Sheriff Gilbert
this morning.
A'tomey C. S. Darrow said to-day:
"The farther away from Chicago you eet
the more bitter you will tind the feeling
against Prendergast. In the southern part
of the State the projudire is intense.
Without knowing the first thing about the
c <se or considering the menial condition of
Prendergast they say "Hang him." Li-i:
ten.tnt-Governor Gill no doubt decided trie
c«se before he ever heard from me. He
stated be bad been influenced by public
opinion and oeyond a doubt that aloue in
fluenced him.
"Mv interest in this case." continued
Mr. Darmw, who is remarkably in earnest
in his »ffort to save Prendcrgnst, '-is tb«t
of a humane man. Soon after the assas
sination i became impressed with the idea
that the outcast who had laken Mr. Har
rison's life was insane and would not re
peive just treatment in the criminal court.
The case was one that could noi be passed
vi on by the average citizen without pre
judice. My views were published in a
Chicago paper and nt once I was appealed
to by the lawyers for the defendant an;i
members of his family. At the Iroquoh
Club 1 met many prominent men, mem
bers df bench and bar, who entertained
my views. When Prendergast was sen
tenced to be banged they argued that some
one should take uu the case. Mr. Gregory
and I agreed to do so, and from that time
nave done all in our power to save Pren
dergast from the gallows. All that we have
done has been in the interest of justice.
We have given our time without compen
sation and have borne all our own ex
penses."
"Who will meet the cost of the proposed
insanity trial?" Mi. Darrow was asked.
"I don't know. All that has been done
in the case since we look hold of it has
been paid for by Mr. Gregory and myself.
We shall probably meet the expense of
this proceeding, when will not be consid
ered for the present, but many prominent
men and a few public men have i fibred to
contribute to a fund to give Prendergast
tbe benefit of the law. Therefore it is
likely that the court expense* will be met
by public subscription. Neither Mr.
Grejory nor myself expect any compensa
tion for what we have done or may be able
to accompli-b."
Messrs. Darrow and Gregory are among
the foremost lawyers in Chicago. Their
connection with the case has been a sur
prise, as neither needs advertising, and
both, eschew criminal Dracttce.
HOSE WAS DESTROYED.
Considerable Was Cut During the
Big Fire in Denver.
Denver, M«rch 23.— Over lono feet of
hose was destroyed at laßt night's fire by
cutting. It is not known by w horn and Jor
what purpose it wa< done. Chief Paarse,
«ho has spent the best part ol his life in
building up the Fire Department, says he
shall resign if politics is permitted to con
tinue to hamper the department, as has
been the case for two years.
INDIANS RESTLESS.
There Is Danger of an Outbreak
Among: the Chppewas.
Minneapolis. March 2fc— K»pnrts from
the Mille Lacs reservation indicate them
is a possibility of an outbreak among the
900 Chippewa Indians there. The cause
of the rumored trouble is the attempt by
the Indians to collect sugar from old
sugar bushes now on lands held by
settlers.
FIRED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Jealous Husband Shot Dead and His
Victim Fatally.
Albuqtjehquk, N. Alex., March 23.— At
Golden, a mining camp north of this city,
Jim Cheeves, insanely jealous of his di
vorcid wife, quarreled with Al Perry over
the worn.in. Pi^tuis were drawn and fired
simuiUneously. Cheeves was shut dead
and Perry cannot live.
Wilson Has a kesiless Night.
San Antonio, Tex., March 23.—Con
gressman Wnsou spent a restless night,
and is in a weak condition to-day, but he
Buys no unfavorable conditions have arisen,
and that be is no worso elf tban yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1894.
GROW INSOLENT.
Demands Made by Coxey's
Army.
LEADERS NOW SAY "MUST."
Congress Shall Accede to Them
or Abide Consequences.
CAN'T MEET AT THE CAPITOL.
There Is a Law Prohibiting Assem
bling on the Grounds, and It
Will Be Enforced.
Washington. March 23.— "Congress
must accede to onr denmnds or suffVr the
consequences," says Colonel Redstone,
local agent of Coxey's at my of peace.
A plain white placard bearing the legend,
"Headquarters of the Coxey Good Roads
Association" was nailed on the door of
Rechabite Hall, corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Four-and-a-half street, this
morning. The sicn was soon the center of
attraction for a considerable crowd, many
of whom stepped Into the hall on the sec
ond floor to see what prepartion bail been
made for the reception of the famous army,
which will eminence its march on Sunday
morning. Their curiosity was not well re
wirded, however, for beyond Colonel A. E.
