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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

Tuesday morning. After weighing anchor
the 12-pound rapid-tire Hotchkiss gun was
brought from the hold and mounted on
deck as protection against moiestation
from any of the small armed Spanish
launches which infest the Cuban coast.
A'The Bermuda's course would carry her
far to the southeast, Watlings Island light
being the first land which Captain o O'Brien
expected to make. AS General Garcia in
tended to take command of the Depart
ment of the Orient there Is every reason
to believe that the Bermuda's captain
would try to land him near Santiago de
Cuba, or perhaps as far west as Camaguey.
1t is hard for US to believe that Captain
O'Brien either changed his original plan
and ran down between the Bahamas and
Florida, or that after reaching Inagua
Island he would sail west through the en-
tire length of the old Bahama Channel,
thus running the risk of being intercepted
by at least dozen Spanish men-of-war.
1--WE have the greatest confidence in
Captain O'Brien's judgment and have
little doubt that he has ere this safely
landed his party in Cuba, but hardly on
the north coast of Pinar del Rio"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

place two miles from Buluwayo between
force of the Matabeles and party of
mounted patrols.
Advices received here are to the effect
that several whites in outlying places are
reported to have been killed by Matabeles.
1t is assumed that the outbreak is partly
due to the stringent measures recently
adopted to stamp out rinderpest in Rho
desia. The fondness OF the Kaffirs for
their cattle is well known and the killing
OF them in efforts to stamp out rinderpest
has excited much discomfort.
A dispatch from Johannesburg says that
the widest rumors are in circulation there
regarding the rising. 1t is hinted that the
Beers stirred up the Matabeles against the
British, but this rumor is declared here to
be baseless.
Cecil j. Rhodes, late Prime Minister of
the Cape Colony, has started for Buluwayo.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, March 81
President Kru er has issued an official de-
nial OF the reports that the relations be-
tween Mr.. Chamberlain, the British Colo
NAL Secretary, and himself are strained.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
A Former Commutation of His
Sentence Found to Have
Been Illegal.
THE CONVICT SHOULD HANG.
Governor Budd Discovers an Error
Committed by Predecessor
in Office.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 27.--In ex-
amining into the merits OF the application
of III. e. Brown, the M endocino outlaw, for
a pardon Governor Budd has discovered
that instead of being entitled to pardon
the former death sentence, as imposed by
jury, is in full force and effect, and Brown
should be hanged.
Brown was convicted of robbery in 1875
and sentenced to the penitentiary. but he
had influential friends and they succeeded
in persuading Governor Irwin to pardon
him. Upon obtaining his liberty, Brown
re-entered his career of crime, which
eventually eliminated in his ambushing a
posse of officers who were pursuing him
and killing two of them-T. Dollard and
William Wright. After a chase which
lasted sixty days Brown was captured,
tried and found guilty of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged.
The case was appealed to the Supreme
Court and the Judgment of the lower court
reversed on an error made by the Judge
of that court in instructing the jury.
The case was then transferred to Sonoma
County, where a new trial was held, and
again Brown was convicted and sentenced
to be hanged. While awaiting sentence in
the county Jail Brown was instrumental in
preventing break of prisoners and saved
the life of the Sheriff. For this action
Governor Perkins commuted his death
sentence to life imprisonment in San
Quentin.
In looking up the matter of the pardon
Governor Bndd finds that the murder for
which Brown was twice convicted was
committed after the new constitution went
into effect. It was committed In the fail
of 1879, and the constitution went into
effect on July /, 1885, Article VII, section
1, of the constitution says:
Neither the Governor nor the Legislature
shall have power to grant pardons or commu-
tations of sentence in any case where the con-
vict has twice been convicted of felony, un-
less upon the written recommendation of
majority of the Judges of the Supreme Court.
The language here, the Governor be-
lieves, is very strong. A pardon for first
often Sc would often remove all disabili-
ties, but in this section of the constitu-
ton, which was in effect at the time Gov
ernor Perkins exercised the pardoning
power, the words t'in any case" are used.
Governor Budd s opinion of the matter from
his review of law is, that Governor Perkins
did not have the power to commute the
sentence of H. E. Brown, and, as the Su-
preme Court did not take part in the COM
mutation, as required by the constitution,
the death sentence as imposed by the So
noma County jury upon H. +. Brown is
still in full force and effect.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
CONFIDENCE IN RosEBERY.
Pointed Words of the Er- Premier on tn
SOuddn Expedition.

