The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 20, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1896. REIGN OF TERROR AT VANCOUVER Freed From Vags Only te Be at the Mercy of Footpads. Ten Hold-Ups in One Night in Diff:rent Parts of the City. The Ubiquitous Tall Masked Man, With Gun and Krnife, Causes Consternation. VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 19.—Citizens of Vancouver, B, 0., have been terrorized for months by a gang of burglars and sneakthieves, from which they have only recently been relieved by the adoption of vigorous methods on the part of the po- lice officials and the ordering out of town of every “vag” upon whom they could lay their hands, Now they are being visited by an even more dangercus phase of ter- rorism, carried out by mask:d highway- men, who, with revolver and knife, way- lay pedestrians on their way home at night or early in the morning. One night this week ten men were held up in different parts of the city and made tostaid and deliver to their assailant all the loose change they had on them. A party of four well-known citizens pass- ing about midnight on one of the mas%’muncnn class. E. H. Freeman; Asiatic class, central streets, were suddenly pounced upon by a tall man wearing & mask, who, with a knife and revolver, ordered them to produce their money, and having obeyed were ordered to proceed on their way. Last night two musicians, on their way home from performing in the orchestra at the theater, were met by the same indi- vidual, according to the description, and relieved of several dollars of loose change. From a miner the sum of $70 was secured, and an Italian who had courage enough to resist the demands made upon him by his assailant, was shot twice, and is now lying in the hospital in a dangerous condition. The Italian says that when he refused to pay up the highwayman threatened him and he grappled with the unknown, who promptly fired at him twice and leaving him prostrate on the ground departed, cursing the unfortunate man. The people here are becoming seriously alarmed, and unless vigorous steps are taken by the police to meet this new emergency a vigilance committee, which was spoken of during the burglar scare, wiil probably be resorted to. The tall highwayman was quite jocular with some of his vieti informing them that he was broke and took this means of obtaining a living, assuring them that if toey would give him their nameés and addresses he would certainly return the money some time. MOSES THATCHER EXPELLED. The Mormon Apostle Excommunicated for Seeking Election to the United States Sznate. SALT LAKE, Uram, Nov. 19.—Hon. Moses Thatcher, candidate for the United States Senate; who incarred the displeas- gure of the high officials of the Mormon church for running for a public office without their permission, was tried to-day by the church dignitaries for insubordina- tion and refusing to hearken to the voice of the church authorities. Mr. Thatcher was not present and ignored the whole proceedings, and the ten apostles who were his judges unanimously decided that Thatcher be severed from the council of the twelve apostles and that he be de- prived of his apostleship and other offices in the priesthood, and a public notice to that effect was published this afternoon in the Deseret News, the official organ of the church, The News and the church of- ficials keep up their opposition to the election of Thatcher to the Senate on the ground that his candidacy is based on his opposition to the church and that his elec- tion would be a reward for opposing the church 1n exercising authority over its members, which in the eyes oi the Mor- mon church dignitaries” is a beinous oflense_‘ e FIGHT WIIH AEIZONA BANDITS. Bob Hayes Killed and Black Jack Badly Wounded. TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 19.—News has reached here of a desperate fight near the Chihuahua line. For some days past Marshal Hall and a determined posse have been in hot pursuit of Black Jack and his gang. Several times the officers of the law were quite close to the desperadoes, hut never near enough to engage them. Finally, however, they caught them in a position where they had to fight. The Bheriff’s posse opened fire first. At the first dre the notorious Bob Hayes was killed, Black Jack himself was badly wounded, but despile his severe wounds, tbe noted bandit escaped. None of the posse were_injured. They are still in hut pursuiiof Black Jac g e MALIBY’S MURDER, Sensational Story Published by a Fresno Newspaper. FRESNO, Car., Nov. 19.—The Evening Expositor ‘to-day prints an interesting story about Murderer Roe’s visit to Woodland and his statement that one night in 18382 he saw Under Sheriff Maltby of Yolo County killed by Sheriff Frank Rahm, who is now postmaster at ‘Woodland. The story is related by Wesley Stoten- berg, & brother of Ken Stotenberg, the person who swore that he, while in the company of a man named George Hurris, saw Maitby struck down by Sheriff Rahm in the courthouse yard at Woodland. Wesley declares that he has seen a portrait of Roe and that it corresponds with a _description of the mysterious g;orga Harris, as given by Ren Stoten- %, Wesley further states that he has reason to know that his brother Ren told the truth concerning the Malby tragedy and that he could have verified his siatements if Joseph Craig, then District Attorney of Yolo County, had not suppressed the important facts which were inimical to the defense. Ren Stotenberg is now in the ‘Wwood and coal business in Los Angeles, BhE st Fresno’s Special Election. FRESNO, CaL., Nov. 19.