The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 189S. 'STAMPEDE OVER ICE HAS FROM DAWSON Indignant Miners Resort to the Boycott to Break a Corner in Staples. Extensive 4 BY SAM Epecial Dispatch to The Call DAWSON CITY, Nov. 20 (via Seat-| tle, De: ).—The Yukon has closed and .he winter stampede out over the ice has begun. The stopped run- ning on the night of November 1. but traveling upon it has not been con- eidered safe before to-day, although a few of the overeager and adventurous started several days ago on the shore ice. Jack Carr, formerly United States| mail carrier and the man who last winter up from St. Michael, starts to-day, carrying this dispatch. The last few days have been cold enough to warrant the belief that th: river will be closed all the way up. To-day the mercury stands at 44 de- grees below. The frost in the keen air attaches to everything, so that every feature of the landscape is entirely white, the buildings of the city, the earth, the tr their most delicate outline, and the vapor over The river closed quietly, being fixed by a sudden descent or the thermome- ter to ., There was no jam near the 5 was the case last year. floes had been run- | ning for some days and they simply came together and remained. so th the surface, while not inviting to skates, does not present the jagged ap- pearance it did last ve Those who contemplate a trip out hope, and some of them believe, the will find it so &ll the way to the lakes. Heavy and unusual wind storms have prevailed for several days, accom- panied by snow. This, having cleared, will be of benefit rather than other- | wise to the trail kers, as it will drift upon and smooth over the roush places. Although trade is dull now, a great many merchants contemplate out over the ice to bring in ne of goo hopeful that the sw changes and big profits of the spring | and summer past, will repeat them- selves in thos coming, and this, notwithstanding the fact that warehouses by the block are stacked with goods of every description. prevail, of course, High prices still and a certain f articles, which have heen cornered, are in demand at extra high prices, but with the approach of another open season, and other ship loads of goods, it is only reasonable to believe that those who are now hold- ing their big sto at big prices, will come down. Immediat: upon the closing of the advanced river pri vere on many staple articl f food, such as fresh meat, canned vegetables, butter, milk and so on. This met with protest from the working miner the creeks. A meeting was committee nt to town to le of the merchants had so prices, with instructions to adv that they would be boycotted, & boycott is on. Many of t clare they will do without the art g rather than purchase at the high prices, as they declare the advance is th- out reason or excuse, a mere extortion based upon the r of the min- ers, 3 ity that g out their confidence that the hants were isfled with the big king at the ex- and would remair explain The prices o prevailir 3 per ‘sack; corn m per hun- cents tea, § ; bacon, dredweight; oat pound; coffee, $1 per pound: cocoa, 50 cents per pou cents per pound; butte: cents; cream, $1; ric ated potatoes, 5 coal oil, per gali box, $8: baking pow $ beans, 15 cents; ¢ 1wed vegetables, cents; beefsteak, nd $1.25; pork, $1.50; mutton, $1.25; moose, $1.25 per pound. £ eral of the big corners that were being perfected toward the close of the season were spoiled by the arrival of new stocks at the very last moment. “This was true of butter and glass. In the last days of October the little glas in town brought such prices as for an 8 by 10 pane, and butter was quoted, though little sold, at $5 a pound. A scow load of butter and another of glass arriving down among the big ice cakes and making a successful landing interfered somewhat with the specu- lators, though it was not allowed to en- tirely. break the charm. An 8 by 10 pane of glass still brings $1.50, although there appears to be plenty of it on sale. A number of rafts and barges carry- ing meat. provisions and other salabl goods passed down the river during the run of ice, being unable to effect a landing. This is offered as an excuse in some cases for the rise in ~rices. A few barges of meat are known to be stuck in the ice within twenty miles of the city up and down the river. The meat will be brought in