The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1897. Some of the Rare Books and Art Gems Ruined by the Elements at the Alameda Fire. for the value of the lumber that was used in its construction. The case never went to trial, but it was the subject of great re- mark at the time. One of the stories of the origin of the supply of lumber was thiat the firm of Meiggs & Goriey made an agreement with Mr. Cohen to furnish him with lumber enough to build ‘‘a house' if ke would use his influence to procure for them & contract 1o supply the railroad company with lumber for bridges and snowsheils. Cohen obtained the coniract and then demanded the lumber. But instead of the simple *‘house” that the dealers had | expected they were called upon to supply | the material for a great mansion. It was all of the best and heaviest, too, and they sought to evade their agreement, but were unable to. It is said that there was a large surplus after the mansion was com- pleted and that this went into the Palace | Hotel in San Francisco. | The house was stored with valuables. It | was a three-story structure which origi- | nally cost $125,000, exciusive of the luxri- ous decorations, Every wall was frescoed and all the wooawork was of the finest ob- tainable. There were between forty and fifty roots, including a mausic hall, pic- ture gallery, library, billiard parlors and extensive drawing-rooms. The main hall ran directly through from east to west and vpillars of solid onyx supported | bronzes and statuary on either side, while | the delicately inlaid floor was a marvelous work of art. In the picture gallery was the original “Marguerite,” which was tinished in Paris in 1878 and which is valued at $50,000. It is 50 badly bufned as to be beyond repair. Ramsey’s famous “Deatb Bed Scene” was carried out, and is not injured. As soon as the fire was discovered most of the farniture was carried out from the ground floor, but on the second ard third | floors, where the most valuable goods were placed, little could be removed. With | very few exceptions all the valuable works | of art gathered from the salons and gal- | leries of Europe were destroyed. ‘The decorations of the interior of the house were done by European artists, who spent a whole year at the work, and for a long time these frescoes were separately insured. O fifty paintings in the gallery only ten were saved. The value of all that was taken from the house by those who tried in vain to save the furniture will not amount to more than $5000. The origin of the fire is a mystery, and there are some peculiar circumstances connected with it. Iiis said that neigh- bors living near saw the flames an hour orso before the alarm was given, but| would not take the trouble themselves to turn in an alarm, as they hold the owners of the property in great detestation. The gardener says he saw the fire about 5 o'clock, but it was more than half an hour beforean alarm was given. The watch- man made his rounds an hour before the fire broke out, and says he saw nothing out of the way. It is reported that mem- bers of the family allege incendiarism as the origin, and again it is ascribed to a defective flue. It was customary to build fires in the house at intervals in order to prevent damage from dampness, and this had been done quite recently. Itisthought that in some way this may have been the origin of the fire. It is understood that the underwriters will make a thorough investigation of all the circumstances ana Teports. Besides the furniture belonging to the estate there was in the house a large quantity of valuable furniture belonging | to Mrs. G. L. Lansing, widow of the for-: mer secretary of the Southern Pacific. An incident of the fire was the presence of Deputy Sheriff White of Oakland, who took advantage of the presence of Mrs. Cohen to serve some papers upon her for wauich he had long been seeking an oppor- tunity, but had so far been successfully balked in his effort. However, the ex- citement of the occasion caused the lady to relax her customary watcbfulness, and the papers were served before she could prevent it. It was 1:30 this afternoon before the fire was extinguished and the firemen were permitted to return home. During the forenoon Mrs. Cohen had coffee and re- freshments served to the firemen. A large crowd was drawn from all the strround- ing couatry, who remained till the de- struction of the building was complete. A remarkable feature of the affair, both while the fire was burning and after it had finished its work, Was the entire absence of any expressions of sympathy from aty source. Mrs. Cohen knew nothing about the fire until the news had spread all over the city. Sheis living with her son Edgar on Versaiiles avenue. “All I know,”” she said, “is that the house is now a complete ruin, and most oi the valuable paintings and things are de- stroyed. The insurance on the place is nothing like its real value, and I know the loss to me