The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1897, Page 4

o TIRED OF ORATORY | AND PETITIONS The Harbor Commission Get Doewn to Practi- cal Work. Will Make Their Own Investi- | gations and Collect Their Owa Evidence. | An Exhesustive Study to Bs Made of Both Santa Monica and San Pedro Waters. LOS ANGELES, Cav, Dec. 31.—The Harbor Commission having now set | seriously to work to make their selection | between San Pedro and Santa Monica. | they will hear no more oratory, listen to | no more petitions and not be further | bothered by the bickering of rival engi- | neers, but will hericeforth make their own | investigations and collect their own evi- | dence. The board held en sall-day execu- | tive session to-day, but did nothing more | than take measures, and have soundings | and borings made all over the waters of | the contesting places. | It is regarded as probable that little at-| tention will be paid to the argnments made | during the public sessions or to the evi- | dence then taken. It looks as if the board intended to meke a very exhaustive study on its own account, as it has been given out that the members expect to remain bereabouts a month or six weeks. | The work of boring commenced to-day | at San Pedro and the steamer Gedney wiil | be used to make sounding at bsth nlaces. | To-raorrow the commission will take a | day off from its labors and go to Pasadena to see the Rose Carnival as guestsot the Chamber of Commeres of that city. i, Kramer Conrteted of Forgery. LOS ANGELES, CaL.,, Dec. 3L—W. E. | Kramer, a well-dressed young man, was | found guilty of forgery to-day. He forged | the name of a local commission-house to | 2 check for §2265 on the Farmers' and Merchants” Bank and caused J. W. French to cash the check. Kramer and a com- panion, J. Harris, 'left the city, but| were arrested at Fresno by Detective | Auble. Kramer claimed to have secured | the check from & man named H. Kearney, | with whom he had traveled from Truckee | to Los Angeles. | gt Los Angeles Embezzler Wanted. LOS ANGELES CAL, Dec. 3L—Sheriff Burr has wired the authorities of Port- land, Oregon, to look out for W. Everett, the absconding City Justice’s clerk. A compiaint charging Everett with em- tezzlement was sworn to-day. S4NT4 Y¥NEZ SHOOTING. Res: It of an Attempt to Jump a Mining Claim. SANTA BARBARA, Car., Dec. 3L—A telephone message received here to-day from Santa Ynez brings the report that Frank Knight was shot by William Step, a rancher, £4 years old. Step cisims that Knight jumped, or tried to jump, his claim. A man named Fillmore, with whom Knight was living, it is said, is also mixed up in the fray. Bad blood has existed between them for some time, since the trio were in trouble | over the stealing of some hogs from an- | other rancher named Wiat, over a year | ago. Considerable amusement was created | in the court at the time over the expert testimony of the biack and white hairs of | the dead porkers. Knight's wounds are | not believed to be fatal and so far no ar- | rests have besn made, | The Monterey at Santa Barbara. | SANTA BARBARA, Cav., Dec. 3L.—The | coast defense vessel Monterey arrived | here at 3:30 p. . fo-day. She came glid- | ing slowly but gracefully down the chan- nel and anchored about a mile from shore. Some of the boys were allowed to come ashore and are now enjoying Santa Bar- bara’s delightful climate. BUNKOED TO HIS DEATH. Fleeced by Sharpers, a Texss Counly Treasurer Covers His Shortage | With a Bullet. AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3L — County Treasurer A. J. Jernigan sbot himself and inflicted a wound from which he will undoubtedly die. The shooting was a deliberate attempt at suicide and took place in his office. Some time ago the colored porter of the County Courthouse came to him with a story of buried Mexican gold. Some colored friends of the porter had let him into the secret. They claimed to know tae exact spot where the gold was buried uand said that it was in the vicinity of the city. They asserted the gold was of almost fabulous value and told a plausible story | of their 1nability to make use of it them- | selves. They offered to seil their secret to the janitor for $20,000. This amount was wholly beyond his ability to raise and for a while negotia- tions ceased. Finaliy, bowever, he brought up the subject, and then was told | to find out how muc: he could raise. It was at that time he broached the matter to Jernigan and got him interested. Jernigan_had no money of his own, but he was so firmly convinced of the exist- ence of the Mexican treasure that he took $4500 out of the county tunds and gave it to the janitor, expecting to be able 10 ro- turn it within a few days. From other | sources the janitor secured $6000, and the whole amount was paid to the sharpers who had originated the