The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 23, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1897. 3 LOGAN'S STATUE I3 UNVEILED Magnificent Tribute to| the Memory of the General. = | sclontiously, beyond any question—remons strated warmly against giving the command of the Army of the Tennessee to Logan. The day Logan haited on his way to Nash- ville brought him the noblest revenge that | ever one brave man had over another. Itreads like some old story of romance, In his pocket { was the order which gave him the right to j supersede the general who had said that he must not command the Army of the Tenres- see. Both now are gone. Their armies will never camp again, but tne Nation loves and | honors the two men who were thus drawn to- gether in those last great days. The world will never forget how Logan stopped at Louisville— as who else would?—and left Thomas go for- ward, in his own way, to that victory which was like Cromwell rowning Mercy. This hour is dedicated to Logan as a sol- dier. He won it from the calendar and made ithisown. But in the midstof all this page- antry we must not forget that he was a states- man in the most trying times of all our his- | tory. Itis ot for me, at this august moment, ! to discuss any question of party opinion. | Logan was a man of positive views, plain, direct and uncompromising. For what he be- lieved to be right he would fight in the Senate COMRADES PARTICIPATE IN THE CEREMONY. Great Multitudes Crowd Chi- cago to Witness the Mili- tary Parade. ALL PAY HOMAGE TO THE HERO OF ATLANTA, Grizzled Veterans Who Bore Arms With the Soldier-Statesman and Ex-Confederates Mingie. 22.—To-day the CHICAGO, Irr., Jul statue of General Log was unveiled in the presence a itude, with mag= nificence of precedented in this city. On the pl at the foot of the statue was grouped a company that no event of less importance could have called together. The widow of the dead gen- icers who served with him Governors, members of I jent McKinley’s Cabinet and Unitea States Senators sat in the shadow of St. Gauden's heroic statae and took partin my « eral, s t h 't 5 the exercises. the throng that listened to George R. Peck’s oration were many of the leading citizens of the Nation, and in those great multitudes along the line of march were thousands of Chicago residents, together with ether thousands from every quarter of the ¢ 5 The ¢ profusely decorated. Busi- ness houses and private residences in every section city shared in the general displs "he parade was re- ewed by Logan, Captain John A. , John A. Logan 11I, whose tiny loosed the drapery and unveiled the ficure in bronze, and by Major and Mrs. W. F. Tucker, the latter a daughter of the of Atlanta. And the city itself, hav- ounced its intention to make this iday, also reviewed the parade from foot of s of the line of march. e ceremonies opened promptly with an eloquent prayer by Rev. Dr. Arthar Edwards. . Then Henry W. Blodgett, chairman of the presentation committee, on behalf of the Commissioners presented the monument to the State. Amid the rattle of artillery young Logan tugged th en cord and the heroic representa- tion of the popular warrior was revealed, and the band struck up *‘Battle Scenes of the War” amid general enthusiasm. Governor Tanner in a short speech ac- cepted the monument in behalf of Iili- nois, and George R. Peck paid eloguent tribute to the soldier-statesman, with waom he served as a comrade in arms. Peck said in part: s fitt gates and breed of men rears, Here is the of ner soil, and here she brings a t heart to be what roduc stretching outward to ure, are re- The event, toric. does o, consciously, . When John A. Lo- rode, sabered and lines, beautiful makes the heroic al- le thought of the ban r him to-aay. Goethe de- | us could slways be. known by th hat was nearest. cspeare’s way of | trut The Greek beiieved hips, steered by the gods, al- | came to port; er knowledge | s upon the practical skill of the men at | mantic surroundings which which give arti- ficial renown to bettlefic o Pyremids, hiding the grim secrets of the centuries, looked down upon them. age It was not Lodi, eral could dash across a bridge to 2 were 10 narrov ths to y. It was Dreasi-to-breast f ieldom comes 1n &Ny War; a ¢ used mass, struggling against an enemy that was every. where. And, in the midst of them, was Logan, chief—not becanse of his epaulets, but because the command had fallen on one who knew what to do and could not breathe until 1t was done, He 1s past all flattery. brave? Others have worn that crimson badge. Great men become types. The