The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1901, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, UNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1901. 15 ADVERTISEMENTS. NEN WANTED 100 PILE-DRIVERS, 10 FOREMEN, 10 ENGINEERS. Wages to experienced fore- men, $5.00 per day; engineers, $4.00 per day;. pile-drivers, $3.50 per day. Men without previous experience from $2.50 to $3.00 p(r lay. Ien from the interior, if prov- g satisfactory, will have rail- road fare refunded after working two weeks. All men accepting work under, this advertisement and - giving satisfaction will be given prefer- | ence in future \\ork Bridge and Whari Builders' Em- | ployers’ Association, Room 8, No. 4 California Street, | | San Franeisco. ONE THOUSAND MEN| WANTED! SAILORS, STEVEDORES, LABORERS. Steady employment and good wages if work is satisfactory. Apply LUMBER DEALERS’ ASSN., 209 Examiner Bldg. Rupture Cured. The relebnt«d Cali ventor, Dr. Pierce, di (hl( the only reme: - re is Electricity, e fec ting his wonderful Flectr: Magnetic Trussand estab- | | liehing its sale throughout | | ferers from thisdangerous malady the relief and s appliance is radically dif- rs and its action on the k and effective Cures use are numbered by the | 1¢ ruptured investigate at once, Call for new *Booklet No. 1. se Magnetic Truss Co., 1145 Broadway (near NewYork, or 206 Post St., SanFrancisco, T VTV DO visit DR. JORDAN'S crear MUSEUH OF ANATOMY ‘ 1051 MAREET ST- bet. DR. JORDAN—DISEASES OF MEN § | Consultation free and strictly private. Treatment personally o Pontive Cure Write for Book. PHILOSOPRY of MARRIAGE. MAILED FREE. (A valuable book fof men) DPR. JORDAN & CO., 1051 Market 8t., 8, F. | T DT>V VYOV STATEMENT — OF THE — CONDITION AND AFFAIRS — OF THE — acific Surety INSURANCE COMPANY CISCO, IN THE STATE OF | he 3ist day of December, | the year ending on that | the Insurance Commissioner | a. pursuant to the 610 and 611 of the Po- i as per blank furnished Real Estate owned $4,000 00 Loane_on Bonds a 166,111 03 Cash Market Val 82,890 55 52,931 81 229 90 8,574 70 1,863 34 788 60 | €,684 09 | s Banks 4 end Loans n ¢ due and & Mortgages ... Premiums in due Course of Collection. Total Assets ... LIABILITIES. Losses n process of Adjustment or in Euspense YLosses resisied, inciuding expenses..... Gross premiums on Risks running one year or less, §. ; reinsurance 0 per cent 5 premiums e ‘than one year, § rance pro rata.. Total Liabilities INCOME. | received for pre- | $50,644 57 12,052 90 Mot cash actuall Y«-zmpd for interest on Bonds and Mortgages .. Received for interost and dividends on Ponfs, Stocks, ns and fro— all other sources . 5,660 10 Received from sl oiper sources. 1 5 Total Income........ - 368,849 40 EXPENDITURES. Net amount mid for Losses (includ- ing § - losses of previous re) 33,920 51 Dividends o Stockholders - 15,000 00 Paid or allowed for C r Ilmk-rm . 5,701 37 Paid for Sala r hnv-rv-n for officers, clerks, . 13,437 25 te. . 3,759 41 Al other payments and expenditures.. 1.5 93 Total Eipenditures... $53.773 77 WALLACE EVERSON, President. A. P. REDDING, Secretary. Bubscribed 4nd sworn to before me this 224 €2y of January, 1901 M. M. RHORER, Teputy Insurance Commissioner. PACIFIC SURETY COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. Cesh Assets July, 1, 1901 \ ...$342,000 GUARANTEE AND CASUALTY, Bonds of Surety, Ship. Steam, Boiler and Plate Glass Insurance. | the night | ground and chopped it off the tree. SEVENTY GIRLS OUT ON STRIKE Tie Up a Fresno Raisin Company’s Packing House. .,l‘ - Organize a Labor Union and Join the Federated Trades. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Aug. 17.