The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1895. 3 ANMIETY AT TACOMA, No News Received From the Missing Mer of the Strathnevis. THEIR FATE IN DOUBT. Purser McDenald and Four Sea- men Lost Off Destruction Island. _CEINESE PASSENGERS' PLIGHT. They Are Not Allowed to Land on| American Soil From the Re- turned Steamer. TACOMA, Wasn.,, Dec. 27.—No news received to-day concerning the where- of Purser McDonald and four | men who left the Strathnevis in a ship’s while off Destruction Island and at- ted to put into s ore through the Much anxiety is felt for their safety, d it is feared their boat may have sunk all the men been drowneda. Purser cDonald is well known in Puget Sound ind’ maritime circles. He is about 40 vears of age. He came | f St. Johns, N. B., many years rser on the Washing- WK, abou s an as pu ation Company's steamer He owns a large ranch on iowera, which had the s and brought f the Tatoosh snapped and the mpany, has not vet The prospects for her light, where steamers parted ¢ been heard from. d in the steamer are greatly 1ec iety continues to grow for the safety ube, which leit Victoria s ago to search for the | 13 has not returned. While | 1 at sea the severest gales ever | ic bhave swept along it is, feared she may st coast, foundered in the same storm in Miowera disappeared. amount of compensation to be rded the steamer Mineola for towing to port has not yet been authentic information can 1 at present on the question. e men believe the salvige award between $50,000 and $100,000, to be between the Miowera the Mineola. that the Strathnevis is safe in port new trials are besetting her Chinese pas- | sencers. Deputy Collector Drum said to- | day: als who took passage October expected delay has made them quite ,and it is now belicved a large num- of them will wish to abandon their osed trip to China ana return to ca. This plan can easily be carried those holding return certiricates from this Government, but between fifty 1d seventy-five of those who are among Strathnevis’ passengers are notarmed with the necessary credentials.to permit them to set foot on American soil again. When they left they said they did not wish to vend more cf their lives here. Now is a serious question whether y can—one that will, no doubt, be tt referred to the head of the Treasury De- ision. Chinese laborers who leave the United States must own $1000 worth of property before they can partment for a de the attle and the C of In 1893 he acceoted the posi- | purser on one of the Northern return to port are gloomy. and those | | Katie McNamara, the 19- | the railroad shops, | death nevis, in tow of the tugs Sea Lion and Tyee, arrived here at midnight and is moored to a buoy in the midstream, and will remain there until the steamship Victoria arrives to-morrow, after which she will be put in the drydock at Quarter- master Harbor, near this city. Considera- ble trouble was experienced coming up the Sound. Several hawsers were parted, and the tugs had difficulty in handling the big steamer. D et FEARS IT HAS GONE DOWN. Captain Sorensen Not Sanguine as to the diowera’s Safety. SEATTLE, Wasu., Dec. 27.—Concerning the fate of the Miowera Captain Sorensen of the schooner Compeer, now in port, does not take a very hopeful view of the situation. On the 23d and part of the 24th inst. he was sixty miles southwest of Cape Flattery, and on those dayshe sighted only one vessel, a three master, one of the China liners outward bound. She was struggling with a terrific storm and the wind blew almost a hurricane. The Com- peer was tossed about like an eggshell, and Captain Sorensen states that he never knew so many and such severe westerly winds as have prevailed around the cape recently. DEPARTS FEOM MARYE ISLAND. The Boston to Start for the China Station To-Day. VALLEJO, Car., Dec. 27.—The Boston sails to-morrow at 9 o’clock A. M. direct for China, carrying some sixty men above her crew for distribution among war vessels now on that station. Some of these men will go to the Monocacey, which craft is used as a sort of river police-boat in those | waters, penetrating further inland i the event of native uprisings than is possible for the regular cruisers. The Boston sails a much finer ship than when last in commission. She now makes four or five knots’ greater speed, and her battery and electric-light plant have been made more eff TA CRUZAN, PLIGHT OF 4 A Man Who Ignored a Judgment Found Guilty of Contempt. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Dec. In the Superior Court this morning D. W. Gil- | more was adjudged guilty of contempt in | failing to comply with an order of the court, directing him to apply upon a judg- ment held by Charles Rulofson $150 in cash and a gold watch in his possessicn. Gilmore was ordered confined in the v jail until he paid over the $150 and surrendered the watc Judgment was suspended for ten days inorder to give him time to raise the money, which, 1t is al- leged, he turned over to another person in | order to evade the judgment. A SACRAMIENTD FRTALITY Miss Katie McNamara Burned to Death in Sight of Her Father. Turpentine Applied Over Her Lungs to Check a Cold Ignites From a Candle Flame. SACRAMENTO, Car., Dec. 27.