The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN' FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1898. HUNDREDS OF MEN THROWN OUT OF EMPLOYMENT Extent of the Damage Done by Fire at the Sacramento Carshops. Southern Pacific Officials Estimate the Unin- ured Loss of the Railroad Company at About $200,000. WOULD HELP SPAIN [N THE - CONTROVERSY ‘ ‘; Russia Takes Lead in a New Effort. ?TO PREVENT AMERICAN RULE i | | GREAT POWERS TO BE SOUNDED ON PHILIPPINES. | But the Madrid Government Evident- ly Intends to Arrange Peace ‘Without ‘Any Outside SACRAMENTO, Nov. 7.—At 3 o'clock this morning it looked as though the‘ Bouthern Pacific shops would be swept | away by the flar that had consumed two of the most important shop build- ings and were being fanned southward | by & strong wind which had sprung up | to add to the despair occasioned by | lack of a sufficient water supply. That 1 the fire did not extend over the entire | area of the plant was due in part m‘ the heroic efforts of the fire depart- ments, both of the city and of the shops. But it was due mainly to the with the Sheriff, dragged the negro Assistance. from his cell, carried him to a tree a mile from town, where the rummpder of the party awalited them, and there swung him to a limb. Stewart’s crime was an assault on Friday evening upon Mary O'Brien, | daughter of one of the Toluca’ miners. ‘Although many in Lacon deplore the lynching there is a ger 1 impression | that the negro was punished as he de- | served and the Sheriff seems to think | that public sentiment would not justify him in making strenuous efforts to cap- Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—A Rome cable to an evening paper says: Russia has taken the lead in & new effort. to help Spain ‘in her struggle ' to retain the Philippines, or in any event to prevent the establishment of - American ' rule over the group. The Czar's Govern- ture the lynche ment has revealed its scheme through T R | representatives to all the great pow- KHALIFA ABDULLAH IN | ers of Europe, with the possible excep- barrier of a solld brick wall, which | checked the flames. This stanch bul- | wark was all that saved the engine and | one of the powers which Rus- DANGER OF CAPTURE { tion of England. boiler house from threatened destruc- | posoated Dervish Leader Hard ;i{;l;:nrpfi\t‘;npr:::t fi?ageiei'fee;zeanlfi tion. The tall brick fthhxme): \\’h{Ch | Pressed by Anglo-Egyptian | join in presenting a note to the United rises high aloft from this lfulldmg ww‘} Allies. | States regarding the control of the revealed - only momentarily to the| ., o, yo0 g Knalita Abdullah, | Philippines. gathered thousands of spectators as against “the intentions of the United States toward the Philippine Islands.” He replied that such a note had not yet been dispatched. The ‘Liberal's leading article to-day says the Spanish Government should conclude the negotiations for peace with the utmost rapidity to avold Ger- many, Russia or any other country mixing in the question, which could but mean fresh disasters to Spain. The article has created a great sensation here. RANDSBURG BARELY ESCAPES DESTRUCTION Block of Buildings Razed by a Con- flagration in the Desert Min- ing Town. RANDSBURG, Nov. 7.—Randsburg had a narrow escape from another disastrous conflagration to-night. At 8:20 fire started in’ Callahan’s old saloon at'the corner of Rand avenue and Broadway, and soon was raging east on Broadway in the di- rection of the main part of town. A gale was blowing, and the flames soon commu- nicated to the adjacent. bulldings, rapidly consuming the Klondike restaurant and a barber-shop, the Mojave and Randsburg Stage Company’'s office, Fry’'s butcher- shop, the new steam bakery, the Broad- way lodging-house and the New York lodging-house, where the fire was got un- der control by the volunteer fire company. The cause of the fire is unknown. The loss will be in the neighborhood of $6000, and it is said there is no insurance. This was the third fire this town has suffered within the past year. To-night's blaze consumed the only portion of the town that was left by the other fires. The efficiency of the new water system and the. organized Fire Department was se- verely tested to-night, and that the rest of the town was saved is due to the val- fant efforts of its members. Stk Clark Obtains a Delay. LOS' ANGELES, Nov. 7.