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TH SAN RA WEDNESDAY, AUGU ST 9. 1899, NATIVES BESIEGE GOVERNOR'S HOME Insurrection Breaks Out on Great Comoro Island. | Comoro Island is in revolt. The police st ANZIBAR, At commissary has been assassinated and the Governor's residence is besieged. A gunboat has been ordered to assist the island authori- ties in restoring order § Great Comoro, otherwise Angaziya Island, Is the principal island 24 of the Comoro Isles, in the Mozambique channel, 350 miles from the & 1 west coast of Madagascar and ) miles from the east coast.of 28 The population of the group -stimated at about 60,000 souls, S Mahommedans. The islands form a part of the French colonial 220N 028 D2 ORONORONO Great Britain will over the isi-| the te Department that any foreign 1 It a known fact that pe-| power entertained even the remotest | tons are now being circulated at Ma- | idea of giving recognition to Aguinaldo | ila among the forei merchants, | and his associates. On the contrary, | ans Ineluded ldressed to the | there has been most friendly feeling | en officers praying that | mamtained between this Government 8 and foreign powers throughout the Filipino contlict. Some time ago General Otis made requisition on the War Department for 500 horses to mount the cavalry in the Philippines. He stated in the dispatch that th rses in the islands were not satisfagtory and that the contracts for them in China had failed, the words Thanks to My the | '« aband of ‘war’ being added American people dor heavy "he report from General Otis that the ‘white mar Phil- China had refused to permit the ship Yy All nt to N of horses purchased at hav ntsin by his nts v made the but forty ' subject of an official representation to y are en- | the Peking Government, and late re- *r Walting | ports received from Minister Conger the insur that the prohibition was not par- S wrly applied against the Unite, b tes, but ainst Germany s well and that the exportation of mules and horses is forbidden by law. Neverthe s Minister Conge isfied himself that there is no cau for alarm at the 1wction of the Chinese Government and iicia confident from his report that China will not recognize the inde- pendence of the ing the r atement insurgents. Concern- ilts of his investigation this at the State De- artment “On making inquiry the Department of State the report that the Chinese Government had permission for the expor- | tation of horses and mules from China to the Philippine Islands on the ground that they contraband of war, it was made to-day concerni can refused 188ist- when the were is ‘7" L ”“"(’""“‘ """ ascertained that early in June Minis T ens | Conger reported to the Department « oBentE R Stare the United States quarter- : ster at Manila, having purchased for they are 4 SR venty-five por and twenty-five | oy o s | mules at Tientsin, an export pass was R e refused and that upon application to 1 e the Chinese Tsung-Li-Yamen, or Coun- ; cil of State, for permission to export cipline. When I was ast the animals, Mr. Conger was informed SR ine out of the | ihat such permission would be granted . *‘[*"‘ an OMCEr S |, the United States Government if it L Ingtancen were sible to grant it to any gov inder 4 nerepeIe ernment, but that for a long time the 1 and again I heard export of ponifes and mules had been nsign their offic to WAL g rpidden by law and on several recent ices when a command t did not | casiohs had been refused to other ease them was given. They will need | 2 <005 05 S8t o o enception etter discipline than that before any-{ o419 he well made in favor of the thing can be accomplished S Yl One thing I noticed about the Amer- e e e e e fean soldier, he never carries enough| i are needed for use in the Chinese ammunitior for which their exporta Is the friction still exIsting between prohibitec i small lots wrmy and navy, you say? It is as|of ponies claimed to b cing, polo. bad as ever \use Admiral Dewey | ete. So far as Mr. Conger can ascertain quoted a British officer’s remarks—un- | no large lots have been permitted to be « plimentary remarks bout the | sent to any of the foreign stations in the Jidiers and saiiors are at| Ch or to any foreign governments and - like scholars of two rival | since 1888, they keep it up. As for the| “In a later dispatch Mr. Conger re- position put forward by ne | ports that while the Taotai at Tlentsin Nriters on this side to starve Aguinaldc | had permitted the shipment of thirty Tat that is absurd. The wily