4 THE CRATER OF MOKUAWEOWEO, Boiling Lake of Lava Found by a Venturesome Hawaiian. A SCENE OF GRANDEUR Fountains of Molten Matter Are Spouting Hundreds of Feet Into the Air. SURPASSING EVEN XILATJEA. Now There Is a Great Rush of Tourists to See the Greatest of Eruptions. HONOLULU. Hawaii, May I.— Volcano news is the principal topic of conversation here to the exclusion of politics, the Legis lature and almost everything else. No di rect news from the crater itself has been received until about two hours since, when the Kinau arrived from her usual run to ports on Hawaii. Purser George Beckley of that vessel says that a telephone message was re ceived at Hilo just before the Kinau started to the effect that a native had Jeft for the scene of the outbreak on Monday last, the 27th, and had succeeded in reaching the edge of the great crater and obtained a very fair view of the new eruption. He found a boiling lake of lava in trie summit crater which was a good two miles in diameter and extremely act ive. Tbe lake was constantly rising, and the indications of an overflow were immi nent. He says the whole surface of the lake presents a scene of grandeur impossi ble to describe. There were fountains spouting molten laya hundreds of feet into the air, great turbulence over the entire lake, and a display of seething, surging lava such as he never saw before in either Kilauea or Mokuaweoweo. Purser Beckley says the glare in the sky is continually increasing in brightness, and there is no longer any doubt that the great volcano is making up for its nine years of quiescence. The Kinau also brings news of the re newed activity in the crater of Kilauea, which broke out a few weeks ago, but after ward subsided. Mr. Beckley Bays the lake is rising rapidly, and the display is eraud. It is thirty miles from the Volcano House, at the Kilauea crater, to the big volcano at the summit of Mokuaweoweo; consequently the tourist eoing to tne lat ter wilKsee the former first, as all expedi tions for the summit outfit and start from the Volcano House. As the road is rough horses, packtraina and tents have to be taken along, but all of these can be ob tained of Manager Peter Lee, who is pre pared for just such emergencies. Every steamer and sailing vessel which comes into port brings glowing accounts of the grand view obtained at sea of the volcano at night. Some idea of the ex tent of the present eruption may be gained from the fact that the glare is distinctly visible after the moon goes down from Diamond Head, the well-known landmark near this city. The distance is over 200 miles from Honolulu, and when the wind is blowing In this direction the Bmoke from the volcano can be seen in this city. A party of Honolulu people, consisting of Daniel Logan, editor of the Bulletin, F. S. Dodge of the Government Survey Department, Rev. Dr. Dille of San Fran cisco and D. Howard Hitchcock, a local artist, left on the last trip of the Kinau, and must be at the crater by this time, but they have not yet been beard from. Mr. Logan writes to his paper from Mahukona that the view from that place at night is grand in the extreme, and very much like that of Vesuvius. Mr. Hitchcock, the artist, sent rough sketches of the scene at night and in the daytime from Mahukona, thirty miles away. It is the only authentic sketch of the present outbreak which has yet come to hand. The steamer W. G. Hall, which sailed for Hawaii to-day, took quite a number of tourists for the wonderful sight. A FFAIRS OF THE ISLANDS. Princess Kaiulani Will Get the Pension Granted. HONOLULU, Hawai'. May ' 10.— The f grant of $2000 a year pension to Princess Kaiulani has become a law. Julien D. Hayne of the Hawaiian Maga zine married a rich widow last year in Florida, professing to be a wealthy coffee planter of twenty-five years' experience in Hawaii. Her son, in Ohio, is trying to learn Hayne's record, which is a mystery up to three years ago. lie has learned that Hayne insured his mother's life for $10,000, and believes her to be in danger from him. The son is taking measures for her pro tection. Damon's bill for refunding bonds was de feated in the Senate by a vote of 7 to 6on April 27. Capitalists are generally opposed to the measure, being unwilling to lose so convenient an investment for their surplus dividends as Hawaiian bonds at G per cent. The subject of a new loan for public im provements is under active discussion in the Senate. The only question is whether to seek a low rate of interest in London, allowing a large discount, or to place the bonds in Honolulu at 6 per cent or a little less. Local capitalists are hungry for the latter arrangement as an investment for the large sugar dividends now pouring in. SUNATEND AT URLLEN. Committees Arrive to Prepare Reports for the High Court. UKIAH, Cal., May 9.— Members of the several committees of the Ancient Order of Foresters came here on to-day's train to attend the High Court meeting of that body, which convenes in this place next Tuesday. About 300 delegates are to come and much important business is to be brought before the High Court. The committee on laws and supervision, con sisting of Georee W. Lunt and George F. Brown of San Francisco and J. F. Mannon of Ukiah, is in session to day and a report on 120 amendments to the laws governing lodges throughout the State is to be sub mitted. ft ■ « Valley Railway Inspected. STOCKTON, Cal., May 9.