with dog teams. The dynamos being brought in by the Pawson Electric Lizht Companv are also in the ice, some hundreds of miles up the river. The noles are up, the wires stretched nnd ~vervthing is jn readiness awaiting the dynamos, which will hardly get in this winter. In the meantime the Standard Ofl Company and the acetylene gas agents are look- ing well. Rut the distinet hit of news from this camp at this time to be recorded | and noted is that times are—that is, general business is—decidedly dull. The comnlaint is heard from one end of | Front street to the other. Dealers in furs, clothing and general merchandise other than food sunnlies. claim to be scarcely able to nay their rents out of | their revenues. The rents of stores al- | ready occupied still remain at the high- est summer figures., althoueh new | bulldines are beginning to offer large conreséions to winter conditions, The cold weather and the snow has put the winter trail to the mines into good form and for the nast week the freighting of provisions for the winter | out the several creeks has been under ! way. The freighters hova offected an organization. and established a sched- | ule’ of rates that rance from R cents a pound to the Forks, at Bonanza and E1' Preparations Operate Placer Holdings—Rich Strike on Thistle Creek. ! Ww. | The American Consul General, McCook, | FRES BEGUN in Progress to WALL. Dorado, to 30 cents to Lower Discovery on Dominion. The rates are considered | fair enough by those who have tried the trick themselves, but th will | compel all but the wealthy miners to do their own freighting. The trail over the divide to Dominion is a very trying | one, even with an empt led. | Now and then the customary scandal | has developed from an at 1pt to l»uxld‘ a tramway from the nd up Bo- | nanza to the mouth .f El Dorado. The | st company undertaking the d, leaving a large indebtedne w to | kmen and others. The Government | turned the franchise over to Tom| O'Brien, a wealthy pioneer Yukoner. | who paid the debts, built the bridees and got the roadway in to form an excellent tr: cil them granted O'Brie charge pedestrians i over it, 1 cent for ev pound the trian hauls over it for himself cents a pound for freighting as busin harges have creat- > as | < for travel- a storm on Bo- and cents a breo to have ben ex-| pervisors. tramway cars been set| Iff Scott, Auditor Barnum, Tax Collector Moodey freight carried on| District Attorney Snow has been instructed to institute proceedings. now giving their best attention to getting their winter’s prov from Dawson to their cack ut a great deal of work is be- tion of taxes. e N.W. MooDY TAWOUECTOR, RICT AT TORNEY QA E.SNOW . S - J urer Whitson is for $3' The Fresno County Grand Jury on Saturday returned its third batch of accusations against officials. the Treasurer, the charges are that the officials paid out public funds in salaries to deputies unlawfully. against the Tax Collector is for the salaries of his assistant and deputies and also for commissions on the collec- These commissions are now the subject of litigation, the county, in common with forty other coun- ties in the State, having entered into contracts with lawyers to bring sult against the State for their recovery. The , the amount paid by the Supervisors to Attorney C. C. Merriam for which the Grand Jury charged them with corrupt misconduct in office. NO COUNTY OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF MALFEASANCE {B.BARN AUDITOR * MR L & 4 J.E WHITSON N URERL (S EREASLSE S, DISTRICT ATTORNEY SNOW INSTRUCTED TO BRING PROSECUTIONS. During the preceding two days it had found accusations against the City Trustees of Fresno and the County Board of Su- The latest returns are against Supervisors Sayre, Manly. Rose and Garrett, ex-Supervisor Ward, Sher- Constable Shaw, Constable Albin and County Treasurer Whitson. Except in the cases of the Tax Collector and The suit i ,,m?,‘f\lt-'m,m Se it principal| suit authorized brought against Treas creeks since the ice in the river stonped communication with the outside. Prep- arations for the same big working of Bonanza and El Dorado creeks vas | least three months. carried on last year, were ap | October 31 preceding the intended hang- everywhere on those ing, when ev detail had been pre- v much more general than la rear, the pared, it occurred to Judge Dugas that work extending