—Seventy girls em- ployed in the Pacific Coast Seeded Ralsin Company’s packing-house went out on a strike for higher pay this. morning, re- fusing to go back to work even though the packing-house owners made a partial concession to their demands. The trouble has been brewing for sev- eral days—in fact ever since it first be- came known that the g)rice of packing thirty-six pound boxes of cartons had been reduced, under the schedule adopted this year by the Pacific Coast Company, from 5 to 4 cents. Under the old schedule the expert workers were able to earn from 5250 a day, while the “green hands” $1 50. price, received 20 cents for each thousand, he most expert being able to make abouf The cflrwn makers, under the old $150 or $2 & day. This sear the price was reduced to 10 s a thousand. The ges of the " who last year cceived 15 and 20 cents a thousand, had duced about 25 per cent. rike was instituted by the carton makers, who asked for 15 cents. This was granted and after they had gone back to work the packers suddenly quit and de- manded a restoration of the old prices, They were ordered out of the house and finally went to a downtown hall and or- ganized a union, under the direction of F. A. Clark, head of the American Fed- erated Trades here. Later the packing- house people offered the girls 412 cents, but this, too, was refused. Tognight, at a big mass-meeting, the uniofl effected better organization. What the outcome will be is problematical. HUNDREDS OF MAUSERS SEIZED NEAR HONGEONG Important Capture That Adds to the Safety of European Colonists: PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 17.—The steam- ship Indrapura of the Portland and Asi- atic line arrived to-day from Hongkong and Yokohama. The Hongkong Daily sa; “A large and important seizure of arms and ammunition made at Queen’s Road West yesterday. Many hun- dreds of new Mausers, needle guns, several hundred revolvers and Chinese horse pistols, with ammuni- tion of every kind, w: ized and brought to the central station. There is no doubt that a seizure important to the European Press of July 19 | colonists of Hongkong Has been made.” The obe Herald of July 19 says: “The man who stole 39,000 yen in bank notes from the treasury has been arrested. He was an employe of the treasury Marquis Ito in an plus population of Jay the most natural outle population of Japa. flow of Japanese emigrants toward Korea will render the state of affairs tantamount to unofficial occupation of the peninsula by Japan. He expressed the opinion that South America would offer advantages for many thousands of aborers. for the surplus Murder of a Cowboy. PHOENTX, Aug. News reached here of the murder of Walter Follis, a at Goat Ranch, near Pinos Al- M. Follis and a comrade named Walter Newman had stopped _there for the night and had quarreled. During ewman beat Follis to death, using a revolver. Newfman escaped to the hills and a Sher posse is in chase. Follis was from New York. ———— Court Awards Divorce Decree. SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 17.—Mrs. D(ln: Wautenbaugh was to-day granted The case has been conducted The principals are promi- nent in soclal and church circles. - Commits Suicide by Mistake. PHOENTIX, Aug. 17.—Juan Gaclo, a Mexican woodchopper, was accidentally killed’ near Chittenden to-day. He stood on a limb about eight feet above tI_hP fent @own with the limb and his neck was broken. old hammer and | s time goes on the | AN JOSE, Aug. 17.—Quietly and without any show or ostentation | Charles W. Fay of San Francisco and Estelle M. Lion of this city were joined in marriage at 9:45 ‘o’clock this morning in the little German Catholic Church of this city. Only the | members of the families of the couaple were present. The bride was supported by her father and the groom by Amele Lion, the brother of the bride. The cere- mony was performed by Father Gleason of St. Joseph’s Church, assisted by Father iller. Miss Lion has been a leader in San Jose society, and Mr. Fay is prominent in social and club circles in San Jose and the metropolis. It was expected that when the marriage took place it would be a big social function. It was quite a disappointment to the society in which both moved that such was not the case. Its simplicity wds out of deference to the opinion of the father, L. Lion, who, although a man of large affairs, main- tains the utmost simplicity in all that con- cerns himself. The bride is the only daughter of L. Lion, president of the Commercial and Savings Bank of this city and a man of wealth. She has several brothers who are prominently connected with the social, commercial_and_political life of the Gar- den City. Mr. Fay is the private secre- tary of Mayor Phelan and has large com- mercial interests. The bridal tour will extend to the prin- cipal points in Southern California, term inating_at Coronado. The couple dr from the church to the train and will make Santa Barbara their first stopping place. Returning in about two wceks they will take up their residence in San Francisco. @ il @ Not Killed by a Train. SAN RAFAEL. Aug. 17.