Filipino | mules to Manlia a second request for a 5 annot be starved out. He is|shipment of 150 had been refused. Mr. ever getting supplies and ammunitton. | Conger added that a similar refusal Venaine and car- | had been made upon the application of st are arms tridges and supplies, the German legation to send sixty po- | imity to the patrollin nies to Kiaochay | to say the The importance of suc in the | I am sorry coming fall campaign is thoroughly ap- sending | elves are in many instances n the arms { ammunition W preciated by administration officials, which their compatriots are being slain. | who understand that if the insurgents \merica and Japan seem to send out | should at its close be as strong as they the great umber of the filibustering | are to-day, the difficulty of preventing | expeditions recognition of their belligerency will be | Sl matter up in a | Materially increased nutshell, Otis is 1 nsible for the sad | The course which the foreign Consuls tanmglement of affairs. He should at |at Manila will pursue in connection e Telieved and @ capable soldier | With Aguinaldo's communication is a sent in his pl He is a silly old fool, | matter of some conjecture among offi- Gld woman who does not know the | cials here. At the State Department Hghtest thing of the management of | there is no disposition to limit the Con- .« campaign, and it is a pitiable thing suls in forwarding the appeal to their to see how he is sacrificing his brave | respective governments. As a rule it is soldiers at every turn quite un 1 for Consuls holding exe- | Two other passe rs who arrived | quaturs from a friendly government direct from Manila by the Emp and having official relation with it to | Were Corporals Slezinger of the Tenth | carry on communication with an insur- | Infantry band, stationed at Jaro, who | rectionary le , but it is appreciated | is on four months’ leave, and Bugler | that in this case the Consuls are the | Chamberlain of the Fourth Infantry. |innocent victims of Aguinaldo’s letter- Slezinger says the nativ ceive a | writing. bounty for every American’s right ear | As milit authority is supreme in they bring in, and the dead are shorn |the Philippines any question arising as of their ears wherever found. He|to the course of the Consuls would | caught a Jap with four ears in the | probably be referred to General Otis, | trenches at Jaro and bayoneted him. | but there is no intimation here that he He says the hospitals at Manila and | has been advised of the address or that and eonfirms Commander | the sick being kept Wh not saying id neral Mers he will have any objections to its trans- mission by the Consuls. It is rather ex- pected, however, that the Consuls will take occasion to advise with the mili- Tloilo are full, St, John's story of with their reg anything of Ot ments. he ss ritt was the cholee of the volunteers for | tary authorities as to the proprietie the command of the troops there. Hs|of the situation before taking final s the California Volunteers were stion. 5 praised on every side by the regulars T 5 for their spleadid form under fire. BBt the ofioste _snd anen of ihe | Asiatic squadron may be in condition CHINA WILL NOT Eleiani it o RECOGNIZE REBELS Acting Secretary Allen has decided to | instruct Rear Admiral Watson to dis- Not in a Position to Set Herself | Against the United atch his vessels in rotation to Yoko- hama, Japan. The vessels will remain a month each in Japanese waters, and States. any of the men who may be debilitated WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The State | will be left in the naval hospital at Yo- | Department is entir without in- | kohama until they are entirely recov formation as to the address by Aguin-|ered and fit to resume duty. The dec sion of Mr. Allen in this matter was the result of a conference he had with Sur- geon General Van Reypen. The deci- sion of Mr. Allen is not due, I was told, aldo to foreign powers for the recogni- | tion of the Filipinos, either as bellige ts or as constituting an independent | government. The appeal looked upon, however, as creating no particu- | to any fear of disease among the crews lar change, as it h been the desire | of vessels, but to a desire to keep the f A ldo and »eiates from the | men in good condition. | first to s ure such recognition. The | S s 1 appeal puts this desire into rather issue the position of outside govern- WILL BE CONTINUED Was Greatly Impressed With the ments. There is no idea here that any foreign government