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DISCREDITED,
Alleged Smuggling by Naval Officers Disbe-
lieved by the Department

Alleged Smuggling by Naval Officers Disbe-
lieved by the Department.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-At the Treasury
Department information was received late
last night from San Francisco limiting that
some smuggling operations had been going
on at Mare Island. This morning the New
York papers had special kilograms from
San Francisco, saying that great scandal
has been uuearthed at Mare Island, and
charging that the officers of the Omaha and
Swatara have Smugsled through the
Golden Gate silks. jewelry, etc. tor them
selves and friends Your correspondent
talked with number Of naval officers snd
Treasury Department officials to-day and
II is generally believed by them that there
Is no truth in this sensational story. They
say that charges of a similar nature are con-
stantly made and, upon being investigated,
have little or no foundation. Naval officers
are permitted. aud they usually take advan-
tage OF the custom which allows them to
enter free of duty articles of wearing ap-
paTel for themselves and family.
1t is aseertained here that 1909 Thirteenth
street. the point TO which, it was alleged,
smuggled silk had been consigned, should
have read, ''13l9 Thirteenth street" In
quiry was made at the place, and it was
ascertained that Isaac and Isad0re Sickles
lived there. They are partners in the firm
OF Kaufman & SiCkles, one of the largest
dry-goods firms in Washington. Their place
Is called "Ihe Combination" and is on the
corner of Twelfth and f streets, northwest.
Mr.. Sckles was asked to-day if there was
any truth in the report from San Francisco
that smuggled silk from Mare Island officers
had been consigned to him. He seemed sur
prSed, and declared that lie know nothing
whatever about the matter, and that this
was the first intimati0n they had heard of
it. Ia reply to questions he said he never
lived in San Francisco and was only slightly
acquainted there. He was not acquainted
with any naval officers now stationed At
Mare Island. It is learned that his partner,
Mr.. Kaufman, has sOme relatives living at
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THE HAYTIAN TROUBLE.
The Downfall Of the HyppoIite GOYsrl-
m0lt Probable.

New YORK, June 10.-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent states that the
Department of State is still without official
advices respecting the recent outbreak ia
Hayti. but the reports published in the
newspapers from private sources have
added TO the anxiety felt on account Of the
disturbed and threatening condition of at
fairs in that republic. None Of the
information in the possession of the
Government, either that received from
the officers of the navy. or that
coming from private sources, is of reassur-
ing nature; on the contrary all of it seems
to indicate extreme instability and the prob
able overthrow of HyppoIite. OF course.
great reticence is shown by the officials in
both the State and Navy departments. but
among other well-infOrmed PERSONS the i'm
preston is strong. as we'll as general, that
the HyppOlite Government Is on its last
legs, and that in order TO protect the inter-
eSts of its citizens the United States may be
constrained 70 adopt more vigorous policy
toward Hayti.
The condition of the relations between
Hayti and San Domingo also excites iu-
terest in the State Department The rela-
tons have never been satisfactory, owing to
the dispute over the boundary line, aud
were made more unfriendly than ever year
ago, WHen, as Sau Domingo nous anu as
appears to be the fact Hyppolite arbitrarily
denounced the commercial treaty OF 1874.
That treaty was to continue for % years. Il
provided for the reciprocal free imDOrta-
tions of the products of the two countries
and for periodical adjustment of the rev.
enueS arising from the interchange of for
eign commodities. No such adjustment has
ever been made, and San Domingo claims
balance in her favor due from Hayti on
that account to the amount of 1923, All for the
first eight years of the treaty. San Domingo
protested vigorously against the action Of
the Hyppolite Government bat without
avail. While resort to arms does not seem
probable at present, it certainly is among
the possibilities Of the situation.
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COAST INTERESTS.
Money for Land Surveys Naval Oders.
POStmaSterS and Pensions.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The last Con-
gress appropriated S375,OO0 for land sur
veys for the fiscal year beginning July 1st
next. The appointments were made by
the Interior Department to-day as follows :
California $4,000, Oregon $4,000, Wash
ingtnn S65,00O, Montana $4,000 and Ne
vada nothing
In the case of Mary R. Andres vs. Ru-
trlct, rehearing before the local officers is
ordered.
NEW NAVAL ORDERS.
Rear-Admiral D. B. Harmony has been
authorized To hoist his flag on the L9ncas-
ter on tue 231 inst and ordered to proceed
Admiral George L. Belknap Of the COM
mand of that station. Lieutenant f. NJ.
Wise is ordered TO examination for p romo-
ton. Naval Cadets W. w. Phelps and
Thomas Msgruder are ordered to the
Monongohela. Lieutenant }. H. Selfrldge is
detached from the Navy-yard at Washing
ton and ordered to the Lancaster.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED
The following California postmasters
were appointed to-day: L. A. Butler: at
Fairmount, Los Angeles County, vice G.. p.
Livingstone, resigned; w. c. Hanley. For
est Home, Amador County, vice NJ. Taylor,
resigned; j. b. Christie. Milford, Lassen
NOuHI9, flCc AlHuSdSs IcMONcQ, f.
Thompson. Plano. Tulare County, vice A.
J. Thompson, resigned; S. z. Rees, RedOndo
Beach, Los Angeles County. vice e. Brun-
son, removed; J. j. Gowan, Rockport,
Mendocino County, vice d. l.. Albert, re-
signed.
POSToFFICEs ESTABLISHED.
POStOffices have been established in Cali
fornia as follows: Burgess, Shasta County,
with special service from Montgomery
Greek, Helen English Postmistress; Men
tone, San Bernardino County, special from
Rediands, George w. McRae Postmaster;
Montpelier, Stanislaus County, special from
Waterford, Frank c. Keefe Postmaster.
PENSIONS AND PERSONALS.
Pensions have been granted to Thomas j,
Sparks, Christian ShortZ, William Allen
and Harvey Burke.
Ricardo l.. Trumbull of Chile has arrived
at the Arlington tonight 1t is thought Mr.
Trumbull is here to confer with the State
Department and the Department of Justice
concerning the ltata affair
j. o. Monteith of San Diego is at John
sons Hotel
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LAID TO REST.
Imposing Funeral Ceremonies Of Sir John
macdonald.

