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Imperial Press Saturday, May 4, 1901 TWO BANKERS SUICIDE Use the Same Revolver to End Their Lives President and Cashier of (he First Nation al Bank of Vancuver Use Weapon in a Clump of Bushes VANCOUVER, Wash., April 21.— Charles Brown and E. L. Canby, presi dent and cashier respectively of the First National Bank of Vancouver, which was closed yesterday by the con troller of the currency, committed sui cide last night, two miles from this city, by shooting themselves with a revolvers. Their bodies were found tfiis morn ing lying in a small clump of bushes about half a mile north of the Colum bia school, which is situated on the outskirts of the town. They both used ths same weapon, and Canby evidently died first, as the revolver was found in Brown's hand. It is evident that Canby put the muzzle of the revolver in his mouth and then blew off the top of his head. Brown then took it and shot himself in exactly the same way, falling over Canby's body. The fact that Brown's bicycle and an umbrella belonging to Canby were found a short distance out of town last night led to the belief that the two bank officials had taken their lives. Early this morning a searching party started out, and after several hours' hunt the bodies were found in the clump of bushes. On Friday evening Canby, upon be ing told by Bank Examiner J. W. Max well that the bank would not be per mitted to open Saturday, went out in the yard behind the bank and attempt ed to shoot himself. His revolver failed to explode, although all five chambers were loaded. After failing to shoot himself, Canby came back into the bank and he and President Brown left together, the latter taking his revolver. When Examiner Max well confronted the bank officials with the shortage of $81,000 which he had discovered, both men admitted their guilt. It is said that both Brown and Canby had been speculating in stocks. Beside Brown's body there was found a package containing $25 and a note saying that the money belonged to his daughter. Upon Canby's body the following note was found: "My Dear Wife: I feel what I am about to do is for the best. Forgive! me if you can and try to live for our | dear children. God bless you all. j Good-bye. j [Signed] "NED. j "April 19. 1901." ! Canby carried $13,000 insurance on his life and Brown carried policies ag- \ gregating $15,000. | ANOTHER KESWICK FIRE Upwards of Twenty Large Frame Build ings Destroyed Keswick, Cal., April 27. For the sixth time in four years KeswlcK aas had a big fire. Fire broke out in Bar- j bary coast today and all North Miin : street is in ashes. Fifteen places of, business have been destroyed jvntl alto half a dozen dwellings, entu'Ui.q; a total loss of about $30,000. | The buildings constituted a long frame range. None of the owners Lave ; been able to secure insurance, so to- j day's loss is total, as little or no stock j was saved. : The fire broke out In the Mascot sa- 1 loon, conducted by Cecil & Bray. There ; was no wind and the flames crept j southward slowly, sweeping everything 1 before them. To the south, in order, I the fire licked up the Blue Wing sa* loon of Ookley & Munga, John Mor- ; gan's saloon, John Perth's restaurant, j Pete Bernal's saloon. Carpenter & Gon zales' barber shop, Gus Bauer's saloon ; and Joe Borde's laundry. With much ; difficulty the fire was stopped there; and prevented from eating its way, into the most important business partj of the town. To the northward from the starting point were destroyed the Monte Carlo theater building, a large two-story Imperial prces frame, leased by Harry Monroe, John Millers' saloon, John Ramsey's restaur ant, Herold ft Neudert's restaurant and a half-dozen dwellings owned by Gua Bauer and John Bartos. The heaviest losers are Paul Fried manof San Francisco, six buildings, loss $5000; Ous Raver, Monte Carlo theater building, and other houses loss $5000; Henry Frlckinger, two business buildings, $2000; Charles Bartosh, three buildings, $3000; John Morgen, $1000; Oakly & Munga, $1800; Harry Monroe, $1500; John Miller, $SOO. The large store of the Mountain Copper company, with an immense stock, narrowly as caped. Keswick has no water works and no fire company, and that today' fire was not disastrous was because of the ab sence of any wind. National Irrigation Work Cheyenne, Wyo. — Hon. Ellwood Mead, chief of the United States ir rigation bureau, has returned from California. He said the headquarters of the bureau would be retained at Cheyenne, which was favorably lo cated for its field of operations in the arid belt. Referring to the work of the bureau for the coming season, he said they had planned several special lines of investigation. One would be the selec tion of some river in California to make an exhaustive examination of its irrigating capacity, with all its canal systems, measuring the flow of water the entire season, the amount of acre age watered, the amount of water lost by seepage and evaporation in trans mission, the cost per acre, the different allowances for fruit orchards and ag ricultural crops, etc., also Che com parative results in value and labor on adjoining lands cultivated from natural waterfall. The same study will be made on one stream in Nevada and another in Idaho. In Utah an investigation will be made of the water rights of the state, a compilation of the laws and decisions in water controversies and their practical results. Mr. Mead will leave here in a few days to fill an engagement at Harvard college to lecture on irrigation prob lems. RICH QUARTZ STRIKE Blind£LeadJ~ls Discovered Near Moke lumne Hill Mokelumne Hill. April 22.