The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 18, 1895, Page 1

+ VOLUME LXXVIIIL AN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1895. MAY SEIZE TURKEY, Significant Comment Made by a St. Petersburg Journal. DRIFTING TO A CLIMAX. A Hint That Russian Forces Are Soon to Occupy Constantinople. PLANNING MORE MASSACRES. The Situation in the Ottoman Empire Daily Growing More Serious. S8T. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 17.— Russian newspapers declare that the sit- uation in Turkey is rapidly drifting to an acute phase that will inevitably culminste in the disruption and abolition of the Ot- toman power in Europe. _.The Novoe Vremya says: “We are glad to observe that Englishmen are becoming accustomed to the not distant prospect of Russia occupying Constantinople, for that must be the ultimate issue of the Eastern question.” LONDON, E~c., Nov. 17.—The D: News will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Constantinople. dated November 16, saying thut the most serious anxiety pre- vails and the situation is becoming worse. The Government is obtaining a record of the housesin which Armenians live. This action causes alarm, because in several towns where massacres have occurred the houses of Armenians had been previously marked. Several of the leading Armenian | merchants have sought and received shel- ter in the houses of Europeans. " The American missionaries at Bitlis have telegraphed to the American Minis- ter, asking him to procure from tha Porte an escort to take them and their families to Van. It is estimated that 20,000 persons have been massacred since the acceptance by the Sultan of the scheme of reform. The Daily News, in an article on “Amer- ica and the Turk,” will say that the New World is asserting itself to redress the balance of the Old World. The lethargy of the European powers is hard to ex- plain, but it is well that the Turk should know that there is a great Nation beyond the Atlantic that will not allow the blood of its sons to be shed with impunity. | The Standard will to-morrow publish a | dispatch from Constantinople saying that | to protect their countrymen in the cruel orde‘nl through which they are now passing. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 18.—A special cable dispatch to the Herald from St. Petersburg says: The Grand Duke Vladi- mir has an autograph letter from the Czar to the Kaiser relating to the situation in Eastern Europe. It suggests, it is said, that in case England insists too much on the disintegration of Turkey, the three powers who united upon the Japanese question should join hands against all comers. MARSEILLES, France, Nov. 17.—The United States cruiser San Francisco sailed hence last evening for Turkey. Pl DEPLORE THE MURDERS. Fitting Resolutions Forwarded to Secre- tary of State Olney. KALAMAZOO, Micu., Nov. 17.—Two thousand people attended a mass-meeting at the Congregational Church to-night, where George Barsoon, a graduate of Roberts College, Constantinople, gave a graphic account of the murder of Arme- nians in Turkey. The following resolu- tions were adopted and ordered sent to the Secretary of State at Washington: WHEREAS, We are informed of inexcusable outrages perpetrated by Turks upon Arme- nians, which offend the whole civilized world. Resolved, 1hat we enter solemn protest against a continuance of the outrages. Resolved, That a call on all Christians to meke forceful their voice that men may wor- ship God unmolested. Resolved, That it is the duty of this Govern- ment to unite all Christian persons in a measure to prevent further pillage and murder, among Armenians and secure to them the largest measure of civil and religious liberty. TROY, N. Y., Nov. 17.—A largely at- tended mass-meeting was held here to-day to protest against the massacres of Chris- tians in Armenia. The proceedings of the Turks was strongly condemned, and the following message was cabled to the Marquis of Salisbury, the British Prime Minister: Massacres of Armenians shame Christendom. Citizens of Troy, N. Y., in mass-meeting, pro- test vehemently and appeal to the powers of Europe for immediate action to stop bloodshed. The United States Government was re- quested to interfere. Among those who spoke at the meeting were Herrant M. Kiretchjian, general sec- retary of the Armenian Relief Association of New York; Vartin Dilloyan, one of the Armenians who escaped from the Sassoun massacre, and the Rev. Messrs. T. P. Swain, Hector Hall and L. M. S. Haynes of Troy. More than $200 was coliected for the relief fund. e e S TERRILL IS ACTIVE. American Missionaries in Harpoot Will Be Protected. GRAND RAPIDS, Micr., Nov. 17.