The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 23, 1900, Page 17

TAST AREAS DEVASTATED DY FLAMES Forests Ar—e Razed and Fields Laid Wast‘e. b 11 Many Ranch - Houses Probably Burned Near Novato. I A HEAVY LOSS OF STOCK. Thousands of Acres of Ti Outbuildings Scores Farms Leveled by Tor- Fire. L ber and of rents of Epectel Dispatch to The SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 22 PP P PP ITRT L PP E P PPEPECI PR T PP PP T PP P PECPE PR L TP D S T A L Dt 2 4 g g il d A d 22 d g THREE FIRES NEAR SALINAS. Hillsides Denuded of Their Timber the Conflagrations. 2. —~Word three fires = been re- are raging outhern part of thing 2 2 A dd P g 2 i dd d i PP PP D DT E A il g g Al g D S T I PR L L Lt g P el 1 the A tract of new Fall and Winter siyles in the new colorings and black, beautifully finished, perfect fitting, jully guaranteed. Fall and Winter Dress Goods. We have surpassed oir best previous efforis. Tne qualities, designs and e been most carefully watched. ment on the immense ew fabrics that require 14)0 2 ving ard 3)0 feet of counters for their partia' disp'ay. 50-inch Colored Camel's Hair Cheviot— Ali.w the new s b h'ue, ete—yar ! n¢h Colored Camel’s Ha v p end h—in every | 0 0" mo—7ard ..$1.00 Colored Melton Cloth—Made of Austrilian yarn and wirrant- k and sponged—n better 7 length ing co trmas, y Golf Skirting—4 t in all of th= popula both of them perfect b £1.00 ani $1.50 e s ..8$2.00 42-inch Black Sateen Prunella— Priest'ey’s make-cr:b will not spot or shrink, wati ish, per vard..... t Alsle Manfla_y Sale of Parior Ciocks. We've bonght 100 of these beautiful green oryx finich e'¢d parlo clocksat a lit- t'e more than { manu- fac'urer's price. They n sige. dome top, & gong, haif hour and $5.00 fu'ly gmarintend, 3 . $3.98 Piano Scarfs, Mantel Drapes. An entirely new assortment and a ¥ beantiful collection it i:, has just d from New York. Satin, Oriental Stripe, Sateens Gol eries, especial rigit pianos and mante's, all with heavy ep fring » match teen D Famous Bazaar. Mece: 1 tourists to San A . Of all the famed Oriental Bazaars in ‘P'hic City the big Chinese {{ and Japanese Department in this stcre is easily the l; finest. The Rare Ivories, /i Curious Bric-a-Brac, Carved Ebonies, Embroidered Silks, Beautiful Cloisonne and Curios from all parts of the Orient, are well worth a visit of inspection. Goods are mark- ed in plain figures, at prices surprisingly low to people who have seen similar articles in Chinatown at Chinatown prices. Si | st fair prices. for these items. CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST--AMERICA’S GRANDEST STORE THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1900 ‘ _____THE EMPORIUM. | HE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. P PRRERRRERRRE R R R R Ry Ry, RRREERRRRRRRERRRRRRRR Y Y We are the Knitting | Among our many spe- Ses, owr _extira| New H sole agents | Wools cial sales from day N ;” n’c’n }:cTu;:-_ 7;“»-0 for the fam- i to day are artic'es pers. . ous “Mon- | suitable for o= and Send address for mam- | Making arch” Gloves. Shlks— daygifts. Pos Gold. B woih Winter Laco— Just teceived | A complete stock| sibly well to watch nR“h 4 bel:rs .edifio! js | Pattens for every exhausted. kind now in vogue | Monday Sale of . Ladies’ Hdkfs. Often in manufacturing handkerchiefs a thick thread gets woven in or a thread is omitted. trivial imperfec- | tions, that scarcely »ffact the appear- ance, ard do not affect the wear of the artic'e. A Belfas' manufacturer | had 175 dozen handkerchiefs like this which we bought half price. They linen hemstitched, worth reg- | Big Reduction in Pocos and Premos. These fam: mikes of Cameras at 15 per cent off the manufacturer’s price. Mfgrs. Our price price. 4x5 in. Premo Senior..