The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1899, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1899 ILLNESS OF THE POPE AS SEEN BY THE DOCTORS All the Signs of O He May Live for Many Years Yetb cial Cable to The ( i the New York rald. Copyrigh by James Gor- | RO May 1.—Although old age and P are 1lly held to be desirs ssions, they are not objections even considered as recom- old oge, not stood tr h mer 100 ye: ¢ finished the g final ill illness at such ry suddenly s « 1 all as people bound be- that at t only in- | relatic Italian Go high gards the on have it on the good chance the on the i | These changes in a €z is not in thi ms that his Holi There t becom i rather 1| xpression_of luster is less | ars ago. The | that have taken place are chief- | 1 iens,- which, in all transp: without actual and without actu: fracts light impe fectly, thus producing what is known as preshyopia, or f nding my Khtedne with cc ring glasses ne ork. ormally, he expansion of the {han formerly, owing tendency of the pec- tercostal muscles and to a ten- ssification of the costal cartil- this { T nfluenc - sudden shock, having as & r syncope and tous patches are in or these attacks. Al- | undoubtedly points of general circulation, they shorten the Pope's life a day. at “one exception, the Pope's | weakness and his old age are normal, the | physiological cesses, having begun | gome thirty rs responding to unavoidable 1ges in the inner life, which In_his [ proceeded all this time In a form man without shock to his sys with just m, whict E quilibrium has apted-itseif to the atomical functional to his green old age, now a close. Men in his condition denly, like the extinguish- ., or live on and on until s = aware that sudden death might overtake him at almost any time. ~ Not only is it far from uncom- mon in such ¢ but several of his own family, the Peccls. with whom old age is traditional, have died suddenly. Longevity is bred in some families for generations by a kind of natural <=lection, making the heredity all thé more firm and tenacious. to 9% It is 80 with the Peccis. Going back Pope Leo's grandfather, he died at and it i8 told of the Pope that he i Pears’ Pears’ soap is dried a whole year. - That’s why it lasts so. | suaded he will attain that age. Another of his ancestors lived to be over 100. Seventy-five is young to die in the Pope's family. That is why the eves of the whale world are on Rome just now and that is whi : s constant ar v felt, no one knowing what a day | bring forth. The Pope is at present as | well as he ever can be, and as the | weather is becoming warmer and more settled s likely that Professor Lap- peni will advise his Holiness to resume his visits to the Papal garden shortly. | | reactionary or coneiliatory in his tenden- of | Theater a bottle containing | puller on the Stoney ranch, Id Age, Although PROBABLE CANDIDATES FOR ST. PETER'S CHAIR | PARIS, May 1L.—"Every one is convinced | he Vatican that the reign of Leo XIII | awing to a close,” writes a Rome cor- he Herald. “Who will be | ' is a question he has him- | nswer. The choice of the next | conclave is being anxiously anticipated by | > civilized world, but it is this : that makes prediction diffi- ng that such great political in- | ire steadily at work to sway the rom one candidate to another. Another difficulty is that in the multi- Papabili every Cardinal of any prominence has claims to be considered Papabili and this qualification may cons be applied to about one-third of cred College. Our correspondent says of this number only six have any reasonable chance under the present cir- cumstances of succeeding to the tiara. He gives them in the order of probability as vote f tude of Parocchi, Vannutelli, Gotti, | and Rampolla. (As Cardinal amerlengo and dean of the Sacred C tages over S 3 tue of his office he exercises papal author- ity during “inter Leo XIII, it ma erlengo to Pi be recalled, was Cam- X. Moreover, Ca 1 reactionary party, irreconcilables who at present rule in the clerical world at Rome. Another likely candidate whose present office would give him gr weight is Car- dinal Parocchi. the Pope's vicar general in Rome, which makes him kind of Vice-Pope. He also is of the geants,” all