Redstone. Cox«y's accredited advance
agent, and his secretary. Charles E. Mon
roe, it wasentlrely without occupants.
"We are getting things ready," said
Redstone, "and every day will find us
here for the transaction of all necessary
business and enlisting men in the army of
pence. As soon as the c< lumn leaves
Massillon this will be the general head
quarters and all correspondence will be
dnae through this office. General Coxev
left Piitsburg last night for bis home and
w 11 take his place at the he.-d of the
column Ht the hour set for the march to
commence. It is expected that the army
will reach kbit city on the las; day of
April, aud if it dues General Coxey and
leaders will use this hall for a place of
meeting and consultation. This demon
stration of the militia last night was a
foolish and unnecessary one. They seem
to want to force a conflict
"This army is confine entirely uuarmed,
and if military foices make any opposition
it will be an outrage that the country will
avenge. We are American ctizens. As
lotg as we march along quietly and are
self-supporting ti ere is or can be no
reason for interference. There, is no law
which deprives a man of lite privilege to
walk instead ol riding in a Pullman car.
We have never received pry legal advice
on the subject, but tho idea < f hindering a
party of Auierican citizens is so utterly
bsuid that we Lave given it bet little
tin ug'it. At any rate »c will come."
"What will be your programme after de
manding the postage ol the bills presented
by Senator PefTerf"
"if the demands are grunted we will dis
band at once. Congress must accede, to
our demands or suffer the consequences.
The people have been downtrodden
enough, and if a revolt should occur no
one beyond the members of Congress con
be hlamed. We d< n't prophesy any
trouble, howeve-, and none will occur If
wjb can prevent it."
Two groups of the association were or
ganized last night and one this morning.
Active workers are now out among the
city's unemployed, exhorting them lo join
the band. In letters received this in ruing
Redstone was informed that the movement
wa- rapidly progressing in New York »nd
Pennsylvania. quests are arriving daily
for M* petition blanks, which will be filled
and then carried to Congress by tbs army.
There is one circumstance which may
interfere with the general features of
General Coxey's marching programme at
Washington. It has been stated the ob
ject of the bringing of nis army here is to
assemble It on the stairs of tin- Capitol on
•he Ist of May for the purpose of im
pressing its views upon Congress. To do
this it will be necessary t<> fust secure au
thority from Congress as there are specific
acts upon the statute-books forbidding the
assembling of crowds in the Capitol or in
the Capitol grounds, in 'he holding of any
public men ing exceot the sessions of Con
gress and the assemblages whie!i are inci
dent to the inauguration of a President.
Congress has always shown itself very
jflF.ious of the general use of theCaiitol
building ami grounds, and a departure in
favor it Coxey's brigade ii moat unlikely.
The Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia have not considered, as a board,
the impending invasion of Coxey's army.
Commissioner Ross to-day said: "It i
nard to believe that sensible people will
enter into such a move. If it is a body
that threatens the peace, it is supposed
that the'Governnrs of States will arrest its
progrebs. We will probably not »nX« any
action until we hear that the body has
started. When we hear that it has actual
ly started and is moving on Washington,
instruction will he given to tbe public to
properly deal with them."
Cincinnati. Mirch 23.— 1f all the re
sources of General Coxey's Commonweal
Army are like those represented by the
check of George B. Cx of this city they
will be valueless. Mr. Cox was shown a
copy of a letter purported loluve been
sent to the general inclosing a $100 check,
and he siniplv pronounced it a fraud. "1
never sent him a che kor a letter. I have
no sympathy with his movement," said
Mr. Cnx.
LoujfsviLLi;, March 23.— A special to the
Time* from Newcastle, Ky., says: James
C Coxey, the Commander-in-chief of the
iirmy of the unemployed, who proposes
walking to Washington and making de
mands of Congress, owned a farm in this
vicinity a few years ago. His reputation
h*re is not of the best. Coxey came with
a woman who he said was his wife. His
real wife was at that time tn Massillon.
The Grand Jury discovered this fact and
indicted Coxey for bis relations with the
woman who came with nun.
Austin, Tex., March 23.-A<ljiuant-Gen
eral Mabry has do Information of the
arrival (if adetHchment.)' Cnxey's army on
the western frontier as expected last night.
