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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
R0UT OF ABYSS|N|ANS.
For the Fifth Time They Made
an Unsuccessful Attack on
Makale.
Deadly Fire of the Italian Garrison
Into the Ranks of the
BeSiegers.

ROME, ITALY, Jan. H.-Several papers
here announce that Great Britain has
agreed to cede to Italy the town of Zeila,
on the Somali coast. The possession of
this town would enable italy to throw
troops into the southern and central parts
of Abyssinia without their having to make
the long march from Massowah, the capi-
tai of the italian colony of Ery ythrea.
dispatch to the Capitale from Masso-
wah says the Abyssinians yesterday at
tackled Makale for the fifth time. The
Italian garrison withheld their fire until
the Abyssinians were in close quarters.
and then poured volley after volley into
them with terrible effect. Just about the
time the attack was made 1000 troops
under Colonel Albertone arrived at MakaIe.
They surprised the Abyssinians by attack
ing them on the flank and completely
routed them.
A column of 1900 men under General
Baratieri, the commander of the Italian
forces in Erythrea, and another column
400 strong under Colonel Arimonde are
nearing Makale, and it is expected that
they will retire the siege at that place.
LONDON, ENG, Jan. 1.-THE Daiiy
News will tomorrow publish dispatch
from Rome stating that the Government
has decided to thoroughly subdue the
Abyssinians. Within the month of Jan.
uary Italy will have $4,000 troops in
Erythrea.
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WHY AID is REFUSED.
The Turkish Minister'S altitude To,uard
tho Red Cross Socfety.

Lto IicU OTOce OOCteIHs
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 14.-Mav-
royeni Bey, the Turkish Minister to the
United States, has authorized the publica-
ton of the following statement in regard
to the reported intentions of the Red Cross
Society:
"You ask me-" said the Turkish Minis
ter, what have to say about the state
ment that the ked Cross Society has de-
cided not to pay any attention to the
communication until it is officially trans
mitted to it by the Turkish Government
or the Turkish Minister. My answer is
very simple, and it is the following: The
Red Cross has never communicated with
this legation. 1t has only communicated
to my knowledge with the press and the
public, its president, Miss Clara Barton.
assisting without protest at public meet
ings where the most gross and unjust
abuse was made of the Turkish Govern
ment, religion and race. As the Red
Cross or any of its representatives never
visited this legation il is clear and logical
that this legation has nothing to COM
municate to said society.
"This legation sent It's communication
to the press because it is the public that
the Red Cross took into its confidence, but
naturally | will always be ready and
pleased TO give to the Red Cross Society
any explanation it may think proper to
ask for.
This whole question" added the Minis
ter, sis question of right. Suppose for
one moment that your own Indians were
to revolt against your legitimate authority: !:
suppose that you put down their re Dit.
and suOnOse that in soma fOraiup oouo.-,,
some foreigners. were to calumniate pub
hcly your civilization, your race and your
religion. Not satisfied with that, suppose
that these foreigners, on the strength of
such false accusation, were to raise money
and bring it for distribution through their
own channels, however respectable the
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All TO BE PROTECTED.
Americans to Receiue the Same attention,
as the British.

