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LEFT NO TRACE.
Strange Disappearance Of a
New Yorker.
Ills Friends Unable to Find What Has
Become Of Him.
Young GlVenS Of Cortland, New York, Dis
appears In San FranciSco-The Heir
OF a Large Fortune.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

CORTLAND IN. y. Aug. 19.-The rela-
tives here of John A. Givens. the sole heir
to the Givens estate, believe now that ne
has met with foul play, and the police of
San Francisco have been asked to aid In
tracing him. Givens left this village on
April 18th for San Francisco. and on
April 9th he was heard from at a
lotel in that city. That was the last heard
of him. j. F. Squires, a cousin, wrote to
the proprietor of the hotel for information,
and the answer came back that Givens had
been guest at the hotel for four
days, when he left suddenly without
settling his bill. In his room he had left his
valise and banjo. The answer was so un-
satisfactory that James S. Squires, an uncle,
wrote Charles c. Chamber, another uncle
living in Oakland, asking him to make
Inquiries. The Oakland relatives, under
date of August 18th, corroborated what
has already been learned from the
proprietor of the hotel. When he left Cort-
land, Givens had with him over $1,000 in
money and jewelry valued at more than
double that amount. His trunk has
not been accounted for. 1t was not
taken to the hotel and it Is
suggested that Givens may have been
murdered. Givens attained his majority in
October. 1885, aud the estate was then
settled Up. He belongs to one of the best
families in Central New York. The police
private detectives have been employed to
find some trace of him,
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CONTEMPORARIES.
Complications in the "ThOmas
Stamp" Fraud Case.

