The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1901, Page 13

[ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901, C CHILD SINGERS I COMIG 0PeAA Pollard Juvenile Com- pany to Appear at ' the Tivoli. MEGEEE Preparations for Damrosch Recitals—At the Vari- ous Theaters. —_— s and comic opera re- evening, November | anagement has opening the any. These been trained They have e cast It is said | s to older singers com- Daphne the littie coquette Fricot, Boheme” have audiences | “La appreciative nues to thrill large t will be fol- | that everlast- * with its band of nse hu- | ome story | reg! nt parts advance fornia than tickets, | a figure expecta- | Oppen- | place lock and ed “Par- will be on | < nnounces for playlette by Anna S. for Love. The erial equilibrists, Hippodrome, will rance Sunday nting the brilliant | etta,” will | Columbia up turday night. appear in “The First | commencing | was written espe- | at the Grand vell patronized. student of appear in | night | suspicion this time. les Henry Meltzner. | . | { Test In a lot in Lake View Cemetery yes- | CLOSE ON TRAIL OF AN ASRGSIN Slayer of Albert Ander- son May Soon Be in Prison. S5 ey Solano Officers Find Clew That Solves a Winters Mystery. Special Dispatch to The Call. SUISUN, Oct. 30.—The Sheriff’s office is making strenuous cfforts to find a young man named Y« who is beljeved to be the murderer i Albert Anderson at Win- ters on the n of March 3L It is be- lieved he will be under arrest within a | day or two. Sheriff George H. Savage has been searching the country since Fri- | day and has been assisted by Col dblei Staton of Dixon and District Attorney | Frank R. Devlin. Young was a roommate of ‘Anderson on | the farm of Colonel Samuel Taylor, near Winters, for some time prior to the mur- | der and the two men had frequent quar- rels. After the murder of Anderson | Young became restless, suspicious and easily frightened. At one time he asked permission to move his bed from the| cabin in which he had been sleeping to the house, giving as a reason that he was afraid some one would kill him. | Later he sent to Healdsburg for his rela- tives and had them go to Winters to re- | side. They did not stay long and when | | they left he went with them and remained a few weeks ago, ! in Healdsburg until leaving about the time the suspicion of the officials was directed toward him. It said that he was summoned to appear at the Coroner’s inquest in Winters, but failed to do so. o direct evidence was found against the man until about a week ago, when Colonel Taylor went to a trash receptacle near the cabin that had been occupied by Young to get some old rags. In this he found the right sleeve of a shirt, cov- ! ered with blood, and identified it as hav- | ing belonged to Young. The laundry num- ber on the garment was positively identi- fled by a Sacramento firm as the mark it had placed upon clothing sent to its laundry by Young. As Anderson was car- ried nearly ‘one hundred yards after his The murder of Albert most atrocious. He had grown suspicious of impending danger, and before leaving Winters at 10:30 o'clock on that Sunday had asked persons him home, but they did not share his fears and refused to go wil laid h him. He was way- d his head was beaten to a pulp some blunt instrument. His Lody as then thrown over an embankment | and dragged to a place of hiding in the | Putah Creek bottom. It was found the next day by a boy who was ‘herding cat- tle. The pockets had been turned inside out to indicate robbery as the motive for the deed. Anderson was known to carry | " | but littie money upon his person. | It was not known then that he had any | enemies, but recent events have brought | out some peculiar facts. One of the offi- cials says that there is at least one woman | concerned in the case, and that should | Young be brought to trial startling evi- | dence will be elicited. The officers feel certain they have the right man under | There is a reward of $500 offered by the | State for the arrest and conviction of the murderer. | DEATH CLOSES TRAGEDY ‘. OF A YOUNG GIRL’S LIFE | Sad Career of a Pretty San Francisco | Miss Comes to an End ! in Seattle. | SEATTLE, Oct. 3.—When the body of | pretty 18-year-old Ada Miners was laid to | terday morning the closing chapter was | added to a sad career. Several months | | ago the girl left her home in San Fran- | | cisco. Her parents were poor and she, be- | ing left to shift for herself, came to Seat- | tle. She believed that she could find work here by which she would be able to earn | d been crushed in the murderer’s | must have had blood stains upon | Anderson was ! to accompany | 1 a living. Upon her arrival here she found | | employment. For several months _she | | struggled along and by close living was | | able to provide herself with clothing and | | occasionally send a few dollars to her | mother and father at home. Finally, | with Hallett Thompson, | growing discouraged, she started out to | , in th ncipal role. | seek what she had an idea were the pleas- | on Tues- | ures of life. Later she was induced to en- | | North- thri ghts” goes or e new le; ter a resort on Washington street con- ducted by a woman known to the police essee’s Pardner” | as Lila Young. She went to the house on Wednesday, October 23. She was a corpse two davs later. TUpon her arrival at the house she com- plained of being ill. A physician was sum- moned and the following day she was re- Agnes | ank Bacon having scored | piece. The production is elaborate and ‘the cast ie play than that of | moved to the Monod Hospital. It was seen Comfortable houses prove | by those in attendance that an operation presentation. Next | was necessary to save the young girl's nvere, Miss Marga- Henry Shuman will ce on this coast | ustin Daly’s “Nancy | On election day, Tues- | pecial matinee will | life. It was performed by two Seattle physicians. The awful truth then came to light. The girl was found to be in a dy- ing condition, and by her own hand. On Friday she succumbed. Her parents in San Francisco were com- municated with, but replied that they were in too poor circumstances to defray the expense of their daughter's burial. Mty B ¢ RESCUES EER BABES FROM DEEP CISTERN San Diego Mother’s Heroism Saves Her Two Little Ones From Drowning. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30.