The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1901, Page 9

' THE SAN FRANCISCO CATL, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1901. BROTHER’S DEATH FREES HER FROM ALMSHOUSE VWoman Inherits Wealth of Relative Who Lets Her Become a Pauper. — e Special Dispatch to The Call. he brother to care for her were all in vain. She spent several years in the poor- house at the county farm, not .many | miles distant from the ranch where her brother resided. Time after time fam- Iy friends and county officlals have sought to heal the breach between broth- |er and sister, only 1o have their efforts ané vehemently condemned by It apparently had been the atention of the brother to leava he had started converting sh. The sister’s health fact, she was trans- on from the poor- 1. It 1s believed she oneer farmer of the g for the past thir- | Pangh ch near Endicott, hospit s may long enough to enjoy the Iahecttance or make use of a tithe of Py the ney, wh received earlier, might - - P at'y mitigated her affliction. atly affected when the news er's death was conveved t) weakened condition it was me the effect of the shock She has announced her nding the funeral if the health ~will permit. srrow will proceed in the nd sole helr is Hospital at w and sevebal years ed brother. e brother and he not rov- When s :rt on her behalf so that the o r brother's estate may be she w E sposal at an early date, Nying v cease being an object of Appeals G D PRAISE FOR DEAD QUEEN Sacred Rites at St. Paul's in Honor of Britain's Late Ruler. TS HVING KILLED A MoK Long-Sought Frank Hyatt| Is Arrested at Sac- il ramento. Oakland Office San Francisco Cal | 1118 Broadway, Jan. t. Paul's Church was entirely inade- quate to accommodate those who went there to attend the solemn services in Although the exercises were arranged un- | der the airection of British ‘societies of Oakland, the membérs of the societles represented only a small proportion of gramme. Five surpliced priests of the Episcopal blems, occupied altar and chancel. The the reading desk was covered with the Union Jack. Lilies of the valley, potted plants and palms adorned the holy en- re. which did as to heigh e pews on each side of the main » were seated the members of St. An- Sons of Bt, George and man wearing a rowded with men : untit the ushers 1 to ciose the doors. compelled T Is Mi g prayer vered by the Rev. aw, rector of the e Robert Ritchi rch, invoked ihe pra-—ers > dead, according to the ritual,of scopal chureh William Ca oral rendition ot ““Rock of Ages’ wed the “De Profundis” and s {a solo by Alfred C. Read, “Gcd Shall Wipe Away All Tear: Chi gregation joined in singing * Goa, to Thee.” r and con- carer, My e which he his fathe: . wiite die “The and Influences of Queen V i Wisce toria” was the theme of the memorial dis Martin. | course by Rev. John I. Bryan, of Stock- in Sacra- | ton name of ntion and that he in- | e the charge, but | ““Victoria was not great because she was the Queen of a great empire,” said the eloquent young divine, “ror because sh» of yal blood of the house of relief to are two sceies in the. life of Victoria which stand out in bo.d beacons to all the civilized world first is that of ihe magnificence and r of the diamund jubilee of 1897. other is that of the bowed hearts in grief for the message that ould tell of the p man. I remember : I stood among the g of a noble first picture wh 4,000,000 0f people in crowded London, the air alive with per- EELEYANS URGE AID FOR UNIVERSITY sonal and national enthusiasm for the Queen, There were gathered from all ends of the earth the colunial and imperial representatives of her Goveérnment. Ani with them in the fore front were the na- {tions of the earth, that great republic | the United States of America, in ihe va Rey D ican Club Passes Reso- laring Income of State itution Inadeguate. ¥ in. And the greatest ana most imposing 2i.