The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 26, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1901. 3 CHECK FLIGHT OF A WITNESS Modoc Court Officials| Order Young Calburn to Prison. Thwart His Plan to Flee From the Vengeance of Lynchers. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALTURAS, June 25.—Superior Judge Harrington and District Attorney Bonner, whose fearless attitude has resuited in placing behind prison bars three men who are accused of Lhaving béen leaders of the t hanged Calvin Hall, his three soms and Daniel Yantis near Lookout, have egain stepped in to prevent the defeat of justice. A. C. Calburn, a young man who, be the Grand Jury, gave damaging testimony, against the priconers, has since then beer threcztened that it were better for him if be should depart from this| gistrict. Calburn, fearing an attempt upon | his life, closed up his affairs.here and was | preparing to leave when the court offi- | cials heard of his plans. District Attor- ney Bonner at once ordered that he be detained in the County Jail as a witness. Calburn, through his attorney, applied for | & writ of habeas corpus, but it was re- fused by Judge Harrington. Mre. Perry Summers, the worgan whose idence was largely instrumental in g the indictment of the alleged | Iynchers, en afraid to return to her | home in ut is still in Alturas. | She fears ars the friends of the lynchers | will wreak vengeance upon her shouid she | 0 back to the scene of the tragedy. Judge | arrington has promised that she will be | protected while she remains in Alturas. There have beer no additional arrests of slleced lynchers since the Incarceration of Robert Leventon, James Brown and Jzom Eades, and it does not appear likely.| that there will be. The sympathy of the Lookout countrr is with the prisoners, [ and 2 formidable array of legal talent has | been engaged in their defense. Judge Har- | rington has telegraphed to Governor Gage | to send some good attorney to assist Dis- | trict Attorney Bonner in the prosecution. | The case will be hard fought on both[ sides. The prisoners will soon have their hearing. at which time the date of their | trial set The priscners are conducting themselves | coolly and apparently do not fear the out- come. Their friends have already begun to frame a deféhse, and it is likely there will be some “tall swearing” done in court | when the cases are called. Lookout citi- | wens visit the prisoners every day. | STEAMER CARLISLE CITY | REMAINS IN SAN DIEGO| Veseel on Which_P_Ingu.'e Is Reported ‘Will Not Be Sent to San Francisco. | SAN DIEGO, June 2.—The steamer | Cs ity continues in quarantine. There has been ro sickness on board since death of the last Chinese patient, | occurred five days ago. The plan to | essel to San Francisco bas been vessel and cargo will be | imigated and disinfected | owing. to lack of facilities ake a fortnight or more. now in progress. nd Anderson, inspectors sent | e Board of Health, arrived Dr. Stockton, the health of- declares’ that with the regulations that are in here is no possibility of plague if any now remain on the vessel, | tting to the mainland. l - Found Dead in His Room. ANGPLES, June %.—The body of | Edouard J. Kugler was found his room on the third floor of T lodging-house this morning. | vas a music teacher, but had few he street he was a unique or summer he invariably silk hat and brown ulster, o the chin, and his tall fig- = smooth-shaven face at-| attention. i “JIMMY” KELLY | charge is James V. Kelly, erstwhile of {men in this section. AT THE HELM Field Marshal for Sena- tor Perkins South of Tehachapi. e e His Duty the Selection of Proper Material for the Legislature. IR 2R v Specigl Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, June 25.