The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1901. STARVING MEN FEED ON FLESE | OF COMPANTONS Cannibalism Now Prevalent? in the Province of Shansi. AT IMPERIAL GRANARIES EMPTY | ——— Food Is Very Scarce in Peking and | & Famine Is Feared in the Chinese Cap- ital. { i e e Dispetch to The Call OF MARSHALL to Hold Ap- ate Exercises. equested MAY NOT RECOVER. McDaniels Very Mrs. SOUTHERN PAC‘TFIC BLOCKADE BROKEN "D, Or., Jan. 6—The weather r and cold to-day in all the ered by the unprecedented of the three de on the Southern Pacific been effectively broken. 1 are at work clearing re the slides occurred south n the Sacramento division, w plow went south to- sidings between Ashland | SHOT BY A FOOTPAD. George Klupt Killed by an Unknown 6.—George Klupt, . was shot three | ast night by a foot- _of Fourth and Mont- Klupt was on his way | s supposed that when or- ds he resisted. Grocery Store Destroyed. AN JOSE, Jan. 6.—The grocery store of £. Hanson on the Ailameda, near totally destroyed by s morning. The of the sto coal oil stored, but fts mystery. Alderman S. Han. $2000 with $1000 insurance. The was owned by A. Benson, whose §10%, insured for about one-third ¥ e d in the ta T 2 Some is vl Certificates Issued. Jan. 6.—The County Board of n here Saturday issued certifi- | the following named persons as | ers: Primary grade, Lulu Hayman and rtha Cole; grammar grade, Fanny M. BErb, Kathryn Daly and Tillie Israel- sky. Jullus L. Weyand, who fought at e battle of Santiago, was granted a =necial certificate in music. NAPA, ¥ THE MoME oF L A Sty RowmoaTS HAD To BE USED IN THE FLOGDED DISTRICT MRS, FABIAN - BOUNTEOUS RAINS PREVAIL THROUGHOUT STATE, | CHEERING. THOUSANDS OF FARMERS AND ORCHARDISTS, NISS GANERON OUTWITTED BY THE Rescue o~ MRS. FABIAN - Backbone of Lo%éDrought 7irn the South Is Broken and Citrus Fruits Which| Were Endangered by Frost Are Safe| Jan. 6.—Rain ha aily Here for the and a feel- ssesses the gry the dow: s done much good, burden of ir- anchers generally eir plowing earlier than us ipate much good from the ts from the surrounding count: wi s time IRRIGATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY —The storm which though y_showers dur- ts from different that the late Y h one. .Not s the rainfall for the season been heavy Every shower has and the ground aking which rdists and or the out- be will p While all t - SAN DIEGO'S CRY IS STILL “MORE RAIN” Jan. 6—Rajn. which has all day, commenced fa =0 lightly that it Is fearec he amount of good which past A downpour inches is what is needed the crops, which are in sore ¥ first December since records rain fell, and an fall this month would iss. The prediction is for rain and to-morrow, and it Three years left 30 of rain before the people and uld ery enough. IS UNDER WATER Jan. 6.~The rainstorm PETALUMA, that has visited this section the, past few days still continues. Over two inches and 2 half of rain have fallen and the country is drenched. The Petaluma Creek, fed by numerous mountain streams, is over its banke, and the lower parts of this city are flooded. Wharves and bulkheads are dameged by the flow, and considerable lumber and other personal property has PIYSICIAN DRCLARE LANBERT TVSANE After Having Been Out on Parole for Six Months He Must Go Back to Napa. —_— | Specia! Dispatch to The Call. NAPA, Jan. 6.—The case of W. H. Lam- bert, in which he was seeking to be de- clared sane in the Superior Court of this county, came to an end late yesterday afterncon, and Judge Ham remanded Lambert back to the Napa asylum. The trial has occupied four days in hearing the evidence. Lambert was committed to the Napa institution from Solano County several years ago. He had improved so far as to be let out on parole, and for six months past he has been working on his farm near Fairfield. A month or so ago he applied for a writ 6f habeas corpus to be declared sane, following the same legal steps as those taken In the Hugh Bu- chanan case, Lambert's wife opposed his release, and a stubborn fight was made in court. The witnesses who testified for Lambert said they believed him sane, and that his wife was the cause of his belug committed to | ing of the first apple by the first pair, nd | soak into the high wind to and reduce two | 4 in such condition that it would | | been carried away in the flood. The es below town are under water, and hunters were kept at The rain will Re generally d by the farmers. The moist- bles Reclar hay to the big sugar beet crop of ition and greatly strengthen the prospect | STEADY DOWN;OUR ABOUT SACRAMENTO weather n fact, the rain has fallen with very little intermis- sion, ere has been no wind to add to_the & fort of people,out of doors. Reports received at the rallroad office | are to the effect’ that rain has fallen heavily in the mountains and all the small streams are booming. acramento River at this point has greatly affected, there having one foot rise since yesterday but { noon, the mark now being 21 feet. The ground in this vicinity is now thor- oughly soaked, but the farmers have most of their crops in, and in some places the grain is from eight to ten inches high. ol ks | SAN JOAQUIN RIVER IS RAPIDLY RISING STOCKTON Jan. 6.