—The following telegram was sent to Hon. Ed- win F. Uhl, Assistant Secretary of State at | Washington, by the Congregational Church | of this city this afternoon. . The Park Cengregational Churchk of Grand Rapids, at & full meeting this morning, by & unanimous vote, in view of its personal and financial interestin the mission of the Ameri- can board at Harpoot, Turkey, plundered and burned by a Turkish mob, bas instructed its official dispatches received during the past | two days seem to point to sorders having | been given to cease the massacres. The | Sultan fears joint European action, and | regards the concurrent concentration of | the fleets of the powers in the Levant as a warning. The dispatch adds that the Grand Vizier, Halil Rifaat Pasha, has assured the Hon. M. Herbert, the British Charge d’Affaires, that the report that the Government is making a list of the houses occupied by Armenians is untrue. The campaign against the Young Turkey party continues. Thirty-six members of the party have been drowned off the island of Kalki. The embassies regard the new Ministry with the gravest distrust. The Turkish newspapers Sunday published an ener- getic appeal to the people to abstain from all provoking acts, stating that the Sultan had granted reforms to certain 'of the Anatolian provinces which he will after- ward extend to the other provinces. The consulates at Moosh report a riot there, but add that owing to the gallant behavior of the Governor, who repeatedly exposed his own life, aided by the better class of Moslems, few Armenians were killed. 2 The Times will to-morrow publish a dis- patch_from Constantinople saying it is officially announced in that city that an Armenian, disguisec as an Arab, has been committee to urgently request that every possible effort be made by the State Depart- | ment to obtain reparation for the injuries done, and especially to secure protection to the lives of our missionaries and the property of the American board. Very respectfully, Dax F. BRADLEY, Pastor, for the Committee. This evening Rev. Dan F. Bradley re- ceived the following reply from Assistant Secretary Uhl: WasnHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.—Rev. Dan F. Bradley: Our latest advices report Harpoot missionaries safe, and the American Minister | is taking all possible precaution for their | future safety. Nothingis being omitted by the | department in the direction of appropriate and energetic action. EpwixN F. UHL, Assistant Secretary. s REASSURED BY THE PORTE. Foreign Missionaries Declared to Be in No Danger. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.—The AUTONOMY FOR CUBA General Campos About to Introduce Political Reforms. GOMEZ IS ADVANCING. His Army Within Five Hours’ March of the Spanish Headquarters. FOREIGNERS . IN CAPTIVITY. General Canellas’ Reign of Terror in the District of Guantanamo. MADRID, Spaix, Nov. 17.—It is reported here that Captain-General Campos is about to introduce political reform in Cuba. A dispatch from Havana says that the advance guard of the force commanded by Maximo Gomez has reached Manajanabo, which is five hours’ march from Marshal Campos’ headquarters. Several important skirmishes are reported to have taken place. B AR GENERAL CANELLAN CRUELTYX. He Is Casting Into Prison Cubans and Foreigners Alike. 4 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cusa, Nov. 9, via Key West, Fla.,, Nov. 17.—General Canellas, chief of the military division of Guantanamo, is at present the terror of that district, as he is arresting innocent people and casting them into jail and otherwise committing all sorts of abuses. Of course this conduct is increasing the ranks of the insurgents, as every day ereat numbers have gone to the field to escape the fury of Canellas, until now there is scarcely a Cuban in Guantanamo. - All the prominent gentlemen arrested a few days ago in Guantanamo and brought to the Morro castle of this city, have been sent to the penal city of Ceuta, in Africa. On account of the arrest a few days ago of an English subject, Mr. Cowry, mana- ger of the Guantanamo railway foundry, the English Consul in this city comzais- sioned Robert Mason, an employe of the house of Brooks & Co., to go to Guanta- namo and interview General Canellas in regard to Cowry’s arrest. When Mason visited the general, the latter was at break- fast, and as soon as Mason entered the room the general began to insult bhim and also the Messrs. Brooks, accusing them of helping the revolution with money. Mr. Mason was obliged to leave Guantanamo without being able to receive an explana- tion in regard to the matter that took him there. t On the 7th inst. several other prominent men of Guantanamo were arrested and in- carcerated, and they will probably be sent to Ceuta. On the 8th inst. Bartolome Misas, a Span- iard, who is well liked in Guantanamo, and who represented the hardware house of Brauet & Co., was summoned by General Canellas, insulted, kicked and slapped in the face and then cast into prison where he still is. It is said that General Canellas drinks very hard. Eight of the nine soldiers