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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-08-06

Toward Eveniug-The Gloomy Hour of
emptation-Tendency to Borrow Trou-
bIe-sweetening the Cup-The BIOtting
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RIPLEY IS DEAD,
He Won Fame AS a Correspon.
dent During the War of
the Rebellion.
A Single Friend Left to Claim the
Remains of the Veteran
Writer.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Jan. 26.-PhIip
Ripley, at one time possibly one of the
most widely known newspaper men in the
country, died shortly before midnight last
night &C the Bellevue Hospital.
The deceased was in his 18th year. He
was born IN Hartford, Conn.,, and was
educated at Trinity School in that place.
Shortly after his graduation he started in
the newspaper business and was first en-
ployed by Washington journals.
When the war broke out he was detailed
to New Orleans as war correspondent for a
half-dozen most prominent newspapers in
the country. He is said TO have furnished
the most authentic accounts of the battles
of the rebellion.
Several years after the war he came to
New York, and since then had been en-
pIoyed on many newspapers IN this city
He was closely affiliated with all the old
time newspaper men, notably Horace
Greeley, and for a period of years wrote
the famous editorials which were printed
over the name "Hurlburt.
There is no one now to claim his re-
mains, as far as is known, but a minister
of Connecticut. Before Ripley died he
told his physician TO send word to Rev.
Mr.. Starr, lexington Junction, Hartford
County, Conn.,, which was done. The
cause of his death was Bright's disease.
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committed through his emigration to
America, but that he could be punished
for any act committed prior to his emigra-
ton. The court therefore reversed the de-
cision of the lower tribunal. II Boehme
had left the country to escape military
service, the Judgment of the Supreme
Court would have been different.
The art event of the past week has been
the production at the Berlin Theater of
Ernest Adam Won Wildenbruch's new
DRAMA "King Henry" The play deals
with the period of Pope Gregory and
King Henry's submission to the Pontifi
in going to Canossa. 1t is by all odds the
greatest success dramatlst has ever
achieved, and the appreciation of the au-
dience was manifested by his being called
out dozen times.
When he came upon the stage he
brought with him Manager Prasch who had
mounted the play with great splendor and
at great expense. A sequel 10 the play,
entitled "Kaiser Heinrich will be pro-
duced in February.
The American trott!ng horse-owner and
sportsman, A. H. Welsh of Hartford
Conn.,, has nominated Minnie D and Al.
trotting race on the Berlin course.
Agents OF the New York manufacturers
OF lightning stamping machine have ex.
hiblted to the German post office authori-
ties machine capable of stamping 500.
600 letters an hour. It does not appear
that they have induced the postal officials
to adopt the machine, however, as the
latter still prefer to continue the practice
of stamping each letter by hand.
NJ. de Oliviera Lima, secretary of the
Brazilian legation here, has been ap.
pointed first secretary of the Brazilian lie
cation in Washington.
The King of Saxony, the King an6
Queen of Wurtemberg, Princess Pauline
of Wurtemberg, the Grand Duke anC
Duchess of Baden and the Duke of Sake
Coburg and Gotha will attend the fete:
upon the occasion of the Emperor's birth.
day on January q.
Hans Premier, manager of Flinsch',
paper-milis in Berlin, has absconded t.
America with so, 900 marks of his employ.
er's money. Besides his defalcation BIZ
was leading witness against Baron vor
Hammerstein, the absconding ex-editor OF
the Kreuz Zeitung, who was recently ar.
rested in Athens by a commissary of the
German police. 1t is suggested that Ham
merstein will now take advantage O
Premier's absence to blame him for tn,
forgeries of which Hammerstein is &C
cused.
Herr Woelfiur, the socialist leader oil
Colmar, and until recently the editor OF
the newspaper Der Sammler. published in
that town, has committed suicide h,
shooting himself with a revolver.
The Misses Rose and Ottilie Sutro tn,
American musicians, have abandoned thei
concert, which was to take place in tn,
Berlin Academy, owing to a death in their
family, and have started for their home il
| California,
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Messages To and From Ameri
cans in TranSvaaI Believed
to Be Intercepted.
PRISONERS GRANTED COUNSEL
The Secretary of State Replies to
the Letter From CALIFORNIA;
Delegation.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan Ex-senator
White of California, who has been active
in behalf of John Hays Hammond, the
American engineer under arrest in the
Transvaal, called upon Secretary OIney
yesterday, urging prompt action in the
case by the United States. After the de-
parture of Senator White the cable mes
sage from Consular Agent Manion at
Johannesburg was received.
Secretary Olney then dictated letter to
the Senator. acknowledging the receipt OF
a communication from the California dele
cation and also calling attention to the
Manion dispatch. The letter was as fol.
lows:
Stephen II White, United States Sendte-NIY
DEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of letter of the oath inst signed
