The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1895, Page 2

2 THRIFTY - PETALUMA One of the Prosperous Towns of the Bay Region. WIDE AWAKE AND ALIVE Manufacture and Commerce Go Hand in Hand With Progress. SOME LEADING BUSINESS MEN, Schools, Churches and a Public Library Well Supported by the Citizens. PETALUMA, April 7.—Petaluma on the map, Petaluma, the name of a town called out by the trainmen, is about all many San Franciscans know of this thriving neighbor over the bay. Petaluma 1st a short ride up the North Pacific Railr by way of Tiburon, or by water on the cheery little steamer Gold, which makes daily trips to and from San Francisco up Petaluma River. This town should be known and appre- ted. Itsadvantages of healthful even climate, water transportation and the con- sequent low rates of travel and freight have brought an energetic population to Peta- luma and its vicinity. A large number of factories are in active operation, running almost at full force in spite of the general depression-throughout the country. The suburbs and country immediately tributary to the town are cut into small holdings for dairy and poultry-raising pur- Here every day in the week is like v England market day. The wide streets are thronged with the produce men who do their shipping from this point. Last year 1,020,000 eggs were shipped from the wharves on Petaluma River alone. The creameries of this vicinity turn out golden rolls of butter, which have a ready market far and wide. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of this butter was sent from this point during 1894. One of the latest markets open to Peta- luma creamery butter is New Orleans. About 500 squares are shipped to that far- away Southern city every weeek. The patent cream separator is in general use. The Burdell Creamery has established a receiving station for milk right here in the town for the convenience of those who keep only a few cows. At this receiving station the milk is weighed and passed directly into the great can with its mys- terious machinery called the separator, out of which comes a stream of thick cream, which runs over a cooling table into- large cans for removal to Burdell’s churning station. The separated milk is- sues from another part of this patent wonder at the same time. The milk, . which is of the ordinary quality, is sold fora mere pittance or given back to the dairymen. The farmers and dairymen are paid ac- cording to the butter fat contained in their milk. This is ascertained through certain tests which are made each week. The creamery system isa great blessing to all who keep a small number of cows, as they receive the wholesale market price for their butter fat without the trouble of making and marketing. Mr. Burdell handles 10,000 pounds of milk each week at the town station alone. In this poultry-raising center is found the largest incubator manufactury in this or any other country. L. C. Byce, the chief owner and manager of the Petaluma Incubator Company, is the genius who has originated and constructed the inzu- bator which has reached the enormous sale of 12,000 in fifteen -years, Mr. Byce uses his own inventions exclusively, and to-day has the satisfaction of knowing that the Petaluma is the only incubator that has successfully hatched ostrich eggs. The sales are consequentty large in the South African and the Southern Cali- . fornia ostrich farm countries. Mr. Byce has recently opened a branch factory in Los Angeles, and contemplates opening two other like establishments during the coming year in Portland, Or., and Salt Lake City. Mr. Byce is a student of chicken culture, and is constantly advanc- ing new ideas in their care. In his factory depository one finds every conceivable ap- pliance incident to the industry. In the commercial, social and fraternal life of Petaluma, L. C. Byce is an active quantity. The making of incubators is a lucrative business in this locality. Several men are making good incubators and a good living at the same time, manufacturing these chicken-hatching machines, which have become & necessity, in order to supply the large city markets. The incubators turned out by Mr. Horwege are particulurly worthy of notice. The only silk mill west of Michigan is here in Petaluma. The large 1600 spin- ning-spindle mill of the Carlson-Currier Company is one of the chief industries of the town. Their large brick factory, with complete modern equipment, has a ca- pacity for working 200 people. About 100 men and women take the raw silk through all the various processes, and the output is an almost endless variety of knitting, spool