OTTAWA (0ntario), June 1O.-Thousands
Of people to-day viewed the remains of the
late Premier The Governor-G General, ac-
companied by his staff, arrived shortly after
l o'clock and entered the Parliament build
ing, where he was met by the ex-Ministers.
They entered the Senate Chamber, which
was literally covered with floral tributes
Six policemen conveyed the ca ket out Of the
chamber and pl ced it in the hearse. As
the caSket was placed in the hearSe the
large bell IN the tower above tOlled out
dlSmally, followed by q hundred church
bells. and minute guns were fired during
the funeral progress. The cortege was then
formed. 1t was the largest ever seen in
Canada, and was composed of troops, police,
public officials, members of the provincial
governments. cOnsus of foreign powers,
political clubs and private carriages. All
along the route of the procession thousands
were gathered and movement along the side
walks was impossible. The scene was one
OF solsmnlty. The drSped fronts of stores
and other buildings were in unison with the
the streets and the heavy mourning Of the
funeral cOTtege.
After leaving the church the procession
reformed and proceeded to the railway
station. The funeral traIn4hen proceeded
to Kingston.
KINGSTON (OntG June 10.-The funeral
train arrived here this evening, and the
ca Eet containing the remains OF Sir John
Macdonald was deposited on a cata lalQue at
the entrance OF the City hall.
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The Typographical Union.

BOsTON, June 10.-At the third days ses-
sion of the international Typographical
Convention, the Committee on Finance re-
ported the reports of the Treasurer correct.
The sum of $4,000 was expended during the
year. The proposition to admit the testi-
mony of union men not members of the
Typographical Union when charges are
made against members OF the local unions
was non-concurred in. The Worlds Fair
exhibit was not much favored. A PROPOSE
tiOn TO establish a paid commission prOvd-
ing for printers industrial exhibition at
Cincinnati was overwhelmingly defeated.
A motion that the convention indorse de-
mand for the Government control of the
telegraph was adopted, and the delegates to
the American Federation of Labor were
told TO vote for the same. A resolution or
dering local unions to present scale prices
annually to employers to sign, good only for
one year, was adopted. In the afternoon
the delegates made a trip down the harbor
on an invitation by the city.
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PARTY LINES.
Resolutions Adopted by the
Wisconsin Alliance.
Platforms Presented by State Prohibition
Conventions.
1 Full State Ticket In I0Wa-PrOpOSitiOn
for Strong Labor and Farmer
Platform for Ohio.
Special to TEz MORNING CALI.

