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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1899, KILLED AT MAGERSFONTEIN, . The commander and adjutant of the Second Black Watch, Seventy-third Highlanders, which lost so heavily in sketches, when y were fired on by the Boers cast of the T Bri dis- | mounted, formed in skirmishing order and G ers back over the bridge. ere ) casualties on the British & bullet passed through one —_— MOBILIZING TROOPS. ec. 14.—The War Office this the following announce- LONDON even ment ng m n mobilized Ivision wili ndey. The of the im- WAS NO MUSIC AT THE BANOUE Labor Federation and Non-Union Band. Spectal Diepatch to The Call. DETROIT, Dec of the American Fy the Griswold Hou annual banquet of Labor, held to-night, lacked the of orchestral music. vered to be was duly re- n, along with ation to th »mmittee. of the Detroit men s the best they could do under joulty would that the @ programme. n was taken » and action upon reso- is afternoon s were adopted e - uctd union member to demand: the all tobacco or cigarettes stage erious gn frater- nishments provided fon-made watch to slam, an engraved stick for his col- with a brooch for ond ring for Can- & headed walk Delegate Wi YEmEAN S wo MURDER THEORY IS NOT CORROBORATED Chief of Police of Sacramento Con- vinced That Carlo Parenti Committed Suicide. rc. 14.—Little stock 1s taken attempt to invest the death of ( Parent!, a journeyman ta with of a deeply plotted mur this afternc ed o of Police Ash sald ective had work- r five days and estigation ne m Parentl com- first supposed or, who also had a the person of id to-day that Francisco chemist of poison in the dead does not know at this would justify ition against any one, iy says that he has Parent! had asked a v):vlwnrj strychnine in hief Police that Parent! hud Kking places con- different poisons. for suicide is the stress deserted him some days before his death. o-edloon v~ Sysmcense EXPORTATION OF GOLD IS LOOKED FOR SHORTLY Bterling Bankers Say That Money Will Not Rule High Enough at the Centers to Prevent. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—The Evening Post eays: It was reported in Wall #treet this afternoon that the City Bank would ship gold to London by this week's steamer. Officers of the bank, Wwhen asked regarding the truth of the report, refused to either confirm or geny it Sferling bankers famillar with’ the 018 market here and in London said that n any case announcement of gold engage- ments for London might be look or within twenty-four hours. Predictions of gold exports were made in Wall street soon after the market (‘]"“"0‘(’ this morning. Demand bills were then quoted at 4 7% to 4 87%, and sterling bankers were doing a rulhln, business. One of the most conservative foreign ex- change houses admitted that the export point has been practically reached. News of Becretary Gage's order to an- ticipate the January interests, with re- ported receipts _of interior money strengthened the feeling that gold would | Jeave the country In a few da; since money would probably not ru high enough at this center to prevent a move- ment ML e NOT SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT. DENVER, Dec. 14.—Judge Hallett in the TUnited States Circuit Court rendered a decision in the case of the Detroit Photo. raphing Company against hayer, to the effect that Datural seenery or other objects not the products of the artist’s originality are not subjects of copyright. This applies to all Mountain scenery. On account of the time neces- sary in the preparation of the Christmas edition of THE CALL, to be issued Sunday, Dacember 17, NO ADVERTISE- MENTS for that issue will be received AFTER 9:30 P. M. BATURDAY, MAY OUST THE Frank 8. | ghmolrlphl of | t. photographs of Rocky | | CAPTAIN ELTON.. Monday's battle. mediate mobilization of the Scventh Divi- sion.” e CHURCHILL ESCAPES. | LOURENZO MARQUES, Delagoa Bay, . 1.—Winston Churchill, the news- t and former officer of s, who was captured at the time ¢f the armored train disaster | near Estcourt, November 16, has escaj from Pretoria | DESTROYED THE BRIDGE. LONTX Dec. 14.—A special dispatch | ved here from Weenen, Natal, dated ) ¥, December 11, says that the Lad smith garrison had made a sortie and d | stroyed the Modderspruit bridge. i [ 1 |Surveys Being Made in‘ LMD BARONS { | Orange County. ke Epeetal Dispatch to The Call, SANTA ANA, Dec. 14.