The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1900, Page 16

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL NDAY MAY 27, 1900 eeirsircipeirsrsbroroprodrsfrspesb ool s eir e shr b e sfrepefectr sl s sl s el e efrefeefasashe 2 A WEEK OF STARTLING SILK-SELLING A Yard. Former Price $1.25. () ¥ CHOICE PLIS NOVELTY sSi NDAY. A recent n FOR MO neh Has ble: unsurpassed q and in these Light Blue Cadet Our special SPECIAL SALE. For 98¢ a Yard. ‘S:.If'xs = ut for rts choicest about one ed « A PHENOMEN 1o els eb efrede ada ol ods ofa ol sfa sl ol e oha ol oda oha o ada by e oo o o { o ¥ BLISTER s BLACK CH PO oTS v 5 &= $1.00 Crepoans for G $i.50 and $1.75 Crepons for . $2.00 and $2.50 Crepons for GREAT WASH 600DS SALE, ngs w were “SPECIAL, EXTRA For Monday Only. White Pique 142 Yd. oo et el oo oy oo el oo et 4 ¥ (ONCESSIONS | OF PACKERS ARE SATISFACTORY Cured Fruit Association Is| Now Working Along New Lines. St No Attempt Will Be Made to Uphold | a Stable ce and It Is the | Belief That Growers Will | Readily Sign. | i SAN JOSE M The California per cent of the acreage of the | s 5 o cent of the prune . lley, had been P are meeting the local growers. have agreed fre he association stable prices, from time to time Y warrant, and it Is ree many who are now ce from any but as- letter to the growers is he association the fy their contract ninety per cent n of percent- | the decision of n. with any broker or t his dealings 1 trolled by with th the t incentive to eut prices, saction of their bus that they agree to n and deal with the n Jose Grange this % resolution was At a meeting of ning th Grange belleves the Cured in the hands of honest a ¥ belleve that this » the interest of the members of the San Jose willing to give it our hearty nd recommend that the growers e €lips and return them promptly that may go forward and do the it was organize 1 or she is good looking, but whether you are a judge And you know it frequent; appen: at the giri who is thought to beaut! by one man doesn’t impress others at Ves, T know all about that; but I've l,(—\élv yo;: this girl ulankd up in a car.” “Bay, when can you take me around’ Chinago Times-Herald 4 A GREAT EVENT $1.50 and $2 SILK3FISH - CLASS S, were mar AND SERGES. ~ A TARD 1DC S | Johnstone. | the lodge. | nent members of the order. ADVERTISEMENTS. A SE LKS 18 Gents idvantageous purchase by our New York of SPRING FASHION'S CHOICEST PLISSE SILKS, us on manufactur to place ess than the cost 1 Iways cc colorings | Pink 0ld Rose Gray New Blus = |Good oty Suen Lavender Reseda White Black | Monday. e le at 78 cents a y Regular value $r1.25. SR S T IN | MORE EXTRAORDINARY 1Last week's sale of Fou. NOVELTY rgyiZRD OFFERS. lard Silks was a recozd to-morrow, when breaker with us, and we in- f the season 50c a Yard. tend to follow up this un- he regul . m our exter ing you values that wi < k styles of FOULARD OFFERS. s, ontinue at riety of weaves w ¢ appeal | Silk Foulards, and formed regarding c fash- | we are enabled to COLLECTION an ar- | designs are the . He and shinh brics of | son, in such desirable t there aya his lot | as— of th 08 New Blue Brown ¢ le to-morrow Yard C | Navy Cadet AL SALE OF BLACK CREPONS AND CHEVIOTS ms for this week. beginning Monday WE ASSERT WITH ASSURANCE th. tty medium and also several ily Ic 75caYard | $1.C0 a Yard $1.50 a Yard COTTON SHIRT WAISTS. T5¢ for $1.50 Waists, the work $1.00 Che $1.25 Cheviots, ¥ Come and see n to-morrow White Lawn and White and Marquise mi a- LADIZS' LAWN SACQUES. 