The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 23, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 189 Ml ASHURST SLEW | AN UNARMED FOE | | | The Killing of Rancher Frank Lynch Was Unprovoked. Eye-Witnesses Declare He Was | Given No Chance tc De- fend Himself. Light Thrown Upon the Tragedy Which Put an End to Thelr Feud. ived here for twenty-eight years, and hu leng been known as the ‘‘onl y honest Chinaman'’ in the city. When it became generally known to-day that he had been arrested, everv pioneer in the city wanted to go his bail, but he had aiready been re- leased. Ching Gee Hee says that Gardner has been in hi< debt for a number of years, and two d. ago called at his place of business and wanted h:m to consider the debt paid. Ching Gee Hee refused. The vext duy, Le says, Gardner calied again and told him that he was to be arrested for trying to bribe him, and advised him to fiee. Ching says he refused, stating that he had done nothing wrong. The next day iie was arrested. Ching Gee Hee is the personal friend of Jud.e Hanford, who will be cailed on to try the case ~hould tue defendant be bound over and indicted by the Grand Jary. e e DISiSTROUS FLGOD IN CHINA. Vast Sheets of Water From Rain- Swollen hivers verspread the Low Lands. TACOMA, WasH., Sept. China ad- FRESNO, CAL., Sept. 22 —The body of | Frank Lynch, who was murdered by | George Ashurst near New ldria, San | Benito County, on Sunday, arrived this | evening and the funeral will be held in | this cily to-morrow forenoon. Lynch's parents and brothers reside here. Complete particutars regarding the tragedy place the case of Ashurst ina more serious light than was indicated by the frst reports received. To-morrow forenvon the slayer will be arraigned in Hollister on a charge of murder at the | time that the remains of his victim are beinz interred at Fresno. Constable Manuel Gonzales, at whose saloon near the New Idria mines the shooting oc- curred, swore to the complaint before ice Langford at Panoche. For con- | ence the case was transferred to a Justice Court at Hollister. Four eye-witnesses of the murder were examined at the Coroner’s inquest, and, according to the testimony of these, | Asburst had by no means any provoca- | to kill Lynch. The witnesses all| swore that the victim not reached to his hip pocket as if to draw a pistol before Ashnrst fired. In fact, Lynch made no | movement at all though to draw a weapon. When the person of the deceased was examined afterwara no pistol or| weapon of any kind was found. According to these witnesses, Lynch | came riding up and remarked that he | ght some one had stolen his spurs. 'Don’t you accase me of stealing your | * repiied Ashurst; and ke added, “Ifyou wantan ng outof me get down from your horse. b > was equally as fearless as has the reputation of being, dismounted at once upon the challenze to fight. Almost at the same time Ashurse reached for the rifle, which was in the | carriage. Heturned around and fired the | shot ju atter his victim had alighted | from his horse. The men were standing | only aix feetapart at the time. | Ashurst’s statement that Lvnch was ad- vancing toward him and had his hand on his hip pocl in a manner indicaung | that he was ut 10 draw a revolver, wnoen he (Asnu ) T ned for his rife | and fired in_seli-deien-e, hardly seems | reasonable. ven if Lynch had ai pistol it would not have been likely he would have given his adversary tim to get his rifie before he (Lynch) would harve fired. During the night previous Lynch had | n altercation with George Ashurst, a | brother of John, at the Mexican dance. At this time, and also when be had the | trouble with John Ashurst on Sunday forenoon, Lynch was armed with a pistol | and a dagger. At about noon a iriend | took the weapons away from him for fear | that he might become involved in a quar- | rel again and get himself into serious | trouble. It appears that Lynch had been in fear of his life for some time. While he was | not in the least a coward, he had told | friends a number of times that he knew | thet John Ashurst was waitin: for an | opportunity to shoot him. This was the resultof the hard feeling existing between | the two men, Ashurst having accused his | neighbor rancher of beinz a cattle-thief. | Sentiment in the Coast Range district, where the principals in the tragedy were both widely known, seems to be changing. At first it was strongly favorable to As: urat, but now, as the full particulars of | the murder are becoming known, it is be- | ing turned against him. Ashurst 1s a| wealthy man and it is expected that his | trial will be bitterly contested. ACCUSES DE. GAKDNER. Chiness Merchant Ching Ses Hee’s Charge | Against the