by Yourself and the rest of the California dele
cation in Congress.
You viii obtain through the papers by the
time this letter reaches you the latest informa-
tton have from the Transvaal relating tc
Americans recently arrested there. 1 under
stand the Americans are all amply represented
by counsel of their own selection. 1t appears
the preliminary examination Of the Americans
is TO take place toward the end of this month
The question of additional counsel may,
think, therefore be left until the results of the
preliminary hearings are known and the
Americans themselves express some opinion
upon the subject. You viii observe by another
telegram that the American prisoners paroled
with the exception OF Hammond, are allowed
TO use the telegraph. Respectfully yours,
RICHARD OLNEY.
The Masons of California have taken a
hand in general effort to establish COM
munication between John Hays Ham
mond and his brother in San Francisco.
This was in response to suggestion from
members of the Masonic order all over the
country, of which order the imprisoned
mining engineer is member. The steps
taken are shown in the following telegram.
which was received in this city Saturday
NEVADA CITY. CAL, January %.
Hon. Richard OlHey, Secretary Of State Wash
iRgtoR: John Hammond and other Masons are
imprisoned in Africa. Believe all messages TO
and from there are intercepted by the Boer
Government. VIII you secure assurance that
my cablegram viii be delivered to them? We
desire to communicate with them as American
citizens and Masons. Your answer by wire pre-
paid. E. N. PRESTON,
Grand Master of Mssons of California.
a copys of this message was also sent
to Senator Perkins.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
OBJECT TO BUSCH'S GIFT,
Missouri College Students Want
to Return the Brewers
Money.
Hoist the Beer Sign of Lemps in the
Chapel to Show Their Dis.
approval.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. ga dispatch
from Springfield, Mo-, says: AdoIphus
Busch, the st. Louis brewer, was solicited
by President Fuller OF Drury College to
give $1,000 to the Pearson endowment fund,
which he did. Then there was a gentle
protest against accepting it, and President
Fuller in open chapel denounced the pub
llcation of reports about the affair and paid
high tribute TO Mr.. Busch. The latter
in the meantime instructed his agent here
to investigate and see if his gift was OPP
posed, and if so to withdraw it.
Friday night secret meeting of stu
dents was held and committee APP
pointed to visit President Fuller, express
cir dlsapproval of the gift, and ask him
TO call mass-meeting of the students.
This request was refused, but the students
met, anyway. and protested.
When the students went to chapel high
on the ceiling was seen the beer sign of w.
j. Lemp, and under the flaming letters
the words, "Put me down for $1,000, too. !"
Mr.. Busch will probably Withdraw his
gift,
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FUNNIEST At SANTA CRUZ
The Convention of Verein Dele.
gates Decides Upon the Place
Of Meeting.
Strong Funding Bill Resolution Adopted
and Presented to Mayor
Sutro.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 26.-The next
annual funniest of the Turn Vereins of the
Pacific turn district will be held in Santa
Cruz. There was no opposition to the mo-
ton made by r. Rieger, who presented the
wishes OF the local verein and the citizens.
1t was conceded that Santa Cruz is enti-
tied to the honor. and as the Car
nival Association had offered the free
dom of the pavilion and appurtenances
the event will be held in August, the date
to be set by the executive committee.
The convention was called to order by
the retiring first speaker, Charles Schmidt.
at IL o'clock this, morning and proceeded
Immediately to the election of officers for
the ensuing year, resulting as follows: l..
Markus of San Francisco, first speaker;
II. Otter of San Jose, second speaker; r.
Mueller of San Francisco, secretary; o. H.
Hartig OF Sacramento, assistant secretary.
The business of the Turn Verein con-
vention after the selection of Santa Cruz
as the place for holding the next Turn
fest was devoted to the election of commit
tees. The next convention will be held at
Marysville in January next.
The first woman delegate ever allowed a
vote IN the Turn Verein convention in the
Ia 10 L CCnWeiIeIJ Was greeted with
loud cheers when her name was called
The enthusiasm over the selection of Santa
Cruz as the place of holding the funniest
has reached the banquet hall tonight and
both delegates and citizens are enjoying a
delightful time despite the fact that hard
rain is falling.
San Jose Verein elected the executive
body and San Francisco the technical
body. The following resolution was
adopted unanimously:
RESOLVED, That the funding of the Pacific
Railroad debt bill, at present before Congress,
be not made law, but that the railroad com pa
MES be required 10 pay their debts and if not
tnat such railroads shall be attached by the
Government OF the Uuited States and shall be
declared the property of the United States and
shall be under the supervision of the Govern
ment.
The above resolution will be signed by
President l.. Markus and laid before
Mayor Sutro of San Francisco.
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DOUGLAS WILL 4rrEND.