and embroidery thread. The spooling and boxing department shows the gorgeous result of spindles and dyes. Here is seen threads of all degrees, from the finest sewing-thread to the rope embroidery floss, in all the various colors and almost infinite number of shades. F. W. Brown, the practical superintend- ent of the large factory, who has every de- tail of the complicated work under his supervision, said they had to turn to China and Japan for their raw silk supply, silk culture having not as yet been brought up to any degree of commercial considera- tion in this country. In this State, where the mulberry trees and silkworms would thrive so well, it seems strange that so congenial an industry is neglected. The Carlson-Currier is an incorporated company with a paid up capital stock of $150,000. J. P. Currier is now president and W. W. Stanford the treasurer. The city oftices of the company are at 6 and 8 Sutter street, San Francjsco. This silk factory, employing 100 people, is of great material benefit to the trades people of the town. Petaluma has the only steam saddle- tree factory in the State, outside that of Main & Winchester in S8an Francisco. A. W. Hornege & Co. have quite an ex- tensive establishment. Their specialty is the iron horn saddle-trees used on the plains. The superiority of the iron-horns over the natural fork saddle-trees is beyond compare. The natural fork saddle-trees are turned out by Mr. Hornege in large numbers for the light pleasure-riding pur- poses, but his main trade is with the men of the cattle ranges who use the iron fork exclusively. In answer to the question as to whether times were good and sales nu- merous, Mr. Hornege said that his firm, with all the other firms in the line of sad- dles and harness, had to contend with the convict labor of the Western Middle States. He affirmed that for saddle-trees alone $75,000 a year was sent out of the State by jobbers and middlemen, who buy the con- vict lJabor product because they can get it cheaper. The same complaint in regard to the consumption of foreign manufactured goods is made by a small, but thoroughly well equipped. shoe factory here in Peta- luma, which make a specialty of substan- tial shoes for men and boys. Eastern shoes of a showy character, which can be bought and sold at a less price because made of inferior leather are crowding this jittle Petaluma factory cruelly. The Sonoma Preserve Company, located here, has again been put in active opera- tion, and will continue to put the same high-grade ketchups, pickles, sauces, jel- lies and preserves on the market. In home- made tomato ketchup they are above all competition, having secured first prizes at all the great expositions, including the World’s Fair at Chicago. The lumber interests are in a healthy, active condition. The two large planing- milis located here so report. John Cav- anagh, an old resident, is a large dealer in Humboldt redwood and Oregon pine. He turns out light and heavy millwork to order. ° . 8. J. Hopkins, who has a large yard, makes a specialty of all kinds of house- furnishings, besides carrying a heavy stock of all sorts of well-seasoned lumber. The Eagle Milling Company, located near the wharves of Petaluma, is one of most extensive, well-managed plants in the State. Their schooners and barges go up the Bacramento and San Joaquin rivers loaded with all the heavy staples and re- turn laden with grain. The output of flour and meal of the Eagle Mills is second to none on the coast. George McNear of the warehouse, whole- sale and retail dealer in all the heavy sta- ples and owner of tne steamer Gold, is one of the chief business men of this busy town. Mr. McNear has done much for the town by building attractive houses for renting purposes. The wharf and river improvements due to his intelligent energy are of much value to this entire locality. Two banks, that of Wickersham & Co., with I G. Wickersham as president, and the Sonoma Bank, of which Frank H. Den- man is manager and <cashier, give a sub- stantial backing to the commercial life of the community. Mr. Wickersham has been identified with the financlal life of the community for more than thirty years. The streets of the town are wide. The stores are attractive and quite metropolitan in appearance, particularly in the evening, when brilliantly lighted by electricity. The town by the way has a fine electric light plant, from which almost every house in the town is supplied. The well-known firm of Hale Bros, & Co. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1895. § has one of its well appointed branch stores here. F. Sweed, one of the best workers in the real interests of Petaluma, has a thor- oughly stocked store, which would be a credit to a very much larger town. Mr. Sweed is president of the school board, and in conjunction with W. H. Zartman, James Singley, William B. Haskell and George C. Codding, who comprise the Board of Education, is doing earnest work for the youth of the town. * The educational facilities of Petaluma are excellent, owing to the devotion of F. J. Maynard, James Campbell and other leading citizens, who have given the best efforts of their lives to the upbuilding of the schools. Petaluma has a fine high school building, with complete laboratory, gymnasium and a Iyceum hall forliterary exercises. Eighty pupils are now receiving high school in- struction, which is fully up to the Univer- sity standard required for entrance exam- ination. J.T. Handsaker is the principal. Miss Selina Sharpe and C. O. Sharpe, special assistant teachers, are doing ex- cellent work. The grammar school is equaily up in everything pertaining to good work. On visiting the lower grades one is astonished at the knowledge shown by the children. The answers given to historical questions by Tesa Sweed and Pearl Wimans, two little girls who are not more than 10 years of age, were simply marvelous. B@One of the latest improvements in the town is the really imposing modern build- ing erected by W. H. Pepper for a free kindergarten. It has just been opened, but seventy-five smiling tots come trooping in every morning to have theirlittle minds trained to truth, work and unselfish cheer- fulness. The opening hour of songsand games prepare the children for the more thoughtful yet light tasks which follow. The young ladies in charge, who are from the San Jose training-school for kin- dergartens, seem very earnest, loving and unselfish, and, above all, enthusiastic in their work. The beautiful building, on a fine centrally located piece of ground, was given by Mr. Pepper, with an ample en- dowment, into the hands of Joseph Camp- bell, William Haskell and J. L. Wimans, who are to act as trustees. Surelyit isa noble philanthropy. Petaluma has one of the best public libraries in the State. The nucleus came in the shape of a gift of the Odd Fellows’ i about eighteen years ago. The library and reading-room occupies one corner of the handsome Town Hall build- ing. The reading-room—a well-lighted, Rsnx\n attractive place—contains all the leading magazines, periodicals and daily and weekly papers. The library, which is the cheeriest, homelike place imaginable, opens out of the reading-room. There are about 3000 well-chosen books on the shelves. These books can be taken down by any one for an hour’s reading or in order to make a selection for home use. Mrs. Lackie, the gracious, kindly woman who has been in charge of the library for seventeen years, says she has not lost more than two or three books in all that time. She thinks the library is better patronized because the people are trusted and made to feel that the books are really theirs. The six churches are alive with the spirit of progress and without exception are pre- sided over by men far above the average in inteilect. Diligence and enthusiasm seem to be the watchwords of one and all. Petaluma is worthy an intimate ac- quaintance. It isa pleasure to move about in the atmosphere of industry and content- ment. SHOT AT A CHURCH D0dn Walter Scott Murders His Young Wife as She Comes From Worship. He Then Places the Pistol to His Mouth and Kills Himself Instantly. WICHITA, Kaxs., April 7.—A horrible tragedy occurred on the stepsof the Lin- coln-street church as the congregation was walking out of the building after the services were over about noon to-day. On the sidewalk in front of the church Walter Scott fired a bullet into the brain of his wife and she fell at his feet a corpse. ‘While the people stood aghast at the ter- rible deed Scott placed the muzzle of the revolver in his mouth and sent a bullet crashing through the roof of his mouth into his brain and he fell dead almost within reach of the remains of his wife. At the sight of the bloody tragedy two or three women fainted and much excitement prevailed. Both bodies were taken to an undertaker. When Mrs. Scott was shot she was with her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were married about two years ago. She was 17 and he 19. They separated about a year ago, she going to her father’s house and he going to Kansas City. Scott returned to Wichita a week ago. He went to church to-day and as he walked out asked his wife it she would return to him, and upon her refusal sent a bullet into her brain. Both are well connected. — -—— SEVERE STORM IN GEORGIA. Hail as Big as FEggs, Rain and a Hur- ricane Descend on Farms. ATHENS, Ga., April 7.