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DOES AWAY WITH
RAIL DISASTERS
AutomaticSignalson the
Pennsylvania.
NEW SYSTEM READY FOR USE
SHOWS WHEN THE TRACK IS
CLEAR,
Elaborate Electrical Apparatus, the
Height of Human Ingenuity, to
Height of Human Ingenuity, to
Insure the Safety of
Insure the Safety of
Passeng.rs.
Passengrs.
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Ppecial Dispatch to Th. Call.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.— 0n the New
YOrk division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road the automatic block signaling sys
tem was completed to-day by placing In
service the lp.st connecting link between
New Brunswick and Monmouth Junction.
N. J. Mechanics had been busily engaged
for months extending it. until the entire
New York division is now equipped.
The signal system is electric in its oper
ation, the current being supplied from
storage batteries placed at Intervals along
•the track and carried by means of the
rails. At intervals of a quarter of a mile
the tracks are spanned by a light frame
work, on which the signals are placed.
These consist of the usual semaphore sig
nals for daytime and lanterns for the
night. The signals are exactly like the
band-signaling system, the upper signal
being red and the one beneath it green.
When the blocks which they protect are
clear the arms are lowered, and at night
display a white light. As soon as a train
passes the signal bridge It completes an
electrical circuit, which operates the
mechanism so that signals are displayed
at .'.anger. When the first train passes
the next succeeding block the same
mechanism drops the first blade, mdi
eating that the block from which it has
just passed is clear. Tin- lower signal
standing indicates that the train is still
it*, the next block beyond. When the train
has left that block a gre-n arm is dropped,
and the engine driver of the next train
knows from the position of the semaphore ;
signals that there is nothing in the next
two blocks. The only danger is that the
system may get out of order, but every
precaution is taken to prevent this. When
out of •irvlr-r the signals display the red or
danger sign. At junction points the auto
matic. system is supplemented by hand
signaling. The new system does away
with many telegraph operators, and It Is j
contended that it Insures greater safety.
GRADERS UNCOVER A
RICH COPPER LEDGE
Lies Along the Canadian Pacific in
British Columbia and Assays
Very High.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 27.- While grad
ing the Canadian Pacific extensions in
British Columbia contractors McKensie
and Mann have uncovered three great
ledges of ore running high in copper, gold
and silver. While thoy are making gopd
profits on the railroad contract, present
indications are thai these mineral dis
coveries will pay them far better. A min
ing expert who has just come from British
Columbia says that one ledge alone will
make them millionaires.
This ledge was found near Cascade, a
new town on the Columbia and Western
Railroad which the Canadian Pacific Is
building from Rossland into the Boundary
Creek district Outcroppings were dis
covered some time ago. but it was only
ten days ago that the ledge itself was un
covered by the graders. It has not been
thoroughly explored. but has been
stripped sufficiently to show that it ex
ceeds 50 feet in width. Assays from near
the surface give values of $40 to $50 per
ton, making it practically certain that an
other Leroi or Republic mini has been
discovered. McKenzl and Mann tiled on
the property and will soon begin develop
ment. They have declined a large sum for
it. Two smaller ledges have been uncov
ered by their grading crews, both giving
promise of making good mines.
CANADIAN VESSEL IS
BURNED AT SEA
Thrilling Scenes Attendant Upon tho
Accidental Destruction of the
Sir S. H. Tilley.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 27.— The steamer J
which burned off Fairport last night was
the Sir S. H. Tllley, a Canadian vessel of j
750 net tons. The fire started in the en- j
gine room, and it spread so rapidly that
the engineer did not have time to shut off
the steam, and the crew and passengers, j
about twenty In number, had difficulty in
escaping. • ....,
All the members of the crew save two'
men and three women pasengers
and the cook wero placed in the
lifeboats and rowed to tho steam
er's consirt Two members of the I
crew remained on board the burning "yes- j
sel, and after lashing the wheel they es- ['
caped, one of them on a hatch cover and
the other with a life-preserver. They
•were both picked up. • The wheel being
lashed, the steamer continued to run in a
circle for about an hour, wflen the ma
chinery stopped. The fire continued burn- :
ing until early in -the morning, the tugs ;
and life-saving crew remaiing In the vi
cinity. "'he wreck was finally towed to
Fairport harbor. The Tilley la almost a.
complete loss. She was valued at $60,000.
She carried no cargo.
WILLIAM BRYAN TO
VISIT CALIFORNIA
Famous Champion of Free Silver Will
Spend a Month in the Yo-'
Semite Valley.
DENVER, Aug. 27. -Hon. William Jen
nings Bryan of Nebraska arrive,] in Den
ver at 4 o'clock this morning from the
East, and left at G o'clock, over the *„*,,
rado and Southern road, for Pine Grove
up Platte Canyon. Mrs. Bryan and family
have been at Pine Grove tor a week or
more. To-night they all returned to Den
ver and dined at the executive mansion
wfth Governor Thomas.
