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The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

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MOON BLALES, SMOKE
RISES, PARROT CRIES
incidents THAI Cause Panic During
a Performance of Romeo
and Juliet -

CHICAGO, June 10-Contingencies for
which William Shakespeare made no AL
lowance arose during Maude Adams per-
lormance OF Romeo and Juliet" at Pow
ers Theater this afternoon The moon.
winch is supposed to shed its soft radi-
ance over the garden Of the CapuIets
Whlle Romeo makes love to Juliet on the
paicony above, became aggressive and
caught fire. 1t made much smoke, which
floated out over the audience and created
some uneaslness. Finally a nervous
woman in the balcony started for the door
a lively gait and in a moment the
aisies We're full of women following her
example. the majority of them leaving
hats and wraps behind them.
:, Ihe orchestra struck up 'The Star
spaingied scfin bi,si5aa Bianner Romeo dropped the
footlights, shouted: Ladies. sit down;
ladies, sit down" But the ladies would
not sit down until Manager Powers of the
theater climbed on the stage and assured
the audience that a bit of insulation on
the moon wire had become ignited but a
good portion of the moon had been saved
The fire was out and there was no danger
Quiet was restored and Romeo was
again telling Juliet his opinion of her.
while a parrot next door to the theater
sent few blood-curdling shrieks through
the windows, which had been opened to
allow the passage of smoke.
The audience was nervous and for a
minute there was a prospect of trouble
but they were quieted down once more
the parrot subsided and Romeo started in
for the third round, which he finished
During the trouble Miss Adams re-
mained on the balcony smiling. waiting
for the moon and parrot to subside and
for Romeo to come back. 1t was a try
ing ordeal for Miss Adams and Mr.. Fa-
versham. who played Romeo. and but for
their coolnesS and that of Mr.. Powers a
disastrous panic might have resulted.
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HEIRS OF A MiSER
CONTEST HIS WILL
Claim That Aged William Cook Was
Unduly Influenced by His
Rride

SUISUN, June 10.-The will of the late
William Cook of Birds Landing will be
contested. Last April Cook, who was then
about 10 years of age. surprised his neigh
bors by marrying Maria Alban, 35 years
of age. A week after the ceremony Cook
contracted a severe cold which resulted
in his death. On the day preceding his
demise Cook made will bequeathing his
property to his wife, leaving IS each to
his relatives. The will was admitted to
probate here on May %.
To-day Attorney Lloyd NJ. Robbins of
Suisun filed suit in behalf of absent
heirs, representing brothers and sisters of
the deceased, who live in Nova Scotia, to
have the will declared invalid and the pro-
bate thereof annulled and revoked. The
contestants declare Cook was in a serious
condition, mentally and physically, when
he married Maria Albani, and that she in
weighed and persuaded him while he was
lying at the point of death TO make the
document purporting to be a Will.
Cook was a miser He saved considera-
bic money and owned several outstanding
notes of good value, besides large ranch.
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Active Steps Taken by Prom
inent IriSh-Americans
of New York.
MONEY TO Be GIVEN
Meetings Arranged and It Is Hoped
to Purchase the Muckross Es-
tate BY July Fourth.
Special Dispatch to The Cali

