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Volume XV. Number 158.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN.
LATEST OFF THE WIRES FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
THE MOBA AMERICAN CLAIM SET-
TLED BY THE SPANISH
WITH BAD GRACE.
France Must Give Up Mr. Waller.
War In Ecuador—Valkyrie 111
Sails Fact-A Plucky New
Orleans Officer—Cor-
nell Grew Placed.
(By Special Wire to the Sunday Light.]
THE CUP CHALLENGER WINS EASY.
Hunter’s Quay Firth of
Clyde Eng. July 6.—Valkyrie
111. and Brittania started in the
first race of the Royal Clyde Yacht
club regatta today.—The distance
was about 50 miles. The Valkyrie
granted a time allowance to com-
petitors to-wit:
To Alisa 2 m. 59 s.; Brittania
4m. 2s. The latter wore recalled
for going over the line too soon.
The Valkyrie proved to be a very
fast sailer before the wind beating
to windward splendidly and pull-
ing away from the Alisa and leav-
ing Brittania away down the firth.
She gained nine minutes over
time allowance in the first 25
miles. The Valkyrie won by 18
minutes 23 seconds actual time;
14 m. 24 e. corrected time.
The 20 raters started at 11
o’clock and not many minutes af-
terward the Zlnita signalled a pro-
test against the Niagara Gould’s
yacht and the latter was drawn oil
the race by the commodore. Pre-
vious to this the Niagara had been
sailing a close clip to the Euchar-
Is. The finish was made as fol-
lows:
Eucharls 3h40 m 50 s.; Zini-
ta 3 h. 41 m M 55 s.; Dakotah 3 h.
54 m. 5 a.
CORNELL PAIRED WITH LEANDERS.
Henley on the Thames Eng.
July 6.—Cornell’s crew is gaining
strength and rowed the course this
morning Is good time covering the
distance in 7 minutes and 4 sec-
onds.
The plaecs in the eight-oared
race for the grand challenge cup
were drawn for this afternoon.
Cornell will row heat C. Their
competitors are the Leanders.
A GENERAL’S TERRIBLE FOE.
New Orleans July 6.—A spe-
cial to a local paper from Havana
reports that General Martinez
Campos has been attacked with
yellow fever in Puerto Principe.
His eon too is reported as having
been captured by insurgents and
also a victim of yellow’ Jack.
PENALTY FOR LYING.
Atlanta Ga. July 6.—Young
Scrutchins came here to get a job.
His story about yellow fever at
Tampa is believed here to be a
fake. He seems to have told it to
account for his departure from
Florida. He got a clerkship here
but it is said that he will be drop-
ped for starting the story on Tam-
pa.
ENGLISH PROMOTIONS.
London July 6.—Right £Hon
Henry Matthews (conservative)
member of the House of Commons
for east division of Birmingham
bas been raised to the peerage. He
was secretary of state for home
affairs from August 1886 to 1892.
Atkind has been appointed at-
torney general of Ireland.
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN’S CONQUEST
Rome July 6.—The Duke of Aos-
ta’s bride the Princess of Helene of
Orleans made her grand entry in-
to Rome today. The Prince of
Naples Count Turin of the royal
household and a large number of
ladies were in waiting at the rail-
way station. On alighting the
bride was presented by the syndic
of Rome with a bouquet. The
Duke’s bride was enthusiastically
greeted along the route from the
station to the Qulrinal. The streets
were lined with troops who pre-
sented arms as the carriage of the
arty passed. Their house was
profusely decorated with flowers.
The beauty of the bride was the
subject of general remark. Arriv-
ing at the Quirinal the Duke and
M&s were presented to the
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in grading kissed the hi- Ad of the
bride»>Jn reply to the Income of
the s. \lic of Rome’•-'Princess
Helene। U eUe was happy to ar-
rive at thp\ipital of her new coun-
try. ’
CAMBRIDGE ACCEPTS THE CHAL-
LENGE. -
London July 6.—W. J. Oakley
president of Cambridge college
has decided to accept Yale’s chal-
lenge provided the question of ex-
penses and the three-mile run can
be satisfactorily arranged.
ROSEBERRY’S THREATS.
London July 6.—Lord Roseber-
ry speaking at Albert hall last
night said the government had
lived a noble life and died a noble
death. The new government will
incur a serious responsibility if it
reverses the late government’s pol-
icy in regard to Armenia. He de-
nounced again the House of Lords.
NEW ITALIAN ELECTION METHOD.
