The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1901, GENERAL DELGADD §45 SUBRENDERED End of Organized Armed Re- sistance in Iloilo Is at Hand. Central Catholics Request That Prin- cipally Native and Catholic Teachers Be Employed in the Islands. Del render of ado, s telegram to as follows: chief of Tioilo dered January 11 Hughes, with fou men and forty-o d iz scattered. Other expected in & few da e slgns of an end of organiz tance in liollo Province, Par the nimous in y of the 1gs in the pose of be par- | children of | attend the pub- MANY STOCEKMEN | VISIT SALT LAKE Convention of National Livestock As- | sociation Promises to Be Most ‘ Successful Ever Held. | Everything 1s in | annual conven- | Livestock Assocla- the Assembly Hall at w morning. The hall usly decorated and every ded for the delegates e press. The indlcatio most success: of the associa- the association els re thronged A large number of he da The is present from Chi ce from other er. Band ar- met at the e and escorted of the city Cowboy and n. read and stantially GRAND ARMY MEN EXPRESS INDIGNATION | Caustic Comment on Refusal of Mis- | Legislators to Order Flag Raised. Jan, 14.—Tke action of lature defez the Repub- e Grand Army 1d indignation he action of the o-day Commander is no constitution- a man making an the Missouri legis- i themselves of the op- 1 1 le cheap notoriety. t action, which 1is ignation of every tars and Stripes wiil e emblem of love 1 legislators f all patriotic - TO RAISE QUARANTINE AGAINET SAN FRANCISCO | er of Commerce and Health | El Paso Take Signifi- ant Action. 14.—The Chamber the Board ef Health nd after con- tine reguia- Jan. and both nt a third man, the committee to inves- for or against longer itine. FIRST MINERS STRIKE IN HISTORY OF UTAH Five Hundred Coal Miners Employed at Scofield Quit Work and De- | mand Higher Wages. | SALT LAKE —A special té the | Tribune from £c Utah, says 500 coal | miners went o to-day for in- | creased wages. re is no Intimation as | To what the man e mine will do. - t Scofield at isastrous ex- | pl occurred last May. This is the first mining strike in the history of Utah — - 2 Utah Legislature Convenes. SALT LAKE, Jan. 14—The fourth ges- of the Utah Legislature convened | n4 organized to-day by the election of Evans as President of the Senate | illiam Glassmann as Speaker of the The two ses will meet jn| session at 2 o'clock to-morrow to | o the reading of the Governor's | e. The law provides that the first | t for United States Senator shall be ken on January 22, and it 18 not likely | 2t much_legisiation will be undertaken niil the Senatorial question is disposed | of | Sy | Beautiful Picture Frames. new shapes and finishes of the just received are the prettiest we ever shown. Exquisite designs in square and other odd shapes, fin- ve al, | | ed in a black, grays and greens, with the daintiest goid-top ornaments and festoonings, fitted complete with gold beaded mats to Vail's, 741 Market . mateh, at Sanborn “stree* 14.—General Mac- | | about the inva: - sald no evids BRITISH ADMIRATION FOR DEWET - SHOWS SIGNS OF TURNING SOUR L EX i | H 1 MITH AFRICAR ! = | QIXTERN PO i AGRE 10 | PENTY MORE E COLOW | & | ‘; THE SPLENDID GENERALSHIP OF THE GREATEST REMAINING BOER LEADER HAS DRAWN OUT NO || GREATER TRIB E THAN THE ABOV ARTOON FROM LONDON PUNCH, UNDER THE HEADING “A HOLIDAY PANTOMIME HE WOULD NOT LIKE REP! TED.” ONDON, Jan. 14.—For man; ds the news of a raid on the British ing flogged, was a sub; t of Vie- months past the average En whether successful or otherwise, by | toria. 5 T ¥ lishman hes had a warm corner | th¢ commandant of the Boer forces in| GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 14—P. L. 36 B Mt 166 Dt o oot | o e [Miver colony. It is by no| Wessels, one of the Boer'envoys to this BEreaNs - o et e, however, that a revul- | country, t id s | Biie Bt s T e SO i be induced, in England | Press regarding General Kitehencrs dies | ee Stater and the wonderful manner in ward the® redoubtgble | patch as to the flogging of three peace | which he is carrying on a losing fight British empire by General oners by General Dewet near | Against overwhelming odds appeals t \er’s latest dispatches. Flo last week, and the shooting of finer instincts of t people of iishment is distinctl. “I am certain the report is false. By WD e feitn i e et he code of civilized warfa Such an act s contrary to General| s drgd I s smen in the best | he Britjsh commander's announ Dewet's character and controry to the! itk 11(-[ erm. Auk.