The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 23, 1901, Page 2

2 . SA THE FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1901 —— POWERS AGREE ON SETTLEMENT China Will Issue Bonds in Payment of the Indemnity. S L Ministers at Peking Finally Decide Upon a Plan to Adjust Question. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.—Com- | missioner Rockhill cabled the State De- | partment to-day that the foreign Ministers | at Peking had finally decided on a plan | for the payment of the indemnity to the | powers by the Chinese Government. Bonds will be issued to each power to the value | of its clalms. These bonds will begin to interest from 1902 It is intended draw that ncipal and interest shall be entirel by 1940, { The n involves an annual disburse. Of this sum 18- g % 3 -3 I3 s ) B kS - ° 8 5 3 s The balance | onverted into a sinking fund, out | h the principal will be liquidated. 3 principal is paid off in annual i taliments the indebtedness will decrease, ount of interest that will have will consequently be less each to the method by which | se this money the State a 3 will be o Dey | Great Britain has accepted the Russian | reasing the customs duty | flver. The authorities are E unter proposition from don suggesting a compromise of about Tl per cent. Under the instructions given Rockhill he is charged to assent to the imposition of this duty. FILTOFIND | INIPORTED MEN Steel Mills Do Not Try to Run With Non- Union Labor. PITTSBURG, July 22.—The expected did happen to-day at Wellsville or Mec- t Wellsville the rumored im- f men failed to materialize and port the expected attempt to the Dewees-Wood plant was not Keesport portation points, which are considered by € to be the strike centers, the sit- n rémains in statu quo. Neither of the | ) the controversy has made any From the other important point ville, conflicting reports are received and the result of the quiet strug- gle going on between the American Steel Hoop Cc nd the Amalgamated As- 1 uncertain, with the com- probably better for win- ernoon the Amalgamated first strike bulletin | 1_offices. The bulletin | ne of the conditions pre- | produces abstracts of Pres- | cent addresses at Wells- | ort. In the most prom- bulletin is printed the o not drink, espectally | s to break the strike by | on men. Don't believe | s the mills will be closed | out of the community if | > work. H on are the words: “There | t enougk men in the country to e mills before the strike, so al do to w strike is, don’t work. summer shutdown. It means | st winter. This is not the anyho al was made by President | a story that a delegation from rift mills of the American | ompany had been in confer- | ence with him. He said he had|seen no | one from Vandergrift and knew] nothing | ville and McKe inent part of warning words if the trust tri time for A in Pittsburg or ‘McKees- | is being done by the | »ple at Vandergrift Is be- t at present that few of | officials of the order are ac- | th the status off affairs. | en no change in the arbi- | tion movements so far as | f the association are aware. | hope is general among these offi- however, that a way will be found »ring aboui a settlement of the diffi- ent Shaffer has not yet declared t there was no possibility of concern n the part of the Amalgamated Associa- he was asked for his opinion 4 r to-day he replied that he unable to answer the question. ends of the president who have talked 1o him on this line express the firm be- lief that if the proper steps were taken the manufacturers would find the associ- ation in a conciliatory mood and ready to meet any reasonable proposition consis- tent with honor. They say the whole tone of President Shaffer's remarks is in- glined toward peace if he can secure It EVIDENCE OF MURDER IN GROVE NEAR LODI Gamper Is Missing and Officers Find His Clothing Soaked With Blood. LODI. July 22.—The finding of bloog- goaked clothing, blankets and a handker- chief in Pixley's Grove, three miles south of here, gives rise to the belief that a murder w: committed there yesterday. W. S. Bunker, a farmer living near the grove, visited it to look after stock yes- terday morning and saw a man lying un- der a tree, wrapped in a quilt. In the af- ternoon Bunker again visited the grove to pump water for the stock. The animals refused- to drink from the trough, and on examination Bunker found clotted blood In the water and blood marks on the trough The farmer's suspicions aroused, he looked for the man he had seen lying un- der the trees. The fellow was gone, but his camp outfit lay scattered about. Bed- clothing, overalls and underclothing were soaked in blood, and there was a pool on the ground where he had lain. Sheriff Sibley and Constable Coleman vigited the place to-day and found knife cuts in the overalls and shirt. Search of the grove revealed no trace of the missin; man. An old tintype of two middle-age women was found in the brush near by. The officers also