Pointed Words of the Er- Premier on tho
SOuddn Expedition.
LONDON, ENG, March 27.-At to.day's
session of the conference OF the National
Liberal Federation at Hudderstield Robert
]. Price, M. P, moved resolution re-
cording its confidence in Rosebery, and it
was adopted unanimously. Only forty
Liberal members of the House of Com
mons were present. Lord Rosebery was
the only member of the late Liberal
Cabinet in attendance.
A public meeting was very largely at
tended that was held in the Rowley Music
Hall this evening. The principal speakers
were: Lord Rosebery, Right Hon. Herbert
]. Gladstone, NJ. P; DR.. r. Spence Wat
son, president of the National Liberal
Federation, and Sir James Wodehouse,
member of Parliament for Huddersfeld.
In the course of his speech ex-Prime
Minister Rosebery denied that the Lib
eral officials had exerted undue influence
upon the federation. He would be glad if
the federation we're more guided by Off
cialdom.
Lord Rosebery then touched upon
foreign relations. He complained that the
Government had not divulged its reasons
fer undertaking the Soudan expedition
and declared that it seemed that the coun-
try was being footed. Even omens abroad,
he added, warned Great Britain to con-
centrate her energies, yet the Government
was locking her resources in desert.
In the House of Commons to-day George
N. Curzon, Under Secretary to the For
eign Office, stated that the Government
did not intend to send British expedi-
tion to Dongola next autumn. This state
ment was made in answer to question by
a member of the opposition. He. further
said that the sanction of the advance of
the Egyptian reserve fund toward the cost
of the Nile expedition now under way did
not rest with the powers, but with the
commission OF the Egyptian public debt,
which had the right TO decide whether the
advance should be made. By vote of
majority of the commission, he said, they
had so decided. ~.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Where are you going, my pretty maid
Pm after the Junta, sir, she said
the body found in the trunk at Chicago is
that of Proshir Chazzell.
WHEN HARRISON WILL WE'D.

Mrs. Dimnick Is to Become Hts Bride
on April 6.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 27.-Ex-
President Harrison will leave here on
Tuesday next for New York, and will be
married to Mrs. Mary Dimmick April 6.
He will be accompanied by D. M. Rans-
dell, ex-Marshal of the District OF Colum-
bia, who appears to be the only one from
this city who has received an invitation.
1t is not known what arrangements have
been made for the wedding, but it is be-
lieved that it will be very quiet, unosten-
tatious affair and will take place at the
residence of the bride. Mrs. Mckee has
been here for several days, and visits her
father almost daily, but she is stopping
with her husbands relatives.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
UPRISING OF
THE MATABELES,
Caused by the Killing Of
Cattle to Stamp Out
Disease.
SEVEN WHITES SLAIN.
One Battle Fought Between a
Force of Mounted Police
and Kaffirs.
STRANGE RUMoRs CIRCULATED.
It Is Hinted That the Beers Stirred
Up the Natives Against
the British.
STRANGE RUMoRs CIRCULATED.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, March
27.-It is not at all probable that the out
break in Matabeleland will be very serious
or long continued, as vigorous methods are
already being taken to stamp it out. Ac-
cording to the latest reports received from
the district where the trouble occurred,
there have been seven white men killed
and large number wounded. 1t is feared
that this statement is not exaggerated,
and that later reports will show large
number of murders.
AS soon as the news of the outbreak be-
came generally known, force of colonists
was organized. and under F. C.. Selous,
started for Matabeleland with the lnten-
ton of quelling the revolt.
1t is reported that fight has taken
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
FIRE IN A FURNITURE ROUSE.

Considerable Damage Done to Stock In a
TaL Building.
DES MONIES, Iowa, March 27.--Fire in
the six-story furniture house 81 L. Har-
bach this afternoon damaged the building
and stock to the extent of sos, 600. The
fire started on the fifth floor and for a
time the firemen were unable to reach It,
For two hours the total destruction of the
building seemed probable. and adjoining
buildings near were threatened. The loss
on stock is about half covered by insur-
ance; that on the building is fully covered.
The total loss after insurance is paid will
be about 00OO
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
They Attack the Fort at Pinar
del Rio and Destroy Much
Property.
WAS THE BERMUDA LOST
There Is Yet Considerable Doubt Con.
corning the Reported Sinking of
Vessel.

