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PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Two San Bernardinoites
Inherit a Vast
Fortune.
LORD ANTRIM'S ESTATE.
American Heirs to Divide
an Entire County In
Ireland.
CAME WITH WILLIAM FENN.
Descendants of John Antrim Now
Come Into Possession of»
the Property.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 30.-
Two residents of this city are heirs to the
estate of Lord Antrim, which comprises
practically the whole of Antrim County,
Ireland. It is valued at $80,000,000. The
heirs are Mrs. C. P. Barrows, wife of the
chief stockholder and manager of the Bar
rows Fruit Company, and her brother. W.
H. Parsons, a painter. They are the only
cnildren of the late Mrs. T. M. Parsons of
this city, whose mother was an Antrim.
Her father, a direct descendant, was born
in New Jersey in 1802.
About the middle of the seventeenth
century the Antrim family consisted of
three brothers, the eldest of whom of course
succeeded to the title of Lord Antrim and
the proprietorship of the estate. The two
youneer brothers at this time became ac
quainted with William Perm, who had
made trips into Ireland, and they em
barked with him in 1676 and came with his
colonists to America, settling in New Jer
sey. One of the brothers sickened and
died, but the other, John Antrim, is the
ancestor of the Antriras who are now set
tled all over the United States, although
the larger part of the family is settled in
Ohio and Illinois.
The line of descent through this Lord
Antrim, who was the head of the house
when John Antrim came to America, con
tinued in ownership of the family estate
and succeeded to the title of Lord Antrim
until fifteen years ago, when the Lord
Antrim then in possession was shot by a
tenant and killed. Lord Antrim died with
out leaving an heir and the only surviving
members of that branch of the family were
two aged representatives of the Antrim
name, the last of whom died four years
ago, leaving the vast fortune to the Ameri
can descendants of the family.
When Lord Antrim was murdered in
18S0 the American heirs were notified
that the estate would certainly revert to
them upon the death of the two members
of the family still living in Great Britain,
and they at once began to prepare them
selves to establish their claim to the prop
erty. Prominent among those who have
been engaged in this work is Robert An
trim of Chicago. He has gathered and
compiled the genealogy of the American
heirs, who number about 125. They will
Eoon have a meeting in Chicago to make
final arrangements to receive the property
and to care for it.
In a letter received by the San Bern
ardino heirs this week, Robert Antrim
stated that everything would probably be
completed within a year for the turning
over of the estate to the heirs. He has al
ready presented the necessary proofs,
which are satisfactory to the oflicers of the
English Government, in whose hands the
estate has been for the past four years.
The share of each American heir will not
be less than $600,000.
While there has been no formal decision |
among the heirs, they are generally of the
opinion that the property should be intact.
The estate has been very carefully man
aged, is one of the best paying on the is
land and numbers its tenants by the thou
sand.
HAVLET ARRAIGNED.
Story of the Allrgrd Forgery Told by
Cashier La Fleur.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 30.— W.
8. Hadley, who is accused of having passed
a bogus draft on the First National Bank
of Redlands for $625, was taken to that city
this morning for preliminary hearing. It
resulted in a continuance. The defendant
appeared in much better spirits than he
has exhibited since his arrest. As he came
into the courtroom he met Cashier La
Fleur of the Hillsdale Bank, and extended
to him a hearty welcome, and for a while
both engaged in a quiet conversation.
Some little time was consumed by the
attorneys -wrangling over the complaint,
wnTciS'w^ settled by the court taking a
band.
Cashier La Fleur was the first witness.
He has been cashier of the Hillsdale Bank
since October, 1891. He said Hadley was em
ployed in the bank as bookkeeper and
assistant cashier for three years and had
access to all the records of the bank. The
forged draft was dated July 14, 1892, and
drawn in favor of J. S. West for $626.
After West had had the draft for four days,
had brought it to the bank and got his
money, the draft was put in the vault.
The bank at first had no knowledge of
the draft being out until it came back
from New York on May 3, 1895, with the
date July 14, 1892, erased and the date
February 14, 1895, inserted with a rubber
stamp. On the back weie the words, "Pay
to W. 8. Hadley or order," and it was
signed, "Joe Brown."
Mr. La Fleur says he is positive that
Hadley forged both indorsements, as he
could easily write the different hand
writings. After La Fleur' s testimony the
case was continued to September 14 in
order to get evidence from Hillsdale for
the defense.
ZOS AXOELES ELECTRIC ROAD.
The JVetP Street Railway to Be Opened for
Patronage To- I Jay.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 30.— The
opening of a new electric street-railroad,
owned and operated by the Los Angeles
Traction Company, will take place to-mor
row.
