The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1896, Page 2

[ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1896. CREAT SWEEP OF WIND STORNS, Considerable Damage Done in Northern and East- ern Sections. FURY OF THE GALES. Snowdrifts and Continuous Rain- fall Seriously Interfere With Traffic. FEARFUL TIME ON A TRAIN. Portions of Car Roofs Blown Away and Passengers Faint From Fright. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 24—A high windstorm, accompanied by rain, began here about midnight last night and con- tinued 2li day. The heaviest downpour of rain, accompenied by a 40-mile easterly wind, occurred about 7 o’clock this morn- ing. Aside from blowing down a few trees in the annexed district and ripping up some dilapidated fences the storm did little damace except to telegraph and tele- phone- wires. The storm was general throughout Eastern and Scuthern New York State and along the Jersey coast, but no serious damage has been reported. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 24.—Reports \state that a blizzard is raging in Southern Iowa, Eastern Kansas and throughout Missouri. Itextends as far south as Little Rock, Ark. In Arkansas there has been heavy rain, and railroad traflic has been endangerea. The storm has been most severe in Missouri. In some places the snowifall was over 10 inches in the past twenty-four hours, high wind piling it into drifts that have delayed railroad traffic. In Southern Iowa the temperature has fallen 25 degrees since yesterday. SMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 24. city to-night. The streets are filled able. There is a heavy storm at sea. It is impessible to learn whether any marine disasters have occurred, as a tele- vhone line between this city and Jerry's Point life-saving station is down. WINSTED, Coxv., Jan. 24.—The wind blew a hurricane throughout Northwest- ern Connect: and the southeastern part of New Y State to-day. At Copake, N. Y., the wind traveled at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Upon the arrival here this afternoon of train 2 on the Phila- deiphia and Reading Railroad, from Camp- 1 Hall, N. Y., the crew and passengers told & thrilling story of their ride between Copake and Norfolk, Conn. The wind blew with such force while the train was rounding a curve at Copake that the coach wheels on one side left the rails and the roof was pa Ny raised from the rear passenger coach. Passen- gers fainted and some left the train before they reached the points to which -they were destined. Freight trains are stalled. GLOUCESTER, Mass.,, Jan. 24.—The | northeast storm that commenced this afternoon has gradually increased and to- night is blowing with great severity. No disasters are yet reported. TORONTO, Oxstario, Jan. 24.—From about midnight last night to about 10 o’clock this morning this city was com- pletely isolated from the outside world so far as telegraplic and telephonic service is corcerned. A storm of sleet and rain set in Wednes- day night and continued without abate- ment until last night, when it changed to snow. The telephone service in the city 1s in only partial operation, and the electric railway system is badly demoralized. All trains are late. The storm kept up all the afternoon with unabated fury, but began to moderate aboat 7 o’clock this evening. Telegraphic communication is still badly crippled, and in this city miles of street are practically impassable, being strewn with a debris of wires, poles and trees. Many pedestrians had narrow escapes from falling wires and several horses were killed by contact with live wires. So far no loss of life is re- ported. The storm was the worst experi- enced in this part of the country for years. BILLS TO BE REPORTED. One Will Cause a Storm in Certain Land Offices. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—A bill which has been fiercely fought in past Congresses and which it is thought will vrovoke a storm of criticism from the lo- calities affected, was ordered to be favor- ably reported by the House Committee on Public Lands to-day. It equalizes the fees paid to land officers in the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain States with those of similar officials East. At present the land officials in the extreme Western States re- ceive fees that are 50 per cent greater than those atlowed other land oftices. Ancther important bill upon which the committee agreed was one permitting mining, prospecting and locating in the {:)rlen reservations near Cripple Creek, olo. Another bill which will be favorably re- ported amends the revised statutes s> that the fees for taking testimony in contested land cases shall be reduced from 15 to 10 cents per 100 word TWENTY-FIVE KNOTS AN HOUR, The New Zorpedo-Boat FEricsson Will Make Very Fast Time. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—Secre. tary Herbert to-day decided that he would h water and slush and are almost im-|* direct the preliminary acceptance of the torpedo-boat Ericsson, subject to another dock trial, the sum of $16,000 to be deduct- ed, however, from the contract price for failure to complete the vessel within the required time. The Ericsson is now at New London, Conn., and the trial will take place there, It is not uplikely that owing to the unfor- tunate accidents which caused the delay in completion Congress will authorize the remission of the §16,000. The department is now satisfied that the machinery of the little vessel is now in perfect order, and that she can make twenty-five knots an hour, which is half a knot more than re- quired by contract. The Ericsson was buiit by the Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Towa. sl e SALE OF STONY LANDS. Secretary Smith Forwards the Draft of a Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 24.—The Becretary of the Iaterior reporting' on measures referred to him by Congress has forwarded to the Public Lands Committee a draft of & bill with the recommendation that it pass, providing for the sale of lands of the United States chiefly valued for building stone, mestone, granite, marble, slate, etc. This measure is an improve- ment on the one introduced in the two houses for the same purpose. The Secretary is opposed to the passage of the bill to reimburse settlers and pur- chasers of public lands within the limits of Congressional grants in cases of forfeit- ure of odd-numbered sections. TO COIN STANDARD DOLLARS. Directions Given to Mints at New Orleans and Philadelplia. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—Secre- tary Carlisle has directed Mint Director Preston to prepare to coin standard silver dollars at the Philadelphia and New Or- leans mints. The amount of coinage to be executed has not yet been determined, but probably not more than 7,000,000 standard silver dollars will be coinea. The seignior- age on this will also be declared and coined, and this will make all told more than §10,- 000,000. Mr. Preston says that by Tuesday all the gold bullion at the Philadelphia mint will have been coined, and he does not think that any gold bullion will be transferred from sub-treasuries or mints elsewhere to Philadeiphia at present. e MILD CENSURE FOR BAYARD. Resolution Adopted by the House Sub- Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—A mild resolution of censure will be adopted by the House Sub-committee on Foreign Affairs as an expression of their disap- proval of the sentiments uttered by Em- bassador Bayard in the speeches delivered by him in England some weeks ago. Itis not doubted that the full committee will adopt the conclusions of the sub-com- mittee. s f The Naval Militia. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—The naval militia movement is growing steadily according to information received at the Navy Department. The depart- ment has been advised that the Louisiana naval battalion has been organized with sixteen commissioned officers, twenty-one non-commissioned officersand 155 seamen, and that despite their disbandment by order of Governor Altgeld, the Chicago battalion hasattained an unofficial organi- zation of 300 me! SIPATHY FOR - CUBANS Expressed by Miss Anthony at the Women’s Suffrage Congress. Finances of the Association Shown by the Treasurer’s Report to Be in Good Condition. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—At to- day’s session of the Women’s Suffrage Congress letters of greeting were read from Carsie Clyde Holly, a member of the Colo- rado Legisiature, and others. Miss Anthony was presented with a gavel trimmed with Colorado silver. Miss Anthony read a letter from Senator Wil- liam Call of Florida introducing A. H. Andreada, the American Cubsan. Mr. Call explained in his letter that Senor Andre- ada desired to be recognized by the asso- ciation, and hoped that at some time dur- ing the congress a resolution of sympathy would be passed. The letter was referred to the committee on resolutions. “We have a sort of fellow feeling with the Cuvans,” said Miss Anthony. ‘‘We women kndw what it is to be deprived of self-government, and know what it is to be taxed when we don’t have a hand in the assessments. Women are often taxed higher than men, anyhow. We can sym- pathize with them, and I would like to see them have a right to say how they will govern themselves.”” This was greeted with applause. The finances of the association were shown by the freasurer’s report to be in excellent condition. George W. Catt of New York, husband of the general organizer of the association, read a paper on the reason of the woman’s rights victory in Utah. He said if every State bad as large a proportion of organ- ized suffragists as Utah, the National American Woman Suifrage Association would have an enrollment of 270,000. The evening exercises consisted princi- pally of short addresses from the presi- dents of the various State organizations. Mrs. L. C. Hughes, wife of the Governor of Arizona, reviewed the former conditions of her home in Arizona and told of her efforts there to advance civilization, and the good results therefrom. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson of Cali- fornia said that her State hoped to be fourth in line where women could vote, and stated that at one time women were beld at a premium in Californla. because of their scarcity, and men were known to throw up their hats and hurrah at the sight of women’s clothing on a washline in a farmyard. Mrs. Anna Diggs, who spoke by prox; for Colorado, a State now entitled to woman’s suffrage, said that while the State had secured its purposes she was lending her efforts to help the other States. i g i STORMED FORT KARNIFVAL. Routed With The Fire King’s Force. Heavy Lo ST. PAUL, Mixx., Jan. 24.