There are complications without end In
the Thomas stamp" frauds. B. NJ
Thomas, the revenue agent whose name
has been buffeted about so roughly for the
last few days, is striving his utmost to clear
his name and reputation from the charges
made against him by the Chinese directly
and the customs authorities indirectly He
thought he could do it by 10 O'Clock last
night, but there was some slip in the scheme
that was to bring to him the evidence he de-
sired, and he had 70 quit at that hour as
unvindicated as when the charges were first
made. He says, however, that twenty-four
hours more viii be enough to clear him.
The Chinese who sold Inspector Simon
The labels says he bought them of Thomas.
Even when confronted he said: Mr..
Thomas, you know you sold them TO me
you know you did" Simon offered to buy
10000 forged labels Of the Chinese, whose
name is Wing Lung, but he said Thomas
was out OF town and he could not deliver
the stamps until he (Thomas) returned. At
that time Thomas was at Shasta, where he
made a seizure. Thirty-six hours later
Thomas returned and the stamps were de-
Ilyered and Wing was arrested.
Thomas hopes to prove that certain Chi
nese persons entered into conspiracy
against him on account of a seizure he made
about six weeks ago at Jackass Point aud
another and more extensive one in China
town previous to that. He also says that
about 800 stamps were stolen from his of
fee, Room II, in the Appraisers Building,
and he thinks he can fasten the blame on a
certain Revenue Inspector. Ii lie can do
this. he says, he can then prove who did
the forging and who placed the stamps on
the market; also why the blame for the
forgeries was placed at his door.
There were rumors afloat in the Apprais-
er's Building and in Chinatown yesterday
that genuine" Thomas stamps mad been
sold in the streets at an early hour Tho
man who aucdoned the stamps and the one
who sold them to him are also said to bs
known. Thomas. in referring to the story,
said that. if it could be proved, he would be
yindicated. FOrty-eight hours may tell the
tale Of one of the boldest attempts to de-
fraud Uncle Sam of his revenues.
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the great transactions of the world: be-
lieve our reople are prepared to insist that
the American flag shall again be seen upon
the sea, and that our merchants and manu-
facturers are ready to seize the goiden
opportunity offered for extending our
commerce into Central and South America.
lCheers] | believe conservative views Oh
finance will prevail in this country. l am
sure discomfort and temporary distress VIII
not tempt our people to forsake those safe
lines of public administration. in which
commercial security alone rests. APP
plause. As long as the general Govern
ment furnishes the money of the people,
believe we will insist, as l have said pc
fore, that every dollar issued, whether
paper or coin, shall be as good, and be Kept
as good, as any other than issues. May 1.
in closing. tender to these good women OF
Vermont my thanks for the grace aAu
sweetness which their services and their
presence have lent to this happy occasion.
May say to them, that the devoted services
OF their mothers, their courage and patti
ence and helpfulness shown in the great
struggle for liberty cannot be too highly ap-
preciated. All honor to the New England
mother, the queen of the New England
home. There, in these nurseries OF Virtue
and truth, have been found the strongest ~
fiuenceS that have nodded your people LOT
good, and led your sons to honor. lGreat
cheering.
The President was then presented with
gold medal commemorative ofAthe occasion.
Governor Russell spoke for Massachu-
sets, Governor Tuttle for New Hampshire,
Major-General Howard Tor New YORK.
Among the speakers were General AlSer OF
Michigan, Secretary of War Proctor, and
Attorney General Miller.
The President leaves for Mount McGregor
tn-morrnU
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AMATEUR OARSMEN.
The Concluding Days Sport Of the Regatta
al Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-This was the
second and last day of the regatta Of the
National Association OF Amateur Oarsmen.
Tie weather was perfect, the water smooth,
and everything favorable for good racing
In the junior singles the contestants were :
Fleming and Dyer of the Crescent Club of
Boston. Wright of Toronto, and Berry of
the Passaic Club. Wright led easily all the
way, finishing a winner by six lengths,
Berry second. Time, 10:101-5 second, 10 :27.
There were five starters in the pair-oars
race, one from the Argonaut Club OF To-
ronto, two from the Atlanta Club of New
York and two from the New York Club of
New York. Dempsey brothers (Atlanta)
led out a length. which they maintained to
the end, with the Argonauts close second
Time, 1912.
In the four-oared juniors the contestants
were the Arlington Club Of Massachusetts,
the Neptune Club of Baltimore, the Ariel
Club of Baltimore, and the Potomac Club
of Washington. They got off well together,
and at the mile the boats were within
three lengths of each other and all going
very fast. the Arlingtons leading. Then
the Arlingtons opened up the distance on
the Ariels and soon had two boat lengths
between them. The Neptunes now braced
up and came along fast and closed on the
Ariels. In the last quarter it looked very
much as if they would land winner, but the
Arlels kept right on and came over the line
three lengths behind the Arlinatons and
two lengths ahead of the Neptunes. the
Potomacs last. Time, 9:11 for the winner,
9:23 for the second. In the senior singles
the starters were Higgins, Caffrey and He'd
ley, each of whom won in their respective
heats yesterday. Caffrey won, Higgins sec
ond Hedley third. Time for the first, 10 :03,
and for the second 1O:06. In the final heat
of the doube-scu!l race the starters were:
Catlins OF Chicago, Albanys of New York,
Vespers of Philadelphia and Varunas of
Brooklyn. The Albanys outclassed their
opponents from the start. The Vespers
soon went wild and the Varunas got the
lead on them. The Chicagos continued to
fall hopplesSly behind. The Abanys were
never headed and won, Vespers second,
Varunas third and Catlins we'll to the rear.
Time, S;37. The races closed with the
feature of the meeting, an eight-oared race
by the crews of the New York Athletic
Club, Atlantas, Fairmounts and COlumbias
of Washington. The Atlantas led by half
length in the first twenty strokes, the New
YOrkS and Fairmounts on even terms.
Columbia caught crab and fell out. At
with the New York eight pressing them
hard. AT the mile the local crews had cut
down the distance between the leaders by
some lengths, and were pulling strong,
even stroke. All the crews journeyed ON
without changing positions until in the last
quarter. when the New York crew madeS
grand spurt, and by magnificent roaIE
crawled upon the leaders and crossed the
line In front of the Atlantas, Columb bia
third and FairmOunt in the van. Time,
7:i7 10.
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Sultan's palace lie encountered the obstacles
common to Eastern diplomacy. Day after
day he met Muai Hassan en- the cape Jury
Claims, and day after day the business was
put OF, first on one idle pretense and then
on another.
Sir William was a man of strong temper
and the delay irrtated and vexed him. At
length, in the midst of one of his ceremoni-
Gus interviews with the Sultan. while Mulai
Hassan smiled and smiled and waved his
hand, and said fer the twentieth time that
the matter could wait until the morrow, Sir
William lost all self-control and broke in
upon his shereetan Majesty with words like
these: "My Lord, listen. You don't know
what YOU are doing, but will tell you. You
are killing me. Yes, and any Of these days
| may fall dead at your feet. l might fall
dead at your feet now. And if that should
happen remember one thing, my Lord, my
country will call you to account"
Mulai Hassan listened, and answered not
word. No man had ever spoken like that
to him before, and his vizier and ministers
and troops of servants who bend and crouch
to him were round about. His fine, half
black face twitched slightly, and he said:
Let us finish the matter Immediately" 1t
was settled there and then. In the middle
Of that night Sir William died. and when tho
Sultan heard of his death in the morning he
seemed to quake with fear.
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IT WAS FATE.
The Story of an Unsuccessful
Diamond Robbery by q Pal.

