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The morning call., 1894-02-26
PEIXOTO's TROOPS CHECKED.
Now the Followers of De rIeIlo
Control Three States.
HEAVY FIRING BETWEEN FORTS.
Confirmation of the Report of Battle
in Which Two Hundred Loyal
Troops Met Death.

BUENos AYREs. Feb. 25.--The insur-
gents in Rio Grande do Sui have entered
the city OF Santa Ana.
LONDON, Feb. 26-The Times publishes
a dispatch from Montevideo, dated Febru-
ary %, sent by correspondent from Rio
on February 90 1t says Saraiva and the
army are advancing toward Soc Paulo,
while Salgado's army is in the vicinity of
Porto Allegro, holding in check the Govern
ment troops and preventing the movement
northward. The insurgents are COM
pletely in control of the States OF Parana,
Santa Catharina and Rio Grande do Sui.
The Government yesterday sent 500
men to reinforce the garrison at Sac
Paulo. A heavy artillery fire is being
kept up between the forts and there is
some musketry along the shore front.
MONTE vIDEo. Feb. 25.-The HeraId's
correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
sends word that telegraphic communica-
ton between Rio and Bahia has been cut
by Peixoto's order.
1t is believed in Rio that something of
great moment has happened in Bahia, and
that the crews of President Peixoto's
newly purchased ships of war have revolt
ed against him. Many cases of bravery
are reported among the insurgents in the
harbor of Rio, and General Saldonha da
Cana is worse. He is suffering from the
effects of the wounds received in the at
tack on Armacao ON February 9.
The rebels in the south are believed to
be making steady advances toward the
capital.
The victory over Castilhistas at Onsbu
recently is fully confirmed. The loyal
troops lost 200 men ON that occasion,
among them being some of their chief Off
GERS. The Bolivian troops have estab-
llshed themselves at Altopurus, in Bra
lillian territory. The fumes from the
garbage dumped at Botofogo is. causing
much distress in the capital and is aiding
in the spread of yellow fever.
| Writing under date of February 16 the
Herald's correspondent in Rio Janeiro re-
ports that serious difficulties have arisen
between certain Brazilians aud those
Chilean officers who are in command of
some of Peixoto's new warships. The
Minister of Marine had to go to Bahia to
settle the dispute. Santos was not then
| blockaded by the insurgents. and the story
of their capture of the Itapu from Monte
| video with Admiral GonzalvPz was found
to be untrue 1t was also said in Rio then
that the Government fleet was to reach
there from Bahia by February 20, but this
| was not generally believed.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HUSTLED
But They Could Not Extinguish the
Aurora BOreaIiS.

AGiO DOA
RED BLUFF, Feb. 25-This town has a
fire department which has broken the rec
ord. Not content with extinguishing
blazes that are more or less terrestrial in
their nature they are out in search of
bigger game, and boldly turned the hose
on the aurora borealis. which Illuminated
the northern heavens so brilliantly on the
evening of Washington's birthday.
When the bright red glow was first seen
in the sky by people of Red Bluff, and
while the long rays of light were yet
shooting up toward the zenith some one
turned in an alarm of fire from one of the
electric alarm boxes. In a few seconds
whistles were shrieking. bells wildly ring
ing. and as the boys tackled the hosecarts
and steamers and dashed out into the
street the changing of the gongs added to
the uproar, while the weird ligh. reflected
back from the sSy plainly showed them
that the confiagration was assuming
alarming proportions and urged them to
renewed efforts.
Whirling around a corner and turning
into the main street of the town. running
north, the department made all haste
toward the scene of the fire. but like that
tabled pot of gold which lies buried at the
foot of the rainbow. the light kept reced
ing, and finally as the boys were approach
ing the north end OF the city the light sud-
denly faded and the departments service
was no longer in demand.
The next time that Red Bluffs firemen
are called out to extinguish the aurora
they want some guarantee that the work
will not be completed before they arrive
on the scene.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
THREE BURGLARS SENT U
Tehama County Contributes to the
Penitentiary.