story, and who promptly aisappesred. Jernigan was badly broken up by the affuir. He was worried about it as the end of the year approsched, knowing that the shortage must soon become known. Yinally when discovery was ciose at hand he shot himseld. el e ST Swicide of an Ex-Senator. LINCOLN, NeBr, Dec. 3L—Ex-State senator Henry C. Zehrung, at the head of the Standard Glass and Paint Company and one of the most prominent and popu- lar men in Lincoln, committed suicide by bangine himself in the loft of bis barn some time during the night, where he was found by his son early this morning. He was 52 years old, high in the ranks of Masonry and was reputed to be wealthy, of serene temperament and apparently without business cares. —_—— Drath of General Olassen. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 31.—General Peter Classen died at his residence in Brooklyn on Tuesday, from Brizht’s dis- ease. He was born in Anaheim, Holland, in 183L After the war, in which he served with distinction, he embarked in the brokerage business and was very suc- cessiul. He became a_director in the Sixth National Bank. In 1800 the bank failed. He was indicted in 1891 for sign- ing false statements with regard to the bank’s condition and misappropriating | | dcaters a: 84 Van Buren street. [ to clear for Nuevitas, Cuba, with arms the funds. He was found guilty and sen- tenced to six years in State prison. In August, 1893, he was pardoned by Presi- dent Cleveland. S L TWO DEATHS ¥FKoM MOEPHINE. Well- Known Youna Men Who Probably Comumisted Suicide. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 3L.—7To-night about 6 o’clock the dead bodies of Charles | A. Weyrich, aged 24, and Charles D. Car- penter, aged 29, were found in room 639 at the Planters’ Horel. Death had resulted from morphine. The young men went to the room Wednesday night. They were very close friends, and both were well known and highly connected. No reason- able cause is known for seli-destruction, and it may have been accidental. Wey- rich eloped with Miss Grace Peterson, a society belle, about a yearago. His father is general manager for the Howe Sewing Machine Company, and the young man was bookkeeper for his father. Carpenter was a draughtsman and re- sided at 4218 Morgan street, and Weyrich lived at 5.09 Beil avenu = BURGLARS ENTER A BANK. They Scatter Currency Over the Floor During the Eaid. ALMA, Mo., Dec. 3L—This morning | the Bank of Alma was entered by burgmrg who broke down the front door, drille the vault door and blew it off, tearing out the counters and the glass front. They then drilled the cash chest in the vault, blowing the entire door off, and secured §1800. After ccattering the notes and papers all over the vault door, they left on the floor about $200 in currency and a sack of silver containing about $100. e BMeFarland Sues the Brokers. CHICAGO, Ivir., Dec. 31.—Counselman & Day, one of the big Board of Trade and stock broker firms, are made defendants | in a suit filed to-day by Hugh McFarland, | who has speculated in railroad and other | stocks through the firm, and lost $52,784, | rding to the declarations made in his | He claims he paid part of his losses | in cash and gave his note for $10,000, which is still held by the firm. He sets up toe | law against the collection of gambling | debts, and in addition to_suing for recov- | ery of the note, asks for $90,000 damages, | half of which goes to the county is heis | awarded that amount, i e gt 1) Receiver for Lumber Dealers. | CHICAGO, IrL, Dec., Dec. 3l.—Judge Freeman to-day appointed Charles L.| Bova receiver for Schultz Bros., lumber | Wiltiam | Schultz, a partner, filed the bill, alleging | | insolvency and partnership disagreement. | He placed the liabilities largely in excess of the assets, which are estimated at| $15,000. | —_—— | Liabilities Aggregate a Million. GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 3L—To-night Fellman & Grumbach, large retail dry- goods dealers, fiied a deed of trust for the benefit of their creditors. Preferences are given to the amount of $193.33. The liabilities are said to aggregate $1,000,000. WEILER' LI O CONENNED Continued from First Page. | | | lector against the vessel being allowed to depart. The protest was filed by the Col- lector, but the vessel was ailowed to de- part, as clearance had been granted. The Commodore carried a ciew of 28 men, 20 000 cartridges, 175 rifles, 1000 pounds of giant powder and er munitions of war, besides a quantity of medicines and stores. The Dauntless has not yet returned to load with the cargo of munitions of war, althoush permission has been granted her and ammunition. Nothing has been heard of her since she left here Tuesday after- noou to go wrecking, as her owners say. The sudden departure of the cruiser Raleigh from Key West at 1 o’clock this morning has caused considerable uneasi- ness in Cuban circles, for it is believed she has been ordered to stop the Dauntless and Commodore and search them to as- ceriain if thev are violating the law by carrying a body of men as well asa carge ofarms. Ifthe men are found on either steamer the vessal will be seized and brought baci to this port. The Three Friends returned to port to-day and is in charge of the Collector of Customs. Her crew came ashore imme- diately and disappeared. None of them would talk. g BELIEVE M1CEO IS DEAD. Members of the Cuban Junta Do Not Credit the Story That He Lives. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 3L.—A repre- sentative of Dr. Paima was seen at the Cuban Junta headquarters in this city this morning and asked about the dispatches presented yesterday that Maceo is still alive in a Cuban hospital, where he is re- covering from his wounds. His attention was called to a rumor alleged to have come from the wife of a prominent Cuban who landed at Key West confirming the statement that Maceo is alive. Dr. Palma’s representative said: *‘Yon can say that the Cuban Junta believesithat Maceo is dead and that he died in the manner described in the cirenlar recently issued by the Junta. We have fully satis- fied ourselves of his death and are work- ing under that conclusion. While we are so Iry to have lost so great a leader it has not materiaily interfered with our vplans. We place no credit in these repeated raports that Maceo is alive.” it i, DE LOME VISITING OLNEY. It Is Believed That He Protested Agawnst the Cruise «f the Dauntless. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3L.—Duapuy de Lome called at the State Department at noon to-day and had a short inter- view with Secretary Olney. He declined on leaving to state the object of his call, mere remarking that it was diplomatic day, when it was customary for members of the corps to see the Secretary. There is no improbability in the assump- tion that bis visit was made personally for the purpose of protesting to Secretary Olney against any perwmission being granted by this Government allowing the Dauntless to carry a cargo of arms to any Cuban port. The refusal is desirea to avoid any international complications which must inevitably ensue if the per- mission is granted. With Arms for Insurgents. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 3L—A¢ the Cuban Junta it was said to-day that the Dauntless and Commodore would prob- ably leave Jacksonville about Saturday with arms an¢ ammunition for the insur* gents. The statement telegraphed from aWashington that both wiil take out clean nc:s in the regular way is confirmed here. —_— Ricvera Reported Wounded. KEY WEST, Fra., Dec. 3L—It is re- ported here that General Rmz Rievers, who succeeded Maceo, was badly wounded FRESHO'S GRAND JURY BEPORTS Unable to Find Sufficient Evidence to Indict Schweizer. Convinced That Attempts at Blackmailing Have Been Made. Road Management of the Supervisors and Public Adm.nistrator’s Accounts Criticized, FRESNO, CaL, Dec. 3L.—The Grand Jury rendered its final report to Judge ‘Webb this evening after being in session several weeks. Not until this afternoon ‘was the investigation concluded into the charges against Charles A. Schweizer in connection with the attempted murder of Solomon Lehman last July. Detective John Harrison, who has been working up the case, was the last witness examined. | In its report toe jury states that it is con- vinced i1hat attempts at blackmailing have been meade, but it has been unable to find sufficient evidence to bring an indict- ment. Tae jury hopes that all the officers will be untiring in their efforts to bring to | speedy justice all who may practice such crimes to the end that the good names of all citizens may be secure from such as- saults. This brief statement of the jury shows that it believea that T. Demarais, Sam Ralston and John Harrison were in a con- spiracy to blackmail the harness-dealer. Lehmann, the victim of the iutended mar- der, was not called to testify. Schweizer announces that he will imme- diately have Demarais, Ralston and Har- rison arrested for enzaging in a con- spiracy to blackmail him. There are many who would like to see the whole case aired in the open courts, as it has many peculiar features. In its report the Grand Jury calls atten- tion to thelax methods adopted by the Su- pervisorsin road management, and con- demns an appropriation made by the board toward the support of the “jockey club” i giving its race meet last fall. The accounts of Pubiic Administrator L. H. Church in handling estates are found to be in a very unsatisfaciory con- dition. ooy PURGED OF CONTEMPT. How Lawyer Graty Escaped Payment of a $60 Fine. FRESNO, Car., Dec.3L.