—The campaign having for its object the succession to Unitea States Senator George C. Perkins, whose term will expiregon March 4, 1903, is in full blast in this end of the State. The word has been passed down the line that the present Senator is to have the support of the Republican State machine, and such politics as W. F. Herrin will do next year is to be done in Senator Perkins’ in- | terest. | Governor Henry T. Gage has not yet been brought around entirely to that way | of thinking, the Governor having once, it | will be remembered, criticised Senator | Perkins’ public record rather severely. The occasion was the free harbor Jjubllee | at San Pedro two years ago. The Gov- ernor and Senator Perkins are supposed | to have settied their differences since then | and they are now believed to be upon ex- | cellent terms. | Senator Perkins has established a Los Angeles bureau, where his good points are reiterated from early morning until late | at night. The scene of operations is the | Westminster Hotel, and the chief in San Jose. “Jimmy” Kelly is said to have been se- lected as the Perkins field manager for Southern California—the chief medicine man_south of the Tehachapi—and it will be Kelly’s duty to select the proper ma- terial for the legislative nominations next ear. Stephén Kelly of San Bernardino, who desires to the successor of John C. Lynch as Collector of Internal Revenue, is"one of James V. Kelly's principal lieu- tenants. Senator Perkins is in a quandary over his position. He would like to reap- point Collector Lynch, but Stephen Kell is in the way. Just how the Senator will finally squirm out of a ticklish a{luatlonl is a mystery, as Kelly and Lynch are both certain, they say, of landing the prize. WARD DIVORCE SUIT IS CALLED FOR TRIAL Wealthy San Bernardino Mining Man Contests His Wife’s Charge of Non-Support. SAN BERNARDINO, June 25.—The di- vorce suit of Mary L. Ward against John E. Ward was commenced to-day in De- | partment 2 of the Superior Court, Judge Campbell presiding. Mrs. Ward seeks a | legal separation from her husband on the | grounds of desertion and non-support. A large amount of property is involved. Ward is one of the wealthiest mining | L HE news of the death of Merritt H. Weed on Monday evening last has been received with most pro- found regret-in business and social circles in this city. Mr. Weed, who for the last twenty years was connected with the Western Sugar Refinery, was held in the highest esteem by a legion of friends and admirers, and his demise has caused wide-spread sorrow. The cause of Mr. Weed's death was paralysis, from which he had suffered for the last three years. Possessed of sterling He has been mar- | qualities, he devoted his entire energy to ried about two years to his present wife, | business, and it was partly due to his close Wwho was formerly a Los Angeles lady of | application to work that he suffered the much social prominence. Witnesses for | stroke that resulted in his death, both sides are here from Los Angeles,| From that time until his death Mr. Weed Ventura and Kern counties. was an invalid, and while he was able to —— attend to business at times, he was de- John Leffler Sues for Divorce. | votedly cared for by his wife and fawmily, SAN JOSE, June 25.—Mrs. Abble A. Lef- | ;205 Saturday Mr. Weed was visiting fler, who until a year ago was prominent the Cosmos Club and was taken ill there. in church and society circles of this city, | MERRITT H. WEED DIES \ - AFTER LONG SUFFERIN For Twentv Years He Was a Prominent Figure in Affairs of Western Sugar Refinery. 3ot 10 LANAKERS Steamer Carrying the Congressional Party CGoes Ashore. BRSO Forceful Illustration of Need of Improving the San Joaquin. Chs Special Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, June 25.—The palatial river | steamer Corcoran left here this morning with the visiting Eastern Congressmen, | State officials and prominent citizens. A | cruise on the San Joaquin and Sacramen- | to rivers gave the Eastern statesmen an insight into the importance and needs of these waterways. Although the start was ‘to have been made at 3 o'clock this morn- | ing it was decided not to hurry the visit-. ors, and it was 9 o’clock before the Cor- coran whistled farewell and the ropes were cast off the pier. A band was on| board to enliven the trip. | Besides the Congressional party there was a contingent from Sacramento, among whom were Frank D. Ryan, Com- missigner of Public Works; M. A. Nourse, | chief engineer to he Commissioner; George | N. Randall, assistant engineer; Captain | T. B. Hall of the auditing committee; M. | J. Dillman, chairman of the Board o Supervisors; Mrs. Dillman; P. C. Drescher | and wife; Senator R. T. Devlin and wife; | | C. F. Prentiss, vice president of the | | Chamber of Commerce; Frank Miller, V. | 8. McClatchy, T. W. Sheehan, Joseph! | Steffens, A. C. Hinkson, E.J. Devlin and | {H. A. French. About thirty-five Stock- | tonites completed the passenger list. The boat got as far as the Oakland ranch; five miles below the city, when the | current sent her ashore—an object lesson on the need of strengthening some of the curves. The J. D. Peters was sent down | and soon had the Corcoran afloat. | SACRAMENTO, June 2.