HAVANA, CUBA, March 27.-The news
re eceived from the western province (Pinar
del Rio) is mesger. Several columns of
Government troops are pursuing Maceo
and other rebel leaders, who are said to be
moving westward. The insurgents have
attacked the fort at Pinar del Rio city and
are destroying a great deal of property.
The troops have been ordered to prevent
the return of Maceo to the Havana
province.
Captain General Weyler has issued an
order declaring that inasmuch as the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
BATTLE-SHIP INDIANA.
SUCCESSFULLY Docked at Port Royal Aft
Many Delays.

Successfully Docked at Port Royal after
Many Delays.
PORT ROYAL. S. c., March 27.-The
big battle-ship Indiana was successfully
docked here this morning. She came
through the caisson of the dock with fully
fifteen inches to spare. The official report
on the docking will be made in a day or
two. The maintenance of the Indiana in
commission, omitting all other expenses
of officers and men and coal burned, is put
at something over $1,000 day. On this ac-
count alone, from her arrival at the dock
entrance at 80 A. NJ. March IA un til this
morning, the expense incurred was $15,-
600, which was practically thrown away.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
In search of Nnnaen.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, March 27--
A dispatch from Irkutsk, Siberia, says that
messengers were dispatched on February
81 and March 10 from Yakutsk, to inquire
into the truth OF the report that DIR. Nan
sen was returning after having discovered
the north pole. These messengers were
specially instructed to ascertain where.
when and by whom DR.. Nansen was seen.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
MINISTERS ARE WoRRIED.
They Decide Not to Interfere In the COM
ing Elections.


ing Elections.
HAVANA, CUBA, March 81, via Tampa,
Fla, March 27.-Madrid cablegrams of to-
day refer to meeting between Prime Min
lister Canovas del Castillo and Senor
Romero Robledo, ex-Minister of Grace
and Mercy. 1t is reported that following
the conference Senior Romero Y Robledo
telegraphed to Havana that he would alb
stain from any Intervention in the APP
preaching elections. Yesterdays cable
grams from Madrid report that the
autonomists of Puerto Rico have agreed to
take no part in the approaching elections.
Senor Castellanos, Minister of the Colo
MES, fears that the autonomists will like
wise refuse to act. Senor Castellanos re-
grets the stand taken by the reform party,
particularly because of the Importance
that may be attached to such action by
other nations.
Much comment has been caused in
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
READY FoR EMEKGENcIEs.
The spanish Indignation Orer the Actto,
of Congress.

The spanish Indigndfion Over the Action
of Congress.
MADRID, SPAIN, March 27.-The most
moderate papers in their issues to-day ex-
pressed great indignation at the action of
the American Congress anent the belliger-
ency of the Cuban insurgents. and asked
the Government to spare no effort to pre-
pare for any development. The action of
Captain General Weyler in deciding to
treat the Insurgents as bandits is almost
unanimously approved.
Public indignation is running so high
that the Government will find it difficult
to control the national evaporation. The
Republicans advocate the granting of
autonomy to Cuba, and declare they will,
with view to avoiding responsibility, ab-
stain from taking part in the elections for
members of the Cortes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Burglar Curtin Held.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 27-An-
drew, alias Babe Curtin, the imam with
the ,mesmeric smile, !" who was implicated
in the robbery of lewelry-store in San
Francisco some time ago, in which Curtin
locked the employees into the store while
his confederates escaped with several
thousand dollars worth of diamonds, was
to-day held to answer before the Superior
Court on charge of burglary. Curtin
entered the house of State Janitor w. H.
Govan and stole several articles of value.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
NO WORD FROM THE VESSEL.
Much Speculation Orer the -4Iie0ed Sink
ing of the Bermuda.