La CROSSE (Wis.), June 1o.-At to-day's
session of the State Farmers Alliance Con-
vention lengthy set of resolutions was
unanimously adopted. They favor sys-
TEN of taxation that will not favor one class
at the expense of another; free coinage Of
silver; abolition of national banks and the
substitution Of legal tender currency issued
by the Government in sufficient volume to
do the business of the country; that the
Government should loan money to citizens,
with certain prudent restrictions, on real
estate security at an interest not to exceed
2 per cent; recommend an uncompromis-
ing effert to secure to the farm
ers and other wealth producers
fair share in the management Of
the Government; favor the cooperation
of industrial organizations in securing the
demands of the St. Louis platform; demand
the prohibition of gambling on Boards Of
Trade; favor the Government control Of the
telegraph and railroads, the election of
President, Vice-PreSident and Senators by
direct vote of the people; prohibition Of
nom resident alien ownership of land; the
establishment of postal savings banks; that
all interest accruing from the loan of public
money by any municipal corporation shall
be returned to the treasury from which the
money was loaned; that towns, cities and
villages where license is granted for the sale
of liquors be compelled to pay all
the expenses of prosecution, including the
expense Of the defense now allowed under
the present laws, which shall be incurred in
the DrOSaputiOn Of fnr aDV 0ffpOsa
committed while under the influence of in
toxicating liquors. The resolutions also
favor woman suffrage, provide for the ad-
mission to the alliance of the wives and
daughters of members with equal privi-
leges and without fees; that the Executive
Committee be authorized to establish pur-
chasing agency. to be under control of said
ooD,pittaa
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IOWA PROHIBITIoNIsTs.
a Platform Adopted and Full State Ticket
Nominated,

a Platform Adopted and Full State Ticket
Nominated
DEs MONIES, June 10-The Prohibition
State Convention met here this morning.
The convention this afternoon adopted a
platform and nominated a full State ticket.
The platform is long and complicated. 1t
favors straight out prohibition, free and un-
limited coinage of silver, Australian ballot
reform, State cOnstabulary to enforce
prohibition, and the immediate adjustment
of the whole United States internal revenue
system, since its operation is TO encourage
by recognizing. the liquor traffic. There was
considerable discussion over the platform,
but it was finally adopted as whole. The
candidates nominated are as follows
Governor Isaac 7. Gibson of Salem, Lieu
tenant Governor, j. G. Little of Perry
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Mrs.
M. II. Dunham of Burlington; Railroad
Commissioner, c. S. Hart of COyne !;
Supreme Judge, ID. Il. Twiney of Bennett.
A State Central Committee was elected,
composed of one member from each district,
and other plans were formed to carry on an
active campaign. The action of the Peoples
Party in lodging the prohibitory issue. both
in the Cincinnati and Des MoneS platforms,
was commented upon and denounced.
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LAND-CLAIMS COURT.
The Judges and officers Appointed by tn
President.