57c for $1,50 Kind, oo 50 0 0 s s s s 10 1 0 10 S0 s s s s s s s 8 s o 6 s s s o e commencing TO-| Children's Hose Sup- porters, good quality o oo pair re the most desirable styles of this season and not 1 every yard, but you get silks of an manded at least $1.25 a yard, | Worth 75¢ and 85¢c. On sale to-morrow, 3000 yards of most exquisite ones produced this sea- 1 establishment in t rom the largest New them to our patror W prices 75c Serges, 40-inch, for LAGES AT SPECIAL PRICES, sh are perfect; made of G;‘C 9c¢ lic 18c 2 % il buyer gives us | FOR MONDAY. sh and_ Corduroy ss Binding, all 7S.........4€ yard | THO MEN AR KILLED I AN 104HO MINE Men Were Drilling and Struck a Charge Which Had Been Missed. Four Others Were Struck by Flying Rocks and Painfully Injured, but Their Recovery Is Probable. SAETS ALY Special Dispatch to The Call. BOISE, Idaho, May By an explosion in the Florida Mountain tunnel of the | precedented cess by giv- ill eclipse ALL PREVIOUS New Twilled did we secure them that astonishing offer. The so cheaply make this and much sought for colorings Black and White On sale Purple .Yard 50c { ill be an offering of high-class no such marvelous assemblage of X During the past week we York importing house at practi- at a saving of at least 30 per cent k | rge raised effects of BLACK grades of the most reliable wearing | | ..44c a Yard | ts, 46-inch, for . . 67c a Yard 52-inch, for, .. .79c a Yard We knew that our offer of Laces k would be a ated; hundreds yards Point de Paris worth 8e FOR MONDAY. 100 pieces No. 5 All- Silk Black Satin-bac elvet Ribbon; regu- lar price 15c yard. Spectal, lle Yard. V1 e s s o1 5 s s 0 s 0 00T 5 3 R 0 SR 1 s s 1o 65 355 1 s 1 s 1 s 0o s s s f Ed EAPEDITION TO EXPLORE NOATH SIBERIAN CO1ST English Capitalists Furnish the Money for the Enterprise. e Party at the Palace Preparing to Sail on the Samoa to Develop a Big Russian Conces- | | | | sion. SRl A party of five American and ndon capitalists arrived at the Palace Hotel | ast night, all ready to embark on the to the northeastern Siberian coast an exploration e n that will last seven months. It is rise of big proportions and may develop into a colos- sal mining and commercial scheme ipated conditions are re Por the past K n have been arri 3 to join the party, which will set out r Siberia next month. A syndicate composed of Russians and Englishmen are at the head of the enterprise. Vladi- mir Wonlarlarsky holds the concessions from the Emperor of all the Russias for land on the nort tern Siberian coas covering an area twice that of France and possessing a coast line of more than 1600 miles. The present expedition will be one of exploration merely, no thought to im- mediate colonization or commercial activ- ity being entertained. The trip will take the best part of eight or nine months, at the end of which time the Samoa will re- turn to this port and further plans of oper- ation will be decided upon according to the report made by the exploring party. e syndicats ‘controlling the expedition is known as the Eastern Siberian syndi- cate of London and it is through this cor- poration that the capital has been forth- coming for the present venture. The con- cessions are all Russian and emanate di- rectly from the imperial authority. One of Russia’s foremost engineers, C. Bogdavonitch, represents the Russian in- terests In the dicate, and he will ac- company the expedition on its trip to Samoa, which will sail within the next ten | | in this ‘ Y Siberia.” In charge of the exploration party will be G. D. Roberts, an old Cali- fornian and a miner in the early days of ihe big placers. Other prominent mem- bers Interested in the trlp of the Bamoa are: J. B. Landfield Jr., N. J. Stewart, F. W. Baker, Forbes Rickard and Cecli The Samoa will proceed from this port to British Columbia and then go to Cape Nome, where it will be met by a Russian gunboat, which will transfer a number of Cossacks to the Samoa to join the ex- ploration party. To the Cossacks will fall the burden of the rough work of the trip. Several meetings will be held in this city before the departure and all the prelim- inary plans will be fully perfected. Aurora Lodge, K. and L. of H. Last Monday night Aurdra Lodge of the Knights and Ladles of Honor had a good attendance and during the evening re- ceived an application for admission into After the transaction of the routine business there was a programme under good of the order and a number of interesting remarks were made by promi- —_——— Ladies of the Maccabees. The “at home” by the ladies of Califor. nia Hive No. 29 in Union Square Hall iast Friday night was a very enjoyable social function, as the committee on entertain- ment presented an unusually interesting programme of music, gs and special- ties, which was greatly appreciated sz all. |begun at § a. m. to-d | closer intercollegiate intercourse on this After the pro, there fi Ltrumne ‘was dancing | CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS BEGINS ACTIVE WORK Leading Coast Colleges Well Represented at Pacific Grove. Interesting Address on “Funda- | mentals of the Word of God” Delivered by the Rev. Dr. Clampett. | e | PACIFIC GROVE, May 26.