— An ex ceedingly rich strike in quartz was made on French Hill, near this town, last week. The quartz is nearly all gold, one email specimen, on which there is scarcely any quartz, weigh ing over three ounces. TBe ledge, which was a blind one, is about three feet in width and has every indication of being permanent. French Hill was in early days one of the richest placer spots in the west, and it is believed that the feeder to its gravel deposits has at last been found. WHITE RIVER CAVES Prospectors Will Search for Gold and Copper Vancouver, B. C. — To explore the upper reaches of the White river, a tributary of the Yukon, is the object of a large party of prospectors who left here for the north by the steamer City of Seattle. The party is in charge of Captain Angus McLean, who had, two years ago, charge of the Dawson business of the Stewart river pioneers corporation. Last summer Captain McLain, with two other men, went to the headwaters of White river, a distance of 350 miles from Fort Selrick. He discovered several large caves in the rugged Alas kan mountains. These are located about five miles from the side of the river and contained in the bare face of the rock fine showing of blue peacock copper. Samples from these ledges went over $120 per ton rich copper and gold. This season the party will thoroughly prospect the district, which is yet un inhabited, and will stake claims there. The party took supplies for a trip to last all summer. Socialists to Strike Barcelona— The Socialists have de cided to celebrate May day with a general strike. The anarchists, how ever, refused to co-operate with them. PROCLAIMS FOR PEACE The Captive Insurgent Leader Addresses! Filipinos Official View of the Manifesto Is That It Will Have a Decided Effect in Improv ing the Situation in the Philippines Manila. — The following is Aguln aldo's address to the Filipino people: "I believe I am not in error in pre suming that the unhappy fate to which my adverse fortune has led me is not a surprise to those who have been familiar with the progress of the war. The lessons taught with a full mean ing, and which have recently come to my knowledge, suggest with irresist ible foca that a complete termination of hostilities and lasting peace are not only desirable, but absolutely es sential to the welfare of the Philippine Islands. "The Filipinos have never been dis mayed at their weakness, nor have they faltered in following the path pointed out by their fortitude and cour age. The time has come, however, in wihich they find their advance along this path to be impeded by an irrresist ible force, which, while it restrains them, yet enlightens their minds and opens to them another course, present ing them the cause of peace. "This cause has been joyfully em braced by the majority of my fellow countrymen, who have already united around the glorious sovereign banner of the United States. In this banner they repose their trust and belief, that under its protection the Filipino peo- Pie will attain all those promised liber ties which they are beginning, to en joy. The country has declared unmis takably in favor of peace. So be it. There has been enough blood, enough tears and enough 'desolation. This wish cannot be ignored by the men still in arms if they are animated by a desire to serve our noble people, which has thus clearly manifested its will. So do I respect this will, now that it is known to me. "After mature deliberation I res olutely proclaim to the world that I cannot refuse to heed the voice of a people longing for peace, nor the lamentations of the thousands of fam ilies yearning to see their dear ones enjoying the liberty and the promised generosity of the great American nation. "By acknowledging and accepting the sovereignty of the United States throughout the" Philippine archipelago, as I do now, and without any reserva tion whatsoever, I believe that I am serving thee, my beloved country. My happiness be thine." To signalize this Important step in the pacification of the country, Major General Mac Arthur orders the release, on swearing allegiance to the United States, of 1000 insurgent prisoners. TO HOLY TO WORK Wife Secures Divorce from Religious Fanatic TACOMA.