picked up a book bear- ing the inseripjion “A Merry Christmas to Sigter Harvy from T. E. & A. G. Carter, Marcees, Towa.” A pillow had been ripped gpen. =< though some one had searched or money ————— You Will Be Expected To-morrow. Thursday and Friday, at the Hat Eale of the Boston. All of Herman's hats must: be sold before Saturday, for on that da Clothing Co. will be auctioned off in order to make room for the Lyceum stock of clothing which will arrive here Monday, July 29th. These are stylish hats. The retail prices of them are $250, $3.50 and $5.00. They are Dunlap, Knox, Stetson, Youmsan's. and will be sold for a hat. All must go in the next three days gt the Hat Aasigne Bale of the Boston, 713 Marke, street, near Fourth . I r—— Bliss Succeeds Burbank. SACRAMENTO, July 22.—The Governor this afternoon avpointed Assemblyman John A. Bliss of Alameda County a mem- ber of the State Dairy Bureau, vice George W: Burbank, term expired. —_——————— “The Missouri Pacific Limited.” The only route having through sleeping car service between San Francisco and St. Louis daily. Stop-overs allowed at Salt ke City. For full information ask L. Fletcher, 126 California street. b | ing last. 'WILLIAM CHAUNCEY WILDER'S NOTED CAREER BROUGHT TO CLOSE Death Rémoves One of Honolulu’s Bldest and Most ONOLULU, July 16—Willlam Chauncey Wilder, one of Hono- lulu’s oldest and most highly re- spected citizens, died after a short illness on Thursday even- He was born over the Canadian border on January 1, 1835, of American pa- rents. While a young man he went out to California, but being unsuccessful re- turned to his home in Illinois. He was the first man to enlist at Geneva in that State upon Lincoln’s call for volunteers to save the Union. On the draft being disappointed, he proceeded to aid in organizing a cav- alry company ich_was mustered into service on July 1561, and in which Wilder served until March, 1863, when he was invalided home as a captain. Wilder was in Sherman’s first command. He came to Honolulu first in 1869 at the in- stance of his brother, the late 8. G. Wild- er, who left the impress of American genius upon the country as a statesman and a man of industrial progress. Samuel TITLES TO LAND NOW IN DISPUTE Several Important Suits Pending in Courts of Honolulu. BER HONOLULU, July 16.—The Kapiolani Estate Company kas a number of big suits pending and on trial involving the titles to very valuable lands in Honolulu. The lands are claimed in titles alleged to have descended through King Kalakaua, the Princesses Ruth and Kaiulani and the Queen Dowager Kapiolani to Princes David and “Cupid,” who are the principal heirs of the Kapiolani estate. One of the suits is against ex-Governor Cleghorn, former Governor of the island of Oahu and father of Princess Kaiulani, heir te the succession after the deposed Qucen Liliuokalani. Cleghorn has occupied the premises for which suit is now brought for thirty years and has been supposed to be the owner, but the plaintiffs have deeds of transfer from the various owners to the present day. Cleghorn makes claim to a title by adverse possession for thirty years. The district of Hamakua, Hawali, has been visited by a large cane fire, causing over $25,000 loss. It is supposed ,to have been started by a camper two weeks ago and to have been slowly working its way towards the Ookala cane fields since then, unseen by those on the plantation. It broke out last week and destroyed be- tween eighty and eighty-five acres of young cane. It burned about 800 acres of forest and swept over a large tract of coffee land owned by Horner Bros.,, who are the heaviest losers, except the Terri- tory, in the matter of forest. At last ac- counts the fire was still birning, though it was reported controlled. The destruc- tion of the forest is greatly regretted, as much attention has been given 1ntel€ to increasing the growth of trees throughout the Islands. E Fujihara, a Japanese murderer under sentence of death, has escaped from the Hilo jall. He was convicted of murder in the first degree over a year ago and the Supreme Court recently affirmed the decision. Last month he was resentenced by Judge Little and a death watch was set. The officer on watch went to sleep last Thursday night and Fujihara, who was shackled to a wall, managed to break his shackles, leave his cell and gain liberty by scaling the wall of the jall. A reward of $250 has been offered for his capture. He murdered a Japanese through jealousy of his wife. Land Commissioner Boyd left to-day for Hilo to look into the matter of open- ing for settlers a tract of about 2000 acres of public land on Hawali. The Land Office is carrying out the policy of open- ing such lands to small settlers, under the Homestead Settlers’ Act of Hawall. A number of other tracts may be opened in the near future. e ‘Will Camp in Big Basin." SAN JOSE, July 22—A camping expedi- tion into the forests of the Big Basin is being organized by the