will be fully $300,000, even with the insurance.” Edgar Cohen estimat s the loss at fully $500,000. The insurance on the vroperty was handled by Al Cummings. “The place is a complete loss,” be said. “The little fur- niture saved amounts practically to nothing. Tne house was one of the hand- somest on the coast, while the art gallery could not be beaten by any privaie collec- tion in the country. I bave the inventory of the goods, but the insurance will only partially cover the loss. The total amount, of insurance aggregates $155,000, dis- tributed among the following companies: Commercial Union, $9000. Western of Toronto, $7500. American of New Jersey, $2500. Fire Association, $7500. Caledonian, $4500. Scottish Union and National, $10,000. Lancastershire, $5000. American of New York, $7500. Providence of Washington, $2500. Hartfora, $4500. s Insurance Company of North Americs, 5000. Aliiance of London, §5000. Manchester, $4500. Phenix of London, $7500. Imperiel, $4000. |and the house speedily burned to the Union of London, $5000. | St. Paul, $2500. Liverpool, London and Globe, $2500. National of Hartford, $5500. Sun of London, $2500, Palatine, $2500. Trans- Atlantic, $5000. Williamsburg City, $2500. Home and Pheenix, $17,500. North western National, $2500. Westchester, $3000. New Zealan Franklin, . North British and Mercantile, §5000. It is a singular coincidence that all three of the retired railroad and steam- boat capitalists who have built splendid homes in Alameda County have been burned out. The Ainsworth mansion at Claremont, the beautifui residence of Captain R. R. Thompson in Alameda and the Cohen maasion have all met the same fate. The Thompson place, not far from the Coben mansion, was barned down about teu years ago. The loss was over $100,000, with no insurance. The captain had his house filled with thermostats, hosepipes and other fire-preventing de- vices, and had carefully trained his ser- vants as a fire brigade, but when his place took fire in his absence one afternocon the domestic fire company was demoralized ground. Three of the firemen were injured to- day while working against the great ex- isting odds. Fred Caracof had his arm badly burned by a falling timber, and Gus Wagner while breaking a window lost a large portion of two fingers. Charles Frost was also caught by some falling wrecksge and badly burned. The dis- tance of the home from the nearest fire department seriously handieavped the work of the devartment, and although the men did all that was possible, their work really went for nothing. The lack of hydrants was partly due to the objection made by the family to hav- ing a street opened through the Cohen property. These improvements ;were de- sired o that the east end of Alameda could be improved. They were vigorously fought by the family, who objected to having the old homestead broken up. As a consequence there was only one hydrant within several biocks of the house. Now that the building is removed, it is more than lkely that the desired improve- ments will be made and that the Coben demesne will not long remnin intact. TARIFF COMPLICATION. Senators May Ignore the Dingley Measure and Substitute a “Greater MeK nley Bill” NEW YORK, N. Y., March 23.—A Times special from Wasnington says The Senate Finance Committee is af- fected just now by the criticism of the tariff bills to a degree not appreciated in the House. It is learned from the late talk,of Sen- ators who are not ready to be quoted that a tariff bill will be made in the Benate without striet regard for the bill made in the House, That being the case, the Sen- ate desires plenty of time to do its work. The Finance Committee says the House has taken all the time it thought neces- sary. The Republicans of the Senate committee have been consulted, but not all of them. A slight variation of opinion in that committee would turn the biil in- side out. The memoers -insist that tbey are entitled to have as much time to think about the bill and to make calcula- tions as the members of the House. This being the state of affairs in the Senate it is not material whether the Dem- ocrats of the House agree to fight the Dingley bili as a whole or split it in part and reject it in other particulars. The ac- tion of the House seems likely to be any- thing but instructive to the Senate. Before the bill gets to the Senate the men who were unable (0 get a hearing or any favorable response from the Ways and Means Committee will have begun their arguments with’the Senate. Indeed, they already lrave stopped arguing with the use. Hearings will be requested and many will be allowed. The information that has already been considered will be offered again, and possibly will be consid- ered with different conclusions. By July or Angust the meaning of the Dingiey bill i- likely to be better under- stood, and it is not ut all improbable that Beptember may be here before the “‘greater McKiniey bill” shall have gone to the President for his signature. s oin g AFTER THE WHITECAPS. Temnesses Legislature Passes a Bill Making Them Felons. NASHVILLE, Tess., March 23.