—The inquest upon the body of Stephen Steadman was held this mérning by Coronor Eden. The jury found that death was due to heart disease and t he had fallen upon the raflroad track. Dr. W. J. Wickman pes- formed the autops Steadman was found dead on Thursday evening on the North Pacific Coast Railroad. near Camp Taylor, and it was at first supposed that he had been killed by a train. ADVERTISEMENTS. . Send Name and A How any man may quickly cure himself after ecars of suffering from sexual weakness, lost Vitality, night losses, ~varicocele, etc., and en- Jarge small, weak organs to full size and vigor. Simply send your name and address to Dr. L. W, Knapp, 1373 Hull building, Detroit, Mich., he wiil gladly send the free receipt with !\lll dlrecflon- =0 t any man may easily cure himself at home. This 1s certainly a most gen- erous offer, and the following extracts taken from his dally mail show what men think of his_generosity: “Dear SicFisase accept my sincere thanks “ Head Offics : %6 Montgomery Stmt, San Francisce. e | ours of recent date. I have given your Zmzm & thorough test and the bencfit has L. W. KNAPP, M. D. GURES WEAK MEN FREE. ddress To-Day---You Can Have It Free and Be Strong and Vlgorous for Life. INSURES LOVE AND A HAPPY HOME. been extraordinary. It has completely braced me up. I am just as vigorous as when a boy and you cannof realize how happy I am. “Dear Sir—Your method worked beautifully. Results were exactly what I needed. Strength and “vigor have complets returned and en- largement is entirely satisfactory.” ‘‘Dear Sir—Yours was received and I had no trouble in making use of the receipt as directed, and can truthfully say it is a boon to weak men. I am greatly improved in size, strength and vigor.”” All correspondence Is _strictly ~confidential, mailed in plain, sealed envelope. The recelpt ia fres for the saking and he ‘wants every min o have § CHARLES W. FAY WEDS MISS ESTELLE M. LION Lack of Ostentatzon Marks the Nuptial Ceremony in the Garden City. = SAN JOSE YOUNG LADY WHO HAS WEDDED A SAN FRAN- CISCAN. <3 @ iiiiieefeialniinieifeeeeioioiniei @ FITTING TRIBUTE T0 BRAVE SLOAT Monument Associatiown Meets to Further Its Plans. =IO Colonel Joseph Stewart the New President of the \Organization. S i Special Dispatch to The Call. MONTEREY, Aug. 17.—The annval ment Association of the Pacific States was held in this city last night at the residence of Captain Thomas G. Lambert, and a large amount of business connected with the erection of the proposed monu- ment to Commodore Sloat, the corner- stone of which was lald in 1895, was transacted. A committee on design and construction, composed of Major Edwin A. Sherman of Oakland, chairma lain A. A. McAllister, U. §. N.; Franklin J. Drake, U. 8. N.; Hon. Edward M. Preston of Nevada City, Hon. Joseph R. English of Vallejo and Miss Camille Johnstone or Oakland, was appointed to examine plans for the proposed monument and to arrange for an early beginning of work upon it. The association passed res- olutions requesting Congressman McLach- lan of this district to present a bill in the next Congress providing for an appropria- tion for.the monument rund, and the offer from Major E. A. Sherman’ to donate to the fund the proceeds from the subscrip- tion sales of his forthcoming book, Life of Admiral Sloat,” was accepted with great applause by the association. were elected: President, Colonel Joseph Stewart, U. S. A., retired, Rerkeley; first vice president, Hon. Willlam N. Boggs‘ Napa; second vice president, Hon. Samuei W. Boring, San Jose; secrctary, Major | Edwin A. Sherman, Oakland; treasurjer. Samuel W. Levy, San Francisco; receiver, Captain Thomas G. Lambert, Monterey. marshal, General Thomas Ketcham, Stockton. These officers and Chaplain