The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1898. would talk to him,” he said. “I will not talk to people I don't know.” So for the time he was left to his thoughts, to the magazine he could not read, and to the shadows cast by the candle. During the visit he did not at- tompt to rise. The only comfortable space in the cell was that his bundle @f blankets occupies. Water kept seep- ing from the corridor under the iron door, and collected in pools on the floor which, even when the sun is shining, is always damp, and sends a chill through any one who may step on it, and at this | time rain was pouring. BELEW. THE PRISONER, i WAS ALSO A THIEF. Even the Accused Man’s Relatives ! Have Been Forced to the Conclu- sion That He Is Guilty. DIXON, Feb. 5.—There are no longer any friends of Frank Belew in this part of the country. His last advocate has abandoned the defense, while Tommy and Arthur Belew no longer openly de- fend their rcerated brother. Tommy be s in his guilt. John Martin, Frank Belew's father- | in-law, was in town to-day. He has no doubt of Frank's guilt, and now talks more freely than he did at the outset of the “Frank robbed me of $400 that I had left with him a long time ago,” he said, “pretending that he had been robbed himself. He soon appeared on the scene with a good deal more money than usual and bought some presents for his wife. isked where he got the he had won it at never any doubt was the man who knew and has told | fo my m robbed me. His w how he stole a neighbor’s white hog, buried its d.and burnt the skin, so as to avoid detection,” too, Martin is 3 kind and generous old gentleman of e vy manner and gentle voice. He is regarded as a truthful man. All who have had dealings with him say he would never make an asser- tion without pretty good evidence of its truth. It is now recalled that called upon Notary Rice Bank a few days before she was poi- soned and made known the fact that she did not want Frank to get any of her money. She was thinking of mak ing a will in such a v to prevent bility of Frank ting it. thought ke would spend his mone knew that he had alway ial burden to the 1ker Ste; n Little, who took ith him some weeks befo: ank Belew made serious that he had not been prop- ted in the division of the Be- estate. Susie Belew of the Dixon r. Little, “and he seemed over the matter, and fre- referred to it. He did not like ea of seeing Susie nd Louis ile he was forever at the He made no threats in sence, but his manner was that morose and discouraged.” ¥ people who know €W was not satisfied with the way the estate was managed, and that he apparently never forgave his par- ents for ving him the small end of th, which amounted to about It is now believed some of those r wea )00, who knew Frank Belew more intimate- 1¥ will come forward and testify that they heard him make frequent com- plaint about his portion at the feast of ; s nd afterward t give a fair in- He went to the dex of his characte funeral with the young v young lady who ha; expected to marrs : et the poisoned broth- o :.u!‘n a long black coat and moved soitly among the mourners, speaking in low tones, simulating the manner of one whose heart was broken. At the 1 without a tremor how g sister’s hands while v relief from the pain > he had fed her, and how friends feed her the poison Soon after the crime he to the effect that he Allen, who een in love with Susie, com- mitted the deed and killed Louis also to get revenge for the dead brother's interference in their love affair. Harry Alien met Frank Belew afterward and :.1‘.' used him of murdering his rela- ives. to the last. circulated a stor; had good evidence Har had once b “Be a man and confess that you poi- soned them both,” said Allen as he ;hwflk his finger at the trembling Be- ew. Frank Belew’s manner then was like that which characterizes him now. When cornered he quails in spite of his *avy jaws and >wy frame. you did not murder them and nake the world believe I did it,” dded Allen, “why don’t stand up ere and fight like a man? Belew turned pale and trembled, pro- testing his innocence, but offering no more resistance than a rabbit. “You will probably be hanged on the evidence against you, whether you are guilty or innocent,” said a reporter to Belew in the Suisun jail. “How do you think you will stand the ordeal of stepping on the scaffold?” The man trembled. He looked like one from whose life all hope had vanished. He did not rise up in the majesty of strong manhood and say he would die an in- nt man. He looked downcast, his wandered almlessly, while he swallowed convulsively Ilike one in mortal anguish. It was the same manner that marked the strange scene between the mur- derer and Harry Allen last November, when the accused lover of “the dead girl, cénscious of his innocence, stood like a tower of strength and denounced the man whose manner he then de. clared branded him with the mark of Cain. a Orasco Given His Freedom. PASADENA, Feb. 5.