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VOLUME LXXII-NO. 1. FRIENDS OF CLEVELAND. A Convention of Anti-Hill Democrats in flew York. THE MIDWINTER nnn.

mmm. Perifyip? Politics In the Empire State-Bill's Adherents Deserting Republican Delegates Gathering at Minneapolis. Special to The irxinq Call. Syracuse, May The Democrats opposed to Hill and his midwinter-snap convention met in State convention here this afternoon and was called to order by ex- Secretary of the Treasury Charles S. Fairchild, chairman of the State committee.

Fairchlld made a brief speech in which he spoke of the strength of the movement again. Hill and its growth since the convention was called, and said: "We have only to go on in the spirit of justice, firmly and calmly, to accomplish what would ba more fir the Democratic party In the State of New York than all other political movements in the last generation." John D. Reman of Oneida County was chosen permanent chairman. On taking the chair be spoke at considerable length, beginning with this declaration: "This convention lea halt on tbe march to the National Democratic Convention at Chicago of an army of 200,000 New York Democrats, and of as many more enlisted sympathizers. They go to wage war less.

against their disfranchisement in that convention by leaders who have made an unwise and crafty use of the party machinery for personal ends, and who have overriden the time-honored custom usages of the Democratic party. We and claim under these usages our right to insist at Chicago that the call for manipulation of the February convention was an abuse of trust and a violation of Democratic rights in this State; that its proceedings then misrepresented a large element of dis- franchlsed Democrats now misrepresent an overwhelming sentiment, which since has grown to vast proportions throughout the State. If our strength did not lie in tho will of the people the sun would shine at midnight before the loyal Democratic rank and file in this State would don the garb of contestants and give this cause its un- preeedented growth and Frederick B. Coudert. Its clearly marked intensity of purpose.

The people, neither disciplined nor led, nor organized, are in this movement. That Is its strength The speaker then denounced the midwinter convention and extolled and praised Cleve'and and tariff reform, and declared In favor of fair play for silver, but not for the policy of attempting to protest agaiust "gold bugs" by the creation of "silver bugs." It is asserted that the Democratic dissensions in New York would end at Chicago. When Kernan reached the mention of the name of Cleveland the convention rose as one man and gave vent to feelings in extraordinary bursts of enthusiasm. The speaker's reference to silver met -quica recognition. The committee selected as E.

Orr of Brooklyn, F. R. Coudert of New rk, C. F. Bishop of Buffalo and Edward Fitzgerald ol Troy.

The Platform. The following is a summary of the platform adopted by the convention: The platform declares the most urgent necessity of the Union is radical reform in the administration of the Federal Government, and denounces the Republican party lor abuse of power during the past four years. Having control of the Executive and both branches of Congress it pursues a course of extravagance, tyranny and fraud. Finding the treasury with a large and increasing surplus, It disregarded its duty to relieve the people from oppressive tariff taxation; through the billion-dollar Congress it enacted appropriations amounting to £500,000,000 annually, the most of them permanent, so that they cannot be reduced by a Democratic Bouse without the concurrence of a Republican Senate; turned the magnificent surplus into a danger ncy went to lengths of class legislation before unheard of by enacting the McKinley bill, and deprived tbe State of Sew York of just representation in Congress and the Electoral College by fraudulent census. It was guilty of fraudulent administration of Pension Office, and reached the climax of partisan oppression in the endeaver to enact the infamous Force bill.

The platform then contrasts this with the wise and prudent Democratic administration of Grover Cleveland, who, in his message, in December, 1887, pointed out the true mission of the Democratic party, and through temporary defeat brought it to magnificent victories In 1890 and 1891, and declares New York shall not be a blank space on the Democratic map. The platform then denounces the McKlnley act at length In its effect on commercial developments, etc. The Silver Plank. The silver plank is as follows: Vie approve of the use of both gold and silver as money, but demand that all dollars, whether gold or sliver, shall be equal In value to each oilier In fact as well as by declaration ot law. We are opposed to free coinage of stiver by the United alone at the existing ratio ol 16 to 1, because we believe tree coinage at that ratio will result id tbe immediate disappearance ot gold from the business ot tbe country; tlie use Of silver will be a certain loss to every wageearner aua every savings bank depositor, with tne Impairment of credit and disastrous disturbance ol business of every kind.

The repeal of tfie Sherman silver bill of 1890 is demanded, because It Is an obstruction ot International bimetallism, and is rapidly bringing tbe country to silver monometallism with all Us attendant evils. The New York Fight, The platform then takes up the Democratic factional fight in New York, ana without mentioning names denounces the methods employed in calling a midwinter convention by Hill's friends, and declares that the Democratic party retains unshaken confidence In the ability and lofty integrity of Grover Cleveland; declares him the choice by an overwhelming majority of the Democrats in New York; that the country may rely with confidence on his ability to. carry the State triumphantly in November; that by nominating him to lead the party in the approaching Presidential contest the national convention will carry out the almost unanimous wish of tbe party and best consult the welfare of the country; declares the convention has no desire to force its preference on the National Convention; recognizes that other States and Democrats bave the same right to their views; that the wishes of the party should prevail, and gives a pledge to support the candidate nominated at Chicago, and instructs the delegation to act as a unit. The denouncement of the mid-winter convention was greeted with vociferous applause, as was also the eulogy of Cleveland. A supplementary resolution was adopted warmly endorsing Cleveland, recommending him for nomination.

After reading a list of the district delegates the convention adjourned. Hill's Lost Opportunity. New York, May 1t seems to be pretty well conceded that Hill thoroughly realizes that he has lost bis chance. Although be spent two days at the Huffman House, leaving yesterday afternoon, none of the leaders in local politics called on him. "Rats are quick to leave a sinking ship, and Senator Hill is going down," said a local politician.

"He will never again have the power he has used so recklessly here In this State." THE COMING CONVENTION. Leading Politicians Drawing Sent to Minneapolis. CniCAOO. May A large number of politicians are in this city to-night on their way to Minneapolis. Chairman parly arrived tbis evening, and the chairman at once locked him-elt In with several national committee Congressman al ate.

