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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03

LONDON, Sept. "A report was
current here to-day that treaty of
alliance between Great Britain and
Germany, on the lines Of the speech Of
Mr.. Chamberlain, the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, was actually
completed yesterday. This probably is
an amplification of the gossip relative
to the daily visits of Count Won HAITI
feldt- Weidenburg, the German Embas-
sador, to the British Foreign Office
during the past fortnight, which have
been attributed to desire on the part
of Germany and Great Britain to form
ulate common policy in regard to
Russia and China. Another eXplana-
ton of the German ambassadors
visits to the Foreign Office here is that
they relate to the mixed tribunals of
Egypt, the international agreement on
the subject ending February. 1t is said
an agreement has been almost reached
by which Germany will support the
British views relative to the future
composition and powers of the mixed
tribunals.
1t is said that as a quid pro quo for
Germany's support in Egypt. Great
Britain will recognize Germanys
claims to utilize Syria as an outlet for
her surplus population.
Syria is a division of ASiatic Turkey,
which includes Palestine, and is esti-
mated to cover an area of about 49,
600 square miles. IT has a population
of about 2,750,000, mostly Mohamme-
dams, but including about 100000 Greek
Christians. 900 Maronites and Ro-
man Catholics, $4,000 Jews and $4,000
Druses.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
says it has received from a source in
which it has every confidence informa-
ton that the Anglo-German agree
ment was signed this week by Mr.. Bal
four and the German ambassador in
behalf of the respective powers. Con-
tinuing, the Pail Mall Gazette says
that while the agreement is restricted,
it embraces an offensive and defensive
alliance In certain eventualities.
The Pail Mall Gazette adds:
"This new and momentouS departure
in our foreign policy comes as a nat
ural development of the European sit
uation."
The Pail Mall Gazette then quotes
the speech of Mr.. Chamberlain made
at Birmingham on May IS last, bid
ding for a German alliance, and con-
tinues:
"Latterly 1t has been evident from
the tone of the semi-official German
press that the two governments have
been drawing closer, and finally there
We're prolonged conferences between
Count hatfield and Mr.. Balfour The
departure of Count hatfield proves
that the object of the consultations has
been achieved. Besides, Mr.. Chamber
lain has gone to America, Lord Sails
bury is prolonging his absence and Mr..
Balfour leaves for his holidays on Sat-
urday. Evidently the Ministers do not
expect to have a deal with crucial
questions of foreign policy"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
ADVERTISEMENTS


To keep the skin clean
is to wash the exeretions
from it off; the skin takes
care of itself inside, if not
blocked outside.
To wash it often and
clean, without doing any
sort Of violence to it, re-
quires a most gentle soap,
a soap with no free al
kali in it.
Pears, the soap that
clears but not excoriates.
All sorts of stores sell 1t, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Signal Failure Of the Boss to
III Obtain a FOothold in the
Convention.
PopuIists Are Dissatisfied With the Fusion Plan
and May Nominate a Complete
Ticket.

man. After adopting a platform along
the usual line and appointing a confer
ence. committee the convention this
evening adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. This was done In
order to see what disposition the Demo
Gratis would make of the fusion propo-
sition.
Late tonight it looks as though fu-
sion with the Populists might fail They
are not satisfied with the Democrats
refusing to give them the office of Dis
trict Attorney. Prominent members OF
the party say an entire ticket may be
named tomorrow.
w. Craig, the Democratic candidate
ior Congress In the Fifth District, was
Endorsed by the Populists.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
FOREST FIRES RAvAGES.
Immense Damage by Flames in the
Sunnyside District.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2.-The fire which
ragged in the mountains in the Sunnysde
district did vast amount of damage
Every ranch in the district had more or
less fencing burned. Unoccupied build
tngs in the old Denisoy ranch, now owned
by George Staffier of this city, and the
buildings on the Anthony ranch, three
miles west, were burned to the ground.
Every bridge on the Jameson Creek road
from Middleton's mill to the road lead
ing to Sunnyside district-seven in all
was burned, making travel over this road
impossible. The greatest loss has been
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
ANGLO-GERMAN
UNDERSTANDING
Rumors of a Treaty of
Alliance.
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE
COMMON POLICY REGARDING
ASIA AND AFRICA.
Williams Empire Will Be Permitted
to Utilize Syria as an Out
let for It's Surplus
Population.
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE
COMMON POLICY REGARDING
ASIA AND AFRICA.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

