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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1895. NEEDS OF MISSIONS, Money Apportioned by the General Methodist Committee AMONG THE FOREIGNERS Bishop Fitzgerald Reports on the Plan to Consolidate Wesleyans and Methodists. UNION SOON TO BE EFFECTED. Appropriations Allowed for Various Congregations Throughout the Country. CoL Nov. 16.—The Metho- ssionary committee to-day needs of the missions ign pupulation in thiscoun- 1 upon the foreign countries. h work received considerable attention and in some instances the same appropriations as last year were granted. The Italian work in Philadelphia received a comparatively handsome increase over last year. North and South Germany missions were cut the usual 7 per cent, against the most urgent showing that an rease was imperative. orway fared the same. Bishop Fitzgerald reported upon the movement to consolidate the Wesleyan churches of Germany and Austria with the Methodist Episcopal churches, det: ing the steps already taken by the We: leyans. The board of managers were em- powered to grant missi v aid in their discretion to the Wesl churches in t field, provided the union is consum- mated before the next meeting of this gen- eral committee, and the General Confer- ence was requested to take the proper steps to bring about this union at an early time, N Bishop Foster presided at the morning | The Swedish missions were first | red and provoked a lively debate. Wyoming, $300; Phila- ornia, §$2 Colorado, Swedish Conference, was granted $30C the Centr: $ East Maine, $3 ew York, $930; New York, east, $3000 $5000; N and, Northern , $5300; Western, $4700; Puget Sound, $2000. Bishop Foss wanted the Italian appro- tion raised from $1335 to $2135. He was willing to give up the appropriation for the Pennsylvania Dutch and the Bohe- jans and Hungarians, amounting to 0, and reduce the Welsh sum to $414. shop Fowler opposed the great in- crease. Charles Scott, layman, said the “Italians- of Philadelphia were a curse to-day,” and must be upraised. in the neighborhood of the Italian quar- ters decreased in value. The Italians were given $2135. Oklahoma escaped a cut. Bishop Andrews introduced the follow- ing resolution: Resolved, That in the case of conferences and missions in the United States whenever the conference or mission year exceeds or falls short of & calendar year by at least one montly, then the treasurer shall be authorized to i crease or diminish pro rata the appropriation which may be made, provided that no fraction of & month less than two weeks shall be taken into account, and ops and corresponding secretaries are hereb; drafts for the last quarter upon the basis thus 1aid down. The afternoon session wasconsumed in a fight for leniency for the Germany, Swit- zerland and Norway conferences, but to no avail. The Bulgarian field will be madea special order for Monday morning. SURPRISED THE FARMER, When Discovered Among the Bowlders Schlatter Said He ‘Was the Messiah. Case of the Fakirs Dismissed and Now the “Healer” Will Not Be Molested. MORRISON, Covo., Nov. 15.—If Francis Schlatter, the healer, is in this neighbor- hood he is most securely screened from the public gaze. The Rooney family, in- telligent and of good repute, deny any knowledge of the man, but Mr. Rooney also admits that had Schlatter come to him he would never betray the man to the curious public. Miss Alice Rooney, who has a shanty six miles from the Rooney ranch, where she lives while taking up a tract of land, permitted a constable to search the prem- ises. Many strangers were seen in the vicinity of the ranches to-day diligently searching every lonely spot where it is possible the “Messiah” could secrete himself. ranches the people twere annoyed with senseless inquiries. Some desire to cap- ture him, hoping to get some relief in sickness. Others think there will bé a.re- ward offered -by Mr. Fox for his return. A farmer droye into Morrison this morn- ing and said ‘he had seen Schlatter. He was at once surrounded by a crowd. The old man beheld him in awe. He said that as he was driving along the road he noticed a moving figure behind & large bowlder. He left his team and made an examination. To his surprise he dis- covered a man. Heasked him who he was and he replied: “Iam the Messiab.” His bair was long and the description of his clothing was correst. DENVER, Coro., Nov. 16.—The case against the handkerchief fakirs was dismissed to-day and now Visitors still continue to be ‘seen hang- around the Fox cottage, where Mr. s the “*healing: power” still lingers ctive to. thése with faith. No s of Schlatter was had here to-day. FIERCE FIRE IN A BREWERY. Narrow Escape of Men While Fighting the Flames. - CINCINNATI, Omro, Nov. 17.