The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1901, Page 3

More Than a Score Burned fio Death in an Orphan Asylum ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 8.—Fire broke the Rochester Orphan Asylum at 1 o'clock this morning in Hubbell Park and the flames spread rapidly to other sections of ‘the Inst on. It is known 2t nineteen of the children perished, and it is feared that many more victims may be reported later. The fire was first seen by two men pass- ing the asylum. They quickly sent in an alarm and then turned their attention to- the nurses and the chil- explosion was then heard, the entire hospital sec- On the arrival of the general alarm was sent the entire department. | geE The smoke begun to pour out of every window in the main building, and the screams and frartic cries of the children could be heard. Children and nurses pvers carried from the buflding, all in an unconsclous con- dition, some dead. Ambulances from the city, St. Mary's, Homegpathic and Hahne- mann hospitals were jummoned and the victims were rushed tb the civil Institu- tions. There were 109 children at the hospital and o corps of about thirty nurses and attendants. Two of the women attend- ants are among the dead. The origin_of the fire is not known at this time. The property loss will prob- ably exceed $20,000. et i e @ I.BRITONS HAVE MINOR | BATTLES WITH BOERS General Kitchener Reports His Troops Vic- torious in Recent Engagements. LONDON, Jan. 7.—Reporting to the Wer Office date of Ja v 6 Lord | chener say ged De-| d but are r doctor ad- were killed or was taken re | of the wound-| Heilbron that a belonging to| to contact with ley. I regret 1o two other ofi d and two | ed. No de- f this ac- in General | BEL LEADERS | BILED T0 GUAM General MacArthur Orders| Banishment of Insur- gents. 7.—General MacArthur | on of Generals | Lianera and Rt »een ordered to MacArthur's e active lead- e been captured, of a condi- ion was held | ovince of Beh-l es ok part n en- la have b perience Lis ou, comrades.” sail_for he JUNK OVERTURNS. Narrowly Escape in the Bay. J —Five fighting g a watery lifornia City to their camp. igh carclessness fter floating in urs the'r lusty by some Italian camped on shore 3 to the rescue led Chinese and soon had The accident was caused | amen becoming involved in & | ,”” one of the men, wore under tied to his almond and “Too muchee fightee, too heap dam fool.” was his | ption of the engounter. Probably the Latona. SEND, Wash., Jan. 7— | have no Goubt that the | m London as being | fla is the Chilean bark | ward Gilmore, which | ree_months with | m Port Blakeley for Leonora given in_the | 4 to be an error. Sev- | Latona was spoken by | in, wh captain saw | mpressed with the i been a mutiny on the | | | PORT pping Up Mont Blanc by Rail. The construction of a rallway to the mit of Mont Blanc similar in all re- to the Jungfrau line is under con- | cration at Geneva. Well known ex- | Vallot, director of the Mont pro- | b te which presents the least ob- | hich_is likely to be chosen, E: v slde, departing from the Houches. There will be twelve which will be especially built to climatic conditions, and will be every convenience for trav- ngth of the mountain rail- ed at eleven miles. The which will be electricity, from the River Arve and Glace. The author of the | nch engineer named Fabre, | s of the new rafllway be- *h Minister of the Interior. ry likelihood that in a immense panorama from of Mont Blanc will be able to be ed without danger or fatigue by tour- BUKE'S OWN | Arguello, his ‘second wif found. Kitchener's dispatch must not be con- founded with Colony. Posdfbly the scene of the fight is the Naauwpoort on the raflroad be- tween Potchefstrom and Frederikstaad, Transvaal A special from Cape Town says: P. H. Melan, editor of the Ons Land, the prin- cipal Afrikander newspaper here, has been arrested on the charge of seditious libel, consisting of refiections npon the conduct of General French and kis troops. 2 member of the Cape Parliament and his arrest has long been demanded by the ex- treme loyvalists. bail in the sum of £500. Martial law has been proclaimed In th districts of Calvinia, Clanwilliam, Piquet- burg. Pulbagh, Paarl and Stellelbosch A Bloemfontein special says: It is report- ed that an influential peace commission is being formed here to interview General Dewet Steyn and other leaders re- warding Lord Kitchener's terms and to en- deavor to induce them to yield. CMLLED CUBS Major Bennett Stirs Up a Hornet’s Nest in Van- couver Barracks. VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. T7.