—The Congres- | | slonal committee reached Sacramento | | shortly before 8 o'clock to-night. i | i The | | Congressmen and their wives were hos- | pitably entertained on the boat by the Btockion Chamber of Commerce, while on i their arrival in this city they were wel- comed by the local Chamber of Commerce | and citizens in general. After a night of | rest the Congressmen will leave Sacra- mento in chax;fe of the Chamber of Com:- merce for a trip up the Sacramento River to the mouth of the Feather, when the needs of the river, in order to preserve | { navigation, will be pointed out. The ladies | of the party will meanwhile be entertained i by the ladies of Sacramento until the | afternoon, whey they will leave by train +to join the Congressmen at Knights Lar;gins and continue the journey to the | | north. CAMP WALLACE REYNOLDS TAKES ON GALA ATTIRE * iy - o PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN v‘;;mti "‘;,m;‘mlé;d:: :t':m]:'_"“ { WHOSE DEATH COMES AS A § o SAD SURPRISE, tive Abode. & SANTA CRUZ, June %,—By the arrival | < -~ | of delegations from Oakland, San Jose and Los Gatos, the population of Camp ‘Wallace Reynolds was largely increased to-day. The city of tents is fast taking most valued employes of the Western | Sugar Refinery Company, occupying the position of office manager. | and personally used a rifle. | vears ago. He returned to his home, 1917 Sacramento has been made the defendant in a divorce street, and his wife at once summoned the suit by her husband, John Leffler. The round is desertion. About a vear ago Irs. Leffler went to Southern Califorma and Arizona, and she has not returned. They were married in the East twelve There are no children and no community property. Leffler conducts a livery stable in this city. Assembly Expels an Editor. MELBOURNE, June 25.—Amid scenes of excitement and crowded galleries the Fed- eral Assembly to-day, by a vote of 64 to 17, expelled Findley, editor of a local labor organ, for republishing in his paper the article from ‘“The Irish People” of Dublin, dated May 10, violently attacking King Edward, which caused the seizure of the last mentioned weekly neriodical by the ?olice dot Dublin, Cork and other towns of reland. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— Assurance Company OF AMERICA F NEW YORK. in the State of New York, the Zist day of December, A. D. 1900, a pursus €10 and 611 of the Political Code, con- »er blank furnished by the Com- CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock. pald up gy R e ST bt 000 00 nce on losses already paid... 1 Assete LIABILITIES. ason adfusted and unvaid s1.086 00 Jom e process of AdSustmen In Suspense 3 1,012 00 Soases resisted. Including expenses. 250 00 e reminms on Fire Risks run- Timg ome year or less. $218.509 40; —~ % per cent.__. 108,43 70 o e Wi M - O ynore than one 261,524 07; N neurance Dro rata...... wam ANl other Liabilities 27,008 9 Totail Lisbilities .. s retved for profit on sale of Bonds Pe P Total Income EXPENDITITRFS pald for Fire Losses . losses of previ- STATEMENT ~——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— National Standar INSURANCE COMPANY F WEW YORK, in the State of New [} on the tist day of December. A. D, Yl:;rr and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, con- densed as per blank furnished by the Com- missioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Caplital Stock, pald w in Cash w. i $200,000 00 ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company. Cash in Company’s Office L] Cash in Banks .. Interest due and accrued on all ool 1 Stocks and Loans. e, 2,436 61 Premiums in due Course of Collec- S e, S A Due from other Companies for P insurance va losses already paid... 1.552 00 LIABTLITTES. Tosses adjusted and unvaid. Losses in process of Adjust: in Suspense .. Tosses resisted. inclnding exnenses. . Gross_premiums on Fire Risks run. 8228617 71; ning one year or les. reinsurance 50 per cent. ning more than one year, $51,995 38; e reinsurance pro rata 0128 38 All other Liabilities 20.697 43 Total Liabilities .. $193.616 65 INCOME. Net eash actually recetved for Fire premiums ......... . 