The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1899, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1899. GOVERNOR GAGE - GIVES ADYVICE T0 THE LEGISLATURE R Document That Is Remarkable for Its Erasures. A LOOPHOLE FOR Lawmakers Chided for Dereliction of Duty Because They Failed to Elect a United States Senator and Left a CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-} MENTO, March 19.—Just before ad- journment was taken at noon to-day Governor Gage delivered to the Senate and Assembly his final message. That #t was an excellently executed docu- ment, from a comparative standpoint, was agreed by every lingering legisla- tor who heard it read, and not one of them but v struck by, and re- marked upon its political significance. It was in its erasures, its printed text, that its significance lay. Governor Gage and Mr. Foley, his secretary, had taken all of four days in its preparation. It had been reread and rewritten and worried over until the Executive was satsified that it would move this dilatory Legislature to do its duty in the way of the elec- tion of a United States Senator. then there was found a change to be made, and rather than rewrite it, was sent to both houses to-day with the last correction marked through in lead pencil lines that in not one whit disguised its meaning. The erasure read as follows: “It is now apparent that no extra session can be justified in order to see whether you will, in the future, perform a duty which has previously been ignored.” It was the original intention of Gov- ernor Gage to hand in his message just before the last balloting was begun yesterday, but mature deliberation and consultation with his conf ts in both houses convinced him that such action would be ill-advised in view of the in- terpretation that any of those who have been fighting for a Senator have put upon his apparently close relations with D. M. Burns and his adherents. That his message would have been a lever under the factional leanings of every man in the House is evident upon the reading of it. It was as follows: EXECUTIVE DEPARTM ORNIA, SA s of the people, not only ry and_judicious la but as ose a United enator to serve the State in Congres As such representatives you were elected not to voice the desires of particular localit but to carry out the will of the great m jority of our people for their greate: sible good. Your personal feelings, ¥ especial likes and dislikes, should fore, be subordinated to the sense of pub: lic duty. The people demand a United States _.er.;;z i t ance than the question of su opposing the plan of territorial expansion and the general national policy of our great Pres- i1l of the majority of the people cal predilections, was in favor of and you 5y that splendid ‘majority to elect a in accord with the views of t The demand of th ing thus strongly manifested, no diversity of opin- fon, no private discords, should be per- mitted to prove an obstacle to the fulfill- ment of the popular desire. In view of the great territorial expan- slon westward in the Pacific Ocean, the commercial interests of this State are too vast and its politic fon too impor- tant to be now impaired by vour failure to choose a national representative. The power to select a Senator is vested 4n you by the constitution, by the law and require at the exercise of that high pre- by the people, and the people your hands Togative. Fnd mow, at the close of your session, as in the discharge of my solemn duty your executive, I be ech you to disr and discard your individual prejud your personal disagreements—and to obey the people’s behest. I implore you, not as partisans, but as distingulshed representa- fives standing upon the high plane of American citize the agents of the great majo > people who elected you, and also as the guardians of the minority of our people, whom you Jikewise represent, to execuse at this time the popular demand. I im\lore you to falter no longer in the d Yge of your iugh duty: to ct for the State a proper representative for the United Stat, ate; to rise above the antagor have been engendered during y session, and to choose for the people a man fuily equipped, mentally and morally for the great office of United States Sen ator; a man of distinguished abilities an. virtue, a man in whom the people will perceive just grounds for confidence, a man who will best subserve our commer- cial and political interests and represent the dignity of our people. HENRY C. GAGE, Governor of the State of California. Coming in as it did at the eleventh hour it resulted in nothing of 'more moment than round after round of hearty applause in the Assembly and a wrangle in the Senate. There was no indication of a desire upon the part of any of Mr. Burns' supporters