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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-21
BREAKING HIM DOWN.
Boss McKane Does Not Take Kindly
TO Prison.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 20-Tbe order granted
by Judge Culom does not give much sat
isfactIon to John Y. Mckane'S friends or
inspire expectations that he can be kent
from going to Sing Sing this week. The
order requires the prosecution TO show
why certificate Of doubt should not be
granted to McKane. 1t is not believed
that McKane's lawyers can show that
Judge Bartlett made any blunders during
the trial or in his charge to the jury. If
the Judge decides the application ad-
versely at once McKane will be sent to
State prison.
AT Raymond-street jail tonight McKane
was said to be very i'll. The family doctor
visited the Jail ana decided that his illness
is not dangerous. McKane has been in
consultation with Lawyer Broderick all
day. and the worry over his troubles is be-
ginning to show. 1t is known that he
takes confinement hard and has not been
in his usual robust condition of late. He
has been sufferer from Brights disease
for some time past. and it is said that The
ailment has been aggravated by his expe
rience of the I ast six weeks.
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CLAIMED A VICTORY.
1t Is Said that Peixoto Suppressed
the Truth.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-The Worlds Rio
de Janeiro special says: The Government
authorities directed Minister Mendonea at
Washington to claim victory at Armacao.
They refused also to permit correspon-
dents here to cable the truth to their papers
The World correspondent thereupon de-
cided that if be could not send the facts
he would not send anything, and he didn't,
but the correspondent is able to tell The
World readers now that il was a big in
surgent victory.
The insurgents exploded or spiked
eighteen of the Governments big guns
and burned the arsenal and machine.
shop, while the fire from the wsrshi ip
Aquidaban practically destroyed the town.
Admiral da Cana is recovering from the
two wounds that he received in the battle,
but the captain of the warship Libertade
has died of his.
The Government is building barracks
near the city with view of using it as a
refuge for the people in the great naval
battle that is expected to come off about
March 1.
Peixoto has completed his hill fortifica
tions. and is in daily expectation of Da
Gama's opening bombardment.
Herculio de Luse, Governor of the State
Of Santa CathaIina, telegraphs that Gen.
erals Oscar and Lima have cornered the
insurgent General Sarabi at Tuberato, 200
miles from Desterro, and that a battle
Is expected soon.
Admiral da Cana has issued a circular,
saying that the Republica and Marcello
Diaz engaged the Government: warships
Tiradentes, Bahia and Itapu off Santa
Catharina. and that the Bahia and Diaz
were sunk and the Itapu captured. The
Tiradentes alone escaped. The Republica,
he says, was only slightly damaged. No
body here believes the story.
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BULLETS AND WILD RUMORS
Thick in the Air of the French
Capital.
SIMPLY A LUST FOR MURDER.
The Only Sentiment That Now
Seems to Animate the Anarch.
lists of the Old World.

PARIS. Feb. 20.-The city has been
startled by another bomb explosion. A
man of suspicious appearance, giving the
name of Ravally, recently hired furnished
apartment in a small hotel on Rue ST.
jacques. He disappeared Monday and
did not return until last night. Early this
morning Nine. Calabresi, wife of the pro-
prieior. knocked at his door. Receiving
no response, she endeavored to open it.
but found an obstruction. which on exam
ination proved to resemble a bomb. She
called her husband, who summoned
policeman.
The latter put his shoulder to the door
and burst it open, thro wing the bomb TO
the floor, causing a fearful explosion,
wrecking the inside of the building, terri
bly injuring Nine. Calabresi and slightly
injuring her husband, together with NJ.
and Nine. Ismael and other inmates of the
house. who had been attracted to the spot
by the appearance of policeman. The
uncle of Nine. Calapresi was pierced
through the body by bullet from the
bomb.
No reason is known for the act Of the
anarchist. unless he had grudge against
the pro roprietor, as the house belongs to the
poorer class, and is not such as the foes OF
society would select TO terrify the bour-
geois.
The excitement was intensified this fore
noon when the Prefect of Police received
note signed by Ravaly, saying he in
tended to commit suicide at the Hotel de
PEsperance, place of similar character
TO that where the explosion occurred. An
investigation revealed the fact that an
other bomb similar in construction to the
one which exploded had been similarly
placed In the hotel mentioned. The
authorities were rather gingerly about
handling it. but it was finally removed
without causing an explosion. Both places
are under guard by the police.
The excitement was added to later when
it was reported that an attempt had been
10 ade to blow ND the handsome buildings
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A
metal tube was found lying at the en-
trance. Investigation proved that there
was no foundation whatever for the report
that bomb had been found a: the en-
trance or in any other part of the Foreign
Office. The story originated from the fact
that some bicyclists had dropped there
an air-pump used to initiate pneumatic
tires.
Ten anarchists have been arrested at
Lyons. Ten anarchists have been arrested
at Romans in the Department of Drome.
Seventeen Italians have been expelled from
Marseilles for speaking in advocacy OF
guillotining bourgeois and the assassina-
tion of King Humbert.
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SEQUEL OF A FEUD.
The Story of Tragedy That f1as
Startled a Texas Town.