the more so becau uthful liberalism would ur X, the geniality of ning of Leo XIII, and, heroism of Pius VI” gnificent summing up of his ifts and accomplishments. Coming next “papab! comé out in favor of concilfation the Vatican and Qui 1 Serafine Vannut » the reversion o learn who have be- inal, we have who woulc eted post d T of State. rdinal Svampa’s ture is curiousiy enough due to that the prophecies of Abbe regarding the Papal succession might apply to him just as they apply to | Cardinals Oreglia and Gotti. The latter Is the only monk among “papabili” and is so exquisite a diplo- matist that no one can tell whether he i {8 said also that Leo XIII ha referred to him as “‘my suce Last. but by no means least, is Cardi- perhaps the most interest- ¥ among the candidates. He downright nature, brooking fon and implacable in hatred. be called ¢ to succeed Leo wown beforehand that the con- | t between the Holy e and the Hous 5 v will very quickly become acute, | for reconciliation -ek Kalends. SAN DIEGO’S RECEPTION | TO VISITING VETERANS Mayor Phelan of San Francisco One of the Speakers of the Evening. N DIEGO, May 1—The annual en- mpment of the Grand Army of the Re- public, department of California and Ne- vada, began its session at 2 o'clock this ernoon. The report of the assistant ad- jutant general shows that at the close of g the year 1897 t membership of the de- | Jartment was 535, distributed among 114 | Josts. During the term ending December | 1, 1898, there were S22 gained by member- ship, most of them by muster, and 1061 lost, of which 150 were ‘‘mustered “u‘”'!’?i join the grand army in the beyond; st by su jon, and the balance honorable discharge, transfer, delin-| yort or surrender of charter. This | ship In this depart- 5116 comrades in 104 posts This evening the city tendered a recep- | tion to the visiting veterans. Mayor | r Phelan Capps welcomed them and Ma) gun Francisco spoke. To-morrow morn- il take place. ing the grand parade BOTTLE EXPLODES IN A CROWDED THEATER Socialists Hurl a Harmless Bomb in | a Buenos Ayres Theater to Symbolize May Day. Special Cable to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gor- don Bennett, BUENOS AYRES, May 1—During the performance to-night at the San Martin nitric acid and sulphur was thrown among the spec- tators. The bottle exploded without caus- ing any damage. It started an incipient panic, but the excitement quickly subsided when it was found that nobody was hurt. It is believed that the act was intended as a soclalist demonstration to symbolize May dz | HIS LEFT ARM TORN | FROM ITS SOCKET Santa Rosa Young Man’s Hand Is| Caught Between the Cogwheels of a Stump-Puller. SANTA ROSA, May L—McBride Smith, son of J. B. Smith of this city and nephew of Dr. R. P. Smith, met a prob- ably fatal accident this afternoon. He was assisting In operating a stump- | near Glen | Ellen, when his left hand was caught be- tween two Ccogwheels. His arm was siowly drawn into the machinery until | the shoulder was reached, when it was torn from its socket. He was brought to Santa Rosa for medical treatment, but is not expected to survive. Sl o ey NOW SPAIN IS AFTER A SLICE OF CHINA | HONGKONG, May 1—It is reported here to-day that Senor Navarro, the Span- ish Consul, is now preparing a document in the case of Spain against China. The Spanish Government will demand a sub- stantial land indemnity because the Vice- roy of Canton nermitted the notorious Ab- by expedition to supply insurgents in the Philippines with arms prior to the signing of the peace treaty. The Abby was captured by Dewey at | Batanges as a resull of information | cabled by Consul Willman. Syl ter and.Spitzel, who were implicated in the scheme, have fled to Burope. Grimes js here and will turn state's evidence in | favor of Spain. The Spanish Govern- ment is prepared to enforce jts claim vigorously and legal opinion in Hong- | specific stipulation of the agreement | president of the league, with Mrs. Tingl tell kong Is favorable to Spain. t R ) AS T0 SPHERES OF INFLUENCE Parliament Told of New Agreement. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, May 1.