Interpreter. SEATTLE, Wasm, Sept. — There promises to be a sensation at the hearing of Ching Gee Hee, the wealtny Seattle merchant who was arrested yesterday with Yee Gee on a charge of trying to bribe Dr. Gardner of San Francisco, who is here with the treasury officials looking i the Chinese scandal Gee Hee has 2 NEW TO-DAY!. ~——STATE— ELECTRO - MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Market, Powell and Eddy Sts., S. F. | ENTRANCE, ‘3 EDDY ST. Cor., New and Successful Methods for Cur- ing Disease. HIS NEW TREATMENT IS PAR-| ticularly adapted to the cure of chronic diseases of every character, such as dis- eases of the heart and nerves which pro- duce persistent headaches, dizziness, loss of memory, fluttering or palpitation of the heart, difficult breathing and smothering sensations. 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This | new Electro-Medical Treatment, as ad- ministered by the doctors of the State Electro-Medical Institute, imparts new life into the whole body, it invigorates the weak and dormant organs, all their natural strength returns, the mind be comes bright and active, the muscles firm and strong in fact, the whole body is filled with n=w life and vitality, bringing to men and women the physical and men- tal health which it is necessary to possess to be alive to all the pleasures and enjoy- ments of life. i Consultation is free. Also advice by mail free. Those living out of San Fran- isco may write for symptom blank. Addtess STATE ELECTRO-mEDL .| dren are still being circulated. | munity. | existence of this commitiee, vi per steamer to-day report that this year's treshet was lower by more than a foot then thoseof preceding years, but in spite of this decrease and also the fact that the Grand canal has not contributed anything due its usual quantity of water, the Peibo River has burst both its eastern and western banks, and one vast sheet of water now stretches from Yang Chung to Pei Kuan, a distance of twenty odd li. One hundred thousand people have be:n rendered destitute, and the damage to property is estimated at about 1,000,000 taels. The railway is in danger from the flood, and should a wind of any strength arise, the damage to the road from the wash of the waves may be considerable. A Chouping missionary correspondent writes that the rumors about foreign- ers and native Christians kidnaping chil- The Gov- ernor has issued a proclamation, it is true, but it has really done more in in- s | creasing the fears of the people and mak- ing them more suspicious of all strangers than beiore. Last week three travelers passing through a village were set upon and beaten to death and buried by the ex- cited mob. Another man, living just out- | side the city, was accused of kidnaping 1 so frightened by the threats that he lost his reasun and is now running about the place half naked and guite crazed. Several C' rist attacks have been made upon some of the coun hapels. The officials in that district are doing everything to quiet the people, and so far there has been no attack on residents at Chouping. SHIPWRECKED CREW ARRIVES, | Survivors of the Lost Whaling flarki Cape Horn Figeon Reach Fort Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, WasH., Sept. The American schooner Progress arrived this morning, thirtv-two days from Yoko- hama, having on board nine members of the crew of the American whaling bark Cape Horn Pigeon, which was wrecked on a rocky coast, eighteen miles from Hako. date, on the night of July 13. The Capt Horn Pigeon, Captain Scullion, left San rancisco early in the season for a whal- ng voyage in Japanese waters. The first part of the season was successful, and when the bark was w barrels of sperm oil in her hold and was started for Okhosk Sea to finisi the season when, during a storm and in the immediate vicinity of a lighthouse, she went on the rocks without warning, offi cers ana crew escaping in small boats, with no effects save the clothes on their backs. A visit to the scene of the wreck next morning showed the bark and cargo to be a total loss. In addition to the ol there was also a lot of whalebone aboard. After the wreck Captaia Scuilion and. twenty- three of the crew remained at Hakodate awaiting transportation for San Fran- cisco. while the remaining nine shipped to Yokohama and there caught the schooner Progress for this port. Of the nine men who arrived here this morning only one, the colored cook, can under- stand or talk English, the remainder being natives of one of the South Sea isiands. The bark Cape Horn Pigeon was of 450 tons register, 2nd had been success- fully engaged in whaling several seasons. —_——— WAGING WAR UN D05 VICE. Secret Soci-ty Whick Is Malking Itself Felt in danta Rosa. SANTA