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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
OBJECTS TO GREEN PAINT
Why the American Protective
Association Is After
Herbert.
Giving Warships a Coat of Emerald
Hue Declared to Be a Bid for
the Irish Vote.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 31.-A Sun
special from Washington says: The
American Protective Association has taken
offense at the order of the Navy Depart
ment directing that all torpedo boats,
rams, and like craft be painted green in
stead of white, and threatens to secure the
impeachment of Secretary Herbert unless
some other color is substituted.
Protesting petitions have been coming
to the department ever sinceNt became
known that Assistant Secretat McAdoo
signed the order on st. PatrIck's day, and
hundreds OF memorialists saySthey will
urge upon their representatives Con-
gress to have a law passed nullifying Sec
retary Herbert's order.
The opposition to these organizations
was not unexpected, but it was not be-
lieved that they would be. serious. Many
OF them say that if the Secretary orders
the warships to be painted green it would
be direct bid for the Irish vote. Months
ago the authorities decided that some
other color thar white was preferable for
torpedo boats in order to make the craft
invisible. The departm ent will pay no at
tention to the protests, and in few weeks
all the ships of the navy of certain tonnage
will be painted green.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
TO STORM A STRONGHOLD
Buluwayo's Field Force Will
Advance Upon the
MatabeleS.
King Khama Has Volunteered to AS.
sist in the Campaign Against
the Rebellious Natives.

CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. March 81
Contradictory reports are received here re-
garding the situation in Rhodesia, but
there is no question that matters are seri-
GUS IN Buluwayo.
The Rhodesia Horse, which force was
recently disbanded, has been replaced by
the Buluwayo field force, 400 strong. This
force will storm the stronghold of the
Matabeles in the Mattoppo Hills.
King Khama, who rendered efficient aid
to the British South Africa Company in
its campaign against Lobengnla, has
offered an armed escort for the coaches
and to keep open communication between
Buluwayo and the south.
President Kruger has notified Sir
Jacobus de Wet, the British diplomatic
agent at Pretoria, that he has no objection
to British subjects in the Transvaal being
recruited for service against the Matabeles.
Captain Nicholson reports from Bulu-
wayo that his force is sufficiently strong to
secure that town, but is not strong enough
to send flying columns to many districts
concurrently.
The natives in the Mattoppo Hills have
large supplies of cattle and grain.
LONDON, Eng, March 31.-The patrols
all around Buluwayo have been driven in,
in some cases with loss. The natives are
well armed and are good shots.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
xWEPr BIZ a oLoUDBURsr.
Lires Lost aud Much Property Destroyed
In HeufNckN.

Lires Lost aud Much Property Destroyed
IN Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 31.-The
news from Clay and Owiey counties to-day
that cloudburst swept that part of the
State yesterday, drowning the wife and
child of Wade Marders, who lived on the
banks of Sexton Creek in Clay County.
and destroying all property in its path.
The bed of the creek is gorge-like in
narrowness and the torrent of water
which swept down upon farmhouses and
their tenants seemed to be fifteen feet
high. When Marder reached the hillside
above his house be saw the food lift it
from its foundation and carry it down the
raging creek. He caught sight of his wife
grasping part of door just as his house
was engulfed ana has been unable to re-
cover the bodies. The occupants Of
houses that were swept away escaped
death by "a turn in the creek or by being
absent at Che time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
EXCITEMENT IN THE SOUDAR.
Conflicting Reports Received Concerning
the Movements of 0sman
Dj011

LONDON, Eng, March 3l.-A dispatch
received by the News Agency says that
Osman Digna, at the head of large force
of dervishes, is marching upon Sinkat.
The dispatch also says that the Soudanese
battalion, instead of joining the Dongola
expedition, has been ordered to Tokar.
Should Osman Digna invade Saukim and
Tokar it would become necessary to re-
enforce the garrisons of both those places.
Tokar and Sinkat are near the coast, and
about equally distant from Saukim, one to
the north and one to the south. They are
400 miles east of Dongola.
CAIRO, EGYPT March 31.-A dispatch
from Wady-Halfa says that Osman Digna,
the noted Dervish leader has Withdrawn
from the siege of Kassala and has re-
appeared in the vicinity of Suakim. His
presence has caused great excitement
among the friendly tribes, who fear that
the..dervishes will attack them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
In Many Sections of the Union
All Railroad Traffic Is
Blockaded.
BIG Billiards IN NEBRASKA.
From Kentucky Comes News of a
Cloudburst Causing Loss
of Life.