—W. D. Grady, the famous attorney who formerly prac- ticed here, but removed to S8an Francisco iast summer, arrived in town this morn- ing. Deputy Sheriff Timmins was imme- diately after him with an execution for a | $60 fine, imposed upon the attorney by Juage Carter last April for using violent | language toward the court. As soon as have to pay or go to jail, Grady went ba- fore Judge Church and moved to bave the exccution recalled. He apologized for what he bad done and the court granted | his motion after an appeal irom the attor- | ney. Judge Church bas, since the elec- | tion, succeeded Judge Carter, who was | serving an unexpired term. PHRISON C(UNIL..CY LABOR. New York Convicts Will No Longer Com- Pote With Free Workmen. NEW YORK, N. Y. Dec. 3L—The prisoners in the p | ufactures which comes in competition with outside labor. The new provision, which zoesinto effect to-morrow, provides they shall be employed in making articles needed by the public institutions of the State and its political divisions, The prisoners will be kept employed whether they produce anything or not, until the new plan 1s fuliy established. The use of machinery will be done away with as much as possible. Two hundred men wiil be employed on hand looms as in the old days in the manufacture of blankets, cloth for clothing, sheets and pillow cases and other necessaries. Quite anumber will be employed all the time breaking stone which will be used by cities and towns in road improvement, e HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED. Rer. My, Craven Must Pay Drarly for Threatening Mrs. Brawun CHICAGO, Iin., Dec. 3L.—Mrs. Emma Braun was allowed $45,000 damaces by a jury in Judge Lain’s court yesterday in suit which she institutea against Rev. Thomas Craven, a member of the Metho- dist church and a wealthy resident of Evaston, Il He has been a missionary for a number of years, and it is said has accumulated iarze possessions in India, where he goes each year on his Christian work. Mrs. Braun was a tenant in one of Craven’s Evauston houses. She alleges that he entered her home and frightened her with threats and that the shock resunlted in ssrious injury 1o her. Out of this grew the suit for damages. g IS ONE FIREMAN KILLED. And Three Others Injured by the Break- ing of a Ladder. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.,, Dec. 31.—One fireman was killed and three were injured by the breaxing of a ladder at a firs early this morning. The fire was in the four- story building, 9 Strawberry street. The flames spread rapidly. A thirty-foot lad- der was placed against the building and six firemen staried to ascend. It broke ana the men were thrown violently to the ground, Dever was wicked up uncon- scious and bleeding. He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital, where he died a few minutes afterward. The fire was got under control. The damage will not ex- ceed $2000. - nge 8 Fierce Fire at Worcester. WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 31.—The most disastrous fire of the year in this city with one exception broke out at 3 o'cluck this morning in the Crompton block on Mechanic street. A generalalarm called every piece of fire apparatus to the scene. The firemen had one of the hardest fights they have had in years. The Cromp- ton block is a five-siory brick structure, occupied by a larze number of tenants, who suffered serious damage. The loss is estimated at upward of $100,C00 and is largely coversd by insurance, The origin of the fireis a tery. oot el Missourt Miners Imported. LEADVILLE, Coro., Dec. 3L.—A strong military guard escorted two more car- loads of Missouri miners to the mines, they having come to take the strikers’ places. A hostile crowd filled the streets, but there was no violence attempted. in an engagement. The rumor lacks con- firmation, however, from reliable sources. ! Thomas A. O’ Mahoney was elected to-da) by the county board to succeed Sheril Newman, remdved for malfeatance. It is | gis: the Sheriff told the attorney that he would | 1 institutions of the | | State will to-morrow cezse work on man- | | believed the new Sheriff will demand the withdrawal of troops, as it is suspected he is in symoathy with the striking miners. Heisa Populist ke 6 e WITH A SHOWER OF CEREALS. Rather Tame Closing of tie Exchanges at Chicago and New York—No Flour Thrown. CHICAGO, IvL., Dec. 31.