—On November 24 a special election will be held in this city to determine the question of annex- ing several additions to this city. The probabilities are that the proposition will be carried. No strong opposition has as yet developed, while many of the citizens, especially residents of the additions, are working bard for its success. LT ot iy Robbed the Man WMho Befriended Him. FRESNO, Cav, Nov. 19.—George A. Dold, who is suspected of having robbed | bruises. aman, who bad befriended him by giving him food and a night's lodging, of $85, a gold watch and chain and an overcoat, it Stockton, was arrested in this city by Ofticer Henry Russell last night. He is also believed to have been twice a deserter from the United States army. R A The Evidence Stolen. FRESNO, CarL, Nov. i9.—A sensation was caused” in the examination of J. H. Terry before Commissioner Prince to-day by the inability of * Attorney J. H. Collins t0 produce the indecent letter alleged to have been sent through the mails by the defendant, Collins had been entrusted with the letter, but says some one has stolen it from his office. S To Construct a Big Canal System. FRESNO, Car, Nov. 16.—The contiact of P. Y. Baker to construct a gigantic canal system of the Sunset irrigation dis- trict to reclaim a vast area «f desert land in the western portion of the county was filed with the County Recorder to-day. gt A SANTA CLARA'S POULTRY SHOW. Interest Increases With the Arrival of Fanciers From All Parts of the State—Prize- Winners. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 19.—Interest in the poultry show at Hale’s Hall is increas- ing, and the attendance to-day and this evening was larger than yesterday, A large number of fanciers from various parts of the State are in attendance. The officers of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club are receiving great praise for the satisfactory manner in which the exhibit has been handled. A coucert was given this evening by the Marine Band. The special sweepstakes prizes, for the largest and best display of fowls by one exhibitor, have been awarded as follows: 0. J. Albee, first prize, a dinner set of decorated china, 100 pieces, value §50; E. H. Frecman, secona prize, silver trophy, value $25; Paul Stockton, third prize, gold medal, value $20; Mrs. F. H. Snow, fourth prize, Carls- bed china decorated tea set, fifiy-six pleces, velue $20. Cash prizes of $20 each for best displays of class exhibits were awarded as foliows: . J. Albee; Mediterranean ciass, E. W. San- lerson. e NG e ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Turns on the Gas and Takes Morphine, but Not Allowed to Die. SAN JOSE, Car., Nov.19.—A man about 30 years of age, who on last Saturday registered at the St. James Hotel as George Warner of San Francisco, attempted to commit suicide this evening by asphyxia- tion and an overdose of morphine, Warner made careful preparation for the deed by stopping up all the sir passages to his room, taking the morphine and then goin, to bed and placing a rubber tube attache to_the gasjet to his mouth. His plans were, however, frustrated by the customs of the management of the hotel who did not turn on the gas in his building until almost dark and after the morphine had taken effect. The escaping gas was detected by the attaches of tue house, who forced open the door and after hours of labor resuscitated the would-be suicide. Itisthoughtthat Warner 1s an assumed name, as the man destroyed all possible means of identification except an 0Odd Fellows’ button in his coat. He is tall in stature, has a clean shaven faceand | Grecian features. He will recover. e SR MES. THOMPSON'S WHEREABOUTS. The Unfortunate Lady's Kelatives Anx- iously Seek Information. SAN JOSE, Cawn, Nov. 19.— Relatives | are anxiously seeking for information re- | garding the whereaboutsof Mrs. A. G. | Thompson, who disappeared last Mondays morning under very sad circumstances. | The family home is at 217 Marliere street. | The cause of Mrs, Thompson’s unforta- nate condition of mind is undoubiedly the recent death of a beloved daugh- ter, 7 years of age. The police have made | a search and have been unable to find | any trace of her. The missing woman | 15 described as having been, when she | left home, dressed fully in black with crape trimming. She 1s 45 years old. | She has dark eyes, dark hair, with some gray; high cheek bones, some teeth miss- | ing, and she wore spectacles and a veil. SRR PARKER WILL CASE, { 4ttorney Spencer Gires Notice of a Mo- tion for a New Trial, SAN JOSE, CaLr., Nov. 19.