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The morning call., 1890-10-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT,

The Pope is an enthusiastic amateur gar
dener
George Vanderbilt's ambition is TO collect
the finest library in America.
Collector Erhardt Of New York has been
sued 1000 times since he took office.
The wife of Speaker Reed, alongside OF
her big husband, looks like little girl
Miss Julia Ward Howe has been elected
President of the Town and Country Club at
Newport
Jimmy Whistler is very much like one Of
his OWE R,etchings-picturesqu Interesting
and quaint.
Vice-President Morton finds his Shore
ham Hotel in Washington greater care to
him than all his other business affairs.
Senator Morrill, is now in his eighty-firs
year, and has represented the State of Ver-
mont in the Senate continuously Tor twenty
four years.
The mother of the German Empress was
present at the Passion Play recently, and,
seated on chair which cost 10 marks, saw
the whole play.
Julian Sturgis, who has written the lib
retto for Sir Arthur Sullivan's new opera, is
Gistinuished Oxford man and the author
OF several interesting books.
1t has been computed that the late Justice
Miller received fully quarter of million
dollars from the Government as a salary
during his occupancy of the bench.
Sir Thomas Elder, the wealthy South
Australian squatter, offers to pay the entire
cost OF fitting out large expedition to ex-
plore the unknown regions of Australia.
Archbishop. Eyre of Glasgow. who is
about to be raised by the Pope to the Sacred
College, is one of the most popular prelates
in Great Britain, and his promotion will be
hailed in Scotland by all classes with en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor possesses two
books which have no duplicates. These are
Sforza, interleaved and illustrated with
water-cOlor drawings, pen and ink sketches,
and illuminations in gold and silver. all done
at his own suggestion, and expressing his
own ideas. The artist is Major E. Cronin.
who is one of the best living illustrators.
cost nearly 91000 each.
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ALL MIXED UP.
Stanley's Statement of Acts for Which Major
Barttelot Was Censured.


Boston, Oct. 29-Lieutenant Troup in
his interview with reporter about Major
Barttelot, commander of Stanley's rear
guard, made the following statement: "Mr.
Stanley has seen fit to specify two things
which Major Barttelot did which called
forth censure from him. One was the
shooting of Zanzibar porter for stealing
meat, and another the flogging Of Soudan-
ese soldier for some breach of discipline.
Now Stanley has that all mixed up The
Soudanese soldier was shot for desertion
and for stealing gun and ten rounds of
ammunition, and the Zanzibarian was
f0gged for stealing meat. Had l interiered
Major Barttel0t would have been justified
in shooting me on the spot. He was in COM
mand, not /. While that was not military
expedition it was absolutely necessary to
have good discipline, and good discipline
required but one head, one commander.
Barttelot was selected by Stanley, and
reiterate my charge that Stanley is primarily
responsible for any blunders made.
" Mr.. Stanley Is great explorer, but lie
went into this for fame and what he could
get out of it. He has no more philanthropy
than my boot l will 60 further and say
that the expedition was in the nature of Il
specu lation, aud not a philan nlhropic relief
movement. The capitalists who backed 1t
were after the ivory which Enin Pasha was
supposed to have collected The officers of
the expedition had a promise of a certain
share of the big supply of ivory which was
expected, as reward for their services.
"Emin Pasha's release was secondary
consideration entirely. He didn't want to
be released. He had been up there ten or
twelve years, and had held his own all right.
"Ths fact explains the entire situation,
and the expedition must necessarily lose
some Of the glamour which surrounds it
when IL is known that greed for fame and
rictes, instead Of humanity, prompted the
mnyamnnt "
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A Word About Catarrh.

"It Is the mucous membrane that wonderful
semi-fiuid envelope surrounding the delicate It's
sues of the air and food passages, that Catarrh
its stronghold. Once established, it eats iato
the very vitals and renders life but a iong-lrlwn
breath OF misery and disease, dulling the sense OF
hearing, trammeling the power of speech, destroy
ing the faculty OF SMELL tainting the breath. aud
killing the refined pleasures OF taste. InsidiouSy,
by creeping on from a simple cold in the head 1t
saults the membranous lining and envelopes ths
bones, eating through the delicate coats and causing
Inflammation, sloughing and death. Nothing short
of total eradication will health 10 the patient
and all alternatives simply procrastinatcd suffer
ings, leading to fatal termination. SANroRD's
RADICAL CURE, by HhGidtion and by iHteradi admin
istration failed; even when the disease has
made frightful inroads delicate constitutions,
hearing, smell and taste have been recovered. and
the disease thoroughly driven out"
SASFoRD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bottle
OF the RADICAL CURE, one box CATARRHAL SOLVENT
and one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly wrapped in one
package, with full directions; price, S1.01.
POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston.
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TWO DECISIONS.
Secretary Noble Afirms the Rulings Of the