people single them out, with the ready common sense which belongs to no man, but to all me Logan is Our Great Volunteer. So they have named him, and so he will be known, when we ere forgotten. Whatever is heroic they can make classic. Logan’s place in the war 1s secure. The chronicles of the future will write of him as Froisart did of the knights ana heroes of med- ieval times. glorious story. When the war was almost over, and the in. evitable triumph wes plainly visible, there came to him an opportunity which would have beena trial and & temptation to most men. Butitwasnotto him. Grant sent him o relieve Thomas, and 1n doing so gave notice tto all the world tnstLogan was fit for high command. It was one of the most picturesque situations of the war. The Army of the Poto- msc was holding the Confederacy by the throat, while Sherman, marching to the sea, was cutting all its veins and arteries. Mean- while Thomas, with beleagured Nashville at his back, was making ready, slowly but surely, for the blow that should kill. Grant, the im- perturbable, seeing the whole fleld, was, for once impatient, and could wait no longer. He called for his Thunderbolt and sent Logan, whom no one had ever thought slow, w0 make the fight. I could name men with $tars on their shoulders who would have seiged the opportunity to humiliate the man whose lineage ran from Mill Spring, through Corinth, Murfreesboro and Chickamaugs, to Atlants. He, like Logan, had become a type. He wes the synonym for that enduring cour- age which stays forever in its place. But Logan, hastening to the field, where Thomas snd Hood were preparing for tneir last grapple, stopped at Louisville, not be- cause it seemed best for his own fortunes, but because it was right. He, who would have fiown to any place where danger lay, hulted at that supreme moment, He ruled hts own soul; and his conduct shines with s greater jght when we reaa in Sherman’s Memoirs Ithat after the battle of Atlanta Thomas—con- standing room along the | Tilinois 15 proud and happy. Walting pa- | t g timeshe opens all ber wel- | the world take note | enshrined. | with all its breadth | ing light and | hat day at Atlanta had none of the ro- | LD Nature of a surprise, but fhe_ change of h | Confederate tactics was gratifying never- Shall we call him | 1t is, and always will e, a | as undauntedly as he fouzht on the field. He | was for freedom, and for all those great | amendments of the constitution that made freedom organic in this Nation; he was for { equality before the law; he was for the com- | mou soldier who had felt, as he had at Dovel | son, the wound, which is the soldier’s best | decoration; he was for the National honor, on 18 d sea; for the army and navy, and for ieed be, to defend every right which o be recognized without force. The oration concluded the ceremony. A parade and marine pageant followed. About 20,000 werein line under General John R. Brooke. The parade started at Twelith street, marching north on Michi- gan avenue past the reviewing-stand. Logan’s old regiment, the Thirty-firat | Illincis Volunteers, led the van, proudly bearing the old regimental flag torn by Confederate bullets. Then came grizzled veterans of the Grapd Army with bared heads in honor of their first commander- in-chief. With the veterans marched ex- | Confederates 200 strong. | Behind the Southerners marched 2500 regulars, the largest number seen to- gethersince the war. Every branch of the service was represented, including eight | troops of cavalry, The Governors of States with their staffs followed. Then came the Illinois National Guard, 700 i strong, under command of Governor Tan- ner; Knights Templar and Knights | Pythians followed to the number of 1500. | The rear was brought up by 1200 Chicago | mail-carriers and 8200 uniformed detach- | ments of various c.vic societies. The par- | ade was over two hours passing the re- | viewing-stand. No body of marchers ever | presented in Chicago & more 1inspiring | sight. | Besides the members of Logan’s imme- | diate family the reviewers included Gov- | ernors Tanner of Illinois, Holcomb of | Nebraska, Drake ot Iowa, Mount of 1ndi- ana, Atkinson of West Virginia, Scofield | of Wisconsin, Secretary of War Alger, ex- Senator Sabin of Minnesota, Archbishop | Ireland of St. Paul, Lord Breadilbane of ingland snd Governor Barnes of Okla- { homr. Two brothers of General Logan, Thomas M. of Murphysboro, Iil., and James V. of Olney, Ill., occupied places of houor. It would be hard to exaggerate the enthusiasm of the multitudes along the line of march. At least 200,000 persons