—Harry F. Clark, convicted of murder In the second degree for the killing of Wong Sing Hay, ‘a Chinese .laundryman, was up for sentence before Judge Smith In the Su- perior Court this morning. His lawyers appeared and asked for a continuance of one week, which the court granted. The lawyers for Clark profess to have a sen- sational lot of testimony to offer and say they will ask for another trial. the flames and smoke curled ominously i around it. All this time the monster | engines inside, which supply water power for the entire shops were thumping away in an effort to ralse water, the whistle overhead was | frantically calling the shop men from | thelr homes to th urning wol chine shop and planing mill and up holste: shops tumbled in with a the unded throughout the ci a powd explosion, wh sent flying in millions over T of the city as far as the Pos a f mile away. Had the which menaced the room succeeded i in that direction been closed down t workr been without The ¢ ngs this hops wo ay and their 2200 employment. two great emporarily en- ) or 600 skille ments destroy- ine shop, which of complicated and pertaining to car | i finishing and . upholstery and sleeping | rtments, the plan- | hinet shop. All other de- | ning as usual this | | it | il i / i “: il it ron work, mill work ng trimmings for | There may off in the perintendent H ay that he did not han one-fourth of although 1 said to- that m ce would suffer by ® uld mean about 500 tes the loss re is no ins out in the upholstery de yut 1:15 a. m. A watch- his rounds therein, as dicated, at 1:10, and n_of a fire then. Five | terward, while in an adj he discovered the bla Scene of Ruin Wrought in the Sawmill and Planing-Mill at the Big Sacramento Fire. - the defeated Dervish leader, Is hard | pressed on the frontier of Kordofan, | | southwest of Khartoum, by natives | | friendly to the Anglo-Egyptian expedi- No information has been given as to the exact tenor of the proposed note, but it is generally understood that it would be a request for leniency toward which spread with great fury. Since there had been no workmen in that building since Saturday night, nearly thir before, the cause of e e is ery. The only ex- { ] e e o S Stintendent ‘Small | tion. and it s believed his capture is| Spain with perhaps an implied threat fan advance is that the fire caught |lmminent. Alf Shereef, his son-in-law, | of intervention. o A e lbetris wire of the several | IS already a prisoner, and is beiNg| That Italy is not disposed to accept brought to Khartoum. RESIGNATION OF THE GRECIAN MINISTRY Exceptional Conditions That Called the Members to Office No Longer Exist. ATHENS, Nov ‘abinet has resigned, its mem®Ters considering that the exceptional circumstances under | which they assumed office no longer | exist. | | through the bullding. Only fragments of the outer walls of the ruined buildings now stand. The railroad officials say it is too early yet | to out information as to whether the shops will *be rebuilt, or, if so, when; but their importance to the plant as a whole warrants the belief that they will soon be reconstructed. NEGRO LYNCHED IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS Miners Take the Assailant of a White | Girl and Hang Him to a Tree. LACON, TiL,"Nov. 7.—The first lynch- ing in Central Illinois in many years this proposition is shown by an in- spired note in an officlal jourmal to- day. It declares that Spain has little hope of gaining any advantage In re- taining the Philippines, and that the best she will be able to do is to com- promise the matter with the United States. PARIS. Nov. 7.—The Eclaire to-day, after reproducing all the six articles of the peace protocol, says: “It is to be hoped that the United States will not maintain their first pre- tensions in regard to the Philippine Is- lands. It is a question, h6wever, which interests Spain only, but Germany from time to time allows it to be thought that she is not indifferent to the fate Hr running | General Gilmer Down With Fever. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—General| John G. Gilmer, adjutant general at the | headquarters of the army, is seriously took place here early this morning | with malarial fever at his residence | of the islands, and the possibility of when a ll]u‘{”h“'l miners from Toluca, a | i this citv, as a result of exposure In | interference from that power will per- ;}n;[r_:‘m;;'r“";:nm.:«”\‘l)4‘:ftvfli::‘-;l‘:}c;afiasltofig Cuba and Porto Rico with Major Gen- | haps cause America to be less exact- out F. W. Stewart Totnca neEyo, | T e LS and hanged him 10 a tree. Only a few | William Will Visit Cadiz. [ =3ADRID, Novi 1.2 The Eremier, So- late stragglers noticed number 'of | nor Sagasta, was questioned to-day as MADRID, Nov. 7.—The German Con- sul at Cadiz has received a telegram that Kaiser Wilhelm will visit that place on his return journey on the 20th of this month. strangers who kept arriving in town from the east. They were well organ- ized, however, and shortly after mid- night marched in a body to the jail and broke in the doors after a short parley to whether it was a fact that the Span- ish Government had addressed a note o the powers asking the latter if they | would support Spain in protesting COLONIES FOR A - RUSSIAN SECT Movement Instituted by | Count Tolstoi. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—Miss Addams of Hull House, Chicago, has accepted a place on the committee appointed to bring members of the Russian sect of Dhoukhobortsi to this country and to Canada to establish colonies. Her {in- terest in the movement, which has mo- nopolized the time and energy of Count Tolstoi during the last five years, as- sumed definite form about eight month ago. It was when the admirers of Tolstoi the world over were plan- ning to celebrate his birthday that he asked them rather to add their infiu- ence and contributions to the move- ment in behalf of the persecuted sect in the far-away country. Since that | time Miss Addams has been raising money in this city for the general fund. The Dhoukobortsi are a sect similar to the Quakers—opposed to war and fighting. Because of their religious be- liefs they have, it is said, suffered per- secutions, have been forced into the army and compelled to march contin- ually until they died from exhaustion or exposure. Aylmer Maude, a disciple of Tolstoi, was engaged in business in Moscow, and became interested in these people. Through his influence and energy, added to that of Tolstol, an attempt at colonization in Canada has begun. The Czar was bombarded with peti- tions until he finally consented to their leaving the country. In Canada each man is to be given 160 acres of land and a shed to live in until houses can be built, and provisions will be furnished for a time at least. Maude was in Chi- cago recently, and is now in Rhinebeck, N. Y., making preparations for a colony there. Later he will return to Eng- land, where he will superintend the colonization of a portion of the refugees outside of London. According to the edict all of the sect who leave the country must get out within two years, and it is to hasten the exodus that the committee was ap- pointed in Philadelphia. The members are: Willlam Dean Howells, Jane Ad- dams of Hull House, Chicago; Rev. Dr. George D. Boardman of Phila- delphia, Willlam Lloyd Garrison of Boston, N. O. Nelson of St. Louis and Bolton Hall and Ernest H. Crosby of New York. Isaac N. Seligman is treas- urer of the committee. THREE FIRES AT ONE TIME. Emporia, Kans., Has a Narrow Es- cape From Destruction. EMPORIA, Kan., Nov. 7.—Fire, sup- posed to have been kindled by incendiar- ies, gave Emporia a bad scare this after- noon. Within fifteen minutes five alarms were rung in. The wind was blowing a g:le and it was feared that the city would destroyed. The ng{gregute loss, how- ever, was about $50, There were three separate fires. 5 (3 0.00000000000000000000000000000009000000000000000000000 S READ ELECTION NEWS FROM THE DOME OF THE CALL BUILDING RESULTS OF TO-DAY’S ELECTIONS WILL BE TOLD WITH COLORED FIRE, AS FOLLOWS: IF GAGE IS ELECTED—Red fire at intervals of five minutes for thirty minutes. IF MAGUIRE IS ELECTED—Yellow fire at intervals of five minutes for thirty minutes. IF STATE IS DOUBTFUL—BIlue fire at intervals of five minutes for thirty minutes. IF PHELAN IS ELECTED—Red, closely followed by blue, every five minutes for thirty minutes. IF PATTON IS ELECTED—Yellow, closely followed by blue, at intervals of five minutes for thirty minutes. IF MAYOR IN DOUBT—Red, closely followed by yellow, at intervals of five minutes for thirty minutes. IF NEW YORK STATE IS DEMOCRATIC—Red, yellow and blue, in quick suc- cession, at intervals of five minutes for thirty minutes. IF NEW YORK STATE IS REPUBLICAN—Yellow, blue and red, in quick suc- cession, every five minutes for thirty minutes. O0000000000000000000000006000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000C0000000000000000 C0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 DUTLOOK IN THE EMPIRE STATE Both Parties Confident of Victory. ROOSEVELT’S STRONG FINISH MAKES THIRTEEN SPEECHES ON THE LAST DAY. Several Arrests for Violation of the Registration Law—How the Betting Seems to Be Going. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Politiclans and athletes are alike in one respect, name- ly: That however active they may have been in preparing for a contest the eve of the battle is devoted to rest and to the glving of final instructions. The exception to the general rule was to-day furnished by Theodore Roose- velt, the Republican candidate for Gov- ernor, who devoted the day to a tour that embraced Allegheny, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus, and in the course of which he addressed assemblages at thirteen towns. Superintendent McCullagh of the Metropolitan Election District professes to have information of a great deal of fllegal registration and a number of ar- rests were made yesterday and to-day of persons accused of violating the law in that regard. At least outwardly, the police department is acting in harmony with the election district deputies for the prevention of fraud, although Re- publican newspapers do not hesitate to impugn the sincerity of Chief of Police Devery in his attitude toward the Superintendent of Elections. At each polling place in the city to-morrow there will be two police officers, and Superintendent McCullagh may place his 750 deputies in the localities most suspected as being the scenes of colon- izing enterprises. McCullagh continues to assert his be- lief that there will be trouble at some polling places, especially in the Eighth Assembly District, which embraces some of the ‘“hardest” streets in the city. On the other hand, the