—The State authorities have taken steps to put an end to whitecaD ouirages, notably in Sevier County. Governor Taylor recently offered a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of the murderers after William Wiley and his wife were shot down at their home near Sevierville last December. Leading citizens also offered a reward of $750 for the capture and conviction of the guilty ones. Ya-um:g.tn- House of Representatives passed the Benate bill declaring the con- duct of whitecaps a felony and_ fixing the punishment for a violation of the law at imprisonment for not less than three nor more than twenty-one years in the peni- tentiary. —_—— MUST HAVE BEEN INSANE. Ground on Which an Aged millionaire Contests Hiv Wife's Will. HOUSTON, Tex., March 23.—The fam- ous Rice will contest, case tinally went to trial yesterday morning. William M. Rice, an aged millionsire who spends & part of his time here an1 a part in New York City, is attempting to break the will | ®! left by his wife, who died at Waukeshs, Wis., last July. Tbe will bequeathed over $1,000,000 to various persons and to charity. The chief allegation of the con- testant is that the testatrix was insane when the will was mad ———— Maybury Out for the Mayoralty. DETROIT, Micn, March 28, — The Democratic City Convention to-day nomi- nated for Mayor William C. Maybury, a prominent lawyer, to make the race against Governor Pingree’s man, Ca; B TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. drug- §isia Tefund the money if 11 aile s Gure, S35, TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE Dockery of Missouri Leads the Opposition to the Measure. Dolliver of Iowa Supports the Bill in a Speech That Is Amusing, Newiands of Nevada Finds an Open: ing to Speak in the Interest of Silver. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—L-ss than two score Representatives were in their seats at 10 o’clock to-day when the House assembled under the special order ‘or the consideration of the tariff bill Before proceeding with that, however, Wilson (D.) of South Carolina appeared at the bar and was sworn in by Bpeaker Reed. The first speaker of the day was Gibson (R.) of Tennessee, in support of the bill. Duckery (D.) of Missouri opposed the bill. Speaking for himself, and he be- { lieved for the Democratic pariy, he pre- ferred to legislate to put $113,000,000 more money into circulation rather than to ex- ercise the sovareign power of taxation and thus withdraw that amount from taxation. [Apvlause.] Dockery referred to Dingley's characte: ization of the Wilson-Gorman bill as a “monster,” and twitted the majority of the Committes of Ways and" Means with Dingley’s admission yesterday that the iron and steel and cotton scLedules of that “monster” had been practicslly copied into the bill under discussi “What,” he asked, “caused the awful Homestead riot on June 30, 1892, before Cleveland was nominaied and while the McKinley law was in operation, if pros- perity was its handmaid?” Dalzell—That riot grew out of a contest between organized labor and those whoop- posed it. Dockery (trinmuphantly and emphati- cally)—And armeu Pinkerton detectives were employed by Carnegie, a protecied ranufacturer, to shoot down striking workingmen. [Loud Democratic ap- planse.] Dockery devoted himself for the re- mainder of bis time to a consideration of the agricuitural schedule, to show that it would not afford any benefit or relief to the farmers of the country, for the reason that there are no importations of their products with which their own come into competition, Dockery said in conclusion thet the Republican party had cost the workirig- man his wages, had surrendered to Great Britain the supremacy of the seas and impoverished the farmers of the land. [Loud applause. Newlaud (Sil.) of Nevada was the'next speaker. He illustrated his remarks by & map showin - the distribution of the vari- ous forms of money among the various nations of the world. This showed, ne said, that the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia held thres- quarters of ail the gold in existence. Newlands (SiL.) of Nevada discussed the tar.ff bill from the standpoint of the sil- vermen who united with the Democrats and Populists during the last camraign in opposition to the Republicans. This al- liance, hesaid, still continued and was likely to amalgamat> the ailied forces into one strong party, with silver as the sole and dominunt issue, all other ques- tions being subordinate to it ana the largest tolerance being exercised as to the difference of opinion on other questiong which had hitherto divided the varioug elements constituting the silver forces Much depended in the future upon th tolerance, the wisdom and the consers atism of the different parties in their ef-- forts for the main issue. There was no question