to make the capital they might of it. On the contrary, Judge Dibble, in the Assem- bly, who yesterday gave his word of honor that at 11 o'clock this morning he would move to adjourn, so far ignored it that he immediately rose to move that the journal of yesterday be approved. Mr. Valentine of Los An- geles was, however, more courteous and moved that it be spread upon the inutes of the last day, and it was so rdered by Speaker Arderson. As the true significance of the docu- iment dawned upon the Senate and the crowd waiting in the lobby the bustle attendant on the preparations for ad- Jjournment ceased and the Senate be- came all attention. When the clerk had finished reading a wild yell rose from the Burns people and they cheered and shouted until the Senators or those whom Burns owned joined in the tur- moil. But even over the shouts of the crowd Boyce's voice could be heard de- manding recognition and a chance to speak. He was no friend to such a course as the message suggested and the Burns crowd knew it, and as he called the louder the rcoters yelled. The President pro tem., nor his gavel, nor the sergeants at arms, nor the éfforts of the more decent element could still the cry until 1t Had run’its course. n- rather than in | Even | it | g | Put and brought a few responses. ns which | our long | AN EXTRA SESSION Vacancy. And when it dled away Boyce was still calling for the floor. He was recognized and moved that the communication be laid upon the table. The motion was seconded at | once by Ashe. There were cries of “No! no!” and when Dickinson moved that the communication be received and printed in the journal according to the custom Boyce accepted the| amendment. But the Burnssmen were not willing to let this last chance go. It was like the recent rain to the far- in their eyes, and even though | they had pledged themselves only the night before to make no requests for a postponement Wolfe rose to see What could do as a last effort. ‘Mr. President,” he sald, “do you suppose this the only thing in order? | | Is there no other course open to us but | to place this me: ge on record and so | Tet it die? It will go all over the State as one of the records of this Senate. | and the State will demand why it is we | have so coldly passed it by. I wish we could do something more than | merely print in the journal these sen- | timents which come so forcibly from | the Governor. They the senti- ments of e y good and true Repub- lican in California, and how will w | look our constituents in the face fair- ly after ignoring such a plea as this? Is there nothing else we can do? Is there | no other way? Must we pass this by | |- usual with no further comment or action | than to order it printed in the journal?” It was as close as Wolfe could get to | the line without breaking the pledge | so solemnly, if unwillingly, given last night. Had there been a word of en- | couragement, even the faintest promise of support, the pledge would have been | in the air and the battle would have been on again to rage to the last flying | minutes of the session. But there was no support for him and the only one | who spoke was Boyce. N | "L b |-and f: | done,” was all he said, and the silence | which followed seemed to indicate that he voiced the sentiments of the Senate. There was no roll call. The ayes were The call for the noes met only silence, and the Governor’s message went off to the eve the Republicans will justly | rly judge us for what we have | | SENATE A LOVE FEAST| CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 19.—It was after half- past 1 instead of 11 when Lieutenant Gov- | ernor Neft announced the adjournment of the Senate and the fall of the gavel ended legislation for two years to come. It was | two hours of mutual congratulation that | delayed matters, not any attempt of the | Senatorial corpse to rise from the grave so deeply dug for it. There were presenta- tions to the Lieutenant Governor, the | President pro tem., the Secretary and the ant at arms, and there were words ity and back again, from Democrat to Re- publican, from floor to desk. But all this | time the clock stopped to listen, and if 1t is to be believed the old Senate timepiece declares even now it is five minutes to 11. Business was practically a_secondary matter, but still the Senate managed to carn the salary it will not get. The ap- pointment of F. S. Chadbourne to the Harbor Commission, announced last night by the Governor, was taken up and on motion of Dickinson was confirmed. In the rolleall the Democrats all asked to be 1sed from voting, a courtesy which was granted them. Chadbourne has been appointed to succeed Rudolph Herold Whom the Governor said had not _complied with all the forms necessary and conse- Quently had not properly qualified for the office. . The Democrats had no desire to antagonize Governor Gage, nor did they Wish to legislate Herold out of office, a combination of circumstances brought them permission to remain silent. At 10:45 Dickinson called attention to ¥ ot last night's session adjourned at 4.30 K morning, and the adjournmcat then was really a recess until 9 o’cie ‘s scme clausc or section or something in the constitution nad of a procedure advi ary. tely “affer this phantom ad- ournment 1he roll was called again and the Senatz 1éported for duty. 