—A fire broke out this morning at 1:35.in the cel- lar of the four-story building -occupied by he Banner Brewing Company, -located at the corner of Twelfth and Canal streets. The building and contents will be a total loss Part of the second floor was occupied by the Vorwig Faucet Company, The en‘l Switzerland and | | or Swedish missions, Northern New York | ; | erals Vislarco and Gracenilles of General Property | requested to make their | At the | T tire loss will reach $250,000, only partly covered by insurance. The brewery isin the hands of a receiver. AX this hour (3 . M) the fire is not yet | under control, but it is thought will be | confined to the brewery plant. A number of firemen had very narrow escapes from being swept from their lad- ders by falling pieces of the cornicz. No one was seriously injured. R e HANGED BY AN ARKANSAS MOB.| Albert England, a Postoffice Thief, Taken From the Officers, Swung Up and \ Shot to Death. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 16.—The Federal authorities here to-day received informa- tion that Alfred England, a postoffice Tob- ber, was lynched near Velonia, Faulkner County, Ark., last Wednesday. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Moore and was being taken to Velonia. The officer and his -prisoner were sud- denly confronted with a gang of men who were armed with Winchesters. Seeing England the mob. fired thirty shots into his body and then hanged him in the resence of the officer and his assistants. The members of the lypching party, who were masked, are unknown. What caused them to lynch England caonot be ascer- tained. J. B. Wilson, ex-Sheriff of Faulkner County, while en route to the scene of the lynching, was shot and killed from am- bush. Itis supposed by the Government officers who have been searching for Eng- land that his life had been taken by his confederates in erder to prevent his telling all about & large number of robberies that for the past year have been committed in Faulkner County. SPANIARDS ENTER A TRAP, At Least Five Hundred Soldiers Perished Under the Fire of Insurgents. | General Campos’ Re-enforcements Ar- riving and He Hopes to Speedily End the War. BOSTON, Mass,, Nov. 16.—A special | dispateh to a morning paper from Santiago | de Cuba, dated the 4th inst., says: A re- port has reached this city that a big battle | was fought on October 27, in the country west of Puerto Principe, between a large division of the insurgents’ army and the interior and the first division of the Span- ish army in the field. The insurgents wera led by General Gomez and the noted rebel guerrilla chief, Rolof. They had taken | possession of all the large cane plantations | in the region and had erected earthworks | and mines over the whole country so as ! to render it almost impassable. | The Spanish were under the lead of Gen- | Campos’ staff. Thedivision was composed | of 3000 men, three field batteries and four troops of cavalry. Since the close of the | rainy season the Spanish cavalry has been | the cause of great annoyance to the insur- | gents and has in a great measure puta stop to desultory raiding and plundering. The regulars advanced cautiously and suc- | ceeded 1n driving back the outer works of | the insurgents near Dos Gracios Maria and capturing a field battery. On penetrating further into the mount- | ains and the treacherous canebrakes they found that they had fallen into a trap. They were attacked by foes on every hand | without being able to strike back. Genera] | Vislarco at once ordered a retreat. The | field batteries ploughed the surrounding forest and plantations with a constant | stream of grape-and kept the insurgentsat a safe distance, and the retreat was effected |in zood order, although a large number | fe1l. | The insurgents made another attack on | the main body near the plantation of | Serella Blanca. The Spanish cavalry, | however, proved too much for them, and | caused them to seek the shelter of the | | forests. The Spanish Ioss was nearly 300 men, | | while it is thought that the insurgents lost | nearly that amount by the destructive | cannonading and the fierce attacks of the cavalry. Another dispatch from Havana says IN WILLIAM'S REALM. The Emperor Interested in| the Passage of a New Civil Code. FAVORS PUBLIC TRIALS.! Indignation Caused by the Prose- cution of Professor Hans Delbrueck. THE GREAT RAID ON SOCIALISTS Journals Declare the Government's Action Menaces Free Speech and Thought. BERLIN, GerMany, Nov. 16.