—The last day’s session of the Board of Trade was not as lively as generally, but when the gong rang at 12 o’clock 100 or more of the frisk- ijer members, armed with sacks of corn, oats, etc., lined up along the windows and began a fasillade of cereals upon their fel- lows, while gleeful yeils saluted their ei- forts by the “zallery gods.” There was a dense crowd in the galleries laughing, cheering and begging the throwers to throw. A bag of chaff landed among them, and great was the consternation as the clinging stuff settled over sealskin sacque and broadcloth coat. Down stairs the sharpshooting was becoming dis- tinctly personal and individual. At first the shooting had been at the crowd of struggling brokers. As the crowd separated into little groups there was a chance for target practice and it was well improved. In three minutesit was all over—the ammunition had given out. “Quietest closing season on. record,” said one of the old members. ‘‘In fact, it was an awful fizzle, compared with former vears. Time was that everybody would have a bag of flour planted somewhere and ready, but there was not a bit of flour thrown to-day and not half as much grain as usual.” It was reported aiterward that amsedict had been issued against the throwing practice, which accounted for the small amount of target shootingland the innocu- ous character of the missiles. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 3L.—The mem- bers of the Stock Exchange were very quiet to-day, not even the younger men feeling inclined to celebrate the close of the year or welcome in the new. On the contrary, the past twelve months have been so dull and unsatisfactory to the brokers that there is a general feeling of depression, and the hitherto irrepressible Dick Halstead did not show any enthu- siasm. A procession formed arouud the room and marched past the rostrum to al- low each broker to shake hands with Chair- man McClure and Vice-Chairman Ken- nedy. Ll 4o FRE American Economic Assosiation. BALTIMORE, Mp., Dec. 31.—The closing session of the ninth annual meeting of the American Economic Association was held to-day in Levering Hall. A paper was read on the “Operation of the Government Property 'fax in California” by Carl C. Plehn of the California, State University. Officers were chosan as follows: President, Henry C. Adams, Ph.D., Uni- versitv of Michigan; secretary, Walter F. Wilcox, Ph. D., Cornell University; treas- urer, Charles H. Hull, Cornell University; publication committee — F. A. Taussig, Pn.D., Harvard; Sidney Sherwood, Ph. , Johns Hopkins; John Graham Brooks, Cembridge, Mass.; H. H. Powers, M. A., Stanford University; Davis R. Dewey, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology; William A. Scott, PL.D., Univer- sity of Wisconsin. e S Suicide of a Banker. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 3L—A special to the Scripps-McRae Press Association from | Montgomery, Ala., says that George B. Wilkins, vice-president of the National Bank of Selma, Ala., which failed for half a milllon dollars yesterday, committed suicide by shooting himgelf through the head in the\Eniscopal cburch at S:lma a. 4 o’clock tiris morning. He was cashier of the bank and had been treasurer of the church for thirty vears. He was one of the best-known men in the Siate. b e o Treasury Debt Statement. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3L—The treasury debt statement, which will be is- sued Saturday, will show that the deficit for the first six months of the present year is, in round figures, $37,000.000. For De- cember the round numbers are: Receipts $25,800,000 and expenditures $25,200.000, making an exces of receipts over expendi- tures of §600.000. On account of the heavy interest charges and unusual ex- penditures incident 10 January the excess of expenditures over receipts for January, 1897, is estimated a: $15,000,000. ) iy The Inauguration Parade. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 31.—Gen- eral Horace Porter, grand marshal of the inauguration parade, to-day announced the following appointments: A. Noel Blakeman, chief of staff; Colonel H. C. Corbin, U. . A., adjutant-general; Cap- tain John A. Johnson, U. 8 A., chief of aids; General Granville M. Dodze, chief marshal of the firs grand division, to be composed of military organizations; B. H. Warner, chief marshal of the second grand division, to be composed oi civic organizations. EXCITEME. T ON THE BOURSE. Dissolution of the Produce Exchange as a Protest. BERLIN, Gerwaxy, Dec. 3L—The Bourse here was greutly excited by the voluntary dissoiution of the Produce Ex- change as a protest against the new law forbidding dealing in futures, which goes into effect to-morrow. A meeting was held to-day by the mem- bers of the various bourses to consider the question of dissolving the exchanges and conductin- business without any formal external organization. The meeting was held at the Stock Ex- change, and upon motion an adjournment was taken and the. members proceeded to the Produce Exchange and expressed their sympathy with the grain-dealers. The latter have directed their commitiee to take proper steps to insure the pros- pective development of the grain market. Telegrams were received from Vienna, Hambureg, Stettin and Buda-Pesth, con- eratulating the exchange upon its action. Beveral other exchanges in different parts of Germany dissolved to-day. s rgeen o For the Advancement of Seience, STOC KHOLM, Swepes, Dec. 3L.