'On metion of Dickinson, Senators Dickinson, Doty and Gillette were appointed a committes to notify the Governor that the Senate was ready to adjourn sine dle. Senators Morehouse, Sims am¥l Davis were appoint- ed a committee to present the same in- formation to the Assembly. On motion of Smith, a committee of three was appointed to examine into the subject of county taxation and revenue, its report to be presented to the next ses- sion of the Legislature. The committee is composed of Senator Smith of Fresno, Senator Taylor of Alameda and Senator Sims of Santa Rosa. It was then the Governor's message was presented and read, and when Wolfe's plea was over and a few resolutions pro- viding contingent expenses had been passed the Senate adjourned sine die. It was then the presentations were made, the Senate coming to order as if it had not adjourned. To Lieutenant Gov- ernor Neff Senator Boyce, on behalf of the Senate, presented a magnificent game service and also a dressing case. Then Taylor called Flint to the bar of the house and presented him with a silver water ewer. Then Morehouse called Frank J. Brandon, the secretary of the.Senate, and after paying him some well-merited compliments he presented him with a sil- ver service, and Shortridge presented a similar one to Lou Martin, the sergeant at arms. Then Sims spoke for the minor- ity, and Smith for the majority, and Da- vis' called for Shortridge, and on behalf of the lady attaches of tr~ Benate pre- sented him wi.w a tle redder and if nos- sible more boisterous than any he had worn during the session. In reply Shori- ridge in a half serious, half apologetic way_spoke of himself, of his mannerism on the floor of the Senate and of his re- lations to his fellow Senators. In doing so he delivered one of the prettiest speeches heard during this Legislature.. Then the crowd broke ur and t’fe ser- geant at arms took possession of the fast- emptying chamber. The Pope Attends Mass. ROME, March 15.—The Pope attended mass to-day in his-private ‘chapel and later received several persons in audience. He occuples his leisure time in ting Latin’ ve?ses. M f = g | ling rain more than 200 men continued | any valuables that might have escaped | walls cn the east and north SWINDLE [KING OF DIAMOND RS CAUGHT The Notorious Schwartz Serving Time for a Crime Commyitted in Dawson. committed last July in Dawson. He but his trial was arrested in Julyi 5 known to the Schwartz was well 40404 04040404040 °.§o+o¢ 040404 040404040404 0404040404040+ 0404040404 H TACOMA, March 19.—Local police officers say that J. Schwartz, who according to Dawson advices has been sentenced to eight years’ impris- onment, is the “King of Diamond Swindlers,” who. is notorious in Eu- rope and America. The offense for which he is being punished was with gold dust in which a large percentage of brass filings was mixed, and was successfal for a long time before his artifice was discovered. He a confederate of the notorious “Rebel George” Knowlton. worked the gold-brick swindle on a logger at Grays Harbor a few years ago, for which crime Knowlton.had to bear the brunt, Later Schwartz went to San Francisco and resumed his old tricks. ‘was in the habit of paying his bills ‘was postponed until recently. police of the Pacific Coast. He was Together they 40404 040404040+ o SEARCH FOR THE WINDSOR VICTIMS Two Hundred Men Work in the Ruins. NO ROCIES YET RECOVERED DYNAMITE TUSED TO BLOW DOWN CHIMNEYS. Several Guests Reported Missing, In- cluding Archibald Clavering Gunther, Have Been Ac- counted For. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 19.