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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 2v, 1896, MURDERED BY MASKED MEN. Burglars Fire Upon and Kill a Man in His Home. SLAIN FOR HIS GOLD. Was Known to Keep Large Sums of Money Concealed in His Dwelling. AROUSED FROM A SLUMBER. His W fe’s Screams at the Sight of the Intruders Answered With a Volley. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp, April 19.—Lee Hirth. a well-known and wealthy German citizen. living on West Washington street, where he conducted a large grocery busi ness, was instantly killed at 2 o’clock this morning by two masked men, who were discovered in his bedroom. p Hirth wi wakened by a noise in the m and, rising in bed, saw two men stunding in the doorway lesding to an- other room. She called to her husband, who was asleep by her side. At the same instant one of the men leveled a pistol at her and fired, the bullet entering the head- board justabove her. A second shot fol- lowed an instant later, and the two men turned toward the rear of the house. was awakened by the first shot, but red not to realize what had occurred until the second shot was fired. Then he sprang from the bed and followed the in- ers. on a table within reach of his bed, but seems not to have thought of the weapon in bis excitement. As he passed into the room back of the sleeping apartment a third shot was fired as men fled from the room, pursued by Hirth. M the house and made her exit through the front door, screaming fat the top of her voice for help. A number of the neigh- bors were aroused and came hurriedly to n they entered the house ud upon the floor with a et in his he th was known to keep large sums of ey in the house, but the burglars H me failed to find it. BISHOP OF SIOUX FALLS. Impressive Conseeration Ceremonies Held at the National Capital. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19.—At St. Patrick hurch in this city to-day Rev. Thomas 0’Gorman, professor of modern ecclesiastical history at the Catholic Uni- ity, was consecrated Bishop of Sioux . 8. D., with all the dignity, grandeur and solemnity prescribed by the ritual of the Catholic church. The three Bishopsre- quired by the canons for the consecration of a Bishop were Cardinal Satoll, Bishop Martyr of St. Cloud and Bishop Keane of the Catholic university, while other mem- bers of the episcopate were Archbishops Kane of St. Louis and Ireland of St. Paul, with numerous other dignataries and prel- ates of the church. At the conclusion of the very lengthy ceremony the Bishops and priests to the number of 200 sat down to dinner at Car- roll Hall. Bishop O’Gorman, Archbishop Ireland and Bishop Keane are strong tem- perance advocates, and no wine was served | at thedinn HANGED IMSELF IN JAIL A Crank Inventor Who Was Denied an Interview With the President. Had Patented Boats and' Guns That Would Revolutionize Duck Hunting. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19.—On Friday last & man giving his name as Henry A. Anderson of Chicago called at the Executive Mansion and endeavored to secure an interview with President Cleve- land. Anderson claimed to have a num- ber of inventions suitabie for a hunter’s use, that he thought the President would like to have. His inventions included a patent boat, which had a speed of a hun- dred miles an hour, a gun that would kill forty-eight ducks at one shot, ete. The officer sent Anderson to a police station to await an examination as to his sanity. To-day he was found dead, baving committed suicide by hanging himself to the bars of the grating to bis cell. —_— A HIRED ASSANSSIN. Shoots and Kills a Woman at Her Hus- band’s Instigation. WHITE PINE, Tesx., April 19.—Mrs, Charles Givens, residing near here, was shot and killed last night while sitting at her sewing machine, the assassin having fired through a window. aged 17, confessed to-day that he was the murderer, and was instigated to the crime by C. H. Givens, the murdered woman's husband, who promisea to pay him for the killing. There are threats of lynching Daron, Sonld TP S0 FELL TO INSTANT DEATH. Shocking Fate of a Workman on a Chi- cago Sky-Scraper. CHICAGO, InL, April 19.