will heed the ad- | dre The international usage as to | recognition was quite fully developed | Showing Made by Recruits during the Cuban insurrection, at | at Plattsburg. PLATTSBURG, Aug. 8—The war in the Philippines is to be prosecuted with a the subject of lengthy consideration in | VIEOT {hat OUENt to result In speedy ces- the ges of the President. The | Sation of hostilities. The correspondent ical yiew ot thEk i that | Of the Assoclated Press. saw Secretary g ol glew at ! e | Root to-night in the office of the Hotel recognition of @ixerfm_\ Was not in | champlain just after he had said good-by itself a casus belli. Up to the present | to the Presldent and was preparing to time there has been no intimation to | take the $:4 traln for Washington. The | which time the question was exhaus tively discussed in Congress and was SURVEY FOR 'THE WAR AS SEEN BY | the scuffle which ensued Chief of Police | found in the cellar of the building and A RAILROAD EXTENSION Engineers to Find a Route | From Stockton to Sac- ramento. SIVT FE_INVOLVED 1t Is Believed the New Line Will Form Part of the Transcon- tinental System — ial The Call t Dispatch Aug. 8 Civil few A party of sur- Engineer H. T. daye commence STOCKTON under will in a iminary lines betweed here | veyors Compton running pre and Sacramento for a railroad. It is believed the work fs preliminary to a | complete survey for persons who have an understanding with the Santa Fe Company. A number of local capital- | ists are interested in the proje As | oon as enoush data can be obtained a detailed report will be forwarded to | the railroad men, and if satisfactory | it is expecied encouragement will be given to local capitalists to begin the | k of constryction. that the lines clines to dis- It is consid- Compton acknOWledges are for a railroad, but ¢ cuss the matter further. cred probable that one object of the survey is to ascertain what encourage- ment could be obtained from residents of the along the route in the matter of riu,ms‘ of way. It the to make line possible. The fir west of the lower and continue du It is believed here proposed nearly straight survey will Sacramento north to New begin road Hope that the people of the val come an extension of the Santa Fe and give all reasonable encour :ment to the company’s plans. L S S s = ) Secretary referred to his visit to Platts- burg 1 cks this afternoon, where -} witnessed regimental drill of the Twen- ty-sixth Regiment, under commnad of Colo Rice his regiment has been re- cruited and organized in a little over fo we i the men drilled Ifke old ve “The progress which the offic men of the Twen th Regiment made in drilling in so short a t simply marvelous.” said Mr. Roo! yws the wonderful power of the 1 tates when ten reglments of volunteer | soldiers can be recruited, organized drilled and equipped for ctive service in | the field in so shortia time." “Will the war in the Philippines be | prosecuted vigorously from now on?’ asked the corre Mr. Root turned on nis he a1 “Yes, sir; the war ‘n the Philippines 2 now on will be prosecuted with all possible energy Che men, all the arms and all the su plies necéssary to end the trouble in the islands will be furnished at the earliest possible moment “How large a will be at the dis- posal of the commanding general there? was asked. will by )00 men there 1eady for active service at the close of the rainy season, about the last of October, and more will be sent if neces- Y As to the rumor published in some of the papers that President McKinley and he were not agreeable upon the policy | to be pursued in the Philippinees Mr. Root said: *Of course that is all nonsense.” 1 When asked whether General Otis would be relieved of the command of the Ameri- can forces in the Philippines Mr. Root re- | plied that he had nothing to say on that point at this time. It would be impossible for any one to be more emphatic or determined than Sec- retary Root in his avowed policy of e ing the trouble in the Philippines. seldom talks for publication and the fact that he had just come from a two days' conference with President McKinley adds interest to his wo EPWORTH LEAGUERS DF MOT Aug. 8. A joint debate between Governor M. L. Shaw and Gen- eral J. B. Weaver on the Philippine ques- tion was the feature of the Epworth | League assembly, at Colfax to-day. The debate attracted an audience of several | thousand persons from the surrounding | country. Both speakers are finished ora- tors and presented the question in the possible light from opposite stand- Weaver attacked, in the main, the policy of the Government in the Phil- ippines, claming it was in conflict with the constitution, the Declaration of In- depender the Monroe doctrine, the laws of nations and the holy précepts of our religion. Governor Shaw upheld the Republican administration in every respect, declarin; neral that he was for “a broader polic ne advancemerit of the higher and “newer tion which confronts the American | people TeE BEVERIDGE WILL NOT DISCUSS THE SITUATION | VICTORIA, B. ug. S.