ROSA, Car, S:pt. 2 | society existed in Santa Rosa for the sup- pression of vice. This suspicion was con- firmed to-day by the receipt of a letter by the City Marshal, signed by the secretary of the committee of zood citizenship, ask- ing him to notify a certain couple in Santa Rosa of their disgraceful conduct being known to others and that unless it was stopped the committee would tar and feather them and deport them out of the town. The couple were brought before the courts recently, but the charge of mis- conduct was not sustained. The public have been at a loss for some time past to account for the fund of in- formation lodged with the police against certain well-known persons in the com- This is now explained by the which bas been quietly working for some time to make Santa Rosa a model town. The last letter of the committee was made public to-day and has caused no little sensation {in town. = SN POOR FRUIT THROWN OUT. | Rigia Inspection of Califcrnia Ship- ments at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wask., Sept. 22.—Under au- thority of the State law passed last winter Horticultural Inspector Touneson to-day began a rigid inspection of California fruits shippad into thi: city. The steamer Walla Walla arrived this morning from San Francisco, bringine considerable fruit, including apples, grapes, quinces and lemons, whick Inspector Tonneson had piled up in the warehouses for insvection before delivery. One shipment of apples was condemned because found wormy and unfit for market. Other shipments are undergoing careful examination. The | object of the inspection is to prevent the importation of the San Jose scale, the codlin moth and poor fruit. TR Found Dying on- a Highway. MARYSVILLE, Car, Sept, 22.—Philip Shaw, one of the many lured to Coffee Creek and disappointment, died at the County Hospital bere to-day after spend- ing twenty-four hours in one of the wards. He was found on the county road south of town on Monday night in an uncounscious state, ani did not speak a word before his death. Shaw was a victim of beart trouble and this combined with typhoid fever was the cause of death. g Freshmen Elect Officers. STANFOKRD UNIVERSITY, CaL, Sept. 22.—At a meeting of the freshmen class held this afternoon the following officers were elected for the first semester: Presi- dent, Haven; first vice-pre-ident, Lem- mon; second vice-president, Miss Caswell; secretary, Bradley; treasurer, Loffbo- rough; executive cummittee of the Asso- ciated Students, Victor; member of the athletic board of the Associated Students, Wilson. EAAEE By Lem Year:for Manslaughter. AURURN, Car, Sept. 22—Ed Reed, convicted of killing Green Brown near Forest Hill last May, was to-day sentenced CAL INSTITUTE, 3 Eddy stiest, S. Fe to ten years in Stale prizon, the extreme limit for manslaughter. - ns have teen beaten and | cked she nad 1000 | It has | | been suspected for some time that a secret SUITS 10 DUST ThiE DIREGTORS 0'Donnell and Wall Want | a New Board of Education. RUMORS -OF PLACES FOR MALE. An Ugly Story That Teachers’ Positions Cost Five Hun- dred Dollars, DIRECTOR ARMER HAS A CHARGE. He Accuses Waller of Gross Fx- travaganoe, and Hints of Ways | That Are Dark. The spirit of accusation is in the very air. and investigation seems the order of the day in matters municipal. Each day adds to the interest in the Board of Edu- cation fight, Dr. C. C. O'Donnell’s threat- | ened suit being the merest incicent in the | battle. | But Ur. O'Donnell will probably begin | his suit on Monday. He says he may file the papers by Friday, and affirms that he is in the fignt to remzin. *I have hired Messrs. Baggett and Stephens to carry on the suit,” said he yesterday, ‘‘and there will be no cessation until the bitter end.” The belligerent candidate for Mayor says his suit will not down. He proposes to adopt the New York Sun’s slogan, “Turn the rascals out,”” and to continue the fight perennially if necessary. He | says his attorneys have advised him to | proceed against each member of the board | separately and that he has aiready ad- vanced the preliminary costs, relying principally on the failure of the board to | obey that law which forbids a change of | books oftener than once in four years. | John A. Wall, the fighting attorney of | the Iroquois Club, seems as dogged as O'Donnell in his ambition to proceed gainst the board. He hints at aarker | crimes than his rival ever dream-d of, | and says his suit will be in the full bloom { of health when O'Donnell’s has ceased to interest the public. In a similar spirit of | jealousy and business rivalry O'Donnell says he wonders why Wall has encroached upon his territory, remarking that “‘every- body knows I never quit when