Much Speculation, Over the 4Iieged Sink
ing of the Bermuda.
NEW YORK, n. Y. March 27.-The
Herald this morning says locally: No
word has been received by the Cuban
Junta in this city relative to a report re-
Gently circulated to the effect that the
Bermuda had been fired upon and sunk by
a Spanish warship and the Cubans geneI-
ally discredit the rumor. Several promi-
nent leaders who were discussing the
Garcia expedition expressed their fears
that the report of the arrival of the Ber-
muda was a mistake. They thought the
expedition which landed was another and
smaller one than that which sailed N the
Bermuda.
One of the men who organized the ex-
pedition said:
eve have received as yet no confirma-
ton of the Bermuda's landing in Cuba,
nor can we reasonably expect it until her
captain reaches some port away from the
island, Kingston, Jamaica. for instance, or
Vera Cruz, Mexico, from which she can
cable us direct. 1t may be some days yet
before positive information reaches US,
but in the meantime it is hard for us to
believe that she has landed on the north
coast OF the island.
when the Bermuda left the Jersey
coast week ago last Tuesday she did not
follow the Atlantic coast line, but in ac-
cordance with Captain O'Brien's plan
steamed straight to sea, laying course
that would carry her several hundred
miles to the eastward of possible interfer-
ence from either Spanish or United States
cruisers which were known to be on the
lookout for her.
General Garcia and his party boarded
her off the Jersey coast from tug on
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Nine. MOdjesea Con.iso,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 27.-Mme. Helena
Modjeska departed from Chicago on a
Santa Fe train last evening, bound to her
beautiful ranch in Southern California.
Count Bozenta, her husband, was with
her, and little band of devoted friends
wished her bon voyage as the train left the
Polk-street depot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

rebels are eluding engagements with the
Government troops and are committing
arson and other crimes such bands will
hereafter be regarded as bandits and
treated in accordance with the captain
generals last decree relating to such per-
sons. The Government troops report the
capture of an insurgent camp in the
vicinity of Los Palos.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
A MusicnI DefnMIfer.

OPELIKA, Ala, March 27.-Thomas
Butler, the bead of the firm of Thomas
Butler & Co., wholesale and retail dealers
in musical Instruments is defaulter. He
embezzled all of the firms funds and had
gone heavily in debt throughout the city,
every line of business here having lost by
trusting him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
DR.. Peters wst, Resign.

BERLIN, GERMANY, March 27.-Dr.
Peters, the African explorer, against whom
grave charges have been made regarding
his conduct as an official of the German
colonial Government, intends to resign
from the service, no matter how the
judicial inquiry into his conduct ends
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Execution In Teras.

GEORGETOWN, TEX, March 81
Matt Mootey, colored. was hanged here
to-day in the presence of 1000 people, for
the murder of Andrew Pickrel, Bohe-
mian farmer, last May,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Labor and Free Si1yer.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. March 27.-The
executive council of the Federation of
Labor at its recent meeting approved the
action of President Gompers III sending
out requests that local unions memorabilia
Congress in favor of free silver. and cir
cular letter is now in circulation and mon
ster petitions to Congress are expected to
result.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

Madrid by the very weak denial given by
the official press to the report that General
Weyler will return to the Continent. Ell
impartial has published a notice of his
RI ratr1rD
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Kneeb, Sentence Ounshed.

LEIPSIC, GERMANY, March 27.-The SUI
preme Court has quashed the sentence of
ten months Imprisonment and a fine OF
1000 marks imposed by the lower court on
Robert T. Kneebs, an American horseman,
who was convicted of having started in
German trotting races mare alleged to
have been Bethel. under the name of Nellie
Kneebs
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28


Was Tug the
Jersey Coast
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

For Interesting Pacific Coast Tele.
grams See Pages 8 and 1.
, 1896-09-14
THE CONVENTIONS WORK.

1t has ever been the policy of the re-
publican party in Albany county to
recognize honesty and efficiency in pub
lie servants. One good term deserves
another, but no third term, has Deer its
motto.
The republican convention just ad-
~journed has recognized this precedent
and has again placed before the people
man of the efficient corps of officials
who have served the people so well
during the past W. years. Never have
the expenses in all departments been
scaled so low and never have the duties
of the different officers been performed
in a more efficient manner From sher-
if to constable, all have performed their
whole duty.
Hard times have made the competi-
ton for official preferment sharp, but
after mature de%liberation, the sober
judgment of the convention pronounced
Mr.. Grant the logical candidate. 1t was
a hard fought battle, but no scars re-
main. and Mr.. Grants opponents for
the nomination will be his staunchest
supporters in the contest which will be
waged from now till election day. He
has his enemies-what man of strong
character who has the courage Of his
convictions has none?-but even they
recognize in him a nan of unflinching
integrity and loyalty to the interests of
the people. AS an officer of the law he
has performed his duties with fidelity.
In the selection of members of the
legislature, there was no attempt on the
part of the convention to dole out the
places to party f~avorites, but men were
chosen on o of their peculiar fit
ness for the duties which they will be
called upon to perform. All have had
experience in legislative WORK and all
will go to the capital with a determina-
ton to do their very best for the coun-
ty of Albany and the state at large. In
the nomination of Mr.. Fox to 20 to the
state senate n wise choice has been
made. He will make for the Hon. John
McGill n good running mate, and to-
gether they will make a team which
will be the peer of that of any in the
state. There will be no pulling at cross
purposes with George w. Fox in the
senate.
AS a whole. the convention was the
most representative aver held in this
county by any party. and without pre-
liminary %caucusing or any attempt at
wire-pulling, it got down to business
and gave every candidate a fair show
for nomination.
Of the individual candidates The Re-
publican will have more to say as the
campaign progresses.
, 1896-09-14

