The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 1, 1896, Page 4

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1896. SOCIAL SENSATION OF PALO ALTO Stanford’'s Leading Frater- nity Renounces Its Vows. ARE “FIJIS” NO MORE. They Become a Local Society in Spite of Strenuous Oppesition. BUT THEIR ALUMNI APPROVE. \ Whole Coliege World "Affected and Very Severe Cemsures Sure + to Follow. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Sept. 30.—A sensation unequaled in the history of the university, and without parallel in club-life of niber colleges, has just devel- oped here. The “Fij branch of the National college Greek-letter fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, announced to-night that they bave surrendered their charter, renounced allegiance to the National order and have become a local society without | other affiliations. This action comes unexpectedly. certain to be far-reaching in its effects toroughout the college world, The mean | participating in it wil,, as a natural re- | sult, be expelled from the order, that being the only way, it is said, in which members of college secret societies can be officially divorced from their oath-hound obliga- tions to the fraternity and permitted to join another order. Phi Gamma Delta is one of the oldest ireek-letter fraternities, having been founded in 1848, It has chapters in forty- eight of the larger colleges and universi- ties in the United States, graduate chap- ters in several of the larger cities and an active membership of 600 collegians, with hundreds of graduate members in the pro- fessional world, many of them of consider- able prominence. Among such are col- lege presidents and a large number of col- lege professors, jurists and statesmen, clergymen and litterateurs. Of the last- mentioned Ridpath, the noted historian; Eggleson of “The Hoosier Schoolmaster’” and Geaeral Lew Wallace of ‘‘Ben Hur’’ are familar names, while the Right Rev. McLaren, the venerable Episcopal Bishop of Chicago and one of the earliest initiates of the fraternity, stands at the head of a numerous representation among the clergy. The Stanford chapter, organized only a few weeks after the university opened its doors, was one of the first in the field. Early establishing itself in the clubhouse 1t is it assumed and maintained the lead in | the social and fraternity life of the uni- versity. As an example of its relative standing it is only necessary to cite last year's record. W ship of about fifteen men among 1100 students and in competition with some | ten or more other fraternity chapters it recetved many of the most coveted positions attainable through individual fitness — captain and two other men of the Varsity football eleven, | captain and another player of the;Varsity baseball team, the intercollegiate cham- | pion hurdler, president and three other members of the glee club, president of one of the four classes, captains of two class jootball teams and representatives upon the college publications and in various | student organizations. And this chaper, well known by reputation to the college fraternity world because of its unigue | position in a new university to which a great deal of attention has been attracted, isnow a thing of the past so faras its name and its National associations are concerned. It has severed the fraternal Jinks binding it to a great family of college chapters and it bas come out alone as an independent local order under the name Sigma Rho Eta. There are many results to .follow from this act. Every one of the forty-seven re- maining chapters must suffer more or less in its particular college because of the loss 10 the fraternity of one of its star chapters. In some colleges it may disturb the rela- tive positions of the different fraternities. It is sure to give rise to a great deal of comment and unfavorable comment, too, for the National fraternity most affected will condemn the move, and others, to zuard against itsrepetition elsewhere, will denounce it roundly in their fraternity magazines, In Spol e, Wash., there is a graduate chapter of this fraternity with a Superior Judge, capitalists and professional men among the members whose college days were spent in the East. In this State there are said to be about a hundred old mem- bers, many of them in San Francisce, where there is another graduate chapter with Chief of the Weather Bureau Ham- mon at its head, and lawyers, doctors, ministers and others among its older rep- resentatives from Eastern colleges. There are also graduates of the University of