The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 14, 1898, Page 2

o < THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1898. to read the following communication from the president of the university: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 1888 To the Board of Regents of the University of California—Gentlemen: known already to many r 1 ¢ present my res In pursuance of an mbers of alversity, to take ears from my in- MARTIN KELLOGG. rnor Budd was first to break the si- fter the secretary had read the let- signation. The Governor remarked that the matter was of so much import- ence that a committee should be appoint- ed to whom the communication should be referred. Thereupon Mr. Rodgers moved that the letter be referred to special committee of three. The chair appointed s Ro Wallace and Black to ymmitt ¢ the board appointed a merding School ting of A. 8. T. Black, Arthur arlier in the d or of the W’ cial committee, cor . T. G. Pheips, Rodgers and ommending to serve S. . Denicke reported rec- > Schwartz as a suitable E ry of $2500 tc as is to begin when shwartz to go to ork and study the Auch- exemplified in the New hool, and then proceed to d study the practice of the ). Schwartz is directed v not later than Decem- report of the special com- Subsequently Regent rmed the board by gary street work at of the university d the head P th D Mein . is thought to_be just the nd help Hilgarde by s place, It was sur- | cke would not serve for than one year, hence to directs Schwartz to | | several For example, “Professor of Pedagogy’ does not sound just right. The Aque!tlon was made that it be changed to ‘*Profes- sor of the Science, Practice and Theory of | Education.” For fear this might trench on some other professor's preserves, the words “‘as Related to Character' were ap- pended. i A AN THREE MILLION DOLLARS. Estimate of Miss Jennie Flood’s Gift to the State Uniyersity of | California. | Three million dollars! That is the value | of the magnificent gift to the State Uni- versity of California by Miss Jennie Flood. Such is the estimate placed upon Miss Flood's donation by a prominent gentle- | man of this city who is well informed as | to the affairs of the Flood family. “Many years agoJames G. Flood bought aining y run- the guard, and, finding they were on him, he sought to elude them ning into The Call's pressroom. The guard followed him, and with fixed bayonets held him until the officers of the company arrived. He was then led from his place of concealment and order- ed removed to the guardhouse. Albert S. Emmett, another of the gang, | was found in a saloon, and when placed under arrest he struck the sergeant of the company In the face and ran away. Two policemen followed him, and after a short chase succeeded in overhauling him. Acting under instructions from the gergeant whom he struck, the officers took Emmett to the California_street sta- tion, where he was charged with bat- tery. Only the interference of the police last evening saved Private Harris, Company M, First Tennessee Volunteers, from be- ing beaten to within an inch of his life by a furlous Eddy street mob. Harris was drunk, ‘broke” and disor- derly, and in this condition descended on something over 2000 acres of land In| Menlo Park, adjolning what |is now | known as the residence tract, of over| 500 acres,” continued he, “and the man- | | sion that he built upon the latter ground, | over twenty years ago, cost over $1,000,- 000. It is a palace im every sense of the word, and ranks among the finest pri-| vate residences in tne world. The grounds have been improved from year to year under the supervision of the most artis- tic landscape gardeners until they have | reached a degree of perfection beyond which It {s difficult to proceed, as there | | seems nothing more to be done to add | to their attractiveness. To keep these ! grounds in order there have been em- Sloyed for many years a force of forty r.ximrurF. under the direction of an ar- tistic landscape gardener, assisted by | skilled subordinates. There are | probably no private grounds in the coun- try that have been better kept than those surrounding the Flood mansion at Menlo Park. | “The Flood palace, which is by no means a misnomer, s a very large and | | street. | up in prison. a sandwich peddler near the Tivoli Opera House. He demanded a sandwich and a few other delicacies gratis. With a wild whoop he grabbed the available supply of hamburger steak and flung it into the The sandwich peddler, leapin; through the window of his wagon, chased Harris down Eddy street and soon had him in the hands of a crowd already in- censed at the cold-blooded murder of the early evening. They were preparing to give Harris a sound