—The scattering showers th ve been falling since last Friday developed into a heavy rain early this morning. With the exception of brief intermissions the precipitation has con- tinued during the day, and at 7 p. m. shows no indication of cessation. About &% of an inch has fallen to-day, which makes a total of 1.25 for the month and | 8.00 for the season, against 10.54 last sea- | son. e water in the San Joaquin River at | the San Joaquin bridge is 7 feet 6 inches in depth, an increase of about 1 foot 6 nches during the last twenty-four hours. he high water or danger mark is 16 feet. ————— SWEPT TO DEA' IN SWOLLEN STREAM JAMESTOW. ing the past twenty-four hours has con- tinued uninterruptedly, the rainfall | amounting to 2.62 inches. ' Owing to wash- | outs on the line of the Sierra Rallway be- tween this place and Oakdale the rafllway officlals announce the holding of the reg- ular passenger train there to-night. All the streams are bank full, and those who attempt to cross at the usual fords do so at their peril. But one casualty is re- ported. . Bennett, ‘with two children, attempted to ford Sullivan Creek this morning en route to Sonora in a light rig. The buggy was found overturned a mile below against the bridge. Searching par- darkness set in. e -—— FIRST THROUGH TRAIN ARRIVES AT PORTLAND PORTLAND, Jan. 6.—The Southern Pa- cific Raflway, which has been blockaded | by a snow storm in the Siskiyou moun- tains for the past four days, is again clear and the officials anticipate no furth- the asylum. This Mrs. Lambert denfed on the witness stand, although she ap- peared in court with her attorney and op- posed the release of her husband most vigorously. Drs. Gardner and Stice gave evidence to the effect that Lambert was insane. Some of the evidence taken was behind closed doors. To the average observer Lambert would be passed as a sane person, but the physiclans who testified at the trial say he is not, and_they would not dis- charge him as cured. COULD NOT AGREE ON A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TRVINGTON, Jan. 6.—A fight In the ‘Washington school district Board of Trus- tees over the appointment of a principal of the Irvington Grammar School has led to the resignation of Trustee H. B. Ford, who was outvoted by Trustees Mark Lyon and J. E. Wamsley. ‘The majority of the board refused to reappoint A. W. Sanford. the incumbent, and named for principal Frank Reynolds, an Irvington young man, who recently took & course at the San Jose Normal School and studled a year at Stanford University. Principal Sanford refused to make ap- gllcuuon for reappointment, having served ere for two and a half vears. He told his friends that if the Trustees desired further service from him they could re- elect him. The retiring principal was formerly in charge of schools at Sunol and at Pleasanton. 5 Jan. 6.—The storm dur- | ties were unable to find the bodies when | —— The fruit of evil resulted from the eat- el deifedef o ool defe el EvVEN RAFT S WERE PRESIED INTO SERVICE, L3 - SCENE OF THE FLOOD ON TOWNSEND STREET YES- TERDAY. % + STORM A BOON TO MEN IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE : i A steady downpour of rain throughout the greater por- tion of the State has relieved the minds of farmers, stock- raisers and miners, who have been watching the heavens for some time past. On the higher altitudes there was an abun- dant fall of snow, which as it melts in the spring will sup- ply water to miners. All the northern streams are swollen and many creeks are impass- able at for_ding places. The parched 'south has received a share, but in the extreme southern portion of the State the farmers, like Oliver Twist, ‘“want some more.” Taken all in all, the storm, which has kept a few disgruntled pleas- ure-seekers indoors, has been of inestimable value to the State. According to the weath- ersharps, it is practically over, but another like it would be welcomed in many sections. K o L e e e e e B e e e e S B S R R [ 9 oo er trouble. The first through train from San Francisco since Thursday arrived at :25 this morning. The officlals announce all trains will leave and arrive on time t0-mOrrow. B e e NRS. RUEF TELLS A STRAIGHT STORY TUlterior Motives May Have Caused Her Arresi on Charges of Arson and Murder. Gadcgiiit Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Jan. 6.