California, for at Berkeley there has long been & chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, and it is reputed to stand among the first. In spite of all these disagreeable com- plications the Stanford *‘Fijis,” as they are best known, have taken this step, counseled, they say, after a thorough underatanding of the case, by their own alumni and not opposed by members of the fraternity in the Stanford faculty, | There are three such members, Professors Ross, Newcomer and Kriehn. It is surmised that the men here con- template alliance ultimately with one of the best-known and most conservative Eastern fraternities. - EUREKA RESERVES DRILLED, Instructions Given Aboard the Monitor Monadnock. EUREKA, Can, Sept. 30.—Lieutenant D. J. Foley reported on board the warship Monadnock, which is at anchor in Hum- boldt Bay, this morning at 9:30 o'clock with the Eureka Reserves, numbering forty-seven seamen and four officers, for the first day’s instructions. The division was divided into three details and placed in command of Lieatenants Koper, Parker and Beecher, and given instructions in signaling, handling of ammunition ana drills. boys were on cuty for three hours, and did well for the first time in military tactics on the water. The mem- bers of the Eureka division speak in flat- tering terms of thegentlemanly treatment accorded them by the officers and crew of the Monadnock. —— LA GRANGE ROBBEREFE. Gold Dust and Coin Stolen From e Stage Running to Modesto, MODESTO, CaL., Sept. 30.—On Augmy 15 two packages, one of gold dust and the other coin, were shipped by Wells, Fargo & Co. from La Grange, this county, to Modesto. The value uf the packages was $265 18. The consignment was never peard of sgain., The driver on the stage [} 15 b a chapter member- i was William Linville, in the employ of the stage company for two years, Officers were notified an gan- an investigation, in which Detective Thacker took part. Soon after the theft Linville quit stage- driving and shortly assumed control of a hotel in La Grange called the Coultes House, afterward selling it. Sheriff Purvis last evening started for La Grange to arrest Linville, and met his man at Waterford. Linville was lodged in the County Jail here. Sheriff Yancey of Tuolumne County, acting in_umson with Puryis, caught William Noah, an alleged accomplice, in Sonora last evening, send- ing him to Modesto to-day. The officers claim to have a strong case, saying they willgvrove that Linville and Noah caused the disappearance of the coin. SIS WRECKED ON TUGIDEK ISLAND. The Bark James A. Borland Strikes a Rock and Is- Pounded to Fieces by the Sea. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasu., Sept. 30.— Another wreck has been added to the long list of disasters that have occurred this winter in the North Pacitic Ocean. The bark James A. Borland, owned by the Alaska Packers’ Association of San Fran- cisco, laden with 29,000 cases of salmun belonging to the same company, went ashore on Tugidek Island, Alaska, and just as it was nearing its destination was overtaken by a dense fog. To intensify the danger a fresh breeze sprung up from the southwest and drove the bark in among a number of small islands. With- out warning and in a fog so thick that objects a ship’s length away could not be discerned, the vessel struck a needle- shaped rock, Captain Miller says, and the next instant it was pounding itself to pieces. The accident occurred late at night, but the officers and crew managed | to remain aboard until daylight, when they succeeded in reaching shore, barely saving only their personal effects and the ship’s instruments. In forty-eight hours the bark broke to pieces and thousands of cases of salmon floated ashore. At a fishing cannery near by the crew found shelter until it secured transportation to Kodiak Island, where it embarked on the steamer Afoguak for this port. —_— TROUTDALE SCHOOL WaR. Damages Awarded to a Woman Teacher for Defaimnation of Character. PORTLAND, Or.. Sept. 30.