drubbing when he was taken In by Officer Ring and locked ROSSER’S RECORD WHILE IN CAMP A Whisky Thief and Shunned by His Companions as a Bad Man. Walter Rosser was recently court-mar- tialed for appropriating to his own use a bottle of Government whisky, for which he was sentenced to forfeit one month's pay and to be imprisoned for fifteen make the rounds of the city and arrest all soldiers who were found under the in- fluence of liquor. Rosser has been or was considered a dangerous man when under the influence of liquor, and by some he has been re- %nrded as a nuisance when in that condl- on. i s & S Other Tennesseeans in Trouble. The following Tennessee soldiers were having too much of a good time last night and fell into the hands of the police offi- cers, who lodged them in the City Prison: Charles Goad, E. A, Harris, R. Chittwood, ‘W. O'Brien and John Fillman. They are variously charged with malicious —mis- chief, drunk, and battery on an officer. CRISIS IMMINENT OVER THE DREYFUS CASE Persistent Rumors That the Ministry or President Will Re- sign. PARIS, Sept. 13.—The Gaulols and the Journal assert that President Faure, rather than allow a revision of the Drey- fus case, will resign and seek re-election by the National Assembly convened to elect his successor. NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—A cable to the Sun from Paris say There are per- sistent rumors that either the Ministry gr President Faure will resign on Satur- ay. PERRINE DISCOVERS HIS EIGHTH COMET Moving in a Southeasterly Direction When Seen Through the Lick Big Telescope. . LICK OBSERVATORY, Cal, Bept. 13.—A comet was discovered here this morning by C. D. Perrine in the con- The Flood Mansion and Grounds at Menlo Park, Included in the Three-Mill L, Miss k. ion-Dollar Gift of Jennie Flood to the State University of California. make all things right for this period it | was sought to extend Lieutenant Hayne's leay f absence. W Hayne went into | Judge Wallace proposed that ing professor should have half during his ab- lace remarked | A burst of magnifi- | tism, proposed that Hayne | full salary during the war, allowed. Now comes the ther the war is over. Halli- t while Wallace holds | opinion, citing the recent call | Dewey for _reinforcements. | s patched up by . AS die, In a necke Meinecke iry work, having, ac- to the le :rs sent here to boom given special study to dairy products enmark. This intelligence was re- {ved h especlal delight by Regent John E. Budd. A le er from Hugh Craig, president of nber of Commerce, was read. Mr. olicitous about the te: ish language 1at a chalr be estab! the ¥ to teach it. Other communica- ery MARTIN signs the Office of Presidentof the University of California. KELLOGG, Who Re- tions of the same tenor were read. The president of the university was directed to inform Mr. Craig and his fellow corre- spondents that Spanish had been taught in the university since 1870, and was yet in the course of Fl’d!’. There was an ex- pression in favor . Ziving Paul Sanchez, who is commended as a most efficient in- structor, an opportunity togive instruction in the language with that skill which only one speaking the mother tongue can teach. The whole subject was referred to President Kellogg. The regents attendin, terday were Governor . Hallidle, John E. Buda, ‘Wallace, Martin Kellogg, Arthur_Rodgers, 8, T. Bl steln, James D. Phelan Slack, J. F. Houghton and_H. B. Foote. Mrs. Phebe Hearst was granted a leave of absence for six months. She ex- pects to visit Egypt before returning to Caiifornia. J. B. Reinstein was allowed leave of absence for one month. Consid- erable time was taken yesterday in the readjugtment of salaries. Regent Miller kept a sharp lookout to prevent Increase in the readjustment. Some of the profes- sors are not satisfled with their titles. the session udd, Albert E. A Den- Willlam T. Chester_Rowell, ack, 3. B. Rein. C W, o es- 11- | some in its general architectura: design | memorial of her father and mother, to substantial structurs _strikingly nhand- as well as in all the minor details, re-| minding the traveled person very muct | of the picturesque country seats of the | nobility of England and of the old and wealthy families of France. The archi- tecture of the mansion, by the wa seems to be a combination of the be: English and French ideas. “I am not at all surprised that Miss Flood has made her gift conditional upon an agreement that this magnificent build- | ing and the ornamental grounds that sur- round it shall for fifty years be kept in a condition equal to their present condi- st tion. This is the only requi ent im- | | posed by the letter giving to the State | | University this magnificent property, | | which, if this