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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1896 BOWERS LEADS OVER CASTLE Unofficial Returns Give Him Two Hundred Plurality. The Copgressman Says There Is No Basis for Fusion Claims. QUEER MUDDLE IN THE SIXTH. Figures Have Become Mixed and Only the Final Canvass Can Decide. . . SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 6.—The pres- ent indications are that I have over 200 plurality. W. W. BOWERS. Congressman Brwers is confident that be 1s re-elected, basing bis belief on al-| most compiete but uncflicial recurns from | the Seventh District. There was a big| jollification meeting at Chula Vista last night and the Congressman was there, but before leaving San Diego he was in- terviewed for THE CALL regarding bhis chances. I bave fizures from friends all over the district,” he said, “which show that I am elected by 213 at least, with all precincts beard from. The figures compiled in San Francisco, which give Castle 227 plurality over me, are wrong. 1 have over 200 sure and expect over 300. One thing to be re- membered is that Castle’s name was on thedicket twice, snd many Populists, be- lieving they were required to vote twice for Castle in order to complete the fusion, put crosses opposite Lis name in both places where it appeared on the ticket, thus invalidating their vote. The elec- tion poards in the rural districts counted Castle's name twice where two votes had been cast in this fashion, and I bhave a record of over 100 votes in San Diego County alone that were counted for Castle in this manner, Of course these will be tnrown out next week when the official count is made,” The returns compiled in San Francisco, to which Congressman Bowers refers, give Castie 19,271 and Bowers 19,136, with thir- teen precincts to hear from. It is be- lieved Mr. Bowers bases his claim upon unofficial advices from these precincts. The situation in the Sixth District is peculiar. The fusionists claim BDarlow’s election, and McLachlan concedes it, while the Republican committee returns give the Pasadenan the victory. The re- turns bave got mixed in some manner, and the result will be known beyond doubt only when the batlots are can- vassed by the Election Commissioners. The returns compiled in San Francisco, upon which the iusion confidence rests, give McLachlan 23,523 aud Barlow 23,618, with but one precinct unreported. Yesterday’s returns decreased Mc- Kinley's plurality in the State. siightly; 2266 precincts out of 2376 give McKinley 145,431 and Bryan 140,918. The 111 missing precincts in 1892 gave Harrison 1501, Cleveland 1778, Weaver 295. Complete returns from Los Angeles County show a Republican plurality of enly votes, McKinley havirz received 16,839 and Bryan 16,015, el BITTER TOWARD WHITE, Democrats Claim His Combine Cator Lost the State to Bryan. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 6 —Many local Democrats attribute the defeat of their party in this Stiate to the selfish combine of Senator White and T. V. Cator to control the Legislature and effect the return of the one and the eleciion of the other to the United States Senate. White’s failure to elect Jones as State Senator in his own distriot is pointed to as an evidence of the Senator's waning fortunes in the politics of California. White, it is said, was warned of this re- suit uniess he kept aloof from Cator, but be tlurned a deaf ear to all friendly ad- With monitions. - No man can convince a num- ber of leading Democrat's hereabouts but that the defeat of the Bryan electors of Calijornia is not traceable directly to the ‘W hite-Cator alliance. Trinity Goes De WEAVERVILLE, CaAL., Nov. 6.—Eighteen precincts out of twenty-three in Trinity County give McKinley 477, Bryan 491, Palmer 16, scattering 8. Bryan has probably carried Trinity County by 20 plurality, The same precincis give Barham R. for Congress 397, Cutler F. 403, Monteith Ind. 18. Seven- teen precincts give Houghton F, for the As egembly 422, Matlock R.423. The remaining recincts will probably give Houghton about 20 majority, so he will carry the county by sbout 19. The contest for Superior Judge is very close, with the chances favorable to 4. E. Jones R.’ In the nineteen precinets from which returns bave been made Jones received 520, D. G. Retd D. 512. In the Second Super- Visor District James E. Dockery Ind. iselected; in the Third J. W. Snuford D. ; in the fifth L. B. Grigsby D. 13 probabiy elected, e Bryan Carries San Diego. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Nov. 5.—Eighty out of 85 precincts in the county give the follow- ing: Bryan 3703, McKinley 3547; Bryan’s plu- rality 156. For Congress, Bowers 3604, Castle 8188, Carlson 534; Bowers’ plurality 416, For the Assembly, Thirtleth District. Dryden P. 1706, Cox R. 1631; Dryden’s majority 75. For_ Superior . Judges, - Yorrance & 5104, Hughes D. 3049, Shaw D. 2954, Ward R. 2466, Puterbaugh 1. 2409; Torrance’s piurality over Shaw 150; Hughes’ %nrnhy over Shaw 97. istrict, Cherry R. 1405, 913; Cherry’s msjerity 492. Second Swallow R. 1228, Boaz P. 856, Mc- e L 378, Floore 1. 158; Swallow’s plurality 3872. Third District, Jasper D.501, Foster R. 271; Jasper’s majority 230. e McKinley’s Lead in Ovegon. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 6.—As the votes are received from outlying counties in Oregon, McKinley’s plurality is being reduced some- what, as was expected. Little change will be made by the few remaining votes that wili be received later. Crook, Curry ana Harney are “tbe only counties from which no definite re- turns have been received. These counties in June gave: Crook—Judge Bean R. 557. Gaston and Burnett, D. and Pop. combined, 619, Curry—Bean 305. Gaston and Burnett 239. Harney—Bean 230, Gaston and Burneit 484, This gives a total votein these three counties of 1877. The vote in the State without these counties is: McKinley 45,443, Bryen 43,050— cratic. For Supervisor—First Lake P. t Lassen County give McKinley 424, Bryan 530. For Congress—Barham R. 387, Cutler fusion 361, Monteith independent 105. For Assem- blyinan, Sixth District, embracing the coun- ties of Sierra, Las-en #»ud Plumas—Seward R. 400, Edman fusion 387. Frank A. Kelley R. was elected Superior Judge b)i_)l majority of eleven over W. N, Goodwin D. and A. L. Shinn P. There is an undetermined major- ity against all amendments. THE LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Counties, Del Notte...... Dist. 1.{ 3.4 5.4 74 9- Solano 1] '{Conln 13. 17. 19. 21. 23. 25. 27. 29. 1 33.{ 35.{ Name. }Zl. N. Glllette, F. Hombolat Nevada. Plumas Slerra El Dorado, }W. F. Prisk, D. }E W. Chapman, F, Placer . Lake . }omn Wade, B. * Napa. J. J. Luchsinger, R. oy J. H. Dickinson, R. Marin Sacramento.....G. Doty, D. San Joaquin....B. F. Langfors, F. San Francisco..S Braunhart, D, San Francisco..L. J. Dwyer, D. San Francisco..E. I. Wolte, R. San Francisco..S. Hall, D. San Francisco..J. Feeney, D, .F. 8. Stratton, R. { }D. H. Trout, B, {=an Mateo.... nta Clara.. Monterey. .H. V. Morehouse, R. }r. Flint, R. San Benito. Sania Barbara }.I'. J. Boyce, R. Ventara -R. N, Buolla, B, }T, J. Jones, R, N The bold-over Senators are: 2. am Gleaves, R 4. 6. ] 10. » J.H. Shine, R. W. A. Shippee, R. Eugene Aram, R J. H. Seawell, R. J.C. Holloway, R. E. C. Voorhels, R. A. J. Pedlar, R. Hugh Toner, D. E. J. Bert, R, P. L. Henaerson, D J. H. Mahoney, R, E. S. Denlson, R J. L. Beard, R. F. C. Fraok, Re 32. 34. 36. 38. 40. n1 Withington, R. Republicans 18, Democrats 2. ASSEMBLY. R. Linder, R 8. C Smith, B, €. M. Simpson, B 8, N. Androus, R, Dist. Counties. Name. Del Norte.... 1 W. Strain, R. - siskiyou...... <. Humboldt...... A. W.HUL R, .E.D. Dsmon, R }L T. Matlock, R, }'r. 'W. H. Shanaban, P, }F. D.Loward, R, F. R. Stansell, R, }c. A. Briagetora, & Yolo...u....c.... A. W. North, R, Nevada.........W. S. Robinson, B. Placer.... ...... H. T. Power, B. El Dorado......G. H. Burnham, R. Amador.. ...... A. Caminettl, F. Sacramento....W. M, Sims, R. Sacramento... S. F. 8. Ennls, R, Sacramento....L M. Landsboro, P. Marin..... . W. Canavan, R Contra Costa...C. M. Belshaw, R. San Joaguin....A. L. Foreman, F. harles Austin, R, C. D, Fontans, R. San Joaquin Calaveras. San Francisco..X, F. Lacy, F. and C, N, 29. 30. 3l 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42, 43. San Francisco,.J. Allen, £ and C. NP San Francisco..H. M. Kelly, R £an Francisco..J, Trescy, F. £an Francisco..J. H. Power, F, and G N.-P, San Francisco..G.B.Godtrey, D. and C. N.-P. San Francisco..F. Mahoney, D, San Francisco..L. J. Dolan, F. San Francisco..H. McGrath, F. San Francisco..H. L Mulerevy, B, San Francisco. .G. Pohlman, B, San Francisco..L. E. Jones, R. San Francisco..S, Bettman, R. and C. N.-P. San Francisco..H, C. Dibols, R. £aa Francieco..L. A, Henley,R.and C.N.-P. & plurality for McKiuley of 2392. —————e Ft Dorado Complete. PLACERVILLE, CAL., Nov. 6.