—Major Bennett, senior officer in the Duke of Con- | naught’s Own Rifles, created a sensation on Sunday evening in an attack he made upon the soldiers who refused to turn out to church parade in the thick of a blin ing w ‘storm. The soldiers showed their resentment by and to-day h hissing the major, ck was the talk of the a town. Only half the strength of the regi- ment had turned out, and when they r turned - to all Major Bennet opened fire that the compli- mentary rem Colonel Worsnop were intended only for the men who were resent. P Thiose who refused to turn out to-day are a pack of curs. They are fair weath- er soldiers,” the irate major continue it to wear the Queen's unifo ace to the regiment, Ty man who did not be discharged and i stand such treat. nen Bennett threatens, and le sooner for th 1t will be Rifles.” ARGUELLO HEIRS COMPROMISE. Duke of Connaught's Own Contestants File Quit Claim Deeds | at San Jose. SAN JOSE, Jan. 7.—The promised con- test over the half-million dollar estate of Don Luls Arguelio, who died at his home at Santa Clara a few years ago, has been averted by the heirs coming to an understanding among themselves. Quits clalm deeds have been filed by which Mrs. Rita Barron, Albert R and Charles F Arguelio, children of the old Spanish cap- ital and Mamie Kinney, a niece, re- linquish all right in the estate. These four were the plaintiffs in the suit brofight for a revocation of the testator's will. Ar- uello e away most of his property by eed before h death. Mrs. Edelfrida and James Ar- guello, a son, received greater shares than the other children, and this brought on the contest. Just what the terms of the compromise are those interested will not say. The deeds filed relate to the Arguello bulldings on_First street, south c¢f San Fernando. James Argueilo, Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. George, daughters, are each deeded one of the blocks. The estate con- slsts of a block in San Francisco, buil ings in Santa Clara and others n this city. SR e ol COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA ARE ON VERY BAD TERMS Latter Republic Charged With Giving Aid to Revolutionists in the Former State. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 7.—Letters received here from Panama say the rela- tions between Colombia end Venezuela are much strained in conscquence of the latter's connivance with and the assist- ance being given to the revolutionists in the former country. The zctivity of the rebels, it is added, only restrains Colombia from ‘taking warlike measures against Venezuela and even now Colombian troops are being moved to the border. The rebe's are still recelving large supplies of arms and ammunition through Venezuela. e Counterfeit Coin Unearthed. STOCKTON, Jan. 7.—Some little excite- ment wae occasioned here ahout noon to- day by the report that some boys digging for mushrooms in a vacent lot east of the Southern Pacific passcnger station had unearthed a quantity of silver dol- lars. It was discovered that the coln was spurious, and it is supposed to have been buried there about ten years some of the counterfeiting gang in :'{leh a man named Howell of this city was sup- posed 1‘:4 hmd'e bee:lulheh der. Howell was tried and acqu! owever. N e Gt the Y At =4 —_— Homer Damaged. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7-—The steamer Hcemer arrived here this mornig two days overdue from Triidad with 2 cargo of shingles. The vessels was caught in a ter. rific storm between Cape Mendocino and Point Arena and was hote to for thirty- six _hours. She lost abjut twenty feet of her forward rail on pither side, had her forward sail carried hway and about 120 bundies of shingles wire washed over- ard. Mr. Billincoo—Ah! my |dear, I wish I might be like a knight-$f old and per- form some deed of for you., - JOUTE worked up Lo 1t Sufpose Yoy speak uj suppose %o papa—Philadeiphia aauwpoort Junction, Cape | He is | The authorities accepted he finds 1t out the better it | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUEEDAY. JANUARY 8, 1901. DEATH AFTER BRUTAL WORK T WEST POINT Hazing Methods at {he Military Academy. Cadet Jth Treated Even Worse Than 0Oscar Booz. Congressmen Learn How Youths Were Hounded by Cruel Upper Classmen, o P PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.