condition is complied with, | can be utilized for the benefit of the | university in any way the reg may | see fit to decide. That the regents in-| tend to carry out Miss Flood’s ideas is | | shown by their unanimous acceptance of | | the generous gift. | “In addition to the mansion and the im- | | mediate grounds the gift includes about | | 1200 acres of land adjoining, the value of | | which at a low estimate is $1000 an acre. | | The total value of the donation is $1,000,- | 000 for the mansion; $1,000,000 for the or- namental grounds, including over 500 acres, and $1,200,000 for about 1200 acres adjoining, making an aggregate of 8, 200,000. I do not consider my figures out of the way more or less than $200,000. Outside of the residence and ornamental grounds, I am of the opinion that the re- gents of the State University can dis- pose of the other lands—the 1200 acres— and use the proceeds as they see fit, to- gether with the four-fifths of the capital stock of the Bear Creek Water Com- pany, which supplies water to:Menlo | Park and vicinity, this stock also being | included in Miss Flood's gift. “I understand that Miss Flood has had this donation under consideration for some time. The loneliness of the im- | mense establishment, since her mother’s death two years ago, has continually re- minded her of her departed parents, and she concluded to make this gift as a whom she was most devotedly attached. She decided upon making the State Uni- versity the recipient because it is a strong institution, capable of_ utilizing the gift to the best advantage.” days. The sentence, however, was not promulgated for some reason or other, and General Miller ordered the prisoner to be released from custody. Colonel Smith of the Tennessee regiment, upon receipt of the order of release, sent it to Surgeon Barr, the immediate superior officer of Rosser. Surgeon Barr, how- ever, did not release Rosser, who, never- 1010 CALIFORNIA STREET, A TENNESSEE SOLDIER DOES WILLFUL MURDER Continued from First Page. was released on giving his name and | promising to be present at the investiga- tion to be held this morning. | One of the guards, followed by a howl- ing crowd of men and boys, walked up Grant avenue and stonped in front of “Billy” Abbot’s saloon, between Post and Sutter streéets. Several of the guard went inside, and after a short search | they found one of thelr number secreted in the rear of the saloon. He was hauled out and subsequently sent (0 the Presidio under a guard. + The next place visited was Somerset's saloon on Grant avenue, between Bush | and Pine streets. ‘inere were at least a dozen of the Temnmessee boys in the place at the time, and being apprised of the approach of the guard they dashed through a rear door and climbing a nigh board fence ascended to the roof of an adjoining house. The guard followed them, but succeeded in getting only three of the gang. The various dance halls along Grant avenue were also visitad, but as the soldiers knew of the presance of the provost guard they lost no time in making their escape. The guard discovered another one of the Tennessee Regiment hiding in a sa- { loon on Grant avenue. He was placed | under arrest and taken to O'Farrell street and Grant avenue preparatory to bein, sent to the Presidio. After belng plneefi on an O'Farrell street car under a theless, made his came into the city. Upon hearing of the murder Colonel way out of camp and Smith at once sent into the city atrol of two commissloned officers and twelve men to gather In the members of the Ternnessee iment who were in town on asses, efght men from each company rd he broke away from his captors ufi"‘ | down Market street. He. w:- ‘Pussued by ing be b5 | " General Siffer. aiso ordered a patrol to stellation Leo. Its right ascension at midnight was 31 degrees north. There | 1s no bright star in the neighborhood. | ?15 comet is moving in a southeasterly irection. It is at present about as bright as an eighth magnitude star. This is the eighth unexpected comet discovered at Mount Hamilton by Mr. Perrine. FLAMES THREATENED THE CLOVIS MILLS Fresno County Lumbering Establish- ment Saved Through Back- 7 Firing. FRESNO, Sept. 18.