I otce get a safe start.”” Meantime Dr. O'Donnellisbeing flooded with anonymous commun:icitions, some purporting to come from teachers, others from the people at larze. Every letter has a grievanceand many agree in the general statement that a prominent citizen who is close to the School Directors pretends to sell teachers’ positions for about $500 each. | There is an ugly rumor afloat that there {isa man who knows the inside of school- board affairs so well he guaranieesto do lignting mind-reading—reading the minds | of the board—at a fee of about $500 For | this sum he guatantees that he guesses cor- j rectly when he assures the applicant for a | | position that the position will be forth- coming. It is said that the processis for the eager { searcher for this information to visit a ! certain oftice, file her application, leave | the gold fee on the desk, arise and walk to | an open window, gazing out intently fora few minutes, returning to find that the gold has disappeared. The oracle then ! solemnly says, “I w:ll see about your case assoon asthe matter comes before the { Board of Education.” It is said that many ambitious souls have never deeply regretted the fee, having found it to be as bread cast on the waters. | Speaking of the sale of positionsin the {.School D:partment yesterday, Director Armer said: “I have never sold or nffered to sell any positions, ana I do not know whether any one has done so, but I do know that there is too much secrecy re- garding the responsibility for appoint- ments, We have tried in vain to make each Director stand respon-ible for his | own nominations, but we have failed. Even the chairman of the committee can- not learn where names come from. It 1s | all dark and secret work, and if itis per- | fectly fair why should any one fear the | light of dav? | “lonly know that as an active member | of the Finance Committee [ have not been {able to audit any of the bills, for I have believed them all tobe iilezal. A fair | sample of the way things are done is seen in the ridizulous proposition of Waller to pav $2700 for some kind of fire gongs in | tne schools. In the first place the gongs | were not needed, as I learned from the teachers, as the nresent system is all richt, and in the second place, as [ told Wailer, I would make money on a con- tract to turnish the gongs at one-tenth the price. “In like manner his estimate of the re- | quired outlay for the department was lnhuul $1,000,000 beyond all reason. It is i no wonder that people are asking why ;men spend so much money to become members of the Board of Education, a place which has no salary, but is sup- posed to be an honorary berth.” 8o there is a general feeling of ex- pectancy in the minds of well-informed teachers and citizens as to the probable outcome of the much taiked-of investiga- tion of tbe affairs of the department. It is even said that there is a probability { that some of the teachers who have been bled may yet weaken and turn State’s evi- dence for the good and welfare of the pub- lic and the scnools. At all events there is more interest in the public school ques- tioa than there has been in many years, and there is a strong probabiiity that the next two or three sessions of the board will be unusually lively from inception to close. John A. Wall, pursning his investiga- tions with a view of impeaching the Board of Education, called at the rooms of the School Directors in the City Hall vester- day and had a lively little time with Sec- retary W elch. Mr. Wall asked for tle records showing the amounts expended by the board in Julv, and was given the books. He did not understand that the accounts of any one month are usually entered up in the following month, when they are paid, ana finding mos: of tne entriesdatea August, excitedly exclaimed that Le had not been given the books he wanted and that there was some job up. Then it was the secretary’s turn to get angrv and he told Mr. Wall pointedly tiat unless he was willing 10 ask fordocuments in a gentlemanly way he would noi be ac- corded any courtesies. “We Liave given you what you ask for,” hesaid, *‘and we want you to reirain from casting insinuations on this office.” e ,——— Japan has 3000 miles of railway in operation, TALKING ABOUT SUGCESSORY Speculation as to Who Will Fill Vacancies in the University. Positions of Holden and Kellogg Being Closely Looked g After, Mrs. Hearst Has Volunteered to Light the Campus With Electricity. The Board of Regents of the University of California met again yesterday fore- noon and concluded the business of the special sessions of the last two days. No reference was made to the peculiar and exciting developments of the day be- fore, when President Kellogg had