—This section of Georgia was visited by a destructive hail storm within the last twenty-four hours. Hailstones as large as hen’s eggs de- scended and wrought great damage to froit and garden plants. The rain fell heayily and was accompanied by a strong wind. It is thought that the storm will prove one of the worst that has occurred in years. K. of P. Fund a Collapsed Bank. LIMA, Onro, April 7.—The City National Bank of Fort Worth, Tex., contained $140,000 belonging to the Endowment Rank of the Knights o&’ythiu. Supreme Chan- cellor Ritchie says the funds are amply se- cured and that the order has abundant ?imd’ in other quarters to meet all obliga- ons, AGOVERNOR'S PISTOL, The Arkansas Executive Seeks to Shoot a Legislator. QUARREL OVER BRIBERY. Representative Jones, While Angry, Spat in the Face of Governor Clark. THE LATTER THEN SPAT BACK. A Revolver Quickly Drawn by the Executive and His Arrest Fol-~ lows the Scene. LITTLE ROCK, ARK., April 7.—The spectacle of an honorable member of the Arkansas Legislature, livid with rage, spit- ting in the face of the Governor of this Commouwealth, quickly returned by a vio- lent emissary of executive saliva upon the features of the lJawmaker and a flourish of firearms in the hands of the Governor, was witnessed 1n the lobby of Gleason’s Hotel bere this afternoon, and was the result of the sensational charges of bribery in con- nection with the commission bill sprung in the House of Keprcsenlativesyestqrday by Representative Yancey of Phillips County. Jones of Marion County, one of the principals of this affair, rose to a point of personal privilege and denounced Governor Clark as being at the bottom of the charges. He said that Governor Clark was a dema- gogue and was going around like the assas- sin in the night, stibbing in the back men who were his peers. This afternoon Governor Clark went into the lobby of Gleason’s Hotel and requested an interview with him. Mr. Jones replied that he would accompany the Governor nowhere, and if the Goyernor had any- thing to say to him he must make it known then and there. Hot words fol- lowed, and in a fit of anger Jones spat in the Governor's face. Governor Clark, trembling with anger, returned the insult, and, quick as a flash had drawn his re- volver; and the difficzlty might have re- sulted in bloodshed but for the quick action of by-standers, who disarmed Gov- ernor Clark. The Governor was later arrested by a Constable and released on his own recog- nizance. He will, he says, plead guilty to the charge of assault. Further trouble may ensue. In a statement of the occurrence given out to-night Representative Jones said: 1 had just left the dining-room after dinner at Gleason’s Hotel and taken a seat in the office on the west side, facing the east wall, and was quietly smoking a Cigar, not expect- ing any trouble. Sudde:nly 1heard the front door open very abruptly, and on looking around I saw Governor Clark enter the office. I saw from his countenance that he meant trouble. Ivacated my chair about the time he reached me. The Governor in a very abrupt manner said: “Come beck here with me,” and at the same time motioned toward the rear. I ‘was totally unarmed and felt that he intended to kill me. Isaid: “No, I will not do it. If you have | anything tofsey to mes you can say it here.” He then caught me by the right arm with his left hand, and repeated the command to go to | the rear of the office, at the same time pulling me a step or two. I then stopped and again declined his invitation in language exactly as repeated above. He then deliberately spat in my face. Ireturned the insult by spitting in his face. When I did this he let loose of my arm and made for his pistol. I saw that my only chance was to knock him down, and I struck at him with all my might .with my left hand. Hesprang back toward the door, and my blow failed to reach him. He was reach- ing for his pisto. Isprang and grappled with him and caught him around the waist, press- ing both arms to his side, but leaving his arms free to act from the elbow down. By this time he had his pistol drawn. Just then Represen- tative Roberts sprang in and grabbed the weapon. He struggled to free the gun, while the Governor said: “Turn that pistol loose.”” Roberts declined, when the Governor said: ‘‘— you, Roberts, turn that pistol loose.” About this time some one grabbed me around the waist. Irequested that the pistol be taken from Clark and then release him. Roberts