—Miss Emi- iy House, an elderly maiden, who has taught school for thirty-two years, had some extraordinary ideas of her own as to bow the histary of the United States should be taught. She told her pupils in Troutdale that a popular United States history was a lie, a delusion and a snare. The directors of district 48 declarea that Miss House was teaching treason ana that she must stop it. Indignation meetings were held and the wrathful people vowed | they would go in & body and depose Miss Emily 1romier position as teacher if the directors did not act. Heads of families disputed and fought over it and a Trout- dale orator added fuel to the flames by making a speech. Two of the directors were with Miss House. H. J. Prosser, clerk of the dis- trict, was very much opposed to her. He locked the door of the schoolhouse. Miss House got in by breaking down the door and opened school. Then she was arrest- ed for trespass. Miss House retaliated by sning Andrew Heun, a School Director, for defamation and slander. She asked for $20,000 damages to her character and the jury in the Circuit Court to-day awarded her $200, FOLSOM CONVCTS PLOT Officials Find a Key, Files and a Slungshot in Bandit Brady’s Cell. Had Piaaned With Prisoner Calien- dine to Release a Number of Inmates. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 30.—The finding of a newly made key in the cell of the Folsom State prison occupied by Bandit Brady, the noted train-robber, and L. L. Callendine, the footpad who robbed the electric-car barn in Sacramento last Christmas, has led to the supposition on the part of the prison authorities that an extensive jail-break was in contemplation. It is claimed that the key was so cun- ningly wrought that it would unlock every cell in the tier, and thus liberate a score or more of desperate criminals. The key is supposed to be the handiwork of Bandit Brady, and a search of the cell has brought to light a collection of files and a slungshot, which had been manu- factured from a piece of rubver hose filled with lead. The result is that Brady has retired to solitary confinement on a diet of bread and water. Itis claimed that Brady’s plan was to wait until far into the night, when the guards in that part of the prison were out of sight, then, unlocking their cell door, he and Callendine would have slipped out and rapidly unlocked all the cells in the tier, the locks on all being exactly alike. The small army of liberated men would Lkave laid in wait for the guard, and when he put in his appearance struck him down before he could make resistance. They would then have overpowered the guard at the outer door, taken his keys from bim, and before the alarm could be given many of the prisoners would have escaped, because they would have managed to get safely out of range while the gnards were shooting at others. PORTLANI’S FIRE CHIEF OUSTED. Firemen Strike When the News of His Removal Is feceived. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 30.—The de- moralization of what was, next to that of San Franeisco, considered the best fire department west of the Rockies, was com- vleted to-day by Portland’s autocratic Mayor, Sylvester Pennoyer, and his singu- larly erratic Board of Fire Commissioners, when they removed Chief David Camp- bell. The removal of Campbell is the outcome of his action last Saturday, when he suspended recently appointed men for incompetency. T.de Boest, the new ap- pt%n(le of Pennoyer, is a Bryan supporter. ollowing Chief Campbell’s retirement twenty-seven firemen, regular members of the department, walked out shorily after 6 o'clock to-night and announced that they would no longer continue in the service. e I Attempted Suicide at Petaluma, PETALUMA, CaL., Sept. 30.—A Mrs. Utting, who came here from Vallejo about & year ago, while suffering from tempor- ary mental derangement last evening, threw herself in the creek near the can- nery and would have succeeded in the at- tempt to destroy herseif had she not been rescued by William Amos. He jumped in and kept her head above water until he in turn was assisted to land by Harry Smith.. The would-be suicide was cared for and sent to her home. s i Tragedy at Eureka. EUREKA, CAL, Sept. 30.—Mrs. Jennie M., wife of J. R. Palmer, a laborer, com- mitted suicide here this evening by hang- ing. The woman had ben mentally un- “ound for some time eénd last March was examined as to her sanity, but relatives agreed to take care of her and sh committed. € Was not ENDS HIS CAREER AT L0S ANGELES Thomas Wylie of Oakland Takes an Overdose of Morphine. TRAGEDY IN A HOTEL. Leaves a Farewell Message toa Woman Claiming to Be His Sister. “I LOVE YCU AS A BROTHER” Word for the One Whom He Twice Wedded and Twice Deserted. No Los ANGELES OFFICE OF THE CALL) 328 South Broadway, % Los Axceres, Cal., Sept. 30. After a long career of dissipation, Thomas Wylie ended his tife at a lodging- house in this city last night by taking an overdose of morphine, Wylie left a note saying: Fannie, good-by, I love you as & brother. The whereabouts of *Fannie’’ is un- known. Wylie went to the lodging-house last evening in company with a