—Tt is learned that the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish engineer and chemist, who died at San Remo, Italy, on December 9, de- votes the bulk of his fortune to an inter- national fund for the advancement of science, the interest upon which is to be apolied to the furnishing of prizes for competition open to the world. il gt B Approved by the Powers. LONDON, Exc., Dec. 3L.—The Chroni- cle’s Rome correspondent telegraphs that itis rumored that the powers generally will give adherence to the arbitration protocol between the United States and Eogland. Italy, it is added, will be the first nation to signify its approval. batt i, b Germ of Yellow Fever. LONDON, Exe., Dec. 3L.—The Standard will to-morrow publish a digpatch from Rome saying that Gioarcelli has dis- covered the germ of §ellow fever and hopes to show how to combat the disease, i oy Gkl Foundered in the Channel. LONDON, Exa., Dec. 3L.—The French coasting steamer Deux Freres, from Fe- camp for Calais, bas foundered in the English Channel. Her crew of fifteen men were drowned. ————— TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take layative BromoQuinine Tablets. Alrd: v’ rehfl“vtfiehfl%’ 171y 18118 to'cure,’ m HEAVY SEAS IN - HUMBOLDT BAY Great Damage Is Wrought by the Mountainous Breakers. Sections of Jetty Trestlework and Railroad Track Are Swept Away. Steamer North Fork Outsid> and Three Sailing Vessels Inside Are Bar Bound. EUREKA, CaAL., Dec. 31.—The extraor- dinarily high tides of the past few days, combined with a beavy southeaster pre- vailing, bave wronght considerable damage about Humboldt Bay. There has been an exceedingly rough bar, and seas have been breaking in at the entrance ana clear across the bay to the inner shore opposite. As aresult a large section of the Eel River and Eureka Railroad track, which skirts the bay there, has been washed out and seas are breaking across into the reclaimed fields of Pineand Buhne’s dairy farms. The Eureka and Klamath River Rail- road bas also lost a large section of track on the peninsula, near Mad River Slough in tue northern end of the bay caused by high water. The jetty trestle-work on both sides of the bar bas also suffered. Several bents of the north trestie were carried away and a number of scattering piles were knocked out by wreckage from the south jetty and swept across the channel. The current is also cutting away the inner side of the south sandspit back of the jetty wharves and ianding stages in the bay. The carrying away of the trestle does not affect the jetty already built, but work cannot be resumed uatil the trestle 1s rebuilt. T..e year closes with three sailing vessels bar bound inside, one of which is cleared for Australia, while the steamer North Fork from San Francisco is outside, unable to cross in, FLOYD'S WONDEEFUL FIRE Which When Once Ignited Nothing Caun Put Out, There is a fire that never dies, and it is here, and in this world, too. This strange fire is of the consistency of paste, and is harmless when in a quiet state. The fric- tion caused by rubbing it against a hard surface will, howevyer, set it aglow, and nothing will extingpish the flames, which will burn with a blue Jight and an intense Leat until the compound is comple:ely de- stroyed by combustion. Water has no effect upon 1t; it can be made into balls and thrown anywhere, and it will burn with a slow but fierce combustion which makes it unlike any known fire. Dynamite and gunpowder require a spark to ignite them, and powuer pro- duces an explosior, not a regular fire. To gnite this compound there is just the slightest friction of rubbing it against some ordinary substance. There 1s no ex- plosion or rapid spreaaing of flames, but a strange, pasty substance composed of living fire, which cannot be stamped out or killed in any known way. Jobn Floyd, tne discoverer, has been for several years delving in all sorts of cnemicals, as bis numerous inventions re- quired constant study. One day e wished v make a certain substance with which to experiment, and for that purpose placed in a liquid some waste substances which he thought would, when dissolved, pro- duce the wished-for compound. But he found the material he wanted before the liquid was dissclved, so he left the jar containing the solution on the sheif for several weeks, ti inking no more about it. Finally he thought of using the jar and, lifting it down from the sbelf, some of the liquia spilt on the floor. Mr. Foyd thought nothing sbout the matter tii he noticed a sensation of heat about his foot, and on looking dowx found that the =oit paste which had failen out of the bottle had become a mass of soft, flickering fames