HoUsToN Feb. 25-Investigation of last
nights tragedy shows il was the sequel of
the famous Fort Bend feud. known as the
laybird and woodpecker quarrel. James
X. Mitchell, the quadruple murderer, was
the central figure in that affair. Milton
Sparks and ID. l. Sutton, constables of
Eagle Lake, were in the city as attached
witnesses in. the Fort Bend feud murder
case, aud Mrs. Sparks accompanied her
husband. This .engendered bad blood.
and last night Mitchell, who was waiting
for his fatber:apd brother from Richmond
at the Grand Central depot, espied Sutton.
He opened fire which was promptlv re.
turned, Sutton. falling after tie firing of
1.-The second shot, but Mitchell kept up mis-
murderous fusilatfe Until he fired six shots
The result waS..in addition to Sutton he
ing. killed, Milton Sparks shot to death:
Dan Gleason, IAN onibus driver is also dead:
Mrs. Sparks, wife of tle murdered man.
badly wounded, as was also the child she
carried .tEesbrother Of Sparks mortally
wounded. and Mrs. Mcdowell, an aged
lady. received one of the bullets and her
chances Df recovery are slim.
Mitchell said TO reporter after his ar
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GROWS MAJORITY GROWS,
The Largest Ever Received by a
PENNSYLVANIA Candidate.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-Philadelphia
returns complete gives the following vote
on Congressman-at-Large Grow (R.), H.
2S6; James D. Hancock (D.). 53,346; Ar
thur d. Markley Pennsylvania Dem ocrat).
1912; Henry f. Morrow (Pro.), 7O6; Victor
A. LOtoer (Pop.), 205. Crows plurality in
the State is estimated at over 150, ZOO. the
largest ever received by any candidate.
PITTsBURG. Feb. 20.-The municipal
election resulted in a victory for the Re-
publicans. They gained a number of
Counciimen and carried the city by from
1000 to 5000 majority. In Allegheny they
also made gains.
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FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
Trouble Growing Out of the
Proposed Corn Duties.
The White Car Wants to Preserve
All Markets to His Farmer
Subjects.

BERLIN, Feb. 20.-The Frankfort Zei-
tung says important notes have been ex-
changed between France and Russia In
regard to corn duties. The Russian note
said. while not claiming the right TO in
terfere in the internal affairs of another
State, and recognizing the fact that France
was perfectly loyal in treating all countries
alike. Russia must protect her own inter-
ests, and il the corn duties derange the
Russian export trade she must exercise
her right TO terminate the Franco-Russian
treaty of commerce.
The French note in reply is in substance
that while France must respond to the
popular feeling in favor of an increase of
the duties on corn, she would endeavor to
limit the increase TO minimum. The
Russian reply remarks that Russia adheres
to her views.
PARIS. Feb. 20.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day the Minister of Husband.
~ combated Jaures' project for Govern
ment monopoly for the sale OF corn. The
Minister sale according to Jaures the
Government might monopolize milling and
baking, and Jaures replied by attacking
what he classed as the existing oligarichy
of the Chamber. The Deputies finally re-
iected Jaures' proposal by vote of 4SS
TO 30.
Meline, president of the standing COM
mittee on customs. spoke in support of the
committees scheme to adjust the corn
duty to the existing price by a sliding
scale, but the Government opposed this
plan, and it was rejected by a vote of 4O1
to 1O3
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BATTLE WITHOUT RESULTS.
Had He Gained He Could Have
Held Nothing.
REBEL PARTISANs DISSATISFIED
Leading Questions 1t May Be Awk-
ward for the Ensurgent Conn
mander to Answer.