—The Marquis of | Salisbury, Prime Minister and Minister | of Foreign Affairs, and A. J. Balfour, | First Lord of the Treasury, announced | to-day in the House of Lords and in the House of Commons respectively, the general drift of the Anglo-Russian agreement regarding the spheres of in- fluence of the governments of Great Britain and Russia in China as they have already been made. Lord Salisbury said he hoped Russia would consent to the publication of the text of the agreement when it arrived in a few days. His Lordship empha- sized his anxiety not to appear to at- tach exaggerated importance to the adding: ‘“But of course I attach ver great importance to the signing of this agreement because it is a sign of the good feeling so desirable between the governments of Russia and England.” His Lordship also expressed the hope that the good feeling would extend to the peoples of the two nations. This agreement, he said, was valuable as preventing the possibility of a collision between the two governments in China, and “‘therefore,” he said, ‘‘a guarantee | for their future agreement for a long | time to come. I trust that it will lead to future agreements on other mat- ters.” =l TO COUNTERACT RUSSIA. Trying to Head Off Railroad Con- | struction to the Persian Gulf. i BERLIN, May 1—The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes a Jdispatch from Bag- dad, Asiatic Turkey, asserting that Great Britain has already taken steps to coun- teract the gfforts of the Russian expedi- tion, consisting of seven officers and | fourteen engineers, which recently com- | pleted a survey for the extension of the Tiflis and Kars Rallroad from a point on | | the Little Zab River, northeast of Bag- | dad. to the Persian Gulf. | According to the advices in question, a | British gunboat has been sent to the Per- | sian Gulf, presumably with the object of | taking possession of the mouths of the | | | rivers Euphrates and Tigris. @ei i et et eieieieg MRS, THGLEYS FOES AT WORK Theosophists Who Want | an Accounting. ° Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 1—When Mrs. Katherine A. Tingley, head of the In- | ternational Brotherhood League of the Theosophical ~Society, arrives from California she will be called upon to | answer concerning the disposition of cash, food, clothing and other supplies contributed by theosophists through- out the country for the benefit of the | destitute in Cuba. E. A. Neresheimer, who is now will also be asked to about the disposition of t general superintendent | treasurer of the league, Tingley, Patterson, T and assistant and Herbert Coryn, its secretary, sailed for Santiago on the Government trans- port in February last. The contributed supplies were taken along, but just how | much cannot be ascertained until the return of Mrs. Tingley. Aided by Mayor Bacardi, Mrs. Tingley and her associates made lists of 400 or 500 fami- ies who were in need of food, clothing or medicine. Mrs. Tingley seemed well supplied with money with which food, clothing and a thousand toys were pur- | chased. These were distributed among the needy, the toys going to the asy- lums, hospitais and schools. | J. K. Elwell, formerly associated with | Miss Clara Barton in Red Cross work | in Cuba, wrate to Mrs. Tingley regard- | ing several persons who were in need, | as did Sister Mary Wilber of the Eng- | Red Cross organization, but both received a letter from Mrs. Tingley say- | ing the brotherhood would do its own | work, and sufferers to which the broth- | | erhood had been directed received no attention from Mrs. Tingley and her associates. The distribution of the toys interested the children and their parents and a celebration was held in | the Plaza de Dolores, the expense of which was trifling. The work of the organization in Cuba then terminated abruptly, Mrs. Tingley | and her associates leaving Santiago a day or two later on a Government transport bound for New York. Mrs. Tingley left with Mayor Bacardi a memorandum of a large amount of sup- plies, which she said might be expected | in a few days, and which were to be distributed among the families named in the lists which she left with the Mayor. Neither Mayor Bacardi nor the custom-house officials had heard any- thing further regarding the supplies up to April 12, and there was nothing in the possession