§3) $285.50 4x> in. Premo 25 21.25 i 11.90 17.00 % 21.25 5x7 in. Poco B. 21,25 4x5 in. Ti'e Paoto A... 3) 25.50 4x5 Tile Photo Cycle 25.50 T he fol- lowing Cam- eras used for a short time Emporium Develos st complete No. 1 for $15 No. 2, $1.50; No. 3, 2. Standard Dry Plates—A clean, bril- i than other brands— no g Outfit - The he market for the less —Secohd floor. Monda _yvsfialier of Men’s Overshirts. Monday and during the week, five speci- ally bought lots of Men's Cassimere Overshirts, neat patterns in medium and dark shades, stripes, plaids and ect made with yoke and he quali'y that usually sells The New Lamps. We have just recsived tha winter stock of Lamps and considering their beauty, finish and many improvements, are very low priced indeed. t, t T5c and $1.00 Lamp, 17 with ted bowl globe, tinted flowered, pol- d brass base, | 2.00 26-inch Banquet Lamp, po ished brass base, opal decorated pil- lar, with flower dec- ion and tinted. .$2.75 Center draft, round burner Lamp, as in 6, polished brass foot, porcelain decorated bow’, pink or green, with | 10-inch dome shade, o, if preferred, an 8-inch g'obe.... Elaborate 30-in. Banquat Lamp 24-inch Parlor or Diniag Room Lamp, very handsome, entire'y new style...... Gas Partable Drop Lamps— A pretty design, with 6 feet bust hose and gooseneck, Emporium guaranteed | mantle, burner, chimney | and shade, complete for S2udlO Large assortment of Lamps from 8s¢ to $15.00. New _Ilickel-Plated Fouse Furnish:ngs. These handsome nickel p'a‘ed gcods tone up your bathroom and sideboards. Tuambier holder and bracket Very pretty Match Safe. Scan Dish with drainer. Ab_ve, all made 10 screw on Dainty and neat Syrup Pitchers Indiv.dual Tea and Coffes Pots, Individua' Tea and Coffze Pots, nickel p ated............ Nicke'-plated oil stove Teakettle. Drink Mixer.. 350 .40c Biack and White Silks. $1.00 to $1.50 Qualities--Monday--68c We have closed out from a prominent jobbing house about 1700 yards of black and white satin striped Sitks; b'ack Pekin stripes, and black and whi‘e lace stripes and plaids. All of them good staple silks, extra heavy qualities, rich finish, wil mike charming shirt waists, costumss and under- ; to these we have added a limited quantity of fancy Silks ia varv desirable colorings for shirt waists; Lou-ht regularly these fabrics would re- and $1.50 per yard—our great special of skir tail at $1.00, $1.25 Monday only........ 68c ffer for Monday Sale of Belzaire’s Perfumes 500 of Belzaire's combization boxes per- fume and sachet powder, pretty pack- ages containing 2 bottles of imported extract and one package of sachet powder, all popular odors, regularly 35c, on sale Monday Biack Brocaded Dress Sateens-18c Haf oprice for the genuine imported Black Brocaded Washable Dress Sateens, just open, direct from ths looms, our usnal 35c a yard quality, but they arrived a little late, so laced on special sale to-mor- T per vard.......... 18€ Extra Good Values. 250 for Novelty Ring Slp Purse —made of ooze calf in many pretty shades. 600 for Fountain Syringe—2 quart size, with 6 feet of tubing and three pines. 50 for Colgate’s Vioris Toilet Soap —New size; one of the m st pop. vlar soaps male. 'oc for Box of Stationery —24 sheets good cream-co ored pa- ver and 24 nice shape envelopes. 85c for Reliab'e Nicke! Watch— Open face; man's size; guaran- teed for one vear. 2se for Latest style Tie Clasp for ladies, Eiruscan gold finish, ornamented with enameled flaur de lis and wreaths of forget-me-nots. 25c for 2 Pairs Men’s Hose - Tan or biack: fast color; fine cot- ton; extra solicad hee's and toss. S0c¢ for Men’s Overalls—Brown | duck or blue denim; heavy 9-0z quality; full riveted; made especi- ally for the big store.+ 78 ¢ for Ladies’ Side Hose Supgort. ers —“Veivet grip” fasteners, a good quality of elastiz, in biack only. G g for Dozen Pear! Buttons—Pure white pearl buttons; perfect in make and cojor; 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 | dressing; lines. for Loose Llock Pins—Several pretty dasigns in amber and shell effects; former price 10c. 350 for Best Mercerized Linings; fuli 85 inches wice; an assort- ment of 20 colors, 6 ' for Amoskeag Staple Ginghams 4% _The best; tull range of pat- terns. 8. ¢ for Irish Linen Checked Towe'- 3% ing—Fast ce vedge:; checks in blu= and red. 7 @ for Tennis Flannels — Splendid 2 i uality; mnear, iight colorings; suitable for undarwear, pajamas, etc. J Qg for Bleached Pillow Casing— An excelent quality without fuli 45 inches wide. for Extra Large Bed Com- $1.15 forters; filed with clean white cotton; covered with pretty si'ko- lines; clcsely tufted. 