—The investigation into the burning of the Ruff home, in which four children lost their lives, is re- celving the undivided attentlon of the Sheriff's office. The four Ruff brothers and Valdez, who were arrested for arsoh, and Mrs. Ruff continue to tell contradic- tory stories. Valdez and Carl Ruff, who charged the stepmother with the burning of the house and the death of the children, think Mrs. Ruff set the house on fire. ‘When closely questioned about their sus- picion they can give no well founded ground for it. Valdez belleves Mrs. Ruff was outside when he and the husband rushed to the fire from the barn. Mrs. Ruft denies t Her story ap- pears to be a straight one, and many are now taking her side tory. Sheriff Langford, who has worked dili- gently in the matter, belleves the fire was accidental, and resulted probably from a WHO NOW FEEL ASSURED OF A GOOD HARVEST THE CORNER OF 8T &5 TOWNSEND - — s Secare the Custody of a Slave Girl on a Warrant. PRS- S S PRESENT LOCATION UNKNOWN pEsse W358 Deputy Constable Takes the Human | | Chattel . "m a Train at Mid- ? | night and She Is Driven | Away. gy Spectal Dispatch to The Call. 6.—At about 12 o'clock last night two wily Chinese outwitted Miss Cameron, perintendent of the | Presbyterian mission at San Francisco in her efforts to free a Chinese slave girl. Some days ago Miss Cameron learned from a Christian Chinaman of Bakers- | | field that there was a girl kept as a slave in a house of lll-fame in that city who | wanted to go to the m Miss Cam- eron left San Fr: | v, and on S e girl outside of the house in which She hastened away with d going north ntly notifled train arrived deputy Co FRESNO, Jan | stable names rant issued | on the complaint ¢ tered the cars mm eper for the Chinese Coming to the section occupied by w ques: t of er e be given time to dr nd acco y them, the Chinese girl was bundled into a hack and was gone. Miss Cameron then visited the jail and police headquarters, but no in- formation could be obtained. Subsequent- ly It has been learned that the girl was eleased on bail furnished by the Chinese. ‘harlie Gong. the complainant, charged that the girl was his wife and bad stolen valuable property from him. | Miss Cameron will stay in Fresno and sh < attempt to find the girl and secure the P nishment of her abductors. Emine insel has been retained, and no effo: ill be spared to obtain justice. City Recorder Cosgrave will issue a warrant for the arrest of Charlle Gong on the charge of perjury. | GRAIN AND CATTLE | RAISERS OPTIMISTIC + On Puffing Locorhotive Aged Mrs. Fabian Is| Carried in Triumph but Against Her| Earnest Protests t —_— HE severe rains of vesterday fo-| tally flooded Townsend street, | between Seventh and Eighth. | Mrs. Fablan, who owns a shanty | near the tracks of the Southern Paclfic, narrowly escaped drowning, and | was only rescued by Police Officer Harry | O’Day, who had to enlist the services of several citizens. The aged woman was eventually conveyed to terra firma by a | railroad engine. The water began to rise about 8 o’clock in the morning through the sewer pipes | in that locality being too small to drain such a volume of it. Inch by Inch the flooded district began to Increase in size. | The most exposea spot was the cottage | of Mrs. Fabian. At one time there was a depth of four feet in her modest domi- | cile. The old lady decided that she would | not leave her home until the water had reached the limit. She made a temporary | landing stage out of her kitchen table. ‘Mhe parlor chairs were also pressed into | service. N | About this time Police Officer O'Day de- cided that if the old woman did not come | out of her house that she would soon be | the reciplent of floral wreaths made in designs of broken wheels and gates ajar. | Donning gum boots O'Day waded out to | the house and selzing her bodily carried her to a railroad engine upon which she | was taken to dry land. The old woman | was frantic that she should be compelled | to leave her house. She became so hysteri- cal that she was taken to the Receiving | Hospital, where she was put to bed and | her clothes dried. She pleaded to be al- lowed to go back home, but her request | was_ refused, as the police were afraid | that she might wade back to the house and possibly be arowned. | Mrs. Fabian is a widow and has lived | in the cottage more than thirty years. Recently the Southern Pacific Company has disputed her