—The first death from the sky-scraper Great Northern - Theater and hotel addition, now being built, occurred yesterday. Fred Smith, an expert structural iron-worker, lost his balance while on a narrow scaffolding and fell from :he seventh floor to instant death. His fellow-workmen saw him with out- stretched arms strike girder after girder after erying once for help, but were pow- erless to lend 2 han Fire in a Cincinnati Tenement. CINCINNATI, Omio, April 19.—In a tenement-house fire on Haymiller street, this morning, Mrs. Mary Shafer, aged 48, was fatally burned. Mrs. Freda Wegner, aged 28, was frightfully burned, and an infant daughter was also injured. - New York's Warm Ware. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 18.—The warm wave still continues, this being the gixth consecutive day that the thermom- ster has risen to the summer heat point, Al 80'cleck thismorning the thermometer He had a loaded revolver lying | Hirth ran to the front of | Wesley Daron, | registered only 58 deg., but it rose rapidly during the morning and at 3 o’clock this afternoon the official record was 89 deg., which is much higher than the record for April 18. On the street the thermometer registered 91 in the shade. —_——— TRAGIC SEQUEL. n Eloping Couple and the Woman’s Two Children Drowned. HANNIBAL, Mo., April 19.—For sev- eral weeks past Samuel Drew and family and Otto Oatman and family have been camped on the opposite side of the river engaged in making willow baskets. Thurs- day night, while Oatman was in Quincy on business, Drew and Mrs. Oatman and her two children eloped and started down the river ina flatboat. Friday the flatbpn sank in the river at a point fourteen miles south of this city and all were drowngd. The two children were a boy and a girl, aged 7 and 9 years respectively. —————— SUNK IN A SQUALL. The Captain and Eight Men of a Schooner Go Down. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., April 19.—The fishing schooner J. W. Campbell of Glou- cester, Captain Robert Smith, went dgwn ina squall off Long Island Friday night and Captain Smith and eight men were drowned. The seven survivors were landed here to-night by the tug Gladiator, which was bound to the port with coal barges. Tne men who lost tneir lives were residents of Gloucester. Struck by Lightning. WALLACE, Mics., April 19.—Two per- sons were killed, two probably fatally in- jured and two others seriously hurt by two bolts of fightning, which successively struck the dwelling of Andrew Olson yesterday. The dead are two Olson chil- dren, a girl of 6 and a boy of 8 years. The injured are Audrew Olson and Mrs. Andrew Olson, both fatally injured; an Olson child and Mrs. Anderson, badly injured. The family was huddled in one room when the two bolts struck. W hether the first or second shock proved fatal is not known. The house took fire, but neighbors extinguished the flames. o lynching Is Threatened. LA PORTE, Ixp., April 19.—Roy Brock- us, a desperate character, forced an en- trance to the house of Mrs. Isabelle Ker- shaw, Argos, Marshall County, at an early hour this morning, attacked the woman and then robbed the house. Mrs. Ker- shaw is about 75 years of age. She was re- ported to have a large sum of money se- creted about the house. She isin a dying condition. Brockus is in jail. There are threats of lynching. Killed by a Falling Rock. SCRANTON, Pa., April 19.—A falling rock in the Eddy Creek shaft at Olyphant this morning killed four men—Ralph and James Abbott, Jobn McHale and William Harvey. They were driving a tunnel when the rock fell and killed them. L T Killed His Cousin. RICHMOND, Va., April 19. — Albert Somerville shot and killed his cousin, Ella Somerviile, this morning because | she refused to marry him. He then at- | tempted snicide, but will recover. Heis in jail. SCARCITY OF WAR NEWS Nothing Known at Havana of the Insurgent Leaders’ Movements. Trifling Encounters, in Each of Which the Spanish Claim to Have Bzen Victorious. HAVANA, Cusa, April 19.—Nothing is known bere of the movements of Gomez and Maceo, the rebel leaders. An official report has been issued of an engagement of the troops with Mirabel’s command at | Guanabo, province of Havana, and the | killing of ten insurgents. Another report gives the details of a fight with the rebels commanded by La- cret and Collazo on the Jesus Maria estate, near Jovellanos, province of Matanzas. The rebel loss was three killed and a num- ber wounded. The Spaniards, according to the reports, sustained no losses in either engagement. Aside from the above fights war news is scarce and the official reports are insignifi- cant. It is said that Jose Maceo, with a strong force, is near La Salud, province of Ha- vana, and that Mayi Rodriguez, from Ca- majuri, has entered the province of Ma- tanzas. J. FRANK CLARK. Ay o PLEA FOR A! MISSIONARY. Baptists Alarmed Over the Arrvest of Rev. Alberto Diaz. MEMPHIS, Tes~., April 19.