33.95 for White Wool Bianket — A fioe ariicle; California mik-; neat pink or b'ue borer. 500 for Incandescent Gas Lights— Compie'e with burner, chim- n y, mantle-and shaje. D5 for Lorge White Enameled | Mug—Holds a quart; used for heating water on coal oil, gas or alcohol stove or for a dipper. Furniture and Carpets. Wise and thrifty housekeepers buy their furniture at the big But prices tell the story better than columns of self-praise. It will pay you to read the partial list of this week’s great bargiins, store. which are given herewith: heavy 1 des'gn; specially Monday... durable. only... special Five-Piece Parlor Suit— Mahogany finish, upholstered with a good quality of velour tapestry, in the handsome and artistic design = specially priced for Monday.....ccesseseses, Unmatchable Low Prices ior Golden OQak Dining-Room Chair—Cane seat, bannister a sirong, comfortable, artistic priced for s"ss Rocker—Go'den Oak finish—saddle seat, hizh back, very comfortable; spe- cially priced for Monday. Golden Oak Chiffonier—With five drawers; a splendid piece of cabinet work, for Monday Golden Oak Center Sofid Oak Writing de and finished— Carpefts back, $2.00 trong and $7.25 shown in cut—special Mot day onl Table — An excel- lent Bedroom Table well, top 24 inches square, a handy shelf below; special Monday only "$1.50 $6.25 Qualities Guaranteed. Axminster Carpets— Good quality, handeome designs and colorings, suitable for th® 8. most elaborate parlors, borders to mateh—per yard. Tapestry Carpet—Bast quality, Stenzon make, an almost endless variaty of n colorings. with or without borders, worth §1.00 per yard; special Moni ay. Tapestry Carpets—Extra quality; new, handsome patterns; per yard Ingrain Carpet—Best all-wool filling, 15 patterns to select from, wort! Monday... Inlaid Linoleum — Good quality, pattern will never wear o cial Monday; per square yard Japanese Mattings - Oar own importation last crop; that is why the mattings are so strong, pliable and bright priced for this week, in rolls of 50 yards only—per yard.... Morris Rugs—H :avy and durable, high art designs, a'l wool; for hardwood flyora: 8.ze 9x73 feet; regularly $7.50 each; on Monday. Size 9x9 feet; regularly $9 00 each; on Monday. Size 1219 feet; regularly $12 each; on Monday.. A A A A A R R R N T U RN R RN RN NN R AR R AR RN AR AR AR QR et Reanaa evary yard woven with straw grown in the Special Sale of Bed Sheets Experienced housekeepers know that the best quality of bed sheets is, in the end, ths cheapest. They have to be washed so often that a good. heavy, round thread is required to withstand the wear and tear. Nome better than the genuine “ Utica” brand. We place on sale to-morrow only several cases of “Utica” Sheets (every Sheet bears the mill ticket) at less than is paid for common kinds— these thres widths only: 54x9) in. bleached Sheets, each.. 72x9) in. bleached Sheets, each.....86€ 81x90 in. bleached Sheets, each.....62¢ Fall Novelties in Boys’ Clothing. The new line awaits you, and if we can not suit the boys’ faney as to style, ani yours as to price, no one can. We miscal- culated tha pop- ulari'y of our Clothing Depart- ment, didn’t buy enough stock, so our buyer has gone East now (at a time when he should be in his department’ to boy more winter clothing for men and boy:. Boys’ Overcoats -2 new styles, The Paddock and The Razlan. They are both made of fine gray Oxford cheviots, long cut, with velvet collar ard narrow cuff .. -$10 :nd $12.50 Boys’ Sailor Suits —From the st makers in America, full cut blouse, handsomely trimmed. red, biue. green. tan and brown 50 t0 312.50 Vestee Suits—Ve y pretiy let, per- fect fit, the fabrics are p a'n b ve and fancy mix<d cheviots, vests either single or double breasted of the same mate rial or fancy ik, for ages 3 to 10 years ........ $3.95 o $10 Fancy Recfer Suits—For b ys 2§ to 3 years, large co lar. faney embroidered shields with bet, somethng new. materials bue serge or red aad tan cheviota -..