A. A. Mc- Allister, U. 8. N.; Hon. Frank Mattison, ex-president of the Native Sons of the Golden West, Santa Cruz; Major John L. Bromley, Oakland; David W. Standiford, Oakland; Miss Clara K. VV)tteaner Mills College; Hon. Louis A. Spitzer, San Jose; Hon. William F. Pierce, Oakland, and Hon. George E. Kennedy, Livermore, were_elected as an executive committee, A local committee to arrange for the reception and proper care of the stones donated by the various counties of Cali- fornia, the Pioneer Society and the United States navy, some of which are already on the ground, for the base of the monu- ment was appointed, to consist of Captain T. G. Lambert, chairman; Francis Doud, J. W. Bagby, H. A. Olmstead, .vcmaumn ‘Wright, H. M. Parmelee, Mrs. E. A, Fish, Mrs. T. G. Lambert, Miss Orfon, John R, Patrick and C. B. Rosendale. The following persons were then elected active members of the association: Rear Admiral J. C. Watson, Captain Henry Glass, Commander Thomas §. Phelps, Lieutenant Commander F. F. Nicholson, Lieutenant Commander Aiex ‘Sharpe and Cadet Edwin H. Dodd of the United States navy; Hon. Henry F. Williams, Hon. Samuel W. Holladay, James B. Whittimore, a great-grandson of Commo- dore Sloat, 'of San Francisco: Dr. Hiram N. Rucker and Dr. Charles E. Lancaster of Oakland, Hon. Joseph Knowland Jr. of Alameda, Mrs. Patty Read Lewis of Capi- tola, John Domingos of _Sacramento, Charles Stelnmetz of Santa Cruz and Hon. John K. Alexander of Salinas, The association adjourned to meet on September 8 in San Jose. Landslides Delay Traffic. * BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 17.—Traffic over the Tehachapi Mountains will not be opened until to-morrow. Two long and deep cuts were filled with earth and a large crew of men is engaged in clearing out the debris. Passenger trains are tied up here. Cave-In Crushes Mine Foreman. PLACERVILLE, Aug. 17—M. Sperry, underground foreman of the Church mine, was killed this evening by a cave-in in the mine. & | differentiated it into meeting of tha Commodore Sloat Monu- | “The | The following officers of the association | | man’ for the past two days. METEDR TURNS NICHT INTO oY Southern Californians View a Strange Phe- nomenon. —_—— Ball of Fire Crosses the Heavens and Buries Itself in a Mountain. e Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.—A brilllant meteor shot through the sky a south- easterly direction at 7:55 o'clock to-night. A flash of light, mellow in its glow, yet as penetrating and fleeting as the rays of a searchlight, then scattering into a myriad of fragments—such was the vislon beheld by hundreds of citizens as their eyes were attracted skyward by the sud- den and unwonted illumination. Ordinafy mortals called it a meteor; the scientists a bolide, distin- guished from the ordinary meteor in that it "is not stone producing. The first impression of those who wit- nessed the phenomenon was that the strong light came from one of the big| electric headlights of the heavy Pasa- dena cars. Of course this idea was but momentary, for the entire heavens was illuminated for probably two seconds, when there ap| eared to be a sudden disin- tegration of t! luminous body. The meteor was descrlbed by many witnesses as oblong, while others declared it to be of globular form. Telegraphic and telephone inquiries were at once made by the Los Angeles Herald at many points eastward, the an- swers indicating that the visitor maae little change in its appearance on its tour, giving in each locality an apparent disin- tegration for the benefit of spectators. ’ Appeared to Explode. At Hesperia, on the Mojave desert, Richard Quinby sald the meteor had the appearance of exploding a trifle south of | A similar report | east from his viewpoint. came from Summit. From Flagstaff, Ariz., the Coconino Sun reports: ‘““The meteor was seen low down in the southwest. Those who saw it say it was like a big ball of fire, scaftering as it disappeared from view." At Pomona, Fred Smith declares, its trail was directly east. He saw the flash of the falling meteor, which left a bril- liant trail of light in its wakée, illuminat- ing the entire sky. From Monrovia Henry C. Post, a school