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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
A FOURTH OF JULY JOKE.
Having Lots of Fun With a Canao
Cracker Not Loaded,

Having Lots of Fun With a Cannon
Cracker Not Loaded.
There is undoubtedly more practical j1k-
ing on the Fourth of July than on the Ist OF
April, and whatever may be the opinion re-
garding practical jokes in the abstract few
there be that. having arrived at the age OF
discretion, will not agree that the typical
Fourth Of July practical joke is rarely
humorous, especially from the victim point
of view.
There is a young man in Chicago, who
may be called Smith, to whom the idea of a
practical j0ke-on some other fsllow-is ex-
cruelatngly funny, or rather was so until
late hour last night. There is reason to be-
lieve that he has undergone a change Of
opinion on the subject
A few days before the Fourth the Young
man conceived brillilnt idea. He bought
mammoth cannon cracker, over a foot
long and several inches In diameter Then
he carefully removed the fuse and charge,
tunneling the gunpowder out and scGrching
the hole with red-hot wire until the last
vestige of the explosive was removed. The
big cannon cracker was then perfectly
harmless.
He started out early yesterday morning
with his big, harmless cracker and 5-cent
bunch of little ones. He inserted one of the
little ones in the top end of the cannon
cracker and dropped into the first saloon.
cracker on the bar and set fire to the fuse.
The bartender crouched behind the bar,
frightened nearly out of his wits. SiZzl
went the fuse, and the other customers
glanced at the big cracker and then
scrambled all over each other in their haste
to get out Of the way before the explosion
came.
1t came; a puny little popl aud the big
cracker turned listlessly over on its side
The bar-keeper peeped out timidIy, with
asickly grin. and finally recovered his cour-
age when the joker put the craker in his
coat pocket. Then everyb ldy took a drink
at the bartender's invitation.
Strange to say the young man with the
cannon cracker successfully played his
little joke all day long. from place TO place.
with the usual accompaniment oil drinks on
the bartender. But every lane has an
end. and every practical joker meets au-
other sooner or later.
Smith had meanwhile accumulated a
Fourth of July Jag" which made him an
easy victim. Some one who saw him play
his little trick went straightway and bought
another cannon cracker the same size as
Smiths. But he didn't remove the load.
He followed Smith.
The opportunity soon came to replace the
bogus cracker with the real one, Ii was the
latter Smith drew from his pocket, while ho
braeed himself against the bar and un-
steadily touched match to the fuse. Smith
was knocked down in the rush to the door,
To this adventitious circumstance he proba-
bly, owes what remains to him of his physi-
cal well-being.
The cracker exploded with a terrific re,
port, shattered $500 worth Of glass, loI
which young Mr.. Smith must paw. and in
cited the proprietor to an assault upou
Smith, which made him wish he had gone
off with the cracker.-Ex.
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TERRIFIC TEMPESTS.
Wind, Rain and Electrical Storm
in Ohio.
Many Small Buildings Blown Over and
Trees UprOOtGd al WellSViIle.
Destructive Hail-StOrmS In Minnesota and
South DakOta-ThOusandS Of Acres
Of Grain Destroyed.
ETeeial to THE MORNING CALI

WELLsvILLE Ohio, July 23-A terrific
wind, rain aud electric storm visited this
place tonight. Trees were uprooted, many
small buildings blown over, and number
OF cellars flooded by the rush of water, that
exceeded anything ever seen here. Crops
of all kinds have suffered severely. The
telegraph, telephone and fre-alarm wires
were rendered practically useless.
ST PAUL. July 23.-A hail-storm in Deuel.
and Mcpherson counties, S. Oak, last night,
destroyed thousands of acres of grain. A
destructive hail-storm also passed through
Norman County. MIMI, covering strip
two miles wide and thirty miles long.
ABERDEEN IS. d., July 23.-Reports are
coming in of a destructive hail-storm which
passed about twenty-five miles north of
here Tuesday. The track OF the storm ex-
tends from Hosmer, forty miles west of
Frederick, eastward over one hundred
miles and one to four miles wide. In some
localities great damage was done. HAIL
stones of an immense size fell near West
port, some measuring fourteen inches in cir
cumference. Many farmers lost an entire
crop of fifty to 100 acres each.
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WHEAT DEAL.
Movement Of the Farmers Alliance to
Corner The Entire Crop.