as to the tariff; ihe popu'ar verdict at the last election was in favor of protection. Had the Demo- cratic party declared the tariff to be the leading issue it would have been over- whelmingly defeated. It acted wisely when it announced the. tariff, and declared nant issue, and nearly snatched victor; from the most desperata conditions. Their victory would have been complete b: 01 the Democratic party presented other un- necessary issues which handicapped Bryan’s candidacy, furnished pretext for misrepresentation and abuse and really divided the friends of silver. A multiplication of issues created a di- version of strength, and he was satisfied that in the futare the ailied forces would avoid this mistake and would make bi- allism the ecrncial issue. As it was, however, the people had declared in favor of protection and had given the Republi- can party a contract for pro: ty. The necessity for additional revenue was ap- parent. As to the means of raising it the Republicans proposed to increase tariff duties instead of resorting to ine ternal taxation. Thndpnly should, in his judgment, be allowed to carry outany reasonanle tariff policy without obstruction and with expedition. 1f it brought prosperity, all would be content. If not, it would quickly be seen that some other remedy was required, and thus by the process of mination we would come down to' the only radical cure—the full restoration of silver as a money metal. It was no time to_play small politics. y (R.) of Iowa spoke next in favor of the bill. MecLatgrin (D.) ot South Osrolina, a member of the Committes ot Ways and Means, made a strong ples-for protection to the cotton-planter of the Sonth. McLaurin was followed by Dolliver (R.) of Iowa, who some humorous and sprightly features into the debate and was warmly applauded. 3 Dolliver said he proposed to give of the reasons why, in his opinion, pending measure would meet the ap- proval of th Anofluvnplt. _The far; ers of the Mississippi Valley, he said, had some , the long ago abandoned the un-American policy, and last fall had iallen into line in support of that great exemplar of the doctrine, Major McKinley. [Applause.] They walked in tne rain-wo the poils, weary with the miserable burdens of four years of Democratic misrule and bad legislatior, and cast their ballots in favor of the American policy. Dolliver charged that nearly everything that had been said in the House in favor of iree trade properly belonged to the literature of the period of human slavery, in the interest of which ins:itution free trade had its origin. Grover Cleveland, he said, was not the only President who bad taken the United States to & loan office. [Laughter and applause.] He but followed the way often trodden by Martin Van Buren and” James Buchanan. [Ap- plause.] Swanson (D.) of Virginia then spoke in opposition to the bili. Cochran (D.) of Missouri, following Swanson, said that the industries of the country had ceased op rations, not be- cause the prices of products were 80 low as to afford no profit to the manufac- turers, but because the people had no money with which to buy the products and the underlying cause of the present depression was the demonetization of silver. He created mucn amusement by attributing this trouble to that “‘eminent Republican leader,” Grover Cleveland, aidea by “his distinguished assoMate, John Sherman.” When Cochran concluded the commit- tee rose and the Senate joint resolution authorizing the Becretary of Wa? to pro- vide tents for the homeless sufferers by the Mississippi floods was called up by McCulioch (D.) of Arkansas and was agreed to. 1t appropriates $15,000 for the purpose. At 5 o'clock the House took s recess until 8 o’clock. The first address of the evening was that of Howard (Pop.) of Alabama. -He said he would vote for the tariff bill be- cause he believed in the broad, patriotic vrinciple of protection to American in- dustry. i Adamson (D.) of Georgia followed in tion to the bill. perry (R.) of Connecticut presented the petition of the president and faculty of Yale College asking that books and philosophical instruments used in educa- tional institutions be coutinued on the free list. Believing that no principle of protection was involved in the proposi- tion, Bperry said he would move to amend the biil in accordance with the plea of the petitioners. Kelly (Pop.) of South Dakota denounced the bill us & specimen of ‘“‘robber” protec- tiom. The last speech was by Clark (D.) 6! Kentucky, who devoted himself to the exposition of an amendment he proposed td offer to the bill by which American tobacco cotid be admitted in the ordinary channel of trade to the countries in Eu- rope which now debar it from entrance, except under conditions that practically prevent its sale, At 10:30 the committee rose and the House a.journed until to-morrow. 2 ot o BENATORS ON CIVIL SERVICE. Humorous Instamces «ited to dhow the Law’s Def-cta. