The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1895. 3 PUT TO THE SWORD. Mustafa Pasha's Minions Massacre Zeitoun Ar- menians. BUT FEW ESCAPE DEATH. | Revenge of the Sultan’s Bull- dogs for the Recent Triumph of Insurgents. RELIEF WORK OF AMERICANS. Red Cross Society Officers Flooded ‘With Applications From All Sections. LONDON, Exe., Dec. 22.—The Telegraph will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Vienna saying it is reported there that Mustafa Pashs, commanding a Turkish force, has captured the town of Zeitoun, which was some time ago taken by insur- | gent Armenians, and that he has massa- cred all the Armenians in the place who did not make their escape to the mount- ains, el RED CRO. NTEERS. Applications to Join Relief Expeditions Are Pouring In. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—So many applications for accompanying the Red.Cross on the proposed Armenian re- lief expedition are coming from nurses, ctors and people of all other vocations nd of all nationalities, nearly, that tne following general reply has been prepared : The American acknow’edge rec muniocation on th to distribute relief Nationel Red Cross begs to our esteemed com- subject of the undertaking rmenia and your kind Gffer of services in the work. In the beginning, Ir st apologize for this informal and general \de of replying toa communication which Land personal response, but I a short statement of the circum- ces will be sufficientexcuse for this method he first intimation of the probability ation would be asked to un- e the great and complicated work of de- ering America’s generosity to the destitute rkish fers of service have poured | in upon us from ell parts of the country, and insuchn rs that it has become an utter to gzive each one separate ac- and considerat his circular ty of preparing esent time it is not possible to defi- | nber of assistants that the character of help e Red Cross, having | e in a dozen great to its ranks a stafl Ipers, upon whom it e, and that staff for the been duly ur letter further. tof the labors of pondence, the Red rds and sac- | yours, BA BARTON, ional Red Cross. I can’oniy th Cross for to help. Faithful rificing o « ident American N — TOLD BY THE PORTE, Insurgents Credited With a Massacre of Mussulmans. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—The Turk Jegation received from the Sublime Porte the following telegram un- der to-day’s date: “The insurgents of Zeitoun attacked the Mussulman village of Mehil, killed and burned two men, five women and three chiidren and earrled aw; property be- Jonging to the inhabitants, the survivors of whom fled to Kensoun. With the ex- ceéption of Zeitoun, periect order reigns in | the whole empire.” The British Bark Willowbank | Run Into by the Big Berlin. Disappeared After Having Come Into | Collision With Another Vessel. PLYMOUTH, Excraxp, Dec. 22.—The British cruiser Blake arrived here to-day from Chatham. She reports that while off Portland at 5 o'clock this morning she passed a large steamer named the Berlin, which signaled that two of her boats had een searching for three hours for the British bark Willowbank, bound for Glas- gow, with which vessel the Berlin had | been in collision. No tracecf her could | be found. The Blake afterward saw an empty boat belonging to the Willowbank. The Berlin had a hole in her bow. She proceeded up the channel. Those on the Blake could not say | whether or not the Berlin was the steamer of that name belonging to the Interna-| tional Navigation Company. This steamer ailed from Antwerp for New York yester- day and was reported to have passed | Dover to-day. SQUTHAMPTON, Exc., Dec. 22.—1It is | Jinown that the vessel that was in collision ivith the Willowbank was the International Company’s steamer Berlin. She passed Hurst Castle this afternoon, bound for this port. She had sails over her bowsg dently for the purpose of keeping the water from entering the hole forward. She was hove-to inside the Needles, and this accounts for her delay in entering the Solent. A pilov and two tugs have left here to assist her in. The Willowbank had a crew of thirty- nine men. They were all saved by the Berlin, which must have found them afloat after speaking the Blake. The only life lost was that of the pilot of the Willow- k, who went below to get his clothes. The vessel went down before he had time to again reach deck. ————— PULLED FROM THE ROCKS. The Atlantic Liner Spree Damaged but Little by Its Mishap. SOUTHAMPTON, ExG., Dec. 22.—The % rth.Gérman ‘Lloyd steamer Spree, which strawded on Thursday last on Warden liedge, pear Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, vas got-off at 1:50 o’clock this afternoon. | whom the Vatican a few days ago decided | from Spamish troops, and that the insur- | | posed largely making no water and has apparently sus- | tained no damage. The Spree will go on the drydock to- morrow for examination. She is already reshipping her boats and gear, which were removed in order to lighten her. SUNK IN A COLLISION. The British Steamer Alicia Goes to the Bottom With Five of Her Crew. LONDON, Exc., Dec.22.