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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01

from MIR. Gillet, who now represents the
Elmira District, to ;he effect that he will
surely be elected. There is going to be q
break in the city delegations and the State
is ours"
Some talk has grown oui:of an offer By a
visitor here fresh from Ohio and Indiana
to bet $50 each against the return of Hol-
man, Bynum, Springer and Cultivate.
The offer was not accepted. The Demo
Gratis concede the danger of the two In-
dianans, but they claim to be confident OF
the return OF both Springer ana Outh-
waite. The leaders on both sides COM
ment pleasantly on the gap that would be
made by the retirement of Holman and
Springer. Both have been in Congress
many years, and each has made distinct
DIace for himself
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MRS. DRAYToN's ANSWER.
She Denies the Charges Made by
Her Husband.

TRENTON. n. j., Oct. 31.-The answer
in the James Coleman-Drayton divorce
suit was flied at o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Drayton denies the charges made by
her husband and accuses him of having
deserted her without cause. The answer.
is fled in her behalf by E. V. Lindabury
of Elizabeth.
Mrs. Drayton admits her marriage TO
her husband in New York on October /,
1879. where they resided until 1885,
Then they removed to Barnard
vile, n. j.. where they continued to live
until October /. 1891. After that they
Travelled in Europa until some time early
in 1892. She denies she left her husband
while they were temporarily sojouruing in
London in January, 1892. bnt says he left
her through cruel and unjust suspicion.
Mrs. DraytOn makes specific denial 10
each and every allegation in her husbands
bill charging her with Intimacy with
Hallett Alsop Burrowe, and says
she was never guilty of intimacy
with Burrowe ar any other person
whatsoever, eitheg in New York, London,
Barn ardviie or sBy other place. On the
contrary, she SAYS she has always faith
fully regarded her marriage vows and has
been a true and faithful wife.
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TROUBLE ON THE BORDER.
Still 1t Is Not Expected That War
Will Follow.