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—The Senate indulged to-day in an aimost one- sided denunciation of the civii service law and its administration. The ruatter came up in the shape of a resolution offered by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska directing the Committee on Civil Service to inquire into the dismissal of some half-dozen em- ployes of the Bureau of Animal Industry in South Omaha, Nebr. His assertjon was that the dismissals were for political reasons. Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire did not favor the proposed investigation be- cause it would bring out so many hun- dred other like grievances, and Hoar (R.) of Massachusetts objected to it on the same grounds, saying that such a hercu- lean task should not be thrown on any committee at this special session. The civil service Jaw, as administered, was characterized by Gallinger as *‘monu- mental humbug.” "He favored blotting out the law and returning to a condition of things that “would give to every man and woman an equal right to hold office with every other man and woman.”’ Various instances of civil servicg.ex- aminations were furnished by Senators, Gallinger mentioning the requirement of compositors in the Government Printing Office that they should hop twelve times on one foot. ‘Wiison (R.) of Washington said that civil service examinations had been ordered in his State for & cook in the penitentiary and a sawyeron #n Indian teservation, and even Hawley (R.) of Con- necticut, who had been a member of the House which reported the law originaily, admitjed that the commission had fallen into & state of ‘‘conspicucus incompe- tency,” giving as an illustration the fact that when & army engineer officer in charge of a public work on Long Island Sournd had selected a competent inspector 1n the person of a steamboat captain who knew every rock and sandbar in the neighborhood the commission selected a “schoolmaster from Rhode Island.” x Senator who defended the law administration was Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts. The upshot of it all was that Allen’s motion was agreed to without 8 division, but amended so asito instruct the Com- mission on Civil Serviceand Retrenchment toinguire and report whether the civil service 1aw should be continued, amended or repealed. The following bills were passed w the Senate: Dirécting the Secretary of War to supply 1000 tents to shelter and relieve the sufferers from the flood in tne Missis- sippi River Valley; to establish the offi- cial survey of fractional townships in Nebraska; to amend the act repealing the timber culture laws. The latter bill was explained by Petti- grew (Silver) of South Dakota to be the same as was passed by both houses last session; but which the President had been “t00 busy fishing” to sign. The Torrey bankruptey bill, modified, was reached, and was on motion of Hoar made. the unfinished buyiness—not to_be called ub immediately, howe' A constitutional amendment to make the 30th of April inauguration dsy was introduced by Hoar. rpie (D.) of Indiana made an ment in favor of a constitutional ond: ment make United Siates Senators electi popular vote instead of by State tures. At 3: . the Senate sdjourned until to-morrow. Hanb WOKK. Unlese the Presidewt Ie Persuaded to Rest He Will Broak Down. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—Presi- - | dent McKinley is suowing ths effect of the pressure upon him Jor office, He gives to L each visitor a courteous hearing, but the tax on his vitality is very severe. The office-seekers are at thé White House wpen the doors are opeved in the morn- ing and they remain in evidence until the President is compelled through sheer fatigue to seek the seclusion of his private apartments. The warm weather of the past few davs has added to his discomiort and it has been suggested that he spend an oceasional day in rest at the seashore or in the country near the city. The President is so conscientious, however, that he insists upon staying at his desk as long as his strength will permit. His friends believe that if he does not take a brief outing he wi!l break down. —_—— The Brrmuda May Ciear. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—The Treasury Department to-dry ordered that clearance papers bte granted the steamer Bermuda, now at Fernandina, Fla. Two Hundred of 1hem Contest én Some Interenting Matches, LONG BRANCH, N. J., March 23,—Two hundred or more crack pigeon shots from every part of the country came to Eik- wood Park to-day and participated in two interesting matchss, The Ejkwood introductory handicap was started at 10 o’clock. There were seventy entries. Twenty-six killed seven straight and it was decided to shoot off the tie at ten birds each, miss to drop out. ‘Pwonty-one killed ten and divided the prse, They were: C. M. Powers, K. R. erville, E. Bingbam, H. Dunnell, W. Dunnell, Ed Voris, Fred Gilbert, Hamil- ton. J. G. Messner, Dallas, C. A. May, McPherson, J. Green, J. 