Rome July 6.—The electoral re-
form bill which Premier Crisp!
will present to the Chamber in
November abolishes electoral col-
leges and substitutes election by
scrutin de liste each province to
return deputies on the basis of one
to every seventy thousand voters
The total number will be 550 re-
ceiving twenty lire daily.
HILIAN CRISIS FJSEIH lOWBD
Valparaiso July 6.—lt is be-
lieved the days of the cabinet are
numbered. The name of the per-
son designated as financial minis-
ter is unknown. It is probable
there will be a coalition of the Lib-
eral parties to cause the downfall
of the present ministry.
CIVIL WAR IN ECUADOR.
Guayaquil Ecuador July 6.—
The commission sent to the pro-
visional government bas returned.
Though clothed with power to offer
terms to the government the com-
mission was advised that the gov-
ernment would not treat with
Alfdro’s representatives which
will precipitate actual war and
bring to light new complications.
Hostilities may be said to be
just begun. Alfaro is preparing to
send sixteen thousand men to
Quito to compel submission of the
government. «
NEWS FROM BRAZIL.
Rio df. Janeiro Brazil July 6.
—The minister resigned today and
the condition of affaire of the Re-
publican perturbed.
There is a conspiracy on the part
of the army and navy to overthrow
the government and form a pro-
visional government with General
Quadeos as minister of marine.
The Jacobin party announces
through their leaders they will op-
pose or pacify tbe rebels in the
state of Rio Grand do Sul and also
visit vengeance on those who re-
fuse to attend Peixotto’s funeral.
The city is In an excited state.
The government has information
from Montevideo that a plan of re-
volution has been formed.
The government awarded the
contract for locomotives to an
American firm against strong com-
petition from different parts of
Europe.
The price of the Italian warship
negotiated by the government of
Argentine was three millions and
a quarter in gold.
Para Brazil July 6—The sec-
retary of the French legation at
Rio de Janeiro has arrived at
Amapa with the British delegate.
During the week the secretary will
open with the delegate the Inquiry
to determine the surveyor’s mark
on the boundary limit.
GOVERNOR OF GUIANA.
Paris France July 6.—M. De
La Mothe governor of the French
colony of Senegal has been appoint-
ed governor of French Guiana>
that needing a man of energy. He
is given special instructions as to
relations with Brazil.
KAISER KISSED BY KING OSCAR
Stockholm Norway July 6.—
Emperor William of Germany ar-
rived today on board the Imperial
yacht Hohenzollern. King Oscar
boarded the vessel and greeted
him by embracing his imperial
visitor twice kissing him. The
Emperor landed was cheered by
immense crqF*\ia•uireceived with
military hThe
Emperor * «’
San Antonio Texas Sunday Morning July 7 1895.
by the horse guards and took
luncheon together.
A DESERTER OVERTAKEN.
Havana July 6.—The rebel
leader Jose Ambrue who recently
surrended to the authorities at
Manzanillo and subsequently re-
joining the insurgents was pur-
sued by the government troops and
killed.
VERY LIGHT SENTENCES.
Dublin Ireland July 6.—
Michael Cleary convicted with
others of burning his wife for a
witch in Clonmel last March was
sentenced to 20 years Patrick
Kennedy 5 years John Dunne 3
years William and James Ken-
nedy 18 months each Patrick
Boland and Michael Kennedy 6
months each.
DIPLOMATS MADE HAPPY.
Christiana Norway July 6.—
The Storthing by a large majority
decided to pay the outlay of the
Sweden diplomatic consular service
up to the first instant. This is a
victory for the ministry.
HAPPY ARE MORA AND GROVER.
Madrid Spain July 6.—Tbe
committee of ministers have ar-
ranged to settle the Mora claim
prompted by the urgent presenta-
tion by Mr. Harris Taylor the
American minister. Public opinion
is strongly opposed to the pay-
ment but the combined pressure
at Washington and the good will
of the United States as shown in
the Cuban disturbance led to the
admission of the American de-
mands. Negotiations will now re-
late only to the form and date of
payments.
A BOLD KIDNAPPING CASK.
London July 6.—Ernest Crane
Harry Crane and James Hook yes-
terday committed the crime of kid-
napping Mrs. Gordon wife of the
late Hon. Sacville Gordon. The
abduction was done at the instance
of an American named Clampwith
whom Mrs. Gordon lived in order
to obtain possession of bonds
money jewelry etc.
COLOMBIAN ELECTRIC SLAUGHTER.