AJ.W was also there, and the conference lasted a long time. Allen's presence gave rise to the rumor that final arrangements are being made to spring a Blaine-Alger ticket No arrangements were made In regard to temporary chairman, and Clark denied that there would be any official conference until after tbe arrival at Minneapolis. New York, May 31. The Western Union Telegraph Company has arranged to send bulletins from the national conventions, in connection with the Associated to all parts of the country, aud give them to the public free of charge. THE TROHIBITIONISTS.

Conventions Held In Illinois and Wisconsin. Springfield, May The Prohibition State convention met this morning, Rev. W. B. Halght of Pockford was selected temporary chairman.

Committees were announced, reports from district caucuses received, and the convention took a recess until afternoon. The committee on permanent organization selected Hon. tobert H. l'aiton of this city for permanent chairman. In the afternoon the convention effected a permanent organization, elected delegates at largo to the national convention and then took a recess until to-morrow.

Madison, May The Prohibition State convention met tins afternoon. Hon. S. D. Hastings was made temporary chairman.

The convention will demand that T. C. Kichmond of this city be selected as the candidate for Governor, although he expressed himself as unwilling to run. Secretary Foster's Views. New York, May Secretary Foster Is here to see his wife and daughter off to Europe to-morrow-.

He repeated tlio sentiments in his recent Washington interview, to the effect that the anti-Harrison movement comes only from people whom the President has disappointed. An Alliance Man Nominated. Caeroltown, May U. S. Hall, the Farmers' Alliance leader, was to-day nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Second District over Charles 11.

Mansur, the Democratic incumbent. Rhode Island for Blame. Providence, R. I May The Journal asserts that the Rhode Island delegates to Minneapolis will bo a unit in the support tf Cleveland Goes to the Seashore. New Fork, Ex-President Cleveland and family left the city tc-day for their summer residence at Buzzards Pay, Mass.

EASTERN STORMS. Heavy Bains in Central Tornado in Kansas. Indiana May This city and Central Indiana have had few such rains as fell last night and early this morning. In effect it was a cloudburst. The streets wer.

filled with water, which flowed over the curbs into the yards. Rogue's Run, which runs through the city, became a raging torrent, and many people had to flee. for their lives. The electric cars plowed their way through the streets like steamboats. White River and Fall Creek are on the rampage.

Several northern suburbs are reported under water. information received from outside the city to-night indicate the loss of at least three lives, Carl Weaver, John Henderson and tiie latter's little boy being drowned in Fall Creek. The rain continues to-night and the rivers are risine. Many bouse, in the lower part of the city are Hooded, and great damage is done. The lowlands in the Wabash Valley are covered, and the corn and wheat crops destroyed.

A' Wabash the manufacturing establishments have been compelled to close because of high water, and report- of damage come from all towns in that vicinity. The railroads are suffering much inconvenience. Independence, Mar The two-story stone honse of James Sullivan, near ere. was demolished by a tornado last night, two people being killed- six others slightly injured. TROUBLE IN FLORIDA.

Colored Laborers Attempt to Avenge a Com- rado's Death. Jacksonville, May Deputy Sheriff Williams and a posse of 10 men went lo last night to suppress an uprising among the colored population. Early last week a section boss named Henderson, on the St. Augustine road, shot and killed a colored workman, it is as.crted, in self-defense, as three of them were assaulting him at the time he fired. Since then the laborers havo been searching for Henderson, who is a white man, and under the pretext that he was concealed in his own house they set armed guards about it and refused to let Mrs.

Henderson or the children nut Tliere are only a few whites in the neighborhood, while the negroes number 200 or 300. For four days Henderson's family have been living in constant terror, and only to-day was help sent for. Williams and his found nearly SCO armed negroes riding and walking about the village threatening violence to the Hendersons, or to hold them for ransom until death of their comrade was avenged. The posse soon scattered them and made some arrests. The names of the ringleaders were taken and they will be indicted.

The deputies removed Henderson'- family to the bouse of relatives in South Jacksonville. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. Finley Evans fatally stabbed Frank Webb on Clear Creek, Ky. Evans escaped. Brazil has sold £1.000,000 of 5 per cent tieasury bonds to the Rothschilds at Count Leo Tolstoi is the well-known writer and philanthropist, said to be seriously iii.

Isadore Kiue, a tailor at 37 Ludgate Hill, E. London, has failed. Liabilities, £60,000. Mrs. Florence Ethel Osborne, who gained unpleasant notoriety through of Mrs.

Hargreave's jewelry, has given birth to a daughter. Dave Shaw, a negro, under arrest at Graycourt, S. C. for the larceny of S4O, was taken from the officers yesterday by a mob and lynched. The Russian Cabinet has decided that Jews desirous of emigrating will be provided with a permit free of charge aud will bo relieved of military service The Attorney-General ol New Jersey has filed information iv the Court of Chancery against the Reading combine, and asks an injunction to restrain the carrying out of tbe deal.

The Italian Chamber has agreed to Prime Minister Giolitti's demand for urgency lor a provisional vote of credit for six months. The matter was referred to the Budget Committee. Explosion in a Coal Mine. kesbakiie, Fa. May A terrific explosion occurred this morning at the West End Coal Company mine at Mosaoaqua, 20 miles distant, in a drift, where 11 men were working, most of whom wire seriously burned.

The foreboss, John Frethroe. and John Welter, a miner, were taken out dead. Rescued in Midocean. New York, May 1n the face of a northwest gale, which sent a ton of water over the bow of the steamship, the Amsterdam hove to near midocean one week ago to rescue the captain and crew of the dismantled fas-finking Swedish bark Slgne. The crew of 10 men was brought to port.