\ matter of fact, | {hat by Dewet's ur.dwrs three agents of the | nature of the policy of the Boers. The ry little interest is taken in any engage- | pcace committee have been flogged in a | F * only hove now is Y { ment in which Dewet is not directly or in- | Boer er near Lindley is sure to call B Of The ol by e ks the | directly engaged, and not ever of alarming messages from sion of the c« the exciteme PO DISHISSES ALL ARSON CHARGES a’ budget Town causes anything like t ecutions Growing Out of the Ruff Fire. TR Spectel Dispatch to The Call SAN JOSE, J, 14.—The charges of arson and murder growing out of the burning of the home of Conrad Ruff and the death of four little children were dis- missed by Justice Rosenthal this after- noon. Sensational developments were ex- pected at the preliminary examination of AMrs. Sallie Ruff, the stepmother, accused of having started the fire that caused the children’s death, and the courtroom was crowded, but the evidence introduced wasg very M tame. Ruff was present with her attor- and her husband and his three broth- —Jonas, Ludwig and Carl Ruff—and Willam Valdez, the hired man, all of whom had in retaliation been chargel with arson by Mrs. Ruff, were interested spectators. Willlam Valdez was the first witness in Mrs. Ruff's examination on arson. He de- scribed the fire and could give no idea as to how it started. Louis Ruff, one of th children that was rescued from the burp- ing building, ke he could dlv t out of the window. Carl Ruff, th2 complainant, believed Mrs. Ruff had set fire to th se because she was not ex- cited afterward. He said he swore to th: warrant because he believed hi er-in- law was going to leave this city and take the insurance money with her. Mrs. Cie a sister of Carl Ruff, was the last witne: but knew nothing connecting the defend- ant with the conflagration. ~ District Attorney Jarman then asked the court to dig the charge of arson gainst Mrs. Ruff. Justice Rosenthal lence had been presented to sustain the charge and he doubted that anv crime had been committed. He then ordered the dismissal. This was followed by a dismissal of the murder charge against Mrs. Ruff and those of arson against Conrad, Carl, Jonas and Imdwig Ruff and William Valdez All the arrests seems to_have resulted from a gquarrel over the §1000 insurance money. This had been made payable to Carl Ruff by Conrad Ruff, and his wife stopped its payment. The insurance com- pany has watched the cases closely, but it is not known what action it now will | take in regard to nayment. SUES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY X-RAYS Los Angeles Citizen Seeks to Recover for a Burn Inflicted Upon His Shoulder. LOS ANGELES, Ja:. 14.—Damages the sum of croft on account of an alleged unsuccess- ful and unskillful attempt to_photograph his shoulder with an X-ray. The defend- ants in the action are Drs. L. A. Perce and O. C. Welbourn of Long Beach. The al of the suit was commenced to-day before a jury. The operation was werformed about a vear ago. Bancroft was suffering from a diglocation of his shoulder. He finally consented to have an X-ray applied to his shoulder to ascertain the exact ailment. he operation the flesh where the ad been applied became sore from n and it continued to grow worse of healing. Bancroft says he was compelled to submit to four exposures be- fore a satisfactory photograph had been obtained. The doctors_maintain that their appli- cation of the X-ray was made in a scien- tic and skillful manner and that they are not responsible in any way for Bancroft's misfortune. 1% TROOPS SURROUND THE HOUSE OF COQUARD Believed the Fugitive Has Ended His Life Rather Than Submit to Capture. TROYES; France, Jan. 15.