The Judges and officers Appointed by the
President
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The President
this afternoon made the following appoint
ments:
Leonard w. Colby of Nebraska, Assistant
Attorney General.
Joseph X. Reed of Iowa, Chief Justice of
the Court of Private Land Claims.
Wilbur +. Stone of Colorado Henry c.
SusS Of Kansas, Thomas G. Fuller of North
Carolina and William NJ. Murray of Ten.
nessee, Associate Justices Of the Court Of
Private Land Claims.
Matthew c. Reynolds of Missouri, United
States Attorney for the Court of Private
Land Claims.
Chief Justice Reed Is resident of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. He was born in Ashland
County, Ohio, in 1885, and served through
the war as an officer IN the Second Iowa
Light Artillery. He was afterward in the
Iowa Legislature, and later Judge o. the
District and Supreme Court of the State.
He was elected to the Fifty-f first Congress as
Republican, ana since the close of that
Congress has practced law. Judge Murray
of Kansas was formerly Judge of the Dis
trlct Court, and resides at Wichita He is a
Republican. The Democratic members of
the court are Colonel Fuller of Raleigh, n.
c., one of the leading lawyers of that State,
and Judge Stone of Colorado, who was
Judge of the Colorado Supreme Court for
many years, The United States Attorney
before the court is NJ. {. Reynolds of ST.
Louis, President of the Young Mems Re-
publican League
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Clarke's speech, thought the verdict must
De IN my favor, but after the Judges sum-
ming up we lost all hope. l don't think
there Is much chance of getting a new trial.
1 was made a Scapegoat TO avoid scandal.
OVertures were made to me no: to proceed,
on tue ground that the verdict would be
sure 10 60 against me, and that l might
save my commission by keeping silent, but
would V,II not listen to any such propositions.
wen, my hrSt plan is to b0 married the first
tnihg Tomorrow morning to Miss Garner.
AFTER the ceremony we shall 90 to Scot
land until we sail for America. In Septem-
Der, when our visit there is ended, we shall |
return TO Scotland and settle down at my
place at Altyre."
RESIGNED FROM HIS CLUBS.
Sir William Gordon Cumming has resigned
from all the clubs of which he was a men,
per; His costs in the suit were S25, 900. He
told friend to-day it was not the lady men,
toned but another, high in society, who was
the principal factor in the betrayal of the
secret.
WILL WRITE A BOOK.
NEW YORK, June 1O.-A friend of Sir
William Gordon Cumming writes from Lon
don that the BarOnet will relate his own
version of the baccarat scandal in small
volume in which he will deal particularly
with what he calls the raScality of Lycett
Green, the manner IN which the Prince of
Wales keeps secrets, his candid opinion of
the hostess of Tranby Crcft, the true and
only reason why he was called upon to sign
that document" how the Prince OF Wales
plays the role OF banker; why he carries
bis own baccarat apparatus with him; the
nonsense that occurred among the party on
both nights Of the play. and Lady Brooke's
reason Tor breaking her promise to the
Prlnce OF Wales that she would not utter
single word about the affair to a living
being
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FAIR PRIVILEG ES.
Fruit and Wine Nay Be Sold in the California
Exhibit

CHICAGO, June 10-California will be
allowed to conduct wine-room and fruit
stands in its State-exhibit building. The
California Commission has been told that
it could run a restaurant, fruit and re-
freshment stand there just the same as in
any other part of the ground. The COM
mission called on Chief OF Construction
Burnham yesterday to learn when site
could be granted California. Burnham said
this could not be done for ten days or until
the landscape architects plated off the
ground. The commission is determined
that California shall begin its building as
soon as a site has been granted.
The California Commission went to jack
son Park and selected the ground it desires
for the exhibit. II is situated just north
and west Of the Illinois State Building, and
comprises five acres.
CHATTANOOGA, June 10.-At a tri-State
convention to-day a resolution was adopted
favoring a united exhibition by Alabama,
Georgia and Tennessee at the Chicago
Worlds Fair in 1898, and a permanent or
ganization was effected to carry out the
plan.
CINCINNATI. June 10. - The American
Seed Trade Association in tO-day's session
passed resolutions protesting against the
confirmation of Maxwell as the head of the
horticultural department Of the Worlds
Fair
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A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

Mark StrOuse's Paeking-HOuse Totally
Destroyed.
Shortly before 9 o'clock last night an alarm
was sent in from Station 2Sl, corner of San
Bruno road and Twenty-eighth street. for a
ire discovered in the large provision
and packing-h0use on San Bruno
and Sixteenth avenues, owned by
Mark Strouse, and known as the
Bay City Packing aud Provision House.
The fire gained great headway, and in a
very short time the entire building
was in flames. That portion Of
the Fire Department that is in
that district res ponded promptly, but the
fremen were unable to conquer the enemy
and the building and contents we're totally
destroyed. 1t was estimated that the loss
would exceed 500, 600.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Incorporation of New Political Party at
ST Pan1


st. Paul
ST. PAUL, June 10.-A new political party
has started here under the name Of the Ma
tional Association, sixty gentlemen of this
city and vicinity filing articles of incOrpora-
tion. The objects OF the party, as stated in
the articles of incorporation, are to unite
socially and fraternally all respectable citi
zens for bettering their condition by course
of debates upon political subjects, from
which will result a more thorough knowl-
edge OF what is needed in the way of re-
form. 1t will give us clearer idea, from
the interest shown by different individual
members in these debates, of their fitness as
candidates for the different positions of trust
as public servants Instead of picking them
from the roster of base political party, as
has been done heretofore" The orgarlZa-
ton is to be on secret society basis, and
will be extended into other States as fast as
possible. By next year the leaders expect
to have sufficient strength to warrant the
nomination of a Presidential candidate.
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FRAUDS EXPOSED.
swindling Methods of the sO-Called Pacific
Portrait Company.