—The complete returns of this county are as follows: Demo- cratic electors 1667, Republican electors 1134. For vongressman, Johnson R. 717, De Vries F. 1676; for joint Senator, Placer and El Dérado counties, Bwisler R, 1229, Chapman D. 1547; for Assemblyman, Davenport F. 1338, Burn. ham R. 1474; for Superior Judge, Ingham F. 1299, Benueit R. (incumbent) 1474, qI‘l‘lo ma- i,onzy for Senatorial candidate Chapman in lacer County, 5o far &5 heard from, 1s 160, with five precincts missing.- These precinets are Democratic. LSl Lassen County Facored Bryamw, SUSANVILLE, CAL., Nov. 6.—Complete un- official returns on the head of the ticket in San Francisco..F. mmqn';. R 44, 45. 46. 47., 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. San Francisco. .E. S, Ryan, D. San Francisco.. W.H.Gately, D.and C. N,-P. Alameda .......6. W. Clark, R ! Alameds........J. A, Waymire, R, Atameds.......F. W. Leaviit, B. Alameda.......0, Brieling, R. Alameds .......H. H. North, R. Alameds.......H. K. Wright, R. San Mateo. ..., G. Goodhae, B, €anta Cruz.....F. Aldridge, . 54. Santa Clara. » E. Malcomb, R, 55. santaClam....2.D. Kelsey, R. 56. santacClara.... M. £ Amerien, R Merced . Stanislans . Mariposa... 574 58.{ ‘}.r. C. Eltfott, F. '}1'. G. McCandlish, D. * Tuolumne.... C. T. Rubell, D. T. A. Keables, F. * W. G. Hudson, R '}G. W. Cartwright, F. ‘}x. W. Moultrle, F. } J. M. McClellas, F. Tulare..........W. P. Boone, D. Kern............ E. J. Emmous, F. Sau Luls Obisvo.J. K. Burnett, F. Santa Barbara..L. Harris, R. Ventura........T. O Toland, F. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 1. 78. 79 80. san Diego ... Los Angeles.... W, 8, Melick, R. Los Angeles....J. C. Vosbarg, R Los Angeles....F. C. Kenyon, R. Los Angeles....W. Mead, F. Los Angeles....L. H. Valentine, B Los Angeles....Jobn Cross, R. Orange..........H. W. Chinoweth, R. Riverside.......F, L. Lindenberger, R Ssn Bernardino.T. H. Goff, R, San Diego......W. R. Guy, R. Yy J. L. Drydeo, F. * Leading when last returns were received thls woraing. LA B S8 RECAPITULATION. Republicans—Senate (inciuding 18 hold-overs), 29; Assemols, 48. Total, 77, Fuslonlsts—Senate, 3; Assembly. 23. Total, 26. Democrats—Senate {including 2 hold-overs), 8; Asembly, 8, Tou People’s party — Ass-mbiy, 1. Repub ican majority 1u the Senate, 17. Kepublican majority in the Assembly, 14 Republican majority on joiat baliot, 31. Loomis J. Campbell Dead. ONEINTA, N. Y., Nov. 6.—Loomis J. Campbell, one of the best-known students and lierary men of the United States, died to-day of apoplexy. He was the au- thor of a history of tHe United States ana editor of the popular Franklin series. He has for many years been editor of the Farmers’ Almanae, which for a century has been a hou ehold volume in New Eng- land. He was 65 years of age and a bach- elor. st L) A Murder-r saws to Liberty. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 6.—Columbus Hayes, the murderer of William Sneed, who is under sentence of death, esca ed from the Savannah jail to-niz t by saw- ing the bars of his cell. O'Brien and Lockridge, Savannah bank robbers, who were also confined there, were prevented from escaping. —_—— Hungarian D-puties Elected. BUDA-PESTH, Huxeagy, Nov. 6.—The compiete relurns from the elections for the Hungarian Diet show the follow- ing results: *‘Liberal 282 Kossuthists 48; Na‘ionals 37, People’s party 20; lund pendents and Ugronists 7. ‘Seven reba lots will be necessary in districts where there was no choice. The Liverals have gained 65 seats. AL Denied by Ufficials. LONDON, Ex6., Nov. 6.—The story printed by the Graphic, the paper making the assertion upon “‘reliable authority,’ tbat Lord Balisbury has decided to evacuate the Island of Cypress is denied by the officials of the Foreign Office, who declare tha there is no foundation for it whatever. —_—— An Inorea<«d Subsidy. BERLIN, GerMaxy, Nov. 6.—The Bun- desrath, or Federal C uncil, has given its assent to a bill increasing by 1,500,000 marks the subsidy paid by the empire to the North German Lioyd Steamship Company, in consideration of the com- pany establishing a forinightly service to China. — Francis Yet in Missouri. WASINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6.