The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1897, Page 3

v } 1897. POSON IS PORED I THE WEL Brother and Sister Are Mysteriously Slain at Dixon. DEADLY MIXTURE IN THEIR FOOD. Louis and Susie E. Belew Suc- cumb to the Secret Work of Assassins. EOTH WERE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED. iture Invest gation May Revesl That Jsalousy Prompted the Crim 2. o THE CaLL : . 9—A tragedy was place wh resulted two persons, and a third with little hope of ho and is the proprie'or of feed stables here, e past with his ew, in the south- keeping house . a voung loyed in his Belew s meals and stable to allow e siste ir. rtook of their He re- able as usual, and Klein akfast. When Klem was about three he found Su-ie v leit for the brother of the ariving at the ew suffering from to be Miss Susie’s ailment and vomiting and com- i tense pain in the stomach. )nly a few minutes © began to A physi- rst thought poisonous, e ingredients of what re found that the vomit Lol w y before. that the patients thing severer than Lie termed acute indi- stare | remedies in ac- 1 Lis diagnosis of the cuses , a somethin wha t intense pain, ior h he d something of a soothing nalure. Under this treatment the victims seemed to be getting along ver ; the day, but shoriiy a vegan getting rapidly symptoms became much bed about 12 o’clock last liei at 5 o’clock this ony. son and Mrs. George t mate friends of » had been &t the home he wants and elieve the sufferings ther being contined ‘o also taken guite the house with the other three e beef broth for the had us=d the 1 some ried to induce t she said In < was pa 1 teaspoon- e soon at- mann, a well ce. Ebmann m his form er a very un- over whom ma= of this secured a divorc ith whom oken rarried and sne is her bereavement , his 13 the second time cen bereft by accident of her case is surrounded by cor abla mystery, thers being several ce rious poisoning, which the officers are working un. Tue Coroner held an in- quest ay, but the jury will be unabie to e at a verdict until an analysis of the stomachs of the two dead people is The theory ie being advanced that the ministered to the family by water in the wellor dep riicie of food. Tie town the sudden taking off of two of the most respected the place, and every- iently people of s beir ator of the awful deed. ; -> INTENTIONAL POISONING. No Clew to the Dastard y There Is Ye Perpetrator cf tha Crime 2 T0O, Nov. 9 —District At- t y Frank Deviin of Solano County, 0is at Diton investigati Ui-oning case, in an interview with a Bee rter at Dixon this afternoon, said in his opfnion, the casa was cne of itional poizonin *“Lhere is, as ye, ACRA)D i o clew whatever to the perpetrator,” Devlin said, “but the mat:er 1 thoroughly investi- zated. One thine . and that is that the poison did et into the well of itsown a and wha o Some one put it there, : officers hav - 1o find out, of course, 1s, who it is that put- it there. The organsand a sample of the well water have been sent to San Francisco for analy- #is. aud woen e chemist’s report is re- yrd. the | doing | salt that | order | hut to-day | g done to ferrel out | ng the Belew | ‘ LEWIS BELEW SUSIE THE THREE VICTIMS OF THE DIXON POISONER. ceived we will know. I hope, what sort of poison was used. When this is ascer- tained the mext step will be to find out and by whom that poison was pur- Charles Ehmann, who was to have been married to Susie Belew, is nearly crazed with grief over the death of the girl he loved and has joine | with attempting to unravel the | poisoned well, A tew yeurs ago Thomas known citizen of Solano County, died, | leaving a fortune of several thousand | doliars. This fortune wa: left by bis will | to his wife and children, Frank, Arthur, Louis and Susie. Another son, Thomas, failed to get any of the estate, he having mysiery of the Balew, a well- been provided for during his father’s lite- | time. Lou's, being a thrifty young man, took good care of his portion and engag- ing in the livery business added consider- | able to his iittie nestezg. | Arthur, on the other hand, wis a wild | to bus ness went through his money short order. His actions aroused the an- tagonism of his brothers Louis and Frank nd for & long time there wasastrong enmity between them. Of late, however, | this enmity had been patched up and Arthur had been given work on a ranch about five miles out to nis brother Louis, who died !ast night ! from the effects ot the poison. Tte boys | were ali weli liked and s far as is known | had no enemies w | HINISTER MERRY AND HIS ISSION Is Yet a Hitch That There of Dixon belonging | | | | | sort of feliow and instea i of settling down | in | | | be brought before me | Delays the Cap:iain’s | Departure. It Is Probsb e, However, That He | Will Soon Be Commissioned to Costa Rica. Special Dispatch to T ¥ CALL. CaLy OFfick, Rises Hovse, | WasHINGTON, Nov. 9.