The company worked all last night get
ting the motors on the track and the first
one arrived at the power-house at 10:50
this morning, amid a crowd of admiring
spectators. They are fifty horsepower and
are very handsomely fitted out with bras 3
mountings and coupled seats.
The present route of the company ex
tends from the Santa Fe depot at La
Grande station up Third street to Hill,
thence to Eighth street, along Eighth to
Pearl, on Pearl to Eleventh, on Eleventh
to Georgia Bell, along that street to Six
teenth, thence to Bush and along Bush to
the city limits at Hoover street, making a
distance of about four and a half miles.
Arrested at Port Crescent.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 30.— Joel H.
Albright, formerly Postmaster at Port
Crescent, Wash., was arrested to-day on a
charge of embezzlement by Deputy United
States Marshal James Quilter. Albright
is accused of having appropriated Govern
ment funds whiie Postmaster.
LOST OJT CATALIXA ISLAM*.
Mysterious Disappearance of a Phoenix,
Arix., Man.
AVALON, Catalika Island, Cal., Aug.
30.— [Special to The Call by carrier pigeon
Fictus, via Los Angeles.] A letter of in
quiry addressed, "Manager Carrier Pigeon
service, Avalon, Catalin a Island," was to
day received from Mrs. J. P. Reed of Phce
nix, Ariz., asking for information concern
ing her father, John Barton, who visited
Catalina early in July and wrote to his
daughter from here* on the sth of that
month, saying that he should soon leave
the island. He h*s not since been seen
nor heard from by his friends. Inquiry
here has thus far* failed to elicit any in
formation.
Mr. Barton is described by his daughter
as a man 77 years of age, over six feet tall,
hair and beard very gray, wearing a mixed
black and white suit and carrying a rifle,
as "his intentions were to camp on the
island and hunt and fish at his leisure.
Members of his family fear he has been
lost in the mountains, fallen ill or met with
foul play.
MURPHY'S PETITIOS GRAXTJSD.
His Parents' Life Interest in Pastoria de
Borregas liatirho Terminated.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 30.— The petition
of James T. Murphy for the termination of
a life interest of his father and mother in
818 acres of land in the Pastoria de Borregas
Rancho was granted by Judge Reynolds
this morning.
Martin Murphy and his wife deeded
about $3,000,000 worth of property to their
children in 1883, reserving a life interest
interest for themselves. They have both
been dead a number of years, and tho suit
was brought so that the son may come
into possession of the property. The prop
erty is valued at $160,000.
A SANTA BARBARA FIND
Discovery of an Oak Log Three
Hundred and Forty Feet
Underground.
Indications of a Monster Convul
sion of Nature In the
Long Ago. i: ;
.SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Aug. 30.—
The drill of the Santa Barbara Ice Com
pany, which is boring a well in the lower
part of town, has passed through a charred
log some two feet in diameter at a depth of
340 feet.
I A careful examination of specimens ob
tained indicates that the long-buried tree
is an oak similar to the species growing
above ground to-day. .
Much speculation is rife as to how this
tree came so far beneath the surface of the
soil, out an intelligent scrutiny of the
Santa Clara Valley gives a clear geological
explanation of certain conditions attend
ing this discovery. .
Either end of the valley at Santa Bar
| bara on the one hand and at Goleta on the
j other has at gome past time been an inlet
of the sea. The lower ; lands received the
wash from a great extent of mountainous
country. .. . ..
The detritus from the hills, constantly
i carried down by winter floods and J (iepos
i ited below, at length filled up these inlets
! and gradually advanced the shore line, as
it is doing to-day wherever the wash from j
the hills follows its own course, while con
stantly burying from sight the vegetation
of a past day. ■ . " ■•";■' • • p?.%'-V
This charred log once layat the bottom
of the sea. It was found in a stratum of blue
water-sand and determines the ' great
j deuth of what was once a fine harbor, ex-
I tending probably a mile or more back of
the present beach.
This theory is confirmed by the fact that
I both at Goleta and Santa Barbara the scil
i 9 to an extraordinary depth nothing but
black loam, occasional streaks of clay and
sand having been encountered. Similar
| trees, as well as beds of sea shells, have ;
| been encountered in wellrboring at great
\ depths in Goleta. Old Indian traditions
i tell of a monster disturbance in the past.
Some great convulsion of nature must
have sunk the entire valley, for . this tree
lies 300 feet below sea level.
The one new fact established by this
find is that the aborigines of a. very remote
date made fires.
Suit Brought by Creditors.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Aug. 30.—
Roeder & Ott, Edwards & Co., Dr. €asal
and A. J. Abrahams, creditors of Nicolas
C. Den, to-day made application to the
I Superior Court to have the latter declared
j insolvent.
Den lately fell heir to considerable prop
erty through the death of his uncle, Dr. R.