of those officials to show that the supplies had ever left New York. At the headquarters of the league to-day J. H. Fussell, assistant secre- tary, said that all the money subscribed for the relief of distressed persons in Cuba had been used for the purpose designated, DEMAND FOR THE RECALL OF TORRES Until Nicaragua Treats Americans Properly at Bluefields the Detroit Will Remain to Protect Them. NEW YORK, May 1—The Herald's Washington correspondent sends the fol- lowing: As a result of General Torres’ oppressive conduct toward American merchants trading at Bluefields, Nica- ragua, this Government has determined to require the Nicaraguan Government to relieve him from duty at that point. It is the umlcruandmg of the officials that a_demand has already been submitted for the punishment of General Torres, and no doubt exists that the Zelaya Govern- ment to show its friendship for the United States will take the proper action. It is roposed by the authorities to keep the Petroit at Blueficlds to enforce respect and to_provide protection to Americans until the controversy has been settled and there has been a restoration of or- er. It is expected by the officials that this can only be accomplished by the with- drawal of General Tes. ———— Sudden Death at Willows. WILLOWS, May l—James Stocchini| died here this afternoon very suddenly. Stocchini had been manager of ware- houses here for many years. While on the streets on Saturday he was taken suddenly ill, and peritonitis caused his death. He leaves a widow and four chil- | brought down from the Miners’ Union | by Coroner France. | and Sullivan mine directed that the old | | the fact that the | rioters before the | irect from General Merriam to leave on | dren. DEMOLISH FORTS ALONG THE COAST The Samoan Rebels Retire From Vailima and Fight Friendly Natives. 2 g g & g of Apia. g & Sydney, N. S. W. b [ WAITING FOR THE FEDERAL TROOPS Wardner Citizens Dread Further Violence. Special Dispatch to The Call. ‘WARDNER, Idaho, May 1—There| were no disturbances in the mining dis- trict to-day. Eleven men were seen from Wardner going over the moun- tains, each with a rifle over his shoul- der, but their identity or destination was not known. A considerable num- | ber of non-union men left on the train to-day, also a few strikers. €itizens are in dread of further outrages from now until the arrival of troops. | State Auditor Bartlett Sinclair ar- rived here to-day as a representative of Governor Stuenenburg. He is search- | ing for evidence against the dyna- miters, but cannot make much headway | before the arrival of troops. James| Cheyne, wounded by dynamiters on Saturday, is not expected to live until morning: To-day the body of Jack Smith, who | was killed by his fellow-rioters, was Hall in Burke and is at Wallace in charge of an undertaking firm named The remains will in- be brought here in time for the quest. This will be held at 2 o'clock | Saturday afternocn. Unless the sol- diers have arrived in the meantime the inquest may be postponed. : A telephone message to-day from Manager Burkridge of the Bunker Hill together here in sctation of the revival of work. Excavation of the ruins of the mill to-day disclose ault and safe had | Jlown open by the building itself was destroyed. Only a few smoldering ashes were found within the safe. The lc to the company from the destruction of hundreds of valuable documents will be immense. MARTIAL LAW WILL been successfully | SOON BE DECLARED SPOKAN ‘Wash., May L—Martial law will be declared in the Coeur d'Alenes. Bartlett Sinclair, the State Auditor, who is at Wardner as the personal representa- tive of the Governor, said there to-night | that the situation was infinitely w than he had realized, and that martial law is imperatively nece ;. He ap- prov the demand for 500 troops made by Governor Steunenberg and wired the | Governor to-night to urge its being| granted. So far as known no troops have | yet been ordered. The one company of | regulars at Spokane is still under waiting | | orders to move. Some of the non-union miners and Man- | returned to the Bun- | ker Hill and Sullivan. The men are clear- ing away the ruins. The destruction w S | complete. A large number of papers of | immense