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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
EUROPEAN CRISIS
NOW IMP ENDING
Powers May Profit by
TransVaal War.

NEW YORK, Oct. pa special to the
Journal from Washington says: The
State Department a few days ago instruct
ed its diplomatic and consular officers
throughout the world to send daily re-
ports of the international situation as II
develops. The War Department sent sim
liar word to the military attaches IN
European countries and the Navy Depart
ment communicated the same instruction
to naval attaches abroad. Reports have
arrived daily since. The State Depart
ment is convinced that European crisis
is impending. The indications are that
not only will an offer of mediation in
the South African war be made by Ger
many, France, Russia, Italy, Austria.
Belgium and Holland. but on rejection OF
such an offer an identical note" of in
terrogation will be sent by these coun-
tries to Great Britain asking as to her
ultimate purpose in South Africa. Is it,
after the Transvaal and Orange Free
State are conquered, to establish great
South African-British dominion?
With no satisfactory reply forthcoming
the powers will push Great Britain in
diplomatic channels and make demonStra-
tions at various vital points. The indi-
vidual purposes are as follows:
Germany-For absolute control of the
Samoan group and an extension of her
Chinese concessions, as at kiaochau and
Shanghai
Itaiy-For Sun Nun Bay, China, and a
foothold IN interior China
Russia - For paramount influence in
Northern China, an outlet in the Arabian
Sea or Persian Gulf and concessions from
Turkey which will make her influence
felt in the Mediterranean.
France-For an extension of possessions
in East Africa with view to encroaCh-
ments on British possessions there and
regaining some of her lost prestige in
Egypt.
Australia share with Russia in con-
cession from Turkey.
Great Britain and the United States
have an understanding whereby the
former will secure all her supplies in
this country and the United States will
refuse to participate in an offer for media
ton, or in the Interrogation as to Great
Britain's ultimate intentions in South
Africa, or in any subsequent joint action
of the powers, and will agree to preserve
status quo in Samoa; to preserve integrity
in Shanghai concessions and prevent ag-
gression in any direction or quarter where
the United States has material interests
at stake.
The State Department is evidently pre-
pairing for some official development, for
1t was permitted to become known to-day
that the powers prior to the Spanish
war were preparing an identical note of
Interrogation as to our ultimate intentions
in the war.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
SCOTT DIES Of
HIS INJURIES
Had a Record as Fighter
in Randsburg.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

RANDSBURG. Oct. 23-"Big Scott is
dead is on every ones tongue tonight.
L. A. Scott died this evening shortly pe-
fore o'clock. On Sunday morning, Oc-
tober 10, he had an alteration with Sam
flem1ng and Jack Hartigan, miners, at
the Black Hawk. After undergoing much
suffering and many relapses he died this
evening.
Scott had the credit of the first killing
IN the new camp of Randsburg. After sew
eral trials he was acquitted of the muir
ger or Charles Richards, a saloon man.
" men drinking Scott was very venomous
no one could do anything with him Be
ing over the average size every one feared
MIN ana Tor that reason he terrorized
many OF the residents of the camp. Some
years ago he was struck with piece of
gas pipe by man in San Bernardino
On his condition becoming serious it was
decided TO send him to the Sisters Hospf-
tai at Los Angeles. Every arrangement
had been made to send him this evening.
shortly before the train arrived he ex-
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ENGLAND NAY FEAR
AN ATTACK BY RUSSIA
Much Speculation Caused by the Sailing OF
the Squadron to Gibraltar.