S. Den of Los Angeles, and these creditors
charge that he turned over his part of
the estate to two of his own children for
the purpose of defrauding his creditors.
A Supposititious Heir in Jail.
SANTA BARBARA, Cai., Aug. 30.—
James Fitzgerald, the supposititious heir
to Irish millions, is in durance vile, having
been arrested by Officer Storni to-day for
making a clamor on the street. He is now
locked up to determine whether his sobri
ety or sanity is at fault. ; - '
Fitzgerald himself claims that his incar
ceration is due to the machinations of his
enemies, and is instigated by a prominent
citizen whose iniquitous acts he discovered
while acting as a private detective last
spring in the employ of the latter's wife,
the object of the man incriminated being
to drive Fitzgerald out of Santa Barbara.
PORT TOWNS END SENSATION.
Warren Wyckoff Arrested for Breaking
Into a Quarantine Hulk.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 30.
--vVarren Wyckoff, son of ex-Coroner Wyck
off, and a member of one of the most
prominent pioneer families of Washington,
was taken into custody last night by a
United States Marshal on a charge of
feloniously breaking into the United
States quarantine hulk Iroqnois, anchored
here.
Wyckoff broke into the vessel with an ax
while the keeper was absent, but was cap
tured by the keeper, who suddenly returned
and chased him in a boat. The
simple fact of not having anything
in his possession from the hulk was
all that saved the young fellow from being
charged with piracy, the penalty of which
is death.
Wyckoff is 14 years old and is consid
ered incorrigible. He has been arrested
several times before and is believed to be a
kleptomaniac. ,
CARsoy afjjvz- case.
Arguments on a Motion to Quash the In
dietmeuis.
CARSON, Nev., Aug. 30.-To-day was
the date set for the Mint defendants to
plead. Attorney Coffin, on the part of
Jones, made a plea in abatement,
moving that the indictments be quashed
on the grounds that the manner in
which the Grand Jury was drawn was
faulty, and the evidence brought before it
not of a legal nature. R. M. Clarke argued
against the motion, on the part of the
Imited States. The arguments occupied
the entire day.
Judge Hawley took the case nnder ad
visement and will render a decision on
Monday.
Killed by a Collision.
PERU, 111., Aug. 30.— A collision of two
streetcars occurred on the electric road be
tween here and La Saile to-day. John
Rosb, an employe of the Illinois Zinc
Works, was instantly killed.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1895.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Two Claims Denied by
the State Board of
Examiners.
REGENTS ASKED IN VAIN
A Demand for $125,000 for
the California University
Repudiated.
NO MONEY FOR SANTA CLABA.
Adverse Report on a Flfteen-Year-
Old Bill for the Care of
Orphans.
SACRAMENTO, Cat.., Ang. 30. -At the
meeting of the State Board of Examiners
to-day Attorney-General Fitzgerald repu
diated the demand of the Repents of the
State University for $125,000 of the $250,000
appropriated at the session of the late
Legislature, under an act known as "The
affiliated college act," which was approved
on March 23.
Attorney - General Fitzgerald's refusal
was based upon the grounds that the de
mand was made for the entire appropria
tion available in the fiscal year, and was
not, in his opinion, such a partial payment
as is contemplated by the act.
He stated furthermore that the act pro
vided that the money should be expended
in the erection of buildings grouped to
gether on such site in Pan Franc : sco as the
regents may select, etc., specifying the
buildings, otherwise the demands should
be based upon itemized claims, specifically
noting the amounts expended and the pur
pose for which they were expended.
Santa Clara County's claim for $628 for
the support of orphans and half-orphans
was also .adversely reported. This bill
was fifteen years old. The Attorney-Gen
eral's opinion says:
The affidavit states that the authorities of
said county hnve in every respect complied
with the provisions of an act approved March
15,1883, but nothing is said about having
complied with the provisions of any earlier
act. and the claim in question Is for the sup
port of half-orphans at a period more than two
years prior to the act referred to in the affi
davit.
When the claims of / Sheriff ' Wyckoff,
Byron Hnssall, J. H. Bell and others for
the $1100 reward for arresting the 'Ruggles
brothers were presented the Attorney-Gen
eral said that only the persons who actu
ally made the arrest were entitled to the
reward. He moved that all claimants ap
pear before the board next Friday and
present their sworn testimony. The mo
tion was carried and the board adjourned.
PMEPARIXG FOR THE FAIR.
Brilliant Decoration* of the Big Pavilion
■■'.:';■;'* at Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 30.— The
city is rapidly, assuming a holiday garb
and is crowded with strangers who are
arranging for apartments during the fair.