—The British steamer Alicia, from Middlesborough -for Bilboa, has been sunk in collision with the British steamer Nettley Abbey, from Lon- don for Blyth. All the people on the | Alicia, with the exception of five, who were drowned, were rescued by the Nett- ley Abbey. The latter vessel wassomewhat | damaged. The Alicia was an iron, schooner-rigged, screw steamer of 907 tons. She was built at Hartlepool in 1880, and was owned by R. M. Middleton Jr. me g ALL ON BOARD LOST. The Schooner Vicloria Goes Down in an Atlantic Gale. HALIFAX, N. 8., Dec. 22.—A dispatch received here to-night reports the loss of the schooner Victoria with all on board. Her captain was Robert Bradbury. The overdue schooner I. V. Dexter, bound from Boston to Liverpool with twenty passengers, has arrived here. She| was delayed by rough weather. | g o Mgr. Averardi Consecrated. ROME, Iravry, Dec. 22.—Mgr. Averardi, | int apostolic visitor to Mexico, was | to-day consecrated a Titular Bishop. He | will Liave no diplomatic relations with the | Mexican Government, his mission being | sofely to the clergy of Mexico. HGER FOR A BATLE, Cubans Believe They Can Win in a Decisive Struggle With Spaniards. Generals Gomez and Maceo Enter Matanzas Without Meeting Op- position. KEY WEST, Fra., Dec. 22.—Castro Palomino, aid-de-camp to General Maceo, passed through this city last night en | route to New York. He is the bearer of | important dispatches to Cuban leaders in | this country. { Palomino reports that Maceo and Gomez | are both in the Matanzas district with | 14,000 well equipped men. He says that the insurgents had several engagements during the past week, the most important being at Homoguerra and El Flores, in the Cienfuegos district, both of which were favorable to the insurgents. He also states that both Gomez and Maceo entered Mat- anzas without meeting any opposition gents are anxious for an open battle, be- ing confident they can defeat the Spanish | troops. g OPPOSED BY REED. Favorable Action on the Nicaragua Canal Bill in the House Not | Expected. i WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—Pacific | Coast Senators and Representatives are not hopeful that Congress will aet favor- ably on the Nicaragua Canal bill, In the | first place, aker Reed has announced | that economy in public expenditures will be the rule. He will oppose liberal appro- | priations for river and harbor improve- | ments and for pblic buildings, etc. In | the second place, the House commitiee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce is com- of railroad men, who wi]l‘ oppose the Nicaragua bill. But the Coast ‘ Congressmen say they will do their best. The bill would undoubtedly pass the Senate but would prohably fail of passage | 1 the House, even if it was reported by] the Interstate and Fore: Comme rce Committee. In the last Congress California had a | member on this committee, Mr. Geary, but | this time the State is unrepresented. Neither has she any member on the Com- mittee on Ways and Means. Thisis very unfortunate, especially at this time, when | tariff schedules are to be revised. If Cali-| fornia was represented an increase on her | fruits might be secured. | The California members are unorganized, as they always have been. They do| not seem to be able to pull together; con- sequently California did not receive a sin- | gle office under the House organization, | while other States got from one to twenty positions. She has no representative upon any of the important committees, such as Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Appropriations, Banking and Currency, | Immigration or Interstate and Foreign | Commerce. - CASH FOR CHEROKEES. Tribesmen to Receive a Bountiful Christmas Present From Uncle Sam’s Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—The United States Court of Claims will to-mor- row probably ratify an agreement entered into by counsel forall the parties ininterest in what is known as the Cherokee fund. This fund, aggregating $2,300,000, was by a | treaty with the Indians paid them for sur- rendering to the United States what is | termed the Cherokee strip. It was paid by the United States to the Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation and is now in the United States sub-treasury at St. Lows awaiting his order. A question arose when the money was about to be distrib- uted pro rata among the tribe as to who was entitled to receive it. There were half- breeds, men who married Cherokee women, full-blooded Cherokees and other Indians who had become citizens of the Cherokee Nation. All the parties in interest have now by counsel, after much bickering, come to an agreement and submitted it to the board of claims to ratify, each agreeing to abide by the court’s award. The essential feature of the agreement is | that each of the several classes, Cherokees, half-breeds, and_adopted citizens, is to re- | ceive $295, and 1f any residue remains it is to be distributed to the full-blooded Chero- kees. The court on Thursday last heard oral argument ih support of the agreement, in which all the counsel expressed their satis- faction with the compromise adopted, and the Court of Claims to-morrow is expected to ratify this unanimous agreement and thus make a Christmas present to the In- dians and others interested. —_— Montana’s License Law Invalid. vT., Dec. 22.