—The Berkeley Re- | scene of all was the service in _ront of > gland’s ancient catbedal. There tho A hbishop of Cante bury, worthy repre sentative of the great Church of England offer to God almighiy a nation's might ks for giving so great an empire so a Queen. | glory in which every nation was glad to have a share. Noble womanhood's virtue » exclusive possession of any n: secret of England’'s greatness monarcay but the monarch. not the empire but the woman. And who would not always be glad to take off his hat and to bow his head to consecrated ? Victoria stands not as mother. and Queen, but as the sovereign ben- r of countless millions of people. not permit me to tell the enormous strides in human the special features or can I dwell education, re- e been greater s than during Vicioria broka Bix ears before th; ness an m ———— “WAY DOWN EAST AT THE MACDONOUGH n fre separate nation Let us iod that © blood ucws through f =0 many rulers of Europe. It &n of the future for peace nation. and_prosperity. > ¥ life of Victoria stands for tiree Eas g great truths. The first is that character ok e Is the supreme qualification for office " < ne gives bLeing to the divine : T m.’lnkmufi] Second, her life - p he true relationship between crage road | absolute authority and goodness of heart i wn itself | and life. § shown to all the - s has been | world that it is p for a monarch to nd to have an mal affection removed from the er than nted with Sverything great | ot the people, far worla’s accusto; - sociation of despotism with mrmar‘g‘x:‘g."b Dr. Bryan concludzd with a word ple- ture of the second scené—the mourning of a nation for a beloved ruler. Then he ‘Well may we be proud a to live here In 4 nation whose senamktul nd message of condolence was the fires | to reach that stricken house across tho sea “God Save the King” was sung by the stuff | congregation. The closing prayer and the stamps of | benediction were recited by Rev. Martin The weight of | N. Ray, rector of 8t. John's Church, Rey ler arly 300 pounds. | 7. R. Randolph of Alameda also took part _——————————— | in the exercises. Berkeley Saloons to Open. Co-Ed Concert, LEY. n. 27.—At the meeting! BERKELEY. Jan. 2.—The first'of a ge. orrow night | ries of Monday concerts to be given under granted 1 | the auspices of the Associated Women tl Students of the university this term wi] be held Wednesday, Jantuary 30, in Hearst Hall. Those on the programme are: Au- | gust Hinrich. a San Francisco violinist: !‘\‘l;;?lamg 7r.lflener. - v';cn;’lut. and Miss | Wallendorf, president of the Piano Club, f:“”;fl °fz_‘ fl‘:”f:;"“ ¢| Ay the same hour the soclal committee LAND, Jan, 2.— <f { will entertain twen one of the oldest settlers of | Juncheon. Y. Jouny W'omen at den, was heid to-dey from the Church at Mount Eden. Wille died was 73 years of age, a Dewe; M present the | g the coming Three week R e Value of Stolen Stamps. PEORIA Jar tions. bring b Reliance Boxing. OAKLAND, Jan. 27.—The Reliance Ath- letic Club has completed its programme for the next. gentlemen's night, which falis on February 12. George n and Tom Woods will meet in a ten-round con- test. Abe Attel and Jockey Bozeman will 0 ten rounds, and Tom Herman will meet 'om Cox for fifteen rounds. Thi the main event and promises to be a one, for Herman is as yet undefeat Burglary Reported. OAKLAND. Jan. 2.—P. J. Quinlan, who mducts a saloon at the corner of San ‘ablo avenue and Ninecteenth street, re- ported to the police to-day that burglars ad entered his store last night and stolen $150 in coin and a gold watch. memory of Queen Victoria this afternoon. | hose who took part in the memorial pro- | church, with vested choir and sacred em- | glish ensign and the fiag of the Unitei'| tates were draped pehind the altar, and | "l are in the second part. ause in God's hands shs | was one of the days of England's | prejudices that | ensity and depth | 1 DRILL CORPS. IN MIDNIGRT COMPLEXION LADIES WILL CREATE MIRTH Alcatraz Drill Gorps “Nigger Minstrel” Performers = Ready to Entertain People of Oakland. . {WHITE MeaD “AND ADAMS N THER MAKE ues | | ADVANCE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE “NIGGER MINSTREL" P’E‘RFORMANCE TO BE GIVEN BY ALCATRAZ FROM BEHIND DISGUISES OF BURNT CORK THESE OAKLAND LADIES WILL RECK- LESSLY BOMBARD THE UNPROTECTED