as the British.
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 14.-Lord Salisbury
has sent cablegrams to the Government
OF Australia and the Government OF Tas-
mania, expressing thanks for their
patriotic assurances Of sympathy and sup
port.
Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for
the Colonies, has sent telegram to Sir
Hercules Robinson, Governor Of the Cape
Colony, in reference to the arrest IN Johan-
nesburg of members Of the Reform Union
and others. Mr. Chamberlain expressed
fears that large number of such arrests
would have the effect TO disorganize the
industries carried on in the Rand. He
directed Governor Robinson, in addition to
guarding the interests of British subjects
under arrest, to give equal attention to the
American and Belgian prisoners in &C.
cordance with the requests of their
respective Governments.
Mr.. Wilt, a colleague Of John HAYS
Hammond, informed The United Press
this morning that no Californians had
been arrested in South Africa except Ham
mond, Charles Buffers and Captain 8Tein,
although Hammond had twenty Califor-
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Funds Must Be Raised at Once
to Save Thousands From
PeriShing.
EXISTING AGENCIES TO BE USED.
Objections That Will Not Prevent
Assistance to the Prosecuted
Christians.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 14.-An Off
cial statement has been issued from the
headquarters of the National Armenian
Relief Committee, stating that the re-
ported intention of the Turkish Govern
ment to refuse the American Red Cross
permission to enter Turkey will not cause
the National Armenian Relief Committee
and its branches throughout the country
to relax their efforts for an instant IN rails
ing funds to save the $4,000 Armenians
who are perishing from starvation and ex-
posure.
In case the Red Cross is excluded, the
national committee has authority to util-
ize existing agencies on the ground or or
ganjze new ones, so that all contributors
may be assured that their gifts will, as
speedily as possible, reach the sufferers for
whom they are intended.
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PUT INTO COMMIssIoN.
English TarShips Are NOt0 Ready TO,
4ctiOn.


LONDON, Eng, Jan. 1.-THE cruisers
Theseus and Charybdis of the new flying
squadron were put into commission at
Sheerness this morning. The battle-ships
Revenge and Royal Oak. the cruiser Glib
raltar ana several torpedo-destroyers were
put into commission at Portsmouth this
morning. Captain Curzon-Howe was as
signed to the command of the Revenge,
the flagship of the squadron. Two thou
sand men will be distributed among the
ships to-day.
Thirteen British war vessels from Salon
lea have arrived at Malta. Their future
destination is not known, but it is not
expected that they will return to the
Levant.
The cruiser Hermione and six torpedo
destroyers were put into commission at
the Davenport dockyard this morning and
will join the flying squadron at Portland
at once.
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CLARA BARToN EXPLAINS.
1t Is Not the Red Cross Society That
Turkey Opposes.

AhfheD opposes.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 14.-Miss
Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross
Society, after consideration of the emana-
tions from the Turkish Government
through its legation here, said to re-
porter this evening:
Yesterday a statement reached head
quarters that the Imperial Government of
Turkey would not permit any distribution
among its subjects in its own territory by
any foreign society or individuals, how
ever respectable the same NAV be Gas for
instance the Red Cross Society of money
collected abroad. A careful perusal of the
context of the statement will show that
the Turkish Govern nment is not antagon-
istic to the Red Cross as such, which it
recognizes as a part of its own treaty and
for which in its statement it publicly ex-
presses respect, but objects to the distri-
button of foreign relief on entirely differ
ent grounds, neither in its power nor in
ours to control"
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latter may be, to the very people that re-

latter may be, to the very people that re-
voIted against your Government.
"Would that money, raised on hatred
and denunciation, would even a moral aid
from foreigners be welcome to this great
country OF yours. however welcome it
might be for obvious reasons to your In
dians? AS you see, this whole question is
a very clear one, but wish you at the
same time to understand, even to-day,
Notwithstanding the contrary assurances
of interested parties, the Turkish Govern
ment has no animosity whatever against
the Armenlans and es7iy : lshes to see them
prosper under its leg climate and rightfuI
authority"
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Is CAMPos DEMENrEDq
Rather Startling Story Received By q
TObdccoIsist