land Commissioner
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-In the case of
Robert P. Strathearn VS.. George W. Stock
ton, involving parcel of land in the Los
Angeles district, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior affirms the Commissioner decision in
dismissing Strathearn's protest against the
acceptance of Stockton's final proof. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company having
failed to appeal from that part of the deeis-
ion dismissing its protest, its claim was not
considered.
The Secretary also affirms the decision of
the Commissioner in the case of the State of
California, ex rel. T. NJ Loop, VS.. The
United States. The question involved was
about the evidence as to the swampy charac-
ter of some land in the San Bernardno dis
trict. 1t came before the Secretary on ap-
peal by Loop from the Commissioners de-
cision, in which the land was held
to be public swamp and overflow,
within the meaning of the act of Con-
gress of September %. 1850. The
United States Survey held it to
be swamp and overflow land, after hear
ing which he held at San Diego September
10, 1888. The case was appealed and the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
reversed the Surveyor Generals rulings,
whereupon Loop appealed to the Secretary
of the Interior. But forty acres are involved
and these forty acres are embraced within
the claim of w. S. Weed, who entered 100
acres under the homestead law. 1t is situ-
ated in Condero Valley. in near proximity to
the ocean. The land is alkai and unpro-
ductive, being valuable only for the spring
located upon it. SOledad Creek flows
through the tract, sometimes overfowing it
as well as the entire valley. A race-track
and public highway as well as railroad are
built upon it. The Secretary says that in
the survey of 1874 the disputed ground was
reported as being agricultural in character,
and he says that while subject to overflow
the same is not sufficient to render tile land
unproGuctive or destroy its agricultural
character. He therefore affirmed the 1eci-
sion Of the Commissioner.
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NEEDED REFORMS.
Annual Report Of Major-Gene-
raj Miles.
The Reorganization Of The Artillery and
Infantry Branches Necessary.
His Views on The Advantages of Coast De.
fenSeS Over Naval Fleet Again Put
Forward Indians.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Major General
Miles, in his annual report On military
affairs in the Division of the Pacific, while
reporting the tone and character of the
service most excellent, says that any system
is defective that leaves little advancement
and slight hope of recognition of the class of
citizens who devote themselves entirely to
the military service. The artillery branch
should be increased by at least two regi-
ments, and the same organization should be
given the infantry that exists in the best
armies of the world, namely, three bat
TALON organization.
General Miles says that the various
methods resorted to to diminish desertions
have not to- any considerable extent done so.
He believes. however, that we are approach
ing solution of the problem, and that the
measure recently adopted is step in the
right direction.
The holding of discontented Indian tribes
on the San Carlos Reservation, especially
along Gila River, which is unsuited to them
and often unhealthy. will always be
source of danger and disturbance. AS sew
eTal military posts anu TtstTNatlOuS III tHt
D apartment of Arizona have been abandoned
he recommends that they be at once occu-
pied by Indians or converted into Industrial
schools and the Mojave. Tonic and Yuma
Indians be removed there at once from the
sickly Gila Valley. The San Carlos Indians,
now along San Carlos River and the White
Mountains, should be located on sufficient
part of the reservation and the remainder
thrown open tG such use as can be made of
it by citizens. The tribes would be more
easily controlled when separated, especially
in such region as they are now compelled
to occupy.
The General dwells at considerable length
on the coast-defense question, reiterating
his well-known views on the subject.
The recent practice maneuvers of the En-
glish Navy demonstrated, he says, that their
powerful navy could not defend even the
limited coast of that island, and it is useless
to suppose that any navy we can construct
can defend our extensive sea coast. Land
batteries are far more economical than
armored ships as means of defense.
The General recommends that sites for
coast defenses be secured without delay. a
gun foundry be established on the Pacific
Coast, ana one-fOurth of the appropriation
required for coast defense be made every
year for the next four years.
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California Pns,nffica Matters.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The following
California postmasters have been appointed: ::
j. b. Brackett at Santa Yratee, San Diego
County, vice f. R. Sawday, resigned, and
j. W. Stuckler. Vista. San Diego County.
vice c. l.. Sucker. resigned. The post
office at Sturgeon. Merced County, Cali
fornia has been discontinued. The follow
ing postal order for San Francisco has beeu
Issued: From and after November 10, 1890,
the contractors will be required to perform
additional service as follows: Between the
main postoffice and Station F, five round
trips daily, except Sunday; between main
postoffice and Station Ii, five round trips on
week days and two round trips on Sundays,
between the main postoffice and Station },
five round trips daily, except Sunday
and two round trips Sunday: also from
December l, 1880, between the main post
office and Station G, five round trips daily,
except Sunday, and two round trips Sunday !;
without additional compensation.
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HoRsE-THIEF DETECTIVES.
Annual Meeting and Supper Of the Old New
England Society.