right to the property. She has a strong sense of protecting her | own rights, and it appears that nobouy | | has yet ventured to invade her house and attempt to eject her. She is the sister- | in-law of George H. Foulks, a lawyer con- | nected with the Southern Pacific law de- partment. The aged woman has support- ed herself and only child, a little girl, by gathering mushrooms. During the flood Chief Outside Deputy McGillyray of the Board of Public Works | had a force of men busy doing all in their power to arrest the progress of the In- vading waters, McGillvray stated that the cause of the minjature sea was the small size of the drain pipes in that lo- cality, and that the same trouble would ; occur at all times unless something was | d?ne in the way of putting down larger es. X he basement of the Long Syrup and Refining Company’s warehouse and the barroom of the North German House were submerged for several hours, but the damage is n Sergeant Wolf and a squad of police officers were kept busy keeping back a large crowd of people at- tracted to the scene. BIG STORM WAVE I8 EASTWARD BOUND Alexander McAdle, the forecast official has a hunch on fhe storm king’s doings and is correspondingly happy. Guessing weather as a rule is a severe straln on ettt b el @ | gasoline stove or a can of gasoline. These char of arson and murder he thinks are the result of a family row. The stop- ping of the payment of the insurance in- curred the enmity of her husband’s broth- ers, and when she refused to yield they had the complaint sworn to. Besides the insurance, it has developed that the brothers and husband tried to secure possession of some money Mrs. Ruff had in any. Conrad Ruff, the husband, will be close- Iy, watehed and questioned for it is be. lieved if there was incendfarism at all he must have known about it. SALT CURE HELPING TWO AGED PATIENTS Appetite of One Is Noticeably In- creased and He Declares He Is i Fine. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Steady improve- ment was noted to-day in the condition of Henry W. Beerman and John Raney, aged men seeking strength in the glycero phosphate of sodium treatment. Their third injection was given this morning. It is thought that it will be definitely t Saturday whether the rem- have any beneficlal effects. Robin, who administered the salt to Abram 8. Hewitt with much success, in- 1 ed th edical | storm that came back, just as the Mills | rent. FRESNO, Jan. 8.—The storm which has prevailed during the last three days is now apparently at an end, though the sky | 1s stiil overcast with clouds. About an inch of rain has fallen and the benefit to the farmers of Fresno and Madera coun- ties will be large. Grain ranchers are optimistic concerning their prospect f the coming year. They claim that a good | crop has always been produced under like conditions In the past. The sheep and eat- tle men are also happy. as the late ra‘n assures them an Increass of forage on the ranges and consequently more fat cattle for the market. The fruit growers are also satisfied with the outlook. o a Piace of Safety| prophecy, but McAdie has things down to where he can put on his overshoes and every one gets out their umbrellas and rubbers even though the sun be shin- ing, with the assurance of having use for them before night. The storm which has made things so uncomfortable for the urban citizen and €0 good for the farmer for the last few days has proved like modeling wax in Mr. McAdie's prophetic hands, and there was joy in the weather bureau last night when the reports of the oz e Site for Odd Fellows’ Home. SAN JOSE, Jan. §—The general com- mittee of Odd Fellows of this city hél se- | lected the White tract of 100 acres on the Alum Rock road as a site for the Odd Fellows’ Home, and If the land can be purchased it will be offered free to the Grand Lodge at its next meeting. ADVERTISEMENTS. building prophet said it would, were be- | ing received. The storm started at § o'clock yesterday | morning and continued in a steady down- | pour until about that hour in the even- | ing, with the result that 175 inches of | cloud juice brought the season’s rainfall up to 10.84, which is thought very credit- able, the record for last season being 13.65. | The rain was at times one of the heaviest | ever known In this city. From 12 m. until | ten minutes after that hour .16 of an inch fell, making every gutter a miniature tor- In many of the low-lying districts of the city the water drained from ‘the hillside until, in the Mission particularly, the inhabitants thought of the deluge. ' | All over the country toward the south | rain was still falling last night, but with | altogether beneficent effects. Hardly enough has fallen vet in the Sacramento Valley to cause much of a rise In the rivers. At Marysville last night the river | was carrying fourteen flet of water, but the danger line is nineteen feet, so the dwellers _along its banks need feel no | anxiety. In the Sierra it Is snowing. which | should prove good news to the mining men. The snowfall is heaviest from the | center of the State to the southern portion thereof. Nevada, too, is getting its share of the general downfall. The storm which did all this was the I same that played an engagement here in | the middle of the week. It was, as Me- | Adie predicted, forced out to sea by high | Steel-tempered springs, upholstered with nice figured velour. Special Reductions in every department. pressure. but yesterday it managed to get | = prontes, MTished compleieTenti- ashore again, and now It is going eas:. trade & specialty. Free delivery they say at the Weather Bureau. It wanted to go east before, but high pres- sure over the Rockies prevented it getting | across, and it had perforce to stay on the | coast. Now the high pressure shows signs | of weakening and the storm is hastening | CASH or CREDIT. B R e e e ees | ¢ T. Brilliant Furnitare Co., be much need for umbrelias, as a parting | ] OPEN EVENINGS. sprinkle last night was probably the | ‘1 338-342 POST ST within 200 miles on 3§25 worth and over. Near storm’s farewell. McAdle says, however, "y Powell. that it may be only au revolr, so it be- hooves one_to watch out for squalls. To Ban Luis Obispo fall yesterday's pluvian laurels; 454 of rain in twenty- our hours fell in that locality, and floods are general. Whether with any loss of life or serious damage is not known. In Red Bluff the lightest rainfall was re- corded, it being .26 of an inch. Sacra- mento ‘and Fresno had .78 of an Inch and 48 of an inch respectively, A peculiarity of yesterday’s storm is that there was little or no wind with it. Late last evening reports wers not yet in from hington and Oregon, as they have to come by way of Chicago. This interferes with reliable prophecy, as the center of the~Etorm lies in those States, and it is Impossible to predict accurately without knowing every phase of the | storm’s career. Deputy Prophet Wilson | sald last night, however, that the storm was eastward bound and unless it collides with some high pressure before it Is well ’n:;y, Ban Francisco has seen the last of | VIM, VIGOR, VITALITY for MEN MORMON BISHOP'S PIL! fol- lowers, Positively qures the worst cases in old and youns effects ot Power. Night e ety Headacho: Unfitnees o Mar: . Hea 3 = . Loss of Semen. Varicocels or Con- mpluona‘?t“ Ne of Eyell ects Impart v and band. | B e : ma e to p- 8 2 with § boxes. Circul: money refunded ireulars free. ‘Address BISHOP REMEDY CO. 40 Eiits San_Francisco. Cal. GRANT DRUG Co. ‘and 40 Third st. sorne CURES MCBURNEY'S had “slight pains in his bones.” regarded as a favorable sign fi sician in charge of the men at the institution where they are now treated. | He said that when the remedy began to exercise its influence FPon the system the patient complained of the pains of which eerman spoke. This condition, he sald, had been noted by Dr. Robin and by other well-known physicians who had made a study of (he treatment. eerman said later in the afternoon that the pain had disappeared and that he never felt better in his life. He was rest- ing well last right. During the day he | bad been in good spirits and had eaten | three good meals. Physiclans who had charge of Beerman for three months be- fore the present treatment was begun said the man's appetite had been very poor. e o iaidesan TO PLY TO THIS COAST Makes an Agreement With the Kos- mos Company Whereby It Is Admitted. BERLIN, Jan. 6.—The Kosmos line has entered into an agreement with the Ham- L) l(une-of':unhn brick du:"a ‘wetth of cl en, AV dmpl;fdllhetu.ln rheumatism. —FOR SALE AT— THE OWL DRUG CO., 113 Market st. —AND AT— DAHLBENDER DRUG CO., 214 Kearny st.. Send Xc in 2c stamps to W. F. McBurney. Los Angeles, Cal., for ¢ Prepald $1 3. Drugsgists. R b -American line admitting the latter to the west coast of Ameri lead- ership of the Kosmds I!no.e.' ) Breaks His Leg. OAKLAND, Jan. 6.—Arth driver for Innis’ dairy, u-dn rhhcroynr, upon & patient. In many cases RADWAY’S READY RELIEF bhas stood oF the solution has no apparent result. m-mornlnlwhnoiumn‘on '2‘.".';3 o A YW F I T vbowulmnldto—dg. in Alameda and broks his left leg, sustain- | cires ail Colds, Sore Throats, solution was to its pres- c%vunduudnthc!%«im‘%l lmu-. Toothache m' mwthh-wo’lfimmhmcmmhm »Hn .":._n.,"'.‘,;."_“"' 4 oo A [LY CHINESE \