New YORK, Feb. 20-The HeralFs Rio
Jsneiro correspondent cables: The sup
porters of Admiral da Cana are asking
why he wasted men and ammunition in
that fierce attack which the rebel forces
made upon Armacao on February 8, when
he was unable to spare troops enough
from his ships to hold any point he might
have captured. They consider that tho
loss of life there was useless, and that the
admiral would better have kept his pow-
der till it was more needed-for a fight
with the ships of PeiXoto, for instance.
The defeat of the insurgents on that
occasion IS felt severely on board their
vessels, and jubiation on the winning
side is equally emphatic. Many were
wounded on both sides, for the fighting
was most desperate.
BY order of Da Cana, the captain of the
rebel ship Tavares and the engineer of the
Jupiter are both held as prisoners on
Enchadas Island.
The commander of Fort Villegaignon,
which has so long withStOOd the almost in
cesSant bonn mbardment of the loyal forts, is
dead. 1t is believed he was shot, but it is
given out that he succumbed to heart
failure
Good craftsmanship seems entirely for
eign to the gunners of the AQuidaban, for
their shooting is very Door, even as shoot
ing goes down here. Hardly any of their
shots reach the object aimed at.
Those candidates who have been an
nounced to run for the presidency of the
republic at The coming election on March
l, Seniors Morsas and Penna, seem to be
very generally acceptable TO the voters.
Yellow fever is increasing here at an
alarming rate. and though official returns
are unreliable at least eighty 10 100 new
cases are reported daily, aud the under
takers are overworked. Its ravages among
the ships are serious.
The captain OF the Austrian corvette
Zrynki is dead and others of her crew are
down with fever. Captain Cushing, mas
ter of the bark Robert Dixon, is also dead
and the number of sailors attacked is in
creasing. The health of the crews OF the
American men-of-wsr ard of other foreign
warships here is still good. Rio authori-
ties are doing all they can to check the
epidemic.
The insurgents are now said to have lost
272 men in the Nictheroy fight, and they
declare that Peixoto's forces lost 72S, be-
sides eighteen guns and the arsenal, which
was burned.
That long-expected naval engagement
between Peixoto's and the rebel fleet will
not take place until March, 1t is believed.
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rest: Il shot Sutton for interfering in
family affairs, and l hope to - / killed
him. We had a previous difficulty and he
sent me word that he would kill me- am
an attached witness. and | believe / was
simply attached to come here and be killed.
as / was notified that Sutton and
crowd of six or eight had formed plot to
kill me. [ had DO grievance against the
Sparks. ] shot to kill Sutton and Sutton
shot to kill me. When / saw him he had
his hand on his pistol aud l said TO him,
We will just settle our trouble right
here We then went to shooting. His
shot passed my head. Those killed back
of Inc Sutton killed. l killed those near
him.
1t is pretty evident that Sutton killed
Gleason, while Mitchell killed Sutton.
Milton Sparks and the baby, mortally
wounded Sparks brother and shot Mrs
Mcdowell
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FAvoRS THE INSURGENTS.
Always the Same Sort of Story
Comes From British Sources.

LONDON, Feb 20.-The Times to-mor-
row will publish the following dispatch
from Rio do Janeiro, February 16, via
Mon.evideo February 20:
Returns from The fight at Armacao last
week show that the total losses of the
Government were $50 killed and wounded
and 90 prisoners taken by the insurgents.
On the insurgents side there were 146
killed, missing or wounded. Admiral da
Cana is in 10 danger. He states that he
has sufficient provisions and ammunition
for several weeks and will make every
endeavor to maintain his present position
until the arrival of the southern troops.
The gunner of the Nictheroy's dynamite
gun has deserted and the remainder of the
fleet is still at Bahia. The engines of the
Destroyer have broken down and the ships
find much difficulty in obtaining crews.
The Aquidaban leaves here on Sunday to
intercept the Nictheroy.
Advices from Desterro state that the
strong position at Lapa. the last foothold
of the Government in Paraua, was taken
on Friday, after severe fighting, during
which many were killed and wounded on
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PUT ON HIS HAT.
Crispi Finds 1t Hard to Keep Italian
Deputies in Order.