—Secretary Francis, who is still 1 Missouri, was the only absentee at_to-day’s Cabinet meet- ing. Secretary Herbert returned from Alabama last night. THE PALAOE AT XANADU, A Bit From Marco Polo That Inspired a Famous Poem. And when you have ridden three days from the city last mentioned, between northeast and north, you come to a city called Chandu, which was built by the Kaan now reigning. There is at this place a very fine marble palace, the rooms of which are all gilt and painted with fig- ures of men and beasts and birds and with a variety of trees and fiowers, all ex- ecuted with such exquisite art that you regard them with delight and astonish- ment. Round this palace a wall is built, in- closing a compass of sixteen miles, and inside the park there are fountains and rivers and brooks, and beautiful meadows with all kinds of wild animals (excluding such as are of ferociolis nature), which the Emperor has procured and placed there to supply food for his gerfalcons and hawks, which he keeps here in mew. Of these there are more than 200 gerfal- cons alone, without reckoning the er hawks. The Kaan himsell goes every week to see his birds sitting in' mew, and sometimes he rides through the park with a leopard behind him on his horse’s croup; and then if he sees nny animal that takes his fancy, he slips his leopard at it, and the game when taken is made over to fead the hawks in mew. This he does for ai- version. ,at & spot in the park where narming wood, he has another uilt of cane, of which I must give you a aescription. Itis gilt all over and most elaborately finished inside. 1t is stayed on eilt and lackered columns, on each side of which is a dragon all gilt, the tail of wnich is attached to the column, while the head supports the architrave and the claws likewise are stretched out right and left to support the architrave, he roof, like the rest, is formed of canes, covered with a varnish so stron and excellent that no amount of rain wil rot them. These canes are a good three pa!ms in girth and from ten to fifteen paces in length. They are cut across at each knot, and then the pieces are split so as to form from each two holiow tiles, and with these the house is roofed ; only, every such tile of cane bas to be nailed down to prevent the wind from lifiing it. In short, the whole palace is built of these canes, which serve also for a great variety of other useful purposes. The construc- tion of the palace is so devised that it can be taken down and put up again with great celerity, and it can all be taken to ieces and removed whithersoever the mreror may command. When erected it is braced " against mishaps from the wind by more than 200 cords of silk.— Noah Brooks, in 8t. Nic olas. N ————————— The pipe smoked by the new Shah of Persia on state oceasions is sét with dia- m nds, rubies and emeraids of the cost- liest kind and is stated to be worth as much as £80,000 sterling., S | PROSPERQUS ERA FOR CALIFORNIA Marked Improvement in Trade and Financial Circles. Gold Withdrawn From Hiding P.aces and Put Into Circulation. REJOICING IN ALL SECTIONS. McKinley's Election Will Be Ratified in Many Cities and Towns To-Night. LOS ANGELES, Car., Nov. 6.—The marked improvement in business already Doticeable in tnis city as a Tesult of Mc- Kinley’s election and the maintenance of the country’s honor and credit is an ex- tremely significant forerunner of what may be expected in trade circles in the fu- ture. An air of enterprise and business prosperity is everywhere apparent. The return of ante-election withdrawals from the banks has been very marked yester- day and to-day. All the bankers here ex- pected this result, but they are greatly surprised at the number of the deposits made during the past forty-eight hours. Building and real-estate circles are also feeling the effects of returning confidence. Tradein almost every line has greatly im- proved, while the future is full of promise for better times in every department of commerce and manufacture, H. W. Hellman of the Farmers' and Merchants’ Bank, said to-day: “A great deal of gold, which was locked up by timid people in safe deposit vauits, is again flowing back into 1ts natural channel in banking-houses, where 1t belongs. Our late dispatches from the East show a very bealthy feeling as regards the future. Bonds and gilt-edged stocks have, since the election, gune up from 2 to 5 per cent. All business men, irr:}pecnvu ol party, concede that it was best, for all that Major McKinley should be the victor in the great struggle. I am confident that Cali- fornia’s wants will be looked into thor- oughly, and that what we are entitled to we shall receive. We should be very pros- perous in this end of the Siate, for our orange, raisin and other industries