Champion Wrestling Hatch. New Yohk, May Ernest Roeber, the champion GraMo-Rutnan wrestler of America, defeated Louis Lawrence, the champion wrestler of Germany, in a well-contested match in this city to-night, winning a purse of $500. Into the Ditch. Deadwood, S. May 8y the derailing of a train on the Deadwood Central this morning James Scott was killed, William Thomas fatally injured and, the other passengers badly shaken up.

A Kentucky Lynching. Campbellsville, May Heck Williams (colored), wbo assaulted a young woman named Rice, was taken from the Lebanon jail last night and hanged by a mob at the toll-gate. Strike. Saui.t Ste. Makie, Mi May One hundred stone-cutters, employed on the new dock, struck to-night for ,4 a day and nine hours' work.

'Their demand was refused. Anniversary of tbe Great Flood. Johnstown, May, Two-day, the third anniversary of the Johnstown flood, was celebrated by the unveiling of a monument, Governor Fattison presiding. SAX FRAXCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE, 1, EIGHT PAGES. MAURITIUS IN RIMS.

Destruction Caused by the Recent Terrible Tornado. nun RAWS FOLLOW mucin. A Large Part of the fitj Swept Away Fires Add to tbe Horrors of the Calamity. Special to Tns Morsino Call. Marseilles, May Malls which have just arrived from Mauritius confirm the statement that 1200 persons were killed and 4000 injured in the recent hurricane.

The wind was by a violent magnetic disturbance. The sea rose nine feet, the highest level since the cyclone of 1818. Scarcely houso in the colony escaped damage. Many churches and public buildings were destroyed. The church of the Immaculate Conception is in ruins.

The cathedral by a strauge chance escaped. The dead include a large number of the leading inhabitants. Fearful sights were witnessed in the streets. A factory on the Martin estate collapsed, killing 200 Indians. Half of the sugar crop Is destroyed and the planters' losses are incalculable.

About noon tue storm broke with a furious hissing sound, and for 90 minutes a pitiless tornado raged, accompanied by a deluge of rain. Puildings collapsed, roofs were blown olf and trees blown down. The barometer suddenly began to rise, the wind lulled, and many people went out, believing that ail danger was passed. At 3 (''clock the wind burst again In tenfold violence from the directly opposite quarter. The fury was maintained for two hours.

At 0 o'clock the weather again became calm, and fires then broke out in the ear-tern suburbs and destroyed what the wind bad spared. The country districts suffered heavily, but as nothing compared with Port Louis. Here the residents who survived the disaster were almost too dazed and unnerved to be of much assistance in the work of restoring something like order out of the state of chaos which existed. AFTER THE BATTLE. Slaven Says He Was Oat of Condition.

Bat His Jaw Unbroken. London, May Slaven attributes his defeat to his lack of condition. He intends challenging Jackson again. He denies that his jaw was broken aid says that he was very weak after fighting five round l'ritehard and Jim Hall are matched to fight at the National Club for £2000. Choynski has challenged Jem Smith for and the largest purse.

The Monetary Conference. Paris, May 1n the Deputies to-day, Soubay lnterpellated the Government favorlug a silver standard currency. He concluded by asking the Chamber to adopt an order of the flay approving the programme of the United States and Franco as arranged for the monetary conference in 1881. Ron rier, Minister of France, said the French Government was opposed to the abrogation of the Latin monetary union, and would reserve the right of liberty of action, both now and in the future. Buisia and Germany.

London, May A lit Fetersburg special says It is reported that strenuous efforts are being made to bring about a modus vivendi between Germany and Russia. The latter if- sail to be willing to reduce the duties on German manufactures, provided Germany will guarantee not to attack France and will give Russia a free hand in Bulgaria. Russia is anxious for peace in order to repair the of the famine and better her financial condition. Food fcr the Russian Poor. Riga, May Men were set to work discharging the cargo of the Tynehead, carrying the lowa contributions for the starving Russians, ns soon as the hatches were opened, and soon the flour, provisions, were loaded on the cars.

The cargo made 310 carloads. These were run as express trains, and as soon as loaded were started for the distressed provinces. Captain Carr. commander ot the Tynehead. has been presented with a splendid silver service.

Dynamiters in bindon. London, May A policeman to-day discovered a gang of men acting suspiciously in the neighborhood of the London Fields Railway Station. When the policeman approached the men they threw something away and made off. Upon investigation the policeman discovered four powerful dynamite cartridges with fuses attached. It is supposed that an attempt was being made to blow up the station.

Italy's Cabinet Crisis. Pah-, May Lockeroy, formerly the Italian Minister of Education, has written a letter declaring that the Dalian court party desires war, and it trying to push the country in that direction. King Humbert, he says, will soon be compelled to do something to escape revolution and fiuancial disaster, and will do Lis utmost to induce Germany tv open war. A Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne, May 31.

The business premises of Hon. James mi In the business center of tie city, were practically dcitroyed by fire to-night. The fire Is still in progress and the greatest excitement prevails, as it is feared the tire will spread to the adjoining The damage thus far done to Russia's Crops Damaged. St. May 31.

Imperial Economic Society reports that the protracted drought has caused serious damage to grass, aud is damage to in every province. Farmers are complaining of a Jack of pasturage. The society recommends the storage of grain and fodder. Review of the Berlin Garrison, Berlin, May The annual review of the Berlin garrison in the presence of the Emperor, and witnessed by a vast throng, including the little Queen of the Netherlands and her mother, Queen Recent Emma, was held at Templebof and was a brilliant affair. Cuba's New Havana.

May The Government has accepted tho resignation of General Governor-General of Cuba, and appointed General Abcjandro Rodriguez Arias to fill the vacancy. Italian Feasants Aroused. Rome, May Au outbreak and disorder is feared among the agricultural workers around Ravenna. Several revolutionary manifestos have already been seized and their authors arrested. Getting Upon Its Feet.

London, May The old firm of Baring Bros, has reduced its liability to the Bank of England by £1.000.000 by the sale of Buenos Ayres and Western Railway debenture bonds which it held. "he Sailer's Yacht Won. May Empperor William's yacht Meteor beat the Iverna at Harwich to-day. CALIFORNIA FRUIT. Large and Increasing Demand in Eastern Markets.