virtu- ally been forced to take full executive con- trol of the university, and had been criti- cized by the Governor for withholding Professor Colton’s letter of resignation. Though these matters were not revived in yesterday’s meeting, several of the re- gents after adiournmentdid not hesitate to hint that something may come of Tues- dav’s action. One of them said: “We do not want a president for our university who has to lean on two or three members of a com- mittee. We wanta man who can stand alone.” Decided doubts were expressed, how- ever, that in the event of some new presi- dent being appointed President Schur- mann of Cornell would, if asked, come to Berkeley. He had been urged in 1892 to accept the presideicy of the University of California, but had accepted the presi- dency of Cornell in preference. About that time, also, according to one of the Regents, the position had Leen tendered tne president of Bowdoin College, but he had declined, simply on account of his wife’s objections to going West. Some reference was made 10a young professor at Columbia Coliege, who, it was rumored, has practically been the head of affairs there, though Seth Low has been the recognized president. As for a successor to Director Helden the regents would not express them- selves. They would have to await Hol- den’s actual resignation. The probab.ii- ties are, one of them explainea, that some astronomer now at Lick Observatory will be put in temporary control, and that some man who has proved his worth in a smaller observatory will be invited to Mount Hamiiton. None of the chieis of the big observatories would likely be will- g to leave their present places. Tmvortant reports regarding terms of afliliation and degrees to outside colleges were made and adopted. These reports in brief contain the fol- lowing more important ‘acts: The applications oi Ccoper Medical Col- lege and the College of Physicians ana Surgeons for degrees for tue graduates were denied, on the ground that the B. degree can be conferred by the university only after examination by some one of the universicy faculties. Any student of not less than one year’s standing in any academy or college of the State, however, when properly recommended ior any d gree in any department of the State Uni- versity, may be ent.tied to be examined at the aunual examination of the State Uni- versity, and ii he pass shall receive a de- gree like that of a regular graduate of the university. Such annual examinations will pe held for the purpose. Each col- lege and independent department of the university, whether proprietary or affil- jated, shall employ a uniform seal bounded by the legend ‘*‘University of Cahfornia” and the name of the college. The affiliation of any college may b ter- minatea by the university or the college aiter one year's notice of intention so to do. ‘The university library and campus will be lizhted by electricity during the ensu- ing coilege year. Mrs. Hearst yesteruay oifered versonally to pay the necessarv cost of $2700 that the board on the preced- ing day haa declared beyond the present means of the university. The board voted Mrs. Hearst its thanks, and President Kellogg was named to tender them for- mally. Next Tuesday at 1:30 p. M. the special committee on Wilmerding School will meet to select a director for tuat new me- chanical institution. Members of the cit- izens’ committee will be asked to confer with this committee. On Tuesday, at the same time, there will e a meeting of the special committee on Lick Ooservatory and the investigation of Professor Holden’s vroposed resignation. Four names of particuiar prominence in mechanical training schools will be nre- sented for the principalsnip of the Wil- merding School. They are: Schwartz of Waltham, Weare of Cambrid_ e, Charley of Fall River and that ot the hcad of a school at Providence. All these men are said to be in successful charge of institu- tions of a character similar to the one to be established here. Some of the regents say it is premature to select a director for the school, the foundation for which has not vet been laid nor the style of building determined. An offer bad been made to the uni- versity of the conditional use, free of charge, of three acres of vine land near Napa, where experiments coula Le made uron the pbyloxera. Itwas referred toa committee. Regent Reinstein suggested for the pur- pose of affiliation as one organic whole a combination of the so-cailed L ck School, the Cogswell College, the proposed Lux School—for which a bequest has been made by Mrs. Lux—and the Wilmerding School. He thought that in so doing better work might be accomplished by all. Regent Rodgers opposed this, and the maiter was not further