The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1901, Page 4

HEAVYWEIGHTS CONFER TO-DAY Jeffries and Ruhlin to Discuss Terms for a Fight. Preliminaries to Champion- ship Battle Are to Be Settled. Gus Ruhlin of Akron and James J. Jeffries of Los Angeles will meet at Cor- bett's saloon at 2 o'clock this afternoon and have a heart to heart talk. Both pu- gilists will be accompanied by their man- agers, who will do the haggling while the principals size each other up. Manager Gleason of the Twentieth Century Club and Manager Alec Greggains of the San Francisco Athletic Club may be present. Each fight promoter is anxious to have Rublin and Jeffries fight under the aus- pices of his club, and although they will not bid for the bout until the principals agree to fight, they will watch the pro- | ceedings to-day with deep interest. Billy Madden. who looks after Ruhlin's interests, said yesterday that he was not pledged to any club. He said he was will- ing to sllow Ruhlin to battle before the club offering the best terms. He called attention to the fact that he had on one occasion accepted an offer made by the Twentieth Century Club of 65 per cent of the gate money and $0 for expenses, but the match fell through. Whether or not he can get such good terms at this season of the year and during a big strike re- mains to be seen. WWhen the principals meet this afternoon it is expected that they will sign articles to contest for the heavy-weight cham- pionship of the world and fix a_date for the contest, with the understanding that the fight shall go to the club offering the highest bid. George Siler of Chicago may referee the big fight, although if the, bout is brought oft before the San Francisco Athletic Club Jack Walsh will be put forth by the club, as he is its official referee. And if the contest is given to the Twentieth Cen- tury Club Manager Gleason will push the claims of Phil Wand, its official referee. The decision also may be made to-day. Jeffries will arrive in this city this morning from Harbin Springs. where he | has been resting for a month with his | brother and manager. Ruhlin yesterday -discussed his two meetings with Fitzsimmons. The first time he met the freckled blacksmith in the prize-ring and was knocked out in | six rounds. Thelr second meeting was on the wrestling mat last month. This time the Akron giant was victor. Ruhblin says Fitzsimmons landed on his jaw time and again in the memorable fistic battle and he thought he was kicked by a mule. He gained two falls over Fitz- simmons on the pad, the first time in twelve minutes and a second time in four- teen minutes Eastern Ball Games. AMERICAN LEAGUE. BALTIMORE, Aug. 18.—At no game here this vear have demonstrations against the um- pire been so pronounced and Connolly needed police protection after to-day’s game closed. Attendance, 1889, Score: R H. i 1 : A Bresnahan and Robinson E Ralttmore 3 Detrot s o Batteries—Nops, Yeager and Shaw. BOSTON. Ang. 18 Xee in the thirteenth inning to-day. Dowd came in from third base on a passed ball in the seventh fnning and tied the score. In the sixth, when Milwaukee had three men on bases. Collins jumped in the air and caught | Maloney's fiv and Aropped on the base. put- ting ou bert, who was off the base. At- tendance, Score R. H Boston 1u Milwaukes s Batterjes—Winters and Schreck; Husting and Maloney WASH Aug. 19.—Washington de- feated Chi. Attendance Z4ax through superior batting. R H rashington 1 Chicago ¢ 2 s teries—Carrick and Clarke; Patterson an Sugden. a NATIONAL LEAGUE. CINCINNATI Cincinnati defeated nt exhibition of both pitching by timmel and Hughes. Not Chicago player reached third base. Attend- ance, 12%. Score i = Cincinnats . < 7 2 Chicago 0 3 3 Batteries—Stimmel and Bergen; Kahoe. Umpire—Brown. £T. LOUIS, Aug. 1% —Pittsburs won to-day’s game by heavy hitting in the third inning Harper was batted out of the box. Attendance 6000. 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The latter swam with great swiftness, but his un- familiarity with the finer points of the | game lost him the race. Both men sprang into the water at the | sound of a pistol shot, but Leary had | slightly the better of the start. The gon- | testants used the double overhafided stroke and they made the water foam by | their exertions. Leary splashed consider- | ably and this in a measure retarded his speed.. Wideman swam with a longer and cleaner stroke and went through the water like a_fish. On the turn the men were even. Wideman showed his clever- ness at this juncture by getting a strong impetus by pressing his feet against the end of the tank and shot ahead of Leary. The latter was unable to do likewise by | reason of his crippled leg, but he followed | swiftly in the wake of his opponent and | was only beaten by half a foot. The timers’ watches recorded 28 flat and this record, when duly authenticated, will stand as the American record for the dis- tance. To-morrow evening Wideman and | Leary will swim seventy-five yards and on | Friday evening will compete in a 100-yard contest. These races will be watched with | interest by the members of the club, who have