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The morning call., 1894-11-05
BORUS NUROK'S VIEWS,
He Says Nicholas VIII Pursue His
Fathers pOIicy

NEW YORK, Nov. Among the pas
sengers who came over on the French
liner La Bourgogne, which arrived early
this morning, was Mr.. BOrus Nurok,
brother-in-law of NJ. Serge White, the
present Russian Minister OF Finance Mr..
Nurok was seen at the Waldorf this after
noon. He speaks the English language
huently. Mr.. Nurok first learned of the
death Of the Gar Alexander III at quar-
antine.
81 have been expecting the Cars death
for so long," said he, that was not sur
prised by the news. / have been away
from Russia for six months. l was with
my brother-in-law In by-Boizeen, a
health resort in the Tyrol, month ago,
when NJ. White was recalled to ST. Peters
burg for consultation by the Gar with
whom he was great favorite.
"The present Car is man who will
follow the same policy pursued by his
father He resembles him very much in
manner, being very plain and uuassum-
ing. have been away from Russia too
long TO speak of the state of affairs there.
My visit to America is simply for plea sure.
l shall stay about month, most of the
time in New York. My plans at present
include visit to Washington and Niagara
Falls"
Mr.. Nurok declined to discuss Russian
finances.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
WAR ON THE NUTGRASS,
1t Is Becoming as Troublesome as
the Russian Thistle

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The nutgrass,
or cocoa, is proving to be almost as much
of an inf1lction in the South as is the Rus
sian thistle in the Northwest. For that
reason the Agricultural Department will
soon issue a special bulletin urging
general campaign against this grass before
1t gets too firm hold. This plant is not
pearance indicate, but a sedge. 1t has
many local names in the different regions
in which it has been introduced. The
species is of sub-tropical origin, and is
said to have reached the United States
first at New Orleans among garden plan is
brought from Cuba. 1t now extends from
Texas to Southern Illinois, and in the
coast region to Florida and New Jersey.
being most abundant in sandy soils.
The plan of campaign to extirpate nut
grass is simply 10 prevent it maturing
seed above ground. Nearly everybody
thinks the nuisance reproduces itself from
the nut alone; whereas, it propogates a
thousand times more from the seed.
Hence. to effectually and quickly destroy
nutgrass on any land infested with it. the
soil should be frequently stirred during
the growing period of summer so as to
stimulate each nut tuber and seed to
s2rout. The best time for fighting it is
between midsummer and frost time. The
secret of success is merely to cut every
tall stem while in the Towering stage, at
the latest, and the sooner the better,
The morning call., 1894-11-05
MEANS RETALIATION.
An Embargo May Be Placed on
German Horses.
Probable Action of This Country in
Reference to Diseased AMI
mails From Abroad.

WASHINGTON Nov. 4.-The embargo
which Germany has just placed against all
cattle may have sequel which the Ger
man authorities have not anticipated,
namely. an Investigation as TO the gland
ers and the disease known as horse syph-
Ills with which German horses brought to
this country are affected. Secretary Nor
ton called attention in his last report to
the lack of inspection of horses coming
from abroad. and suggested it would be
well to provide for quarantning horses.
At that time thers was such comfy be-
tween this country and those of Europe in
the shipment of live stock that the horse
inspection was not urged. Now, however.
with Germany closing her ports against
American cattle, the Secretary's sugges-
tion of protection against diseased horses
becomes pertinent.
"There is much more reason" said DIR.
Salmon of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
why this country should exclude diseased
horses than Germany should exclude
American cattle. TIE action of Germany
is ostenSibly on the ground of diseased
Texas cattle. but these are only an insig-
nificaut percentage of the cattle sent to
Germany, and there is no reason for ex-
Gliding all because small class are al
legged to be affected.
"We recently received a shipment of
sheep from England affected with the heOf-
rot, which is much worse than Texas
fever. We sent them back. but it did not
suggest that we should exclude all sheep
because these were affected. 1t is the
same with horses affected with the CLAN
ders and horse syphilis. There ought to
De protection against such diseases. and
the Secretary has urged it. This country
takes great many horses from Germany.
mainly of the heavy cnun;ry-c0aching
variety. They are sound as rnle, yet the
CHAMBERS and syphilis get in occasion ally.
IF, therefore, an entire class of stock is
to be judged by few diseased ones it
would seem to be time 20 establish horse
quarantine"
The morning call., 1894-11-05
AMONG THE RELIGIOUS sECTS.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 4.-Cardinal Gibbons
preached at the cathedral to-day on Chris
tian Unity" He said:
THANK God there is yearning desire
for The reunion of Christianity among
many noble and earnest souls. This de-
sire is particularly manifest in the English
speaking world. It's manifest in England
and In the United States. l myself have
received letters from Influential Protestant
ministers expressing the hope of reunion
and inquiring as to the probable basis of
reconciliation. Reunion is the great de-
sire of my heart. l have longed and
prayed for it during all the years of my
ministry. | have prayed that as we are
bound to our brethren by social and family
and by natural and commercial ties so
may we be united with them in the bonds
of common faith. The conditions of re-
union are easier than has been imagined.
or course there can be no compromise of
faith or morals. The doctrine and moral
code that Christ gave US must remain un-
changeable, but the church can modify
her discipline to suit the circumstances of
the cause.
MAY the day be fastened when the
scattered hosts of Christendom will be
reunited. Then. indeed, they would form
an army which infdelity cannot long
resist, and they would soon carry the light
and faith of Christian civilization 10 the
most remote and benighted parts of the
globe. May tho day soon come when all
who profess the name of Christ may have
one Lord, one faith and one baptism :;
when all shall be in one fold, under one
sheDherd"
The morning call., 1894-11-05
TRIAL OF THE ERICSSON.
Members of the Board Who Will
Conduct 1t Tomorrow.