New Tokk, May Fonr years ago 1,000,000 pounds of California fruit was the annual amount sold in New York. Last year pounds found purchasers here, and this year, a fruit auctioneer who lias just returned from a four months' stay on the I'acific Coast says, the amount of fruit sent to New York to be sold will be pounds. From this time on the fruits from the Pacific Coast will be shipped to the East in less time than was dreamed of a few years ago. 11 is safe to say Hint In three years the production in prunes and raisins in California will lie enough to supply America and preclude importations altogether. Last year 14 days was the average lime in transit fiom California, and reducing the time to seven days makes the probability of landing fruit here iii perfect condition unquestioned.

In this event $500,000 can be saved to growers yearly over what has been realized in the past. England has been made an outlet possible for green fruit already by placing refrigerating boxes on board the fast steamers, an experiment that has been recently tried with considerable success. CROOKED BILL OP LADING. How an Omaha Merchant Walked Into a Trap. Omaha, May Daniel Farrell a merchant of this city, and his shipping clerk, Edward H.

Sharp, were placed under arrest to-day on an indictment found by the Federal Grand Jury charging them with violation of the Interstate commerce law. The offence consisted in a falsified bill of lading, whereby twenty cents per hundred pounds was saved on a airload of syrup shipped to Salt Lake. Farrell said the transaction was entered into between his clerk and the inspector of the We tern Railroad Weighing Association without his (Farrell's) knowledge. When he found it out he ordered the thing corrected, but for some reason the car went through the manipulated bill. Farrell charges Superintendent Carman of the weighing association of Chicago with laying a trap for him.

"WITH HER OWN HAIR. Peculiar Suicide of a Young Society Woman of Long Island. New York, May Miss Lillian Norfolk, oue of the handsomest, most talented and wealthiest young women of Long Island, was found by her maid to-day in a bathtub filled with water. Her hair was wound thrice about her throat and fastened. One hand, which had turned the faucet, clutched the metal in a grin of death.

Her face looked calm and peaceful, though she had strangled herself with her own hair. Various causes are assigned for the deed, prominent among which was disappointment in love. QUARRELING OVER WATER. A Mountain Tragedy in the Tcmescai Country. Riverside, May 0n Monday morn Ing last a man by the name of Emmet Walters had a quarrel over a water-right at Temesca), near this city, with a neighbor, and after wrenching a gun away (rom the other party to the quarrel, attempted to break it by striking it over a rock, with the result that the tdece was discharged, the load lodging in Walters' body.

lingered for several hours in great agony, when death intervened. MUTINY IN VENEZUELA. Desperate Encounter Between Government Troops and Rebellions Sailors. Nkw York, May The Herald's Maracaibo, Venezuela, cablegram says: Mutiny started the other day among some soldiers under the command of the Government general, Arras. The main body of rebels and the force of Arras' men came together in the heart of the town.

After a fierce fight the revolt was quelled. The rebels fled in all leaving their lender dead upon the scene of battle. In all, 40 wen killed on both sides. Ihe Mexican Boundary Commission. El Paso, May Blanco, chief of the International Boundary Commission for Mexico, called at the Times cftice to say that an erroneous report had gone out to the effect that his commission had been compelled to slop work on account of lack of funds.

He said, on the contrary, the appropriation would be increased snd a larger force put to work at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1. This step was taken on account of the fact that the American Commission, with a larger equipment, moved in advance ot the other bodies. Pretests Against St. Louis, May a largely attended meeting of tho colored people of this city was held this evening to take part in the national "law-and-order day 'movement" recently Inaugurated as a protest against the recent numerous Resolutions were adopted denouncing the Southern outrages and creating a committee to petition Congress In the matter am! pave the way for a national convention. Trains Wrecked and Burned.

Ci.f.vki.axp, May Two freight trains on the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad collided near this morning. Engineer Llptag and Brakeman Wilcox were killed and Fireman T. Starr of Cleveland was badly Injured. The two trains caught firo and were entirely consumed. To Proiecute Quay ani Others.

Hahiiishi May Senator l'utiiii of Pittsburg stated here to-day that he proposed to Institute legal proceedings against Senator Quay, ex-Mate Treasurer Beyer and Treasurer Morrison for violation of tho law and illegal use of State funds. Testing Magazine New Yobk, May The board of arms met to-day, this being tho last day allowed by the Secretary ot War for testing M. 11. Durst of England, formerly of California, and others presented their guns. The Hurst ran Will bo tested the latter part of the week.

Dcwa the River. Portland, May The United States cruiser Baltimore left for down the river at 11 o'clock to-day. It is stated her destination it Fusel Sound. She will be followed in a few days by the Charleston. Farewell to the Editors.

Portland. May A portion of the members of the National Editorial Association were iff lor the East over the Union Faciflc at 7:30 to-night, while the remainder of the party left for the Sound at midnight. BOYS' BRIGADE. The Annual amp Yesterday at Fairfax lark. The Boys' Brigade left yesterday morning on the steamer San Rafael en route to Fairfax Fark for their annual encampment.

They were 430 6trong, fully uniformed and equipped, and presented a neat and soldierly appearance. They range all the way from 10 to 19 years of age, and represent the member. hip of churches in this city, Oakland and Alameda. Tail is the second encampment of the organization, which is little more than a twelvemonth old, and as the growth of the brigade it is but necessary to recall the fact thai the camp last year held but 181 boys all told. This year 110 tents are pitched tor their accommodation, the camp being laid out iv approved military fashion.

The brigade commanded by Captain A. 11. Fish, who, during the eight days of the encampment, will instruct his command in the manual of aims and battalion drills. On Saturday there will be a reception in camp to which the public are A Hot Wave. A hot wave struck the city early yesterday morning and sent the thermometer skyward till about uoon, when cool sea breezes came to the rescue and gradually brought the temperature down to normal.