On all sides profuse decorations of elegant
design are springing into sight like magic,
and images of > the California grizzly are
displayed everywhere. ' ; .' '■<'■•"■'■ • ;
Work in the pavilion is beine pushed,
and already many displays ', are on. the
point of completion. The interior, of the
building is more profusely decorated than
it ever was before. The ceiling is a mass
of vari-colored streamers ana the galleries
are hung with green and red bunting. The
skylight in the center of the roof has been
painted in the carnival colors, and the ef
fect from the outside will be very pUasing
when the light from the hundreds of elec
tric lights inside shines through. Just in
side the entrance, on the ground floor, the
two columns supporting the gallery have
been draped very appropriately in honor
of the Native Sons of the Golden West.
The background is of golden-hued bunt
ing, and upon the pillars are displayed
two standards with four American flags on
each, while just above are the emblems of
the miner— the shovel, the gold pan and
two ■ picks-j-which have been working in
such rich diggings that they have become
coated with gold. All the decorations are
of wine, olive and orange hue, and will
make the big pavilion blush with brilliancy
when the arc lights begin to glow.
In the railroad shops the work on the
twelve huge floats is being pushed, and
many of the designs will be unique and
beautiful. The locomotive, paint-shop,
roundhouse, yard gang and spring-shop
departments have combined, and their
float, designed by T. W. Dwyer, will be
one of the features of the parade. It will
be allegorical in nature, representing the
different stages of ligut from the taflow
dip of our . forefathers to the modern in
candescent. The float will be artistically
draped in carnival colors and will be
graced by thirty-four of the city's beau
ties, who will represent the different coun
ties of the State.: .'■.': I ■";.'' V: > '':&$)
PARADE OF THE WHEELMEX.
A Pretty Pageant on the Streets of the
. ■ Capital City. : > . :
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 30.— The
lantern parade of the Capital City Wheel
men this evening , : was one of . the hand
somest affairs of the kind ever known in
the city. The turnout of club members
was large and the decorations unique and
beautiful. One wheel was surmounted by
a large Japanese umbrella fully twelve
feet across, and was a perfect ring of Chi
nese lanterns. . „; - . . -
After the parade the members held an
impromptu smoker in their: new club
rooms and practiced their new tocsin,
which i is, "Who are we? Don't let that
trouble you— we are C; C. W."
CAVAJSAVQH MUST ANSWER.
The Motion to _ Quash ' the Indictment
.. . Against Him Overruled. ■ ■ ■.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 30.— five
indictments found hby the Grand Jury
against Bart Cavanaugh for violating the
purity, of election law in this city at the
primary held Augnst 25, 1895, must stand,
so decides Judge Hinkson of the Superior
Court. v . i* t t ;-■■ -■:.'■ I ■---■'
, - Cavanaugh's lawyers brought a proceed*
ing to have the indictment quashed on the
ground that the names of iJ.'B. Wright j
and W. P. Harlow, ; who ; gave ' testimony
before the Grand Jury on the matters 1
charged; were not inserted in the indict
ment; and further, that there existed- in
the minds of the jurors a bias against
Cavr.naugh, disqualifying them from find
ing the indictment. ;-:*•-;'■; ".•-::
Judge Hinkson gives as his reason that,
in his judgment, no jury can result by the
omission of Wright's name on the: indict
ment, nor could such omission prejudice
his right or prevent his having a fair, trial.
i Want a\ Copy of th c Testimony. .V'
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Aug. 30.— The at
torneys for the defense in the case of Ivan
Kovalev, indicted for the murder of F. H. J
L. Weber and wife, appeared in the Supe
rior Court this morning and requested that
a copy of the testimony adduced at the
preliminary examination be furnished
them. Judge Johnson stated that he did
not believe he was authorized to incur any
such expenses against the county, but
would make inquiries into the naatter and
see what could be done to procure the tes
timony for the defense. The attorneys
stated that they would be ready to pro
ceed with the trial on September 16 and
thought it would last two weeks.
A'OTOBIOVS THIEVES IJff JAIL.
Two Horse Thieves Accused of Many Re
cent Hotd- Ups.
MERCED, Cal., Aug. 30.-Charles
Lewis and John Mil'<«r, charged with
horse-stealing, were held to answer yes
terday by Judge Harreison of Snelling.
They were arrested at Brighton last week
and it is quite certain that they are the
ones who robbed a tollhouse and a Chinese
fruit-peddler in Mariposa County early this
month.
One of them has also been partially
identified by certain marks on the hands
as the robber who held up the Coulterville
stage near this city on August 25.
SAN FRANCISCO A LOSER
The Assessments In Twenty-
Five Outside Counties
Lowered.