PROVIDENCE Or. l.. Oct. 29.-News of the
annual meeting and supper of the old Reho-
both Horse-thief Detective Society has just
got to Providence. The society met at Re-
hoboth City last Monday night, where $50
of the old farmers and their wives and
daughters gathered to hold the nnety-fourth
annual meeting of the Detective Society
and eat big chicken supper There may
be other hOrse-thief detective societies in
the wOrld-in fact there are three or four
others known in New England-but none
of them is as old as this one. The names
of some of Miles Standish'S old companions
are III the first list of officers elected, in
1896. and their children are running it 10
day, and they are to-day occupants of the
same Rehoboth farms their ancestors took
up along Pamers River in the days of the
Plymouth Colony. Each man pays ST %
per year for each horse he owns to belong
10 the society. The Rehoboth society never
lost but one horse in its whole existence,
and it has not yet given up this one. The
animal was stolen i'll the spring of 1882 In
hunting for this horse about $1,000 has
been spent, for when he was lost there was
nearly $4,000 in the treasury and now there
is but 5000. These old chaps would rather
divide their property than give up that they
were beaten.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

DUBLIN. Oct. GA band of moonllghters
in County Clare murdered girl named
Flanagan and her mother.
LONDON. Oct. 29.-An extensive strike
began to-day by dock-men at Plymouth
against the employment of non-uniOnists.
TORONTO, Oct. 29.-Frank Losse, who is
wanted in st. Louis for stealing $4,000
from G. d. Latch 81 Co., has been arrested
here.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-Sir Charles Russell has
been retained to defend Slavin and Nc
Auliffe in their trial for engaging in prize
fight.
LONDON, Oct 29-Later advces from
Zanzibar say that Admiral Freemantle has
captured Vitu and burned the town 10 the
ground.
BERNE, Oct. 29.-Quiet is restored at Fri
bourg, the scene of yesterdays conflicts be-
tween Radicals and Conservatives. growing
out of the cantonal elections held Sunday.
CHICAGO. Oct. 29-The temperature at 8
o'clock this morning was reported as fol-
lows: Chicago, 540; New York, 44o; st.
Louis, 400; Cincinnati, 420; Winnipeg, $50.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 49, = Captain
Grombtshevski, the explorer, has re-
turned to Osh from his expedition to
the Hindoo Koosh. His survey covered 1000
versts.
TIPPERARY, Oct 29.-Among the wit
nesses called for the prosecution in the cUll-
spiracy case, Simon Gleeson and Alice Sad
Ter each refused to answer and were COM
mitted to jail till Friday.
New YORK, Oct. 29.-1he British brig
Eugenia, with sugar from Brazil, went
ashore last night at Jones Inlet. Both masts
are gone by the board and the vessel is fast
breaking up. The crew was rescued.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-Robert Lincoln. United
States Minister, left to-day for Liverpool.
where he will embark for New York. hav-
ing been granted leave of absence by the
Government He will return to England in
January.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-California PEN
sions: Samuel Aud. Dixon; Theodore V.
Purdy, San Jose; William c. Howard. San
Diego: James Driscoll, deceased, Oakland;
S. Runels, Nipomo; widow of Jacob Bo-
CART, Oakland.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 29.-Parties to the in
junction suit against Mayor Mosby, to pre-
vent him from appointing members OF the
newly created Board of City Affairs, have
agreed to take the case Mt once to the Su-
preme Court for final settlement
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 29.-The Greek
Patriarch has refused to take notice of the
commission appointed to effect an under
standing between the Porte and Greek Sy-
nod. Thirty Armenians have been arrested
and charged with conSpiring against the
Government
NEW YORK, Oct. 29-It is reported that
the Russian Government has elaborated 4
scheme for establishing direct commercial
Intercourse with Colombo. il order to intro
duce Ceylon tea into Russia. This step is
tiken owing TO many complaints of aduter-
alton against tea brought to Russia over
land Dy caravan.
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and was not arrested until the 18th. Stevens
of Montreal, the gentleman. who told Of see
ing Birchall, Benwell and the Colonel at the
hotel, registered at the hotel January 10Th
and left on the Goth. Colonel Lewis was
well known by the servants of the hotel, and