— EIder J. D. Christie of j Ecclesia mission failed to appear in ! court to answer the ' divorce suit brought by his wife. Christie joined the faction of the First Baptist Church, i which separated from that denomina ! tion three years ago, under the leader-i , ship of N. P. Harriman, forming the I new Ecclesia sect. One of its doctrines I was that true Christians were sancti | fled and could not touch unclean things. j Elder Christie absorbed this idea to ' such an extent that he was unwilling to work at ordinary occupations and bis wife was compelled to support her self. They were married in Missouri 22 years ago and have a son aged 20 years, who lias supported his mother's contention for separation. Judge Snell granted the divorce, stating that a re ligion good enough to preach ought to be good enough to practice. BROTHERS UNITED A Romance in an Old Sacramento Man's History Sacramento, April 22.— W. A. Pow ell of 917 Sixteenth street had Just sunk into slumber one night this week when he was aroused by the ringing of his doorbell. Taking his lamp with him he cautiously opened the door. Before him stood an old gray bearded man. He did not recognize the nightly visitor, and called for an explanation. When this was given he was soon clasped In the embrace of a brother he had not seen for forty years. When the war of the rebellion broke out the brother, A. H. Powell, was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church at Springfield, Mo. The call for troops to fight the battles of the Union was quickly responded to by the then young minister, who surrend ered his pastorate, and saying good bye to his relatives and friends, he ehouldered a musket and marched to the front. His elder brother, W. A. Powell, now of this city, then of Ray county, Missouri, enlisted in the cause of the confederacy. The two brothers met on the battlefield of Wilson creek. One wore the blue and the other the gray. That was the last time the brothers looked into each other eyes until W. A. Powell opened his door the other night and discovered Rev. A. H. Powell standing at his threshold. Mr. Powell is 74 years oltl and has been a Methodist minister fifty years. He is still identified with the Missouri conference, but may conclude to accept his brother's invitation to spend the rest of his days with him in this city. Relics of Mexcian Indians Chicago. — Professor Frederick W. Starr of the anthropological depart ment of the University of Chicago has returned from a visit of four months to the barbarous tribes of the Mexican Indians. Besides bringing back hundreds of Indian relics he has procured statistics which will be in valuable in the study of anthropology. ROOF GARDENS IN THE SLUMS Parson Tom UzzeN's Latest Denver Enterprise i Denver. — Parson Tom Uzzel, known to every one in Denver for his work in the slums, is going into the roof ! garden business. He is going to com 1 pete with the Sunday theaters by meet- I ing them on their own ground. On week days he is going to try to eat in to the business of the music halls and dance halls and variety shows of the lower part of the town. His public bath and roof garden building is to be located next to his church in the "tenderloin" district, on three lots that I he owns there. I According to the plans the baths will j consist of two good sized pools and ! fifty shower baths. There will be I dressing rooms to accommodate the j capacity of the pools and there will be j a portion reserved for private rooms, j where those who wish to pay may do j so. The two pools will be for the little tots and the larger folks, respectively, ! one being shallow and' the other deep. ! A heating plant will be installed so ! that the baths may be kept open in the winter. The roof garden will be on top of the bath building and will be covered so that with sliding side windows the room will be available in all kinds of j weather. "I am going to make it just as pleas ant as I can," said the parson. "There \ will be one portion reserved for those I wanting to smoke, so that the young fellows who have acquired. that habit -paiuioddßsip Aiivaia aq 11. 1 naqj 's-jauiojsno joj uavb.£ }aaj:j9 : jsniußT no ajaqi uavop saaßid asoqi jo anio3 aiißni i.uop 3m. ji pub 'saoud JSOO IB IUB3JD PUB S3D| 'SHUUp }JOS Bqi Uts aAjas iuav zjw -Xbavb ;da?i aq i.uom A Fruit Trade Center Kansas City is* becoming a great in land fruit center and distributing point, or, rather, it is one already, says the Kansas City Journal, for only a few days ago 1,000,000 bananas in one con signment were received from the trop ics via New Orleans. Yesterday the biggest fruit train ever seen in the State of Missouri arrived in Kansas City over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway from Fort Worth. Texas. The shipment originated at Los An geles, Cal., and was made over the Southern Pacific as far as Fort Worth. Tho train was composed of twenty eight cars and a caboose. There were 364 boxes of oranges to the car, making 10,192 boxes in all. This is probably the bipcest single shipment ever made from the California orange belt and every box will be handled in Kansas City. A large portion, of course, will be shipped from here to adjacent ter ritory in Missouri, lowa, Kansas, Ar kansas, Indian Territory and- Okla homa, all of which depend on this mar ket largely for California fruits. 7