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THE HAWAIIAN INCIDENT.
Japan Demands Damages From the
Island Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-The
steamer Belgic arrived from the Orient
to-day, flying the yellow flag, and was
Immediately placed in quarantine at
Angel Island When boarded, how
ever. it was found that there was no
sickness aboard, but that case of va
rioloid had broken out while the vessel
was in Japanese waters, and that the
patient had been sent ashore at Hoka-
dat. AS a precautionary measure, the
steerage passengers and their baggage
We're fumigated before being landed
The Belgic touched at Honolulu, and
brought advices from there to the eff
feet that the resident Japanese Minis
ter visited the Hawaiian Foreign Of
flee on May 11th and presented the
correspondence received from his Gov
ernment per the Naniwa regarding the
case of the rejected immigrants, to
Minister Cooper, but no action had been
taken in the premises when the steam
er sailed hence.
1t is understood the japanese Gov
ernment demands damages from that
of Hawaii for the refusal of the lat
ter to allow the immigrants to land,
and in the event of it's refusal to pay
the amount demanded, will insist upon
knowing it's reasons therefor. Both
Minister Shimawura and Counsellor
Akiyama are emphatic in their assur-
ances that Japan will not submit to
arbitration in the event of Hawaii's re-
fuSal to settle, but neither would COM
nit himself as to what the Japanese
Government proposes to do in that
case. s,.aA;tEiE,xA
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GUILT PLAINLY APPARENT.
The Supreme Court Affirms the Judg-
ment in the Case of Mccarthy.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-The Su-
preme Court to-day affirmed the jude
ment of the lower court in the case
of J. J. Mccarthy. sentenced to a long
term in San Quentin about year ago
for attempting to rob the First Ma
tional Bank of Los Angeles
Mccarthy, with several confederates,
tunneled 100 feet from a saloon on
Main street to a point underneath the
vaults of the bank, which they were
about to blow open when they were
captured. Two of the burglars turned
States evidence. and all efforts were
concentrated upon the prosecution OF
Mccarthy. AS a result he was con-
vieted after an unusually short trial.
In appealing to the Supreme Court his
attorneys alleged that as the burglary
had been committed in the daytime it
was a second degree offense. This
plea the court determined was without
merit, the jury having found that the
burglary was done between o'clock
in the evening and midnight.
''The evidence said the court, twas
ample to satisfy the demands of the
statute, and taking it altogether, the
defendants guilt is plainly apparent
The decision was written by Judge
Garoutte, and concurred in by Har-
rison and Van Fleet.
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LADD'S BODY RECOVERED.
Found Buried on Farm Near Oregon
CITY.

PORTLAND (Or.), May 21.-The body
of the late millionaire banker w. S.
Ladd, which was stolen from the grave
last Monday night, was recovered to-
day, and Daniel D. Magone, a middle
aged farmer living near Oregon City,
and Charles Montgomery, a young man,
who also resides near Oregon City, are
under arrest.
Montgomery has made a confession,
duplicating Magone and two other men
who are yet at large, and whose names
the officials will not make public. After
Montgomery had made his confession
he took the officers to the spot where the
body was buried. This was on Magone'S
farm, one mile and half below Oregon
City, on the willamette River. The body
was found practically in the same con-
dition in which it was when removed
from the grave.
The principal clew leading to the ar
rest of the men and the recovery of the
body was a drawing knife with which
left at the grave. A blacksmith It Mil
waukee made the knife, and when it was
shown to him by the detectives he i'm
mediately recognized it as one he had
The maximum penalty provided by the
Oregon statutes for grave robbing is two
years imprisonment.
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sion. leaving here every five days. which
has hitherto been S21, will be reduced
TO Sl9, and the seeond-class fare hith-
erto Sl4. will be cut to S12. making a
- reduction in both instances. The
rates to Puget Sound will remain un-
changed
The steamer rates from this city to
Portland are S12 and So respectively. 1t
appears that for some little time past
more than the average passenger traffic
has been by way of the coast steamers.
This has been in the nature of a quiet
pointer to the railroad that its rates
We're deemed too stiff
Mr.. Judah, however, who has been
adjusting the new schedule, says that
the reduction should not be regarded
as a step in the direction of reducing
fares. The way he puts it is that there
has always to be a certain relative ad
juStment of rates between the steamers
and railroad and the latter is merely
now going back to the rate it had in
effect from July to December last.
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PIGEON SHOOT.
The State Tournament Opened at the
In2leside Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-The
State pigeon shooting tournament given
under the auspices of the Olympic Gun
Club was opened to-day at Ingleside,
and will continue ueto-morrow and Sunday.
The attendance was large and represen-
tative of the best shooting talent in the
State A high wind blew across the
grounds, and contributed to make fast
birds and difficult sooting. Despite that
fact, the scores We're remarkably good,
so good. in fact, that the man who lost
a bird was never seriously in the race for
glory and money.
The best shooting of the day was
done by David Winders of Stockton,
who killed in the programme events
thirty-four birds straight before scoring
a miss. This miss was in the last event
of the day. In all other events Winders
shared in the division of first money.
Chick of San Diego was but little be-
hind Winders in shooting quality. The
southern champion also lost but one
bird, and had the advantage of Winders
in that he shared in the money division
in every event.
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FIERY SPANIARDS.
A FREE FIGHT IN THE SENATE
CHAMBER AT MADRID.
Foreign Minister Tetuan Boxes Sem
ator's Ears and Then Resigns His
POrtfOIi0-Talk of a Duel.