—Attorney F. E. Spencer, representing the proponents in the contest of the will of the late | George H. Parker, to-day filed a notice in | the Superior Court that on Mondeay, No- vember 30, he would make a mction be- fore Judge Reynolds for a new trial of the case. The grounds on which the new trial is asked are that the irregularity of the proceedings of ‘the court prevented the proponents from securing a fair trial; that errors were made in admitting cer- tain evidence, and that the court erred in instructing the jury. The first trial resulted in a disagree- ment, and the second was decided in favor of Mrs. Emma L. Parker, the contestant, the jury finding that Parker was of un- sound mind when the wiil was made. IS State Teachers’ innual Convention. SAN JOSE, CaL, Nov. 19.—Arrange- ments are being made for Lolding the annual convention of the State Teachers’ Association in this city from December 28 10 30. The meetings, which will probably be held in the Carnival Pavilion, will be addressed by all the prominent educators on the coast. About 1500 teachers are ex- pected to be in attendance ~ PR R A. E. Morrison Is Insolvent. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 19.—A. E. Mor- rison, a fruit-grower living on the Santa Clara and Los Gatos road, has filed a peti- tion in insolvency. The liabilities amount to $11,165. Assets consist of a homestead valued at $9000, but subjected to a $5500 mortgage. RLTEC - e SAN DIEGO GIRL IN DISPUTE. Writ of Habeas Corpus Issued in the Case of Rose Moran. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Nov. 19.—In re- sponse to the petition of Mary Quinn, Judge Puterbaugh to-day granted a writ of habeas corpus directing one Herman Schafer to appear in court to-day with Rose Moran, whom the petitioner alleges was enticed from the Quinn home at 545 Tenth street last Saturday and subse- quently removed to Los Angeles. From the petition it appears tnat the Moran girl feared that Schafer intended to kid- nap her, and only a few days prior to the day of her disappearance she had told Mary Quinn that if anything happened to her a writ of habeas corpus should pe procured directing Schafer to bring her into court. The Moran girl desires to make her home with Mary Quinu, but Schafer claims to be entitled to ner. ——— For Illegally Voting at Halfinoon Bay. REDWOOD CITY, Cal., Nov. 19.— Julian Jara was examined to-day before Justice Hannon on a charge of having illegally voted at Halfmoon Bay at the late election. He had sworn that he was of age when registered and swore his vote in at the election. He was held to appear for trial before the Superior Court with bonds fixed at $1000. I e San Luis Runaway Accident. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cavr., Nov. 19.— While Captain and Mrs, Harloe were driy- ing in Arroyo Grande this morning one of the horses became frigntened on ac- cos:x of the breaking of the harness and s way ensued, In which the occupants of the buggy were thrownout. Mrs, Har- loe struck & barb-wire fence and had her face cut and the captain received a few STANFORDS OFF FOR THE SPRINGS A Week in the Mountains Before ' Tackling Berkeley. Captain Fickert fays the Trip Will Pat New Vim Into His Men. Great Rivalry Among Aspirants for Bone-Breaking Positions—The Probable Line-Up. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Nov. 19.—As was first announced in THE CALL, the Stanford footbail men will leave for Congress Springs to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock. Exclusive of Coach Cross and his assistants, about thirty men will be taken to the mountains for their final week's training. “When interviewed to- day Captain Fickert said: “I am countinga good deal on this week in the hills to improve the fellows. I al- ways felt much better after going up to Woodside 1ast year and the yeer before. All the men seeméd to liven up and play a snappier game. Constant practice in the same place each day for several weeks gets monotonous and a man can’t do himself justice. He needs a different air, different diet and change of surroundings, and this we hope to get at Congress Springs. I bave never b en up there, but understand itisan ideal place for training, with hot and cold spring baths and all facilities, which were lacking at Woodside.”” When asked about the prospects for winning, the big Stanford captain inti- mated that Berkeley wouldn’t win in a minute anyway, and that the Stanford team would score another victory herself this year if hard practice anl conscien- tious pleying could accomplish anything. The team will not be fully selected until a day or two before the game. There is a hot fight going on between Jeffs and McLaine for the position of left | end, with chances considerably in favor of the former, who besides playing a strong, fast game has the advantage of a year's experience on the Varsity eleven. McLaine didn’t turn out until about the first of November, but he has put up a re- markably strong game from his first even- ing’s play. He is cool-headed, speedy and a bard player. He tackles in good form and is a valuable addition to the list of players. There is another hard fiebt over left halfback. For a time it looked as though Searight, a new man, had the place; then Dote’s playing improved so rapidly that he was placed at the half, and in the 1ast games he played before injuring himself he made it evident that he was the most promising man for the job. Both these candidates met with accidents last week and are now recovering. Whether they will get over their strains in time to re- cover Varsity form is & question. If they do it is probable