—The Clovis Lumber Mills, which were destroyed by fire a few months ago, were threatened with destruction yesterday by a forest confla- gration. The fire came over the mountains and was spreading rapidly toward the mills. In the afternoon all the men em- ployed in the lumbering establishment were called from their work and set to checking the flames. In the evening the fire was reported under control. Its pro- gress was checked by back firing. stk THREE SAILORS DROWNED. Capsized While Fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska. SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—A Times special from Niohayak, Alaska, says: Three sailors were drowned in Bristol Bay late in August. They were Charles Olsen, mate of the schooner North Bend; Hugo Alquist and Hans Ander- son. They were fishing and the boat capsized. The bodies were recovered, The special also says a rumor is in circulation at Dawson that the Cana- dian officials are arranging to ship poor American miners across the line to Fort Yukon just before the river closes 0 avold caring for the destitute. Sure e o LELONG’'S COSTLY DRIVE. Pays Sixty Dollars for Speeding His Horse at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18.—B. M. Lelong, secretary of the State Board of Horti- culture, who was arrested for violating the ordinance against fast driving through the streets, and who entered a plea_of guilty, was to-day fined 360 in the Justice's Court. Last Thursday night Lelong drove over V. 8. McClatchy, one of the proprietors of the Bee, who was riding a bicycle on K street. Lelong was racing on that thoroughfare. e JEROME FIRE VICTIMS. JEROME, Ariz., Sept. 13—Two deaths, M. H. Ashmore of San Jose and Charles Reeves of Covington, Ky., resulted from the late destructive fire here. Reeves was badly burned while asleep in his room and died this momlnfi. Ashmore was killed by a falling wall, overthrown by dyna- mite. It is claimed that six others” are still in the ruins. 3 ol Ay Santa Clara Valley Pioneer Gone. SAN JOSE, Sept. 13.—In the death of Louis Scheller last night ope of the plo- neer German residents of this valley passed away. eH came here in 1852 and accumumte{ s a snug fortune. He leaves a widow and§everal grown children,among them leax-D rict Attorney V. A. Scheller, Mrs. M. Fuller of New York City, Loul§ Scheller of Los Angeles and Mrs. J. Bal- lion of Glenn County and an unmarried daughter here, . San Jose Divorce Suit. SAN JOSE, Sept. 13.—Catherine M. Mur- phy has sued Daniel M. Murphy for di- vorce on the grounds of cruelty and de- sertion. There are no sensational charges. The plaintiff was formerly a popular society of Oakland, “her maiden name being . The defend- ant is a man of wealth and-belongs to a well-known family here. -They have been married but threg or four years. . NO' STARVATION AT-KOTZEBUE Vessels Waiting to Bring Gold Hunters Back. ALL WHO WANT CAN RETURN ONLY CHARGE WILL BE FOR MEALS WHILE ON BOARD. Trouble Between the United States Quarantine Officer and hunners on the British Ship Galena. There will be neither starvation nor hardship at Kotzebue Sound this year. Many disappointed gold hunters will prob- ably return to San Francisco, but pri- vate advices say that the majority of those who went from San Francisco will remain on the Kubuck River until next spring at least. The barks Alaska and Northern Light and the barkentines Jane A. Falkenberg and Catherine Suaden are | stlll in Kotzebue Sound, and they will bring back all the miners who do not like the prospects. “The arrangements made with the men Who went up on the Jane A. Falkenberg were that we should walt a reasonable time at Kotzebue Sound in order to bring them back if the venture proved a fizzle,” sald L. E. Noonan, one of the owners of the barkentine yesterday. “All the gold hunters we took up we will bring back free. All it will cost them will be the price of their meals, and- it will not cost them that if they have their provisions with them. All of them should be well provided in that respect, as they took enough with them to last them two years. The men who went up on the Alaska and Northern Light will be treated In the same manner, as will also the Catherine Sudden’s passengers. As far, therefore, as the people who went from San Fran- cisco are concerned, there need be not the slightest fear, as all the vessels named are being held up there until the very last moment, In order to bring back all of those who went up on them, if neces- sary. “‘As to there being no gold up there, that is a question that remains to be set- tled. If there is none, then there must pe some monumental llars in this world. There are men up there now who said that they knew of their own knowledge that there was gold in plenty at the head- waters of the Kubuck. TNey backed up their assertions by buying outfits and paying cash for them and cash for their passage. Of course, there will be plenty of men who will come back disa]pgointed because they could not find gold like peb- bles on the beach. But I am satisfied that those who remain—and my son will be among the number—will bring back a dif- ferent story next year.” From Mr. Noonan's statement it will be seen that all those who left San Fran- cisco for Kotzebue will be able to get back without