will be protected.” “We are all happy,” said Abraham Jacoby, president of the Board ot Trade. “There is no need of my saying anything. Here 1s & dispatch just sent'out”: William McKinley, Canton, Ohio: The busi- ness men of Los Angeles exiend their heart- felt congratulaions ou the msgnificent vic- tory of law, order, sound money and pro- tection. H. J. Woollacott of the Security Bank said: “Money is flowing into the bunks from the safe deposits. There is an air of confidence that means much to the people here at home.” H. W. Frank, president of the Mer- chants’ and Manufacturers® Association, said: “The principal effeci of the election isa restorarion or confidence. I believe that the Republican party will make every effort to keep the pledges in its latform, and that the cause of bimetal- 1sm, with all the safeguards of honor thrown around it, will be furtherea. I believe McKinley will make history for us. Heisa man of firm convictions, and will be as true to the workingman as to the capitalist —a faithiul servant ot the American people.” — e BENICIL’S DEMONSTRATION, Bryan Men Fulfill Ante- Election Pledges Before Delighted moKinleyites. BENICIA, CaL, Nov. 6.—A glorious ratification of the election of McKinley and the restoration of - the Government to the conservative element of « the country was held here to-night. Immense bon- fires were kindled at all the prominent places in town and large crowds were en- tertained with patriotic speeches by local orators. Among the numerous items of enter- tainment was the whitewashing of a ton of coal by a Bryan man, as the resuit of a wager on the election, The job was done in a scientific manner, while numerous friends tendered gratuitous advice on the manner in which it.should be dove, each piece of coal being christened after some popular Bryanite, The leaaing attraction was a wheel- barrow ride that was given by a promi- nent State official ‘to a local merchant. The procession was headed by the Benicia McKinley Ciub in full uniform and every citizen who vo ed for McKinley marched in the line. The ratification demonstrated the thorough satisfaction of the people over McKinley’s election. S SANTA ROSA REJOICING. Will Celebrate the Triumph of McKinley and Hoburt. SANTA ROSA, CAL., Nov. 6.— The friends of sound. money and -protection will celebrate their great victory by hold- ing a big ratification meeting here Satur- day night. Itisnot only the Republicans who rejoice here, as many of Santa Rosa’s leading citizens severed old political ties at the recent election. It was not gener- ally believed that this city ana county would be found in the Republican column, and the fact that six out of seven pre- cincts in the city as well as the county are loyal gives greater cause for rejoicing. Altiough preparations for the celebra- tion are well under way the exact pro- gramme has not as yet been determined. —eay WOMEN WIN IN IDAHO. Egqual Suffrage Carvies, but Not by a Majority of All Votes Cast. SALT LAKE, TUran, Nov. 6.—The woman suffrage amendment in Idaho seems to have secured a majority of votes cast on the question. There 1s doubt about this being sufficient to carry it, the State board having beld that_a majority of all participating in the election is necessary to carry the amendment. The Supreme Court probably will be appealed to to decide the mmtter. : g i To Folsom for Illegal Voting. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Nov. 6.—George Henry Rice is a sadder but wiser man. He was bent on voting on Tuesday and did =0 in spite of the advice of the election judges. His arrest followed soon there- after. This morning he appeared in Judge Smith’s court and acknowiedged his guilt. He had formerly Iivedin the precinct and registered from that precinet, although he did not live there and w. not entitled to vote, all of which was known to him. After pieading guilty Juige Smith gave the defendants short lecture and sentenced him to one year at the Folsom penitentiary. TSt Los Angeles Nominations. LOS ANGELES, CiL, Nov. 6.—The Democratic city convention reconvened dadtends oihlasbrdediond il Tt tlatr A RN D dnlit Bl i By DS Rl Siptia Ao bori s R TR IS o 090 O S el b St ek M S e i A A s G B o i, S S I S a2 el s D 0 0 G R e L R e e L ot Gl diiet S M B A 0 s ol S5 R RISt s A oA o N A5 Al S NS St to-day to renominate candidates for Coun- cilmen and members of the Board of Edn- cation in the various wards, the first nom- inees having either resigned or been de- clared ineligibl~. The followinz were nominated: Second Ward, Councilman, J. A, Craig; Third Ward~—Councilman, N. G. Wynn; Board of Education, C. F. Hero. Fifih Ward—Councilman, Frank Sabichi; Board of Education, J. H. Braly. Seventh Ward, James Ashman. sl Marysvilie Will Batify. MARYSVILLE, €arL., Nov. 6.