9230879 59 Received for interast and Aividends on Bonds. Stocks. Loa and from all other sources.. . 1029 1R Received for profit on sale of Bonds. 25750 nn Total INCOME ......ceeveeeresgesens serrom EXPENDITURES. t amonnt pald for Fire Losses iy . smae T 5 £ Tosses of previ. w S$———. losses of previ- - o ous years) : - ik T Paid or allowed for Commission or Trekerage = i oar TLM P o % T e eniarivs, Feen wn rokerags .. . B iond or officers. clerks. ete.... 3,08500 | Paid for Salaries, Féen and othi 72,935 65 Pata for State Nationa! and Local o officers. clerks. ete.... 2,765 0n taxes . osops Rfl! % National and Local Al other payments 245 Sk Torel $202.202 23 2.3 3 =——=| Total Expenditures . e 910221 Fire. Yormmne inenrred Auring the year..!.. $156.780 72 | Lossos Incurred aurine the vear...... $I157.8%5 61 Fire Risks.| Premiims. | Risks and Premiums. | Fire Risks.] Dremiums 1 1 | 1 27,848,294 l' $394,532 69 of Rirks! Guring the! ! = .1 34623933 ) 226524 86 roree! | 1000 ! expired Pt 7 Decerher 21 25624522 1 280,393 47 Net amount of Risks! | written during - the! Net amount of Risks! exnired during T el Net amount in forcel nhe December 21, 1900.....1 25488 283 | 220 613 00 1 28,655,272 | $404.987 61 1 1 25 | ! ROBFRT ¢ RATHRONE. President. R. BLEECEKER RATHBONE. Secretary. ¥ before me, this Notary Public. JOPL, FRANCIE FREEMAN. P T NIL P PTEPER Secreta N i v #na sworn to before me, this day of Janvarv. 1901 ol GEO. O RUGER, Notary Public. PACIFIC DEP-A~ RTMENT. C."A. HENRY & CO, General Agents, 215 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Cal. family physician. All that science and loving care could do to save the sufferer's | life proved vnavailing. Merritt H. Weed was born in Pennsyl- vania and was 52 years and 9 months old at the time of his death. His father was Dr. Theodore J. Weed, a distinguished | member of his profession and well known in the army medical department. Edu- | cated in the public schools of the East, | Merritt H. We-d started his career in life {in Leavenworth, Kansas, in- the First National Bank of that city. A few years | later he came to Virginia City and ac- cepted a position in a broker’s office. A trip to Europe followed and then Mr. Weed settled in San Francisco, occupying { positions in_the auditor’s office of the Central Pacific Railroad Company and in the County Clerk's office. The business abilit. of Mr. Weed brought him into close relations with Claus Spreckels and he was one of the OAVSHLLE DEACON UES FOR A ONORE Wife Files a Cross-Complain!; That Is Replete With Sensations. 2 N Special Dispatch to The Call. WOODLAND, June 25.—W. G. Read of Davisville, inventor and manufacturer of the Read almond huller, has brought suit against his wife for a divorce. The com- plaint and answer and cross-complaint have all been filed and the trial will be highly sensational. h accuses -the other of infidelity and the names of co- responderts are ndied about in a man- ner that bodes trouble for somebody. Plaintiff Read, who is a deacon in the chureh, is not only charged with infidelity, but he is accused of acts unbecoming a gentleman toward respectable women. He is also accused of having committed 4 forgery and endeavoring to induce his wife to swear falsely against the man named in the first complaint as co-re- spondent. Both parties to the suit want the com- munity property, an absolute divorce and the custody of the three children. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NAMES ITS OFFICERS F. K. Barthel the New President of San Jose Normal School Graduates, SAN JOSE, June 25.