The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1897, Page 3

2. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1897. ANNIRILATION OF > SPANISH FORCES Three Hundred Are Slain While Passing Over a Bridge~ Iosurgents Biew Up the Struc- ture and Fire Competss the Carnage. Tie .Trcopers Escaping Death Are Ambushe=d and Compelled to Surr-nder. V. YORK, N. Y., March 16.—A press special from Havana, via Key West, Fla., eay: The news that Spanish forces have met vith a serious disaster in the west is con- ued. Itislearnedfrom what is deemed a reliable source that a train conveying 600 troops, while going from Artemisa to some southern port, was blown up by Gubans, more than 300 troops being killed or wounded. The detaiis give a tragic coloring. The Cubans had learned that the troops were to be sent on that train. They mined a high trestle crossing St. Carman nnel. This bridge is more than fifty high. The mines were exploded as the train was passing over it, with ter- rible effect, Half of the entire train was lifted up-and thrown into the deep chan- el below, The force of the explosion was terrific, the ground being torn up fora great dis- tance. The cries of the wounded ana the shouts of those unhurt added excitement d terror. . As the remainder of the troops rushed out of the ruins they were met with a withering fire from the concealed Cubans, and dozens were killed at the first volley. The contest lasted an hour, the Spaniards bravely fighting from behind the cars, but it was useless and to save their lives they surrendersd. The cars that had gone down caught fire and were entirely destroyed, many sol- diers being caught in them and burned to 1 More than 300 troops were found to be missing, and are supposed to have been killed. The Cubans lost possibly forty men. All the prisoners were released, save the Ticers, who were held for the safety of zent officors at Artemisa, who eight insurg nad been sentenced to death by the Span- ish commander, and Colonel Penco, the Cuban commander, sent word that if these men were shot he would order his s to be kiljed, and that twenty of ldiers would be shot, too, in re- e for Cuban soldiers shot there last is said that the Cuban officers were released from Artemisa. 4 Subject That Occuvies the Attention of the Cabinet. ASHINGTON,D. C,, March 16.—The tering operations between this coun- i Cuba occupied the attention of abinet to-day. Attorney-General va hi< views of permitting eamers to clear for Cuban h arms acd munitions of war. on followed his re- marks. e Attorney-General has decided not to render an opinion in the case of the mer Dauntiess until he can obtain ad- al facts relating to the application er owners to clear from Jacksonville s 2nd smmunition. ordinary circamstances the ap- cation would be granted without ques- but the fact that the Dauntiess or v other vessel would be obliged to clear for some Cuban port held by the Spanish put a new phase on the matter. The go could not be landed there and the essel would be seized. This would make cessary for a ves el to attempt to land cargo at some point along the coast, d in order to deliver the arms and am- unition 1o the insurgents an armed force would be necessary The knowledge of thisraises ihe ques- tion whether the men who are to carry out tpe plans maae for a filibustering vessel would not constitute an armed expadition —a clear violation of the law. The Attor- General will have to decide whether the force that is Jikely to be taken on the Datrntless is an armed expedition within he meaning of the law. Permission was given the steamer Commodore to clear for & Cuban port with arms and munitions of war, but the vessel was wrecked before reaching the Cuban coast. Sl ENT AT HAVANA. EXCIT News of the Great Disaster to the Spanish Iv ILieorived. HAVANA, Cusa (via Key West, Fla.), arch 16.—A rumor gained currency here is afternoon and caused much excite- ent to the effect that the Spaniards had et.with a ~reat disaster in Pinar del Rio province. It was reported that a Govern- ment train was blown up by the rebels, over 2 hundred troops being killed and wounded. Cubans here believe the state- ments, but the Spanish officials deny it Jtis stated 10 have occurred last Wednes- dey or Thursday. 1s TRANSVAAL WILLING. The Eepublic Anxiows to Observe Its Tpeaty With England. - « LONDON. Ex6., March 16.