that Dole will make the teag, if they do not Lou Freeman or Parker '99, will have to fight the thing out. Both men are good halfs and are showing betier form with every practice. Without doubt the line-up will be as follows, with possibly the position of leit balf: Quarterback. Right half Left hal E Fullback . Cotton "98 Substitutes—Center, Burnett and Bigelow; guaras, James and Adams; tacklers, Rice and Robinson; ends, McLaine and B. Thomas; quarterback, Mcintosh; backs, Freeman, Par- ker, Searight and Jost. Notwithstanding the rain, the men were out in force this evening and an interest- ing practice game was played. Captain Fickert says that rain won't be allowed to prevent practice each evening. % 2 TR THANKSGIVING ENTERTAINMENT. Great Success Anticipated—The Prize Football ~ong. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Nov. 19.—Last evening three boxes at the Qali- fornia for the Stanford entertainment Thanksgiving night sold for $62. The sale of seats was very heavy indeed, and the entertainment is bound to be a financial success. Great expense will be incurred to make the entertainment an artistic sue- cess as well. The students have begun to assemble each evening to practice the col- lege yells and college songs. Several new cries will be sprung on Thanksgiving day at the game. Toe prize of §10, offered by the football management for the best foutball song, was awarded to Wallace Irwin 00, for his song *‘When Stanford Begins to Score.”” Following is the chorus ot the prize song to the tune of “When Johnnie Comes Marching Home,”” which gives an idea of its character: When Stanford begins ore, my lads, When Stanford begins to score, We’ll split the sky with our roilicking cry And yell till the echoes roar! And we’ll teach old Berkeley a trick or two That heretofore she uever knew, Anpd we'll make short work of the gold and blue ‘When Stanford begins to score. The executive committee of thestudent bodi has apointed John M. Switzer '98 10 the vacancv on the intercollegiate de- bating committee. The commitiee has also decided to defrav expenses of the Stanford band to the Thanksgiving game, and is now considering the advisability of purchasing the uniforms for the members of that organization. —_— WORKING FOR BAN PEDKO, Strong Evidence to Present to the Deep Harbor Commivsion. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 19.—Friends of San Pedro harbor are getting strong evidence to present to the Harbor Com- mission when it comes to this city. Much of it isnew and convincing against the Santa Monica project. They say that at Santa Monica since last year the sea has run so high that it 'was necessary for vessels to cut loose from the wharf and be towed out to sea in or- der to avoid damage by being dashed against the piling. On another occasion avessel was dashed against the piling and lashed to and fro by the waves so vio ently that several bents on the wharf were torn loose. Losses to vessels have. been nu- merous and will be included in the matter by the S8an Pedro forces, neral action of the elements and their effects at the two rlaces have been considered and will be of materisl aid to the commission. gt EKJLLED BX ELECTRICITY, Streeicar Comductor Recsives @ Fatal Shook at @ Telephone. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 19.—C. C. Odell, a conductor on the electric street- cars, was killed by an electric shock re- ceived while telephoning to-night. He was at the end of the West Lake division and had gone to telephone to the dis- patcher. He was heard to shriek and seen to fall back several feet to the ground. When bystanders reached him he was un- conscious and died in about 2 minute, About the same time S. B. Smith, an- other conductor, bad both bands burned FEARFUL FLOODS and received a shock while telephoning from another place. C. Sebastian received E i a severe shock when holdine the telephone about ten minutes before Odell reached it. - It appears that a highly volted electric light wire was burned in two at the corner of Second and Spring streets, and one end dropped on to the telephone private wire us by the streetcar company and charged it. About that time Odell and others started to use the insirument. The reason_for the two distinct shocks at the West Lake division instrument probably was because of the electric lizht wire swinging and coming in contact with the telephone wire several times. LIBERAL RELIGIOUS CONGRESS. David Starr Jordan Among Those Choten as Dirrotors. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., Nov, 19.