—Juan Orasco, the fcan charged with the murder of his ear-old wife, was freed to-day. Mre. Orasco was found dead in her room on The Coroner’s verdict was r death was caused by a gunshot inflicted by herself, whether with accidengally is not subsequent arrest was ad woman's brother. The had been marrfed. only seventeen nd had lived happily. ~The cause wife's death is still shrouded in ———— One Dose Will Stop agough. Parker's Cough Cure never fails; For salg by all druggists. * Dr. try it; Zec. e ———————— ford’s Faculty Defeated. "ORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 5— In a game of baseball to-day. distin- ished by an extraordinary amount of the team of the class of 99 de- se faculty nine by a score of 18 The game lasted but five innings. See —_— e ———— A question for you to answer, Be history ad page 3. SCHAEFER WIN FROM SLOSSON | The Wizard Snatches Vie- tory From Seeming Defeat. - | His Opponent Misses When in Need of but Four Points. Remarkable Playing of the Billiardists at the Wide Balkline Game. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—With the vic- tory of the American championship at 18-inch balk line billiards almost with- in his grasp George Slosson was de- feated to-night by Jake Schaefer of | Chicago by a score of 600 points to 596 | points in the game for the champion- | ship of America, in Madison Square | Garden Concert Hall. Throughout the game the men were playing so evenly that it was a toss-up as to who would win. | Schaefer was the favorite, but toward | the end of the game it seemed that Slosson would win. He fell down on a | drive to the cushion when he had a good lead and only four points to score to win. On the whole the billiards were v slow, but the play was inter- | spersed with some brilliant work, which kept the spectators on edge dur- | ing the course of the game. Nearly every billiard enthusiast of note in this city and vicinity was at Madison Square Garden Concert Hall | to-night to witness the contest. The | intricacies of the -18-inch balk line game were never made more apparent than in to-night’s contes: Each man was on his mettle, but the slowness of the scoring.made it evident that the | 18-inch balk line game, with its condi- tion of one shot in space, is calculated to puzzle the most expert players. “The Wizard"” and Slosson followed suit. Then Schaf- | and Slosson followed suit. Then Shaef- | opponent responded with a similar combination Siosson _in his third in- | ning by cle —round playing placed 28 to his credit, and Schaefer inhis sixth and seventh innings responded with 11 and 23, most of which were made in the open by very dextrous playing. | Schaefer in his eleventh inning put up | a beautiful bunch of 24, to which Slos- son replied with good runs of 19 and 20. Schaefer then got the balls under h control and played faultlessly for 24 buttons and followed up with a string of 14 and 56, At the end of the fifticth inning the score stood: Schaefer, 340; Slosson, The score at the end of "ufe sixty eighth stood: Slosson, 466; Schaefer, ssson plaved second fiddle in the music made by the click of the ivories intil the finish of the fifty-fourth in- ning, when he passed the Chicago man with a spurt of 23 buttons. From this time on Slosson kept in the lead, and by some very. pretty work on the open table he put together a beautifully bunched 16. At the conclusion of the seventy-sixth inning. Schaefer was 65 points behind, | but by brilliant all-around playing, | which included delicate nursing and | wonderfully straight billiards, the! Western player soon tied the score, | amidst deafening cheers and handclap- | ping. Some of the shots were marvel- | ously executed, and the most difficult | problem offered him seemed easy untl | he fell down on a “follow shot” to the | cushion, when he had made a break | of which put him 11 points ahead of | his adversary. i With thirt win, Slosgon sta in the eightieth Yorker made 34 b; he fell down on a dr very difficult. “haefer then started in and ran out rame, with the well- | put 24, which was played in faultless | style. The scor Schaefer, 600; Slosson, 596 ight to get in order to | rted on a beautiful run inning. The New | clever work, but Eécing in the Mud. Morning | NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5. rains