—Jjudge Speer, Court yesterday, decided that the entire license law of the State was unconstitutional. The Legislature had fixed the amounts of licenses for the counties to collect. Chinese Jaundrymen contested the validity of the law. The Judge holds that the Legislature had no right to impose a tax for county or muni- cipal purposes, but only for State pur- She arrived here at 3:40 o’clock under her wn- steam, but assisted by tugs. She is oses. An appeal will be iaken to the gupreme Court. | $100,000, of which WATERS ARE RISING Bottom Lands Along the Mississippi River Flooded. WARSAW IS INUNDATED. At Fairfield the Encroaching Ele- ment Is Waist High in the Stores. MANY BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY. An Early Repetition of the Devastation of Former Years Has Been Predicted. o ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. Since Thurs- day night the Mississippi River at this point has risen twenty-two feet, which is unprecedented in the same length of time. The boatmen and dwellers on the river bank were taken unawares and the loss is already very great. A number of shanty boats were swept away. In one of these— Sandy Hook—a dance was in progress last night and the revelers were not aware of their peril until the boat stuck in a tree. The American Bottoms are half uader water and the loss of stock is considerable. At 6 o'clock to-night the gauge read twenty-four and a half feet, whereas Thurs- | day morning it was only two and a half feet. Meager reports, due to breaks in com- munication, show that the flood covers the Mississippi Valley from the Iowa line to Cairo, Ill. At Warsaw, Mo., the Osage River flooded the town and the last dispatch was sent out by an operator perched on a desk four feet high, while a boat was moored to the door. At Fairfield, on the Osage, the water is waist high in the stores, the tracks are gone and mno maii has arrived since Tuesday. At Taborville the Osage was fourteen miles wide and amill and all the bridges were carried away. In Union County Joseph Eckert, a surveyor, went down with a bridge across the Bourbois and was drowned. St. Louis mail reaches Carthage, Mo., by going 200 miles through Kansas. All small streams have but commenced to pour their flood into the Mississippi and arepetition of the disastrous floods of former years 1s predicted. i DHEOWNED IN FORCHE CREEK. Three Lives Lost in an Attempt to Ford @ Swollen Stream. HOT SPRINGS, ARrk., Dec. 22.—News has reached here of the drowning in the Forche Creek of Mrs. Tennie Whitard of Bismarck, her baby and her sister, Ada | Hardage, while attempting to ford the stream on Thursday. The stream was high by reason of recent rains. The body of the babe has been found in the drift. The others are still missing. VARRIAGE OR DAMAGES, Mrs. Annie George Sues George D. Saxton for Breach of Promise. The Defendant Is a Wealthy Brother- in-Law of Governor McKinley. CHICAGO, IrL.,, Dec. 22.—A special from Canton, Ohio, says: Mrs. Annie George yesterday filed a suit for $50,000 against George D. Saxton, Governor Me- Kinley’s brother-in-law, alleging breach of promise. Saxton is a wealthy bachelor, and moves in the best society. Mrs. George came from Columbian, Towa, and opened a dressmaking estab- lishment in a block owned by Saxton. Her husband sued Saxton for $30,000, charging the alienation of his wiie’s affec- tions. The case has been shifted about on legal technicalities so that it hasnot yet come to a hearing. Meantime Mrs. George got a divorce in South Dakota. Her husband alleges in his $30,000 suit that Saxton paid the ex- penses of the divorce case. B JUSTICE FOR MUKDERERS. Three Trials by Juries Under the Roof of Ond Courthouse. OMAHA, NEeBr., Dec. 22.—To-morrow at the Douglas County courthouse three juries will pe sitting in as many murder trials, a sitnation without a parallel in this city and -perhaps in any city in this country. The Ish trial jury is the most important, It will probably be discharged in a day or two, The trial of the alleged murderers of Peter Seljan is beinz held before Judge Ferguson, and the trial of Fred Wablgren for the murder of his former mistress, Mrs. Augustus Maitland, last July, will begin before Judge Scott. Judge Scott yesterday sentenced George Morgan to be hanged on” April 17, his act being the most recent of all. The trial of Claud H. Hoover for the murder of Coun- cilman Dubois will begin in a few days. LN T TEA DESTROYED BY FIRE. The Thomas Warehouse and Stock at . Cincinnati Burned. CINCINNATI, Onro, Dec. 22.