To-morrow morning Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan and the children will leave over the
Rio Grande for . California, where a
month's stay will be made in the Yosem
ite Valley..'
BUY REDWOOD FORESTS.
West Virginia Capitalists Invest in
California Property.
California Property. • i
WHEELING. W. Va.. Aug. 27,— A party
of "Wheeling .people, composed of v.. M.
Holliday. Thomas Halts, VV. A. Wilson,
D. C. and H. K. List, have organized the
Virginia Timber and Lumber Company
and will develop an immense tract of red
wood forest In California. Not long since
the company purchased a block of forest
containing at least 100.000,000 feel of prime
timber lying within thirty-three miles of
San Francisco. They have subscribed
$200,000 to begin operations. Several mills
will be constructed at once in different
part of the tract.
Pears'
Pears' soap is noth-
ing but soap.
Pure soap is as gen-
tle as oil to the living
skin.
ORIENTAL ALLIANCE
OPPOSED BY RUSSIA
Chinese Government Warned by St, Pc-
tersburg Not to Conclude the
Entente With Japan.
*9 VICTORIA. B. Ci Aug. 27.— The steamship Tacoma from the Orient #
♦ brings news that M de Giers. Russian Minister at Peking, has addressed £
$? a note to the Chinese Government warning the latter that the proposed V
O alliance with Japan would give great offense to Russia, and that the Q
± consequence would be most serious. And, as though to emphasize this >
i objection, the Government of the Czar has suspended negotiations With _£
O China upon the demand for; a .concession for the construction of the £)
X Peking Railway. At the same time to' further add to poor China's per- ±
" plexities the Italian Minister has informed the Tsungli Tamen that V
q Italy will renew her former demand. " . §
-♦- Details are not given, but it -is understood that Italy insists upon the x
O opening of Shanmun Bay to foreign trade, and the concession of mining "
X and railway rights. Slip will be satisfied if China grants these demands. ©
+ In furtherance of tlie bid for closer relations with Japan, it is an- *♦
O nounced that a special Chinese mission was sent recently to Tokio. with O
X autograph letters from the impress Dowager to the Emperor of Japan, Z.
X and that in connection with this a Japanese admiral has gone up the +
9 river to communicate with the two Yangtze Viceroys, Liv Kun-Yi and 6
© Chang Chih-Tung. The reputed object of the Japanese admiral's visit X
to Nanking is to arrange for the return of the Chinese ships captured +.
C by the Japanese In the late war. O
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FIRE IN STANDARD
OIL REFINERIES
■ — ♦ —
Explosion Accompanies
the Blaze.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.— Fire occurred at
1 the Standard Oil Refineries at Whiting
to-night, caused by a leak in one of the
stills. A few minutes after the fire broke
out there was a terrific explosion and
! the flames spread rapidly to the two
! immense tanks, containing 2200 barrels
of partially refined oil. At the present
; time it looks as though the eight re-
maining will .be consumed. The loss
so far is estimated at $100,000.
Steven Wilkens, a fireman; Harry
! Bonney engineer at the works, and
Jesse Cunningham, a stillman, were se-
I riously burned by blazing oil. .
HANDSOME REVENUE
OBTAINED FROM CUBA
Statement Issued Showing the Money
. That Has Been .Dsrived From
Our New Possessions.
Our New Possessions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.— The War De
partment gave out to-day for publication
an interesting statement of the financial
condition of the- island of Cuba. It shows
that under the management of the United
States Government the receipts of the
island from January 1, 1599, to June 30 of
the current year, exceed the expendi
tures by the very handsome sum of $1,
- This statement Will probably be a
surprise to many persons who had
| thought that Cuba, under the military
j occupation of the United States, was not
i self-sustaining. During the period
named, the receipts from -all sources
! were 982,010; disbursements. 55.501,988.
Of the money disbursed $1,712,014 was ex-
pended in sanitations; $505,263 in the erec
tion and improvement of barracks and
quarters; $443,563 in the establishment,
etc.. of the rural guards and administra
tion; $250,674 in public works, harbors and
forts; $293,881 in charities and hospitals;
$242,116 for civil government; $723,281 on
municipalities; $88,944 in aid to the desti
tute; $42,205 in quarantine matters; total,
$4,448,924.
The statement for July shows that the
customs collections In the entire Island
for July alone were $1,201,537; Internal
revenue collections, $56,351; postal collec
tions. $15,000; miscellaneous collections,
$65,435. Grand total of receipts for the
month, $1,339,324; disbursements, $1,029,
--887.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.— The state
ment of the receipts of the Philippine
Islands from the date of occupation by
the United States Government to July 31
last, shows that the total receipts from
all sources for the period named was
$5,249,411. The receipts from all sources
by ports for the above named period are:
Manila, $3,843,244; Hollo, $265,360; Cebu,
$156,136.