and Pope declined. I then said: “Give me a pistol and turn him loose with his weapon.” When the Governor saw that he was overpow- ered he requested Pope to turn the pistol loose and said: “I will not kill him. I promise you positively that I will not kill him.” Senator Ward then requested me to release my hold on the Governor and asked me to go to my room, saying that he would take care of Governor Clark. Finally I did go to my room, remaining there ten seconds, and returned to the office, but the Governor was gone. Governor Clark say s he does not care to discuss the trouble through the public press further than to say that he did not 2o to the hotel with a view of making trou- ble, but only to tell Mr. Jones that he must desist from lugging his name into controversies existing between members of the House. The trouble which followed was not of his makin LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Sunday Observed With the Sacrament by Convention Delegates. KANBSAS CITY, Mo., April 7.—The eld- ers and delegates who are attending the conference of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saints, at Inde- pendence, spent the day attending the dii- ferent services arranged for the Sabbath. The first service was the social meeting at 9 A. M. conducted by Elders Pitt and Rog- ers. It was followed st 11 o’clock by the annual sermon, delivered by the venerable head of the church, Joseph Smith. The sacrament was administered during the morning service. There is always the greatest interestin the service conducted by the aged presi- dent, and this one, being held in the church o near the site of ‘“temple lot,” where the new temple is to be erected, was especially interesting and impressive. The Saints attending the conference feel that the general public is prejudiced against them and their churches on ac- count of the departure by a certain sect of the church from the original doctrines of the church. In speaking to-day on this subject, Elder Sheehy said: “We are not well understood in many places and people have a feeling against us that proper infor- mation will certainly remove. We believe that God is too good to damn humanity, and we believe that humanity is very much too good to be damned. Our doctrines are in many respects not very different from those of other churches. We have some points similar to the Presbyterian Church, and others similar to other churches. We have a theology plainly defined, and our teachings are for the betterment of human- ity and the promotion of all good.” The services of the conference will con- tinue during the week. Each morning there will be religious exercises, and each afternoon business sessions and preaching at night. There are some important busi- ness matters coming up during the week. It is expected that some interesting reve- lations are to be made during the gather- ing as the sessions continue from day to day. S Lg sl MURDERED HIS SON-IN-LAW. A Young Man in Indiana Killed by a Hard Blow. LA PORTE, Isp., April 7.—A murder was committed here at an early hour this morning, the victim being Henry Farn- heim, a house-painter, about 25 years of age, whose death resulted from a single blow from his father-in-law’s fist. Farnheim had for a long time terrorized his young wife, being especially abusive when drinking, and she. as well as her father’s family, stood in ceadly fear of him. About 1 o’clock this morning, while in- toxicated, he went to his home, where both families live in a double house. He at once commenced to abuse his wife and finally choked her. Herscreamsawakened her father, Jacob Ott, and as he entered the door she warned him to be careful, as her husband was armed with a hammer. Without further ado Ott struck him a powerful blow on the head with his fist, knocking him senseless. He soon revived, however, but commenced to spit blood, and his death ensued about an hour later. Ott voluntarily surrendered himself to the officers and was locked up. Young Farn- heim’s brother was killud here a few years ago by being stabbed while engaged in a midnight row. BB SR 6 LAKE MICHIGAN ICE. Green Bay Is Piled Thirty Feet High Along Its Shores. MENOMINEE, Mich., April 7.—The heavy northeast wind continues ana the ice in Green Bay is piling up on the shore in some places thirty feet high. Several additional docks were displaced to-day. The Ann Arbor track, between the slip and the St, Paul track, is covered with ice in some places twenty feet high, com- pletely eutting off traffic in the yards, while more or less damage has been done to warehouses, barns and boathouses. Should the wind continue long from the present quarter the damage to property will be great. The body of the ice extends out into the bay a distance of twenty and thirty miles and is from twelve to sixteen inches thick RAINSTORM [N NEBRASKA, Farmers in a Drouth-Stricken Districts Are Jubilant Over the Downpour. It Gives Promise of an Abundance of Crops in Many Counties. OMAHA, Nesr, Aprii 7.