—Fire this evening destroyed the five-story building at 214 Walnut street, occupied by W. W. Thomas, wholesale dealer in teas and spices. The contents of the building was burned. Ten thousand chests of tea was | the principal stock on hand, all of which The building itself was gutted The loss will be about insurance will cover about %0 per cent. The firm was the largest wholesale tea house in the country, outside of New York City. The Cincinnati Scale Company and Howe Scale Manufacturing Company are also losers to some extent by water damage. were lost. by the flames. e HONORED BY SENATORS. Statesmen Attend the Funeral of Assistant Doorkeeper Bassett. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—The funeral services of the late Captain Isaac Bassett, the venerable assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, took place this afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. The serv- ices were conducted by Rev. Byron Sun- derland, pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Milburn, chaplain of the Senate, and Rev. Dr. Little. 2 Dr. Sunderland, whose acquaintance with the departed began in 1861, delivered an address, Among those who attended the services were Senators Gorman, Sher- man, Hawley, Peffer, Roach and Mitchell of Oregon, as a committee of the Senate. Besides these there were present a number of employes. The casket was covered with beautiful floral tributes, one from the Sen- ate employes being very handsome. The body was interred in Congressional Ceme- tery. CYCLERS AT CORONADO. Fast Time Made by Hamilton, Wells and Rigby. SAN DIEGO, Car., Dec. 22.—Very fast time was made to-day by the Syracuse cycling team at Coronado. W. W. Hamil- ton made a flying mile in 1:57, C. S. Wells of San Francisco made a flying quarter in 26 seconds and Frank Rigby went a standing mile in 2:011-5. An af- tempt will Le made during the week to lower the world’s records for flying and standing thirds. The track promises to be a speedy one. SANTA ROSA’S NEW PAPER. It Will Start With the New Year and Advo- cate Free Silver, SANTA ROSA, Car., Dec. 22.—With the beginning of the new year Santa Rosa will have a new paper. It will be independent in politics, advocating the free coinage of gold and silver. The paper will be a six- column folio, issued daily and weekly, and edited by Grant Richards, for a number of years local editor of the Santa Rosa Re- ublican. The publishers are Finley, unbar & Richards. Rl Indicted at Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 22.—An indict- ment charging forgery was returned by the Grand Jury late last night against George W. P. Joseph, the attorney. The indictment charges that on August 22, last, Joseph falsely made a notary public’s certificate, verification and affidavit to a complaint. Some months ago Joseph was jointly indicted with the capitalist, John A. Carr, for attempted jury bribing in a murder case, but was acquitted. —_—————— Killed by & Train at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS, Dec. 22.—Joseph Fos- ter, an old miner, wasstruck and killed by the passenger train last night, about four miles south of this place. He was drunk, and perhaps fell asleep on the track, as no one saw him when he was struck, his body being found this morning. Anin- uest beld here to-d2y developed these acts. IVENTS AT SN JOSE, Conference of Fruit Organizations Called to Discuss Plans. End of the Coffin Industry—Six Car- loads of Fruit for London. Other News Items. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 22.—The Cambo- bell Fruit Union has issued a call for a conference of the various fruit organiza- tions throughout the county for the pur- pose of discussing plans apd means for advertising the products of Santa Clara County and creating a demand for dried fruits in the Eastern markets. The follow- ing oreanizations have signified their in- tention of sending delegates: Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange, West Side Fruit- growers’ Union, East Side Fruit-growers' Union, Berryessa Union, Willow Glen Union, California Dried F.uit Agency, San Jose Board of Trade and San Jose Grange. The date of the meeting has not yet been decided upon. bl e RAILWAY TO ALVISO. Congress Asked for an Appropriation of $100,000. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 22.—The direc- tors of the Board of Trade of this city have sent a communication to the Con- gressional Committee on Rivers and Har- bors, stating that an independent line of railway is being constructed from San Jose to Alviso by the Santa Clara Valley Railway Company, and asking that steps be taken to secure an appropriation to make the Alviso Channel navigable for deep-sea vessels and large crafts. The amouut deemed necessary is $100,000. teete 1IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY. Two Men and Two Women Arrested on That Charge. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 22.—A. M. Ma- bury and William Smith of Palo Alto are now lodged in the county jail here await- ing trial for burglary. They are accussd of looting a house at Menlo Park, while its occupants were away on a visit. Part of the plunder was found in Mabury’s house. Mabury’s wife and daughter were also arrested, and are at present confined in tbe jail at Redwood City. AR R UP A FARMER. HELD Three Men Rob Farmer Carter of Three Dollars and Six Eits. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 22.—E. B. Carter, a farmer living on the Saratoga road, eight miles from this city, was held up at 4:30 o’clock this morning and robbed of $3 75. The names of the perpetrators of the crime are unknown, but Carter says that one of them was an American and the other two Mexicans. They volunteered to take him to a place where he could get Jodgings, but instead conducted him to a lonely part of the town and robbed him. RES Coffin Factory Closed. SAN JOSE, Cavn., Dec. 22.—The coffin factory connected with the Pacific Manu- facturing Company, at Santa Clara, closed down permanently last evening, throwing about twenty-five men outof employment. The factory was started in the seventies, and has always done a good business. Last summer it was purchased by a San Fran- cisco company, and it was decided to close it up and move the machinery to San Francisco. —_————— Fruit for London. SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.—The Ainsldy Packing Company of Campbell shipped six carloads of canned fruit to San Francisco during the past week for shipment by water to London. The output of the Ainsley cannery this year has been fully double that of last year, a large part of which has been put on the London market. ey < Jury Disagreed. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 22.—The jury in the second trial of J. W. Lippett, charged with embezzling $62 50 from W. E. Cross- man, failea to agree on a verdict, and at 1¢ o'clock last night the jury was dis- charged. The case was ordered on the next trial calendar. e Saratoga Fire Company. SAN JOSE, Carn., Dec. 22.—A fire com- pany has been organized at Saratoga by electing C. F. Boosinger president and Martin Kane captain. A ot of hose has . been purchased, and the boys will hold drills from time to time. a S San Jose’s Rainfall. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 22.—The rainfall yesterday amounted to .03 of an inch, making the total for the season 3.36 inches. The total to the same date last year was 10:50 inches. ' e READY-FRAMED pictures from $1 50 to $25 each. Onyx tables from $450 to $20 each. Piano and banquet lamps from $1 50 to $30 each. Clocks from 75 cents to $24 each. No such variety and no such bargains in fine goods to'be found elsewhere. Visitors welcome. Open evenings. Sanborn, Vail & Co. . CARSON TREMBLING, Heney’s Conviction Puts Fear in the Hearts of Other Suspects. PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT. Opinions Expressed That the Prosecution Will Keep on the Trail. THE NEW TREASURY DOLLARS. Officials Probing Into the Recent Dis- covery of the Eighty Thousand Coins. CARSON, Nev., Dec, 22.—The conviction of Heney has caused great consternation among the other mint suspects. It was apparent throughout the trial of the case that extraneous evidence was being used to help Jones in his fight. Woodburn, Heney’s original attorney, has made a clean fight for his client, and the putting of the defendant on the stand was done by Coftin, who is Jones’ attorney, and who came into the case later. Heney’s friends say that he was slaughtered to save other people, and now they insist that he tell all he knows. If he does, many whose faces during the past few weeks have told how they felt inside will go to the block. Carson people are indignant that her police officers have been dragged into the bribery of the defense, and since the Gov- ernment has begun to drive the wedge home with the conviction of Heney the opinion now is that the prosecution will not rest until the last man interested in the mint thievery is behind the bars. It is the general belief that the robbing of depositors has been going on for years, and mining men are now comparing notes and are finding out how systematically they have been robbed. Some claim that the general toll extracted on depositor bullion was from 10 to 15 per cent. The ofhcials are now probing the appearance of 80,000 new dollars in the State treasury and will take official action. The men im- plicated in the running of witnesses out of the State will all be prosecuted at an early date. Heney was visited by his wife in the jail last night, but nothing is known of the result of their conference. All his pfop- erty is in her hands. TItis the opinion of those who know Heney that he will take his medicine and not open his mouth on Tuesday next. Another theory is that he really knows nothing, but was stealing in- dependently, taking with a spoon while others were using a dipper, as he was not the sort of man likely to be taken into a combine of that sort. WACHUSETTS PICKED UP. Brought Into Port Angeles Aftera Disastrous Voyage From Nanaimo. Everything on the Forecastle Swept Off by the Heavy Seas at Cape Flattery. PORT ANGELES, Wasn., Dec. 22.