—It i given out that the Emperor, in the course of his remarks at the Nieberding dinner last Thursday, expressed his great interest | in the earliest possible passage by the| Reichstag of a new civil code. Touching | the reforms of the military law, the Em- | peror made the statement with emphasis | that, contrary to the recent persistent | assertions of the German newspapers, he | @ drawing over seven and.a half meters of water. To-night the obstruction is re- ported to have been removed so that ships of eight meters draught can pass through. The Emperor has ordered that the im- perial yacht Hohenzollern be refitted with all possible expeaition, his intention being to make a cruise of the Adriatic early in February. The United States Consulate in Berlin reports that exports from the district of Berlin to the United States were nearly doubled during last October as compared with October, 18%4. The principal in- creases have been in stationery, chromos, gloves, colors, chemicals, shawls and mo- hairs. H. H. D. Pierce, secretary of the United States Embassy in St. Petersburg, and his wife have been staying in Berlin for the past few days. They are on their way south. Mrs. Theodore Runyon, wife of the United States Embassador, will hold a reception on Thanksgiving, to which all of the American residents and sojourners here are invited. £ Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene, are now paying a visit to the ex-Empress Frederick. They are about starting for Athens, where they will be the guests of the Duke and Duchess of Sparta. From Athens they will go to Cairo, whence they will make a trip up the Nile. i S BUT THE SONG LIVES, [ Continued from First Page.] most of the pieces in the “Juvenile Lyre” (Boston, 1832) and from the ‘‘Conversations Lexicon” nearly enough articles to fill an entire volume of the “Encyclopedia American’’ (1828-1832). His collection of original hymns and poetry and poetical THE LATE DR, SMITH, AUTHOR OF ‘“‘AMERICA,” was personally in favor of a system of | public trials by military jury, excepting only in certain cases where the discipline | or the interests of the army would clearly suffer by a public trial. A perfectly free talk among ihe guestsat Herr Nieberding's ainnerupon the subject of the business certain or likely to be considered at the coming session of the Reichstag showed the consensus of opinion to be that the session will be quiet and uneventful. The popular indignation against the Government at the prosecution of Pro- fessor Hans Delbrueck, editor of the Preussiche Jahroucher, a Conservative publication, for attacking the action of | Her von Koeller, the Prussian Minister of the Interior, in instituting wholesale | prosecutions against socialists, in the Oc- | tober number of that magazine, is greatly increased by the demand for disciplinary | that the re-enforcements from Spain have been sighted by incoming vessels, and that | | they “will be landed before the week is | ov General- Campos. states that with! these men garrisoned so as to protect the | capital he will throw his whole acclimated | army-into the field and fight the insurgents | to a speedy end. pri g e BURNED IN A MATCH FACTORY. | One of the Victims Was a Gurl Who Ran Back After Clothes. DETROIT, Mics., Nov. 16.—The factory of the Improved Match Company, a branch of the match trust, was destroyed by fire this morning. Three persons were burned to .death — Reuben Davis, a fireman; Thomas Wagner, a watchman, and Aznes | Getke, an employe. The factory had been | working both "day and night shifts. Twenty-five persons, mostly girls, were at | work when the fire started, "It spread with | incredible rapidity, and it was as much as m of the employes could do to get out alive. Miss Getke, after getting out, went back for some of her clothing and was not seen again. The monetary loss was $45,000. The fire was started by one of the employes stepping on a match. - TWO TRAMPS IN A CAR. They Did Not Attempt a Hold-TUp,” but Merely Escaped. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Nov. 16.—Par- ticulars have beern received of the reported “hoid-up” of an express train on the Penn- sylvania railroad at Morrissville last night. It seems that two tramps concealed:them- selves in an express-car loaded with mer- chandise at Jersey City, prior to the start- ing of the train, and were locked in. After strewing the contents of various boxes of merchandise over the car floor and findine nothing of special value the would-be rob. bers broke open the car door and pulled the air-brake cord. When the train slowed up they jumped from the car and disappeared, without carrying away any | plunder. | e Crushed in the Firebow, WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 16. — A | head-end_collision occurred on the Fall- | brook Railroad this morning. William McQuade, aged 21, unmarried, of Corning, N. Y., fireman, was crushed into the fire- [ box and 1nstantly killed. Brakeman Daniel Kirkendall had a leg broken. En- gineer Vallely and Conductor Maynard Allen jumped and rolled down an embank- ment and escaped with slight injuries, | S i M. Arton Arrested. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 16.—A special from Paris to the Herald says: A tremend- ous'sensation has been caused in Paris by the arrest of M. Arton of Panama scandal fame. rrest is a proof that the new Radical Ministry is in earnest in its policy of purifying the-political world of its finan- cial corruption. —_—— A Steamier on the Rocks. LONDON, Exg., Nov. 16.