they retain vivid recollections of him. They
describe him as somewhat pompous- look
ing man, five feet six inches in height, stout,
wore a long mustache, complexion inclined
to fair, and was heavy dIinker generally.
He was known as the Colonel" Birchall
and Colonel Lewis seemed to be on
intimate term, and were often together.
They appeared to be in each others conf
dence. Since January the Colonel has
often called at the hotel, but has not re-
mained. He left directions that letters were
to be forwarded to Streatham, Surrey. His
exact address has not been traced. Birchall
and the Colonel" while at the hotel often
Invited gentleman to pass the evening
with them. The servants cannot identity
any visitor who answered the description
given of Benwell Colonel Lewis went to
America in October or November, 1888. His
repeated visits 10 the hotel render it unlike
ly that he has been out of England since
January.
sWooDsrocK (Ont.), Oct. 29.-The Jackson
(Mich.) letter is regarded as the clumsiest
fabrication that Birchall has yet put forth.
The examination of the handwriting and its
comparison with the SAMPLES of Birchal'S
show very general resemblance between the
two, and in some cases very striking like
ness.
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JOE THOMPSON.
He Will Soon Start for San Francisco to
Build His New Race-Track

bulid HIS New Race-Ireck.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. GA special Lon
don cablcgram to the Times says: Joe
Thomps on, the Australian sporting man,
who made his first money many years ago
by his horse Don Juan, who won the Balla.
rat cup and ESQ, 600 stake, sails by the Teu-
tonic Wednesday on his way to San Fran
cisco, where he intends to establish a new
race-cOurse. Being interviewed he said /; II
believe there is room for new race-cOurse
in San Francisco if conducted on thoroughly
honest and improved principles, and l am
ready to spend any amount Of money 10
make 1t the finest course in America.
make only one condition, that the citizens
& .tnp a jockey club to control the course,
like England. where the stewards guarantee
good sport and honest management. If
su h club is started / am ready to make
the course and land it over to the club free
OF charge" Thompson intends to offer
spl 'ndid cups and prizes, and not only keep
race-horses in California but breed them
there and also attract the best horses from
the East. He says he is ready to invest
ESQ, 900 in the enterprise.
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THE GALLONS.
Execution Of the Murderer Of Nine Member
Of a Family

OF Famlly.
PERRY (Ga.), Oct 29.-Tom Voolfolk was
hanged at 80 o'clock this afternoon. The
crime for which Voolfolk suffered death was
most atrOcious. On the night of August 6,
1887, in Bibb County, nine people were
brutally murdered by him. The victims
were Captain Richard E. Voolfolk Sr. and
wife, and their chidrea-Richard Z. Jr.
Susan, Pearl, Annie. Rosebud, Charlie and
Matte and Mrs. Welt, aged 81. The scene
of the crime was at the Voolfolk homestead
a country farmhouse. The first alarm Of
the tragedy came from Tom Voolfolk, the
only survivor Of the family. The news that
the terrible crime had been committed rap
idly spread, and soon a great crowd had
gathered around the place. Nine dead bod
les were found lying in horrible confusion
in the house, and every one had been Drained
with an AK. Nothing in the house had been
disturbed. 1t was evident the crime had not
been committed for robbery. AS Wooifolk's
account of the crime was unsatisfactory,
suspicion quickly fell upon him as the mur-
derer, and he was arrested. The motive of
the crime was found in Toms enmity for
his stepmother and his desire to have undis-
turbed possession of his fathers property.
Voolfolk was tried twice before being con-
yicted and sentenced to death.
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Idsho's Prosperity.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The annual re-
port of Governor Shoup of Idaho estimates
the value of taxable property in the Terri
tory at S25,5S1, ,305. About three-fifths Of the
agricultural lands of Idaho are arid, and
must be irrigated to be productive. Owing
to the severity of last winter heavy losses
were inflicted on the livestock industry. A
satisfactory increase is shown in the pr0due-
tion Of the mines, the output last year being
nearly double that of any former season.
AS to the Mormons the Governor says that
to all appearance they have resolved TO
abandon polygamOus practices.
The morning call., 1890-10-30
MARRIED. ON HIS sICK-BED.