%6 ard £7.50 Second Al Right of Entrance. Monday Sale of PhotographFrames We have secured an assorted lot of heavy p'ate glass photograph frames, with go'd lined beveled edge. They have a 5 wood easel back, and are in single cabinet, double cabinet and Paris panel sizes. The regular prices are 5(c. T6¢ and'$1.00, choice 2 23%c¢ of any sizs on Mond 1y. Read this List of Groceries ~Liguors Emporium Fiour —Makes the best of bread, quality ab:olutelv guar- anteed, Monday, 50 Ib. ek 80C Lard—Pure leaf Larv, § in 8, 5 or 10 Ib. pails, Monday, Ib. y 10c Tomato Catsup—The excellent Golden Ru e Brard, M nday large pint bottle Moir’s Pickles— Chowchow and onions, tuli Eaglish pint, regularly 30e, while supply lasts, tottle.... - 230 Pyramid Washing Powder—Cudshy's, 25¢ Mondav, 12 Stove Polish— Rising Sun, Monday, 6 packages 28, single package...5e Victory Mush—Best Breakfast cereal on the market, Monday, 4 large packages 25¢ Harper's Whiskey—Pure Rye or Bourbon, 8 years old, the whiskey that won the highest award at the Paris Exposition of 1900, Monday, 75° er bottle . Zinfandel Claret—Qur popular 50¢ per gal'en qu-li'y. Monday ........... Leibig's Beef, Iron and Wine - The gen- uine, Mondag, per rottie.. 33¢ Burning Alcohol—Monday, full guart bo'tls.... - 3‘0 Main Floor—Rear. Hosiery Novelties. 17 Ladies’ Im-~ ported Lisle— Extracted fig- ures, fleur de lis, bow knots, checks, rings and erescents, on black, navy tan, natie blue and 10yal purple grounds. Oc LaceEtfects— Dozers of new designs in Hermsdorf black, all the new fall colorings and 50c Ik embroid- ered designs, verticies, vandykes and lace strines $1 and $7.. Second Afsle— trance. New Cushion Tops The Art Embroidery Department equipped for the holiday trade. Not day too early to begin making your hol day gifts. Cushion Top— Cross stitch in great va- riety, with the backs, also a large as- sortment of conventional designa, at -.28¢ Tinted Cushion Tops with backs to match) — Hollyberries, mistletoe, smoking room effects with various mottoes, such as “Smoke on Barth and Not Hereafter,” Tops for music rooms and many others, at. ‘Monday Sale of Storm Serges. We have picied up another bargaim in all-wool storm Ferge, about 400 yards. It is 46 inches w.ds, in all of the mew fall colorings, castor, biscuit, garnet, brown, blue, etc.,, suitable for atreet suits and separate skirts, made to sell for, and an excellent vaime at T5¢ a yard, will be offered for to- morrew on'y 57e¢ Baby Carriages. 50 different atyles ranging in price from $6.50 to $35 each. This Carriage has reed body, hood top, is uo- holstered in Turkish cloth, tin steel wheel, patent dust proof hubs and foot- b-ake, complete for . $6.50 AIl Carriages from 811 upward bacs rubber tire, steel wheels. W': charge but B1.00 extra to put rubber tire twheels on carriages without them. Extra Value in ".aa for Men’s Wool wear —No dye i1 them, but just the natural gray color of the wool; proper weight and texture for fall w:ar; shirts have self fronts and ribbed tai 7% m‘d d.‘;q‘v:;' it or s all wi weat. "'so ers—Heavy derby ribbed weave, with a good firm collar that fits high and close to the neck; a very desirab’e garment for athletes or for men who work cut-doors. 500 for Mea’s New Neckwear — New arrivals from New York; the correct shape for Fall ani winter, (A RRAALLAAAAAAAAALAARLALRA LXK ARNE TAAAAAANANA SR AR A AARARAEA RARAA AR A AR R ALAR R AR E L RAAR ARARAARAAR AR A LAR AR AARCAL AR R AL LA AR B AAR R AR T a A adana inc uding the Derby, Feur-in-hands, Novelty Sailor Knots and Imperial Serfs. 2‘0 for Men's fancy Hosiery — Fancy imported sox, just as are now being shown by first-class dea’srs in New York; fine quality of Maco cotton; fist co ors in plain and chang- ab'e effects ard in two, three or four eolored stripes Basswood Trunk an Extra Value. X This Bass- wocd Trunk, coverad with bown water proof can- vas, edges, top and bot- tom bound with heavy malleab'e iron binding, heavy steel cor- ner clamp, extra heavy straps, patent brass excelsior lock, iron Lottom, steel rollers, 2 hardwood siats all around truck with malleab's iron elamps, heavy riveted hinges, set up iray with two divisions, with split tray, full cloth lined— ) in. 321, 24 in. $11.25 $12.00 $12.75 36 in. 3% in. $13.50 $14.25 ARARAARARAARRARARRAAAARAR ARALRARL AR R AAR AR ALARA ald waste, and th FIRE BUB:NS ITSELF OUT. Blazes Up in the Berkeley Hills, but Dies Out. 22.