MADRID, May 21-The Duke of Te-
tuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
resigned, as a result of an incident in
the Senate to-day when he boxed the
ears of Senator Comas. Senior Cano-
vas, the Premier, will take the portfo-
lio ad interim. The Liberals of the
Senate have decided to attend no more
sessions of the Senate until full salts
faction has been accorded to Senator
Comas and the Liberal party by the
Duke of Tetuan.
DUEL NOT NECESSARY.
MADRID, May 22-1 a. m.-The
Duke of Tetuan and Senator Comas
have selected seconds as a preliminary
to duel.
> a. m.-The seconds of the Duke of
Tetuan and Senator Comas have decid-
ed that as the aggressions were recip-
rocated, a duel is not necessary.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
MADRID, May 21.-(Copright, 1897,
I-by the Associated Press).-An exciting
incident which eliminated in a free
fight was provoked by the statement Of
| the Duke CT Tetuan that Senator Sa-
gasta's speech the other day to the Lib
erals had contributed to bring about
the vote in the American Senate.
General Luis Pando said: THE
thing now happening is due to the cow
ardice and feebleness of the Govern
ment." "
Senator Comas said: You will dis
| cuss that tomorrow"
we will discuss it," replied the Duke
of Tetuan, but 1 will accept dictation
from nobody
Nor either" retorted Senator Co
mas. at the top of his voice.
I At this point the Duke of Tetuan
pale with excitement. boxed both ears
of Senator Comas, and felled him to
the floor The son of Comas threw him
/ self upon the Duke, and struck him a
| heavy blow with his fist. Several
| Senators interviewed, and general
| scuffle ensued, with great confusion
and it was some time before order was
| restored.
/ The Duke of Tetuan rendered his res
/ ignation Immediately after the Incl
/ dent 1t is believed that he misun-
/ derstood the reply of Senator Comas
as he is regarded as an extremely cour-
/ teous and honorable man.
Senator Comas is a professor in the
! University of Madrid, and is held in
I high esteem in scholastic and politica
circles.
| Senior Canovas, Senior Sagasta and the
! President of the Senate had a long
| conference on the subject of the af-
/ fray this afternoon, but all maintain
| the greatest reserve. The Senate re-
sumed its session this evening, but nc
reference was made to the incident. II
adjourned at 10 o'clock, after which the
/ immediate witnesses deliberated with
the seconds of the Duke of Tetuan and
| Senator Comas for an hour, before the
| seconds decided that under the code
duello a duel was unnecessary.
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And Was Shot and Killed by the
Superintendent of the Road.
The Captain and a Sailor of the
Schooner Nereid and Chinese
Merchant Arrested at San Diego on
Charge of Smuggling Seven
Chinese Into the United States.