value to the property were de- | stroyed, including documents of the ut- | most weight in litigation now _pending be. | tween the Bunker Hill and Sullivan and | Last Chance. ager Burbidge hav. g COLORED REGULARS | ORDERED TO MOVE| SPOKANE, May 1-—The company of | colored regulars stationed at the Spokane | army post received orders late to-night | the morning train for Wardner, Idaho. | The company at Fort Walla Walla has | received similar orders. | Bartlet Sinclair, Auditor of Idaho, in an interview with the Spokesman-Review correspondent at Wardner to-night, said: “The conditions here are far worse than I could possibly imagine. The prosecut- ing attorney and Sheriff have been shamefully remiss in their duty. I told them so to-day. They probably will be impeached. Existing’ conditions here must cease. The State authorities, aided by Federal troops, will see to it.” INTERESTS THE COAST. Board Appointed to Investigate the Condition of Yosemite Roads. WASHINGTON, May 1.—The Secretary of War has appointed a board of officers to investigate and report upon the condi- tion of roads in Yosemite National Park and determine what steps should be taken toward their improvement. The board is as follows: Colonel 8. M. Mans- field, Corps of Engineers; Captain Harry C. Benson, Fourth Cavalry; J. R. Price of the Department of Highways of Cali- fornia. Army orders: By direction of the Sec- retary of War, the following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted are announced: Colonel Emerson H. Lis- cum (promoted from lieutenant colonel Twenty-fourth United States Infantry) to the Ninth United States Infantry, vice William H. Powell, retired. He wil proc ceed to San Francisco and report in per- son to the commanding generul of the Pegal{[ment of California for assignment 0 duty. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Keller (pro- moted from major Eighteenth Unlted States Infantry) to the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry, vice Liscum, pro- moted. He will s)rnceed to join his regi- ment at the Presldio of San Francisco as soon as his services can be spared by the commanding general of the Depart- ment of the Pacific. Captain John J. Crittenden of the Twenty-second United States Infantry will proceed to San Francisco, and report in person to the commanding general of the Department of California for assign- ment to duty. Pensions: California—Increase—Francis Gimie, Wilmington, to Reissue— Bertol Peterson, San Diego, $17 50. Washington — Additional — Jonathan . Rexnoldi Spokane, $6 to $10. Restoration and increase—Alifred B. Loop, New What- com, $8 to §14. Oregon—Increase—Major Medford, $14 to $1 L Stanford’s Promenade Concert. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 1.— Preparations are already being made by the seniors for their promenade concert | on the “quad” on Tuesday evening, May 23. Booth space will be allotted on Wednesday to time for extensive decorations, The music will _be supplied by Bennett's concert band of San Francisco. A neat souvenir programme will be issued for the event, which is the most distinctive feature o S. Damon, APIA, Samoa, April 22 (via Auckland, May 1).—The rebels, since ad- vices under date of April 18, have retired from their fortifications at Vail- ima, which they demolished, together with other forts along the coast. There has been no further serious fighting, although some skirmish- ing between the rebels and friendly natives has occurred in the vicinity The British armed sloop Torch has arrived with ammunition from the Stanford commencement exercises, : : g : OORONONONO 8 ORORORORONINO L VOROUORT, .4 ONONORORORILG CROOKED WORK -~ IN DREYFUS CASE Revelations of Colonel Paty du Clam. Special Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, May 2.