ST. PAUL, July 23-St. Paul has been
made the headquarters of national move
ment by the United Farmers Alliance to
corner the entire wheat crop of The country.
At 317 Wabash street for several days a
large force of employees has been engaged in
sending out circulars with the view of hay-
ing all classes Of farmers keep back their
wheat crop until prices have been advanced
to high point. The plan Is to unite the
farmers in gigantic wheat trust, in which
the producers shall be stockholders, and by
which spectators and wheat buyers will be
squeezed TO the wall George Nj. Muller. an
editor and n prominent Alliance man, is at
the head of the movement. The wheat crop
OF the United States of 1891 is estimated at
50O,000,000 bushels. The promoters OF the
Farmers Trust believe that four-fifths of
this can be held back by farmers from four
to eight weeks, by which it is though; prices
will go skyward. Circulars already have
been sent to Secretaries of alliances in all
the wheat-growing States.
WASHINGTON, July:23.-H. W. Aver. Sec
retary to President Polk of the Farmers
Alliance and manager of the " Reform
Press Bureau" says the work of sending
out circulars designed to show the farmers
oil the country that it is to their advantage
to hold back the wheat crop, is actively
proceeding in this city as well asst. Paul.
Aver said that already 400,0 600 Of these cir
culars have been sent ont from Washing
ton, and during the next few days an
average of 100000 day will be mailed until
more than 100000 circulars altogether
are issued. The circular will also be pub
lished In 1000 weekly papers with which the
bureau is connected. Information that the
issue OF such circular by the Alliance men
was In contemplation became public prema-
turely about two weeks ago, when circu-
lar IN course of Preparation was published
In newspaper The final decision to issue
the circular had not at that time been
reached.
ST. PAUL, July 23.-President Ignatus
Donnelly of the Minnesota Alliance has
issued a circular to the members of the
Farmers Alliance Of Minnesota, In which
lie dlSclaims any connection with the move
ment for withholding part of the wheat
crop to raise the prices, BY covert illusions
to the wheat ring deals he casts cold water
on the movement and leaves the inference
that IL Is unauthorized.
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THE DEADLY DUMMY,
Simon Meyer Run Over and Seri.
Ously Injured.

Simon Meyer, an aged capitalist resid-
ing at 92S Jackson street, was run over
by Dummy 81 of the California street Rail-
road Company about noon yesterday, whiIe
endeavoring to cross Montgomery street at
the corner of California. Mr.. Meyer was
rolled under the safety-guard, the wheels of
the dummy passing over him, and it was
only by hard work that the dummy was
raised sufficiently to allow his body to be re-
moved. He was taken to drug
store. on Montgomery street, and several
doctors summoned, who stated that his in
juries consisted of fracture of tue right
arm, several severe scalp wounds, internal
injuries and a probable fracture of the skull.
BY the advice of Chief Crowley Mr.. Meyer
was removed to his home in the patrol
wagon, and not taken to the Receiving Hos
pital.
Bystanders who saw the accident claim
that George Robinson, the gripmau on the
dummy, was much to blame for making the
crossing at top speed, aud not exercising
proper care.
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ARMISTICE REFUSED.
Action on Governor Buchanan'S
Decision.
Resolutions Unanimously adopted at a
MaSS-MeetinS at Coal Greek.
An Unsatisfactory Conference The ConyiCts
to Be Returned 10 Work at BrieeYille.
Possibilities Of a Conflict
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NASHVILLE tTenn.). July 23.-The min
ers' committee, which went to Coal Creek
to day to communicate Governor Buchan-
ans decision to the men, reached their
destination at noon. A maSs-meetiug was
Immediately called and the spOkesmen of
the committee detailed their conferences
with the Governor and the results thereof.
They said the committee had received con-
cessions and, in their opinion. the men ought
to make some. This did not meet with any
thing like universal satisfacl cli0n, but the
implicit confidence the miners have In their
leaders was shown by unanimous vote to
accept the report of the Committee on Reso-
the convicts should be returned to the
mines, the miners guaranteeing that they
would not be moleSted. The militia will be
ordered home, and sixty days will be al
lowed to convene the Legislature, during
which tims no convict shall be m0lested and
no property shall be destroyed, and the
miners, If necessary, will place guards TO
see that the promises are kept good. The
miners committee returned to Knoxville
this evening to confer with the Governor.
The conference with the Governor this
evening lasted three hours, and ended
without satisfactory results. Governor Bu-
chanan declined to consider proposition
for an armistice on the ground that it would
be an implied compromise with violators of
the law, and If the Legislature declined to
comply with the demands of the miners
acts of violence might be renewed with i'm
punity. The committee dsclaim any
threats, but the Governor was firm. There
Is no longer any doubt but tnat he will re-
turn the cOnvicts to the mines at Coal c eek
and Brlceville. The Conference Committee
is of the opinion that II they are returned
with only sach guards as are necessary to
keep them in custody there will be no inter-
ference with them until the Legislature h Is
acted. but if the militia returns with them
they fear terrible conflict may follow. The
Governor will meet the committee again in
The rnnruinn
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A QUESTION OF FAITH.
a Clergyman's Views on the Differences in
the Presbyterian Church.