—According to the testimony adduced before the Con- gressional investigating committee which 1s inquiring into the charges of hazing at the West Point Military Academy Oscar L. Booz at Bristol, Pa., and John E. Breth of Altoona, Pa., had a rough time of it | during their “plebe” year at that ipsti- tution. 2 | The case of John Breth of Altoona, Pa. who died from an allment svhich it is al- leged he received indirectly as a result of hazing at West Point, was taken up. Dr. E. E. Goodman of Altoong, the Breth | family “physician, said Hyfl’s physical condition before entering/ the military academy was excellent. Dr. Goodman treated him two weeks after he came | home from West Point for hemorrhages. Last October he again treated him for | typhus pneumonia, from which he died. | Young Breth never told Dr. Goodman | anything about hazing at West Point. All the information the doctor had came to him from the boy's family. Breth be- | came very nervous about the time he re- | turned from West Point, and the physi- clan often wondered what could have caused it. It had been reported that Breth was | compelled to eat soap at West Point. | The doctor knew nothing about that, but | if the boy had eaten soap it would have explained his physical condition on his return home. SBamuel J. Breth, father of Cadet Breth, was notified that his son was dismissed from the academy because of deficiency in mathematics. Mr. Breth said most of i the family had received letters from the son in regard to the hardships at West Point. The father and mother knew that the boys at the academy were more or less hazed, and Cadet Breth and his brother Harry had an understanding be- tween them that if they had anything to write about hardships John would write to Harry only, so that the parents would not worry. He said Harry and one of the daughters visited John at the academy n August, 187, and on their return home they said John had been severely hazed and that he had nervous prostration. At West Point John told them he had been 0 severely hazed that he became uncon- | scious. The only one that was men- tioned as being among the hazers was a | cadet named Heider. The father learned | from the son Harry that John had been “choo-choged.” On his deathbed. the | father said, the boy went through the | “choo-chooing’" motions. Harry Breth, the brother, was called and offered to submit copies of extracts of letters he received from John. The <wpmmittee decided that it wanted the originals, which are now at the Breth homestead in Altoona. He was excused until the letters could be produced, and in order that Miss Rose M. Breth, a sis- | ter, might return home and send them to | the committce her testimony was then taken. She received a letter from her | brother while e was In West Point hos- | pital, in which he said the surgeon told him that he had a light attack of nervous | prostration from overwork. John, how- | ever, told the other members of the fam- | ly when they visited him at West Point | that his condition was due to hazing. John said he was hazed three times in one night. John wrote home that he had to eat eight slices of bread soake® in mo- lasses. Miss Breth sald: “On his deathbed he | told me ‘West Point is the cause of the breakdown of my health.’ He mentioned ‘ the names of Bender and Young as being ‘awful hazers.'" While in the hospital, she said, John | told her that he w visited by upper lass men and told “that he had better t out of here.” A, Breth, another brother of John Breth, told substantially this story: “When Jokn came home he told me that he had to do so much ‘eagling’ that he _often became exhausted and tQat his mus- cles felt like leather. A caWet named Bender made bim sit on the point of a bayonet until he fell off. He was made to sit on it again, and during this opera- tion Bender played a violin. On another occasion. a hot July day, after a_ hard day's drill, he was compelled to don a raincoat and hold out dumb-bells. On Sat- urday all cadets were glven a certain | amount of liberty, but Bender prevented him from leaving camp. My brother made | a complaint about it, which resulted