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 31.-Minne-
sofa experienced the worst storm in its
history to-day and tonight. In sixteen
hours it was presented with every kind OF
weather in the category except torrid
wave. AT 5 o'clock in the morning a
spring shower was falling, at it began
showing, at it was showing harder and at
10 it was actually showing so fast that one
could not see ten feet and blowing gale.
No such snow flakes were ever seen in this
section, some OF them actually measuring
two inches across.
At 2 o'clock there was over foot on the
ground AT that hour the scene shifted,
and it began to hail at furious rate.
This kept up a couple of hours, when it
again began to snow. Shortly after 6
o'clock great flashes of lightning shot
across the clouds, followed by peals of
thunder. This bombardment kept up for
over an hour, when it began to turn cold
and snow again.
ROYALTON, MIMI, March 31.-The
worst snowstorm in ten years has con-
tinued all day. Eighteen inches has
fallen.
LITTLE FALLS, MINI, March 81
Inc worst DllZZard In years Is prevailing
here. All trains are delayed.
OWATONNA, MINI, March 31.-,The
storm which prevailed here all day
changed suddenly into a heavy thunder
storm, with much lightning this evening.
This was followed by severe hailstorm.
Fully four inches of snow fell.
SAUK RAPIDS, MIMI. March 31.-The
heayiest snOwstOrm known for vears
accompanied by thunder and lightning
and strong northeast wind has been
raging here for the past fourteen hours.
About fourteen inches of snow has. fallen.
NEW PAYNESVILLE, MINI, March
31.-One Of the worst snowstorms and bliz-
yards experienced in years has prevailed
here thu past twelve hours. Nearly two
feet of snow has fallen.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Government Forces ASSailed by
the Patriots While Convoy.
ing a Train.
fANY KILLED AND WOUNDED.
During the Retreat of the Regulars
MacheteS Are Used With
Deadly Effect.

HAVANA, CUBA, March 31.-Intelli-
gence has reached here of bad defeat OF
Government troops. On March "a an in
surgent force of nearly 1000 men, led by
varona, Sosa and others, surprised AID at
tackled the Wadras battalion between
iuana and La Fe. in the province of Pinar
Il Rio. The battalion was conveying a
rain of army supplies. Five hundred
ebels first attacked the vanguard of the
Sovernmt mt force, and later 400 men at
lacked the rearsuard, which was then re-
enforced.
Another attempt was then made on the
vanguard and left flank, and the troops
we're compelled to form square to resist
the attack. Cavalry was also used in the
attempt to hold the rebels in check, but
without avail. After hot fight the troops
were compelled to retreat. They lost
many killed and wounded.
Throughout the fight and during the re-
treat OF the troops the insurgents used
their machetes with deadly effect. The
greater part of the convoy fell into the
hands of the rebels. Many oxen that
were destined for the use OF the troops
were killed by the extreme heat. With
the convoy were seventy-four sick and
wounded Spaniards.
The official report says, of course, that
the troops won the fight and that the
rebels lost thirty killed, among whom was
an ex-sergeant OF the civil guard.
The same battalion had an engagement
with rebel force at Lazo Fajado on
March Ia, in which the rebels are said to
have lost twenty killed and wounded.
No information has been made public
concerning the movements of Maceo, who
is still in the province of Pinar del Rio
General Barges reports that he has cap
tured a rebel camp near Guantanamo,
province of Santiago de Cuba. II the
fighting the rebels lost six killed and four
wounded. Twenty-Five prisoners were
taken, twenty-one of whom were women.
Among them is the mother of the rebel
leader, Perez. The women were acting as
nurses. The troops destroyed all the equip
ments, medicines and effects found in the
camp.
Insurgents are said TO have blown up
4he cable station near Cienfuegos with
dynamite.
1t is stated tonight that Walter Grant
Dygart, the young American who was ar
rested some time ago on the charge that
he was "IngIesito," notorious bandit,
will be treated as prisoner of war. The
authorities appear to believe they have a
complete chain of evidence showing that
If Dygart is not "Inglesito," he is a
Gebel. He is now in the Jail at Guines.
4 Five negroes were garroted here to-day.
lThey we're not rebels, but were sentenced
ITO death for crimes committed prior to the
< breaking out of the insurrection.
1t is again reported here that Gomez,
the rebel commander-in-chief is dead.
Proof of the truthfulness of the report is
lacking. j. FRANK CLARK.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
BLIzzARDs IN NEBRASKA.
The Worst Storms kmo,cm la Years Not,
Raging.