to the head of both the following day was All Saints’ day creeks, a statutory holiday in Canada, that, On Dominion the work of develop-|like Sunday, carried all official acts ment extended from 10 above Upper | Over to the next day. He issued a re- prieve for the one day. On that day the law s for the condemned men made their plea that there was no war- rant for hanging the men on the 2d of November. The Judge considered the point well taken and the matter goes te Ottawa. The men were sentenced by Judge Maguire, Judge Dugas’ pre- decessor, and the odd part of it is that he named Tuesday, rather than Mon- day, the usual hanging day under the English order of such things. Three of the men are Indians. condemned for killing Billy Meecham on the McClin- tock Riv and the fourth, Edward to below Lower DI tance of over twent have turr out, hav on Dominion, but a st pay seems to mark the f the creek. Wherever hole: ingle pans run from 25 cent ents. But one case of disappointment -as reported to me, where two men had given up a lay after sinking two hole ‘When 1t is remembered that nine hol had to be put down on the richest o Dorado’s rich claims before pay was struck, this argues little. Sulphur Creek is showing equally encouraging prospects with Dominion. though her bedrock and the pay is considerably deeper, requiring much more wood-burning and labor to get at Barge. with a chronic_complaint and it is be- lieved will die before another execution day arriv “HOODOOED” VESSEL Dominion and ¢ ting to pr nzo and El phur are proving ¢ pectors as those of Dorado. French Hill an okum. A claim opposite No. 4, above Lower Dis- cove paid as high as $420 per dav Seamen Forego Their Pay and Suffer to the rocker last summer and fall Imprisonment Rather Than Re- This fact, together with the discvery of i main at Their Posts. rich diggings on creeks well out of the circle, which wiseac have drawn| TACOMA, Dec. 25.—Fourteen sailors, | around the El Dorado dome,asmarking g the crew of the British ship the limits of the gold deposit. would Wilson have deserted the ves- seem to demonstrate that the possibili- | eral months' wages behind ties of the ice-bound land as a gold | They make no complaint and assign no | producer are still to be guessed at. reason except that one or two seamen the Stewart River, of which profess to believe the ship is ““hoodooed.” 1 at Victoria recentl hopec and toward which t out from the Btes only tered a terrific 0 men will winter. and these | tvphoon on : from Japan. During on its main tributary, the Mec- | the typhoon her ballast shifted, one man Questen. reported that only two| was hurt seriously, the sails were e men will winter on the Stewart. | whisked away and the ship forced to lie above the McQuesten. -six rs. to f A There has been a strike on Thistle ached Victoria Creek, however, whic s the sight men kon t s miles this side of Stewart, that I ed lively inter and a coniinued amped mar have gone there thet a station of the mount- | turned to the ship. = ed police has been established at the | S¥ S R Atence’ o mouth of the creek and the t the | months in 1t _hard labo | mouth of the Stewart is pr 1y de- ever, when ptain Doty was ready to serted. It is reported that o the pan come to yma he decided to bring the Saa daken GlCon g v and an-| men with . and they were released. other prospect three miles further up en Port Townsend was reached four ade shore, and as soon a ched ten more were off, shipped at Philadelphia developed $1 to the pan for this. While the miner and prospector con- tinue their struggle for riches in the fleld the city of Dawson, which depends I cannot vouch agq 5 in Doty to Hiogo and c ptain Doty s he had no trouble pleasant man | for existence cn their success, h = developed wonderfully and mow pre- | With the crew e sents nearly all of the features of a | She tYPROO% AT 108 Thions were brok- modern city of the States. S0 many as | tn, several sails carried away and when three social clubs have beeri formed and | the ballast shifted it was feared the ship have establiched luxurious quarters,| would sin The entire crew shoveled where they entertain in excellent fash- | ballast fifty-six hours to right her. fon. There are three large and nicely appointed hotels, in the atmosphere of any one of which one may easily imag- ine himself “outside.” Ther are two| theaters, both of the variety order, and to secure entrance to .ither it is oniy the bar. The CHRISTMAS IN CAMP. Seventh Army Corps at Savannah Enjoys the Holiday. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. came as near to being a civilian celebra- tion as is possible in military life, practi- cally all army restraints being suspended except morning and afternoon calls, and the men were left to enjoy themselves in compares very favorably with that of the same order in San Francisco. The latest of these to be established is the Tivoll. It is owned by Robert Blei of San Franclsco, who came down the €nioy. 3 ol ; : 5 e | their fashion. The Third Nebraska, Co river only last July, but who imme-| i wiliam J. Bryan's old regiment, had | diately stood to the front in the hust- |3 fund of $1000 sent from home for a ling little city. Mr. Blei to-day opened | Christmas dinner. This was apportioned the third, and perhaps the handsomest. and certainly the most substantial of the three big hotels. It is » Mel- bourne,” located on Second av op- posite the Alaska Comme m- pany’s block. The city's incorporation proceedings are moving slowly. Twc long ordi- nances have been presented to Commi sioner Ogilvie, and his signature necessary to either before it may go into effect. In the meantime seven candidates for the Mayoralty have de- veloped and are working out their compani; The 0 had $1000 for a C s regiment spent its Christ- having sailed yesterday at the First Texas. Several r in the city S no con- the among ristmas ons, thougn there certed movement for a spread for the troops, as on Thanksgiving day. To-mor- row also will be a holiday for the troops. Aoy S CATHEDRAL RUINED BY FIRE. Church Edifice in Harrisburg Dam- aged by Flames and Water. V- eral destinies. They C. Wi HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 2%.—St. Pat- banker and late Commissioner to Ot- | rick’s Pro-Catholic Cathedral, the church tawa on behalf of the miners; W. H. | of the Bishop of Harrisburg Roman Cath- Smith; J. W. Mo ‘ison; »m O’Brien: | L. Woodworth, attorney; A. J. Banner- man and Dr. W. S. Barrett. These are all Canadians, as required by the ordi- olic diocese, s ruined by fire this after- noon. hortly after 1 o'clock a blaze was dis the altar and the Christmas decorations nances, but of the number, J. W.|yere soon ablaze. The flames ran up the Morrison is a long-time resident of | rear wall and got between the roof and | Juneau. ceiling, pushing their way to the front Notwithstanding the quantities of provisions tc be had for the buying | there are nevertheless many who are | already listing themselves as destitute, | claiming to be unable to secure work. | of the church. The entire interior was flooded with water before the fire was put out. The altar ornaments and sacred vestments were saved. The organ was ruined by heat _and water. Loss $14,000, fully insured. Electric light wires cross- ing ‘caused the fire. Succumbs to His Injuries. FULLERTON, Dec. 2%.—Elisha Speer, is being daily cailed upon for aid and | the Salvation Army has established its | “Shelter,” where men are fed and | housed after spending an hour or S0 |y, several days ago was the victim of a in the woodyard. runaway accident, died to-day from the The quadruple hanging that was | effects of the injuries received. Mr. Speer scheduled to take place on the Ist of | was formerly a wealthy and influential | November has been postponed for at|resident of Albuquerque, N. Mex. Henderson, condemned for shooting his | partner, named Peterson, on Lake Le | Henderson is a very sick man | DESERTED BY CREW| and has sailed with the | k 25.—Christmas | in the camp of the Seventh Army Corps | ¥ overed in the rear of the church near | |2 DON CARLOS WILL NOT ABDICATE. < 0000ONGCO0DOO0000000000C0000CDO0000 Intends to Play the Role of Dictator to the Bitter End. LONDON, De:. 26. —The Ven'ce correspondent of the Times says: Don Carlos, who is in perfect health, de= sires me to deny absolutely the report that he contem- plates abdicating. On the contrary, he says he is more resolved than ever to fulfiil his role to the end. ROME, Dec. 25.