N"eensoerry's Son AppIies for a Boa at
the Et Pdso Roped Arena.
Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 26-Daa Stuart
received telegram from Sacramento,
Cal. to-day asking if box could be re-
served Tor Lord Sholto Douglas, son of the
MARQUIS OF Queensberry. Stuart replied
=, AS the glove contests will all be under
!he rules OF the Marquis of Queensberry
II VIII not be inappropriate for his son to
De at the ring-side. Box asked for awaits
your pleasure"
Lord Sholto Douglas is said to have in
his possession the original parchment upon
Whlcn the Marquis of Queensberry had
the lighting rules engrossed.
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CHESS MATCH BY CABLE.

americans and Engtishmen to Contest
for Trophy.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 26.-Articles
were signed yesterday for a cable chess
match to be played between the United
States of America and the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland on
March 13 and IA on eight boards for q
trophy of the value of $500, presented by
Sir George Newnes, baronet, president of
the British Chess Association of London.
The American team is to play under the
auspices of the Brooklyn Chess Club and
the Britishers under the auspices of the
British Chess Club.
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c1ETELAND,s wEss4GB 1AUDED.
C0lOnabiGns Erpress Their approval of
This Governments Attitude.

V"1OWUWHs EcpTess IHetT ApprOUdL OF
This Governments attitude.
COLON, COLOMBIA, Jan. 26.-Tranquillity
has been restored in the province of Bar
ranqulla, and the state of siege proclaimed
there few days ago has been raised.
At banquet given in Bogota to the
American and Venezuelan Ministers the
former declared that President Cleveland
message to the American Congress on the
Monroe doctrine as applied to the Anglo
Venezuelan boundary dispute voiced the
sentiment of 10000, 600 freemen.
The banquet was made the occasion for
great public demonstration in honor OF
the United States
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Plunged to His Death.

DANVILLE, Ill, Jan. 26. = Blaine
Lynch, IS years of age committed suicide
last night by jumping down a coal shaft
200 feet deep. He had been caught robbing
his fathers store. At the top of the shaft
a note was found which said You will
find my body at the bottom of the shaft
and | will meet you skating in hades."
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matter it was decided that the proposed
meeting should be declared off.
This resolve was stated in a resolution
In which the association states that it was
unfairly, dealt with by the Jockey Club in
the matter OF dates, and failing to secure a
reconsideration of the matter had mo alter
native but to declare the meeting off rather
than risk heavy loss.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
IRISHMEN PLEDGE AID.
Efforts Hill BE Made to Secure the Re
lease of Political Prisoners

lease of Political Prisoners.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. ga meet.
ing of the municipal council of the Irish
National Alliance was held tonight, to
consult as to the best means of raising a
fund to support the families of the Irish
political prisoners. w. J. Bale presided.
Resolutions were adopted pledging the
support of the alliance, both moral and
material, to the movement in favor of the
release of the Irish prisoners, and promis-
Ing assistance to their suffering families.
A preliminary amnesty meeting will be
held tomorrow at which Thomas f. Egan,
the delegate from the Amnesty Association
Of Great Britain and Ireland, will make an
address
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APPROVE THE SPEECH.
ChdnberIdtn's Utter0nces Sanctioned b.
the Press of London.