gentle- man who was unknown to the proprietor. Wylie was found dead in his room this forencon. In his pockets were two shoe buttoners, one glove buttoner, with the name “Kabn & Co., Oakland,” upon it, a gold watch, a8 mustache comb, a pocket knife and 15 cents. He was wearing an/ imitation diamond stud. He had several letters from Mrs. A. E. Rae of Oakland, one of which was dated September 18, and two postal cards, in which a projected trade of properties was spoken of, from W. F. Tate, a rancher at Fairview. These were all addressed to box 856, Pasadena. In the room a quarter pound bottle of sulphite of morphine was found. in his pocket was the cork to this, showing that he had taken an enormousdose. Upon the floor was found the note to *‘Fannie.” Wylie was dressed in a suit of dark brown ciothes. Wylie leaves a widow and three small children in East Oaklana, unless they have removed recently. He formerly owned considerable propertv onand about Twenty-third avenne, but loss of business and a reckless life absorbed most, if not all, of it. Two years ago, after a trip to New York State, Wylie returned with a woman he called “Sister Fannie.”” His unsophisticated wife admitted Fannie into her bome, cooked and waited upon her for several months, but finally her suspicions were aroused and she sent both Wylie and his “sister’’ away, soon after- ward securing a divorce from her recal- | citrant husband. Wylie and Fannie wert to West Oak- land, and the former tried railroading for a time. IHe then apparently deserted his sister and remarried his former wife, promising 21l manner of reforms. But it seems that Fannie has never been forgot- ten. The deceased left no word to his de- voted but deserted wife. RERE e HAD A HAPPY HOME, Wylie Deserted a Kindly Wife Tnree Children, OAKLAND, Car., Sept. 30.—Tom Wylie came to Oakiand eight years ago from New York State, and was known as a hard-working, industrious man for five years, during which be saved considerable money and invested it in property. About three years ago he secured a young man to help him, and when fairly in the work Wylie took to drinking, and soou had trouble with bis wife, a kindly disposi- tioned and attractive woman wiho had made many friends. After she had se- cured a divorce because of the woman t'Fannie,”’ friends remonstrated in vain ‘when it was announced tha: she would re- marry Wylie. Mrs. Bessie Wylie is now living at Selma, Fresno County, with her three children. e MACCABEES WAKE and MERRY. Four San Francisco Tents Entertained at Los Angeles—Music and a Grand Ball. LOS ANGELES, Cawn., Sept. 30.—The members of the Los Angeles degree team of the Knights of the Maccabees were ac- corded a royal welcome last evening by their fellow-members of the four tents lo- cated in San Francisco. The hall was crowded and the decorations were in ex- cellent taste. A1 8:30 o’clock the degree team entered from a side hall. They were attired in their regalias and presented an attractive appearance. The commander, C. A, Luckenbach, in an Oriental suit, with a long, trailing red cloak bound with er- mine, and with a scepter in his hand, was accompanied by the past commander, John Bpears, in an equally rich suit. Fred Anthony, the chaplain, with J. G. Harris and G. H. Bertram as assistant priests, were dressed in white satin gowns, trimmed with gold Jace. They were followed by the soidiers—Dr. R. E. 0'Connell, Dr. G. N. Van Orden, Dr. D. J, Buckley, James Patterson Jr.,, D. W. Bates and W. W. Thompson—in suits of armor and carrving spears. J. C. Wad. dington and S. W. Hall brought up the rear, as peasants, in appropriate cos- umes. After the march Charles J. King, the chairman, in an interesting address, ex- plained briefly the workings of the order and welcomed the visiting Knights. The response was made by Commander C. A. Luckenbach. The rest of the programme was carried out as follows: Son, Address, Mandolin trio ...Mrs. A. Belasco, C. Belasco and Mlllg.n . Fancy danct . ood Barytone s0l0. . . William Nelson The chairs were then removed and danc- ing was kept up until nearly midnight, when the entertainment was brought to a conclusion. st R Verdict Against Conswl Del Amo. LOS ANGELES, Car., Sept. 30.—The famous suit of Professor Maraviila against Dr. Gregorio del Amo, Spanish Consul, came to a close before Judge Welborn and a jury in the United States Circunit Court here this afternoon. It was an action to Tecover value of alleged services ren- dered to the Consul as agent, guard and lackey for several years, the claim being $10,000. The jury was out about three hours when it returned a verdict for the ‘plaintiff for $1064. i A O Dr. Shorb Arraigned. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 30.—Dr. A. 8. Shorb, charged ‘with the murder of Mrs, Jennie Snyder, was arraigned in Depart- ment 1 of the Superior Court this morn- ing, but by agreement with the District Attorney he was allowed until Friday, October 9, to plead. A NEWS OF SAN JOSE. Defaulter Hughes' Peculations Cause Joseph. Enright's Failure—Success of the County Fair. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 30.—Joseph G. Enright, who has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business in this city since 1888, to-day filed a petition in insol- vency. He ascribes his financial difficul ties to hard times and to judgments ob- tained Iaiglimt him as a bondsman of George H. Hughes, an absconding notary public. Enright was a surety on Hughes’ bond in the sum of $5000, and so far judg- ments have been obtained against him and B. D. Murphy, ancther bondsman, for $7350, There are also other claims against Enright amounting to over $16,000 which are due to Hughes' peculations. The total liabilitie: placed at $21,391. The assets consist of real estate vained at $2000, but subject to mortgage. — The Killing of Al Hoe Toy. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 30.—The anthori- ties have been unable to find any trace of the murderer of Ah Hoe Toy, the Chinese woman who was killed in_Sixth-street, Chinatown last night. Two Japanese who saw the murderer jeave the house where the woman was killed are being held as witnesses. An autopsy this mornins showed that three bullets had penetrate the woman’s body. The inquest has been postponed until to-morrow morning. —_——— 4t Smita Clara’s Fatir. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 30.—The County fair now in progress in this city is attract- ing much attention, and the attendance during the alternoons and evenings is in- creasing. The displays of Santa Clara County products are greatly admired by visitors. The Marine band of this city gave concerts this afternoon and evening. 'o-morrow night will be given over to the San Jose Turn Verein. Lhtes e Morissint Was Only Joking. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 30.—Carlo Moris- sini, who rtabbed Bonifacio Nicoletti in the back abcut a week ago because the latter refused him a pipeful of tobacco, was to-day held to answer on a charge of assault to murder by Justice Dwyer. Bail was fixed at $2000, in default of which he was remanded in castody. Morissini ad- mitted doing the cutting, but said he was only joking. Sllia Uk S THE AL-KI IS SAFE. Sustained Only a Slight Accident to Its Machinery. SEATTLE, WasH., Sept. 30.—The story that the steamer Al-Ki has been wrecked in Alaskan waters is denied by the officers of the City of Topeka, which came in from Alaska to-night. They say that the Al-Ki met with a slight accident to some of her machinery and was laid up for repairs, Then she went to Yes Bay for a cargo. g i) Sacramento Suspect Held. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Sept. 30.—Gus Devine, suspected of being one of the par- tiesin the Wachhorst diamond robbery, was this morning held for trial by Justice of the Peace Davis. A rumor is going the rounds that several diamonds were found on Devine’s person when he was arrested in S8an Francisco, but no evidence of this kind was introduced in the examination. STIL OF POINT WILSON Efforts to Ascertain the Extent of the Umatilla’s Damages Are Tatile., Lighthous: - Keepers Admit That S'- lent Foghorns Caused the Disaster. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasw., Sept. 30.— The steamship Umatilla is resting easily on the beach a few hundred yards from the Point Wilson lighthouse. Both bow unchors are embedded in the sand on shore and by a cable fastened to the steamer. This holds it steady, though the vessel is listing considerably to the starboard. A diver made two unsuccessful aitempts to-day to locate the place where the plates were torn off. A lightswell and the un- steady condition of the vessel prevented the diver from accomplishine his object. A board of surveyors this afternoon ex- amined the vessel and will probably re- port in a day or two. The freight is being rapidly removed to the dock and everything being got in readiness to facil- itate the diver’s efforts to locate the leaks. The chances are sbout even whether the vessel can be pumped out and the holes temporarily closed until she can reach a drydock. If the weather continues favorable it may