CITY OF MEXICO. Oct. 31.-Manuel Tor
reco is the owner of a large timber tract
called Egypto, near the Guatemalan from
tier, and recently the authorities of PeleZ
Guatemala, arrested and took away six
Mexican subjects employed by Torreco.
The Guatemalans occupied both sides of
the stream called Aqua Azul and have
planted their flag on its banks. This is
an invasion of Mexican territory. Among
the people whose business is damaged by
the movements of Guatemalan filbuster-
ers is an American, ID. F. Schneider, who
had contract with TorrecO for the de-
livery of lumber and who appealed to the
American Minister, protesting against the
arbitrary acts of Guatemala.
The State of Tobasco is arming its
militia under the command of Colonel
Soca. Alfonso AIvarda has arrived at
San Juan Bautista. His mission is to
construct telegraph line, and the com,
mander OF the troops on the frontier has
been in constant communication with
the War Department. General Lorenzo
Garcia, whose troops were transported
from Vera Cruz to the frontier by two
Mexican men-of-war, the Independence
and the Libertad, arrived in port on the
20th, and is proceeding rapidly 10 Tense
sique. Unless the GuatemaIans get back
to their own side of the line hostilities
will begin at once.
GUATEMALA. Oct. 31.-A great fright
exists hei over the rumor that Mexico is
sending a fleet to blockade Guatemalan
ports on the Pacific. The Government is
taking precautions for defense.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-The Guatema-
Ian officials here do not attach much i'm
portance to renewed reports Of war
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was specially directed to the mass-meeting
at Tammany Hall and the Repu blican
mass-meeting at Carnegie Music Hall.
At the Democratic headquarters the
managers said the canvass shows 5000
majority for the Democrats in New York
aud Il. 900 In Kings. They added: ''Ot
course the Republican majority north OF
the Harlem will reach 10000. Governor
Flower--a most assute political observer
says $4,000. This will give Senator HJl q
majority Of 35.0o0."
John Halloran was at the State Demo
cratic headquarters this afternoon with
$4,000 TO bet on the election of Strong
and Golf. but although he remained
there until after dark no one appeared 10
take up apy of bis offers, which were
$4,000 to $4,000 on Strong and Goff each.
and $1,000 even on the election of both.
At the Grant headquarters it was given
out that delegation of fifteen colored
voters had called to-day to assure Mr..
Grant that although they were as rule
thorough Republicans they intended al
the coming election TO give their
support to him because of the serv-
ices he had rendered to them. At
these headquarters it was also stated
today that Charles Robinson, one of the
editors of the North American Review,
and q member of the State Democracy,
had announced his intention of supporting G
Mr.. Grant as against Mr.. Strong. because
it was said he did not consider the latter
as outspoken against the A. P. A.
Tammany had an enthusiastic meeting
tonight. The wigwam was crowded to its
utmost capacity. and every one appeared
confident OF the outcome. Overflow meet
ings were also held.
Chauucey NJ. Depew Is out upon a four
DAYS speech-making excursion through
New York State in the interest of the
Republican candidate for Governor. His
first stop after leaving the Erie railway
station was at HillburD, where he spoke
for about ten minutes
Other stops and speeches were made
during the day at Middleton, Port Jervis,
Hancock, Deposit, Binghamton, Owegc,
Waverly and Elmirs being Included. Al
Elmira Mr.. Depew was the principal ora
ior at large meeting held in the evening.
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following account of the Cars illness:
Tine misguiding symptoms which mani
tested themselves at Spala became less
marked in the early days of his Majesty 8
sojourn at Liyadia. The Car was able to
attend divine services after arriving there,
and also able 10 drive about. Then the
symptoms of weakness appeared, with
failing appetite and loss of sleep, weaken
ing of the hearts action. increase of albu-
men and swelling OF the extremities.
ION Octo Der 19 there was return of the
Cars appetite, aud on October 20 he was
able to obtain the necessary rest in sleep.
which produced notable increase Ia his
strength and a reduction of the albumen.
The same day the Queen of Greece ar
rived, and the PottopIssbyter. Father
Ivan. of Cronstadt, who offered up PRAYERS
for the Emperor, also reached Livadia
His Majesty then received the holy COM
muuion, which assisted in tranQuilizing
bis mind.
''On October % the Emperor prayed with
Father Ivan. Princess Alix cf Hesse-
Darmstadt arrived that evening, and by
order she was received tremendously with
a guard of honor. and with the military
band playing. The meeting of the Car
WIN VIC L liuCOSS AliAs nHOIu U6 ndu Ob6u
long craving to see. strongly excited the
patient, added to the joy which the meet
ing caused him, and his Majesty's phys-
clans feared the effects of this excitement,
but the night passed favOrably.
"lhere was con inued ndema of the fee
on October 90. which hindered free move
ment. During all this time the Car, in
spite of his suffering. did not neglect state
business, but at the urgent request of his
physicians handed over documents relat-
ing to current affairs and reports requir-
ing considerable attention to the Caro-
WITT His Majesty, however, decided
the most important cases and signed state
papers,
II is semi-oficially announced to-day
that all reports regarding the immediate
marriage Of the Czar0witz to the Princess
Alix are unfounded.
A letter received here from Livadia,
dated Monday last says: "The Car is
extremely weak and hardly able to walk i:
but he has mt abandoned hope He tries
to reassure the Czarina, who is beside her
self with grief and anxiety"
His Majesty has frequent somnolent fits.
which he does his utmost to overcome.
He often refuses medicines. and the SEN
tries outside the quarters which he occu-
pies hear groaning during the night.
Tne population of Yalta warmly greet
Princess Alix when she drives out with
the Czarowiz
There is great deal OF feeling agains
Professor ZAccbarin, whom Professor
Leyden repioaches with incapacity and
negligence at the beginning of the Cars
illness.
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GONE RAINBOW CHASING.
oOi<E NhAiSDO" ShA0hN0s
Democratic Leaders Badly Ratified
Over the Outlook.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The charm an
of the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee has gone rainbow chasing. and claims
that Wisconsin will 60 Democratic. The
members of the Republican committee
consider this an indication that the Demo-
Gratis are demoralized and expect defeat in
their own stamping-grounds. Republican
Chairman Babcock said to-day: "Wiscon-
sin is one of the srrest Republican States
in the country, and / hope, for his sake,
that Chairman Faulkner has better infor-
nation about Indiana and Illinois and
West Virginia than about Wisconsin.
When | went away l made an esti-
mate based upon the most reliable informa-
tion at hand that the Republicans would
have 100 seats in the Fiity-fourth Con-
gress. | have been gone over ten days
and so there has been time for my esti-
mate to have tested itself. / have just got
through reading the accumulations of my
mail and the reports received during my
absence. and can see no reason to change
nv statement in one particular with this
exception: The latest returns show that
districts which were considered hopslessly
Democratic when l left Washington are
now felt to be probably Republican, and
districts where we felt we had fighting
chance are now almost certainly Republi-
can. BThere has beer no dlminution in
the trend toward our success, and the Re-
publican wave instead of receding is grow
ing higher every day. There is going to
be big surprise in Virginia. and we are
sure to make inroads there.
sAs to New York. there is nothing fur
fhar 20 ie cir ,-.Ix
keeping up his bluff when he says that
the Democrats are in real danger in only
one district in BROOKLYN and one in New
York and that they will carry the Elmira
District. We have advices this morning
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01
THE EMPEROR ANGRY.
Wants to Know Why Japan Is
Not Wiped Out.
He Has Called the Viceroy to Peking
to Tell Him the Rea-
soF,

NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-A London dis
patch says: A dispatch 10 the Central
News Agency from Tentsn says the
Peking Mercury learns that the En-
Ieror is intensely angry at the
existing condition of things and is
determined to investigate affairs person.
ally. Accordingly he is summoniug
Viceroys. Governors and other officials
before him. 1t is asserted that he in-
tends to learn why small country like
Janan cannot be extermin sted.
Up to noon to-day the Chinese Legation
in London had received no confirmation
of the report that the Ghinese feet had
been defeated at Chin Tien Ching.
A dispatch 10 the Central News from
Brussels says: The Chinese reports state
that there has been purchased in Liege
10000 rifles
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DEATH CREEPS ON
Gar Alexander Slowly
Sinking.
HAS NOT GIVEN UP HOPE.
Though His Doctors Despair of
His Recovery.
MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT.
Russian ambassadors in Various
Countries Advised That the
End Is Near.
MAY DIE AT ANY MOMENT.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.-Au official
bulletin issued at 10 o'clock this morning
says the Gar slept few hours last night
and the bleeding somewhat subsidized.
Otherwise his condition is unchanged.
The official bulletin issued from Livadia
at O'Clock this evening says:
His Majesty has taken little nourish-
ment. The congestion of the left lung
continues. The breathing is difficult and
the pulse is weak. The general weakness
of the patient is apparently increased"
The Official Messenger publishes the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01
ALL BAD SYMPTOMS.
Official AdviCes Grow More and
More GIOOmy

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 31.-Prince Cantacu-
zene to-day received the following cable
from the Russian Minister of Foreign Ar
fairs:
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.-ExpectoratlOn
with blood continues. ChillS; temperature 100
pulse 80; rather weak. The breathing Is diff.
cult, little appetite and great weakness. Edema
has considerably Increased. GIERS.
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MAY DIE ANY MOMENT.
Word Sent to the Russian Embassy
in London.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Officials of the Rus
sian embassy received a telegraphic mes
sage to-day saying that the end of the
Czar's-life may be expected at any mo-
ment. The excitement at ST. Petersb burg
In regard TO the Cars condition con-
tinues. Those engaged in distributing t he
bulletins regarding the health of the Gar
are besieged by dense crowds of people
who fall upon their knees and pray for
the Cars recovery as each new bulletin
is posted.
eat o'clock this afternoon at the Metro
tolitan of St. Petersburg, Father Pal
ladius, president of the HOLY Synod, al
tended by all his clergy, offered prayer for
the recovery of the Gar in the Cathedral
of ST. Isaac. The ceremony was most i'm
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01
HE FOLLOWS CApRIvI.
Herr Cadow Gives His Resignation
to the Emperor.

BERLIN, Oct. 31.--1he semi-ofiicial Col
ogne Gazette, which was the first paper to
announce the designations of Caprivi and
Eulenburg, now states that Herr Heinrich
Won Heyden Cadow, Prussian Nj mister of
Agriculture, Domains and Crests, has ten
dered his resignation to the Emperor and
that his Majesty has accette1 1t. The
paper adds that Herr 0adow will receive
another state appointment.
LONDON, Oct. d.-The correspondent
of the Standard at Berlin telegraphs that
the regret that DR.. Miguel has been ap-
pointed Imperial Viee-Chancellor is un-
founded.
A dispatch from Rome to the Standard
says the appointment OF Prince Won Ho-
henlohe as Imperial German Chancellor
is not looked upon with favor by the Vati-
can, he being an adversary Of Papal infal-
libility and averse TO The Pope's interfer-
ence in politics.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01
HARRISON AID MORTON.
Names to Conjure With In the State
of New York

