The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1896, Page 3

‘'THE N FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, '1896. LAEOR KNIGHTS DISCUSS SILVER Efforts to Insert a Free- Coinage Plank in the Preamble. The Most Serious Question the Assembly Has Yet to Settle. Legislation Urged to Protect Native Gless-Workers by K-eping Out Immigrants. ROCHESTER. N. Y., Nov. 18.—The del- egates to the General Assembly of the Knights of Labor gave up the morning session to a discassion of the recomenda- tions embodied in the reports of the gen- eral officers and the committee o the state of theorder. No action wastaken. The question of inserting in the pre- amble a free-silver plank as requested in the report of General Master Workman Sovereign is the most serious question that the Assembly has yet to settle. Since 1889 the General Assemblies have simply indorsed free silver and it has never been made a part of the preamble. The question was discussed at gl-eatl length to-day, each delegate taking part in the debate. No action was taken. The question of establishing a degree in the order known as ‘‘Minutemen’ was also discussed. The silver question was again touched upon by the Knights this evening, but no decision was reached. The committee on the state of the order presented this reso- lution, which will be acted upon to-mor- | row: That the discussion in the General Assem- | bly, while monetary reform Is fully provided for in the sixteenth and seventeenth planks of the preamble, of the free coinage of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, regardless of the action of any other nation, is important, 100k- ing, as it does, toward the ultimate success of the system, we desire and we therefore indorse | the agitation and support of free coinage as a meens to the end we seek. This called for a long debate. A request to be allowed to speak to-das was made by a member of the State Woman’s Suffrage Association, now in session in this city, but as it is necessary for the knights to have notice of twenty- four hours to change a day’s programme it was refused. The Woman's Suffraze Society then sent an invitation to the Knights to at- tend one of their meetings, at which Har- riet A. Keyser will speak on “Triumph of Industrialism.” The invitation will be accepted. A resolution is now vending preventing dual organizations from entering the Knights of Labor. No organization will be permitted to hola a charter in the Knights of Labor that holds a charter in any other trade union. In his report, tendered a few days ago, Secretary-Treasurer Hayes recommended that the general governing board be instructed as legislative com- mittee to urge, instead of a prohibitory tariff on glass, that the tariff be transferred to tbe immigrant gilass- worke#s, o that the industry may be re- tained by the native workmen and the foreign workers kept out. The convention will adjourn to-morrow night. DEPEW MAY GET A PORTFOLIO. Growing Belief That the After-Dinner Orator Will Be Appointed Secre- tary of State. CHICAGO, ILr., Nov. 18.—A special to a morning paper from Washington says: It is said that Major McKinley has set- tled already upon the main geographical positions for his Cabinet. Under this supposed scheme, it is said, the Secretary of the Treasury will cer- tainly come from the territory between the Alleghanies and the Missouri River, and the Secretary of State will be chosen from one of the States east of the moun- tains. This theory is in harmony with a more or less well-known desire of the President- elect to keep the Cabinet free from the suepicion of undue influence on the part of Wall street. There is a good deal of quiet talk here a on the supposition that the treasury is| going West, connecting New York with the position of Secretary of State. For some reason, which is not entirely ap- parent, the name of Chauncy Depew keeps cropping up in the most unexpected quar- ters. The gossips are pointing out the fact that he comes from the great Empire State, which has the closest connections with foreign nations, and in addition his wealth and social position would strengthen the administration, especially among the foreigners visiting here. The Secretary of State under the pres- ent system has very onerous social duties. He is expected to appear at the formal dinners at the different legationsand is also obliged to entertain the diplomats at frequent dinners bimself, besides being the direct representative of the adminis- tration at the state dinners held atthe ‘White House. Enthusiastic admirers of the great New York after-dinner orator declare that his veculiar talents in this direction would be of inestimable service to the adminis- tration, and that he could repres nt Ma- jor McKinley at big banquets throughout the East in exactly the same way that Compytroller Eckles 16 expected to repre- sent the financial side o President Cleve- land’s administration, e, BURGLARS MUKDER WOMEN, Dastardly Crime Committed on a Mis- souri Farm. LIBERIA, Mo., Nov. 18. —A double