—Delegates | to the fifth aanual Pacific Coast Students’ Conference arrived in this city last night and the first work of the conventlon was the body being called to'order by H. W, Rose of Chicago, International Coliege secretary of the Young Men's Christlan Assoclation. The busines of organization was gone through in a brief opening session iast night and short introductory addresses were made by Chairman Rose, W. M. Parsons of San Francisco, who is gen- eral secretary of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association of Chicago; George W. | Leavitt of Purdue University of Indlana, | and F. W. Anderson of Toronto, Canada. | The work of the conference is divided | into departments, each of which is de- signed o do its part in advancing the pri- mary object of the gathering—that of coast in Christian work among students— and to-day's chlef business was opening I:ese1depa.runenlfl and outlining the work | that Is to be followed in each dur | coming ten days. 2k he The départments opened to-d: H Missionary Institute, . W. Anderson of | Loronto, Canada, traveling secret. the Students’ Volunteer movemen North America, presiding; George W. Leavitt of Purdu Indiana, presiding; associatio; H. W. Rose of Cnicago, Inte: lege secretary of the ing; “Life Work" for | in | Bible study, e University, n conference, Tnational Col . M. C. A., presid- | d conference, W . Par- ffilx:‘s Corxma:m Fra.tr;clucho. presiding; delegu- onference airm, - u\is delegations. r S e v { Juring the convention one platform ad- dress is to be delivered eu’;h day, :fla speakers being men of prominence in’ pro- fessional life of California, the themes be- ing such as will agree with and supple- t:onuLL‘h\;‘rlch. tan lfl'rn.nclsco# speaker, his subject béing ** of the Word otj(}od." Bractics Drinciplcs BF Chried ol eaey undamental ristianity rather th: - ning away after every nd Tan that gains a moment: Pop! t; given in a yery forcible style. All Tne ex ercises of to-day were largely attended, About 150 delégates are here and more are expected to arrive on Monday. e largest delegation comes from the Univer- sity of California, there being thirty-one men to represent the blue Ani gold.” Po- mona stands second in the size of her del. cgation, while Stanford and the Univer. sity of Nevada come next. The del di cal reasons| ary popularity were present represent all the leading insti- tutes of learning in California, - ton, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho and U‘::}‘nfn' a————— Modern Trojans. On the night of the 16th inst. Hector Lodge of the Modern Trojans entertained ;s friends in the memorial hall of the Odd ellows’ building, it having been You: the past that lt‘{ lodge’s own lar en?u'fl was too small to accommodate all those who wished to enjoy the entertainments which the committee on social hour ar- | from” Nampa, where his parents reside. He was 22 y f age. Andy Davis was | Ing, and receiving an offer t sible when the pecu | £n | attention of the f. ! tlons, was beginning to advance clumsily | est. new cult and ism . | ! { Trade Dollar mine, at Silver City 0 o’clock this morning Dan Joyce stantly killed and Asher Je 8:15 to-night from Injuries r came from Alama, Colo. of age and had no fa was terribly Inju the loft side being ;lluwu away and his stroyed. It is thought he Joe Nelson's shoulder wa Ing rocks. Two other n but they will be out to The shift that ent at 7 a. m. left one hole that missed. The shift going on | at that time w notified and found the missing hole. The met set up their drills and went to work, and it is supposed one | of the drills struck the cap of the unex- ploded