DEWEY'S SUGGESTIONS
TO PARADE COMMITTEE
IWould Be Gratified, He Says, if the
I Olympia's Battalion Leads
I the March. «
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.— The executive
committee of the Dewey reception com
; mittee has received two letters from Ad
! miral Dewey. In the first, dated Leg
i horn, August 16, he says:
j "I shall without fail reach the Lower
Bay on Friday. September 29, and shall
anchor there for the night to be ready
for the official arrival and naval parade
on the 'following morning. Saturday, the
80tH. While I should be gratified to meet
any of my friends in the navy and
especially the commanding officers of the
ships engaged at Manila May 1, 1898, I feel
that this matter of invitation should be
left entirely with the committee. I would
i suggest that at the end of the display of
! fireworks off the Battery the oivmpia
should return to North River and an-
chor off Twenty-sixth street. While your
letter seems to indicate that the bat-
talion Of the Olympia would lead In the
land parade, still lam In doubt. It would
be a gratification to me and the officers
and men of the Olympia should the
Olympia's battalion of about 250 men be
placed at the head of the -column. In
reference to the smoker it 1% proposed
to give for the men, that is a matter
that comes within the province of the
captain of the ship, but I have little
doubt that he would be pleased to accept
1 foi* them. I am much pleased for various
; reasons for eliminating a dinner from the
: programme, and thank yourself and the
' committee for the careful arrangements
made to spare me any unnecessary fa-
tigue."
In the second letter, written from Na
i pies, August 17, thq admiral asks that a
' "good large military band" be detailed
to lead the Olympia's battalion at the
j head of the land parade, tim Olympia's
small band being hardly equal to the oc
! casion.
Admiral Dewey has been notified that
■ all his requests will he carried out.
WAREHOUSES AND CARS
AT ARMONA DESTROYED
Property' Valued at Thirty Thousand
Dollars Goes Up in \ .
Smoke.
HANFORD, Aug. 27.— new packing
house of Charles Downing at Armona was
burned to the ground at 1 o'clock this
morning. The loss is $13,000. insurance'
$9000. The fire originated in Nathan Broth
ers* warehouse, north of Downing's,
which, was totally, destroyed. The build
ing and contents were valued at $5000.
Four cars of raisins belonging to the
California Raisin Association and four re
frigerator cars on the Southern Pacific
track were also burned. The total loss is
$30,000. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Fire at Porterville.
FRESNO. Aug. 27.-Firolast night at
Porterville totally destroyed the Barrett
Block, which is occupied by the Porter
ville Enterprise and several merchandise
firms. The loss Is $25,000, partially covered
by Insurance. .'-.• -.:- *
THE PAN FEAXCISCO CALL,, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1899.
CONFERENCE ON
TRUSTS CALLED
Twenty-One States Send
Delegates.
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Special Di.patch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.— Governors
of twenty-one States are announced as
having appointed delegates to attend tne
conference on trusts by. the Civic Federa
tion of Chicago and called to meet in
that city September 13-16. The call states
the object to be purely educational and
strictly, non-partisan, the committee on
arrangements being composed of men of
different political faiths and representing
all sides Of the problem to be discussed.
The subject for discussion is trusts and
combinations, their uses and abuses; rail
way, labor, industrial and commercial. It
Is stated by the promoters that fhe
United States Inuustrial Commission has
arranged to attend the convention in a
body, and that the Interstate Commerce
Commission has also accepted and will
participate in the conference. Some of
the States named as having- appointed
delegations an., the names of chairmen
j thereof are here given:
New York, Chauncey M. Depew; Ne
[ braska, Edward Rose water; Montana,
Martin Maginnis: * Kentucky, W. C. P.
j Breckinridge; Wisconsin, John C.
Spooner; Missour.. v. M. Cockrell; Mich
igan, Russell A. Alger; Colorado.- Thomas
M. Patterson; Wyoming. F. W. Men
dell; Oregon, ..,.. C. George: Arizona. M.
J. Egan; Ohio, John Sherman.
The Governors of thirten Stales, in-
I eluding Colorado and Arizona, have ac
cepted. Acceptances have also been re-
I ceived from the Attorney Generals of
seventeen States and the Labor Commis
sioners of five States. pelt-grates are
; being named by boards of trade, cham
bers of commerce, national labor and
, agricultural bodies, the National Bar As
sociation, the National Bankers' Associa
tion, the National Underwriters' Associa
tion, the American Economic Association,
the American Social Science Association
and the American Academy of Political ,
and Social Science. The leading colleges
' of the country will be represented by pro- i
I fessors of political economy.
SERGEANT CRAWFORD
CAPTURED IN MONTANA
No Trace of the Men He Let Out of
Wardner Jail Has Yet Been.
Found.
covered.
WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 27.— Sergeant
Crawford of Company L, First Cavalry,
who escaped after letting the eight men
out of the prison at Wardner Friday
night, was arrested at Missoula, Mont.,
by the Sheriff of Missoula. County. He
was dressed in citizen's clothes. -A detach
ment* of soldiers was sent from here this
morning to bring him back.