teacher, reported: “It fell straight from the zenith at an altitude of seventy de- grees, falling probably twenty to thirty degrees to the horizon. Its direction was due east and toward San Bernardino. Calling the moon the size of a plate, I should say the meteor was the size of a baseball in comparison. I have seen many meteors and all were of a bluish light. This, however, was decidedly red color.” At Sierra Madre the impression was that the meteor was as big as the moon and lighted the firmament as brightly as in daytime. May Have Hit a2 Mountain. At Alpine Tavern, 6n Mount Lowe. the meteor was seen to flash over the ridge, its passage lighting up the trees and their follage more brilliantly than the strong Mount Lowe searchlight. A great sensation was caused by the phenomenon in Riverside. Pedestrians an the streets declared that the light was s0 strong that the finest print could have been read by it. Its starting point ap- pear=d to be from the milky way, and | it seemed to pass toward Klsinore, exgh-; teen miles southeast. D, A. Coe at Colton watched the meteor’s flight, which he described as resembling a sKyrocket. The meteor ap- peared to gain in speed as it neared the earth, apparently burying itself in the | San Bernardino mountai Bernardino the report sa: seemed barely to escape the summits of the San Bernardino mountains, leaving a beautiful glow upon their peaks.” From San OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Changes Made in the Postal Service and More Pensions Are Issued. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 office Department to-day is lowing: Postoffice discontinued, August 31—Oregon—Sweet Brier, Multnomah County, superseded by rural free delivery; mail to Terry. Postmaster appointed— California—Annie Hollenbeck, Lebec, Kern County, vice Charles Hollenbeck, deceased. The foilowing pensions California: Increase—Sumner Snow, Long | Beach, $10; Thomas Bradley, San Fran- cisco, $12; Frank William Lelgh!fl' Sol- diers’ Home, Los Angeles, $12; Adam L. Bnurquln Summerland. $10; Curry, Kneeland, $8; Reuben R, Porter, Chicago Park, §12. War with Spain—Orig- inal—Frederick A~ Heiter, Vallejo, $6. In-‘ crease—Charles B. Spencer, Tremont, $12. Widow—Margaret A. Benneford, New- bridge, $8. ‘Washington—Willilam H. Nelson, Taco- ma, $8; James H. Patton, (_hehalls, $8. STAGE-ROBBER SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Officers Believe They Have the Man | Who Stopped Two Coaches on Mount St. Helena. ST. custody on suspicion that he is the man | who held up the Calistoga-Blue Lakes stages on Mount St. Helena two days ago. Sheriff Dunlap, Marshal Johnson, Consta- bles Spurr and Allen, District Attorney Bell and Detective Thatcher of Wells, Fargo & Co. have been searching for the They appre- hended Turner at the St. Helena Sanita- rium to-day. Turner lives near Putah Creek and is well known in this vicinity. He was taken to Napa this evening. COMMITS SUICIDE IN 3 ARMS OF HIS WIFE Lookout Msan Says Farewell and Sends a Bullet Through His Brain. REDDING, Aug. 17.—John Whitehouse, a resident of 1gg Lake¥in the vicinity of Lookout, Modoc County, committed sui- cide on Thursday evening. The tragedy was reported in Redding this morning. Returning from Lookout, where he is said to have been on a several days' spree, he | had his young daughter call his wife, ““Come and kiss me good-by,” he said. am going a Tifite Suspeciing his awful intention, i woman put her arms about his neck. Quickly drawing a pistol from his pocket he placed its muzzle against his forehead and sent a bullet through his brain, fall- ing back dead from the grasp of thé hor- rified woman. LA PC JUDGE SEAWELL HEARS NEWBY INJUNCTION SUIT Will on Tuesday Render His Decision in Case Against Cured Fruit Association. SAN JOSE, Aug. 17.—The injunction suit of Joshua Newby vs. the California Cured Fruit Association was heard to-day by Judge Seawell of San Francisco, presiding for Judfie Lorigan in the Superior Court. The real and only question as a matter of fact at issue is the right of the as- sociation to build a packing-house. After elaborate argument the case was sub- smitted and Judge Seawell announced that he would give his decision next Tuesday. Thirty carloads of prunes were sold to- day by the California Cured Asgo- clation at a 3%-cent basis. They are in scattered lots. ——— Slays Indian Wife Beater. PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 17.