NEW YORK, June 1O.-The negotia-
tions looking to the purchase of Muck
ross Abbey and the lakes of Killarney
10y the lrish-Americans of Greater New
York. with view to turning the his
tOric old place into an Irish national
park. received a great impetus to-day.
when arrangements We're practically
7 ade for notable meeting to be held
ut the Waldorf-Astoria next Wednes-
day evening for the furtherance Of the
project. Already a large number of
prominent persons have signified their
intention TO subscribe generously to in
sure the success of the project and the
list grows daily. 1t is believed that the
SI5O00O necessary can be collected in
this city within a week.
James Boothly Roche. member of
Parliament from East Kerry. Killarney
division, who holds an option on the
Muckross estate, with President James
j. Coogan Of the borough of Manhat-
tan, to-day called on several Irish
Americans and were assured by all of
hearty cooperation in the plan. Car
dinal Gibbons. Archbishop Corrigan
and Bishop Mcdonnell Of BROOKLYN
the
project.
As a result of to-day's conferences
NIr Roche and Mr.. Coogan will to-mor-
row meet ten of the wealthiest and
most prominent Americans of this
city to talk over the project and for
mulate plan Of procedure Senator
Thomas f Grady, James S. Coleman.
Alr Roche and w. Bourke Cochran are
among those who will be present.
At this meeting arrangements will be
made for a general meeting to be held
at the Waldorf-Astoria next Wednes-
day night in the interest of the pro-
ject. Nearly 100 enthusiasts have al
ready signified their intention of at
tending the general meeting. Invita-
tions viii be sent to about 800 Irish
Americans to attend, including Mayor
Van Wyck, Archbishop Corrigan.
Bishop Mcdonnell, Rev. DR.. w. S:
Rainsford. w Bourke Cochran. former
Mayor Grace, William Astor Chanler
Thomas Adds Emmett. Senator
Thomas +. Grady. .. H. p Belmont.
Judge keogh, Sheriff Dunn. John D.
'Crimmins, john F. Carroll. Corporation
Counsel Whalen, Andrew Freedman.
John T. Oakley and John T. Fitzger-
aid
Archbishop Corrigan viii be asked to
preside. Committees viii be appointed
To take the matter in hand and place
it upon a business basis. Mr.. Roche
Will give the meeting his views on the
feasibility Of establishing a Killarney
park. The plan as presented thus far
is to place the park in the hands of a
board of trustees. cOinDaSpd of tho
Mayor of New York, eX-officio; Arch
bishop Of New York and four others
to be chosen by them. Many we'll
known speakers will address the meet
ing.
Mr. Roche hopes to have the money
all subscribed and the property pur-
chased by the Fourth Of July. when an
international celebration win be ar
ranged in honor Of the event.
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LITERATURE
FOR SOLDIERS

; HONGKONG, May 16.-To the
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, cisco-Gentlemen Yours of April
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; and the generous people of Cali
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! Again thanking you in the name
! of the society and for the soldier
= boy. l am, gentlemen, faithfully
= yours,
I FRANCIS A. BLAKE JR,
\ Financial Agent California Red
= Cross.
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j0urn at once.

~ ALL HEADQUARTERS, VEL
l. LINGTON HOTEL. WASHING
TON. June 10 - Germany has
~ thrown off its mask and come
out the avowed opponent of the
principles of arbitration.
a cablegram setting eOrth this infor-
nation was received to-day at the
State Department from Mr.. Hollis sec
retary of the American delegation at
The Hague conference. According to
the departments information Germany
is opposed to any of the schemes of ar
bitration which have been submitted,
and it is expected by officials that she
will use her influence to oppose its
adoption.
This attitude may have an important
bearing on the result of the conference,
and especially upon the arbitration
plan. which has been a matter of spe-
ciaI solicitude to the administration. 1t
is already apparent that the plan ap-
proved by the President proposing
permanent arbitration tribunal will not
be accepted, but it had been expected
that some of its features, at least, would
be embodied in the plan adopted. Ger
many's declaration, however places a
different aspect upon the matter.
1t is not known to what extent Ger
many can influence other powers to
join her in her naturalization atti
tude. but it was suggested to-day that
Austria and Italy. the remaining mem
bers of the triple alliance, had undOubt-
edly been sounded by the Berlin Gov
ernment before it showed its hand.
It is pointed out that Italy has been
one of the foremost nations in entering
into treaties with other powers for the
arbitration of any controversies that
might arise, and that having so COM
mitted herself she ought to be heartily
in favor of arbitration with as many
nations as possible.
1t may be. however, that Germany's
opposition is due to secret desire to
prevent any satisfactory outcome to the
conference held at Russias initiative,
and in which France, by reason of her
alliance with the St. Petersburg Gov
ernment, is deeply interested.
In this event it is possible that Aus
tria and Italy have been induced to
join Germany. Another cause for Ger
many's hostility may be found in the
fact that she is esse ntially a military
power and her policy is dictated by the
military spirit which pervades the en-
pire Denmark will probably join with
Germany, but no guess can be made
of the countries forming Germany s
following in this
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MAXWELL SHOOTING AFFRAI.
w. D. Selby Seriously Wounded by
w. T. Gould.