—In a driz- to-day to work among the debris and smoldering ruins of the Windsor Hotel, searching for the bodies of those who perished in the flames and to recover the ravages of the fire. ¢ The efforts of the searchers were futile, however, as the ruins were too hot to permit much progress and the smoke arising from the burning material was rendered | more dense by the dampness of the at- mosphere. At intervals during the night flames burst forth from the burn- | ing embers and forced back the work- | men. Work was begun this morning to de- molish the fragmentary portions of sides of the burned building, and later the num- ber of workers was reinforced and the work of removing the rubbish pushed as vigorously as was practicable. The chimney, eighty-five feet high, standing on the Forty-sixth-street side of ‘the ruins, near Fifth avenue, was blown up to-day. Thirty pounds of dynamite were placed under the base of this chimney and electricity was used to explode it. Smoke and steam still rise from the debris and now and then tongues of | flame shoot up, even at this late hour | after the fire. The workmen have been | able:to do only a little superficial work. When they dig down a little way the debris is so hot that they are obliged to move to another location. During the day workmen were en- gaged in picking to pieces the six-story wall that is standing on the Forty- seventh-street side of the hotel site, in order to make the search in the ruins safe. i The second eighty-five-foot chimney was dynamited shortly after 3 o’clock this afterncon. The explosion wrecked a number of plate-glass windows and doors in near-by residences. A large force of men were at work during the afternoon on what was the main entrance to the hotel. It was ex- pectéd that bodies would first be found there. A large amount of small arti- cles, principally the personal property of guests, was found. Daniel Sweeney, the emergency wrecker of the building department, and three men had a narrow escape from injury and possibly death about 5 o’clock. The four men were on top of the six-story wall, which was still standing on the Forty-seventh street rear corner of the hotel, tearing it down. A etiff north wind blew up sud- denly, and Sweeney felt the wall trembling beneath him. Sweeney cried out a warning and the men hur- ried from their dangerous perch. They were just outside the danger line when a great section of the wall, thirty or more feet square and including that portion on which they had been work- ing, went down with a roar. A portion of it fell on the roof of the house back of the hotel, wrecking the roof. The house had been emptied by order of-| the building deparment and nobody was injured. Following is a list of the missing, cor- rected to up to 8 o'clock to-nigh Anglin, Mrs. Mary, 45 years, wife of T. H. Anglin, New York; Bruit, Jane, 40, New York; Bradley, Mrs. N. K., aunt of Mrs. A. M. Fuller, of Philadelphia; Bischoffshausen, Aaron, Germany; Boyce, Flossie, 8, daughter of W. S. Boyce, New York, said to have been rescued by father and afterward disap- peared; Brush, Mrs. M. G.; Boyd, Mrs. and daughter; Clair, Mary; Egan, Miss; Fuller, Miss Margaret, daughter of A. M. Fuller, Philadelphia; Guy, ‘Warren, elevator boy; Hoffman, Miss Dora, Baltimore; Jose, Miss, servant; Johnson, Alexander B., and wife, New- buryport, Mass.; Kelly, Alice, 17, ser- vant; ‘Leland, Fred, room clerk, cousin of Warren Leland; Lynch, D.; Lowry, Miss Maggie; Lawrie, Harry M., 22, New York; Lanny, Mary; McDonald, Mrs. Isabella, 42, widow, family living at Toronto; Morgan, Miss Annie Tay- lor, 40, New York; Morgan, Miss Cath- erine; McConnell, Kate; McNulty, Miss M. C., 55, New York; McDonald, Lizzie, New York; McCarthy, Catherine V., New York; McCarthy, Henry; Mc- Kenna, Jennie, chambermaid, New York; Morat, Jennie, 30, chambermaid; Nash, Mr.; Nellie, Annie, known at ho- tel as Annie Malloy, New York; Pater- son, Mrs., wife of Judge Paterson, Colorado; Reld, Miss; Salamon, Mts. D. S., occupied room on fifth floor with daughter, Rosina; Salamon, Miss Ro- sina, 27; Shea, Kate, 40, servant; Stokes, Mrs. James B., widow of Gen- eral Stokes; Simpson, Miss Adelia, 20; Sleman, Mary, 22, New - York; Soy, Mary, 23, servant; Walsh, Mary, ser- Ward, Annle, chambermaid; Purdy, Mrs. 1. H., Purdys Station, New York. The hospital reports as to the injured are most favorable. Most of the pa- row. The following is a statement of the condition of the injured: 4 Roach, Katie, servant, ankles broken, recovering; Simmons, Mrs. Martha M., Frederick, Md., burned, recoverin; Thomas, Mrs. Nellie, assistant hous keeper of the hotel, shock, improving; Price, Mrs. Alice M., Macon, Ga., leg fractured, greatly improved; Misch, Mrs. Katherine, wife of correspondent of the San Francisco Bulletin, injuries slight, improving at Presbyterian Hos- pital; Shackleton, Edward, burns and dislocated shoulder, recovering; Von Spiegle, Mrs., leg and one rib broken, recovering; Wheeler, Mrs. C. P., and daughter, Miss Dorothy, burns and shock, improving; Boyce, Mrs. William S., burned and shoulder dislocated, re- moved to her home; Duke, John, hotel employe, removed to his home; Fuller, Mrs. A. M., Philadelphia, shock, condi- tion critical; Bailey, Mrs. Catherine, Chicago, condition favorable; Brewer, Miss Helen, thigh broken, condition fa- vorable; Waldo, Mrs. Louise, burned, condition favorable. Of the nine victims who were origin- ally taken to the Flower Hospital James McGuire, with leg broken, Is the only one remaining and his condition is not serious. Mrs. Sarah H. Calhoun is im- proving. DID THIEVES FIRE THE WINDSOR HOTEL? NEW “YORK, March 19.