§ Tue CALL cortesponden: interviewed Assistant Secretary of te Cridler to- day concerning tbe disposition of Captain William L. Merry's case. Mr. Cridler <aid that t(he case was now before the ! President and’ that he thought some con- clusion would be reachéd within about tendays. *I have no idea what the Presi- dent wili do,’’ said he. “Thereis nothing urged against Captain Merry personally, 18 there?”’ asked the corresponaent. | wOn, no, indeed,” said Mr. Cridler,’ “be | stands very high in the estimation of the State Department and the President, but you know that things are topsy-turvy | down in Central America. I derstand thet the Diet of the Greater R has positively to receive Mr. Merry. The same they lLave heretofore ieen | public ingness reason why expressed do noct un- | | ment to-dav. | Algersaid to THE CaLL cor YELLOW PLAGUE I§ ON THE DECREASE the officersin | New Orleans Expects to Be| Soon Rid of the Dread Disease. Only Six N-w Cas-~s Reported at the Crescent City, but 1here Were Four Deaths. Special Dispatch 1o TEE CaLL NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9.—Yellow fever continues on the decrease, as to-day’'s record indicates, and the Board of Health is elated over the prospects of an eariy term:nation of the scare. The health board’s working forces have been reduced toa minimum, but there is an abundance of work for those retained. The business situation continues tc brighten. S.x new cases were reported to-day and four deaths. The deaths: G. D. Henry Laroque, Miss Petrie and Joseph Ducid. MOBILE, Avra., Nov. 9 —The report for to-day shows a slight increase in the nume ber of new cases, the result of unusually warm weather experierced since tue 4th of the month. Six new cases were re- ported and 1wo deaths, John Curran and George Halloman. The report from Wis ler is that there are sixteen new cases there. SAN PEDRO SFPECIFICATIONS. If They Meet Requirsments Bids Will Be Advertised For Immediately. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. — Secretary spondent to- night: “The San Pedro specitications will to-morrow. They ved by the engineer depart- It they meet the require- ments «f the law bids w.ll be advertised for immediately.” were rece HAS GOOD QUALITIES, | Satisfactory Reports to Be Vade on the New Gunboat Nashville. WASHIN( Nov. The members of the naval trial board, jusi returned to Washington, in the -ea trial of the gun bost Nashville make a favorable report on the good qualities of the ves el and varticularly of her sailing qualities. With her propeller dragging under sail she made,with a wind of four degrees strength, a speed of about six kvots, she tacked on a breeze of three, something not ex- | pected at all of such craft, and satisfied tue board that she can muke more than ten knots under sa'l alune in a good wind. | This is « combination oi zood crulsing ifs will- | unwiiling to receive him might as reason- | sbly be urged =~ainst the acceptance of | Mr. Hunter o. Kentucky, appointed Miniver to Guatemala and Honduras, inasmuch as one of the<e coun- tries 1s a member of the Greaier Republic. “Why don’t you commis-ion him to Costa Rica, us was reported you might 07" ‘*Ask the President,”” sail Mr. Crid- ler. smilingly. “‘Has the Costa Rica Government signi: fied 118 willingness 1o receive him?"’ “Not officially,”” said the Assistant dec- | retary. **We have had no formal corre- spondence with that Gove nment, al- though it is understood, I believe, that | Costa Rica would welcome him.” It is believed soon be commissioned to Costa Rica, with Leadquarters at San Jose. - | PERSOYNEL OF THE Nivy. ! The Board Now In ‘ession May Agree On Plans Which Will Accomplish the Fesults Desired. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-—The board of navy officers considering the personnel of the navy were in s'ssion all aay and | time. The board, it is now thought, may be able to argee upon a bill which will be satisfactory and accomplish the resulits who has been | therefor q,ualities which has long been the aim of the construction corp ek MINKING FUND BONDS, Arrangement For their Transfer Union Pacific Reorpanizery. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 —The Union Pacitic reorganization committee has ar- ranged with the Tre:sury Department for to the transfer to them of the bonds in the | sinking funa and the cash on the 22d of the present month. These bonds, which were nur- chased at their face vaiue by the com- mittee at the time of the sale of the 101a amount to $13,645,250, and thi< amount in cash, whi wil be covered into the | treasury, will increase the avsilable cash balance to approximately $218,500,000. | ! The available balance in the | here that the cantain will | | s to the | expect to continue their sittings for some | desired. Two committees have been ap- | vointed, one conisting of Captains | treasury to- day exclusive of gold, was $50 001,861, FORCED 0 FLEE FRON RANDSBURG Non-Union Men Driven From Camp by a Miners’ Committee. Supsrintendent Ciark of tha Roxle and Fcur Workmen De- part at Night, Special D'spatch to THE CALL. RANDSBURG, Nov. 9.—Labor troubles have been expected here for some time, owiug to the fact that many men engaged Simpson and McCormick and Engineers | in development work were not upholding Keurney and of officers necessary to_man ali our ships, and the other, consirting of Capt Evans, Commander Wainwright and En- gineer Ray, to uvrgesied at the conferences thus far held. The acreements taus far made are tentative and are in the direction of an an amation of the line and engineer {corps. The commiiiee which w il report | on tue number of officers nece:sary for | the -hips have asked the Navigation Burean to give the number by ships now needed. ! B — | WADE HAMNPTON REPOKTS. { Says dlere 1o an Improrement in West- | ern Railroad Bucineds. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—General Wade Hampton, who bas just been suc- | ceeded by General Longstreet as Com- | missioner oi Railrouds, has submitted to | the Interior Department, his report for | the past fiscal year. He says that the year i murked the low water mark rafiway | construction. During the vear thirty-four | companies. with 5441 miles of road, Dassed {into tbe hauds of ihe courts, and that | fitty-eight oihers previonsiy placed in re- | celveiship were sold atioreclosure. | A steady improvement in railroad earn- | ings during the first six months of the current year is noted, an improvement particularly apparent in the bond-aided pac fic railroads. The outlook in the West generally for te present year isieporied Very encouraging. - - A 8 draft a bill on the lines | No attention has been paid by the mine-owners to remonstrances and murmurings, and the men have been working underground for $150 and $2a dav, until the camp has become known as a cheapone, and the better class of miners have no desire to come to Randsburg. In order to remedy the evil, the Miners’ Union, which is very strong here, has de- cided to take heroic aciion and clear the camp of all non-union men as rapidly as possible. To this end a meating was beld last night, attended by about 100 mem- bers. After a session lastinz an hour the meeting dispersed, miners leaving the ball singly and in pairs, to meet again at an appointed place on the bhills back of the town. ‘Wuen all arrived fthey proceeded in u body to the Roxie mine, where Superin- tendent C. M. Clark, who is aiso part owner of the property, was working five men. All were abed, but were awakened by the committee of 100. Just what trans- pired cannot be learned, as no memter of the union will te.l; but certain it is that Clark and four men took a moonlight Berry, | payment | of the property. He shipred the baggage of the others to them this morning and is still in charge. Clark lives in Sierra Madre, or Paca- | dena, and has capitalists of Los Angeles associated with him in the ownership of the Roxie and several other claims. Itis stated on what seems good author- ity that otbers will be invited to take a moonlight walk, and the work will be | kept up until the camp is rid of non- | union men. At present pubiic opinion upholds the un on in its action, as the { camp has suff. red from wnat is known as ‘‘cueap euys’ since its first discovery. The Miners’ Union embraces smong iis members many of the best business men, who also carry on mining as a side issue. The rules of the union permit mine- owners as well as miners to become mem- bers. It is understood that no violence was offered to persons or property of those ordered out, but command to go Wwas given in such clear terms that it was obeyed with but little, if any, parley. S DKUNK FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. Death From Alcoholism the Fate of a Hawnjord Incbriate. HANFORD, Nov. 9.