Chdn1beTIdtn'S UtteT0nceS Sanctioned by
the Press of London.
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 26.-All the morn
ing papers here will tomorrow express
their approval of the speech delivered
Saturday night by the Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the
Colonies, at the dinner of the Birmingham
jewelers. and Silversmiths' Association.
The Standard will say it thinks that Mr..
Chamberlain makes somewhat optimis-
tic estimate of the feeling in the United
States toward Great Britain.
The Chronicle will say that Mr.. Cham
berIain's admission that Great Britain does
not wish an inch of territory in America
beyond what she already rightfully DOS
sesses. means that she formally accepts
the Monroe doctrine
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27

BRUNSWICK, GA, Jan. William
D. Cartright d Co., the largest lumber and
cross-tie dealers of the Southeast, closed
their establishment last evening under
attachments aggregatlng over 5000. The
liabilities are estimated at $500, 900. Their
annual business here amounted to $500, 000
The creditors are in New York and else
where.
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ASK FOR 4 CONSUL.
americans IN Pretoria Send a Request to
Secretary OIney.

americans IN GTetOTi0 Se1l0 q hequeSI 20
Secretary OIney.
LONDON, ENG, Jan. 26.-The Times
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Pretoria, capital of the South African re-
public, saying that a meeting of Ameri-
cans was held Saturday, at which it was
decided to cable to Secretary Olney re-
questing, in view of the arrest of American
citizens and the fact that their property is
in danger, that diplomatic agent be sent
to the Transvaal to protect their interests.
The Americans are friendly toward the
TransvaaI Government, but they desir
that their grievances be redressed.
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castle Talnoie Destroyed.

WARSAW, RUSSIA, Jan. &c. - Castle
Talnoje. near Kieff, the residence of GEN
eral Count Won Schouvaloff, Governor of
Warsaw, has been destroyed by fire. The
valuable paintings and curios in the cas-
tie were all lost
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can U,on TenezueEa to Pay.

LONDON, ENG, Jan. 26.-The Stan
dard's Berlin correspondent telegrarhs
confirming the report that the German
Minister at Caracas has delivered to the
Venezuelan Government note demand
ing, on behalf of the German capitalists
and shareholders in the Venezuelan Rail-
way Company, payment for the construc-
tjon of the railway
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SANTA BARBARA'S NEW RAILWAY
Grading Progressing Rapidly aud Fine
Bridge to Be Constructed.

Bridge to Be Constructed.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Jan. 3d.
The latest railroad advices from the north
ern end of the county state that the work
OF grading the approaches to the bridge at
the mouth of the Santa Ynez River is
being pushed rapidly forward and tenn
porary bridge will be at once constructed
to be used while the piers and superstruc-
ture of the permanent bridge are going
forward.
This bridge will be modelled after the
fine one constructed at Guadalupe Ne
gotiations between Lompoc and the South
ern Pacific Company with a view to secur-
ing branch to that place are progressing
faYorably.
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FOR RUssIAs NAVY.
Nearly Sirty Milton RSs6tes to BE Ec-
pended IN Screen Years.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Jan. 26.-
The Gar has given his sanction to the
naval estimates, covering a period of
seven years beginning IN 1896, when 81,
800, 900 rubles will be appropriated for
naval purposes. The hgures are fixed in
proportion to the amounts expended on
their naval forces by other powers.
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A Cure for Cholera.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 26.-The Leip-
ziger Nachrichten says that DR.. Behring
has discovered an antl-cholera serum and
announces that public demonstration of
its properties will be made at an early
date.
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NO RACING AZ sARAroGA.
Summer Meeting at the Famous Old
Course Declared off.