—The Agenz- ca Italano asserts that a German syndicate has prom= iscd Don Carlos a loan of 30,000,000 francs in three installments, the first when he has 10,000 men under arms, the second when he has captured Bilboa, capital of the province of Biscaye, and the third two months after operations are com- menced. | 0000000000000000000Q Q 0 o |© 1000000000 C00C00C020 000000000000 00000 \ WILLIAM J. ENGLISH WEDS MISS SUTRO Marriage Solemnized at the Resi- | dence of Bishop Montgomery in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Dec. the famous San Mayor and millionaire, English of Chicago were quietly married Rev. Bishop Montgomery, who officlated Mr. English arrived in this city on Fri- | day and immediately procured the mar- | riage llcense. He then jolned Miss Sutro | and her brother, Charles Sutro, who had arrived the day previous. The marriage was solemnized here in order to avold the notoriety which would have ensued in | San Francisco. The brother of the bride | w. ; witness to the ceremony. { English will remain here | for a few days and will then journey to New York. They confemplate a trip to Spain, and upon their return to this coun- try they will take up their residence in | Chicago, the home of the groom. Mr. English isa widely known attorney, being a member of the firm of English & Heffernan of Chicago. He Is also a mem- ber of the Chicago School Board and is president of the Chicago Bar Assocla- tion. 'RESOLUTIONS AGAINST IMPERIALISTIC POLICY Central Labor Union of New York Opposes Expansion and Alliance With England. | NEW YORK, Dec. 2%5.—At a meeting of the Central Labor Union to-day resolu- tions were adopted in opposition to “the policy of imperialism and expansion be- | yond the limits of this continent and the | islands that are within its natural and legitimate sphere of influence.” Resolu- tions also were adopted in opposition to an alliance with Great Britain. ;GOVERNOF.'ELE’CT GAGE’S HOME AT SACRAMENTO Second | Family Will Occupy the Me- Cleary Mansion. SACRAMENTO, Deec. 25.—Governor- elect Henry T. Gage has selected his place of residence for the four years of his official term. It is the handsome Mec- Creary mansion, located at the northwest corner of Tenth and L streets, diagonally opposite the Tenth and L streets en- trance to Capitol . rk. The Governor- ! elect could not have selected a more home-like place of abode, nor one which could be more appropriate by reason of situation. In architecture it is typical of | California’s Chief Executive and His P l | | On the night of |COCQ00C00QOOOOO S OO O |the more elaborate Sacramento residencs, #s large verandas affordin, for the enjoyment of the delightful sum- mer evenings. The circlet of electric lamps upon the dome of the Capitol sheds its light full down upon the house which the Governor-elect and his family will occupy, and from the veranda the very best view of the magnificent white structure is to be had, both day and night. The house is furnished in taste- ful style, and Governor-elect Gage will have a home which will no doubt meet all his requirements. Its grounds are ample and luxuriant with semi-tropical trees and flowers. LI AR SHOOTING FOLLOWS QUARKEL. Young Girl Killed by a Youth Who Attempts Suicide. an ideal spot NEW YORK, Dec. %.—Mattle Remly, a | the hedge rows brilliant with flowers, | vear-old girl, was shot in the heart and | the day did not seem much like Cnrist- killed to-day at her home on Eighth |Ma T avenue, by Frank Nulty, a postoffice clerk, 19 yvears old. At the same time Nulty shot himself through the head and Wwas taken to a hospital, and it is believed he will die. of the girl, but recently they quarreled. OPENING OF THE SAN JOSE COURSING PARK | stars of the old flag of freedom to shine | | { | | i Nulty was formerly a suitor | Indiana regiments had extra spreads | Two Thousand Spectators Witness | ! 25.—Miss Clara | Sutro, daughter of the late Adolph Sutro, | Francisco mining man, | and William J. | | foot 'beat Speed Contests Between Hares and Hounas. SAN JOSE, Dec. 25.—The San Jose Coursing Park was successfully opened to-day, about 2000 people being present. The total purse for the opening slate was $310. Results: Nancy Lee beat Masterpiece; Rustan bea Commodors beat Long Shot C t Perfection: Dark R orget beat Bendalong; dow beat Bonnie Scotland; Linwood beat Da- rien; Alameda ran a bye; Black Jack beat Madge Wildfire; Motto heat Breach of Prom- : Dempsey Lass beat Queen Ann; Lexor beat peculatio ultless Beauty beat Flush; Be- nicia Boy beat For Persecution; Clare B beat Oregon Boy; Master Mat beat May McKinley < Gow 'beat Gallagher; I t ;. Blue Rock beat Fred- Thisbe; Magnette ady Islington; Wil- ran a bye: Silkwood beas ful beat Miss Grizzle. The semi-finals and finals will be run to- morrow. EETTeS LOS ANGELES COURSING. Christmas Meet Supplies Excellent Sport for a Large Crowd. LOS ANGELES, Dec. %.