—At to- day’s session of the American Liberal Religions Congress, a proposition was made to change the name of the congress from “American Congress of 'Liberal Religions" to *‘Liberal Congress of Relig- fons.” There was much' objection to this modification of the word - “Liberal,” but it was decided to change the name to “Liberal Relizious Congress.” The discussion of the question as to whether the congress should do missionary work, in the ordinary acceptance of that term, resulted in a decision to _confine the congress to the parliamentary idea. Local organizations will be encouraged and even assisted, but not under the supervision of the congress. Hiram W. Thomas was re- elected L)residen: of the congress, and Jenkin Lloyd Jones was re-elected sec- retary. Leo Fox was again chosen treas- urer. The three men are al! from Chiu%‘«;. Those elected vice-presidents are: T. W. Higeins, E. G. Hirsch, A. J. SBavage, R. H. Newton and Professor Momerie. Among the new directors chosen are David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford Uni- versity, California, and Edwin 8. Mead. The next congress will be held at Nash- ville next year during the Tennessee cen- tennial celebration. An attempt will be made to raise $500 to carry out the project of making the Nashville congress "an unusuaily successful one. This congress adjourned this evening. e SHOT DOWN BY DETECTIVES. Adotion of Officers That Will Further Bloodshed, NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 19.—A Sun special from Wiiliamson, West Virginia, says: Two more killings have been added to the lonx list of deaths by violence in this county in the past few weeks. De- tectives W. 8. Bevics and Clark shot and killed James and Anderson Mounts at Delomre yesterday afternoon. The officers were trying to arrest them for murder committed by Anderson Mounts in September, and their stubborn resistance resulted in their being killed. Anderson Mounts shortly before ha: been arrested for some minor offense and at the time of the killing was in the custody of his father, James, who was acting as guard. Under these circumstances the action of the officers is a serious matter and they at once fled. In thirty minutes fully a score of the Mounts, heavily armed, were in pursuit of the officers, bent on wreaking summary vengeance. 1t is likely that more than one man will meet his death before the incensed relatives of the dead men capture the officers. e Ry the Magara Power. BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 19.—The trolley cars of the Buffalo-street Railway Com- pany on Main street, between Second street and the Cold Springs Barns and those on East Ferry street and Kensing- ton avenue, are being run to-day by the Niagara power. It is being used in this experimental manner so that if in the early stages some accident occurs during the transmission tne entire service will not be erippled. TLe experiment thus fa: bas been a perfect success. e Reqular Trains Abandoned. HELENA, Moxt., Nov. 19.—Both the Great Northern and Nortnern Pacific roads abandoned their regular trains west of Helena this morning. ‘I'he former road is completely paralyzed and the Northern Pacific is only able te run an occasional special. No trains are arriving from the west over either road. The trouble is due to landslides on the Great Northern in the Cascade Mountains and the inundation of four miles of track on the Northern Pa- cific. Cause AR Long-Standing Bicycle Claim Settled. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 19.—The lopg- talked-of O. B. Potter clsim against the League of American Wheelmen was set- tied to-day. By the decision of the committee ap- vointed to close the case Mr. Potter, who is now the chief consul of the New York State division, will receive $4277 50 from the league, which is the amoant of the principal and interest combined. The case has been hanging fire since 1894. S Receivers for a varge Firm. BALTIMORE, Mp., Nov. 19.—Receivers have been appointed for Johnson, Om- bundro & Co., one of the largest dealers in dry goods, notions and shoes in Ralti- more. A petition was filed by a member of the firm. The firm has assets of $189,000 against liabilities of $133,000, but collec- tions cannot be made to meet Ppressing obligations. Two receivers have been named to wind up the affairs of the com- pany. SRS L Brambel’s Vaiunble Patent. 8T. PAUL, Mixx., Nov. 19.—A repre- sentative of an English syndicate was in Sleepy Eye yesterday and offered Grant Bramble £10,000 more for the patent right of the Brambie rotary engine, patented by him, than was offered by th:é American syndicate. Bramble had just accepted the offer of £320,000 from the Allen syndicate and was forced io decline the offer of $50,000 more. —— Tollgates Abolished in Kentucky. VERSAILLES, Ky., Nov. 19.—A mob composed of between fitteen and twenty men, armed with axes, shotguns and revolvers, rode throngh Woodford to-night and chopoed dowa the tollgates on eight of the ten turnpikes leading into Ver- sailles. The raiders warned the gate- keepers that they would be killed demanded any tih. s rd — Nebraska’s Beet Sugar Law. LIM:QLN. NeBR., Nov. 19.—The Su- preme (.49urt to-duy teard argument on the counstitutionality of the beet sugarlaw, ex-Senator Manderson making the princi- pul address in behalfof the law. The case was submitted. The impression prevails that the court will sustain the law and that the next Legislature wiil repeal it. PRedinio=nsio Bryan Kilis a Eabbdit, GAME PRESERVES, Taney County, Mo., Nov. 19.—W. J. Brysn and party ar- nived here yesterday. During the after- noon Mr. Bryan and several other mem- bers of the party started on a hunt last- ing several hours. Mr. Bryan is not much of a shot, AHE R PODIE ot, but he succeeded in kill- MBS U Failure of an Iowa Bank. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10.—The First National Bank closed its doors unexpect- edly this moruing. No statement was i SR, S, SSGTS and surplus ., H loans, $498,564 23; deposite, $567,008 57, PRI ARc - o e Bishop Spateing Returns. PEORIA, 111, Nov. 19.