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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
DIR. JAMESoHS coSHcTyoA.
Ehe Home Secretary Did Not Order That
the Raiders Be Treated as First
class Misdemenno1ts.

LONDON, ENG, July 3O.-The unofficial
report circulated last evening to the effect
that Sir Matthew White Ridgley, the
Home Secretary, had ordered that DIR.
Jameson and. the other prisoners, :who
were sentenced to various terms of i'm
prisonment for the part they took in the
Transvaal raid, should be treated as first
class mlsdemeanants, turns out to have
been incorrect.
In the House of Commons to-day,
Patrick O'Brien, Parnellite member for
the city of Kilkenny, asked for informa-
ton On the subject, which was furnished
by the Home Secretary. Sir Matthew
said that the court alone had the power to
order the prisoners to be treated as first
class misdemeanants.
No such order has been issued by the
court, and hence the convicted men would
be treated as ordinary prisoners. In re-
sponse to a further question he said that
he was unable to state at present whether
the royal prerogative would be exercised
and. an order issued in. the name OF the
Queen for the treatment of the prisoners
as first-class misdemeanants.
The preliminary step for an inquiry into
the administration of the British South
Africa Company was then taken up by the
Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain.
Secretary OF State for the Colonies, who
made motion for the appointment of q
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
NOMINEE BRYAN PREsEsr.
That the Only Interesting Feature OF a
Democratic Committee Meeting.

That the Only Interesting Feature OF a
Democratic Committee Meeting.
LINCOLN, NEBR., July 30.-A meeting
at the Lincoln Holel to- night of the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee was made
interesting by the presence OF Nominee
Bryan. Ostensibly the meeting was called
merely for the purpose OF fixing the date
Tor the State Convention of the party, but
the general understanding was that the
situation in the State was to be discussed
with view OF determining the strength
OF the Bryan aud Sewall forces, and also to
consider the question of fusion with the
Populists. Yesterdays county conyen-
tions of the Populists indicated the desire
OF that party in Nebraska to support
Bryan and Sewall in exchange for the
Democratic Endorsement of most of the
Populist candidates for State offices, and
it was the prevailing impression that Mr..
Bryan was wanted to give his views on
that point. 1t should be said, however,
that Mr.. Bryan had decided to attend the
meeting more than week ago.
1t was $3.50 o'clock before the committee
assembled. Mr.. Bryan did not appear at
the Lincoln until that hour, and out OF
courtesy to him the COMMITTEES was not
called to order prior to his arrival. He
was Immediately surrounded by commit
teeman and had plenty of nandshaking
for few minutes
This was busy day at the candidates
residence, for in addition to members OF
the Democratic State Commit he had
numerous other callers. AT luncheon Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan had as their guest G. A.
Walsh Of Ottumwa, Iowa, the temporary
secretary of the Democratic National
Committee.
The committee spent an hour and a
nall listening to reports from its MEM
Ders as TO the prospects for Democratic
victory in their various districts. Quite q
rosy view was given by most of the
speakers. In substance the testimony was
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
THAT FATAL: HOT WAVE,
Increase in the Eastern Death
Roll From the Sun
strokes:
Farmers Drop Dead While Working
in the Sun, and Many Pros.
trations Are Reported.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 30.-The hot wave
showed no abatement to-day and the roll
of sunstroke cases was largely increased.
There has been but little relief at night,
and for three days the Thermometers
ranged above 50 degrees at sunrise. At 6
O'Clock this evening the mercury rested at
9S degrees. the deathroll from sqnstroke
since midnight Wednesday numbers nine.
>: There were twenty-six cases treated at
the City Dispensary. About a third of
these are serious. The victims are from
every occupation and indoor employment
gave no immunity from the heat. It is
noted as an exception that but one of the
army of letter carriers here was affected.
=. The Government Weather Bureau fore
caster gives no hope for the abatement OF
the torrid wave before Friday night, when
rain is promised.
The deaths among domestic animals is
very large. Horses have fallen by the
:score, Third-street commission houses
. are heavy losers.o Forty coops of dead
: chickens were sent to the dead animal
rendering works to-day and twenty car
loads of perishable produce and fruit were
branded as spoiled by the city inspectors.
. Special teiegrams from ad djacent points
tell the same story. At Red Bud, ILL.,, to-
day with the thermometer at 104. Otto
Schmidt and Edward Frick, farmers,
dropped dead in their fields. The heated
area covers all of the Mississippi Valley
from Dubuque, Iowa, to the Gulf, and as
far west as Wichita, Kans.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 3o.-To-day
was the hottest for several years, the mer-
curry standing at SO in the shade and in a
breeze at noon. Large numbers of work
men were forced to quit work early in the
day and all business has been practically
at standstilI. An epidemic OF stomach
trouble has broken out, brought on by the
intense heat, and several have died from it
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 30.-Colonel
, w. E. Macarthur, clerk of Representative
Hermann of Oregon, was found lying un-
conscious in the street last evening and
died shortly afterward at the hospital.
Death was due to heart stroke. Macarthur
came from The Dalles, Or, where he
formerly published paper.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 30.-A mum
Der of plostrAtions have occurred in this
city from the heat The maximum tenn.
perature so far is 101. Reports have been
received here that three people died from
heat. in Nashville, Tenn, and two in
Louisville Ky
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
WILL PROTECT SETTLERS
New Patents to Be Issued for
Lands Erroneously Sold
by Railroads.
The Union Pacific Company Agrees to
Pay the Cost of All Addi.
tional Suits.