AUDIENCE WITH HOME-MADE JOKES. and song done In black face, | that clever little organization | known as the Alcatraz Drill | Corps will entertain its friends at Alcatraz Hall to-morrow ! evening. The ladies have frank- ly discarded all time-worn conventionali- ties and announce their entertainment as plain “nigger minstrels.” The negro of modern conversation takes no part in the | performance. A most elaborate pro- | gramme has been arranged, nearly all of which will be presented by the members of the drill corps. A little masculine talent has been introduced, but the drill corps | does most of the work. The jokes are new and good, the songs are the latest and the Specialties are attractive. There is the regulation minstrel part, with Miss Lulu Neal as interlocutor, and good songs. The specialties The conclusion 1s | “The Jury Trial"" a bright local hit. The | @it D e CUADOR TRADE PROSPECTS GO0D United States Consul Ge eral De Leon Bays Fine Market Is The { some ves United States Consul General to Ecua- dor Perry Ill de Leon is at the Palace Hotel and has much to say about the trade outlook of the South American re | public. He is on his way to Washing- ton, D. C., where he will report to the Government. He has spent the past twenty-six months at his post. The Consul says that California - and America generally are not getting their full share of the trade of Ecuador. Cali- fornia particularly, said the ' Consul, should find a_good market for its wines there. The German business houses al- most monopolize the trade there through their enterprise in sending drummers | through the country, whereas the Amer- | ican traveling manis a rara avis around the equator. One American product, how- ever, is in good and constant demani there and that is corrugated iron, which has grown into great favor as a buildiag material for stores and warehouses. The country has no system of taxation and | 1ts coffers are filled from the imposts lev- ied on Imports. Great things are expected of the new railroad, which will bring the west coast into communication with the east, and which should be finished before very long. The chief enemy to rapid construction is the rainy season, which is violent and of long continuance. is American capital well represented in the planta- and business interests of the coun- and the climate, contrary to general , the Consul says, dangerous to the health of Anglo-Saxons. | woRSHTP IN THE CHURCHES. Rev. Ernest E. Baker Preaches in the | First Presbyterian. OAKLAND, Jan. 2I.—Rev. Ernest E. Baker, D. D., of Cleveland, Ohto, who has { received a call to the First Presbyterian Church of this city. preached this morn- ing and this evening from that pulpit. Large congregations greeted the Eastern divine, who created a very favorable im- | pression. His themes were “The Laws of | Christ” and *“The Catholic Life.” The | acceptance of the call will not be finally | determined for several weeks. Both preacher and people will be given nm?)n opportunity to determine individuaily whether the surroundings be conge- | nial. Dr. Baker is one of the leaders in Presbyterian thought of the nation, and occupies a prominent Plnce as an orator and discourser upon religious topics. Union gespel services will be continued this wecfi at the Second Congregational | Church. The Rev. Mr. Dobbins and Mrs, | Dobbins will give stereopticon views ap- | propriate to the themes of discourse. | " The Rev. C. H. Hobart preached his last sermons to-day as pastor of the First Baptist Church. He will leave for Pasa- dena this week. The Rev. Charles R. Brown, pastor of the First Congregational Church, deliv- ered a discourse this evening upon the “Death of the Queen."” Frank Mather. a prominent organist of London, England, gave a recital this even~ ing at the Church of the Advent in con- nection with the choral IOI‘I} service, “Queen Victoria and tne Victorian Era” | was the theme of the Rev. E. R. Dille's sermon this evening at the First Metho- dist Church. At the Fourth Congregational Church memorial services wers held to-day to the een. e Rev. Alfr . pastor, officiated. ey > “‘Leesons From the Queen” was the sub- ject of a sermon to-day by th . H. B, Mowbray, pastor of the nl...