—Among the passengers who arrived on the Empress of Japan from the Orient was Senator A. J. Beveridge of Indiana and Mrs. Bever- Senator Beveridge is one of the Commissioners sent by the United States to ma rangements for peace with the Filipinos - before the commencement of hostilit refus mission and Philippines. to-da | | | d point blank to talk of his | | of the happenings in_the He and Mrs. Beveridge were delayed in Japan, having been on the steamer City of Peking when she tied up in quarantine on her last vovage | because of the presence of the bubonic plague on board. He is going home to ndfanapolis and thence after a short stay to Washington. He and Mrs. Bev- eridge are in the best of health. NEGRO WRESTED FROM POLICE AND LYNCHED ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8.—Ben Thompson, colored, 20 vears of age, was lynched here at 11:30 o'clock to- night for having attempted an assault on Lillian Clarke, the 8-year-old daugh- ter of Edward Clarke, residing on Pa- trick street. The police made a de- termined effort to prevent the mob, which gathered around the jail at about 11 o'clock, obtaining possession of the prisoner, but were unsuccessful. The door was broken in and during Webster w hurt” The prisoner was brought out, but the report became current that he was not the man, ana he was released. He had gone but a short distance, however, when the mob concluded that Thompson was the man they were looking for and after a short chase he was captured and strung up to an electric light pole. The prisoner was roughly handled on the way to the place of hanging, his clothes being cut almost to shreds. During the scenes at the front of the jail Mayor Sampson addressed the crowd, imploring it to leave the pris. oner alone and promising to call the Grand Jury for early action on the ease, but his pleadings were without avail. | will be opened ¢ was | y this - up hope for physicians Aug. 8.—Formei Governor W. Y. DEATH OF EX-COVERNOR . ATKINSON OF GEORG! A Noted Democratic Leader Southh Is Summoned. O@O—Q—fii B R S R i B e R Atkinson died at ms resi- had been ill for ten days and his several days ago. s of the Democratic party in He Governor Atkinson was de this State. He was elected Governor in at the age of 39, after having served six s in the House of Representatives, being Speaker for several sessions, . In his first gubernatoriul race he defeated General Clement A. Evans, a noted Confederat ke down the prestige Confeder: ns previously had for iblic favor. His second race wi Seaborn Wright fusion and Prohibition candidate. During the Spanish-American war Governor Atkinson took great interest in the organization of volunteer regiments for service and obtained ‘manv con- cessions frofh Washington for the Georgia soldiers. Since the expiration of his last term as Governor he has heen engaged in the practice of law in this county. T0 CONNECT SAN JOSE AND ALVISO e Franchise Granted for an Electric Line. LSl T BOTH CITIES o=t WILL BENEFI ROAD TO BE FINISHED IN EIGH- TEEN MONTHS. S The New Railway Will Carry Both Passengers and Freight—Appli- cations Made for Other Franchises. gt Special Dispatch to The Call JOS viso, Santa Clara County’s way, will be connected by an electric pas senger and freight railway. , Aug. S.—This city and Al- before the Supervisors to- virtually granted, as the ructed to advertise for bids f the franchise. The bids eptember 18. The road is to be built straight out First street from the northerly city limits to Alviso. Rights of way eight feet wide along the east side of the road-;ay have been obtained for almost the entire dis tance and the board will grant twelv feet of the easterly side of the roadway. There wi feeble opposition to the road, but the county welfare demanded the foad. Work is to be commenced in- came up and was was ins the sale ers q cle for side of six months and completed in eight- | een months Santa C| i of an era of electric railway buiidin The Alviso