8. Fanning, A. ‘W. Dubray, 8. Glover, Hank White, 8. T. James, O. R. Dickey, Keller, Strong. The urse amounted to $350. , Dr. Carver and . O. Heikes went out on the mnth bird. Over 100 entered for the Nitro-Powder handicap at filteen birds, $15 entrancs. Eighteen divided first money, each man receiving\a fraction over $58. The most interesting part of this match was the shoot-off for second money hetween those who killed fourteen birds. The conditions were miss and out. At-the end of the fourteenth round only three remhined. ‘These were Moines, Browning and Giibert. The latter missed his fifteenth bird, and Moines and Browning divided the purse of $44. The eighteen who divided first money were: Fanning, Coldren, Von Lengerke, Powers, Budd, Carver, Bingham, Fulford, King, Bartlett, Clayton, Glover, Ludwig. Wagner, Coyle, Greiff, Upson. The events declared off were the Branch- port sweepstakes at ten birds and the sportsmen’s delight, seven buds. it S One Kmockout and a Draw. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Msrch 23— About 1500 people traveled about eight miles to-night out into Delaware County to attend the opening of the Olympic Athletic Association. Two fifteen-round contests were on the programme. The first was between Maurice Hagestrom (“The Terrible Sweda'’) of Providence and Charlie Johnson of this city. Hagestrom proved anything but a terror and sfter thirty seconds of fighting in the second round a right-hand ook upon the jaw put him out. Tie wind-up was between Jack Bonner of this city and Dick Moore of College Point, R. L The men fought at catch weights and botu men appeared to weigh about 145 pounds. From start to finish the fight was a terrific one, but the science of both men robbed it of any brutality. ‘When time was cailed at the end.of tl filteenth round both men were strong on their feet and were fi-hting like demons. The referee declared the bout a draw. sasidim ik Green Afraid of Ryan. SYRACUSE, N. Y., March 23.—George Green (Young Corbett) of San Francisco, has had his bluff called by Tommy Ryan, and the projected meeting between the two men is now iarther away than ever. In the discussion over the weight ques- tion Green wired the local Empire Ath- letic Club that he would meet Ryan at 145 pounds weight-in at the ring side, the win- ner to take all the purse. This was agreed to by Rya g ,and it was thought that the match was made. However, Green wired that he would not meet Ryan unless he was guaranteed $2000, win or lose. This of course the cluo refused to do and the match is off. il Winners at New Orlsans, NEW ORLEANS, LA, March 23.—Three- quarters of a mile, Overalis won, Oily Gamin second, Loyal Prince third, Time, 1:1934. Seven-eighthi of a mile, Senator Penrose won, Charley Christy second, Prince Proverb third. Time, 1:3004. One and a quarter miles, Domingo won, Lit- tle Tom second, Otho_third. Time, 2:161% Five-oighths of » mile, Siy Fox won, Ani) second, Our Lizzie third. Time, 1:04. Three-quarters of s mile, Sauterne won, Rouble second, Stanza third.” Time, 1:183;. Three-quarters of a mile, Jim Hogg won, Belle of Fordham second, Sky Blue third, Time, 1:19. —_— Weatern Dates Not to Bs Oanceled. BALTIMORE, Mp., March 23.—Albert Mott, chairman of the National racing board of the League of American Wheel: men, says there is _absolutely no founda- tion that the Weatern dates for the National raeing circuit will be canceled by the secession talk. All applications for dates will be considered without pre- judice. All claims for dates, however, must be in Mott's hands before April 15. s gy i Lincolnshire Handicap Winner, LONDON, ENg., March 23. — The Lin colnshire handicap of 2000 sovereigns, the first important turf event of the season, was won by the favorite, Win field’s Pride, owned by & ridden by Cannon, Courage’s Boat was recond and Rucker’s Brid third. Pierre Lorillard’s Diakka w: backed by American betters. [ el - Grddard to Fight Maher. OARSON. Nv., March 23.—It is re- ported that the next fight to take place in Carson will be between Joe Goddard and Peter Maher, and will be brought off in a very few months. Funny room s well AIVERS FALL AND FLODDS SUBSIDE More Cheerful News From Iowa and South - Dakota. Poiats in Illinois and Minnes:ta, However, Are Still in Great Peril. St. Louis Aids the Arkansas Scffer- ers — Thousands of P.opls Probably Lo t S10UX CITY, lowa, March 23.