MAXWELL. June 1O-A feud of some
months standing between w. D. Selby a
ranch employe residing five miles north
CT this village, and w. r. Gould and
Charles Gould, father and son, the father
being foreman of E. ]. Depue's warehouse
at Colusa Junction terminated in a shoot
ing affray at Maxwell this evening. The
afraH occurred in front of Graham's sa-
loon. Selby was shot in the right thigh.
just below the groin, the ball DETECTING
DOWN. ard. Probing failed to reveal its
location Although several shots were
fired but one took effect. The row started
between Selby and the younger Gould, the
father taking the sons part. No arrests
have vet been made.
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SHILLING FUND TO
SAVE KILLARNEY LAKES

NEW YORK, June 1O.--A cable to the
Sun from London says: The report
that Howard Gould intends to purchase
the Lakes Of Killarney has brought F.
w. Crossley Of Dublin to London TO in
terview the Irish Commoners. He is
anxious to start a shilling fund to make
the lakes and island public property.
lie has sent d thousand Shillings 10 the
Lord Mayor Of Dublin. who Will act as
trustee of the fund.
The present owner Of the Standard
Insurance Company refused e35,000 for
the property.
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FIRES
FOLLOW A STRIKE
Three Attempts to Destroy Building
on the Hearst Ranch Near
San Simeon.

CAYUCOS. June 1O.-Three incendiary
fires were started yesterday in Superin-
tendent Taylor's residence on the Hearst
ranch, owned by Mrs. Phebe Hearst and
". r. Hearst. near San Simeon, thirty
miles from here. They We're discovered
before much damage was done: Chi
nese cook was arrested on suspicion and
held for trial. Thirty laborers struck for
higher wages shorter hours and better
food a week ago Their demands were
not allowed and all left the RANCH. 1t is
supposed the Chinaman fred the resi-
dence through sympathy for the striking
h0rprS
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WESTMINSTER WILL
WELCOME THE WOMEN
Promise of Interesting Discussions
at the Coming International
Council

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
LONDON, June 10.-Westminster, the
home of the mother of Parliaments. Is to
give a welcome to the parliament of
mothers who are bent upon discussing for
the space of eight days the affairs of the
world, particularly those of which they
DO not approve.
OF course, this meeting of the Interna-
tonal Women's Council will devote most
of its time to questions of women s rights
and as one of the principal rights of
woman is undoubtedly the privilege to use
her tongue as she pleases, great freedom
Of debate is to be expected. According to
the programme they will formulate a
scheme for establishing an equal moral
standard for men and women. Delegates
are coming from the ends of the earth
from New Zealand and America to say
nothing of France and Germany
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Made Insane by a Fall.

WOODLAND, June 10.-A petition will
b. heard in the Superior Court on June 49,
asking that Jason Watkins be declared in
competent and that d guardian be ap-
pointed for him. Several weeks ago he
was suddenly attacked by a spell of dizzi-
ness and fell upon a concrete sidewalk
His head struck with such force that he
was rendered unconscious. and he has had
but few lucid moments since MI Wat
kins has been very prominent in Yolo
County. He has held the offices of Sheriff
and Assemblyman and was influential in
fraternal circles.
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GERM Many IS
OPPOSED TO
ARBITRATION
Kaiser William Throws Off
the Mask as to Peace
Conference.
HAS SOME BACKING
Italy and Austria, and Perhaps Den
mark, Will Join the Stand Of
the Berlin Government.
specia! DIspatcA to The can.