—A mass of testimony is accumulating tending to show that the Windsor Hotel fire hor- ror was of incendiary origin; that the motive was robbery, and that in some cases at least the thieves were success- ful. From all sides come corroborative evidence of the presence of .thieves in the building at the very beginning of the fire. They sprang up on the differ- ent floors with the flames, and even cloaked their purpose under pretense of assisting those in distress. Startling as any that has come from a survivor of the fire is the story told by Mrs. E. W. Sherwood, a= writer. Mrs. Sherwood was In the apartments of Mrs. Abner McKinley, who had in- vited her to share a view of the St. Patrick’s day parade from the windows of her rooms. Mrs. Sherwood's apart- ments were on the sixth floor on the Forty-sixth-street side of the hotel and did not command a good view of Fifth avenue. Mrs. Sherwood gladly accepted Mrs. McKinley’s offer and was seated at one of the windows when the alarm of fire was given. _Mrs. Sherweood dashed from the Me- Kinley apartments and sought escape through the hallway. It was then comparatively free from smoke and she could see without difficulty. In the ex- citement of the moment she stood near the door of the rooms she had just left, thinking which was the nearest and safest exit. Mrs. Sherwood is wealthy and has, or had, many jewels. Diamond rings were on the fingers of both her hands. A man ran up to her, and making a pretense of assisting her seized one hand in both of his and be- gan trying to slip the rings from her fingers. When she realized his real mo- tive-she screamed, and being strong and agile for a person of her years be- gan to beat the thief off. The thief fought with her for possession of the rings. No one for an instant paid any attention to either of them in the ex- citement. A fireman finally dashing through the hall went to Mrs. Sher- wood’s assistance and the thief beat a retreat. Mrs. Sherwood says she is positive the hotel was set on fire in several places at once by thieves for the pur- pose of plundering. ROBBERS AT WORK DURING THE FIRE NEW YORK, March 19.—A. P. Dem- orest called at the East Twelfth street police station and reported that he had a small safe filled with jewels valued at $10,000 in the ruins of the fire. His wife and daughter and son occupied rooms on the third floor, near Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh street. They were all in their rooms when the fire occurred. His daughter, when the fire was, discovered, went to the small safe containing the jewels and tried t6 open it, but forgot the combination in her excitement. Mr, Demorest stated that when he opened the door to his room he saw three men running about in the smoke and going into rooms. The were not firei.en and he was certain they were not employes. they were robbers. He and his family then went out on the fire escape and were rescued by firemen. Mr. Demor- est was apprehensive about the safety of the safe and its valuables. Thomas Cleary of 911 Third avenue called on Inspector Harley and stated that he assisted a woman from the ho- tel whom he afterward ascertained was Mrs. Abner McKinley. He took her to the street and put her in a cab. Mrs. McKinley told him that she had dropped a bag contajning some jewelry. He ran back and got the bag and gave it to Mrs. McKinley and she drove off. Inspector Harley held Cleary in order to verify the story. Of three trunks taken from the debris at Forty-seventh street and Fifth avenue Saturday afternoon, two were claimed by Abner McKinley. NOVELIST GUNTER ESCAPED UNINJURED NEW YORK, March 19.—Archibald Clavering Gunter, the novelist, re- ported last night as missing since the ‘Windsor Hotel fire, escaped from the hotel uninjured. A. V. W. Van Vechten and Mrs. A. C. Demorest, both of this city, Windsor Hotel -guests, also re- ported missing, are safe. Miss E. S. ‘Bostt;n. who has been reported missing, s safe. The Cincinnati Victims. CINCINNATI, March 19.