= + + = y 4 + = z + + + + 4
+ LONDON. Sept. 3.-The Daily
= Mail says this morning: I'VE
= learn that Mr.. Balfour and the
r German ambassador, Count Won
+ hatfield, signed on Wednesday
= a document preliminary to a
= treaty which will give Germany
= a free hand in Asia Minor and
+ allow England to lease Delagoa
Z Bay from Portugal at a cost of
= between 100000 and 95,000,-
= 900. Germany will. as further
= condition, support Great Brit
Z aims claim for the abolition of
+ mixed tribunals in Egypt. Mr..
+ Scomberg, Kerr Mcdonnell, the
4 Premier's private secretary, has
+ left London for the Continent to
r submit to Lord Salisbury copy
+ Of the treaty."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
OPPOSES THE MACHINE.
Salinas Democratic Faction Deter
mines to Fight 0the Push -

SALINAS. Sept Great excitement
prevails tonight among Democrats here
over. the fact that there will be an oppo-
sition ticket In the field at the primaries
tomorrow. Prominent members of the
party, disguised with the actions of what
they cali the push" nave determined to
name a ticket bearing the names of re-
spectacle merchants who favor reform
and anti-fusion. Both factions will make
their hardest fight in the convention next
Saturday over the nominations for Re-
corder, Assessor, Tax Collector and
Sheriff.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Ends Life by strangulation.

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 2.-Thomas Ken
ny was found dead to-erv in the rear of
a house in the alley between Third and
Fourth, l. and M streets. The indica-
lions were that he had strangled himself
with q pair of suspenders. and that he
had been dead three or four days.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Tennis Talent for Stanford.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. e.
The outlook for tennis is decidedly en-
couraging for the cardinal this year. Sam
Hardy, the well known tennis player, has
entered the college, and Lewis Freeman,
the champion of Southern California, has
resumed his studies at Stanford. With
men, strong team will be developed to
go against Berkeley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Fire at Santa Cruz,

SANTA CRUZ, Sept AT o'clock
this morning fire destr yed a ha.f block
of wooden buildings owneu by the Fair
Building Association and occupied by S.
Kidd. furniture dealer; c. Gibson. grocer;
s. Chandler, blacksmith and G. N. Root.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03

Joe Bernstein Of s'' this City at the LenoS
Athletic Club tonight. They met for a
twenty-round bout at 12e pounds, but at
the end of the twelfth round McCloskey
was SO weak that Referee Charley White
stopped the mill. McCloskey lost lot
of blood from a damaged ear, cut eye
and a Sniit nose
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Blinded by Powder

STOCKTON, Sept. 2-Cnarles Ritter.
seven-year-old son of a machinist, was
accidentally shot tonight while playing
with his two brothers. They had shot
gun and did not know 1t was loaded. The
charge just missed the boys hand, and
the powder with a stray shot or two in
jured one of his eyes SO that it had to be
extracted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Has Not Slept for Five Years.

1t is reported that man in Indiana has not
had hours sleep for five years He con-
stantly walks about, unable to rest, and Is
now little more than skeleton. There are
thousands of men and women who are unable
to sleep more than an hour or two a night
because of nervousness weakness, dyspepsia,
headache and constipation. A certain remedy
for these disorders is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tegS. All druggists sell Il.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Cargo of Whalebone.

PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 1.-THE
schooner Compeer arrived here to-day
from Point Hope, Alaska. with 1900
pounds of wh~lebone from the Arctic
whalers. The bone will be reshipped here
to San Francisco. Captain Larsen reports
the whaling fleet is doing fairly well.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
NEW FIELDS OF USEFULNESS.