—The Alumni Asso- clation of the State Normal School to-day elected the following officers: President, F. K. Barthel; vice-president, Mrs. J. E. Chope; secretary, Miss Caroline Fiedler: treasurer, Commercial and Savings Bank; executive committee, Harry McKinney, Maude Miller ard Agnes Carroll. Reso- lutions were adopted praising the trustees and faculty for the just manner in_which affairs of ‘the school have been adminis- tered during the year and approving the plan of placing the school on a high school basis, President Hancock presided at the afters noon session. The exercises opened with & selection by the San Jose I-flgh School orchestra. Mrs. J. E. Chope, superintend- ent of schools of Monterey County, deliv- ered an address entitled ““‘Breaks in the Net.” Professor C. J. C. Bennett, a mem- ber of the faculty who has just returned from a trip abroad, gave a short talk on Europe. A recitation by Miss Angela Louise Anderson followed. State Superin- tendent T. J. Kirk delivered an address to the students, in which he spoke of the short-comings of teachers. C. H. Meeker of Pacific Grove addressed -the meeting, inviting the alumni to attend the meeting of the State Teachers’ Association to be held at Pacific Grove this summer. This evening the Alumni Assoclation enjoyed a reception and ball at the Hotel Vendome. class of sighty-nine ~ student: gradiate from the Normal Sehos] to-mon. row morning. An address is to be deliv- ered by Dr. John Dewey, head of tl’:’e department of pedago, In th University. agogy e Chicago Union Pacific Begins Argument. CARSON, Nev., June 2%.—In the case of the Union Pacific Railrcad Company vs. the Oregon Short Line, before Judge Haw- ley of the United States Circuit Court to- day, the submitting of documentary evi- g;ngedwu xflr]\]lshed a.ndlurgument opened udge elly, gene: LA wge! A ral attorney for the ! .WWWH‘H‘FH‘HHH«H—P. (FATALDUEL INS:ATTLE DAUG STORE Mr. Weed was the founder of the Long Syrup Refining Company and a few days ago disposed of his stock in that company for $50,f As a member of the Bohemian and Olympic clubs Mr. Weed was known to hundreds as a_public spirited and pro- gressive man. He was for many years a director of the Olympic Club. The de- ceased was a_Mason and also a member of the Loyal Legion. The funeral service will be held to-day at 12:30 p. m. at the family residence un- der the ausnices of the Masonic fraternity, | the services being private. The body will be cremated at the Odd Fellows' Crema- | tory, at the wish of Mr. Weed. Mr. Weed was married twenty years ago to a daughter of James Gannon, the well- known politician. Three children are left | to share with the sorrowing widow the }ni; of a kind and devoted husband and ather. LAD'S PROMPT ACTION oMNES A CHILD'S LIFE Throws Bedclothes Around a Girl Enveloped in Flames. AN Speclal Dispatch to The Call. GILROY, June 2.—Miss Ruth Robert- son, a San Francisco girl who is visiting at the country home of James C. Zuck near this city, recelved shocking burns | through the overturnin, | H. 5405 8. IR AT | torney Lindsay and other prominent at- !t night. Should she recover she will owe her life to the presence of mind and prompt action of Ralph Zuck, a young son of James C. Zuck. Her physician to-night expressed the hope that the burns would | not cause death. Little Miss Ruth and Rosamond Zuck, a young girl whom she was visiting, over- turned a lamp while at play. The oil flew out upon Ruth’s clothing and at once be- came ignited. The children ran screaming to the front porch of the house, Ruth en- veloped in flames. She would have burned to a crisp had not Ralph Zuck, who had | retired, come running down the stairs | with an armful of bedclothing. With this | he enfolded the shrieking girl, smothering the flames. The child’s back and side were horribly blistered and she has suf- | fered intensely. 3 The fire started by the overturning of the lamp was extinguished after it had damaged the furniture in the room to the extent of about $250. L e e e ] et g o Continued From Page One. Qith’s removal from office and the tragedy of to-day was not a surprise. Career of the Two Men. W. L. Meredith was 32 years of age came to this clt{ in 1888 from w“mngt'n':.d. . C., where his parents still reside. As the representative of the W, C. Hill es- tate, he, being Wwell educated and am- bitious, soon became well known to busi- ness men and popular. After settling up the affairs of the estate he entered the customs service as Chinese inspector at this port and made a good record during Several years of active duty. He was then fora time in the Police Department, but soon resigned to go with John W. Considine to Spokane, where he was em- | ployed in the latter's theater. Two