—Interest in the | matter of contesting the title to the ex- clusive land grants in Orange County that has lain dormant since the famous dect- slon of Chief Justice Fleld In the Las Bolsas Land Company's case August 12th ten years ago, has again been aroused by recent decisions handed down by the { In five land grant cases, the land claimed | five land grant cases, the land claimed be- being situated in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise countles, Arizona The amouiit of lands claimed in the ag- | gregate was 603,000 acres; area allowed by the court in the aggregate, 57,003 acres: | total amount saved to the settlers and the Government 552,000 acres. Most of this | 1and rejected 1s most desirable for agri- | cultural purposes, while other areas in- | clude some of the richest mineral fields in Arizona, in which are located mines upon | Wwhich hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended, the titles to which were clouded by these land claimants, To further raise the hopes of those interest- ©d in seeing the land barons ousted, a party of engineers is now on the ground ostensibly making a Government geologi- cal gurvey of lands In this neighborhood, but belleved in reality to be running lines the S8an Joaquin grant according to the original surveys It is belleved t hat when this survey is | completed the r A i e d eport will be made the basis of Immediate action by the land clalms court In determining the exact Muhdur)“u of those big land grants in Orange County. A large portion of the | cholcest part of this county is covered by | these grants, including the Las Bolsas, | Sun Joaquin, Lomas de Santiago, Santa | Marguerita, Los Allsos, Las Allmotas, Puente and Mission Viejo. 2| INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF PACIFIC COAST Committee Assignments of the Va- | ‘ rious Representatives in | | Congress. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 14—The Benate Committee appointed by the Re- publican caucus to make assignments on committees for Republican Senatars | made public their report to-night. Sena- tor Perkine was offered an assignment to | the Committee on the Philippine Islands, | but stated that he could not accept as be has promised his support to Senator | McBride of Oregon, who was made a member of the same committee. How- ever, it insisted that Mr. Perkins become a member of the Coast and Insular Sur- vey, which committee was established at his suggestion. He retains his places on the Appropriations, Naval Affairs, Edu- cation and chairman of Fisheries and was made a member of the Paclfic Islands and Porto Rico. | Papers on the Stockton Postofce bufld- ing have been sent from the Department of Justice to the Supervising Architect of the Treasury and a check will be for- ! warded to California inside of ten day The plans will be immediately drawn, Representative De Vries was assured by the department to-day that work on the buiflding would be rushed and completed as soon as possible. 5 S. E. Ribble was to-day appointed Post- master at Challenge, Yuba County, vica E. B. Sparks, deceased. W. J. Elliott was | appointed at Poplar, Tulare County, vice | G. B. Moore, removed, | Benator Perkins to-day fntroduced the | | tollowing bills: Providing for the pur-| chase of metal and the colnage of $200,000 | of minor coins and the distribution and redemption of the same—the director of the Mint at San Francisco has written Senator Perkins saying this can be done | with very little expense and will give em loyment to a large number of citizens fa’Ban Francisco and other places where there are United States Mints; providin | for lwol{nmenl of apprentices fn Unite | States mints; to authorize the Secretary of the Interfor to permit the use and right of way on or through public lands reserved for preservation of timber; in- creasing pay of criers and balliffs of United States Circult and District Courts from $2 to $4 per diem. Representative Metcalf to-day intro- duced the fcllowing bills: To pay Arthur L. Fish $82)5, amount due him for work in deepening harbor at Wilmington, Cal.; for the relief of Robert W. Dunbar, | Charles H. Chamberlain, lllam R, | Wheaton and J. W. Leigh, ali of Culi- | fornia; fixing times when, regulating the manner in which, and deciaring the char- acter of accounts between Unlited Stuces and several public land States relative to | the net proceeds of the sales and other | disposition of public lands made and to be made therein by the United States, which shall hereafter be stated and cer- | tified to the Treasury Department for payment. | he gross recel, of the San Francisco | Postoffice for the month of November were 385,473, ngainst $30.576 for the smane | month of last year, being an increase of 4#3!:'. The receipts at Los Angeles were L{“fifi against $15,499, showing an Increase |0 Newton B. and Fred J. Kinley have been appointed -ta.mrn in the postoffice at Santa Rosa. 8. HY, nbottom, Albert G. Bowen end W, B. mer have been inted substitute clerks in the post- o eraie - : ensions, _California: Restorations — | Romola A. Deelwardo, Santa Rou,n:u, Restoration and Increase—William A Witte, dead, Los Angeles, $10 to $12. crease—Edmund F. Woodward, Sac mento, $6 to $12. Original widows, etc Annl rescen! 