BOSTON, MASS, Jan. 14.-Startling in
formation has been received from reliable
source in Havana by prominent Cuban
tobacco dealer here, whose interests in the
island forbid the use of his name. "There
is a general opinion" says his correspon-
dent, "both among insurgents and
Spaniards that General Campos has become
demented. His actions, not only in the
direction of the campaign, but his private
and ordinary doings are such as to give
good grounds for the belief that he has
become an imbecile.
General Gomez has no idea of attack
ing Havana, but his plan is to cut off the
city's supplies, and by the aid of the SYM
pathizers capture the city from within.
There is no doubt that fully half of the
citizens and populace are Cuban patriots
and sympathizers, and the prisons are
crowded with prominent and high officials
under suspicion.
America needs a warship or two in
Havana harbor. Americans are thor
oughly detested by the Spauiards. A
great deal of American property has been
destroyed, and If Campos is deposed, as
he probably will be, and some of his
bloody lieutenants are appointed to COM
mand, terrible atrocities Will be committed
upon Americans. The situation is seri-
ous,"
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mans working for him. ]. S. Curtis and
I. II. King, the other Americans arrested,
are from the Eastern part of the United
States.
Wiltz, who has just arrived here from
the Transvaal, says that the lives and
property of other Americans in Johannes
burg are in no danger. The Americans
who were arrested. he said, did not belong
to the reform union, and never took part
in politics.
The revolution in Johannesburg, he con-
tinued, was an entirely peaceful one, and
the only motive for it was the protection
of the lives and property of the people OF
that city. The Washington Government,
he declared, should make strong protest
against the arrest Of the Americans.
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EXCEEDED THEIR RIGHTS.
Facts Relating to Ag0ressions of Eng
iishmeH in Penexuetd.

BURLINGTON, VI, Jan. IA. = Hon.
Seneca Hazelton, ex-Minister to Vene-
zuela, has furnished the Free Press state
ment regarding the boundary of Guiana,
in which he gives certain facts not alto
gether familiar, bearing upon the point of
legitimate jurisdiction over the territory
at the mouth of the Orinoco River, now
occupied by the British. He quotes from
the works OF Robert Montgomery Martin,
published in 1858, after about ten years,
travel and research, entitled tn, "History
of the British Colonies, " in the prepa ara
tion of which he had. the assistance of
many public officials and numerous other
gentlemen resident IN England and the
colonies. possessed OF statistical, historical
and geographical information bearing upon
the subject of the work, IN which the col
ony of British Guiana is carefully treated.
Its western boundary is located some
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
CHARLES BUTTERs CAREER.
One Of the arrested Men Graduate of
the University.


the University.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 4.-Charles
Buffers, one OF the Americans imprisoned
by the Beers at Johannesburg, South
Africa, is a former resident OF Berkeley
and graduate OF the University of Cali
fornia in the class of '79. His wife was
Miss Hartz of Charleston, S. c., daughter
of the Brazilian Consul to Charleston.
His mother is Mrs. s. L. Buffers of Tele-
graph avenue, near Dwight way, and Mrs
P. r. Boone, wife of President Boone of
the Board of Education, Is a sister. His
brother, Harry Buffers, returned to Berke-
ley from South Africa few months ago,
and is at present on visit to his relatives
here.
Among his classmates at the university
were Judge Slack, Judge Henshaw, Miss
Anna Head of Berkeley and Judge Dain-
gerfeld. AT the present time Mr.. Buffers
Is % years of age.
He came to Berkeley when boy from
Massachusetts,, his native State. He
graduated from the course in mining en-
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ONLY THEE ESCAPED,

Portuguese Troops Slaughtered on the
BEalabar Coast.
LISBON, PORTUGAL, Jan. IA. = The
Government has received advices from the
Portuguese territory of Goa, on the Mala-
bar coast of India, that a band of in
surgents surprised and slaughtered 100
Portuguese troops a few days ago, The
attack took place while the troops were
passing through narrow defile, where the
rebellious natives were lying in ambush
The Portuguese force numbered 103 men,
and of these only three escaped.
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RAND MEN REMANDED.
Gtco Reform Committeeman Charged Hith
High Treason.

OFtUTEtU "
High Treason.
LONDON, Eng, Jan. 1.-THE Morning
Post will tomorrow publish dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Monday, saying
that Solomon Joel and Henry Bethlehem,
prominent members of the Rand Reform
Committee, were arrested in Cape Town
on Saturday, and were charged before q
Cape Town magistrate on Monday with
treason and Indictment to rebellion in the
Transvaal. After the presentation OF
formal evidence the prisoners were re-
manded.
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no EXCUSES MADE.
Germany Has Not Receded in the Trans
CdGI Afdirs.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 14.-The North
German Gazette publishes an official denial
of the statements made in the press that
excuses in any form have been made by
Germany for her action in the Transvaal.
The Emperor gave an audience to-day TO
the son of Baron Won Schumann, the lately
appointed German Consul at Cape Town.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
Meeicam officials Removed.

CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO, Jan. IA
Postmaster General Francisco de P. Goch-.
leo and many other officials were sudd enly
removed from office to-day. They are
charged with malfeasance.
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FORCES OF INSURGENTS.

They Claim to Hare He'll Equipped
Army.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 14.-The Her
AIDS correspondent in Camaguey, Cuba,
says: Mario G. Menocal, Assistant Secre-
tary of War OF the insurgents. in an inter-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-15
TO RECEITE PRISONERS.
Janaeson's Party VII Be Turned Ouer
TO the British.

LONDON, Eng, Jan. 14.-Sir Hercules
Robinson, Governor OF Cape Colony, tele-
graphs that he has completed arrange
ments to receive from the Transyaal Off
cials DR.. jameson and the members of
his party, who were captured by the Beers.
The prisoners Will be received at the Natal
horde er
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Hot Weather In svdneu.

SYDNEY, n. S. W., Jan. 14-The
weather here to-day was the hottest on
record and there were many deaths from
sunstroke.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30

New England as prima donna Of the
Florence Burlesque Opera company, I'M
til she was engaged by John Brougham
for his New York company, in 1869, and
opened March 1, at Brougham's Fifth
Avenue theater (now the Madison
Square,, in the operetta Of Jenny
Lind" after playing Kate OBrien in
Perfection" and other musical come
dies. In 1872 she was specially engaged
at the Union Square theater, under the
management Of Sheridan Shook, as
stock star, playing all the leading parts
in the burlesques "Ernani," "The Field
of the Cloth of Gold" bad Dickey,"
"Black-Eyed Susan" aladdin" 1.-THE
Invisible Prince" ETC.. and remaining
there two seasons. While there she re-
ceived flattering offers to play first
class variety theaters as vocalist.
After Little Corrine made her success
as Little Buttercup, in "Pinafore," at
the Boston theater, Jennie Kimball re-
tired from the profession, in order to
devote her whole time and attention to
Corinne's professional advancement.
She has occasionally reappeared with
her, singing the Countess in "Olivette,"
and the Queen in Arcadia" In 1881
Mrs. Kimball commenced her career as
q manageress, organizing an opera COM
pany of juveniles, Of which Corlnne was
the star. They continued uninterrupt-
edly successful until the interference Of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Children, Of New York city. After
the celebrated trial, which gave Mrs.
Kimball and Corinne much notoriety,
they opened at the Bijou Opera house,
December 81, 1881, and played four
weeks, thence continuing throughout
the United States and Canada, meeting
with considerable success. Mrs. Kim
ball has had an interest in several thea
etrs. one the Corinne Lyceum, Buffalo,
N. Y. Mrs. Kimball had capacity for
work that was something marvellous.
She had by her untiring energy and
executive ability brought Corlnne to
the front rank as star. She person
ally engaged all people, made contracts,
booked her attractions and supervised
rehearsals, and her entire time was de-
voted to her bright star and her the
atrical enterprises. Mrs. Kimball, who
was then a widow, was married to Ar
ling Schaefer, October l, 1898, at Mil
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A Vnrlegated Lifn.