crowded the curbs, sidewalksand windows and cheered themselves hoarse. A pro- cession of almost 200 steamers and yachts on Lake Micnigan followed theland dis- | play. The revenue cutters Calumet, Gresham ard Fessenden, gayly decorated, | led the van. | To-nightthere wasa display of fireworks | at the Colosseum Gardens and a public reception to Mrs. Logan in the great Colossenm building. The President sent the following tele- | gram to the committee: “Please convey | to Mrs. Logan my profound regret that I cannot be present to eo honor to the memory of the gallant valunteer soldier of two wars and distinguished statesman, my personal friend, whose lifo and work to-day receive crowning honor. General | Logan’s achievements form a part of the most brilliant record In the reunited Nation and will live forever in its history.” g i iy LOGAN AT ATLANTA. Splendid Herolsm of the Great | General Recorded by a Partici- | pant In the Flerce Battle. | OnJuly 22, 1864, Major-General John A. | Logan commauded the famous Army of the Tennessee in the battle of Atlanta. General McPherson was slain early in the | engagement, before General Sherman fully | comprehended the force of the Confederate onslanght on the left wing of the Union army. General Logan had commanded the Fifteenth Army Corps throughous the campaign from Chattanooga, and gained credit for judgment and courage in action. Whatever may be the record established by official reports, the fact cannot be suc- cessfully disputed that the assault of Hood’s army on Sherman’s left came in theless to the Federal commander, who had been forced in every position of the campaign up to that day to attack the | enemy in intrenched position. Every living soldier of the Army of the Tennessee who participated in that me- morable engagement distinctly remem- { bers the force and fury of the Confederate | assault. The Sixteenth Army Corps mov- ing into position on the left was struck in flank and rear. The Seventeenth Corps was obliged to recede from its position on | the morning of the 22d under the pres- sure of Hood’s men in masses. Even the center of Logan’s own corps, the Filteenth, was broken at one point and De Gres’ | battery was in the enemy’s possession for | a few minutes, | Never did a soldier dispiay more enthu- | siasm and imvpart greater magnetism to | men thau did General Logan in that bat- tle. He rode aiong the line apparently unconscious of danger ana wherever men were found wavering rallied tnem with the example of bis splendid bravery. The responsibility of command de- voived suddenly on Logan. McPherson left Sherman’s headquarters at the How- ard House about 11 o’clock in the fore- noon to ascertain the cause of the tre- mendous firing on the left which could not be accounted for by any known move- ments of the enemy, and rede, through a gap between his own divisions, into the enemy’s advanced line of skirmishers. His body was pierced by a bullet as he sat in his saddle, and the return of his horse riderless conveyed the first news of his death. Two staff officers with him when he set out from headquarters had been .dispatched to other places on the line. His body was in possession of the enemy for a few minutes, but was soon recap- tured. Logan was placed in command during the thickest of the fight when considera- ble confusion and anxiety prevailed. He did not stay in the rear to receive reports from subordinates, but went at once to the front and gave his orders under fire { of the hottest kind for closing the gaps between the Bixteenth and Seventeenth Corps and re-enforcing the weak and wav- ering places along the line. Hood’s plan of attack had by this time been clearly disclosed. He had dispatched the divisions of the corps of Lee and ot. Gaudens’ Statue of John A. Logan, Unveiled at Chicago Yesterday. Hardy through a dense wood, seven miles to the left, ana executed the movement during the night. His at- tack came really from the rearof the Union forces and the Sixteenth Corps faced about and fought with their backs to Atlanta. Logan had the line re-estab- lished and connected when Hood’s great onset from Atlanta on the Fifteenth Corps came at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. This brought the fighting up to the right of the Army of the Tennessee and to the front of Sherman and Schofield, who were at the Howard House, where general head- quarters had been established. It was apprehended that Hood would make a great onset from the works in Atlanta to sustain his rear attack. in plain view of the Fiiteenth Corps and of Sherman, Logan and Schofield, the