He has r company of ra- scrs there under
Captain Hughes, to protect property If
necessary, should the Coxey soldiers ap
pear.
Cleveland, Ohio, March 23.— Some of
the Cleveland letters received by Coxoy at
Massllloa offering him men and supplies
are boeu . There were no houses at two
ol the addresses given and at the other
place the people bad not written to Coxey.
Hazi.ktoX, Pa., March 23. — \V. A.
Evans, lieutenant of Coxey's army, is hav
ing tiard work to keep h;s forces from dis
banding owing to t'e disparaging reports
which have shaken their confidence. Ev
ans, however, is more pronounced In his
promises. He has received bushels of
letters or offers of assistance, many of
which are from cranks who give vacant
expres«'otis as to the army. It is under
stood Evans has already framed a new
platform which is to be a conspicuous
feature of the demonstration at Washing
ton.
El Paso, March 23— General Fry and
his regiment of tramps left town this after
noon, going east. Ii is understood they
will board a train for i>an Antonio at some
point beyond the city limits.
FROM OUT THE DRIFTS.
Snow-Bound Trains Are Beginning
to Appear.
Deaivwood, S- Dak., March 23.— Two
trains came in to-day on the Elkhorn road
with heavy mails and one of the Burling
ton and Missouri River trains, virtually
opening the blockade. The Elkhorn's
track to Baldwin U open to Portland, but
the Burlington line to Spearffch is still
bioikaded. both lines will continue their
plowing on the Deadwood line to keep it
open. A blizzard set in at 4 o'clock this
afternoon with ereat violence and to-night
tt is snowing furiously.
Omaha, March 2:i— The great storm that
has been prevailing over the Northwest
has entirely abated, and the mn is shining
brightly, with no wind. Tbe Union Pacific
and Burlington lines are now open be
tween Oma' a and Cheyenne. Twenty
two carloads of people, who have beer,
snow-bound on the Union Pacific, reached
here to-day. Four trains have been c>n
snlidated, and tbe passengers are ten to
thirty-six hours late. The Elkhorn line
has not yet opened in the extreme north
western portion of the State and the Black
Hills. Two 'rains from Douglass, Wyo.,
east bound, are still missing in the drifts,
but it is believed they will be dug out be
fore lone.
GrtAXD Forties, N. Dak., March 23.—
Regulation blizz ird is blowing here to
night from the northwest with a velocity
of nearly seventy milp« an hour.
ENGLISH PROTECTION.
Americans Welcome British
Troops in Bluefelds.
Serious Riots Occurred in the Mos
quito Country and Residents
Were in Danger.
New Orleans. March 23.— The condi
tion of affair- id Blue-fields 13 as unsettled
as ever. The Eugli«b"af*\"Tn practical
control of the entire reservation.
Last night the steamship William G.
liowes of the Southern Pacific line ar
rived from the S uthern Pacific seaport
town with the latest news. There now
seems to be no attempt whatever to bring
about a peaceful government.
Tlie commander of the Cleopatra has
a->uriipd control of the Government to a
certain exen , and this is about all the
Government there ;s iv the ci:y. On Fri
day last t rie British battle-ship Blake
came to anchor near the Cleopatra. The
vessel is expected to remain, and the
Cleopatra will travel for the northern
m a-.
Phovincktown, Mass., March 2a— A
letter ir ru Captain E. T. liy;!er, formerly
of th's place, cotitnii s tlie facts concerning
the situation at BluefiHds, Nicaragua,
where he now resides. H reviews the af
fairs at Blutfielas previous to the arrival
of the British warship Cleopatra, and
says that if it had not been fur her coming
all the American and foreign residents of
the place would have been killed. Captain
Ryder continues: "After the formation
ol the Provisional G"\«,r«i«ent the com
mander nl the ( ifui.it ra compelled 'he
Spanish troops to retire to Grey town. They
sailed for that place on the Clet.pa'ra on
the sth ins;. Li-uiennnt-Cohmel Mann of
the ship aud seventy-five marines were left
!• prevent further trouble. Alter the ye —
-el sailed it was found some of the Span
ish soldiers wue siil> in town. That
night a friehifu! riot commenced be
tween tlie Spanish soldiers and ihe na
tives. The streets werfl filled with armed
men, and the greatest excitement pre
vailed. Two soldiers and one native were
killed and several seriously wounded. The
foreign residents bent for Colonel Mann,
••ncamped a short distance down the river,
lie came to our relief, and has since re
mained in charge of the town. Ttie Cleo
pitm returned on the 6th and increased
the number on shore to 125. Yesterday,
March 9, 400 rifles and 35,000 rounds of
ainmuoliion were found in the brush near
town, and to-day 14,000 more cartridges
were discovered, having been concealed
by the Spanish sold er*. It is believed
they intended to return when the warship
went away and tack the town. The
Americans asked the commander of the
Cleopatra to stay here and protect them,
and be promised to stay until relieved by
another ship. If it bad nut been for our
British cousins God only knows wnas
would have beeu the fate of us Americans.