One OF the best all-round men l ever
knew was Brooklyn era cksman whom we
called "The Parson." He was quiet and
gentlemanly in his bearing, well educated,
and about as sharp as men ever get in this
life. lie sent for me one day, asking me to
meet him that night at Dan Curry's place.
As expected, he had planned big job and
wanted me 10 work with him. He had
learned that a swell wedding was to occur
in Brooklyn at 8 o'clock the next night,
and proposed to 60 through the house in the
midst OF the festivities. The plan as he
outlined 1t TO me was beauty.
Next to the nuptlal residence a house was
iE process OF construction. The floors were
not laid, but many OF the larger beams were
IN place and the ladders and scaffolding af-
forded easy access to the top story, from
which the adjoining roof could be reached.
" The Parson " proposed to enter the resi-
denee by the skylight. raDsack the upper
stories and descend to the second hoor.
where the wedding presents were displayed.
l was to stand guard In the rear. If | no.
tlced any commotion in the house l was in
structed to run around to the front door.
pull the bell and shout Fire TO distract
attention until The Parson" could escape
by the skylight.
Promptly at o'clock on the wedding
night took my place in the rear of the
residence where l could get q good view of
the building. The Parson " left me and
entered the uncompeted house adjoining,
and l saw him mount IL ladder and climb to
the second floor. That was the last time
l ever saw him alive.
kept my vigil faithfully. The wedding
gayety was not interrupted; there was no
unusual commotiOn in the house. and l felt
quite certain that the Job was q success.
But 1.-The Parson" did not return. Nine
o'clock came and went, and at last terri
Bile suspicion flashed across my mind. My
partner had made rich haul and had given
me the slip! 1t would be dangerous to de-
lay longer, and l fastened back to New
York, cursing my ill-luck and swearing
eternal vengeance against the man who had
cheated me out of my share of the spoils.
The newspapers next morning made me
fairly frantic as they gave the details of a
mysterious $4,000 robbery, without clew
to the man who did it,
But my ravlng was interrupted shortly
afterward by hearing the newsboys calling
an extra editiGn-"all about the great dia-
mOnd robbery"-and buying paper read
a story which explained the mysterious alb
sence OF my partner. When the masons and
carpenters resumed work that morning upon
the new building one Of them noticed the
body of man lying in the cellar. Suppos-
ing it to be some drunken fellow who had
crawled into the place to sleep off de-
bauch, they went down to investigate and
found corpse. And the pockets OF the
clothing OF the dead man were bulging with
jewels and gems. On the top of q ladder
three stories above was found a sealskin
sacque which had caught there rs "The Par
son" was hurriedly making his escape
Chicago Mail.
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ALLIANCE MEETINGS.
Resolutions Adopted at a Secret Sessi
OF Virginia Earmars.

Resolutions Adopted at a Secret Session
OF Virginia Farmers.
RICHMOND. Aug. 19.-Reporters were ex-
cluded from the hall while the Farmers AL
lance was in session to-day The Chairman
of the Press Committee gave out
the information. A resolution was
adopted that the Alliance deems it
to be both patriotic and judicious, to pay
our taxes in money and not in coupe ms, and
earnestly beseeches the taxpayers in larger
cities not to sacrifice our State upon the
altar of commercial cupidity. The Alliance
appreciates the Importance of settling the
States debt, providing it can be done with
out increasing the rate of taxation.
ATLANTA (Ga.), Aug. 19.-The predicted
fight on Livingston failed to materialize al
to-day's session OF the State Alliance. A
resolution indorsing him passed with only
one dissenting vote
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RACING In THE EAST.
Yesterdays Running and TrOttiBg Contests
on the Leading Tracks.