—In the in- quiry into the Transvaal raid, which was resumed by the Parliamentary South African Committee in Westminter Hall to-day. W. Z. Schriener, formerly Attor- nev-General of the Cape Colony, was called to the stand. Mr. Schriener said in answer to ques- t'ons that be very much doubted whether {here were any steps which Mr. Rhodes cou'd have taken that would bave stopped the raid made by Mr. Jameson in the Boer territory. The overthrow of the existing Government of the Transvaal Republic he said would generally en- danger the peace of South Airica. He had positive knowledge he added that he Transvaal Government was extremely anx.ous (o observe their treaty obiigations with England. ¥ St e e BY SCORES. Vew York Physicions Make @ Desoont s demement Howses. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 16.—Armed with sharpened quills and vaccine virus, tixty-five physicians of the Board of Health, each accompanied by a sanitary policeman, made a descent on all the zing houses in this city last night to cinate the Jodeers. This action was resut of an emergency call jssun! by 7. Wiison, president of the Board of VACCINATED Health. This work was accomplished in an incredibly short time. The ieason for this was the discovery of & case of small- POX in the New York Hospital on Sunday night. The patient had been taken from a lodging-house, and a ecreat frizht was caused in the hospital when the nature of the illness was revealed. The Board of Health was notified and the patient trans- ferred to Brothers Isiand. The lodging- bouse.from which he had been taken was at once fumigated. _ : When lodgers persisted in refusing to be vaccinnaied they were told tbat the lodging-house laws did not_aliow. an un- vaccinated man to stay in a lodging- house, and this usually brought them to terms. A few who would not submit were told that they would have to get out, and they got. e FIRE THREATEAS APTOS. Several Buildings Burned and the Town Scved Only by Hard Work of a Bucket Brigade. SANTA CRUZ, Cair., March 16.—Fire destroyed three buildings at Aptos this a The damage will amount to No insurance. The merchandise siore of Leon & Co., the dressmaking parlors of the Mis<es Leonard, the saloon of Joe Lopes and the blacksmith-shop and livery stable of Jurus Johnson were de- stroyed. The fire also partialiy consumed three hoteis—the Ara: ‘Welch’s and the Ocean Houss. Three residences also caught fire. The explosion of cartridges in the store caused excitement. A bucket brigade composed of the pop- ulation of the whole town and a gang of bridge carpenters saved the balance of the village. The fire originated from the ex- plosion of a gasoline tank experimented. with bv some one whose identity is not positively known. COSTLY FIRE. FATAL AAD 3 Life and Property Lost in & 8t. Louis Conflagration. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 16.—The fire which started in the Ely Walker Dry Goods Company’s building, Washington avenue and Eighth street, last night was under control early this morning. All that remains of the massive seven-story granite strycture and an enormous stock of dry goods isa massof smeldering 1uins. The loss to the Ely Walker Company is $800,000, and the loss on the building is $300,000. The adjoining business houses of the Versteeg Grant Shoe Company and the Gauss Shelton Hat Company lose During the fire Fireman John G. Gott- wild was 1nstantly killed by falling walls, and four others were injured. i i RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS. Nominate a State Ticket and Adopt a Solid Platform. PROVIDENCE, R. L, March 16.—The Republican State Convention met to-dsy and nominated the following State ticket: Governor, Elisha Dyer of Providence; Lieutenant-Governor, Abraham G. Po- thier of Woonsocket; Secretary of State, Charles P. Bennett of Prcvidence; Attor- ney-General, Willard B. Tanner of Paw- tucket; General Treasurer, Samuel Clark of L ncoln. The. platforr adopted looks hopefally for a tariff revision; expresses gratitude to those D:mocrats who joinea the Re- publicans in the Presidential election; re- affirms the gold standard; expresses sym- pathy with Cuba, and favors protection of American citizen: — - A GRAVE SITUATION. British Troops in the Transvaal to Pre- pare jor Emergencies. LONDON, Exc.. March 16.