—Harry Keran, a man aboui 35 years of age, was fount | dead early tuis morning in the rear of a local sa'0on. The Coroner’s jury ren- dered a verdict of death from a.coholism |ana exposure. Beiore his death Keran | had state | toa friend that he had been drunk for seventeen years and intended to remain in that condition for the rest of lus Iife. Keran was a native of Ken- tucky, and it1s said that he was related to the chicf o police at Lexington. He came from Martinez. CHARGE OF SHOT - HORHIS NEPHEN Frank Gross Shoots and Kills a Namesake Relative at Tuttletown. | Tuolumne County Tragedy Rasult- | Ing From a Dispu.e Over | Proparty. Special Dispatch to T CALL. JAMESTOWN, Nov. 9.—Frank Gross, a well-known business man of Tuolumne County, who resides at Tuttletown, to- day shot and killed his nephew, Frank Gross, who is known as “Little Frank.” The cause ot the shooting was a quarrel | over valuable mining ground. For over | | five years there has been trouble in pros- peci. The man who is charged with murder raised the tamilies of four of his | dead sisters, and afier his nmephews and nieces becanie of age, it ie said, they en- | tered into a plot to defraud Gross of his | valuable mining ground. | Some years ago Frank Gross deeded his proverty at Tuttletown on account of | business compiications. When he de- manded the property back “Littie Frank” refused to deed it, The nephew has re- | sided in Nevada City for a number of years. A shortiimeago he came home | on a visit. This afternoon he went to his | uncle’s sa‘oon, which i« across the street from the family residence, and was tam- puring with the water. His uncle told bim 1o ‘et it alone and to goaway and mind bis own business. Lit- tle Frank went to the house, got a pistol | and returned, entering the saloon and go- ing to the rear, where his uncle was. The elder Gross saw him coming with a pistol and picked up ashotgun. ‘“Little Frank"” fired two shots, and the uncle returned the fire with tve shotgun, the charge tak- ing effect in the young man’s stomach, | killing him almost instant | Joe Gross, a brother of *‘Little Frank,” armed himself and started into nis uncle’s saloon. Frank Gross called to him, or- dering him out, and_bystanders.took him away. Deputy Sheriff Price was soon on the ground anc placed the elder Gross under arrest. R OPERATED WIThOUT A FRANCHISE. Napa County Cfficials Make a Discovery he.ative to the Sunset Tele- phone Company. NAPA, Nov. 9.—The Board of Super- yisors of Napa County hasopened war on the Sunset Telephone Company. The company, accordinz to an investigation made yesterday by the District Attorney | of this county, has been operating a tele- phore system in Napa County for years | without obtaining a Iranchise. ~This would probably have gone longer without Idi,scavery but for the company’s vresent ay 1o ascertain the number | the union schedule, which is $3 for a day | aciion in buildinga new line from Napa to | of eight hours. in | | Calistoga. It is burrying the new line | with ail haste possibie, even working long hoursand on Sundays, and is slashing trees | generaily to remove obstructions. The | Supervisors are determined that thelaw shall be complied with, even thoughit isa late hour to begi RS SHOT AKD CUT DGWN. | Slaughter of a MNative (fficer and | 1hirty-Five Sikhs by the Rebel i Tribesmen. | 'SIMLA, Ixp1a, Nov. 9.—The report that a native officer and thirty-ive Sikhs be- longing to the Kurram column had been intercepted by the tribesmen in a ravine and sraughtered is officially confirmed. It appears that they were assisting in a ! reconnoissance up the Kurmana River. Taking a short cut down hill they came to & ravine, where the grass of the jungie was burning. The flames spread so rapidly as to completely cut off their re- treat, and the tribesmen seeine their pre. dicament swarmed on the higher ground, walk down the gulch in th: direction of | nurled down rocks upon them and closed Mojave and have not been seen in this neig borhood sirce. The men were Cbarles Couch, Levi Richareson, F. B. Nuttiog and Lewis Builer." A young man named Anthony Daly preferred to join around the men until the whole thirty- six were shot or cut down. The Sikhs foueht heroically until the very last, their officer killing two rebel chiefs witk uis the union, Was swornin and left in chargg | own hands betore he fell. BETRATED bY THEIR GENERAL Prospero Morales Tells of Rebel Defeat in Guatemala. HE CALLS FUENTES A TRAITOR. Says the Insurgents Were Sold Out, but the Fight Is Just Begun. HEROISM OF OLD COLONEL VALENCIA, Continued to Fight After He Had Lost Both Arms and Bo'h Legs at Qu+ zaltenango. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. 