charge. The resulting explosion was terrific. Joyce's head was blown from his shoulders "and Jessie's skull was‘ shed. Three muckers had just lell‘ with a train of rock, otherwise the loss of | life might have been gre When Da- | vis was found the bod Joyce was found lying across his legs. Asked if he was hurt, he sald: “No, not bad; look after the other fellow A Coroner's inque: dict being in accord THE GORILLA’S COURTSHIP. Battle Between Giant Apes in an Af- rican Forest. ‘“‘After the adjustment of our little un- pleasantness with the South,” said Cap- tain Jack Benton, drifted back Into | ed monotonous, how. citement of campaign- &0 to Africa | of his fac left eye was held, the ver- nece with the facts. | | ever, a and collect animals for menageries, I| jumped at it. My work took me into the | interior of upper Guinea, which was then | about as wild a country as there was in the world. “One morning 1 left circuit of some traps w night, and, as T wasn't camp to make a | had set in the | the lookout for | big game,, I took only a light rifle with | me. Trudging through the woods. I came on a little clearing, and there, Afty feet away, I saw a big male gorilla. He was on al fours, ha quatting on the | ground. |~ “Equipped with only a light rifle, I had no ambition to meddie with the beast. I pped back into underbrush, and s about to ma as quletly as pi rity of the gorill seemed to b : LS ibi actions attracted trying to look for such a monste showed me the reason right of the clearing wa aller, fitting mat evidently d “The male gorilla, me toward her, when suddenly a dull boom! boom! sounded from far a y in the for- Up to that instant the male gorilla, while savage-looking. had given no sign of belng angry, but now all was changed. His huge jaws shut together with a snap. Then through the silence which had fallen on the jungle when the first sullen chal- lenge was heard came a sharp bark, fol- lowed by a deep humming sound. It was the terrible battle call of a full-grown gorilla, the cry sent out when he is about to fight to the death for a mate. At the end of each echoing challenge the hairy glant beat with his big hands on his chest while at the other end of the clearin, waiting to bestow her hand on the v or, sat the female gorilla whose charms inspired such jealous rage. ‘Suddenly there was a little flurry at the left end of tne clearing, and the chal- lenger broke through the bushes into plain sight. I could see he was a veteran, with the scars of many battles on him. His big lips were rolled u{) in a grim smile, showing broken teeth and great gaps, the ult of former battles., Both gorillas were taller than the average man as they stood on their hind feet for battle, but their enormous breadth of chest and shoulders made them look like squatting, hairy giants. 1In fighting ability bot! seemed equal, for while the second; older gorilla had evidently been in more bat- tles, yet the one 1 had first seen in the jungle had an advantage in strength and youth. “Neither of the big animals wasted time in preliminaries; they had worked them- selves_up into such an insanity of rage that only killing would satisfy. Each ad- vanced on his hind legs until within six feet of the other. Then the younger go- rilla began to fight. Stepping forward with marvelous quickn for such an ungaip- 1y animal, he struck a flail-like blow with his huge paws. Had the blow gone home, no mere flesh and blood, not even the big- boned frame of his anlagonlsn could have withstood it. But the old gorfila had been in too many death grapples to be caught s0 early In the fight. Even as the bj arm swung around he sprang forward, coming In close so as to miss the full force of the swing. The next instant he had swung his own arm around the younger gorilla’s neck, encircling it with four feet of stéel muscles and hoiding his enemy’'s head stiff upright, so that he could not bring the terrible teeth into play. Then the old gorilla opened his L(‘av_v jaws, and getting a firm grip on the right shoulder of the younger gorilla, held on like a bulldog, tearing his way t | through the knotted muscle