—Miss ear-old daughter ho is employed in | met with a horrible late last night. She had been suffering from a severe cold, and when preparing to retire for the night had sat- | urated a cloth with turpentine and placed | 1t upon her chest. Then taking a lighted | - | she went into the | of John McNamara, cancdle in her hand kitchen to ascertain if the doors were looked. On opening the door the draucht blew the flame of the candle against| her and the turpentine b e ignited. | The girl shrieked in agony and her | father ran to her assistance. He endeay- | pain, struggled violen off. When he did su and although every 1 i s done to relieve her suffer- | hing that medic co; ings Mi Namara died six hours later in terrible agony ET e WON BY CRAMENTO. W. E. Henry’s Suit Against the City | Decided Adversely. SACRAMENTO, Cavn., Dec. 27.—The | secure a certifi entitling them to re- | urn to this country.” Collector Saunder: customs ict attends to the inspection and passing upon all Chinese immigration s of his district in person. There or six Chinese among the list of tation. Id ‘the sieamer return here it is of the Puget Sound | suit brought bv W. E. Henry against the y for over $500,000 for breach of contract issed this morning on demurrer. it arose out of a contract made by the city with A. L. Fish to establish a | | pumping plant to_ furnish the city a sup- plv of well water. Fish assigned the con- tract to J. H. Henry and A. Abbott, who found good water and made a report to the Board of Trustees. \ doubtful if the United States Marshal would take them into custody ag: will perhaps be kept aboard the Strath- nevis until she is repaired and sails for the Orient, or until they can be transferred to | another steamer for the same destination. | A common plea among Chinese who are | refused a landing in the United States from steamers from foreign ports is that they thought they would not want to re- turn ‘to America again and burned their ficat but changed their minds wards and felt confident they would be admitted on identification. The scheme has often been played by the hard-hearted sons of the far East, who had rever before been out of the borders of the hermit. kingdom. Customs inspectors le with satisfaction when they think how the castaways on board the Strath- nevis will not be able to enter this plea. ptedr o SHIPPING ME) OT ALARMED. Believe the Miowera Continued on to Its Destination. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 27.—The North- ern Pacific steamship Victoria reached port this morning after a good trip of thirteen days from Yokohama. She had strong westerly gales throughout the voy- age. The Victoria’s crzw saw nothing of the mrissing Miowera. : It is the general opinion of shipping men here that the Miowera isall right; that, as she bad spenta number of days towing the Strathnevis, had mails and pass rs to urge her forward on her vO! , was close to a dangerous shore in a galé, and when she lost sight of the Strathnevis thought the latter steamer had faundered, her captain considered the best course was to put to sea on her voyage. * —_—— ZHE STRATHNEVIS LIBELED. Salvage Claims of the Mineola’s Owners Fixed at $150,000. PORT TOWNSEND, WasH., Dec. 27.— The Pacific liner Strathnevis, which, after drifting about for sixty-six days in mid- ocean with a broken propeller, was finaily rescued frowa wrecking on Destruction Island. was to-day libelied at this port by the €anadian Pacific Railway, charterers of the steamer Mineola, which rescued ber. Thesalvage claim is fixed at $150,000. his afternoon the tug Tyeegowed the vessel to Tacoma, where her cargo will be ken out, having been duplicated since she failed to arrive at her destination. ST el Anchored at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wasm., Dec. 28.—The Strath- n. They | The Board of Trustees favorad city own- exship of the water works and refused to close the contract. Abbottand Henry then sigred to W. E. Her ho brought suit, with the above result. The grounds of the demurrer are that the complaint did not state facts sufficient. The court held that an unclosed contract was not as- signable. S S A Blaze at Bakersfleld. BAKERSFIELD, L., Dec. 27.—The residence of Charles Keller was burned to the ground last night, with all its contents, A fire started from a defective flue Mon- day evening, but the flames were quickly inguished. The s ace between the ing and the roof was lined with several i thicknesses of a material used for carpet lining, made of raper and felt. In this it is believed the fire smoldered until last evening, when it broke out suddenly and | quickly destroyed the house. ARt Poso Has Become Famosa. BAKERSFIELD, Can., Dec. 27.