be possible tosave it. It is now known positively that the fog whistles on Point Wilson and the Race Rocks were not blowing on the night of the disaster. This is now admitted by the keepers, who say thatit was owing to the water necessary for steam purposes hav- irg been exhausted, For the past three days the whistle on ihe Race Rocks has been silent for the same cause. This, together with the ebb ide,was what threw the pilot nearly a mie off his reckoning, and while trying to locate Point Wilson signal he ran the steimer in among the rocks abreast the oldwreck of the bark David Hoadley. Six minutes from tle time she struck the waters reached the furnaces and quenched the fires. The firemen were nearly suffocated by 'he scalding steam and hot water and ases, It was by the greatest luck the Unatilla relchet{ the shore. Had the distmce been filty feet greater she would lave foundered in twenty fathoms of waer. When the ship strucs the reef all of the doors leading from owe to another of the Ccomipartments were ojen and during the excitement the crew fargot to close &nem. and that was what Ciused the vessel to fill so rapidly. Maricopa County Bipervisors Sued. PHENIX, Ariz, fept. 30.—Suit was filed in the District tourt yesterday by Emory Xays, presideit of the Citizens’ League, against W. L, George, E. B. Kirk- land and J. T. Priest, fupervisors of Mari- . | copa County, to recowr $900 claimed to bave been illegally drawn by them for services while membrs of the board. Priest drew $400 for \perintenaing work on county roads, Geoge $100 and Kirk- 1and $400 for superintending work on jail and courthouse. On iemand of District Attorney Millay Georg: paid back the $100 some time ago. Kirkand is a defaulter and a fugitive from justice. Priest is chairman of Superviso, slubsib iy The Lake Lemman Spoken. PORT TOWNSEND, Wask., Sept. 30.— The Chilean bark Lake Leman, which col- }’l:led with &h:: ltulx!-‘;l bark Lazzaro ten s ago off Ca ui’oty of whlchp:n thnnw ‘::rob:n& tained, has been veral vessel: off the Wash: '&’m h{ “Tno n e @ Lake sustained by th man is unknown. —_— Wedded at Fresno. FRESNO, Ca, Sep ‘30.—Harry Olark, a drommer for Carta McCarthy & Co. of San Franciscn, wos married in this city to Miss Vivi vomag of M b e 1. of Monterey last PELAGIC SEALING IN BERING WATERS ‘Results of the Investigation by the United States Commission. REPORT OF DR. JORDAN. Finds That Fur-Bearing Herds Are Steadily Decreasing in Number. RESULT OF KILLING FEMALES. The President of Stanford Tells of the Success of the Northern Voyage. SEATTLE, WasH., Sept. 30.—Dr. David 8. Jordan, head of the Behring Sea Com- mission for the investigation of the fur seal question, arrived in Seattle to-night on the City of Topeka, in company with Fred A. Lucas of the same commission and Professor D’Arcy W. Thompson; head of the British commizsion. Dr. Jor- dan and Mr. Lucas left at once for San Francisco, while Professor Thompson will spend several days in Victoria. Of the other membersof the American commis- sion Captain J. F. Moser of the Albatross and Dr. Leonnard Stejneger are still on the Japanese coast, whither they have gone for the exploration of the Japanese fur seal islands; Charles H. Townsend is in San Francisco engaged in collection of statistics, and George A. Clark and Colonel Joseph Murray remain to record the breaking up of the rookeries on the islands, The following prepared state- ment was given out by Dr. Jordan for publication: Dr. Jordan and Mr. Lucas report that they are well satisfied with the work of the sum- mer. Everv phase of the life and history of the fur seal has been critically studied and all points heretofore under dispute have been settled beyond gavil. The first detailed cen- sus of fur seals has been made and the first complete examination of the various causes of their death. The conclusion reached last year by Mr, Townsend in the study of killing seals at sea have been confirmed in every par- ticular. A detailed report of the work of the summer will be sent &t once to the Treasury Department. There is still & vast body of furseals on the islands—more than the commissioners were at first led to expect—but the number is sieadil: declining. The only cause of this aecline is the killing of females through pelagic sealing. The females are never molested on the islands, but three-fourths oi those killed in Bering Sea are nursing temales. The death of the mother causes the death of the young on shore, so that for every four fur seals killed atses, three pups starve to death on shore. As each of those females