—While endeavoring to escape through the water which surrounded her house, Mrs. Belle Maxsey, residing on the Big Sioux, be- tween here and Westfield, feil from a boat and was drowned. From Canton to Sioux City the riveris falling fast. At Canton a big gorge and a fresh rise may be expected when it goes out. Visitors to the city from the Bi- ioux Valley say the half has not been 10ld of the damage during the flood. The Missouri is still falling here. The gorge at Haggin’s Bend, below Yankton, still holds and is growing worse. If warm weather sets in above, a general overflow will be inevitable and high water is sure Lere when the gorge xoes out. The Jim River is reported rising to- day, but tie cool weather is delaying the thaw at present. In this city a special council session was held to-day to arrange for repairs to pub- lic improyements ruined by the Fioyd River freshet. The situation is improv- ing, but it is still very bad. The Milwaukee, the heaviest loser, is minus ten bridges on the Sioux Falls line and two on the Mitchell division. At Elk Point, §. D., the Sioux River is rising and thousands of hogs and cattle bave been drowned. The Missouri at that point is stationary and the flood scare is about over. DES MOINES, Iowa, March 23.—The flood in the Des Moines is beginuing to subside. All last night and most of to- day snow has been falling. The river has fallen about six inches and it is believed the worst is passed. Should it turn warm, however, and melt the snow now oa the ground, the situalion would be worse than ever. - 8T. PAUL, Mix~., March 23.—The rivers of Southern Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota are rising rapidly and indieations point to the highest stage of water since 1881, There is great suffering among the poor people ou the bottom lands and the property loss will be enormous. ALTON, IrL., March 23.—There is every indication bere to-night that a serious flood is impending. The Mississippi stands within a foot of the top of its banks with fifteen feet on the gauge, and the water is rising rapidly witt Mi-souri backwater and the outpour of the waters from the upper Mississippi and Iilinois valley: Thousands of acres of crop lands ai endangered. 8T, LOUIS, Mo., March 23.—Actin upon an appeal from Governor Jones of Arkansas for assistance, the Merchants’ Exchange of this city to-aay subsctibed $2000 for the reliefl of the flood sufferers. This money and future donations will be nanded over to she Memphis relief com- mittee. A statement was received from the Mayor of Helena, Ark., that the danger point had been passed. 5 There 13 no improvement at Paducah. That place is now almost an island and is reached by only one railroad, the Iilinois Central. The water is stationary at| Memphis. The worst ‘break is. below Friar's Point, but there is no serious loss of life reported. A startling statement by & river pilot is published here to-day. He says: “All the rescue work seems o be done on or near the Mississippi River. Nothing is known of the fate of the thousands of poor people on the lowlands, on the ‘White, .the Arkansi and the Black rivers in Arkansas. When the death- roll is made up it will be largely from these valleys.” MEMPHIS, TENN., March 23.—The situ- ation in this city is a_trifie more encour- aging to-day, and the river is siationary. Rescue stesmers are patrolling the flooded district and bringing refugees to this city by scores. CAIRO, Irr, March 23.—A slight rise in the Mississippi River during the vast twenty-four hours was taken as an indi- cation that the flood is now at height, and unless heavy rains prevail in the next few days the danger wiil be over at this point. The gauge hers this morning marked 51:5 feer. \ HELENA, ARK., March 23.—This after- noon the water fell about three inches in the Missisappi River as a resuit of the break in the leves two miles below this city. The break is spreading rapidly. The railroad authorities sent a gang of men with sacksof sand 1o repair the break if pos: If their efforts are without success the whole country soutb of here will be flooded. The weather indications this afternoon promise a heavy rain with high winds, and it is believed this will ‘he Olneyville district are brighter than for the past three years. Orders are com- ing 1n for about all the fine wool and worsteds made there. The Weybossett Mils, employing some 800 hands, startpd three-fourths of their loems on a siy hour weekly :chedule. The River Mills will adopt the same sched mosy departments. At the Proyidence National Worsted corporations eight factories, employing 3000 hands, the six hour schedule is now in vorue and other mills are preparing to start on full time, . bty SUBSTANTI L PHILANTHROPY, Nearly Two Millious fov the Poor of This Cowntry. NEW YORK, N, March 23.—The Herald this morning -ays: Itis probable that in a very short time the Baron de Hirsch fund in this couniry wili be ang- mented by & magnificent donation from his widow. It is stated on good autbority that Oscar 8. Strauss, former Minister to Tuarkey and one of the trustees of the Baron de Hirsch fund, who enjoyed a close personal ‘acquaintance with the famous philanthropist and who returned zom & trip abroad last Saturday evening, brought with him the positive a-surance from the Baroness of her disposition to give the sum of $1,800,000 to _the d fferent benevolent funds in the United S ates. Of this sum, it is reporied that $1,600,000 is to be given to the alleviation of distress in entirely new charitable channels, which those conversant with the matter expect wiil create a creat sensation when the details become known by tkeir originality and scope. But the precise nature of the benevoience is kept a closely guarded secret. for the present. It was farther «tated that $100,000 is to be given to the E tucational Alhance, in which Baron de Hirsch took so much interest, and the remaining $700,000 wili be distributed among the various other charities, but just what ones, it is believea, - has ‘not yet been fally determined. 