All business is at a stan>lst 11, aud no one
knows what an hour may bring forth."
DUEL BETWEEN YOUTHS.
They Fought Fiercely Over a Fair
Senorita.
Rio Grande, Tex., March 23.— Last
evening at Koila. nfteeu miles above here
on the Kio Grande, an old-fashioned duel
was fought t>y two youths of 15. One of
the combatants, Todola Saens. was stabbed
seven times In the I*»t i side and lies at the
ti uit of death. Hi* antagonist, Lulio
Garcia, was slightly cut on the wrist. The
cause is a Mexican seuorita.
Bulgaria's Lawful Ruler.
London, March 24.— The Chronicle's
Vienna correspondent gars Emperor Wil
11*01 and Emperor Franz Joseph will dis
cuss at Ab&nzzin the advls >billty of urging
the Czir to acknowledge Prince Ferdinand
as the lawful ruler • 1 Bulgaria.
But the Controller Denies It.
Albany, N.Y., March 23.— A rumor was
rut rent ti is alternoon that the State Con
troller's office had been rubbed. The
an.otiiit supposed to have been secured is
not mentioned.
The Controller denios the story of a
robbery ia|bl3 office.
SMOOTH FORGERS.
Daring Operations of a
Bold Trio.
EIGHT BANKS ARE FLEECED.
Use of a System Never Before
Equaled.
BOLD RUSES OF THE RASCALS.
So Neatly Is Their Work Done That
St. Louis Tellers Were Easily
Swindled.
St. Louis. March 23.— A series of for
geries of tie most remarkable kind has
!>»• i) unearthed in this city and detectives
are at work on the matter. At least ei^ht
banks have suffered, probably more.
The aggregate of the forged paper will
reach 520,0 00, all of which sum has gone
into the pockets ol a gang of professionals,
who have succeeded by the use of a system
never before equaled, the principal feature
of which was the securing of genuine
blanks and full knowledge of the serial
numbers, by which knowledge they were
able not only to minimize the danger in
uttering, but also delay detection. Toe
Continental Bank, B»nk of the Republic
and Citizens' Bank admit suffering losses,
but individually state that no one bank
will lose a large sum.
The number of psrsons in the eang of
fnre.Ts is supposed to be not exceeding
three, hut their knowledge of banting and
business methods and the versatility of
their autograph artist are admittedly
ample. Their preparations were elaborate
and consumed some time, but when re >dy
their haul was made with astonishing
rapidity. As only ti few of their checks
have been passed upou by their alleged
drawers it is impossible to say how much
the f.Tirevs to-k, but it is not less than
$20,000. The forgers first took account of
the fact that checks drawn by bunne.-s
houses are written usually upon tbe firm's
own lithographed .headir.g, protected by
numbers on the check aud stub.
The forgers, therefore, not only counter
feited the blank-check forms of their vic
tims, but numbered their checks close to
the numbers of the checks >hen running
with each victimized firm. To get this lat
ter opuortunity to see the genuine check
books was accomplished in various ways.
In oue case, that of the Charles W. Melcber
Machine Company, whose signature was
forged to a check for SSOO, a young man,
stating that he represented the printing
house which lithographed the. firm's
checks, asked permission to bee their check
book, as be was sent out to trace up the
books alleged to have been badly litno
craphed. The rti'e succeeded, and was
probably used in other cases. In this in
stance the Continental Bank lost £500. As
there were eight or more other banks vic
timized and no one knows bow many
firms, there is no way to tell the total loss.
Moreover, the police will not communicate.