Pana ma July 6.—The boiler of
the electric light plant at Carta-
genajexploded today killing the en-
gineer and fireman and seventeen
prisoners confined in the House of
Detention. Many buildings were
wrecked.
RISKY TO REFUSE A BRIBE HERE.
New Orleans July 6.—Last
midnight Dennie Corcoran mur-
derously assaulted Sergeant Jon. T.
Day. The trouble was the ser-
geant’s refusal to accept a bribe to
allow Corcoran to operate a low
Negro gambling den in conjunction
with his saloon on Poydras and
Franklin streets. He fired twice
at the officer before tbe sergeant
fired in self defense. Ten shots
were exchanged; neither were in-
jured. Lawrence Cummings a
Negro bystander was shot in the
leg. Corcoran was arrested and
gave bond of $5OO. He is a promi-
nent ward politician a friend of
the city hall ring and is employed
in the city engineer’s office. Pub-
lic opinion is against him.
Th" resignation of Police Com-
missioner Bloomfield yesterday is
the sensation of the town aug-
mented when it became current
this morning that Commissioner
L. N. Brunswig would resign.
Both were recently elected and
were instigators of the enforcement
of the Sunday law their efforts re-
sulting in unendurable censure.
Both are connected with large bus-
iness v hich suffered beyond mea-
sure. It is believed that rather
than suffer personal loss and sacri-
fice of honor they resigned.
Mrs. Ann McGinn mother of
Peter McGinn who was ruthlessly
slain by L. O Desforges a boodle
councilman sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary today who
criminally assaulted her daughter
the sister of Desforges’ wife
died today aged 67 years. He was
never convicted of the former
crimes and Mrs. McGinn remarked
that she would die happy if she
lived to see the day Desforges was
punished. She lived to see this day.
Cotton : middling 6J« ; low mtd-
ling ; sales 1550 bales. Mar-
ket firm.
Sugar: open kettle none offering;
centrifugal quiet at 2| to 30: open
centrifugal 3 3-16 to 3 5-17?.
Molasses: common 3@4e; open
no quotations; centrifugal steady.
Rice: rough dull and nominal;
clear fair at to 3j«.
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET.
Washington July 6— Health
Officer Dr. Porter repudiates the
report officially of sickness In
Tampa and says the story was
started by a discharged employe of
the passenger department of the
plant system.
The state department has re-
quested Ambassador Eustis to
ex-ConaqX Valley matter
denied medical attention in hie
French prison by the authorities.
He is suffering with chills and is
now in a lamentable condition.
His personal friends are raising
subscriptions to send him and hope
to be able to secure him comfort in
prison.
Tbe imports of sugar at the six
leading ports of the United States
for the past month aggregated 33.-
567945 pounds the value of which
was $6851055.
Gov. Simms first assistant sec-
retary of the Treasury his wife and
son Harry left Washington to-
day. They have gone to Colum-
bus Miss for three weeks. He will
take a political survey of the state
especially the senatorial contest
election as successor to Senator
George who voluntarily retires at
the end of the present term.
CROOKED CANADIAN CASHIER.
Montreal Canada July 6.—
J. S. Bosquet’s resignation as chief
tbe Banque du Peuple
was accepted at a meeting of tbe
directors today. Sensational ru-
mors regarding overdrafts outside
of the concern’s resources in
which Bosquet was interested are
circulated. An overdraft amount-
ing to $60000 was already secured.
Another large overdraft of $500000
owed by a large iron
covered by mortgage. The bank
will have no trouble meeting all
its clearings yesterday.
THE BRIDGETON RELEASED.
Kingston Jamaica. July 6.—The
steamer Bridgeton reported to
have carried an expedition to Cuba
from the United States to aid the
insurgents sailed today for Cay-
enne.
UNCLE SAM'S WARSHIPS
To Be Made Fireproof—Washington
Fencibles Disbanded.
Washington July 6.—Under or-
ders from the navy department
Chief Constructor Hickborn bas
undertaken the work of making
fireproof all parts of naval vessels
that can be so made. The wood
work will be subjected to a fire-
proof veneering by an electrical
process and fireproof paper ".nd
canvas will also be used. Tbe ne-
cessity for this new departure was
Bhown to Secretary Herbert after
the battle between tbe Japanese
and Chinese ships at the mouth of
the Yalu river. Nearly all tbe
Chinese ships caught fire and they
were not only materially weakened
for that reason but other ships
were compelled to come to tbeir
assistance. Hereafter all combust-
ible material used in the construc-
tion of United States naval vessels
will be made as nearly fireproof as
possible.