tragedy was enacted on the Foley farm, four miles northeast of here, last night, the vietims being Mrs. John Foley, a widow, aged 65 years, and her unmarried caughter, Jennie, aged 40 years. The murder was discovered by William Foley, aged 25, a son of Mr«. Foley and brother of Miss Foler. He had gone to a neighbor'e house between 7 and 8 o’clock in the even- ing and returned home shortly after mid- night. When the young man returned home he noticed thut the gates to the farm were open and the cattle and horses were loose. He at once suspected something was wrong. Upon going to the house he dis- covered the door standing wide open. He rushed into the house, lighted a match, and was horrified to see his mother and sister upon the floor dead. Both were in their nightdresses, which were bespat- terea with biood. ‘The daughter was upon the floor, with her head resting against the bed. The mother was stretched face downward be- side her. The son made a hasty examina- tion of the boies and sscertained that they had both been. shot, the mother through the head and the daughter in the back. He at once arousad the neighbors, and a posse was organized to search for the murderers. Investigation shows the murder to have been commatted for the sole purpose of robbery. The murderer first dispatched the women, then ransacked tbe house. Fifty dollars was taken from the bed on | which the women had slept. ey 2 PACIFIC MAIL DIVIDEND. One Per Cent Paycble on December 1. Huntington Authorized to Contract for a New Vessel. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 18 —Theairec- | tors of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany at their meeting to-day declared a dividend of 1 per cent, pavable December 1. It is stated that the company has $1.415000 cash on hand. The directors authorized Mr. Huntingtor to contract for one ship. The dividend of 1 per cent is a semi-annual one, tue first since 1887. The ship authorized to be contracied for will be a vessel of 6000 or 7000 tons, with a speed of sixteen knots or more, to be used in the China trade. INCREAS -~ 118 FORCE, Prosperity Strikes the Malleable Iron Company of Detrost. DETROIT, Mici., Nov. 18.—The Michi- gan Malleable Iron Comrpany has added 150 men to its working foice. Prior to the first of the montk the Works were being ovperated with a reduced force, but now | 300 men are employed. Many contingent orders had been received before the elec- tion, and these will furnish employment for ail that can be put to workin the works for the remainder of the winter. | e FIRSI 10 1HE WIRE. Horses That Won Brackets East of the Great Divide. | NASHVILLE, Tesx., Nov. 10.—Five and & hali furlongs, Jack Lusby won, Nellie Osborne second, Royal Prince third. Time, 1:09%4. Five furlongs, Kiss Me won, Bramblenet sec- Forfeit third. Time, 1:02t4. n turiongs, Iola won, Pete Kitchen sece | ond, Sister lone third. Time, 1:29}4. Five furlongs, Billy Fischer won, Daisy | Maree second, Lucy Overton third. Time, | 1:028 c furlongs, Sim W won, Floreannua second, ver third. Time, 1:15. NEW ORLEANS. La., Nov. 18.—One mile, | Dorothy II1 won, Devaul: second, Rapaiatenie | third. Time, 1:43. Five furlongs, Lineage won, John Conroy | second, Hill Billy third. Time, 1:02}4. six furlongs, Nicholas won, Pert second, Mo- | 1och third. Time, 1:15. | One mile, Laureate won, Ida Pickwick sec- ond, Sidkel third. Time, 1:41}%. Mile and a quarter, Incommode won, Dick | Tension second, Walter P third. Time, 2:23, LATONIA, K., Nov. 18.—Six furiongs, Rob- inson won, La Wanda second, Mattie Lee third. Time, 1:1534. Five and « half furlongs, Kinney won, Fallax second, Discipline third. Time, 1:09. One mile, Reprieve won, Nimrod second, Uno third. Time, 1:42. One mile, A B C won, Earth secotd, Gaston third. Time, 1:413{. Five furlongs, Iniciice won, Fairoun second, Violet Parsons third. Time, 1:03 BENNINGS, Nov. 18.—six furiongs, Grazioza won, Lambent second, Juno third. Time, 1:163%. Five furlongs, Takanassee won. second, Hurl third, Time,1:03}% One and a sixteenth miles, Premier won, Septour second, Brisk third. Time, 1:50. Five turiongs. Miss Prim_won, Buddha sec- ond, Ross O third. Time, 1:03 Mile and a half, McKee won. Flushing sec- cnd, Red Cloud third. Time, :25. s La Maud Adams S BULLETIN, LEAGUE WHEE Several Crack Riders Suspended, Others Declared Professionals. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 18.—Chair- man Gideon of the League of American Wheelmen has issued the following bul- letin: Suspended—The French professionals Mor- dier and Soibud are suspenaed from all connec- | tion with track-racing for six months and one | yesr respectively, from Octob:r 18,1896, by the French Association, and are thereiore not eligible to track-races in this country; John J. Johnston, Toledo, Ohio, from all track-racing pending return of prizes. Declared protessionals—C. D. Mackay, Port- | land. Or., vote of racing board: James W. Cowan, Los Angeles, Cal., yote of racing board, ciause D; Phil Kitchen, Los An Cal., clause D; F. A. Bell, Los Angeles D; Charles W. Stimson, Los Angeles, Cal., clause D; Albert B. Tompkins, Los Angeles, Cal, vote of racing board, clause D. e DE. JORDANS REPOKT. Stanford’s President Is Expected at the TIreasury Dapartment. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—David Starr Jordan, president of Leiand Stanford Jr. University and a member of the Ber- ing Sea Commission, which has been at work for four months in Alaska and the Bering Sea making an investigation of the condition of the fur seal herds, is expected | at the Treasury Department to-morrow for the purpose of making a report of the work that has been accomplished. L | Jerome B. Uhl Dead. CHICAGO, ILL, Nev. 18.—Jerome B. Uhl, a tragedian of the old school, is dead. He died at his home in this city at the age of 72. He first played in Chicago in 1840 as a member of the famous McVicker Stock Company, playing with James H. McVicker, the elder Booth, Wilkes Bootn and Edwin Forrest. He retired from the stage shortly after the death of his wife several years ago. Mexican Kailyoad Ac'ivity. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 18.—A special from Monterey, Mexico, says it is reported on authority that the Monterey and Mex- ican Guif Railroad has been leased for a long term of years by the Mexican Cen- tral Railroad and that the new manage- ment will take charge of the property not later than January 1 An extension of the road from Trevino to Mapimi is con- templated. Lh California Postal and Pension No WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—A. McGrimmon was to-day appointed Fost- master at Pico Heights, Los Angeles County. Cal., vice J. B. Murphy, resigned; A. B. Glasscock, at Yosemite, Mariposa County, Cal., vice J. J. Cook, resigned. California pensions have been issued as follows: Original—Ira Ballard, Santa Monica; Patrick P. Nealon and John Sul- livan, Oakland. The Pope’s Garden. At the last, opposite the iron turnstile by which the visitors are counted, there is the closed gate of the garden. Itis very hard to gei admission to it now, for the Pope himseif is there almost every day when the weather is tine. In the Italian mannerof gardening the grounds are well laid out, and produce the effect of being much larger than they really are. Tney are not, perhaps, very remarkable, and Leo X111 must sometimes tong for the mountains, as he drives round and round in the narrow limits of his small domain, or walks a little under the shade of the ilex trees, conversing with his gardener or his architect. Yet those who love Iltaly love its old-‘ashioned gardens, the shady walks, the deep box-hedges, the stiff litie summer-houres, the frazments of old stai- ues at the corners, and even the scherzi d’acqua, which are liutle surprises of fine water-jets that unexpectedly send a shower of spray into the face of the unwary. There was always an element of l:hfldhL ness in the practical j:sting of the last century.—Marion Crawiord in the Cen- tary. The Hebrew spoken by the Russian and Polish Hebrews of to-day is a polyglot, composed of a few Hebrew roots with a lu:o admixture of Russian, German, Po- lish, Lithuanian and Tartarian words, hills of Carpineto and the freer air of the | REPLY T0 LIBELS ON THER STATE Native Sons of California in Oregon Score the “Oregonian.” Pass Resolutions Denouncing th Paper as a Disgrace to Journalism. Jealous Ravings of Its Editor Declared Sufficient Proof of His Insanity. PORTLAND, Oz., Nov. 18.—The 368 na- tive and ex-Californians in Portland held an indignation meeting to-night, in ac- cordance with & peremptory call issued to-day, to protest against slanderons utterances in the Portland Oregzonian last Thursday regarding California “men and women, and entitled “The Tenderloin of America.” The article in question has aroused much bitter feeling and to-night stinging speeches were de.ivered by W. T. Hume, J. D. Mann, J. L. Logan, N. W. Rountree and other loyal resident Native Sons. A California woman whose bhusband was ill and could not attend the meeting came to register her protest and was cheered again and again. A committee on resolutions was ap- pointed, consisting of J. F. Logan, N. W. Rountree, H. B. Borthwick, Charies Y. Lamb, Ralph Prager and S. W. Taylor. The resolutions ceclare the utterances as an insult and a disgrace to Oregon and the paper which published them. Wilson T. Hume acted as chairman and J. D. Mann secretary. As one result of to-night's patriotic meeting the Native Sons of Calitornia n Oregon will form permanent organzation and seek alliance with the California order. The Califor- nians demand a retraction of the editorial statements. In to-night’s meeting the speakers de- clared that none butan insane man would have either written or allowed to be pub- lished such statements. The resolutions conclude 2s follows: Resoived, That as native Californians, resi- dents in the city of Portland and in conven- tion assembled, we brand the editorial in the Morning Oregouian es a malicious and villain- ous falsenood and a most uncalled for and very unkind attack upon the noble men and pure women who braved the hardships of the plains and the ocean, the attacks of savages, the pri- ! vations of frontier le, sacrificed health and comfort for the purpose of building up the most glorious State within the Union, ana add- inganempireto the New World, whose women have received and do receive the respect of all reputable people wherever they may meet. And we protest that the editorial referred to is e disgrace t0 the paper that published it, and unless retracted will brand the paper as a dis- grace to this community and to the State of Oregon. CAPTAIN DREYFUS® CASE. The French Minister of War Takes the Floor in Reply to a Deputy's Interpellation. PARIS, Fraxce, Nov. 18.