in Bender exercizing him severely. He re- garded the ‘feet inspection’ as a joke. One night he was dragged out of bed, leaving the bedclothes behind him, and was | dragged over rough stones in the company | street. On another occasion he was so | exhausted by exerclsing that on the next morning the ofiicer in charge of the drill compelled himfto drop out of line because ; of his weakness.” Mary C. Breth, another sister of Breth, was called and corroborated the testimony | Of the other members of the family. She said her brother told her that one night he was hazed by three separate sets of cadets. He stood the first two, but faint- ed during the third act of hazing. When he regained conscicusness he saw several men rubbing hm. They appeared to be greatly frightened. Miss Breth also said that her brother, in speaking of hazing, sald he “often ate soap” and *chewed rope ends” at West Point. !604446+#+¢§+¢¢¢+0¢+g + THE DAY’S DEAD. D+ 444444444444 44444 B. A. Bielenberg. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 7.—E. A. Ble- lenberg, who in the early elghties was manager for Claus Spreckels in Hawali, is dead at Greenwood, B. C. Pneumonia superinduced by self-inflicted wounds in his throat, made while temporarily in- e, brought about his death. Bielen- oTg Was t?r a time fi e{:flefl ‘m}} Klln ons. He 1he faiands provious 16 the rebelion with a fortune, which he’ afterward lost in Montana during the panic. He then came to British Columbia, and leaves consid- grable wealth, mostly in mining proper- ties. He leaves a married sister in Francisco and a brother, who is German Consul at Lima, Peru. He was unmar- ried. SRRl Frank D. Bennett. BANTA CRUZ, Jan. 7.—Frank D. Ben- nett died last evening at the age of 75 years. He was born in New York and came to California in the early days, en- in mining and then returned to the t and purchased a farm. About thirty ears ago he returned to California and or many years was one of the leading 1oc: rymen. He leaves a daughter, Dr. Ruth Bennett. He was a Knight Templar and a gromlnent member of the, Methodist church. Mrs. Wi ‘Vanderhurst. SALINAS, Jan, 7.—Mrs. Willlam Van- derhurst, wife of Judge Vanderhurst, died suddenly at her home in this city vester- . She was one g th: most fi-omlmt fadies in Monterey County and highly re- spected by all who knew her, She leaves ly of grown children. -from Porto Rico after the ratification of COMPLICATIONS IN TO CHINA America to Advise That the Question of Indemnity Be Left to Arbitration. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. ‘W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Complica- tlons are again clouding the Chinese sit- uation. A dispatch was received to-day from Minister Conger confirming the re- port of the fallure of the Chinese envoys to slgn the preliminary agreement reached by the powers. The indemnity question s causing the authorities con- cern, and the agitation felt in European channels over the Russo-Chinese agree- ment regarding Manchuria has communi- cated itself to the officials here. Minister Conger will try to induce the Chinese envoys to accept promptly the preliminary demands of the powers and begin negotiations for a peymanent treaty. The State Department has ad- dressed inquiries to the powers as to the method to be pursued to reach a speedy and effective disposition of the claims for indemnity. 1 Europe will be allowed to deal with the Russo-Chinese agreement, the TUnited @ ittt el el e el @ TAXATION RELATIONS WITH THE INSULAR POSSESSIONS Solicitor General Replies to Ex-Presiden Harrison in the Porto Rico Cases. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Solicitor Gen- eral Richards, in behalf of the Govern- ment, to-day filed In the United States Supreme Court a brief in the case brought by Ellas S. A. de Lima, Caleb B. Downes, Henry W. Dooley, Carlis Armstrong and George W. Crossman against George Bid- | well, Collector of the Port of New York, | or the United States directly, all involv- ing questions of taxation relations be- tween the Uniied States and our insular possessions. The cases cover the seyeral phases of the dominion of the United States over the islands before and after the ratification of the Paris treaty of peace and after legislation by Congress with reference toward them. The feature of the brief is the direct no- tice