great faith in Leary. Many members | think that Leary could defeat Wideman | if the race was without a turn. | Preceding the race there was a 100-yard | handicap race for members of the club. | C. G. Rodgers won the final heat, with R. B. Cornell second. Rodgers was given a handicap in the first heat of 30 seconds and W. Young 22 seconds. Rodgers’ time was 1:26. The second heat brought out F. C. Clough, 19 seconds: C. C. Clough, 19 sec- onds. and Alex Pape and R. B. Cornell, { seratch. Cornell and Pape qualified for the | final heat. In the final heat Cornell tried hard to overtake Rodgers, but the dis- tance was too short and he could only | come in a close second. Time, 1:26%. The officlals _were: Starter. George James; judges, J. A. Geddes, Wallace Tay- ‘Hnr and S. J. Pembroke: timers, Phil Wand and A. Brown: referee, smith: announcer, George Hensley. HORSES THAT CROSSED WIRE IN FIRST PLACE DETROIT, Aug. 19.—Windsor results: First race, mile, selling—Porter B won, Dynasty secopd, Alex Pearson third. Time, 1:12. Second race, six furlongs—Legal Maxim won, La Crimea second, Vela third. Time, 1:14%. Third race, mile. selling—Topmast won, Ollie | 3 second, Prince Zeno third. Time. 1:425 | _ Fourth'race, six furlongs—Ethel Wheat won, artin seeond, Frelinghuysen third. ' ce, seven and a half furlongs, selling Edna Garry won, Marion Lynch second, Lady Curzon third. Time, 1:33% Sixth race, one mile, selling—Tea Gown_won, Longflo second, Mr. Pomeroy third. Time, 1423, READVILLE, Mass., Aug. 19.—At the Grand Circult meet to-day the talent followed the 2:30 trot more closely than the other events, This | race was for the Blue Hill stakes of $5000 | Country Jay was the favorite and won casily | In straight Results: » In three: purse, $1000—Juner Time, 2:10%, 2:13. W . Belle Cannon, Don Riley. Special RBeauty Spot, Hylie T and Cuba also ted. trot: Blue Hill stake, $3000—Country three straight heats in 2:11%, 2:13% | Poindexter. Kosy, Tva Dee. George nata, Miss McDondld and The P Jay 2:131. Smith, King also 2:16 pace. two in straight heats in 2:123%, Frank Yokum, three—Shorty _won 2:121. Ellis, The Judz Agnes Lemay and Midget als started. class, trot; purse, $1000—(Unfinished)— Albert A D _won the third and fourth heats in 2:143. 2:15%. Bingen won the second heat in Marque won the first heat in 2:16%. ¥aster, Lauretta onata, John Hooper, Captain | Haff, Senator Mille, Nanita, Baroness and Leonora also started CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Hawthorne results: | _First race, seven furlongs—Argregor won, | Silurian _second, Denman Thompson third ! mile and _three-eighths—Her- | Tammanv Chief second, Littls Time, 2:31. Third race. steeplechase, short course—Cap- | tain Conover won, Chancery second. Dick Fur- ber third. Time. Fourth race, five and a half furlongs, stakes—Ed Austin wo | Trimble third. Time, Fifth race. six furlon won, Max Bendix secon: { Time, 1:18. xih race. five furlongs—Santa Teresa won, | Approved second, Mabel Winn third. 1:06% Test Jaubert second, South % selling—Boney Boy enth race. mile, Sam Tazarus. Esq mar third. Time. i:45% ST. LOUTS, Aug. 19.—Delmar result | First race, four and a_half furlongs—Aleda won, Called Back second, Dr. Lovejoy third Tecond race. four and a halt furlongs—Halmis won. Ben Hempstead second, Lady Ciark third, Time, 3% Third race, one mile and_twen Pirate's Daughter won, Sadie Levy Eleven Bells third. Time, 1:45. Fourtn race, one mite—Monograph Lunar second, Menace third, selling—Esplonage won, second, Henry of Fransta- yards-- second, won, wor, Time, 1:41% Fifth race, seven furlongs—Meddlesome won, Uterp second, Revoke third. Time, 1:27%. Sixth race, six furlongs—Verify won, Nearest second, Hazel Hughlett third. Time, 1:14%. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Results: First race, six furlongs—Endurance by Right won, Tribes Hill second, Gunfire third. Time, 1:14 15 econd race, seven furlongs—Bold Knight won, Cherries second, Guesswork third. Time, by Third race, one mile and a sixteenth, the Mohawk seliing _stakes—Colonel Padden won, Malster second, Lone Fisherman third. Time, 1:47 4-5. Fourth race, five and a half furlongs—Torch- light won, Roval Sue second,. Happy third. Time, 1:08'4- Fifih race, one mile and a quarter, handicap —Decanter won, Latson second, Kamara third. Time, 2:06. BUTTE. Mont., Aug. 19.—Results: First race, five furlongs—Favorite won, Louise Chapman = second, Glenmore _ third. Time, 1:03%. Second race, five furlongs—Tufts won, Arline B second, Addie third. Time, 1:02%. Third race, five and a half furlongs—Dever- eaux won, Ned Dennis second, Lucy White third. Time, 1:08%. Fourth race, six furlongs—Foul Play won, Virgle 4’'Or second, George H. Ketchum third. Time, 1:15%. Fifth race, four furlongs—Lady Contrary won, Hattie Perkins second, Aurora B third. Time, :48%. Sixth race, one mile—Cousin Letty won, Mont Eagle second, Charles Le Bel third. Time, ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.