project is of great importance. The Government appropriation of 48,000 for the improvement of Alviso harbor will s0on be avallable. This will give San Jose a good waterway. A great deal of freight is shipped by Alvigo now and the steamer route has been instrumental in reducing rates. Other electric roads are to follo ctors of the Alviso road The have 0 whise for an electric road along t from the northerly city limit to San rnando street. They will als ask for a franchise out San Fernando street to East San Jose, connecting with the Alum Rock motor line, which will be changed to an electric road. An electric road from this city to Los Gatos, via Campbell, ‘is also being con- sidered. ASTOR NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENGLISH PEERAGE LONDON, Aug. 8—Henry La.oucher says in Truth that “the rumor that William Waldorf Astor will soon be raised to the peerage assumes that which is im- possible. A law passed during the reign of William ITT deprives the crown of the power of conferring the rank of peer upon aturalized aliens. It was enacted be- cause the King was converting too many Dutch republicans into British peers. “A baronet or a knight Mr. Astor could be, and_if he is ready to p: there is no doubt that he will find no difficulty in ne- gotiating the matter.” —_— Gregson and Gotzsch Discharged. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 8.—H. M. Gregson and A. Gotzsch, the two well-known resi- dents of Timber Cove who were arrested a few days ago upon complaint of School Trustee J. P. Willlams and charged with having destroyed the Timber Cove school house by setting it afire, were discharged ‘this afternoon on motion of the District Attorney. The reason given was a lack of evidence. When Gregson and Gotzsch were arrested by Constables Gilllam and Piermann of this city at their homes, last week, much comment was caused among the people of the coast section, as both were prominent citizens. - “El Capitan” Is Popular. LONDON, Aug. S.—De Wolf Hoppéer has secured an extended lease of the Lyrie Theater, and a continuation of “1l Capitan” will now depend upon a release of 'the comedian from his autumn en- gagements in the United States. This is now being arranged. only water- | The hearing | for a franchise by A. Greeninger and oth- | ra County is just in the midst | ition before the City Council for | 'DREYFUS IS | BREAKING DOWN e | Continued from First Page. looks dejected. Tt will be curious to see whether he and Mercier contradict each other. There seems danger that all evidence | relating to foreign diplomatists will be @iven with closed doors. The public trial will be resumed on Saturday. | Dreyfu. | me, has not yet Winkle feeling. it astonished to find the whole world or its proxies, though he showed no sign of astonishment. He was thrown in a heap by the searching and, as he thought, unfriendly examina- got over his Rip Van He was lost, as he put | | tion by the president of the court-mar- | tial. He had expected more formal pro- | ceeding: MM.Demange and Laborie did not pre- pare him for a hostile tribunal and a scru- | tinizing public. He felt as if X-rays were being cast him all the time he was under public gaze. most thoughts of his heart were being peered into. He imagined the proceedings would be only formal and that perhaps he | might leave the courthouse to walk to his | wite's temporary home. His counsel was quite right not to discourage him before- hand, his strength is low and he is condemned to a diet of milk and egg: which does not enable him rapidly to re- cover his lost strength. full diet just | now could not fail to bring on Bright's dis: He was at first greatly depressed to | learn that he would be confronted with a crowd of hostile witnesses and that the trial might last a fortnight or three ks, or even longer. Then, steeling himself, he cried “You must prove yourself a man, Drey- fus. You must struggle for your honor and not give in until you have cleared ft, once and forever. But what have you | done, Dreyfus, to make people to thus rend vou? Were you born under a malig: | nant star? If so, fight against fate and wrest until you have thrown the evil angel.” From long habit he speaks to himself when intending to_converse with visitors. EMILY CRAWFORD. | - | ZOLA IS PLEASED. iPredicts a Unanimous Acquittal for Dreyfus. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—The Journal has the following from Paris: | of Captain Dreyfus. The conscience of the | country is aroused, and the more light | that is let in on the subject the clearer | will his innocence appear. My previous | prognostications have turned out to be | correct. I venture another prediction—it | is that Dreyfus will be unanimously ac- | quitted. EMILE ZOLA.” - NATIONALISTS ACTIVE. Reported to Be Organizing for a Demonstration. NEW YORK, Aug. 8—The World cable from Rennes says: Late to-night several dispatches have come from Paris announcing Ominous activity by Deroulede, Guerin, Millevove and "their followers. They are reported to be or- ganizing bands of Nationalists for the purpose of bringing them here on Friday for a demonstration. I have just seen Hennion, and he confirms this news. ATLIN DISTRICT IS RICH IN GOLD VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 8.—The steamer Alpan returned to-night from Alaska with 135 passengers and about $200,000 in gold. Most of the passengers were from Daw- son. An important piece of news brought by the travelers is that Colonel Steele of the mounted police distinctly denies the re- port that miners will not be allowed to work Sunday. Dr. Hans Helgessen returned from At- lin, Alaska, which he says is turning out ph?nomenal]e‘ well. There is a stream of gold dust into the banks there, and as a result of Commissioner Gr: .am’s first five days’ collection the royaity revealed 1700 ounces of gold, with some of the principal mine owners ‘to hear from. Judge Irving assured him that all disputes were practi- cally settled. A party of Frenchmen have taken a slab sixteen by ten Inches of na- tive copper off an extensive ledge at the southern extremity of Atlin Lake. CLEVELAND STREETCAR WRECKED BY DYNAMITE CLEVELAND, Aug. 8.—A Park-avenue @ectric car of the Big Consolidated line was blown up near the Euclid avenue barns at 1:30 this morning. The car was badly torn. The motorman. name not vet known, w badly hurt. There was one passenger on the car. $ The place of the explosion was near | Wade Park entrance, on Wade Park ave- | nue, a very lonely spot. The trucks were | blown from under the car. The single | passenger aboard was unhurt. The perpe- trators of the deed escaped. The car was | bound east on its way to the barns. LS 1 member of his family tells | He remarked to his wife that he was | himself watched by | It was a$ if the inner- | “Nothing can now prevent the acquittal | WICKERSHAM WILL - CONTEST STOPPED A Settlement Made Out of Court. =gt FRANK WILL GET A SHARE T gt HE HAD BEEN CUT OF FIVE DOLLARS. Sl In the Suit the Claim Was Made That the Father Had Been Unduly Influenced by His Younger F WITH . Son, Fred. Ao Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, Aug. The cele- brated Wickersham will contest, of which so much was expected in the way of sensational details when ‘the matter came to trial, has been settled amicably out of court. By the terms of the agreement entered into to-day Frank Wickersham, the well-known Fresno capitalist, is to receive an equit- able share in the estate.left by hi father, the late 1. G. Wickersham of Petaluma, and the contest proceedings are to be withdrawn at once. 1. G. Wickersham, the well-known Petaluma banker who died some six weeks ago, left an estate valued at con- siderably over a million dollars. Sur- viving him were four children, Frank Wickersham of Fresno, Mrs. Bergeven of Chicago and Fred a Wickersham and Miss Lizzie Wickersham of Petalumz Each was left an equal portion of the estate by the terms of the will with the exception of Frank,” who was cut off with the proverbial penny, amounting in this case to $5 in gold. As a reason for his action in thus dis !inheriting his eldest son the old banker ‘explulnkd that he had alréeady a‘d\'anu‘d ! him considerable over $100,000 in cash, | and this was all to which he was en- | titled. The day after the will was | filed for probate the disinherited son | began contest proceedings to have the will set aside upon the ground that his father had been unduly influenced by his brother Fred Wickersham of Peta luma. The case attracted widespread interest both on account of the alle- gations made and the prominence of the parties concerned. News that the matter had been sat- isfactorily adjusted reached here late this evening and Fred A. Wickersham was at once seen in regard to the mat- stated that he and his brother had met to-day jin the office of R. Porter Ashe, the San Francisco attorney, where ail details of the settlement had been ad- justed to the mutual satisfaction of all | concerned. | In discussing the