made the track heavy to-day. Sligo and Full Hand were the only winning favorites. | Six and a half furlongs, selling, Cherry | Bounce 11 won, Hugh Penny second, Van Brunt third. Time, 1 Four furlongs, Taylor won, Mo ! D third. Time, :| Six furlongs, sel ear-olds, Bessie | second, Katherine | | . Tlia won, Mazeppa i second, Wells Street third. Time, 1:18%. Six furlongs. handicap, Sligo won, Treo- pia second, Wiggins third. Time, 1:17. Six_furlongs, selling, Bob White won, | Dr. Work second, Jim Hogg third. Time, | ‘Seven furlongs, selling, Full Hand won, | J M B second, Stockholm third. Time, | 1:34. AN Baseball Rivalry at Stanford. | STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 5.— | The class baseball teams are making | preparations for a lively fight over the inter-class championship. The teams as | picked contain the best players in college. | The captdins haye been clected and are | as follows: Hugo Klauber, senior team; | Rea Smith, junior; James Lanagan, | sophomore; and Swindells, freshmen. The first game of the series will be played | Monday afternoon between the juniors and seniors. —_—— Prize-Fight at Chico. CHICO, Feb. ».—In a ten-round contest for a purse of $100 before the Chico Ath- letic Club to-night Jo Santee of Sacra- mento was glven the decision over Charles Jackson (colored) of Marysville. Scveral hunderd dollars changed hands | on the fight. | INTERESTS THE PEOPLE | OF THE PACIFIC COAST. | State Senator Gleaves Joins Those | - Who ‘Are Working to Secure Im- ! provement of Rivers. | | WASHINGTON, Febh. 5.—State Senator | | Gleaves, one of the. delegates appointed by the California River Convention to come to Washington to urge an appro- priation for improvement of the Sacra- mento River, arrived here to-day and registered at the Hotel Johnson. Con- gressman De Vries, Mr. Gleaves and Mr. Buell will work energetically for an ap- propriation of $500,000 for the Sacramento and §100,000 for the San Joaquin. They are hopeful of success, although to those fa- miltar with the situation here the pros- pects appear dubious, as Speaker Reed i is opposed to a river and harbor bill at | this session. | By direction of the Acting Secretary of L. War a board of officers is appointed to | meet at the call of the president thereof | at Vancouver barracks, Washington, for ! the examination of such officers as may be ordered before it' to’determine their fitness for promotion. Detail for the | board: Colonel Thomas M. Anderson, | | Fourteenth Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel | { Willlam D. Wolverton, deputy surgeon- | general; Major John Van R. Hoff, sur- | geon: Major Joshua ‘W. Jacobs, quarter- master; Major Thomas H. Barry, assist- | ant adjutant-general. The junior officer | will act as recorder. | Home, Los Angeles, $8. | Angeles, $6 to $8. | struct sewers opened with a miss | . | at the sugar factory, was seriously | of Hon., M. w shot which was | } Captain Theddore E. True, assistant quartermaster, will re- port in person to Colonel Anderson at such time as he may be required by the board for examination as to_his fitness for promotion. Captain Willam L. Kneedler, assistant surgeon, will be re- lieved from duty at San Diego barracks, California, by the l:omma.ndmfl officer o that post upon the receipt by him of this order, and will then report in person to the superintendent of the United States Military Academy, West Peint, N. Y., for duty at that post. Pensions have been granted as follows: California—Original: James M. Poe, So diers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8; Truman A. Darling, Anaheim, $8; Hugh McGuiness, vallejo, $6; James: McDonough, Soldiers' Increase—Wil- liam A. E. Rhodes, San_Jose, $15 to $17; Thomas J. Bulfinch, Soldiers’ Home, Los Reissue—Henry John- son, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $17. Oregon—Original: = Doniphan Hays, Me- Minnville, $6; Cornelius W. Burright, So- daville, $6. Restoration and reissue— James E. Taylor (dead), Portland, $24. Original, widow, etc.—Martha Taylor, Portland, $12. Washington—Original: Frederick - 8. Schrock, Argyle, $6; John E. Brown (de- | ceased),” Fisher, $8; David W. Mead, Ta- coma, $8; Willlam A. Lammey, South Ta- coma, $8. Original widow, etc.—Marga- ret Brown, Fisher, $. George W. Long was to-day appointed postmaster at Hearst, Mendocino County, | California, and George W. Klindera, at Tipton, Tulare County. SANTA ANA VOTES FOR A NEW SEWER SYSTEM. Proposition to Bond the Town Car- ries by an Overwhelming Ma- Jority. SANTA ANA, Feb. 5.