discussed. The next meeting of the regents will be held on the second Tuesday in October and will be called at 11 A. M. A CAKE WALK TO-NIGHT. The Historical Carnival Becoming Quite Popular—Fine Musical Programme Rendered. The Historical Carnival was well at- tended last eveningand the crowd listened with pleasure to the excelient music of the Columbia Orchestra. under the direction of Leader Fenton P. Foster. Following was the musical part of the programme: Overture, “Morning, Noon and Night”; “Hundicap March.” selection (Tannhauser); “Vienna Woods”; “Rainbow Dance’ ; aronie” ; “Stars and Stripes Forever.” In conjunction with this the German, Gypsy and Scotch booths each pres nted a tabieau: “Germania,” “Scene From Carmen’ and “*Rizz:o Before Mary Quieen of Scots,” being the subjects. To-night will be the Italian, Oriental and Swiss evening, aud the music will be furrished by the Hebrew Orphan Asylum band. A cake-walk will be the principal event of the evening and much amuse- ment is anticipated. The numbers rendered in the musical booth attracted considerable f{avorable comment last night, Edwara C. Boyson, barytone, and Eiien Corsen-Roeckel, dra: matic soprano, being particularly appre- ciated. HAWAILIAN AND JAPANESE NEWS A Disquietine Rumor Ar- rived Here on the City of Peking, s A e e e e e R A T AT A AT AL | Japanese Ex-Soldiers Are Said to Be Going to Honolulu as Laborers. Particulars of the Tragic Death of Captain Nichols of the Ship Abner Coburn. The Mail Company’s City of Peking which arrived last night from Hongkong via Yokohama and Honolulu brought the full particulars of a sad fatality atsea. The American ship Abrer Coburn left New York on March 25 last for Hongkong with a cargo of kerosene oil. Captain G. A. Nichols was accompanied by his wife and daughter, and bis son, J. F. Nichols, was second officer. All went well until June last when heavy weather was encountered. “The second officer was an the cabin top,” says the Shanghai Daily Press, ‘‘when he saw a tremendous seacoming down astern with every prospect of poop- ing the vessel. He shouted a warning to bis father, who was just coming out of the cabin companion. The 1ll-fated skipper bad reached the steps leading to the cabin top when the sea came aboard. Itcar- ried the wheelhouse and fittings over- board, smashed the wheel and thr-w the two helmsmen into the scuppers, Young Nichols noticed that his tather was injured and at once hove the ship to. It was then found that the chief ofticer, M. L. Spark, was a!so injured, having been thrown vio- lently against a boat on the tov of t house, and his thigh was badly b:uised. | The injured men were taken below. and it | was found that the captain’s right leg was broken at the shin bone and the left thigh bone was also broken. He was uncon- scious for two hours, and eight hourslater he succumbed despite the most tender and careful treatment by his wife and daugh- ter. The body of the captain was buried three days later. The deceased was well known in almost every port in the Uniied States, and a half dozen old ship-masters were down to meet Mrs. and Miss Nichols when the Peking docked with them aboard yes- terday. When the wheelhouse went the flag- locker went also, and all that was lert of the wheel was a small section and one spoke. A rope gear was rizged and a temporary wheel made and with these the ship was taken into port. Mrs. Nick- ols said yesterday that the two Lhelmsmen escaped, almost miraculously, witha few bruises, but that the experi-nce of all on Loard was one that will not readily be for- gotien. The Coburn is a wooden ship of 1379 tons burden and was built in Bath, Maine. Two of the bluejackets on the United States cruiser Philadelphia had a narrow escape in Honolulu just prior to the sailing of the steamer City of Peking. The Hawauan Adveriiser says that the two men, Blaine and Shirrer were set to work in one of the bunkers trimming the coal, which was being put aboard by the men on deck. It was not long before the chain that holds up the heavy iron gate broke. The door fell, holding the biuejackets cap- tive. Then the coal began to fall through the hole from the deck above. The men cried out, but no help could be obtained. Gradually the coal kept on falling until the place became suffocating, Breakfast time came around and the men were missed. A search explained | all, but it took three-quarters of an hour to get Blaine and Shirrer out of the coal. They were unconscious and it was two hours Leiore the surgeon was able to say they were out of danger. The Japan Mail prints the following: We heard a suggestion made yesterds; the cffect that now the China is registered Hawniian steamship, as attested by the fiag she flew when