—The Daily Mail under the caption ““The Transvaal; a pgrave situation’’ will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Cape Town saying that the British troops there have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness for an emergency. The dispatch quotes anti- British utterances passed by the press of the Transvaal. e Out of One Privon, Into Another. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 16.—Judge Brown ot the United Sta:tes District Court to-day declined 1o take bail in the case of the Turkish Consul, Lasigi. who is wanted in Boston on a charge of embezziement, but granted a motion to place him in the custody of the United States Court, Iasigi, whc has been confined in the Tombs since his arrest, was discharzed from that insti- tution this afternoon and immediately re- arrested by denuty Uni ed States marshals and taken to Ludiow-street Jail. e <5 i 4l Thyes Negroee Lynched. JACKSONVILLE, Fra., March 16 —A lynching in retaliation for a double mur- der has just taken place at Juliette, Marion County. The men who paid the death penaity were Will Oliver, Gforge Baker and George Bevins, all coiored. The murder was that of John Bareneld, postmaster at Blue Springs, and his assis. tant, John Turner, March 3. et St Mynteriows Dsath of an Actress. W YORK, N. Y., March 16.—Berissa ,an actress who lived in a theatri- ing-house at 159 West Thirty- eet, died suddenly last evening, and as the occupants of the honse refuse togive any information as 1o the cause of her deaih, the case will be investigated by the Coroner to-morrow morning. — Minastr-l George Cooe Dead, BOSTON, Mass., March 16.—George H. Coos, the old-time minstrel, died in Cam- bridge this morn He had been a v years from an attazk of pors born in Providence, R. : he went to California, where be met Cnarley Backus, and to- geiher they formed the famous Backus minstrels. SEin g e Sugar Nefinery Kesumes Work, NEW YORK, N. Y., March 16.—The sugar refinery on South Twenty-second street, Williamsburg, belonging to the American Sugar Refining Company, after a shutdown of over five months, opened Iast night with a force of nearly 500 men. The introduction of the tariff bil with its increased duty on sugar is believed to be responsible for the resumption. Shda Sy Emigrante Burned to Death. OMAHA, Nepr, March 16.—Charles Rodentsky, a shoemaker, and his wife and baby, were fatally burned by a gaso- line explosion this morning in an emi- grant wagon in which they were setting out for Kansas. Gt Indian Murderer Hanged. WINNIPEG, MANiTops, March 16.— Charcoal, the Indian murderer of Ser- geant Wilde, was hanged ac McLeod to- day. He was assisted 10 the scaffold. Lord Justice Kay Deod. LONDON, Exc , March 16.—The Ri-ht Honorabic Sir Edward Ebenezer Kay, a Lord Justice 0f Appeal, is dead. Z Firebuyis at Grass Valley. GRASS VALLEY, Cav, March 16— The large lumber yard of Conway Bros. on Auburn street was burneld 1o the ground last night about midnight. Several dwellings in the same neigiborhood barely escaped the same fate, but by the efforts of the firemen they were saved. The origin of the fire was undoubted!y the work of an incendiary as there wa< no fire in the office during the day. Loss six thousand doilars. Insurance twelve bundred. e i Refused a Dicoree, LOS ANGELES, CAL., March 16.—Mra. Carcline Pengli, aged 39, was refused a divorce to-day by Judge Allen from her busband, aged 89. She alleged cruelty. ——————— ALWAYS the best specs and. eyeglasses. Ber- teling Optical Company, 14-16 Keerny st. * SWOLLEN RIVERS ENDANGER LIFE| Desolation and Distress Pre- vail Along the Banks of the Mississippi. Human Beings and Valuabe Lands Threatenel by the Flood. Thrilling Stories Toli “of Rescue of Eudangered People by Steam. toat Crews MEMPHIS, Texx., March 16.