&.?."' Coz!nicrg— gational anrch. There lives at Paducah, Ky., a blind mech; who can and does place lathe ‘work as evenly and drive nail s a2 truly 28 can any workman gifted with sight. He puts up nis own scaffolds and as :!:_:132 work as in a day as any man in his AKLAND, Jan. 27.—With jfikalchnructers are all local ones and are Duet, ‘take-offs’” on Judge Frick, Prosecuting | Attorney Leach, Deputy District Attorney Phil Walsh, Police Bailiff Mitchell, Police | Clerk Hennessy and Walter Manuel, Mu- nicipal League nominee for Mayor. The complete programme is as follows: Interlocutor—Miss Lulu Neal. Bones: Tambos: Captain Harry Adams, D. P. Hooe, Mrs. H. L. Whitehead, H. L. Whitehead, Miss Stella_Lightner, Miss Lizzte Madison. | | M Vera Morino, Miss Bella Ten Eycke, | Miss Bertba Neal. Miss Sadie Hallett. | Opening Overture........Henderson's Orchestra | Curtain. Overture....Orchestra, Bones and Tambourines Opening Chorus... Fun Solo, “‘Lucy Lee'.. By the Niggers . ‘on the End: Tokelets. Solo, by Tambo... Snap Shot Duett, My Wild Irish Rose’ “ «....Miss Minnie Hallett and Miss May Pet More Fun on the Ends, ‘Son of the Desert™.... ties.... Harry Cool ‘I Can’t Tell Why 1 Love You'........ A. R. Newhard and Nigger Chorus Local Jokes. ers Clarence Castell NATION' TRADE MUCH INCREASED Wonderful Showing Made in the Fiscal Year Just Cloged. —— WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Frank H. Hitcheock, chief of the section of foreign markets in the Agricultural Department. in his annual review of the trade of the United States in agricultural products, says: The fiscal year 190 brought to & close a cen- tury of marvelous development in the history of United States commerce. In 1500, a century | ago, the total value of the merchandise im- ported and exported in our trade with forelgn countries was considerably less than a quarter of a billion dollars. The value of the goods ex- changed during the past fiscal year reached nearly two and a quarter billions, far exceed- ing all previous records. Since the opening of | the century our commerce with the rest of the world has Increased more than twelvefold. Compared with the value of our Imports for 1900 that of our domestic exports showed an excess of $20,822,387. Of the merchandise imported from foreign countries during the flscal year 1300 about 49 per cent consisted of agricultural products. | These products had an a egate value of §420,136,35., exceeding by almost $65,000,000 the record of the year before. Products of United States agriculture were marketed abroad In the fiscal year 1900 to the i value of $%44.616,530. forming about 82 cent of the total domestic exports. With the single exception of 1§95, the past year witnessed the largest annual export trade in farm products on_Tecord. A comparison of the value of our agricultural exports for 1960 with that of our agricultural fmports shows the former exceeds the latter by $424.480,149. The export value was slightly jmore than double the amount of the import value. Among the agricultural imports of the United Etates for the flscal year 1900 the leading items, | named In the order of value, were sugar, hids and skine, coffee. silk, vegetable fiber, wool, fruits and nuts, tobacco, tea, wines, table oil and cocoa. @l ulmlofiviesfulmfele defuinnlelonls dofol@ 103 DEATH WITH POION Woman Attempts Suicide Ba; fore Her Former Lover's Home. CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—Lying in front of the Champlin residence, at 4342 Drexel boulevard, Mrs. Beulah Ament was found by Hyde Park police officers at 5 o’'clock this morning. S8he was unconscious and in a deadly stupor from the combined ef- fects of laudanum and exposure. person was found a letter addressed to “Charlie” Champlin, in which she re- proached him with ceasing to love her, saying his coolness was the cause of her attempt 1o end her lfe in front of his mother’s home. Charles Champlin, who Is noted as one of Chicago's ‘‘young bloods™ and is a