4ViLld dlL NOilpdAJ.
NEW YORK, June 10.-Budzileni is the
name of the manager of the New York
branch Of the Pacific Portrait Company.
The main office. which is the Chicago Com
pany. sends out circulars Offering to make
crayon portraits from photographs free OF
charge, the only consideration being that
they shall be exhibited where the friends Of
the one who is portrayed can be seen. After
the photograph Is received, another circular
is sent out saying such nice portraits should
have a proper frame, which the company
will supply for s. to $50 IL there is no
bite at the second circular, the owner of the
photograph is not apt to hear again from
the company. Sometimes they get the
photograph back, sometimes they don't and
sometimes their money brings them moth
ing The P0stOfice Department now re-
fuses TO deliver any registered letters to
BudZZlleni or pay him money orders, and
the letters are returned TO the writer
stamped fraud. The portrait concern was
originally started at San Francisco by Fred
Hartng. who now has headquarters at Chit
cagO, and where he has just been indicted
for using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
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FOREST FIRES.
Flames Spreading for Miles in The Pine
Woods.

SALISBURY (New Brunswck). June 10
Forest fires are raging at Providence, espe-
cially at the northern bran h of the Inter-
colonial Railroad. Kent Junction is wiped
out and the WellOrd and Coal Branch is in
danger. Every available man is fighting the
ire. Many sawmillS are burned out. The
fire is spreading, and unless aid comes soon,
much greater damage is threatened.
QUEBEC, June 10.--Ali the forests alOn 2
the line Of the Lake 81. John Railway ap-
pear doomed to almost total destruction. un-
less rain falls very shortly. From the ter
minus Of the railway at RObeTva, on the
shores Of Lake St John, to Lake ST. Joseph,
only twenty-five miles from this city, there
IS one connected belt Of fire sweeping on
ward through the whole region. At Riviere
Pierre half a dozen houses have been
burned. Other large fires are reported as
raging in the Saguenay District.
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RIOTOUS STRIKERS.
A Mob Dispersed by the Police After a
Pitched Battle.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), June 10.-Tbe
stTeet-car strike broke out again early this
morning. A crowd of 200 gathered at the
Sweet-stTeet cable station, and were smash
ing things when the police arrived. A
pitched battle ensucd. Revolvers were
fired and bricks and sticks were thrown be-
fore the mob was dispe rsed. The officers
arrested thirteen of the m Ob. 1t is reported
one of the crowd was fatally injured and
others were wounded.
UNIoNTowN (Pa.l. June 10-The jury in
the case against John McSloy. Mike Des-
mon and twenty-eight other strikers, for
conspiracy and riot at the brick works,
found McSloy and DesmOn guilty and ac-
quilted the rest The case against John i.
Rae, Peter Wise and others was then tax
en- un.
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An Earl Sued BY q Woman.

LONDON, June 1O.-The case Of Valerie
Weidmann, German governess, against
Robert Horace Walpole, the future Earl Of
Oxford, for reach of promise Of marriage
came up for hearing to-day in the Court Of
the Queens Bench. She also charges Wal
pole with criminal libel, as he said she was
they met in Constantinople, when he prom
ised to marry her and gave her signet
ring just before his return TO England.
Later she went to his mother at Cannes and
told her story. She says the letters written
by him to her were stolen by detective and
destroyed. Walpole says his ring was stolen
frnn1 him
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The Rarings, Humiliation.

LONDON, June. 10.-Tne Barings' state
ment says that after allowing for the
changes in the quotation of securities since
October. there seems to be no reason to anti
cipate that any claim will DO made on the
guaranteers. The Barings' have offered
thatif any surplus remains from the liquida-
tiOn they will devote it to repairing the
losses su tanned on the shares Of BuenOs
Ayres Water Drainage Company, though
they have no legal claim