—To-day an enormcus crowd gathered at Saint Savin, near the house of the man Coquard, who last Friday, when pursued by the police, shut himself in the garret with a quan- tity of arms and ammunition and threat- ened to kill any one who approached. The house is now cordoned by troops and gendarmes at a distance of Sootyards. The killing by Coquard yesterday afternoon of o citizen who on his own' responsibility attempted to make terms with the fugi- tive has terrorized the spectators and no one dared to enter the building to-day and nothing has been seen or heard of Co- uard q'rhe gendarmes fired shots into the Y A LA PR aievea ‘he - emcaped last might hanged himself. The house will ter 10-mMOTTOW. —- Fatal Explosion. LONDON, Jan. 14.—Ten persons were killed and many injured as the result of an ex 1 it 't t:!on n ’ ha fi,mc ory et Denton, rear in at- 50,000 are asked by A. L. Ban- | or | en- forth me hostile criticism, which will be any the less bitter because one of e victims of this instance of petty anny ty PATTERSON WILL SUCCEED WOLCOTT s | Justice Rosenthal EndsPros- | Receives Majority Vote at 4 i Joint Caucus in [ Denver. | —— | DENVER, Jan. 14.—The joint caucus of the fusion members of the Legislature to- | night decided to support Hon. Thomas M. Patterson of Denver for. United States Senator, to succeed Senator Edward O. Wolcott. There are 91 fusionists in the Legislature, including Democrats, Popu- iists and Silver Republicans, and of these #7 were in the caucus. Mr. Patterson re- celved 74 votes on the first ballot. The public was surprised early this evening by the announcement that ex- Governor Charles 8. Thomas, who has | been Mr. Patierson's. leading opponent, bad withdrawn from the race. His name did not go before the caucus. The total vote of the Legislature on joint ballot is 100 Thomas M. Patterson was born in Ire- |land November 4, 1840. With his parents he came to Amierica in 1853. After a short residence in New York ‘the family re- moved to Crawfordsville, Ind., where Thomas worked for some time in a print- ing office. He was educated in Asbury (now Depauw) University. He enlisted at the first call for troops, but served only a few months on account of poor health. He read law and practiced his profession for a time in Indiana. In 1872 he came to Denver and formed a partnership with Hon. Charles S. Thomas, who, it is inter- | esting to note, was his leading opponent in the Senatorial contest just closed. This partnership lasted a year, but was re- sumed in 1879 and continued until 18%. In 1874 Mr. Patterson was chosen Territorial | Delegate to Congress and greatly alded in securing ‘statehood for Colorado. In 1876 was sent back to Congress, this time a Represntative. At the end of his term Mr. Patterson resumed the practice (of law in Denver. In 18% he purchased a controlling interest in the Rocky Moun- tain News, to the conduct of which he has ;&inre very largely devoted his time. In Mr. Patterson was a delegate to the | National Democratic Convention, in which he made a strong fight for the adoption of | a free silver plank. Being unsuccessful he | led the bolt against Cleveland, which car- | ried the State of Colorado for Weaver. In 1896 he was a delegate to the Populist Na- { tional Convention, which indorsed Bryan, | and in 1900 he was permanent chairman of | the convention of that party. It is under- | stood that he now considers himself a | Democrat. | Mr. Patterson in 1863 was married to Miss Kate Grafton, a Ernnddaughter of Ale: | ander Campbell, the founder of the Chri; | tian church. They have one daughter, :IMrs, C. Campbeil of Denver. —_ | MAY ELECT QUAY ON THE FIRST BALLOT Former Senator Seems to Have a | Majority of Both Houses in the *u Keystone State. | HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 14.—There 1is every indication to-night that the bitter | struggle for United States Senator will | terminate to-morrow with the election of M. S. Quay, the nominee of the joint Re- publican caucus. The Democrats will vote for Colonel James M. Guffy of Pitts- burg and the anti-Quay Republicans are expected to distribute their votes among several “favorite sons.” The House and Senate will vote sep- arately at 3 o’clock to-morrow afternoon {and the [frobablllliés are that Mr. Quay's | combined vote will not fall short of 130. It requires 127 votes to elect and it is pretty generally conceded that he will poll at least this number. Should Mr. Quay or any other person receive the requisite ber of votes to-morrow the Senate House will meet jointly ednesday to canvass the returns and formally declare an election. There is nothing to indicate to-night that there will not be an election on the first ballot or that there will be another deadlock similar to that of 1899, when the Legislature adjourncd after taking seven- ty-nine ballots without making a choice. . e Bosschieter Trial Begins, NEW YORK, Jan. 14.