As near as can be learned all the
forgeries were committed last Friday and
Saturday. The only banks which acknowl
edged suffering are those named, but prac
tical assent vt«9 given to inquiries made
at live other banks and it Is possible that
mure were visited. Of the alleged drawers
of the lorgpd checks the signatures of F.
E. Little & Co., feather-dealers, and Julius
Labsap, wholesale clothier, are known to
liave be>-u forged in addition to that of
the C. W. Melcher Machine Company.
As one instance of the work of the cane
in less than nn hour after the call of the
alleged priutn^-' ouse representative upou
Mr. Melcher a $ouO iheck, bearing C. W.
Mp cher's siguature and being an exact
duplicate in its engraving and printing of
the green cl.ecks of the firm, was pre
sented at the Continental bank and paid.
It had all been previously prepared except
the serial number which was supplied at
the lust moment for the reas >n stated. It
happened to be four numbers out of the
way by the time the forg-r reached the
imnk, but this was close enougn for the
lurpose of the swindlers.
In the case of Julius Labsap, another of
the victims of the gang, uot only WM the
signature ol Mr. Labsap cie\>ri. forged.
but the forger was very familiar with his
business. The forged check was honoi>d
promptly. Wood & Co. printed the checks
foi the Melcher Machine Company, and F.
E. Little <fc Co. are very much interested
in hav.ng the guilty parties run down.
ON A SMALLER SCALE.
Arrest of a Farmer and a Cashier for
Forging Notes.
Wichita, Kans., March 23.— John J.
Hatfield, a prominent farmer, and George
L. Anderson, cashier of the Sedgwick City
Bank, have bean arrested and charged
with forgery and causing to be forged
promissory notes for large sums, la all,
there are half a dozen or more different
forgeries and the sums run up into thou
sands of dollars. Warrants are nut for
Thomas H»zzard. The arrests nave cre
ated a sensation. ,'.' ,.'■[•_ f/
DENIES THE STORY.
Young Pixley Says Fulford Has Not
Provided for Annie's Mother.
New York. March 23.— Starr li. Pixley
to-day ilenieu the report that Robert Ful
ford had handsomely provided for the
mother of U:e late Annie Pixley. Mr.
Pixlev said Fulford bad made an offer to
pay Mrs. Pixley SlO a week, and w. uld
not sign au y papers binding himself to do
so. Mr. Fulford promised to pay this sum,
so 51 r. Pixley say?, on consideration that
Mrs. Pixley would publish a complete re
traction of the charges and insinuations
against him in connection with the death
of bis wife. Mr. P.xley states that the
suit for an accounting brought against
Fulford at Philadelphia will shortly come
up for trial, and that U the intention of his
lamily then to Dush the suit to an end.
NO INTENT TO LYNCH.
Governor Hogg Has Not Received
the League's Telegram. •
Austin, Tex., March 23.— 1n reference
to : the A-sociatea Tress , telegram sent
from Chic last night warning Governor
Hogg of Texas, that j he will be held re
sponsible by the Ami-Lynching League
should the lynching of fifteen negroes in
Metasorda County 'o- allowed to take
place and. should be make no effort to pro*
lect them, the Governor was seen tois
morning nnfl 9^31 lp i have received no
such dispatch as appeared in the Asso
ciated Pre-f news this morning, nor have
I any information of the contemplated
lynching of negroes in Metagorda County.
11. G. B 'Hiding, a prominent planter, was
shot to death by neeroes in that county on
March 19, and several of them are ur.dei
arrest; but everything is quiet and there
is no desire or intent to lynch the pris
oners. As the league has seen fit to com
municate with me tbiough the papers, I'll
pay no attention to tbeir telegram should
I receive it."
FIRE IN A CONVENT SCHOOL.
Three Charred Bodies Found in the
Ruins.
Paris, March 23. — A dispatch from
Leon, capital of the Department of Aisne,
announces that a ladi<-s* school directed
by the Sisters of Charity was burned there
last night. The young ladies who were
asleep on the lower flu rs of the building
had narrow escapes. Threw of the schol
ars who occupied the upper floors were
not so fortunate, their dead bodies being
on tne top floor, and a number of people
were severely burned while escaping.
RESLLT OF IRRELIGION.
The Czar's Pointed Words on An
archism.
London*, March 24. — A dispatch to the
Telegraph from St. Petersburg says that
in conversation lately with a Russian
dignitary, thp Czar declared anarchi-m
was one of the protean form 9of irreligion.