—Kinloch Park results: First race, five and a half furlongs—Matin Bell won, April second, Ashbrooke third. Time, 1:09%. Second race, one mile and a sixteenth, sell- ing—Albert F. Dewey won, Monos second, Grand Scepter third. Time, 1:48%. Third race, six furlongs—Hi Nocker won, Likeness second, Sarilla third. Time, 1:16. Fourth race, six furlongs, selling—Fireside won, Fleuron second, Hunting third. Time, 1:16. Fifth race, seven furlongs—Tony Lepping won, Dal Keith second, Casava third. Time, 1:25%. FORT ERIE, Aug. 19.—Summary: First race, seven furlongs—Flanuer won, Free Lance second, Corlalis third. Time, 1:25. Second race, six furlongs—Cousine won; Latch String second, Abbey Dell third. Time, 1. Third race, six furlongs—Benckart won, gle W. second, Competitor third. Time, 1:14% Fourth race, one mile and a’ sixteenth—All Saints won, Radford second, The Golden Prince third, Time, 1:47. Fifih race five furlongs—Lac won, Mowich second, Easy Street third. Time, 1:013. Sixth race, six furlongs—Gotemba-won, Lake- view Belle second, Icon third. Time, i:15%. —————— The water often puts the carte before the donlkey. Maggie Davis third. | Time, | John Hammer- | | | | | of a Series of ICHAEL J. KELLY, in his prime one of the most success- ful jockeys on the Pacific Coast, died on Sunday night at the home of his sister, near Carson City, from the effects of an operation per- formed some three months ago. He was sent to the dry air of Nevada in the hope that he would recuperate, but al- though every attention was given him he slowly passed away. Kelly first came into prominence as a jockey in 1884. He had been around the stables for many years before as exer- cise boy. He then ‘entered the service of Porter Ashe and became the jockey that piloted ‘the famous mare @Geraldine to many a well earned victory. As increas- ing years brought added weight he was forced to retire from the saddle and be- come a trainer. Geraldine and _other horses of the Ashe stable were under his care for a number of vears and were well taken care of. Then came a split with the Ashe broth- ers and Kelly obtained possession of Ger- aldine, then stabled at the Bay District track. He sold the handsome mare to Thomas H. Williams Jr., but before t delivery -had been made the Ashe broth- Time, | TS broke into the stable one night and carried the mare off to their ranch at resno. After considerable litigation and several changes of ownership, the mare | passed into the hands of A. B. Spreck- | | | | trip to Dawson. . who was her owner when the mare ied about a year and a half ago. After leaving Ashe's employ in 1893 Kelly trained for the stable of Thom: H. Willlams Jr. His next engagemen was with John Humphreys, the book. maker, in whose employ he was for about a year. His last employment was with Burns & Waterhouse, in_whose employ he was up to the time that a series of operations unfitted him for active worl The last operation was performed thre months ago, but its effects weakened him beyond recovery. Kelly was born in Grass Valley about L o e i i e R SURVIVOR’S GRAVE CHARGE. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1901 MICHAEL KELLY, DIES NEAR CARSON CITY Trainer of the Famous Mare Geraldine and Other Noted Horses Succumbs to Effects JOCKEY, FIRST MARRIAGE lo SECRET ONE Fred Houseworth and Dorothy Kirk Twice Wedded. ST Romance Which Ends as All Romances Should, in Happiness. RAT TR ‘When young Fred A. Houseworth crooks the mighty right that in the old days used to crush forever the ambitions of aspir- ants for amateur heavy-weight honors and takes young Mrs. Houseworth in to dinner at the Colonial the other guests of that exclusive hostelry gaze with interest on a couple they imagine to be bride and groom. ‘When Papa Kirk, he who is known out- side the family circle as State Superin- | { tendent of Education Kirk, caresses the | !.head of his little daughter and asks her | how she is getting along in her new life | he thinks he is probing into the heart se- | crets of one whose experience of domes- | ticity is limited to a few short week: ! It ‘may be stated that both Papa Kirk | and the hotel guests are somewhat mis- taken. Mr. and Mrs. Houseworth have given both fricnds and relatives that] which is knowmn in the vernacular as the | “double cross,” and instead of being bride | and groom are staid old married people, who have seen the moon of matrimony rise, quarter and fill many times since the day they first promised to be everything to “each other. The story of their young romance {§ a story of two fond henrts‘ beating in unison and whose owners de- | cided to join themselves, one to the other, without posting the bulletins of their hap- ptness on the beards for the daws to peck 1 at. | Some two yvears ago Mrs. Houseworth, as Miss Dorothy E. Kirk, was a pupil at the State Normal School at San Jose. She had promised her father that she would finish the course at that institution, and found no difficulty in keeping her promise until the manly form of Fred A. House- worth, assistant manager of the Penn Mu- tual Life Insurance Company, dawned upon and dazzled her sight. To see House- worth was .to love him; as for House- worth, he took one glance at Miss Kirk and went out without a blow. On the part of Houseworth the passion was one of the tempestuous kind that will brook