Sempervirens Club. Abcut 150 will comprise the party, which will be under the direction ot A; P, HIL. The encampment will iast ten days, be- ginning on August 5. A speclal train will tun from San Jose to Boulder, and from there stages and wagons will convey the party into the heart of the forest. Tents will be furnished and a camping kitchen erected. All the campers will have to bring will be their bed clothing. THE WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN AND STATESMAN OF HAWAII, WHO DID A GREAT DEAL IN DEVELOPING THE RESOURCES OF THE ISLANDS AND SHAPING THEIR DESTINY. * Respected Citizens, Who Accomplished Much in Shaping the Destiny of t he Hawaiian Islands G. Wilder was the promoter of the Hono- lulu Marine Railway and the Wilder Steamship Company, also of railways on the island of Hawaii. Willlam succeeded him as the head of all his enterprises and proved a worthy successor. The ‘Deople enthusiastically made him his brother’s successor by electing him to the House of Nobles to fill the vacancy caused by his ~ [ brother’s death. of the monarchy in 153 Mr. Wilder was one of the delegates sent to Washington to negotiate a treaty of annexation and, on his return, he was placed in President Dole’s Advisory Council. elected to the Constitutional Convention that created the republic of Hawali, in whose first popular election he was at the head- of the elected ticket for the Senate, of which he was the presidept, His eld- est son, Gardner K. Wilder, was Circuit Court Judge at Hilo until after annexa- tion. The kecond son, Charles T., was Hawaiian Consul at San Francisco dur- ing the same period. Two other sons, William C. and Harry, are employed in the Wilder concerns here, besides which he leaves a brother, John K. Wilder of Wilder & Co., and a sister, the wife of ('arz(am P. P. Shepherd, a pilot of this port. Mr. Wilder was accorded a_ semi-state funeral on Friday, in which the military and police formed an escort and which was attended by all the higher Govern- ment officials. STUDYVING CURE OF CONSUMPTION Congress of Eminent Men Now in Session in London. PSRN LONDON, July 22.—The British con- gress to consider remedies for the cure and prevention of consumptioh was opened to-day by the Duke of Cambridge, president ‘ot the congress. After the Lord Mayor of London, Frank Green, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal and others addressed tne congress, Lord Lister, one of the British vice presidents of the congress, in a few words conveyed the thanks of that body to Professor Koch of Germany and the other scientists for their attendance, saying they knew the enemy they had to deal with and that it was not only the prevention, but the-cure of consumption that the congress hoped to effect. A telegram was read from King Edward to the Duke of Cambridge, as follows: ‘I pray you heartily to welcome for me the eminent men of himost every nation who have assembled under your presi- dency and to express to them my earnest hope that the result of the deilberation of the congress will be to assist the world in mitigating this dire disease, which has baffled the most distinguished physicians for so long.” . Prior to the adjournment of to-day’s session of the congress, the Duke of Cam- bridge announced that a gift of £120,09 would be forthcoming for the purpose of establishing the first public tuberculosis sanitarium as soon as the recommenda- tions of the congress concerning its establishment had been formulated. Four hundred foreign delegates attended to-day’s opening session; they include a number of Americans and Canadians. Several Embassadors and foreign Minis- ters, including Joseph Choate, the Ameri- can Embassador, also attended the open- ing ceremonies. \ Christian Church Conclave. SANTA CRUZ, July 22.—Ministers of the Christian Church from all parts of the State are at Garfield Park to attend the annual State convention. This evening the Tabernacle was well filled at a recep- tion given by the Christian Women Board of Missions. Mrs. G. C. Holcomb of Sac- ramento led the praise service, after which Rev. F. 8. Ford of San Francisco ronounced an invocation. Rev. R. N. avis of Santa Cruz delivered the address of welcome, Mrs. O'Neal of Watsonville responding; Velma Rice of Saratoga gave a recitation and Mrs. R. M. Brown of Woodland rendered a solo. Among the Eastern clergymen in_attendance are v. G. W. Muckley of Kansas City, Rev. F. M. Rains of Cincinnati, Rev. F. G. Tyr- rell of 8t. Louis and Rev. F. D. Power of ‘Washington, D. el Leipziger Bank Failure. LEIPZIG, July 22.—At a meeting to-day of the creditors of the Lelpziger Bank the receiver of the bank sald the assets of the concern amounted to 45,000,000 marks, exclusive of the 5,000,000 marks realized by the sale of the Cassel Grain Drying Com- pany. It was further announced that as- sets amounting to 10,000,000 marks, the property of the board of inspection, would placed at the disposal of the bank in case the members of the board of inspec- tion were found liable. the Lelpziger marks. i Then at the overthrow The total liabilities of amount to 85,000,000 Again he was | aPAIN 3PARS FOR OLD GUNS Still Squabbling Over the Ordnance Left in Cuba. Uncle Sam, However, Will Leave Property in Dispute to Island Government. ; Ev Ay Speclal Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, July 22.