—The British steamer Braganza, bound from Liverpool for Maranham, is.ashore on the rocks near Leixoes, Portugal. | Congress recently held at Breslau, it was action against Professor Jastrow of the | Bertin University for presuming to criti- | cize certaiu orders of the Minister of Com- merce relating to minors. Professor Jas- trow was fined 100 marks last year for | making the same criticism, and now a | tardy demand is made upon the University y of Berlin to discipline the professor. This | demand is connected in public beiief with | the Delbrueck affair as proof that the | Government intends to punish the expres- | sions of every philosophic thought if the Ministers happen to conceive the idea that such expressions are in any way tainted with socialism. Professor Delbrueck’s article was a well- balanced and temperate study on the ef- | fects of police repression of socialist meet- | ings, and the newspapers generally have | reproached the police authorities for hay- ing put a wrong interpretation upon the Emperor’s appeal to the people to fight ! Socialism by entering upon a pettifogging | campaign against socialists. ‘When newspapers of high standing, like | the Cologne Gazette and the conservative Berlin Post, concur in declaring that the prosecution of Herr Delbrueck menaces the freedom of speech and the freedom of | thought of the country, it is time that the | Government should pause in the policy it i is.pursuing. If the trial of Delbrueck pro- | ceeds to an issue it will create a great pub- lic sensation, which will be dangerous to the Ministry. At the trial of Herr William Liebknecht, the socialist leader, upon a charge of lese majeste in having insulted the Emperorin his speech opening the Social-Democratic admitted that Herr Liebknecht was espe- cially careful to select words with a view of avoiding a charge of lese majeste, but he was condemned because he oughtto have considered the possibility that some per- sons among his audience would find in them a meaning constituting lese majeste. “If,” says the Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, “an offense no longer depends upon the nature of the words used, or upon the intention of the speaker, but upon how third parties may choose to interpret them, the most harmless expression may render the speaker liable to imprisonment.” Vice-Admiral Karcher of the German navy has received a leave of absence, at the expiration of which he will resign, owing to a difference with Commanding Admiral Knorr over the recent naval evolution in the Baltic Sea. The German admiralty are at loggerheads with the ad- ministration of the Baltic-North Sea canal. The Nordostsee Zeitung published a no- tice last Monday that ships of over seven and'a half meters dranght could not ven- ture through the canal, owing to the fact that a huge stone had been found in the bed of the canal covered only by eight meters of water. The president of the canal administration, Herr Loewe, denied this statement, but.on Wednesday the canal officers announced that passaj | through the canal was closed to vessels translations have been published under the titles of ‘‘Lyric Gems’’ (Boston, 1843), “The Psalmist,” a noted Baptist hymn book (1843), and “Rock of Ages” (1866, new edition 1877). He has also published a “Life of Rev. Joseph Grafton” (1848), “Missionary Sketches” (1879, second edi- tion 1883), “History of Newton, Mass.” (1830), “Rambles in Mission Field” (1834), and contributed to numerous periodicals. His classmate, Oliver Wendell Holmes, in his Union poem entitled “The Boys” thus refers to him—and there’s a nice youngster of excellent pith: Fate tried'to conceal him by naming him Smith! But he chanted a song for the brave and the free— Just read on his medal, “My country, 'tis of thee!” HULES AGHINSTLOTTENES Postmaster-General Wilson Ob- jects to the Unlawful Use of Mails. Hereafter Money Orders Sent for Tick- ets Will Be Returned as “Fraudulent.” WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16.—Pos- master-General Wilson has issued a gen- | eral order to postmasters throughout the United States in reference to various for- eign lottery companjes whose matter is transmitted through the United States mail. He says it has been made apparent to him upon satisfactory evidence that a Honduras lottery concern and a number of other lottery companies in Mexico, Can- ada, San Domingo and San Francisco are engaged in conducting lotteries or similar enterprises through the mails in violation of the anti-lottery law of the United States. He forbids postmasters to pay any money order drawn to any of the parties named and directs that the remitter be so -in- formed. He further directs that any mail received by postmasters from these com- panies be sent to the office of mailing to be delivered to the senders marked ‘*‘fraudu- lent.”” If the name of the sender canmnot be ascertained the matter shall be sent to the dead letter office marked ‘‘fraudulent.” P CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS. Dr, Simpkins Made Secretary of the Lega- tion to Chale. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16.—The President to-day made the following ap- pointments: Charles Ritchie Simpkins of Massachusetts, secretary of the United States legation to Chile; Owen McGarr of Tennessee, Consul at Cienfuegos, Cuba; Albert E. Morlan of Louisiana, Consul at Belize, British Honduras; Frank D. Hill of Minnesota, Consul at Laguayra, Ven- ezuela; Andrew F. Fay of Illinois, Consul at Daina, Spain. All these appointments, with the excep- tion of Mr. Simpkins, are of persons who were formerly in the consularservice or in it at present. They are therefors exempt from the recent order of the President re- quiring an examination in the case of original appointments. Mr. McGarr is the present secretary of legation at San- tiago and was formerly Consul at Guay- aquil; Mr. Morlan was Consul at Belize in 1880; Mr. Hill was Consul at Asuncion during Mr. Cleveland’s former term and served at Montevideo during Mr. Harri- son’s administration, and Mr. Fay was Consul at Stettin, Germany, during Mr. Cleveland’s first incumbency. g et Jumped the Track. FERGUS TFALLS, Mix~, Noy. 16.— Westbound pessenger train No. 3 on the this morning. None of the sengers were seriously hurt. Kl Great Northern road jumped the tnckl FORESTS ARE ABLALE Fires Raging in the Hills Northeast of Santa Rosa. IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE. Three Houses and Their Contents Included in the List of Losses. PLACERVILLE IS THREATENED. A Conflagration Urged by High Winds Sweeping Down Upon the El Dorado Town. SANTA ROSA, Carn., Nov. 16.—An im- mense forest fire has been raging all day among the hills two miles northeast of this city. It started last night on the Wells ranch, where the employes were burning brush, and a sudden wind from the north on the Rincon side caused the fire to spread at an alarming rate. In a short time the whole hillside was ablaze. The loss sustained to property, fences, etc., is immense. Over 50,000 acres of terri- tory was burned over. Three houses with all their contents were destroyed. Ranchers in dismay turned loose their cattle to enable them to escape death in the flames. The County Hospital, in which there is a large number of patients, and the County Farm buildings were at one time in great danger. A guard composed of a number of inmates fought the flames all night. Showers of sparks and burning leaves fall- ing around the buildings reminded specta- tors of a snowstorm. The heat last night and to-day has been very oppressive. Latest advices are that the fire is being gradually got under con- trol. PLACERVILLE, CaL., Nov. 16.—Fires are raging three miles east of town and approaching the village. The Smiths Flat tollhouse and mine are in danger. Valu- able timber has been destroyed over a ten- mile circuit and the flames, roaring like a hundred-stamp mill, are spreading rap- idly. Urged on by a high wind the fire, coming from the south, is approaching the Grand Victory mine. Itis well protected with water and hose machinery. Several small residences are burned and hundreds of men are fighting to save Sen- ator Larkin’s property, four miles from town. 3 The wind is lowering, and Placerville at a late hour was in less danger. The village of Diamond Springs is threatened. The loss of valuable timber is great. To the south many men are fighting to protect Smiths Flat. EMIGRANT GAP, Car.,, Nov. 16.—A fierce forest fire has been raging. since yes- terday afternoon in close proximity to the town of Blue Canyon. The origin of the fire is a mystery, but it is supposed to have been started by tramps. Fears were entertained last night that Blue Canyon would be consumed, but by calling upon every available man the Southern Pacific Company has thus far succeeded in shield- ing the town from devastation. The fire is by no means under control. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, the flames which had been confined to the east side af the track, spread to the west side, thereby placing the snowsheds in danger. The Blue Canyon fire train was called out as soon as the fire was discovered, but was unable to successfully cope with it. The Summit fire train and several section crews were then dispatched to fight the rapidly spreading flames. Every effort is being made to keep the fire in the forest, but it is feared heavy demage will result before it is subdued. A late report says the fire is baffling all efforts.. More men have been ordered out, and if not checked soon miles of snowsheds may be destroyed and Blue Canyon may be wiped out of existence. The extent of the damage so far is small, the fire being confined mainly to the for- est. At midnight the fire is still raging. The flames jump 100 feet into the air. Help bas been cslled tor from all directions, e UNGARETTI CONVICTED. An Itatian of Santa Rosa Found Guilty of Deadly Assault. SANTA ROSA, CAL., Nov. 16.