—At the close of this evening’s services at the Cen- tral Baptist Church the following memorial ‘was unanimously adopted: To the President and Senators and Repre- sentatives in the National Congress: WHEREAS, We, the members of Central Bap- tist Church and congregation of Memphis, Tenn., have heard with pain and alarm of the arrest and imprisonment of Rev. Alberto J. Diaz, a naturalized citizen of these United States and missionary of the Southern Baptist convention at Havana, Cuba; and whereas, ‘we have great reason to believe that ecclesias- tical rather than political influences have led to his arrest and imprisonment; therefore, Resolved, That we most earnestly request that you will do all that can possivly be done con- sistent with the honor of our country to secure his release and restoration to the work in which he hasbeen so long and successfully engaged. NASHVILLE, Texsx., April 19.—Every Baptist church in Nashville to-day adopted resolutions petitioning President Cleve- land to take immediate action looking to the release of A. J. Diaz, the Baptist min- ister arrested in Cuba last Thursday. The resolutions were placed in the hands of Major John W, Thomas, who left to-night for Washington to present them to the President and Secretary Olney. Dr. I C. Tichenor of Atlanta, secretary to the For- elgn Mission Board Southern Baptist Church, was here to-day, and collections were taken up to assist Diaz and supply bim with food, it being reported that he would not eat prison food because of the certainty of being poisoned. The Baptists here are greatly aroused in the matter. — e REFORMS IN CUBA. Spain’s Concessions to Become Effective 5 on the Ist of July. MADRID, 8parx, April 19.—The Secre- tary of the Colonies will make arrange- ments to put into effect the law granting political reforms to the Antilles, These arrangements will probably g0 into operation in_Porto Rico on June 1, and in Cubaon July 1. The Government denies that the Washington Government prompted this action. The speech from the throne open ing the Cortes will contain a passage dealing with the reforms. The Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to de- cide on the wording of the passage. LONDON, ENG.. April 19.—The Stand- ard will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Madrid saying that the reforms will consist of those provided for in the home zule bill voted by the Cortes last year, 1y sy DAY Miss Democracy — He makes me tired. DR, AUGUST ABBOTT DEAD Jacob Abbott, Educator and Author. Was One of Henry Ward Beecher’s Counsel in the Suit Brought by Tilton. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 19.—August Abbott, LL. D., dean of the faculty of the | University of the City of New York, died to-day. He had been 11l about ten weeks, principally with a disease of the kidneys. Dr. Abbott was born in Boston on De- cember 18, 1831. He was the second son of Jacob Abbott, the educator and author, bott, the historian. Benjamin Abbott, writer on law, the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, pastor of Plymouth Church, and of the Rev. Dr. Abbott, editor of the Literary World, of Cambridge, Mass. I Dr. Abbott was graauated at the University of the City of New York in the class of ’51. As joint suthor with his brothers, Ly- man and Benjamin, he wrote two novels, | “Conecut Corners” and “Matthew Caraby.”’ | With Benjamin Abbott he began the pub- lication of **Abbott’s Digest’”” and “Abbott’s Forms.” He was the author of a series of books on the methods of civil procedure, adopted as statute textbooks for use in all parts of the country. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of the City of New York in 1886. In 1891 he was called to the University Law School, where he | had the chair of pleading, equity and evi- “ dence. | the case of Tilton against Beecher, and for | the prosecution in the case of Guiteau. | Dr. Abbott leaves a widow and one daugh- | ter, Mrs. Paul Martin. e FOR AMERICAN ARTISTS. Andrew Carnegie’s Offer for the Pur- chase of Two Paintings. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 19.