PITTsBURG, July 23.-Rev. DR.. John R.
Paxton of New York, when asked as to the
outcome of the religious dssension of the
day, said: ut wouldn't take an angel to
tell that the church is undoubtedly on the
brink OF a revolution. The case is analogous
to the years preceding the rebellion. The
South was gaSconading and the North vacil-
lating. 1t needed the first gun at Sumter to
rally the people around the flag. In the
Presbyterian Church such is the present sit
uatioH. The followers of DR.. Briggs are
openly defiant and the General Assembly
and church undetermined. My prayer and
hope is that there will be concessions on the
part Of Princeton, and that DR.. Briggs and
his followers may remain in the church. 1t
is broad enough and strong enough for all.
OF course, If his friends insist that the
church must accept reason as coordinate
with the Word of God, there will be split.
for We hold that the Bible is the only rule of
faith and practice. The discussion which
the great minds in Germany have precipi-
tated on the Protestant churches will stir
them to the center, but in different man.
ner than ever before. No one believes that
mistakes have not crept into the Bible.
This is an age when people analyze, but
whatever will be the outcome, whether
Christ be accepted as God, or prophet of
God. the world will still continue to be re-
lipinus -
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A POSTMAN'S ADVENTURE.
Bound by a Maniac and Held as a
Hostage

Bound by Maniac and Held as a
Hostage
Very strange is the adventure through
which a postman Eamed Boudon has lust
passed at Mines, in France, chronicled in a
British exchange. He had taken regis
tered letter to one Faure, a shoemaker, and
was about to leave The house when the man
closed the door, pulled revolver out of his
pocket, and, rushing on Bondon, threw him
down and bound him securely. He then in-
formed the terrified postman of his inten-
tion to retain him as hostage until he had
received divers letters written to him by
the President of the Republic and the
Minister of Justice in reply to the applca-
tiOn for the restoration of 80, 600 francs lost
in a lawsuit. Faure sent note to the head
OF the Postal Department. explaining how
matters stood, and, while awaiting an
answer. barricaded his apartment. When
the police arrived he called out that he had
provisions for week, two revolvers and
plenty of ammunition, and that if they at
tempted 10 force the dour he would kill his
prisoner. The situation was extremely
awkward. The affair had become known in
the neighborho0d, and the adjacent streets
were soon thronged with at least 5000 of the
townspeople.
A last attempt to parley with the infuri-
ated shoemaker having proved abortive, the
police and gendarmes broke into the place,
fired few shots to frighten Faure, and sue
ceeded in securely taking him into custody
ere he had time to carry out his threat.
They had great difficulty in conducting him
to prison, as the crowd wanted to lynch"
him. Faure is described ms monomaniac,
and 1t appears that when Nj. Garnet visited
Mines some time ago be made some curious
preparations in order To attract his atten-
tion, which, however, were lost labor, as
the President passed down another street.
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Narrowly Watching the Terrible
GuillOtine.
4 French Mob Surrounds the Place Of
Holding Executions.
4 PoStpOnement Results in a RiOt-DiS-
perSed by the POllCe-"JaGk the Rip
per" Appears In France.
Er.cial to THE MoRSINs CALL