matter he said that {as soon as the contest proceedings were | begun_negotiations looking to a settle- | ment had been opened. A number of propositions had been made back and forth, none of which proved satisfac- tory. At the meeting held this after- | noon Fred A. Wickersham, upon behalf of himself and the other heirs, made his final offe which being deemed equitable was at once agreed to. A payment upon account was at once made & a receipt taken therefor, and as soon s the necessary papers cover- ing the agreement can be drawn up the contest proceedings now pending in the | courts of this county will be with- drawn. | Mr. Wickersham declined to state the terms of the agreement entered in. | to, but it is understood that the con- | testant receives approximately his full | share of the estate less the amount he has already received from time to time |and which he has never denied having | been paid by his deceaged father. With the signing of the receipt mentioned in Porter Ashe’s office to-day the entire case was brought to a close and har- mony once more restored to the Wick~ ersham household. INTERESTS THE COAST. Patents and Army 'Orders Issued at Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Pacific Coast patents were granted to-day as follow California—Charles J. Ball, Los An- geles, flushing tank: John Barker, San Francisco, bureau and dresser trunk: Walter S. Case, San Jose, can soldering | apparatus; Mahlon S. Conley, Los An | geles, assignor of one-half to W. H. Wil- | son, electro-magnetic reciprocating en- | gine; Russell L. Dunn, San Francisco, as- signor to C. S. Preston and F. Hanford, Seattle, air compressor; v. Fairbanks, | Los Angeles, carrier, server | shipper; Isaac Goble, Chicago, beet puller; Stephen C. Houghton, San Fran- cisco, mechanical movement; Sarah Mills, San Francisco, corset fastener: Helena L. Othout, Fresno, bowl-holding device. Washington—Frank A. Briggs, * New Whatcom, grip for bicycles; Walter Cooper, Seattle, air pump piston rod oiler: nace. tary of War the following changes in medical_department are ordered: Major Philip F. Harvey, surgeon United States army, is relieved from duty at Fort Snel- ling.. Minn., and will proceed to the Pre- sidio of San Francisco and report to the comanding officer for duty, to relieve Ma- jor Edward B. Mosel surgeon United States army, and will report by letter to the commancing general of the Depart- ment of California. Major Moseley, on being thus relieved, will groceed to Angel Island ‘and_report to the commanding officer for duty. to relieve Major Robert J. Gibgon. Major Gibson, on being thus relieved, will proceed to the Philippine Islands and report in person to the com manding general, Department of the Pa- cific, for assignment to duty. Corporal James F. McDonald, Company K, Twentieth United States Infantr: Philippine Islands, is_transferred as first- class private to the Signal Corps. Private Charles J. Lander, H Hospital San Francisco, will_be discharged from the service of the United States by the commanding officer of his station. Private Gerald Holdridge, _Eighth TUnited States Infantry, now on detached service at recruiting station, New York, is transferred to the Sixth Infantry. He will be sent to the Presidio of San Fran- cigco, and will report to the commanding officer of that post, who will furnish him transportation to the Philippine Islands. Recruit John E. Gnau, general service. Presidio, San Francisco, is transferred to the Hospital Corps as private. Recruit James M. Sherry, \Nineteenth Infantry, now at the Presidio of San Francisco, having enlisted under false pre- tenses, will be discharged without honor from the service of the United States on receipt of this order, by the command- ing officer of his station. Southern Pacific Loses. SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 8.—The first of the condemnation suitz of the South- ern Pacific Railroad Company against the land owners, through which its spur iine traverses in the northern end of the cou ty, was ended this evening when the jury brought in a verdict for the defendant, Danlel Laird, for $150 an acre more thanhe asked for. Laird was allowed $1%0 an acre for the land and $500 an acre damages. It was clearly a decision against the rail- road, for it forms a basis for the settle- ment of the other suits for a much higher sum than was inllcl?flled. The second condemnation suit will be begun to-mor- row. Chino-Japanese Alliance. LONDON, Aug. 9—The Rome corre- spondent of the Daily Mail says the Italian Government has received positive confirmation of the report that China and Japan have concluded an alliance. ter. - He substantiated the report and | nd dish un- | R. | John F. Keiper, Everett, ore roasting fur-{ Army orders—By direction of the Secre- | Corps, now at general hospital, Presidio, | ARACONDA SWEPY * BY A CLOUDBUA | Losses Will Go Up Into the Thousands. o DOLAN'S NARROW ESCAP e gt CAUGHT IN THE TORRENT AND ALMOST DROWNED. | —— | Cellars Were Flooded, Fences Torn | Away and the New Court- | house Almost | Ruined. 