—Juan Robles found an Indian five miles from Tempe engaged in beating his wife. He inte: fered and killed the Indian with a re- volver used as a club. “The meteor | were granted: | HELENA, Aug. 17.—Sheriff Dunlap | this afternoon took Clifford Turner into | I - San Francisco. morrow at ..... ficed at .. been cut for a speedy clearance Remnant Sale of Swiss— Remnant Sale of Sheets— An extra big, double bed sheet, MOITOW ..... not fill mail orders for samples. l 1 ! I ' E Bargai in Remnants This is to be the greatest week of our remnant sale— we have never offered such prices before. are selling $1.50 dress goods at 50c—6oc dress goods at 23¢c. It hardly seems probable, but we have the goods to prove our reductions to be exactly as we say they are. greatest opportunity to buy ever offered to the women of Remnants of Silk Embroidered Henrietta— Prettier than silk for fancy evening waists—three three of old rose, four of pink, two of helio, four of new green, also grays, royal purple, tans, black and cream—all wool and embroidered in silk stars, crescents, lovers’ knots and other designs—38 to 45 inches wide—the regular $1.50 and $2.00 quality—remmants }ards, and will be sold on the remnant tables in the sxde aisl "For 'sale at Market-street store only. Remnants of London Tweed Suitings— A fine, heavy ‘material for outing mheelmg costutes—can be made up without lining if desired—shown in light and dark oxfords, pastel brown and tan mixtures—36 inches w\de—al\ways sold off the reel at $1.00—on the remnant tahles Remnants of Fancy Armure Su'tings— An excellent material for children’s school dresses, house gowns or shopping suits—pretty and serviceable—silk figured effects in old rose. golden browns, turquoise, green, serano and many other shades, combined with black—40 inches wide—an that always sold at 6oc—remnants from 3 to 10 yards long to he sacri- For sale af Market-street store only. Remnant Sale of Comforters— An odd lot of big, heavy, double bed comforters has just been discov- ered in our stock rooms—these are not in our regular line and have to-morrow. stitched and filled with fine, white cotton—the regular $1.25 comfort- ers in odds and ends—any comforter in the lot, beginning to-morrow For sale at Market-strest store 'only For curtains—full yard wide—small know this as the 20c quality—on the remnant tables to-morrow. For sale at Market-strest store only. size 81x90 inches—made of splendid heavy, undressed muslin with a two-inch hem, will be sold at the rem- rant sale to- morrow—thcse are our 65c sheets and cannot be bought at that price any place in San Francisco—your pick from the lot to- For sals at Market-strest store only. The above are Remnant Prices, all odd lengths, consequently we can- suits, For instance, we ————————————————— It is the shades of blue, from 1% to 3 at. .50e Yard tramping skirts, golf and to= 9e Yard fashionable imported novelty .23e Yard ell New patterns, 89e Each stripes, dots and figures—you veeen.1234€ Yard 275e Each Bl i G T R BRI O e e e L e ——— SINKS WITH HIS BURNING VESSEL Mystery Shrouds Fate of a Schooner’s Owner. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Aug. {7.—In Fletcher Bay, Balnbridge Island, about eighteen miles | by water west of Seattle, a two-masted schponer burned to the water’s edge and sank Thursday night. Her owner, Captain Hart, lost his life in the fire. Some of those who witnessed the destruction of the vessel believe that Hart was robbed and murdered, that the schooner was then set on fire and left to sink, so that all traces of the crime should be blotted out. | The story was brought to Seattle this morning by P. Erlandsen, who has a place on Fletcher Bay and who witnessed the burning of the schooner. “Hart, with his schooner, the Lillie and Maud, visited Fletcher Bay on Thursday afternoon,” said Erlandsen. “He put in | at about 3 o'clock, casting anchor about | | 400 feet out from the mouth of