—W. N. Frew, president of the Board of Trustees | of tne Pittsburg Carnegie Library, to-day made public a letter which he received | yesterday from Andrew Carnegie, dated | April 17, in which Mr. Carnegie sends $8000 for the purchase of two paintings with which to start a chronological collec- tion in the Carnegie Art Galleries. The board accordingly offers $5000 for the best and_ $3000 for the next best oil painting produced in 1896 by an American artist and firét shown in the Carnggie galleries at an exhibition to be hefd beginning November 3. —_——— Death of a Notable Vest Virginian. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., April 19.—- Arthur 1. Boreman, first Governor of West Virginia, afterward United States Senator and for eight years Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, died this morning at 9:39 o’clock after two weeks’ illness. A general breaking down of his constitution, brought on by dverwork and old age, was the cause of his death. He took an active part in the formation of the State of West Virginia, and has been one of its leading citizens ever since. o The Cyclone Season Opens in Kansas. SCANDIA, Kaxs., April 19.—FEarly yes- terday morning a cyclone passed through Scandia from southwest to northeast, 5hnkinlg up houses, smashing barns and outbuildings, twisting off trees and gen- erally giving people a severe scare. As far as learned no one was hurt. 2o bnduing, Hon. Willard Ives Dead. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 19.—Hon. Willard Ives, 2 member of Congress in 1852, the foundet of Ives’ Seminary, a Methodist institution at Antwerp, a well- known banker and philantbropist, died at his home here to-day, aged 90 years. R FLOUDS IN QUEBEC. Towns Are Inundated Houses Swept Away. MONTREAL, Quesec, April 19.—Dis- patches from various points in the province of Quebec report that the floods are causing great damage and are not abating. The Quebec Central Railroad will lose $100,000 by the wreck of the bridge at Sherbroke. Every storein Rich- mond, a town of 3000, is flooded; the telegraph office and many other buildings are abandoned. Great damage has been done at Sorel, Three Rivers, St. Anselme, Nicolet, Yamaske, Aclone and other piaces, where bridges and houses have been swept aw: ¥ —- FIFTY DERVISHES SLAIN. Members of the Khalif’s Fight With Each Ot SUAKIM, Egyer, April 19.—Advices re- ceived here from Berber are to the effect that there is unrest among the Dervishes at Omdurman. Ina recentquarrel amorg the members of the Khalif's bodyguard there fifty men were killed. Several and Bodyguarad her. e Prince Ferdinand Bangueted. ST, PETERSBURG, Russia, April 19— Passing of the Second Son of| and nephew of John Stephens Cabot Ab- | He was a brother of | Dr. Abbott was of counsel for Beecher in | { Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has arrived jin this city from Constantinopie. This evening the Czar gave a banquet in his honor at the Winter Palace. Among the | guests were Prince Lobanoff-Rostovski, | the Foreign Minister, and M. Steiloff, the | Bulgarian Prime Minister. EEE Loy Zynched by Moonshiners. CHATTANOOGA, Texw., April 19.— Starling Savage, suspected of being a rev- enue officer,was lynched by masked moon- shiners yesterday. e s KERBY STAGE HOLD-UP. Driver Pitts Frightens o Bandit and Saves the Mail. GRANTS PASS, Or., April 19.—The Grants Pass and Crescent City stage com- ing this way was held up about two miles from Kerby at 11 o’clock yesterday by alone highwayman, who leveled a Win- chester ritle at Driver Pittsand ordered him to throw off the mail (there being no | express service on this line) and to drive on. This Pitts did, but he drove only a few yards and then stopped to look back. The robber followed him and ordered him to moveon. Again hestarted, but stopped after going a short distance. The high- wayman evidently became frightened, for he took to the brush, leaving the mail un- molested. The stage was driven back and the mail recovered, arriving here about an hour late. The highwayman is described as a tall man, having a deep, coarse voice. He wore a mask made of dark-colored cloth. A large posse is in search of the fellow, who, it is believed, will be brought to bay. NAPA'S HONORED DEAD, | Hundreds Follow the Body of the Late Dennis Spencer to the Grave. | National Guards, 0dd Fellows and Bar Associations Lead the Great Procession. NAPA, Cav., April 19.