and sinews and shoulder blade of his opponent. At the same time the left arm of the old fighter wrapped itself about the younger gorilla in a rib-breakmi grip. “It was only for an instant,, however,l | level with the cheek-bones. I| could loosen the grip on his throat he was ery that echoed through the jungle. I! ve heard the death cry of many ani- | mals. but never a call like that of the ng gorilla. For it was not like an ani- | help the old gorilla, and to meddle in that ed so desneraxtle'losrp]:l;e vounger nghter. The first gorilla's P did Sgnting - ability and tremendous strength showed themselves. ~Whirling up his left arm he fastened his long fin gers about his antagonist's throat and iried to break his grip and shove his hfl'au back. At nirst the only effect of this was to make the old fellow tighten his grip on the other s shouider. Then the younger gorilla put forth all his strength. 1 could see the muscles of his arm, snoulders and | back gather themselves into big k!llvl:..‘l and bunch up as if they would break | through the The murderous deep- set eyes started til they were A last des-| perate effort and the big head went back, | the tightly closed jaws of the old guerilla tearing out flesh and sinews as t shovea awa but not ungripped. the old fighter's right arm siowly and re- luctantly uncotled from the other’'s neck. that things look in. . The younger gorilla had broken the dtqll’! | grip.” Botn big fighters were momentarily 1 nd stepped back to regain breath. | Although wounded, it was the younger gorilla that made the attack. This time he did not waste any efforts on blows with his huge paws. When they had ap- proached almost within striking distance the younger of the fighters made a rush. He recefved a blow on the head that would have crushed a man’'s skull. It scarcely staggered him. Then both his long arms wrapped themselves about his his antag- and_hoidi . he t NAVAL COURT APPOINTED TO TRY McGOWAN Officers High in Rank Will Hear Charges Against the Captain. Three Counts Growing Out of the| Shooting of a Filipino Boatman | -in the Harbor of Manila. | ST WASHINGTON, May 26.—In accordan oni biting with flerce energy, not a st gripping bite. | with the recommendation of the but furious, tearing gnashings, which | Inquiry, the Secretary of the > ripped skin and flesh from face and shoul- | apooitia a court-martial to try aers and chest. S on rges ynnectec Wihe older g0 s taken by sur.[John McGowan on charges comne m:- prise at this st h and change of | with the killing of a E'h{pll e del H tactic But_though for the court fe Ad- | a disad , he was too old a fightsr | miral Silas Ca | e aismayed. First he secure: ol 3 opponent's throat, and Adelbert S. | ning every mus, ed to tear him- Adelbert 8. Hurke | ee from the infuriated grasp of the Ca, 1 Frank W s F | younger beast. He might as easily have | A. Cook, Captain B. P. Cap- broken a steel cable as the strangling hold | tain Theodore F. Jeweil and Captain | of his enraged opponent. Then the older | Charles H. Davis, This court | his grip on the other's Sat namber 0F | both his big human- the rank nger's face, tried to The Secretary’s order directs the couri e Washington navy yard This brought out a terrific trial of |10 o'clock on Tuesday morning ne strength. 1If the old gorflla could force | There are three charges, with a corre- | ‘s head back, he would be free | sponding number of specific. upon ht perhaps break his enemy’s | which the court will act. first is | . Each of the huge fighters seemed candalous conduct tending to the de- | to know this and put forth all of his|struction of good morals. | glant strength. PBack. shoulders, arms The specification under this charge | and neck were called into play, the heavy | that “‘on or about the t day of muscles rippling up and gathering into big | ber, 1895, between the hours of | knots. ing growls, which had | and 1 o'clock, the said John McGowan. | marked ning of the fizht had | captain in the Unf States navy died away. Each animal was silent. A |in command of the United States stes | stillness seemed to have fallen on