—Nearly 30,- 000 people turned out this evening to see theé storming of Fort Karnival. Borealis Rex was strongly intrenched within and supported by 1200 members of the Carnival clubs of St. Paul in uniform. The attacking forces were led by the Fire King, ex-Mayor Eustis of Minneapols. They were composed largely of the cadets of the State University. As per arrange- ment the Fire King’s forces were routed with heavy loss. The battle of the fire and ice kings was followed by the most brilliant display of fireworks ever seen in St. Paul. In sporting events this afternaon J. C. Andress of Stillwater carried off the hon- ors, making a jump on skates of 19 feet 5 inches, over 4 feet better than the best world’s record made previous to the car- nival. —_—— 4LL PUT OUT ON THE ROAD. A4 Most Cruel FEjectment at Burlington, Ind. LOGANSPORT, Inp., Jan. 24.—A sensa- tional case of ejectment is reported from Burlington. Andrew Isaacs owed two months’ rent, and failing to pay it, his landlord proceeded by law to have him and his family ejected. His wife was sick at the time, and she, with their five little half-starved and hali-clothed children, were set out on the road, along with the few pieces of household furniture the fam- ily possessed. Before night, under an order of the Jus- tice of the Peace, all the family belonging were sold at auction to satisfy hungry creditors. Even the family Bible, contain- ing the record of the family births and deaths, was not spared. STt Cowen Succeeds Meyer. BALTIMORE, Mp.,, Jan. 24.—John K. Cowen was to-day elected president of the Baltimore and ~ Ohio ro: succeedi: Charles F. Meyer, P k s FVORIISH IPPROPRATION, Allen Declared There Was a Ring in Public Build- ing Questions, CLAIMS OF UNFAIRNESS. Trans - Mississippi States Had Not Received Merited Consideration. PROTECTION FOR ARMENIANS, The Passage of the Concurrent Reso- lution Appealing to the Powers. WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan. 24.—In the Senate to-day a bill authorizing a change in the. plans of the public building at Bloomington, Iii., which was being urged by Cullom (R.) of Ilinois, gave rise to a brief but lively discussion, in which Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska suggested that there was a little Senatorial “ring’’ on the ques- tion of public buildings. The State of Ilhnois had $5,000,000 appropriated for a public building in Chicago. “Only $4,000,000,” Cullom put in. “Well, it will be $8,000,000 beiore we get through with it,” said Allen. “The Senator bas no right to make that statement,” said Cullom, tartly. Allen went on to complain that the East- ern and Middle States had been favored in the matter of public buildings, while the | trans-Mississippi States, except 1n one or two instances, had been unable to get even small appropriations for the purpose. Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire took exception to Allen’s remarks and sug- gested that the Senator from Nebraska was very apt to indulge in extravagant assertions. “I desire to return thanks to the Sena- tor from New Hampshire,” said Allen, in severe tones, ‘‘for his kindly statement that L am in the habit of being a little bit extravagant in my language. I had ne idea that the Senator from New Hamp- shire was any considerable portion of the East, nordo I have an opinion of that kind at this time.” After some discussion Allen withdrew his objection to Cullom’s bill and it was passed. Mills (D.) of Texas was about to call up his bill introduced yesterday to repeal the refunding and resumption acts, but as he saw that Hansbrough (R.) of North Da-| kota desired to address the Senate he said that be would not do so till the next meet- ing of the Senate. Cafirey (D.) of Louisiana had the Presi- dent's communication as to the non-pay- ment of sugar bounties transferrea from tlie Finance Committee to the Judiciary Committee and made a statement explan- atory of the questions in dispute. The concurrent resolution reported lasg Wednesday from the Committee on Foreign Relations on the subject of out- rages on the Armenians was Jaid before the Senate and Cullom (R.) of Illinois, a member of that committee, addressed the Senate. Frye (R.) of Maine made a fierce and patriotic speech in which he lauded the English Government for its protection of British subjects in every part of the globe. The concurrent resolution was then passed. Jones (D.) of Arkansasthen gave nctice that he would on Thursday next ask the Senate toremain in session until a vote was had on the free silver substitute to the House bond bill. Thurston (R.) of Nebraska gave notice that on Tuesday he would address the Sen- ate on the Monroe doctrine resolutions. Baker (R.) of Kansas offered an amend- ment to the free coinage substitute limit- ing its operations to the American product alone and addressed the Senate in advocacy of it. He was a bimetallist and believed the silver of the United