years | later he returned to Seattle with Consi- dine and re-entered the Police Depart- ment, working his way up from clerk fo detective, and from detective to Chief, to which position he was appointed last De- | cember. He was reputed to be an officer | of ability and personal courage. He i survived by a widow and two children in th(l:s cityi e onsidine came to Seattie from Chicago in 1889, He had been on the police for%e in that city, but went into the employ of a local gambling house here. After a time he engaged in the variety show business, establishing the People’s Theater, of which he is still one of the proprietors. For the last three or four vears he has been one of the leading gamblers of the town and he ruled the gambling world until Chief Meredith assumed office. —_— - Some young men dress so loud they can’t hear themselves think. on a military air. Names have been given to the streets and the large open space in front of the assembly tent has taken the | name of Washington square. That the | veterans have not forgotten the romances | of their youth is apparent in the appella- | tions that have been given to some of the . lanes and alleyways between the tents. At the head of each there is a large placard infofming the visitor that the camp thoroughfare before him is Widows’ | Lane, Lovers’ Retreat, Sparking Alley or Sorrow’s Relief, as the case might be. Decorations of bunting and flags have sprung up around the camp and the vet- | erans and their ladies are vying with one another to male the place attractive and comfortable for their two weeks’ sojourn. SANTA ROSA, June 25.—The Veterans’ Assoclation.of Northern California, now in annual encampment in Armstrong Park, near Guerneville, has planned a novel event for Thursday. Ome of the giant monarchs of the forest will be dedicated to the memory of the late Colonel James W. Armstrong, from whom the park takes its name, The tree selected is the most perfect specimen in the grove and is more than forty feet in circumference. Hon. John Tyler Campbell of this city will de- liver the dedicatory address. Rev. W. L. Jones will preside, The tree has been ap- ropriately draped, and from the topmost gmnch streamers of red,white and blue stretch in every direction. ——— - 3 LOUISE FULLER ALLEG MALICIOUS PROSECUTION Brings Suit for Damages Against Attorneys and Citizens of Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, June 25.—Suit was be- gun to-day in the Superior Court by Louise Fuller against Judge L. F. Smith of Santa Cruz, Judge M. T. Dooling of Hollister, Tax Collector Helms, Judge J. gan, W. D. Storey, ex:District At- orneys and citizens to recover $50,000 damages for alleged malicious prosecu- tion. The case grows out of litigation in the case of Davenport against Fuller, which was begun ten years ago. Many of the defendants were plaintiff’s attor- neys. Mrs. Fuller is acting as her own attor- ney. She wants the court to restrain the Tax Collector from selllng property to the State on which taxes had not been paid: also to set aside mortgages given on her roperty to attorneys for services ren- gered. She claims that by reason of the litigation she has lost her health. o S Lumber Interests Consolidated. SANTA CRUZ, June 25.—There has been a consolidation of the lumber interests at the northern end of Santa Cruz County. H. L. Middleton has been appointed man- ager of the Santa Clara Valley Mill and Lumber Company. This means the end of the lumber war In this county. Mid- dleton is the manager of the Big Basin Lumber Company, the Enterprise Lum- ber Company and the Boulder Creek Land and Lumber Company. The com- bined cwuucns have a capital of more than $2,000,000. Instead of the many saw- mills, only two are to be operated. @ tivisivivisiirisiinisiviniiiee i @ MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS IN KOREA Continued From Page One. they were outnumbered they fled and the French missionaries managed to escape to the house of the local governor, where they took refuge. The natives killed more than fifty of the converts during their flight and posted placards abcut the -village ordering the arrest of all those that were found alive. On the 1Sth a large body of natives marched out of Saishufu and searched for hiding converts in the different