—Spain and the United States are still engaged in a diplomatic squabble over the possession of ordnance left by the Spanish troops in Cuba at the time of their evacuation of the island. Spain claims that she is not only entitled to all movable property, but alsd to all guns and their mountings from fortifications and fixed batteries and ma- chinery from the navy-yards and arse- nals. ' This clalm was advanced by the Spanish Commissioners in Cuba at the time they were making arrangements with the American Commissioners for the evacu- ation of the island. The American Com- sioners dissented from the proposal of the Spaniards, holding that under the Spanish law all movable property became immovable property, that fortifications and fixed batteries are immovable prop- erty; that, therefore, guns and their mountings and other things intended for the pérmanent use of the service of such fortifications are necessarily fixtures and hence immovable property. The President approved the position of the American Commissioners and the United States is to-day acting in accord- ance with this attitude. The War De- partment emphatically reiterated to-day that this Government had no intention of acquiring forts in Cuba and that under the Platt amendment the United States can only secure naval statlons and these will be obtained only after negotiations vcv‘lltgl the independent Government of a. @ el el @ FAMILY MEETS DEATH BY FIRE ‘Wife Throws Qil in Stove and an Explosion Follows. e PITTSBURG, July 22.—A fire in a Penn avenue tegement building this mornin caused the death of a mother and three children. The dead are: MRS. SOPHIA RATZA, aged 30 years, mother of the children. VIOLA RATZA, aged 8 years, oldest daughter. ~ KASHNO RATZA, a boy, aged 5 years. WABOCK RATZA, a boy, aged 5 years. Francis Ratza, husband and father of the family, was badly burned, but it is said he will recover. | From what can be learned, Mrs. Ratza, who was preparing breakfast, poured some oil on the fire and the blaze from the stove ignited the oil in the can, caus- ing an explosion, which was heard throughout the house. The burning oil was scattered over the room, setting fire o the clothes of Mrs..Ratza and the chil- dren. “"The house in which the fire oc- curred was a two and one-half story frame. It was owned l:tviy Mrs. M. Barbara Zankle, who conducted a bake-shop _on the'first floor. The loss is placed at $1500, partly insured. £ JUDGE Egimr DECIDES AGAINST CLARK’S ROAD Sustaing the Injunction Recently Is- sued in Favor of the Oregon ° Short Line. CARSON, Nev., July 22.—Judge Hawley in the Federal Court to-day rendered his decision In the injunction case of the Utah, Nevada and_ California Railroad Comé)any (Oregon Short Line) against the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Company, popularly known as Senator Clark’'s road. This case involves the ownership of the right of way in Nevada, near the Utah State line, for which the two companies have been’ contesting for the last three months, the fighting becoming so bitter that at one time it threatened to result in open hostilities between the construct- ing forces of the two lines. Judge Hawley reviews the case from beginning to end very elaborately in his decision, and In deciding whether the in- junction should be sustained concludes as follows: “My conclusion upon the whole case is that the complainant has made out a prima facle case entitling it to an injunc- tion pendente_lite as to that part of the way_covered by the roadbed from Uvada to Clover Valley Junction and thence to Ploche, but that it has not made out such a case as to entitle it to the addi- tional injunction as prayed for in the sup- plemental bill.” “In other words, the injunction in favor of the Short Line is sustained for the forty miles of the grade and road in Ne- vada from the State line at Uvada to Clover Valley Junction, but not sustained as to the remainder of the route, pending a decision of the Land Office as to the proper maps filed. INJUNCTION RESTORED BY HOUSE OF LORDS Strikers Prevented From Watching and Besetting the Great Western Railroad Stations. LONDON, July 22.—The House of Lords has reversed the decision of the Appeal Court dissolving the injunction rendered August 30, 1900, by Justice Farwell, in the High Court of Justice, which enjoined General Secre Ball of the Amalga- mated Soclety of Railway Servants and Organizing Secretary olmes ‘‘from watching and besetting” the Great West- ern railroad stations and np?roaches with a view of inducing non-unionists to refrain from taking the places of Taffvale rail- road strikers. This action of the House of Ltordl restores Justice Farwell’s judg- ment. The House held that it was not the in- tention of the legislature to prevent a trades union from being sued, if, through its officers, it were guilty of illegalities. CADILLAC SAILS IN FIRST. ‘Easily Wins Second Trial Race for the Canada’s Cup. CHICAGO, July 22.