3 Witte, B W; iom 2 | o 54, survivor, in. Wimer, 88 to Original—Patrick Carney, . Increasa—Hall j ;fl,m. Plerce, $§ (:rsl;:..“ Yos Angeles, Oregon: Mexican War crease—Robert Montgomery, 2. ‘Washington: Black Diamo pany, Soldle: ——— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al druggists re e money 1 to l'.flm'c-u—ml:'--‘b:n. :n | over which | dential | 18, MASONS HONOR THE MEMORY OF BROTHER GEORGE WASHINGTON Members of the Cra ASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—With solemn pomp and circumstance, with ceremonies beautiful, im- pressive and appropriate, in the presence of a distinguished as- semblage and in the full splendor of idecal autumn weather, the centennial of the death of George Washington was com- memorated to-day at Mount Vernon. That Mount Vernon should have been selected s the scene of the exercises was pecu- liarly fitting. There it was that the hap- piest incidents of Washington's life oc- curred. In other parts he endured his trials, on other flelds he won his triumphs; but there, surrounded by those whom best he loved, were spent the rest- ful, quiet, studious hours of his life. There it was, too, that he sickened and died, and there all that was mortal of him was laid to eternal rest in a mansoleum overlookir® a broad sweep of the pic- turesque Potomac. To-day's ceremonles were elaborately | planned and successfully carried to | fruition. They were conducted by the | Masonic bodies and by the Red Men of the United States. The movement for the day’s observance originated in 1883 with the Grand Lodge of Masons of the State | of Colorado, the proposition being made by Most Worshipful Willlam D. Wright, grand master of Colorado, who was pres- | ent to witness the carrying into effect of | his long-cherished idea. Charge of the ceremonies incident to to-day’s comm oration was placed in the hands of the Masons of Virginia, it being in the Old Dominion that Washington was obligated as a Master Mason and there that he par- ticipated enthusiastically in Masonic work and observances. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Virginia and the membership of Fredericksburg Lodge, in which Washington was made a Mason, and of Washington-Alexandria he presided as worshipful master, had the chief part in the duty of seeing that to-day's observances were ap- propriate. That the duty was well performed wa evidenced by the solemnity and beauty of the ceremonies and by the immense con- course of Masons present. Thousands | were in attendance from all parts of the | country and almost every jurisdiction in the United States and a few foreign coun- tries were represented by some of the grand officers und members. The visiting members, mauy accompanied by the ladies of their familics, congregated Washington early to-day, an, the Masonic bodies of the District of Co- lumbia, headed by the Grand Lodge of the District, made the pilgrimage to Mount Vernon to-day by boat. The Vir- ginia Masons assembled at Alexandria and thence_escorted by Fredericksburg Lodge and Washington-Alexandria Lodge | a8 bodles proceeded to Mount Vernon also by boat. At 10 o'clock President McKinley, him- self an enthusiastic Mason, accompanied by Secretary of State Hay, Secretary of the Treasury Gage, Secretary of the Navy Long, Secretary of the Interior Hiich- cock, Secretary of Affltullure Wiison and Postmaster General Bmith, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen,'Major Gen- eral Miles, Adjutant General Corbin, Se retary Porter, Assistant Secretary Cortel- | you, Major John A. Johnson and Senator W. A. Clark of Vermont, past grand mas- ter of his State, left Washington on a| special electric train for Mount Vernon, arriving there at 11 o'clock. The Presi- party was greeted by Grand Master Duke of Virginia, and by him es- corted to the mansion. It was nearly an hour and a half after- ward before all of the steamers bearing the Masonic bodies arrived. After the President and his Cabinet had reviewed them from a platform on the east front of the mansion a procession