Course Declared off.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 26-The Re-
corder says: AS result OF the failure of
the Saratoga Racing Association to accept
the dates allotted by the Jockey Club, there
will be no racing at the famous old course
this summer.
The executive committee held meeting
last night at the Office of the association
and after careful consideration OF the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
HEALDSBURG WHEELMEM

They Meet md Dectde 10 BUtId NetO
bicycle Irdcks.
HEALDSBURG, CAL, Jan, 26.-At a
meeting of the Healdsburg Wheelmen held
last night it was decided to at once COM
mence work on the building of new
bicycle track. The club has membership
OF sixty and is in a most furnishing condi-
ton
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uTra. Dre,ys Honored.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 26. = Mrs.
Dickens Drews, who is now engaged in
Leipzig, has been awarded the gold medal
for art by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha.
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Not for long-just for few days.
Can t stand prices like that for long,
but just to make the other fellows
put up or shut up; thus far they're
shut up.
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Oar competitors won't put up
but our Challenge Prices hau
made EN- shut up.

For the third time in the history of the
Big Store we have issued challenge, but
this is really the greatest of all challenges
that we have ever issued to competing
houses in San Francisco. This time we
make it broad; we make it to the entire
Pacific Coast.
To show up class of goods as big an
assortment, as fashionable fabrics, as clev-
erly tailored fabrics, as high-class gar
ments as we're offering during this Chal-
lenge Sale, at
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To give you little clearer light on this
Challenge Sale every year, to demonstrate
our strength and our underselling abili-
ties we issue challenge to our COM
petitors.
We take nearly floor of goods, the
very choicest goods-not cheap stuff, made
up for cheap sales-and place 'em in our
window. We put Challenge Price on
'em. We say to our competitors: Here
are our goods under the light of day;
equal 'em if you can.
So far none of 'em have put up, but they
have all shut up, and some of 'em will shut
up with the aid OF municipal officer.
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Our FINE KERsEY OVERCoATs, the
Coats that have made such great reputa-
ton for US during the season, in blues,
blacks, tans, Oxford mixtures, steel grays
high as SIS, in long and medium lengths
high-class garments, garments that made
our reputation for Overcoats known all
over the Pacific Coast.
These Fashionable Garments are in the
challenge at
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-27
TROUBLE IN ZANZIBAR
The Usurping Sultan Defes the
English and Prepares to Fight.
WAR VESSELS AWAITING ORDERS.

Said Khalid Refuses to Disarm His Trusty
Askaris, Who Put Him on the Throne.
Reinforcemeats Asked For Situation
Rather Critical.
ZANZIBAR, Aug e7.-Shortly after Said
Khalid had seized the palace and pro-
claimed himself sultan he was advised by
the British counsel, in the interest of pub
lie order, to disarm the force of 700 As
karis, whose assistance enabled him to OBJ
tain possession Of the palace.
The usurping sultan refused to accept
this advice, and the guns in the palace
square are trained upon the British war
ships Philomel, Thrush and Sparrow,
which are lying in the harbor. The war;
ships are awaiting orders which will de-
termine their course of action.
Admiral Rawson received instructions
from his government, and q message was
also received here by the British con-
sui from the foreign office AS. result
the admiral and the consul held another
conference, at the end of which an ulti-
matum was sent to Said Kalid. He was
ordered to haul down his flag and sur
render with his forces no later than 9
o'clock tomorrow morning If he fails
to do so the palace will be promptly bonn
barded by the British warships
All British subjects have been requested
to embark on board the warship here by 8
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
1t Is now generally believed that the
late sultan Of Zanzibar was poisoned at
the instigation Of Said Khalid, and the
situation has become more serious. The
populace is arming and focking to the
assistance of Said Khalid whose forces
have been working necessarily on fortifl-
cations all day long, and it would appear
that serious fighting must occur before
he is deposed.
According to report Admiral Rawson
has cabled for reinforcements and has been
assured that he will receive them as
promptly as possible. On the other hand,
the slave dealers, fearing that final blow
will be struck at the business, are sending
men, arms and ammunition to Said Khalid
and are urging him to hold out against the
English at any cost.