9.—Prospero Mo- rales, the leader of the revolution against President Barrios of Guatemala, was a passenger on the steamer Albion from San Benito to Salina Cruz. From passen- gers on the Albion, which arrived to-day, Morales’ story was learned, and it con- tains much that has not yet appeared in print. Morales was accompanied by Col- onel Lima, one of the heroes of the battle of Quazaltenango, where he was wouaded four times, and by ten other officers of the revolutionary army. Turee hud been at Tapachula since their retreat over the Mexico-Guatemalan border after the ter- rible ront at Quezaltenango. Morales is a small, quiet, cultured man of about 50. Colonel Lima impress-d the American passengers as a man of superior education. These two oflicers as well asall the others had bags of gold with them. They said their cause did not lack for the sinews of war. Morales tried to charter the Albion before her arrival at San Benito to carry the 2000 Guatemalan soldiersnow at Tapa- chula down the coast to Acajutla, in order o attack Barrios’ army from the south. The steamship company’s agent declined to charter the vessel. Tue soldiers are now starving at Tapachula. The chief of the revolutionists was not despondent at that. He said he would get another vessel. With his staff he was on his way to the City of Mexico, and their plans wera to proceed to the Atlan- tic coast and join the revolutonists on that side. All insisted that the revolu- tion had barely bezun and they declayed that more men and money would be de- voted to the cause than ever before. All the refugees agreed in describing the re- treat from Quezaltenango as a disgraceful reur, and they said that the treachery of General Daniel Fuentes and a Bishop was at the bottom of their defeat. Fuentes is a brother-in-law of Barrios. Morales was very bitter against him. “Fuentes misled us, deceived us and be- trayed us,” said Morates, bitterly. “The man was admitted in our councils and he played the traitor’s purt. He was to have veen made President of the republic. He disposed of our forces at Quezaltenango and, after twenty-three Lours of fighting, in which all seemed to be well, he or- dered a retreat toward the Mexican fron- tier. We did not know wheie the fron- tier line was. We fell back, fighting every inch, but overwhelm:d by re-en- forcement of the enemy. ‘‘Before we were aware we were inside of Mexican territory. Our retreat became 1« rout. The soldiers, finding themselves in Mexico and threatened with extermi- nation, became panic-stricken. They threw their arms away, sank ihe canuon in the river, mounted ho-ses and mules and fled wililly to Tapachula. “But there was one man, a hero, who did not retreat. H.s name was Colonel Valencia, The man dispiayed a Roman bravery that will live in history. A can- non ball took off both his legs and he dropped, but he was quickly as-isted upen a horse. He directed the movements of hiscomrades. A bullet dropped his left arm by his side. With histeeth he srasped the reins and drew his sword for tne attack. He was covered with blood, but fought like a demon. A flying shell struck his upraised right arm and threw the sword a hundred feet away. Then it was seen that the colonel’s arm was broken, but even thatdid not turn him back. +<Adelante, Adelante?’ he cried, keep- ng the head of his troops and directing the operations witn the vleeding stump. It was a glorious bravery that filled his men with a mad daring. They plunged into the deadly fire and fell almost toa man. Colonel Valencia lies on that battle field.” The passenger who repeated these words of General Morales said that one of the soldiers stood near by on deck listening and that he broke down and sobted like a chiid. He bad been with tne heroic colonel during part ot the fizht, General Morales and his_officers said they expected to get financial assistance from the brother oi the multi-millionaire banker, Aparicio, who was shot by Dicta- | tor Barrios for complicity in the revolu- tion. Apericio was president of the Banco del Occidente and his friends were counted by the thousands. His brother, also a muiliionaire, is said 0 be willing to spend his fortune 10 avenge the death of the banker. “Qur hopes are Low centered in the south and east of Guatemals,” said General Morales to one of the American passen- gers. “The rule of the despot is doomed. We have money and patriots and no traitor wiil betray us next time.’’ “I had hoped,” he continued, *‘to char- {ter this steamer to take my soldiers to Acajutla. I could have struck Barrios u Liow that would have sent him reeling back to Guatemala City. But the day of reckoning has not passed; 1t is only post- poned. 