was formed and moved, as on the day of General Washington's funeral, December 179, to the old vault, where the re- mains were first deposited. There, In the immediate presence of the grand officers of the various States and the assembled Masons, solemn funeral rites were con- ducted. A solemn dirge by the TRird Cavalry Band was followed by the invocation, pro- nounced by the Right Rev. A. M. Ran- dolph, Bishop of the Southern Episcopal dlocese of Virginla. After music by an octette of the Grand Lodge of the Dis- trict of Columbia Grand Master A. A. Burnand of Colorado delivered an ora- tion on the life and work of Washington, laying particular stress upon his Masonic 1% 54 accomplishments. The procession re-formed and moved then to the tomb where the remalns of ‘Washington and those of his family lie now. e tomb was magnificently deco- rated with flags and festoons of ever- greens and flowers. Here the beautiful and impressive Masonic services were conducted. The grand masters of the thirteen original States formed in line, facing the representatives of the other jurisdictions, the Grand Lodge of Vir- ginia and visiting brethren standing in a seml-circle, fa en‘r the entrance to the tomb, with jol hands. Prayer was of- fered by the Rev. H. Ray, D.D., grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Then the grand master of Virginia caled upon each of the jurisdictions of the thirteen original States, the jurisdic- tions of the Western States and those of Canada, Bels(um and Nova Scotia for messages and tributes sent by them, and all responded. Then the grand master of the District of Columbia deposited within the tomb the lambskin apron as a token of inro- cence; the grand master of Missour: de- osited the white glove as a token!ot riendship, and the grand master of Cali- fornia deposited the evergreen as an em- blem of ihe Masonic faith in the resur- rection of the body and the immortaiity of the soul. At the conclusion of the ceremony the following responses were made: The craft—"“Amen."” All the grand masters—"0O death, where is_thy sting? The craft— tory?” Scores of beautiful wreaths and bunches of evergreens were then deposited within the tomb, one of the most beautiful tokens, an immense wreath of ivv, im- mortelies_and acacia blossoms being o fered by President McKinley. The procession returned fo "the cast front of the mansion, where President McKinley, introduced’ by Grand Master Duke, delivered the following oration as his tribute to Washington: L R memorative of one_hun anniversar: of the Aeath of George Washington. At his o4 home, which he loved so well® and which the patriotic women of the country have guarded ‘with loving hands, exercises are conducted un- der the auspices of the great fraternity of M sons, which & century ago planned and executed the ‘solemn ceremonial which attended Father of his Country to his tomb. The lod, in which he was initiated, the one ovi which he afterward presided as worshipful m: ter, mocorded positions of honor at his obse. quies, are to-day represented here in token of rofound respect to the memory of their flustricus member and beloved brother. Masons throughout the United States testity anew their reverence for the name of Washing. ton and the inspiring example of his life. Dis. tinguished representatives are here from all grand es of the country to render ceremo- nies as dignified and impressive as possible, and most cordlal greetings have come from across our borders and from beyond the sea. Not alone in this country but throughout the world have Masons taken I Interest in the observance of this centennial anniversary. The fraternity justly claims the immortal pa- triot as one of its members; the 'O grave, where is thy vic- Lodge, | in | escorted by | H. whole humaa | Special Dispatch to The Call. | family acknowledges him as one of Its great- est benefactors. Public bodles, patriotic socle- ties and other organizations, our citizens every- | where. have esteemed it a privilege to-day to pay their tribute to his memory and,to the | splendor of his achievements in the advance- | ment of justice and liberty among men. His fair name, secure In its iImmortality, shall shine through countless ages with undiminished lus- ter. | “The struggiing republic for which Washing- ton was willing to give his life, and for which he ever freely spent his fortune, and which at all times was th ot of hia most earnest solicitude, has st and wonderfully devel- | oped along the lines which his sagacity and foresight carefully planned. It has stood every | trial, and the dawn