—The funeral of the late Dennis Spencer was held from St. Mary’s Church here this afternoon and was attended by hundreds of people. Rev. Caleb Benham' officiated and was assisted by Rev. Richard Wylie of the Presbyterian church. The pallbearers were F. E. John- ston, George S. McKenzie, George F. Gard- ner, A. J. Hull, H. M. Meacham and John E. Walden; the honorary bearers, Garret ‘W. McEnerney, Patrick Reddy, A. B. But- ler, W. D. English, Generai P. F. Walsh, | Colonel Peeler and Edward D. McCabe, | Mr. McCabe being Governor Budd’s repre- sentative at the funeral. The procession to Tulocay Cemetery was over a mile in length and made up in the following order: Company H, N.G.C. under Captain Easterby; Napa Bar Asso- ciation, members of the San Francsco bar, Napa Lodege 0dd Fellows, pall-bear- ers, hearse, fumily and relatives, and, fol- lowing them, a great company of neigh- bors and friends. A large number of dis- | tinguished people came from San Fran- cisco and surrounding towns to attend. EoRee PROGRESSIVE FERNDALE. Opening of an Electric-Light Plant Will Be Celebrated. FERNDALE, Can, April 19. — This thriving town, the center of the butter in- dustry of Northern California, proposes to keep up with the age of improvements. A few months ago the Town Council gave authority to F. C. Nelson to build an elec- tric plant and erect poles within the town. The works are completed, and on Monday Ferndale will beilluminated by electricity. Four hundred lights are wired and the list will soon swell to 1000. The opening of the plant will be celebrated by a street parade, music and a ball at the town hall, which will be brilliantly illuminated with its new lighting system. Nelson is endeavoring to secure a fran- cKhise for an_ elec;gc 'raigroud from Port enyon, an important shippin, int on Eel l‘;iver, through the ricgpvnfie‘;oo! the Eel to Fortuna, a distance of fifteen miles. S g A Death at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, CaL., April 19.—Mrs. Fred A. Shepherd, an old resident and highly esteemed lady of this city, died sud- denly at her home this evening. She went to the railroad depot to meet one af her daughters, who was returning from Placer County, and while there was taken ill. Shortly after reaching her home she ex- ired. Her death was caused by heart isease. Mrs. Shepherd was the mother- g;.]aw of Deputy Attorney-General C. N. 0st. —_— Views of Solano Delegates. VALLEJO, CAL., April 19.—The dele- gates from here to the Republican State Convention have strong personal leanings toward McKinley for President, but they are not in_favor of pledging the dele- g:us to.St. Louls to any one man. They l1eve they should go free to act accord- ing to their own judgment and not be tied in such a manner that hereafter the State could not consistently ask for a Cabinet official or any other gift within the scope of a Presidential appointment. BESTNG 4T CORORADD Eastern Bonifaces Pass a Quiet Sabbath at the Ocean Beach. Tia Juana Is Visit:d and the Guests Tread Upon the Soil of Mexico. CORONADO, Car., April 19.—This has been a typical Southern California day and the members and ladies of the Hotel Mutual Benefit Association have enjoyed it much. The morning hours were gen- erally given to rest, though quite a num- ber patronized the hot saltwater plunge bath rooms, while a few went fishing, The local Presbyterian and Episcopal churches drew to their doors some of the strangers, but the great majority spent the forenocon in the rotunda and court of Hotel del Cor- onado, upon the porches or out on the sands. In the afternoon there was more anima- tion. There were driving and riding par- ties; a trip to Tia Juana, where the ladies and gentlemen stepped over upon Mexican soil and then stepped back again; a ride out upon the jetty at the entrance to the harbor, swimming parties without nom- ber iu the great plunge and a general cir- culation in and about the hotel. One of the fishing parties returned with a catch of about 150 pounds, comprising barra- couda, mackerel and yellow tail. They reported great sport. Professor G. Wharton James delivered his popular lecture upon the snake dances of the Southwest aud the grand canyon of the Colorado to an appreciative audience this evening. Continual expressions of pleasure and surprise at the wonderful beauty, attrac- tiveness and fertility of the soil of South- ern California are being heard. To-morrow will be San Diego day. There will be a drive, a reception by the Mayor and a luncb at Hotel Florence, which is under the management of George W. Lynch, president-elect of the association. In the evening, the annual banquet will take place in the larze dining-room ot Hotel del Coronado, at which over 400 covers will be laid. The set speeches of the occasion will be by Governor Budd on “California,” and Benjamin H. Yard, its president, on “The Hotelmens’ Mutual Benefit Association.”” It promises to be a'great affair. AN JOSE, CaL., April 19.