—In the Chamber of Deputies to-day President Brisson gave the floor to General Billot, Minister of War, when the proposed inter- pellation of M. Castelan (Republican Re- visionist) in regard to the conviction of Captain Dreyfus, the French military officer, who was degraded and sentenced to life imprisonment for betraying mili- tary secrets to Germany, was called in its order. General Billot read a short statement declaring that the question was an ex- tremely grave one, the interests of justice and the country being at stake. The court-martial which had tried and sen- tenced Captain Dreyfus had been regu- lariy constituted and after an exhaustive examination of the case had been unani- mous in pronouncing judgment against him. Later the council of revision had given complete consideration to the case and had unanimously rejected Dreyfus’ appeal from the judgment of the court- martial, and nobody, General Billot said, had a right to reopen the case. Every precaution had been taken to prevent the escape of Dreyfus from the Isle du: Abile, on the coast of French Guiana, where he is confined. He concluded by appealing to the patriotism of the Chamber not to debate the question. [Applause.] M. Castelan persisted in the discussion of his motion, amid murmurs of dissent, and demanded the prosecution of the an- i thors of the campaign in favor of Drey- fus’ release, who, he said, had spread broadcast the most iniamous stories of Dreyfus having been the victim of a plot. Finally the Chamber almost unanimous- ly voted confidence in the Goverhment and its conviction that the Government wou!d search for the persons responsible for any revelations in regard to the con- demnation of Dreylfus if there should be any occasion to do so. The Governmentonly accepted the order of the day in consideration of the adop- tion of the last words of the resolution. They had previousiy insisted upon the order of the day, pure and simple, which the Chambers were disposed to vote. fan o iR CASTLES HUOMEWARD BOUND- Both in Goot Health and a Happy Frame of mind. LONDON, Exe., Nov. 18.—Mr. and Mrs. Castle of San Francisco left Waterloo station this morning for Southampion, where they will embark on board the steamer Havel for New York. A few friends gathered at the station to bid them farewell. Both appeared to be in a happy frame of mind. Mrs. Castle was perfectly com- posed and appeared to be in good health. The Castles booked under the name of Michaels. A LSS PLUCKY MIsS ZIMMER, Resists the Turkish Demand That She Dusperse H-r Urphaon rchool. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, Nov. 18.— A great many Americans in Constanti- nople are interested in the case of a Miss Zimmer, who collected filty orphan chil- dren for the purpose of giving them shel- ter and instruction, The school thus es- tablished was supported chiefly by funds contributed by Germans. Miss Zimmer's venture coming to the notice of the Gov- ernment the authorities attempted to com- pel her to ceaso teaching the children. With this object the police have been cailing at Miss Zimmer’s school every day trying to make her, disperse her pupils, but she sieadily refuses to do so. The attention of the embas:ies has been directed to reports that the Turkish au- thorities are torturing snspected perscns for the purpose of compelling them to dis- close their knowledge of revolutionary movements. Belgian Brene'-of- Promise Cane. BRUSSELS, Beieivm, Nov. 18.—The trial of the action for breach of bromise brought arainst Major Lothaire, the com- mander of the Congo State troops, by Mme. E. Van Heck on behalf of her dangh- ter was concluded io-day. the court grant-{ ing a judgment against Lothaire. The finding of the court is that Lothaire shall pay Miss Van Heck £360, the amount of expenses incurred by ti.e young woman in preparing for her marriage and also pay the costs of the suit. Mme., Van Heck sued for £2000. e Famows London Church Burned. LONDON, ExG., Nov. 18.—The tower and part of the body of St. George's Church, in Hanover square, the most fashionable church in London, was de- stroyed by fire this evening. St. George's Church was erected at the commencement of the eighteenth century, and contained some finely vainted winiows brought from Mechtin. Will Buw Russian fheat. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 18.