who garrisoned the village of Dos Caminos went over to the rebels on the 7th, with arms and am- munition. The ninth soldier, who at the last moment refused to go with them, was killed by the deserters. In Baracoa the rebels have destroy all Turkish legation here has received under to-day’s date the following telegram from the Sublime Porte: “The safety of missionaries pletely assured.” o 5 “Qur previods telegrams have already shown that the renewed accusations about a supposed massacre are ground- less. The reported unpleasantness be- tween the Grand Vizier and Mr. Terrill, the American Minister, resnlting from a supposed note of the latter, which as a matter of fact, has never been sent to his is com- arrested at Orfah, seventy-eight miles southwest of Diarbekir. He was bearing a letter to the ‘Armenian Bishop of Orfah from the Armenian Bishop of Aleppo. An extract, which is given from the letter, reads: “Send powder to the Zeitoun insurgents “to enable them to resist authority. Send saltpeter to make powder. The Baion of Zeitoun will form an army. The Arme- nians of Marash are ready and eager for the fray.” ‘The.dispatch adds that the Turkish con- stitutional party declares that it does not have the same aims as Midhat Pasha’s Young Turkish party. The former wants only a rational Government, security and justice. It does not object to the Sultan, except on the ground of his odious meth- ods of government. The Constantinople correspondent of the Chronicle telegraphs that he does not hear of any improvement in the Sultan’s men- tal condition. The Telegraph will to-morrow publish a Constantinople dispatch saying that the Armenian reform commission held its first meeting on Saturday. The Porte promises the executipn of reforms when the disturbances are suppressed. Fresh troubles are reported in the Aleppo, Aitab, Marouna and Amasia dis- tricts. The Turks accuse the Armenians of starting the disturbances. - CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, Noy. 17.— The London newspapers of November 11, containing the report of the speech made by Lord Salisbury on the occasion of the Highness, is also groundless.” WARSHIPS ON THE LAKES, the machinery and apparatus used there to make cocoanut oil. —— ARMS FOR THE ISLANDERS, An Important Expedition About to Sail From Mew XYork. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 18.—The Re- corder this morning says: The Cuban revolutionary party has been very active during the last week in completing the final arrangements for the transportation of the largest expedition to Cuba since the hostilities began between the insuigents and the armies of Spain. Every step in this movement has been conducted with the greatest secrecy in or- der to avoid the sharp eye of the many watchful detectives employed by the Span- ish Government, who are always on the outlook for expeditions and suspicious Canada Alarmed by the Expose of Its Violation of the Treaty. Relies Upon the Belief That the Cleveland Regime Will Not Take Action. OTTAWA, OxT., Nov. 17.—There is con- siderable anxiety in both diplomatic and Government circles over the statements made last week by United States officials on the Great Lakes that Canada had fraud- ulently been breaking the treaty made be- tween Great Britain and the United States in 1817, wherein it was mutually agreed that neither nation should allow vessels of war to be built on the Great Lakes, The time since the sensational disclosures were made has been one of expectancy to all, but the general feeling is that no serious difficulty will arise, not by reason of the claim not being supported by fact, but from the feeling of security in that the present administration will pass cver the disclosures. Comm issioner 8mith, who has charge of the Canadian interests, to-night stated banquet given by the Lord Mayor of Lon- don, and the papers of November 12, con- taining comments on the speech, have been forbidden entry into Turkey by orders of the Porte. BERLIN, GErMANY, Nov.17.—The Ham- burger correspondent claims to haye semi- official information that a new conspiracy against the life of the Sultan of Turkey has been discovered in the Yildis palace. ROME, Iravry, Nov. 17.—The Pope yes- terday gave an audience to Mgr. Alt- mayer, the apostolic delegate to Asia Minor. His Holiness and the delegate dis- cussed the situation in Turkey. PARIS, Frixce, Nov. 17.