~The trial of Wal- ter T. McAllister, Andrew Campbell and Willlam A. Death, three of the four men accused of the murder of Jennie Boss- chieter, a mill girl of Paterson, N. under circumstances revolting in their utter lack of humaneness, commenced to- day before Judge Dixon in the Passaic County Court of Oyer and Terminer. George J. Kerr, the fourth man under in. dictment, was not in court to-day, as he has been granted a separate trial on the ground that he was not present when the fatal dose was administered to the girl. [ — Slordh Wants a New Trial. SEATTLE, Jan. 14.—James Slorah, a bartender, formerly of Seattle, who is un- ! t Tauracr of Pearl Mitthell om Getoser B will move for a new trial. The groun 501‘ his n}&tlo{\t is the :llflcg:ory of new evi- nce. mad | P82E et Miieheh Committed sutette 'S who was, indeed, shot after be- | athy of the world by the justice of | cause and our conduct of the war. | Such an act as whipping and shooting | peace commissioners might lose us that sympathy.” FINDS MURDERED YOUTH RENANS Tracy Constable Discovers| Evidence of Brutal Crime, —_— Epectal Dispatch to The Call STOCKTON, Jan. 14.—There is no doubt in the minds of the peace officers that a murder was committed in the southern | part of this county early this month. The body of the victim, an unknown young man who could not have been over 25 years of age, is now in the Morgue. The body was discovered by Constable Gleseke of Tracy. The dead man was lying on his face in a ditch at the side of the raflroad, betweén Paradise Cut and thé bridge across the San Joaquin River. The left | hand lay under it and the right arm was | outstretched. The skull was crushed in in several places. The body was garbed in underclothes and a shirt only. The garments had been expensive. About | twenty feet away a Knox hat was found | with a puff tie folded in the crown. An autopsy was performed at the Morgue to-day and it was found that the man’'s skull had been crushed in four places, evidently with some blunt instru- ment. ‘here was a round hole in the forehead, which looked as though it might have been made by a blow from the rounded head of a mechanic's hammer. There were similar holes in the left tem- ple, In the top of the head and in the back of the head. The body had been covered by the overflow water from the river and may have lain there,- the Coroner says, a ‘week or more. The deceased was 5 feet Tl inches in height, had brown hair and brown eyes and weighed about 140 pounds. The only clew on which the officers have to work is the laundry marks which were found on the underclothing. The jury at the inquest returned a verdict of murder. HARDING DIVORCE SUIT BEGINS AT SAN DIEGO Millionaire Combats His Wife’s Mo- tion for Money to Defray At-’ torneys’ Fees. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14.—The divorce suit of George F. Harding, the Chicago mil- lionaire, against his wife, was up in the Superior Court to-day on a motion for $1000 attorney’s fees and $500 costs of suit for Mrs. Harding. Victor M. Harding, a son, was present in behalf of his mother, who is in Florence, Italy, an invalid. When questioned cn the witness stand he estimated his father's wealth at from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, and said that his gross income from this ought to be $120,000 a year, On the other hand the father, who is 70 years old, testified that his property was incumbered for $800,000, and that if he were compelled (o sell it at the present time he would find himself still in debt for a quarter of a million dollars. Regarding his mother’s - wealth _the younger Harding said she had nothing save the $300 that Mr. Harding paid her each month in accordance with a decree of an Illinois court and that from this sum she had to provide for three daugh- ters living with her. Mr. Harding Sr. estimated his wife's elve years ago, :cnlt& n’:‘ a:g‘xl:t Sda\'l.wo b Jear e said, he galned access to a safe deposi Dox where she kept her securities and he found therein stocks and bonds having a par value of $28,000. He thought she still had nearly all of it, ‘though he had no means of knowing. 