Deputies IN Order.
ROME. Feb. 20.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties reassembled to-day. The vice. -presi-
dent read letter from Signor Zanareyelli,
in which the writer adhered to his resig-
nation of the presidency of the Cham Der,
and Thursday was fixed upon as the day
for the election of successor. The Gov
ernment applied for sanction to prosecute
the Sicilian Deputy. Felice Giuffridi of
Catania, chief of the Fasci del Lavorator,
arrest ted on January 4. charged with en-
gaging in dangerous conspiracy and with
melting to the commission of violence
Crispi announced that the Government
would introduce tomorrow measures of
economy tending to increase the revenue,
and proposed on Friday to discuss cues
tions in connection with recent disorders
in Sicily and the Carrara district A lively
passage at arms followed between Imbrl.
ami and the vce-president of the Chamber.
Imbriani insisted upon speaking forth with
and the vlce-president insisted that he
should not. This caused bowling uproar
upon the part of friends of both parties.
and eventually the disorder became so
great that the vice president donned his
hat and suspended the sitting. When the
Deputies had somewhat calmed down the
Chamber resumed its sitting and agreed to
CalvOttpS motion 10 publish Immediately
the minutes of the committee appointed to
INQUIRE into the bank scandals.
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WHITE ON THE BENCH.
Why His Accession Will Be
Welcome to the Court.
There Was Need for a Civil Law
yer VerSed in the Code
Napoleon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - Mr.. Justice
White, the new member of the United
States Supreme Court, will be sworn in
March 3, that being the first day of the
spring term. He will at once be called
upon 20 take part in the consideration OF
more important litigation than has greeted
a new Justice in many years. For many
weeks the court has been anxiously await
ing full bench, and IN the meantime im-
portaut cases have been fixed for hearing
at such time as the new Justice should
take his place on the bench These cases
were finally set for March 5, in the hope
that nomination and confirmation might
be made al that time.
The records of the Supreme Court show
at the accession Of Justice White leaves
New 7 ork State without a representative
in the court for the first time since 1906
the only exception since the court was
established. The exact succession from
New York is as follows: John Jay. Chief
Justice, 1889 10 1894; Brockholst Living
stone. 1916 to 1928; Smith Thompson, 1923
10 1843; Samuel Nelson, 1916 to 1872; Ward
Hunt, 1872 to 1882; Samuel Blatchford,
1882 TO 1898.
The Justices and officials of the Supreme
OoufL dIo eSptcldIly Rlatlueu db tD0 CIOic6
of Justice White. He has been much
among them, and there were hopes ex-
pressed as far back as the time of the re-
lection of Horn blower that the Louisiana
Senator would be chosen. This was due
mainly to the fact that the court has
lacked an authority on civil law embraced
in the Justintan code and the later Ma
poleonic code. All the States of the Union,
except Louisiana, founded their laws On
the English common laws, but Louisiana
founded her system on the Napoleonic
code, which came from The Roman civil
law. When the late Justice Bradley was
on the bench he made a study OF fcvii laws,
and spent much time in Louisiana for this
purpose. He became an authority in the
court on such questions. but since his
death all the justices have been common
law lawyers. Justice White now comes
equipped with experience at the bar and
on the bench of Louisiana under her civil
code. and thus can step az once into the
place left vacant by Justice Bradley.
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ON HIS FEET AGAIN.
Governor Mckinley Receivers 1.-THE
Property He Decided AWAY.

CLEVELAND. Feb. 20-The property
which the Governor and Mrs. Mckinley
conveyed to trustees last summer when
the Governor was forced to make an as
signment has been transferred back to
them. This result is due to the efforts of
the trustees, II. 81. Kohlsaat of the chi
cago Inter Ocean, Myron 7. Herrick of
Cleveland and Judge William r. Day of
Canton.
When they received the trust deed they
decided without consulting the Governor
to raise money with which TO meet Nc
Kinley's obligations. This has been done
by private subscriptions, and final pa
peIs having been filed in the Probate Court
at Canton. the property has been decided
back to the Governor and Mrs. Mckinley,
and the trustees have been discharged.
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HALF WAY ROUND THE WORLD.
Extensive Cruise of the Warship
Bennington.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-The United
States steamship Bennington, which has
sailed from Gibraltar. will make her first
stop at St. Vincent. She is bound on a
cruise more than equivalent to voyage
half way around the world. From st.
Vincent she will go 10 Pernambuco. Bra
zil. to Montevideo. Sandy Point Valpa-
raiso, Callao, Acapulco and finally San
Francisco, where she should arrive about
the 18th of May. The Bennington is un-
der orders to join the Pacific station and
will doubtless be attached to the BeriDg
Sea feet.
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THAT NAVAL BATTLE.
Both Sides Getting Ready for 1t In
Earnest Now.