of no delay. He had found the one woman in the world to make him happy and he must thave her. What was he to do? Unable to work | the probiem out alone, he sought advice of his friend “Johnny'’ Jackson, a son of | | the late Collector of the Port. Now Mr. Jackson is a past master in affairs of the heart. He thought deeply for a long time, then raising his head with a toss of tri- umph exclaimed: "I have it! Get mar- ried “How?" inquired Houseworth. “Why get her to come to town, see your old friend Judge Kerrigan and the job is | done with no one the wiser.” It took some time to get the young lady to agree to this plan. But Love’s logic is irrisistible, and after a time she con- sented. Fred J. McWilliams, a gentleman | who is himself no amateur in affairs of | the heart, was called in as best man, and with Jackson acting as bridesmaid the deed was done on May 12, 1960. Time sped along and Mrs. Houseworth, keeping up her studies, graduated at last. | Then Houseworth, going boldly to her| ONCE FAMOUS JOCKEY AND ‘,';;lhm'. demanded her hand in marriage. N v NE- | Mr. Kirk had no objection and the wed- TRAINDR WHO BIED TN NE | ding day was set for July 17 last, the VADA. ceremony to take place in Sacramento. | The second wedding took place as | scheduled and no one there save McWil- | liams, who acted as best man for the sec- ond time, and Jackson, who was again present. this time as mere_ spectator, | knew thmt the young couple had been hus- band and wife for more than a year. Surgical Operations 2 Es o thirty-three vears ago. but was reared and educated in Carson City. He was | married to a daughter of Dan Dennison, a well-known horseman. He leaves a gglho{v l\gr‘}z‘nol Kell_vi Q{nd flgélr sisters— | —_— Mrs. W. H. Cowan and Mrs. - Don- anus ‘ot ‘Carson Clty ang. Mro ‘George | British Esid ai Eaager. Howes and Mrs. Peter Grennan of this| LONDON, Aug. 19.—Lord Kitchener, in city, | a dispatch from Pretoria, dated to-day, The remains will be brought to this city | cays that a party of South African con- and buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. The | stabulary yesterday surprised a strons | arrangements for the funeral will be made | Boer laager near Middleburg, Cape Col- | as soon ag his relatives in Nevada arrive, | oy, killing twenty-three men. The con- stabulary numbered 15) men, but. owing | o the strength of the enemy, 600 to 800 | they were unable to follow up their success and during their retirement they lost one man killed and had six men wounded. Fourteen men are missing. L e e e e e ol men. Continued From Page Three. chief engineer landed and walked to the mines. He told his story to the-manager, who immediately dispatched two small steamers to the scene. By the time he had returned, the chief said, the little steamer Flossie had al- ready loaded up with the bodies of the dead and with thils grewsome cargo was about to start for Juneau. He boarded the steamer and arrived safely at the Alaskan town. N. A. Belcourt, M. P., and G. C. Ray of Ottawa were traveiing companions on a Mr. Belcourt said the steamer was running at full speed and while possibly no fog had been encoun- tered up to or immediateiy preceding the collision a dense fog prevailed when the accident occurred. At first Mr. Belcourt did not think anything very serious had occurred and as the boat appeared to be keeping on its way he thought of again retiring to bed, from which he had arisen when the shock was felt. Presently he heard a commotion among the passengers and felt a bumping motion of the steamer. On trying to open his stateroom door he was unable to do so. Mr, Ray tried and was also unsuccessful. The concussion had evidently jammed the framework of | the cabin, which caught the doors like a vise. Mr. Belcourt and Mr. Ray got out of the window. The former returned to procure a life preserver, but failing to find one immediately got out again, and getting up on the railing of the steamer, jumped to a boat that he saw below. e was about the last man to leave the steamer and not more than a few min- utes elapsed from the time he got out of his cabin first until he made his leap in the dark. Fortunately he alighted on the shoulders of one of the passengers in the last boat to leave the steamer. Messrs. Belcourt and Ray were in the small beat one hour and a half before reaching shore, which was, however, not more than a mile away, but owing to the fog could not be made out. The case of Mrs. Ross is a peculiarly sad one. She left Victoria a short time ago to join her husband, who was recent- 1y appointed Goyernor of the Yukon Ter- ritory. Only a few days ago she left her parents in this city, Mr. and Mrs. John Mackay, with whom'she had been visiting for a few months, to take up her residence in_the Yukon Territory, and a letter re- ceived a few days ago told of her plans for the future. It was for the purpose of carrying out these plans that she was on her way to Victoria, it being her in- tention to purchase furniture and furnish- ings for the new home of the Governor. She left five of her children in Dawson, ‘but brought the youngest, an infant, with her, together with a