—The Arme- wians of this city have addressed an appeal %o President Faure, in which they say they| e convinced that France will not refuse that the Government had not been break- ing the treaty. Although the vessels which they had been building were a little larger and stronger than the old revenue marine vessels it was only done to keep up with the times and still not build legiti- mate war vessels He said that nothing had been done secretly and that if the United States had wished to object it should have done so before, as it had .every opportunity to see what was going on. American residents and naval experts living on the Great Lakes, however, are indignant at the lack of inyestigation on the part of the Government. Not for a single moment, they declare, can-it be doubted that Canada is violating the treaty laws. 5 signs, and so well has the affair been man- aged that the local leaders are satisfied that the authorities will not be able to in- terfere with the starting of the filibus- terers. Slel LT CAPTAIN HUGHES ARRESTED. The Alleged Filibuster Fails to Raise a Bond. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Nov. 17.—New interest was given to the Laurada case this morning by the arrest of Capiain Hughes. When the United States officers seized the vessel on the charge thatshe had violated the neutrality laws by carry- ing passengers to Cuba, Captain Hughes was required to give bond for, $3000. He failed to give the bond last night,so he was arrested this morning by the United §t§l'.es Marshal and lodged in the county jail, NG HELD AS‘FILIBUSTERS. American Citizens Kept Prisoners in New Providence. NASSATU, N. P, Nov. 12.—The twenty- one aileged Cuban_filibusters are here awaiting trial. The unaccountable delay in procuring witnesses against them is very provoking to them, and they are growing very restive. They threaten a claim for heavy damages against the authorities hereafter. Five of the party claim to be American citizens, and these are receiving the assistance of the United States Consul, Mr. McLai. ELECTIONS IN BELGIUM. Liberals Badly Defeated in the Municipal Contesta. . ¥ BRUSSELS, Beraruy, Nov. 17.—Muni- cipal electimns were held throughout Bel- gium to-day for the first time under: the new law providing for universal suffrage, plural voting and the representation of minorities, K 3 $ .Up to a late, hour to-night the returns show that the Clericals and Socialists have won many victories, and that the Liberals have been badly defeated. Brussels, Ghent and Liege, which have hitherto been Liberal strongholds, have elected Councils, the membership of which is about equally divided among® Clericals, Socialists and Liberals. In Antwerp a Clerical replacesa Liberal Council. There was rioting at Antwerp and Lou- vain. —_——— SEARCHING FOR SCHLATTER. Chicago Hotels Bgsiegad by Ailing People Who Would Be Blessed by the Healer, CHICAGO, Irnn., Nov. 17.—Local hotels were besieged to-day by people having ail- ments in search of Francis Schlatter, who has substituted prayer for medicine and whose remuneration is, gratitude instead of money, and who left a sensational record and a Federal warrant bebind him at Den- ver. All inquirers, however, were doomed to disappointment. If Schlatter came to Chicago he did not let it be known. His personality is 8o pronounced that his appearance in any hotel lobby would have disclosed his identity. Among the passengers on an incoming Burlington train this morning was one who resembled Schlatter. He wore a dis- tinctive Western garb and had a generous growth of brown hair and a Messiah beard. He inquired of a depot attendant concern- ing a car line to reach Leavitt street and then quickly disappeared. This is the only semblance of 8 clew to Schlatter's whereabouts in Chicago. o REBEL LEADERS ARRESTED. The Revolt in Venezuela Checked in Ith Infancy. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 18.—A special cable dispatch to the Herald from Caracas, Venezuela, says: The Government has succeeded in frustrating the plans of the revolutionists. The principal leaders have been captured and perfect peace will be established in a very short time. Govern- ment bonds are held at a firm rate. —_— T0 RETIRE GREENBACKS, President Cleveland in Favor of Their Discontinuance as Money. Will Urge Congress to Reform the Currency Methods of This Government, WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.—1It is learned from a gentleman who is a close friend of a member of the (abinet that President Cleveland, in his annual mes- sage to Congress, will recommend the re- tirement of greenbacks. This recommen- dation wilt be the chief feature of the message, so far as domestic affairs are con- cerned. The Presideat-has had a number of conferences with Secretary Curlisle at ‘Woodley concerning this part of ‘the mes- sage,and it comes from excelleitt sources that the tinancial part of the message has been ‘mapped out and agreed upon. The President will return to the attack upon Congress for a’ reform of our cur- rency methods. He will say that the Ex- ecutive has done all within his constitu- tional power to protect the National credits under the clumsy system now in vogue, and will point out what the dangers of this system are. He will take the ground that the difficulty is not in any sense one of revenue, but of the attempt to main- tain a gold reserve and hundreds