15 CARSON. Wants the Iilinots Lenislature to I, ize Prize-Fizhting. SPRINGFIELD, Iru, Mar. 23.—Among the petitions presented in the House of Representatives yesterday was one by Mr. La Monte, contain:ng what purported to be resolutions adopted at a public meet- ing in Chicago, praving for the repeal of all laws prohibiting prize-fighting and the enactment of such legisiution as will "Ive ‘proper encouragement to the prize ring. Mr. La Monte was unable 10 say where the alleged meeting was held or where the petition origiated, and he could not identify any of the persons whose names were type-written at the bottom. The petition alleged that “the glove contest at Carson demonstrates that such contests are in the interest of the people of ihe State; that they promote physical cult and that the aliowing of public giove co ! tests throughout the State would aid ma- terially in bringing an end to the hard times which the closeness and narrowness .of the policy now enforced in our city and throughout the State generally has brought about, to the detriment and in jury of all business.” e gt iy WILL ¥FIGHT FEEE SILVER. What Major Dick Says of the Plans of Clief. CHICAGO, ILn, March 23.—A Tribune speciai from Cleveland says: Major Charies F. Dick, secretary of the Repub- lican National Committee, left last night for Wash ington to assume his new duties, He siated that immediately on his arrival he would confer with Senator Hanna on the plan of the committee. *Undoubtedly,” continued Major Dick, “Senator Hanna's plan to continue an aggressive campaign against free silver will be carried out. The office force of the committee will be increased and some Clevelanders will be given places.” foeisbat o M Billy Bireh’s Condition. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 23.—Biliyd Birch, the old-time minstrel, who was stricken with paralvsis on Sunday last, is lying to-day in a semi-conscious condition at his home. Dr. O'Hanlon, who is ai- tending nim, while giving no hopes of his recovery, says he may live for a year, although he is liable i5 die anv dav. 'ARE YOU AFRAID OF ‘What will happen to you if at some time some one you love should find out that you are little more than half a man? If you are you deserve the mental torture, because there is no rea- son for punishing yourself in that way another moment. If you won’t be helped you will have to take the consequences. Evil pictures before your eyes day and night; wasting of the body; failing sight; no will power ; sudden perspiration ; twitchings in the neck and face. All'these show that you are los- ing your manhood as rapidly as a fool loses his money when he plays with “Confidence men.” In eight days “‘Hudyan” will result in great damsge. GEANT MUSUMENT DEDICATION, The General’s Widow Is Pleased With the Avrangements. NEW YOREK, N. Y., March 23.—A meet~ ing of the military committee of the @rant monument inaugural parade was held yes. terday at 1 Broadway. Mrs. Grant wrote from Washington that she was very thankful for the kindness and interest manifested in the dedication, and wounid endeavor to hava the entire family, now scattered from Europe to Californis, present, Secretary of 'War Alger wrote that he bad wiven orders to have estimates made of the cost of transportation of troops to and from New York to atiend the cere- monies, and that he intended to bave as much of a force present as possible. Notifications have already been recefved that the Governors of Connecticut, Ken- tucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvanis will take part in the parade, mounted and attended by their staffs. OPENING O 1HE MILLS. € Rhode Istand Business Prospects Ave Bright-v Than for Zears Past. PROVIDENCE, R. I, March 23.—Mill- owners say that the business prospects in NEW TO-DAT. Under eminent scientific control, “APENTA’ stop your losses, and in thirty you will not bethe weakling you are to-day, but a whole manly man! One that is not at all afraid of ANYTHING OR ANYBODY. It won’t cost you oue single nickel to send for circulars and tesrimonials of the great ‘“Hudyan” or the °''30-day blood cure'’ either. Learn how man has been made In & moath. How secondary and tertiary symptoms fly before the power of tha great Hudson doctors. Address or call Hudson edical Institute Atockton, Market and Ellis Sts., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 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