niece, the daughter of her brother living in Dawson. One of the best known of those who met their doom was Dr. John Duncan of Vie- toria, who was just completing a trip to Dawson, where he had gone on a_ com- bined business and pleasure expedition. His brother, Dr. George Duncan, has been in Dawson some time and the trip was undertaken partly for the purpose of vis- iting him. Another brother, Rev. W. L. Duncan, resides at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. According to the stories told by some of the passengers the proportion of women saved was small. When the survivors were brought ashore some of them were so numb and disheartened and had so lit- tle life left in them that they begged to be left alone or to their death. and child drowned): M. Coughley, Seattle; N. Pigeon, Vancouver; A. Pigeon, Vancouver. W. 8. Smith, Vancouver; T. D. Yennen, Seat tle: E. H. Walter, Vancouver: C. H. Sharman, 2 l‘l;llher. ]\}'zn(‘()ll\'e W. W. P John' McFarland, Vancou- ver; Thomas Knowles, Victoria; H. Hart, Se- attle; J. H. Snodg: Seattle: H. Brigham, seattle; L. G. Stevens,’ Seattle: R. Wilkincon, Vancouver: A. Pluth.’ Seattle; G. F. Brown, Seattle; R." Ross, Seattle (wife drowned): R. Penat, Vancouver; R. Brissan, Vancouver: H. W. Anderson, Seattle; T. Castlebery, Seat- tle; A. Kelskl, Seattl Koki. Seatile: J. L. ‘Betham. Vancouver: Mr. and Mrs, Bowman and bov, Vancouver; C. Doyle, Vancouver: T. K. Bromn, g\lc«r;rla,r.r. E." Bousnan, Seattle; . Dickey, Seattle; P.” Ridgeley, § 4 . Wilcox, San Francisco: B 6. Yonng' Van: CN”“‘T;{ W ‘elland, Vancouver; F. . aughion. ‘Vancouver; J. Cockler, Seattie; Jo- seph Cockler, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs, MeLaugh- Jamieson, Vancouver; ander. The total number of dead is placed | . Appleburn, Victori; at forty-two, although the Farallon did | not bring an offigial list of the drowned. | According to the statements of passen- gers arriving to-day very few people died on board the steamer, but most of them | perished in the water and around the rafts and the ship as the latter went down. Those in the water suffered ter- | ribly from exposure, among them Captain | Foote, succumbing and sinking from sheer exhaustion. BEAR OUT TALE OF DRUNKENNESS SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—L. S. Robe, one of lin and child, Seattle: E. M. Dehnis, Seattle; | the passengers on the Islander, returns B. G. Condson. Seattle: C. C. Ray, Ottawa: | with one of the most intelligent accounts M. A. Belcourf, Vancouver: Mre. 'Wetmore, While he would of the terrible disaster. not consent to be quoted on this branch of the subject, his demeanor unmistak- ably indicates that he believes the offi- cers of the Islander were derelict in their duty. Indeed, the charge is being more or less freely made by the survivors that officers of the Islander had been drinking heavily. The vessel, too, had not aboard the marine law requirement in the quan- tity and character of life-saving equip- ment. It is also remarked that, in view of the statements that a dense fog pre- vailed, the vessel was running at full speed. Robe said: “It is known that an hour before the departure of the Islander 107 tickets had been sold. This did not include children in arms. Including the crew, there were in all 181 persons on board. There are 113 | | survivors, making sixty-eight people lost. The vessél struck at 2:15 a. m., ten miles north of Juneau, off Douglass Island, and opposite the entrance to Taku Inlet, whence the treacherous ice came. She was then making 104 revolutions to the minute, little short of fifteen knots per hour. When she struck I looked out of | my cabin window, but it was densely dark. When I came on deck I sought a responsible officer, but none was in sight. I passed to_the forward part of the ves- sef. where I found crowds of passengers, but no officers. . “On the hurricane deck I found Captain Foote in the stateroom back of the pilot house. He made no reply to my inquiry what was the matter. One boat was al- ready in the sea with but seven occu- pants, many crying from the vessel for it to come back. Four men with myself se- cured a life raft. By this time I 'stood in two feet of water, the ship sinking rapid- ly. When the ship exploded, which, I| think, was due to compressed air, 'the wholé_upper part of the vessel seemed to rise. We were an hour on the raft, which was leaky and unsafe, overturning sev- eral times. We were finally picked up by a boat which made shore and returned to rescue others. The tug Flossie came from Treadwell and delivered us at Juneau.” ‘W. G. Preston and wife, who were in the first dispatches yesterday reported drowned, were the last to leave the ship. When séen to-night Preston said; “The officers of the ship handled the situation in an extremely incompetent manner. No warning was given to the passengers in their staterooms and after they had come on deck of their own ac- cord they were assured that there was no danger. This, notwithstanding the fact Tacoma: Mr. and Mrs. Zahn, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, Seattle: Mrs. E. Mills, Seattle (hueband drowned); Dr. McFarland, 'Seattle: F. G. Hinde-Bowker. Vancouver; J. K. Mec- Lennan. Vancouver: J. G. Morgan, Vancouver; J. C. Henderson, Vancouver .