2 e SN SPLENDID GREETING AWAITS MR. McEINLEY Los Angeles Planning the “Finest Reception Ever Given to Any One in America.” LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14.—At the Cham- ber of Commerce this afternoon the initial steps were taken toward arranging for the reception of President McKinley when he arrives in the city about the middle of May. Delegates were present from the principal commercial organizations, but it ‘was agreed that should any other societies of general scope desire representation it would be accorded. A. B. Cass, the president of the Cham- ber of Commerce, presided and stated the object of the meeting was to provide the “finest reception ever given to any one in America.” Mr. Toll set the wheels in motion by moving that the chairmen of the different delegations frmnt. together with the Mayor and president of the City cqum;‘lz, a:mtfuutemut n{:emlr executive m o formulate pla Ception ana o designate the necatus suos | United States army. committees. This committee was named as follows: Mayor Snyder as chairman, P W. A, s, M. J. New- il D Wane Mt s o A 3 and Major W. H. Bonsail. The committ wi flr:( harmony _with tl:: 111w in en the Merchants' Fiesta and Manufacturers’ Assoclation. CALLS EAGAN A BLACKGUARD Teller Bitterly Attacks the Former Commissary General. Says His Retirement Was a Reward for Insulting the Command- * ing General of the | Army. WASHINGTON, Jan, 14—Just at the | close of a day of dreary discussion of | technical details of the army reorganiza- tlon bill, Teller of Colorado, speaking to an amendment he had offered, delievered a sensational denunciation of General Eagan, former commissary general of the His statement in- cluded aisoc the administration because General Eagan had been retired, accord- ing to the Colorado Senator’s charge, as a “‘decoration and a reward” for his at- | tack upon the commanding general of the | army. Absolutely no progress was made with the army bill to-day, not a single amend- ment being disposed 'of finally. An amendment was offered by Teller of Colorado to that section of the bill which | authorizes the President to retire any of- ficer who has been suspended from duty either by sentence or court-martial or by executive order in mitigation of such sen- tence, striking out the words ‘“has been” n?ld substituting therefor *shall be here- after.” After saying that the section had been incorporated in the bill for the “purpase of enabling the President to retire Gen- | eral Eagan, former commissary general of the army, Teller declared it was re- jtained in the bill in order that an officer of the army, Major Joseph Wham, might be got rid of. ““He might be got rid of in any other way.” said Teller, “and he ought not b got rid of in any circumstances.” . Teller adverted to the case of General Eagan at some length. *“Of the beef fur- nished the army,” he said, “it was boiled and canned and of very ancient lineage, some of which had made a trip to Eu- rope and back, being fed to our soldiers after it had been condemned by, Euro- pean governments.” Mr. Teller denounced General Eagan in seLsational language. ‘‘As an officer in the Dnited States army,” said he, “he made an exhibition of himself and showed himself to be a miserable blackguard.” Referring to General Eagan’s denial of General Miles’ charges as to ‘‘embalmed beef.” Teller declared: *‘His language was brutal and low and so bad it could not be overlooked, al- though there was a very evident desire to overlook it.” Teller made a stinging attack upon the | President for having retired General Eagan, asserting that the ‘‘retirement in the circumstances was a decoration and | not a punishment, and many of the Amer- ican people believe it was a decoration and a reward for his attack upon the gen- eralscommanding the army."” STEAMER GUATEMALA SAILS FROM PANAMA Her Departure Marks the Opening of a Competing Steamer Line on the Western Coast. Spectal Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1901, by the Herald Pub- lishing Company. PANAMA, Jan. 14.