—Bishop Spald- ing of Yeoria arrived home yesterday from Earope. He said that rumors that he Was to be appointed rector of the Catholic University ‘ar Wasnington 1o succeed | Archbishop Keane were false, General Devastdion Along the Great Northern Railroa(l. Bridges Are Washed Away arnd Many Miles of Track Under Water, Graphic Description of the Appalling Situation by a Reporter From the Scene. SPOKANE, Wasn.,, Nov. 19.—The con- dition of the submerged Cceur d’Alene country grows more serious each day. A reporter of the Spokesman-Review just returned from there tells of some remark- able escapes, and vividly describes the condition of the country. He left Wallace on Sunday, but when the train was outa few miles it was flagged by a farmer just as it wason the edge of a bridge which had been washed away. The water was a foot deep on the track, and the reporter waded through this for several miles. Finally, on account of the high water, be was forced to take to the foothills. At one place he found a large bridge washed out, but the ties and rails were still in place, the ties being held together by the rails and spikes. Though a dangerous un- dertaking, he started to crawl across the river on this weak structure. The water was raging below and filled with all kinds of debris. He had scarcely reached the other side when the frail structure on which he had crossed fell into the water. All the wagon bridges between Wallace and Wardnsr are out and several railroad bridges are entirely gone. At Kingston the people were huddled together ina schoolhouse, the houses are all afioat. The sitvation at Cataldo is even worse than at Kingston. The town is completely submerged and there are no boats. In the second story of one house eighteen people are huddled together, their hogs and chickens occupying the lower part. A portion of the cookhouse at the sawmill has been washed away, with a new steel range and three quarters of beef. The Northern Pacific bridge is sprung thirteen inches out of place, and 100 cords of drift- wood or more is lodged against the center pier, At the mouth of the 8t. Joe River Tues- day a log jam at the trestle of the Oregon Railway and Navigation bridge was blown out witk dynamite. The Georgie Oakes spent the entire day yesterday in clearing away the jam at the mouth of the Ceur d’Alene River. Cameron’s lumber-yard at McEnaville is entirely washed away and for over 100 yards the railroad tracks are standing on edge like a picket fence. Great losses have been suffered by the meadow farmers. The entire crops of hay have been washed away, together with barns, outbuildings and homes. The Northern Pacific, be- tween Mission and Wallace, is all washed out and boxcars are floating in the water, The food supply in Cceur d’Alene is short, but so far there has been no actual suffer- ing. It will be some time before provisions can be taken in. The Georgie Oakes will make a trip to the Mission to-day, but it will require several weeks to get the railroads in con- dition to carry passengers from the Mis- sion to points east. At Harrison the small sawmili-owners are employing men to go out in boats and rescue logs, and the men are making $10 to §15 a day. Thousands of feet of logs have broken away from boons and Cccur d’Alene Lake is full of drift, presenting the appearance of a slough. The water is as yellow as the Lower Missouri. The lake rose a foot and a half Tuesaay. The Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill is turning out more concentrates than at any other time in its history, and on ac- count of the shortage of cars the concen- trates will have to be piled up beside the track. The same condition exists at the large mines on Canyon Creek. In some places the Northern Pacific track lies on top of the Union Pacific. This is the first freshet at this time of the year in the Cceur d’Alenes since No- vember, 1844, At that time Father de Smett was caught at the mission and was rescued from the water by an Indian. —_— A CIVIL ENGINEEK'S STORY. Sixty Days Will Be Requived to Repair the Great Northern. SEATTLE, Wasm, Nov. 19. — Edwin Hall Warner, a civil encineer, who re- turned from the Cascade flooded district to-day, replying to a question as to the condition of the Great Northern road, said: “Is the road open? Ishculd say so— open every three miles and water running through every opening. How did I get bere? On foot, of course; forty-five miles in less than forty-eight hours, besides twenty miles in a canoe and five on a handcar. *I know more about the condition of the Great Northern than any one else now. By to-night the wires will bein shape and the company will probubly have full information as toitslosses. 