—The Figaro, continu- ing its publica..on of testimony offered |'by the Court of Cassation in the Drey- fus inquiry, prints to-day the deposi- tion of Lieutenant Colonel Paty du Clam, who on April 29 deposed that be- ing invited to reply frankly to statements of Captain Cuignet, he had obeyed as a soldier, without asking written orders from his superior, con- tenting himself with oral ones. Referring to his silence in the face of accusations and to his being placed on the retired list, the witness as: that he was ‘‘the most . disciplined soldiers” and had meted. out to him. confronted the other In reply of with Captain Cuignet and CUSH deffre, chief of the French staff in 1894, wanted him police officer in the Dreyfi asked to be excused and recommes Lieutenant Colonel Picquart for task. General Boisdeffre refused accept this suggestion. Throughout the inqui the witne: affirmed, he had only acted on the ad vice of the experts in handwriting, MM. Bertillon and Chocherfort. M. Bertil- al genc to act 2 affair, he ded the to lon advised him to dictate lines to Dreyfus and therefore accompanied | him. The report was presented in October, 1894. It did not draw the inference of | the guilt of Dreyfus, but merely stated ¢ tain facts. In December, 1894, Colonel Sandherr sent him (Paty du Clam) a dossier of secret documents to report | upon, and the report which was the result of his collaboration with Colonel Sandherr went to General Mer- cier, then Minister of War. Coming down to the events of 1896, Colonel Paty du Clam said he was ignorant of the doings of the intelli- gence bureau during this period, but he indicated M. Decrion as being at the | head ¢f a veritable manufactory of forgeries for Lieutenant Colonel Henry. (The Fi 0 remarks that M. Decrion ce has been forgotten or sup- pressed in the dossier of the inquiry.) Colonel Paty du Clam said General Gonze told him in 187 that he had minutely investigated the affair and had proved Esterhazy innocence of treason. Again in 1898 General Gonze told him it was imperative to sav Esterhazy at any price in arder to pre- vent his committal of the irreparable acts of suicide or flight and also to avoid diplomatic difficulties, as war, owing to the lack of preparations, would then be disastrous. Tt was decided, the witness contin- ued, to save Esterhazy and MM. Grib- bel and Pauffin de St. Morel and the witness were intrusted with the task Then for the first time the witne: acted, he declared, with Esterhaz: whom he had only seen once i geria eighteen years previousl accepted the responsibility for w had done, but declared that he only acted on orders. He admitted giving Esterhazy a draft of the articles si “Dixi,” and also drafts of letters ad- dressed to the President of the republic, the sending of which was authorized and covered by General Boisdeffre after a conference with General Gonze. In the course of the examination Colonel Paty du Clam denied that he had made any communications to the press such as Captain Cuignet had accused him of doing, adding that this kind of work was done by Henry and Pauffin de St. Morel. erted’ merited the fate | He. demanded to be | [ ng to numerous questions he | | said that when General le Mouton Bois R 402 08 JO8 JOR SORZOR SOR 0L SO SORQORZORSORZO O SOR ZOR RO SORRORZOR JOR 2O SORZOR O Y | | | | | | | | | falling through the ice, but none of the | special to the ned | Paty du Clam, in the course of his | evidence, said that when M. Cavaignac became Minister of War he (Paty du Clam) wished to warn him of Lien- | tenant Colonel Henry's forgery, but the Minister refused to see him until after an interpellation had been made. ‘When he told the Minister that he had doubts concerning certain docu- ments M. Cavaignac replied: “Mind your own business.” This statement, the Figaro says, pro- duced asked to have it suppressed. The witness further said that Lieu- tenant Colonel Henry alluded to G eral Mercier when he wrote to his wife “you know in whose interest I ‘have acted.” g Replying to a direct quesction Paty du Clam said: “General de Bois- deffre promised to cover me; now he sacrifices me.” GUNBOAT NASHVILLE RUNS UP TO MEMPHIS Tennesseeans Give a Great Ovation to the Vessel, the Officers and Crew. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 1—The United States gunboat Nashville entered Mem- phis harbor at 6 o'clock this afternoon amid the deafening shouts of more than 20,000 people and dropped anchor near the Arkansas shore. The city is thronged with visitors. The principal business houses and residences are profusely deco- rated in honor of the event. To-night Captain Maynard and the of- ficers of the gunboat were entertained by the reception commitiee at the Gayoso Hotel. To-morrow 3 parade of all” the civie societies will be nad in the afternoon and at night a banquet will be tendered the officers of the ship at the Peabody Hotel. FOR FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 1.