—The second trial race for the Canada’s cup was sailed this afternoon in a northeast wind averaging twenty miles an hour, and was won by the Cadillac of Detroit, with the Detroit of Detroit second, Illinois third, Mineola fourth and Prairfe fifth. The last three boats-are from Chicago. The Milwaukee, which won the first race, lost her rudder twenty minutes after starting and was compelled to drop out. The Yankee of Chicago and Orion of Milwaukee turned back and did not go over the course. The actual sailing time for the eighteen miles was: Cadillac, 2:29:32; Detroit, 2:41:50; Imn%l!, 2:42:15; Mineola, 2:55:05; Prairle, American Ladies Meet King Edward. LONDON, July 22—The Duchess of Marlborough, Mrs. George Cornwallis West, Mrs. Ronalds and other American ladies of the hospital ship Maine commit- tee had an audience with King Edward at Marlborough House this afternoon. The ladies presented to the King a medal com- memorative of the work of the American hospital ship and requested the King to transmit it to Queen Alexandra. ng Edward wlrmlgethanked his visitors for their work in behalf of the British sick and wounded in South Africa. PREVIOUS HEAT RECORDS BROKEN IN THE EAST AND MIDDLE WEST Veritable Blast Also Scorches the Southwest---Crops of All Kinds Ruined, Great Suffering Caused to People and Livestock ASHINGTON, July 22.—One hundred degree temperatures were common throughout the great corn belt to-day, ac- cording to the reports to the ‘Weather Bureau here. In various places in Ilinois, Jowa and other States all previous heat records were smashed. There appears to be no prospect of decid- ed relief from these exhausting conditions for the next two days at least, except such as may come from the always pre- sent possibility of scattered thunder- storms, which are preficted for some por- tions of the superheated area. To-day thunderstorms, unaccompanied by rain, prévaliled in several sections = the West —hundreds of miles apart. They tempor- arily cooled the atmospheve. but brought no relief to the famishing crops. Abso- lutely no rain fell in the corn belt, ac- cording to the official reports received here. In Western Iowa it was a trifle cooler to-day, while in the central por- tion of the State it was warmer. There is a little belt of high pressure over the Great Lakes and another over the south Atlantic coast, but it offers no prospect of relief in the West so long as the con- tinued low pressure remains in the North- west. The warm weather again was gen- eral throughout the entire country except on the Pacific Coast. In the East the temperature, while high, did not approach anywhere the extremes prevailing in the West, and a recurrence of the hot ‘wave of two weeks ago is believed to be unlikely in the Atlantic coast region. Thunderstorms have con- tinued from the south Atlantic coast westward into Arizona and a continuation of them is predicted for the South and Southwest. & In Des Moines, Iowa, the temperature officially- reported to-day was 108, in Springfield, Ill., 108; in Cincinnati 106, and in Louisvilie 106, in each breaking all' prst records. In Indianapolis it was also 105, 5 degrees higher than ever before report- ed. In St, Louis it was 106, Omaha 104, Bismark, N. D., 104, and Concordia,. Kas., 102. In the East Boston reported a tem- perature of 94 degrees, New York 0, Philadelphia 88 and Washington 93. Scorched by Hot Blast. KANSAS CITY, July 22.—A veritable hot blast literally scorched the Southwest to-day, breaking all heat records in ths history of the local Weather Bureau. Yesterday Kansas Cityans experienced the hottest weather ever known here, the Government thermometer reaching 104 and remaining above the 100 mark for seven hours. Two dozen prostrations, nine fatal, was the result. To-day at 3:30 o'clock the Weather Bureau thermometer at the highest point in the city showed 106 degrees, with street thermometers in the business districts reaching as high as 128. The thermometer at 8 a. m. register- ed 90, was 101 at noon, and at 3 p. m. 104. Hardly a breath of air stirred. The suffer- ing was intense, especially among persons compelled to work outdoors and in the poor districts in the bottoms. Seven deaths from prostrations were reported during the day in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, XKans.,, and over thirty people weré overcome by the heat. This makes a total dead for the two days of sixteen. Most of the victims were elderly eople. The highést previous temperature in the history of the Kansas City Weather Bu- reau was 103, in_August, 189, but it only remained near that point for one day. To-day is the thirty-second in succession and offer till gone: Ladies’ and Children’s Muslin Midsummer Clear-Up Sale. | Following our July 1st inventory we find overstocks of Black and Colored Ribbons—at absurdly low prices—% their Value: ,aeiss cessteesenressinss. s 196 to 206 Bolt Foulard Muslin, navy ground, 31 inch, 20 yards........