—The jury in the case of Peter Ungaretti, charged with assaulting a fellow workman, N. Ba- cipalupi, with a deadly weapon, returned a verdict to-night of guilty. Sentence will be pronounced by Judge Crawford on Monday. The trial has occupied the Superior Court for several days, and bas been at- tended by many countrymenof the prin- cipals, the principal interest in the case resting upon the popularity of the man assanlted. Bacigalupi is a prominent merchant. He has two neices, who were met on the street one Sunday in Septem- ber last by Ungaretti, who made an in- sulting remark and slapped the girls’ faces. % Bacigalupi was out of town at the time and when he returned and was told what had occurred he went to the defendant and asked him what he meant by his in- sulting conduct. - Ungaretti fell upon him and a fight ensued with the -result that Bacigalupi was stabbed in many places. District Attorney Seawell and 0. O. Hebber prosecuted the case. Burnett and Lepps appeared for the defendant. e SOCIAL EVENT AT SANTA ROUSA. The Cotillon Club Gives the First of a Series of Germans. SANTA ROSA, CarL., Nov. 16.—A bril- liant affair took place last evening in So- ciety Hall. The ladies of the Cotillon Club gave the first of a series of germans. The hall was exquisitely decorated in pink, blue and white tarletan, interspersed with hanging basket s of beautiful flowers. There was a large attendance, many so- ciety people from San Francisco and other laces in the State being present. H. M. lanchard’s orchestra from San Francisco furnished the music. An elegant collation was served at the close in the large ban- quet-hall, which had also received the at- tention of the decorator. CAUSED A GREAT COMMOTION. Loyal Russian Subjects Express Joy at the Birth of the Grand Duchess [ NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 17.—The Herald’s special cable from St. Petersburg says: It is wonderful what effect one baby can have, when that baby is the first in the land. Eighty million Russians to- day talked of little else than the birth of and high officials passed the day in rushing to and from Tsarskoe Selo. The representa- tives of every nation represented at the Imperial court were officially informed of the new arrival, and also that the health of the Czarina and child were excellent. The schools have all been given three days' holiday. The church bells were pealed and the houses of the capital were decorated and illuminated. The news of the birth was officially communicated last night by Count Protassov Bokhmetiv, curator of the Imperial Lyceum, to the scholars of that establishment. Cannon began thundering from the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul at half-past 10 o’clock last evening, a salute of 101 guns being fired. The news of the Czarina's accouche- ment ran like wildfire through the fash- ionable audience assembled in the Imper- ial Lyceum, and on it being confirmed by a telephone message from the palace, Count Bokhmetiv said: “] congratulate yvou on the birth of a Grand Duchess. I don’t yet know her name. Igrant you three days’ holiday.” In two weeks time the Grand Duchess Olga will be taken to the Imperial church at Tsarskoe Selo in a state carriage,and will be baptized lying in the center of acushion held by General Heiden, the oldest general in the Russian army. The Papal Nuncio at the Courtof Vienna assures the Herald correspondent that the report published by the London Daily Chronicle to the effect that the Pope had acquiesced in the conversion of the Prince Boris of Bulgaria to the Greek faith is un- founded. CLAIMS ~ SEATTLE LAND, A Norwegian Woman Seeks to Recover Valuable City Property. Willed to Her Thirty-Five Years Ago by a Settler to Whom She Was Betrothed. SEATTLE, Wasn., Nov. 16.—King County isin a fair way to lose land and property valued at §250,000. By the pro- visions of a will made in 1861, Marie Simens, daughter of a native of Helga Borge, Norway, has laid claim to what is knowo as the County Farm. The tract borders on the southern city limits, and is valued at $1000 per acre. It has a hospital and other improvements to the extent of $100,000. Originally this land belonged to Hans Olsen, who acquired property under the assumed name of John Thompson, as he had deserted from the English navy. Being a single man and without a relative, Olsen wrote a willin the shape of a letter to his sweetheart in far-off Norway, be- ueathing to her the land in question. There was nothing recorded here to show what disposition had been made of the property. so in time it was taken posses- sion of in the name of King County. The growth of the city has made the land valu- able, and now Miss Simens’ daughter seeks to recover the property, having employed a prominent Portland attorney to push her claim. ARGUED AT MODESTO. Action Brought to Test the Legality of Assessments Upon National Bank Shares. MODESTO, Car., Nov. 16.