Joe Letter and Mr.. Hooley will find
the lecture bureau managers easy men
to deal with.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03
Boulder Creek Gets a Wetting.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2.-Boulder Creek
was visited yesterday by a light shower,
the first of the season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03

ERNEST L. ALLEN. President
W. N. KREMER, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2fst
day of January, 1898.
CHARLES EDGAR MILLS
Commissioner for California in New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-03

Risks and Premiums. Fire r
Net amount of risks writ
ten during the year. :. $415, 5.
Net amount of risks ex-
.plred during the year. ss1. o;
Net amount in force De-
cember 81. 1897. ......... 55l, IL
Evening star., 1898-03-12

france or Austria, to go to the assistance
of Spain in such a conflict.
The preparations for war by this govern.
ment are being made with increased en-
ergy, and the opinion is almost univeIs. al
In Congress that the recognition of the in
dependence CT Cuba will follow soon after
gated.
The suggestion of the purchase of Cuban
Independence meats with very general dis
approval in Congress, and it is not believed
that the President entertains the idea.
Spanish Diplomatic snb.Iety.
Observers of Information al affairs perceive
IN the simultaneous appearance Of the in
terviews with President Peral of the Span
ish board of inquiry into the Maine disaster
ard with the new Spanish minister. Po!o.
striking illustrct tion of the diplomatic.
subtlety of the Dops. There is no doubt
felt in the minds of those familia- with
the policies that have been directed by th.
authorities at Madrid that the announce
ments OF President Peral and Minister
Pclo were influenced directly by the Span
lsh government with the intention of still
further compile lting the vexatious prob
lens now confronting the United States
ard Spain.
The advices from Havana received since
the wreck of the Maine which related TO
the work of the Spanish divers showed that
the ldtter were too poorly equipped and too
inexperienced to accomplish any practical
results III their examinations of the ves-
sci. So far as can be learned, the wit
nesses called before the Spanish board of
inquiry were exclusively Spaniards who
were on board the Spanish man-of-war an
chored near the Maine and entirely depend
ent upon what they saw after the expIo-
sion had completed the disaster for any
Information they might have possessed Ac-
cofdingiy President Perars announcement
mat the explosion was internal is based
upon nothing tangible, but is made. so IL
is thought, merely in pursuance with in
structlons from Madrid, with the view of
sHectng opinion when the report of the
United States board of inquiry is made.
Which 1t is generally and confidently be-
lieved will find that the disaster was cans
ed by an external agency.
Minister Polo de Bernabes interview is
regarded In the circles under consideration
as peing inspired for the purpose of blind
ing American eyes to the real purncses
o1 spain. That he voices the desire Of the
spanish government in his announcement
,nat SPAN does not want war Is uudenia
pc cut that he represents the sentiment
OF the Spanish people in this regard is
iot Tor moment believed The seatimenr
herein described is very generally enter
tanned by public men. although they do
not care to make opeh expression of 1t.
Evening star., 1898-03-12

from tour of duty on a foreign station,
with the purpose of ascertaining the exact
condition of the ship and what she needs
generally in the way of repairs. In the
case OF the Machias it is probable chat
rather extensive overhauhng would be nee
essary to put the vessel in prime condition,
but in view of the large amount of emer-
gency work on hand, and the desire of the
department not to be deprived of the use
of the ship for any considerable time, it is
probable that the board will reduce repairs
to be ordered to the lowest possible limit.
The Fern ut. Matnnzas.
The Fern, laden with supplies for the
suffering Cubans, arrived at Matanzas
Cuba, from Key West this morning. Capt.
Cowies merely reported his arrival at the
Cuban port to the Navy Department, with
out making any mention of the condition
of affairs at MataHzas. After dischargin;,
of the stores there Capt Cowles will pro-
ceed with his vessel TO Sagua la Granle
and leave the remainder.
Civil Engineer Al. j. Menocal has been
detached from tho League Island navy
yard and ordered 10 Key West. This is re-
ga1ded as significant and as indicating
purpose on the part of the Navy Depart
nent to make immediate and considerable
improvements at the naval station at Key
West For several years past Engineer
fn-Chief Melville has been urging upon the
department the 'advfsability of erecting a
good machinery repair shop at the naval
station, pointing out that the great volume
of shipping passing from the gulf to E,1-
rope and the eastern states had at present
no place in which to effect even temporary
repairs on their voyages without going Il
considerable distance out of the way His
proposition was that the shop should be
originally devoted to naval uses, but that
1t might easily be arranged that merchant
vessels should avail of it's facilities in case
of need upon easy terms. AT present the
North Atlantic squadron is obliged to defer
making any repairs that cannot be done
aboard ship-a state of affairs that should
not be permitted to exist in time of trouble
The Iown Sails for TortuSas
The battle ship Iowa sailed from Key
West for Tortugas today. The torpedo
beat Dupont arrived at Key West. The
gunboat Wilmington has reported her ar
rival at Barbados
Evening star., 1898-03-12
COUNTERFEIT SILVER DOLLARS.
Denver Flooded With Coins Which
Can scarcely He Detected.