PARIS. July 22.-Horrible scenes have
been witnessed during the past week on
and about the Place de la Roquette. where
criminals are executed by the guillotine
Crowds OF the lowest of the low have assem-
bled there every evening and passed the
night In the vicinity, eagerly waiting an op-
portunity TO witness the execution OF mur-
derer Berland and his accomplice Dore. On
Saturday morning q large crowd gathered
about the place in expectation of seeing the
execution, which was postponed on account
Of the marriage of Executioner Deiblers
son. Since that time, Sunday morning ex-
cepted, number Of voyous and their con-
sorts, as well as certain number of people
OF the better class, have gathered each
morning about the prison and the execution
place, singing, shouting and using profane
language. This morning the crowds were
more riotous and otherwise offensive than
usual. Consequently the police have been
compelled to charge the crowds, making
many arrests and somewhat clearing the
neighb0rhoOd. The gargottes, restaurants,
drinking saloons and other public resorts in
the neighbOrhCCd have, throughout the
week. been doing a booming business as a
result of this blood thirsty expectancy, and
when the police had cleared the streets the
officers had another quite as lively a task
clearing out the most disorderly of these
drinking places. Here again many arrests
were made. and a number Of hideOusly
drunken men and women. yelling and fight
ing. were taken to the police stations, SOIL
ing the very air through which they passed
by the horrible language with which they
profaned it.
Two murders, similar in character to those
ascribed TO Jack the Ripper. have been COM
mitted in Marseiles within a week. A
man, giving an italian name, twice took
rooms accompanied by woman, and in
each case the woman was afterward found
murdered, having been strangled and then
mutilated. A letter sent to the police stated
that these crimes were the beginning of
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
The United States Commissioners Pleasant
Received by Lord Salisbury

The United States Commissioners Pleasantly
Received by Lord Salisbury
LONDON. July 23.-Unlted States Min
istsr Lincoln to-day presented the Worlds
Fair Commissioners from Chicago to Lord
Salisbury. The British Premier expressed
pleasure at meeting the Commissioners and
inquired into the prospects for the compile
tiOn of buildings and the preparations for
the fair. Lord Salisbury added that the
Queen had assented 10 the appointment Of
royal commission for the purpose Of super
Vlsing the British exhibit, adding that the
names Of the British Commissioners would
soon be gazetted. Ex-Congressmaa Butter
worth, in behalf OF the United States Com
missiOnerS, returDed thanks for the prompt
action OF the British Government in accept
ing the invitation of the United States.
Alter some further informal conversation
Lord Salisbury invited the United States
Commissioners to attend garden party at
Hatfield House.
Sir George Chubb, Director OF the Naval
Exhibition, entertained the United States
Commissioners at dinner to-day at the
Naval Exhibition.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Herbert B. Adams of
the Johns Hopkins University Of Baltimore
was to-day nominated by Director General
Davis as Chief of the Department Of Lib
ersl Arts, and was confirmed by the di-
rectOry. w. K. Carlisle Of Wichita, Kans,
son of Senator Carlisle Of Kentucky, was
elected Assistant SolicitOr-General
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The Behring Sea Commission er,

LONDON, July 23.-The Chronicle attacks
Sir George Baden-Powell, the English Behr-
Ing Sea Commissioner, for indiscreet utter
ances in the press. The Chronicle says
He will have to talk more warily If he
wishes to make himself and his proposals
acceptable to the people of the United States
and Canada. He IS meddling with affairs
with which the Behring Sea Commission
has nothing to do. 1t is strange In an off
clal in his position TO assert that the Nc
kinley law is a final effort of the United
States to compel Canada TO yield her indie
penden c. Lord Salisbury ought to give
him timely hint
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Six school Directors Arrested.

PoTTsvILLE Pa.), July 23.-Sx School
Directors of East Norwegian Township were
arrested to-day on a charge of issuing fraud
uent orders and appropriating to their own
use the money received therefor. 1t is also
claimed that the Directors levied on the
teachers, making them pay from S5 to SIS
Tor their appointments, and portion each
month OF their salaries. 1t is claimed that
In the case of Lizzie Higgins, one of the
teachers, one of the Directors made Mrs.
Higgins pay him a small amount each
month, threatening that otherwise her
daughter would lose her position
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An Arizona Agricultural Station.