Tie Daughter Of Ccngressmen Buiterwcrth
Would Not Postpone Her Wedding.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-Miss Mary But
terworth. daughter of Congressman Butter
worth of Ohio, was to-day married to
Houghwait Howe of the State Department
The marriage was to have taken place to-
morrow, but last Friday Howe was taken
with pneumonia and his condition has been
aggravated bv his distress OF mind because
of his inability to keep his wedding engage
ment tomorrow. When Miss Butterworth
learned of this fac; she proposed that all
formalities be dispensed with and the we'd
ding ceremony iake place ut once in Howe's
sick-room. The physicians decided that this
would be the best possible thing for the pa
tient, and accordingly the wedding occurred
fo day
The morning call., 1890-10-30
IA BAD LAW. /"
How Gladstone Regards the
Mckinley Act.
1 Free. Trade Speech TO The Inhabitants
Of Dundee.
Stanley EVadeS The Charges Made Against
Him by Members Of the EmIn
Relief Expedition.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

LONDON, Oct 29.-Gladstone arrived at
Dundee to-day. He was presented with the
freedom of the city and made an address,
in which he referred to the commerce of the
city, which, 1t had been stated, was
threatened by the adoption of the new
American tariff. He would not, however,
he said, bring railing accusation against
the people-of the United States. Protection.
although it might inflct incidental collateral
blows on other countries. did far greater
mischief to the people of the country which
adopted such policy. Gladstone then pro-
ceeded to contrast the decrease in tariff re-
strictiOns In England with their increase in
the United States. he said he found comfort
for England in the fact that 1t was not true
that any tariff adopted by any Government
on earth could interfere seriously with the
prosperity of Great Britain. The first effect
of the Mckinley bill would be to raise the
standard of prices in the United States
This means diminished POWER of exporta-
ton. This again meant while we were
damnifed in one of our twenty markets, we
derived benefit in the other nineteen from
the diminished power of the merchants of
the United States to compete with British
merchants in any of them, this being due to
the augmentation of prices in the United
States and the increased restraints under
which the merchants of the latter country
have to work. He advised manufacturers to
allow America TO ind out for herself the
evil effects that will follow the adoption of
high tariff.
Gladstone deprecated the idea of a zoll-
verein of the whole British Empire, includ-
ing the colonies and dependencies, against
all foreign countries. He doubted much
whether the whole empire would consent.
Furthermore, although 1t would to some eX-
tend enlarge the commerce of the colonies,
IT would contract 1t with the rest Of the
world. The imperial commerce is now
41S7, 600 yearly and the foreign commerce
4jj4. 90, 900. One effect Of the Mckinley
tariff would be to direct the attention Of
British manufacturers toward the produc-
tiOn of finer classes of goods, because these
bore the least intOlerable protective duties.
The result would be TO elevate and improve
the taste of British manufacturers, spur
Them on and stimulate their ingenuity. The
probable tendency among Americans would
be toward the manufacture OF coarser goods,
thus degrading their productions. In spite
OF protection the commerce between Amer
lea and Great Britain had greatly increased.
1he word protection was mlsnomer; 1t
ought to be oppression. 1t is adelusion and
fraud. America was country that could
best afford 10 try this strange and aStOniSh-
ing experiment. Her natural wealth, soil,
minerals and immense territory made her a
world in herself. The possession of these
enormous advantages helped to disguise the
truth from Americans, but the Mckinley
law would involve fearful waste OF the re-
sources by which the people ought to be
made strong and happy.