States alone shonld be opened to our mints. He declared it to be his opinion that the Republican party unaided and alone would settle the question of tariff and finance. The recent elections demon- strated that the people desired as speedily as possible to place the control of the Gov- ernment in the hands of the Republican party. That party would, he believed, es- tablish and maintain the equality ana par- ity between gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 to the entire satisfaction of the peo- ple. The greatest benefit to be derived from the coinage of the American product would be to give employment to a few thousand idle laborers, the investment of more capital, and a slow, gradual and healthful expansion of the primary or re- demption money. The inflation of the currency caused by the coinage of the American product would, he thought, be beneficial, not injurious. The Senate bill providing for the dis- posal of abandoned portions of the Fort Assiniboine military reservation in Mon- tana was passed, after which the Senate held a short executive session, and at 4:15 adjourned till Monday. % s S FIRST PENSION SESSION, Thirteen Bills Receive Favorable Con- sideration in the House. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24,—There was a fair attendance of members when, at 8 p. ., the House met for the first pension session of the Fifty-fourth Con- gress. Among the thirteen bills which re- ceived favorable consideration was the Senate bill granting a pension of $75 per month to the widow of the late Brigadier- General and Representative William Cogs- well of Massachusetts, and the House bill increasing to $72 a month the pension of the widow of the late Colcnel William Dulaney. At 10:30 p. m. the House adjourned till Monday. CLUNG ON 70 THE CAB. Commotion Caused by a Woman in Pur- suit of Husband and Son. CHICAGO, IrL., Jan. 24.—The spectacle of a cab being driven at a furious pace and dragging behind it a woman whose cries for help could be heard for a block created great excitement at 8:30 o’clock last even- ing at Rush and Indiana streets. The driver was urging his horse forward by whip and voice, and the woman, as she desperately clung to the rear axle, im- plored the bystanders, “For God's sake, :t? that horse ! be cab was stopped and the party | taken to the police station. The stories told at the police station revealed the fact that the woman was Mrs. Peter Welcome, who had been employed as achorus singer at several of the downtown theaters, and that the desperate attempt which she made to stop the cab was due to the fact that the vehicle contained her husband, from whom siie separated four months 2go, and ber four-vear-old boy, Claud, whom she charged the man witn trying to abduct. 2 ol e ARCHITECT 4TWOOD'S WIDOW. Church Records Back Up the Claim of a Comic Opera Artist. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 24.—The arri- val in White Plains yesterday of Detective Mason oi Chicago revealed the thread of an interesting story. Mr. Mason came east to hunt up evidence in behalf of the heirs of the late Charles Bowler Atwood, whose wife is about to claim her dower rights in the estate. The architect died intestate in Chicago two months ago. When his relatives there applied for letters of administration of the estate, estimated at $500,000, a protest was entered on behalf of his widow, of whose existence the other heirs claim to be igno- rant. Mrs. Atwood is known in public life as Marion Singer. She is 8 comicopera artist. She is now in Chicago. In her affi- . davil she says that she is the widow of Charles B. Atwood. She deposes that she was married to him in this city by Rev. Dr. Houghton. in the *“Little Church Around the Corner.” The other Atwood heirs assert that they do not believe her story, but the records of the Church of the Transfiguration in East Twenty-ninth street substantiate her claim. Rey. Dr. Houghton looked up the entry to-day and found it under date of August 18, '1881. Charles B. Atwood de- signed the peristyle and art palace at the World’s Fair, and in the strain of this work were laid the seedsof the nervous malady that caused his death. g Bt T Harris’ Hypnotic Sleep. MILWAUKEE, Wis,, Jan. 24—J. M. Harris, a Chicago man, 22 years of age, is interesting the doctors on account of the hypnotic experiments being performed on him. He was aroused sst night from a twenty-four hours’ hopnotic sleep. In a few days a seven days’ slesp will be given, and if that be successful he will again be put to sleep and buried seven feet deep for a week. INTERESTS THE COAST Mission of Tirey L. Ford to the National Capital in Behalf of the Miners. Representative Bowers Urges the Com- pletion of the Jetty at San Diego Harbor. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—Tirey L. Ford, representing the California Miners’ Association, arrived in Washington to- day. Mr. Ford said to THE CALL corre- spondent to-night that he had not as yet mapped out any plan of campaign, but would await the action of the California delegation. “I am here as a représentative of the miners of the Pacific Coast, and I will do all in my power to advance their inter- ests,” he said. “I will wait on Commis- sioner Lamoreaux and Judge Best of the General Land Office, and have every reason to believe that we will be successful in our efforts.” He stated that California is practically united in favor of the bills and hopes to find a united delegation here. If they will not work together he promises to make his stav here siort. He willlat once begin the work of interviewing the mem- bers of the delegation to ascertain how they stand on the question. Representative Bowers appeared before the House Rivers and Harbors Committee to-day in support of his bill making an ap- propriation for the ccmpletion of the jetty at the mouth of San Diego harbor. He had | maps and photographs, and showed con- | clusively by reports of contracts already | completed the extravagance of small ap- propriations in such work. With an ap- propriation of $100,000 rock was put in place at a cost of $1 62 a ton, while with an nppro%riation of only $50,000 it cost $210 a ton. The slated cost of the jeity was §400,000; $160,000 had been appropriated and expended and 3300 feet of jetty built, leaving about 3800 feet yet to be con- structed. He was certain that if the $200,- 000 estimated by the engineers was allowed it would be sufficient to complete the pro- Ject. But if work must dribble along for six years more the cost would be increased from $50,000 to $75,000. Senator Perkins to-day introduced a bill to reorganize the Alaska customs service. BY the present law vesseis going into Alaska waters are obliged to call at ports of entry, though an extra journey of 500 miles or more may be necessary, This is in many cases not only a great hardship, but entails expense, and some times spe- cial permits are applied for to enable ves- sels to avoid -these often useless calls at points where a customs officer is stationed. The bili introduced by Perkins gives authority to the Secretary of the Treasury toissue permits whereby a vessel may clesr for any Alaskan port without first going to a port of entry. Authority will be to 50 clear vessels under certain conditions. Although the Secretary of the Treasury has authorized vessels to so proceed, he has done so reluctantly, as the law had to be stretched to do so. The present bill will give him the needful authority to consider cases where observance with the law would be a hardship. Some time ago Senator Perkins wrote Supervising Architect Aiken, asking how much should be appropriated by Congress, in order to furnish him assistance, that the San Francisco Postofhce plans might be completed and building commenced. This letter was written as the result of an interview Perkins had with the architect, at which Aiken said lack of assistance was the cause of delay. Perkins proposed that he would intro- duce a bill in Senate and urge it through Congress to appropriate money to furnish him assistance in preparing plans and erecting building, as was dope in the case of Chicago’s building. Perkins prepared his bill, and has been waiting for Super- vising Architect Aiken to inform him how much money he would need for an assist- ant. Mr. Alken has notas yet replied. The President to-day received a delega- tion of marine engineers at the W hite House. J. J. Searey of San Francisco will lead a committee to appear before the Sen- ate Commerce Committee to-morrow. - It is understood that President Cleyeland favors their biJf (introduced by Squire) re- quiring that engineers shall be American citizens. SESE Ol Favorable to Dupont. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—The Benate Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions discussed the case of Dupont from Delaware, this morning, but reached no conclusion. The discussion indicated that a report favoring the admission of Dupont and filling the vacancy in Delaware’s reo- resentation in the United States Senate will be ordered. . ey Will Christen the Helena. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—Miss Agnes Belle Scele, daughter of the Mayor of Helena, Mont., has been selected to chrisien the new gunboat Helena, which will be launched at the works of the New- ort News Ship-building and Orydock ompany on Thursday, January 30. Boy, gl Rinaker Against Downing. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—Argu- ments were concluded to-day in Elections Committee No. 1, in the contested case of Rinaker against Downing -from the Six- teenth Lllinois District. iven cnstoms officers | FREE COMAGE. D HEH AR, Policy of the Senators Sent From the State of Utah. FIRST FOR PROTECTION. Cannon and Brown Believe in Opening the Mines of the West AND ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIES. Oaly One Way in Which Sheep-Raising Can Be Prevented From Being Killed. OMAHA, Negz., Jan. 24 —Frank J. Can- non and Arthur Brown, the first United States Senators from the new State of Utah, passed through this city this after- noon, en route to Washington. The train stopped but five. minutes here, but this was sufficient time for Mr. Cannon to speak enthusiastically but briefly on the subjects of National importance and par- ticularly those of direct interest to Utah. Mr. Cannon said: “We are heartily in fayor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The reason