it takes of ex-Presldent Harrlson's address at Ann Arbor and the response made thereto ‘n behalf of the administra- tion. The De Lima case concerns duties col- lected on sugars imported info New York the Paris treaty and before the passage of the Porto Rican act; the Downes case duties on oranges brought from ‘Porto Rico into New York after the passage of the Porto Rican act; the Dooley cases and the Armstrong case duties on goods im- ported from Porto Rico during military operations and partly before and partly after the ratification of the treaty, and also after passage of the Porto Rican tariff act, and the Crossman case duties on liquors imported from Honolulu into New York after the passage of the reso- lution annexing the Hawallan Islands and the passage of the act providing for their government. The reference to ex-President Harrlson's Ann Arbor address is preceded by,a state- ment of the Government's positibn with reference to the extent to which the con- stitution applies to newly acquired terrl- tory. The briof denies the doctrine of ex- propria vigore, and that all the limitations of the consfitution apply everywhere throughout the scope of the authority of the Government, but says there are Iimi- tations in the constitution which apply throughout both the States and Territo- ries, organized and unorganized, Because some limitations apply it does not follow that all apply. Those which do apply everywhere, both within and without the United States in its broadest sense, {t says, are those securing the blessings of justice and liberty to all the people. Ty- ranny and oppression cannot constitution- ally exist under the sovereignty of the re- public, whose founders declared that all men are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is what Mr. Justice Bradley meant when he sald in Mormon church vs. United States (136 U 8. 1, 4): “Doubtless Congress. In legis lating for the Territories. would be sub- ject to those fundamentai limitations in favor of personal rights which are formu- lated in the constitution and its amend- ments, but these limitatlons would exist rather by inference and the general spirit of the constitution, from which Congress derives all its powers, than by any ex- press and direct application of its pro- visfons.” This statement of the Government's standing ground leads it up to the notice OLD-TIME ARCH GOES TO HIS MAKER James E. Wolfe, inent Structures City, Is AMES E. WOLFE, who was one of the oldest architects in this State, passed away at his residence ou Post street Monday morning at the advanced age of S0 vears. Al- though he was a man of marked abilitles, he was of a retiring disposition and little known outside of his profession and the fraternal socleties of which he was a mber. mfi[r. ‘Wolfe was born at Baltimore in 1820. After having learned to pe an architect he came to this city In the spring of '5i. He was acquainted with many of the pio- neers of the State and assisted in bulld- ing up San Francisco. Some of the old bufldings that serve as landmarks in va- rious parts of the city were constructed by him. His work was not alone conflued to this city, but may be found in many parts of the Btate, He succeeded in amassing a large fortune, but invested in_stocks and lost a large portion of It. The deceased was an officer of both the Druids and Knignts of Pythias. The Architectural Review was founded by him in 1572. His son, George H. Wolfe, is now editor of it. A wife, Klizabeth, and three children, George H. Wolfe, Mrs. N. ty and Mrs. B. V. Dodge, survive the de- ceased. The funeral will take place to-morrow from nights of Pythias Hall at 2 p. m. under the auspices of the Knighis of Pyihias. Interment will be at 0da Fellows' Cemetery. ARMOUR’'S FUNERAL TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—The funeral of the late Phillip D. Armour will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the fam- ily residence, 2115 Prairie avenue. Those who desire to look upon the face of Mr. Armour will be given an o] ']t{l pri- e or to the funeral. The vy will in state at the Armour home from § o'clock in_the morning until noon. ‘While the holding of the funeral from the house will necessarily restrict the mn:lber in l;ttgg‘dnnce', ::‘l of th?,Q Ar&o\nr emplo: 0 number thou- i "be & o view the bo!y1 during the morning hours. Rey. Frank