—The Board of Trade committee is making arrange- ments to take the 400 members of the Na- tional Hotelmen's Association on a drive through the city and surrounding orchards during their_visit to this city next Satur- day. The visitors will be feasted at the Hotel Vendome, and everything possible done to give them & good idea of the rich- ness and productiveness of Santa Clara Count?r. t is propnsed to have prepared dried fruits form an important part of the bill of fare at the feast. From here the visitors go to Monterey, where they remain over Sunday. JACK FROST'S HAVOC. Oranges and Lemons Alone Escape Around Cloverdale—Damage Reported From Several Sections. CLOVERDALE, CaL.,, April 19.—This section is having an unusually cold spring, the most disastrous to fruit in many years. There has been a damaging frost every night the past week, last night's be- ing the most severe of all. From the pres- ent outlook, half a crop of grapes is an- ticipated at the first picking, but men of experience say that this will be followed by & heavy second crop, which s usually agout six weeks later than the first. Figs and almonds were a failure, except in favored localities. Poiatoes, beans and melons have received a setback. It is a peculiar circumstance and worthy of note that the orange and lemon trees have suf- fered very little the past winter and at present they are covered with healthy blooms. In some places this morning the themometer registered 30 degrees. —_———— IN TULARE COUNTY. Actwal Loss to the Fruil-Growers Will Not Be Great. VISALIA, CAv., April 19.—Fully one- half of the expected season’s yield in Tu- lare County will be realized in deciduous fruits, ana the quality and quantity will be far superior and greater than last sea- son. The growers will not suffer loss to any extent, the enhanced value and the great saving of expense in thinning the trees making quite an item. The working- men are the real sufferers; for instance, at the Fleming orchard it would cost fully $2000 to thin the trees. In some localities the frost did no dam- age. Many orchards near Farmersville, seven miles east of Visalia, escaped. rts from Exeter, Lin and Lemon 8:'0 report that the citrus ts show no trace of frost. g Damaqge Avound Merced. MERCED, CarL., April 19.—The frost this week has been quite destructive to every variety of froit and small vege- tables. Apricots and cherries that es- caped the March frost wilted and Pedro de Ponce, a Benedictine monk of | this week. The sweet potato vines at At- gg_fin. established a school for the deaf in | water were cut to the ground and will be L3 totalloss. Grapes met the same so far as the first crop was concerned. All small vegetables went down in the general ruin, but a great many gardeners will re- plant their places and in a great measure recoup their losses. —_— Little Damage at San Jose. SAN JOSE, Car., April 19.—The cold weather of the past week has not aone any serious injury to the growing fruit crop. Grapes have been hurt g little and in low localities a few prunes, peaches and apri- cots have dropped, but the damage will only be trifling. Everything points to a beunteous crop in Santa Clara ounty. e Northern Sonoma Crops Dam aged. HEALDSBURG, Carn., April 19.—A heavy frost last night did considerable damage to the grape and fruit crop and to- day 1t is cold and during the afternoon there was a heavy fall of bail. The fruit crop in this district will be very lignt. s D Hollister Vineyards Suffer. HOLLISTER, CaL., April 19.—Frosts last night caused havoc in vineyards in this county. Gaston Ashe’s Anita vine- yard has not a leaf or setting left. The Palmtag vineyard’s loss is 90 per cent. All early berries are ruined. ppamAga RS KILLED BY A TRAIN. The Body of an Unfortunate Tramp Twice Run Over. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 19.