It was, his Majesty added, the sole formid
able enemy of peace and progress, and
must be stamped out ruthlessly.
DE MELLO IS CHIEF.
Selected President of Brazil's
Provisional Government.
Fierce Battle in Which the Insur
gents Captured the City of
Santa Maria.
New York, March 23.— The Herald's
Montevideo special says: Admiral Mello
has been chosen Chief of the Provisional
Government. He succeeds Provisional
President JLorena, who since his appoint
ment has accomplished nothing except to
issue a Dote to various powers asking to
be recognized as belligerents for the insur
gents. The Cabinet which Lorena ap
pointed resigned and has been succeeded
by Federalists. This Junta consists of a
representative from each of the insurgent
stations.
General Saraiva retains the chief com
mand of land forces. Captain Alexnn
driuo of the Aquidaban, which was Ad
miral Mello's flagship, will probably suc
ceed to the command of the fleet.
Senor Falcao of Pprnauibuco has de
clined the appointment rs special diplo
matic and financial agent of tbe Pro
visional Government.
Euy Barbosa, who is an involuntory
exiio in Buenos Ayres and has represented
Admiral Mello during the revolution, has
been selected for the mission, aud baa
accepted. He will sail as sooq as ar
rangements can be completed.
News has been received of a battle last
ing two days, in which the rebels, under
General Barella, captured the city of
Santa Maria, which had been fortified by
Peixoto's forces.
General Hipolite. who commands the
Government troops in the south, is haste -
ing to Sauta M .ria, with a force of 2000
men. He will attempt to recapture the
town.
Kio Janeiro, March 23.— The United
S;ate3, Gre<»t Britain and Italy have
unitedly recomm -ndetl to Brazil that a
humane course be adopted in regard to
•he insurgent refugees on board of the
Portuguese warships. It is urged, in sup
port of their recommendations, the insur
gents hive committed no crime against the
common law.
WRECK OF TWO TRAINS.
They Left the Track and Passengers
Were Injured.
inline, Tex., March 23.— A wreck oc
curred on the Lockhart branch of the
Missouri, Knn*as and Texas Railway this
morning. The whole train with the ex
cr-otiot; of the engine left the track and
rolled down an enbankrrteut. The injured:
Mrs. B. A. Cowlan, Boston, internally;
W. D. T ffiti, Kansas City, back hurt;
Tom Kocers, Gainesville, S. C. ; James
B-nkford, inspector ot ihe Wagner Car
Comuany; J. B. Curter, Henryvtlle, Md.,
leg cut.
Toronto, Ont., March 23.— The exDre«
train ea-t from Winnipeg on the Canadian
Pacific railway ran (iff tne track this morn
ing near Cartier, thirty miles west of Sun-
Dury. Two men were killed and one
slightly injured. The other passengers
escaped. The names of the dead men are
not known. They were lumbermen.
INVENTOR BAKER DEAD.
He Was the Originator of the Sub
marine Torpedo-Boat.
Washington, Marcn 23.— George C.
Baker, the mvenior of tbe submarine
torpedo-boat, dieil in this city this after
noon. Mr. Baker lias been broken down
in health (or some time and ou Wednesday
last underwent an operation for apueu
diciii.o, from which be did not recover.
The last Cjngress appropriated $250,000
for the construct on of a perfected sub
marine torpedo-beat upon the plan made
by Mr. Baker, borne trouble recently
arose regarding the appropriation and Mr.
Bnker was here trying to bave the matter
straitened out.
The deceased was about 50 years of age.
His rem tins will be taken to Dcs Moioe*.
lowa, his former home where, the funeral
will be on Mundav or Tuesday.
Cholera in Constantinoole.
Athens, March 23.— The Govermentbas
received a telegram lr"in Constantinople
that nine cases of cholera, three of which
proved fatal, have occurred in that ciiy
within the past few d»ys.
That Santander Explosion.
London, March 24.— A dispatch from
Madrid to th-- Times says great indignation
is expressed in that city against the per
eons who were responsible for the ex
plusion at Santandf*r.
Record of the Cyclers.
Paris, March 23.— At the finish of to
day's work in the long-distance bicycle
race, Liv ton wa» in second place with
1277 kilometers to bis credit.
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NO BLOOD IS SHED.
Battle Raging Over the
Bland Bill.