the bay. At 9.30 o'clock in the evening, just as 1| was preparing for .bed, I saw a small bl at the spot where Hart had an- chored. The flames began to increase and soon 1 made out the form of the schooner. | T got my skiff as quickly as I could and put out to the burning vessel. “Just as I started 1 heard an explosion and for an instant the flames increased in brilliancy. When about 100 feet from the schooner there came another explo- sion and then I heard a large number of reports, such as shells would make in e: ploding. I could do no good by approach- ing any clrgser to the boat and I saw that I wouid bé endangering my life by do- Ing $%frst I bellevea the burning of the schooner to have been an accident, but the more I think of it now the more I become convinced that some black deed has been committed. When I was.rowing over to the burning schooner Thursday night I heard voices to the north of the boat. As I came within the range of the light cast upon the water by the flames I distinctly heard a voice exclaim: ‘My God, there's a boat!' Of course I don't know whether they referred to my skiff or to the schooner, but I believe they meant_the skiff. They didn't come near the schooner and seemed to be trying to get away as quickly as possible.” I be- lieve one of the men whom T heard talking was an Indian, but I am not quite sure of that.”” MINISTER CONGER AGAIN AT PEKING Returns to the Post Where He Faced So Many Dangers During the Siege. PEKING,. Aug. 17.—Edwin H. Conger, the United States Minister to China, has arrived here. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Commissioner Rockhill has not reported to the State Department as to whether the protocol provides for the destruction of the Taku forts but if the press advices are correct that the Ministers have_failed to include this provision in the protocol, the result Will Do In line with the desires of this Government from the outset. When the first tentative plan of negotiations was put forward, including the razing of the Taku-forts and other forts, this Govern- ment expressed doubt as to the advisabil- ity of such a move and has all along been averse to including it in’ the protocol. —— Collides With a Barge. LONDON, Aug. 17.—The British steamer Knight Commander, whieh sailed from here for Baltimore, collided off Dover with and sank the barge Norman Little. The crew of the barge were saved. it o R Electrical Engineer Married. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 17.— Frank G. Baum, instructor in electrical engineering at Stanford University, recently married to a Stanford co-ed, M Mary E. Dawson, at the home of the bride at Butte, Mont. Palo Alto-on September 1, where they will take up their residence. was The couple will return to i B.KATSCHINSKI PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO. 10 THIRD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. IT'S MONEY IN YOUR PURSE To come this week and see the unheard of bargains we are now offering in ladies’ fine shoes. Bargains such as we will offer were never before known in the shoe business of San Francisco. They consist of nearly all styles in both all patent leather and Im- perial vici kid, with patent leather or kid tips, button and lace, hand turned or welted soles, with either the French or leather heels, They were made by Laird, Scho- ber & Co., P. Reed and John Foster and were formerly retailed at_$3.50,” $4.00 and $5.00. The sizes being broken, we offer them at the money saving price of $1.45 the pair. We have the fol- ing sizes: AL mini Sto g | C ik ¥ 6 64 and 6 to C width, 3 ' and| D widtn, 6to8. "E width, 4% e 3 We do not guarantee to fill mail orders on these goods. OW how the boys wear U KNI out shoes. Well, here s a chance to save some money on them. We have bunched a number of broken lots, all of them from the best manufacturers, and will sell them at SO the pair, which is less than half their value. They consist of button and lace in tan and black, spring_heels and heels. We have the following sizes to4 9 to 3%y 2% to 4 to 5% 9 to 13% and 3 ‘We have no branch stores nor traveling salesman. PHILADELPHIA SHOE G0, 10 THIRD STREET, San Francisco. *