for our belief in silver is that it is for the good not only of Utan and the entire West, but for the people of this country. The untimited coinage of | the white metal would open the mines of the West, give money to the people and do more direct benefit than any other one thing except protection.” * “Then you are a protectionist?” ““Yes, sir, and a high one. Mr. Brown and myself are firm believers in a high protective tariff, for we believe that only by a tariff is the people greatly benefited. ‘We are in favor of as high a tariff on wool as there can be made, for by so doing we i will save from utter ruin ar industry that is rapidly dying out—that of sheep-raising. “The high tariff on wool would not only aid the sheep-grower of Utah, but of every State in the Union. We will vote the way the people of Utah work, and thatis for iree silver for him who delves into the mountain side with his pick and for high tariff on wool for him who herds the sheep on the lonely prairie.” DEMOCRATS They Ave in Favor of Morrison for the Presidency. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24.—There | are Democrats here to-day from almost | every corner of Missouri en route to Ex- | celsior Springs, where the Democratic State Committee meets to-morrow. The talk to-day was chiefly of State politics, | but whenever the question of whom Mis- | souri will favor for President was men- | tioned, William R. Morrison, otherwise | “Horizontal Bill” Morrison, of Illinois | seemed to be the favorite, “It is this way,” a Democratic leader | from interior Missouri said, and he voiced | the seutiment of nearly all, “Missouri naturally wants a Western man for Presi- | dent. Hill, Olney and the rest of the East- ern men are not available. Mr. Cleveland says he does not want a thira term and Mornison is all right anyway. -He has not declared himself strongly on the money question, but is friendly to siiver. In short, he is such a man as the Missouri Democrats can unite on if they agree on a compromise between the extreme elements. Then he is our neighbor, which would naturally make us friendly to him.” plstiubo a4 The Kentucky Deadlock. FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 24.—In to-day’s ballot Senator Hunter got 67, Blackburn 58, scattering 9. No choice. The dead- lock will probably eontinue till February 6. AT Money Elected Senator. JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 24.—The Legisla- ture to-day on joint ballot'elected H. D, Money for United States Senator. OF MISSOURL. HAMMOND, THE HEALER. Great Rush of the Afflicted to the Illinois Farmer. BELVIDERE, ILL, Jan. 24.—Crowds of people are going and coming constantly to R. A. Simpson’s house on Ogden avenue, where Wilbur Hammond, the healer, makes his headquarters while in this city. People with all kinds of diseases and ail. ments appeal to him for treatment, and and many come from the surrounding country to avail themselves of his curative powers. Yesterday at least a dozen per- sons from Rockford and elsewhere called at the Simpson home to consult Hammond in one way or another. If the interest kee{:s up & sanitarium will have to be established here in order to accommodate the throngs that ere long will make Belvidere their Mecca, if the { healer does not collapse under the strain, Wednesday Hammond went to Sycamore, and although his coming had been kept as secret as possible outside of a select circle, the house where he conducted his healing operations was so crowded when he arrived that he could scarcely get in, Crowds followed him to the depot, and even into the car,-when he left. It was his last visit to Sycamore. He makes his final visit to Rockford this afternoon, and his friends anticipate another crush there. The latter part of this month or the first of next Hammond will move from his farm into Belvidere and establish a heal- ing establishment here, to which he will devote his entire time. He is now receiv- ing forty or fifty letters each day, and the list is steadily growing. He gets letters from all over the country, and even from Canada, some containing pieces of cloth and locks of hair for him to bless or touch. It is-surprising to read some of the letters. as the requests that are made of the healer and the offers he receives in many cases are remarkable. SIER T CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM. Dismemberment the Santa Fe May Follow Reorganization, CHICAGO, Iin, Jan. 24—A morning paper publishes the following: Complete dismemberment of the great Santa Fe Railway system is likely to be the result of the reorganization of the main lines from Chicago to Albuquerque, N. M. T.ess than a year ago the Colorado Midland was dropped and placed in charge of a receiver, designated by the bonaholders of the Mid- land. A monthago it was decided to give up the Atlantic and Pacific to its first- mortgage bondholders, and C. W. Smith was appointed receiver. It is now learned that it is the intention of the new Santa Fe manasement to_also relinquish control of the St. Louis and San Francisco road. The American bondbold- ers, it is understood, was in favor of retain- ing thiese properties and reorganizing them as originally contemplated by the joint