CLEVELAND IS BESIEGED.
Congressmen Clamoring for the
President's Signature.
BUSINESS MEN WANT A VETO.
All the Features of the Seigniorage
Scheme Discussed at a Cab
inet Meeting.
Washistgtox, March 23.— Probably be
cause v was Cabinet flay ana difficult to
get the ear of the President, there wero
Jew Congressmen at the W'bite House to
day. But they are in no degree relieved
of anxiety as to the late of ibe seigniorage
bill, and doubtless will mate up iv num
bers to-uaorruw the omissions of the day.
The situation at the White House pre
sents one strong feature of novelty in the
fact that it appears to tie the scene of a
bloodless battle just now Detwt-en the
Congressmen on the one hand— tbe large
majority of whom are urging the signing
of the seigniorage bill— and the great com
mercial interests of the couniry on tbe
other, for twenty-nine out of every thirty
of the communications irom them pray for
the veto of the bill.
The Congressmen have the advantage of
personal presence on the field, but the
other side is in evidence in* great force in
the large number of letters received iv the
Presidential n > a i t and of telegrams that
come so numerously as to keep the White
House operator occupied to bis full ca
pacity.
These communications by mail and wire
are coming from all parts of the country,
and are not as might be supposed altogether
of sectional origin. For instance, there
were appeals for a veto from Cincinnati.
St. Louis, ban Francisco and Salem, Or.
Virginia has also joined the line, as was
made evident by protests against the bill
from the cotton factories of Norfolk and
■be transportation interests there. A very
thoughtful presentation of objections to
the bill coming from Richmond without
doubt has made some impression upon the
Pi evident.
Of course it is manifestly impossible
tor the President to read himself in
detail all of these communications, but
tliey are carefully exit mined by Mr. Thur
ber, and any new point ur suggestion on
eitiier side of the case is brough to the at
tention of the President. There are all
sorts of stories afloat as to tbe President's
disposition toward the bill, and some have
gone to the length of rr citing that be has
already prepared a veto message. If this
be true he has not taken the members of
the Cabinet into bis confidence, and at the
meeting to-day the subject was discussed
from all points of view, with a distinct im
pression in the minds of the members of
the Cabinet that the President is still open
to conviction.
He has up to and including next Thurs
day to make up his mind wiiat to do with the
bill, and ibere are indications he pr< pused
to use most of his time in tbougb'fui con
sideration of the matter. It is certain he
has committed himself to no man respect
ing his action on the bill.
It is noticeable that some of the commu
nications received urging a veto concede
that owiug to the slow formation of popu
lar opinion the result may be party losa
at tbe polls, but th-y insist that in the end
the souud aud conservative course they
approve will surely be rewarded by popu
lar support. This view is strougly ex
pressed in the communications from the
Souih, which in cases adjure the President
to follow the line of couducc pursued by
him iv making the tariff issue.
The comparatively lew appeals for the
signing of the bill as a rule are based on
the plea that it will do no harm, and 19
absolutely demanded to insure party unity
and il. e control of the next House of Rep
resentatives. A rumor has found publi
cation to the effect tnat the President is
about to gn on a fishing trip of a few days,
prooably in Virginia, but the rumor can
not be verified.
FACE LIKE A BURN
Bloody Water Oozed Oat Constantly.
No Peace Day or Night. Doctors «
Failed. Cured by Cuticura.
My child's disease, which was the worst kind
of Eczema, started on one cheek like a ringworm.
§It spread and itched so the
poor little fellow had no peace
night or day. Then it started
on the other cheek and chin,
until all were raw as a piece
of beefsteak, like a burn
where you would rub off the
skin, and bloody water oozed
out constantly. His suffer-,
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though ho was but six months
old and could not tell how he
suffered. I tied his hands that
ho would not scratch, then he would rub his
poor little cheeks on his shoulders to relieve
the intense itching. I had as good a doctor
as was in Philadelphia, but he failed to relieve
him. I read of the Cuticcra Remedies, and at
once purchased them. Strange to say that very
night he rested without scratching his face, and
from that on he improved and soon was entirely
cured. I would like anyone suffering from this
terrible disease to see my boy, who is in his
twelfth year now. His complexion is as clear
and smooth as can be. This is an unsolicited
testimonial, and every word is true. I thank
God for my child's recovery, and I thank the
manufacturer of CTticcea.
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