TACOMA, May PA single robber
late this afternoon held up and at
tempted to rob an incoming car on the
Steilacoom electric line.
About four miles and a half out Of
the city a tall man, roughly dressed,
hailed the car, which stopped to let
him aboard. He got ON the platform
and pulled out blue dotted calico
mask, having holes cut through for
eyes down over his face, produced a re-
Volver and ordered Superintendent
Dame of the motor line and motorman
Wellman to the rear end of the car.
They complied slowly, and he followed,
ordering the men and the passengers TO
hold up their hands and the ladies to
sit still.
Mr.. Dame and Wellman had entered
rear compartment used for carrying
baggage and freight. The robber evil
IDENTIFY thought them safely disposed of,
for he paid no more attention to them,
but commenced relieving George b.
Evans, a contractor of his valuables.
This done, he commanded William L.
Hacker, broker, to stand up and be
searched.
In the meantime, Superintendent
in behind Hacker. where he waited an
opportunity for firing A moment lat
er he placed his arm ON Hackers shouI-
der and fired at the robber. who re-
turned the fire. Dame fired two shots
and the robber three. Two minutes
later the robber was lying beside the
car dead, while Dame had been shot in
the arm and Jewett Smith, a passen-
ger in the leg
one OF Danes bullets passed through
the right arm of the robber, and the
other through the left arm both en-
tering at what seems to be exactly the
same spot. They entered his body.
striking the lungs or heart. Groaning
heavily, he staggered backward to the
front platform and fell off the steps.
head downward. His feet were resting
on the track.
The bones in Danes left arm are
shattered and he will always carry
stiff arm. Jewett has a serious injury
in his leg.
The robbers third bullet passed
through the door of the baggage COM
partment and struck motorman Well
man on his left breast, but inflicted no
injury.
The robbers body was placed on the
car and brought to town. where it lies
at the morgue, awaiting Identification
In general appearance he seems to re-
semble Durham, the California mur-
derer. He has very dark hair. dark
blue eyes and a dark brown mustache.
He was six feet two inches tall, and ap-
parently 30 years old, and well built.
Beneath an old coat and trousers and
a blue flannel short he wore a pair of
finely made tailor trousers and fine
wooden and silk mixed underwear. The
only distinguishing mark is a heavy
dent or scar, apparently an old bullet
wound, which commences in the CEN
ter of his forehead at the roots of the
hair, and extends upward an inch and
a half
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or over 90 per cent On the above
basis the income shows a credit balance
of SI0I over all expenses. When en-
tirely rented there will be net in
come of $4,000, or per cent. on the
investment of the boards in the build
ing. The cost of the building was ST.
100000. and the equity of the boards
in the building is $s60,000, there being
mortgages of 100000 upon it.
At the close of the reading of the
report notice was given of a minority
report to be presented by one member
of the committee, Elder Thomas Nc
Dougall of Cincinnati. This report was
presented in printed form, constituting
a pamphlet of sixty pages. After
speaking of the authority Of the COM
mittee, he proceeded to give an ac-
count of the acquisition of the old
property by the board at 53 Fifth ave-
nue., and also at Twentieth street. He
proceeded to show real Indebtedness
of 81 800, 900 on the new building.
Special stress was laid upon the offer
of John S. Kennedy of New York to
take the building off the hands of the
church, laid before the assembly in
1896
The report proceeded to consider the
future of the properties of the boards
in New York, and the question whether
the new building can be sold. The
obligations of the boards to employ the
legacies of Mrs. Robert Stuart as a
permanent fund for the work of the
church We're set forth. The right to
dispose of the Lenox homestead at
Twelfth street was conceded, but the
advisability of a return to the old
building was insisted upon
The expiration of the morning hour
caused consideration of the report to
go oyer till the afternoon session.
AT the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Of the assembly the floor was
granted to eX-President Harrison, a
member of the committee of eleven, as
he was compelled to leave Immediately.
General Harrison spoke briefly of the
work of the committee, and heartily
indorSed the recommendations of the
majority of the committee, which was
against the sale of the Presbyterian
building at the present time.
The evening session was devoted to
a public meeting of the Board of Pub
lication and Sunday-school work, DR..
Withrow presiding. Addresses Were
made by Rev. DR.. James A. Weiden,
Superintendent, and two Sunday school
missionaries, the Evans-Brown of Wis
consin and the Sulzer of Minnesota.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia also
spoke, and was enthusiastically receiv-
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BURNED TO DEATH.
AWFUL RESULTS OF AN EXPLO-
SION OF GASOLINE.
Two Mothers and Their Children
Perish in the Flames at the
City of St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May 21-Mrs Ada
Mohr, 33 years of age, and baby Mohr,
Is months old, were burned to crisp
and their bodies taken to the morgue.
Hugo Howard, - months old, died af-
ter removal to the hospital; Mrs. Bessie
Howard. 2S years old, dead. William
Howard, ) years old, probably fatally
burned and expected to die at the hos
pital Max Gumpert and Henry Sur
man, painfully burned.
These horrors constitute the sum to-
tai, aside from property damage, which
resulted from gasoline explosion in
the upper rooms OF 2341 Monard street,
occupied by Gustav Mohr. last night.
The kitchen in the rear of the second
story Of 234l Monard street was trans
formed into roaring fiery furnace in a
fash In this furnace We're confined a
helpless mother, her two ba bies and 15-
months-old tot of a neighbor. The
mother perished in torturing agony
One of the little ones was sacrificed to
the raging fire. For her desperate eff
fort to save her baby's life, another
mother sacrificed her own on the al
tar of maternal affection.
Mrs. Mohr, in whose kitchen the ex-
plosion occurred. in order to make the
fire in the cook stove burn faster.
poured gasoline over the wood. The
blaze in the stove ignited the can of
gasoline and an explosion followed. The
burning oil was thrown in all drec-
tions, enveloping Mrs Mohr and the
children. Mrs. Howard, who was also
cooking supper in her house, heard the
caught sight of the flames. She dart
ed into the burning kitchen and began
cropping for her boy. She was dragged
from the room by Max Gumper, who
was badly burned in getting her out.
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SMUGGLERS ARRESTED.
Assisted Seven Contraband Chinese
to Land in the United States.