No trace of tne escaped prisoners has
yet been found. It is believed they are
hiding in the mountains, as it would be
exceedingly hazardous for them to try to
get out of the country, and the Sheriff,
with several deputies, has squade of men
out in every direction searching for them.
ISAAC J. HARVEY DEAD.
Old Citizen of Monterey County and
Former Mayor of Salinas.
SALINAS, Aug. 27.— Isaac J. Harvey,
a prominent citizen of Salinas, died sud
denly to-day of apoplexy. Deceased was
a native of Indiana. He came to Califor
nia In 1851 and to Monterey County in 1818,
at once taking an active part in politics.
He was Mayor of Salinas in 1875. At the
time of his death he was 83 years old and
quite wealthy. He leaves three married
daughters, all In good circumstances. De-
ceased will be buried on Tuesday after
| noon by Alisal Lodge. Independent Order
I of Odd Fellows, of which he was a char
ter member.
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LOST PROPELLER BLADE.
I Accident to the Gunboat Wilmington
Not Very Serious.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. -A dispatch
! received by the Navy Department from
the commander of the Wilmington at
1 Montevideo states that she has lost a
i flange of one propeller. It does not state
I bow serious the damage may be or
J whether any delay will be occasioned.
I The officials here say, however, that the
j remaining propeller and the crippled one
will give her ample power to proceed in
case it is not convenient to dock her at
Montevideo. The ship has been up the
Amazon.
Admiral Dewey at Nice.
NICE, Aug. 27.— Admiral Dewey passed
the day on his flagship, the United States
cruiser Olympia. More than a thousand
residents of Nice visited the warship, ex
pressing the greatest admiration and
pleasure.
SHIPS TO RACE FROM NEW
YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO
Jke Tillie E. Starbuck and the St. Francis
Start on a Ten-Thovjsand-Dollar
Wager.
© PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27.— Two clipper ships, the Tillie E. Starbuck, • •
g^ built of iron, and the St. Francis, a wooden vessel, both owned in New £
+ York left this port to-day to race to San Francisco for stakes aggregat- X
8S ing $10,000, put up by prominent Philadelphia men. Their time will be 88
fe counted from the moment they reach Cape Henlopen light. .. r-'-X;} . yirxX.'.. &
+ Picked crews are aboard each ship and the race is expected to deter- J
83 mine the mooted question as to whether the old wooden or the modern SS
♦ iron or steel ships are the most speedy. The ships are about 1800 tons *
*° each and carry a general cargo. The Starbuck is commanded by Cap- *-£
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NEGRO RIOTERS
QUIETING DOWN
Troops Are Being With-
drawn in Georgia.
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PREPARING FOR THE TRIALS
CASE OF JOHN DELEGALL TO BE
HEARD WEDNESDAY.
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Colonel Lawton Did Not Expect
That the Mob Would
Give Up So
Soon. ■_. . .
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Special Dispatch to The Call.
DARIEN, Ga.. Aug. 27.— There were no
hostilities between the blacks and the
military to-day. though the negroes re-
main armed. That the situation is Im
proved is evidenced by the fact that
Colonel Lawton, commanding the First
Regiment, has sent back to Savannah
eighty-six men and three officers, whose
services are. no longer needed. There re
main something more than WO soldiers
on duty. These will remain until after
the sitting of the special term of the
Superior Court which has been called to
meet on Wednesday to try John Delegall
for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Town
send..
' The, special term will also try Henry
Dejegall. the negro about whom the
trouble has all heen, and the thirty-five
black rioters who are now confined in the
Savannah jail. It is probable that a
special train and a military escort will
bring the rioters from Savannah for trial.
There are still several hundred armed
negroes In the swamp. A heavy rain has
fallen to-day which will do. much toward
dampening their ardor.
ATLANTA, Aug. 27.— Governor Candler
kept in close communication with Colonel
Lawton of the First Georgia Regiment
all day and expressed satisfaction at the
encouraging messages from the scene of
the trouble in Mcintosh County.
Early .in the afternoon Colonel Lawton
wired the Governor that the situation
had greatly Improved and that the arrest
of Delegall had broken up all armed
resistance on the part of the negroes.
This evening the Governor was notified
that half of the Savannah regiment had
left Darien for their homes.
The Liberty Independent Cavalry and
two companies of the First Georgia Regi
i ment remain on guard. It was evident
: from the telegrams of Colonel Lawton
that he did not expect the negro mob to
give up so soon.
TURINA, THE SCULPTOR,
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Had Been Employed on the Dewey
Triumphal Arch Being Erected
at New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.— G. Turlna, a
prominent sculptor, who had been em-
ployed for some days on the Dewey tri-
I umphal arch, now under construction,
j died suddenly at his home to-day.