—The run down in the big Christmas coursing meet at Agricultural Park, a sixty-four dog open this afternoon ut the residence of Right | Stake for a purse of $600, took place to-day. The San Francisco dogs ran in fine form, and most of them are in the run-off to- morrow. Judge John Grace of Ingleside officiated, with James Grace as slipper, and gave general satisfaction. There was a big crowd, and the sport was first class. The run-offs to-morrow promise fine sport, and a great time is anticipated. The score follows: Hattle beat Lady In B&lck. 16—0; Lassie Hays beat Snug, 12—2; C beat His Free- dom, 10—5; Fleetwings beat Rex, 13—5; Daisy Hamburg beat Midnight, 12—3;" Kitty Scott beat Lady Agnes, 12—2; Occldental beat Little Cripple, 10—0; Hadiwist beat Tip Sledman, 84—4; Macs Melody beat Orpheum Lass, 5—2; Rellable beat Van Brulle, 7—2; Queen Keep beat B B and B, 7—5; Nashville beat Domlno, 12—8; Lillie beat' Lady Washington, 7—3; Glen Rosa beat Hardshell, 12—2; Lady Herschél beat Wingedfoot, 14—3; Premier beat Happy Mald, §—5; Gladiator beat Torpedo, 16—9: Reliance beat Los Lunas, 12—1; Get There beat Revenge (after a tie), 7—3: The Ghost beat Clover Leaf, 11—3; Lady Wallace beat Emerald, 25—2; Doncaster beat Anty, 5—0; Mountain Belle beat Ormonde, 10—9; Entérprise beat Master Jack, 5—4; Light- rpheum Lass (a bye), 5—0; Rose- wood beat Alice, 7—6; Rest Assured beat Fleet- wood, §—2; Fair Rosaline beat Mollie Bawn, 26—5; Uncle Sam beat Lady Napoleon, 22—1: Bo Peep beat Jean Valjean, 34—1: White Dia’ mond_beat Van Tralle, 8-2; Innocent Daisy beat Sprig o' the Hill, 7—4. aimes TR Coursing at Stockton. STOCKTON, Dec. 25.—The first of two days’ coursing at Goodwater Grove under the auspices of the San Joaquin Coursing Club attracted a big crowd to-day. The forty-dog stake got no further than through the first ties, and the finals for to- | morrow are the subject of heavy pools. following was the run down: Maiden beat Omaha Kid; Calnux beat Gen- eral Arthur; Seldom beat Happy Girl; Tip beat Magnus; Arno beat Nabob: Marietta beat Cas- cadel; Little George beat Peaceful Glen; False Alarm beat Etta A; Magnet beat Yellow Kid: Lady beat Smuggler; So Are We beat Robin A; Port Costn Lass'beat Duke of Oakgrove: Hazel Glen beat Village Belle; Magnesia beat Our Climate; Rosa B beat Lady Boswell; Mar- jorie M beat Lodi Maid; Salvator beat Tom Cy; Mission Tip beat Bay 'State: Belisarious beat Don Jose; Searchlight beat Maud S. First ties—Maiden beat Calnux: Seldom beat Tip; Marletta beat Arno: False Alarm beht Litfle George; Magnet beat Lady; Port Costa Lass beat So Are We; Magnesia beat Hazel Glen; Rosa B beat Marjorie M: Mission Tip beat ‘Salvator; Bellsarious beat Searchlight. Daisy Bell Takes First Money. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 25.—There was a light attendance at the coursing matches to-day, but the betting was lively. "The results were as follows: Open stake—Daisy Bell won, Promise Me sec- 0"3‘ Maid of Erin third. apling stake—Black Diamond won, Prim- rose second, Geyser third. i | In Cuba the Soldier Boys Made the |PLAYED A BRILLIANT GAME. CHRISTMAS DAY 15 DULY OBSERVED Usual Feasting at| ‘Home and Abroad. PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHURCH AND HEARS AN INTERESTING SERMON BY DR. BRISTOL. Most of the Holiday and Dined on Turkeys at Seven Dollars Each. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Christmas was observed very quietly in Wash- ington. The weather was cool and bracing. The President and Mrs. Mec- Kinley have several friends from Ohio stopping at the White House and with them, and half a dozen others formerly living in their native State, the Christ- mas dinner was enjoyed. The President and Mrs. McKinley took advantage of the fine weather and went out for a drive during the afternoon. The Pres- ident, accompanied by Mr. James Bar- ber, Mrs. McKinley's nephew, attended divine service at the Metropolitan Church at 11 o'clock and listened to a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Bristol, who in | the course of his talk sald: “This nation has presented to an op- pressed