villages. It was on this day that the massacres of the largest number occurred, more than 250 converts hiding in the various villages being captured and killed. One who escaped the massacre, a man named Cho Ingen, made his way from Sai- shufu in a boat to a coast village and | from there telegraphed the news to the French Minister at Seoul. The French ‘warship surgfl' and two Japanese war- ships were dispatched to the island, and dispersed the rioting natives. The Korean Governor says that the officers of the Sur- rise threatened to land marines and ext erminate the natives, but were persuaded not to carry out their threats. One hun- dred Koreau troops had also been sent to the village and these saw that order was kept from the time of their arrival. e Quelpart Governor asks his Govern- ment to address a note to the Frerch Gov- ernment with a view to stopping the dis- patch of French troops, less the converts should rise again to wreak vengeance on the natives. o OBJECT LESSON ~ BRITAIN'S BIG GRSUALTY LIGTS Indications of Severe Fighting in Cape Colony. ——— Boers Battle Desperately ‘When Closely Pressed by Pursuing Columns. LONDON, June 2.—The casualty lists made public by the War Office last night show severe fighting in various parts of South Affica that is not reported in the ordinary dispatches. This is noticeably so with regard to the Zeérust position in Cape Colony. It also destroys quietude, which is added to by the repeated looting of Jamestown in spite of the proximity of a strong British force at Aliwal North. It appears that, including the Boer prisoners and those in the concentration camps the cost of supporting some 80,000 Boers is to- day falling upon the British taxpayers. CAPE COLONY, June %.—Detalls of the engagement between General Eliot's col- umn and Dewet’s force near Reitz, June 6, show that the British surprised the Boer convoy. . The burghers fled, but, seeing that the captors were not in'strong force, the Boers returned and charged with great determination, after desperate fight- ing recapturing the convoy. Meanwhile Colonel DeL isle arrived with einforcements and the fighting was re- newed. The Boers lay beneath their wagons and unflinchingly fired volleys between the wheels, while their comrades were engaged in inspanning and driving off that portion of the convoy farthest from the British. The latter pushed in among the wagons, using their bayonets freely. General Delarey was present, A man at his right hand was killed and the comrade on his left wounded. ¥ : The affair ended in a series of hand-to- hand encounters and fierce melees, the Boers eventually being driven off. One of | General Dewet's staff officers was wound- ed _and taken prisoner. BARKLEY EAST, Cape Colony, Mon- day, June 24.—General Fouche's two Boer commandos have advanced beyond Glen Almond, which is about ten miles south- east of Aliwal North. Boer and British scouts have exchanged shots six miles hence. All the local defense forces have been mobilized. CAPE TOWN, June 25.—Jacobus Bo- tha, the member of the Cape Assembly for Aliwal North, has been captured by the Boers and publicly sjamboked. In aadi- tlon, his house was burned. The reason assigned for this treatment is that Botha voted in favor of the treason bill. MOUNTAIN LANDSLIDE STRIKES FREIGHT TRAIN Engine and a Dozen Cars Near Cal- gary Are Hurled Into a Gulch. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 25.—An en- gine and a dozen freight cars were rolled down the steep slope of a mountain this morning between Banff and Calgary. Brakeman Fitzhugh was seriously in- jured and Engineer Kennedy had his hand crushed and was sent to the hospital. A slide came down the rocky side of the mountain just as the train was com- ing along. Trains are all running very | cautiously since the. beginning of the | trackmen’s strike, and this freight was going especially slowly. The engineer ap- plied the brakes and the train was at a standstill almost as soon as the slide struck the cars. The engine now lies bottom up in the bed of a small stream at the foot of the slope. Two of the cars at the rear of the train remained on the track, while the others followed the engine into the gulch. The engineer went under the engine when she first toppled over, and his escape was miraculous. DR. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT. IS IT AN EPIDEMIC? Vital Statistics Show an Alarming Increase in an Already Prevail- ing Disease—Are Any Exempt? At no time ih the history of disease has there been such an alarming increase in the number of cases of any particular malady as in that of kidney and bladder troubles now preying upon the people of this country. To-day we see a, relative, a friend or an acquaintance apparently well, and in a few days we may be grieved to learn of their serjous illness or sudden death, caused by that fatal type of kidney trou- ble—Bright’s disease. Kidney trouble often becomes advanced into acute stages before the afflicted is aware of its presence; that is why we read of so wany sudden deaths of promi- nent business and professional men. phy- sicians and others. They have neglected to stop the leak in time. While scientists are puzzling their brains to find out the cause, each individual can, by a little precaution, avoid the chances of contracting dreaded and dangerous kidney trouble, or eradicate it completely from their system if already afflicted. Many precious lives might have been, and many more can yet be saved, by paying attention to the kidneys. It is the mission of The Call to benefit its readers at every opportunity and, therefore, we advise all who have any symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble to write to-day to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing- hamton, N._ Y., for a free sample bottle of Swamp-Root, the celebrated specific which is having such a great demand and remarkable success in the cure of the most distressing kidney and bladder troubles. With the sample bottle of Swamp-Root will also be sent free a pam- ghlet and treatise of valuable informa- lon. FIRE FOLLOWS THE LIGHTNING College Building Is De- stroyed During Furi- ous Storm. CHICAGO, June 25.—During a heavy thunder storm to-night a bolt of lightning struck the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, on Harrison street, between Wood and Honore. The fire which followed the lightning in_a short time destroyed the college building, which was one of the finest of its kind in the West. The light- ning struck the college squarely on the top of a rising projection in the front part of the roof, and such a tremendous crash of thunder accompanied the flash that all people in the neighborhood thought an explosion had taken place in the college. Almost before the first fire engine had arrived the flames had spread all through the five stories of the build~ ing. Adjoining the college is the smallest building of the West Side Hospital which was filled with patients, about 100 being in the various wards. As soon it was seen that the college could not' saved and its walls were liable to fall at any time, the work of removing the patients from the hospital began. ain was fall- ing heavily at the time, but fortunately there are so many hospitals and medical institutions in the neighborhood that it Wwas necessary to remove the patients but a short distance, most of them being taken to the County Hospital, one square away. The firemen and the attendants at | the hospitals did most of the moving, carrying the invalids on beds, cots. stretchers or whatever came to hand. None of the hospital patients was injured. The College of Physicians and Surgeons is the medical department of the Univer- sity of Illinols, situated at Shampaign, 1L, The loss on bullding and equipment is practically total and will approximate The other day we took some $1230 and $15.00 cloths and put them in with our regular $10.00 made-to~ measure suits. Even our $10.00 suits are unusual values. You may question why we are bent upon giving such values — actually reducing a good $12.50 line of goods to $10.00. First, they are summer goods—in weight and pat- tern—and we want to sell them now. Second, we want to liven things up in our made-to- order department, so simply put the goods in as a sort of special. But see the goods—our will be immaterial to you. reasons for reducing them We gladly furnish samples to interested people. Suits for out-of-town customsrs satisfactorily made through our self-measuring system—write for sxmples. SNWO0D. 718 Market Street and Cor. Powell and Eddy Strccts’.__