—The fire In the v blazed up again | in yus this morning when the high embers of yesterday's onal damage to ever, and the fire =nce of the late Cap- ed from destruction road, which prevented last re from spreading southward. the cessation of the hot accompanying high north ed the exhausted volunteer f the Wi, ho had been on ent a fresh outbreak of the of Lafayette in that vi- f oul after destroying and fencing on many in pa tre wi FIRE THREATENS OCCIDENTAL. Men, Women and Children Work to Word has just fire that town of west of sand acres It tizens. Camp was destroyed. robably will be in ruins before morning. SQUIRREL IiTN 18 THREATENED. Forest Fire Nearing the San Bernar- . Joss has nc been in its path. It is r«‘g}nrlod that & town :& out of danger now, but & num- r of farm buildings and schoolhouses dino County Resort. Special Dispatch to The Call, SAN fires are sweeping the mountains near San Bernardino and one conflagration BERNARDINO, Sept. 2.—Forest reatens the destruction of the famous Squirrel Inn resort and its surrounding cottages. It was started by a road trac- tion engine working for the Guernsey mill and swept over the summit and down th e north #lde In the heavy timber. A rth wind caught and turned back the ames to the south side, sweeping them the direction of the inn. Supervisor Frank Hanna has nearly a hundred men fighting the flames. other fires are in sight on the range. The forests are parched and very inflammable. Three SHINGLE MILL DESTROYED. Large Plant Razed by Flames Near Halfmoon Bay. HALFMOON BA:, Sept. 22—THe shin- gle mill of Fanson Bros. at Baldnot was oyed by fire last night, with two lion shingles and an immense supply jumber. A forest fire has been raging the vicinity of the mill for several days Last night it got beyond the con- and in a short S of the fire-fighters, time the shingle plant was in flames. The been estimated as yet, but il be heavy. > 2 MANY RANCHES DEVASTATED. Santa Cruz Mountain Tracts Denuded of Their Forests. ! Epectal Dispatch to The Call SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 22.--The immense forest fire near this city is trolled and seems to be gaining headway. yet uncon- has already burnped over several miles ing to Willlam Russell, Taibot & Hayes, Segeworth Bros. and John Eaton have { been burned. A hundred men are fighting the fire. As the conflagration approached Hepsi- dam Mrs. Blackburn notified the teacher of the school at Scott's Valley, and one of the boys rode on his bicycle to notify people in the valley. The Blackburn cot- tages and Miss Anderson's cottages at Hepsidam were saved only after hard work. Fencing and chicken-houses be- longing to Miss Anderson were burned. The home of John Eaton and J. Smith at Bean Creek also had narrow escapes. As the fire neared S&X)‘Ing\‘nle. the beautiful home of D. M. cke, the family com- menced to move out. Mrs. Locke got Into the carrmie and went up and down the valley notifying the residents of their dan- er, and scon all the able-bodied men in Scotts Valley were dflmg their best c}‘wgk the conflagration. Some worked all night. The fire was near the Big Trees at one time and had there been a mnorth wind nothing could have saved them. At present the flames are devastating a pine and redwood timber district. To- night the whole mountain seems ablaze and the sight is a magnificent one. From this city at night the heavens are illumin- ated. 'o-day the sky Is overcast .with smoke. Mr. Locke is one of the heaviest losers. Hundreds of acres of feed for his cattle have been burned and now the fire s raz- 1n§ his timber tract. (esterday over 5000 acres of land was burned over. The country for seven miles from Fuiton to Scotts Valley is desolated. Where once stood beautiful trees all that | remain are the black and charred trunks. oo it s FLAMES IN A LUMBER YARD. Million Feet of Cut Timber Consumed at Truckee. Special Dispatch to The Call, TRUCKEE, Sept. 22.