or a new century is stronger than ever to carry forward its mission | of liberty. During all the intervening years it | has been true, forever true, to the precepts of the constitution which he and his fllustrious colleagues framed for its guidance and govern- ment. He was the national architect, says Bancroft, the historian, and but for him the nation could not have 'achieved its independ- ence, could not have formed its union, could not have put the Federal Government Into operation, He had neither precedent nor predecessor. His work was original and constructive and has successfully stood the severest tests. He selected the site for the capital of the republic he founded and gave It the name of the Federal City, but the commission substi- tuted the name of Washington as the more fitting and to be a_perpetual recognition of the service of the commander in chief of the Conti- nental army, the president of the convention which framed the constitution and the first President of the republic. More than 70,000,000 of people acknowledge allegiance to the flag which he made triumphant. The nation Is his best eulogist and his noblest monument. I bave been deeply interested touched b the sentiments of his contemporaries uttere 4 hundred years ago on the occasion of his death. The President at this point quoted eulo- les of Washington delivered one hun- red vears ago by Rev. Walter King at Norwich, Conn., by Rev. Nathan Strong at Hartford, Conn., and by John Adams | In an address to the Senate, and said in | conclusion: | o¢'he nation needs at this moment the help of his wise example. In dealing with our vast | responsibllities we turn to him. We invoke the counsel of his life and character and courage. We summon his precepts that we may keep | his pledges to maintain justice and law, educa- | ton and morality and civil and religlous lib- | erty in every part of the country, the new as 11 as the old. The President was interrupted fre- quently by applause, and at the close of his oration he was cheered heartily. he exercises at the mansion were con- cluded with a benediction pronounced by Brother Ed N. Calisch, rabbl of Bet Ahaba Synagogue of Richmond, Va. | At 3 o'clock a of the Im- d Order of Red Men, in charge of reat Incohonee, Hon. ‘George Green, of Binghamton, N. Y., and Hon. Charles Lithman of Marblehead, ss., ar- of 220000 Red Men to the memory of Washington. He was one of the founders of the “Sons of Liberty,” to which the Red Men trace back their origin_through | varying names. The chiefs to officiate at | the tomb were selected by Great Incoho- nee Green, who appointed as master of ceremonies Hon. rban H. Hester of Ohlo, past grand sachem. After Chief Hester had read the call for the observance of the day and the great prophet. Robert T. Daniels, had Invoked the Great Spirit, Acting Great Incohonee Litchman pronounced the oration upon Washington. It was an Inspiring tribute, exquisite in thought and diction and quite worthy of its great subject. He was followed by the great chiet of records, Charles H. Conley, with a beau- titul message of the Red Men of the World. In conclusion he deposited within the tomb a handsome silk flag on a stand- ard, to which was attached four ribbons of the colors of the order—green, orange, blue and scarlet—respectively inscribed: 99—George Washington—1809. Decem- ber 14, 1899, Great Council United States. Improved Order of Red Men." The great wreath of vy and red Immor- telles was then deposited within the tomb, | s a “fit emblem In our belief In that im- mortality of the soul which rises superior to all the flls of life, and through bright blessings of hope gives us promise of egernal joy." To-night the order supplemented their Mount Vernon ceremonies with elaborate exercises at Convention Hall, where pat- riotic music by the Marine Band, songs and addresses formed features of an in- teresting programme. Great Incohonee George Green of New York presided and speeches were made by Past Great Incohonee Charles H. Litch- man of Massachusetts and Great Prophet Robert T. Danlel of Georgia. Senator Chauncey M. Depew was the orator of the evening and was given a hearty reception as he was introduced by the presiding officer as “‘the greatest ora- tor of his kind.” In concluding Senator Depew sald: In the fingers of time monuments and reputa- tions deea; nd crumble. Statesmen, soldiers, authors and orators fill the stage for a perlod and graduaily drop out of sight and memory. A few worthies of the elghteentn century live in the admiration or affection of their own countries. Of them