1 have never seen so general a disturbance anywhere. It will be Wednesday next at the earliest before any cohnection atail can be made—perhaps a day or two later. A truss bridge two miles east of Sultan is badly out of place and it will take as much -time to get by as if it had been washed out bodily. From there to Index the embankment has been wasned out every other mile or so for distances of twenty to fifty feet. Above Index the same series of small washouts occur.. ‘At Granite Cut and beyond it, distant five miles from Index, the track for sev- eral hundred feet has been com- pletely carried away. ln the cut the bal- last has been washed out, leaving only the rails and ties. 5 “At the crossing of the Skykomish the truss bridge and approach have been car- ried out, leaving momething like 300 feet across the main_river to be taken care of. Above the Skykomish several structures were carried away and a slide or two will have to be taken care of. Superintendent Riton is wasting no time, and on his ac- tivity I base my estimate of s-ven days to make the connection. To get the road in the shape it was a week ago will require at’least sixty days. “The cause of the trouble was fif- teen days’ snow, last Thursday evening achinock wind and then a warm rain lasting until Saturday night at 10 o’clock. The run-off was, as usual, in torrential streams, extremely rapid, and everything was carried before them. I measured the rainfall for twodays in the mines in Miller River district. It amounted to 14 inches in fifty-four hours—equivalent to about abcut one-third the annual precipitation in Seattle. In Sgykomish 1 found five passengers from a westbound train which had been hung up for three days near Wellington. They were Frank Brownell of Everett, H. T. Rudow of Seattle, Lynn Reelfe of .Rossland, B. C., and Rev. Mr. Van Neys of Vancouver, Wash. They had plowed through fourteen miles of snow the night before, reaching Skykomish at midnight.’” AN CALIFURNIA MAlIL ARRIVES. First Since Last Saturday—Great Loss to Lumbermen. SEATTLE, Wasz., Nov. 19.—Two days’ California mail, the first since Saturday, was received in this city to-day via the steamer Kingston from Tacoma. The railroads are still badly crippled by reason of the floods. It will probably be several days before connection can be made from Beattle with the Northern Pacific main line at Puyallup. The Great Northern announces that it will have its coastline In opera.ion to-morrow or the day after and that an effort will probably be made on Sunday to resume passenger traffic over the main line East. The passengers hemmed in for so long on the Great Northern between Welling- ton and Madison, it 1s stated, have been tescued, and are now making their way back to Spokane and on to Seattle over the Northern Pacific, via Tacoma. Lumbermen of this city say that 90 per cent of the shingle boltscnt in Northwest- ern Washington have been swept down the various rivers and out to sea, and from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 feet of logs driven through the booms and sent the same way. Probably one-third of thelogs will be recovered from the sound, but millmen believe it will not be possible to save any of the shingle bolts. MURDEKED HEK OWN CHILD, Peculiar Scandal in Which a Reformed Preacher Is Implicated. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Nov. 19.—The dis- closures attending the arrest of Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald, Miss Emiline Freeman, ner father, William Freeman, and her brother, Dawson Freeman, all well-known resi- dents of Masontown, has caused a great sensation in Fayette County. Miss Free- man was arrested yesterday and is in jail charged with murdering a child to which she recently gave birth. Rev. Mr. Fitz- gerald is held under heavy bail, and the girl’s father and brother are charged with conspiracy to conceal the murder. The matter was brought to public notice by Dr. Edmund O. Cloud, who was called to attend the girl. Emiline Freeman con- fessed to the physician that she had mur- dered the child and that Rev. Mr. Fitz- gerald was the cause of all her trouble. The father and brother of the girl at- tempted to coerce Dr. Cloud to silence, but he refused to criminate himself and made the information against the family. . Rev. Mr. Fitzgeraid came from Virginia a year ago, since which time he has been preach- ing in the Reformed Brethren Church and boarded in the Freeman family. Miss Freeman is 23 years of age and pleasing in appearance. ———— The Lutheran League. CHICAGO, ILL., Nov. 19.—Discussion of suitable literature for younger church members was the chief business before the Lutheran League to-day. Officers were elected as follows: President, E. F. Eilert of New York; general secretary, M. C. Olden, Chicago; recording secretary, ‘W. C. Stover, Philadelphia; assistant recording secretary, Miss M. Meister, Lan- caster, Pa.; treasurer, Cornelius O. Eck- bardt, Washington, D. C.; executive com- mittee—Rev. W. K. Frick, Milwaukee; Leander Trautman, Pittsburg; Rev. L. J. Murphy, Rock Island, IiL; Rev. L. A. Kubns, Omaha, Nebr.; F. A. Hartranft, Philadelphia. The league decided to hold its next convention in New York City two years from this time. LB Domestic Tragedy in a Florida Town,. NEW SMYRNA, Fra., Nov. 19.—T. H. Roberts shot and killed Charles Bowie last night because of the latter’s intimacy with Mrs, Roberts. Before ne died Bowie fired on and dan- erously wounded Roberts in the side. %uwie and the wife were found in a com- promising position by Roberts. Satisfied that his suspicions were correct the in- jured husband began firing. All con- cerned are well to do. —_— Politics and a Duel. PARIS, France, Nov. 19.