NEW YORK, Oct PA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The sailing
OF the channel squadron to-day for Gil
braltar is now regarded by the keenest
observers as an indication that some un-
expected attack upon British interests
is possible. The magnitude of the prep
arations Tor war. which are out of
all proportion to the requirements of the
military situation. can be adequately ex-
planned on the theory that the Govern
ment suspected that some great power
would be tempted to seize the opportun-
ity for striking a sudden blow or carry
ing out q deeply cherished policy
The quarter from which an attack Of
this kind may come is uumIstakable The
Russian press has had license to criticize
the English policy in South Africa in the
most aCrtd way, and q rumoF that Herat
may be occupied IS already in the air.
British commercial interests in Persia are
SO large that a Russian seizure of the
commanding position in West Afghan
istan would be a serious stroke, aimed
directly against free trade. That seems
a more likely menace than the forcing of
the Dardanelles by the Russian Black Sea
fleet.
The movement of a powerful French
fleet to tho Levant comedies with the cir
culation Of a rumOr that the Russian ad-
vance may be resumed in Asia whlie Eng
land IS preoCCupied at war IN South AIrl-
ca 1t also fits in with the explanation
Of a secret agreement between England
and Germany, which l have already given
in previous dispatches. This was that
England, in return for free hand in
South Africa in settling the Transvaal
question, had agreed not to make any
hostile use of her fleet If the German EN-
peror were to decide to follow up his visit
10 Jerusalem with a serious attempt TO
cOlOnize any portion of Asia Minor and
to bring it under German influence.
A prominent dipOmatist whom l con-
suited yesterday remarked that the nature
of the AnElO-GeTman agreement was the
closest secret in European diplomacy, but
that the foregoing statement was the most
reasona BILE explanation which he had ever
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heard. Denials may be expected, as
matter of course. but I do not hesitate
to repeat on high authority that the
Germany in the Levant and that this is
the secret understanding which has re-
leased England from all risk Of German
investigation in South Africa.
Certainly, Germany is not the quarter
from which England has suspected that
some sudden attack might be made, and
consequently has ordered preparations
for war on larger Scale than the cam
paign with the Dutch burghers has JUS
titled.
The channel squadron will not sail to
the Mediterranean on account OF any
German menace. The relations of Eng
land and Germany are most cordial and
the EmperOr's visit next month is a plain
indication that for practical reasons he
is recOnciled to policy which enables
the British Government to reconstruct
its Dutch republics and TO bring them
under. the authority Of the crown.
England and Germany are acting to-
gether IN the Samoan negotiations, but
not TO the disadvantage of America. In
deed, Germany's policy is now directed
toward the establishment of the most
cordial relations with America as well as
England. General Harrison, who with his
wife dined last night at the House of
Commons with Mr.. Balfour to meet the
leaders in English public life, would be
a good witness for this point, for he was
entertained by the Emperor at Potsdam
and by the German Chancellor at Berlin.
The moral effect of the earliest victories
was invaluable. Private as well as news
paper and official dispatches certify to the
amazement Of the Cape Colony Dutch and
the estrangement from the Boer cause
Of those who were hitherto strongly
drawn to 1t. Mr.. Schreiner, the colony's
Premier, it is stated, finds himself in
creasingly in sympathy with Sir Alfred
Miner, thus justifying the firm belief Of
those who best know both men that only
close contact was needed TO bring the
Cape Premier into permanent co-Opera-
ton with the High Commissioner Mr..
Hofmeyer the Bund leader, is believed al
ways to have dreaded this conjunction,
ii counted.
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TRIAL OF wARDNER STRIKERS.
United States Grand Jury at Moscow,
Idaho. Takes Evidence

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 23.-The cases of
Edward Boyle and others and Emil FOs-
berg and others were submitted to the
United States Grand Jury here to-day
The defendants are charged with inter-
fering with the running of a United States
mail train and conspiracy at Wardner on
April q last when the Bunker Hill coal
mine was blown up with dynamite by a
mob The Indictment is against forty-two
persons whose names are given and four
hundred others whose names are unknown
1t is expected the trials will begin Thurs
day before United States District Judge
Beatty.
Colonel Patrick Reddy of San Francisco
is attorney for the defense, assisted by
Peter Breen and Clay McNamed. United
States Attorney Cozier will conduct the
prosecution. Twenty-Five Federal prison.
ers under the charge are in the stockade
a. Wardner and eighteen are confined in
the Jail at Moscow
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
INSURRECTION AGAIN
BREAKS OUT IN COLOMBIA
Revolt Started in the Department Of Santan-
der and Is Rapidly Gaining
Headway.

@A D ch
patma
ment a @ fore
the object rstrngH n Santana
last n reports
t
in the o No alarm bt
@ o =
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Halloween PARTY.

Last evening Lincoln Lodge, Friends of
the Forest, gave a Halloween party In
Prospect Hall of the Odd Fellows build
ing. The hall, tastefully decorated In red
and white and with pumpkins cut into
fantastic shapes Illuminated with can
dies was crowded to its limit. The COM
mittee on entertainment, consisting of
Mrs Tryon, the president of the lodge;
g. Lackman Miss Y. Mayer, Miss Grace
Streeter. Miss Tillie Sharp, Mrs. A. Black
all, c. Lunders and Miss May Buress, Of
ent an overture, cakewalk by Ashton
Brandman and Irah Parker; vocal solo.
Miss Vera Mayer; fancy dance, G. and
lott, and duet Mesdames Waldo and
Langtree. All of these numbers were well
received and loudly applauded. There
was dancing until midnight.
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SAY THERE IS NO PLAGUE.
Physicians in Santos Deny the Stories
Circulated