Confederates were seen swarming over their breastworks and forming for the charge. Logan rode along the line to cheer his men. He was a superb figure on horseback and his presence inspired cour- age. The Fifteentn Army Corps, com- posed of troops that had been storming rebel breastworks from the beginning of the war, awaited the onset with eager con- fidence. Soon the rebel yell from legions told that the charge was on. The crashes of musketry developing into one long and tremendous roar told of frightful slaugh- ter. There was a pause, but no one could see on account of the smoke. Above the smoke arose the rebel yell, when all ex- pected the Union cheer. The Confeder- ates had broken the line of Morgan L. Smith's division and captured De Gres’ battery, but their advantage was brief. Logan, in person, rallied and re-formed the broken column, ard simultaneously Sherman ordered Woods’ division, chiefly composed of Iowa troops, to go forward in echelon and sweep the field. The battery was quickly retaken and the broken line as quickly restored. This practically ended the battle. Hood’s first great as- sault had failed. Thomas and Schotield wanted to put in divisions of the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland to re- enforce the Army of the Tennessee, but General Sherman would 'not listen to the proposition. He wanted his old army that had gained such renown at Shiloh, Vicks- burg and Missionary Ridge to fight it out for the day. When darkness came the three corps which had fought so desper- ately ali the day heid the ground which they occupied in the morning, and in some places had advanced their lines. Nearly all the lost artillery was recap- tured and a loss of 10,000 in killed, wounded and prisoners hau been inflicted on the enemy. Had this attack fallen on other than veterans of tested courage under the with- ering fire and fierce assault great disaster to the Union cause in Georgia would have been recorded. Logan’s heroism and splendid example contributed to the victory. HueH M. BUrke. ADMIRAL MILLER INSTRUCTED. Sent to Hawaii to Prolect the Interests of the United States and the Lives and Property of Citizens. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.—Rear- Admiral Miller, who has been assigned to the command of the Pacific station, came to Washington from New York to-day under orders to sit with the board for the examination of Commodore Norton. He had a talk with Secretary Long and also called on the President. His visit to the President lasted only a few minutes and little of importance about the Hawalian question could be said. This aiternoon Miller received formal instructions for his guidance in Hawaii. They are of the usual general character. It is said they contain nothing of a sensa- tional nature bearing on the course the admiral should pursue in the event of at- tempt by any foreign Government to in- terfere with the status quo. Miller is directed to look out for the interests of the United States and the property and lives of its citizens, He will be given full in- structions of what the President wants should there be interference with the in- tention of the United States to annex the islands, but it stated nothing of that character wili appear in the formal in- structions. Miller disposed of the 1eport that he in- tended to request that he be relieved of the command on account of his danghter’s death. He will sail from San Francisco on the regular passenger steamer on August 5. GOING T0 SCO0P UP THE GOLD Continued from First Page. cabin are allotted to Portland for sale, and one-half the number of the steerage. The balance are reserved for sale in San Fran- cisco. Portland will sell everv berth or sleep- ing space on the lower decks allottea this agency. With the firsi announcement of rates from the ticket office at 9:30 o’clock this morning it required but until, 11 o'clock fo have registered thirty-five reservations of passage. Freight isalso coming in at §9 a ton to Junean, and the Elder will possibly sail with a fair cargo, prabably a full cargo. The Elder will make no stop at sound portson this trip. Straight from Port- land the steamer will keep oceanward up the coast and along the weather side of Vancouver Island until Queen Charlotte Sound at the head of Vancouver Island with its entrance to the inland passage is reached. The first stop will be at Many Islands, a few hours’ run from New Metla- kahtla, on Annette Island. This point can bereached just as well by running through Hecat Strait, under the iee of Queen Charlotte Island, or the outer pas- sage may be taKen as far north as Dixons Entrance. The route chosen will be at the discretion of the captain of the Elder and time will be the essence of the voyage. TEN FROM HAVERHILL. Massachusetts Men Have a Scheme to Organize a Company and Dig Gold. BOSTON, Mass,, July 22.