—M. Pierre- Legrand; a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and M. Henri Turot, editor of the Petite Republigue Francaise, have fought a dael n which Turot was wounded in the arm. The combat grew out of politics. OREGON PRODUCTS FOR AUSTRALIA Portland Merchants Bid for Trade With the Antipodes. Have Chartered a Steamer to Be Sent There With a Very Choice Cargo. New Line Prrj:cted, as Sin Francisco Has Difficulty in Handling Their Freight. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 19.—An event of unusual importance to this city and the entire Northwest will occur next month, when a steamship loaded with Oregon products will leave Portland for Ause tralia, The promoters of the new enter- prise are Davidge & Co., agenis of the Oregon-Asiatic Steamship Company. The steamer they have secured for the first trip is the Aswanly, a modern vessel of 8535 tons gross register, with a carrying capacity of 5140 tons. ‘While the matter of making an experi- ment in this trade has been under con- sideration but a short time, the promoters have had no ditficulty in securing a large cargo. If their efforts should meet with encouragement a regular line will be in operation early in the year. 'There is a large amount or products of Oregon and Washington now sent to the Antipodes by way of San Francisco, and this trade has grown to such proportions that steamers sailing from the Bay City have difficuity in handling all of the freight offered. Oregon produces a good deal of fruit, lum- ber, flour and other truck of similar nature that finds a ready market in Aus. tralia. With proper encouragement the new steamship venture is sure to be a great aid in developing a Northweste Pacific trade with that country. The Aswanly will leave about the mid- dle of December, and if merchants are in- terested in securing more trade from that country there will be plenty of steamships placed in service to follow the pioneer. The steamship is now en route to thig port from Hiogo. T DID HE KIDNAP HIMSELF? Portland Detectives Discredit Dr. Ball's Story of His Disappsarance. PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 19.—Dr. F. L Ball, who for several days was supposed to bave been drowned or murdered at Kalama, Wash., about fifty miles down the Columbia River, returned to his home in this city to-day. He repeated his ridiculous yarn of being kidnaped, robbed and” taken into the mountains that he told last night when he turned up as “found again.” Detectives simply laugh at Ball’s strange story, as the doctor did not give a descrip- tion of his assailants to the authorities at Kalama or to the detectives when he ar- rived here to-day. It is supposed that Ball intended to leave the country, leav- ing impression that he bad committed suicide, but at the last moment reconsid- ered and invented the yarn about being kidnaped. It has leaked out through a domestic former1y employed in the house- hold where the Balls lived that there was counsiderable domestic unhappiness, and this may account for it. However, tha doctor’s young wife had fuily relented by this time, anyway, and was almost hys. terical from joy over her husband’s safe return. T SR 4 CONSCIENCE-STRICKEN THIEF, After Thirty Years He Seeks to Make Hestitution. THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 19.—Louis Davenport of Mosier was robbed of a grip containing $8600 in gold dust over thirty years ago. Some time since, realizing that he was approaching the grave, the man who took the money made a will, and in this will he provided for repay- ment of the slolen money with legal rate of interest from the day it was taken until the day the debt shall be paid. The ill- gotten gains seem to have prospered in his hands, but when he came to die his conscience troubled him. A few days ago a stranger made his ap- pearance in The Dalles and saw Davene port. He was quickly investigating the matter, and without disclosing who he was he assured Davenport that he was conversant with all the facts in the strange case. As the sum of stolen money now amounts to $27,000, by adding inter- est and by reason of judicious investment, and as there happens to pe, strangely enough, a mysterious “French Charley’ disputing that Davenport lost that -sum, it is not improbable that the legal fratere nity may engage in a fight over the ‘“‘conscience money,” e —— Officers Flee From Avengers. WILLIAMSCN, W. Vi, Nov. 19.— Friends of Anderson and James Mounts, the two men who were killed yesterday by Clark and Bevins, are hot on the trail of the officers. Through the night Clarkand Bevins succeeded in eluding their pur« suers, and early this moraing they secured horses. ¥ They are now on their way to Pikeville, Ky., to claim the reward of $100 for the killing of Anderson and Mounts. For the present the officers are safe, but serious trouble will occur if they return here from Pikeville. *‘Three Classes of Men,” full {nforma: Frai 692 erket street, opp Palace Hotel, 5o. Broadway; Portland, Or, 203 Waskin Washingion street. NO NEW TO-DAY. B SANDENS e P " Makes Strong Men and Women, tion and price-list, will be sent, closel: led, 3 a; e e N s e A h e Soteiyfealed, free. Call or addeess SANDEN ELECTRIC, sure ol the Number—E3 ] M 0., 0 o 1. Ofices at Los Cal. %204 arket streat. o . -