$1.00 Men’s Colored Dress Shirts, laundered, good styles, 50 Cents Men'’s Suits ...........$3.85—$5.00—87.50 and $10.00 Complete Variety in Every Department. SMITHS’ CASH (DEPARTMENT) STORE, 27 Market Street, San Francisco‘Cal.‘ LRCROICHORE CROROALHORSS RROROOACRC IORCRORORCACRORORORCACAC! ORORORCRORTS SORORCHCAORORON SCROROAOROACE Streams Dried Up and hich the tcmperature averageéd above gg‘l;;grcees and the fifteenth in that time that the thermometer has gone over 100. At Lawrence, Kan., the State University reported the heat record for Kansas again broken, at 106 degrees, the highest in thirty-four years. Fa!ymers are still rushing their live stock to market because of the scarcity of water. To-day the total rece{ipts of cat- tle were the neaviest on record, amount- | ing to 25,500 head. There was also a b(lg advance in the price of grain, attributabl 2 to the heat. September corn rose nlmost four cents to 60%c and September wheat went up_ 4%c to 63%. Single car lots o corn sold as nigh as 63c a bushel to 80 back to the country. Heavy showers fell this afternoon 1\; Southwestern Missourl, in the viclnltrf o the Joplin zinc mining district, an h: Southeastern Kansas and around For Scott. There is no prospect for a heavy fall, the only thing that will cause a per- manent break in the drout h Hot Air Sweeps Kansas Farms. TOPEKA, Kan., July 22.—Three deaths andotel;:x prostrations form the record o to-day’s heat in Topeka. The thermome- ter has registered 108 as its maximum. It has been three degrees higher during the heated season, but the humidity made to-day the most oppressive of the year. Most of the active work was stopped for the day. From numerous places in Kansas come reports of intense heat and much result- ing damage. Slight showers _fell this evening in the region about Pottawat- omie County and some in Greenwood County. Lyon County had a_ good rain. The larger part of the State, however, Is | still parched by the terrible heat. Like | breaths from a furnace, the hot air swept across the Kansas farms to-day, more | completely blighting the seared corn and other suffering vegetation. In some parts of the State the temperature was as high as 109, with considerable humidity report- ed. Heat of this hlnten!t“ "hnaage!eg g r thing for the past forty . {)e\gmgndtx})ragca of the State 1s rapidly approaching the limit. Losses are falling heavy upon farmers and stockmen. Many had invested heav- ily in live stock, which, on account of the scarecity of feed, they are obliged to rush to market and take for it what it will bring. Es%lmates of the probable corn yield have fallen to a quarter of a crop. Many counties report a total loss of all the grains. From nearly every town in the State except Topeka come complaints of the scarcity of water. Gas That Destroys Rodents. MONTEREY, July 2.—K. M. Henne- ken, a rancher of the Carmel district, has discovered_ a compound, the gas from which is, he claims, certain death to ro- dents. He has made several successful experiments. The compound is a ‘.IQT. a) which produces a very poisonous gas d the animals are given doses of the gas By means of cloth rolls which have been soaked in the liquid and which are placed in the runways. The runways are then closed and the animals are asphyxiated by the fumes of the liquid. S Will Teach in Manila. SAN JOSE, July 22.—Professor W. H. Leek, principal of the Alameda Hester School, adjoining the city, has accepted a position in the educational department of Manijla. He will sall to-morrow for the Philippines on the transport Thomas. He was formerly a teacher in Plumas County and for eight years was clerk and auditor there. Underwear......HALF PRICE g 81 8| Regular Prices Lower Than Others. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. . Steamers leave Broadway ‘Wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports—11 a. m., July 16, 20, 25, 30, August 4. Change_to 'company's steam- ers at Seattle. For_Victoria, Vancouyer (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortés and New Whatcom (Wash.)— 11_a. m., July 15 20, 30, Aug. 4, and every fifth day thereaffer. Change at Seattle for this company's steamers for Alagka and G. N. Ry.; at Seattle or Tacoma for N. P. Ry.; at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. For Mureka and Humboldt Bay—1:30 p.m., July 1, 16, 21, 26, 31, Aug. 5, and every fifth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Santa Bar- bara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los A! geles)—Steamer Santa Rosa, Sundays, 9 a. m. Steamer State of California, Wednesdays, m. “For Los Angeles, calling at Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Lufs Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, Fast San Pedro, San Pe- dro and *Newport (*Corona _only)—Steamer Corona, Saturdays, 9 a. m.; steamer Bonita, Tuesdays, 9 a. m. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, Le Paz, Santa Rosa- lia and Guaymas (Mex.)—10 a. m., 7th each month. For /further information obtain company’s folders. The company reserves the right to change steamers, sailing dates and hours of salling without previous notice. TICKET OFFICE 4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agents, 10 Market st. n Franeisco. 'O. R. & N. CO. Omnly Steamship Line to PORTLAND, Or., And Short Rail Line from Portland to all points East. Through tickets to all points, all rail or steamshio and rail, at LOWEST RATES. STEAMER TICKETS INOLUDE BERTH snd MEAL3. 8S. GEO. W. ELDER. s...Salls July 7, 17, ‘August §, 18, 28 i n, D.W.HITCHCOCK,Gen.Agt.,1 Montgom'y, S.F. PANAMA R, R, “Cine TO NEW YORK VIA - PANAMA DIRECT, Cabin, §105; Steerage, $40. 6.8.Argyll - salls Satur lay, Aug. 10 6.8. Leelanaw eails Monday, Aug. €3 sni's Tuesday, Sept.24 Freight and passenger office, 330 Market st. F. F. CONNOR, Pacific Coast Agent. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERES. FOR U, S. NAVY YARD AND VALLEN, Steamers GEN. FRISBIE or MONTICELLO and 8:30 p. m., except .Sun-- A. m., l:l). p. m. Leaves jefo 7_a. m., 12:30 noon, 2 pexoont ts. Mnm“'":h‘:““n:m-t cent a 3 fice, pler 2, Mission-st. dock. HA’ BROS. OCEAN TRAVEL. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. TBAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR-' ner First and Brannan streets, at 1 p. m., for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasakl and Shanghai and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board on day of salling. SS. AMERICA MARU.. Saturday, Aug. 10, 1901 MARU SS. HONGK! .. = ‘Wednesday, September 4, 1901 §8. NIPPON MARU..Friday, September 27, 1301 Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company's office, 421 Market street, cornmer First. W. H. AVERY, General Agent. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS, Sailing every Thursday. instead o(fl Saturéay, at 10 & m., from oler 42, North River, foot of Morton street; La Cham- pagne, August 1; La Gascogne, August §; *L'Aquitaine, August 15; La Normandie, Au- st 22. S First class to Havre, $70 and upward. econd class to Havre, $45 and upward. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES and CAN- ADA, 32 Broadway (Hugson building), New York. J. F. FUGAZI ., Pacific’ Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents. *Twin Screw Express Steamers. ZEALAND ano STDNEY, 0cenmc s's‘c 2 DIRECT LINE o TAHITL. 8. 8. SIERRA, for Honolulu, Samoa, New g;ellA.‘lr and Avs....Thurs., Aug. 1, 10 a. m. HAWAIL, SAMOA, NEW s. TRALIA, for Tahiti s. J. 0. SPRECKELS & BROS. £0., Baneral Agents, 327 Market 8t @Gen’l Passanger Office, 643 Market St., 7. Pacific St PAGIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. And CIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES To_ Valparaiso, stopping at Mexican, Central and South American ports. Sailing from How- ard 3, Pler 10, 12 m. ACONCAGUA ..July —(GUATEMALA..Aug. 22 PERU .......August 7| PALENA Seot. 4 These steamers are built expressiy for Cen- tral and South American passenger service. (No change at Acapulco or Panama.) Freight and passenger office, 31 California street. BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO., Gen. Agents. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK SOUTEAMPTON. LONDON. PARIL Stopping at Cherbourg, westbound. From New York Wednesdays at 10 a. m. §t. Paul......August 7)St. Louls. .Sept. 4 Shimactphi '.tugn“'m: i gp“r‘-del’m' St elphia. Augusi . Paul “Sept. St Panl.....August 28| St. Lou ot B RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. From New York Wednesdays at 12 noon. Southwark ......July 31| *Zeeland *Vaderland . August 7| Friesland . Kensington .YAugust 14| Southwark ....Sept. 4 * *Stop at Cherbourg, eastbound. | INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., CHAS. D. TAYLOR, General Agent Pacific Coast, 30 Montgomery st. | clal SEVERAL SURPRISES AT FOSBURGH MURDER TRIAL Brother of the Prisoner Gives Evi- dence of Great Value to the Defense. A PITTSFIBLD, Mass., July 2-—James Fosburgh was called to-day as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of his brother, Robert S. Fosburgh, for the mur- der of their sister, May Fosburgh. The summons was a sudden and startling one, delivered as it was by District Attorney Hammond, who had taken in the ex- amination of witnesses. e yourg Yale graduate made an interesting figure on the stand, and his testimony was t and conclusive. It ap) to_leave no doubt. that his explanation of the reason why he did not know that burglars had been in the house and killed his sister was truthful and straightforward. His testimony greatly incredsed the faith of the defense in the ultimate acquitial of his brother. To-day also witnessed the production of Dr. W. W. Schofield, the first physician to visit the Fosburgh home after the tragedy, as a witness. Though called by the Government, his testimony was of little.or no_value to the prosecution, and it apparently told in favor of the de- fendant. Los Gatos Votes Against Bonds. LOS GATOS, July 22.