any trouble this year if they want to. The United States Quarantine Officer went to sleep last Monday afternoon and then tried to get even with some other parties because of his dereliction of duty. The British ship Galena arrived from Antwerp, and dro]gped anchor off Meiggs wharf at 3 p. m. Dr. Hill, the State Quar- antine Officer, boarded her at once, and, finding everything all right, passed the vessel. A number of men, representing business houses and some friends of Cap- tain Blair, then went aboard. At 5:30 p. m. the United States Quarantine Of- ficer discovered that the Galena was in port, and on boarding her found the gen- tlemen in question on deck and in the captain’s cabin. At first he was going to place_the men in quarantine, but finding that he would have to do the same thin, with the ship he thought better of it, and, after some delay, allowed the men to go. He took all their names and addresses, however, and Is going to report the mat- ter to Washington. Captain Blair of the Galena is well known in San Francisco. He was formerly master of the White Star Line's fine ship California, but when she was sold he was appointed master of the North Star. She so was sold a short time ago, and the captain was transferred to the Galena. The : British bark Heathfield, from Shanghai to Tacoma, put into Yokohama on the 13th inst. on account of the loss of some salls. The British bark Cambrian Queen, from Newcastle, N. S. W., for Portland, Or,, via Central America, is at Acapulco with her deck fastenings damaged and one of her boats smashed. She has been sur- veyed, and will proceed to Portland, where she will load wheat for Queens- town. The Hawailan bark Mauna Ala arrived from Honolulu yesterday, after a long passage of lhirtf'-thr?e days. On August 19, in latitude 34.35 north, longitude 163.05 west, the bark C. D. Bryant, from Hono- lulu for San Francisco, was spoken. The British ship Glencaird, 138 days from Liv- erpool, also got in yesterday. She arrived OfF the port last Sunday and anchored on the bar Monday night. Both vessels report light winds and calms throughout the \'cya%e. The British ship Glengyle, under char- ter to the Pacific Mall Steamship Com- pany, sailed for the Orient yesterday. She ook away a very large cargo but no pas- sengers. Captain Hall of the Gleng‘]_l/le is a right_good fellow, and made a host of friends while he was here. He attended the Admission day celebration of the Na- tive Sons at San Jose and had a good time, besides “being made . an honorary member of Stanford Parlor. The Orizaba is to take the Curacoa’s lace on the Mexican route in the Pacific “oast Steamship Company's_line.. More steamers are required on the Puget Sound route, and the Curacoa is to be placed on that run. STORY OF PRIVATION FROM THE KLONDIKE Deplorable Condition of Prospectors on the Ashcroft Route—Many Actually Starving. VANCOUVER, B. C. Sept. 13.—A party of miners who arrived to- day from Fort Wrangel, Alaska, relate a story confirmatory of previous reports of the suffering of prospectors who tried to get into the Klondike by the Ashcroft route. The party is composed of James and Frank Hazard, W. Rough and William Mullin. Their home is at Dolphin Lake, Manitoba. In an inter- view published in an evening paper, Mullin said: “The scenes of distress along the trail are vividly impressed on our minds. ‘We passed fully 100 outfits, representing perhaps sixty men, and many of them were actually starving. The poor fel- lows had in many cases lost everything —clothing, horses and provisions—and were struggling along in a half-dazed condition, eating gophers, groundhogs and squirrels—n fact, anything they could get. They are a ragged, hungry and desperate crowd of men, with small hopes of reaching their destina- ADVERTISEMENTS. Pimples Are the danger signals of impure blood. They show that the vital fluid 1s in bad condition, that health is in danger of wreck. Clear the track by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and‘the blood will be made. pure, complexion fair and healthy, and life's journey pleasant and successful. Sarsa- HOOd,S parilla Is America’s Greatest Medicine. $1; six for $5. ' Hood’s Plllscure indigestion. biliousness. tion. Occasionally a fortunate party on the trail gives them provisions, but none of us had much to spare. All along the trail you could see them lying under the trees and under improvised shelters, trudging helplessly along in the daytime, and often lying down at night without a bite to eat. It is simply terrible.” MORE TROUBLE FOR SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOL Teachers’ Salaries Will Have to Be Cut for Lack of Funds§! SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. 13.