reorganization committee. ut Messrs. Fleming and Luden, who rapresent the English and Dutch bondholders, who hold & three-fourths interest in the property, are said to be determined to get rid of the anxiliary lines. They have conceived the idea that these lines are a burden on the main lines recently reorganized, and think better results can be achieved by making traffic arrangements with these roads. ‘While these auxiliary lines have not been money-making, yet, as feeders to the main system, they have helped materially to swell the revenues of the Atchison Com- pany. The drovping of the St. Louis and San Francisco appears the more strange as the Atchison Company owns a majority of its bonds and stock. The English and Dutch bondholders, it is said, believe their bonds and stock will become more valuable if the road is operated independently than by amalgamating it with the main lines. i g L BALL GOLD RAPIDLY GOING. The Philadeiphia Mint May Have to Be Closed Soon. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 24. — No gold has been received at the mint here for some time, but the demand for gold coin has kept up and the presses have been kept busy all the fall and winter turning out half-eagles, eagles and double- eagles. The result has been that the sup- ply of gold on hand has steadily dimin- ished, until there is so little left that it will be exhausted in less than two weeks. By the end of next week, unless mcre gold arrives, it will be necessary to stop all thg 2old coinage, and those employes engaged in it must be laid off. There has been no silver coined recently, and there is no order for any now, but it is hoped that an order will be issued in case no more gold is received soon, so that as many presses may be kept going aslong as possible. One reason given for the failure to send more gold to the mint is that the nupplg of gold bars in the treasury has been depleted by export. . Apply for a Receiver. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 24.—Applica- tion for a receiver was made to-day for the Central Stamping Company before Judge Truax by James J. Plaff and others, rep- resenting $900,000 worth of the stock of the company. Itisclaimed thatsince January 1. 1895, the directors of the company have been carrying on the business in violation of the laws of this State, and that the as- sets have diminished from $1,000,000in 1892 to about one half. EXPLOSION OF CHEMICALS It Wrecked the Offices on the Second Floor and Caused a Panic. During the Scramble Down the Fire. Escapes Three Persons Were Injured. CHICAGO, 1LL., Jan. 24.—An explosion of chemicals in the laboratory of the Swan- son Rhuematic Cure Company, on the second floor of the old Stock Exchange building, Dearborn and Monroe streets, this morning wrecked the contents of the offices on that floor, frightened into panic, hysterics or insensibility the occupants of the building, injured three persons and caused a property loss of $10,000. The injured are: Mabel Finerty, Swan- son Company employe, jumped from sece ond-story window, breaking an arm and three ribs; Henry J. Bardwell, president of Swansor Company, badly burned about head and hands; J. S. Robinson, hands burned. The explosion was followed by an im- mense volume of smoke enveloping all the offices and the stairways and elevator shafts. Nauseous gases also ascended through the shaft and filled the building. The breaking of glass in scores of windows startled the occupants on all the floors, and men and women rushed out of the offices only to find themselves half suf- focated and blinded by the smoke and gas. Escape by the stairways and elevators was impossible, and there was a wild rusbh for the fire-escapes. “The crowds on the streets saw terror-stricken men and girls hanging from the open windows and fire- escapes screaming for help, which quickly came from the firemen and brave volun- teers. All were taken to the sidewalk by ladders. Mr. Bardwell and Miss Finerty were preparing the medicine when the explo- sion occurred, hurling them against a par- tition. Mr. Bardwell started to carry the girl from the room, when she revived and broke from his grasp. In her terror she flung herself through the open window, the glass having been blown out. Bard- well was helped down a ladder. The escape of other tenants and visitors was attended by many thrilling incidents. A steady stream of men and women climbed down the fire-escape in safety before the firemen got to work, T. W. Hoover, at the risk of his life, pre- vented Miss Mary McBride from flinging herself to death intc the street by crawl- ing along the narrcw window-coping from the fire-escape at the sixth floor and hold- ing her until rescued. i o f Store and Residence Burned. HOWARD, Kas., Jan, 2 . 0. Burch- field’s store and Mark McBee’s residence were totally destroyed by fire this morn- ing. Loss, $70,000; insurance, $30,000. A T gk Tt FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Gelr Awarded Heavy Damages From the Mexican Central Railroad. CHICAGO, Irv., Jan. 24.