—The ship Wachusetts arrived in port this morn- ing witha bad list to starboard and her | cargo flooded with water. She was picked up off Cape Flattery by the tug Holyvoke ten miles southwest of the cape, having experienced a terrible storm eighty miles scuthwest of the cape. Thursday night, when the storm was at its height, the cargo shifted, and shortly after she was thrown on her beam ends by a monstrous sea. The cabins aud decks were soon flooded, and everything in the forecastle was washed overboard by heavy seas. While in this dangerous condition it was discov- ered that she “was leaking badly and, al- though the pumps were kept going contin- uously, it did not seem possible that the ship could be saved. The boats were got ready to leave her on short notice, but for- tunately at that time the storm began to abate, and on Friday the worn-out crew. three of whom were badly injured, suc- ceeded in getting the water-logeed ship off before the wind, and shortly after, greatly to their relief, the Holyoke was sighted and took them in tow. The Wachusetts left Nanaimo with a cargo cf coal on the 13th inst. But in company with several other vessels she was stormbound at Clallam Bay. Eight vessels were in her immediate vicinity off the cape, During the storm they werelost Fght of. The Wachusett is owned in San sirancisco, for which port she was bound. Her cargo will probably have to be un- londed and the “ship put on the drydock before repairs can be made, as she is siill leaking badly, and is listed seven feet. s i SANTA AN4 IN DESPAIR. The City Council Balked in Its Effort to Compel the Streetcar Company to Pave. SANTA ANA, Can., Dec. 22.—The pro- ceedings of the City Council to compel the street railway company to pave its track in the new. paving district, on Fourth street, between Main and Spurgeon, have been brought to a sudden standstill. The Council has been working on the line of issuing bonds as a lien on the track and franchise to defray the expense of the pav- ing, and having completed the necessary advertising and other details preparatory to the issuance of the bonds, obtained an opinion from James G. Scarborough, a prominent attorney of this city, which de- molished all their plans. In his opinion Mr. Scarborough says the City Council failed to acquire jurisdiction to order the streetcar tracks paved, or to issue bonds thereof, and that therefore the proceedings are void; that the constitu- tionality of the act under which the Coun- cil is proceeding is so doubtful that no one cnn_sn{g?r invest in the bonds which may be issued thereunder. The attorney ad- vises that the duty of paving the street between its tracks by the streetcar com- pany gan be enforced by mandamus pro- ceedings. Just what course the trustees will pur- sue is nov yet determined upon—or at least has not been made public. It is rather doubtful that they will attempt by mandamus proceedings to compel the company to pave, although the matter ap- pears to have reached a stage where there 1s but one alternative—to annul the fran- chise of t'ecompany. This latter action the streetcar people asked of the board twe months ago, when they abandoned the ogemtion of the line, but the trustees felt that in justice to the property-owners along the blocks the streetcar company should do its share of the paving. ALBINA'S STRANGE FREAK. A Child at the Age of One Week Found to Have Hair on Its Tongue. Examined by Several Physicians Who Declare It the Only Case on Record. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 22.—A curious physical freak has been discovered on the tongue of the infant child of Mrs. Carl F. ‘Wagner, the wife of a railroad man of Albina. About a week ago, when the child was but a week old, the mother called the attention of the family phy- sician to the fact that she experienced a peculiar feeling when the child was nurs- ing. She had not investigated for herself, but thougbt the babe’s tongue was exceed- ingly rough for one so young. The doctor opened the child’s mouth and was aston- ished to find its tongue covered with silken hair of short growth. This was something extraordinary, and he could hardly believe that what he saw was a fact. The attention of some of the most prominent physicians here has been in- vited to this freak of nature. They say it is an