of mil- lions of notes redeemable in gold upon de- mand at the same time. The President will call the attention of Congress to the fact that no other Govern- ment in the world attempts to keep its gold store open for all the requirements of commerce and baanking, this distinction being left to the United States alone. He will repeat his former descriptions of the manner in which the use of these demand notes over and over again—the Secretary of the Treasury being by law required to pay them out as fast as they are received— forms the ‘‘endless chain’ of gold deple- tion about which so much was heard a week ago. The form of remedy agreed upon between the President and Secretary Carlisle, and to be set forth in the message, is very simple. It consists of a recommendation that the statute of 1878 requiring the Sec- retary of the Treasury to reissue United States notes as soon as they are paid into the treasury be repealed, ana that he be given authority to retire them from circu- lation. Also that the Secretary be author- ized to exchange for the greenbacks at any time a new issue of Government bonds of lomrg term, to run at a low rate of interest. 1t is the belief of the President and the Secretary that the entire outstanding issue of greerbacks would be quickly presented at the treasury counters by the banks of the country in exchange for these bonds, and that the bonds would soon be de- posited as the basis of an increased circula- tion of National bank notes. This recommendation is made upon the theory that National bank circulation is sufficiently elastic to meet the require- ments of commerce, providing all unrea- sonable obstacles to such circulation are removed by Congress. One of the great obstacles at the present time is the lack of bonds of proper character for deposit, In 1890 the National bank circulation ran down to $123,000,000, but has now recov- ered to about §$213,000,000. Leading bank- ers have testified that, with an issue of bonds adapted to the purpose, practically all of the greenbacks could be supplanted by National bank notes—certainly a large enough proportion of them to meet all the currency wants of the country. The President will not prepare a measure for submission to Congzress with an idea of securing its adoption. Neither President Cleveland nor Secretary Carlisle has the smallest idea that Congress will act favor- ably upon this suggestson. They have no hope of any legislation. At the same time they deem it their duty to put the facts before Congress and the country, that the people may have no difficulty in placing the rqgponsibility for inaction where it properly belongs. It has been definitely decided that there will be no issue of bonds until after the meeting of Congress unless, of course, some sudden outrush of gold should make earlier action absolutely necessary. e ——— " Kstled by an Esplosion, . VANCEBURG, K¥., Nov: 17.—A boiler at the lumber mill, of George W. Stamper; o e Wasinwton. Pibres. and pei ay, n| in| n. Flerce. and Kidwell. gflen o&un were injured. LEAVES RUIN BEHIND, Devastation of Forest Fires in Many Sections of the State. FARMERS LOSE HEAVILY. Vast Tracks Laid Waste in the Vicinity of Placerville and Santa Rosa. RAGING NEAR ANGELS CAMP. The Utica Company’s Immense Flume Said to Be Burning—Many Cabins Destroyed. PLACERVILLE, CaL., Nov. 17.—Fire- fighters are still battling with forest flames in all directions, but it is believed the worst has passed, and Placerville is no longer threatened. The settlers’ hope is now that winds will not spring up until the tinder-like brush has been dampened by a rain. To-day some idea of the dam- age wrought by the conflagration was ob- tained, and reports from certain districts are appalling. East of Placerville, on the Carson road, J: D. Blakely lost 500 tiers of cordwood, much timber and many miles of fence, and saved his residence with much ditficulty. All his grazing land was devastated. H. L. Dingman’s honuse, above Smiths Flat, is reported burned, but reports are meager owing to the telephone connection being cut off. Rupley, in the same neighbor- hood, loses good timber, fences and grass. All the cattle in the neighborhood were driven ahead of the flames and saved. The Tollhouse mining mill was saved by the heroic work of men gathered to the scene. People started for Smiths Flat, three miles distant, early this morning, but late in the evening messengers have not ra- turned. The flames are visible from Placer- ville, but not so glaring nor so high as last night. Dan Bull of the Georgetown, Auburn and Placerville stage line, came in this forenoon, having driven through the burned territory, and reported that the flames were still raging between George- town and Cool for fourteen miles. He said much valuable timber was destroyed, and that the fire was heavy in the forests in the neighborhood of the Taylor mine, but that the