RED BLUFF, Feb. 25.-Tehama County
yesterday contributed three moro citizens
to swell the population of the penitentiary
when the three burglars appeared before
Judge Ellison In the Superior Court and
pleaded guilty and were at once sentenced
by his Honor.
The first was Thomas Manning, one of
the river pirates who has been operating
south Of here, and his vacation will be
taken at Folsom and will last for two
years and half. Manning asked that he
be sent to San Quentin, but Judge Ellison
refused.
Charles Seaman got one year in San
Quentin for entering a room in the Con-
cordia Hotel and appropriating certain
articles OF wearing apparel which belonged
TO another man.
John Wieland, the man with the mania
for guns. next appeared, and like those
who were before the bar of justice before
him he pleaded guilty He was sentenced
to one year 10 San Quentin. Wieland is
the fellow who. with q companion. stole
two guns from William Merrill, near Cor.
ming, some time ago.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
ENTERED A TRAP.
How the British Forces
Met Death.
FURY OF SLAVE-DEALERS.
Their Two Strongholds Had Been
Destroyed.
FURY OF SLAVE-DEALERS.
AmBUsHED THE BOLD INVADERS
So Furious Was the Hailstorm of
Bullets That the BIue-Jackets
Left Their Slain.

LONDON, Feb. 25-Further details of
the disaster to the British forces in the en-
counter with slave-dealers on the west
coast of Africa have been received from
Bathurst. The British troops numbered
go They had destroyed the strongholds
OF kembujen and Mandina and were re-
turning TO Kembujen Greek for the pur-
pose of Ie-em barking when they were am
bushed near the mouth of the creek.
There had been no sign of the enemy,
and the attack was sudden and unexpected.
The British had entered into the trap and
we're surrounded on every side. In spite
of the suddeuness of the onslaught and
the terrible fire to which they were SUBJ
jected the sailors tried to make stand.
The attempt was useless, as the enemy
maintained their well-directed vOlleys.
Amid hailstorm Of bullets they were
compelled to retreat. So ferocious was the
attack that the British were unable to
rescue the bodies of Lieutenant +. w.
Hervey and the eight others killed.
In the retreat they were forced to aban-
don a feld-piece and 5000 cartridges. On
arrival Of the news at Bathurst the wal
vessels Aviso and Alecto were dispatched
to the scene of the disaster and attempted
TO land a party at Conjor. The enemy
was prepared for the arrival and opened
up heavy fire, which compelled the party
to retire.
The Alecto thereupOn returned to
Bathurst for re-enforcements. Three hun
dred men of the West India Regiment are
expected at Bathurst, and the expedition
against the slave-dealerS will be resumed
Immediately upon the arrival of these
'sOldiers
The morning call., 1894-02-26
PURSUIT OF VASQUEZ.
General Bonilla Will Shoot the
Deposed President.
All Political Prisoners Released and
the Best of Order Prevails
in Honduras.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-A special to the
Herald from La Libertad says: Orders
have been sent by General Policarpo b.
nilla, who is now supreme in Honduras,
TO all his forces and to all the officials OF
the overturned Government to pursue the
conquered President, Vasquez.
When Vasquez fed from his capital.
Tegucgalps, last Friday he took the
Lapaterique road to San Antonio or
Reitoca, on the Salvadoran frontier. His
escape seems almost impossible and
Bonilla has promised TO have him shot
20 death. Five hundred men set oui
with President Vasquez at the be-
ginning of his flight at o'clock in
the evening. A way out of the city has
been purposely kept open for the troops
by General Bonilla, who wished to avoid
all the bloodshed possible. though he did
not want Vasquez TO escape. The fugi.
tives had not gone league on the way be.
fore their number was reduced to 300 by
desertions.
General Bonilla entered the deserted
palace at $50 o'clock the same evening
the whole city being already in his posses
sion Little damage was inflicted upon
lH6 Cdpildl tuC olFSCs tno
having been directed mostly against the
barracks.
Good order prevails throughout the city
to-day and all political prisoners, includ.
ing Vegas and Santos Solo, have been
freed. Every department OF the republic
except Amapala has formally declared
itself in favor Of General Bonilla, but
Governor Villella will doubtless surrender
The morning call., 1894-02-26
ONCE MORE IN OLD VIENNA.
Crippled by a Rhinoceros, He Is
Compelled to Return.
FIERCE FIGHTS WITH NATIVES
Exploration in the Northeast Country
hampered Through a Lack of
Transport Facilities.