—The railroad company to-day changed the name of its station formerly known as Poso, in this county, to Famosa. Pogp as a rail- road station and Spottiswood 45 a postoffice are now things of the past, as the Postal Department several weeks ago changed Spottiswood to Famosa. Semmsien SO Accident at Bakersfeld. BAKERSFIELD, CaL., Dec. John Delaney, night clerk of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in this eity, was run over by a hose- cart on its way to a fire last evening and received fatal injuries. Delaney was a veteran of the Civil War and lived here for many years. LSS0 Suicide at Marysville. MARYSVILLE, Car., Dec. 27.—George Boy of the firm of Hammerly & Boy, cigar- makers, committed suicideat h's lodgings, in the rear of the establishment, last night. The body was found by his part- ner this morning with a bullet hole in the right temple and a revolver clutched in his right hand._._ Pendleton Counterfeite: PENDLETON, Or., Dec. —E. B. Crawford of Athena and Louis Estes of,| Pendleton were to-day arrested for manu- facmring and _circulating gold coin. Eighty dollars in ten and twenty dollar pieces were found upon them. The counterfeit was a good imitation of genuine coin. L —— Probable Fatality at Oroville. OROVILLE, CaL., Dec. 27. — Samuel Titus, ex-County Recorder, was this after- .| noon found in a dangerous condition from accidental overdose of is thought he cannot the effects of an worphine. It recover. | to grain. | FAILURE OF NEWS OF SAN JOSE Game and Song Birds Are Being Brought to the State. MONGOL FIRM ASSIGNS. The Yan Tie Company Forced by San Francisco Creditors to Suspend. ESTATE OF AN ELBE VICTIM. Property of a Man Who Went Down With the Steamer Distributed Among Heirs. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 27.—The Central California Association, recently formed here with the inteation of importing for- eign song and game birds to this State, is growing in strength rapidly. Game War- den Mackenzie, who is a leading spirit in the organization, while in Arizona a few days ago arranged to secure the car- dinal and mocking bird. Various song- birds will be secured in the East. It is said that these birds feed upon insects ana do not harm fruit. Upon their arrival in this city they will be rested under good care, after which they wili be liberated to- gether in favorable sections. Mr. Mackenzie says special attenticn is being given to the care of the Mongolian, golden and English pheasants which are now in captivity in this country. There are over a hundred of these birds, and their value is considered great on account of their peculiar habits and characteristics. They will be held in captivity until after the laying season in the spring. Their eggs will be hatched under bantam hens, and the young pheasants liberated as soon as they become able to care for themselves. The hen pheasants hatch on an average of fifteen eggs three timesa vear. Being protected from destruction by hunters or others for three years by the State law, it is considered possible, with ordinary care, to well stock the county within a short time. The value of pheasants to the agricul- tu.ist 1s scarcely sufficiently appreciated; the birds destroy enormous numbers of injurious insects. Upyard of 1200 wire- worms have been taken out of the crop of a single pheasant, and if this number was consumed at a single meal the total de- stroyed must be incredible. There is no doubt insects are preferred An autnority tells of one pheas- ant shot at the close of the shooting sea- son which had in its crop 726 wireworms, one snail, nine berries and three grains of wheat. Four hundred and forty grubs of the cranefly were taken out of the crop of | one pheasant. The Acclimatization Society is gaining many members from all parts of the county, as well as from Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Stress is laid upon the importance of those contemplating joi before the spring mating season opens. All persons having the interest of song birds at heart are requested to begin at once a general war upon the bluejay and the English sparrow. The bluejays are not only destructive to young birds, eggs and young fish, but to fruit and vegetables. The English sparrows are of a pugnacious | nature and will go into any trap, and trap- ping is suggested as the best means of kill- | ing them. Sategde A CHINESE FIRM. The ¥an Tie Company Forced to Close the & City of Pekin.” SAN JOSE, CAL., Dec. 27.—The Yan Tie Company, by Wing Po Chin, the man- ager, to-day petitioned the Superior Court to be declared insolvent. The company has been conducting a fancy goods busi- ness on South Second street, under the name of the City of Pekin. A general de- pression in business is the cause given for failure. The liabilities amount to $10,554 65, and ist of indebtedness to San Francisco for goods furrished. The assets are $3900, embracing the stock of goods in the store. January 7 was set as the time for hearing the petition. SEREGLEE SANK WITH THE FELBE. The Estate of a Victim of the Ocean Dis- aster Distributed. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 27.-—A decree of distribution was issued to-day in the es- tate of P. Meuschler, a victim of the Elbe disaster. Tue estate is valued at $800, and goes to his mother, who lives in Germany. Meuschler, who had been a resident of this city for a number of years, was re- turning from a visit to relatives in Ger- many on the ill-fated steamer when the vessel was crashed into and sunk by the Crathie. e Funeral of Jacob A. Hutton. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 27.—The funeral of Jacob A. Hutton, a pioneer resident of this valley, took place from his late resi- dence in San Tomas district this after- noon. Interment was made al Santa Clara. The deceased was 51 years of age and a native of New York. He had re- sided here since 1855. g Subseribing for the Railway. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 27.—The canvass of the committees in the interest of the Saratoga electric railway project yester- day resulted in securing $2955. This makes a total of $28955 subscribed toward the $50,000 necessary to secure the road. VISALIA GETS A MEDAL. 1ts Peach Exhibit the Best at the Atlanta Exposition. VISALIA, CaL., Dec. 27.—In the pub- lished reports of awards made at the Atlanta Exyposition no mention was made of Visalia, consequently I. H. Thomas wrote to Phil M. Baier to learn the reason why. To-day Mr. Thomas received a letter from Mr. Baier, written at Atlanta on the 21st, in which the following statement is made: “I got for the Visalia district an award as high as the fair gives—a gold medal— for an exhibit of peaches, dried anda in fluid, superior to any for flavor, size and color, and the only medal given for that grade. The big peach district of Georgia received a silver medal for the same thing.” —_— Water System for Healdsburg. SANTA ROSA, Car., Dec. 27. - A com- mittee of citizens of Healdsburg has been bere this week investigating the new sys- tem of water works, with a view to having a system like it putinat Healdsburg. Tie committee is making an effort to get Con- tractor Perkins to go to Healdsburg and put in the system. it A Fire Destroys a Chico Residence. CHICO, Car., Dec. 27.—The two-story ing the society doing so aseariy as | possible in order that birds can be secured | residence of J. M. Coffman, editor of the Biggs Argus, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. A defective flue was the cause, and the flames spread so rapidly that it was impossible to save much from the up- per floors. The loss on the building and contents is $3500; insured for $2300. ———— REDDING INCENDIARISH. Firebugs Cause the Destruction of the Only Bakery in the Town. REDDING, CaL, Dec. 27.—Redding’s only bakery went up in smoke at 12:30 o’clock this morning. Incendiaries bad fired the one-story frame building on the corner of Market and Tehama streets, owned and occupied by Supervisor O. Gryttner as a bakery and saloon. Within a half-hour the entire structure was 1n ruins. By hard work the flames were kept from adjoining buildings, but bad the least wind been blowing at the time the whole block and adjoining prop- erty would have been destroyed. There was no one in the bakery at the time, the bakers having completed their labors and gone home. The loss is about $5000, with an insurance of about half that amount. . The fire was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. Almost simultaneously with the alarm two men were seen to run away from the burning house and disappear down an_alley in the rear of the Temple Hotel. Yesterday a man under the in- fluence of liquor applied to Mr. Gryttner, the proprietor, for a loan of some money and a drink. On being refused the fellow remarked that he would play even. Whether the fire was his work or_not it is not known, but officers are looking for the man. The burned building will be replaced by a two-story brick structure. EVENTS AT LOS ANGELES, Clifton E. Mayne Deposes in the San Diego Water Com- pany Bribery Case. | Trustee Stimson Petitions for Relief From His Trust—Oranges Sent to the East. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 27.—United | States Commissioner Van Dyke and sev- {eral gentlemen from Los Angeles and | San Diego interested in the alleged water | company bribery cases in San Diego were , at the -County Jail this morning to take | the deposition of Clifton E. Mayne. Mayne told substantially the same story that he did in his affidavit, published a few days ago. Aftera couple of hours, Mayne said he felt that another hemorrhage was coming on and he must lie down. The taking of the deposition was post- poned until this afternoon, but when the officials called Mayne was too weak to go on. The object of the deposition is to pre- serve Mayne's testimony 1in case he should die. ik g o WEARIED OF HIS TRUST, Trustee Stimson of the Apablasa FEstate Seeks to Be Relieved. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 27.—Trustee M. W. Stimson filed a petition to-day to be relieved of his trusteeship in the matter of John V. Apablasa. The trust was originally mace out to Senator Stephen M. White, and conveyed five and a balf acres in the vicinity of Marchessault street in this city in trust | for the benetit of Apablasa, who is a minor. The trustee states that he does not know who is now entitled to receive the estate. . It is claimed by James E. Gordon, who | says he holds a deed to it. E.V. Sargent also claims to own it under purchase at a Sheriff’s sale upon foreclosure of a | mortgage for about $3 A suit is lalsn “pending to set this mortgage | foreclosure and sale aside, upon the ground | that it was taken against Apablasa when he was a minor, and there was no guardian | appointed for himn. Considerable litigation will ensue before the matter is settled. Apablasa attained his majority September 2. ——— Oranges Sent Eastward. 10S ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 27.—The Southern Pacific forwarded seventeen car- ! louds of oranges eastward last night and the Santa Fe eleven carloads of the golden fruit. The reports from the East are that the fruit is arriving in good condition and iving satisfaction. Riverside alone has shipped thus far 295 carloads of oranges, and as the fruit was packed judiciously it is meeting with a ready sale in the East. et angetes 5 @ Division of the Baker Estate. LOS ANGELES, Cav., Dec. 27.—Charles H. Forbes, administrator of the estate of the late Robert S. Baker, made his final | account in Judge Clark’s court this after- | noon, showing that the total value of the | estate is $341.755 65, much more than was originally expected. This was owing to the discovery of certain stocks. There are a number of heirs, who will divide half of the estate proportionately, Mrs. Arcadia B. de Baker, widow of the deceased, being entitled to the other half. | | gy Arvested for Forgery. LOS ANGELES, CAr., Dec. 27.—J. F. Bidwell was arrested this afternoon upon a charge of having signed the name of W. F. Marshall to a check drawn upon the Los Angeles National Bank and passed it upon C. J. Robinson. The amount was $400. The accused was taken before Jus- tice Young, who held him to answer under a $1000 bond, Failing to secure bail, he went to jail. S ALBAKY’S ENIGNA. Young Mentgomery Has as Little Regard for Truth as for Human Life. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 27.—Lloyd Mont- gomery, the murderer of his parents, is | certainly an oddity, a moral enigma. He seems to have as little regard for his word as for human life. 7 To a person who called upon him several times since he was sentenced he has doggedly insisted that his first confes- sion, in which he alleged that Mec- Kercher killed his parents and that he then killed McKercher, was correct, and that he would have persisted in this story if not practically forced to make the | other statement. If he bad been permit- ted to confess when sentencved, he said, this was the one he intended to make. He claims in the story he is now telling that before the shooting McKercher askea his father if he had sold his hops and the answer was, “Yes, on yesterday,” and immediately after the shooting began, im- plying that McKercher did it for the money. This, the officials claim, is the worst kind of fabrication. ard it is not true that he was forced to give the full confession to any one. His statement before the Grand Jury particularly was as voluntary as any- thing ever given. % Will Be Built at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wasn., Dee. 27.—Robert Moran received a telegram to-day from Senator Squire, saying that the Seattle Drydocks and Shipbuilding Company had been awarded the contract for construct- ing the Government tugboat Golden Gate. The contract price is $38,765, and the boat is to be completed by August 1, 1896. BRIBERY AT CARSON. Witnesses Tell of Money Paid to Save James Heney. STRATEGY OF LANGEVIN. Had Accepted Brule’s Gold, but Neglected to Leave the State. TELLS HIS STORY IN COURT. The Witness’ Testimony Corroborated by That of His Wife and Son. CARSON, Nev., Dec. 27.