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett
BUENOS AYRES, Oct. 23.-Advices
from Santos, Brazil, state that the pop
ulation does not believe in the existence
of the plague and has tried to impede the
realization of the sanitary measures un-
dertaken.
The Diario de Comercio, most important
Of Rio Janeiro papers, publishes an article
by a wel-known physician asserting
strongly that the disease at Santos is yell
low fever and not plague.
At Asuncion the situation is unchanged.
There are one or two cases reported daily.
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Antonio d'Escobar,s Estate.

OAKLAND, Oct. 23.-Anna Telles d'Es.
cobar filed petition to-day for letters OF
administration on the estate of her
died intestate October IL, 1899. The
estate includes land In Washington town
ship valued at $500; live stock, $4OO;
moneys, 1920; unsold hay, 5000, and a note
gage, $500 The total value will not ex-
ceed 10000. The next of kin are the
widow, two sons and three daughters
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
Death Ended His Misery.

YUBA CITY, Oct. 23.-W. ]. Gray, one
of Sutter County's most esteemed citi-
zens, passed away at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, the result Of long sickness and an
attempt made at self-destruction on
Wednesday last. Mr.. Gray has suffered
from cancer of the face for some time
and failing TO secure relief became dis
couraged and Wednesday last arose from
his bed, took a dose of ether and then
proceeded to the barn and attempted to
sever the jugular, vein with a knife. AL
only the means Of saving his life for a
time. He was a prominent ranc-ler and
q member of the Odd Fellows.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
NOT RECOGNIZED AS
"PRESlDENT" AGUINALD0

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-General Otis
account Of the last Filipino peace over
ture IS as follows:
MANILA, Oct. 22.-October 20 message
received al Angeles under flag Of truce
expressed desire of Hon. President Aguin-
aldo 10 send commission to Manila to ar
range difficulties connected with delivery
OF Spanish prisoners and to discuss mat
ter Of particular character Reply re-
turned that commission accredited by any
one other than General Agunaldo, gen.
eral-in-chief Of insurgents, could not be
recognized or received. No later CORE
spondence.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
Young Mems Institute.

One of the results of the visit of su-
preme President Frank ]. Kierce to the
East recently was the organization of
what will hereafter be known as the Bal
timore Jurisdiction, which will include the
eastern part of the State of MARYLAND.
1t Will be instituted tomorrow night.
Councils s, S, "a and 81 will hold a Joint
media on Thursday next
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trenches and pursued them for three miles. His
casualties are one private killed, one corporal
and three privates wounded. Enemys loss un-
known.
The following cablegram was received
at the War Department to-day:
MANILA. Oct 23-Columbia sailed for San
Francisco October 19; Belgian King to-day.
Siam, via Honolulu, October 20.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
Not an Incendiary Fire.

OAKLAND, Oct 23-The detectives
who were put to work on the Dingee fire
when it was supposed that the place had
been set on fire for the purpose of rob-
berry, have practically closed their investi-
not incendiary. The opinion is general
that the flames originated by the crossing
of electric light wires.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24

Uneasy passenger Con an ocean steam
ship)-Doesn't the vessel tip frightfully7 ?
trying to set good example to the pas
sengers.-EXchapge
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
HIGHWAYMEN
BEHIND PRISON BARS

small implicated in the supposed juvenile highway robbery
TO- Of 322 Vallejo
and Peter When
will
affair fearing and returned
in a
mander of
him with
, that
in the
The
of
placed
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24

and evening wear-Swiss checked TAT
fetas, in combinations of blue and VIII ite
and black aud white, that will make
pretty shirt waists and children's dresses
regular retail values 85c, 81 and Sill
per yard, special for this day only at.
..............................68C
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24

Medicines and blisters did me no
good. Your electric treatment
cured me. PATRICK T. DERBY,
S6 Federal street, s. F.
got no relief from doctors and
drugs, but was cured only by your
treatment. j. S. LEWIS,
Elsinore, L. A Co.
Your life depends on Electri
action. When that force is Low
down, NV
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
FOR EICN.