WASHINGTON, D. O., July 3o.-The
United States officials have taken i'm
portant action In regard to the Union
Pacific Railroad lands. The Secretary of
the Interior recommended to Attorney
General Harmon the dismissal of number
OF suits now pending in the United States
courts of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado
and Utah against the Union Pacific and
about 10000 settlers along the line of the
road to recover title to lands said to have
been enormously patented to the company.
These lands were supposed to be EN-
braced within the limits of the grant
made by Congress to the company and
were patented to it some years ago. The
settlers whose title homesteads have since
been III litigation purchased their land
from the company and secured the neces-
sary patents. But the land office had,
after issuing the patents, made tIse ~
cision that they were worthless, as III:
company, as the land office claimed, was
not entitled to the lands decided, and,
therefore, certiication had been erroneous.
Then the Interior Department began
suit to recover these lands. Under the law
in force prior to March 8, 1896, it was
necessary, in order that title could be re-
covered, to include the settlers as defend.
ants in these suits. The act passed on the
date above named, however, provides that
the Government might enter suit against
the railroad company for the value Of the
lands found to have been enormously GER
tilted and that innocent purchasers from
the railway company might receive new
patents upon filing proof that they were
innocent purchasers.
General Solicitor Kelly of the Union Pa
cific Company has been in Washington for
several days, and has agreed, on behalf OF
the company, to pay the cost of the pres
ent suit and thus relieve the settlers of all
expenses.
Ii the Attorney-General approves the
| recommendation of the Interior DEPART
ment (as it is believed he wilD the present
suits will be dismissed and new suits will
be brought against the company alone to
recover the value of land. Meantime, pat.
ents will be issued to the settlers upon
| their filing the proof required by the act
| OF March 3, 1896, and they will thus be
| quieted in their. title.
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FRIENDLEss IN oHIoAeo.
Fate of a CALIFORNIA; GErI Who Left HON,
for the Stage.

Fate of a California Girl Who Left Home
for the Siege
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 50-Nellie Beighel,
10 years of age, who adopted the name OF
Hazel Wood and the stage as her profes-
sion, is supposed to be lost in Chicago,
after having been enticed from her home
in Sacramento, Cal. by promise of an en-
gagement at Cripple Creek, Colo.
Mary E. Beighel, the girls mother, ap-
piled to the Crittenton Mission in Sacra-
mento for assistance in tracing the daugh-
ter when, March 2, the girl was due at
Cripple Creek, but failed to appear there.
Charles n. Crittenton took a personal
interest in the matter, and while be was
looking in various places for the missing
girl Mrs. Belghel received letter purport-
ing to come from the daughter. This con.
veyed the informa alton that Nellie had
been lured to Chicago by false promises
and that she was in this city, sick and
without money or friends. Cnttenton
sent the letter and such information as he
could collect to Matron Haines of the
Florence Orittenton Mission, and Mrs.
Haines has referred the matter to the
police, who will search for the missing
girl.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
sILvERITEs ARE VERT SORE.