. Turina had been modeling a statue of
I Paul Jones the past week, and in order
to complete the statue he had been work- j
i ing extremely hard. He intended to con- I
: tinue his labors to-day, and arose early.
i Almost immediately he staggered across
the room and fell. In a few moments he
was dead.
i Turina. who was 60 years of age, was
i born in Verona. Italy. He studied sculp
ture In Milan and In Rome. In 1566 he was I
a volunteer in Garabaldi's army. He canfe
to New York ln 1867. Among his principal '■
works are the bust of Leo XIII, now in
the Vatican at Rome; the statue of Gari
baldi, in Washington square, this city; the
equestrian statue of General Bolivar, In
: Central Park, and a statue of Mazani.
It will be remembered that Caspar Bu
' berl. the sculptor, fell dead two weeks
ago in this city while making a medallion
j of Captain Lawrence for the Dewey arch.
POLICE CAPTURED A
DESPERATE BURGLAR
Karl Schillinger, Wanted on Several
| Charges, Arrested at Green
Meadows.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27.— After avoid-
ing the police for several months Karl
Schillinger was arrested at Green Mead
l ows this afternoon by detectives. He de
murred when the warrants for his arrest
were served and gave the officers a lively
i tussle before the handcuffs were placed
: on his wrists.
Schilling, was arrested last December,
j hut in a tempting to escape Detective
; Aubie shot him in the right arm. He was
taken to the County Hospital that the
wounded arm might receive medical
treatment. In order to preclude his escape
from the hospital he was chained to the
bed. By some unknown means he man
aged to obtain a saw and effected his re-
lease. The captured man will answer to
j three burglary charges.
INSPECT VOLUNTEERS.
Root and Corbin Pleased With the
Appearance of New Regiments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Secretary
Root and Adjutant General Cprbin paid a
flying visit to the army camp at Camp
Meade, Pennsylvania, to-day. They left
here last night at midnight and returned
to the city late this afternoon. Their ob
ject was to Inspect the two new regiments
of volunteer infantry, the Twenty-seventh
and Twenty-eighth, which have Just been
recruited and are now rendezvoused* at
that camp preparatory to their departure
for the Philippines.
Both the Secretary and the adjutant
general are enthusiastic over the fine ap
pearance of the men of the regiments.
The men of the Twenty-seventh are un
der Colonel Bell, and are under orders to
proceed to San Francisco, and probably
will leave Camp Meade on the train which
Is bringing home from that city the Penn
sylvania organization which has been do
ing duty in the Philippines.
Constitution Not to Take Part.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.— Acting Secre
tary of the Navy Allen has advised
the Dewey reception committee in New
York that the department finds. It in
experient to grant the request, to have
the old frigate Constitution take part in
the naval parade. The ship is regarded
as too valuable a relic to be subjected to
the risk of attending a trip from Boston
to New York.
Death of an Old Resident.
SANTA CRUZ. Aug. 27.— Mrs. A. Trust
died suddenly of heart failure to-day.
She was 71 years of age and has resided
here since 1552.
ASPIRES TO A THRONE
AND LOSES HIS HEAD
Claimant to the Crown of Korea Adjudged
Insane and Decapitated on the
Order of Lady Mo,
• - *. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 27.— Passengers arriving from the Orient by % \
] the Tacoma to-day tell of a recent attempt to seize the throne of Korea f |
f made by an alleged member of the old royal family, Wang Eui Soo. This j
•*£ , patriot or politician has been in exile since his birth for the sins of his <i> j
1 fathers. He returned to Seoul on May 2, at once made himself known at 1 ;
| the royal palace, and played the exceedingly bold card of declaring J J
Ihim/elf the rightful King. $
«Ie was arrested, but so unusual were his actions that the court 1 |
physicians adjudged him insane. He was then liberated, but immediately T i
after rearrested, by order of Lady Mo, the power behind the throne of «> j
the kingdom. She being an alien, does not share the Korean superstition <& j
with regard to the sanctity of the weak minded, and decreed that Wang J^
. ; Eui Soo should be hanged. To this he demurred, saying that he did not y
i fear death, but would die by the sword, as was his right as a member .
) of the royal house. Lady Mo finally agreed that it made little difference j
-v to her, so long as the claimant for the throne died thoroughly, and 'he y
?: was; decapitated. • -h
1 It is. asserted on good outhority that his claim to royal blood was I i
J sound, although he could not have, pursued a more suicidal course in en- y
■*> deavoring to possess himself of the throne. <$■
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FOREST FIRES
RAGING FIERCELY
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Town of Deer Creek,
Colo., Threatened.
Colo., Threatened.
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SpeclaJ Dispatch to The Call.
DENVER, Aug. 27.— Forest fires, which
itis thought were caused by camp fires. are
raging on the foothills near the entrance
to Platte Canyon, about twenty miles
south of here. The fires started five miles
up the canyon and burned over the moun
tains on both sides of the canyon and are
now devastating the timber section along
j the foothills. " There are a number •of
i ranches in the vicinity, and several of
them have been slightly damaged by the
fires. At one time to-day they were
threatened with destruction.