gen- eral soclety favorite, denies that he ever ve Mrs. Ament any reason to believe hat he would marry her, despite the fact that between fits of’ woeplng at the hos- al Mrs. Ament says that he had prom. sed to care for her all his life and would her as soon as he could make prop- e Beiah Maftin Amient came & rs. Beul n Ament came to Chi- r.o early In 1895 Birmi from la. Her great beauty and faScinating ‘ways won admirers by the score, and wlnt: her it was slmply a matter of ce. Bhe soon became interested in. and it Is said it was not long. M"Wmm became her devoted admirer. Apartments which Sloan is #aid to have fu, for her in the Kelwyn flats, at Wabash nue and ’l‘w-nfl':t.h ltreat,u were duerfl‘l’:a as regal. s per and George McGee Hows SADIE ‘fi, HALL f R ‘Tm‘"l W Tl el el el el Aol @ The PAANO B, THE MAscor anp THE CORTAWN Ravsen % ‘re All Right but Your Money's No Geo. Farrell and H. L. Whitehead Medley Chorus......... By the Niggers OLIO—PART IL Song and Dance. .y 3 --.A. R. Newhard and Miss Helen Newhard Monologue Ba Zobo Sextette Band Nirs. H.L. Whitehead Miss Agnes Sterling, Miss Allce Le Nofr, Miss | Asnes Brandt, H.' L. Whitehead, Captain | _Harry Adams. | Recltation .- !éevmln Chapin .George Parnell Duet..Mrs.Gertrude Summers and Miss Robbins A. R. Newhard and Sister. “T'd Like to Hear That Song Again rs. H. L. Whitehead with tableuax eff: Overture—Curtain. PART III. NEGRO FARCE— “THE JURY TRIAL." Cast of Characters: Judge Frick.. e ‘aptain Ha: A | | Lawyer Abs Leach . it H. L. W] | Lawyer Phil Walsh. - Whl.laho;n: | sot0. <A ...D. P. Hooe Miss Lulu Neal .....Mrs. Madison Miss Sadie Hallett | Alecatraz Drill Corps | | Foreman Waiter Manu | dury ALY MOURMS VERDIS DEATH King Victor Emmanuel Sends Telegram of Con- , dolence to Family. —_— MILAN, Jan. 27.—Although preceded by | a struggle for life that lasted two days, | Verdi's death, when it came, was peace- |ful. He did not regain consciousness. When he passed away he was surround- ed by relatives and intimate friends. The announcement of his death created great emotion. Theaters, pleasure resorts and many stores were closed and nearly all the prominent idences were draped. To-day the city authorities published eulogistic proclamations, which were posted throughout Milan. King Victor Emmanuel sent to the fam- | {Iy a telegram of condolence on behaif o | himself and Queen Helena, saying: *“We join in the homage, regrets and ad- miration offered by ltaly and the civilized world to the immortal memory of Verdi. The nation and the (flonous art of our country have suffered a loss so serious that it is beyond repair.” In his will Verdl asks that the funeral may be “very modest " He suggests that it take place either at daybreak or even- ‘tide, and that the ceremony be without music. “The chanting of two priests, two candles and a cross will suffice,” he wrote. Many legacies were left to friends. The date of the funeral has not been | fixed, but it will be probably Wednesday | or Thursday.. The interment will be in the chapel of the retreat for indigent musicians, which Verd{ estabiished. The Scala Theater will reopen after the fumeral, with a performance in aid of the monument fund. King Victor Emmanuel will be represented at the funeral by the Crown Prince. The City Council adopted a resolution to-day offering to place the remains in the municipal cemetery among the fllustratious citizens of Milan there- in interred. I N FULOGIES IN ITALIAN SENATE. Members Pay Tribute to the Dead Composer’s Memory. ROME, Jan. 27.—To-day’s session of the Itallan Senate was devoted to eulogies of Verdi‘by the president of the Senate and Signor Sarracco, the Premier. “The death of Verdl' said the Premier, “has caused universal sorrow in Italy, a sorrow felt from the royal palace to the lowliest cottage in the capital and from Rome to the humblest hamlet in the country. The Government joins in these sentiments.” Signor Sarracco announced that a mar- ble bust of the composer would be placed in the Senate chamber and that an ou- clal delegation would be sent to attend the funeral, adding that unless Verdi's will directed otherwise, the funeral will be at the expense of the state. o DUKE OF ROXBURGH MAY WED MISS ASTOR Cable to The Call and New York Her- Copyright, 1901, by the Herald Pub- ing Company. . LONDON, Jan. 27.