—There was standing room only to-day in the United States court during the trial of Night Watchman Brule, charged with having bribed men to leave the country to prevent their testifying against James Heney, lately convicted of having stolen $23,000 in bullion from the Carson mint. Evidence was introduced to prove that on the night of the bribery the United States Marshal and a Government detective had called at Langevin’s house to find out where to find his son, who was wanted as a witness. There was testimony to the effect that when they leit the house Trenmor Coffin, attorney for Heney, entered and endeav- ored to persuade Langevin to avoid a subpena by flight, stating thatif he was subpenaed he would have to tell that his son had been run off to Canada. Then Barney Brule followed with $400 and paid it to get Langevin to zo away for two weeks. Joseph Langevin testified as follows 2 “Barney Brule came to my house after Coffin left, and ther offered me $100. I asked him who sent it, and he said Wood- burn had sent it for Heney. Isaid I did not believe that Woodbyrn was the man who sent me the money. I said $100 was not enough, and he went away and later came back and paid me $400. He wanted me to leave that night. I told him that I did not want to go with him then, but if he would come back in twenty minutes he would find me gone. I gave the $400 to my wife, and told her I was going away for a while, but would come back and go upstairs and stay and no one was to know it. -1 concealed myself for two weeks upstairs. “In August, 1893, I hired my team to Heney to go to Reno. He left my house at 10 o’clock at night, and my son, who went away to Canada, drove the team. He came back in the morning. In October Heney had a talk with me about the team, and said if the boy told what he did it might be misconstrued, and he wanted the boy sent away to Canada. He said he took two sacks of ammunition from beyond the town, and said the boy might make a mistake. He wanted him sent away. He paid me $400, and I went out to Lovelock and sent my son away. He told me never to say what I had done, as it might send him to prison.” Mrs. Langevin testified that she heard a conversation between Brule and her hus- band in which Brule said that he had brought money for Langevin to induce him to leave the country. Later she saw Brule give her husband $400. After he got the money he did not immediately conceal himseli. He went out after Brule did and then came back later and con- cealed himself in the upper part of the house for two weeks. He never left the house to her knowledge during that time. William Langevin, the son, also saw Brule at the house. Brule denied all the statements of the witnesses, and Trenmor Coffin, the attor- ney charged with furnishing the corrupt mouey, admitted that he had given Circe some money, but it was for the purpose of finding the witness that he might testify. for the defense. A number of witnesses testified to Brule’s good and Laagevin's bad :haracter. The case will be argued in the morning. BAILS REACH STOCKTON, Thirty Carloads of Material for the Corral Hollow Road Arrive. Locomotives for the Railway Will Soon Begin Their Westward Journey. STOCKTON, Car., Dec. 27.—Seventeen new cars from the Peoria Car Works ai- rived in the Southern Pacific yards last night, and along the side, in white ietters, appeared the words, “Alameda and San Joaquin Railway.” The cars did not come empty, for on them were 150 tons of steel rails consignea to the Corral Hollow Company. More ar- rived this evening and there are now about thirty cars here. The rails came by the Santa Fe route to Southern California and thence by the Southern Pacific. Thirty more cars have already left the shops, and are now being loaded with rails at Chicago, and will arrive here inside of thirty days. The locomotives, built by Baldwin works, are now complete, and will begin their journey westward soon. The cats here were taken over to the Corral Hollow tracks to-day and the rails sént to the front by the construction train. el Charged by His Mother. ., STOCKTON, Car., Dec. 27.—William Bannen, a young man of Alameda, was ar- rested in this city yesterday and will be taken to his home on a charge of embez- zlement. He was formerly in the employ of an Alameda grocer named Joost, but a few weeks ago left town, taking, it is said, some of his employer’s money. A singular feature of the case is the fact that the war- rant for Bannen’s arrest was sworn out, not by Joost, but by Bannen’s mother. —_—— TANDSLIDE NEAR EVERETT. Traffic on the Great Northern Road at & Standstill. SEATTLE, WasH., Dec. 27.—There is not much prospect of an abatement of the storm which has prevailed, with more or less fury, on land and water in the North- west for several days. Continued rains resulted in a great slide on the Great Northern road, thirteen miles this side of Everett, to-day. A big slice of a moun- tain rolled down, covering the track to a depth of about five feet for nearly seventy- five yards. This, together with unusually heavy snows in the Cascades, has para- lyzed the telegraphic service of the road and delayed mails, to-day’s overland train being already six hours late when the landslide occurred. A strong wind, with occasional bail, has been sweeping over: the sound to-day, occasioning more or less tmnuhle to shipping, both in and out of port. i —_—— SEABECK READY FOR WAR. An Old Cannon Mounted in Preparation for a Siege. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 27.