— James O’Brien, a middle-aged tramp, was run down and killed in this city to-night by the Southern Pacific train, which arrives here from San Francisco at 8:30 o’clock. O’Brien and another tramp named John Hogan had been drinking to excess dur- ing the day,’and this evening started for the depot, intending to board a freight train ard leave town. A train was rapidly approaching as they began to cross the Guadaloupe River bridge. It is supposed that O’Brien fell and was unable to arise. He was struck and killed instantly. ‘The train went on to the depot and the engine backed down across the bridge, running over O’Brien a second time before the engineer and fireman were aware that there had been an accident. Hogan is being held at the City Prison to testify at the inquest. He says that he was too drunk to know what was going on. According to his story O'Brien isa native of Limerick, Ireland, and has a sis- ter in San Francisco and several relatives in Boston. S DEPARTS FEOM SAN JOUSE. Professor Campbell of the University of the Pacific Resigns. SAN JOSE, Car., April 19.—Professor Campbell, principal of the commercial de- partment of the University of the Pacific, will tender his resignation in a few days in order to accept a position in the Williams & Rodgers’ Business College in Rochester, New York. Professor 'g author of a system of bookkeeping, and he accepts the position in order that he may have an opportunity to introduce his sysiem. 5 Itis said that Professor Kipp of Napa will succeed Professor Campbeli. o T Belioved Himself a Hawkshaw, SAN JOSE, CaL., April 19.—John Doyle, a man about 40 years of age, whose mind is evidently deranged, was arrested by Of- | ficer Bateman this morning, on South Sec- | ond street, while acting queerly. Doyle, who imagines himself a detective, had sta- tioned himself in front of the Archer building, which he claimed was the “Na- tional Datective Home,”” and for four hours carefully scrutinized every one who came along. NEWS.OF MARE SLAND Thorough Repairs to Be Made on the Baltimore and Bennington. American Interests at Corinto Pro- tected by the Alert—New Regulations. VALLEJO, Car., April 19.—As soon as money becomes available repairs on the Baltimore and Bennington will commence in earnest at Mare Island, word having been received from Washington to that effect. The Baltimore is already out of commission. Nearly all of the stores will be put ashore from the Bennington to al- low the workmen as much room as possi- ble. The vessel will be overhauled from top to keelson, and when again ready for sea duty will be good for many years of active service without need of visiting a navy-yard for repairs. Upward of $100,000 will be expended on the pair. From information received, the Alert was expected to be on“its way to Mare Island by this time, but orders were sent for the vessel to go to Corinto to look out for American interests. In the last of March the Alert was awaiting an invoice of stores, especially of provisions, of which it had but twenty days’ supply leit; if none arrived by the 10th of April the captain intended to hoist anchor and proceed to Panama to secure an additional aufply. fio = t would take the traditional Philadel- phia lawyer aboue all of his time to keep track of all the orders promulgated by the Navy Department relative to the employ- ing and discharging of men at navy-yards. The latest order received is that all men discharged between the dates April 1, 1895, and December 1, 1895, and marked “good,”’ shall have the term changed to “‘excel- lent,”’ so they can be placed on the pre- ferred list, as men to be emgloyed first after veterans of the war haye been called. With all the changes 1n ratings and rules and regulations for employment, the work seems to go on just about the same as it did years ago. LA Fresno’s Unknown Dead. FRESNO, CaL, April 19.