mill was well protected and could not be injured. He reported that around Gold Hill, seven miles west of here, much timber and all the grazing was destroyed, fences were burning and the fire was rapidly spreading, but there was no wind. Southeast of town two cabins were destroyed, but no lives lost. The handsome residence of Ex-Senator Larkin was saved by the most heroic efforts of a large force of men. The fire reached the large barn and winery, but was kept at bay. The immense orchard and vineyard were badly damaged. Several miners’ cabins were burned. The buildings of the Ten Cup mine had a narrow escape. Household goods were moved into the tunnels, and whipping the flames for ten hours without ‘intermission saved the property. The whole country between Weber Creek and Emigrant road, beyond the Grand Victory mine, is ablaze along Bquaw Creek to the Cosumnes River. The great precautions in the case of fire at the Grand Victory, with its large engines and good water supply for fire purposes, saved the property. There was much new tim- ber there preparatory to improvements and new stamps to be erected, but fortun- ately the flames were kept ata safe dis- tance. On Zumwalt’s property, adjoining the mill terrilory, a cabin occupied by a miner and his family was destroyed. Sparks, dead cinders and ashes were blown into Placerville and the air is still one dense fog of smoke. The flames on the midnight air last night were plainly visible for many miles, and the glare was of a melancholy grandeur. The crackling of the burning pines and needles, the dry brush and the roaring noise of the great conflugration was like the rushing torrents of Niagara or the deafening noise of a dozen avalanches. Nothing of its kind or of so great an extent is recalled here by the oldest inhabitants. The wind has fallen, but the fires are still spreading, though fear for Placer- ville’s safety has subsided. The fire fol- lowed a semicircle from Diamond Springs on the west along Weber Creek, reaching to the Cosumnes River to the south and east, joining another conflagration coming from the northwest. The surrounding country, covering from ten to fifteen miles from the center to the outer line of the circle and reaching about thirty miles along this outer edge, con- stituted one great furnace at midnight, that well might give apprehension for the loss of life and property. Everything is dry as tinder, no rains of consequence having fallen this season. People are still fighting the flames in varipus quarters, but it is thought if the wind does not rise there.will not be any further loss of con- sequence. The origin of the fire is un- kmown and seemingly baffled all efforts to trace it. FLAMES UNDER CONIROL. Mountains Northeast of BSanta Rosa Desolated by the Fire. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Nov. 17.—The fire which has been raging for the past two days among the hills three miles north- east of this city has almost spent its fury. The strenuous efforts that have been made by all hands to check the progress of the | flames have proved successtul, but vol- umes of smoke are still arising and a light wind would be sufficient to fan the flames into another awful conflagration. Crowds of people drove or walked out to the scene of devastation to-day and all were shocked at what they saw. ‘What was, before Friday morning, beautiful mountain side covered with many fine trees, which have made the landscape so, attractive to visitors and residents of this city, is niow a blackened mass,’ Every-, thing looks desolateé. : : The fire originated on the Wells ranch, -} where employes were burning brush piles. A sudden gust of wind coming up the can- yon among the hills carried the flames beyond their control, and on they went, sweeping everything before them. Leav- ing the Wells place, the fire crossed the Boyd ranch and then on to the James Norris place. Fanned by the rising wind, the flames increased in fury. The roar could be heard far away, and, realizing that if something was not done imme- diately the damage would be tremendous, the inhabitants of the surrounding country —men, women and children—turned out in full force to iry to check the conflagra- tion. For a long time their efforts were futile, for the fire raced onward to the White place, where much valuable timber was destroyad. The night was a dark one, and the reflection in the sky for miles around was truly magnificont. The falling sparks reminded spectators of an Eastern snow- storm. At all points on the Rincon Heights guards were stationed, anxiously watching the progress of the fire. On top of the heights are the fine olive orchards of Captain Guy Grosse, and if the fire had reachea these orchards, which are now in full bearing, the loss would have been immense. But happily, just as it reached the edge of the orchards, the wind changed and this valuable property was