VIENNA, Feb. 25.-After an absence of
nearly two years. spent in exploring
Northeast Africa. Lieutenant Ludwig
Ritter Won Hohnell of the Austrian navy
has returned to Vienna. Won Hohnell.
upon arriving last week at Fiume. was
met by his old comrade explorer, Count
Samuel Teleki. who accompanied him to
Buda Pesth, where the still open wound
caused by the rbinoceros' horn was oper-
ated upon by Professor Lumnilzer and
great relief given.
VOn Hohnell is now rapidly recovering
his usual health. The explorer gives an
account of the exploring expedition in
Africa with the Chanler party. which
started September 16, 1892. with 1S5 men.
and told OF the i'll luck and hardships
which beset the expedition. They fought
one whole day with the hostile tribe of
VAN Sara, and with the Mannlicher and
Werndt guns inflicted great loss upon the
natives.
On August %, 1898. Hohnell was badly
wounded in an encounter with cow rhi-
nocerous. and only within few days has
recovered from the injuries. This episode
compelled him to part company with
Chanler.
AS to the ultimate result of Chanler's S
expedition Hohnell says: Il am afraid
that through lack of transport Chanler
has not been able to advance TO the Borana
country, the goal he desired to reach.
know that on October IS, 1898. caravan
from Turkana to Mombasa sold to one of
Chanler's agents sixty donkeys. These,
/ understand, arrived safely at DaitchO.
| Personally when leaving Daitcho in
August, advised him TO proceed to Tur-
kama for ivory. What have been his ad-
ventures since we parted he will tell on
| his arrival shortly at Mombas. Now
| have told you great deal, and in return
wish you to tell through the American
press what a clever and well educated
stralght-minded gentleman Astor Chanler
/ is. His sense of honor is great, his faith
| fulness as a comrade answering and his
generosity no less remarkable.
J Copyrirht
The morning call., 1894-02-26
ANOTHER BOMB EXPLODES.
Discharged in the Heart of Paris, but
No One Is Injured.

NEW YORK, Feb. GA special TO the
Herald from Paris says: At ten minutes
past midnight bomb exploded in the Rue
St. Denis, almost at the corner of the
boulevard of the same name. No one was
injured by the explosion.
i The scene of the outrage is street oc-
cupied almost entirely by retail shops of
all kinds and forms. 1t is one OF the prin-
cipal thoroughfares of the city between
tie river Seine and the main boulevards.
1t is pre-eminently the bourgeois quarter
of thetcaptal
The police of the city to-day raided
the lodgings of a number of anarchists,
two of whom were arrested. A quantity
of chlorate powder and documents were
seized.
LYONS, Feb. 25.-Another bomb was
discovered to-day with the fuse quenched.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
MANY BUILDINGS BURNED.
A Disastrous Fire at KeIso DESTROYS
the Custom House.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. GA Review
special from Kelso. B. c., says: A dis-
astrous fire occurred here early this morn
ing. The blaze broke out in Bottoms res
taurant and burned nearly everything on
Front street between Third and Fourth.
On the north side of the street every build
ing is burned. The custom-house was
destroyed. but the records were saved.
Several buildings were pulled down and
others blown up with dynamite.
The total loss is not given. but it will
reach $4,000. and perhaps exceed that
amount. Business Is being resumed in
improvised stores. There is no distress,
although many were burned out OF their
homes. A high wind swept the flames
out on the lake or the whole town would
have been destroyed.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
CHILDREN IN PERIL.
Sensational and Fatal Fire in a
Home for Feeble Minded

VINELAND, n. j.. Feb. 25.-Two lives
were lost and score were placed in i'm
minent peril by a fire which consumed a
portion OF the State home for feeble
minded children. The victims we're ]. 81.
Sage. engineer of the institution, and his
wife, who acted as laundress. Sixteen
helpless and well-nIgh idiotic children
slept on the lower floor, and for a time it
seemed that nothing short of miracle
could save them. On the upper floors
were about the same number of adults. all
in like danger. A dozen brave men,
headed by Augustus Speer. the stage
driver, broke down the doors and rushed
into the burning building. rescuing the
children at the imminent risk OF their own
lives and carrying to place II safety the
women who had slept in the upper floors.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
INDICTED A BANK PRESIDENT.
He Must Not Sign Notes as
President.

TACOMA, Wash. Feb 25.-The United
States Grand Jury has returned an in
dictment against Charles II. French. ex-
president of the First National Bank of
Slaughter, and French has been arrested
and his bonds fixed at $1,000. 1t is alleged
that he violated section 5209 OF the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States, In that
he. as president of the bank, signed a note
for $1,000. This note is said to have been
given five years ago, when the bank was
started under the name of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank Of Slaughter. On
February 5, 1891. after the banks name
had been changed 10 the First National
Bank of Slaughter, the note was renewed
and again signed by French as president.
1t was payable to the London and San
Francisco Bank of Tacoma.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
HNSAiDi'7iiOF iNLLANO y iDEAo'
HE Deprecates Mixing the Church
| With Politics.

ST. PAUL. Feb. 25.-In sermon on "rhe
Catholic Church in America" at the cathe-
'dral to-day Archbishop Ireland said the
church uader the constitution had all the
rights and privileges she desired. Refer
ring to the anti-Catholic agitation the
Archbis hop said it would soon die out If
not noticed. He strongly deprecated
mixing The church with politics, and said
it would be a great misfortune il the
church were to be the ally of one special
party.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
A TELL-TALE BOTTLE.
1t Floats With Its Message Over
1000 Miles on the Ocean.
Blackburn Times.