— The law causing shares of National banks held by residents of this State to be taxed is to be contested in this county. - Stanisiaus and Sacramento County Assessors this: year assessed shares and the banks of the State | pooled and retained Lloyd & Woods of San Francisco to fight thelaw, On November | 7 a suit entitled *O. McHenry, president | of the First National Bank of Modesto, et al., against W. A. Downer, Tax Collector of Stanislans County,” was filed to pre- vent the Collector from making the collec- tion. | The Board of Supervisors has appointed Attorney P. H. Griffin to assist District Attorney Fulkerth in defense of the law, and has instructed the clerk of the board to communicate with Boards of Supervis- ors of all the counties of the State asking them to sssist in defending the, law. The case was argued before Superior Judge Minor this afternoon, after which the se. fendants were allowed five days to file briefs, when the case will be taken under adyisement. S Ukiah to Isswe Bonds. UKIAH, CaL., Nov. 16.—The proposi- tion to incur a bonded indebtedness of $25,000 to build a sewerage system was sub- mitted to the electors of Ukiah to-day, { with the result that it was carried by 257 majority. It was necessary that it receive two- thirds of the entire vote cast, which was: For bonds, 311; against, 54; scattering, 4. The entire sewer system wili cost $40,000. The town has $15,000 in the treas- ury, which will be added to the amount voted to-day. All the work will be done by local people. Citizens are elated over the result of the election. To-night the town was ablaze with bonfires, anvils were booming and an enthusiastic meeting at the operahouse was addressed by prominent citizens. A reception was tendered Mayor J. M. Man- non by the Ukiah Concert Band this evening. Women Of Frisco, look at these shoe prices one minute. If youdon’t object to walking a hundred feet from Market street to save 40 per cent, come to us. $2.00. Women’s finest Vici French Kid Button Boots, all the latest shapes, cloth or kid tops and flexible soles. Sold on “big streets” for $3.50. $1.50. Women’s Kid Button Boots, cloth or kid top, excellent value. Cheap rent, big stock—that’s | why we can-do it. SULLIVAN’S 18, 20, 22 FOURTH ST. Catalogue Free. Orders sent by return mail or express. " the Grand Duchess Olga. Grand Dukeal NEW TO-DAY. ‘We know of nothing sweeter to put your little man in than a pretty Sailor Suit. B You will readily -admit that a little fellow looks prettier in one of these suits than in anything you can put him in,and we have so many different styles that it baffles us which to mention first. So we will just mention two of ’em, but you know we devote an entire floor to Juvenile apparel—the very high- est grade of Juvenile apparel at that. So come to us for what you want in the way of things for the little man, and not alone will we give you the very latest novelties, but you will get them at lower prices than you pay for ordinary humdrum styles in other stores. Every garment on this floor is & design of our own. That Long-Pants Sailor Suit you see in the picture above is made from a very high grade of Twill Cheviot, winter weight. The collar isone of those long drooping ones, prettily braided = with one-inch black Hercules braid, with an in- ner piping of red, so as to throw out the outer braid, or, in other words, to set it off. It is not loud, by any means. The shield is very prettily embroidered; ages 3 to 12 The other suit represents one of our Long-Pants Reefer Suits, which we consider very, very swell. It's made from imported Twill Cheviot, a very high-class fabric, and the collar is very handsomely braided— braided in a novel manner. This garment is madé in the winter weight of -the Cheviot, and we con- sider it one of the nicest garments on the floor. For lads between the ages of 4 and 12, 5745 TAM O'SHANTERS TO MATCH. RAPHAEL’S (Incorporated), 9, 11, 13, 15 KEARNY ST., BIG IN EVERYTHING BUT PRICE. JUST RECEIVED A SPECIAL LINE OF Fine Bric-a-Brac Vases —_—N— ENGLISH BONN WARE, Both in Glazed and Unglazed Finish, Handsome Flower Decorations 3 and Gold Finish. Stitable for Wedding or Engagement PRESENTS! 0dd-shaped Vases, 7} inches high... 50c 0Odd-shaped Vases, 9 inches high $1 00 Odd-sbnpgd Vases, 11 inches high.... 2 00 Small Fancy Bisque Ornaments.25¢ and 50¢ Bisque Statuary... from $1 50 to $3 50 Hand-painted Porcelain Placques, 6 inches round. . . 60c ‘Hand-painted Porcelain Placques, 8 jnches round.... ... ezessoscncss Hand-painted Porcelain ‘Placques, 10 inchesround............ s ek $1 40 Electrical Construction and Repairing of All Kinds. Estimates Given. N OTE-—Special nttention paid to Grinding Razors, Shears and Edged Tools by skilled . ‘mechanics. FPrices | moderate. 818-820 Market Street Phelan Building. Factory—30 First Street.