people the unspeakable gift of freedom; yes, and to the world it has given a longer liberty. God’s Christmas gift of freedom has come to the suf- | fering and wronged through the agency | of a nation that was obedient to the | heavenly call, and had caught the| spirit of liberty and helpfulness sent | forth from angelic lips—'Good will| toward men.” It was not hatred or ill- will toward any nation that caused this country to unsheath the sword of war. It was good will toward the suffering and the oppressed that inspired us to battle and victory. “Good will has been established in our own land, from. North to South and from East to West. The angels of our better nature h\i\'e been reconclling! enemies, obliterating the wounds and | scars of war and strife and making the | with new luster, while every strife has been cleansed from every stain. North and South together sing at this Christ- mas day, as they have not sunz since we were a nation, the blessed song of peace and good will."” | HAVANA, Dec. 25.—Christmas at| Camp Quemados was as lively as the troops could make it with slender ma- terials. Turkeys at $7 apiece were | scarce and everybody said that with | the heat at a summer temperature and s. | All the company messes of the Forty- ninth Iowa, the First North Carolina, the Fourth Virginia, the Second Illinois and the One Hundred and Sixty-first out of company funds, with gifts from well-to-do members. The army ration was supplemented by fruits, canned goods, sweet potatoes and - sometimes chicken. The Sixth Missouri regiment, | the last to arrive, had no chance to prepare an extra dinner, so the men | dined on fresh beef, rice and beans. Company F of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana regiment had a cactus tree with a present for every- body stuck on the points, as for in- stance, hardtack, beans, salt pork and candies. The officers of the One Hun- dred and Sixty-first Indiana indulged | in the dinner, in songs and speech- making, with several dances. At EI Vedado the Eighth and Tenth | Regular Infantry regiments dined well at the expense of the company funds. Major General Lee and his staff par- | took of a modest dinner. General Lee had a number of live turkeys avail- able, but as the birds are very lean ha decided to keep them on the chance of improving them for the New Year's feast after the flag raising. BERLIN, Dec. 25.—Emperor William and members of the Imperial family | followed their Christmas observances to-day. Pillsbury, the American Chessmaster, Awarded a Prize. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—News reached this city to-day from Vienna that the committee appointed to decide the dispo- sition of the prizes for the most brilliant games played in the recent irfternational chess tournament at Vienna has awarded the first prize to Pillsbury for his game against Halprin; Lipke second prize for his game against Janowski, and Marco third prize for his game against Burn. The prizes are to the value of $100, $75 | and $0 respectively. g Al A AN OVERDOSE OF CHLOROFORM. Causes the Death of Actor Buchanan of the Secret Service Company. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 25.—Ray- mond C. Buchanan, aged 28, a member of Gillette's “Secret Service” company, died here to-day from an overdose of chloro- form. When discovered he was dead on his bed, with a letter by his side an- nouncing the death of his infant son on December 1 Youthful Ambition. A recent scene from child life actually witnessed at the Karl Theater, Vienna. The director has engaged sundry little maidens from the primary school to take parts of the angel hosts and the souls of children in Andersen’s ‘“‘Blonde Kath- | rein.” Enters from the outer door a small girl with her school satchel in her hand, who stands shyly peeping into the | director's office. ‘“Well, little one, what | can we do for you?”’ usked an attendant | who has never seen the wee six-year-old before, and thinks she probably belongs to the angels or the spirits. The small intruder: “It isn't for me; I was sent by Bertha Steiner and Hermine Grazl, who are in my class.” “Well, and what do the Steiner and the other one want?” “If you please, they are standing in the street below, and daren’t come up.” “Yes, and why not?" “If you please, they won't play thedpart of the Second Child Spirit and Third Child Spirit any longer. They both want to be First Child Spirit, and If not they won't come any more.” By this sin fell the angels, but Andersen’s angels seem to begin early.