By a general order issued by Gen.
Albert Ordway commander of the
National Guard of the District of
Columbia the National Fenclbles
a crack military organization and
the winner of several valuable
prizes in interstate military drills
has been disbanded. The reason
assigned for this action is that the
company has fallen below the
mark upon its inspection and dur-
ing the recent encampment the
numerical strength of the company
was below the standard.
Booming Birmingham
Jacksonville Fla. July 6.—
During the last ten days 162 Ne-
groes have left Jacksonville to
work in the mines around Bir-
mingham Ala. The offers that in-
duced them to go wore from $1 to
$1.50 per day wages or piece work
that would pay more. The emigra-
tion agents have done their work
very quietly and sent away the
Negroes in bodies of from a dozen
to a score so that few were the
wiser.
A Birmingham man said to a
Times Union reporter last night
that there was no strike and the
Negroes were not wanted to fill the
strikers’ places but were needed to
operate new mines and old mines
in which work some time ago
ceased. When the old mines
closed down hundreds of the work-
men sought new fields of labor.
Now that the boom is on again
laborers are needed to fill the
places of men who went away.
The same inducements offered in
Jacksonville are offered in other
Southern cities from which the
same quiet movement towards
Birmingham has been made.
Independence Day in Rome.
Rome July 6.—A Fourth of July
reception was held at the United
States Embassy which was attend-
ed by most of the Americans resid-
ing or sojourning in Rom>.
No Trouble Among tbe Blackfoot
Ottawa July 6.—Mr. Daly min-
ister of tbe interior states that
there is no truth in the report of
trouble among tbe Blackfoot In-
dians. Tbe latest advices received
by the department are that tbe In-
dians are perfectly contented.
—The “honorable mention” es-
say on “Light Horse Lee
waseroij^■hM~ issue
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Peculiar Death.
Glasgow Scot. July 6.—Geo.
Moir a blacksmith of New Deer
was accidentally shot in a peculiar
manner. The trigger of a gun
with which he had intended shoot-
ing crows in his garden came in
contract with the handle of a vice
and the charge entered the unfor-
tunateman’s side death resulting
shortly afterwards. Moir was
married and leaves a young
family.
Receiver for a Hotel.
Memphis Tenn. July 6—The
Gayoso hotel has gone into bands
of a receiver upon obligations
amounting to $160000. The prop-
erty is worth $200000. This hotel
was Grant and Sherman’s head-
quarters during the war and was
raided by Forrest when he raided
Memphis then held by Washburn.
Washburn escaped to the river in
bis night clothes.
Cabinet Crisis in Servia
Belgrade July 6.—Prime Min-
ister Christich has resigned and
King Alexander has summoned
several prominent politicians to
the Palace to confer with him on
the formation of a new ministry.
It is expected that the Klug will
ask M.Simitscb at present Servian
Minister to Austria to form a coali-
tion cabinet.
A Madman's Deed
Glasgow July 6.—The mining
village of Chryston about eight
miles northeast of Glasgow has
been the scene of an extraordinary
and tragic occurrence. Thomas
Allan an army pensioner in a tit
of jealousy s.nd madness set fire to
his house kept the whole village
at bay with a loaded revolver and
finally in a most deliberate man-
ner took his own life. Allan was
between 50 and 60 years of age.
He had seen service in India and
was unbalanced by a sunstroke.
About the New Bishop.
New Orleans July 6. — The
States speaking of San Antonio’s
new Catholic bishop J. A. Forrest
says:
“The new bishop is said to be an
able and popular member of the
clergy in hie diocese and possessed
of line executive ability a very es-
sential qualification in tbe duties
which will be required of him in
his exalted position.
“There are several members of
the clergy in the diocese whose
qualifications eminently fit them
for the exalted dignity of bishop
and upon whose shoulders Bishop
Neraz’s mantle might have fallen
and it therefore becomes a matter
of much gratulatlon to Bishop For-
rest’s many admirers that he
should have received the appoint-
ment.”
It Was the Oat.
New Orleans July 6.—A cat
caused a fire and considerable ex-
citement last evening at the house
of Mrs. Levy at No. 48 St. Peter
street. A coal oil lamp which was
on a table was upset by the feline
and the blaze occurred. The fur-
niture and bed were damaged to
theextent of $25 covered by insur-
ance.
Limiting the Out-Put.
Valparaiso July 6 —The Ni-
trate committee proposes to limit
the production of nitrate for the
rest of 1895 and until April 1896.