—A lady I met who is erally well informed said that there is flch txlk of a marriage between the Duke of Roxburgh and Miss Astor. The Duke is just 25 years old and has recently returned from serving with the army in South Africa as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards. Miss Astor, she is of the opinion, is one of the pretiiesi and most charming young ladies In soclety here, and the marriage would be an eminently flmnwne and probably pleasing to Wii-, liam —_———— Special D'=‘m. ind ‘aldorf Astor. Blanque—I hear you didn’t reach .home till early this morning, What did you tell ¥ T:n‘qn?—"rola her they were closing the saloons at midnight now and I got locked in.—Chicago News. [ [t S . love fc - theart, is 1nARTte an the sandd oF the sear 1= 28 She—That is as lovely as I have heard | ariving the steerage passengers almost | obstreperous, relates the Cincinnati En- | I.llttlv. chrut a rmmulnhct to"}hfi .l'lnd! ong’ Cape Nome beach wan! Better—Tndtanapolls Press il C i POPE LEO'S GREETING TO THE NEW CENTURY Andrew Lang Translates the Ode Composed by the Pontiff. » Special Dispatch to The Call. - NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—The World's London cablegram says: Andrew Lang, poet and cri has made a translation of the Pove's “Ode to the Twentieth Century.” It will also be the first metrical rendition of Leo XIII's superb effort to be published in the Engilish language. It s in part as fol. lows: “Renowned in letters, famed in art, The age recedes. Of many a thing Wor. from man’s God, from Nature's heart, Who will may sing. “The glories of the faded years 1 rather, backward glaneing, mourn— Tha deed i1l done, the wrongs, the tears Of the age outworn. “Red wars that reeked with dlood of man, Wide wandering lcense, scepters rent, Flecce gulle that threats the Vatican— These 1 lament. “Where is tay glory, stainless, free, City of cities, queenly Rome? Ages and natlons kneeled to thee, The Pontiff’s home. . wn “Not made in God's o* Is man—'tis thus the wise dispute— But sprung from one same cell, they vow, Are man and brute, . image now ] “Jesus, the Judge of years to be, Direct the tides, the tempest still, And make rebellious peoples free To work thy will. “Sow thou the seeds of happy peace Ail evil drive from us afar, And bid the rage and tumult cease, Of hateful war. “My course is run. long ninety years, TLy gifts are mine, Thy grace retain, Let not Thy servants’ prayers and tears Be poured in vain." PASSENGER LINER |PLAN TO BUY 0UT DAMAGED AT SEA THE PULLMANS Two of the Lifeboats of La|Morgan-Harriman-Vander- Gascogne Smasbed by bilt Syndicate Engaged Heavy Seas. | in a Big Deal. —_— e G NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—The French liner | CHICAGO, Jan. 2.—The Chronicle will La Gascogne arrived to-day with two of 'say to-morrow: It is rumored that the her lifeboats smashed, the rails on her ' Morgan - Harriman - Vanderbiit raflroad starboard quarter twisted and broken and | syndicate is planning to buy out the Pull- her 400 steerage passeigers not yet recov- | man Car Company and absorb as far as ered from the frignt occasioned oy Lie | possible all the private car companies. battering the ship recelved from two ter- | For some time, it Is said, the syndicate rific seas. The saloon passengers suffered has been negotiating for the purchase of a moment of terror that will cause them | a controlling Interest in the Pullman com- to remember the voyage. pany. Just how far the negotiations for After the La Gascosne left Havre she | the ansorption of the sieeping car concern had not besn headed westward MAany | have progressed cannot be learned, but it hours when the first of the bad weather | ig the prevallfag opinion the deal s on. developed. It came in the shape of gales | The Pullman company controls tha from many points of the compass and | sleeping car privileges of