—The National House of Representatives Re- puRlican Caucus Committee concluded its cenference to-day. To " an: Associated Press reporter, the chairman of the com- mittee, Mr. Henderson of Towa, said “The committeee appointed by the Re- ublican caucus to recommend financial egislation met at Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, on April 17 and has worked steadily and earnestly for two weeks. To-day the committee reached unanimous agrgement and is ready to meet the Repiblican members of the Finance Committee of the Senate to submit their veiws to the con- sideration of the joint conference. Until such meeunf the work of the House cl()mrplttee will be withheld from publica- on.” a sensation in the court and | Paty du Clam became frightened and | BONANZA STRIKE the | | mediately occurred. The miners rush | ground. ADVERTISEMENTS. Rean DHOHO+ D40 + DHOHO+ OO + O+ + O+ OO + OO+ OO+ 4040 MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Special Importation . OF .. MIDSUMMER HATS Have Arrived and Will Be Shown on TUESDAYAND WEDNESDAY, May 2NP anp 3RD- No TE—A choice selection will be opened at the same time of ELE- GANTLY TRIMMED HATS at.....$10 and $15 each MAIL AND EXPRESS ORDERS RECEIVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. CITY OF PARIS DRY GOODS COMPANY, §. B. Corner Geary and Stookton Streets, San Francisco. UNION SQUARE. OO+ D+D4D4 DHO+D+ FORTY BUILDINGS OHO+O+ 44D+ OF WAIGHT CREEK New Gold Field Opened GAD+ D+OHD + D4 + D@4 ORIOXOYNE + NEOTIOR SO SO SORROYEHE ks ) 4 =+ ®© + @ + + @4 n s ® 3 > RAZED BY FLAMES Sebastopol’s Chinatown to Klondikers. Destroyed. Special Dispatch to The Call. ‘ Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C, May L—The| gSANTA ROSA, May 1.—Sebastopol steamer Danube reached port thiS| wag visited by a disastrous conflagra- afternoon after a fast trip from Lynn | tjon this wrning. A strong wind canal ports. She made the down trip | hlowing from the north was all that in eighty-five hours. News was | brought by, passengers who arrived by | the Danube of a fabulously rich find which is reported at Atlin City to have been made on Wright Creek. One of the claim owners on that creek reports | having taken out over $600 in a day. | ‘When news of the find was reported at Atlin City it caused immense excite- ment and a big exodus of miners im- >4 The fire started in a small building in the center of Chinatown Sebastopol has no and little could be spread of the flam off pellmell to get claims on the r Among the Danube's passengers was H. J. Cameron, one of the rich men of the Klondike. He owns several bench their personal effects’ It that in one house the flame saved the entire place from destruction. More than forty buildings were burned. frame at claims on Gold Run and has properties | & trunk containing a large sum of on other Dawson creeks. With Fred money. A number of Chine are now Hall, who accompanied him out, he | guarding the spot where tk melted gold is said to be. brought $35,000 in gold dust and drafts. | As a result of the They left Dawson on April 13. When | they left, they say, miners were already beginning to arrive at the capital with | gold washed from their dumps on the | out a place tqQ lay. their heads. mate of the loss has yet conflagration Sebastopol's Chinese to-night aré with- Na esti- beén’ made, creeks. The gold output, according to | but it is large and falls principally the estimates of the majority, will be | upon the heirs of, the late Aaron over $30,000,000. | Barnes. The trail is now all broken up. It| is no longer fit for travel. Fifty Mile | and Thirty Mile are both open. Re- ports were current at some of the road- | hou: SECRETARY ALGER s of the drowning of miners by | s s = NEW YORK, Many 1 1 AFTER SENATORSHIP -A -Washington reports could be verified. special to the Herald s Secretary Al- Just before the Danube left Skaguay | ger's qualified announcement of his can- a citizen was robbed of $400. Several | didacy for election to the Senate from other robberies have occurred of late | Michigan, provided does not have to and Skaguayans are afraid the “Soapy” | Scramble for the offi is regarded as_the beginning of his Smith days are returning. CITIZEN MELANDER RELEASED BY SPANIARDS NEW March 3, 1901. caused by his ator McMillan pect to be a c ator had prom This caused considerable surp: tatement that he had ndidate and that the YORK, May 1—A Washington Herald says: Secretary Hay was formally notified to-day of the release by the Spanish garrison at Ponape, Caroline Islands, of a naturalized American citizen named Melander, held as a prisoner of war since last summer. Mr. Melander is a merchant trading in the Carolines, and represents a San Fran- cisco firm there. He avowed his Ame can eltizenship soon after the war bega and expressed sympathy for the Amer can_Government. He was arrested and | held as a prisoner of war. News travels slowly from the Carolinés. and it was some_time before the San Francisco firm heard of the imprisonment of its agent. election. One of the Senator's suggested to me to-day that Alger's purpose in talkin, was to try draw from Senator McMillan other term in the Senate. tary Alger succeed in having himself a vindication of his cours the War Department. election, however, it is not b feat him. - Nevada City’s Election. T a definite declaration as to whether he desired an- Should Secre lected to the Senate he would regard it as at the head of If Segator McMil- lan determines to be a candidate for re- ieved here that Secretary Alger would be able to de- ampaign to succeed Sen- ator McMillan, whose term will expire Considerable comment w on word that he did not_ex- ed to aid him all he could. | se among { the personal and political friends of Sen- | ator McMillan, for they fully understand that he expects to be a candidate for re- friends Secretary to a 1t notified the State Department, and thi DA CITY, May 1.—The city elec- Government requested the British Gov- | tion to-day was tame, the only contest ernment to use its good offices to secure | being for Marshal. x hundred votes Melander's release. The British Embas- The follc were elected: sador to Spain presented the case to the S Jackson, B. S. Reetor, Spanish Government, which a short time < Carr, Alexander Gault, J. C! ago sent Instructions to the Carolines di- | Rich. Marshal A. Tompkins. Treas- recting the release of the American. | urer—J. B. Gray. Assessor—J. E. TIsa G4O+ DO+ OO+ DI+ DHOHDIOHDHDIDHO+O4E4D+® Mackay Quits We are going out of business—going to sell every- thing in the store, then quit. 550.000 stock of Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Curtains and household goods must be sold at once. The prices are cut to cost. e © g Chance to fix up the home comfortably at small outlay. Some of these, for instance: + ® § g + + g 4 é 3000 yds Tapestry Carpet at 4b¢ | Enameled Iron Bedsteads, Brass + 5000 yds 1o-wire Tapestry Car-| trimmed. ...$8.25 Q pet, including the Roxbury, 'Solid Brass Bedsteads trom..$18 s Stinson and all leading mak=s ‘Chamber Suites in Golden Oak .65¢| Mahogany, Maple, that were 5 Lowell Body Brussels.. -95e | $25 to $100, now...$15 to $65 + Bigelow and Hartford Axmins- | Hizh-back Dining Chairs.....95¢ ter e $1.15 | Hall Racks, Golden Oak, that 200 rolls Linoleum, per yard..88¢| were $10 to §50, now... 300 rolls Japanese Matting, per | i .87 to 885- yard.. -18e | Sideboards, Buff-ts, Tabourettes, 1a 2000 yards All-wool Ingrain..56¢ Upholstered Parlor Suites, cu; g 200 yards Extra Super........40e ! 1o one-half the former price. 9} ALEX. MACKAY & SON $ 715 MARKET STREET 2 Near Call Building QHTHO+ 4O+ 4D+ CHO+O+ C+O4D+ DHD+D + D440+ G4+ : & + + 3 + H ! 2208 02 SORNOTEOTFOROSORROR FORRORSORZOR AT 2202 208 JOR2OROR 2O} SORNC JOR402 SORZOR 2OL JOR JORROR JORZOR S 8:30 o’clock. For more than an hour it ~ raged fiercely and it died out only when it had destroyed everything in its path. fire department done to check the Not much dam- age was done outside the Chinese quar- ter, but there is not enough of that left to make even a showing on the map. xcept in the building where the fire ginated the Celestias saved most of is reported destroyed 4 i 4 A