W. Gunsaulus will preach the funeral sermon. Designer of Many Prom- States not entering, for the present at least, Into their discussion or impugning Russla’s purpose to evacuate Manchuria. At the same time the authoritles think it advisable for the protection of American Interests to keep advised of Russia's @n- duct, although it is not watched with the keenness that every act of Germany and Great Britain is scrutinized. It is understood that the Cabinet meet- ing to-morrow will consider the Chinese question especlally with relation to in- demnity, and it is expected that this Gov- ernment will flnally recommend that the matter be left to The Hague court of ar- bitration. PEKING, Jan. 7.—The report that the Chinese court has instructed the Chinese peace envoys to sign the joint note ot the powers is confirmed. The court referred to the objection to the southern viceroys, which are the same as the court has. Prince Ching, however, informed the court that it was too late and a reply from the court is expected shortly. which it takes of ex-President Harrison's address. Of this address, Solicitor Gen- eral Richards’ brief says: In a recent address, a portion of which I understand has been brought to the attention | of the court, a distinguished statesman and lawyer affects to belleve that, if the view of the Government is correct Congress could, without constitutional objection, pass a Porto | Rican act providing for a number of shocking things. The Government has never asserted and does not belleve that Congress has the power of a desoot in Porto Rico, The funda- mertal limitations in favor of personal rights Which zre formulated In the constitution and its amendments, referred to by Mr. Justice Bradley, stand in the way of everything sug- gested which shocks the moral sense. Con- &ress could not pase an ex post facto law, or declare an attainder, or grant any title of nobility or provide for that trial or punish- ment of treason other than in the way marked out by the constitution, all these things be- Ing prohibited by direct and applicable pro- visions. If the first ten amendments do not limit, by direct application. Congress in legis- lating for our new possessions, neither do they operate within the States which compose the Union. As this court, speaking by Chlef Jus- tice Waite, sald in United States vs. Crufk- shopk et al. (92 U. S., 51, 572): ““The first amendment 'to the constitution prohibits Congress from abridging the right of the people to assemble and to petition the Gov- ernment for a redress of grievances,” This, like other amendments, pr and adopted at the same time, was not intended to | limit the powers of the States, but to operate upon the National Government alone. Protection of life, liberty and property rests r‘l‘;)'lwlm the State, as Chief Justice Ful- ): n re Kemmler (135 U. 5. 438, e constitution makes no provision for pro- tecting the citizens of the respective States in their religlous liberties; this is left to the State constitutions and law. The argument in the United States Supreme Court In the Porto Rican cases, involving the question of the legality of dutles imposed by this coun- try on goods shipped from the United States to Porto Rico and from Porto Rico | to the United States, did not begin to- day, as other cases preceding had the ef- | fect of postponing it until to-morrow, The | court, however, took sufficient cognizance of the cases to decide what time should be given to each side of the controversy, The questlon was raised by former Secre- tary Carlisle, who stated that five of the cases could be consolidated. These five are the cases of Delima and others versus Collector Bidwell, S. B. Downs versus Col- | lector Bldwell, two cases of H. W. Dooley | versus the United States and Carlos Arm- strong versus the United States. Upon | suggestion the court awarded five hours to_each side of the controversy. Mr. Carlisle stated that these cases In- volved the double question of the power | of the United States to levy duty on goods | being shipped in both directions, the ques- | tion regarding the fmposition’ of dutie on goads going Into Porto Rico being en- | tirely new. | Mr. Carlisle objected to the consolida- | tion of the Cressman case, Involving the | legality of duties collected on goods com- ing to the United States from Hawail, | and