every railroad lasted for thirty-five hours. The first of | in the United States except the Chicago, the gale, during the wcathering of which | Milwaukee and St. Paul and the New A great sea swept across the liner, was | Yorl'.flbev'v Hm;en IMM?;E‘;"DM'm In tm, . In a | gene plan of consol on e two cheountered carly Friday morning, Jn, 5 | &ompanida doing business.on thoss. rosds strength had so increased In fury that the | Will also be purchased with those of the vessel was rolled and vitchea in making | Pullman. her way through the high waves. It was | shortly before 3 o'clock when a sea swep* across the port side forward. Lifeboat No. 1 was caught by the wave and Lhe boat tackle of the davits was snapped. The gale finally abatad, but the following day a second storm arose. A heavy sea Struck the ship on che starboard guarter, crushing her No. 2 lifeboat, smashing the chocks that kept her steady, broke the davits flush with the deck, twisted all the railings on the starboard side out of shane and knocked a hole about four fee: square through the turtle deck. The wa- ter poured down through this on to the spar deck, making a fearful roar and B B B B e O B B R e R L e e S e e e S [ S —— Nail Mills Resume. NEWCASTLE, Pa., Jan. #.—The nafl, wire and rod mills of this city controlled by the American Steel and Wire Com- pany, which have been idle since last April, will resume work immediately, em- ploying over 500 men. - Dies of Plague. HULL, Engiand. Jan. 2.—Another death from bubonic plague has occurred among the members of the crew of the British steamship Friary, which left Alexandria December 22 for this port. SIXTY SEATERS BREAK THROUGH THE ICE | In a Wild Fight for Life Two Boys | FOR THE BULL' Are Drowned, the Others Being Saved. A pair of crimson son:estor;“a bull i; 2| NEW YORK, Jan. 7—Sixty skaters, in- combination as rare as it 18 bisarre, but| oluding many women aad children, broks this is just exactly woat John: Anschutz |\ 0 "he"tce on a large pond back of of Stowe Township ran across the other | OTER P16 CR 00 B SRS BTG B0 day when he went out to taks a ioolt ¢ | and in the wild struggle for life two boys his black and white bovine, Dexter. Tha | ooy growned. The ica over the center ot bull was indebted for nis new ornaments | = Dend. Wi’ this Walle wike" Geenent to a bevy of mischievous boys who Want- | ang where the skaters were assembled i ed to demonstrate the generally received | greatest numbers, suddenly sank. theory that anything 1ed renders a bull | The whole crowd was nanic-stricken. . Men and women fought to save them- selves and children suffered in the un- equal struggle. The screams of the skat- ers were heard by men cmployed in a fac tory near by and they ran to the pond. They dragged long planks with them, which were pushed toward the center of the pond. Along this footing a lifeline was formed. Effort was first made to rescue the women and children. By twos and threes they were taken from the wa- ter and_hustled along the pianks to the shore. The police reserves and surgeons arrived in ambulances an@ succored many of the half-drowned skate: The bodies of the two boys were recov- ered. TOWNE'S SEAT IN THE SENATE IS CONTESTED Secretary Holds That He Ceased to Draw Salary When Certificate Was Issued to Clapp. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Tue Post to- morrow will say: “A fine point has been raised over the right of Towne to con- tinue to hold_his seat in the Semato pow that Clapp has been miven a certificate of election by the Governor of Minnesota. It says that Ben- nett, the Secretary of the Senate, holds that Towne ce to draw his salary on Wednesday, January 23, when a certificats of election was given to Clapp by the Governor.” frantic. rstr:o;ny afterward the weather cleared and the La Gascogne had smooth sailing | into this port. RED GOGGLES uirer. 