The Kaiser has determined that
the Cars peace conference shall
come to nothing. A react'onory
IN every sense, William of Ger
many sets himself against the
arbitration proposals advonced at
The Hague by America and Great
Britain, and 1t has been apparent
ever since The conference assem-
bLed that arbitration was all the
delegates could hope to accom-
phsh. It would be as WE'LL per-
hqpS, for the conference to ad-
journ at once.
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Mrs. storke Scores a Point.

SANTA BARBARA, June 10.-Judge Os-
ter of San Bernardino, presiding in the
Yda Adds Storke criminal libel trial,
made an important ruling as 10 submit
ting in evidence writing other than that
of the defendant. The court ruled that
writing known not to be the defendants
may be admitted to prove that a person
other than Mrs. Storke wrote the libelous
letters Senator Boyce, for the defense, is
conducting a vigorous DISCRIMINATION
of handwriting expert Kytka. who has
been on the stand all this week.
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Wrecked Gunboat Floated.

Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1893. by James Cor
don Bennett
VALPARAISO, Chile, June 1O-Advices
from Buenos Ayres announce that the
Chilean gunboat Huemul, which was
wrecked in Magellan Straits, has arrived
at Punta Arenas, after being floated, with
slight damage The crew of the Huemul
accused the captain OF the British mail
steamer Lguria of ignoring their signals
Of distress, but he denied their charges.
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st. Helena Graduates.

ST. HELENA. June 10.-The first COM
mencement exercises of the St. Helena
Union High School were held in Turner
Hall last evening, and four graduates
May Alvera Wells Harry Clark Williams
Henry Fiske Faull and Samuel McCurdy
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CLAIMS VAST ESTATES.
New South Wales Fruit Growers
Mission to England.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
LONDON. June 10.-The Daily Mail
learns that a New South Wales fruit
grower named Rucknell, an old man of 73
is now on his way to England to press
claim for rights, rolls and titles of Peters,
borough, Northamptonshire, and lands
and tenements in Lincoln, now held by
the Duke of Westminster Buckneil
claims that he and the present Lord Bel
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BLAND NEAR DEATH.
Weaker Than at Any Time During
His Illness.

LEBANON. Mo-. June 10.-Mr Bland
rallied somewhat from his sinking spell
this afternoon, but at 10 o'clock tonight
is much weaker than at any time during
his illness. Some liquid nourishment was
given him at 4 o'clock with good results.
The patient who is unconscious, may live
through the night. unless he should be
again touched by the paralytic stroke.
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grave are. the sole. survivors of the Barker
family, to whom the estates claimed right
~ belong. but the sBelgrave branch of the
Ianlly married into the Grosvenor family
ana the property was absorbed by the
DuchH OF Westminster. 1t would seem
that Bucknell is determined on making
tight for what he demands q
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J. \ = y \ ~ y \ \

Jr.-received their diplomas. An immense
crowd was present. The st. Helena High
School comprises the three school dis
tricts of st. Helena. Lodi and Vineland
1t was opened in September, 1897, with
J. A. Metzler as principal and Miss Grace
Wellington Ackerman as assistant. The
school began with seventeen pupils,
which number has increased to thirty
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
VANDALs AT WORK.
Mutilation of Books in the State
Library at Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, June 10.-It has been
ascertained that vandals have been at
work in the State library. a few days
ago valuable etching was cut II from on "a a
satin was stolen from a rare work, and
other thefts have been discovered LIBRA
rian ellis has taken measures to keep
secret watch on those using DOCKS
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REFRIGERATING SHIP
GLACIER ON WAY TO MANILA

GIBRALTAR. June 10.-The United
States refrgerating ship Glacier, bound
from New York to Manila. sailed from
this port to-day.
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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-03-16
WALKERS SHOT WAS FATAL.