Taxable Wealth of the Metropolis
Will Bear the Brunt of
the Deficit.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 30.-The
State Board of Equalization finished its
labors to-day. San Francisco's assess
ment remains as it is, and Butte,
Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn,
Kings, Madera, Marin, Mariposa,
Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San
Joaquin, San LuisObispo, Solano, Sonoma,
Sanislaus, Sutter, Tehama/Tulare, Ven
tura, Yolo, Yuba and Napa have been
lowered 10 per cent.
The effect of to-day's action by the board
will be to raise the tax levy 2 cents over
what it would have been had the assess
ment been left at the Assessor's figures.
As it then stood the levy would have
been 66 cents. As it will now stand the
levy will be 68 cents*. Had San Francisco
been rais«d the contemplated 10 per cent
the tax levy would have been a cent lesß
than this.
When this 'afternoon' 8 session opened,
Mr. Beamer moved to raise San Francisco's
assessment, and was supported by More
house. Arnold, Colgan and Cheesebrough
voted no. Beamer then moved to cut
twenty-five counties.
Morehouse seconded the motion, and
Arnold voted with them. Colpan and
Cheesebrough voted no. The effect of this
action of the board will be about as hard
upon San Francisco as though the assess
ment had been raised, as the taxable
wealth of that City will have to make up
the bulk of the deficiency produced by the
out.
Bearaer and Storehouse give as their rea
sons for voting as they did, that they did
not think that the assessment of San Fran
cisco was as high in proportion as were
the assessments of the countries which
were lowered. They said that had San
Francisco been raised they would Lave
voted to lower the other countries.
SURVEYING AT MERCED
Engineers of the Valley Road
Are Making Swift
Progress.
The Lino to Stockton Twelve Miles
Shorter Than That of the
Southern Pacific.
MERCED, Cal., Aug. 30.— Engineer
Graham and crew of the Valley road
moved camp to-day from the north line of
the city limits to the farm of H. E. Crosby,
two and a half miles southeast of town.
The surveyors are now in the finest
wheat belt in the Ban Joaquin Valley,
which extends fifteen miles out and is six
to eight miles in width.
The survey is on an air-line to Stockton,
and it is claimed the line is twelve miles
shorter to this city from* Stockton than by
the Oakdale branch of the Southern
Pacific.
Engineer W. C. Edes, Chief Engineer
Storey's assistant.was in Merced yesterday
and spent the day looking around in the
interest of his surveyor. He was inter
viewed by several citizens, and the plans
the Valley people have in view for Merced
will soon be made public.
Heed of Good Roads XTrgedt
MERCED, Cal., Aug. 30.— R. C. Irvine
and Marsden Manson, members of the
State Highway Commission? arrived in
this city from Mariposa last evening.
A public meeting held at the courthouse
this afternoon was addressed by the two
Commissioners. The need of good roads
was urged and* the law creating the Com
mission was explained to the satisfaction
of their auditors.
ROMANCE OF AZAMITOS.
Mystery Surrounding the Disappearance
of Blanche Witt Cleared.
SANTA ANA, Cal., Aug. 30.— A sensa
tional story comes from Alamitos, a small
settlement ten miles west of here, regard
ing the mysterious disappearance of
Blanche Witt, the 14-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Witt. The girl dis
appeared last May, 9ince which time, until
a few weeks ago, her whereabouts was un
known. The name of a prominent young
resident of the neighborhood was con
nected with the young girl's strange de
parture, and the story was growing more
and more sensational, until to-day a letter
received from the girl herself, dated at
Perry, N. V., explained the mystery.
The letter stated that the girl was with
her real father; that Mr. Witt and her
mother ran away thirteen years ago, when
she (Blanche) was about a year old, the
mother taking Blanche with her and
leaving her two little brothers with the
deserted father. This was not known here
before, and as the Witts have occupied a
respectable position in society in the
neighborhood in which they resided, Mr.
Witt being a pillar of the village church,
it has very naturally acted as a bomb in
the village.
The little girl writes that Mrs. Witt, as
she is known here, is in New York now,
but that she (Blanch«) will not see her;
that she is only there to try and keep the
information of her former misdeeds from
reaching California. Residents of Ala
raitos are very indignant at the Witts be
cause of their attempts to fasten the cause
of the girl's disappearance on a popular
young man.
Great Outrages in Armenia.
LONDON, Eng., Aug. 30.— A dispatch
from Berlin says: The Vossische Zeitung
has news from Tiflis that 5000 soldiers and
10,000 Kurds under Sake Pasha, attacked
the Armenian town of Kemakh and sev
eral villages. They plundered the churches
and monasteries and burned the houses.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Bush Fires Raging In
the Vicinity of
Nanaimo.
SETTLERS IN DANGER.
The South Wellington Wharf
Burned to the Water's
Edge.
POWDER WORKS THREATENED.
Desperate Struggle to Prevent the
Flames From Reaching
Dynamite.