— Secretary Mackay of the San Joaquin Valley Rail road returned this evening from a trip of inspection over the line. He declared on his return that the stretch between here aud the bridge now beiag built across tbe Merced River was the best in the State. Superintendent McFarland expects the Merced River bridge to be completed by the 15th inst., when the work of track-lay ing will be again commenced. PORTLAND HORSE COMING. Thoroughbreds to Be Exhibited at Ban Frnnciacn's Horse Show. PORTLAND, Or., May 9.— W. L. Wil liamson, representing the Horse Show Association of the Pacific Coast, is in Port land interesting Oregon owners of thor oughbreds in plans for the next horse show to be held at the Bay City. Mr. Williamson is making a general tour of the Pacific Coast and States, and is awak ening horsemen to the fact that it will be to their advantage to place their horses on exhibition at the show in December. In Portland Mr. Williamson has been meet ing with very gratifying success, and a number of owners of fine stock have signi fied their willingness to co-operate with tho managers in making the show a great event. The second annual hoise show, in De cember of last year, proved to be such a popular success that it was decided by the board of directors that it should be made more of a Pacific Coast horse show and less of a California show. Mr. Williamson says they will have 500 horses on exhibi tion this year. He has been out to Irving, ton Park and the Witch hazel farm look ing at the high-steppers. WILLOWS MURDER CASE. Editor Sehorn Found Guilty of Man- slaughter and Will Appeal. CHICO, Cal., May 9.— A telephone dis patch from Willows states that the jury in the case of W. A. Sehorn, charged with the killing of W. A. Putnam at Willows a short time ago, had agreed on a verdict of manslaughter. Sehorn will appeal. This is the second trial that Sehorn has had on the charge of killing Putnam. Tbe first jury failed to agree. The Superior Judge of Colusa County has been presiding in the case, and also the Prosecuting Attorney of Colusa County. The jury on the first ballot stood seven for acquittal, two for manslaughter and three for murder. REJOICING AT STANFORD. Palo Altoans Pleased With the Result of the Final Game of Baseball. Gratifying Record in Athletics Dur ing the Year — Current Events at the University. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., May 9.— The feeling of joy here over the result of the last intercollegiate baseball game yesterday is almost as great us after the recent intercollegiate field-day. The base ball game was by far the finest played b} either team this semester. Stanford had found that her continued supremacy was likely to receive a rude shock and all stu dents here felt a thrill of uneasiness when the team left for San Jose. The result, however, left no doubt in the minds of anyone that, while the two teams are both good, Stanford's is the superior. All tue members of the team say that they were forced to play their best game or meet with defeat and they determined to win if hard playing could do it. With the track events at San Jose and tbe baseball game athletics for the year are over, so far as the two colleges are con cerned. Never before ha 9 Stanford had so many victories to her credit. In not a single athletic event has she been defeated, with the exception of the freshmen foot ball game. On the other hand she can point to four intercollegiate championship victories, all won within the last two months. The seniors are making elaborate prepa rations for their commencement week ex ercises. The seniors' farce, entitled "An Intercollegiate Affair," is behi£ rehearsed daily, and those in charge promise that it will be the finest performance of its kind ever «iven at Stanford. The farce itself is said to be unusually clever and original in its ie'eas and situations, while most of [ those who will assume the several roles have proved themselves decidedly clever amatenrs. Another feature of the com mencement week exercises will be the sophomore freshmen peace-making. Tne event is to be made more interesting this year than last by the introduction of many new ceremonies. The zoological laboratory is in receipt of another collection of tishes from Jamaica, sent by a missionary — H. C. Robert-*. This is the third collection sent by Mr. Roberts, whose work is being done under the auspices of the Hopkins fund. The new collection is said to include several very rare specimens of marine life. Several collecting expeditions are to be sent out from the university this summer. Itutter and Schofield, two students, intend to visit the most likely points in Alaska in the interests of the laboratories, while other students will work in the Northwest States, making collections of fishes and mammalia. It is quite possible that several other expeditions will b9 formed later to carry on work at promising points in Western States. Dr. Jordan stated to-day to a Call repre sentative that the chair in law, left vacant by the resignation of Professor Woodruff, would not be filled this year. An assistant would be appointed by Professor Abbott, head of the department, to carry on the work next year, but no appointment to the chair would be ma