DENVER, Col. March 12.-During the
past two weeks the attention of the busi-
ness men of the city has been attracted to
the unusually large number of counterfeit
silver dollars made Of silver that are in
circulation. The counterfeits are such re-
markably close limitations of the genuine
coin that 1t is almost impossible to detect
them, and even government experts are
frequently at loss to choose between the
false and the true Z
1t is thought that there are vast numbers
OF them in circula ton, At the mint it is
stated that the situation is SO serious that
the treasury has made it the subject of a
communication to Congress, regarding the
propriety of adopting 3 new device for the
COIN 1t is estimated%that there are fully
two million dollars worth of these spurious
coins in circulation in the country. All
that have been found bear the mark of the
New Orleans mint, a lower case "o'' imme-
diately under the eagle, and are dated 1888
Ihe government is making every effort to
detect the men engaged in this business, so
1ar without success, though it is believed
that they are made somewhere in the
south.
Evening star., 1898-03-12

The Imperial Academy Of Sciences OF
Russia has awarded to Prof. Simon New
comb of Washington what is known as
tie Shubert prize. This prize. which con-
sists of /. substantial sum Of money, was
founded by the Russian lieutenant general
Sfutert, and is awarded for the greatest
work in theoretical astronomy. This award
Is the latest of longer series of honors
than have been bestowed upon any Amer
icar SCIENTIST, and is considered to have
been justly given to Prof Newcomb as the
'greatestsliving astronomer.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
GEN. SUNG IS BELLICoSE-
ehihcse Commander at Port Artbu-
Will Hold His Forts

lACoMA, Wash, March 1.-THE North
emma Herald says that prominent Chi
nese off1cer attached to the staff of Cen
erai sung at Port Arthur, in writing to a
p'otAer officer at Shanghai, stated that, ar
Ter council of war, the venerable general
decided to hold the forts at all hazards
ana without orders from Pekn in case anv
ioreign power attempted to seize them.
HIS staff heartily concurred in the posi-
i.eh taken by General Sung, ana all mar
iied oincers sent their, families home. an
licipating conflict. General Sung saws H.
WIN not surrender the forts to any power.
nuIo ssen ITO 10 Russia notwithstanding special
orders from Pekin not to be roo ash 90;
lnereoy precipitate war. General sing is
..spor'ed as quoting to his staff the ada ee
.he general confronting the enemy is to
~, ne suiced by circumstances ana need mo-,
the emperor" Vi 'Nei.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
Co-oPERATIEE COMMONWEALTH
oAe colony Located Near Re,f,,,
State OF Washington.

TACOMA, Wash, March 12-The Co
operatife Commonwealth, founded by Eu-
gene V. Debs, has located a colony of its
followers four miles west of Belfast. in
skasitts county, this state Eighty men,
Gers have arrived. over half of whom are
men whose families Still remain in the east.
1heS came to look the field over and Sc
lect locations.
lhey form an intelligent and thrifty
tohins eis company and do not appear to be
afraid Of toll. The party is made ,In of
men from Chicago, st. Louis, Maine, Michi-
gan and Washington, d. C. town will be
established surrounded by small-sized
farms.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
Rexulation. TRANSFORMATIONS,

The rules and regulatiolg governing the
fra department are beiASs revised and
amended under the direction Of Commits
sioner Wight, who has cl&rgesof the. de-
partment- A copy of then. as 50 far re-
vised and amended. will be sent by Mr..
Wfght's order to the foremens OF the sew
eral companies OF the department, for such
further revision or amendment as they
may think proper to suggest to him. In
that way Mr.. Wight hopes to obtain many
valuable and practical suggestions for the
government OF the department,
Evening star., 1898-03-12
SUICIDE AT HAGERsTowN. MD.

Charles W. Fowler Kills Himself To-
day With u Revolver.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HAGEHSTOWN, Nd, March 12.-Chas.
w. Fowler, young man of this city,
twenty-seven years Old, committed suicide
nere at an early hour this morning by
shooting himself twice with a revolver,
both shots taking effect in the region of
the heart.
He made careful preparations for the
event, dressing himself in his best clothes
He went to a stable and sat down in a
cart where his lifeless remains were found
A love affair Is supposed to have led to the
deed.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
REGISTER nRUCEs ILLNESS.