it accordingly was not included in the | consolidated list of flve. That case and | others involving cognate questions will be argued after-the conclusion of the consoli- dated cases, so that it {s probable the re- mainder of the week will be given up by the court to the question of the relation of the United States to its insular posses- | sions. G e hroughout This o More. % +- % —~ { | o B LATE ARCHITECT. WHO D | SIGNED MANY OF SAN FRA CISCO’S BUILDINGS. } + e The burfal will be in the family iot in Graceland Cemetery and the bearers will be business associates of -~ the qe- o On the day of the funeral all the plants the entire day. i 3 WONDERFUL CURES BY SWAMP-ROOT. To Prove What the quld-Famous Discovery Swamp-Root Will Do for YOU, All Our Readers May Have a Sample Bottle Free by Mail. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re- sponsible for more sickness and suffering than any other disease, and If permitted to continue fatal results are sure to fol- low. 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Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take, and if ou are already convinced that this great work some of the symptoms which prove it to you are pain or dull ache in the back, excess of uric acid, gravel, rheumatle | pains, sediment in the urine, scanty sup- ply, ‘scalding _irritation in passing it, obiiged to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night to empty the bladder; sleeplessness, nervous | irritability, dizziness, irregular heart, breathlessne: sallow, unhealthy com- plexion, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, loss of ambition, general weakness | and debility. Swamp-Root is used in the leading hos- pitals, recommended by physicians in thelr private practice and is taken by doc- | remedy is what you need. you can pur. tors themselves who have kidney ail- | chase the regular W-cent and 31 size bot- ments, because they recognize in it the ® tles at the drusstores everywhere. HUNDREDS OF CATTLE PERISH IN THE STORM Eel River Overflows Its Banks, De- stroying Crops and Carrying Away Buildings. EURBKA, Jan. 7.—Eel River has this city, broke through the leves and overflowed its banks, bringing dis-)made its way to the town, flooding the aster to residents of the valley. B‘rm;:: lm!'!lun‘ u; thrl residences and com- 4 Several families to vacate their The river at Scotia reached forl; jomes. It also washed away several hia. five feet above low water mark. O |dred feet of track of the Santa Feo and account of the nature of the valley the damage will be very great. The flooding of Eel River has done immense damage, Southern Pacific compantes’ roads, caus- Ing the trans several hours' delay. Re- ports come that.the waters of the Merced destroying both livestock and buildings. | IoVer. ‘l'fr,fj’l"f}; mad rush, carricd away | It ia stated that fully 300 head of caitle | SAN DIRGO, Jan. 7—Rain has fallen have been lost, and what were once beau- | at intervals throughout the day all over tiful grazing pastures In the valley be- iween here and Ferndale are now similar | the county and has done a world of good, pariicularly in the big valley: ai at to redwood land about being cleared up | och X ‘ b v.:fi}ld he: for farming. A vast amount of wood and | fhrough the el Oe sl rubbish is left upon what was fine grass. | fell. In the bay region the fall for the A prominent dairyman says the resuit [ day amounted to .8 of an inch. makine of the flooding of the fields will make 't [ .72 of an inch for the storm © inet for the season, against 2.30 inches to the impossible for grass to grow through tae | (07 U date _last debris remaining upun the flelds. The | vallevs and foothill section et mon consequence is that dalrymen In tle |from three to five times what it was b flooded districts will have n® grass for | the and from reports received it is evident that the rain extended well into It will be necessary for them thelr caciis > Lower California. to replow these flelds and reseed them This, of course, will entail a serious loss | ———— upon dairymen—a loss that cannot be esti- | Tunnel From Gibraltar to Moroecco. mated at present, as the dairymen must | Consul Monaghan of Chemnitz Informs sell their stock, having no grass to feed [ the State Department that a Parisian en- them. | gineer has recently finished a plan accord- Erickson's