the| Monadnock, then lying in the harbor of | whole jungle, and the crackling of the G id wilfully and without justl. twigs and dry leaves seemed unnaturally le cat nd without the exercise of | loud as the two gigantic fighters came to per discretion fire a shot from a re- | the supreme struggle. “For what was probably half a minute, volver In the direction of a native shore | boat which had approached within hail- | but seemed an hour, the two semi-human | ing distance of said vessel, thereby | shapes stood there putting forth every | wounding a Filipino, one of the occu- | energy. At last the vounger fighter's face | pants of sald .boat, who subsequentl was_within two inches of his opponent’s | died from the effects of said wo hi: head. The yvoung gorilla made a supreme | to the scandal and disgrac effort, twisted his head suddenly and be- | service.” | fore his opponent could dodge had fast-| The second charge “Conduct to the | ened his teeth in a death grip on the throat of the veteran fighter. “The veteran was borne backward, car- rying his foe down with him. Unless he doomed, and the old fighter knew it. Over and over on the ground the two huge apes rolled, fighting desperatelv. but without | sound save for the shrill hissing of their breaths as it was forced from their heav- ing chests. The veteran of many a hard- fought jungle battle knew his own end had come. “U'p to this time the battle had been fought in silence, but as the old gorilla gave up the contest and feit the teeth of his antagonist sinking deeper and deeper into his throat, the pain was greater than he could bear. He broke into a walling | mal, but the wail of 2 man in overmaster- ing pain—a choking half sob, half shriek. | Again and again it rose up. T lifted my | rifie and then lowered it. for T could not | fight with onlv my light rifle meant own death. The half human wall broke out again, but while T was standing ir- resolute if ceased. The flerce. hard-fight ing, hard-biting. vounger goriila had bee working his way through his antagonist's | throat and had at last bitten through the | windplpe. The great fight was over, and the veteran of many similar contests had met the fate he had meted out to others “I watched the younger ape, as if f; cinated. while he wreaked his revenge on the body of his dead enemy. Then with a start it occurred to me that T would suffer a similar fate if T stayed In that vicinity. Rut T had no real cause for anxiety. The gorilla had other matters to think of. The last elimpse T had of the conqueror was as. with the glare of battle still in in his eves and covered from head to foot with his own blond and that of his enemy. he marched off in triumph_to- ward her for whom he had fonght <o des- perately and so well"—New York Sun. ———— Ancient Order of Workmen. At the election held last week for offi- cers there was a spirited contest for the office of financler. There were 179 votes | cast, of which J. M. Camp, who has faithfully discharged the duties of that office for a number of years, received 138, Supreme Master Workman Bickford expressed the hope that during his term the numerical strength of the order would reach 400.000. ¥is term will ex- pire in June, and the indications are that is_hopes will be realized. On the 1st of May there lacked but 2003 of that num- ber, and as in April the net gain was 53881t s feir to presume that there will be a net galn of more than 2000 during May. The general and local extension com- mittees in this State are actively at work. There is a great deal of activity in this city, Alameda County, Sacramento and San Jose. Oak Leaf Lodge will celebrate its twen- ty-fifth anniversary on the 4th of next June by an entertginment in Chapman's Hall, Oakland. D. S. Hirshberg will pre- side. On_ the 21st Inst. Past Supreme Master Workman Jordan delivered a very inter- esting lectu-e on San Francisco and its relation to commerce before a large num- ber of the members of Magnolia - Lodge. This was followed by an address by Grand_Recorder Spencer and original gongs by Grand Recelver Booth. On last Wednesday Deputy Grand Mas- ter Danforth, Grand