1 et i | Special Dispatch to The Call. ANACONDA, Mont., Aug. & | $7000 worth of damage Wwas | Anaconda by a cloudburst the A torren: thre | place west of the city. | feet deep and twenty feet broad | down into the city from Sheep Cul | carrying with it a mass of logs, bou | ers and mud and sweeping fences a: | gardens before it. The chief damage was done at new courthouse now being erected Deer Lodge at the head of Main str | The contractors estimate their loss at | $2000. The other loss is scattered amo individual property owners in the vic ity of Main street and Seventh aven | the fashionable part of the city. At 3:10 o'clock the storm broke ov | the city, accompanied by terrific of thunder. Suddenly an_especiall | large detonation was heard up She | Gulch, which runs far back into t { mountains Spectators could ses walls of the gulch whitened by den flood. There is in the gulch a licrl stream that runs through a ditch ma4d | for it and is carried on around lcity to empty into Warm Spring Creek. This ditch immediately becanie | a roaring river twenty feet wide, burst | the confines of the old water way | it emerged from the canyon and rus traight to the courthouse and the jail annex, tearing a new course through t i the ground. The basements of both structures were filled with mud :nd debris and cut building stone was lled away, while every cellar in the inity was filled with mud and water | A gang under Contractor Dola | rushed to the ditch, and with shove | vainly tried to turn the course of th | stream, but were quickly compelled (o | flee. Dolan and one of the workmen | were caught in the flood and had a narrow escape from drowning, sratched out in the nick of time { their companions. A bridg: across ditch just above the courthouse swept away instantly. The Great Northern branch line b3 v being by is cut by a washout east of Butte, while the Northern Pacific is also delay=d bv a vwashout between Butte and § Bow. CONDEMNS THE LYNCHING. Romano’s Report on the Killing of Italians in Louisiana. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8—The State De- partment has received from the Italian | authorities a copy of a complete report made by the Marquis Romano, secretary | of the Ttalian embassy here, on his per- | sonal investigation of the recent lynching | of five Italians at Tallulah, La. The re- port presents the affair in a ser light. | As a whole the Italian authorities view | the matter of the lynching as.one of un- | usual atrocity, and without the mitigating | circumstancés’ which had been urged i previous affairs of this kind. Tty TROOPS AT MING-TSE. u | PARIS, Aug. 8—The Politique Colo- niale says: Owing to the serious Chinese attacks upon the French Consulate at Ming-Tse, Governor General Doumer ias massed 2000 Buropean troops in readiiess 10 occupy the town. Twelve nundred men have been landed on account of sim- ilar trouble at Kang-Chau. It is said that General Doumer intends to resign unless the Government acts decisively. - LOS ANGELES, Aug. two weeks ago an unknown man committed uicide in a Main street lodging-house by | asphyxiation. Up to the present time | the authorities have been unable to iden- | tify the remains. S. P. Jones, local of the New York Life Insurance | pany, to-c identified the suicide as a man generally known as Arthur Wolf- | sohn, but whose true name is Aaron | Wolfsohn, formerly a drummer for a | Philadelphia ribbon house. - | Injured by a Flywheel. | SALINAS, Aug. 8—While engaged in | threshing barley .on the Espinosa ranch near Castroville this morning James Berry, who was engaged as engineer, was atally injured by the bursting of the flv- wheel of the engine. Portions of the | wheel flew over 200 feet, destroying a pile | of sacked grain a t broad- cast. Berry had his right thigh and knee | crushed. He is a resident of Bradley and married. et HITCHCOCK SCHOOL (Late Selborne), San Rafael. 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