—From all parts of the State messages have been re- ceived telling of the heavy rains and snow and the consequent happiness of the farmers and business men. Songs of praise are especially going up from the heart of the drouth-stricken region of last year. There the rain has been the most abundant. From Nuckolls County west, taking in the vast area covered by the counties of Adams, Webster, Franklin, Kearney, Har- lan, Buffalo, Dawson, Phelps, Furnas, Frontier, Red Willow, Lincoln, Hayes, Hitchcock, Chase, Dundy, Perkins and Keith, and, in fact, across the State to the northern boundary, the precipitation has been suflicient to satisfy the most carping critic. Where discouragement abounded a week ago hope has resumed her sway and driven out evil forebodings, replacing them with confidence and trust. But not only has Nebraska been blessed by the copious showers, but the dried-up counties along the Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota borders have been wetted to an extent in excess of any experienced in two years. In the northwestern counties ten inches of snow have fallen, greatly de- laying railroad traffic. 5 NEBRASKA’S DISTRESS. None of the Relief Bonds Have Been Sold to the Bankers. OMAHA, Nesr.,, April 7.—New York and Chicago bankers have refused to handle the $200,000 warrants issued by Nebraska until they are passed upon by the Supreme Court. They request that the Attorney-General obtain a pro forma re- cognition from the Supreme Court, after which the bond-buyers will likely accept them. As this is not likely to be done, the only thing left for the State to do will be to cash them out of the school funds and hold them at 5 per cent interest. Up to date not one of these warrants has been sold. President Nason estimates that it will require about sixty days to close up the accountsof the burean. He says that with the exception of garden seed the warehouse is pretty well cleaned out. A corps of girls is now engaged in sorting and packing seeds for distribution. There are twenty-five carloads of seed-wheat en | route from Pennsylvania. Western Farmers Seek Homes in the South., RALEIGH, N. C., April 7.—Ninety-three farmers from Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Illinois are now in the southeastern part of this State looking for lands. They are an advance guard of a large number of intending settlers. Spartansburg adds another cotton mill, $200,000 having been subscribed. It will have 12,000 spindles. Mahone in Financial Trouble. PETERSBURG, Va., April 7.—General William Mahone has made a deed of trust which has been recorded in the office of the corporation court. The deed conveys the general’s palatial residence in Peters- burg, with all his household goods and a lot on Guaranty street, together with other estate. The deed is made to secure the holder of certain notes amounting to $80,- 850. Onme of these who is secured by the deed is Miss [Otelia B. Mahone, a daughter of General Mahone, for $66,000. e L Robber William Connors Captured. DENVER, Corvo., April 7.—William Con- nors, leader of the gang of bandits which terrorized Glenwood Springs aud robbed a gambling-house of $615, has been captured in this city. He has confessed and re- turned about two-thirds of the booty. The other two members of the gang were cap- tured ot Aspen Junction. St LR Prayer for Grecian Liberty. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 7.—The an- niversary of the Greek declaration of in- dependence was celebrated in an informal manner at noon to-day in the Greek Orthodox Church. There was no sermon. The congregation simply offered up a silent prayer for the preseryation of Grecian liberty. SRS T, Recewver for the Findlay Rolling dill. FINDLAY, Ouro, April 7.