—The election on the proposition of voting $65,000 for a sew- er system in this city to-day hrought out the largest vote in the history of the town on any similar proposition. The to- tal vote cast was 910, of. which only ten were thrown out by errors. Bonds were carried by a decisive vote of 624 to 276, and there is general rejoicing in the town over the result. The plans upon which bonds were voted are for a system of twenty miles of sew- ers, reaching over half the territory of | the city and emptying Into the Santa Ana River bed two miles west of town. It is claimed the sewage from the city will he disposed of with profit to the city to vege- table gardeners cultivating sandy soil along the outfall. The opposition to bonds was based on the contention that the town did not need so large a system, and that the plan of bonding the town to con- along private residence property was unfair to the property own- ers who will not be reached by the sys- tem. The city officials state that the work of g the bonds and proceeding with the sell construction of the tem will be pushed as rapidly as possit The plan adopted by the voters of Santa Ana to-day will give the city the largest sewer system of any place of its size in the State. SAVED FROM DEATH, BUT NOT FROM INJURY. Workman Employed on the Salinas Sugar Factory Receives a Bad Fall. SALINAS, Feb. 5—L. R. Rock, an em- ploye of the Risdon Iron Works, engaged in- jured just before noon .to-day. While at work on the superstructure of the third floor he stepped backward off the large steel floor joist, and would no doubt have been instantly killed had it not been for his - extreme presence of mind. Just as the man was falling he grabbed a rope which was used for hoisting timber, and held on to it as best he could, at the | same time sliding down toward the floor below. The friction, however, made It impos- sible for the unfortunate man to hold on. After he had descended one story he let go and fell two_stories to the bottom of the building. He was picked up in a critical condition. There was an ugly and deep cut just over the left eye and ng the eyeball, the eyelid being al- ered. The left leg was badly ed, one cut being about five inches nd_very deep. The hands, fore- and legs were badly rope-burned. were required on the. face arms Eight stitche and six on the leg. WANT TO STAY IN THE TIPPECANOE CLUB. Men Who Fought Against Hanna Enter Suit to Keep From Be- ing Expelled. CLEVELAND, Feb. 5.—The Tippecanoe Club, one of the largest permanent Re- publican clubs in the country, was sued | to-day to prevent its board of direétors four members who took ort to prevent the election A. Hanna to the United s Senate. These four members who as plaintiffs in the case are Mayor on, the senatorial candidate put up in opposition to Senator Hanna; Speaker ~Mason and Representative Bromley of the Ohio House of Repre- sentatives and Senator Burke of the Shlfl Senate. The rules of the club stipulate that each member shall stand by the nominees of the Republican party. The four plaintiffs claim, first, that Senator Hanna was not the nominee of the part; from_expellin part in the e club, being a stock company and ners of stock, they cannot be de- prive 1ares. Upon proper ap- plication Judge Ong of the Common Pleas Cour*, granted an order temporarily re- strainng the club from proceeding with the trial of Mayor MecKisson and his colleagues now in progress. The case will be heard on its merits later. TO CELEBRATE NEAL DOW’S BIRTHDAY. An Appeal Issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union Asking Co-operation. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—The Women's Christian Temperance Uuion to-day 1is- sued the following appeal: “The National Women's Christian Tem- perance Union earnestly, asks the co- | operation of the Christian Church, the Christian Endeavor Society, the Epworth League, the Baptist Young People's So- cial Union, the National Temperance So- clety, the Good Templars, the Prohibition party and all other temperance, religious and philanthropic societies, who are will- ling to help in the celebrating of the birthday of General Neal Dow March 20, for the purpose of strengthening the pub- lic sentiment that seeks the protection of the home by the prohibition of the liquor trafic in our own and every land. | “FRANCES B. WILLARD, President. “KATHERINE L. STEVENS, Secretary.” Ko st SPORTS AND A BARBECUE. Celebration at “the Colonial Beet Sugar Factory Near Ventura. VENTURA, Feb. 5—The celébration and barbecue at the Colonial Beet Su- gar Factory to-day in honor of the loca- tion of this mammoth factory in this county by the Oxnards, was a great suc- cess. A special train conveyed thé guests free of charge to the factory ground, which is situatedabout twelve miles from this ci Over people were in at- tendance—one of the largest multitudes ever assembled in this county. - Athletic games, dancing and a football game be- tween Lima Beans and Sugar Béets were features of the day. The celebration concluded this evening with a ball, in which 200 couples participated. S PARADE OF WHEELMEN. Affair Under the Auspices of Pasa- dena’s Better Roads Society. PASADENA, Feb. 5.