is also pregnant, a like num- per of unborn pups is likewise destroyed. Pelagic sealing as an industry has already cut its own throat, as the fleet this year will not pay expenses. The killing of surpius young males, as provided for by law, is and has always been a benefit to the herd. The commissioners betieve that the way is open to an honorable and amicable settlement. of this question in a manner satisfactory alike to the United States and England and to Cana- EVERY LATE AND CORRECT Exclusively the only clothing firm selling di- rect to the con- sumer — charg- ing but the one wholesale pro- fit. The extra profit the re- tailer charges we save you. OUR STORE HAS THE BLUE SIGNS all wool. Single or double breasted and Will cost you $5.00 more elsewhere. 79123 Sansome St ALLBLUE SIGNS. da. There can nolonger be any difference of opinion as to any facts in quesiion. The mih charagter of the gentlemen selected by the British Foreign Office, and their unquestioned ability, give reason fo believe thut England will favor a prompt and equitable adjustment which will give ample protection to the fur seal herd. t the duty of the present com- mission closes with the statement of facts in question. THE CONGRESS MINE DISASTER. Weather Bureau Chief White Was Crushed to Death Under a Run- away Car. PHENIX, Ariz., Sept. 50.—Full partic- ulars of the death of Arthur L. White by accident in the Congress mine on Monday were received yesterday. White was chief of the United States Weather Bureau in Pheenix, coming from Columbus, Ohio, last summer. He went to Congress to establish a voluntary observation station and was exploring the mine with his wife and Shift Boss Bartholomew when the accident occurred. The mine is on one side of a mountain ledge, dipping at an angle of about forty degreed. The working shaft is an incline, the ledge down 1700 feet,cars being handled by an engine on the surface with cables. The mine is worked by lateral drifts or levels, following the ledge on each side of the incline. White’s party was ascending from the lowest level and when at the 1200-foot level a car being loaded at the 400-foot level broke loose and rushed down the incline upon them. Bartholomew heard it in time to catch Mrs. White and spring from the car to the side of the in- cline and they escaped with slight injur- jes. White was crushed ' and instantly killed in the collision before he .could leave the car. Just how the car got away and the cause of the accident is not known. The man- agement has always been very careful and accidents were rare. White was buried in Pheenix yesterday evening. — OREGON KAOLIN DEFPOSIT. Discovery of a Mine of the Clay Used in Making Fine Chinaware. PORTLAND, O=z., Sept. 30.—A party of Portlanders, while prospecting in Eastern Oregon recently, came across a bed of kaolin, the clay from which the finest chinaware is made. Claims were staked out, the locators being F. C. Brody, Her- bert Baker, C. W. James and J. H. Bur- gard. Samples of the kaolin were sent toa Delaware pottery, one of the largest in the United States, with the request that the clay be worked into chinaware. With the return of the ware came letters from the potters asking as to the extent of the field and its distance from rail communi- cation. They said that the quality of the clay was fully equal to that tormerly im- ported from England and in which coun- try they were forced to place their sole de- pendence. The letter concludes with a roposition that a stock company be ermed and the kaolin mined ina sys- tematic manner. The mines are five miles from Hunting- ton, the deposit apparently being inex- haustible, —_— San Tuis Obispo Explosion. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL., Sept. 30.—A locomotive in the roundhouse of the Pa- cific Coast Railway blew up this morning, completely shattering one end of the building and blowing a heavy timber across the tracks onto the roof of a ware- house seventy-five feet distant, driving it completely through theroof. Fortunately the men on the engine had gone but a few moments before, and none were hurt. The explosion was heard a long distance away, shaking the ground like an earth- quake. The Exod: From Alaska. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 30.—A num- ber of Yukon miners, in addition to 185 disgusted Cooks Inlet gold-seekers, cnme. TRIMMINGS BEST. Willapa, which' down on the steamship Hher ssx thint in port to-day. .Yr;’kv:: is n;:n panning out as weg t}{”’ season as in former years. and J.‘ . 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