SARATOGA (N. ", Aug 19-The weather to.
day was pleasant ana the track heavy. The
winners were:
Haf-mie. Foreigner won, Grey Goose second,
John Wluke third. Time, o51.
One mile and seventy yards. Watterson won,
Castaway second. Inferno thItd. Time, :51.
Six furlongs, Lord Harry won, Bellwood
second, Judge Morrow third. Time. 1:1S.
rive furongS, ToTmentOT won, Mabel Glenn
second, Gold Dollar third. Time, l :04.
Seven iuIlOngs, Sportsman won, POwhattan
second, Post Odds third. Time, :251a.
At Jerome Park.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-At Jerome Park races
to-day the weather was pleasant aud the track
slow. The winners were:
Sweepstakes half a mile. Spendanet won.
GlamOr second, MaImont third. Time, 0:50la.
Handicap sweepstakes of one and a sixteenth
miles. Beansey won, Lizzie second, Sir George
third. Time, 1 :52s4
Five furlongs, Lavish won.-Orageuse second,
Volunteer thlid. Time, 1:U212.
Six furlongs Enos won, Vocalite second, Dis.
appointment third. Time, 1:lS.
Handicap steeplechase, short course. BasSania
won, Major Picket second, Gladiator third.
Time, 3:32.
One mile, Cynosure won, EsQuimaux second,
Lima lhlId. Time, :46.
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SIR HECTOR'S STORY.
Why Canadian Contractors Withdrew Their
Bids-Commissions Paid

1dlu.
OTTAWA (Ontario), Aug. 19.-Before the
Elections Committee this morning SiS
Hector LangeyiD. on oath, denied Contrac-
tor Starr's statements made in evidence on
Friday. He gave complete explanation of
the circumstances connected with the with
drawal of the tenders of O'Hanley and Starr
for the Esquimault dock contracts, which
Starr said was done at the suggestion of Sir
Hector Langevin, and Sir Hector asserted
the tenders were withdrawn voluntarily, as
Starr and OHanley did not care TO take
contracts on which they had to pay a de-
post of per cent of the contract price.
Summerville asked for certain vouchers
to-day, saying they would show that a num-
Der OF the officials of the Public Works De-
partnent had purchased large orders from
dry-goGds merchants for their private use
and charged them to the department..
superintendent PI0nskill Of the stationery
branch admitted receiving various sums as
commissions on goods purchased for the
Government. Superintendent SENEGAL of
the Printing Bureau also admitted receiving
several thousand dollars in "loans" from
firms supplying type. His memory was
very defective as to the dates and amounts
Thomas McGreevy has resigned from Par
uament.
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BEARDED MULAI HASSAN.

Sir William Kirby Green's Plain Talk
and the Tragic Sequence.
Hall Gaines new novel, THE Scape-
goat" which now begins serial publica-
tion in the Illustrated London News, is a
story of Morocco and opens in 1859 with q
description of the barbaric splendor of the
entrance into the town of the Sultan Alb
darrahman, a most bloody tyrant, not long
before the Spanards took possession of it.
Hall Caine tells story Of Mulai Hassan
and of the late English Minister to his court
(Sir William Kirby Green) which is at least
dramatic. Before Sir William went up on
his last mission to Morocco city he had had
a stroke of paralysis and clear assurance
Of heart disease, and when he reached the
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French Fleet Arrives at England.

PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 19.-The French feet
arrived this afternoon and was received by
a large number of British war vessels and
excursion steamers, all of which were pro-
fusely decorated. They anchored under the
meadows of Osborne Park, the anchorage
being selected by the Queen herself and the
arrival being witnessed by the Queen and
Princess Beatrice from the terrace of Osborne
House. Amid the booming of saluting can
mons from both fleets the yards were manned
and cheer upon cheer arose from the yachts
and excursion steamers.
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China Becoming More Reasonable

PARIS, Aug. 19.-Official information has
been received to the effect that the COM
bned action of the representatives, of the
powers in China is succeeding in bringing
the Chinese Government to look upon mat
ters in the proper light The local authori-
ties are becoming more conciliatory. and it
begins TO look as if it will not be necessary
to make the proposed naval demonstration
in which the war-ships Of all the powers
represented in Chinese waters were TO take
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PEOPLES Party Conference.

CHICAGO, Aug 19.-At the Grand Pacific
Hotel tonight were taken the first practical
steps toward the establishment in Chicago
of Peoples party. The conference was q
secret one, held because of the presence in
the city of w. +. Rightmire, Secretary Of
the National Citizens Industrial Alliance,
as well as of the National Board of Organi-
zation of that body. Preparatory work has
been going on here for three months and
the leaders say secret clubs have been
formed in nearly all of tho wards, while
nearly 10000 names have been pledged to
support the principles and candidates of the
third party. The work of organization will
continue to be pushed.
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Western Associated Press.