police de- clare that there is no basis in fact for Superintendent McCullagh's outgivings and that trouble will only arise in the event of indiscretion on the part of the State deputies. Congressman Odell left Republican headquarters early in the day for his home in Newburg, where he will vote to-morrow. His latest prediction was that Colonel Roosevelt would have a plurality of 50,000 in the State. At Democratic headquarters State Senator McCarren said he was con- fident of Van Wyck's election by a plurality anywhere from 25,000 to 50,000. Claims as to the State Legislature were as widely at variance as those regard- ing the State ticket, the Republicans, however, evincing the greatest degree of confidence. No opinion as to the result in the Congressional districts could be elicited at either the Demo- cratic or the Republican headquarters. The betting on the State ticket is of so uncertain a nature that it is diffi- cult to distinguish between the real and the fictitious. It was said in “the street” during the afternoon that some $20,000 had been brought there by a Democrat to bet at 8 to 10 on Van Wyck, and that an hour was required to place half of the sum. In Democratic quarters it was alleged that the betting was even money and 8 to 10 on Van Wyck, while at places where Republicans were mostly in evi- dence it was given out that money had been put up all the way from 10 to 8 and 2 to 1 on Roosevel MASKED MEN ROB ARAGO POSTOFFICE Compel the Postmaster to Open the Safe and Hand Out the Cash. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 7.—Two masked robbers entered the postoffice at Arago, which is located in the residence of W. H. Schroeder, postmaster, at 8 o’clock last night. Schroeder was in the upper part of the house when the men entered, but Peter Crow was in the of- fice. The robbers took Crow to the river bank and securedly tled his feet and hands. They then returned to the house and forced Schroeder at the point of a revolver to open the safe. e robbers obtained be&la!‘lns to the Arago Creame! 31 and of postal funds. Sheriff 8’5 e and a posse are in pursuit of the robbers. The Two Football Elevens for the Last Time This Season. At Recreation Park, Eighth and Harri- son streets, the Olympics will line up against the Stanford football eleven to- day to play off the tle game of Saturday. A great deal of interest is manifested in the game, as it is expected by many that the Uiympics will win the match and break the solid caking of defeats which | encrusts their colors at present. | Both teams will be somewhat weak- | ened on account of the bruises and stiff- ness of muscles due to the hard game played last Saturday. The Olympics will ut in their very best eleven, and Stan- ord will appear on the field with the choice of the college. A hard match is anticipated. Wells, who was injured in the game on Saturday, will not play to-day. In his place wiil be Sexton, who has distin- guished himself this season in the guard's position. Some of the Stanford men who were playing In the college team and who did not play Saturday will don the canvas jacket to-day and mix up with the Olymfllans in genuine batttle. This will be the last meeting of Stan- ford and the Olympics this season. The three games egla.y between these two teams result in two victories for the cardinal and one tie. The teams will line up as follows: Positions h.L. E. R. Stanford. Otympfes. Cavior I Gilman-Freeman.Center R. G. WHY CORBETT SHOULD DEFEAT THE SAILOR RULES WHICH SHARKEY WILL CERTAINLY DISOBEY. A grand boxing carnival will be given by the Fruitvale Athletic Club on the evening of the 15th inst. for the benefit of the Fruitvale Fire Department. The en- s tertainment, which will consist of boxing, wrestling, etc., will be held at Plittsville Park, and as the cause is a good one a large attendance is expected. The bill of athletic fare reads: Boxing, eight rounds, by Gates and Emley; four rounds, by Connolly and Fox; four rounds. by Allen and Simpson; four rounds, by Hayes and Neil; and wrestling, best two in three falls, by men whose names will be an- nounced later on. Jim Corbett and Tom Sharkey will meet on the evening of the 22d inst. before the Lenox Club of New York and according to the articles of agreement Corbett should certainly have easy salling, as the rules suit him admirably. They read: The bout shall be under the Marquis of Queensberry rules, except there shall be no hitting in the breakaway. Nelther man shall strike with one arm free. No wrestling shall be allowed, and each man must step back af- ter each clinch. Either man failing to comply with these articles his forfeit shall be divided between the contestant and the club. The pugilists are said to have deposited $2500 as a guarantee to abide by the rules which they have signed. ————— LURKING DEATH FOR TURKEY’S CONSUL George Elf Hall, Consul General of Tur- key and Persia, has been receiving anony- mous packages for the past week con- taining high and-deadly explosives. 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