—Nearly 600 cyclists paraded the streets this afternoon, un- der the auspices of the recently organ- ized Better Roads Soclety, whose object lts to better the condition of the thorough- fares of this city. It was the first event of the kind ever held in Pasadena, and there was much enthusiasm. The streets presented a holiday appearance. In the procession, which was over a mile long, were all kipds of wheels, including tre ordinary safety, tandems, sextets, com- panion, the old-time star ordinary, chain- less, ete. All of the cyclists rode well apart and two abreast. ~There were five divisions under marshals and aids. Many wheels were decorated with.'smi ————— Advances made on furniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Neonan, 1017-1023 M!ssion. CAUGHT WHEN ALMOST BLIND ‘Washington’s Wild Man Taken After a Long Quest. Was for Months a Terror to Defenseless Women and | Children. ! Misfortunes of William Russell, Who Spent Years in a Search for a Lost Mine. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Feb. 5.—Deputy Sheriff | Lane made an important capture to- day in apprehending Willlam Russell, a wild man 7 years of age. For six months past Russell has been frighten- ing wives and children in various parts of King County, almost in a miracu- lous manner eluding the vigilance of officers of the law. He has been driven from one part of the country to another, hunted by Deputy Sheriffs, | chased by dogs, and pursued by farm- | ers armed with guns. For eight months | he has had practically nothing to eat | but carrots, cooked in a stew, and it is probable that during this time he has not had a single bath. Lane captured | him in the woods near the little town of Des Moines in a hole dug in the | ground, where he made his home. Rus- | sell is slowly but surely growing blina, and he said that when the white MORMON PRESS LAUDS TRUMBO The Colonel Praised in the Columns of the - Deseret News. Signed Manifesto From the First Presidency of the Church. Politicians Believe That It Maans Pre- ferment in His Political Aspirations. Special Dispatch to The Call. OGDEN, Feb. 5.—A sensation in re- ligious and political circles was occa- sioned this afternoon by the appear- ance in the colu:ans of the Deseret News, the organ of the Mormon curch, of a manifesto signed by the first presidency of that church, which is an extended history of the labors of Colonel Isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake, now in San Francisco, in behalf of the political and religious freedom of the people of Utah. To him is given the credit for procuring amnesty for the Mormon people after the enforcement of the Edmunds-Tucker act by the Fed- eral Government, and, above all, the obtaining of Statehood for Utah. The | acknowledged burden of gratitude and thankfulness is so pronounced that the public has accepted the manifesto to mean nothing short of a willingness to bestow upon Colonel Trumbo an exalt- ment somewhat commensurate withthe growth had covered both eyes he in- tended to kill himself. | Eight months ago Russell reached | Seattle after a long tramp from Brit- | ish Columbia, where he went two years | before to dig for gold. His quest has -not been successful, and all that he had been able to save after twenty- three years of hard work in the woods of Washington and Oregon was ex- pended in the attempt to find a claim that he had. He was so long getting | back and had such hard luck that when he reached Seattle his - clothes were | barely held together. He had no money | and no one would give him work. He was too proud to beg. For twenty years he had been slowly growing blind. He thought of suicide, but could not bring himself to take his own life. Then he decided to go back into the woods in which he had worked so long. He did so, but to die, not work. The Sheriff's office first heard of Rus- sell from farmers living near Black River Junction, who reported that a wild man was running around through the woods, frightening their wives and children. They said that he carried a gun and was likely to shoot somebody. | They described him as having