The Worst Storms kHosCm Ia Years No,c
Raging.
HARRINGTON, NEBR., March 31.-The
worst blizzard for many years ragged here
to-day. The gale is from the north, and
the air is so thoroughly filled with flying
snow that it is impossible to see objects a
few rods away. All traffic has ceased, and
it is unsafe to be on the streets. Some
anxiety is felt for school children In re-
mote country districts.
The temperature is rapidly falling and
the fury OF the storm is steadily increasing.
Undoubtedly much damage will result to
unsheltered livestock. Ranchmen are
rounding up their cattle on the range as
best they can,s, but dare not venture far
from home.
OMAHAAHpk.. March 31.-The storm
which has prevailed north and south of
here is moving eastward and the tempera-
ture has fallen 38 degrees here in the past
four hours. Snow is falling and high
wind prevails. from the railroads
show that the storm was especially severe
IN Wyoming. Several trains are being de-
layed there by the drifts.
A dispatch from Yankton, s. Dak., says
a heavy rain and snow has prevailed in
that section all day. reaching the proper
tions of a blizzard. The temperature is
still high, however, and no serious conse-
quences are anticipated. Should it turn
severely cold the storm will probably
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01

MUST STOP DISSEMINATING.
Ten Western Railroads Sued BY the inter
state commercs Commission for
NdLuHons

DENVER, CoLo., March 31.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission has filed
suits against ten Western railroads to
compel them to stop discrimination in
freight rates between long and short hauls.
The commission set January 16 as the
time for amending the schedule of unjust
rates, but the order has been willtully vio-
lated, so the commission alleges. Judge
Hallet is asked to issue restraining in
junction and to impose fine OF $500 day
as long as there is disobedience of the
law. The defendants were ordered to an
swer by May l. The lines which are COM
planned of are the Southern Pacific Santa
Fe, Colorado Midland, Rio Grande, Rio
Grande Western, Union Pacific, Gulf Line,
Atlantic and Pacific, st. Louis and San
Francisco road and the Southern Cali
fornia Company.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
DID NOT MEET HIS SISTER
Ballington Booth Refused to
Meet Mrs. Tucker in
Private.
Insisted That There Should Be a
Witness to the Overtures for
Peace.

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 31.-Com-
mander Ballington Booth did not meet
his sister, Mrs. Booth Tucker, to-day
although two interviews were arranged.
Late tonight Balling;on Booth gave out a
statement regarding the negotiations for
the meeting between himself and sister.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, he says. objected to a
stipulation that he (Ballington Boothl
have a witness present, ana insisted that
the meeting must be private.
Seeing that an interview was impossible.
he stated to his sister over the telephone,
in the hearing of Mrs. Baliington Booth
and Colonel Glenn, that he would not
under any circumstances change his pres.
ent attitude and decision; that after mis-
leading and untruthful statements made
by London and their representatives he
could not entertain the idea of entering
into any further negotiations or of receiv.
ing any proposition TO re-enter the army.
The foregoing was issued as an ultima.
tum. Commander Booth to-day issued
the following notice as to the policy Of
the new organization. with regard to prop
erty headby it t:.1T,.
<.sAllproperties realsestate and personal
OF the volunteer movement will be held by
abcdy or board compoAkd of from five to
seven gentlemens well/known and repre-.
sentative American>citizens and resident
in>New York-city. The same body shall
be incorporated and shall be legally con-
sttuted corporation.
''It will, however, be expressly under.
stood and legally arranged that this same
board shall ensure and conduct the safety,
welfare and disposal of the property of the
organization. and that it will in no way
interfere with or impede the regulation CT
discipline of the volunteer organization.
That military council shall exist in the
volunteer movement to whom all rules
and regulations proposed shall be referred
and that such military council shall be
composed of officers on the staff of the
highest rank and intelligence"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
The Seattle Man Possessed Tot
Much knowledge of Insane
Asylum Scandals.
SLAIN BY THOSE IMPLICATED
One Ciew That May Lead TO the Dis.
covery of the Perpetrators of
the Murder.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 31.-The corpse
of the man found in the packing case a
week ago is that of Oliver Pike, who mvs.
teriously disappeared from Seattle in July,
1892 He went from his home in Fayette,
Ohio, to Washington six years ago.
The solution of the identity of the mys-
terry, which was complicated by the posi-
tive claim that the body was that of joan
mes Prosper Chazel, was accomplished by
the testimony of the murdered mans
uncle, William NJ. Doriot, and the form
er's cousin given before the Coroner s
jury this afternoon at the County Morgue.
Upon this testimony and the evidence OF
the County Physician, the jury found that
the body before them was that of Oliver
Pike, and that he had been murdered by
blunt instrument, inhicting two frac-
lures of his skull, and that the murderer
was unknown.
Coroner McHale gave an order to Mr..
Doriot to take the remains of his nephew
from the city for burial. The body was
legally proved to be that of Pike by the
feet, hands, hair and teeth and by the
truss which was worn by the murdered
man and found in the trunk The truss
allow the experts to tell the support was
not manufactured in France but in this
country, and on that proof fell the claims
of the friends of the missing Frenchman,
Chazel, who disappeared from Salt Lake
February Z. 1898, the day before the ex-
press box was shipped from that city to
Chicago.
The apparent fatal discrepancy between
the time of Pixies disappearance from
Seattle and the time the body was shipped
from Salt Lake was cleared by the admis-
sion of Mr.. Doriot on the stand that he
had made mistake OF a year. This would
agree with the shipping time from Salt
Lake-February, 1898.
A possible clew is to be found in the fact
that Pike was employed as an attendant
at the Steilacoom Insane Asylum for a
short time soon after his arrival in Wash
ington and that he was discharged in the
fall of 1890 after certain alleged scandals
and abuses had occurred at the institution,
of which Pike had an innocent knowledge.
it is said. Just before he disappeared he
was living in Seattle at the home of O.
M. Jones, an old friend. He left the
Jones house July TO meet friends who
were coming from Port Blakelev to spend
the Fourth" and that is the last seen or
heard of him.
The friends of Chazel we're sorelv dis
appointed when the result of the inquest
was announced. They say he was mur-
dered by "Jule, the assassin" in Salt Lake
for robbery
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
WAS NOT .DIsAPPoINrED.