— The Journal of Commerce announces that agents from Bombay are on their way to Russia for the purpose of making large purchases of wheat. All of the leading newspapers in St. Petersburg have opened subscription lists for the relief of the suf- ferers by the famine in India. —_— Li Resents IU Treatment. LONDON, Exc., Nov. 18.—The Times to-morrow will print a Singapore dis- patch saying it is rumcered there that Li Hung Chang has become disgusted at the treatment he has received at the hands of his Government since his return to China from his foreign tcurand has consequently decided to retire to private life. ——— Swicide While Temporarily Insane. LONDON, ExG., Nov. 18.—The Coroner’s jury which nheld an inquest this afternoon over the body of Mrs. Merritt, wife of | George Mer of New York, who died at the Hotel Cecil under peculiar circum- stances, returned a verdict that the lady committed suicide while temporarily in- sane. B Elected Armenian Patriarch. LONDON, Ex6., Nov. 18.—The Morning Post will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Constantinople saving that Bishop Ormanian has been elected Armenian patriarch. BIG CATCH OF FEATHERS. The Seven McCutcheon Brothers Make a Stake of Over $7000 on Egret Plumage. G. W. McCutcheon, one of the seven brothers who bave been busy hunting for the feathers of rare birds which inhabit Madelaine Bay, Lower California, is in the City. Mr. McCutcheon and his broth- ers have beeen hunting there duaring the entire season. They bave taken a big quantity of the feathers of the egret, heron, eider duck and other birds. Tne feathers are of rare value, and are used to decorate the finest millinery. Many of them will be sent to France, London, Berlin and ot her fashion- able centers of Europe. and then, as likely as not, will come back to this City and cost enormous figures. This has frequently been the case in the past. The egret feathers are worth $32 a pound in San Francisco, and none of the other feathers are worth less than $5 or$6a pound. Madelaine Bay is a celebrated place for hunting these birds. The main- land of Mexico for the last two or three years has been prolific of these birds, but 80 many hunters went in that Sinaloa, Sonoraand similar States that formerly afforded good bunting-grounds are now largely depleted of the birds. Madelaine Bay. however, is a compara- tively new discovery of the hunters. This place the birds frequent on their annual pilgrimages from th ir native grounds in the north. As a result skilled hunters, among them tbe McCutcheon brothers, have gone there and have b2en well repaid. This bay is larger than the bav of San Francisco, and | all admit it is a wilderness. Only in one place, so it is stated, is there any settle- ment, and that consists of but three or four houses. The McCutcheon brothers are credited with getting feathers this year of the value of over $7000. Mr. McCutcheon has been visiting San Diego, and will now go to Stockton for ashorttime. His brothers are expected here in a few days. The brothers are experienced and very | skillful bunters. Probably there are none better on the Pacific Coast, and 1t is a nestion if any one besides Hamlin Smith, the White Chief of the Cocopahs, also a feather-hunter, is their equal. The Mec- | Cutchbeon brothers are not inclined to go into details as to their mode of taking the feathers. They use guns along shore and out in the bay and employ native hunters as it may seem advanta, PSR St Dying in the Park. A man of about 45, dressed in a light gray tweed suit, was fou nd in a dying condition on & bench in Golaen Gate Park this morning. He is of dark complexion, dark mustache, of about 5 feet 9 inches in height, and his under- clothes were of fine make. He was dying from morphine poisoning. No clew to his iaentity has been discovered. THE ONMARRIED MAN, Twelve Reasons Why a Man Should Remain a Lachelor. 1. If a man is naturally selfish for good- ne-ss sake let him alwavs look after No. 1, is the advice given in London Tit-Bits. 2. If his mother is the best cook in the world let him stop with Qer. 3. If whenever he opens his mouth he is always puttine his foot in it he had better never propose to a girl. 4. If he is a thorough miser, it were better for him to remain singular-ly miser- able. 5. If he is generally a woman-bater, let him become a hermit in the Isie of Man. 6. 11 he detests children and calls them pests, he is evidently uncivilized and un- worthy to frequent the haunts of a civil- ized community. ¥ 7. 1f physically and constitutionally un- fitted for matrimony, it is nothing less than criminal for him to marry. 8. 1f a man is blessed with a good sister to whom be 18 unkind and even cruel he is certainly unsuitable for a partner to any one else's sister. 9. If a man is earning less salary than the woman whom he might care to marry is earning let him not marry her. 10. If a man would be likely to prefer after marriage the company of club asso- ciates and tt:e pleasures ot the billiard ta- ble to the sweet comppanionship or hallowed happiness of a bome let him refrain from thinking of marrying. 