—The body of Mrs. John D. Gibson arrived here to-night and was met by her neighbors. It is now thought that she was not_the only one from Cincinnati lost in the Windsor Hotel fire. Harry R. Lee, formerly of this city, who was employed as a key and mail clerk in the doomed hotel, has not been tients are improving. Some of them were able to leave the hospitals to-day Aand others will be discharged to-mor- heard of since the fire. e’'s name was rinted among the injured E&ve'tfi.fled tg trace xfim- oee g He thinksfgenerally a great benefit was in some lo- RAIN- GENERAL IN' CALIFORNIA Heavy Precipitation in Many Sections. THE SAN JOAQUIN BLESSED DOWNPOUR IN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY. Indications Announced by the ‘Weather Bureau for To-Day Are That the Showers Will CJontinue. San Francisco got another drenching yesterday. For a few hours the clouds opened and not only this city, but the entire State from Oregon to the Mexi- can - line, got a share of the golden drops. The rainfall here for twenty-four hours, as reported by the local forecast official, amounted to .38 of an inch. At San Luis Obispo the heaviest fall occurred. At Los Angeles rain fell last night, while at Fresno there was but a trace of rain. Portions of the San Joaquin Valley were in the path of the storm, and at Bakersfleld there was a heavy fall of rain. The storm moved rapidly northeast- ward and s now central in the British Possessions north of Washington. Rain is “billed” generally for the coast to-day, with light, variable winds. The winds on the coast incline west- erly, but the pressure continues to fall, thus indicating that it will be safe to carry an umbrella for the greater por- tion of to-day, at least. ; (lomssianls OUTLOOK FOR GOOD CROPS NEVER BETTER Heavy Precipitation Gives Impetus to the Already Thriving Grain. MONTEREY, March 19.—Again this section of Monterey County is being blesséd with a splendid rain. At 4 o’clock this morning rain began falling heavily, continuing until 7:30. There were inter- mittent showers during the remainder of the forenoon and up to 2 p. m., when a downpour set in. Nearly an inch has already fallen, and heavy clouds, a warm southeast wind and a low barometer promise more rain during the night. The | storm ‘of' the early part of the week | meant incalculable benefit to this section. Breaking the drought in the nick of time, it dispelled the prospects of utter ruin that confronted many ranch men and fruit-gowers. This second rain not only saves the crops, but assures good ones. In Carmel Valley, the principal fruit sec- tion of this region, the precipitation for the two storms was 3.78 inches. BAKERSFIELD, March 13.—It rained heavily here this afternoon. All indica- cations point to an extended storm. This | insures good crops in all but the northern | part of the county, where the grain was sold to sheep men for food several weeks ago. Kern County’s output will be up to the dverage this year. MODESTO, March 19.—The storm this afternoon precipit: ted .28 of an inch o rain. The total for the storm is 153 inches. The weather is threatening. SACRAMENTO, March 19.—There was a sharp shower of rain here between 5 and 6 o'clock this evening and the indi- cations are that more is coming. Re- ports from outside the city are that all kinds of crops are doing well. There has been no killing frost in this vicinity and the outlook is bright for a heavy fruit harvest. STOCKTON, March 19.—Rain has been falling . intermittently all day, and this evening it is pouring down. Over a half inch had fallen up to 7:30 o’clock. Re- ports indicate that the rain is general over the county. AUBURN, March 19.—It began raining again this afternoon. THe indications are favorable for another good storm, which cannot prove otherwise than beneficial. L.0OS ANGELES, March 19.—Light show- ers of rain fell at Los Angeles and San Diego during the night, followed this morning by bright, sunshiny weather. The precipitation in this city for the storm amounted to 1.08 inches, making 3.99 for the season. Snow fell heavily in the higher mountain ranges, assuring a good irrigation supply for the coming season. Crops in Southern California are now taking on a prosperous appearance, and while the yieid will be less than hoped for the vast improvement in the situation during the past week has caused a great jubilation. To-night a heavy rain- storm set in. It probably will continue all night. gAN JOSE, March 19.—A warm rain which the moist ground readily absorbed commenced to fall at noon to-day. At 4 o'clock it was resolved into the heaviest downpour of the season, with no present prospects of cessation. Up to 9 o’clock 80 of an inch had fallen, making a total of 1119 for the season, against 5.48 for the corresponding period last year. The great benefit of this last rain will be seen, B0 all orchardists and farmers predict, in the largest grain and fruit yield known in the history of recent years. The frosts which followed the rain of last week Wero slight and did no damage. Irriga- tion everywhere has stopped, and in many sectlons will not be resorted to for two months at least. SAN DIEGO, March 19.