SAN DIEGO. May 21.-Captain Jas.
E. Wright of the schooner Nereid. Pc
ter Annusjen. a sailor, and HON King
Way, Chinese merchant. We're arrest
ed to-day on orders from Collector John
c. Fisher. who had evidence that Cap
tain Wright has smuggled the seven
contraband Chinese who were captured
at San Juan Capistrano May 9th.
Wright was arrested first and held
in 81, 300 bonds by Commissioner
Knoles for examination. Annusjen,
who was found later confessed that the
schooner had carried the Chinese from
SAINT Tomas, Lower California, and that
Wright had made arrangements to car
ry another load.
The schooner was seized by the Col
lector, and will probably be sold. Evil
dence has been found to indicate that
two other schooners are in the business,
and officers are now on the lookout for
them.
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WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
Preparations for His Reception at San
Francisco.

STOCKTON, May 21.-Frank Gould,
the Chairman of the Committee of Ar
rangements for the reception of VIM.
j. Bryan at San Francisco, left for that
city tonight by steamer. He said that
the big meeting in that city would
probably be presided over by Chairman
Alvord of the State Central Committee.
Governor Budd will welcome the Wis
itor on behalf of the State, Mayor Phe-
Ian on behalf of the city and j. j.
Dwyer on behalf of the Democracy of
the State. Bryan is not expected to
speak here, unless his present plans can
be changed. Mr.. Gould expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Bryan was making too
hurried a trip through this, the largest
Pacific Coast State
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Grand Lodge Completes Its Elec-
ton of Officers.

HANFORD, Nav 21.-The Grand
Lodge, knights of Pythias, this morn
ing completed the election of officers for
the ensuing year.
The officers are: A. J. Buckles, Su-
preme Representative: W. f. Grand.
Grand Chancellor: G. l.. Patton, G.. V.
c.; H Schaffner G.. K. r. and s.; G. s.
Little, c. M. of E.; L. M. Short of Han
ford, G. NJ. of A; r. III. Blackman, G.
1. c.: ]. Johnson, G.. 0. G..
Supreme Chancellor P. T. Colgrove,
who arrived last evening. this morning
addressed the Grand Lodge, and this
afternoon installed the new grand Off
GERS.
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A Counterfeiter on Trial.

Los ANGELES. May 21-The trial of
John w. Garner, arrested at Bakers
field on charge of counterfeiting, was
begun to-day before Judge Wellborn of
the United States District Court. Gar
ner carried on his operations in a small
house on the plains near Bakersfield.
During his absence from the place sew
eral boys broke into the house and dis
|covered a number of counterfeit So gold
pieces. The discovery was reported to
the authorities, who searched the Gar
ner shanty. and there found a whole
looming plant and 81 600 in bogus money.
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Attempted Jail Break.

LOS ANGELES, May 21.-In making
his rounds of the upper corridor of the
City Prison to-day Jailer Richardson
discovered that an ATTEMPT was being
made to saw the bars off one of the
windows opening from the corridor TO
a vacant lot below. The lower end of
one bar had been sawed nearly through
and if the plan 10 escape had not been
frustrated forty-four prisoners would
have had an opportunity to gain lib
erty. saw and cold chisel were found
secreted in the corridor, evidently
smuggled into the Jail by one of the
chain gang.
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OAKLAND PRESBYTERY.
Stormy Meeting Over an Application
of Young Man to be Ordained.