Physasa.ns Do Not Think Haniltea WIN
Z < Recover Rrem His Wo1nd. So
BRDroL, Tenn, March la-0eneral
Walker, ex-Congressman, and Attor.
ney Hamilton, who were wounded in
a shooting ARRAY at the courthouse
here, are resting easy. General
Walker was shot through the shoulder
and side. the bullet penetrating the
lung. The wound is dangerous, but
not necessarily fatal Ha,nilton's con-
dition is serious. and the physicians
hold but slight hope of his recovery.
Various stories are in circulation as
to just who did the shooting. One yer.
sion is that General Walker did no
shooting at all Another is that Ste
nographer Davis shot Walker, while
others say Walker was shot by J. P.
Hickman, one of his friends. Neither
of the wounded men will make state
ment in regard to the affair.
The quarrel occurred over the taxi
ing Of dispositions in the Walker -Rhes
Congressional election contest.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-03-16
GOMEZ is OUT.
Cuban Assembly Impeachcs and Re-
moves Him.

Cuban Assembly Impeachcs and Re-
moves Him.
HAVANA, March 13-The Cuban
military assembly, in public session,
b. vote of &c to 1, impeached Gem
eral Maxine Gomez and removed him
from his command as general-in chief
of the Cuban army.
Much passion was evident in the
speeches, in some of which Gomez was
declared to have been delinquent in
his duties and disobedient because he
had accepted the proposition of Rob-
ert P. Porter, President McKinley's
special emissary, without consulting
the assembly; because he had taken
upon himself the arrangements for
the payment and disarming of the
Cuban troops Independent of tho as
semhly, and because he had declared
to the assembly that he would observe
its rulings insofar as he considered
them beneficial to Cuba.
The assembly then declared that the
81, 600, 900 is insufficient, and it has not
yet accepted the proposition.
The assembly is being strongly CEN
sured by Cubans on all sides, and
there were popular demonstrations in
favor of the deposed commander-in-
chief, the crowds shouting Long live
Gomez!' and death to the assembly,
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DOUBLE HANGING.
Man and Woman Executed at Quebec
Canada.

Man and Woman Executed at Quebec
Canada.
ST. SCHOLASTIC, Quebec, March H.
Mrs. Cornelia Poirier AMI Samuel
Parslow were hanged here this morn
ing. back to back, with a heavy black
curtain between them Their crime
was the murder of Isadore Poirier,
the woman's husband
Mrs Poirier was firm and collected
throughout. She took part in tho
mass said at 5 o'clock. and on the scat
fold shook hands with the hangman
without tremor. The crowd inside
the Jail jeered at her, but even then
her composure did not desert her and
at the suggestion of the hangman she
turned and faced the jeerers and
stood erect and prayed to the last.
Parslow exhibited much less courage
and was more dead than alive when
the drop fell. Six hundred men who
had remained up all night witnessed
the hanging
Outside the Jail there were 1000
more who, with beam, tried to bat
ter down the gate of the Jail yard and
desisted only when the provincial po-
lice fred their revolvers in the air.
The behavior of the crowd inside was
such that one of the priests, the Rev.
Father Meloche, had to repro We them
from the scaffold.
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DECLINE THE PROMOTION.

Two Navy Onicers Refuse an Advance of
Grade.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Rear Ad-
miral Higginson has declined the pro-
motion offered him by the navy de-
partment on the ground that his
services have not been of such con-
spicuous merit as to warrant it.
Lieutenant Aaron Ward has also de-
elined promotion because he would,
by accepting it, prevent a classmate
from ever reaching flag rank.
Rear Admiral Higginson was cap
tain of the battleship Massachusetts,
during the war and was recommended
for promotion with the other captains
under Rear Admiral Sampson, for gal
liant and meritorious services at San
tiago. The Massachusetts, had pro-
ceeded under the admiral's orders to
Guantanamo to coal on the morning of
July 3. and consequently had no di-
rect part in the destruction OF Ger
vera's fleet.