—In the Circuit Court to-day Herbert B. Gehr was awarded $40.000 damages against the Mexican Cen- tral Railroad Company for false imprison- ment. In 1890 the officers of the railroad company in the City of Mexico were robbed of §8000. Gehr, who was assistant gaynustar. was thrown into prison with ve other employes. The United States Government was ndppealed to, and Secre- tary Blaine sent a demand to the Mexican Government for the release or immediate trial of Gehr. The next day Gehr was liberated, after an imprisonment of nine weeks, there be- ing no evidence against him. The case has attracted a great deal of attention, Judge Mexia having been brought from the City of Mexico to expound the Mexi- can law on the subject. 5 —_— T0 REPEAL ITS CHARTER. 4 Bill Relating to the Southern Pacific in Kentucky’s Legislature. FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 24.—Senator William Goebel of Covington introduced a bill in the Legislature yesterday repealing the charter of the Southern Pacific Com- pany. Goebel is the Democratic leader in the Senate, and while he thinks the rail- road will make a strong effort to defeat the bill, ye is confident it will pass. Senator Goebel says C. P. Huntington got the law passed for this charter twelve years ago, and that the road has never ])een built and operated in this State, but in California. The people of that State have recently risen up in arms against the methods of the road, and held mass-meet- ings at which memorials were adopted asking the Kentucky Legislature to wipe out the charter of the road. It was in re- Sponse to a request from Califgrnia that be introduced the bill and will push it for passage. Mayor Satro’s address has been circu- late@ in the Capitol for several days, and has educated the legislatorsin this matter, GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS, First Formal Session of the Venezuelan Boundary Commission. ® MUCH MATTER ON HAND The State Department Requested to Furnish Information on the Dispute. SECRECY TO BE MAINTAINED. Various Reasons for Not Desiring to Make Public Only Portions of the Evidence. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.—The Venezuelan Commission, all its members and its secratary attending, beld practi- cally it first formal business session in its temporary quarters to-day and made mat- ters of record the work accomplished by its members acting independently the last two weeks. A great mass of material had already ac cumulated and the commission had no doubt now that evidence suflicient to sup- port decisions would be forthcoming. The principal formal action to-day was a direc- tion issued to the secretary to request the Department of State to furnish the com- mission all the information bearing on the question now in its archives. Justice Brewer was compelled to leave the session at noon, after nearly two hours’ attendance, in order to sit on the Supreme Court bench when ex-President Harrison argued the case in which he is counsel. Justice Brewer told a reporter of TheUnited Press after to-day’s meeting that the com- mission was making excellent progress, and that while the great interest taken by the public in its proceedings were fully recognized and appreciated, it would be extremely injudicious to attempt to make public bits of evidence in a haphazard way which might be exceedingly misleading and injurious to the work in hand. The commission appointed Clifford C. ‘Whitmore of Fremont, Ohio, assistant sec- retary, to have charge of the routine office work, and then adjourned until next Fri- day, unless called ‘together earlier by the President. Tre ry Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24 treasury go!d reserve stands at $49 98! 1. The reported-withdrawals of gold to-da; were $189,000. 8 4 THE DOCTOR’S EXAMINATION. How is your appetite? Poor, docter, Do you sleep soundly? No, doctor. How long have you had those pimples on your face? Two months, doctor. Have you been taking iodide of potash? Yes, doctor, You must stop that. Yes, doctor. Have you lost flesh of late? Yes, doctor. foods? Yes, doctor. Is your vision blurred at times? Yes, doctor. Do you feel tired and exhausted after eating? Do you eat‘!nls and greasy Yes, doctor. Your constitution is depleted: You need healthful exercise. You are all run down and should be careful not to take cold now, as it would be doubly dangerous. I will write you a prescription. Be careful to take nothing that contains iodide of potassium. You need a remedy to stimu- late and regulate. Your bowels must be kept in order. Here is your prescription. You will feel better one week after taking this medicine. Yes, it is pleasant to the taste, and it is not only a good blood purifier but a fine bowel regulator: For Mrs. Joy’s VEGETABLE : ARSAPARILLA - —One bottle— : M. Sig, 2 teaspoonfuls 3 times a day. : ‘When bowel is regular take : one teaspoonful. E [UR MILL WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE on the morning of the 24th inst., but we are still prepared to fill all orGers promptly. DEL MONTE MILLING COMP’Y, 107 California Street, S. F. Gibbon’s Dispensary, Dr. 625 KEABNY ST. Estabiished ng on Mdymdn:’i‘:lém e St fanses, Thedoctor cureswhen ‘wreagun Dr. 3. F. GEEBON, Box 1057 NEW WESTERN HOTEL. EARNY AND WASHINGTON ~ ‘modeied aud renovated. KING, WARD & Gy Earo plan. 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