I
NANAIMO, B. C, Aug. 30.— Bush fires
rage with unabated fury all the way from
Alberni to Quennells Lake, and unless a
heavy downpour of rain comes quickly
there is no knowine to what extent the
damage to property will amount. Between
Alberni and Nanoos Bay the fires are
everywhere prevalent, but so far no great
loss has been sustained by the settlers.
All along the Departure Bay road, almost
up to Newcastle townsite, the fires are still
raging. The old South Wellington wharf
has been burned to the water's edge. East
Wellington wharf had a close call, and the
Northneld wharf has to be carefully
watched as there are fires on either side.
The struggle to save the Hamilton Pow
der Works was a desperate one, but for
tunately successful. Around the shed,
where 1000 pounds of dynamite wasstomi,
there was for a time a very dangeious
blaze. The flames crept up to within four
yards of the building, and it seemed well
nigh impossible to avert a terrible ex
plosion.
In the immediate vicinity of the city the
fires are not now of so dangerous a charac
ter, but still justify most careful watching.
To the south the fires are worst at Chase
River, where much damage has been done.
From Chase River on to Nanaimo and as
far as Quennejls Lake the fires are . simply
appalling. Around Southfield a good deal
or damage has been done, and the E. and
N. Railway trestles have to be carefully
guarded night and day.
M IX E VIBE % XEAB HOTE.
All Buildings and WoodtcorJc of the Web
bar Group Burnrd.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 30.— Word has
just been received in this city of the burn
ing of all buildings, chutes and woodwork
of the Webber group of mines on Lake
Pend d'Oreille, near Hope, Idaho.
A contractor named House, who was
hauling ore from the mines to the mills, a
distance of about five miles, started a small
fire at his camp halfway between the two.
Tne fire got away from him, and as the
timber was very dry it spread rapidly and
soon reached the mines, where all build
ings, ore-bins, etc., as well as the wood
work at the mouth of the tunnel, were
burned. The loss to the mines will be
from ?8000 to $10,000.
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Forest S Fires in : i Washington '7 Almost
> -„,,*< \ Wholly Extinguished. .
PORTLAND, Ob., Aug. 30.— Reports re
ceived from many interior points and up
and down the Columbia River state that
the rains of the paat twenty-four hours
have been general and many of the worst
forest fires haVe been extinguished.
Fires are yet reported burning in the
foothills of the Cascades, but the worst is
over.
1 An inestimable amount of damage has
been done by the entire destruction of
many ranches.
Navigation on the Columbia has been
rendered dangerous by the thick pall of
smoke which made it next to impossible
to see where a ship was steering.
It has been raining in the interior and
on the Coast Range to-day.
LOSS OF THE BAWNMORE
The Big Steamer Rapidly Get
ting Into the Sandy
Beach.
Heavy Seas Roll Over the Vessel
and Water Has Invaded the
Engine-Room.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Aug. 30.— The
British steamer Bawnmore, which ran
aßhore Wednesday morning during a
heavy fog about fourteen miles 6outh of the
mouth of the Coquille River, has changed
her position a very little during the last
twenty-four hours.
She was from Comox, B. C, bound for
Cnile, with a full cargo, consisting of 1000
tons of coa), abonl 1500 tons of merchand
ise, several steam-launches and electric
streetcars. She lays broadside to the sea,
with her head to the couth, with a heavy
list to starboard.
According to the captain's reckoning he
should have been twenty miles off shore
when she struck the beach. Captain
Woodside's impression is that the metal in
the electric cars which were loaded on tne
deck near the pilot-house caused a varia
tion in the compass, which threw him out
of his course.
The sea was very smooth when the ves
sel struck, and Captain Woodside thought
that by throwing off part of his cargo md
lightening the vessel he would be enabled
to float it off.
Therefore he threw off thirty tons of
flour and several of the electric cars, but
soon saw it was of no use. Then all took
to the boats and reached shore, which was
about 700 feet from the ship.
Captain Woodside, after reaching shore,
pent a messenger to Bandon, a distance of
about twenty-two miles, over a rough
trail, with a telegram for Ban Francisco to
have the tug Monarch come to his assist
ance immediately.
The Monarch arrived at the scene of the
wreck to-night and will do all in its power
to get the Bawnmore into deep water
again.
When the crew left the vessel it had not
yet begun to leak, but the supposition is
tiiat there is water in its engine-room.
The deckjdoor is the only protection, and
the steamer has settled twelve or fourteen
feet in the sand, and at high water the
seas roll over her.
Men of experience who have visited the
wreck say that it will be almost impossible
Baking Pdwdler
Absolutely l^u a*e
to save the vessel, and they believe its
name will go on the long list of the snips
that never returned.
They believe, though, that if they have
the proper appliances and the eea contin
ues as smooth as it is at present, most all
of her cargo can be saved.