WAsHING ToN. Nov. 4 - Instructions
were issued by the Navy Department to-
day for the government of the board which
will conduct the speed trial of the Fries
son next Tuesday. These instructions are
generally similar to those governing trial
trips. modified only by the difference in
the size of the boats. The board for this
reason will be smaller in number than is
usually the case. the composition being:
COmmodores Selfridge and Bradford !;
Chief Engineer Milligan, assistant con-
structOr; Captain and Lieutenant Com
mander Schroeder, as recorder, with En-
signs Chaplin and Andrews as assistants.
The trial will be over a twenty five mile
course in Long Island Sound, and the boat
is required by contract to make a speed
of "a knots per hour. The result will he
watched with interest, ana much doubt is
expressed by the engineers as to the out
come. as the horse power developed by
the main engines on the steam trial re-
Gently did not reach expectations. being
fraction below 1900.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
A FIRE AT HARTFORD.
Great Damage Done in a Large
Building.
The Flames Communicate to Board.
ing-fiouse, Where Guests Prob
ably Persisted.

HARTFORD. Conn.,, Nov. 4.-The Neal.
Golf & Inglis building. 42S to 4S2 Main
street, was burned tonight with a total
loss of about $4,000. partly covered by
insurance.
at 1880 O'Clock the flames were seen
bursting through the first floor at the from t
of the store, and soon the entire front of
the large Iive-storv brick building was ell
veloped in flames. A general alarm
brought all the apparatus. and the flames
were soon beaten back into the Interior.
Many of tue guests of o. Fl. Miners
boarding house at 400 Main street mad a
narrow escape. Several Of the twenty
five boarders were aged persons, and it is
feared some of them did not escape.
An aged couple were seen calling for
help at window, but soon disappeared.
One old man fell on the way downstairs on
the third floor and was not seen to rise.
Francis Crum seized his sleeping child and
rushed downstairs barely in time, fol-
lowed byshis wife. 1t will not be known
until morning whether any lives were
lost.
The origin of the fire was unknown.
At 7:15 o'clock Fred Grosbeck. a clerk in
Furnishings tore, entered the building
and lighted the gas. Neither he nor the
policeman, who had just made his rounds,
found any signs of fire, but it is thought
by some that be dropped match. The
bursting out of the heavy glass windows of
the store gave rise to theory of explosion
of gas meter or oil barrel.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
THE ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS.
A Lecture for Young Men by Lieu
tenant WadhamS.