—The present prospects appear good for more rain. The barometer is falling to-night, but it has not yet reached the storm point. The sky is heavily overcast. More rain would be ‘weldome. calities hardly adequate, and in a few gections of the county it was quite in- different for the crops. A heavy st is needed if water is to be stored for coming irrigation season SECRETARY ALGER'S TRIP TO HAVANA Head of the War Department Will Sail From Savannah on Thursday. WASHINGTON, March 19.—Secretary Alger returned to Washington to-day from his brief visit to Boston and Mont- real. The Secretary sald he expected to leave Savanah, Ga., Thursday for a visit to Cuba on the regular trip of the trans- port Ingalls. He has never been to Cuba, and takes the trip both to familiarize him- self with the conditions there and to get a brief respite from official duties-at Wash- ington. Major Hopkins, his military ald; Victor Mason, his private secretary, and several other persons will accompany him. ‘Whether he would go further than Hav- ana he would not say to-night, but indi- cated that that would depend entirely uglgl;u t:lsrt:umtsta11:295;i x ¥ = e Secretary added, to another dir uestion, !hntr{e did not intend to oef; elcyll Island, to which place the Presi. dent, the Vice President, Senator Hanna and others are booked for a visit during the present week. N JOHN SHERMAN IS BETTER. Still Too Ill to Be Transferred to the Cruiser Chicago. KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 19.—The American line stcamer Paris, Captain Frederick Watkins, with the party of | Americans touring in West Indian wa- | ters, arrived here to-day. ! John Sherman is steadiiy improving, al- though he "Is still a very sick man ‘and cannot with fety be transferred to- morrow to the United States cruiser Chi- MAxIml death. The remains were being ret was placed in the head of the vess: other marks of identification, as is vessel. Through the carelessness of taining the body has been lost, and it search was made for the case, but no SSSICIT0IS KX SIOEICHICISRCH SO T I a large number of distinguished Mexicans were at Tampico to meet the body. On leaving the port of Hamburg the ccsket containing the body some port at which the vessel stopped between Tampico and The vessel was delayed at Tampico seve 1 cial train was on hand to convey the body to Durango. BSOSO G LOSNORO HONRANORON SN0 LOST_THE BODY OF LIAN DAMM Disappearance of the Remains of the Multi-Millionaire While En Route to Mexico. AUSTIN, Tex., March 19.—A dispatch has been received here from Tampico, Mex., stating that the steamer Scotia, of the Hamburg-Ameri- can line, arrived there on Monday, March 10, having on board the re- mains of Maximilian Damm, the multi-millionaire mining man of Du- rango, Mex., who died recently while on a visit to Germany. He also held the position of German Consul at Durango at the time of his urned to Mexico to be interred, and el and marked “M. D.,” without any customary in making shipments by some one of the crew the case con- is supposed that it was unloaded at Ham)Hurg. days while a thorough trace of it could be found. A spe- OO0 HOROLO: NO POLITICS AT JEKYLL ISLAND Mr. McKinley Simply Taking an Outing. MAY MEET REED, OF COURSE TRIP WAS NOT PLANNED WITH TH1S EN» IN VIEW. Members of the Presidential Party Deny Persiscent Rumors Hinting at a Confer- ence. Special Dispatch to The Call. "THOMASVILLE, Ga., March 10— President McKinley attended services to-day at the Methodist church. Mr. McKinley, Vice President Hobart and Mrs. Hobart were driven to and from the church in the President's carriage. Mrs. McKinley did not attend, the weather having turned raw and cold. The President listened attentively throughout a rather long sermon, and joined in the congregational singing. | He looked fairly well, but was de- cidedly pale. The White House party enjoyed a drive in the afternoon, and then, owing to the cold weather, spent the time indoors, chatting. Preparations have been made to leave to-morrow morning for Jeykll ']:lar;ck i is repeated most positively, PO i fo do with, the trip, and no political .conference will be ht:ld ihere, The probability that Speaker. Reed and the President will meet _Is._ of course, admitted, and the. possibility is that as a !es‘éltt(’(ee‘x: :gzrme may be jons betw . he’lt‘xheer ;ilaactt‘ personnel of thé party is still undecided. Those certain to_go are: The President and Mrs. McKin- ley, Senator Hanna, Assistant stectl:- tary Cortelyou and Dr. Rixey 0 e navy, the family physician. MAY MAKE HISTORY ON JEKYLL ISLAND Political Interest Centers in the Dis- tinguished Gathering at the Resort. AND, via Brunswick, Ga., March 19.