ranch on the isiand below Lo- | Ing to which the Spanish railroads ter- leta, called Niggerhead, lost, it is said. | minating in Gibraltar will be connected seventy-five head of cows and six head of | by means of a tunne! crossing under the horses. The family had a narrow escape | Strait of Gibraltar with the railroad '‘nes being obliged to flee from the house at !tl)rl‘ -‘;lho’rru:;lt:_nflt‘:::n]t;g :120\"“2‘"!"' ted . scheme Moroeeo 3 xf"’s'fi“l:y‘.’;' F‘?:‘:;;'“"h;“flt;;"é;[ into | ! obtain permisston to build a ratiroud 1n that place. Technically, the plan Is not the dwelling house on the bank and its | ympossible, as it is merely a question of occupants remained on chairs, the legs | boring through rock. Several plans of of which were tqtally submerged. Th this nature—for instance, the tunnel from they passed the dight. _Bannister schooi- | Calais to Dover, which feil through owing house on Van Duzen River, about three | 1o some opposition: the plan to bridge the miles from Burnells, was washed away. | Hosphorus, etc.—have recently gone to Not a vestige of it remains. The road ha pleces. and it now remains to be seen, F Mr. Monaghan, how far this scheme be cai ., and to what extent it will receive the support of capitalists. —————— Woman is often judged by .. e molasses | on her baby's face. BOLD BARGAINS! After Christmas bargains always interest cash buyers. We name only | a few of the many offered. der Pants for lttle tots........ Hd-—r Pants for big girls, ite kind. ncy Yarn for famcy work . Saxony and other e kinds.. Stocking rn, many colors, $1 kind. Ladies’ Co t Skirts, $1 3 kind. Men's heavy winter Undershirts, not 75¢. Men's dark Sunday Suits, not $10. Combination Suits, gra Black Silk Ribbon, 1. 2 or 3 in. Scissors, 1: to f-inch, not Zc. Scissors, §'5 and 7-inch, not %c. Shawls at cut prices. Wool Hoods, ladies’ or girls’, Eaby Flannel, pink or cream. St games—10 kinds left over. Child’s $4 Deek, left over Wall Papef, fine styles, not lic Nine-inch Border, not lic yard. Clip this list and bring it with you. | bargains in sight on every floor. fery. Quick service. 8 T tive marsh below Loleta Sty head of catt have been lost. At kast Ferry, zbo Fortuna, the wire cable broke. On the Sandy Prairie road near Fortuna it is a common sight to see smail butld- ings lying on the side of the road. J. Fell's property on thus road has been completely inundated. L. Zahner's, place, |- a mile above Fell's on (he same . was tilled with water. In order to save their lives when the water was eight feet In the house the members of the family | climbed into the hayloft. The embanrkment in the course of con- struction by the Eel River Rallroad at Singley's staffon Is fast being washed away.by the force of the swollen water: Webber's ranch of forty acres on the Van Duzen is waslied away entirel Many bridges between Hydesville and Ksburg are washd out.” Undoubtediy | 0ss in thie valley will re: hundreds of thousanGs of dollars. e storm subsided somewhat vesterday. but has started again with prospects for a continuance. MODESTO, Jan. 7.—The Tuolumne River 1s over its banks and higher than it has been for many yvears. Bottom lands will be damaged where cultivated. The San Jcaquin tiiver is also rising and Is now above high water mark. No reports of bridges being unsafe have been re- ceived hLere. VISALIA, Jan. .—Visalia Is surr-unded by water. ‘Irere is a break of 45 feet in the St. Johns levee. About nalf a mile of the Santa Fe dbed has been wrecked by water. TWE streets of Visalla may be inundated befora morting. The city is in darkness, uwh{gflto dzmage done by water to_the Mbunt Whitney system. SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 7.—In the Yucalpa Valiey ever ten inches of rain has fallen and bridges are washed oui. One ranch, owned by a Chfnaman, was washed away and Is covered with sand, while many other farms have immense | arroycs cut across them, injuri them greatly. San Maieo Canyon. which has | been dry for years. flows a stream twenty feet deep, endangering the Southern Pa- cific road. The fall in Bear Valley for the storm was five inehes of rain and two feet of snow. Down in the valley around here orchards are injured to some extent, Ceigdllly around Ontarfo. and 10e B EH siser SEN: .’. i | | Other Free deliv- Old-time courtesy at SMITHS AR S« CASH STORE )