unparalleled case. It is so extra- ordinary that a report of it will be fur- nished all the leading medical journals in this country and Europe. A local museum man has already made Wagner, who 1s a poor man, an offer for the use of the child 8o soon as it can be safely taken from its mother. Lo CORDELIA CABIN BURNED. Guards of the Obstruction at the Mouth of Horan Slough Kave a Narrow Escape. SUISUN, Car., Dec. 22. — The cabin erected at the mouth of Horan Sloughand occupied by two men who guarded the ob- struction placed there by the Cordelia Shooting €lub was burned last night shortly before 9 o’clock. The men who slept 1n the cabin, Harry Richards and Jack Winzell, barely escaped. Keeper Brundage says the fire was in- cendiary, and suspicion rests on persons who are known to him. Mr. Brundage sent particulars to the members of the club and an investigation is likely to be made. —————— BODY FOUND AT SALEM. John Eichzens Supposed to Have Fallen Into the Creek. SALEM, Or., Dec. 22.—The mystery of John Eichzens’ disappearance last Satur- day was cleared up by the finding of his body last evening. The body was dis- covered by Willie Lord, the 1l-year-old son of Governor Lord, as he was crossing the bridge over Mill Creek, on Church street. It was a few feet above the bridge, near the edge of the stream. The face was downward, and the body balf hidden in the water. The body was in a good state of vreservation, though it must have lain lifeless since last Saturday night. There is no evidence that he was foully dealt with. His friends think he aceci- dentally fell into the stream last Saturday night on his way home. He was employed in the woolen mills, and was 49 years old, leaving a widow and two daughters. NEW TO-DAY. “Sloane’s” You have doubtless been wise and decided upon a piece of furniture as your Christmas offering. This year we have taken pains to present a goodly selection of pieces of especial merit as Christmas gifts. . To-day and to-morrow and the evenings of both days remain for you to select gifts in—the display is of rare beauty. If your purse is not long you can nevertheless buy something graceful, dainty As to prices: and attractive. W. & J. SLOANE & CO., 641-647 Market St. “Sloane’s” I A stormy day like Satur- day, and standing room, literally speaking, at a pre- mium, attests to the popu- larity of the big store. Never in the big store’s remarkable history have so many people been in it, as on Saturday it was a jam, a continuous jam, from early morn till nearly mid- night. Our picture tells a story of a line of the handsomest Reefer Suits the big store has ever shown; made from the finest grades of Imported Scotches, those very handsome Blue Wors- téd Cheviots, prettily braided—very swell little suits—$7.00, $6.50, $6.00, $5.50 and $5.00 were the prices. Price to-day for pick, ._{553:755__ "OPEN TO-NIGHT TILL TEN. RAPHAEL’S (INCORPORATED). 9,11,13,15 KEARNY ST BIG IN EVERYTHING BUT PRICE. USEFUL PRESENTS JUST RECEIVED From A. H. ANDREWS & (0., Chicago, BANKRUPT STOCK. Office and Library Desks and Chairs y Piano and Stenographers’ Chairs, Glohes, Maps, Blackboards, Ete., Ete. ALSO—CLOSING-OUT SALE OF ANDREWS’ FOLDING-BEDS. Open Evenings until Christmas. C. F. WEBER & CO., 300 to 806 Post St., Cor. Stockton. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE i UNION CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY F ST. LOUIS, IN THE STATE OF MISSOURT, on the 31st day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of California, pursusnt to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank far- nished by the Commissioner. = CAPITAL. Amount of Cspital Stock, paid up in Cash..eoieetninserniensnans soneee ... $260,000 00 ASSETS. Loans on Bond and Mortgage. ......... $172,000 00 Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company 25,000 00 ‘Amount of Loans secured by ‘Bonds, Stocks and othe securities as collateral. Cash in Company’s Office. ot ot 285,250 00 127 61 Cash in Banks 28,320 99 Interest due and accrued.. 2,237 47 Premiums in due Course of Collection. 177,660 58 Total Assets.. $650,596 65 LIABILITIES. Losses in process of Adj Suspense. Losses resist ear or less, § ance 50 p;l’ cent. ds. All oth pany.. Total Liabilities.. $384,122 39 INCOME. Net Cash actually received for pre- $568.766 08 18,551 36 Total Income...... secesesseseen $587,317 41 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Losses Paid or allowed for Ce $213,512 50 179,982 34 clerks, etc... 32,83526 Pgjd for State, National and local Xes. ... ... 12,42320 All other payments and expenditures. 64,318 06 Total Expenditures. ... $503,071 36 Losses incurred during the year........$253,002 02 C. P. ELLERBE, President. 0. K. CLARDY, Secretary. Subscribed and 'sworn to before me, this 24th day of January, 1895. WILLIAM D. MURRAY, Notary Public. TARPEY & KRIGBAUM, GENERAL AGENTS, 208 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Cal,