Blackburn Times.
Mr.. Muddock writes: "The following
may not be without interest to your read
ers: On July II, 1892. while on the passage
home from Montreal in the steamship
Sarnia off the entrance to Belle Isle
ltraits, l threw an ordinary soda
water bottle overheard. securely corked
and containing letter. copy of which
inclose. On November 2S last-that is a
little more than sixteen months afterward,
the bottle was picked up off the coast of
Norway and has just reached me from
Bergin. In order to gain the position
where the bottle was found it must have
drifted over 1900 miles in northpasterly
direction and as 1t has been in the water
something like 4S5 days the rate of pro gress
must have averaged eight and one-fourth
miles per diem.
ICopy of letter enclosed In bottle.I
This letter was brown overheard from
the steamship Sarnia. Dominion Line, on
her passage from Montreal to Liverpool.
by j. +. Muddnck, on July u, 1892, in lat
tude 1884 north, longitude SO. 40 west.
Should the bottle be picked M the finder
will greatly oblige by forwarding the let
ter TO me at the above address with a
statement as to whom and where it was
found. The finder will receive reward of
10s, or, ii he desires II, the los will be sent
to any charitable institution for sailors or
the widows and orphans of sailors that
the finder likes 10 name.-J. f. MUDDoCK,
f. r. G. s., July II. 1892. Atlantic Ocean.
Copy of letter from Bergen.
From William Scarborough, Bergen,
January 10. 1S94.-Dear Sir: The bottle
containing your letter was picked up on
November % last in lat. 61.4 n, long.
5.12 W., near KvarnO, at the entrance OF
the Sogne Fiord. The finder, who is in
poor circumstances. desires the reward
forwarded to his address. viz. Hans Gnl-
laskeen, Rusoen Skjaergelhavn. Yours
truly, WILLIAM SCARBoRoUGH.-J. 4.
Maddox, ESQ.,. Kent.
"My letter" says Mr.. Muddock, 'after
its long voyage in the bottle is slightly
|, ,discoIored and little stained with salt
water"
The morning call., 1894-02-26
GREAT VIOLENCE OF A GALE.
Severe Experience of Vessels il
Crossing the Channel.

LONDON. Feb. ga transatlantic
gale struck the coast of Ireland to-day
with great violence. The Holyhead
packet with 1854 sacks of mail for Lucania
was an hour and half late in crossing
the channel. This delayed the Lucania' 8
departure until 2:l5 2. NJ. The Lucania
met the full force of the gale in the Irish
Sea and proceeded against the head of the
storm. The ZOO passengers aboard the
tender were unable TO approach the Servia
until the latter was barbored.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
SOMBTHING UNUSUAL,

as medicine, is DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. And, because
of that, there's something unusual
in the way of selling it. Where
every other medicine of It's kind
only promises, this is guaranteed.
If it ever fails to benefit or cure,
you have your money back.
It's the only guaranteed remedy
for every disease caused by disor-
dered liver or impure blood. Dys-
pepsia, Biliousness, the most stub
born Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, even Consumption Tor
Lung-scrofula in its earliest stages,
all are cured by it.
1t purifes and enriches the blood,
rouses every organ into healthful
action, and restores strength and
vigor. In building up both flesh
and strength of pale, puny, Serofu
lous children, or to invigorate and
brace up the system after Grippe"
pneumonia, fevers, and other pros
trating acute diseases, nothing can
equal the Discovery"
You pay only for the good you
get.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
THAT MYSTERIOUS ARREST.
Two Men Held on Suspicion Get
WritS of HabeaS CORPUS.

The two men who were arrested last
Thursday aud confined in the tanks at the
old City Hall on suspicion of having stolen
Supervisor Denman's watch while he was
riding on Powell-street car, have sue
ceeded in making themselves heard even
through the tank walls.
They have secured the services of Car
roll Cook as attorney and yesterday Mr..
Cook went before Judge Becher and Sc
cured writ of habeas corpus for the
release of the prisoners.
He was at the prison early this morning
and sta ed that the men were John Clark
and George Harris. Cook thinks he will
make it interesting for the police in court.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
STARTED IN A STORM.
President Cleveland Off on a Duck
Hunting Trip.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-In a heavy
snowstorm the President. Secretary
Gresham and Captain Evans, secretary
of the lighthouse board, started on a
pleasure trip down the Potomac. The
President looked rugged and vigorous.
Guns and other traps were put aboard the
little lighthouse tender and the party
started down the river to be assent sew
eral days. The President will try his
luck in a duck-shooting trip, which ia
taken solely for rest and recreation.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
SATISFIED WITH THE MINES.
English Engineers Have Been Ex-
an1ining the Yuma Placers.