11. If a man wili ve unable to maintain a wife as comiortably as she has been used to, and unless he has something saved to- ward future unforeseen eventualities, he had better remain a bachelor, for when poverty comes in at the door love flies out of the window. 12. If he would be unwilling to frankly and candidly tell before ma. e every- thing of his past life which in the event of his marrying would if jound out cause endless trouble .and lifetong unhappiness let him by all means remain single. —————— Probably the oldest timber in ;?0 world is found in the ancient temples D, in connection with stonework which is known to be at least 4000 years old. Thb} ol | the only wood us=ed in the construction the temples, is in the form of holding th: end of one stem to mma"f"' o LASHED TO TREES ON THE MCUNTAIN Prospectors in the Cascades Pass a Night of Horror. Tie Themselves to Keep From Being ¢ wapt Down by Avalanches. Lives of Many Mountaineers Be- lieved to Have Ben Lost During the Storm. SEATTLE, Wasn.,, Nov. 18.—Residents of Seattle ana vicinity who by reason of flooas and snow have been prisoners since Friday last in a fastness of the Cascade Mountains are arriving, some on gravel trains, some afoot and others by boat. They tell a harrowing tale of suffering, devastation and destruction. The sitna- tion as described in these dispatches from day to day has not been exaggerated in the least, if indeed the fury and fizrceness of the storm bas been fully nortraved. There bas been great suffering, and no doubt many miners and prospectors In the Cascades have met death from snow- slides and drowning. Four prospectors, headed by Joseph Nicholson, operating a claim in Snoqual- mie Pass in the Cascades for C. P. Devine, a merchant of this city, arrived this after- noon. One of the men is a raving maniac because of the suffering and bardships endured in their eifort to getout. On Saturday night in order to keep from he- ing swept down the mountain by snow- slides the four prospectors lashed them- selves to trees. Here they remained in the drenching rain ior six or eight hours. Meanwhile great bowlders, earth and huge sections of snow kept sliding down into the canyons and gulches below. Trees were torn up by the roots and carried away by avalanches. The noise was some- thing indescribably horrifying. On Sunday with the break of day the prospectors tore away the lashings and began their perilous journey out of the mountains. They ‘ollowed Gold Creek to Lake Keechelos, tramping through snow four and five feet deep, crossing small streams on logs and driftwood, finally finding their way to where the Northern Pacific crosses the Cascades, and thence down the railroad to this city. Two Seattle business men were caught at Index on Thursday. They were three days walking thirty-five miles to Sno- homis®, crossing small streams on drift- wood and larger ones by boat. They re- port that No. 3 Great Northern westbound overland passencer train, with forty-one passengers, due here last Friday morning at 7 o'clock, is stranded between Wel- lington and Madison, it being impossible, owing to the great wasihouts on either side, to get the train out. This fact the rallroad officials have carefully concealed from the public. When last heard from twelve first-class passengers were supplied with half rations from the dining-car, while the day-coach and second-class passengers, including twenty-four Chi- nese, managed to procure scant food sup- plies from Wellington. The Chinese are bound for China by the steamship Kiushia Maru, now in port. The gentlemen giving this information say there are ten washouts on the Great Northern irom Index to Sultan, a dis- tance of fourteen miles. On the upper falls of the Skykomis two bridges are gone, besides 1200-foot washouts and a number of slides. When the flood was at its height the Great Northern main line between Monrow and Skykomish, a dis- tance of seven miles, was inundaied to a depth from six to fifteen feet. To-day’s advices are to the effect that the waters of all rivers have raceded to within their banks, save at Snohomish. Inthe flats and bottoms the water cov- ered thousands of acres of rich farm land, leaving noihing but wreck and ruin. The Great Northern is making noattempt to run trains, save a passenger on the coast line north to Stanwood. Large forces of men are at work on the coast and main line, but there is but little prospect of early resumption of traffic. Three minutes after the Northern Pa- cific Portland passenger train coming toward Tacoma had passed along Sunday night, a half mile of the track and road- bed near Ainsle slid into the Cowlitz River. A. E. Lanier, a commercial trav- eler, who was on the train, says the noise could be heard for miles around. The Saturday and ‘Sunday Eastern mails were received in this city to-day, but there has been none from San Fran- cisco and south since last Friday night. The Northern Pacific, by transferring, is now running overland trains from Ta- ccma, making steamer connections from this city also to Portland. A report from Everett says that 200 cal~ tle were drowned there, and steamers are plying over the marshes to save human lives. e GREAT DAMAGE AT WALLACE. Placer Creek Cuts Uut a Course Through the Jown. SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 18.