—So far as reported reliably to-day there have been but two lives lost in the/flood, both of the victims being negroes. They were drowned in ths vicinity of Marion, Ark. Stories of rescue of people by the steam- ers engaged in the work and by vessels arriving from above and below have, how- ever, added highly thrilling features to the situation. From refugees arriving from back of Marion it was learned that hundreds of people 1n that section had narrow escapes trom death. Tidings ot desolation and distress are reported all along the river for 109:miles and more. A special from Storeny, Ala., reports the Tennesse River rising a half inch an hour. The Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss., is at flood tide, with the Tallahatchie and Yaliabusta pouring great volumes of water into it. All of this goes into the Mississippi to increase its floods. Helena, Ark., reports the Mississippi two feet four inches below the highest mark, rising and with rain all last night and to-day. That correspondent also re- ports an expected levee break at Modoc, near there. Re-enforced Government crews are now engaged in “sacking” it. NEWS OF SAN JOSE. Tartar Works Fireman, Caught by a Belt, Narrowly Escapes a Most Hor- rible Death. SAN JOSE, Can, March 16—L. M. Lenz, a fireman at the cream of tartar works near the narrow-gauge depot, had a narrow escape from a frightful death yes- terday. He was engaged in oiling a large band-wheel when the sleeve of his jumper caught in tha belt. Lanz wasthrashea around violently for several seconds and then thrown to the floor in an unconscious heap, where he was discovered a few min- utes later by the engineer. His clothing was all torn off and th y was in a nude state save for bis shoes. The entire body was of a livid hue from bruises, and blood flowed from a cut on the head. Medical assistance was summoned and Lenz restored to conscionsness. He was badiy bruised from head to foot, but sus- tained no serious injury and wiil be at work again in a few days. It is marac- lous how be escaped being dashed to pieces. bR gl EOMANCE OF LOS GATOS: An Imprironed Youth Induced to Keep Ris Promise to Wed. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, March 16.—Warren M. Livermore, a young man who has been employed around Los Gatos, was arrested last night on a charge of having failed to keep his promise to marry Ora Casteel, a servant-girl employed at the same place. To-duy several friends of the giri called on Livermore at the jail, and the latter con- sented to marry Miss Casteel. The com- plaint was dismissed and a marriage license secured. Justice Dwyer married the couple in the office of ihe" jail about & o'clock this afternoon ir: the vresence of several friends and deputy sheriffs. o by G Big Shipment of Picklrd Olives. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 16.—The first large shipment of pickled olives ever made from this county to the Eastern market went forward from this city to New York vesterday afternoon. It consisted of 24,650 pounds, and was consigned to Por- ter Bros. & Co. by the J. Z. Anderson Company of this ci The goods were packed in 6 barrels, 52 five-galion kegs, 5 three-gallon kegs and 69 half-barrels. Tuis is only the initiai shipmentof what prom- 1ses to become an important industry in tbis county. S GG Insolrent heal Eitate Dealrr. SAN JOSE, CaL, March 16—M. J. Fancher, a real estate dealer, fited a peti- tion in insolvency. His liabilities are $1221 Tie assets consist of a homesiead on Ninth and San Carlos streets valued at $500¢, but subject to a $2650 mortzage. —_— Held to Answ'y for Cattle-Stealing. SAN JOSE, Can, March 16.—Alfonse Sagardia, a young Mexican catile-thief, was held to answer toa charge of grand Dwyer to-day. Bail was lixed at $3)00. Sagardia stole nine head of cattle from J. M. Kenyon, a rancher near Smiths Creek, and sold _them to G. W. Wenate, the butcher, for $225. Sheriff Lyndon was present when the money for the cattle was d over and arresied the defendant. Sagardia is only 20 years old. i b Ploneer Estabrook Passes Away. SAN JOSE, CaLn, March 16.—Eten F. Estabrook, a pioneer of this county, died at his home in this city early this morn- inz. He was a native of Maine, aged 75 years. S MENDOCINO COUNIY SUIT. Action Against Taz Collrotor Joh: and Bondsme UKIAH, CaAL, March 16.—The trial of the case of the County of Mendocino ve. J. R. Johnson and forty-seven other de- fendants was begun to-day belore Judge 8. K. Dougherty of Sonoma County. Jéhnson is Tax Collector of this county and the other defendants are his honds- men. It is alleged that Johnson has fniled to turn into the county treasury $3000 collected in his official capacity. Jobnson claims that the amount was turned over and in :upport of bis conten- tion procduces a receipt signed by the Treasurer. The Treasurer was suned, but a jury found that this receipt was given under a misapprehension, and the present action was brought at the direction of the Board of Supervisord 10 determine the cause of the shortage. The day was taken up in securing a jury in the matter. oo gy Guilty of Man<laughter, BANTA CRUZ, Car.. March 16.