exalted office to which Mr.. Bryan as,
pires. Considering hat for years the
discussion of these questions has beer
his only business. and that he has re-
manned so entirely unacquainted with
the most rudimentary of economic prin-
ciples and with the most conspicuous
of business experience, we must con-
cede that he does not only not know
but is unable to learn. Imagine him, as
president of the United States, parad,
ing such childish absurdities in his
message! 1t would make us the laugh
respecting American would hang his
head in shame.
, 1896-09-14

New York Sun: j. w. Faulkner, of
Alabama. was surrounded by a little
group of delegates and was asked to tell
how he came to bolt"
WELL" said Mr.. Faulkner. 81 can
make that plain to you best by a little
story. I used to know a man who had a
fine coo dog. One day l met him and
asked him how the dog was. He said,
Use done painted wifi dat dog, sub
why. what's the matter with him,
Uncle Rastus?'
well, Cuhnel Faulkner, l went
coon hunting wifi dat dog las week, and
bimeby he begin trailin' %somephin'.
knowed it was a coon. The dog banked
laik it was a o Bimeby he got it
freed. an I took a pole an poked It
outer de tree. W~hoo-o-ooo! o hush,
chile. l nachully thought I'd die right
dab. Dot oon was a polecat.'
And what did you do?'
why, sub, l bolted.'"
, 1896-09-14
THE BURNING QUESTION.

HOT BOX AND BUSTED JOURNAL"
The Carthage Press says that an en-
gineer who makes regular runs through
that city on the Frisco is responsible
for the following train order:
Take out train Mckinley and Ho-
bart for the White House. Train Cleve-
land and Stevenson abandoned. Drop
two cars silver one at Bland station and
one at Teller station. Look out for
Tom Reeds wrecking train one mile
east of the water tank. Pick up cal
William J.. Bryan with hot box and
busted Journal"
, 1896-09-14
= . . =
= REPUBLICAN LEAFLET NO. 2

. REPUBLICAN LEAFLET NO. e
" In Leaflet No. l 1t was shown .
= how the free and unlimited coin
" age OF silver would place the cur
. rency OF the United States upon =
= an exclusively silver basis. Not .
" only does the experience of all .
= nations show hat this would "
= happen, but the friends of silver .
3. admit that this would be the re-
. suit of the adoption Of their plan. "
= Now let us compare the condition "
3" Of the countries having a curren-
= cy based exclusively on silver =
= with that of the countries whose =
= currency is based upon gold.
" The s~ilver-using countries are :
= Mexico. China, Japan, Russia. =
= India. the Straits Settlements, the "
= South American states and the =
= Central American states. The "
it" currency of the other nations OF =
. the world is upon a gold basis. :
The total population of these =
= silver-using countries Is $50, 000,- "
|" 900. and their total currency, me- "
= tallic and paper, is given by Pres =
= ton at 1885. 900 200. "
3" Thus the average amount Of =
= money for each citizen in the =
" countries whose currency is =
" based upon silver is $3.50 per "
= capita.
= The population of the nations =
= of the world whose currency is =
= based upon gold aggregates &c., "
= 900 900. and the total amount Of =
= their money is Sc. 7S9, 900. 900. "
" Thus the average amount Of =
= money for each citizen in the "
" countries whose currency is 3"
" based upon gold is s1s.05 per "
" capita.
The latest statement of the /"
" treasury department gives the =
amount of money in the United !"
States, per capita, $32.S6, and the d"
= money in circulation in the Unit =
= ed States. per capita. $21.1O." =
Placed side by side, these facts =
stand as follows:
Average per capita circulation, =
= silver standard countries. ..$4.30
Average per capita circulation,
--1I .xo-I--l a-,. A1On 2 4