—The City Board of Education held a star-cham- ber sessfon this evening. Trustees Graham, Kenyon, Wemple, Langford ahd O'Neil were present. The sole topic discussed was how to conduct the High School on the 51 cents levy allowed by the City Council. There are but $11,425 in the High School fund for the coming year, and in all| probability the High School will have} to remain in the old building for| another year and salaries will have to be cut zll around. The board asked for a 9 cents levy. The salary list in the old High School building amounts to $12,600 per year. In the new school it would amount to | This does not include supplies, | $14,700. which amount to several thousand more. If the school is moved to the new buflding at least $18,000 will be necessary to run it. | Those who will be affected by the cut in salaries are: A. E. Shumate (principal), $2000; C. G. Gleason, $1800; Mrs. Mary Gleason, $1400; Mrs. B. A. Sawyer, $1400; Cornelia Farley, $1400; | Anna Keefe, $1000; Alice Humphrey, | $1000; Fannie Schallenberger, $1000; B. | D. Wigle, $1000. The janitor at S]O(li per month will also be cut 20 per cent. ITINERANTS’ CLUB OF THE M. E. CONFERENCE | Holds a Special Executive Session at | Pacific Grove—Nev- Officers Are Chosen. | PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 13.—A special | executive session of the Itinterants’ Club | of the California Conference of the M. E. Church was held yesterday in the Ep-| worth League chapel at this place for the purpose of electing officers and formu- lating plans for the ensuing year. Rev. J. H. N. Williams of Modesto," this year's resident, occupied the chair. _The fol- owing officers were elected: President, Rev. J. H. N. Williams; vice president, W. M. Woodward of San Francisco; sec: retary and treasurer, Rev. Lesiie M. Bur- well of Palo Alto. ' An executive com- mittee composed of the officers, and Rev. | J. W. Phelps of San Francisco, Rev. C.| E. Winning of H i and Rév. C. H. F. Coy of Vacaville was also elected. An [nnovation in the mode of conduct- | ing the annual convention of the club was decided upon, namely, to hold dafly | as well as evening sessions hereafter, be- | ginning with the convention of 195, in order to finish the business before the | club in the time allotted by the confer- | ence. This step was made necessary on account of the large increase in the work | of the club. ¥ The final session of the club was held to-day and the convention of 1898 closed | to-night with a lecture by Chaplain John Hogarth Lozler of Chicago. APPRECIATIVE STUDENTS. Resolution Adopted by the Banta Clara High School Committee. SAN JOSE, Bept. 13.—The student body of the Santa Clara High School having organized and elected its officers, the fol- lowing resolution was passed; We, the undesigned committee, In behalf of the student body of the Santa Clara High School, wish to express our most hearty thanks and appréciation to_the San Francisco Call, San Jose Herald, San Francisco Examiner, Mrs. Carrie Stevens-Walter, Mrs. E. O. Smith, & Rev. R. T. Maclaren, Rev. N. A. Haskell, Rev. H. Melullle Tenny, Rev. Alfred Kummer, W. = fght, W. 1 'Wright, Good Govern: ment League, ' Woman's Club, and also all parents and citizens who helped us to achieve our success. Chloe C. Anderson, Arch A. Perrin, Chester Naramore, De Witf Wiley, Clarence Baker, Bessle Haines, Edith Stahl PROGRESS OF THE RED MEN. Finances in Excellent Shape and Membership Increasing. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13.—At to-day’s session of the Natlonal Council of Red Men the financial committee made its re- rt. It shows receipts from all sources, g{i. 9; expenditures for all purposes, $24,- 46; balance on hand, $16,913. The perma- nent fund amounts to $5934. Charles 8. Conley, g;e-at chief of records, in his report shows: Total receipts, $1.246, 10; paid for relief of members, $366.788; re- lief of widows and orphans, $0167; burial of the dead, $97414; other expenses, $602,- 636; investments, $1,445,302; in tribal belts, $369,174; total worth, $1,764.477. One year ago the total membership was 155,388." Now it 1s 162,442 DRIED FRUIT SHORTAGE. Santa Clara Growers Advised to Hold Their Crops. BAN JOSE, Sept. 13.—The Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange has issued a cir- cular on’ the situation of the dried fruit market. Growers are advised to hold their fruit for the present, as there is a short- age In the crop all over the country and higher prices are certain. e HOAR TO SUCCEED HAY. NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—A special to the Times from Washington says: It is understood that President McKinley has decided to offer the post of Embas- sador to the Court of St. James, made vacant by the appointment of Mr. Hay as Secretary of State, to Senator Hoar. BELIEF FOR THE FRE SUFFERERS Supplies Pouring Into New Westminster. CITIZENS DEEPLY GRATEFUL PREPARATORY WORK FOR RE- BUILDING. Losses Increased by the Latest Es- timates—Arrest of a Man Who Is Said to Have Sworn to “Do” the Town. Special Dispatch to The Call NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C., Sept. 13.