The highest point reached was 80 degrees. In the interior the heat was very trying, and it will doubtless lead to a great rise in the river at Sacramento. A New Club. A new club to be known as the Lond Club of the Thirty-eighth Assembly District was organized last night. David L.

Walker was elected temporary chairman and Arthur Walker temporary secretary, speeches were made by O. L. Zackermann, Frank Storer, B. C. Phillips and others.

The Cazadero Bobber. Charles F. Carter and F. Haney, charged with robbing a stage at Cazadero on May 17, were yesterday before United States Commissioner Sawyer, who held them for trial and fixed- their bail nt $5000 each. Stole a' Hat.

George Cunningham, a well-dressed young man, entered J. C. Meusdorffer's store on Market street last evening, selected a fine hat and walked out without paying for it. He was arrested for petty larceny. and Harp Concert.

George W. Morgan, the famous organist, and Miss Maud Morgan, the eminent harp virtuoso, will give another of their grand mu.lcales this in Metropolitan Temple. ABUSES OF IMMIGRATION. Memorial From Leading Citizens of New York. mm mm natbrauzatm Congressional Investigation lnformal Cabinet Blaine Absent- Coining Changes in the Army.

Special to The Moknino Washington, May Senator niscock to-day presenter! a memorial to the Senate signed by Ellhu Root, Horace Porter, Joseph M. Drexel, Cornelius Bliss and others, without regard to political affiliations, asking that a committee be appointed to inquire into the system of naturalization in New York city, to the end that remedial legislation may be devised and enacted with reference thereto. The memorial sets forth that the immigration recoids show that in 1891 over 200,000 foreigners came to tins country from Europe, "but a small portion of whom can either rend, write or speak the English language, and were' wholly Ignorant of our laws and the principles of our Government; that there seems to be reason to believe that immediately prior to the last election in New York State the naturalizations were accompanied by great irregularities and extensive frauds. In a single court in New York during the lirst 2o days of October there were nearly 7000 of which about 0000 were by one Judge. It Is obvious that a system of naturalization which can produce results with such rapidity must be defective and there is reason to believe that the results were made possible by wholesale perjury; that these evil practices are constantly lidding a most undesirable eleiiTcut to our community by the sunenderof the material part of our rower of self-government to men who are really ignorant, venal md wholly unfit to govern themselves cr us." Cabinet Mr otin 2 Without Blame.

The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by all the members except Secretaries Blame, Elkins and Foster. The last-named two are out of the city. At the State Department it was stated that Blame's failure to attend was probably due to the fact that he was busy at department with matters accumulated during his visit to New York. At the White House no significance whatever was attached to his absence, for the stated reason that it was not generally known that the President had returned to the city and also because that no Intimation hnd been given that there would be a meeting. It was said further that there was no formal meeting, and that the reason that no Cabinet meeting had been called was the President was fatigued after his trip to Rochester and had no important matters to present for consideration.

Chances In the Army. Brigadier-General I). S. Stanley, commanding the Department of Texas, will be placed on the retired list to-morrow on account of age, and Brigadier-General J. C.

Kelti adjutant-general, will close his active service in the army for the same reason on the 21st of June. The, successor of General Stanley will be either Colonel W. R. First lufantrv: Colonel E. A.

Can, Sixth Cavalry; Colonel. E. S. Otis, Twentieth Infantry; Colonel W. P.

Carlin, Fourth Infantry, or Colonel J.W. rsythe, Seventh Cavalry, nnd the next adjutantgeneral will be either Colonel Williams, Colonel McKoever or Colonel Ruggies. Claims of Hal tim ore Bailors. An attorney of San Franct-CO. called at the State Department to-day, and had a conference with Solicitor Partridge in reference to the claims of 37 sailors of the UniWul States steamship Baltimore against the Chilean Government for injuries received during the Valparaiso riots.

Ho urged prompt action in the matter and hoped mat the claims would be carefully considered and acted on with as little delay as possible. He reminded him, however, that the Government was notoriously slow in acting in such matters. The Monetary Conference. Eight En rope governments have accepted the invitation to participate iii the monetary conference. There do longer any doubt of such meeting.

The President will probably transmit the correspondence to Congress in a few days. Capitol Notes. The President and his party returned to this city from Rochester this morning. The House Committee on Elections to-daydecided by strictly a party vote to favor tho Democratic sitting member in the crnrteTted case of T. V.

Mel 'utile vs. L. W. in in Fourth District of Alabama. Collector Berry of San Dlpro is here to look after his position, which Is said to be endangered by the opposition to him of San Diego who have preferred charges against him.

CONGKKSS. TDK SENATE. Sherman Discusses the Free Sllrer Hill. Washington. May In the Senate the calendar was laid aside at 2 o'clock and the bill to provide fur the free coinage of silver was taken up.

There was then about a dozen Senators on each side of the chamber. Sherman had been in his scat for the preceding half hour, waiting for the bill to be taken up. Teller aud Stewart were also present and in frequent consultation. Shermanaprelaced his speech on silver by saying he did not regard it as a partisan measure or a political measure on which the parties were likely to divide. It was largely a local measure.

No qorstloais to be compared with it In the Importance of its effects on the business interests of the country. He wont on to defend the financial action of the Republican party and own part In it. lv passing allusion to the national banking system, Sherman said those banks would soon pass away, not because they were not the best banks in the world, but because the United States bonds on which they rested would he paid off. He insisted that the system fully justified itself. Ho said the discontinuation of the coinage of the silver dollar In 1873 and the substitution of the trade dollar was made upon the representations of California and other silver States which wanted to transport sliver to China.

The only trouble about the law was that the Senators could not see ahead. If it bad been known that silver was going to fall as rapidly as It did he would have kept the silver dollar and put It on the same fooling as fractional silver. The suspension of silver coinage by the Latin uniou and the Increase in the production had given a great blow to silver. It was not true that lie was unfriendly to silver. Sherman then went on to denounce the bill under consideration as wrong In principle, in detail, in every aspect a fraud on the creditor, a deception to the debtor and the demonetization of gold.