There was good deal of sound advice In
Lieutenant Commander Wadhams' lecture at
the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday afternoon on what
Constitutes Success; or, Observations Around
the World" The round-the- world part OF The
remarks had no local colOring, however, tile
fact that the speaker had visited thlrJy-seyen
different countries being merely stalled as
proof OF the fact that lie had enjoyed varied
opportunities Tor studying out the question of
what makes success.
The recipe given for making n successful
career Included most OF the virtues iD the cal
endar wish the addition OF few minor graces.
The speaker garnished his bomiy with so many
interesting anecdotes, and he had such force
able, commanding delivery, that none OF The
young men present appeared TO tnlnk they were
listening to a sermon.
BE temperate III speech, food and drink. 1t
is particularly necessary for the young man TO
be temperate and decent In appearances. If
there is anything respect IL Is a laDorer. but
even If you have 10 work, for heavens sake
keep clean. An important factor is TO Guilt
vale the habit of correctness, Wealthy men
tell me ina. nothing fatigueS them so much as
not being bic tostr ust their employees and hay-
Ing TO keep track of them.
When you are going on with life and find
you are succeeding, don't swell up and burst.
Confound the man who has TO buy a new hat
because he has met with a little success. We
dlG not make our own brains God made them,
aud when you have intelligence enough 10 get
on In life, go down on your knees and thank
God for b.. Watch your fool streak; IT'S in us
all. AS soon as you see 1t get In and stamp on
II; trample Il under your feet. | am not In the
habit OF betting but 1 would bet 500 that l
have stamped on more fool streaks than any
man in this audience"
In addition TO many other good qualities
which we're inculcated the lieutenant eXhorted
his hearers to be plueky, patriotic and to 7 ver-
ence and regard with tenderness their homes.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
PUGH VERY HARD AT WORK.
Some Intricate Questions Mus
Be Strengthened.
CLASSIFlCATIONS BEING MADE.
The Present Law Compared With
the Previous Acts on the Com
pIiCated Subject.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The work pre-
liminary to carrying into effect the new in
come tax law is going forward as Rapidly
as its nature will permit. under The di-
fection of w. A. Pugh, who in October
last was appointed superintendent. of the
income tax.
A number of complicated and interest
ing questions have arisen under former
laws. and anticipating that questions will
arise in the future of equal importance it
is essential tor their solution to under
stand what has been the former legsla-
ton of Congress, the decisions of courts
and The rulings of the department on the
subject of the income tax. With this
view Pugh has been occupied since his APP
poiDtment in examining and preparing a
digest of the court decisions and thu de-
partment rulings, curtailing them under
their respective headings. He has also
com pared all of the former laws upon the
income tax, arranged so that all the pro-
visions heretofore made upon the same
SUBJECT shall appear properly grouped,
and any one at glance can see the various
changes and notifications that have taken
place.
There have been several acts upon the
subject of the income tax. The first was
passed August 5, 1861. Under this act.
however, nothing was done. The act
failed to provide many provisions con-
rained In the subsequent legislation, both
as to the subjects of taxation and the
methods of collection. These were pro-
vided for in subsequent acts.
The second act was passed July IA, 1862
the third act June 80. 1864; the fourth act
March 8, 1865, and the fifth act March 2,
1867. Under the first act $500 was the
amount reserved from taxation and the
rate OF tax was per cent Oh all sums over
that amount. Under the act OF July IA.
1862, the amount reserved from taxation
WAS as follows: If the income exceed ed
5000 and did not exceed $4,000 a
duty Of 8 per cent on the amount
above 5000; il said income exceeded
the sum of $4,000 a duty of 5 per
cent upon the amount exceeding 5000.
Under the third act 5000 was exein pied
and the duty was 8 per cent on he excess.
Under the fourth and fifth acts $1,000 was
free from taxation and the amount OF tax
was per cent on the amount in excess OF
that sum.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
UNDER A FALLING WALL.
Five Firemen Badly Injured While
Fighting a Blaze.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. A FIRE broke
out this afternoon about O'clock in the
building occupied by the Louisville branch
of the Singer Sewing-machine Company
on Fourth avenue, and before the flames
could be exiinguished they did about
$4,000 damages. just as the firemen had
the fire under control the rear wall of the
Singer building fell and five firemen were
caught under it and badly hurt. The in
jured are: Valentine Reicht, captain of
2 hook and ladder company, right leg
broken, hurt about the head and injured
internally, may die; James Mannix, in
ternaly injured, may die; Cal tain John
Merlin, badly hurt about the head and
breast; Monk Cline, ppeman, left leg
crushed and injured internally; Edward
Rsicht, ladderman, cut on top of head and
left arm. a
At the time of The fire there was a large
audience at the Avenue Theater, which
adjoins the Singer building. The fire was
discovered by the people on tie stage and
the curtain was dropped in the middle of
the last act, and in less than twenty min
utes the house was emptied of its occu-
pants and panic averted. The fire is be-
lieved TO be of incendiary origin.
The morning call., 1894-11-05