a face covered with hair and said he had only one eye, which shot out evil glances at any one who came near him. After a long Search Russell was final- 1y located in his burrow. He was with- out hat or shoes, while the coat he wore hung in shreds from shoulders that had once been broad and strong. His trousers were ragged and seemed to be hig only covering. His long hair and heavy beard almost covered his face, which was black from the accu- muiation of dirt. H nger nails had not been cut for.n mek and were as sharp as knives. Russell was induced to come forth, and, as he talked rationally on all sub- jects, he had no trouble satisfying the Sheriff as to his sanity. Lane finally persuaded him to come to the city. ‘When the County Jail was reached he was taken into the hospital ward and | placed in the bath tub. At meal time | he asked for carrots. The regular prison | meal he did not seem to fancy. At| first the authorities intended putting a charge of vagrancy against Russell, | but finally the County Commissioners | decided to send him to the Poor House. | | used to make the people of Utah better | HORRIBLE DEAT“ | preparing the way for the admission of | Utah as a State. It is not necessary for | OF TWO MINERS Mangled by the Premature‘ Discharge of a Blast at Bisbee. | Speclal Dispatch to The Call. | BISBEE, Feb. 5.—Two young and well- | known miners, E. Clark and W. S. Young, both single, while working in the mine here last evening, were Rorribly | mangled by the premature discharze of a blast. Bath died, Clark almost instant- | hI l:\;hlle Young lived until 12 o'clock last | night. he men had loaded the holes and light- | ed the fus The first one was lighted, but the second refused to burn, it be- ing very wet in the face of the drift. While they were trying to make the se ond fuse burn the first one was discharg- ed, throwing the rocks with territic force against the unfortunate miners. Before | they could get out the second blast ex-| ploded. ~ Clark was killed almost Instant- ly, while Young, with a leg broken, one eve gone and his whole side pierced by sharp rocks, managed to crawl eighty or a hundred feet out of the tunnel, where he lay calling for help. He was found at about 7 o'clock by the shift foreman. He managed to tell how the accident oc- curred, and that was all. pd il Hicee Death of a Soledad Pioneer. SALINAS, Feb. 5—James W, Corn, a resident of Monterey. County for over thirty years, died to-day at Soledad, aged 75. Corn came to this State fre North Carolina in 188. In April, 1862, he en- | listed at Stockton in Company L, First | California Cavalry, serving in the army | until March 1869, when he was discharged for disability, coming to Salinas soon | after. He lived here until 1886, when he | removed to Jolon and thence to Soledad. He was a member of General Steedman Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and | vz:& be buried under its' auspices to-mor- rOW. : —_—_— ADVERTISEMENTS. We know Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Scrofula and all Blood diseases. Therefore, when you Need a medicine, Get Hood’s and .Only Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Do not buy unknown Preparations. Hood’s Sarsaparilla has a record Of cures unequalled | move the widespread g00od he has done this people, and, therefore, astute politicians see in this latest move of the Mormon church the foreshadowing of important political events, it having been common rumor for more than two years past that Colonel Trumbo, in his political aspira- tions, would yet - be recognized as a church candidate. The concluding ;\'urds of the new manifesto are as fol- ows: We felt thankful many times for the kind Providence which raised him up, for he seemed to come to our aid at a time when a man in his position and with his indefatigable energy was especially needed; when the Mormon people were | threatened with disfranchisement Colonel 17 Trumbo spent considerable time in Wash- ington, exerting himself to the utmost of his ability to defeat that infamous meas | ure, and while there were other agencies also at work, still Colonel Isaac Trumbo was the means of bringing powerful influ- ences to bear against the enactment of that villainous bill. In the defeat of that proposed legislation every member of our church had cause to be deeply gratefulgto the Lord and to the instrument which un- der him was the means of bringing it to naught. With the same zeal and devotedness he worked untiringly to obtain the amnesty’ and also afterward in securing the return of the personal property of the church and in preparing the way for the return