"hicis'' Ocer the Endorsement of the he
publican Candidates.
DENVER, Colo, July 30.-Every daily
newspaper in the city condemns the con-
duct of the majority of the Republican
State Committee for their action of yester-
day i'll indorsing Mckinley and Hobart.
The fact has been shown that the Denver
| men VINO held proxies for remote counties
secured them by Misrepresentation and
their action will not be Endorsed. Leading
business men all deplore the effect this
action will produce, and they predict a
defeat of the Republican State ticket and
the return to power OF the Populists.
When the country press and the mining
districts are heard from the protests will
be most pronounced. 1t is given out on
good authority that Senator Wolcott really
desires to secure the gubernatorial nomin-
alton for the purpose of vindicating him.
self and to secure proper recognition in
Colorado of the Republican National
ticket.
The chief cause for protest is because of
the misleading effect of this action in the
East, the Siiverites fearing that their cause
will thereby be ieopardized. The effort to
call the State committee together again at
an early date to repudiate the action of
yesterday will be stron ly pushed.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COL. July 3d.
The general opinion of the majority of
Republicans in this city in regard to the
action OF the State com mittee yesterday is
that the majority did right in declaring
for the National ticket. While they are
Tor union on a State Republican ticket,
they think the State organization should
be preserved in the hands of Mckinley
Republicans. Democrats now hope
strongly for the election of a straight
Democratic ticket.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
ASARcaIsrs HI7HDRAH.
So the Socialist Trades Congress Pro
ceeds TO I7ustasss.

So the Socialist Trades CONGRESS Pro-
ceeds TO Bnstnsss.
LONDON, ENG, July 20.-The fourth
days session of the international Social
ist Trades Congress, which Is meeting in
st. Martins Town Hall in this city, man
aged to-day to put aside the disputes
which have characterized the former pro-
ceedings and transact a little business,
the first of the session, aside from fight
ing over the question of the admission of
anarchists.
The session to-day was presided over by
Signor Ferreri, an Italian delegate. After
little mild.mannered discussion the Gre
dentials question was dropped and the
anarchists who have made bitter fight
for admission withdrew. The congress
then proceeded to the discussion of the
agrarian question. M. Vanderveld, a
Belgian delegate, read paper on behalf
OF M. Deiory, the Socialist m ayor of Lille,
France, who was suspended from Office
for having been concerned in the ceut
rioting in that city on the occasion of the
arrival there of German delegates to So
cialist congress.
The writer of the paper contended that
it was the first duty of the Socialists to
organize the agrarian proletariat and to
continue the efforts for the amelioration
of their condition until the land should
be cultivated by society in a cooperative
Cd pacity. He held that il was left to
every nation to formulate the best means
TO attain this end. q discussion on the
paper followed
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
RELIEpED BIZ ARREsr.
Capture of a Minister Whose Mdnta foi
Gambling Led to Frenzy.

Capture of a. Minister Whose Mania for
Gambling Led to Frenzy.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July 30.-A
man of clerical appearance and giving the
name of J. f. Bard was arrested tonight
in the Turf Exchange gambling house, in
this city, on the charge of forgery COM
mitted in Omaha. In his possession were
found testimonials to his character and
standing of minister of the gospel in
San Francisco and Portland. Or. He
said he had been a minister of the
Christian church in Portland. where he
now has wife and grown children.
Some time ago he started on a trip
East and en- route went to Cripple Creek.
He became interested in stock specula-
tion and finally drlfted into q. gam bling
house. where he became infatuated with
gam bling and seemed unable to quit it.
He was finally penniless and thrown out.
He then made his way eastward, visiting
various towns and gambling wherever he
could. When he could get money no
other way he resorted to forging cheek s,
which he cashed. He expressed relief at
his arrest and he hoped it would finally re-
lease him from the mania for gam bling
which had taken possession of him,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
THE NATIONAL PARTY.
Plans Presenfed for an .4etire and Yig-
orosts Campaign.