—The Pacific Steam Navigation steamer Guatemala, Captain Harris, left for San Francisco Sunday and | will touch at Central American and Mexi- can ports, inauguratihg the company's new service from Valparaiso to California, jointly with the Panama railroad and South American steamship companies, in competition with the Kosmos line from Hamburg and the Pacific Mail from Pan- ama. The Pacific Mail has no intention of withdrawing from the field, which it has monopolized for about fifty years, and will continue running on the coast, offer- ing to take freight and coffee, especially from Central America, and giving equal facilities to European ports by way of San Francisco and the Southern Pacific Rail- road in time equal to that of the Isthmus route. The greatest competition ever known on the coast is now fully estab- lished. It will be advantageous to Cen- tral American and Mexican coast trade es'geclally. he Royal Mail steamer Atrato, which left Colon on Saturday, carried $600,000 in gold. This is said to have been shipped in Cartagena for England by a prominent Colombian general. The American warship Philadelphia an- chored here this morning at noon and fired a salute, the shore batteries answer- ng. Advices from Cartagena say that Gen- eral Merceliano Veleo, who only recently was Governor of the Province of Bolivar, has been called to Bogota to take charge of the Ministpy of War in-.succession to the late General Pinzon. st s MURDER VERDICT IN THE STADE INQUEST Coroner’s Jury Holds That the Doctor Was the Victim of an Assassin. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14.—Notwithstand- | ing the evidence of several witnesses that Dr. John F. Stade, who was found dead in bed on Saturday afternoon, was de- spondent and frequently threatened to commit suicide, Coroner Holland to-day | insisted that murder nad been committed, | and succeeded in inducing his jury to re- turn a verdict to that effect. “There may be a bare possibility that the man killed himself,” said Dr. Holland, “but it is the most improbable thing in the world.” The jury retired, and the Coroner’s clerk wrote the following verdict, which each Juror signed: “That deceased came to his death from the effects of a gunsiot wound inflicted by some party or parties unknown to the jury.” Henry B. Tucker testified that at the time of the Galveston flood Dr. Stade told | him he was a heavy loser and seemed de- | spondent about it. Ancther witness said tfigt Dr. Stade always talked of lus hard luck. He saw Stade for the last time on New Year's day. There were tears in th doctor’s eves when he said: “It is not a happy New Year to me.” ——— 1IQUID AIR FOR CREMATION OF BODIES Chicago Physician Is Said to Have Discovered a Cheap and Thor- oughly Practicable Method. CHICAGO, Jan. 14—After a protracted series of experiments a Chicago physician 1s said to have succeeded in perfecting a method by which human bodies may be cremated with the use of liquid air at a cost which Is nominal in comparison with the present expensive method. The meth- od involves the treatment of the body to be cremated with a chemical substance and_exposure to a current of electricity in liquid air. The combustion is said to be perfect, practically no smoke or odor resulting. Auburn’s Large Oranges. AUBURN, Jan. 14—While Hon. J. A. Filcher, manager of the State Board of Trade, was in Auburn on Saturday he ob- tained fifty oranges that were the larges: he had ever seen. The largest weighed thirty ounces and the smallest seventeen ounces, the average being twenty-four oances each, and they measured = from fourteen to seventeen inches In circum- ference. They were grown on the Jude May place, near Auburn. kot 5 a1 ' Admiral 1. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Admiral Dewey is confined to his home by an attack of It seems to be yieldin, tmtmt and ‘the admiral expects to be out again in a few days. S ileedomecs. Deaths From Bubonic LONDON, Jan. 14—Four deaths from ‘bubonic* plague have occurred on the steamer mfihhnd Prince, which agrived e Tatte o0 R e erdy e | with which te carry on o] THE EMPORIUM. RRERRRRRRERRE Special After-Stoclk- Taking Sales o~-day of THE EMPORIUM. | Ribbons Children's Bibs Ladies’ Neckwear Flannels Picture Frames Ladies’ Shoe Comforters Framed Pictures Misses’ Shoes Sheets Havana Cigars Lace Curtains Pillow Cases Sewing Silk Men’s Overcoats Men’s Suits Bissel's Sweepers i House Furnishings Ladies’ Skirts Ladies’ Waists Undermuslins Ladies’ Dresses Ladies’ Wrappers Millinery Kirk's Juvenile Toilet Soap, Etc., Etc. [ EMPORIY) CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. PRRERRRRRrRRERRRERR R 2 RRRERRRRR R R RRRRRRRRRg R RRRRRnRneny AAAAAAAAQUUARRARE A A A RAAATEAARTAR BUAHRARREAR LS AR R anas ¥ - RRALRAAQARN 2 R QAR D NRARRAAR AN NN QAR AR AR N 2 AN a N T e e —— e ————— Geary and A _C. Severance d or lbehn]f of McKenale, and E, 8 Pillsbury. | J. C. Campbell and Charles Page appeared | for the appellants. Mr. Severance oecu- ted the whole of the session wi an 3 | p { Bument as to the jurisdiction of the Cour | of Appeals, and he will be followed t morning by Mr. Geary. Until the questior of jurisdiction shall have been settied | | inmmng will be done in the way of eluci- dating the merits of the case, T e Great Britain Did Not Launch | / 7aver Abalition of Freservatives. . A | met y day ¢ a Single Battleship | % ordinancs proniviting the manatac: Last Year. in favor of | ture or sale of baneful food prese: of every description. Superv is the father of the ordinance general in character than former ones ‘rthe same nature and will LONDON, Jan. 14.—England, although | food adulterant known. the first naval power in the world, has e 2 AT RS not much to boast about in the matter of h“‘f‘r";;"R;f)%e:fa"“K oftered naval progress in 1900. Not a single ba! - tleship was launched during the tweivc S INson months—two first-class armored cruisers. one third-class cruiser, four sloops and | eighty destroyers completing the list—and no real progress has been made with this | year's programme except in the case of | the two new second-class cruisers, as the contracts for six new armored cruisers have only just been given out, and the first keel plates of two new battleshins will not be laid until the end of March. It is some consolation to Englishmen to know that France's naval progress at the same time has been-greatly retarded ow- ing to the delay in delivering materials. Russia made great strides last year, and in naval progress competition among the powers she easily heads the list, Germany coming next and Japan third, while Eng- land only secured fourth place. Russia completed and commussioned two first- class battleships, one fist-class armored cruiser and eight destroyers. Moreover, she launched three first-class battleships, one first-class armored cruiser, one sec- | ond-class cruiser, two third-class cruisers | e destroyers. Ihe rapidity of Rus- sian shipbuilding was one of the features of the year. The armored cruiser Gro- mobos, a formidable vessel of 12,000 tons, which was _only lald down at the Baltic works, St. Petersburg, In May, 159, is now en routg to China. Plotting Prince Arrested. | A Nice special_says: The police have arrested Prince Victor Nakadclivez, a Russian, on the charge of plotting to take the life of the Czar, ocn the latter's ap proaching visit here. Prince Nakadchives, | who is a Nihilist, was condemned to death in Russia as an accomplice in the | ot reach every "The most thorough and effective house cleaner ever invented GOLD:DUST} Washing Powder Advance in consplra?’ of 1886 against the life of Alex- ander 1II, grandfather of the resent Czar. He was also convicted .n Paris of - being illegally in the possession of explo- sive machines. Manchester’s Bankruptey. The bankruptey of the Duke of Man- chester was agaln considered in the courts to-day. An appeal was lodged against the plea of “infancy’ in resgect to a claim of £859 for jewelry. The appellants sub- mitted that in view of the Duke's posi- tion, jewelry was necessary, even though an “infant.” The hearing was adjourned to see if the Duke, on his return from America, desires to maintain the plea o? “infancy.” To Wind Up the Concern. X At the adjournment to-day of the stock- holders of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, Limited, it was resolved to voluntarily _wind