Recorder Spencer, Special Deputy Molloy and Deputy Kidd went to Sausalito and there consolidated Tamalpals with Sausalito Lodge. A ban- quet followed. During the second week of February exchanges at the London Bankers’ Clear- ing House decreased £55.376,000 from the corresponding week in 13%—a decline ot 2 per cent. ranged. There was a very large attend- ance, a good programme of the vaude- ville character, goo ranced salection of ‘ d music and a well ar- | DR. McLAUGHLIN’S BELT! With This I Restore Your Kidneys, 1 Cure Your Pains, I Vitalize Your Blood, I Build Up Your Nerves and Muscles. How is it this grand reme ‘worl tery thos man: seen and trea ness over your me a grea man will and Gowan made commanding officer of the Monadnock, | a score of nine-pound cannon balls. These words: KIDNEY TROUBLE and LAME BACK. DR. M. A. McLAUGHLI my kidneys, and 1 have no longer the pains in the back which I had statement and refer others This is the way my appliances have est, so in the East, Ppiness to the s Office Hours—§ d order pline, prejudice of g and the specifi and _ shooting at the native The third charge is that, knowing that it was his d report to the commander in United States naval force to Monadnock was attached t stances attending the said sh did nevertheless at the time of said oc- | chief currence and thereafter while in com- | mand of said vessel wholly neglect a fail to make such report to his com der in chief, and the sald McGovw therein and thereby neglect his du commander of a vessel of the States navy." NOT IN THE PLAY. Escaped Thunder Rolled Down the Stage and Scared the Actors and Audience. ce was hush ruggles of t a terrific crash of denly startled even Lear encountered that same sorm in the sam: place for a fortnight, was heard, an there immediately burst through the scene | rolled down the sloping stage with ac- | celerated velocity on the footlight, mak- ing the patriarchal king seek refuge In the wings with more alacrity than dignity. and presenting an aspect so threatening to the musicians that they incontinently fled. Somelhln;i' approaching a panic was | 6n the point of seizing the audience, for | the scene had been knocked down and | other sounds of alarm mingled with the rumble of the balls, when the last shot, having come to a stop. the real state of matters dawned upon the cooler portion of the spectators. They had been | treated unexpectedly and unintentionally | to a peep behind the scenes. It so hap- jened that the manager of this theater ad a method of his own for making thunder and his thunder was regarded by all who heard it and considered them- selves judges of thunder as magnificent. Tts component parts were the stage car- enter. a wheelbarrow and the cannon Palls that had so inauspiciously revealed themselves. The carpenter would wheel his barrow load of balls to and fro over wooden ledges and uneven surfaces at the back of the stage, these being structed as to send Into the audi fine, full and sonorous roar. On the | night in question, however, the ecarpenter | missed his footing, the barrow upset and | the catas trophe we have been deseribin happened.Ca . ssell's Magazine. A Negro Bayman’s Diamonds. “I spent my vacation this year fishing | on the East Florida coast,” said a New Orleans lawyer, “and among other places I visited was a’ primitive little settlement north of Cedar Keys. One of the charac- | ters of the place is a big mulatto known | as ‘Diamond Bill," and I engaged him sev- eral times to take me out in his lugger. [ saw at once that he had derived his sobri- quet from the gaudy jewelry he - wore, but when we were out together on the boat I was surprised to note that the gewgaws were all genuine and worth a good deal of money. “When I questioned him on the subject he sat down by me on the thwarts and told me an interesting story. It seemed that scme years ago he had saved the life of a child that fell overboard from a | pleasure yacht, and the mother gave him a sma!l dlamond ring. Later on a St | Louls Jeweler came to the settlement tg | fish and told Bill that the ring was worth | $75. The luggerman