—The body of aman found yesterday by a party of pic- nickers on the banks of the San Joaquin River was brought to town this forenoon and a Coroner’s inquest was held. Noth- ing was found in the pockets of the cloth- ing revealing the identity of the deceased. The New Gorilla at the Zoo. Though the new gorilla has been but a few days with us she has partially con- firmed, in one particular, Du Chaillu’s ac- count of the habits of these great apes. He has told with much circumstance how the old male advances to meet his foes, “beating on his breast till it resounds like an immense bass drum, which is their mode of offering defiance.”” The new gorilla, which seem to_ be very good-tem- pered, also drums on her breast, but ap- parently for pleasure. There may be some difference in the drumming when the ani- mal is pleased and when she is angry. So far, however, this is not apparent. The same action, performed more or less ener- getically, may denote different feelings. The drumming on the breast does not seem tu have occurred in the specimens kept at the Berlin Aquarian, but the young male sent thither by the German Loango expedition ook a special and what wnay be calied a childish pfiuure in making a noise by beating on hollow articles, and seldom ‘missed an opportunity of drum- ming on casks, dishes or tin trays.”’—The er. —————— Professor Francis R. Fava of the Colum- bian University, Washington, who died the other day at the age of 35, had gained considerable distinction as a civil engi- neer. He was a son of Baron Fava, the Italian Embassador to the United States, and on coming to this couniry he re- nounced his right to his father’s titleand became an American citizen of the most ampbell is the | SENSATION IN A FRESNO CHURCH, Evangelist Norvell Tests the Truthfulness of a Vision. INSISTS ON PREACHING. The Prophecy That He Would Die in the Pulpit Is Not Fulfilled. ALARM OF A CONGREGATION. Greatly Relieved When the Discourse Is Ended and Their Pastor Still Lives. FRESNO, CAL., April 19.—Rev. Mr. Nor- vell, pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city, created a genuine sensation this forenoon by announcing at the opening of his services that it had been predicted that he would not live to the end of the morn- ing sermon. He said this prophecy had caused his wife great anxiety, but that he was not'at all superstitious and proposed, therefore, 30 brave the fates and go ahead. In spite of the direful prediction the pastor lived through the discourse, and an in- tense sigh of relief arose when he had con- cluded the *lastly’” to his remarks and announced the closing hymn. During the sermon the pastor would not state the source of the evil prophecy, but when seen after the services to-night he was very mueh alive and in the happiest of moods. He greeted the interviewer cheer- fully, and when an inquiry was made as to the causeof his remarkable statement from the pulpit this afternoon, said: “Yes, what you have heard istrue. A person said to me last Sunday that he had seen a vision in which my death was plainly portrayed, and that the end was to come at the close of my afternoon dis- course, if not while I would be delivering it. Ianswered my informant that such omens and- warnings were from Satan, and not from God.” Mr. Norvell and his talented wife have had charge of the Baptist church hers since the first of last January and have awakened wonderful interest in the work. They are both evangelists and have spent many years among the heathens of China. Mr. Norvell, referring to his wife as an assistant in all his labors, modestiy remarked that she was the ‘‘abler preacher of the two,”” which observation is indeed sustained by some of the parishioners. Referring again to the vision of death, Mr, Norvell said: “I hove I am near enough to the Lord to receive my own warnings as to the end of my life. Atall events, I am not in the least disturbed by such declarations, and yousee that in the face of this one [am alive and well.” s e Expires Afier a Poker Game. FRESNO, CAL., Ayril 19,—Frank Smith, who has for a long time been conducting a small retail liquor store on Blackstone avenue, this city, died suddenly this morning of fatty degeneration of the heart. Smith has been a hard drinker for years. Itis reported that he was in a game of poker all of Jast night, and did not re- tire unt1l 6 o’clock this morning, and he was dead at 7;3C. A physician was called and arrived just in time to see him breathe his last. FERNDALE DAJEYMEN. Eel River Vallew Branch of the State As- sociation Organized. FERNDALE, Car., April 19.—A local branch of the State Dairy Association has been crganized here, comprising the lead- ing dairymen of the Eel River Valley. The object is to promote dairy interest, which is increasing at a rapid rate. The output ot butter from this section yields an average return of $75,000 per month. William N. Russ is president and Editor E. 8. Carr secretary of the branch associa- tion. 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