—The proposition to bond the town for $40,000 for municipal improvements was voted down to-day. EALD LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE OF THE WEST 24 Post st.. San Francisco, Cal. Established Nearly 40 years. Open Entire Year. Write for 80-page catalogue (free). COGSWELL Polytechnic College Corner Twenty-sixth and Folsom streets, SAN FRANCISCO. Courses of Study to fit young men for positions as CARPENTERS, PATTERN MAKERS, FOUNDRYMEN, MACHINISTS, DRAUGHTS- MEN, SURVEYORS AND STEAM ENGINEERS. Open to any graduate of the grammar schools or equivalent course. A ONE-YEAR BUSINESS COURSE, WITH STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING For young men and women over 1§ years of age. MUSIC COURSES. PIANO AND VOICE. DOMESTIC SCIENGE GOURSES, With Instruction in SEWING, COOKERY. DRESSMAKING, MILLINERY, HOME NURSING, INVALID COOKERY, ETC. NORMAL COURSES, To Prepare Students as TEACHERS OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND MANUAL TRAINING. NO TUITION, except a fee of Five Dollars per Balf year to cover cost of materials and breakages. TERM OPENS JULY 29. 1901 Office now open for applications. Send for Catalogue. g BARTON CRUIKSHANK., M. S.. President. ST. GERTRUDE’S ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES. Conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, opens Aug 5, 19%1. Full Academic Course of studies. Spe- Normal Class for preparing Teachers. Grammar and lower classes graded on State hools. Modern building: steam _heated: hted by gas: large exercise grounds: loca- tion unsurpassed for health. Communication by several lines of steamers. Address MOTHER SUPERIOR, Rio Vista, Cal. MILLS COLLEGE AND SEMINARY, (C ONFERS DEGREES AND GRANTS DI plomas; seminary course accredited to.the !{nlver!l(le ; rare opportunities offered in mu- form opens Aus. T. MRS, R MILLS, Pres., or o Mills College HAMLIN SCHOOL and VAN'NESS SEMINARY 1849 JACKSON STRFET, San Franecisco, Cal. Boarding School for Girls. Accredited by yniversities of California and Leland Stantord . also Vassar, Smith and Wel Reopens August 12, 1901 - SARAH D. HAMLIN, Princfpal PARTINGTON’S SCHOOL OF MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION. DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES, New Term Begins August 8. 4% PINE STREET. RAYMOND COACHING SCHOOL, 465 Eddy St., San Francisco, Cal Repairs deflciencies in all grades. Prepares for Law and Medical Colleges and for the Universities. Sessions continuous. COLLEGE NOTRE DAME, SIXTEENTH AND DOLORES ST, San Francisco, Cal. : ‘WILL OPEN AUGUST 1. Address SISTER SUPERIOR. MISS WEST'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 2014 VAN NESS AVENUE. OPENS AUGUST 19. For catalogue and spe- clal information apply to MARY B. WEST, Princtpal. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, OAKLAND, CAL. Btudies will be resumed MONDAY, August 5. 1901 BRO. ERMINGLD, President. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, (West of Franklin) pal , M.A., Is Intended to furnish the best preparatiom for the universities or for business to a limited number of pupils. Opens on MONDAY, Aug. 5. For circulars, etc., address 904 Van Ness ave. THE LYCEUM, AN ACCREDITED PREPARATORY SCHOOL for the university, law and medical colleges; references, President Jordan or any Stanford professor. Phelan Building. THE HITCHCOCK SCHOOL, SAN RAFAEL, CAL. Xmas Term Will Commence August Major Geo. C. Collins, Commandant. REV. C. HITCHCOCK, Principal. CALIFORNIA BUSINESS COLLEGE. A THOROUGH SCHOOL. ive, exceedingly thorough, finely equipped departments; positions for graduates, 205 Larkin st. Illustrated catalogue. R. L. DURHAM. President. " IRVING INSTITUTE. Boarding and day school for girls, 2128 Cali- fornia st. Accredited to the universities. The pext session will begin Aug. 5. For illustrated catalogue address the principal. REV. EDWARD B. CHURCH. A. M. ST. MATTHEW'S MILITARY SCHOOL, SAN MATEO. CAL. The mext term will begin August 15, 1301 For catalogue and illustrated eircular address Rev. WILLIAM A. BREWER, A. B., Rector and Head Master. MISS M. G. EARRETT’S SHORTHAND ACADEMY, 302 Montgomery st., San Francisco, Cal. Lessons personally or by mail. Acknowledged by official reporters, “‘best teachers, best system.' Collece Sa~ Rafael for Young Ladies. Conducted by the Sisters of B‘L Dominic. Opens August 1, 1901. Full college course of studies. Modern buflding; steam heated. Un- supasesd for Beay nniioli'uléhmne-. Ad- ress MOTHER SUPER: oliege Sam Ra- fael, San Rafael, Cal