—To-mor- row night, in pursuance of a recommenda- tion by the Republican State Central Com- mittee, a grand ratification meeting will be held in Marysville, There will be a torchlight parade, fireworks, open-air meeting, addresses by leasing Republicans and a grand jollification. Yuba and Sut- ter counties will join bands in the ar- rangements. Merchants, clerks, bicyclists and Grand Army corps wili be in tue pro- cession. Residences and stores will be ulgminated, sl Prosperity Dawns on Portland. PORTLAND, Og., Nov. 6.—It is esti- mated that $4000 of Democratic money passed into Republican hands to-day as a result of the election. An evering paper prints interviews with all banks, leading railroad officials and business men to the effect that there is alreadv a change for the better in business conditions through- out this part of the country. e R R San Diegans Wil Holler.” SAN DIEGO, CaAr., Nov. 6.—Great nrep- arations are being made for the McKinley ratification on the plaza to-morrow night. A check for $100 has been received from U. 8. Grant Jr., now in New York, to be used toward defraying the expenses. A feature of the parade wiil be an electrical train and dispiay by the electric stre¢t railway company. FC e San Diego’s Big Precinot. SAN DIEGO, Cav., Nov. 6.—A telegram in THE CaLL from Berkeley says that pre- cinet 1 of North Berkeley is the largest voting precinct in the State, having cast 341 votes at Tuesday’s election. San Diégo goes this much better, the Second Er:qincz of the Sixth Ward in this city aving cast 428 votes at Tuesday’s elec- tion. e Jubilant San Joseans. SAN JOSE, CaL, Nov. 6.—The Republi- cans of this county will ratify the election of McKinley by a big demonstration to- morrow _evening. The Flambeau Club, Union Battlefield Veterans, other cam- paign clubs and citizens generally will parade. L. A. Sage has been chosen grand marshal, eSS e Brinvring the Banner to Oakland. LOS ANGELES, CatL., Nov. 6.—A large party of Repub icansleft in two special cars to-night for Oakland to carry the Re- publican "banner to Alameda County, which rollea up the larzest plurality for McKinley this year. OVERBOARD OFF OAPE HORN. Daring Deed of an Officer of a British Steamsh p. Most extraordinary are the details of the gallant action for which an Albert medal of the first class was conferred on Thomas Averett Whistler, first mate of the ship Ennerdale, of Liverpool. Early in the morning of December 17, 1585, when the Ennerdale was rounding Cave Horn, an apprentice named Duncan McCallum was sent aloft to loosen the skysail. The Ennerdale, I should men- tion, was one of J. D. Newton’s Dale line of steamers. Presently, as the captain was descend- ing from the poop, he saw a heavy body strike the main rigging a little above the builwark and rebound into the sea. That ‘‘heavy body’’ was McCalimn, and the ship being almost under full sail at the time, bhe was carried rapidly astern. Immediately after this tragic occurrence H. 8. Pochin, an able seaman, leaped over- board after the apprentice, but the latter sank before Pochin could reach him. Ail things considered the rescuer’s position was now_ pretty serious, and, fearing lest he shou!d be seized with cramps before a boat couid come to his assistance, he hailed the ship, asking for a lifebuoy to be thrown to him. At the same moment the master, Captain Gunson, called all hands to man a boat. The first mate, Mr, Whis- tler, who haa been asieep in his berth, ran on deck and heard Pochin’s hail. Calling to the boatswain to heave him a lifebuoy he at once sprang overboard, secured the lifebuoy which was thrown to him and succeeded in reaching Pochin, This poor man wa- already on the point of sinking, but with the heip oi the lifebuoy W histler ‘was able to keep him up. Meanwhile considerable delay had oc- curred in the dispatch of the boat—for one thing, ber lashings had been secured very firmly for the passage round Cape Horn, and when she was launched o many men crowded into her that she capsized, which says much for the popularity of Whistler. The boat was soon righted, however, and dispatched in charge of the third mate and two seamen. All