all only Washington is in the thought and reverence of the whole world. The resistiess harvester in his annual rounds shoulders the scythe as he passes before this beneficent_intelligence and pure fame, salutes and marches on. We, his countrymen, after & century, whose searchlight has revealed the vices and’ weaknesses of our heroes and made our ideals common clay, find no flaw in his public or private life, no sentence in the many volumes of his utterances which we would blot out. orator who stands in my place in the coming centuries to recount the marvelous story of the t republic, to recall its architects and butiders, will find’the wisdom and example for its guidance and growth in the achieve- ments, character and life of George Washing- ton. Rev. Henry N. Couden, Chaplain of the House of Representatives, pronounced the benedliction. To-night the George Washington Mem- orial Association held commemorative ser- vices at the Lafayette Square Theater and the Association of Oldest Inhabitants ot the District of Columbla also pald tri. bute to Washington's memory. — - MINUTE GUNS FIRED DURING THE SERVICE NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—In commemora- tion of the 100th anniversary of the death of General George Washington services were held in churches and schools and by several patriotic socleties of this city to- day. The memorial services at noon in St. Paul's Chapel were held by the Sons of the Revolution and the Soclety of Cincin- natl. Tt was In St. Paul's that Washing- ton worshiped while the First Congress under the constitution was In session in :hl- city, and the pew which he occupled ill preserved. ile the services were in proy minute guns were fired at Castle William, on Governors Island. CELEBRATED BY THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—George Wash- ington memorial services were held this afternoon at the Church of the Epiphany under the auspices of the Soclety of the District of Columbia. The church was crowded. The Episcopal form of service was conducted jointly by the Sons of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Daughters of the Revolution, Daughters of the American R;vohman and the Soci- w of the War of 1812. The Bishoo of u officiated, assisted by the rec- ) ft of All Degrees Gather at the Mount Vernon Tomb and Duly Ob- serve the Centennial of the Dealh of the Father of His Country. RED MEN ALSO PAY HOMAGE rived at Mount Vernon to pay the tribute | thes -~ tor of the church and others. Features of | the exercises were a speclal thanksgiving | commemorative of Washington, the sing- ing of Kipling's “Recessional” and an ad- | ress by Assistant Secretary of State David J. Hill, together with a reading of an extract from Washington's farewell address. the service closing with the | “Dead March” from “Saul.” ! Assistant Seeretary Hill in his address sald Washington should be thought of not | as an isolated individual, but In his rela- | | tions as a leader of his people. In the | present colonial emergencies, when this | Government has broken oppression and | scattered anarchy, and is now confronted | Wwith the disposition of the greatest trust | | It has ever had, when 12.000‘.000 of peopla | have been swept into our control, we | | should draw lessons from the magnificent | | patriotism and skillful statesmanship of | | Washington. | SUITABLE SERVICES HELD IN DENVER DENVER, Dec. 14.—Washington centen- nial memorial exercises were held here to-day under the auspices of the nine Masonic lodges of this city. The pro- gramme Included music, the reading of an | account of Washington's last illness, an | address on the personal character ‘and public services of Washington and the | reading of portions of Washington's fare- | well address. Also an address upon the | Influence of Masonry in inging about | the Independence of the colonies and the | reading of a letter from the worshipful | master of the lodge in Virginia of which G«nrfie Washington was the first master, which letter Included an account of | Washington's Masonic life. The pro- i amme concluded with the singing of | “America™ by the entire assemblage. | ‘Exerclses were also held in the public | schools. TRIBUTES PAID BY FIDELITY LODGE | Fidelity Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, observed the anniversary of the | death of George Washington last night in its lodgeroom in the Masonic Temple. The | service, a memorial one, was for members | of the lodge and order only. There were | gr:unl about 250, and after the lodge had een called Worshipful Master M. H. Wasserwitz