Good Luck of Man Who Advertised
for Wife.
TOPEKA, KANs., March 81. - Albert
Duncan is a young farmer of Chautauqua
County. He found a wife in the same way
that merchants advertise and secure trade.
After having erected and furnished a
modest home he inserted an advertise
ment in e Chicago matrimonial paper for
a wife.
Many answers came, but young Duncan
chose Miss Anna Stroder of Columbus,
Cherokee County, because she was a
Kansas girl. He wrote her to meet him
at Sedan Saturday and wear blue ribbon
on her hat and left arm. He had secured
license to wed and was awaiting the ar.
rival of the train.
He was not disappointed. The two
strangers, who had not even exchanged
photographs, kissed. drove to the resi-
dence OF miaister and were married.
Then they went TO Duncan's house. where
a genuine Kansas house-warming was ten
dered them Sunday euening.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Harrison Conoratusatrd.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 31.-Ex-
President Harrison left here to-day over
the Pennsylvania Railroad for New York,
his private secretary and D. NJ. Ramsdell
accompanying him. 1t was thought that
Russell Harrison and Mrs. Mckee would
accompany him on the trip, but neither
went with him. When the ex-President
reached the Union station to take his de-
parture large crowd greeted him. He
was warmly congratulated over his ap-
preaching nuptials and bowed and ex,
pressed his Acknowledgements.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
RAGING IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
storms That Delay Traffic aud Endange,
the Coff{e.

Storms That Delay Traffic aud Endanger
the Cattle.
SIOUX FALLS, S. OAK, March 31.-The
worst storm in years is raging in South
Dakota. The wind is blowing sixty-five
miles an hour and telegraph service is
nearly prostrated. AT 6 Pm the mercury
was 80 above zero. If the promised colder
weather comes tonight stock will suffer-
Some counties report foot of snow since
morning.
MITCHELL,S. OAK, March 31.-A heavy
rain set in last night at o'clock, lasting
until 6 A. NJ, followed by heavy snow. 1t
is still showing hard.
FULTON. S. OAK, March 31.-A heavy
snowstorm is raging. A foot has fallen.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
GREAT DRIFTS OF SNOW.
Colorado Suffers From Most Severe
Storm.