—Anent the Vienezuelan trouble, the town of Seabeck, near the head of Hood's canal, this State, is preparing for a siege, and has given sub- stantial evidence of her patriotism by mounting on an eminence an old cannon with the name ‘“George III"" cast into its rusty breech. The war piece is a relic of the Hudson Bay Company, and of the time when Great Britain owned the terri- toEI and her flag was floating over Seabeck soil. Lln LAWYEES IN TROUBLE. Disbarment Procecdings Likely to Be Brought at Spokane. SPOKANE, WasH., Dec. 27.—At a meet- ing of the Spokane Bar Association last evening a committee of three was ap- pointed to investigate the charges made by the bench that a number of Spokane lawyers were very corrupt in their prac- tices, and that in a number of instances they have tried to bribe the juries, in some cases being successful. Judge Buck read a stinging rebuke from the bench several days aco, and while no names were mentioned it was plain to which lawyers he referred. Corruption in court matters has long been a subject of general rumor, and the Bar Association intends to put an end to it and will disbar offending members. THE WALLACE SHOOTING, Lawyer Jones’ Bullet Did Not Hit the Man for Whom it Was Intended. A Son of the Dr. Hughes Who Was Wounded Was the Offending Person. SPOKANE, Wasfr., Dec. 27.—The latest report from Wallace says that Dr. Curtis Hughes, who was shot yesterday afternoon at that place by Lawyer Walter Jones, is still alive, and hopes are entertained for his recovery. It seems that the Dr. Hughes shot was not the one that Jones intended to hit, the lawyer having fired at Dr. Edward Hughes, a son of the wounded man, who was walking with him at the time. Jones is very much aggrieved at the mistake, but, had he hit the other man, would evi- dently have expressed no regret. The shooting resulted from some special attenlion paid to Jones’ wife by the vounger Dr. Hughes, although there is not a breath of scandal connected with it. | Dr. Hughes is well known in this city, baving practiced here for a number of years, and only lately went to Wallace at the request of his son. Dr. Hughes is a member of a number of | orders, and his life is insured for $24,000. Jones has retained Judge Ganahl of this city to defend him. Jones is one of the | most prominent men in that section, hav- ing at one time been County Attorney. He is well connected. RS SHL W Escape of a Healdsburg Prisoner. SANTA ROSA, Car., Dec. 27.—Patrick ‘Walsh, a prisorer, jumped from the Dona- hue train this afternoon and escaped from Constable Ingalls, who was bringing him to this city from Headsburg. i S s o 3 Fatal Fall Near Albany. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 27.—William Me- Kinnon, the proprietor of the mountain resort at Canyon Creek, near Lower Scda Springs, fell from a barn loit yesterday. e struck head first, dislocating his neck, and died instantl; e Killed Near Ladners. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec, 27.—James McFarlane, a prominent farmer of Delta | municipality, was found dead on the road near Ladners this morning, a falling tree having crushed him to deatn. WENT THROUGH THE ICE. Narrow Escape of a Prussian Princess and a Baroness. BERLIN, Germavy, Dec. 27.—While Princess Louise Sophie, wife of Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, was skating with the Baroness Colmar, one of the ladies of the Prussian court, near Grieb- nitz Lake, Bebelsoerg, near Potsdam, to- day, the ice gave way and the Princess and Baroness were thrown into the water, which was very deep. A witness of the mishap named Hank- witz endeavored to rescue them with the aid of a vole, to which the ladies clung, but tbe ice kept breaking away and threw Hankwitz also into the water, all three be- ing in danger of drowning. A son of Hankwitz ran to the rescue, and with the aid of a ladder succeeded in saving the ladies and his father. The Princess and the Baroness were carried to the castle of Prince Frederick Leopold in an exhausted condition, but they are re- covering from their shock and cxposure. I AR MOENY FOR TURKEY. Rumors of an Advance to Be Made by the Rothschilds. LONDON, Ex~G., Dec. 27.—The Chroni- cle’s Constantinovle correspondent tele- graphs that it is rumored that the Roths- childs have agreed to advance £2,000,000 to the Turkish Government against a new tax on petroleum. Another rumoris to the effect that Russia will guarantee the Rothschilds receiving £1,000,000-0n account of the Turkish war indemnity. The correspondens does not vouch for the accuracy of the rumors, but declares that the suggested tax will be illegal unless the powers give their assent to it. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, Dec. 27.— A semi-official dispatch from Messina, near Adana, says that it is reported there that the Armenians lost 2500 men and the Turks 250 in the fighting which resulted in the recapture of Zeltoun by the Turks. AERR R e CARDINAL MELCHERS’ FUNERAL. The Body of the Prelate Deposited in a : Cathedral Vauit. COLOGNE, GERMANY, Dec. 27.