The town of Deer Creek was also in
danger. But the wind changed its course
and drove the flames back to the hills.
To-night the fires were burning fiercely,
and the wind being slight, are gradually
creeping toward Deer Creek again. The
fires illuminate the sky and are plainly
visible from the outskirts "of Denver.
• Millions of feet of timber have been
consumed and the loss will be consider-
able. There are reports of loss of life.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 27.— A Bee special
from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
Immense forest fires are raging about
Laramie Peak, in the northern part of
Laramie County. The fires have been
burning for the past ten days and have
, destroyed a large quantity of valuable
; timber. The fires have been reported to
; Special Agent Abbott, who will at once
1 make an effort to have them extinguished,
although it is feared they have obtained
such headway that this will be Impossible
unless rain comes. The Laramie Peak dis
trict suffered greatly last year from for
est fires. ■
CONGRATULATES THE
AMERICAN BUILDERS
Speech of Sirdar Lord Kitchener Upon
the Opening of the New At-
bara Bridge.
CAIRO, Aug. 27.— 1n the courso of his
speech yesterday at the opening of At
bara bridge, which was constructed by a
Philadelphia firm after competition with
British firms for the contract, the Sirdar,
Lord Kitchener, of Khartoum, said:
"The construction of this magnificent
bridge, . I think, may fairly be considered
a record achievement. So far as the fail
ure of the effort to place the construc
tion order In England Is concerned, I
think It demonstrates that the relations
between labor and capital there are not
sufficient to give confidence to the capi
talist and to induce him to take the risk
of establishing up-to-date workshops that
would enable Great Britain to maintain
her position as the first constructing na
tion In the world.
"But as Englishmen failed, I am de
lighted that our cousins across the*) Atla
ntic stepped in. This bridge is due to their
energy, ability and power to turn out
works of magnitude in less time than
anybody else. I congratulate the Ameri
cans on their success In the erection of a
bridge in the heart of Africa. They have
Shown real grit far from home, In the
hottest nionth of the year and depending
upon the labor of foreigners." .
SOLDIER ATTEMPTS
TO END HIS LIFE
Maimed in the Service, but Unable to
Obtain a Pension, He Gives
Way to Despondency.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.— Maimed and
cut off from l.^pe of a livelihood. Newton
Holman, until recently an enlisted man
of the United States army, serving ln
Montana and Wyoming, tried to kill him
self with a revolver at Cobb's Hotel to
day. He had taken measures to make
the attempt successful by turning on the
gas in case the bullet missed its mark.
He failed in both cases, for the hall
glanced from his skull, and he was dis
covered and sent to a hospital before the
gas had done its work. Holman is alter
nately enraged at his failure to take his
life and despondent enough to repeat the
attempt, at the thought of his dark fu
ture. Some weeks ago, while In the serv
ice, his left leg was so badly injured in a
railway accident that amputation was
necessary, and on August 15 Holman came
to Washington to try to secure a pension.
In a few days he learned that as his in-
Jury was received out of the line of duty
he could not be pensioned.
NATIVES PREPARING
FOR ADMISSION DAY
Presidio Parlor Has Engaged Head-
quarters on Pacific Avenue,
Santa Cruz.
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 27.— The latest par
lor to engage headquarters for the Ad
mission day celebration is Presidio Par
lor, Native Sons of the Golden West, of
San Francisco. It has rooms at 171% Pa
cific avenue, where it will entertain on a
lavish scale.
A large number of Native Sons were in
town to-day making preliminary arrange
ments for the celebration and closing con
tracts for s ice cream and other refresh
ments,
Carl Katzensteln, chairman of the com
mittee on accommodations, has rooms en
gaged all over the city, where those who
cannot secure accommodations In the ho
tels may stop.
Tickets are to be given to the guests
during the celebration which entitles
them: to* a reserved seat at the Venetian
Water Carnival. . •' -.--'" Xx
PROGRESS OF STORM
OFF MARTINIQUE
■ ■*»-«*,'■• •*.,-. * •■-'- ■ •
Weather Officials as Yet Unable to
Foretell the Extent to Which
It Will Develop.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Offlcials of
the Weather Bureau are not yet able to
predict the extent to which the cyclone
reported south of Martinique will de
velop. At present the information re
ceived here indicates "only a slight dis
turbance south of San Domingo. The lo
cality affected now, however, is entirely
outside of the scope of the reporting sta- j
tions, and until the storm moves further
north it will be impossible to determine
its extent. By to-morrow morning the j
expectation is that the storm will reach
tlH* vicinity of Santiago, when more
definite data may he obtained. Careful
watch is being kept by the Weather
Bureau of its progress, and should a se
vere blow come, prompt warning will be
given by the service as in the case of the
hurricane several weeks ago. The storm
is now in the Caribbean Sea, and the
officials say the present indications are
that it will not he serious in effect.