London-E. r Hooley has been
seized with mental arrangement III
consequence OF the prosecution insti
tuted against him. 1t is hoped that the
attack is only temporary.
Hamburg-The North German Lloyd
steamer Friedrich der Crosse. Capt.
Diehl. is aground off Schulau, in the
River Elbe.
LOndOn-No fewer than 200 persons
persisted in "A hurricane that has just
swept the northeast coast Of Queens
land. Australia.
Madrid-Gen. Jiminez Castellanos.
the last governor general Of Cuba has
been appointed captain general OF Ma
drid.
Washington.-The president appoint
ed Evan l.. Barryte of Colorado to be
consul at Tunis.
Paris Monsignore Clari, the papal
nuncio here. who was stricken with APP
cpiexy, is dead.
London-The queen has postponed
her departure to the south OF France
until Saturday, in consequence of the
storm in the channel.
London.-In the election of the FL
land division of the West Riding of
Yorkshire Charles Il. Trevelyan, lib
eral. was elected to parliament by a
majority of 1884,
Brest France.-News has been re-
ceived of the capsizing of a pleasure
yacht off the Brittany coast, drowning
military officers.
IokOhama-A severe earthquake
shock was experienced here, the dis
turbance visiting localities of the great
shock Of 1891, with some loss of life
and property.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
ASUALTIES.

Creole, Colo.-An explosion of sew
eral hundred pounds of powder in tun-
mel No. of the Commodore mine
killed "Scotty" Watson, Frank Heas,
John Sarner and one other.
Leadville. Communication has
been established with Charles Reuss
and Bert Frey. imprisoned in the Be-
nair mine through the caving OF the
shaft. Provisions were lowered through
the pipe.
New York-Firemen are OF the opin-
ion that several lives We're lost by the
burning of six-story tenement house
in Bayard street During the fire sew
eral children were thrown from the
windows to blankets below.
Marengo, Ill.-The residence of John
McCabe. who lives north of this city,
was destroyed by fire. with all its con-
tents His I-year-old son and Miss Lot
tie Brickley. a sister-in-law. aged 10
years. were both suffOcated and burned
to death.
Kalamazoo. Mich-Theodora Van
Houton. daughter of Rev. John Jacob
Van Houton of Holland. was crushed
to death in the elevator at Mount Hoi-
yoke seminary Her age was % years.
New York.-T Mallory line steam
er Leona, which sailed from New York
to Galveston, was sunk on the New
Jersey flats near Ellis island, to save
her from destruction by fire.
Pewaukee. Wis.-The Oakton Spring
hotel burned The structure originally
cost $500 but had not been occupied
for a number of years. The loss was
partly covered by insurance.
Mexico. Mo-. ii. Drury jumped
from a moving Wabash train and was
killed. He lived at Greensboro, ny.
Greensboro. Ky.-The boiler in BaX-
leys mill exploded and Oliver Kelly
was instantly killed. Thomas Wisdom
was fatally injured and Wilson BaXley
fatally scalded.
Omaha, Neb.-The residence of DR..
George l.. Miller burned Many valua-
BILE art works. letters and documents
were destroyed. The money loss Is
$4,000
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
ITALIAN MAKES REAL PEARLS.
He Has Formed Company and WIZ
Use Tame Oysters.

We shall have to alter that line
about pearls from the ocean and gems
from the mine" now that an ingenious
Italian has found out how 10 grow
pearls in aquaria by the aid OF tame
oysters trained to do his bidding. This
is, OF course, a very different thing
from the dodge of ins, rting q small
sphere in an oyster shell. which in
time Will become coated with mother
OF pearl and resemble a pearl. the
Italian S system is to make real pearls.
The pearl, as we learned in tender in
fancy from 'Mangnall's Questions, is
an eXcrescence in the shell Of the right
kind of oyster. the translucent lining OF
the shell itself being r,other of pearl.
something gets into the oysters eye.
or he has a bad cold. is crossed in
love. or is annoyed because dinner is
late-and Mr.. Comba, an Italian nat
uralist. has discovered how TO treat the
oyster 10 make him manufacture pearls
at command. He has formed a COM
pany which intends 10 breed pearl
oysters, and by preserving the spat
from the dangers of the seas il is ex
pected that a much larger proportion
of babies Will be reared than usual.
Tickled in the right way these oysters
will all produce real lustrous gems.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
GRIM E.