was formerly in the United States Army.
For time be was volunteer soldier in
the late war, later entered West Point and
graduated at the head of the class of when
Fred Grant was a member. Resigning
from The army, he went to Japan. served
as professor of engineering in the Uni
versity of Toxic and also in the japanese
army.
While in Japan WATSON married tbs
daughter of United States Minister Bing-
ham. Returning to the United States. he
was. on December 1, 1878, through Grants
influence, appointed from Iowa as major
in the ply department of the army, and
while stationed in Texas was short $50, 900
in the United States funds. Major Was
son is said to have penchant for gam bling.
and his story that the money was taken
while on train is not believed. The
courtmartial sentenced him 10 dismissal
from the service and to a term in prison.
He was pardoned before his term expired
so he might be restored to citizenship.
Later ii ia said he practieed law somew here
in the West
The morning call., 1894-11-05
SWINDLED THE FARMERS.
Two Men Who Did a Rapid Bust
ness i'm Butter.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. THE Press will
say: In April last NJ. M. Browning and a
young man whose name is not known
opened a store for the sale of butter at
1877 Margaretta street, in this city. Brown
ing watched the business here and sent
the young man to the West to negotiate
with farmers for the sale of their produce
He returned to this city with u number Of
names on his list and conslgnments of
butter thereafter arrived from the West 10
be paid for on delivery. Three weeks ago
Browning suddenly left town and last
Tuesday the young man followed. Since
their disappearance information has been
received from farmers In Northern Illinois
and Southern Wisconsin to the effect that
Browning had failed to pay for consign-
ments aggregating over $4,000 in value.
1t is thought other victims in the West are
yet to be heard from.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
APPEALS FROM FLORIDA.
Importance of Osborne's Suit Before
the Supreme Court.

AhC CHIC SOuEts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Among the cases
before the Sup RENE Court which have been
advanced on the calendar for argument on
account of its public character is that of
4. X. Osborne VS.. the State of Florida. 1t
appears that Florida has a law requiring
all express companies. doing business In
towns OF more than $4,000 inhabitants in
that State to pay an annual tax of $500.
Osborne. as agent at Jack sonville, Fla. of
the Southern Express Company, refused to
pay this tax. He was arrested and required
to give bond for his appearance before
State Criminal Court, which be refused to
do, wbereupon he was arrested and i'm
prisoned. He then made application 10 the
Circuit Court for release upon a writ of
babeas corpus, but the writ was den led and
the arrest and detention adjudged to be
legal. The State Supreme Court affirmed
this decision. Osborne now appeals TO the
Supreme Court of the United States upon
the fact that the law under which the
arrest was made is unconstitutional and
void because it is an effort to regulate CON-
merce among the several States. The de-
cison when rendered is expected to deal
with this question IN a general way, and
will be more than of local Importance.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
WITH MORPHINE.
Suicide of a Melancholy Young
Man.


SPOKANE, WASH, Nov. 4.-ThOmas r.
WILLOWS. bookkeeper for the Western
Bridge Company, prominent young man
in amateur theatrical and operate circles.
ended his life to-day with three grains of
morphine. Financial troubles and dis
appointment in love drove him to despera-
ton.
Two months ago WILLOWS was arrested
for giving checks that were returned
stamped mo funds" He wrote letter
to the newspapers saving that by publish
ing the facts they had driven him TO COM
nit suicide, and that bis body would be
found in The bottom of the river. A few
days afterward he appeared on the
streets and surrendered 10 the police, but
settled with his creditors ana was re-
leased.
Since then he has brooded over his
imaginary wrongs constantly, and yeSter-
day. purchased small quantity of NOR
phine from each Of three druggists. saying
he had neuralgia. This time he left no
farewell message, and died after Dhysi-
clans had worked upon him six hours.
His parents in England are reported to be
wealthy.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
THE GOLDEN RULE.
A Lecture on Christian Socialism by
Rev DIR Scott