saved. The fire then made for Bumbaugh’s ranch, which issituated on a hill directly opposite the County Hospital, only a quarter of a mileaway. Of the struggle at that point Superintendent Mullen of the hospital days: “On Saturday morning at 2 o'clock I was awakened by a great roaring, and on looking out of the window beheld a sight that I shall never forget. The fire—1t was then fully a mile wide—was fast coming down over the hill toward the hospital and farm. The inmates were terribly alarmed. Huge chunks of burning wood were blown by the wind and lodged on the roofs of the building and were raked off by the watchers. Justas Iwasgoing to telephone for help to Santa Rosa the wind turned and we were then comparatively safe but for the sparks, which kept falling in all directions for hours afterward. A good deal of brush and wood were burned on Ford’s ranch, close by. Large piles of cordwood were reduced to ashes, some families losing their entire winter's sup- ply.”" That no one was lost in the flamesis a miracle, for the wind blew almost a hur- ricane Friday night and changed about suddenly. At one time the picturesque cemetery was in danger. Miles of fence was demolished, and just exactly how much damage is done cannot just now be determined. 1t will be very great, as the fire burned over thou- sands of acres. Residents of Bennett Val- ley living eight miles from the fire say that the heat and smoke was suffocating. Had not the wind changed from the north to the west the city of Santa Rosa ora great portion of it would been reduced to ashes, for the fire wvas, when forcea to re- treat, making a direct line for the city. pibeeiat et s BLUE CANYON OUT OF DANGER. _Forest Fires Checked by the Railroad Employes Heroio Work. EMIGRANT GAP, Cir., Nov. 17.—By an almost seperhuman effort on the .part of the railroad employes, the forest fire which threatened Blue Canyon and vicinity has been subdued. The Towles Lumber Company sustains the heaviest loss. Thousands of feet of lumber, lately unloaded for the purpose of repairing the flume, was consumed. Many telegraph poles were so badly dam- a7d as to render them useless. The forest within a radius of three miles around Blue Canyon has been leveled by the flames. While the fire was at its height many residents of Blue Can- you removed all their belongings to places of comparative safety. At midnight a heavy south wind prevailed and Blue Canyon was threatened, but a sudden shift to the north turned the course of the fire. The first snowshed west of Blue Canyon was badly scorched, hard work saving it from total destruction. The outfit cars on the spur track were surrounded by flames and the personal effects of the inmates ruined by smoke and water. RAGING NEAR ANGELS CAMP. The Utica Company’s Monster Flume Said to Be on Fire. ANGELS CAMP, CaL., Nov. 17.—A furi- ous fire is raging in the timber belt about seven miles above Murphys and extend- ing to the big trees. Manuel's sawmill camp is in immediate danger of destruc- tion, as the flames this afternoon are within afew hundred yards of the immense lums« ber plant. All the available men in that section have been summoned to help sub- due the fire. Great excitement prevails, as the timber is so dry thatit is‘feared it will be impossible to prevent the flames from reaching other property that is worth thousands of dollars. This afternoon words was received that the Utica Company’s great flume was on fire twenty-five miles from here, near Mc- Kay’s sawmill. Scoresof men are being hurried from this place to the scene. DENIED BY fi‘BBIHON. The Report of His Rich Strike in Mining Stock a Canard. NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 18.—A morn- ing paper prints the following: “The only money I ever made,” said ex-President Benjamin Harrison last night, “was made by diligent hard work. I never made a cent out of any mining stocks.” This remark was called out by the circu- lation of a dispatch from the West, which said that General Harrison had realized $100,000 out of an investment of $500 in mining stocks. “Some enterprising agent of mining properties is evidently trying to make cap- ital out of the report,” continued the ex- President. “I did purchase some Mon- tana mining stock years ago, but I never realized a cent out of it and do not expect to make a fortune. There is no truth in the reports of my having received any such fabulous check. Tkis agent will have to try again.”” —_—— FUNERAL OF DR. SMITH. The Author of “America” to Re Interred on Tuesday. NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 17.