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Ex-President Har.
rison spoke at Carnegie Hall this evening.
The meeting was held under the auspices
of the Republican State Committee TO
ratify the nomination of Morton and Sax
ton.
When the doors were opened at O'Clock
the street was crowded, aud after 5000 per.
sous were packed into the hall there were
still many thousands on the outside seek.
ing admittanep.
AS the band concluded a familiar all
two gentlemen in clerical attire were
ushered across the platform. Some OF
those in the hall recognized one of them as
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul, MINI.
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CLAIM THE STATE.
Hills Managers Very
Confident.
TALK AGAINST THE WIND.
Based On an Estimate Made by
Flower.
TAMMANY FEELS BETTER, TOO.
1t Is Noticeable That None of These
Opinions Are Backed With
Money.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Affars at political
headquarters to-day were very dEll. As
far as the Democratic aud Repu blican
headquarters were concerned the quiet
was partly accounted for by the expIana-
tion that many OF the managers who live
outside the city had gone 10 their home
districts-eleetion being so nesr-to look
after fences and to take part in local can
vases. The attention or those remaining
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ago, arrived here recently wishing to see
the Gar and ask his pardon before he dies.
The Car declined TO see him.
The Cars treatment bv his physicians
Is unchanged. He takes digitalis and ac-
onite and drinks great deal of milk
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pressive. The theaters of St. Petersburg
ana all the large cities were nearly de-
serted yesterday evening and not single
uniform was TO be seen in the audience as
sembled.
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Preparations along the Mexican border.
No official adyices have been received.
The Guatemalan Minister expects the
question to be settled by arbitration.
War is regarded as out OF the question.
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DAMAGED THE PARTHENoN.

Earthquakes Injure the Classic
Structure at Athens.
ATHENS. Oct. 31.-An official examna-
ton shows that the Parthenon was seri-
ously damaged by the earthquakes that
occurred last spring. The structure is re-
ported to be in q dangerous condition and
measures to restore it will be taken at
once,
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HOPEFUL Mr.. HILL.
Says the Friends of the Administra-

tion Have Forgiven Him.
PORT JERvIs. n. Y, Ocs. Ex-senator
Hill arrived here at noon and spoke at tbs
opera-bouse from o'clock until f.
His speech was devoted to apportion-
ment, Federal election laws and the tariff.
He said the friends of the admin stration
were giving him cordial support every
where ana burying pas dissensions, for
which he thanked them.
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ALL FOR THE TIGER.

Tammany Hall Has a Meeting of
the Old Sort.
New YORK, Oct. 31.-Tammany Hall
had meeting tonight of the old-time
sort and the wigwam was crowded with an
enthusiastic crowd.
Only local lights were included in the
list Of speakers. T2mmany Hall was
eulogiZed and its opponents scored. while
success was assured for the State and
municipal tickets.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-03

The privilege Of the family Of De Cour-
cy, harons of kinsale TO wear hats in the
presence Of the English kings was well es-
tablished, though not always exercised.
Soon after the accession of George ii to the
throne the then Lord kinsale. who had
just come TO his title, was introduced at
court with the usual ceremonies. Whether
from mistake in etiquette or from pride,
instead Of just putting on his hat and inn
mediately taking It off again, Lord Kin
sale walked about the drawing room for a
considerable time with his hat on. The
courtiers all stared, and the whole assem-
bly, was thrown into some embarrassment.
When the king. noticing the circumstance,
very politely went up 10 his lordship and
told him that be believed he was under
some trivial mistake. for, though he had
an undoubtcd right to wear his hat before
him, yet hie lordship appeared to have for
gotten that there were ladies in the room,
Lord kinsaie instantly felt the rebuke,
bowed and 'ool of his hat. Charles IL
once rehuA,d william Penn when tho stur-
dy Quaker kept on his hat on being pre-
scented 10 him
Friend Penn" said the king, cit is
the custom Of this court for only one per
son to be covered NJ time and then his
majesty took of his own hat
Million
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-03

An evil Of railway administration in the
United States lies in the courts themselves
in reference 90 railway receiverships
A railway official. in consequence of his
incapacty or misfortune or as a victim
Of vicious system-it does not much
matter which brings "A railway into bank
ruptcy. lie then-supported often 10y the
trustee Of the mortgages appointed re
ceivcr by the courts ON the application Ell
Their ~ the company. or Of the complacent
trustee. or Of an equally complacent credit
or, and In his capacity as receiver contin-
ues 20 earn probably larger salary than
he did as president The only excuse for
such an appointment Is that such receiver
has the requisite knowledge Of details nee
essary for the continued administration Of
the property. This is n monstrous evil
Simon Sterne in Forum.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-03
MOTHER eoose Was FRENCH.
fhe Nursery Rhyme Writer Was Not =
NanAce. and Iln.lnn Know M.r Not.