The very threat of the free coinage of silver, he said, was dolug more than anything else to disturb the business interests of the country. At this point the chairman yielded to a motion to adjourn. HOUSE. Want of a Quorum Delays the Business of the Session. After routine business the House went into committee of the whole on the Postoffice appropriation bill.

Little progress was made with the bill. The free-delivery clause gave rise to a good deal of discussion, and the vote on the motion to increase the appropriation for the purpose disclosed less than a majority present. On motion of Henderson of North Carolina, a resolution was adopted revoking all leaves of absence, except on account of sickness, and directing the to telegraph I absent members that attendance was necessary for the transaction of business. House then adjourned. Arranging for the Nicaragua Convention.

The Suez Canal. St. Louis, May The committee on arrangements held a final meeting to complete details for the Nicaragua canal convention, which begins Thursday. At the opening the objects of the convention will be stated by one of the California delegation, probably Estee, who will temporarily preside. All California delegation is in tho city, and the hoiur of calling the convention to order has been accorded thrum because of the prominent part the State has taken.

'Warner Miller will probably preside over the deliberations. All but five States and Territories will be represented, and of 300 delegates expected nearly half, principally from the West, are here. Paris, May The annual report of the directors of the Suez Canal Company shows that during the past year traffic through the canal Increased tons. A net dividend of 161 50 centimes is declared. The directors announce their intention to make a further reduction of 50 centimes in tolls, beginning January 1, 1893.

After Charles de Lesseps had read the annual report of the directors of the company the discussion turned chiefly on the proposed reduction of canal tolls. The report of the directors was adopted and the retiring directors were finally re-elected. PACIFIC COAST INTERESTS. Land Cases Patents Pen- sioiis Granted. Washington, May Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chandler Affirmed the decision of the General Land Commissioner in the appeal case of Anna Sharp vs.

Thomas U. Harvey, involving land In the Visalia land district of California. The following patents have been granted to Pacific Coast California: Ban James W. Kinsman, hoisting apparatus; Edgar B. Badlam, carburetar; John Summers, horse-boot.

Stockton- Michael N. Laufcnburg, finger-bar. Anthony, means for protecting the buns ways of barrels. Daniel T. Woodman, horse-controlling de- Vice.

David M. Miller, car-axle. Thomas A. Mi Govern, oilgnjie for lamps. San Dennis W.

McLaughlin, combined weighing and advertising device. Frank White, naphook. John A. Bilz, two-wheel vehicle. lsaac W.

rd, indicating-funnel. National Walter L. Frazer and W. E. Brown, adjustable spindle-nut.

Patrick Curran, Iloqiiiam, swimming equipment and leg attachment for swimmer use; Raymond L. Palmer, Tacoma, safety lock for hammerless guns; Legrand I). Harding, Colfax, grinding mill; James W. Fisher. Palouse, water supply f-ystem.

Gustaf E. Hadlund, Portland, boot or shoe. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Andrew J. Graham, Walter C. Iliuman, Isaac T.

Billington, Daniel Leslie C. Crist, James E. (alderwood. Benjamin W. Coe, Samuel K.

Long, Patrick Hunt, Benjamin Hobbs, William Gallagher, James George Strenge. Wade. John Duncan. Original widows Catharine McLaughlin, Elizabeth Glynn, Elvina Way, Corllla M. Adams.

Oregon: William Smith. Washington: J. P. Draper, Almeron Adams. Luther M.

Ford. THE EASTERN TURF. Resnlts of Yesterday's Running Races oa Eastern Tracks'. St. Louts, Mar The track was slow to-day and the winners were: Six furlongs, John Francis won, Maud second, Leumbria third.

Time. Six furlongs, Adrienne won, Obel second, Gaylor third. Time, 1 Six and a half furlongs, Pennyroyal won, Lizzie Mac second, Little Pull third. Time, 1 Six and a half furlongs, Annie Race won, C. li.

Wiliingham second, Burt Jordan third. Time, 1:28. Six furl ones, Catlan wm, -Biickhound second, Crab Cider third. Time, 1 One mile, New Castle ran a dead heat with Content, Hoodlum third. Time, On the run-off New Castle won.

At New York. Moititis Park, May The track was fast and the results were: Five Semen won, Stonenell second, afonll third. Time. 1:00. One and a quarter miles.

The Pepper wTtn, Banquet second, Mars third. Time, 2:08. I've and a half furlongs, won, Restraint second, Prince Imperial third. Time, Seven furlongs, Kilkenny won, Bonvolio second, St. Hubert third.

Time, One mile, Lamplighter won. Actor second, Kennebec third. 1:41. Six Onward won, Gold Dollar second, Doucaster third. Time, 1:13.

At Cincinnati. Cincinnati, May The last race was run on a slew track. The results were: six furlongs, Ella Shipman won, Hamliiie second, Rose Boy third. Time. 1:1 1 Three-year-olds, one mile.

Happiness won, Speth second, Powers third. Time, 1 Two-year-olds, four and a half furlongs. Sarah Barney won. Queen Enid second, Governess third. Time, Three-year-olds, one and a sixteenth m.ice, Wads worth won, li second, Yale 'ill third.

Time, Two-year-olds, five furlongs, Forest Rose won. Ed Greenwood second, Queen of Blondes third. Time, 1:03. Three -year-olds, six London Smoke won, Rebuff second, Peddler third. me, -At Chicago.

Chicago. May 31. --The winners in today's races were Half mile, King Star won, the King second, Columbia third. Time, One mile. The second race was declared off.

Five furlongs, Mount McGregor won, Timberland second, Friday thlid. Time, 1:1854. Ono and an eighth miles, Vallera won, Not us second, Bernardo third. Time, Fitteen-slxteenths of a mile, Annie Clark won, Joe Woolman second, Mephi-to third. Time.

m-m Five Remedy won, Bolster second, Fred Housteu third. Time, 1:16. In England. London, May The Epson summer meeting opened to-day, the principal event on the programme being the Woodcote stakes for two-year-olds, six furlongs. The race resulted In a dead heat between Baron do Rothschild's colt Nicham and Colonel North's colt Quickly Wise.