up the comncern. Mr. Whittaker Wright exvlained that the di- rectors wanted £500,000 to pay the debts and several hundreéd thousand pounds Eeratlona, Since last meeting, .he added, the directors had been negotiating for the sale .of the Baker-street Waterloo railroad for £500,- 000, and it was expected that an agree- ment would be signed to-day. It was then proposed to proceed with the recon- struction of the corporation. Jettisoned Part of the Cargo. The British steamer Bernicia, Captain Kragh, from Galveston December 15. via Norfolk, December 26, has arrived at Hamburg after having jettisoned a por- tion of her cargo while ashore at Petten, on the coast of Holland. She was floated without having recelved any damage. Watching the Carlists. A Madrid special says: The police have ransacked the residence of the Marquis of Berratbo, a represen{ative of Don Car- los, failing, however, to secure the docu- ments they were seeking. The authorities are closely watching the movements of the Carlists, who are believed to be hatch- ing an important scheme. :o_¢¢¢‘+0400¢¢¢¢0¢¢¢¢: + THE DAY’S DEAD. $ O##¢¢+¢¢¢4¢§+H#§#4#: Bishop Creighton. LONDON, Jan. 14.—Right Rev. Mandell Creighton, D. D., Bishop of London, died this afternoon. He was born in 1843. The Bishog:‘u illness was long and painful. He recently underwent two operations for ab- dominal trouble. ——— Captain Fitz-Herbert. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 14.—Captain Fits- Herbert, son-in-law of Mrs. Eugene Wil- son of Minneapolis, died to-day in South Africa from wounds received yesterday in the flghting near Kaalfontein. The Word ‘came to-day by cable to Mrs. Wil son. The necessary machinery, derrick, tim- | bers and drilling tools of the Bella Vista Oil Syndicate are being placed in position, and actual operations in San Ma- teo County have commenced. The non- assessable stock of this company will be advanced to 25 cents a share not later than February 1, and in all probability much sooner, as several large blocks have been subscribed which will exhaust the 10- cent issue, and notice of this fact has been sent to the stockholders, many of whom are doubling their holdings by the purchase of stock now at 10 cenmts per share. Now is your last chance. The offices of the company, room 7, ground floor, Mills building, San Francis- co, Cal., present a busy scene, giving in- formation and prospectus to intending purchasers. A WELCOME CALLER. Our delivery man fis met with smiles, not with frowns, for what he presefits brings certain satistaction to wife and mother, husband and brother. In two words: ' It's right! That applies to every single article washed. starched and ironed in this establishment. Modern appliances and skillful handling tell the story. Domestic finish for full-dress shirts if you order it. No saw edges. UNITED STATES LAUNDRY Office 1004 Market Strest Telephone—South 420, Oakland Office—62 San Pablo Ava. RUPTURE —_—— Samuel McReynolds. SANTA ROSA. Jan. 14.—Samuel McRey- nolds died suddenly at his home at Green Valley last night. He complained of a pain in his side, got up and immediately felledead. He was a son of James Me- Reynolds, a capitalist. A widow and five children survive him. oo RF SN Judge Joseph Almy. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 4.—Judge Joseph Almy, who for the past forty years has been a resident of Marin County, died to- day of heart trouble, aged 76 years. Judge Almy was for a number of years Judge and was the owner of able property. At one time owned all of San Rafael and vicinity. His o operations. “DR. PIERCE'S MAGNETIC ELECTRIC TRUSS" Is dif- ferent It deuxt‘l)\c ruorl:‘l'- g'u" information. Call write "t MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS CO. 620 Market st. (opp. Pulace Hoten, S. ¥. HALL'S REINVIGORATO) nearly Five hundred reward for any estate is a large one. He leaves a Widow | cuge' we cannot eure. Tz McKenzie Case on cocele, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, United. States Judges Gilbert, Morrow | wistias e oo e A r and Ross sat in the United States Circult | $xcesses. Sent sealed, 32 bottie; 3 Court of Appeals y and heard. part of the unmmeonmrt Meuc.- of xandef McKenzie, the ver the Nome litigation. Thomas J.