—On the surface this has been a x-::iny. balmy Southern coast Sunday in the social resort of millionaires. But there is an undercurrent of preparation for the ensuing week and of political speculation as to what the week will bring forth that serves to put those closely interested upon tanter-hooks. Speaker Reed Is taking life easy, and there appears no trace of anxiety on his countenance over the approaching visit of the chief executive. He knows he was on Jekyll Island first, and the evidence is all in his favor as to the administra- tion coming to him. Whatever may have been the wire working to accomplish this ond. the situation is anything but unfa- vorable to the Sgeaker, He took a spin over the island this morning evith appar- delight. e Qeident McKinley's party will occupy the Frederic Baker cottage, located near the Jekyll clubhouse and about 200 yards distant from the Sans Soucl apartment house, wherein Speaker Reed is the guest of John G. Moore of New York. ‘Arrangements. have been made to give the Presidential party a warm and hos- itable welcome. Upon the arrival of the resident at Brunswick he will be met by Mayor Atkinson and the leading citizens and given the keys of the city. He will come on the regular liné steamer Gov- Sonor Safford. A distinguished party will meet the President at the Jekyll dock. 1t will consist in part of Thomas Nelson JEKYLL ISL. The late downpour, although‘ Page, the novelist; Robert Howard Rus- sell, the artist; H. W. Cannon, president of the Fourth National Bank of New York; General Hayes, New York State; Joseph Stickney, the coal mine magnate; | Joseph Pulitzer, New York World; James Scrymser, president of the Central and South American Railroad; H. K. Porter of Pittsburg; W. B. Isham, president of the Bank of the Metropolis, New York, and Robert C. Pruyn of the Commercial Bank of Albany, N. Y. Strict instructions have been given that no newspapermen be allowed on Jekyll Island during the President’s stay. It is understood to be the desire that no news- paperman come down, as the President is supposed to be simply out for rest and recreation. DETHRONED WHEN HE BECAME A CHRISTIAN How a Missionary Accounts for the Troubles of China’s Emperor. NEW YORK, March 19.—Dr. J. A. Palmer, one of the secretaries of the Methodist Foreign Missionary Society, who spent many years in China, in an &d: dress this afternoon .in Brooklyn an- nounced that the reports of the beheading of the Emperor of China were untrue, and that as a matter of fact he s imprisoned, The reason for the deposition of the Em- peror and his subsequent imprisonment was, according to the Rev. Dr. Palmer, the fact that he had adopted Christianity. Dr. Palmer told with considerable de- tail how the Emperor was converted by a flower boy, who, he said, had admission to the Emperor’s palace, and on one of his visits told of the religion of Jesus Christ. Dr. Palmer, when seen at the conclu- sion of the service, was not inclined to be very talkative. He said, however, that he had had within the last few weeks a long talk with the Chinese Minister at Wash- tl'logéol;l, frodl';\ W}tlfim the gott his. informa- egardin, e fat Ton svcs I3 ate of the Chinese An Atlantie City (N. J.) special to the cago. Great interest is mani recovery on board the sz\.rl'z.vte“fil e Herald says: Minister Wu of Cnina, who Wu, was seen this evening at the Shel- burne Hotel in regard to the statement of Dr. Palmer, who alleges that the Chi- the throne because he h: i Christian faith. l\gr. ‘Wu laughed over the matter and said: “I wish to emphatically deny that I ever made such a remark to any one. Tt is all strange news to me. I have no recs ollection of making any such statement. THAWED DYNAMITE IN A STOVE OVEN Explosion Hurls Two Julian Mining Men Into the Adjacent ; Brush. SAN DIEGO, March 19.—At the mining camp of Julian last Friday night Peter Long and a_ Mexican assistant named Pe- dro Lopez had an experience with dyna- mite which they will not soon forget. They have been developing the Seventy- six mine, on the grade between Julian and Banner, and the recent cold weather had made it necessary to thaw out dynamite occasiionally when it was needed to blast out rock in the mine., Long has been heating his dynamite in an oven of his stove in a tent at the mouth of a little canyon. 3 On Friday night Long placed two sticks of dynamite in the oven, and then sat talking with the Mexican, with his feet resting on the edge of the stove. The dynamite was forgotten, evidently, for soon an explosion took place, blowing the two men out into the brush and destroy- ing the tent, the stove and all the tools stored in the tent. The report was heard for miles around and miners hurried to the spot, finding the Mexican with a broken lég and otherwise hurt and Long prostrate on the ground but uninjured. —_—— The Remains of Villamil. 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