STRIKE EPIDENIC
IN CUBA'S CAPITAL
HAVANA, Aug. 27.-The strike in
Havana is now getting to cause
genuine alarm among the citizens.
is it is supposed that the bakers
will go out to-morrow as they have
threatened. A strike on their part
would cause a good deal of hard
ship, as few private households
nave facilities for baking their own
bread. The hackmen also threaten
to strike within the next few days
If the strike of the masons does
iot soon terminate. The merchants
say everything Is ripe for a strike,
that would mean a general tie-up
if business for a fortnight, as a
majority of the employes, who
have had work for some months,
have saved money and want a rest.
A sympathy strike would give
them their opportunity. Senor Per
fecto Lacoste. the Mayor, and Gen
eral Rafael Cardenas, Chief of Po
ice, are doing all in tb-^'r power to
persuade the bakers -st to go out.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WONDERFUL CURES
IN A FEW DAYS
IN A FEW DAYS
Three Remarkable Cures Ef-
fected Within Ten Days by Dr.
Aborn,<the Successful Eye,
Ear, Head, Throat and Lung
Specialist, 554 SutteFStreet.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. 1599.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that I had been
afflicted with my head and throat. With
cough and expectoration; my throat was
i so sore and inflamed that I could scarcely
swallow. I became alarmed of my con-
dition and came to San Francisco to con-
sult Dr. Aborn, at 554 Sutter street, and
placed myself under his treatment, and to
to my agreeable surprise he gave me in-
stant relief, and now. after two weeks'
treatment, I am entirely relieved of all
my illness, mv voice is fully restored and
I can eat and swallow as well as I ever
could. When I first applied to Dr. Aborn
I could scarcely speak above a whisper.
I am a miner and leave to-morrow for
home. JOHN WEHRLI.
Gambetta Mining and Milling Company,
Grub Gulch, Raymond, Cal.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 1899.
TO THE PUBLIC: It gives me pleas-
ure to make this public announcement
that I have had my hearing restored in
i three days' treatment with Dr. Aborn, 554
Sutter street. I had been deaf in one ear
for over two years— could not hear the
ticking of a watch. I can now hear a
watch tick two or three feet from my car.
ALBERT GABRIELSON.
162 Tehama street.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25. 1899.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I
wish to state for the benefit of the af-
flicted that I had been suffering for over
twenty years with inflamed and granu-
lated eyelids. Tried several doctors with-
out relief. I applied to Dr. Aborn, 554
Sutter street, who gave me instant relief,
and now, after ten days' treatment, I con-
sider myself about well.
FRANK J. G ASKIN,
3516 Sixteenth street.
■ DR. ABORN, 554 Sutter street, is daily
effecting some remarkable cures. Many
cases are relieved instantly, after having
been afflicted for years.
Hours— lo to 12 and 2 to 4; evenings,
7 to S. .
Right
'-t
vJUdSSCS
Glasses
Always ease" the eyes. When made ty us they
also bring ease and comfort to the nose. New
clip. Don't slip; firm and easy grip; 50 cents.
Bausch & Loub Stereo-Field Glasses at whole-
sale and retail. Send for pamphlets. Free.
Quirk repairing. Factory on premises. Tele-
phone Main 10. Oculists' prescriptions filled.
Mtixiul&JtiMv)
opticians^>£~>.
OPnciANs4ol^pHw;»«^s.
642 Market St. instruments
unoiß CMOniCi* nuiipi'xf.
■mms Intnl.-* MntMh
'J OCEAN TBA VEL. _;.
TOYOIiSEN KAISHA;
STEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR-
ncr First and Brannan streets, 1 p. m.. for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai, and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers . for
I India, etc. No cargo received on board on day
\ of sailing.
NIPPON MARU Tuesday, September lj
I AMERICA MARC Friday. October 6
| HONGKONG MARU ..Wednesday. Nov 1
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight. and passage apply at company's office,'
421 Market St., cor. First.
W. B. CURTIS, General Agent.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
HUI-HWW3Mlff^MllffF-_-__l
WILL EARN
WILL EARN
$25 pei month
GUARANTEED
GUARANTEED
IF INVESTED BEFORE
' MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.
-
V Our stockholders made 33 1-3 per
Our stockholders made 33 1-3 per
cent profit the* last 30 days. Those
coming in now are guaranteed 25 per
cent per month, with the possibility of
its being much more when
Oil Is Struck
■
: —
Nothing but oil shares just now will
Nothing but oil shares just now will
pay such returns. One oil stock
jumped from
$15 to $200
PER SHARE LAST WEEK.
PER SHARE LAST WEEK.
PRICE GOES UP
PRICE GOES UP
Midnight August 31st. -
Applications received up to this
time will be filled at $4 per share.
Right, however, reserved to return all
subscriptions received after the
present 1000 shares have been taken.
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PROSPECTUS WITH "INSIDE INFOR-
PROSPECTUS WITH "INSIDE INFOR-
MATION" FREE.