of the real estate. Colonel Trumbo was most fortunate in | of winning the respect and admiration influential men in the nation. By his resentations of the condition of thin, the then Territory of Utah and his e thusiastic defense of the Mormon peopie he aroused the active interest and sym pathies of very many of them. This was notably the case with General James Clarkson. This gentleman ' was deep moved by all that he learned, and he e tered with his whole soul and great i fluence with Colonel Trumbo into the ef- fort to make the true character of the people known to the nation and to re- and deep-rooted prejudices which existed so generally at that time against the Mormon people. It would be invidious, Ehrh:\ps. to attempt to give names of other leading and in- fluential public men who, by the powei appeals which were made to them, were induced to examine what was known the Mormon question from a differe standpoint to that which they had occu- pied; but their names are cherished in rateful remembrance by the men of Jtah and their deeds will be preserved in the history of the people. ‘All the influence which he had gained by personal acquaintance Colonel Trumbo known to the nation at large and toward us to go into details concerning his labors in this direction; it is sufficient to say that probably no Blngla agency contri- buted so much to making Utah a State as the labors of Colonel Isaac Trumbo and his_immediate friends. (Signed) WILFORD WOODRUF¥, GEORGE Q. CANNON, vOSEPH F. SMITH. When seen in this city last night, Trumbo said that he knew nothing con- cerning the manifesto of the first pres- idency of the Mormon Church. His only information was that contained in telegrams from newspapers. The man- ifesto, he says, comes as a surprise to him. PROMOTION FOR CAPTAIN CONWAY The Columbia’s Captain> Named as Successor to E. J. Rathbone. In Charge of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company’s Water Lines. Special Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. - 5—Captain George Conway of the steamer Columbia has been appointed by President Mohler of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company to succeed E. J. Rathbone, re- signed, as superintendent of the water lines of that company. Captain Conway will make his headquarters in Portland and will have full charge of all the Ore- on Railway and Navigation Company’s steamboat business and of the California steamers in so far as they are controlled by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. Captain Conway is the best knownof thepresent generation of steam- ship men on the coast and has been con- nected since boyhood with various kinds of deep water craft. His appointment is considered an excellent one and will give general satisfaction. Captain Conway entered the service on this coast fifteen years ago. He was for a long_time first officer of. the Pacific Ccast Steamship' Company's vessels, and left them to take charge of the steamship Point Loma, remaining with her until she was wrecked on Long Beach three years ago. His skill and judgment at that time were_undoubtedly the means of saving many lives. He was appointed master of the Columbia, to succeed Captain Bolles, and his career with that steamer has been highly successful, - Captain Rathbone, whom he succeeds, grew up in the Oregon Railway and Nav- igation Company’s service and his resig- ation was unexpected. He will go to the Yukon, where he hopes to make more money than in the employ of the com- pany. An Earthquake in Virginia. RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 5.—Pulaski, East Radford, Wyethville, Tedford City, Salem and various other points in Southern Virginia_report experiencing an earth- U shock this afternoon. The dura- tion was about three seconds and the By any other. time a few minutes after 3 o'clock. No | damage is reported. Ladies’ Hosiery, of best foreig A PATR—300 doz. CH: 12:c 15¢ 163¢c 25¢ $1.00 For Additional Bargains Note BLACK COTTON H toes; sizes 6 to 8%; COTTON HOSE, Her! soles and toes; actual and toes; actual val WOOL VESTS AND $1 40 each. | { | EXCEPTIONALLY For this week, commencing to-morrow, we place on sale an immense assortment of and Children’s Underwear HOSE, reinforced knees, heels and toes, acltual value 20c a pair. A PAIR—350 doz. CHILDREN'S A PATR—450 doz. LADIES' EACH—110 doz."LADIES’ ADVERTISEMENTS. LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR ——AND—— HOSIERY LOW PRIGES. and n and domestic manu- facture, at the following prices: ILDREN’S FAST BLACK COTTON sizes 6% to 9; FAST heels and IMPORTED OSE, reinforced Kknees, actual value 25c. IMPORTED FAST BLACK msdorff dye, high spliced heels, double value 25¢ a pair. A PATR—375 doz. LADIES' SUPERIOR QUALITY FAST BLACK COTTON HOSE, high spliced heels, double soles ue $4 50 a dozen. SOFT DRAWERS, CASHMERE RIBBED all sizes; actual value Our Immense Window Display. SECOND ARREST - OF MATE [TARVEY | Cruelty Charges Against the Ship’s Officer Will Be Pressed. Sailors of the George Stetson Swear to the Stormes of Brutality. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 5.—George Har- vey, mate of the ship George Stetson, was arrested yesterday on’ a second charge of cruelty. John Johnson, one of the sailors, charges that-the mate beat him over the head with an iron top maul. Bail was fixed, as it was in the first in- | stance, at $2000. | The whole crew of the ship, it is said, | has subscribed to a statement concern- ing the cruelties practiced on the voyage, which it says commenced as soon as the ship weighed ancnor. | Amos Stone, the boy who is said to | have been so much ill used by the mate, | was brought up from the Marine Hos- pital at Astoria yesterday, and is now at @2 hospital in this city. A telegram has | been received from Judge Stone of Bos- ton, the father of the boy, which ex- presses the hope that justice will be done and says particulars will be sent by mail. The hearirig of the first trial Is set for February 21 | —_———— | Hurst Wins the Race. | MANCHESTER, Feb. 5.—Hurst won the | running race with Crossland at Rochdale to-day, the latter breaking down. SHOOTS TWICE AT AN INTRUDER Plucky Santa Rosa Woman Resents an Invasion of Her Kitchen. Puts to Flight a Stranger Who Had Entered Without Stopping to Knock. ’| Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 5.—Residents of this city living in the neighborhood of Fifth and Washington streets were star- tled late this evening by the report of two pistol shots coming from a dwel- ing. Hurrying to the scene, officers found Mrs. Peterson, a well-known resi- dent of this city, standing in the mid- dle of her dining-room with a smoking pistol still in her hand. A large patch of plastering had been torn from the wall by one bullet, and a window had been broken by ¢the other. Inquiry developed the fact that just af- ter supper the back door of the Peter- son household had been opened by a burly-looking stranger, who walked in and proceeded to make himself at home. Instead of obeying the orders of the mis- tress of the house and leaving at once, he endeavored to become very familiar. Mrs. Peterson stepped to a table, at one side of the room, picked up.a revolver and biazed away. Her aim was poor, and she missed her mark, but the intruder took a sudden dive through a side door and disappeared in ther darkness. When last seen he was going up Cherry street | at a 2:40 gait. THE UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT 5000 pairs NOTTINGHAM AND POINT LACE CURTAINS at positively less than wholesale cost. CURTAINS * Which have sold for and are now selling in other stores for. 5 During Special Sale .95 CURTAINS Which have sold for and are now selling in other stores for b1 During Special Sale $1.15 CURTAINS ‘Which have sold for and are now selling in other stores for.. ..$2.25 During Special Sale $1.45 CURTAINS ‘Which have sold for and are now selling in other stores for $2. 5 | . - During Special Sale $1.75 CURTAINS-Irish Point Which have sold. for and are now selling in other stores for 5. 00 During Special Sale $2.7 FURNITURE and Empire styles— D! Line of India Silks—Regular CARPETS, FURNIT 1. “AT SLOANE'S” ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE ADVERTISEMENTS. THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. COMFORT COUCHES, covered In_art denim; regular price. 10.00 During Sale $6.50 BRASS-TRIMMED IRON BEDS re‘,u- lar price. . . 3 During Sale $3.00 50 Genuine Eastern Oak or Birch Highly Finished BEDROOM SETS, beveled plate; regular price......... eeree...$25.00 g During Sale $18.50 Mahoganized Wood Inlaid Tops PARLOR TABLES; regular price... ....$8.00 During Sale $1.50 Solid Eastern Oak CHIFFONIBRS........ Our Special Price $5.50 Large line of odd PARLOR PIECES at less than cost. Plano Finish Eastern Oak SIDEBOARDS; regular price .. $22.50 During Sale 8[5.00 COVERINGS. Fine Silk Tapestry—Regular Price $5.00 per yara. During Sale. . $2.50. Cotton Tapestry—Large assortment of Oriental Regular Price $1.00. uring Sale...60. Prices 680c to $! per yard. During Sale........40c. Great Reductions in our CARPET and FURNITURE Departments. W. & J. SLOANE & €0, URE, UPHOLSTERY, 641-647 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. ) b}