Plans PTesenfed for an -4ettre and Vig-
orosts Campaign.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, July 30.-The Ma
tional Executive Committee of the Ma
tional party was in session herd to-day.
Plans were presented for an active and
vigorous campaign throughout the coun-
try. Ex-Governor st. John will at once
begin a months canvass of Ohio and Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Bentley will speak up to
election. His first appoin tment will be in
Indiana. Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Southgate and
others will also begin campaign work i'm
mediately. Arrangements were made for
a wide distribution of literature.
The following resolution was adopted
without dissent:
WHEREAS, The statement is being indus
triously circulated that the National party ha.
been approached with propositions looking tc
fusion upon pla tforms and candidates not un
compromislngly committed to the broad re
form principles for which our party stands, il
is hereby declared by the National Executive
Committee that the National party will per.
sistenty and consistently pursue the purposes
for which it was organized, and holding itsel
clear from all entangling aud compromisin.
alliances, will steadily support each and all O.
the reforms for which its platform declares, il
candidates, Charles E. Bentley for Presiden
and James II. Southgate for Vice-President
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
To Receire Oratorn r,,n,,.

CHICAGO, ILL, July SO,-William j..
Bryan will be in Chicago on August 10, on
his way to New York, letter with that
information being in possession of Secre-
tary Burke of the Cook County Demo-
cratic Central Committee, who is making
arrangements for an elaborate reception
by Democrats, Populists and trades union
men. Special trains will be chartered to
meet the nominee at Galesburg, ILL.,, and
escort him to this city. A public recep-
ton and big ratification meering with
Bryan as the star speaker are on the pro
gramme. The demonstration is designed
to be only personal testimonial.
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70 SUCCEED SATOLLL .
Rev. Sebastian MartineM Nominated BY
the Pope as Delegate to
America.

LONDON, ENG. July 30.-The corre-
spondent in Rome of the United Press
telegraphs that, although the report that
Monsighor Diomede Falconio would sue
ceed Monsignor Satolli as papal delegate
to the United States has been hitherto en-.
tirely credited at the Vatican, the Pope
has appointed IS Monsignor Satolli's sue
cessor the Rev. Sebastian Martinelli, PRIOR
general of the Augustins Chausses and a
brother of the dead Cardinal Martinelli
The fact that the nomination had been
made has been kept secret even from the
most intimate associates of his Holiness.
and upon its becoming known occasioned
a general feeling of surprise. The Pope's
choice is regarded as an excellent one.
The Rev. Sebastian Martinelli is about
so years old. He is a learned theolorgian
and thoroughly versed in the foreign
policy OF the Vatican.
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to the effect that the detection from the
ranks of the party in the State was too
small to be considered, while number OF
the committee told of Republicans
who had joined Bryan clubs or who had
otherwise declared for the Chicago ticket.
Many of those who made reports admit
ted that the German population OF Ne
braska seemed unfavorable to free coinage.
1t was claimed that this was due prin-
cipaliy to the fact that nearly all the Ger
man newspapers are for gold, and sug-
gestions were made that German speak
ers and silver campaign literature in
German should be sent to the towns and
settlements having a large population
from the fatherland. Some reference was
made to the Bohemian vote, mostly favor
able to the Democratic ticket
Among those who addressed the COM
mittee were Judge Ambrose and Judge
Duffy, formerly on the district bench OF
the State. Judge Ambrose said he had
been Republican all his life, but lad
parted company with that political faith.
He had always been taught to believe that
the Republican party was for bimetallism,
he said, but he had found out his mistake
and placed himself in the hands of the
central committee to do its bidding on the
stump or in any other capacity. Judge
Duffy admitted that while a Republican
most of his life he had voted for Cleveland
and he was now ready to take off his coat
and work for the election of Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan took no part in this discus
sion, and when it was concluded he and
the other members OF the committee, after
those who had attended the meeting by
courtesy had withdrawn, held an executive
session to talk over the executive work of
the campaign.
Mr.. Bryan remained with the commit
tee few minutes only. He made a few
remarks concerning the necessity for party
work and then withdrew and went home.
The committee talked incidentally over
the question of fusion with Populists, but
came to no conclusion. Omaha was se-
lected as the place for holding the State
Convention. The date was left to the ex-
ecutive committee for arrangements, and
the sentiment expressed in debate exhib-
tied desire to have it after the Populist
and Congressional conventions had taken
place. 1t will probably occur during the
last week in August.
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Plans of a Business Nature That
Are Not Yet to Be Dis
closed.
STORY OF FRICTION DENIED.
Important Campaign Literature Sent
to Press and Dates for Speeches
Arranged.