—Five Haver- hill men have sizned an agreement to go to Alaska and five more are wanted. The party will go under the direction of Ar- thur Sevmour, son of Professor Seymour of Syracuse, N. Y. Their claim will bear the name of Haverhill, and the party will be known as the Haverhill Mining Com- pany. The men who are to go are Mr. Seymour, George A. Schwarts, O. Haven Coffin, A. C. Ford and Frank H. Ducey. The party will leave this city in ten days. When the goldfields are reached the pres- ent scheme calls for a division of the party of ten into two relays of five each. Five claims will be staked out, and as the laws call for a three months’ settlement prior to ownership five of these men will stay on them while the other five labor at car- rent wages to support them. The relays will change often to relieve the hardships of both labor and inactivity, and while one relay works tie other will work for others. This is of course tlll a settiement is established aud spring comes toopen up the ground. Each member of the party will carry 150 pounds of baggage, very little of which will be personal. This will give room for many pairs of shoes, which will be taken to supply a shoestore, and on which the company expects to make much money. Before starting the party will sign a bind- ing contract that they will share and share alike. If one claim pansout well it will be worked for the common gain of all. All expenses will be borne jointly and all profits shared. If one dies the others will share his portion, whatever it may be. The men are full of enthusiasm and are starting out with $1000 each, hop- ing to make their fortunes. The mem- bersare acting on the advice of the elder Seymour, which they think is good, as he is willing to send his son to that far-off land without fear. Mr. Seymour was seen last night and stated that he was confident of success. One man in every ten has succeeded and he says one of his ten will. —_— CONGRESS INTERESTED. Measures In Senate and House In Reference to the Klondyke Discoverles, WASHINGTON, D. C, July 22.—The marvelous gold discoveries on the Klon- dyke were called to the attention of the Senate to-day in the shape of a joint reso- lution by Carter from the Committee on Territories, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to grant the necessary right of way over public lands ana the privi- lege of taking all necessary materials for the construction and malntenance of trails and wagon-roads and other high- ways in Alaska, with the right to collect toll for tweniy years, Grants are to be made only to citizens of the United States. Carter said recent correspondence had developed the fact that not only wasit desirable but necessary that the Unitea States authorize its citizens to construct some wagon-roads from tidewater on the Pacific through disputed territory to the summit of the mountain near Lake Ben- nett. The British Columbia Development Company was at present engaged in an attempt to monopolize that pass, claim- ing that the territory belonged to Canada. Davis, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, asked Carter whether the proposed highway was to start from Juneau. Carter replied it was to run from the head of what is known as Taya Inlet to Lake Bennett. Davis—Does 1t traverse the difficult pass we hear about? Carter—No, sir; it traverses what is known as Whites Pass to the end of Chil- coot Pass. On objeciions by Berry and Turpie the joint resolution went over until to- mOorrow. In the Homse Lacey asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a bill creating the office of Surveyor-General for Alaska, at a salary of $2000, and giving the President discretion of dividing the Territory into land districts. Consent was given, and Shafroth of Colorado ex- piained that under the present conditions many miners must travel 1800 to 1000 miles to Sitka to make entries of claims. A new office will doubtless be located in the Yukon district. The bill was passed. e Arkell May Join the Diggers.] NEW YORK, N. Y., July 23.