—Fire broka out in | the Truckee Lumber Company's yard shortly after 6 o'clock this evening and in five hours 1,000,000,000 feet of cholce lumber was reduced to ashes. The blaze started on the west end of the yard. and about 300 yprds from the fire furnace, and made such headway that it was Impossible to territory, but luckily no houses have The home of R. 8. Ed- men and fought the fire 1o | L e & koap it from KL fhem rha | wards had @ narrow esca truc long bridze bet Town and Meekers | tion. Hundreds of cards of weod halong- save any lumber in that end of the yard. y hard work the dry sheds and the big x factory were saved. Two Strong streams of water were kept playing on the fire. whila the railroad water car was run to | { up near on the siding, and about an hour later the fire train from Swmmit arrived and a fourth stream was brought into ac- tion. The origin of the fire iz not known, but the general impression is that sparks from the furnace started it. The loss is placed at $30,000. —_— Vallejo’s Firemen Kept Busy. VALLEJO, Sept. /allejo has had four alarms of fire to-day. The first was the burning of two barns and a milk- house at the Starr place, on the Benicia road. Albin Hartman was the sufferer. The second alarm was due to a grass fire, and the third to a small blaze in a house on Capitol street, M. Sullivan's property. o hours later the same house caught fire again. Postoffice Changes and List of Pen- sions Granted. Spectal Dispatch to The Call, WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 — Postoffice discontinued: Oregon—Willsburg, Mult- nomah County; mail should be sent to Portland. Postmaster commissioned— Lewis 8. Kelley, Emigrant Gap, Cal. Pacific Coast pensions have been grant- ed as follows: Original—William A. Fay, California; San Diego, 8; Elemusl T. Missinger, Sa Diego, $6; Andrew Pettitt, Bakersfield, $6; John W.'Smallwood, Soldlers’ Home, 'Los Angeles War with Spain: Original— . $6. Willlam' H. Wheeler, San Francisco, $5; Zachariah T. Hayden, San Francisco, 36; Stephen D. Ballou, 8an Luis Obispo, $6. Oregon: Original—Henry Conn, se- burg. $6. Washington: Original—Martin Davi- son, Woodley, $6. ar with Spain: Orig- Inal-Willlam J. Kays, Proebstel, $8, S Santa Fe Sues Bakersfleld. Specfal Dispatch to The Call, BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 2.—The Santa Fe Company wants $5000 damages from the city of Bakersfield, whose Trustees Tecently had sixty-four yards of the rail- road’s siding demolished. Suit was filed by the company to-da{. An Injunction is asked for to prohibit the city from inter- ring with t k. fe h the trackage of the ithin the corporate limits. A temporary restraining order was issued to-day. AGREES TO RAISE ENDORMENT FIND Rev. J. W. Shenk Will Provide for a Chair in the University of Southern Califor- nia. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22.—At the Meth- odist conference this morning Rev. J. W. Shenk, formerly of Omaha, but now of Los Angeles, volunteered to raise $30,000 | to endow a chair in the University of Southern California. The proposition was greeted with cheers, and when they had subsided the Bishop made a speech, in which he sald that the gentleman was re- sponsible and could be depended upon to raise the money if he promised to do so. When asked regarding his plans for raising the sum, Rev. Mr. Shenk sald they were to be Kept secret for the present. It would take three years to raise the money, which should come through the natural resources of California. The report on church taxation by a committee -‘;‘poln!erl to draft resolutions was read. The report opens as follows: Our investigation leads us to believe that unless the enormous and unrighteous burden of taxation upon our churches shall be removed, they must give up the struggle to buila and maintain houses of worship worthy the ad- vancing civilization of our State, Second—That there is singular apathy upon this subject, even among Christian men, and that this amendment will certainly be lost ur.