Fenrs Expressed That He May Not Re-
cover.
Blanche K. Bruce, register of the treas
Try and ex-senator from Mississippi, is Sc
riously i'll at his residence here, and it
is feared that he may not survive. He has
been suffering from acute stomach trouble
for some weeks, and this week the illness
took an alarming form.I He is well known
throughout the country as leader of the
negro race. -
Evening star., 1898-03-12
KEENE AND HAGERTY BURNED OUT

Die BnIttmOre Tfnware House Sus-
tafns Loss of $1oO,OOO.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 12-The ex-
tensive unware and japannihg establish
naent of Keene & Hagerty was DESTROYED
by flre at o'clock this morning, entailing
loss estimated at sl5O,0OO
James Bracken. the night watchnaa
was caught on the fifth floor by the flames
ana narrowly escaped death, the firclEen
taxing him down a ladder when life was
almost extinct. The loss is covered by in
Surauce.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
APPEAL FOR THE STARVING.
Kansas City Star Anxious to Aid Suf-
ferfng Cubnns.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 12.-The Star
devotes five columns of its front mage to
an appeal for aid, In the shape of clothing,
food or money, for the starving thousands
in Cuba, singing out the town of Matan-
zas as the especial point Of pressing need.
The appeal, written by a returned staff
correspondent of the paper, asks in strong
terms for aid of whatever description for
immediate shipment to Matanzas A CEN
trai point, where offerings will be received
IN Kansas for shipment, has been desig-
mated. Austin Gallagher, secretary of the
Southwestern MilIers' Association, adds an
appeal to the millers of the southwest.
The Star correspondent places the number
of starving in Matanzas at 10000
Evening star., 1898-03-12
Gatlins's Big Gun Nearly Done.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 1.-THE new
coast defense gun being made under the
direction Of DR.. Robert j. Gatling. which is
the largest single-piece gun in the world.
was today placed in an oven. The heating
Of this immense mass Of steel will occupy
several days, but will be terminated In
time for inspection by members of the ma
tional board of ordnance, who are expected
here next week. 1t will then be taken to
the Washington navy yard to be rifled
Evening star., 1898-03-12
FIRE AT TORONTO, ONT.
Block I'm Wholesale District Destroy
ed-Loss I'm SI35,0OO.

TORONTO. Ont, March ia large
block of wholesale and bonded warehouses
situated on Front street here were COIN
pletely Quilted by fire early tins morning.
The total loss is s1350c0, fairly covered by
Insurance. The firms burned out are Rob-
ert Carri, bonded house; p. Larkin & COM
pany, agents for the Salada Ceylon tea: r.
H. Howard, wholesale liquor merchant
the Zopesi chemical works ami the Domin-
ion wire agency.
Ten firemen were penned in and had to
be rescued by ladders. Several were in
jured.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
Lucille Reaches Dyca.

SEATTLE. Wash. March 1.-THE steam
er Australia has arrived from Alaska Her
officers report that the ship Lucille. with
the government PACK train. which was
to have been used in the government re-
lief expedition. has arrived at Dyea.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
Advertising is not an expense

Advertising is not an expense,
1t is a business investment. II
you want to invest your money
proitably you will therefore put
your advertisements in such a
paper as The Evening Star, that
is read regularly and thoroughly
by everybody worth reaching.
The Star is the recognized
household and family journal of
the National Capital. and has
no rival as an advertising med.
ium.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
Anti-Rux.ian Spirit I'm Corca.

YOKOHAMA, March PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Seoul. the capital of CO.
rea, says the leader of the Russophiie par
ty has been deprived of his post as privy
councillor. The Seoul police dispersed a
ton.
Evening star., 1898-03-12

senator Proctor and Party Coming.
MIAMI. Fla. March 12-Sens tor Proctor
end party left this morning 1T S.25 for
Washington.
Evening star., 1898-03-12
NO FRIEND OF SPAIN.
| German Foreign Office Denies Ru-
mored Alliance With TIC Dons

BERLIN, March l2.-The Berlin foreign
Office has instructed the inspired press TO
deny emphatically that Germany will aid
Spain in case of war with the United
States. and has instructed these newspa-
pers to point out that the United States is
an excellent customer Of Germany-and that
Spain stree the Carolinas' squabble has re-
peatedly shown unfriendlinsss TO Germany.