coming iuto this port (Yoko- hama), the Japinese Government might seize and hold her as a material guarantee for the payment of its claims ngainst Hawaii unil | they shall be met. We, however, apprehend | the claims which have been preterred are by this time, or s0on wili be, submitted 1o arbi- tration, when both parties to it will be bound to accept the award when rendered. On top of this comes the news that 174 Jajanese passengers were landed at Hono- lulu from the steamer City of Peking. These are said to be ex-soldiers of the late Chinese - Japanese war. This story is vouched for by the officers of the steamer, but the Hawaiian papers have nothing to say about the martter. In tact there was no opportunity, as the Peking only re-| mained a few hours in port. According 10 the story one of the agents or the Mail Company in Yokohama informed an offi- cer of the Peking that the Japanese were in command of officers and pointed out one of the corporals, The Galic lanaed nearly 400 Japanese on her last trip, and it is said that 300 more are expected on the Doric. These are split up among the various plantations, and 1f they are soldiers would have a good chance of drill- ing their countrymen in the art of war. Captain J. Tremaine Smith of the Peking says that if the Japanese who came from Yokohama on the mail boat were. soldiers or ex-soldiers he knew nothing 2bout it. The men and women were shipped as laborers and as such wers landed in quarantine at Honoluln. Other | members of the Peking’s crew, who were seen last night, knew nothing at ail about the matter, not even having seen the evening papers. The Japanese cruiser Nanwia Kan sailed from Honolulu to Yokohama on the 7ih inst. She was the only Japanese warship in Hawaiian waters. to | Along the Front. The topsail schooner La Ninfa got away on her expedition to Covper River yester- day. Just before her lines were cast off T. P. H. Whitelaw presented a claim for $100, the balance due on the purchase price of the vessel. The miners raisad the amount and the tug Sea Queen took her out to sea. Fully 500 propie were down to see tne schooner off, and some of the women whose husbands and friends were aboard wept aloud as tie La Ninfa moved away from the wharf. Work on the W. 8. Phelps is progressing rapidly and the miners who have cast their lot in on her expect 10 reach Copper River almost as soon as Ninfa, The big British ship Lancing will be ready for sea in a week or so and w1l take a very large general cargo to London direct. It consists mainly of wheat, bar- ley, canned fruits, canned saimon, pearl shell and Peruvian bark. LEE STILL NISSING. A Clew From the Norts, but No Defi- nite Infermation. Themissing William Lee, the boy who disappeared from this city about a week ago, hus not yet been heard from. A de- scription of a wandering youth bound for Portland, Gr., came from the northern part of tne State recently, butit could not ve learned if he was Lee. Lee is traveling as atramp, in company The fac-simile ‘signature of (ot T is on every wrapper _of CASTORIA. L NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. |4 In presenting a few EARLY, as these are Bargains That Will 21000 dozen LADIES' WHITE I regular price $1 a dozen, on spe; 3C—No. 5 ALL-SILK COLORED LADIES' BLACK SHOPPI reduced from 75¢ to. ;) 35¢: and 40c to..... cee IES’ COL 50 dozsn LADIES' 4-BU black only), regular value $1, 514 to 634 25 dozen LADIES' 2-CLASY 60c Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests. LIQUIDATION SALE SPECIALS we would suggest that intending purchasers should CALL HANDKERCHIEFS! RIBBONS! BONS, will be placed on sale at. LEATHER GOODS! loc-— 5 LADIES' LEATHER BELTS, assorted styles, reduced from PURSES, assorted patterns, reduced from BOYS’ SHIRT WAISTS! I5c—50 dozen BOYS' SHIRT WAISTS will be closed out at. 1 LADIES’ KID GLOVES! brown and red, regular value §1, will be on sale at. BF See Chronicle and Examiner for Additional Bargains, WA AT AR A A A SHALAHANAVANAN AR A1 74 LIQUIDATION SALE SPECIALS For To-Day’s Trade! examples of TO-DAY'’S G O Wik st CE BORDER HANDKERCHIEF! ..2¢ Eac cial sale at RIBBONS! SATIN AND GROS AIN RIB- -3¢ Yard G BAGS, with sateen top and sides, ..85¢ Eac 25¢ ................... 