—The fu- ,neral of Cardinal Paul Meichers, formerly Archbishop of Cologne, who died in Rome a few days ago, took place here to-day and the body was aeposited in the vault of the cathedral at noon. Sl An Insurgent Chief Shot. MADRID, Spary, Dec. 27.—A dispatch from Havana says the insurgent chief, Acebo, was ‘shot "yesterday at Cienfuegos. The return of General Martinez Campos to Havana is much commented upon here. i S Journey of the Gladstones. LONDON, Exe., Dec. 26.—Gladstone, with his wife and other members of his family, left Hawarden this morning en route for Biarritz, Mr.and Mrs. Gladstone are in good health, MADRONE EXPLOSION Outbuildings on the George H. Swasey Ranch Wrecked. HURLED INTO THE AIR. The Owner Received Burns and Injuries That May Prove Fatal. A POISONOUS GAS IGNITED. The Flame From a Candle Touched Off a Mixture Prepared to Kill Squirrels. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 27.—News of a thrilling accident occurring on the ranch of George H. Swasey, near Madrone, on Monday, reached this city to-day. All the outbuildings on the ranch were destroyed by an explosion, and Swasey was probably fatally burned. Some damage was done to the ranch residence. but it was far enough away from the explosion to escape the general destruction of the outbuild- ings. Swasey’s ranch has become the home of a large army of squirrels, and he had re- solved upon their extermination. The rancher purchased a quantity of phospho- rus and other substances calculated to im- pede the digestion of his nimble enemies, and these he proceeded to mix into an in- viting though poisonous mess. The mix- ture was contained in a flve-gallon can, and from it arose a gas which gradually filled the room of the outbuilding in which Swasey was working. Finally it wasig- nited by the flame of a kerosene lamp which Swasey beld, and a frightful explo- sion followed. The outbuildings and their contents | were wrecked and the debris sent flying high into the air. Rancher Swasey was -hnrled some ance away, and he was | badly burned about the body and face. He | now lies entirely helpless, and, although | suffering but little pain, it is feared that he cannot recover. DIED AT VANCOUVER. Passing of Aegigius Junger, the Bishop of Nisqually. | PORTLAND, Om., Dec. 27.— Aegigius | Junger, D.D., Bishop of Nisqually, com- | prising the State of Washington, and | Suffragan of the Ecclessiastical province | of Oregon, died last night at Vancouver, { Washington, of diabetes. His death was | unexpected, though he had been in poor health for some time. Bishop Junger was 62 years of age, and was born near Aix la Chapelle la Ger- many. He came to the United States in 1862 and was stationed at Walla Walla, Wash., as a missionary priest. 1n 1864 he | was made pastor of the Cathedral of St. James at Vancouver; was elevated to the bishopric in 1879, which position he held until his death i LR Gold in Thompson Eiver. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 27.—The ter- rible British Columbia loods have not been an unmixed evil. They diverted the | Thompson River about four miles from Lavina, B. C., and lefc a large bend in the river very shallow. The bed of this river is rich in gold. A syndicate is bein, formed to work three miles of this be with a dredge. Enormous returns are ex- pected. NEW TO-DAY. V ERY Pretty Dishes VERY Cheap Prices Pretty China Cups, Saucers and Plates 10, 15, 29, 25, 35 cts. each Dainty China Cream Pitehers 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 cts. each Faney China Salads, Iee Creams and Pre- serve Dishes 10, 15, 20, 25, 35 cts. each TEA SETS Pieces complete for 6 Persons Brown, Blue and Rich Gold Spray Decora~ tions, Prices per Set— 1.85, - .25, 275, 3.40, DINNER SETS oi‘lecns complete for 6 Persons Pure White, Blue, Brown and Rich Gold Spray Decorations. 3 Prices per set— 3.50, 4.c'>o. 4.25, 525 G5 DINNER SETS 100 Pleces complete for 12 Persons Pare White, Blue, Brown and Rich Goid Spray Decorations. Prices ner set— B.so. B.50, T.25, 875, Os0 Bisque and China Ornaments, 10, 121, 20, 25, 35, 59 cts each Fancy China Mugs, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 cts. each China Cuspideres, handsomely decorated, 40, 50, 65 cts. each Jardinieres, newest shapes and colors, 35c¢, 50c, 65c, 75 cts. each ' Great American Tmparting Tea Co. New St()l'e 1344 Market st. Bet. 7th and Sth (140 Sixth st. |9«5 Market at. 333 Hayes st. 1419 Polk st. 521 Montg'y ave. 2008 Fillnore st. 3006Sixteenthst. 2510 Mission si. 218 Third st. 104 Second st. 617 Kearny st. 146 Ninth st. 5259 Mission st. 1053 Washington 917 Broadway. 131 San Pabld 616 E. Twelfth (akland. { Mameda Tk avas Headquarters—52 Market St., S, ¥o &5~ We Operaze 100 Stores and Agencies. Write for Price List. City Stores.