Nhe nursery Rhyme writer Was Not
Yankee, and noston Knew Her Not.
Everybody knows all about Mother
Goose. This traditional grandmother's
name was attached by Charles Perrault in
1897 to the fairy tales of Blue Beard, "
and "The Sleeping Beauty" aud "Puss
IN Boots - "Goose stories was old French
for fairy tales, as 'ananzi stories, or
"spider stori6-.n was and is the name
used by the negroes from the Gold coast.
The goose ia much older than Perrault,
who merely adopted traditional name.
In spite Of facts perfectly perspicuous,
American authors had the audacity TO
claim Mother Goose rs n daughter Of Co
mmbia. On this topic William II. Whit
more has published n book, 1.-THE Origi-
nal Mother Goose Melody" Herein he
pulverizes the Americans legend in an
honest If unpatriotic manner and restores
10 France the honors OF MA Mere l'Oye'
II was high time to speak out. The myth
has been made familiar To American babes
and sucklings, 10 is always appearing in
American literary journals. The origin of
the untrue story is a letter by MIR. Eliot
In Boston paper Of 1860. Mr. Wheeler
repuhlished 10 IN The Press and in an edi-
tion of Mother tioo-e Mr.. Rliot in SEQ
asserted that his own great grandfather,
Thomas Fleet, published in Boston, in
lsl9,a book called " songs For the Nursery,
or Mother Goose - Melodies For Children. -
Thomas Fleet had married Miss Goose.
her mother, Mrs. Goose, was always sing
ing nursery songs and Fleet printed these,
nttributing them 10 Mother Goose in
1919. 1.-THE adoption Of this title was in
rdicule OF his good mother-in-law. Now
Mr.. Eliot's statement was made on the
authority of Mr.. Crowninshield, who said
that he had seen the Boston edition Of
1913 Nobody cun see il now. II IL ever
existed AZ all IL hns vanished
But even II IL exists and can be recover
ed il proves nothing az all. There may
have been, apparently there was, Mrs.
Goose in 1913 and Ia Boston. But Moth
er Goose, In France was an old name of n
mythical patroness Of the nursery in 1850,
when Lorvt. lhe rhymlng chronicler,
speaks Of "a story 81 Mother Goose An
expression proVcrLal IN 1880 may be- Of
any age. The English Is clearly a trans
lation. Now, the earliest known English
translation ~ Pcrrault's prose Tales 81
Mother Goose il of 1899. a discovery due
10 Austin Dob7on. No copy 81 this edi-
tion Is known; later editions are common
enough. The dato g. later than 1919, the
date Of the reported Boston book but Per
raults French book Is more than 20 years
earlier. Consequently IL there was Bos-
ton edition of l,lQ- which Is not proved
10 Is much later than the French. Thus
America and Boston have no part or lot in
Mother Goose ns mythical character of
the nursery. The legend has no historical
basis On the other hand, IL Is contradict
cd by history New York Mail and tx
press.
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z. II. Clifford. New Casssl. Wis. was
troubled with neuralgia and thsumatism.
lie stomach was disordsrsd. his liver was
affected 20 an alarming dOgtes. appetite fell
away. and be wss terribly reduced IN flesh
IN strength. Three bottles OF Electric
Blttors cured him.
Edward shepherd, Harrisburg H.. bad a
running tors on his Les Of eight years
standing. Ussd three bottles OF Electric
Bitteis and seven boxes OF Bucklin's ArRica
Salve. an his leI u sound and we'll. John
speaker. Cstswbs. o., had nVs large fever
sores on his leg. doctors said he was IN
oursb.e. O,e bottle Electric Bitters aud
one box Buoklin's Arniea falvs ca ed him
entirely. sold b. Parchen- ID Aoheul Drag
"a