—John D. Briggs of Cleveland was yesterday appoint- ed receiver of the Findlay Rolling Mill Company, whose affairs were wound up last week in an attachment for $40,000. CLEVELAND IN ANGER, The President Severely Scores a Minister for ~ Slandering. HITS SCANDAL-MONGERS. Characterizes the Preacher as a Disseminator of Lies and Calumnies. CALLS THE ATTACK AN OUTRAGE The Executive Rises and Resents the Statement That He Is Intemperate, WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—When the report of a speech made in a Methodist conference at Salem, Mass., by Rev. Lan- sing, and his subsequently published in- terview accusing the President of intem- perance, was shown to Mr. Cleveland this evening he saidgwith considerable warmth: “This is simply an outrage, though it is not the first time a thing of this kind has been attempted. I cannot avoid a feeling of indignation that any man who makes claims to decency, and especially one who assumes the role of a Christian minister, should permit himself to become a dissem- inator of wholesale lies and calumnies not less stupid than they are cruel and wicked. “I easily recall other occasions when those more or less entitled to be called ministers of the Gospel have been instru- mental in putting into circulation the most scandalous falsehoods concerning my con- duct and character. The elements or fac- tors of the most approved outfit for placing a false and barefaed accusation before the public appear to be first some one with baseless motives sufficient to invent; second, a minister with more gullibility and love of notoriety than piety, greedily willing to listen to it and gobble it; and third, a newspaper anxiously willing to publish it. “For the sake of the Christian religion, T am thankful that these scandal-monger ministers are few. Iam glad the American people love fair play and justice, and that in spite of all efforts to mislead them they are apt to form a correct estimate of the character and labors of their public ser- vants.” CHOLERA 1S DECREASING. Rio de Janeiro Statements Received by Surgeon-General Wyman. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The re- port of Surgeon-General Wyman for this week, shows that cholera is decreasing in Austro-Hungary, and that it has entirely disappeared from Galicia and Prussian Silesia. Dr. Cleary, United States Sani- tary Inspector at Rio Janeiro, reports a general decrease of cholera in Brazil, ex- cept in the State of Kspirito Lanto, where there has been a marked increase, ninety cases occurring in one week in two vil- lages. Itappears, it says, to be following the course of the Paralhyba River, and to be slowly moving northward from the stream. Dr. Cleary thinks it safe to say that there will be no epidemic of yellow fever in Rio this year, as the cool season is very near, and he says that whenever in previous years there has been no great number of cases up to this time, it never appears to any great extent. J. W. Wright of the United States Inter- national Navigation Company advises Dr. Wyman that the American line for the New York-Southampton and Philadelphia- Liverpool services have made arrange- ments to have all of their passengers from Russia admitted to the stations at Illowo, Ottletschin, Prostellen, Eydtkuhnen and Liajoren, in order that they may pass the same vigorous examination and at the same time have their baggage properly disinfected, which it is believed will pre- vent the importation of any infectious dis- eases by this line. Dr. L. P. Gibson, acting assistant sur- geon at Little Rock, reports that it is most difficult to obtain trustworthy reports from Hot Springs in regard to the small- pox. Hesays: “It takes several days to ascertain the facts from week to week. From private but reliable sources I quote the following: The Board of Health re- ported nothing for last week. There are thirty-eight cases to my knowledge and I have reason to think there are more. They report none in the city and I saw twenty- seven.” ———— WEST INDIA ON SUGAR. The Bounty System Is Considered Detri- mental to Production of the Article. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassa- dor, has furnished to the Department of State a copy of a circular issued by the ‘West India Committee of London concern- ing sugar production. The Ambassador explains that it is not to be regarded as an expression of opinion by his government .| of the committee’s views. The circular calls attention to the fact that the sugar industry, beet as well as cane, is passing through a crisis of the most serious description, and expresses the hope that in attempting to provide a rem- edy the various governments should avoid taking any steps which may aggravate the crisis instead of relieving it. It is shown that while the production is increasing at the rate of a million tons per annum the consumption grows slowly at the rate of only 250,000 tons per annum., - Naturally prices are depressed, and the bounty sys- tem is ascribed as the cause of this state of affairs. Therefore it advises the entire abolition of the bounty and the stimula- tion of consumption by the reduction of the duties levied, which are excessive in Europe and prevent the people as a whole from using sugar. —_—— FRENCH WINE MEN ALARMED. California Vintage Looked Upon With Disfavor by Foreign Competitors. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The French wine manufacturers are becoming alarmed at Ameriean competition. Inan extract from the Commercial J ournal, pub- li.shed in Paris, after describing the year's vintage in California as inferior in quality and indifferent in yield, it says that since the Neal tariff, lowering the entry in the duties on wine imported to the United States from abroad, efforts have been made in California to organize a powerful syndicate, whose duty it is to struggle by every possible means against foreign com- petition, and especially against the compe- tition of French wines. It isnot that the quantity of disposable wines or pecuniary motives are wanting, but owing to the an- tagonism arising from the producers on one side and the agents on the other this enormous engine of industrial war does not seem to operate for a good while yet. 1In looking over the last annual report of the State Viticultural Board of California for the years 1893 and 1894 the conc}nsion is arrived at that the wine-growing indus- try of California has been for several years in a state of stagnation; that there has been an excess of production; that the price of the wine has been lower, a]thou_gh the improvement with a view to increasing the consumption and open new markets for it have been constantand real and have resulted in a general demand for California products. g CONSUMPTIVES’ RESORT. A Consular Agent Sags the Orange Free States Is the Place. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—A new resort has been discovered in the Orange Free States, South Aftica. United States Agent Lanfgraff, in a report to the depart- ment, talks of the beneficial results experi- enced by persons who have tried it, and adds: “No country on earth can rank with the Orange Free States as a health resort. Mr. Patterson had been all over the world and nowhere else found any relief. I could give numbers of similar cases, and that so few people have come here is due to the fact that the Orange Free States is so little known and in most parts of the world beélieved to be a desert, inhabited by brutal natives and wild beasts. Living is rather expensive, and persons coming here can command from $350 to $60 per month. A family of four or five persons can live nicely on $1500 per year. Persons whose lungs are far gone should travel by stages from the sea to the Orange T'ree States. - DUTIES IN NICARAGUA. The English Government May Suggest the Collection of Revenwe. WASHINGTCN, D. C., Ay tary Morton thinks the purpose of the English Government in sending a battle- ship to the Nicaraguan coast is to enforce the demand which will soon be made for indemnification on account of the expul- sion of Consul Hatch and 1t is expected the Royal Arthur will take the matter in hand and secure the indemnification by collecting the customs duties on Nicara- guan imports. In that event he thinks Nircaragua's wisest course would be to convene and pass a law for the admission of all impor- tations free of duty. In conclusion he said: The other nations would never consent that their exporters to Nicaragua should pay duty to England in the absence of a tariff in Nicarag England’s policy would be effe: blocked.” ———— General Parnsworth’s Remains. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7.—The re- mains of General J. D. Farnsworth of New York, who died here last night, will be taken to] Albany to-morrow, where the funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3o’clock in St. Peter’s Church. Wife Murder in a Pennsylvania Town. PITTSTON, Pa., April 7.—The village of Hamtown, near this city, is excited over the murder of Mrs. George Windish, a woman 50 years of age, who was found dead to-day in a clothes-closet on the second floor of her home. There were wounds on the side of the head and the skull had been fractured. Near the body was found a chisel, and on the floor of the room lay several pieces of clothing stained with blood. These were idéntified as hav- ing belonged to the woman’s husband, who is missing. TItissupposed that the murder occurred last Thursday night, as the couple had not been seen since that time. e A Newspaper Man’s Death. CLEVELAND, Omro, April 7.—News was received to-day of the death of Sidney Guy Sea, formerly busin manager of the Chicago Herald, at Santa Fe, N. 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