(wife drowned): L. J. Deane, Vancouver; George Puddicumbe. Yancouver; J. T. Snider, Vancouver; L. Gill Vancouver; J. Douill, Vancouver; M. Green, Vancouver; L. §. Robe, Seattle. CAPTAIN MEETS A HERO'S DEATH PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. 19.—The steamer Queen has just arrived from the north bringing additional particulars of the wrecking of the steamer Islander. The Islander sailed from Skagway on August 14 When nearing the southwest end of Douglass Island at 2 a. m. on August 15 and running at full speed, she struck the | floating iceberg and in less than twenty minutes went to the bottom of the deep channel. The Islander had 108 passengers and all of them were In bed when the ship struck. Survivors on the Queen say the shock was go severe that many were thrown from their_berths and wild excitement prevailed. Word was soon passed that the vessel was doomed and a general scramble for the lifeboats ensued, many jumping overboard and attempting to swim to the shore, the distance being short. In the scramble to get into the boats many were hurled headiong into the chilly water, which, according to passengers arriving from the scene, seemed alive with human beings. Before all the passengers had left the vessel she gave a lunge and went down, bow first. It is known that sixty- seven lives were lost. It will be some time before the names of all can be definitely learned, as the purser lost his passenger list. % The death of Captain Foote was very pathetic. He remained on the bridge until the steamer was foundering. When the Vvessel commenced to sink and It was seen that no earthly expedient could avail, the captain is sald to have jumped upon the life raft which was alrea taxed for ac- commodation. Realizing that his weight would work havoc there he exclaimed: T see there are too many here, so good- by, boys,” and swam away. He was shortly afterward seen to sink. On Sunday evening a concert was given on the steamer Queen for the wreck | cure dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, bil- NICARAGUA WILL BE BENEFITED Consul Donaldson Says the Canal Has Many Supporters. | Believes It Will Be of Advan- tage to All Parties Concerned. R S Chester Donaldson, United States Con- sul at Managua, Nicaragua, who is now | in this city on a vacation, is at the Ccei- | dental. Accompanying Mr. Donaldson are 1 his wife and J. Fred Appleby, an en- sineer in the employ of the isthmian com- mission. Mr. Donaldson was asked last night con- cerning the work done by the commission. He seemed very sanguine concerning the outcome of the canal. Though, owing to his official position, he was not in a posi- | tion to go into details concerning the worlk accomplished, he sald that Admiral Walk- er, president of the commission, was about to hand in his report to the Government | and gttat when the Washington officials | saw to make public the contents of the report it would be seen that much | had been accomplished toward furthering | | | | | | | the plans of those interested in seeing a | waterway across the isthmus which will | be under the control of Uncle Sam. In | speaking of the feeling of the people of | Nllcaragua in the matter Mr. Donaldson | sald: | “The citizens of Nicaragua appreciate | the advantages that will come to them | through the construction of the proposed canal and are enthusiastically in favor of | it. President Zelaya, who occupies a sim- | iiar position in Nicaraguan affairs that Diaz does in Mexican, politics, having been twice elected and being the only possible | candidate for the next term to come, is strong partisan of the canal movement. Not only does he want to see the work go through, but he wants to see it con- | trolled by the guns iof America. He says | that the relations between Nicaragua and this country are so close and so friendly | that it is as much a matter of moment to his own people as to us to see the pro- posed waterway entirely in American hands. ““President Zelaya is one of the most progressive men in Central America. He is a firm believer in the advantages of education and under his administration the public schools of Nicaragua have been | almost doubled in number. “The report of Admiral Walker was about completed when I left and will soon be in the hands of the department at | Washington. Of course it would not be the proper thing for me to speak concern- | ing its contents, but I can say that when | it Is made public it will be found to eon- tain much that will be of interest to cit- izens of every class all over the country. “Owing to the poor coffee crops that have been produced this season the fina cial condition of Nicaragua is not all that could be wished. Gold is at an unusually | high premium. The usual rate is three to one. That is ome dollar in goid is worth three dollars in the currency of the country. It has gone even higher than that now and a gold dollar will bring a | premium of four hundred to four hunired | and fifty per cent.” | GCOD CARD AT THE RELIANCE CLUB NIGHT “Kid” McFadden and George Baker | in Fifteen-Round Go Is Main Event. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—For the entertain- ment of the members and patrons of the | | { One sqap is nof as gool as another; not half, not a tent}. Fels-Naptha is important| to you, or not, as you value ease in the laundry and comfort all over the house. Fels & Co., makers, Philadelphia. —_—nm OCEAN TRAVEL. HPacific Coast Steamship Ce. Steamers leave Broadway Whartf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports—il1 a. m.. every fifth day. Change to company’s steamers at Seattle. For Victoria. Vancouver (E. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle. Tacoma. Everett. Anacortes ind New Whatcom _(Wash.)— 11 a. m., every fitth day. Change at Seattle for this company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Seattle or Tncnflml for N. P. Ry.; at Van- couver o C. P. Ry. For Fureka and Humboldt Bay—1:30 p. m. very fifth day. ““For San Diego. stopping only at Santa Bar- bara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Ar- geles)—Steamer Santa Rosa, Sundays, 9 a. m. steamer State of California, Wednesdays, “For Los Angeles, calling at Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon. Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls Obispo). Gaviota, Santa Barhara, Ventura, Hueneme. East San Pedro. San Pedro and *Newport (*Corona only)—Steamer Cerona. Saturdays, 9 a. m.; steamer Bonita, Tuesday 9a m. For Frsenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan. Altata. La Paz. Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.)—10 a. m., 7th each month For further information obtain company’s folders. The company reserves the right to chans steamers, sailing days and hours of salling Without previous notice. "TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery otrest (Palace Hotel). o e, ALL, PERKINS .. Gen. 90 10 Market st.. San Francisco. O.R. & N. CO. Omnly Steamshin Tins o PORTLAND, Or., And Short Rail Line from Portland ¢ al! reints Fast. Through tickets to all points. all rall o= steamahin and rail, a3 LOWEST RATES. STEAMER TICEETS INCLUDE BERTH snd MEALY. €S. COLUMBIA... Salls Aux. i 1. 21 31, Sept. 10, 0, 30 ss. GEO. W, ELDER... .. .Sails Aug. 6. 16, 26, Sept. 5. 15 23 D.W.HITCHCOCK.GEN. Agt..1 Montgm’y. 3.¥. WHITE PASS AND YUKON ROUTE. To the ATLIN, WHITE HORSE. HOOTA- LINQUA. BIG SALMON, STEWART RIVER, KLONDIKE and YUKON MINING . DIS- TRICTS, Ocean steamers connecting with rail line at Skaguay. Alaska. DOUBLE DAILY TRAIN SERVICE RE- TWEEN SKAGUAY AND WHITE HORSE. Special Steamer from Write Horse ta Hoota- linqua and Big Salmon mines. Direct connection made at WHITE HORS® WITH BRITISH YUKON NAVIGATION COMPANY'S' FLEET OF FINE STEAMERS TO DAWSON. Connections mada at DAWSON FOR ALL LOWER YUKON PIVER POINTS. For freight cver this route, quick dispatch is ssured; to the traveler, comfort and quick Relinnce Club Superintendent Walter Fawcett has arranged an attractive box- ing programme for the tournament which will be held Tuesday evening in the club's | gyvmnasium. Interest centers around the | match between “Kid” McFadden and | George Baker, who are on the card for a | fifteen-round go. The youngsters hav good records as fast and game fighter: They are reported to be In prime cond tion. Other events will be a bout between Dave Barry and Frank Nicholls, and Louis Long of the Reliance Club and “Brick’ Howard. e Persecuted by a Stranger. SANTA CRUZ. Aug. 19.—Abbie Perez was savagely attacked by a stranger on the powder mill road a year ago. Perez | could not account for the attack, as he continuing the assault. Officers are after him. Fatally Wounded by Footpad. TACOMA, Aug. 19.—Charles Berg was shot and fatally wounded by afootpad last night. He was on his way home and when | near the reservation was held up by two men, who commanded him to hold up his hands. Berg was so badly frightened that he started to run. One of the highway- . the bullet passing through the Watsonville Couple Elopes. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 19.—Lemuel A. Wy- man applied on Saturday for a license to marry Bertha Sweet, both being from Watsonville. As Wyman was but 19 years of age and the girl 18 the license was re- fused. Wyman and Miss Sweet started off on wheels for Oakland. To-day the girl's father notified the officers that it was a case of elopemen! Jack O’Brien Again Wins. LONDON, Aug. 20.—Jack O’'Brien, the Philadelphia pugilist, knocked out Dido ¢ London in the sixth round of :hfl"f':;'er?-l‘ound contest at Newcastle last Pight, winning the 154-pound championship and £650. —_————— Slayers of Ruiz Will Hang. HOLLISTER, Aug. 19.—Juan Gonzales and Joseph Cota, convicted of the murder of Antonio Ruiz, were sentenced in the Superior Court fo-day to be hanged on November 1 World to End This Year. This s the recent decigion of ome of the prominent socletigs of the world, but the ex- Act day has not yet been fixed upon, and While there are very few people who believe this prediction, there are thousands of others Who not only believe, but knaw that Hostet- W% 'Stomach Bitters is the best medicine to fousness or liver and kidney trouble. A fi trial will certainly convince you of its DA MEYERS&CD. Specialist. Disease and weakness of m en. Established 1881. Consultation and private book free, at office or by mail. Cures guar. anteed. 