The great event of the meeting, the Derby, will be run tomorrow. BALL AND BAT. Yesterday's National League and Association Games. Washington, May The game to-day was a walkaway for the Colts. Washingtons 4, hits 10, errors 2.

Chicagos 12, hits 14, errors 4. Gastrigbt and Foreman, Milligaii, Gumbert and Schriver. At tim. i re. BALTiMor.E, May Baltimore barely Bulled out of a tight and exciting name.

4. hits 10, errors 4. I'ittsburgs 3, hits errors 3. Biiflinton and Robinson, Gaiviu, Smith and Mack. At New York.

New Yokk. May The Giants could not help winning to-day's game. New Yorks 8, hits 9. errors 2. St.

Louis 3. hits 4. errors 3. Crane and Murphy, Dwyer, Bird and Buckley. At Brooklyn, Brooklyn, May The home team had a snap in to-day's game.

Brooklvns 7, bits 9, errors 2. 1, hits 4, errors 3. Foutz and C. Dailey, Duryea and Murphy. At Boston.

'ijM Boston, May Cuppy's bad support decided the game in faver of the home team. Bostons 2, hits fl, errors 2. Cleveiands 1, hits 4, errors 4. Stivetts and Gauze 1, Cuppy and Doyle. At Philadelphia, May The harder and more timely gitting of the Phillies gave them the game to-aay.

Louisvilles 1, hits 7, errors 2. 4, hits 8, errors 2. Stratton and Dowse, Esper and Clements. Association (lames. Kansas City, May The game with Omaha was postponed on account of rain.

Indianapolis, May Indianapolis 1, Columbus 2. Twelve innings. Foil i Wayne, May Fort Waynes 14, Toledos J. Northwestern League. Tacoma, May Tacomas8, SpokanesS.

Thomas Austin, employed by Jefferson Neeley on a plantation, opposite Friar's was killed yejterday by an unknown negro. HIGHBINDER GO TO WAR. A Midnight Battle in the Streets of Sacramento. TWO DEAD CDWESE OS THE FIELD. White People Riding by on an Electric Car Caught Between the Contending Forces and Jiarrowly Escape Death.

Special to The Mobsino Calx. Sacramento, May About 11 o'clock to-night a highbinders' war broke out in the Chinese quarter, not 50 yards from street. There have been several outbreaks of late, but they have resulted only in the occasional wounding of some Chinaman. To-night, however, grim war came in earnest, and for half a minute there was a perfect fusilade on Third street in front of one highbinders' den, and another on street in front of.the headquarters of another society. Shots were exchanged across the street tn rapid succession, like the rattle of musketry during a which, in fact, It was, though on a small scale.

For a while perfect sheets of flame shot from each side of the street aud the air was full of flying bullets. An electric car with a number of people ou board happened to be on the track right between the contending hosts, and a perfect storm of bullets whistled through the open car and about the heads of the passengers, who climbed out of the way as best they could. The conductors and cripmen put on their brakes and likewise abandoned their posts in hot haste. When the smoke of the battle cleared away two dead -Chinamen were found and one who bad been shot through the thigh. How many others were wounded and got away is not known and it may be that more were killed and their bodies hidden by comrades.

One gang did its shooting from a balcony and the other from the sidewalk. One man, a peaceable Icigarmaker, who has a wife and two little girls, was shot while In his own place of business and died while in the arms of his wife. It was a pitiful sight to see the little girls wringing their hands over their father's dead body, while the wife's lamentations were not Jess touching than would be those of any white woman uuder similar tragic circumstances. The police have arrested seven Chinamen, all of whom were armed with big pistols, and several of these weapons had recently been discharged. It is a wonder that a number of white people were not killed as, besides those who were passengers on the electric car caught between the contending forces, there were a number of citizens passing along the street when the firing began.

There is great indignation among the white citizens to-night at the perpetration of nn outrage of this sort in tbe heart of the city. EVERYTHING GONE.J Flames Wipe an Oregon Town Literally Out of Existence. Coquille. May 31. Last night about 12 o'clock a fire broke out in the Honnowell building, and could not be controlled until the entire business portion of the city was consumed, with tjie exception of John Nasburg's saloon and N.

Lorenzo' general merchandise store. The fire crossed the street from the Honnewell building to J. A. Lyons' largo general merchandise store, and, continuing down the street, swept everything before it, Including the Robinson Hotel, John Kmninberg Sons' large hardware-store, the Banner i-nloon, J. If.

Leney's drugstore, the Coquille City Bank, a blacksmith shop, the Olive Hotel, Johnson butcher-shop and general market, Breeze's barber-simp a hotel owned by Mrs. Robinson, J. A. Collier's large hardware-store, R. S.

Knowlton's drugstore. Several buildings on the back street were also consumed, and Lyons' sawmill was saved only by hard work and by being situated close to the river. The loss is estimated at S10C.000; only partially covered by Insurance. The and everything pertaining thereto is also a total loss. THE Till I'D PARTY Getting Beady to Fat a Fall Ticket in the Field.

Stockton-, May Many farmers are here from all Darts of the State to attend the convention of the People's party to be held to-morrow. E. M. Wardell, chairman of the State Central Committee, will call the convention to order, and the chairman will be either Captain J. G.

Davies of Fresno or G. W. Barton of Sacramento. The convention will select nine Presidential electors and eight delegates to the national convention to be held at Omaha ou July 4, nnd will nominate Congressmen. The Sixth Congressional District delegates here held a caucus to-night and decided to nominate a Congressman during this convention.

Marion Cannon, president ol the Farmers' Alliance in this State, is favored in that district. The Seventh District also caucused, but took no action, although those present were in favor of nominating a Congressman there. It is understood that a full ticket will be nominated. The st. Louis platform will probably be adopted, with a few local resolutions.