Captain Woodside and his crew accom
panied by the Bandon Life Saving crew
are camped on the beach near the scene of
the wreck, and will remain there as long
as there are any hopes of saving the
steamer or cargo. So far the crew has
succeeded in getting all of ita personal
effects ashore.
COAST NEWS IK BRIEF.
Condensed From Special Telegrams to
"The Call."
George Anderson, a rancher, was drowned
four miles from Traver.
The first carload of raisins of this year's crop
was shipped from Fresno on Friday. This ship
ment was one day earlier than the first last
year.
W, J. Connor, proprietor of the Williams
Hotel and recently of the Sea Foam Hotel,
Santa Crus, died of heart disease at Gilroy
Thursday night.
The Southern Pacific will put on between
Vallejo and San Francisco, beginning on Mon
day, a fare of 2ft cents, In an endeavor to run
out the Montecello.
The material has arrived at Santa Monica for
the construction of the pleasure wharf on the
South Side by the Banta Fe, and work will be
commenced at an early date and pushed for
ward as fast as possible.
Marvin Moore, the 17-year-old-son of Harry
Sloore, was accidentally rii.i over by a truck at
a fire in South Vallejo and sustained injuries
resulting in his death. The yonng man fell
from the truck, the wheels passing over his
Scores of visitors thronged the County Jail
at Carson, whero Editor Lemmom is confined
for contempt of the Federal Court. They bear
flowers and express their good will. Promi
nent men have intervened for his release, but
of no avail.
Reports from the hop districts of Washington
show many fields being eaten up by hop lice.
Hop-raisers of King county have sold the
1894 crop for 3 cents a pound, it costing about
10 cents to raiee. From this many will go Into
diversified fanning.
J. N. Bash, a passenger from Grants Pass on
the southbound Oregon express, was thrown
from the cars at Montague. One leg was
almost cut off, the othpr badly crushed, both
arms were broken and he was otherwise muti
lated. He died sood after the train left. Coro
ner Scofleld has left Yreka to hold an inquest.
Judge* H. H. Lurton of the Fourth Circuit
Court of the United States arrived at Taconia
Friday in his private car. With him were Mr.
and Mrs. R. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Morrow of
Dallas, Tex.; Miss Lurton and L. 0. Lurton.
The home of the Jurist is in Na>hville, Term.
Tne party left for Yellowstone Park in the
evening.
AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Frame Buildings on Louisa
and Ritch Streets Go
Up In Smoke.
It Is Believed That Eight Thousand
: v Dollars Will Cover the
Loss.
What promised to be a serious fire broke
out in the basement of 50 Louisa street at
20 minutes to 1 o'clock this morning, and
before any one in the vicinity was awake
the flames were catching.on the houses on
either side.
An alarm was sounded from box 63, but
as the flames continued to spread a second
call was sent in about twelve minutes
later.
The basement of No. 50, where tne fire is
supposed to have started, was occxiDied by
Frank Meyer and his family.
They were all asleep and cannot account
for itsorigin, beyond the supposition that
a lamp was left burning and so started the
blaze.
The backs of Nos. 48, 50 and 52 are all de
stroyed, and trhat household goods were
left untouched by the flames were rilined
by the water poured on by the engine*.
All the buildings were wooden affairs,
and were not of much value, but
the severest loss will fall unon the
occupants, who lost nearly everything,
roany of them, too, being uncovered
by insurance. The loss, all told, will
figure up to at least $8000, and
the insurance perhaps half that sum. Most
of the insurance is upon the buildings.
-In 50 Louisa a Mrs. Shea lost all her
furniture. She had been burned
out in the big fire of June 27,
and had just furnished a few rooms in the
building burned. She had no insurance.
The fire was confined almost entirely to
the center of the block and was very diffi
cult to manage. The streets were filled v» ith
people who carried everything movable to
the sidewalk, but with it all no one was
hurt.
About half-past 1 o'clock the fire was
under control, and soon after most of the
engines were withdrawn. The prompt
turning in of the second alarm, probably
saved the City from another big conflagra
tion, for the houses in the vicinity are
grouped closely together and all built of
the most inflammable material.
The damage was:
No. 48 Louisa street, two-story frame,
James Brannan owner, almost total loss,
$2000, partly insured.
No. 50 Louisa street, two-story frame.
Mrs. Mary. Lenahan owner, almost total
loss, $2500, fully insured.
No. 52 Louisa street. William Crane,
owner, two-story frame, badly burned, loss
$2000. Insured partly.
No. 30 Ritch street, Roger Shields,
owner; badly burnt in the rear; loss $1500.
Mr. Shields could not tell his insurance.
James Brannan occupied 48 Louisa
street, also Mrs. M. Keene, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Hayes and children.