—Several morning papers print seriously the seem- ingly absurd report that Publisher Arkell oi Judge, P. B. Pierce and John Dalton of San Francisco and other members of the expedition sent to Alaska in 1891 are go- ing to make legal efforts to establish a claim in the goldfields. Arkell said to- night he was uncartain whether his party had located claims in Alaska or British Columbia, but thought it was on the Klondyke. The California members had telegraphed, begging him to act. As the claims were never worked, it was hard to see how the party hopes to establish a legal claim. Crazed by reading about Klondyke dis- coveries, Printer William Miller tried to kill his wife in Brooklyn last night. He was arrested. % e Gold Fever In Texas. DALLAS, Tex., July 22.—The Alaskan gold fever has struck Texas. Reports to- day indicate preparations for a rush to the Northwest. Inquiries are being made at every raiiroad office concerning routes and rates. The inquirers are mostly men who have been getting good wages in the grain harvest just closing and who have saved enough to pay their fare to the Kiondyke. e To Leave Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. C., July 22.—The Kiondyke crsze is Intense and several steamers loaded with provisions cattle, and men will leave this week. ROBBEEK IN A COFFIN, Covered a Miser With a Revolver and Took His Money. NEWBURG, N. Y., July 22 — As Hezekiah Simmons, an aged miser, lifted the lid of a coffin in his house last night, a masked man sat up and covered Sim- mons with a revolver. Simmons had the reputation of being one of the most miserly as well as one of the richest men in the neighborhood. It was also known that he kept considerable of nis wealth in his house. The story was that he had thousands of dollars hidden away in an old coffin. The people in the town have often wondered why some bold robbers did not make an attempt to steal from the old miser. Lastnight the robbery was successfully accomplished. ‘When the old wretch recovered from his frignt, after the departure of the masked man, he found that he had been robbed of None of the neighbors sympathize with him in his loss. Formation of @ Safe Trust Denied. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 22.—M. Mos- ler of the Mosler Safe Company denies vositively the rumors of the formation of a great safe trust. THREE LYNCHINGS IN THE SOUTH, Oscar Williams Taken From a Train and Hanged. Macon’s Jail Guarded by Troops to Prevent the Fury of a Mob. Georglans In Angry Mood, and They Are Encouraged by a Pecul- lar Editorlal. MACON, Ga., July 22.—A plan to wreck a jail here and lynch four of its prisoners was fully developed by a large mob last night. It miscairied only because the men who were to take part were scattered by the action of Sheriff Westcott in put- ting on the train for Atlanta the negro, Oscar Williams, who assaulted the 6-year- old daughter of A. C. Campbell, near Lovejoy, July 10. Williams was chased by a mob for four days, and caught at Barnesville by officers. Governor Atkin- son ordered out the militia. The negro was brought to the jail in this city under a heavy guard. He had been here ever since, and arrangements had been per- fected to give him a prompt trial. Late last night armed men began to gather in the rear of the carsheds just ouiside the city. By midnight fully 400 had as- sembled there. Besides their guns and pistols, they had dynamite, a battering-ram ana a cannon. Speeches were made and resolutions adopted and the business of the meeting was accomplished with deliberation. It was decided to attack the jail at night or early in the morning and lynch every- body in it accused of capital crimes. Those picked out for execution included: Mrs, Elizabeth Nobles; GusFambles, her part- ner in crime; Tom Allen, under sentence of death for train-wrecking, and the negro Willlams. Men were selected to notify the Sheriff and Chief of Police of what the mob proposed to do and demand peaceful admittance to the jail. The mob dispersed at 1 o’clock in the rorning. Shortly afterward the Sheriff got wind of the meeting, supposing Williams alone was wanted. It was de- cided to send the negro to Atlanta on the train this morning. The mob, apprised of this, was able to hurriedly summon a crowd at Griffin, where the train wasin- tercepted and the negro promptly hanged two hours tater. The mob left Williams banging, and quickly scattered. It is said that they are gathered at some point near here to-night, discussing a plan for carry- ing out their full pfogramme as arranged at last night’s meeting. The jail is sur- rounded by troops. 1If the mob comes it will receive the warmest kind of a recep- tion. MADISONVILLE, Ky, Jaly 22.