In quiet little convent of the SIS
tiers of st. Joseph at Rutland, VT, lives
a woman who doubtless passes many
an hour thinking over her past event
full life. 1t is Victoria Morosini-Schil-
ling, the daughter of the rich banker,
who led the great world of life and pas
sion at IL years of age by clipping with
a coachman. Her coach driving hus-
band could not furnish money enough
to satisfy her way of living, so she
left him to go on the Casino stage as
dancing girl. There she won repu-
tation for grace and beauty, but, after
few years, she turned against stage
life and quit it. Then she was lost
sight of until short time ago, when
she was found living in convent and
wearing the plain black garb Of the
sisters of st. Joseph.
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waukee, Wis. Her death occurred in
a private car Of the Northern Pacific
railroad at the Union depot, St. Paul
Last month, while the company was
playing IN California, she contracted a
severe cold, which settled in her lungs
but she continued with the company.
On March II, at Butte, Mont, she was
so Ill that several dates were cancelled
but she rallied and was thought to DO
on such fair way to recovery that
her death was totally unexpected. The
remains were taken by Corinne to Bos-
ton, Mass, for interment in Forest Hill
cemetery.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
Deafness Can Not he Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When the tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an In
famed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by. Ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
f. j. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists; 75c
Halls Family Pills, Csc.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-30
The stage.

Patti believes In massage as one Of
the best preservatives.
Richard Mansfield will not revive
Robert Macaire" Afetr few rehear-
sails he abandoned the project.
Donna Diana" Is teh title of a new
comic opera by Won Reznicek, which
is now having great success wherever
1t is performed.
1.-THE Great Northwest" a melodrama
by Herbert Hall Winslow and VIII r..
Wilson, Is announced for q New York
production this spring.
Mary Anderson Navarro has declined
an offer Of more than 100000 for a brief
series Of dramatic performances. She
says she Is done with the stage forever.
The once distinguished prima donna,
Nine. Etelka Gerster, who after O short
but brilliant career at Her Majecty's
theater, and also In the United States,
partially lost her singing voice, Is about
to start vocal academy In Berlin.
Wilson Barrett is reported to be
floating upon floodtide Of prosperity
in London. The clergy, including a
bishop or two, have set the seal Of their
approval upon his 1.-THE Sign OF the
Cross" and the Lyric theater cannot
accommodate the applicants for seats.
"a New Civilization" is the name Of
the new play which Charles H. Hoyt
is writing for Harry Conor, who is to
produce it Immediately on his return
from Australia, where he is going to
appear in "a Trip to Chinatown" The
scene Of the play is on an island, and
a number of Yale students, with pro-
lessor appear.
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BABIES PERISH.
Locked in tho House, Three Little Chill
dren Burn to Death.


N Schultz, a farmer, and his wife
tenants on the land belonging to St.
Stephens Episcopal church, near Bal
timore, locked their three little chill
dren in their frame house the other day
and went to work in the fields Of a
neighboring farm. Two babes, aged 8
and Is months respectively, were left
asleep in a crib. The eldest child, 3
years Of age, was toddling about the
floor. The mother thoughtlessly left
matches on a chair beside her bed. The
little one evidently got hold Of them
and set fire to the bedding. The wife
Of Rev. William Mumford, rector Of
the church, saw the flames and sent
her servants to the rescue. They burst
in the door Of the burning house. The
crib was in flames and the two babes
were literally roasted alive. At the risk
of his own life a servant saved the g.
years-Old child, but it is so badly
burned that it cannot recover, having
inhaled the flames. The mother and
father are crazed over their terrible
loss, and 1t is feared the woman can
not survive the shock.
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Wolcotr and J. H. Hawkins were ap.
pointed to examine Miss Mulhern's
charges and listen to DR.. Jackson's de-
Tense. The committee called several
times on Miss Mulhern, but each time
she asked for postponement, and thu
matter dragged along for several
weeks.
Becoming weary at last Of dancing
attendance on tho accuser, the commit
tee reported the charges to be without
foundation and recommended that Miss
Mulhern be dropped from the member
ship roll Of the church. The matter
was submitted to the congregation at
meeting called for the purpose and the
recommendation was adopted without
a dissenting voice. Miss Mulhern
ceased to be a member Of the church
with thud.
NOW she has begun suit for 100000
damages The suit has been begun by
summons and the declaration has not
yet been filed, and the exact charges
she Will make as the basis for her suit
are yet unknown. Following the In
structions of her attorney, she will not
talk OF her case and her attorneys are
reticent, Mr.. Butterfield, the chairman
OF the committee that recommended the
action taken, is DR.. Jackson's attorney.