—After be- ing shut off nearly a week from outside communication by transcontinental rail- roads, the blockade was raised, a wreck ing train having been sent west on the Northern Pacific, A bridge isout at Yakima, but repairs enough bave been made to enable a tran:- fer of passengers at that point. As yet the road east of here has not been re- paired, but word from Missoula to-night is that a force of several nundred men is at work on the bridges washed outand that trains wilt be moving soon. Several trains ars held at Missoula. The Couer d’Alene mines are cut off almost entirely. ‘Wallace is halt submerged, the damage in that city being great. Placer Creek overwashed its banks and the- turbulent stream passed througn the town, carrying everything 1 its patn. Fortunately no lives were lost, but the main street is now submerged ana it will .be with difficulty that the creek will be returned to iis oid bed, it baving cut a path directly through the town, under houses - and across streets. 3 The latest reports from the Cascades in- dicate that the Great Northern cannot move trains for a week i:t. Its lines east of here is in nearly as bad condition, and it will take fully two weeks before it can restore its trains to schedule time. R G RUMORED 1LUSS UF LIFE. Une Man und Three Children Said to Hare Been Drowned. TACOMA, Wasn., Nov. 18.—Bufficient repairs of the damagés caused 0 railroads in Western Washington by floods were made to-day to enable passenger and freight trains o resume regular runs. The first delayed overiand Northern Pacific train arrived this afternoon and went through to Portland. The bresks at the Cowliiz River bridge were repaired by 10 o’clock to-night. The reguiar overland from Poriland will arrive hLere toward morning, five hours late. The White River bridge will be repaired to-morrow night and local trains will be running to Seattle on usual time. In the Farmington district, from the mouth of Cowyche River to the railroad, dozens of ranches suffered losses of thou- sands of dollars. One orchard of twenty acres, belonging toa man named Wheeler, was entirely submerged. A man named Kershaw lost ninety hogs and twenty-tive sheep. A woman claims to have seen the body of a man floating down the river on a, pile of debris. Near the mouths of White and Cedar rivers rauches suffered heavy dama es, and rumors are 2float that three children were drowned, buai this cannot be verified. It will be several days before the damage can be estimated. At North Yakima many small bridges are gone, besides the Simboe bridge and several bents of the city briage. PORTLAND Duciuk KIDNAPED. Claims He Was Held Captive in the Mountains., PORTLAND, Or.,, Nov. 18—Dr. F. I Ball, a prominent member of the medical profession of this city, disappeared about ten days ago under peculiar circum- stances, The police believe that he has met with foul play, inasmuch as he had enemies and also had money. Ball turned up this evening in the vicinity of Kelso, Wash., with; sensational story about being kid- naped. e claims to not know where he has been since his disappearance, further than that he has been a hidden captive in the mountains. He says he was kidnaped, but by whom he does not know, and that all his money was taken from him. e =ty Portland Crank Attempts Murder. PORTLAND, Ogr., Nov. 18.— Baylor Childs, a half-demented man, walked into the police station thisevening and handed the captain his revolver, saying he had killed three people at the Home for Work- ing Women, a Cathclic institution on Washington street. When the patrol arrived atthe home the officers found a panic among the in- mates, but no one killed. Childs had walked into a room where three ladies were sitting and declared he was going to kill them all. He fired several shots, but none took effect. Childs said they had been trying to hypnotize him. He was locked up. e Street Fight at Carson. CARSON, Nev.,, Nov. 18.—A very lively fistic encounter took place ia front of the Government building this aftermoon be- tween Sam Davis, editor of the Appeal, and Charles Jones, United States District Attorney. It was stopped by an officer before any serious damage was done to either participant. The Appeal has re- cently made very grave charges against the District Attorney regarding & con- tempt case against Attorney Coffin, and it was probably this that led to the encoun- ter. No arrests were made. e San Jose’s Poulitry Nhow, SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 18.