OAKLAND, May 21.-There was a
stormy meeting of the Oakland Presby-
terry last night over the application of
II. D. Brasefield for ordination and in
stallation as pastor of Union-street
Presbyterian Church. There was vio-
lent opposition to the request of the
young man for recognition. The OBJ
jectors were largely from the ranks of
the older men in the ministry.
Brasefield came to the church from
the seminary at San Anselmo about a
year ago. He had not completed his
course, but was a bright talker and
an earnest worker, and soon had di-
vided congregation united Backed by
the entire congregation, he was willing
to accept a call to the church which
had been extended to him. The pres
bytery decided that he could not be
ordained without first completing his
course of study
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STUDENTS ASSOCIATION.
Annual Conference Being Held at Pa
cific Grove.

PACIFIC GROVE, May 21.-The sec
ond annual conference of the Pacific
Coast Students Association held its
first session in the chapel of the Meth
odist Church tonight. The meeting was
called to order by Acting Chairman
Michener, College Sedretary of the In
ternational Committee, Y. M. c. A, and
business manager of this years con-
vention.
F. l.. Willis was introduced as speak
er of the evening, also as permanent
presiding officer of sthe convention Mr..
Willis made Shorthand hearty opening
address.
Henry ]. Mccoy, Secretary of the
San Francisco Y. NJ. c. A, and Robert
E. Lewis of Chicago made addresses.
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President Huntington.

PORTLAND, May 21.-C. P. Hun
tington and party arrived to-day on a
special train. The party will probably
go to Astoria and the mouth of the
Columbia River tomorrow. In refer
ence to the report that the Southern
Pacific was contemplating the purchase
of the Oregon Central and Eastern,
formerly known as the Oregon Pacific,
Mr. Huntington said that the road was
worth nothing to his company. He
would not give $50, 900 for it, though it
cost 81 Si0 coo
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NEW STATE INSANE LAW.
Persons Committed Since 1t Went
Into Effect to be Re-Examined.

STOCKTON, May 21-The new State
law relative to the examination of per-
sons supposed to be insane went into
effect on the 31st of last March, but
owing to inadvertance its provisions
We're not enforced until quite recently.
One of those provisions is that all sus-
pected persons arrested for insanity
must be examined by a lunacy COM
mission. Since April 1st fifteen per-
sons have been sent to the State hos
pital here who were not properly eX-
amined, and Doctors Ruggles and Read,
who constitute the Commission here,
have been instructed by Governor Budd
to re-eXamine them at the asylum.
Similar action will be taken in the
case of patients Illegally committed to
the other State hospitals for the ireane.
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Struck the Old Cariboo Ledge.

GRASS VALLEY, May 21.-It is as
serted that to-day in the Allison Ranch
mine, which is being reopened by
Mackay and Flood, the old Cariboo ledge
was encountered. In the sixties it was
fabulously rich, yielding as high as 1916
per ton under the crude methods en-
ployed. A box Of specimens were ex-
tracted and sent to the owners in San
Francisco.
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Lower Court Reversed.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-In the
case OF ]. Downey Harvey, administra-
tor of the estate of John G.. Downey, de-
ceased, against Samuel Meyer and
Others to record the possession of q tract
of land in Los Angeles City, the Supreme
Court to-day reversed the decision of the
lower court, which awarded the land to
the administrator. The question hinged
upon whether the assessment had been
paid by Meyer. and the testimony
.showed that the Assessor did not give the
size OF the lot, nor make a clear boun-
0arV
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edding on the High Seas.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21-Recent
notifications of the State divorce laws
which forbid marriage of Divorces
within one year have made tugboat
weddings popular in this city. Captain
Selovich of the tug Valiant was again
pressed into service Wednesday, when
Mrs. NJ. K. Talmage and William r.
Hathaway a well-known clubman of
this city, were married by an Episcopal
minister on the high seas
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Fresno "Expositor" Changes Hands.

FRESNO, May 21.-The Evening
Expositor' makes the following an
nouncement this evening: corpora
ton, composed of A. S. Hixson, w. P.
Henley, I. F. Smith, G. o. Zeigenfuss and
H. w. Clinch, has purchased the "Ex-
positor." and will assume full control of
the paper on Monday next Articles of
incorporation were filed with the County
Clerk to-day.
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Prather Convicted.

WOODLAND, May 21.-After delib-
Grating several hours during which
fourteen ballots We're cast, the jury in
the Prather case this afternoon re-
turned a verdict as charged, but rec
commended the defendant to the mercy
of the COurt
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Hart Convicted.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, May 21.-Roland
Hart, who last February shot and
wounded w. T. Woodruff, who was at
tempting to arrest him for horse steal
ing. was to-day found guilty by a jury.
The celebrated Dallidet murder case
was laid over for three months.