this time the two men in the water were rapidly becoming exhausted, and they had made up their minds to_abandon the lifebnoy and strike out side by side for the ship, when they were confronted by a new, weird danger. An immense albatross swept down ma- jestically on Pochin and Whistler, and, after hovering round quite close to their heads, alighted on the water jnst beyond arm's length, There the great bird re- mained, staring them in the face, and evidently only waiting until they " ad be- come a little more exhausted. In a few minutes, however, the boat reached the spot, and its crew drew their perishing shipmales out of the water. Directly they were lifted into the boat both men became insensible, and Whistler was delirious for some time afterward, Amazing as it may seem, the two men had remained in the piercingly cold water for upward of forty minutes. The expectant albatross was reatly disappointed at tie turn events had taken, and had to be driven off with a boathook. 1t was a remarkable fact that the attack of this bira contributed not a little to the saving of the livesof both Whistler and Pochin. This was. because their vigorous efforts to beat off the sa age bird materiaily helped to keep their blood in circulation, thereby averting the fatal cramp.—Strand Magazine. ——————— MEN WHO DO HORSES' WORK. A Million Japanese Engaged in Pull- ing Jiorikishas. One of if not the greatest obstacie in the way of the industrial progress of Japan is the fact that upward of 1,000,000 of the most muscular of its population are en- gaged as beasts of burden. In this calcu- lation I do notinclude those occupations in which the day laborers of all civilized countries are engaged. The statement is simply based on the fact that over 1,000, 000 of the vigorous mannood are engaged in the transportation of people and com- modities from place to place, performing the work which in Europe and America 1s done by anumals, by steam, by electricity and other ‘nodern methodsoi conveyance., 8o tremendous is this drain upon the pop- ulation of the empire that much of the other hard labor, such as loading coal on vessels, handling heavy freight on rail- ways, the driving and loading of pack- horses, heavy farm work and the like, is performed’ by women, who, dressed in tight biue cotton trousers and tunics, are compelled to do for Japan what the long- shoremen, yardmen and farm laborers do in the United States, The estimate that over 1,000,000 men are of 189,411 jinrikishas anu 914840 band- carts. Asall these carriages and carts are licensed, the returns are probably eorrect, In the case of tie jinrikishas the number of pullers and pushers is greatly in excess of the number of vehicles. This comes from the fact that some of the vehicies have two men, and because in large cities the same vehicle is rented out during the twenty-four . ours to two different men. It is safe to assume that nearly 250,000 coolies are directly acd indirectly engaged as pullers and pusbers of the-e convey- ances. As for carts, the same holds true. They are propelled with enormous loads, sometimes by two bent and wrinkled old men, sometimes by one strong and hearty young man of low inteiligence, and some- times by mere boys, from 15 to 18 years of age. One million, therefore, would seem to be within the mark. This gives us s total of 1,250,000 human Forses. = To the ordinary observer these, jinriki. shas seem & novel and delightful experi- ence. They combine all the joys of a human horse. They heip you into the carriage, hand you your parasol or um- brelia, tuck the rug around you, and land you at the door of the shop or house. Moreover, they take care of your parcels. In rainy weather they pull up the hood and fasten the oilcloth in front, so that nothinz but a peephole is left, and you are safe from the wet and mud. All you see is the bare legs of the hedgehog- looking creature who, covered with a pe- culiar hat and coat of a reedy grass, is rushing onward throngh slush and snow and sleet and rain. This is well enough for the passenger within, but what are the effects of the occupation upon the man without? What is the effect of the employment of 1,250,000 of the robust men of Japan in this wav and in the hauling of carts upon the rest of the population? These are questions that must be care- fuliy weighed in any estimate of the fu- ture industrial importance of Japan.— Cleveland World. e e . 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