—In the trial of Waiter Holtz for manslaughter in causing the death of Katie Schiobaum, a verdict of guilty was found three-quarters of an hour after the case closed. Sentence will be passed to-morrow. —_—— Bing Wanted in Sawuratito, SAUSALITO, CAL, March 16.—George Bing, formerly the editor of the Marin Couuty Herald, is wanted in Sausalito for larceny. ‘Lhe warrant for his arrest was larceny in the Superior Court by Justice | I | sleds and sworn out. before Recorder Fryor late this afternoon. Bing is_charged with selling to Dr. Freeman books which he obtained from & book firm but failed to pay for. Bing has been locaied in San ¥rancisco. DIED UNDER THE KNIFE. Preminent Citizen of Woodland Succumbs to an Op:ration in San Fran- cisco. WOODLAND, Carn, March 16.—News was received in this city to-day announc- ing the sudden death of 8. T. Mowder in San Francisco from the result of an oper- ation performed at the French Hospital. Mr. Mowder was one of Woodland’s leading citizens. He was a native of Ohio, aged 54 years. He served long and honorably in the Union army during the Wer of the Rebellion. He enlisted in Company D, Fourteenth Illinois Volun- teers, which was organized for thirty days near Jacksonville, Morgan County, Iili- nois, on May 11, 1861. He also was with his regiment at Pittsburg Landing and on the ma rch to Corinth, in which 200 of the 500 men comprising tue body were killed, wounded or missing. In June, 1862, the regiment was sent to Memphis, then to Bolivar, and on October 6 participated in the celebrated battle of the Hatchie. In December of the same vear the regiment saw fighting in both Mississippi and Tennessee and was finally attached to ihe Sixtecnth Army Corps at Mempbhis, Tennessee. Mr. Mowder served until the close of the war and was honorably discharged. He was a charter member.of John Geary Post at Dixon, also a vrominent member of manv other fraternal orders. He leaves a widow and seven children. The operation was performed to relieve a cancerous affection. The patient died thirty-six bours after the operation. e BISEBALL AT STANFORD, Musicians Defeat Football Players at the Naiionnl Game. STANFORD UNIVERSITY,CAL,March 16.—Two teams picked from the football eleven and the glee and mandolin clubs crossed bats here this afternoon. Con- trary to genersl expectations the musi- cians won and the Varsity football players saw their banners trailed in the dust. The team made 15 runs in the sixth inning. This gave them a lead that the opporing team could not overcome, and the game closed with a score of 15 to 11. Although the day was extremely disa- greeable an enthusiastic_crowd gathered 10 wituess the contest. Jeffs'98 was the star of the football nine and Youne '97 of the musical club team. Cotton, Rice, McIntosh, Smitn, Lanpagan and Fickert also played well “‘Heff”” Williams kept the spectators in good humorin biscoaching of the runners, Charles Fickert '98 and Fisher '98 had some difficulty in tinding the bali. Other- wise they played a creditable game. The football team tried hard to tie the score in the ninth inning, but without success. At the close of the game the vic- torious nine *joshed’’ the football players awhile and the regular afternoon Varsity practice followe g HE STABRED ANDREW KAISER. John Williams Declares That He Cut the Farmer in Self Defenso. FRESNO, CaAr., March 16.—This morn- ing about 9 o’clock a man by the name of John Williams approached Deputy Con- stable Angel in this city and ‘teld the officer that he wanted to surrender him- self, declaring that he was the man who had stabbed farmer Andrew Kaiser last night. o Williams was taken to jail, where he was interviewed this afternoon by Cary correspondent. He denied that he was the aggressor in the hght that led up io the cntting, ,He says tiift Kaiser struck him first and_ knocked him down several times before he pulled his knife. He had been working at Kaiser's ranch but a short time. The trouble, he alleges, grew out of a demand he made on Kaiser for bis wages. Kaiser is resting easy to-dav and he will probably recover. One of the knife wounds is two inches deep. — CRUELTY TO THE INSANE. Charges Against the Management of a Washington Asylum. TACOMA, Wasn,, March 16, — The trustees of the Washington Asylum for the insane have decided to order an in- vestigation into charges of cruelty to in- mates against the management. Charg preferred are of a shocking nature. Itis claimed that men have been ciubbed to death ana that others have been cruelly maltreated. 