was astonished and was proportionately impressed With the advantage of dlamonds as representing large sums in small compass. It Instant: ly occurred to him that it would be a good Idea to Invest his surplus cash in that | | | | stands out brought to t em. Becau heaply mad d? Because I hav ever applied to the humag § W"QIO ’M’el\'e‘ the people b v_men imposed upon by rosp-Reey i how patients have been 4 to" death when_their purse gave out e helt oh ting. T have shown' that ave 20 develope: 20,000 eloped t " e thereby cases, and their unvarnished testim REDDING. Cal., May 6, 1900. I have used Belt as directad and have found it do world of good. I know that it has helped I in the all ki famor You can publish my to me If you wish RICHARD B. cLOUG l’ well test restorer for pain and weakn: As have thus earri ufforer, cured the back bowed an worn down by sickne s . the wom drive ou ambition. Call and test my Melts or send for fllustrated book. Dr. M. A, McLaoghlin, 703 MARKET ST., Oor. Kearny, San Franciseo, And cor. Spring and Seoond Sts., Los Angeles. WOt 8 pom. Sundays 19 v L out how they were turned away as no longer worth electricity s the grandest cure fo his power as to cure the allme my general weakness was cured. to all such sufferers. A health an t your disease and reinforce you with new life ADVERTL SEMENTS. WONDERFUL SUCCESS OF OUR MONSTER HOESALE This Week We Will Start the Greatest an Shoe Sale Ever Heard Of! WE CLOSE OUT ALL OUR LAST YEAR'S STOCK OF MEN'S FIN- EST QUALITY TAN SHOES AT $1.50 $2.00 52150 A PAIR. Former Prices $5, $6 and $7. These shoes are from the lead- ing factorles of this country. If you want bargains In Tan Shoes NOW IS YOUR TIME; so don't t but call early as possible. ‘THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEEK to secure a pair of MEN'S FINE FRENCH CALF or PATENT LEATHER SHOES at 50c, $1.00, $1.25 a Pair. No Mail Orders Filled on the Above Shoes. LADIES' TAN SHOES! THIS WEEK we will put on sale about 1900 pairs of Ladlies’ Extra Fine Tan Chrome Kid Cloth or Kid Top Lace Shoes, very latzst up-to-date coin toes, flex- ible sewed scles, all sizes, ail "7 52.00 2 Pair Also about 1100 palrs of Ladies” Finest Quality Tan Chroms Kd Shoes, hand-welted sewed soles. coin toe and tip, all sizes, all " 5050 a Pair. SEE OUR BARGAIN COUNTERS FOR SPECIAL BARGAINS IN CHIL~ DREN’S, MISSES” AND BOYS" TAN | sHOES. WE HAVE NO BRANCH STORES. NOLAN BROS., 812-814 Market Street, PHELAN BUILDING. way and always have it on his person, secure from fire or thieves. The jew. agreed to act as buyer for him, and st then he had gradually acquired his pres- ent collection, which consists of threa studs, four rings, a large solitaire co! | button and a cluster pin, worth altogether at least $2500. “Bill is a thrifty darkey, and between fishing and tourists does well, but dia- mond buying has become a mania with him, and he saves every cent he makes f that purpose. 1 asked him if he was afraid of being drowned with all his tre: ures on him, which would be unjust to his pretty mulatto wife. I'se thought 'bout that, he said gloomily, ‘but Liza's too good lookin® ter stay er widder very long. an’ I don't want no other nigger man struttin’ round with my sparks. '—New Orleans Times-Democrat. Self Betrayal. De Tanque—Sheen anysing o' my frem’ Jaggson lash few minitsh? artender—He was here about half an hour ago. o De finque—Alone‘ or was I wish him?— Exchange. — ——e—— Port Tampa is built on pltes driven deep in the bottom of the bay 80 _strongly he front the most perfec use 1 have so fearlessly de, injurious appliances. I have seen es and J-day trial offers. I have or tortured by needless operations, in the electro-medical body bat- exposed 11l pains and weak- ts of both sexes in ony is the evidence. Read these LUMBAGO. SACRAMENTO, May 3, 1900 uffered over two years from rheumatism e muscles of the back. After exha nown means for recovery I tried 1 obtained relief in ten day I have en imend your Beit H. GIDLOW. us Belt ever since. and can recom: W. H. Care of Patent Dept., S. P. R. R. proved to be the h the hap- in pain, the This remedy throu,