DETROIT, Aug. 19.-At the annual meet
ing of the Western Associated Press to-day
Hon. William Penn Nixon of the Chicago
Inter Ocean was elected President and the
following gentlemen members of the Board
of Directors: Koch Perdu Of the Cleveland
Leader, Victor Lawson Of the Chicago
News, \. j. Barr of the Pittsburg Post W.
A. Collier of the Memphis Appeal. Fred
erick Drscoll of the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
Z. w. Knapp of the st. Louis Republican,
NJ. Ii. de Young of San Francisco.
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iowa CITY Qowa), Aug. 19.-The great sale OF
blOoded horses OF rotting strain OF lie estate OF
Charles A Nogt today melted about $50, 600.
The principal horses sold, the purchasers and
tie prices paid were: ldOli, 10 Albert VOgt
Tepic, Mexico $500; Collena. 10 q. Lang. But
falo. n. Y. $1,000; Nellie b, TO A. Yogt, S97O /;
5000; Wavelet. TO Louise Vogt. iowa Cny,
500; Idolette. 10 Minnie Vogt, Iowa Cliy,
$3.50; ltasca. S525: Wayeland Chief. to G.
Lang. $3.50. IdoH, who has a record Of 2:2O,
was the center OF attraction.
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New YORK. Aug. 19.-Charles W. Wet
more, Secretary of the American Steel
Barge Company, is soon to marry Miss
Elizabeth Bisland one of the most brilliant
con tributors to the Cosmopolitan Magazine
and to the higher class of contemporaneous
literature. The date of the marriage has not
been announced.
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The Texas Alliance.

DALLAS (Tex.). Aug. l9.-In the State
Alliance, now in session here, bitter fight
is being made on the Sub b-Treasury ques
tion, but it is evident that the majority of the
delegates favor the Sub Treasury scheme
A resolution was adopted providing Tor the
appointment of committee whose duty it
shall be to ascertain the exact number of
bales of cotton produced in Texas this year,
for the purpose Of protecting the planters
against the false repOrts OF speeulatOrs.
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Argument for Railway Consolidation

New YORK, Aug. &c. p Huntington,
arguing for railway consolidation, refers to
the rapid liquidation of the national debt,
and declares there must be a substitute in
which the people can invest their savings,
with security that will possess the conf
dence of the entire public. He believes
nothing can be safer than the shares or bonds
of the united railroads OF the country, and
no securities can be as easy to negotiate or
raise money on,
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UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH.
The Manager of the Defunct Loan Associa
tion Still at Large

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-George o. Ferguson,
who represents many Lincoln (Nebr.) VIC
tins of the National Capital Savings, Build
ing and Loan Association, reached here this
morning after ten days exciting chase, in
company with Postoffice Inspector Gardner,
after Louis E, Mortimer. the abscOnding
manager. We were close on his heels all
the time," said Mr.. Ferguson, "but he was
pretty shrewd and got safely away, al
though Mr.. Gardner is still looking for him
in Vermont. We chased him from New
York City TO Glen Falls, where he met a
woman, and they both went to Fort William
Henry. He registered at the hotel there
clerk he exhibited roll of bills represent
ing SO. 900"
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NORTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Increased Acreage in Grain and Lais
Amount of Surplus Wheat.

Amount of Surplus Wheat.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. ia special to the
journal from Bismarck, N. OAK. says As
SCISSORS returns to the State Commissioner
of Agriculture and Labor from thirty coun-
ties. being all except Barnes, Eddy, Foster.
La Moure, Ramsey. Richland, Stark and
Ward counties, give the following acreage
in crops: Wheat. 2,62S,275; corn. 0220;
oats. 360,629: rye, 71lS; barley, 120,69l !
fax. S9.073; potatoes. 14,442; millet and
Hungarian. S7,9l3; other tame grasses, 49,
7J7. Estimates from figures from the other
counties give a total acreage of wheat of
2.920,000, an increase Of 100000 acres over
last year. Estimating seventeen bushels
10 the acre over the entire State, it would
give North Dakota 51.000,000 bushels of
wheat to sell. 1t will reQlire 1000 900 bush
100000 bushels for market. Harvesting Is
In full blast.