—The poultry show of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club, which opened in Hale’s Hall this morning, was weli patronized during the day and eveniug. About 1000 birds are exhibited, and fanciers are unanimous in pronouncing the show t e largest and best ever held on the Pacific Coast. In the evening thera wasa band concert. The show will continue until Saturday. A HORRID SUPERSTITION. An Instance in Bengal Which Shows the Absurdity of Native Bellefs. We all know a horrid custom of the past, which was that of human sacrifices in conjunction with the erection of a building or the construction of a bridge. It was supposed that no such superstition was discovered among the Dravido- Tibetan races. A correspondent writes to Nature that this belief does exist. There was a ridiculous story rife in Ben- gal not long ago that the Queen of Eng- land, for some purpose unknown, wanted the heads of five children from each vil- lage. All the villagers hid and were pre- pared to fizht for their children. It took months before the people could be made to believe how utterly absurd was the story. After awhife it was found out that the report of children having been wanted arose from the fact that a founda- tion was to be built for a great railroad bridge. It was discovered that among the people living in the past it had been the custom to sacrifice a victim when any- thing of importance in the way of build- ing was undertaken. Then the stories of former ages, when these acts were carried on, had not passed away, and they remain in folklore. At least thedread of the Ben- gal coolies waa based on tragition. . — Holland is the orly country in Europe that admits coffee free of duty. SINALOA TAKES THE LAST HARE Dominick Shannon’s Hound Wins the Final at § Merced. | | St. Cioud, the Runner-Up, Less Than tixteen Months of Age. An Exciting Firish Marks the Close of the Interstate Coursing Meet. MERCED, Can, Nov. 18.—The inter- state coursing club’s meeting for 1896, on the Merced plains, closed at noon, amid the greatest excitement. The finish was a glorious one and the winner turned up in Dominick Shannon's handsome Sinalos, by Boomerang out of Buenretiro. She is 2 years old and was bred in Kansas and only recently purchased by Mr. Shannon. The runner-up was J. Lennon’s St. Cloud, by Lord Clifton, out of imp. Wattiebloom, and will be but 16 months ofd on the 27th of November. His performance was a wonderful one considering all things, as thirty minutes before he ran a two or three mile course with « Carmen. Mr. Shannon’s win was certainly as popular as any yet seen on the plains. The results of the closing courses are: Third ties—Little Wonder beat Moondyne, Sinaloa beat Dottie Dimpie, St. Cloud beat Right Bower, Carmen ran & bye. Fourth ties—Sinaloa ran a bye, Little Won- der being drawn exhausted after her course with Moondyne; St. Cloud beat Carmen after a long course. Final—D. Shannon’s Sinaloa, by Boomerang- Buenretiro, beat J. Lennon's St. Cloud, by Lord Clifton-imp. Wattlebloom, and won tha first prize, $400; St. Cloud, $200; Little Won- der and Carmen, £50 each; Moondyne, Dottie Dimple and Right Bower, §35 each ; Hercules, Grace Darling, Master Glenkirk, Sam and Kingston, $25 each. FOREIGN BITS IN NEW YORK. Dasnes of Color Not Usually Seen in the Metropolis. The early pedestrian through some of the uptown streets frequently catches an odd bit of color that is not visible during the rest of the day. The Italian and French table d’hote managers are at work soon after sunrise, and their employes are busily engaged at cleaning up the estab- lishments before it is time to cook break- fast for guests, says the New York Mail | and Express. | In many ot these places the cooks and downstairs helpers are friends or relatives brought over from the old home by the successful proprietors. They cling to their old habits and dress for a long time. People who passed one of the large upper Sixth avenue table d'hote restaurants early the other morning saw three young men sweeping out or cleaning windows, and the dress of each one was what would be seen on all workmen of a similar class in a lower Italian town. One worea bri liant scarlet wide sash about his wais: another had on a tight-fitting pair.of c ton trousers, and all wore a sort of combi- nation shoe and slipper, with extraordina- rily high heels, a kind not manufactured in this country. e Rugs Destroy an Echo. An echo that has been bothering the courihouse authorities ever since the erection of that building has at last been overcome. This morning J. Foster War- | ner, the architect of the building, and a number of workmen took possession of the Special Term courtroom, on the third floor, and with a pile of rugs and draperies proceeded to make tests. The first thing done was to’cover the floor with Leavy Japanese rugs. The ecffect of this was magical. Not an echo could be noticed, and the acoustics of this room were per- fect. Arcnitect Warner said that his idea was to solve the diflicalty by trying the most effective plan first; then he would gradually take away the materials little by little, leaving only as much in the room as necessary. 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