1f the uaitor, Fuentes, had not been in Mexican territory my soldiers would have shot him down like a dog. He Kkept out of sight and as soon as he could he smuggled himseli aboard a Pacific Mail steamer for 8an Francisco. If he re- turns to the country he has betrayed tne soil will be stained for the last time with his blood. It is no time to varley with traitors, Methinks he realizes ihis smd will not return.” . GENEKAL FUENTES DENIAL, Cannot Beliere That Morales Made the Statemente Quoted. When General Daniel Fuentes was seen in his apartments at the Occidental Hotel late last night and apprised of the reported serious charges made against him by Prospero Morales in the foregoing tele- graphic dispatch be laughed boisterously and said: “IL am surprised. [do not believeit. I cannot think that Morales said that. It looks like a scheme of the Government to create discord between the chiefs of the revolution. Barrios is not sleeping these nights for worrying during our wbsence from the country, lest we surprise him. I thiuk it is a plan to create dissension among the leaders and weaken the possi- bilities of reorganization: a scheme to belittle me in (he eyes oi people in this country and 1o cast disrespect upon me. Ii cannot hurt me in Guatemala, where I am known and where mv reputation 1s as solid as a reck, but it is intended to hurt me witn outsiders. “Why, Morales and I are corresponding. We retreated together. to Tapachula. There were 400 soldiers with us. We could not, according to international lav, enter Mexican territory as an armed force, <o we left our armson the Guatemalan ~ide and crossed the river and entered Tapachula, a town with some 15,000 in- habitants. “On banded. The men wert back to their homes in Guatemala. Prosvero Morales left on the 17th o1 October for the City of Mexico, and I started on the 21st for the coast, intending to come to San Francisco to await the arrival of my wife and family. “‘The reason I do not believe Morales said this is that he never hinted such a thing in an interview with him published in ElI Mundo shortly afier his arrival in the City of M xico.” Then General Fuentes got the paper re- ‘erred to, the issue of October 30, contain- ing a column and a half interview on the front page. He scanned it rapidly and re- read it.- He called attention (o the state- ment from Prospero Mcrales that he and General Fuentes had decided to evacuate Quezaltenango because urged by all the r Consuls to go away and spare the zens the danzers of the attack. He laugned again and remarked that a man might pretend many things, but to go repeatedly into batile and face bullets was not exactly a biuif, particularly when hundreds of his men were shot down about him. In conclusion, General TFuentes re- markea that there are yet 200,000 men who sympathize with the purposes vi the rev- oiution. RICH ORE UNGOVERED [N ORA ANNA NINE New Shaft Penetrates a Ledge Glittering With Precious Metal. Last Blast Touched Off by Work- men Brings the Quartz Lead to L'ght. CRESCENT CITY, Nov. ¢ tenson in the completion of a contract with the Ora Anna Golda Quartz Mining Company for the sinking of a shaft upon its lead to a depth of 100 feet, with the final blast brought to light a quantity of ore that fairly glittered with the precious me:al and disclosed a prospect as flatter- ing as even t.e most extravagant hopes of the company couid ever have antici- pated. Free gold streaks and splotches intersperse the rock to the extent of making each separaie piece of it appre- ciably of value. Several pounds of the rock will be sent to® San Francisco for a ssaying. The quartz lead now known as the Ora Anna was discovered many years pasi when the adjacent grounds were being worked for their rich yield of placer gold. At that time a snug sum was iaken out ot the ve:n,.the rock being crushed with a bhand mortar. Later, when the lead seemed to be exhausted, work was sus- pended. In 1838 a company organiz d under the title of the Bald Hills Quartz Mining Company located and commenced operations upon the mine, doing _consid- erable work, but with no positive resuits as 10 the determination of its richness or extent It was reserved for the present company, organized three years ago, to discover a well-detined lead and to make ihe recent important development. ELECTRIC PuWER FUR REDDING. Project of Vast Importance to the _ People of Shasta County. REDDING, Nov. 9.