emitting an intense heat. He put his foot on the spot, stamping 1t out, as he thought, and turned o his work. When he turned around again he saw that instead of going out the" fire paste was steadily burning; that bi: rubbing it haa onl{ smeared it over the floor, and it was eating into the wood e~ery moment. He then threw several buckets of wateron the stuff, but the water had no effect other than to be converted into puffs of steam, and the fire burnea steadi'y on, cuttingits way through the sof: pine floorine. Asthe experiments were beine conddcted in the back of a drugstore, which was filied with dangerous chemicals, he knew that some- thing must be done to put a steptoits rav- ages or the whole piace would Le blown to atoms. Afier many fruitiess attempts to put it out he procured a batchet, and it was only by cutiing cut the entire square of wood on which the paste rested tnat he suc- ceeded 1n stopping the fire, which burned for at least an hour. Afraid of the uses to which this dis- covery might be put, Mr. Floya has never made the secret of the ingredients public; but he says that the cost of making it is +o0 small that it can easily be used instead of the apest waste materials. And for that reason he will not let the formula become known, for incendiaries would take advantage of itand no place would be sate from burning. Those who use oil or dynamite or powder can be eusily traced, as some preparation is necessary, but with this liguid fire a criminal who knew its composition could burn his way noiselessly through any door or set any Lome on’fire by throwing against it a noiseless ball of the composition. * The cost of making this liguid fire is so small that it can be easily used instead of coai in heating & furnace. But the most valuable properties are those which it pos- sesses which are absolute.y foreign to those of fire as known to us. ~All forms of heat, except that of electricity, musi be generated in some kind of a furnace and be constantly supplied with fuel, but this fire is both flame and fuel itself. About a cupful can be set on fire and it will burn with a steady glow for an hour. This wonderiul fire can be utilized in the kitchen and stoves can be dispensed with altogether entirely useless. In order to fry anything it is only necessary to bang the pan from a wire and smear over the bottom with a spoonful of the liquid. Inan instant there will be a hot fire which will burn for over an hour. So that the cook of the future can take her fire out into the country; it can be nsed in oking in camping; there will be no coal bills, but the work of heating furnaces, of burning fires in grates or running motors can be done by a harmless little spoonful of paste, which can betaken around in the vest pocket. Of its practical uses there is no end, for the subject is yet in its infancy, the in- ventor, thinking buc of the harm that might come, having stopped his experi- ments. He however says he intends to’ resume them and find out more about this explosionless, noiseless, ungueuchable paste, which is fire pure ana simple.— Cleveland Enquirer. —_———— Dr. Price’s Olever Dog. Price’s dog gratified the monthly A Taste Dr. meeting of the Humane Society at Rehef Hall, 141 East Ninth street, yesterday afternoon. The animal was really some- body else’s dog. It wasa St. Berpard dog of corru.ated, anxious brow and pessimis- tic attitude, Dr. Price called him Trixie. The dog’s owner had failed to secure a license, so Trixie was impounded. e escaped. from the pound, though S ceived two bullet wounds in what Dr Price called “the mad dash for liberty. The doctor found the brave Trixie on the street, escorted him home, treated his wounds and retained him un- til “the period of convalescence was In- augurated.” Then Trixie Went away, nodding his melancholy ears at the doc- tor’s suggestion to come around once 8 day and fpeceive additional treatment. And the next day accordingly Trixie did appear, received treatment and disap- peared. On one occasion came also the reprehensible master. He made inquiry. was informed and also disappeared, with- out loaning Trixie a dollar to pay his doctors bil. When the patient was cwred be ceased his aaily calls. Trixie, said Dr. Price, was only one of many dogs that he had met, only one of many unap- preciative animals that he had cared for himself in the absence of a public shelter for homeless and disabled animals.—St. Psul Pioneer Pri ————————— An Alleged German Plot. CAPE TOWN, Sourn Arrica, Dec. 31.— The Cape Times to-dayv published the de- tails of an alleged plot on the part of the German residents of the Transvaal to wreck the train on which Cecil Rhodes recently traveled to the coast on his way to Encland. The scene of the alieged at- tempt is located 300 miles north of Cape Town. The story is not confirmed., COUNTIES ASKED 10 CONTRIEUTE State Board of Trade at Work for Hamburg Exposition. Detai's of What Is Needed to Produce the Most Benefit in Return. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Dec. 3L. § Commissioner Trowbridge, who will have charee of the State’s interests at the Hamburg Horticultural Exposition, which opens on the 1st of May, is communicat- ing with all the packersand growers and Boards of Horticulture in California. The State Board of Trade has just issned a statement, in which are set forth some of the salient facts which show how heces- sary it is for California to be adequately represented at the great European exposi- tion. Mr., Trowbridge, who made frequent visits to Germany, pives it as his opinion that with proper efforts on the part of fruit-giowers, the people within the Ger- man empire would buy at a profit through the producers at least half the dried fruit put up in California. The California State Board of Trade has undertaken the work of presenting Cali- fornia’s claims at that exposition. But in order to succeed it must have the co-oper- ation of {ruit-growers and some assistance from every fruit county of the State. It asks that every organization interested in fruit-growing take up this work at once, 0 that & coilection of fruit-food products from each fruit county of the State may be speedily obtained. A display from each frpit-producing locality in California at Hamburg will tend to emphasize the extent of the industry in this State. The collection should include, sc far as practicable, dried fruits in variety, raisins, canned fruits, canned vegetables, jams, jellies, wines, oils and nats. It is desired that, so far as convenient, these goods should be of commercial grade and put up in commercial packages, as it is the intention that the display shall repre- sent such products as can be supplied in quantity from a ton to a carload. If not convenient to send the goods in commercial packages the State Board of Trade will have them packed in S8an Fran- cisco by experts in accordance with trade regulations, and will brand and credit each lot of goods to the locality that sends it. Craigzie Sharpe, secretary of the Oakland Boar. oi Trade, James A. Filcher, B. N. Rowley, E. W. Maslin and Mark L. Mec- Donald ' have been appointed a finance committee for the purpose of attending to the expense of the exhibit. They have carefully sized up the situa- tion and have issued the following memo- ranaum: Some financial assistance will be_expected from each county, but it will beso litile that the amount will no doubt be readily appro- priated by the respective Boards of Super- Visorson proper representation (o them by such comm ttees as may be appointed for the purpose. From no one county do we expect more than $250, and this much only from three or four of the largest and most direcily interested. From this sum the amount wili vary down 10 $50. The insignificance of these sums for an en- tire county, considering the great importance of the work, will be apparent when it is stated that mercantiie houses in San Frau- cisco that are preparing to send exhibits fto Guatemala expect that it will cost €ach one of them, exclusive of freivht and the value of exhibit material, from £300 to $500. A large commercial house or packing com- pany desiring fo send & special display of iheir particular line of goods to Hamburg will be expected to contribute toward the ex- pense. They can ascertain the amount by corresponding with the State Board of Traae. Jules Verne. Except when ke brings out one of his marvelous books, we hear little of M. Jules Verne, but the tact is that he is lead- ing a very ‘}uiet life at Amiens. Al:hough 68 years of age, and wearing the appear- ance of a retired general, he is full of energy and as hardworking as of vore. He is now busy in the executi n of his plan for publishing a series of stories bear- ing on different countries. Before begin- ning a particular work M. Jules Verne reads up a number of geographical, his. torical and oti.er books treating of that part of the world, and as he gows on the plot gradially germinates in his mind. He is, indeed, an active and laborious toiler. He rises regularly at 4 o'clock in the morning and writes steadily until noon. He retires to rest at 9, excapt on two evenings in the week, when he acoom. panies his wile to the Grand Theater, din- ing before at & restaurant opposite the building. This is his great treat, and he is foud of remarking that on these occa- sions he and his wife enjoy themselves jnst as if they were a young couple on their honermoon. As a’‘matter of fact, M. and Mme. Juies Verne have not been nes: Paris for tue last eight years, and find that their life at Amiens suits them per- fectly.—London Telegraph. 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