Storm.
DENVER, Colo, March 31.-This city
was in the midst of a blizzard nearly all
day that seemed to have formed near by.
Fully eight inches of snow fell, accom-
panied by q high wind, which caused
drifts to form, greatly impeding traffic
and placing business almost at a stand
still. 1t turned colder toward evening,
when the storm had passed eastward.
Trains were but slightly delayed, how
ever, and but one accident is reported. At
an early hour this morning head-end
collision occurred between two trains on
the South Park on the high line between
Como and LeadvilIe, in which Engineer J.
N. Smith lost his life by jumping and fall
ing under the baggage-car.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
WE'LL NAMED And ARMED.
From Philadelphia TN Expedition vi u
SGH for Cuba.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 31--It is
reported that another large expedition will
soon sail for Cuba. The port OF departure
and the time of sailing are in doubt, al
though it is said the vessel may get away
within the next forty-eight hours. The
vessel which will take out the expedition
is reported to be large steamer, recently
purchased by the Cuban junta in this
country. 1t is further said the steamer
will be strongly manned and will mount
several heavy rifled guns, with which she
could carry on hot argument with any OF
the Spanish cruisers.
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cause much suffering throug hout the dis
tricts where stock is grazed.
LINCOLN. NEBR., March 81. - Tele-
grams from all over Northern and North
western Nebraska tell of storm reaching
the proportions of blizzard, which has
ragged there all DAY. If it continues any
length of time the loss of stock on the
ranges will be heavy.
AT O'Neill and Naligh the wind blew
with the violence of a hurricane, accom-
panied with snow. 1t is regarded as the
the worst storm since January II, 1886,
when cattle were frozen to death by the
hundreds and many people lost their lives.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
DEsIREs ADDITIoNAL TROOPS.

Weyier Asks That Forty thousand More
BE Sent Deer.
MADRID SPAIN, March 31.-A dispatch
from Hava ia says there is reason to be-
lieve that Captain-General Weyler has
asked for 10000 more troops, and that
Sen0r de Azcarraga Minister of War, has
approved the requisltion.
, The Impartial dispatch says that the
sSpaniards have defeated the rebels under
Maceo at Tenerlas Guines, killing seventy.
two and wounding a hundred. The iusur-
Ayents continue to surrender.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
oUIErUs os THE OLD TRUsr.
But the Affairs or tte srss Cats, peas Are
A,a Ets'ls.

But the Affairs OF the rtss Cass, yeas Are
A,s Rtsls.
NEW YORK, n. 4 March 3I.--J. S.
Bache, treasurer of the american Spirits
Company, successors to the Distilling and
Cattle-feeding Company, speaking Of the
decision of the Illinois Supreme Court de-
claring the DistilIing and Cattle-feeding
Company trust and annulling its charter,
said:
decision rendered over year ago, ousting
the old Distilling and Cattle-feeding Com
pany from its charter, and it puts a final
quietus upon the old company. Nothing
remains which can interfere with the re-
ceiver winding up the affairs of the Dis
tilling and Cattle-feeding Company pre-
paratory to turning over the assets to the
reorganization committee"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
y.,,nnone CaDitai Imcrensed.

BOSTON, MASS, March 31.-At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
American Bell Telephone Company held
to-day the directors were reelected and it
was voted to increase the capital stock
from 81. 100000 to $23 500, 600. Net earn
ings Tor the wear were So, 213, 759, regular
dividends $2.SO2, ,453, and extra dividends
$4,000
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01

secular and to give all denominations an
opportunity after school hours to lmpart
religious instruction. 1t is believed that
this offer will not be acceptable, and the
proba bility is that the conference will be
broken off and nothing will come OF it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
VIOLATED VIGATIoN LAWS.
Federal Authorities to Proceed against
1 the Commodore.

the Commodore. ..
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 31.-The
collector of Customs at Charleston, S. c.,
has informed the treasury that he has
secured sufficient Information in his opin.
ion to justify proceedings against the
steamer Commodore for violation of the
navigation Jaws, and has requested the
United States District Attorney to prose.
cute the case and have the vessel forfeited.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. March 31.-The
United States authorities took possession
of the steamer Commodore to-day under
the law relating to illegal foreign voyages.
A United States Deputy Marshal has taken
possession OF the vessel.
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Pnn,nent to fhe Wido,rs.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, March 81
The widows of the five men killed in the
explosion of the Latin g. Rand Powder
Mills at Rifton two weeks ago. have each
been paid $1,000 by the attorney OF the
company. The payment Of the sum pre-
vents suits for damages.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Ayeabs,nop Henncssey's vssit.

ROME. ITALY. March 3I.-Most Rev.
John Hennessey, the Archbishop of Du-
buque, who has been visiting Rome, will
soon leave for home. 1t is probable that
Rev. Dr. Tearny will he elected coadjutor
to the Arch bishop.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01

West Bethlehem has made an assignment.
The company is capitalized at $500, 600,
and on May 1S last issued bonds for
100000. The company has had financial
and legal troubles for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Mnnitooa school Conference.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, March 3l.-It is
understood that the Greenway Govern
ment has proposed to the Federal authori-
ties TO make the Manitoba schools purely