3 The steamer Willapa left Tacoma this evening at six o'clock bound for Juneau and Dyea with 400 tons of cargo, and sixty passengers, mostly miners, for the Yukon district. Dozins of dog snow- mining camp outfits encum- bered the deckx. The expedition received a warm send- oft as the boat swung from the pier. —_——— Los Angeles Kigarian Suit. LOS ANGELES, Cat., March 16.—The long-expected contes: between riparian owners and the West Los Angeles Water Company began to-day. The suit was brought in the name of Grace E. Yarwood, who claims that the water company has no right to take water from the stream known as the Big Tejunga on iis way to Los Angeles River. With the water com- pany are named John A. Pirtle, William M. Monroe and John B. Hooker as de- tendants. The complaint alleces great damage to crors on the Rancho Provid- encia and asks damages. fec st o Failroad Extension to San Pedro, LOS ANGELES, CAn., March 16.—The Redondo Railroad Company is about to extend its road to San Pedro. It has 4000 tons of rails at Redondo to be usad in making connection between Gardena and San Pedro. The distance 1s about six miles and the grade ecasy. L. T. Garnsey, president of the company, is in San Fran- cisco at the present time. iy o, Suicide of Henry Michael, LOS ANGELES, CaLn, March 16.—The body of Henry Michael, a xardener, was found in bed to-day in a shanty in the rear of H. H. Carrick’s residence, Nortt Griffin avenue, East Los Angeles. The man committed suicide, as an empty giass found at the head of the bed contained drugs. wdirlign by Santa Rosa Cnse on Trial. BAN RAFAEL, CAL, March 16 —The suit of M. L. McDonald vs. J. G. Wood- ward, which is the Santa Rosa city water bonds case, transferred to Marin County, is on ti before Judge Angelotti. It opened with two days of argument on a demurrer to the amended complaint. The following array of lawyers are in attend- ance: Edward Lynch, A. B. Ware, 0. 0. ‘Webver, W. F. Cowan, Bwain & Miller and J. W. Good win. Murder Near Son Diego. SAN DIEGO, CaL, March 16.—News reached here o-day of a fight resulting in the murder of one Peiro by a Mexican, Nicolas Roderiguez, at Campo, fifty miles east of here, last Saturday night. After stabbing his victim, Roderiguez escaped. ana last night the Mexican died from his wounds. Both men had been employed on the Morena dam. il ki Murder in a Campo Saloon. BAN DIEGO, Car., March 16.—Nicolas Carrilla stabbed and kicked to death Juan Garcia in a saloon row at Campo, fifty miles east of this city, near the Mexican line, Saturday night. Garcia died last nignt. Carilla is a deserter from the Mexican lnni. _He escaped 10 the mountains, where he is now hiding. N0 ARGUMENT, NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. However strong, no lansuage, much value to you as prices. however forcible, can provz as We have a prestige among you. There’s a reliability to owr utterances which has borne fruit after years of successfully demonstratiug our prowess in the mercantile arena of this city. We will further demonstrate These prices are intended as ouwr strength to-day. a knockout to shoddy competi- tion. The rest is said on goods and prices. The truthfulness of our utterances will be proven at the store. The picture shows a very neat and stylishly cut Overcoat, made from fine fabrics. We handle no cheap goods, so youw can ap- preciate how good a Sarment, how stylish an overcoat yowll receive at ) $4.40. We will admit that we won't sell these goods every day at the price. We put the price in larde fisures, as we want every one in town to know that the bid store with the reputation of carrying the finest goods in all Frisco is going to sell an Overcoat, a stylishly made overcoat, in 8 different shades, at— faf® A Clay Worsted Suit In black, a dressy suit in cut- away frock, single and double breasted sacks, Business Swits in those swell plaids, in home- spuns and Scotches, pleasing colorings. A Swell Overcoat In blue and black Kersey, with deep velvet collar. All these Suits and Overcoats aretailored in high-class manner. Double the money won’t touch ’em in other stores, and @ strong challenge at High-Class Garments Are the Big Store’s stronghold— high-class darments at tiny prices. Then think of it, those hand- some and swell blue and black Twill Sergdes, those Narrow Twill Worsteds in pretty brown overplaids, an endless variety of colorings to select from, ex- quisitely tailored. Those Royal Kersey Overcoats in all shades and the Swell Box Overcoat in tan—well, what a picnic we've placed in your hands. 