UNA. AriZ., Feb. 2a-Clayton Smith,
E. j. Locke and j. Z. Potte, the we'll
known English mining engineers, left for
London to-day, after having carefully ex-
amined the Picacho placer mines and the
plant and machinery, upon which the
company had spent nearly s900.000. They
pronounce the mines the richest they have
ever seen, and recommend the company
to go ahead and place the work in the
hands Of the best mining man 70 be had
on the Pacific Coast.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
"HANDsoME HARRY" DROWNED.
Caught in an Eddy in the American
River.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. pa Record U nion
special from Folsom saws: a man known
as Handsome Harry" was drowned in
the American River last night During
the day he was in Folsom and drank a
good deal, and when he started home he
The morning call., 1894-02-26
MISTAKEN FOR BURGLARS.
An Arkansas Merchant Kills Two
Innocent Men.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. Feb. 25.-William
Farrar of st. Louis. who had been on a
prolonged spree at ST. Charles. Ark, and
Mr.. Ballard were shot and killed by Will
liam Parker. young merchant. Farrar,
while in a drunken frenzy. attempted to
burst in the door of store in the rear
room of which Ballard and Parker we're
sleeping. Ballard went out to see what
was going on when Parker awoke. and
taking both Ballard ana Farrar for burg
lars, killed them.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
SPEED ON THE ICE.
New Skating Records Made i'm the
Championship Races.

HAMAR, Norway. Feb. 25.-In the races
for the international skating championship
of Europe the first was 1900 meters and
was won by the Norwegian. Ostlund, in
Minis. % 4-5 secs. Eden of Haarlem,
Holland, champion of the world for 1898.
won the 5000 meters race in Minis. 81 3s
secs. In each of these races new worlds
record was established.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
WERE COLD IN DEATH.
Three Men Perish in a Severe
GnnUCf0rrF1

ST.. LOUIS. Feb. 25. Reports from Sec
rions in Texas and Arkansas indicate a
snowstorm has prevailed there for the last
twenty-four hours or more. In the Semi
mole Indian reservation the bodies of Jo-
semi Add. a negro, and two halfbreed In
dians have been found in the woods, frozen
stiff. They were hunting, and being
caught in the blizzard. perlshed.
CATsKILL. N. Y. Feb. 25.-lntensely
colo weather has prevailed the past forty-
The morning call., 1894-02-26
GRADUALLY GROWING WORSE.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
McDill in a Serious Condition.

CREsToN, Iowa, Feb. 25.-J. W. McDill.
chairman OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission, is gradually growing weaker.
He has been III with typhoid fever and
malarial fever for the past two weeks, and
owing to his advanced years probably
cannot survive. At $3.50 o'clock tonight
the doctor said his temperature was very
high and the patient was gradually grow
ing worse.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
Furniture and Barn Burned.

ONTARIO. Feb. 25.-The barn of j. ].
Stevens was burned this morning with
$500 worth of household goods. which
were stored there while his house was be-
ing built. The family were all at church.
when tue fire broke out excepting one
boy. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The morning call., 1894-02-26
RACE OF STEAM YACHTS.
The Course Is From Monaco TO Ge-
noa, Eighty Miles.

MONTE CARLO, Feb. 25.-Five steam
yachts started at o'clock tonight from
the harbor of Monaco for race to Genoa,
eighty marine miles. James Gordon Ben
nett was the organizer of the race. The
yachts competing are Benefits Hamouna.
Prince Leuchtenberg' Roxana, Baron Ar
thur Rothschilds Eros, and the Faur-
vette. and the Foras, which belong re-
spectively to Havre and Sebastopol. a
great crowd assembled to see the start.
Each yacht carried number of guests in
addition to the owner
The morning call., 1894-02-26
Congressman Wilson'S Condition.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-Representatiye
Wilson's son received the following tele-
gram this evening from Cousul-G General
Crittenden. at the City OF Mexico: "WiI-
son IS doing as we'll as can be exported.
His temperature Is good. There is no i'm
mediate danger. He is still al Guadala-
lara -
The morning call., 1894-02-26
The Perkins 5 Club.

The Perkins Republican Club of the
Forty-fourth Assembly District gave
high jinks at their clubrooms. GAO Green
street, corner of Powell. on Wednesday
evening, James j. Kenny presid ing. I'm
der the management of X. Rothman and
L. Stroll. masters of ceremonies. the
affair proved great success.