delivered a short explanator | address, after which Judge Carroll l‘-m% delivered an eloquent eulogy on Washing- ton from the standpoint of a Mason, a citizen, a soldier and a statesman. He was followed by addresses by Rev. Dr. | Jacob Nieto and Rev. Dr. Jacob Voor- | sanger, who each drew a magnificent | word painting of the character of the | father of his country. During the evening there was choice musle, vocal and instrumental. F. Delle- plane, who presided at the organ, ren- dered Chopin's “Funeral March” at the gpening of the service. J. R. Ogilvie, F. | inne, J. F. Fleming and J. J. Jones as & | quartet rendered ow Down the Ear" | and “Holy Father,” an Invocation. “Qut of the Depths,” a'solo, was sung by Mr. Fleming, and “The Sword of Bunker | Hill,” a'solo, by Mr. Ogilvie. LOCAL CELEBRATION OF THE RED MEN . There was but one theme at the cere- monials of the Red Men last night— George Washington. In speech and In| song the great moral lessons to be learn- | PLAN TO TUNNEL THE [BRALTAR STRAITS Gigantic Undertaking Advanced by @ Famous French Engineer. Gibraltar is recefving attention form the result of his studles in an internationai tunnel, uniting impermeability. Is certain. M. Berller estimates that a tunnel of forty-one kilometres (twenty-five - es) would cost $123,000, e l;‘ll: :nlcull!el that the connection of the lines of the Algerian Rallway system and extension from Tanglers to Lalla Maglinia would cost another $18,000,000 or $19,000,000, so that the whole enterprise would neces- o offset this expense M. Berlier shows that the appromi- would be $15,250,000. : Government to the scheme and is working to obtain the authorization of the Moorish Government to create a tunnel terminus seven years. sitate $242,000,000. mate yearly rev © sent of the Spanis $ in its territory. @rivivisivivisisisisisiet sieisisieisteteieieisteieie CONTEST SURE IN' KENTUCKY Significant Resolutions Are Adopted. ———e Special Dispatch to The Call. FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 14.—The Dem- | ocratic State Central executive and cam- palgn committees met in Jjoint session | here to-day. Ex-Senator Joseph C. Black- burn presided and said he had been threatened with defeat for Senator if the | Democratic State officers made a con- test, but he had ridden fourteen miles in a buggy to tell the committee that he favored a contest, even If it re- sulted in his own defeat, as he would rather have a Democratic State govern- ment than serve a lifetime in the Senate. | The committee unanimously adopted the following resolutions and there Is no longer any doubt about the contest com- ing before the Legislature: Resolved, That we, the members of the Demo- cratic State executive and campalgn commit- tees, in joint meeting assembled on the 14th of December, in Frankfort, Ky., express our earnest bellef that according to the legal votes cast at the late State election the candidates on the State Democratic ticket were elected, and that the Democrats quickly demand that | these candidates, in proper legal course, contest the election of the Republican candidates to whom rtificates have been issued. Resolved, That It is the unanimous senge of the State Central Democratic executive and campaign _committees that Willlam Goebel should make a contest as authorized by law for the office of Governor, and that J. W. Becham shoull make a contest for the office | nor, and that we heartily already commenced by the other candidates on the Democratic State tick: Resolved, That an appropriate address be is sued by the members of the resvective cor mittees here assembled to the people of Ken- tucky. Resolved, That the chairman of this confer- ence appoint a committee of eight, of which he shall be chairman, to co-operate with the contesting candidates and assist in the manage- ment of the several contests Death of a Pioneer. SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 14—George Otto, a ploneer citizen, died this morning. He was @ natlve of Germany and 73 years of age. | He was a merchant here for many, years | and served two terms as County Treas- | urer. | ARIS, Dec. 15.—A gigantic undertaking for tunneling the Straits of engineer, who Is the author of the project, has just published in book a rallway from Tangiers to Lalla-Maglinia, would prove invaluable for the successful development of France's African colonles. From soundings taken by him M. Berller has proved the existence of a strait Tpermeabiity. . The undertaking, he savs, would be no more dificult than the plercing of Mount Censis, St. Gothard, Arlberg or Simplon. that if diplomatic obstacles are not greater than the natural ones, success | ties were the greatest on the Island now. M. Jean Berlier, a famous civil i@ connection with it. He considers that Spain and Morocco and prolonged by which guarantees solidity and He adds 000, and that the work would require He already has received the con- Qivitesdeisosieie bes sheded HUNDREDS KILLED BY TIDAL WAVE Oriental Coast Towns Again Devastated. Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. U.—The steamer Empress of Indla arrived to-day from Yokohama, bringing advices to De- cember 1. Terrible tidal waves have again been devastating the Orlental coasts in var ous parts and on different dates. Far of de- Ceram, where some districts were vastated snd the populatior all obliterated. In the provinces of Panioly and Samasveroe, where there was a combined population of 1700, all but forty of these were either drowned by the tidal wave or killed by what Is described as a horizontal carthquake preceding the tidal wave. A Nanking dispatch says that two bal talions of modern armed Chinese, sent t Kiangs! to ussist the Governor in putt down the rioting against the Roman Catholic missionaries, dispersed and touk their impedimenta to the hil t is thought that they were Kalao Hul secret society men. It is reported that between seven eighty piratical craft infest the ways of Canton. The steamer Cheong Kong was rcbbed of 32000 in gold, seven- teen cases of opium and a large amount of personal property. The cuptain and several officers were wounded. A bard fight took place between pirates and the officers of the steamer Yangtse. Four pirates were killed, two drowned whiie trying to escape and the others were cap- tured. Two of the steamer’s crew were killed. Improvements in Visalia. VISALIA, Dec. 14—At a meeting of the City Council last night Alonz Melville Doty offered to number the houses in the eity of Visalia free of charge, provided the Counefl declare said numbering to be official. The proposition was adopted by a unanimous vote. This move is regarded as the first step toward free dellvery of malls in Visalia. ed from the example of Washington were | set forth in a manner at once patriotic | and forceful. | The ceremony consisted largely of a tpecialy prepared ritual that was render- ed by the officers of the local tribes in regalia, Herman Gutstadt was master of ceremonies, and in a few words Intro- duced Grand Sachem F. B. Brandon, who referred to the growing extent of the | fluence of Washington's work, not on! on this country but on the civilized world. He sald that the true worth of the first | President of this republic was never so | fully appreciated as it is at the close of | the century. Senlor Sagamore A. L. Holden referred | to the great contrast between the new na- | tion founded by Washington and the na- tion of to-day. It required years, he suid, to convince —many od patriots that | ‘Washington's plan of laying the founda- tion of this republic was the best that | could be created, but through the last | hundred years the respect of not only thls | nation—hls nation—has grown for the | | grand work of its founder, but all the | | erities of the world have admitted that | Washington stands without a peer as tne | founder of a new nation. Miss Katle Gutstadt recited *'Drake g and all the audi- Address to the Fla ence joined In the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”” Others who took part in the ritual were Junior Sagamore F. B. Swan, First Sunu&’l‘. R. Roche and Second Sannap W. Bell. In a_powerful address Past Grand Sa- chem B. F. Josselyn reviewed the life and example of Washington and eulogized him as the ideal patriot, citizen, soldier and statesman. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOHEMIANS OF AMERICA ‘The following resolutions were adopted by the San Francisco Hospitium No. 1 of the Bohemians of America at their meeting last evening commemorative of the centennial anniversary of the death of George Washington: Resolved. That we, Bolfsmlans of America, assembled as members of Hospitium of San Francisco No. 1, join with our fellow American citizens in honoring this, the 14th day of Decem- ber, 1899, aa being the one hundredth year com- memorating the death of the father of our country—the ever-beloved of Ameri n- eral George Washington. Resolved, That his manhood was and has always been @ grand example of the highest, truest and noblest American citizenship. true patriotism, personal virtue and unflinching valor. 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