820 yow paid last sea- son for ‘em, but we said chal- lenge, and that goes. To-day at— RAPHAEL’S (Incorporated), Big in Everything but price, 9,11, 13, 15 Kearny St ILL LUCK DOGGED THE BARK COMET Has Made and Lost For- tunes for Her Various Owners. One of the Firemen on the Oregon Court-Martialed Yesterday. The Ship Lithom Has Been Sold and Captain Brunings Wil Take Cemmand of Her. Many men have made fortunes through going “down to thesea in ships,’” wtile others have met with nothing but mis- fortune. In the old days the clipper bark Comet made money for all who handled ber, but latterly she has been a hoondoo, and every man who has paid purchase- money on her has lost it. Several years ago J. H, Conradt, the dentist, purchased an interest in the ves- sel and he and his associates at once pro- ceeded to repair her. They paid $8000 for the clipper and spent anotber $30.0 in making her spick and span. ‘When ready for sea Captain Kirk was given command and he took bher to Shanghai. While trading on. the Chinese coasi the owners got dissatisfied and sent out Captain Broadhurst to relieve. The Iatter skipper will be remembered as the man who lost the Alicia at the entrance to the harbor of Apia, in the Samoan groap. When he left here he had a power of attorney to handie the vesseland sell her whenever he had a good opportunity. A few days after taking command Broad- hurst sailed for Chee Foo on the Yellow River. While making the entrance the Comet went ashore on the northeast hea She was afterward got off und taken back to Shanghai, where she was repaired. Bills began to pour in and finally the ves- sel was attached. As there was no money in sight she was put up at public auction and sold to a man named Morrisey for $3000. It took almost that amount tu cover the expenses, so the owners are out and 1njured last accounts Captain Broadhurst was still in command of the Comet. ¥red Johnson, a fireman on the battle- We merely quote three items. but the bargain fever has spread all over the store, especially.in our Boys’ and, Children’s Cloth- ing Department. ship Oregon, will have learned what is due to his superior officers by the time he has servel out his sentence. He went on board last week in a partially intoxicatea condition und when reprimanded by the officer of the day looked in his face ana told him to £o to a place of torment. He was at once placed under arrestan! was court-martisled yesterday. He was found guilty and was senienced to one monta in “'the brig,’” to serve one nrenth on *‘police duty” and to lose one month’s pay. Sol N, Sheridan, the well-known writer and telegraph editor of the Bulletin, leaves for_a trip to Hilo on ‘the ship Roderick Dhu to-morrow. Mr. Sheridan has not been well for some time past, and is taking the sea voyage in hopes of be! fiting his health. The Haroor Commissioners held a very short session yesterday. What little busi- ness did come up was laid over until next meeting, as Ccmmissioner Cole is at present in Sacramento. e ters that went over was the question of substitating kiln-dried Oregon pine for oak in the interior finishing of the new ferry depot, the question of removing solicitors from the Stockion steamers and the request of the Pacific Pine Lumber Company to reduce the rate of wharfage on Berry street. The captain of the British ship Grenada had a tiit with the board. He went up to Port Costa without paying his whariuge bill, and a coliector was sent after him. He was compelied to pay $350 for ex- penses, und ol:jected to that amount. As he was lisble to a penalty of $500 ana the United States Marshal might have been sent to ccliect the money, Captain Korff should consider that he has got off very light. When the British saip Lathom sniled from San Franeisco last December no one ever expected to see her change her flas. She has gone over to the Germans, however, and in future will fly