—It is generally believed that Sun- day's fire was of incendiary origin. The police have arrested Jack Shepard, | a farmer, who has stated that he kpew the fire would happen. Shepard is con- | sidered mentally unbalanced. He was recently in jail for a trivial offense and when released swore to “do” the town. Shepard, who was arrested on the charge of incendiarism, was released on his own recognizances. J. H. Stein, who was held as a witness, ha salso been released on a similar condition. This action shows that the police have little faith in the incendiary story. The work of tearing down the ruins, clearing away the debris and preparing to replace the lost buildings goes in- dustriously on at all hours and there is every indication that the royal eity will soon be on its way to recovery from the awful blow which it was deailt last Sunday. Many substantial contributions to the relief fund have already reached New ‘Westminster, and assurances of stiil more have been received. At present it is hard to get a complete list of the amount subscribed up to date, but the principal donations are as follows: Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 5000; Toronto B of Control, $1000; James Dunsmui 1. P. $1000; Winnipeg City Councii, $5 Hamilton City Coun- cil, $500; Victoria Board of Trade, $00; Seattle Rost Intelligencer, $100; Okanogan Flour Mills, $50: Nanaimo City, $500; Sen-. ator Templeman, $100; Tuckett & Son, $100; Hamilton, $100; Eaton & Co., Toronto, city of Montreal, $1000; Victoria Board of Trade, $500; St. John, N. B., $1000; Turner, Beeton & Co., $250; Lord Aberdeen, $250. It is estimated that over $10,000 worth, of goods have already reached New: Westminster for relief purposes. Tu- night Premier Semlin received the fol- lowing telegram from Hon. R. Har- court, Treasurer of Ontarfo: “The province of Ontario deeply sympathizes with the citizens of New Westminster. As its contribution to the relief fund you may draw on me for $2500.” The Victoria City Council sent & sym- pathetic message and $1000 to invest in food. The people of New Westminster are deeply grateful for all these kind to- kens from the different Dominion cities. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 13.—It .is now estimated that the property loss of the New Westminster fire is greafer than first announced. Major Ovens and a committee have gone over the burned district, and they estimate the loss at §3.400,000. The insurance agire- gates $1,500,000. The following are ‘the heaviest losers: 3 Sinclair Canning Company, with stock, 50,000, Insurance $30,000; Western Fish Company, with stock, $50,000, $30,000; Wing Woo, Chinese supplies, $v,- 000, insurance, $30,000; Douglas tgfiiot $180,- 000, insurance $80,000; Pushby block, ,000, insurance $18,000; Armstrong block, $20,000, insurance +,000; Tobb block, $40,000, in- surance, $15,000; Cunningham block, .$80,- 000, Insurance $40.000; Wintermute Furni- | ture Factory, $35,000, no i rance; McCall block, $35,000, insurance 000; Colonial Ho- tel, $60,000, insurance §$: ; Guishon Hotel, $125,000, insurance 000; Curtis block, $50,~ 000, insurance $25, Masonic and’ Odd Fellows' Temples, each $40,000, { $25,000; Alex Kvans, residen 335, surance $15,000; courthouse 000, surance; Baptist Church, $40,000, ance $30,000; insurance insur- “unningham, residence, $30,000; insurance $15,000; telephone company, $25,- 000, no insurance. DIED OF HIS WOUNDS. Fatal Outcome of an Affray Between Waukena Neighbors. TULARE, Sept. 13.—E. A. White dled to-day as a result of knife wounds inflict= ed by W. T. Willlams two weeks ago. White and Williams are neighbors living at Waukena, ten miles west of Tulare. Both are prominent, White being a candi- date for Supervisor of this district two rears ago. Williams is under arrest, but %Vhi(e‘s friends are not inclined to prose- cute vigorously. O T Death of a Sonoma Pioneer. SONOMA, Cal., Sept. 13.—Stephen Ak- ers, a ploneer resident of this valley, dled of old age to-day at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ellen Cassebohm, in Shellville. Deceased located in this val- ley in 1850 and engaged in farming, and for nearly forty years was identified with the growth and progress of Sonoma Val- ley. ADVERTISEMENTS. SR GLE S VTSRS S S s st T WALL PAPER, 3 Cents. 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