VIOLATING THE LAW. The Valley Farmers Accuse the Hydraulic Miners. Yuba, May 31. Agents of the Anti- Debris Association of the Sacramento Valley to-day filed a report of their recent visit to the mining regions of Nevada, Sierra and I'lunias counties. In view of the recent peace conventions and the work in Congress tending to a settlement of the fight between the miners and the valley people, the report is of much interest.

The watchmen found that there were 29 hydraulic monitors which have been worked this season, eleven of them beiniz now In active operation, and none of them have made any attempt to restrain the debris, notwithstanding the decrees of the courts, the law and the promises on the part of the miners to abide by the decisions until Congress takes some action. In some instances there pressure ot water and large quantities of earth are being washed into the rivers. Some of the mines are operated by Chinese, but these are In the minority. HIS BODY FOUND. Ths Head Mashed to a Jelly and an Arm and Leg Broken.

Bakersfikt-D. May The body of Charles E. Jewett, who was drowned yesterday in attempting to rescue the two Grenville boys in Kern River, was found lust nighflndj.ed in the roots of a tree on an island, about two miles below the mouth of the canyon. His head was mashed Into a j-lly. His body was terribly bruised and his arm and leg broken.

The body is now lying in the morgue awaiting tho arrival of the relatives. Over 100 peoulo are still out searching along the river for the remains of the two boys, but thus far not a trace of them have been found. The river still continues very high. GROWING WORSE. Sarah Athea Is Becoming Weaker and Weaker in Kind.

May Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry is said by the asylum doctors to be improving physically, but she is growing worse mentally. She was moved a few days ago to a ward in the rear of the asylum building on account of her noisiness. She spends most of her time talking about spiritual communication and a great deal, but she is allowed out in the yard with the nevertheless. She is careless about her personal appearance.

Her hair is usually disheveled -and her clothes disarranged. TO SAVE THE BOY. Charles Backenstos Is Given a Chance to Reform. Sacramento, May The Governor has commuted the sentence of Charles convicted of burglary in the first decree In San -Joaquin County in December, 1891, and sentenced to two aud a half PRICE FIVE CENTS. imprisonment.

The Governor says: Prison Directors recommended that sentence lie commuted to eight months on account of the youth of the prisoner, he being but about 17 years of age; that he is thoroughly repentant, weak in intellect and that to keep him in the neuitentiary with the criminal classes will no doubt effect hi) character and destroy any chances of reformation that his parents are respectable people in Oregon, who are anxious to take the boy to their home, where they will care and provide for him. The commutation is granted on condition that immediately leave the State, to remain away for a period of five years. THE RIVER IS FALLLING. But the Decline Is -Inch Slower Than Was Anticipated. Sacramento, May river is surprising everybody by not falling morn rapidly.

At noon the water at this point showed a decline of only three Inches in 24 hours, the figures being 26 feet 8 inches. The wafer is running more swiftly than before the break in the Yolo but even now is not moving rapidly enough to do much In the wav of scouring the river bed. The amount of water flowing through the break should ordinarily lower the river rapidly, but the enormous overflow off the upper reaches of the stream keeps up the supply. The water that had encroached on some of the lower railway tricks on the river front is disappearing, and In all likelihood the stream will get down within its banks by to-morrow morning. A telephone message has been received from Oak Hall stating that everything is all right down there.

A gang of men are at work on the Riverside road fronting Kelly's place, cleaning op the seer-age water, and by to-morrow road will be in good shape for travel again. Reports from Freeport and Courtiand state that the levee is all right at those places. MURDERER HAWES. It Was a Light Sentence All Things Considered. Salinas, May 31.

Charles W. Ilaweswae sentenced to 60 years by Judge Dorn. Hawes is the morphine fiend who shot Druggist Wagner at Monterey about a year ago 'because the latter refused to sell him 10 cents' worth of mon bine without a physician's prescription. Hawes bad never seen his victim prior to the tragedy, the men being strangers to each other. The tragedy excited a great deal of indignation at the time.

WANTED THE RANCH. A Drunken Mexican Tries to Dispossess an American Farmer. Monrovia. May Antoino Marron, a Mexican, while uuder the influence ot liquor on Saturday night went on horseback to the residence of John Charters, near Duarte, and ordered the owner off the porch and premises at the point of a revolver. Mnrron was arrested and pleaded guilty.

He sentenced by Justice Todd to pay a fine of £250 and to serve 125 days in the County Jail. The prisoner was taken to Los Angeles to-night. THE CHALLENGER'S CREW. A Vessel Confiscated for Raiding St. George Island.

VICTORIA, May The crew of the missing schooner Challenger arrived last night by the Al-Ki from Sitka, where they have been imprisoned three months. The owner, chief engineer and mate turned Slate's evidence and the vessel was held confiscated in Oonalaska for raiding St. George island. The vessel was several times and for several weeks the crew was without food. THE STATE WINS.

How Oregon's Railway Commission Treats the Southern Pacific. Salem, May The referee In the Southern Pacific freight-rate case to-day filed bis report, which is in favor of the State Board of Railroad Commissioners and against the Southern Pacific Company. Action was brought in this county by the board against the railroad to compel Southern Pacific to accept the schedule of freight rates adopted by the board. The Poitcn.ee Burned. May A fire broke out early this morning in Bond butcher shop.

Third street, and burned nil the buildings in the block except Manning's brick. Among the buildings destroyed was the pjstofl.ee. The total loss is $12,000, partially insured. Tv nd ill Married. Alexander J.

Mclver Tyndall, the mindreader, was married yesterday by Judge Troutt to Miss Frances Oaten. i SCROFULOUS BOY Ru ii Soros Covered His Bolj and Head, Affected. Cured by Cuticura When six months old ilia left hand of our little gran. lib Id began to "well and had every appearance of a 1 MO boil. We poulticed but all to no pur- pose.

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