the flag of the house of Wutjen, whose handsome cralt, the C. H. Waijen isnow in vort. The Lathom is a hand<ome ship of 2985 tons net regis- ter, and will thus be vneof the largest vessels in the German mercantile marine. The Lathom is now loading at Swansea for San Francisco. Captain Branings, the popular and ac- complished master of the C. H. Watjen, now in port, will bring the Luthom to San Francisco, He received a cable yesterday to leave at once for England, and was in- formed that Captain Kobbe was on his way here torelieve him. What the new master v;ill be like remains tobe seen, but everybody knows Captain Brunings. Since he came here as mate of a German vessel in 1874 he has always made friends. In 1882 he was here as the masterof the Josefa, and for the last seven years he has been coming here regularly in the Wat- jen. His promotion entitles him to the honor of placing after his name the ini- tials showing that he is an officer of the German neval reserve.. The jolly cantain will rcceive an ovation when he comes back again as master of the handsome elipper Lathom. A Curious Desert Island. It is proposed toexplore tneisland or rock of Rockall, which is situated in the open Atlantie, in 57 deg. 36 min. north latitude, about 200 miles west of the Heb- Among the mat- | 'RAPHAEL’S (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, 9, 11, 13, 15 Kearny St. ides, wi'h no other land nearer. It is about 230 feet in circumference at the base and 60 feet at the top, and looks at & distance like s ship under sail, being whitened by the guano that has been de- posited upon it. It appears to be the | emerced point of an extensive mountain- ous sutmarine tableland, stretching from the southwest to the northeast, and giv- ing rise 10 a number of dangerous rocks and reefs in the neighborhood. It.offers advantages of great promise as a meteoro- logical station, situated as 1t is in the zone of the most extensive area of cyclones in the northern bemisphere, but it is not easy to Jand upon it when the sea is at all rough. Itis but little visited. It bearsa few plants, which have not been collectea or studied, and is the resort of numerous sea birds. The curious peak is situated az a greater uistance from any mainland than any other isolated rock of like di- mensions in any part of the world.—New York Times. STAIRWAYS MAY BE ABOLISHED The Incline Plane May Yet Be Intro- duced Into Our Homes. The buildings of the future may have neither elevators or stairways as those de- vices are understood now. The latestin- vention is an inclinea elevator. 1tisprac- tically a movingincline plane, running on sprocke: wheels at the top and at the bot- tom, with a handrail moving at the same rate of speed. The person who wants to go from a higher to a lower floor or con- trariwise simply stepson the incline plane and is carried upward or downward with- out jarring or uncomfortable sensations of any kind. They are so constructed that it is not necessary to step off. The pas- senger is literally *‘delivered” without any effort on his part, and withouiany danger of accidents. Itis an application of the movable sidewalk which has been dis- cussed since the World's Fair. It is be- lieved with this device upper stories will be made as accessible and as agreeable as the lower stories. The incline eleyators are completely under tne contrél and are started or stopped at the pressing of a button. In buildings in which the stream of people is continuous the ncline plane can be kept continually moving. In otners they can be run only when needed. The de- vice of merely pressing a button does away with ihe necessity of elevator men and boys. They are also believed to ba less dangerous ihan the ordinary elevator- boxes which slide up anda down grooves. ‘Whether the incline plane could be used in iwenty-story buildings or even ten-story buildings is another question. It would necessitate a great many changes and woula consume too much time. The in- clined plane is a good device to connect first and second stories or to, facilitate en- trance to the elevated rallways in the cities.—Iowa State Register. ————— More than a hunured ions of guncotton are manufactured in England every year. g g - TO CUEE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Jarative BromoQuinine Tablets. Alldruge ists refund 1he money i1 it falls fo cure, 209