Union Consolidated Oil and
Union Consolidated Oil and
Transportation Co.,
322=323
Parrott Building,
SAN FRANCISCO.
OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
hfc^ Steamers leave Broadway
• Mmhtii— wharf, San Franoisco.
S nffiWk For Alaskan ports. 10 a. m..
ij ■SwjrSHh August 19. 24, 2?. September 3.
1 fft,EuyS^ change at Seattle.
*> 6i«&«S<3 JTOI For Victoria. Vancouver (B.
I mmmmte&t&SSSl l c)- Port Townsend, Seattle.
4>^^ClaslBl Tacoma, Everett, Ana-ortes
and New Whatcom ("Wash.).
10 a. m. August 19. 24, 23.
September 3, and eve.y fifth day thereafter:
change at Seattle to thiscompany's steamers for
Alaska and G. N. P.y.: at Tacoma to X. P. Ry.:
at Vancouver to C. P. Ry.
For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 1 p. m.. August
17,. 22. 27. September 1, and every fifth day
thereafter.
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon.
Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo),
Gavlota. Santa Barbara, Ventura. Hueneme.
San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and
Newport, 9 a. m.. August 20. 24, 2S, September
1, and every fourth day thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har-
ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port
Los Angeles and Bedor.do (Los Angeles).. 11 a.
m., August IS. 212. 2-:. 96, September 3. and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
Cabo. Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia
and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., 7th of each
month.
For further Information obtain folder.
The company reserves the right to changn
without previous notice steamers, sailing dates
ami hr.„m of snlllnr.
TICKET OFFICE— New Montgomery
street (Palace Hotel).
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Arts..
10 Market St.. San Francisco.
THE 8. R. & N. GO.
DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
PORTLAND
From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m.
CADC SI2 First Close Including BertH
FAJJP $(2 F<>*Bt Clnee Including Bert*
I ntlt. $8 Second Class and Meals.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA sails
Aug. 26. Sept. i
COLUMBIA sails Aug. 21. 31. Sept. 19
Short line to Walla Walla. Spokane. Butte.
Helena and all points in the Northwest.
Through tickets to all points East.
E. C. WARD. General Agent.
630 Market st.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.,
Superintendents.
AMERICAN LINE.
NEW TOKK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. PARIS.
Stopping at Cherbourg, westbound.
Stopping at Cherbourg, westbound. .
From New York Every Wednesday, 10 a. m.
Pt. Louis.:.. August 301 St. Louis Sept. 20
St. Paul Sept. « St. Paul Sept. 27
New York Sept. 13 1 New York Oct. 4
RED STAR LINE.
New York and Antwero.
From New York Every Wednesday, 1? noon. * •
Frlesland Aug. SSI Kensington Sept. M
Southwark ....Sept. 6 Nordland Sept. 27
Westernland ..Sept. 13! Frlesland Oct. 4
EMPIRE LINE.
Seattle. St. Michael. Dawson City. f *>
For full Information regarding freight and
passage apply to '
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY
30 Montgomery St.. or any of Its agencies.
©NZPffltmf. J*' ?* Alameda sails
IvMllllL v,a Honolulu and
,*irn»i« Auckland for Sydney
f___ - -^ Wednesday, - Septenj-
aiy__zX'.l\ ber 6- at 10 p. m.
SImOISRID'-D The 8. S. Australia
OlKjlHJlllU*^ sails for Honolulu
■fOmBSIZH- -Wednesday, Septem-
•.u.ll'WltCr ber jo, at 2 p. m. ■*
wivci her 2ft. at 2 p m.
Favorite Line Round the World, via Hawaii.
Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, India. Sues.
England, etc.; $610 flrst class. -^
i. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.. Agts.. 114 Montgomen
Pier 7, Foot Pacific St. Freight Otflce. 327 Market St.
COMPAQNIE OENERALE TRANBATLANTIQOE.
DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS, . r-rrar
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m. *tfJTITt>
from Pier 42, North River, foot of ■^**3*v-™3. "
Morton st. LA TOUUAINE. Sept. I; LA
CHAMPAGNE, 9 -t. 9: LA GASCOGNE, Sept.
16;, LA BRETAGNE, Sept. 23; LA TOURAINE.
Sept. 30. Flrst-elass to * Havre. $63 and up-
ward. 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Sec-
ond-clasa to Havre. $45, 10 per cent reduction
on r und 'trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 32 Broad-
wav (Hut* in buildin New York. J. F. FU-
GAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Mont-
gomery aye,, San Francisco. • :
BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS.'
'fob v. s. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO.7
Steamer "Monticello."
MON.. Tues.. Wed.. Thurs. and Sat. at 9:45
a m. , 3:15, 8:30 p. m. (ex. Thurs. night) Fri-
days. Ip. m. and 8:30; Sundays. 10:30 a. m i
p. m." Landing and office. Mission-street Dock.
Pier No. 2. Telephone Main 1508.
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