WASHINGTON. July 23.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has received let
ter from f. A. Gulley, Dean of the UDiver-
sity OF Arizona Mt Tucson. agreeing that If
the Government will equip an experimental
station for the development of three or four
acres of land ON the Pima Indian Reserva-
tioD. to operate station for the benefit Of
the Indians without expense to the Govern
ment The Commissioner has asked Pro-
fessor Gulley for detailed estimates of the
expense that will be involved in the estab-
lishment of the station, and will recommend
to the Secretary Of the Interior the accept
ance of the proposition
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DUDLEY'S VIEWS.
Political Outlook as Viewed by the Distin-
guished Indiarian


Boston, July 23.-Colonel w. w. Dudley
of Indiana is in Boston on business, and is
being iOnized by the leading Republicans.
To-day he gave a lengthy interview on the
political outlook. He acknowledged that
Senator Quay had resigned the Office of
Chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee, but understood from a personal con-
versation with various members of tho COM
mittee that the resignation would not be ac-
cepted. The Farmers Alliance should not
be taken into consideration In 1892 1t was
already falling TO pieces through internal
disseusions. There WAS no doubt in refer
ence to the nominees for President. He
was willing to bet with any one that if
Blaine was still alive nothing could keep
the Republicans from giving it to him. The
30 uthern Democrats. lie found, were firing
OF Cleveland, and wanted a man Of their
own sympathes. 1t would be surely Cor
man. When told that German is Catho-
lie, he said, '1t didn't make any difference
The Democracy dare not turn down can
dldate openly because he is Catholic"
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THE MISSION TO FRANCE.
The Line of Policy Outlined for the New Papal
Nuncio.


Nuncio.
ROME, July 23.-In connection with the
reception accorded on Monday to Mr.. Fer
rata, the new Papal Nuucio at Paris, by
President Carnot, and the nuncio's an
nouncement that he hoped to draw closer
the ties existing between the Vatican and
France, it is learned that prior to his de-
parture from Rome Ferrata had long con-
ference with the Pope and Cardinals
Rampolla and Rotelli. As result of these
conferences he must have mapped out the
line of conduct for the applica lion In France
Of the republican policy of Cardinal Lavi-
gerie. The Vatican is absolutely decided.
IN spite Of the threats and persuasions of
the monaTchists, to coz snue the policy of
adhesion to the republ C in order to restore
France to union and TO religious aud
political pacifcation. The renewal of the
Triple Alliance will only give strength to this
evolution, which will mark new departure
In the international ecclesiastical policy
OF the Holy See. The programme of Fer
rata will consist first, in applying this
principle TO the Constitutional Right, the
party Of N. Pibu in the Chamber of Depu-
tiesi second. in prevailing upon the Bishops
and clergy to make a solemn act of adhesion,
anu thirdly, to constitute vast Catholic
union in the country outside of the old
dynastic parties. The Vatican wishes,
above all, that the monarchical parties
should not meddle in the movement.
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hold over, and says that the abest LAWYERS
in the State have taken similar position.
The matter has been submitted to the At
torney- General.
matters in view of the fact that the Repub-
lican Supreme Court rather intimated with
the decisions rendered in the quo warranto
proceedings against Boyd that Thayer would
hold over until 1892. This idea Is in line.
however, with the Alliance and Democratic
ideas, and it is now quite certain that Ne,
braska will be disturbed by fierce political
contest at the approaching election.
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The Mitehell.slavin Dificu,tv

LONDON, July 23-In explanation of the
disgraceful quarrel between Mitchell and
Savin in Liverpool on Wednesday, Mitchell
writes that Slavin and himself had been to
the races and INDUCED in liquor freely.
During the sparring Slavin lost his temper,
and both set TO in earnest. Afterward the
men shook hands. supped and wined TO-
getheT. Slavin telegraphs that he is the
best of friends with Mitchell, but in spite Of
these assurances the theater in which the
pugilists were giving exhibitio ms has can
celed their engagements.
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Naval Militia drill

NEW YORK. July 23.--The naval militia
drill in connection with the ships Of the
North Atlantic squadron was viewed by in
terested thousands this afternoon aud even
ing, and as night settled down over the
river and surroundings the exhibition of
signaling by search-light was given. This
was beautiful spectacle, which lasted for
an hour or more, and demonstrated how haz-
ardous would be the effort of an enemy to
steal upon the squadron to its injury under
tie cover of night