10¢ Each .E0c Each ON DRESSED KID GLOVES (in will be on sale at 50c¢ pair, sizes DRESSED KID GLOVE m tan, 60c P a Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. AUAADMARC UMM ARMHUAANMAUAAAASUASUA UMMM LUASAMANMGAM AR Ab A0 BB i i by Ty Y YT TS with a man named Seabrooke. Heisabout 15 vears of age, tall, light hair, blue eves and fair complexion, has a discolored front tooth and a small scar near nis left eyve. His mother resides at 3244 Broaaway, in this city. e e Smuggled Goods Seized. Custom Inspector McGovern seized yester- day the trunk of a Chinese passenger on the Colon end found in it fiity-seven silk handker- chiefs, six silk shawls and three silk coverlets. | They were confiscated. Befora the search was made the Chinaman in possession of the trunk informed the customs officials that the trunk was not his, but belonged 10 a friend who had requested him to take charge of it. The Dpas- senger also notified the officials that he would not be responsible for what might be found inside. Hence be was not arrested. KNEW TO-DAY. OUR SOCIETY BLUE BOOK. The San krancisco “Blue Book” for the sea- son of 1897-98 is now being compiled, and will embrace in its scope not only this metropolis but the adjacent cities and towns and some of | the principal centers of population in the State atlarge. The publication will be the tenth edition of the work, which in the past has merited and e won public approba- tion for its elegance of style and finish, its completeness of detail and informa- “Biue Book” contains the names and addresses of the elite of society in the cities and towns in- cluded within its pur- view, and as an ad- vertising medium it has no superior and few equals. The coming edition will be compiled under the most rigid serutiny as to the Tespectebil- ity and standing of those whose names appear in its lists of society peopie. Business houses which desire the only reliable directory co faiuing the private addresses of ladies in the residence districts of the various cities and | towns referred to in its pages will do well to send in their saberiptions at ouce, as the edi- tion will be limited to 1000 copies. As the w is almost exclusively circulated amonz the wealthy and refined classes of our people, business men generaily canuot fail to sce the advantage it possesses as un advertis- ing medium and dircetory for first-class patronage, especially for the holiday trade. The rates for advertisements arc: One page, £50; one-half page, $30; one-fourth paze, $20; one-fith page, $15; one-tenth page, $10. The advertiser is entitled to oue copy of the book free of charge, and his name, address and business are published in the classified shoppingzguide. Single covies to subscribers are $5 each. Notice of change of residence may be sent to CHARLES C. HOAG, editor and publisher, 225 Post street, San Francisco, Cal. MADE ME A MAN o—F oory, Impotency, Sleeplessness, etc., caused D7 "Abuse or other Excesses and Indis- cmnonhl?wy quickly and surely Testore Lost Vitality in old or young. and LA ¥ on in time. Their use shows imme e e o s T e sist upon having the genuine Ajax Tablets. The: have cared thousands and willcureyou. We give o pos. itivo written gagrantes (o efect a cure B BT, 1n each case or refund the money. Price 1 por packago; o six pkges (full treatmont) for 8240, " By mail, in plain TR Feesipt of price. Circular tree. AJAX REMEDY CO., “jiartorn Sty or sale Tn~San Francisco by Owl Druz Co.. 112s Jarket streer; Leipnitz & (o, 250 Sutter Strect; Nov ercentage Pharmacy, 953 N 't Dabibender @ o, 214 Kearny streer v wnd Geo. or FADED HAIR RFSTORED to AY Siihiul colorand besurs oy D GR HAYS" HATRHESLTH Re- moves dandruff and scalp disease. - Don’ Hdn” Covers ALl spows ‘Abioltitety Burm e hottles 50 con ts, ¥ COPERCENTAGE HARM Y, 935 t AGE +HARM NOTARY PUBLIC. A. J. HENRY, NOTARY PUBLIC, sireeh ‘Telophome 'Church’ 1o { | Decidedly the 'BY ORDER OF BANK TO PAY ADVANCES, PEREMPTORY |AUCTION SALE. and Persian BEING A CHOICE AND RENOWNED COL LECTION IMPORTED DIRECT. | To Be Sold to the Highest Bidder, - ON., THURSDAY and FRIDAY September 23 and 24, 1897, At 2 P. M. and 8 P. M- SALE TO BE HELD A1 THE TURKISH ART GALLERY, 232 Sutter Street, . (0 Y. M. C. A. butiding), Between Kearny street and Grant avenue. THE GOODS ARE ON VIEW TO-DAY (1UESDAY), SEPT. 21, FROM 10 A. M. TO 10 P. M. A5~ There will not likely be a similar chance to | buy so advantageously—not,at least, untit a reduc- | tion in the tariff. which cannot occur for four yeurs | tocome. We iavite you to be present at this sale, EASTON, ELDR{DGE & CO., Juctioneers. UNITED STATES LAUNDRY, OFFICE, 1604 Market St., Near Powell. Telephone, South<420. | O-0-00-0-CO00O0000 -+ v AN EXCELLENT MEAL Properly prepared and promptly served, can THE GRILL ROOM OF THE PALACE Most Popular Dining Apart- | ment in town. g, e » | ©-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00 IBLOOD POISON HHAVE:YOU €55 S5ots, Sebiond Soreat Ulce:s in Mouth, Hair-allingi Wriie COOB REMEDY CO., 307 Masonic Tesmple, jeago, XL, for proofs cf cures. Cupi: rEEvANS CitEwion Dg, branes. Non-astringent. Sold by Druggists, o sent in plain wrapper, by express repaid, fof PR $1.00, or 3 bo‘:m‘:. $2.75. = &tmmr 820t on request,