731 Mar. ket street (eleva- tor entrance), San Franclsco. Druggists. Genuine stamped C. C. C. Never sold In bulle. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell something “just as good. | SS. AMERICA MARU... time. The White Pass_and Yukon Routs is the Summer_Tourlst's ParadiSe. WE_ hC- HAWKINS, General Manager, Seattls, ‘ash. J. FRANCIS LEE. Trafflc Manaser. Skaguay, Alaska: Seattle, Wash. M. P. BRASCH. Com. Agent, 536 Market st.. Cify. AMERICAN LINE. TIW YORR SOTMTFNTTON. [avhew sy, Stopping_at Cherbourg. westbound. From New York W vs. at 10 a. m. <t. Paul Auguse 3 (St. Paul Sept. St. Louis Sept. 11! Philadelphia St. Louls . Sept. ¢ .Sept. Philadelphia . Oct. RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwern. From New York Wednesdays, at 12 noon. " L] H T = v . | had never seen the man before. To-day | sZeeland August 21| Kensington ....Sept. 1 noon from Skaguay bringing the re-| B8 REVEL STED FIS facked Perez at Ben | Fricsiand ... Ausust 28| Zeeland e = Seattle: H. M. Morrison, Vancouver; 1. .| mainder of the passengers who narrowly | r,mong, chasing him through a house. | Southwark .....Sept. 4|Friesland 3 Markwell, Seattle; Dr. Phillips, Seattle (wife | escaped death in the wreck of the Isl- | Foo”armed men prevented the stranger | Vaderland Sept. 11 *Stop_at Cherbourg. eastbound. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION €O.. CHAS. D. TAYLOR. General Agent Pacific Coast. 30 Montgomery st. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Salling every Thursday. Instead of “ street: La Saturday. at 10 a. m., from pler 42 North River, foot of Morton Bretagne, August 20: La Champagne. Septem- ber 5: *La Savole, September 12; *L'Aquitaine, Seotember 19. First class to Havre. $70 and upward. _Sec- ond class to Havre. $#5 and upward. GEN- FRAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES and CANADA. 32 Broadway (Hudson buflding), New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO.. Pacific Coast Agents. 5 Montgomery _avenus, San Francisco. Tickets sold by all Rallroad Ticket Agents. *Twin Screw Express Steamers. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. S TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner First and Brannan streets, at 1 p, m.. for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hlogo), Nagasaki and Shangha! and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board om day of sailing. 8S. HONGKONG MARU ... .. .Wednesday, tember 4, SS. NIPPON MARU..Friday, ?e‘;tmber 7. }:: ¢ . Wednesdav, October 23, 1901 Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company's Qi Market sireat cormee P T ¥ office, W, H; AVERY. General Agent. PANAMA R, R, T LINE TO NEW YNRK VIA PANAMA DIREST, Cabin, $105; Steerage, $40; Meals Free. 8. 8. Argyll sails Friday, 8. 8. Leclanaw aails . $. 8. Argvll ani's > From Howard street at 2 p, Sept. m Freight and Passenger Office. 330 Market st. F. F. CONNOR, Pacific Coast Agent WAWAII, SANOR, NEW ' ZEALAND auo SYDNEY. it sl o SIRECT LINE To TAHITI. S. S. MARIFOSA, for Honolulu only.. 5 turday, August 31, 2 p. m. & § SONOMA (via Honolulu, for Samoa, New Zealand and Australia. s .. Thursday. Au; s. S AUSTRALIA. for Tahiti s -Wedneadav, Septem! Wa w J. . SPRECKELS & BR0S. 00., -'Ihs.hmlr J f’} n PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION GO. And CIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES ‘To_ Valparaiso, stopping at Mexican, Central and South. American ports. Safling from How- ard 3. Pler 10, 12 m. GUATEMALA..Aug. —|COLOMBIA ... Sept. 14 PALENA .......Aug. 31/TUCAPEL ... Sept. 33 These steamers are bullt expressly for Cen- tral and South American passenger service. (No change at Acapulco or Panama). Freight and passenger office. 316 California street. BALFOUR. GUTHRIE & CO.. Gen. Agents. m OFFICIAL LIST OF SURVIVORS VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 19.—Purser Bishop. arriving on the Farallon, brought the following official list of the passengers sufferers and $333 was raised, which was glven into the care of United States Con- sul A. J. Smith of Victoria, who was a passenger on the Queen. SURVIVORS ON "R Lonemo. Seatle; M. R McBeth, Port. I'HE FARALLON land; A. L. Doyle, St. Louls; R. J. March, —_ Seattle; A. Fosser, Vancouver: G. W. Doyle, VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 19.—The steamer Farallon arrived here this after- Seattle: F. Dedlosh, Seattle; H. Roal, Seattle R. M.” Wright, Seattle; Preston and bride, that the ship sank within twenty min- utes. A notable exception to the conduct of the majority of the officers was that of First Officer Neroutsos. He was on deck and gave able assistance to the pas- sengers.”" ————— May Be Among Victims. NANAIMO, B. C., Aug. 19.—James Hil- vert and Willlam Sabiston of this city, whose names are not included in the iist of survivors, are reported to have been on the Islander. 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