- less every honorable means be to awaken righteous sentiment. It further states that every piece of legislation requires a certain amount of money to be expended in getting the in- formation before the people, and asks that October 7 be set apart as a day in which to raise money in the churches for this purpose. The preachers are to make a canvass of their congregations and do thetr best to get the lasue before the peo- ple. This afternoon was devoted to the In- | terests of the Epworth League, and the | evenlng session also was given over to | consideration of this church. AT T e BIG DRAINAGE CANAL. branch of and Yolo Lands. Speetal Dispatch to The Call. miles northeast of College City, Knights Landing. in Yolo County. Range. ey Victim of Accidental Shooting. Special Dispatch to The Call. PE’ terday afternoon, accompanied by fatally wounded by the the Will Prevent Inundation of Colusa WOODLAND, Sept. 22.—At a meeting of the land owners of Reclamation District No. 108 to-day the trustees were empow- ered to make arrangements for the con- struction of a mammoth drainage canal extending from a point three and a half in Co-| lusa_County, along the western boundary of the district to Syracuse Slough, %ehalr s is intended to prevent inundation from the waters of the foothills of the Coast ALUMA, Sept. 22—Willlam Frates, | the 15-year-old son of.a prominent Portu- guese rancher, while driving to town yes- younger brother, was shot and probably accidental dis- charge of a 22-caliber rifle which was In the bottom of the cart. The reins became entangled about the weapon, and in en- deavoring to free them it was discharged. | The ball entered Frates' | and lodged in the brain. his recovery. AW T | Smallpox Quarantine Raised. Special Dispatch to The Call | of smallpox have been reported. Melville L. Wines a Suicide. - BUTTE, Mont., last night by taking morpnine. ' was evidently committed while he head through the corner of the left eye, near the nose, The young man | | has not regained consciousness since the accident and no hope is entertained for CHICO, Sept. 22 —The quarantine estab- { lished at the Bidwell sheep camp on Sep- tember 10 was raised to-day. No new cases Sept. 22.-Meiville L. ‘Wines, Prosecuting Attorney for Silver Bow County for two terms and a prom- inent criminal lawyer, committed_suicide i a state of mental aberration, as he was known to have been out of his mind for several days, the result of heavy dis- sipation. Wines came to this city eight years ago from Virginfa City, Nev. — SEATTLE, Sept. 22 ~The United States transoort _Lawton safled this afternoon for e with a carge of quartermaster's supplies. Returning she will bring destitute miners from the northern camps. Major Hodges and twen- ty men go on the Lawton to preserve order on the return trip FRESNO, Sept. 22 to probate the estate were begun to-day orge W. Himes, who was polsomed by his 13-vear-old son. Freders jek L. H. Martin, uncle of the hoy poiscner, asked for letters of gua p of the per- sons and estate of the childre Other teia- tives are likely to contest the petition EUREKA. Sept. 22 —The Eureka Mechanical tural Fair closed this evening. Dur- a steady Increass making_this year's fair the ccesstul yet held. The booths were un- attractive, as were the general dis- 22.—J. G. Martin, Water Works, afternocon wi engineer was killed at making re- 100 fost deep. . but it is suoposed he slipped off the crossties and fell Afty feer to the bottoms. He was & years old and a na- tive of England SAN JOSE, Sept. 22.—C. N. Huckaby's mar- ried Hife was not aitogether happy and the dis- Cord that sprang up hetwesen Rimeelt and him wife was taken up by his father-in-law, J. H Moellering. Resides heing made the defendant in a suit for divoree brought by Mre. Huckaby. her father had him arvested several times on charges of battery and assault murder. Each time Huckaby cleared himself of charge, and now he has figured out that his father-In-law is Indebtsd to him just $12.300 for damages growing out of those arrests. This sum s demanded in a sult flled In the Superior Court. 1 Rl Heen® s s Reserved Seat Excursion. The California Northwestern Rall will run an excursion to Ukiah Sunday, September th. Each ticket insures a seat, as none wiil be soid in excess of tha number provided. Fare for round trip $2.00. Leave Tiburon ferry 30 a m ; Ukiah. 5:00 p. m. Tickets now on sale at The act | 60 Market street (Chronicle Butlding) and was, at Tiburon ferry.