CHICAGO ILL, July 30-The National
Republican executive committee members
were all at their desks again to-day and
did lot of work, much of which was
either of no public interest or was not
given out. As Mr.. Dawes said: "It is
getting to be matter of business now, and
we cannot disclose our plan of campaign
10 the enemy"
Mr.. Leland of Kansas will be the first
member of the committee to leave Chicago,
having TO return home in day or two as
chairman of the State committee to attend
the Republican State Convention.
The committee called into conference
this afternoon Mr.. Goldsmith of Mllwau-
kee, who has charge of the German educa-
tional work. and the result is that this
branch OF the committee will begin send
ing out literature in few days.
The published story of the removal oi
the headquarters from Chicago to Cleve-
lana, because of alleged factional fighting
between the machine men in Cook County
in Illinois and the original Mckinley men
and the friction between the State and
National committees was vigorously
and generally denied by the head
quarters officials as Without founda.
ton. Chief Hahn of the speakers
department to-day made the follow ing
assignments Tor Roswell G. Horr IN Me-
braska: Lincoln, August 5; York, Au-
gust s.; Hastings, August 7; Kearney,
August 8; Norfolk, August 10; Omaha,
August IL.
Mr.. Heath has now sent to press twenty
six campaign documents, nearly all oi
them bearing directly or indirectly on the
money question. Those en- the tariff viii
not be out for two weeks or more.
THE first leaflets on sound money were
received from the printers to-day and the
work of distribution begun. Mr.. Heath
has signed orders for 100000 copies oi
anti-silver literature and five orders fol-
100000 each on other topics.
Senator Thurston was about the head
quarters most of the day primlng himself
for the opening of the Western campaign
at Madison, Wis, tomorrow afternoon
under the auspices of the Monona Assem-
bly,. He left at. $50 for the scene of hi,
first effort, saying that his. head was Sc
full of campaign ideas and arguments tha
he was worrying to know how he could
deliver his first speech in some ething like
logical shape. After he had made dozer
speeches he would feel more at his ease
and could prepare them in advance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
TOM WATsOA'S OPINION.
SescaH Mast Retire or the Poputists WiLs
Put Up Another Ticket.

SescaU Mast Retire or the Poputists VII,
Pat Up Another Ticket.
ATLANTA, GA, July 30.-Tom Watson,
the candidate of the PopuIists for Vice
President, telegraphed to the Constitution
this morning as follows:
"In the event that Sewall does not
retire the Populists will put out full
electoral ticket. There can be no fusion
unless Sewall withdraws. give you this
merely as my.opinion."
He sends second telegram, in which
he announces the executive committee
will determine all these questions, and
perhaps the State conventions will do it,
and declares that he stands by his letter
to the Augusta Chronicle, in which he
stated that unless Sewall retired there
would be two plans for action. One was
two distinct electoral tickets, and a second
electoral ticket, composed largely of Demo-
Gratis and partly of Populists. He con-
cludes his telegram to-day by the
statement: my own judg ment is that
we must run full electoral ticket unless
SewalI retires."