Philadelphia, Pa.-John II. Evans,
arrested while in the act of robbing an
uptown dwelling. was sentenced to six
years Imprisonment within twenty
four hours of the time of his arrest
Auburn, N.Y.-Frank ~ Sheldon, on
trial here second time for the muir
der of his wife, Eva NJ Sheldon, COM
mitted suicide in the Jail
Lima, O.-The American National
bank, which was robbed of $4,000
Christmas night, 1898, has decided to
go into liquidation.
Hammond, Ind.-Mayor Reilly issued
an order for the removal of every slot
machine in this city. The slot ma
chine men and saloon men threaten a
war of retaliation, and declare they
will close up every gambling place
within the city limits.
LapOrte. Ind.-James Mulianey of
Chicago, charged with the murder of a
policeman at South Bend, was called
for trial in the central court, and con-
tinued until the May term.
Tacoma, Wash.-Citizens, indignant
at the many recent robberies and hold
ups, held public meeting in the cham
Der of commerce rooms, and decided to
form a vigilance committee.
Providence, II. frederick Ray
Martin, associate editor of the Journal
was shot and severely wounded by
burglars who were escaping from the
residence of DR.. E. M. Harris.
Albany, N. Y.-Mrs Margaret f..
Cody, on trial charged with attempting
to blackmail the heirs of Jay Gould
testified that she acted in good faith.
New Herber, w. Smith, cash
Ter of the Edwin Giles company, i'm
porters. is a fugi i've. Experts going
over his books report shortage of
nearly $780, in two years. His family
is left penniless.
New York-Mrs. Martha Place, who
has been condemned to die, was exam
ined as to her sanity at Sing Sing pris-
on by DR.. Charles l.. Dana.
New ork.-Nathan Schachtman.
alias Hirsch Kopelman, who is charged
with swindling Max Bernstein of
Cleveland. O.. out of $4,000 by selling
him brass filings for gold dust, was
Srraigned.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
&odJ,SaldabamM
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Hoods Pills liver Ills the non Irritating ana
the only csthartc TO take with Hoods Sarsaparis.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
Mrs. NJ. g. Cooper.

Corcoran Art Gallery. Ruskin. the
great artist placed Mis-. Cooper as one
of the greatest sculptors and painters
of this century. Mrs. Cooper is an ar
dent friend of Pe-ru-na and in a letter
dated January 20, written from Wash
ington. says the following: Il take
pleasure in recommending Pe-ru-na
for catarrh and la grippe. / have suf-
fered for months aud after the use or
one bottle of Pe-ru-na am entirely
week.-Mrs.. NJ. c. Cooper.
Send for a free book on catarrh en-
titled Health and Beauty" This book
is written especially for women, and
will be found TO be OF great value TO
every woman Address DIR. Hartman,
Columbus, o.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17

The Iowa democratic state conven-
ton vii. be held in Des Moines. but
the date is not fixed being left to
Chairman Townsend and Secretary
Huffman to decide The date was left
open to give chance for the popu-
lists and free silver republicans 10
confer and unite, if possible, on a state
ticket
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
Indorse the Chicago Platform.

The Chicago platform was reaffirm
ed by the democratic and all allied
parties, assembled in one convention
ticket was nominated: For supreme
judge, T. f. Barkworth: for state re-
gents, S +. Parkill. f. j. Legendre.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
DEWEY IN DANGER,
Greatest Sea Fighter OF the Age Said
I~s.
to Be Breaking Down"

Capt. Fraser. late Of the British i'm
perial forces, is at Vancouver. B. c. He
said:
The war at Manila will have to END
soon or the life of Admiral Dewey will
be worth nothing. If he i not soon re
lieved of the terrible strain imposed
upon him he cannot last a month long
er
One OF his officers said to me just
before | left Manila: The war will be
ended by the admiral soon. or il will
end him. No man can stand such 1;
strain as he does in this climate and
live long"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
MRS. COOPER.
The Most Famous Sculptures In tho
World. Entirely Cured by Pe-ru-na.

Mrs. NJ. c. Cooper OF the Royal Acad
envy of Arts, London. England, is I'M
dOubtedly one of the greatest living
sculptors. She has modelled busts of
half the nobility of England. and is
now in Washington making buSts of
distinguished Americans. Mrs Cooper
has just completed bust of Mrs. Bel
va Lockwood. which is now il the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-17
Plan to CAPTURE AguinaldO.

Within a week Gen. Otis, according
TO advices received at the war depart
ment from Manila, is expected to be-
gin an aggressive campaign looking TO
the crushing of Aguinaldo's forces.
and the capture of Aguinaldo
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Proposed Capital of $4,000. 900.

An effort is being made to consoli-
date builders of pipe organs into a
trust. The concern would have a cap
ital of nearly s5O,0O0.OOO