9SVhen Dexter woke up the next morning | he saw everything had a decided reddish | tinge. By the time he had come to the | conclusion that every object he gazed on | had unaccountably been trausformed into | carmine he became :urious. He noticed that his cattle companigns had all taken on the new color; that tha| grass was mno longer green; that the landsca been painted in the prevailing tint, and then he be- came a bovine lunatic. To cap the cli- max he saw he was near a red barn, close to a red fence, and that the milkmald was a red girl, who carried a bucket and a three-légged stool of the same color. Now he was simply a pent-up volcano in | cow skin and the trouble began. With u snort he made a pass at a strawstack that was the color of a brickyard. but falled to knock it Into the mext county, though he had the supreme satisfaction of witnessing the terrified antics of red chickens, red geese und red ducks in their wild endeavor to get out of his way. Without stopping i0 enjoy his satisfac- tion in having turned 1 peaceful barnyard into a cyclone-swept prairie he butted up against the weather boarding of the barn, making the red splinters fly like straw 1 | a whniriwind and accelerating the flight o? | the red-headed girl into a bright red springhouse. Next the panels of the red fence succumbed to the furious onslaught . a meadow with red grass was crossed, and Bull Dexter found himself on the bank of a stream, the water of which was as red as blood. Here, after an hour of unspoken migery, the poor bull sank down exhaust- ed and the red goggles dropped from his deceived eyes. Mr. Anschutz has offered a reward for the arrest of the bloody- minded boys. Last of the Modoc Another good Indian has been made by the death of a Modoc brave, and now the bucks of the tribe have been reduced to the fatal thirteen in number. Thus have dwindled the fighters of the most war- like tribe of men that ever arrayed them- selves against an enemy. They have been the Ishmaelites of the Pacifle slope. and therefore they were called “Modocs” by the other tribes, for ‘“modoc” means | “‘enem The eyntlre tribe has dwindled to seventy- seven members, all wretched beings, with no thirst for war, but an ambitious. in- dolent and dull set of beings that have cast aside every virtue that they ever possessed and have taken on every vice that civilization has offered them. This remnant, mostly women and diseased chii- dren, that has dwindled from a fighting ywer worthy of United States opposition f&’ the very verge of extinction, is novl —_——— Fight to Death. Face to face on the mountain side & man and an ape battled to the death. It was in South Africa, in that part of Cape Colony inhabited chiefly by Boers. His name is Van Nlekerk. The ape was of the baboon varfety. It was almost as large as the farmer and possessed the strength of four men. There had been good success and the dogs were keyed up by victory, when an unusually large male baboon was espled clambering down a precipice. When he reached the bottom the pack assailed him with great fury and the men by common consent rested on their rifles to watch the combat. A huge boarhound which had no rival on the veldt in the chase of big game had his throat ripped open and ran to crouch at master's feet with eyes glazing and blood spurting from his jugular vein. Fearing to fire lest he should injure the a Van Niekerk glml ed into the me- ee, armed only with a Lnfle. As the farmer rushed forward the ape swung .with bis right. No cat ever dealt a swifter blow and yet the wary farmer managed to throw up his shoulder to artered on a small reservation in the ! meet. it. uapaw country south of Kansas City. He was_kuocked down like a ninepin, These last but if it had not been for his quick de- fense he would have received the blow on the point of the jaw and that would have been the end of him. As it was, he scrambled to his feet befora the baboon had time to leap upon him and when (he brute cast his hairy arms about him he delivered an upward lunge In the Mexican fashion and plunged his knife to the hilt in the big monkey’'s body. supplies the; rrovided with, for if they should !h&; id starve to death. ¥ one among them shews any of the are woul Only rit that once actuated the tribe. He is m Boll, about 100 years old, and he is willing to take the warpath again.