No. 50 Louisa street was occupied by Mrs.
John Blakely, John Mattison, wife, child
and mother, Eugene Bergst and wife and
J. Dorney.
No. 30 Ritch street was occupied by Ea
gene Sullivan and 6. Anderson.
Most of the furniture of the occupants
was destroyed, making a total loss for
them of nearly $1000.
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Mme. Pray's Prescription or Woman's FHend. .78c
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Another Proof of the Exceptional
: Skill of the Specialists, f
AT THE HUDSON INSTITUTE.
Doubt. Gives Way to Hope, and
Hope to Faith, and then Faith Is
Replaced by Glorious Certainty-
... One of the Most Remarkable Cures
on Record. V*p l N** -X ':■■* -k
THE AGE OF, THE MIRACLE HAS NOT
altogether passed if we are to believe the
statements of one of the brightest and most
thoroughly straightforward of our younger
men. Mr. T. I.Graham is the gentleman re-
ferred to. He has been endowed with no small
amount of perspicuity, and what he has to say
is certainly worthy of attention. He had a
failing which is, perhaps, as common as possi-
ble in this world, and that is to pay little or no
attention to what he considered to be small
ailments. But he has learnt a lesson, and a
severe one it has been. Being what seemed to
him just a bit "under the weather" he did not
consider that it was necessary for him to take
any more than a passing notice of his condi-
tion, until one day he awoke to find himself in
a very serious way. Mr. Graham must have
been born under a lucky star, for as soon as he
realized that he was in need of medical help
he posted off straight to that "Mecca for all
the sick"— the grand old Hudson Medical In-
stitute. He was none too soon, and whilst he
is a well man to-day. he was in the darkest
depths of despair when he reached the estab-
lishment. But he had a" private and confiden-
tial talk with one of the consulting physicians,
and in the frankest way possible he was told
that his case was a serious one, indeed, but yet
that it was curable. Hope immediately began
to spring up in him, and perhaps the rest of
the story may be gathered as well from a letter
which Mr. Graham has recently written to the
managers of the famous institution. He says:
Dear Sirs: • I am In receipt of your favor of the
2d Inst., and I am pleased to say that I do not re-
quire any more medicine. lam a new man—
1 never expected to be again. . I am in good health.
My stomach causes me no trouble: my digestion Is
as regular as a clock. I can eat heartily of almost
any kind of food and digest It. I sleep well, and
when I look back at the wreck I was when I began
using your medicine It looks to me more like a
miracle than anything else.
: Gentlemen, I thank yon from the bottom of- my
heart, and will never cease to speak your praise*
should 1 ever meet a fellow-sufferer.
You can use this If you desire, and yon can refer
to me at any time, or any of your patients, and I
will feel it a pleasure to testify to tbe truth of the
above. Again thanking you, I remain, most
sincerely, . > .T. I. GRAHAM.
' This ■ Is a manly and ' frank letter, but it ]la
only one of many thousands which have come
to gladden the hearts of the great specialists,
and to give them encouragement in their
splendid work. Y ; pv^--p ip:" .
W. P. Dillmansays: "I am well. I thank
you a thousand times for the great good you
have done me."
G. H. Gray: "Am very much obliged for
what you have done for me, and will always
speak in the highest terms of your institu-
tion." . , - ... .»..-.
. F. F. Bartels of Oroville writes: "I am alto-
gether a new man to what I was when I began
taking your medicine."
William Glenn of Mountain Home, Idaho:
"The second week has brought with it all the
encouragement possible. Health and vigor
have begun to show themselves."
„ Evidence of this sort as to the very excep-
tional success that the specialists have in
treating the most serious cases is continually
piling up; and when it is averred by thousands
of reputable witnesses it may be taken for
granted that if your case is curable the special-
ists at the Hudson Medical Institute can do
more for you than any one else in the world
can.
ill the Following ire Curable,: *
■ -Catarrh of the head, stomach .or bladder; all ' ■
broncbial dssases; ; all functional . nervous dis-
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epilepsy : all . .venereal diseases : all kinds' of blood
troubles; ulcers: wastes of vital forces; rheuma*
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varicocele: poison oak; lost or impaired manhood j
spinal trouble; nervous exhaustion and prostra-
tion; Incipient paresis; all kidney diseases; lum-
bago ; sciatica; all bladder troubles: dyspepsia: in-
digestion; constipation; - all . visceral disorders,
which are treated by the depurating departments.
Special instruments for bladder troubles.
These are a few of the special diseases in which
exceptionally, remarkable cures have been made
by the specialists, and it may frankly be stated
that a helping hand Is extended to every patient*
Circulars and testimonials of the Great
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for symptom blanks. Ail letters are strictly cou- -
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