—The funeral of Dr. 8. F. Smith, author of *‘America,” will be held from the Newton Center Church Tuesday afterncon at 1:30 o’clock. The pailsbearers will probably be F. Smith of Davenport, Iowa, and ‘Ewing W. Smith of Arlington, sons of deceased, H. L. Jones of Minnesota and Appleton W. Smith of Newton Center, nis grandsons. For adaitional Pacific Coast news ses Page 3, END OF THE DACRES, The English Actor Kills : His Wife and Then Himself, BOTHE WISHED TO DIE; - Despondent Because of Their . Chilling Reception in i Australia, LEAVE- PATHETIC ~LETTERS, Tragic Sequel to a Brief but Eventfu} Career Upon the Stage. LONDON, Exa., Nov. 17.—The Graphis will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Sydney. N. 8. W., saying that the well- ~ known English actor, Arthur Dacre, shot "~ his wife, the actress, and then committed suicide by cutting his throat. The act was caused by despondency arising from their unsuccessful tour of Australia. Both left pathetic letters showing that they had. mutually decided upon the tragedy. Dacre and his wife, whose stage nama . was Amy Roffelle, made their first appears ance in this country five years ago, when they journeyed from London to New York and supported Mrs. Leslie Carter in “An Ugly Duckling.” At the close of: the season disagreements arose in the company and after an unsatisfactory law< suit with Mrs. Carter the Dacres returned = to London. There they produced ‘“Man’ : . and Woman”’ at the Strand Theater with considerable success. . 3 For some yearsthey were noted for pros. * ducing new pieces. Mrs. Dacre was quita - a good-looking, medium-sized woman, and. made a success in England and this couns try. As the leading man for Ada Cavens dish and other stars Dacre achieved an’ enviable reputation, He was about 45 years of age, and his wife was his junior - by nearly ten years. : In Australia the Dacres produced suchy : pieces as “The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,'” but, judging by reports received on the. :: last steamer, their talents were not appre- - ciated in the Antipodes. WILL PURCHASE THE ROAD. President Huntington to Inspect the . Tehuantepec Line. fs e CITY OF MEXICO, Mex., Nov. 17.—Tt is announced here that President C. P, Huntington of the Southern Pacific Com« pany and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will arrive at Coatzacoalcos some time in December for the purpose of tak- ing a trip over the National Tehuantepec - Railroad with the view of leasing or pure chasing the property from the Federal Government which now has it in success« ful operation. Heretofore President Diaz has persistently refused Mr. Huntington’s. offer for the line. But it is now said that it will be sold if the proper terms,can be arranged. 3 Beiore coming here Mr. Huntington . - will make a trip over the Mexican Inter<. national road, of which he is president, .. and will inspect the work that is now being - done on the extension of the road from Durango to Guadalajara. P i BORIS HAS A BROTHER. Princess Ferdinand of Bulgaria Give: Birth to a Son. : SOFIA, BurneAria, Nov. 17.—Princess Ferdinand, wife of the ruler of Bulgaria, gave birth at noon to-day toa son, who was named Cyril. 4 Princess Ferdinand is the eldest daugh:- ter of the Duke of Parma. She was mar+ ried when 23 years old to Prince Ferdis nand. She gave birth to a son, Prince Boris, in January, 1894. PRl RN No Lives Were Lost. 5 LONDON, Exa., Nov. 17.—No lives were lost by the stranding of the British steamer Braganza which ran on the rocks near Leixoes, Portugal, while bound from Live % i Women are notoriously care- less of their . health—even more so than men. Much of .- oor appetite, gi\io}lmes, dys- , causes giqstrws after eat~ ing, dizziness, 2 coated tongue and sallow complexion. It's such a com- mon thing that people are careless about it—so careless that more serious sickness ensues and frequent visits to the doctor become necessary. It really seems strange, when the rem- edy is so easy, that so many people will allow themselves to remain subject to such troubles. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pel- lets cure constipation. That means that they are good for biliousness, sick and bilious headaches, indigestion, sour stom- ach, liver troubles, windy belchings, “heart-burn,” flatulence and dyspepsia. They are tiny, sugar-coated granules that the merest child will take readily. They fi mild, gentle, quickblnnd efficient. ‘hey are of purely vegetable composition -n;’work in stn{t accord with nature; ‘They cause no griping and are as pleasant in their action as they are pleasant to take. Their help lasts. Therefore you don’t become a slave to their use as with other pills. Oncensed!he{\"-realw_:yn, in favor. One little Pellet is a laxative, two are mildly cathartic. Onme Pellet taken after dinner will promote digestion and to relieve distress from over eating they are unequaled. g CAUTION.—Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets— name to remember. Don’t let a de- Sasnom falk you into * something fusé g e gE makcs sore money on the as good " kind. That's why he would rat] sell them. That's why you had m-h&unflekb7dflfl)d“§m Aneodition, Bufalo, N, ¥, ;