—B. C. Ha'l, repre- senting men of . capiial, has filed in the office of the County Kecorder, a water right to 85,000 inches of the water of the McCloud River. B:hind this simple statement of fact lies & projzct of vast importance to Shasta County. The great volume of water claimed under this water richt is 1o be flumed from the McCloud River, a dis- tance of one and ahaif miles, to an ad- vantageous point on P.t River, where an electrical and mechanicil power station is to be insta'led. To carry this immense volumne will requ raa flume thirty feet wide and twenty-five icet deep. From this station power and light are to be transmitted to the iron mines on Pit River, but the main light and power wires will lead to Keswick and Redding. [t is also proposed to supply ihe towns men- tioned with waler from the McCloud Riv The muain leading to the Moun- tain Copper Company’'s smelting plant will be five feet in diameter, and the one to Redding four feet in d:ameter. The imporiance of this project to Red- ding may be gathered from tue fact that the lizht and water systeius here are to be entirely supplanted. ‘Keswick is the point at which are located the principal works of the Mountain Copper Company, an English syndicate which has in its employ at present over 80 men. - Serien of Lectures in German. PALO ALTO. Nov.9.—Pro essor Goebel, head of the German departm-nut, will pe- gin on Thursday evening a series of six lectures belore the Germau branch of the Y. M. C. A. in San_ Francisco. The lec- tures will be delivered in German. Goethe’s aust’” will be the subject of the talks. DOCTOR SWEANY. 1f rou are suffering from the results of indis- cretions of youth, or from excesses of any kind in maturer years; or if you have Shrunken Organs, Lame Back, Varicocele, Rupture, ex- haustive drains, ete, you should wasie no time, but comsult this Great Specialist; he speedily and permanently cures all diseases of Men and Women. Call on or write him to- day. Hecan cure you. Valuable Book sent Free. Address F. L. SWEANY, M.D,, 737 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. the 6th of October our forces dis- | SPAIN 1§ NOT READY FOR WAR Premier Sagasta Makes a Declaration of Friendship. THE MOST AMICABLE SENTIMENTS. Hopes That America Will Fos. ter the Feeling at Present Existing. WARFARE YET GOES ON IN STRICKEN CUBA. Howeaver, Captaln-General Blanco Is Trylng to Encourage the Grinding of Cane. Special Dispatch 10 TiE CALL MADRID, Nov. 9.—In response to & cable message from a non-official Ameri- can sour Senor Sagasta, the Premier, has sent the following canled dectaration througzh Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Span- ish Minister at Washington: “So far from seekinga pretext to de- clare war against the United States Epain regard it as a great misfortune to be given the occasion for such an unhappy resolution. Animated as she is by the most amicable sentiments toward the great republic Spain hopes of America that the latter will do its utmost to foster sentiments of friendship for the sake and welfare of both countries, while at the same :ime respecting the rights of Spain.’” LONDON, Nov. 10 —The Rome corre- spondent of the Daily Chronicie says: The Papal nuncio at Madrid has been called to Rome by the Vatican a2nd instructed to exnort the clergy and peopie of Spain to do their utmost to support the present dy= nas.y. News has reached the Vatican that the situation in Spain is extremely grave. Uarlist risings are imminent in the principal tewns of Spain, and tue Queen Regent is continually receiving menacing letters irom the Carlists. i un- derstand that Spain’s situaion s subject of negotiations between the European cabinets. HAVANA, Cusa, Nov. 9 —An officiel dispaten rrom Avouso XIIIL, province of Matanzas, annonuces tue -ucrender .here to the Spanish auihorilies of an insurgent orce conxisting of three officers and nf- teen privales, who delivered up thirty carbines, The insurgent cflicers who have surrendered ure Colonel Evaresto Leon, Major Guadeloupe Herrara and Captain Carios Cepero. - NEW TO-DAY. The storms and winds of trouble and sickness assail the mariner on life’s seas. He must be clear-headed and strong-bod- ied if he would successfully combat them. ‘The man who works with his hands, and the man who works with his brains, must have a healthful, wholesome body, or he will fail. A blacksmith can’t do good work if he is weak and sick from impure blood, poor digestion and weak lungs. The lawyer cannot strongly plead his client’s cause if the brain is full of impur- ities and his nerves are racked by sleep- lessness and unrest. 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