—London Pall Mall Gazette. ——— London’s New Tunnel Road. The tunnels of the Central Rallwa; (electric) are now open from end to end, and one can make his way through from Shepherd’s Bush to the Mansion House underground. The permanent way will soon be laid, and the stations are already being tiled. The great electric instal- lation at Shepherd’s Bush is rapidly ap- proaching completion. One of the bf chimneys has attained the height of 155 feet, and the tric.sv spirit that is pres- the loaded trains is ed for the working ently to be hnuunf already being utiliz of lifts and the running of mortar mills and for a ger!ect blaze of light for work- ing after dark. ADVERTISEMENTS. LODKING THE CIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH, A Domestic Comedy of Real Life. DRAMATIS PERSONA: MR. POPINLAW. MR. STRIIGHT. *“'Tis not so much how much you pay, "Tis what you get for what you pay.” MR. STRAIGHT—A merry Chr mas, Pop. MR. POPINLAW—The same to you and a happy, bright New Year. STRAIGHT—Have you got through with Santa Claus and the giving of gifts to all your sisters and nieces? POPINLAW—Yes. They've made my purse a bit lighter. STRAIGHT—Been patronizing Pat- tosien’s in the Mission again, eh? POPINLAW—Yes; but not as much as I felt tempted to. Against my will T had to patronize the high price com- bine. STRAIGHT—Why, how was that? POPINLAW—Well, this way. You know Sis Sally? STRAIGHT—Oh, the one who lives in the Mission? POPINLAW-—That's the one, Sally. She has quite a little property there, but she trades at the high price con- cern. STRAIGHT—What! And yet she passes Pattosien’s two-acre store in the Mission to go down town. I thought she was a woman of sound business common sense. POPINLAW—She is pretty smart, but, you know, some ladies have a feel- ing that a thing must be good if it comes high. STRAIGHT—That's a false notion, and they have to pay the piper for it. POPINLAW—Now, I was saying Sally would expect me to go to the high price concern. What's the dif- ference? I laid out $50 for each of them —Sally and Sister Dolly, who lives in the Western Addition. STRAIGHT— “So to send gifts away to the West- ern Addition You patronized Pattosien's store in the Mission; But you went somewhere else to give the commission | To send to the lady who Mves in the Mission?” ‘What did the ladies get, anyhow? POPINLAW—I bought each of them a $50 fine Davenport sofa. STRAIGHT—Did you compare goods? POPINLAW-—The famous Mrs. Gamp says “Comparisons are odorous,” you know. STRAIGHT—Your sisters will com- pare the pieces. POPINLAW—What then? STRAIGHT—What then! Why, your sister Sally will think you have given Dolly a much finer present than hers. POPINLAW—How so? I have laid out $50 for each. STRAIGHT—And you think you have given each a $50 present? POPINLAW—That’s what I think. STRAIGHT—You had better un- think it again. You will find you have given Dolly a $75 gift, bought at Pat- tosien’s in the Mission for $50, and you have given Sally a $35 present, bought for $50 at the tip-top price concern. Sally will go for you red-headed. POPINLAW—What do you mean? STRAIGHT—Don’t you see? The Davenport you bought for Dolly at Pat- toslen’s great two-acre store is charged $75 at the high price combine, and that’'s where Sally trades, isn’t it? She will have seen it there. POPINLAW—I guess you’re right./ Still T don’t see the point. STRAIGHT—Now follow me. The Davenport you bought for $50 at that concern she will see at Patusien’s marked $35 next time she then—and then—she’ll say: me a $35 present and Dolly a $75 pres- ent.” : POPINLAW—My! So .she will! I feel as if my ears were beginning to grow longer! I am like the players in| “Midsummer Night's Dream,” and can! say with Quince “Bless thee, Bottom; how thou art translated into a jack- ass.” STRAIGHT—I would rather you should say with Bottom: “I see their| knavery. This is to make an ass of me!” POPINLAW—I can say that, too. STRAIGHT—Never mind, friend Pop. Experience is a dear teacher. You wili| be wise to profit by the example of the ' thousands of customers who find it to their advantage, if you also decide to the Always Trade in the Mission AT THE BIG TWO-ACRE STORE —OF THE— PATTOSIEN COMPANY SIXTEENTH ST. and MISSION,