A Lecture on Christian Socialism by
Rev. DIR. Scott.
At the Temple, 115 Turk street, yesterday
evening an address was delivered by Rev. DR..
Scott on "Socialistic Christianity" which was
received by large audience with a great deal
OF applause.
The speaker began his remarks by stating
that socialism was popularity misunderstood.
Ii was, lie said neither anarchy nor ulbilsm,
but a scheme that considers the race not as a
multitude OF isolated beings, but as a social
body
"We are familiar with the idea of co opera.
ton as 1t exists fragmentarily about US, but
cialistic cooperation means more. Ii means
that all shall take an active part in the work OF
life; not that one class shall be permitted 10 do
all the work while another class, because OF
some accident OF birth or fortune or fraud,
does all the resting and eats all the fruit. 1t
means PauPs Christian doctrine of labor: that
il man will not work he must exercise the
privilege OF fasting.
1--WE are familiar with the methods of the
distribution OF labor under the existing soci al
order. Ii Is needless to dwell on the growing
fortunes on the one hand and The growing
want on the other. There are few now who do
not assent TO the declaration OF Rev. r. Heber
10 seed of the syste m of private production 1"
number OF quotations from socialistic writer's
were given TO prove That the spirit and aim of
so cialism, as far as 1t reaches into social lfe
is radically Christian, and that every socialist
whal ever may be his hatred Of religion, Is I'M
consciously carrying IN his heart some Of the
teachings OF Christ.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
Texts From the Poets.

Rev. Leslie w. Sprague introduced some
thing new In the way of church service at the
Second Unitarian Church last night Instead
of taking text from the Bible, he selected
Browning's poem, RABBI Ben Ezra for a
texr. He said that the poets are the Bible
makers. The worlds Scripture Is the word Of
men of insight and poetic expression. The
world loves what is old. But what is new
shall yet be old, so that the secular poetry Of
to-day which is really true to the great prob
lens OF human life will be the sacred literature
of a later time. His text then. he SAID, was
from the Bible Of the future, from the gospel
according to ninet enth century insight, the
chapter of idealism and the verse OF Robert
Browning Mr. Sprague then spoke interest
ingly upon the lessons taught IN Browning's
DOPm.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
BOUND TO CONTROL.
The Old Santa Fe Directors VIII Be
Reelected.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Noy. At would
seem that DO matter which way Judge
Foster may decide 10 the Santa Fe case at
Topeka the cid board of directors will be
reelected. The decision will be delivered in
Topeka at 9 o'clock tomorrow and the
adjourned meeting is set for 80 P. NJ.
Supporters of the old board of directors
say that no matter " hat the decision may
be the victory will be theirs. Under the
courts ruling on the question of jurIs-
diction the injunction held only in regard
TO the vote of Kansas stockholders. 1t
amounts al told to 316 shares. Had the
cumulative plan been allowed in respect
10 those the protective committee could
not have elect I'd man. Unless there is
something in Mondays decision wholly
unexpected. even If it should be in favor
of the protective committee and the cumu-
lative plan of voting allowed, the 'protec-
tives" will not be able to elect a director.
The morning call., 1894-11-05
BY A LAUNDRY MARK.
How an Old Man Identified the Body
of His Dead Son.

ST. PAUL, Nov. A remarkabl case
Of Identification of one of the victims of
the Hinckley fire was reported to-day.
An old man named Goodsell of Butter
nut Lake. Wis, who was among those
believed to have been in the neigh borhood
of Hinckley at the time of the fire. came
up from his home several days ago deter
mined TO find some trace of his missing
son.
At Hinckley he secured help and disin-
tered all the bodies of the unknown men
buried there without finding any that
seemed like his son. Going further north,
near Skunk Lake he caused some bodies
to be unearthed, the fourth one prov
ing TO be that of man too badly burned
for Identification. and nude except the
upper portion of one sock, Oh which was
found his sons laundry mark.
The old man, with a coffin carrying his
sons remains, went back home today,
The morning call., 1894-11-05
A QUEER STORY.
Told by a Stockton Woman About
a Mans Disappearauce

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. A letter
written by Mrs Kae G. Ernest of Stock
ton, CAL, has been received by DIR. c. L.
Mooney of Lexington. announcing that
George Washington johnson, nephew of
Colonel Richard johnson, candidate for
Vice President in 1890, had mysteriously
disappeared from her house, where he had
lodged several weeks. and had not been
heard from. He had plenty of money.
said he was worth $500 coo and that he
was looking alter the interests Of the
Northern Pacific Railway. He said that
no had a large stock farm in Scott County,
Kentucky.
DR.. Mooney does not know the man,
but Is looking up his history.