Rio JANEIRo. Feb. 20.-The Brazilian
insurgent warship Republica, reported to
have on board Admir- al Mello and strong
reinforcement for Admiral da Cana, has
arrived here.
1t is reported that the Nictheroy, which
sailed south yesterday, will be ordered back
here.
Da Cana and an officer. believed to be
Mello, held long consultation soon after
the arrival of the Republca. 1t is be-
lieved the latter will be sent after the
Nictheroy.
a naval engagement between the insur-
gent fleet and the new Government squad
ron is expected in the early part of March.
An attempt has been made by secret parti-
sans of Admiral Mello to blow up the
Offices of the Government journal, Tempo,
with dynamite. The attempt was not sue
cessful.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 20.-A battle has
been fought at ltapeva. 160 miles west of
Sac Paulo. The Brazilian Government
troops were defeated.
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TAKING THE AGGRESSIVE.
Vasquez to Carry the War into
Nicaragua Forthwith.

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-A special to the
World from Tegucigallpa says: Communi-
cation with all parts of the republic has
been re-established. VasQuez is about to
take the aggressive and carry the war
into Nicaragua. He has sent commission
ers to Guatemala and Salvador to protest
against Nicarsgua's action. Deserters from
Ortiz's command say the Nicaraguans are
preparing to abandon the siege if 1t does
not promise better success within the next
few days. Smallpox has broken out among
the besiegers.
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NOT A LAW-BREAKER.
John Wanamaker Has Not Imported
Contract Labor.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Superntenden
Stump of the Immigration Bureau, acting
upon the recommendation of Immigration
Commissioners Rodgers OF Philadelphia, TO-
day ordered by telegraph the immediate
release of the four Irish weavers employed
by Mrs. Ernest Hart in the establishment
of ex- Postmaster General Wanamaker.
Rodgers has investigated the case and
convinced himself of the propriety of this
course.
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NOTHING TO Do THERE.
Bismarck in No Hurry to Proceed {
Berlin.

BERLIN, Feb. 90. - The Hamburger
Nachrichten has the following: While
waiting at the railway station on Monday
for the arrival of the Emperor, Bismarck.
in reply to a question as to whether he
was going to Berlin soon. said: sat any
rate, not at present. have nothing to do
IN Berlin now"
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both sides. The general commanding the
Government troops was wounded and 600
prisoners were. taken.
De Mello is now at Desterro with the
Republica and will probably come north
shortly.
Yellow jack is increasing greatly; there
have been three cases on an Austrian
wahship and there are fifteen cases in the
British hospital.
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Woman Suffragists Adjourn.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-The nationa
convention of theiWoman Suffrage Associa
ton adjourned tonight to meet next year
in Atlanta.
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TRAITORS TO BE SHOT.
How Faith Was Kept by the AnarcIl.
ISIS Of AuSfria

VIENNA, Feb. 20.-Several of the an
archist prisoners have pleaded guilty,
while others have Indignantly denied that
they were anarchists. One prisoner be-
trayed the fact that there was an arrange
ment between them that whoever told the
real truth with regard to their intentions
would be hot by his comrades.
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Agriculture j. Sterling Morton and his
son, and found but two persons implicated,
Zach L. White and Henry A. Boeratb. one
a constable and the other painter. Both
mon have been indicted.
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Hsrrison's California Trip.

KANSAS City. Feb. 20.-The Atchison
officials Lave been advised by ex-Presi-
dent Harrison that he will postpone his
departure for California until February
96
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Funeral of KieI Victims.

KEEL, Feb. 20.-The funeral OF thirty
victims OF the disaster on board the new
warship Branden burg was held to-day.
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Who Hanged Secretary Morton.

NEBRASKA CITY, Nebr.. Feb. 2O.-The
Otoe County Grand Jury promptly ipvesti-
gated the hanging in effigy of Secretary of
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The Paris i'm Liverpool.

LONDON. Feb. 2o.-The American line
steamer Paris arrived at Liverpool to-day.
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Admiral Wells Widow Dead.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-Mrs. Mary S
Wells. widow of Admiral c. Wells. u. s..
n. is dead.