The output from that time until
1898 is to be not less than twenty-
three million quintals.
The Physicians Were Puzzled.
Hollister. Fla. July 6.—Etta
Moody aged 12 died here Tuesday.
Her case puzzled the physicians.
She was attacked by a nervous dis-
ease in January and could not keep
still. April 20th she had spasms
and became motionless and
speechless. She continued in
this condition until 3 o’clock Tues-
day morning when she aroused
and began talking as though she
had just returned from a voyage
Shecontlnued it two or throe hours
and then died.
Will Sell Her Jewels
San Francisco Cal. July 6.—
It isstatefi that Mrs. Leland*Stan-
ford will soon go to Europeto sell
her jewels so that she may apply
the proceeds ;to carrying on the
Leland Stanford Jr. University at
Palo Alto. The need of ready
money is given as the object. The
jewels are valued $1000000.
Shaking up the Liqyior Men.
Columbia 8. C July 6.—Several
cases against liquor dealers were
recently transferred from Charles-
ton county to Sumpter county for
trial because the Charleston grand
jury a short time ago refused to
find true bills in similar cases.
Judge Buchanan granted the
change of venue. In the court yes-
terday Judge Buchanan decided
against Bowen one of the defend-
ants who was jerked up for con-
tempt. Wynan another defendant
also had a hearing but the decision
has not yet been rendered in his
case. Bowen’s punishment bad
not at last fixed.
Subscription $5.00 a
Oversubscribed Several Tit
London July 6.—The C
News says the loan of 11
pounds to China which was
to enable China to meet certs
ligations of tho arrangement
indemnity’ loan has been ov
scribed three or four times.
A Drowned Castaway.
Tarifa Spain July 6.—The full-
dressed body of a man of respect-
able appearance has been washed
ashore near this Seaport. Life was
not quite extinct when tbe body
touched the land but the victim
died without regaining conekous-
ness. Around his body was a life-
belt inscribed “Anna Pepoina
Flume” and it is feared that the
vessel has met with a disaster tn
the vicinity of tbe Straits. The
Anna Pepplna is a wooden Austro-
Hungarian brig of 653 tone built
at Savona in 1875 and belonging
to Flume Austria.
Death on a Ball Field
Paisley Scotland July 6—Dur-
ing a football match today a
player named Alexander Quinn fell
on bls head and received injuries
which caused hie death short)«
after. Another player.--*
Bruce who it is sav‘' J r " permit
ball along with £nt of the stove in-
rested. subtle p'rfume
after a time be-
Scottieh Drough
Edinburgh JuUi the knob of the
drought which warns within. 1 did
Ing more alarmingh- Howard for 1
freely in various die railway station
land The downpi Therefore when
most beneficial sffs his wife 1 was
and in districts wis standing m tbe
supply was becom which 1 pushed
of a famine may noiwfronted me with
Thanks Foq yo n want?“
London July 6.—beauty? 1 had seen
says: “Independeil have said was
no bitterness of j but when I look-
present generation re. with the match-
They know how aidant hair olive
they owe to it. Bi features small
and its lessons ounating form I was
be a thing of the pt
rstand how almost
Lord Rosebery Wjbeeu overcome by
London July hi u 8
has written to the Aeof death itself.
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letter in which he>“ eDtnm ° f b "
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thrown by a vote of. .7’ bonor “
was petty but
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Tha Alisa's Crew
Cowes Eng. July 6 —A
of the crew of tho yacht Ailsti
anted in rather a
A deputation waibd on the
and requested that the
should be taken off the
The men complain d of
chased tho Britannia long enoJ
and expressed the conviction J
there could be no success untißue®
Mediterranean trim was
The captain told them
could not be dictated to ur the
crow with the result t|Kt the
men left tbe vessel. Tbe extraor-
dinary incident createdgMat ex-
citement in yachting circlfc.
She Owned the Covf
Chicago July 6.—Mrs. C itherino
O’Leary died Wednesday irternoon.
She was tbe owner of th / fractious
cow which in a barn in the rear of
137 Dekover street. on that memor-
able night in October 1871 kicked
over the lamp and started the
blazo which cost Cmic»go $l9O 000-
000. Since the night of that his-
torical conflagration Mrs.O’Leary’s
life was embittered by tbe popular
belief that she was indirectly re-
sponsible for the loss of life and
enormous destruction of property.
She denied the story vigorously
and to tho committee which in-
vestigated the tin? and its causes
she made affidavit that the allega- V
tiohs about herself and cow and
thalamo ww»Cot true.
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