— Ephraim Brinkley was taken from home last night in the town of Nebro and hanged by a mob. Mrs. Mary Troualis, wife of Cvphern Troualis, who met death by the assassir’s bullet last week, was also taken from her house and whipped. She was stripped to her waist and withes were applied by members of the mob un- til she was covered with blood. She was toid that if ever she revealed the name of any member of the mob she would be hanged. : Brinkley was found this morning hang- ing by the neck over a deep stream. On his coat was pinned a card with the fol- lowing: ‘‘We believe this was the man who assassinated Cyphern Troualis last week. We have held a court on him and, finding nothing but circumstantial evi- dence, have hanged him on general prin- ciples.” NEW ORLEANS, La., July 22.—Jack Davis, alias Buddy Jack, a young negro, was lynched near Balwin, St. Mary’s Parish, yesterday for a criminal assault on Mrs. Marcot. ATLANTA, Ga., July 22.—A sensa- tional editorial article in defense of free and unlimited lynching appeared in the Daily Commercial, the official orzan of Atlanta and Fulton County, to-night. The Commercial says: “Good work seems to grow upon the cowardly crest of press denuncistious. Any system 18 good that leads good peo- ple to hang brutes who commit dastardly crimes against our women and children. Georgians, continue to do your duty to your home. Ignore whatthe hypocritical Democratic press says of you. Defy the spirit that expects protection from a Re- publican administration. Laugh at the imbecile sternness of your courts. Shout defiance at the glitter of bayonets that would stab you in the hands of cowards. Pop your fingers at puerile proclamations that put detectives at your heels. Do your work in the broad sunhight of God’s glori- ous daytime, and hang, yes, burn, every brute who destroys your home.”” SILVER DECLINE>S IN PRICE, Bullion Brokers Assume That the Pool Is Liguidating. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 22.—The Her- ald says: Bar silver has declined to the lowest price in two years, and private dis- patches from abroad received in Wall street are to the effect that the holders of the white metal haye “weakened.” Some of the bullion brokers assume that this means that the silver pool which was formed abroad more than a year ago was liguidating its holdings. Other brokers were of the opinion that the holdings of the pool had been liquidated some time ago and that the lessened demand for silver in the East, through the adoption of the gold standard by Jepan, among other reasons, was re- sponsible for the aecline. Outsiders generally cailed attention to the fact that the recession in price came simultaneously with the announcement of the great gold discoveries in the Klon- dyks region. e Wound Up for a Long Rain. WATERBURY, Cos~., July 22.—A rain of the propertions of a cloudburst has pre- vailed here since 2 o'clock this morning, causing a flond which at 8 o’clock gave in- dications of being the greatest on record in Waterbury. The smail streams, al- ways troublesome in times of heavy storms, have run mad, and thousanas of dollars of damage has been done. The water is pouring in torrents into the streets. Cellars in the northern part of the city are flooded. - Zives Lost sn a Cloudburst, YOUNGSTOWN, Omro, July 22 — A clouaburst occurred here to-day, doing great damage, and it is reported that sev- lives were lost at Crab Creek. —_— Oldest Priest Is Dead. TROY, N. Y., July 22.—Rev. Father Haverman, the oldest priest in America, ;had at his home in this city this morn- ng. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. THRIFTY MEN OF FRISCO! The thrifty men of Frisco are availing them- selves of the dood things our house cleaning bringds to them. The way suits are be- ing sold by us these days makes the quoting of prices simply ridiculous. Above we picture to 10w a sindle - breasted Sack Suit of clothes, It's quite a swell affair in neat den- teel coloringds. They represent some small lines that we have, all this season’s doods, fashionably cut, fashion- ably tailored. These during these house-cleaning days at -—$3.90.-- Above is another very pretty fashionable swit. It comes in blue and black cheviots—small lines of which we have only a few left, which we’re anxious to clean ouwt. Not double the money will buy as good values elsewhere. These are very swelly tailored swits; yow can see ’em in our corner win- dow. For these we say ~-$4.50.— | Nor is this all. It's merely the quoting of 2 items. Youknowwhat a big store does when it sets abowt house-clean- ing. We simply lose sight of former prices. RAPHAEL'S (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, San Francisco’s Most Pop- wlar House, 9, 11, 13 and 15 KEARNY STREET. 2 Entire Buildings, 8 Floors. =