—Mrs. Charles Hoag rescued two of her children, aged 4 and 5, from drowning in a cistern this afternoon. The two little ones, with a younger child, were at play on the plat- form of a cistern in the yard, when the planking gave way and they went down. The water is ten feet from the platform and is six feet deep. Hearing the crashing of the planking | Mrs. Hoag and Miss Steiner rushed to the | rescue. Nome of the children were to be | seen, the supposition being that they were all in the well. A ladder which was too short to reach the water was lowered by | the women and Miss Steiner went down. She managed to get hold of the elder | child, but her strength deserted her. She | then came up and held the ladder while | the mother went down. Mrs. Hoag jumped | from the ladder. One child threw its | arms around her neck and held fast. The | other, which was unconscious, had been twice to the bottom. As it came to the surface the second time the mother caught it. In this condition she clung to the pump pipe in the cistern until the ar- rival of help. The men of the neighborhood were all away and a long period elapsed before a rescue was effected. &nd Company.” a November given Arrangements have just been completed whereby ore and Ellery’'s Royal Italian are 1o return to this city mext week for a series of six concerts on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur- night 2nd matinees Thursday and Baturday at popular prices. The concerts will be given in Metropolitan Temple, the @dvance sale for which will open at the music store of Sherman, Clay & Co. on Sagurday morning. This time a reduction will be made for season tickets. ba The attractive programme at Fischer’s Concert House this week includes many novelties. Hinrichs' ever-popular orches- nishes the music. The Chutes has an exceptionally good Lill this week and large crowds are ‘ ronging the popular resort. Garden City Club Involved. _SAN JOSE, Oct. 3).—The accounts of the Gard. Athletic Club have become | " mixed that the board of di- | | | have 1o piit an expert to work iten out the matter. Because «f dition the resignation of Secretary Jesse Weods was requested. Bert Woods, brother of the secretary, has also been dismissed as instructor. Dissensions he cJub and friends of the Woods ad a special meeting called to could not be reinstated. For 2 s though a secession of members would follow, but the statement President Louis Bond that the books were badly muddled, and that Secretary | oods had refused to obey the orders of | e directors in regard to keeping ac- | nts and pa . bas quieted auf- ! He this was the reason Woods had been requested to resign, and that he had dismissed the instruetor be- e se the receipts were not sufficient to Denial of the Cancer Story. 4y his salary. J. G. Grifith of Santa| COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30.—The Official Clara has veen elected secretary. —_— Gives a Villa to the Emperor. BERLIN, Oct. 30.—Herr Hildebrandt of Halle, on the Saale, has presented to Em- ;:,r William his villa at Ario, in the Gazette publishes a denial of the ‘state- ment that King Edward is suffering frem cancer and declares untrue the report that speclalists were in consultation re- garding him during his recent visit to Denmark. ¥ is Majesty has accepted and it AR v t More Steamers for the Pacific. BERLIN, Oct. 30.—The Hamburg-Amer- jcan Steamship Company will extend its East Asian service by a new line from Hongkong to Vladivostok by of Ja- the building will be turned rium for German officers. —— FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. snows are falling in wvarious Northern Arizona. Ten inches has fallen pan. It is elso contemplating a new Pa- &t Williaros, and in the extreme north it is l cific line. even decger, . POLICEMEN REGEIVE COMMENDATIONS FOR CAPTURE OF DARING BURGLARS Police and Fire Commissioners Pass Resolutions Congratulating Officers on Skill and Bravery Displayed by Them in Bringing to the Bar of Justice the Desperate Criminals Who Have Been Robbing Dwellings a PoLICEMAN ) L-F-AGNEW! pHoTos © Br BUSNELL OAK: GUARDIANS OF OAKLAND'S PEACE WHO HAVE RECEIVED COMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD OF PO- LICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR CLEVER WORK IN CAPTURING A GANG OF NINE BUR- GLARS THAT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE CITY ACROSS THE BAY. AKLAND, Oct. 30.—Official com- mendation of the policemen for their clever work yesterday in capturing a gang of nine burglars . that had been operating in this city was given to-day by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners. The ac- tion was uprecedented, and all the more was it a surprise as well as a gratmcaflo% to the men. = The board’s token of appreciation of Chief Hodgkins’ work and that of the men who assisted is contained in the fol- lowing resolution, adopted at the regular board meeting this morning: Whereas, This city has recently been infested with a gang of criminals who have, during the past few nights, burglarized various places of business and private residences; and Whereas, By a clever piece of detective work and great exhibition of courage the _entire band, nine in number, were captured, together with'a wagon load of plunder, on the afternoon of October 29, 1901; therefore, be it Resolved, That this board does hereby ex- press to S. C. Hodgkins, Chief of Police; A. Wilson, captain of police, and regular police officer George J. D. Kyte, acting detective, its full appreciation of and heartily commends the clever detective ability, skill and courage in arresting the whole band, thus freelng our city of a dangerous class of criminals that have recently come into our community and :\;l;l;’fse presence was a menace to life and prop- ‘When Captain of Police Wilson received a message yesterday afternoon from De- tective Kyte, who located the gang in the squalid huts at the foot of Madison street, the captain at once notified Chief Hodgkins. Tha chief called in his broth- er, Wilfred I. Hodgkins, who happened to be at the oce. The men hastened to the scene, followed by the chief's clerk, Policeman Louis F. Agnew. After the first round-up one man was missing. It was Agnew who captured him half an hour later, making the daring capture by Chief Hodgkins complete. Among the cartload of plunder uncov- ered in the gang’s den has been found every article except a $20 gold piece that was stolen Monday night from the Ben- —le o del residence at Fourth and Alice streets. Not only has this crime been definitely fixed on the zang, but members of the Bendel household have identified one of the nine, who went to the residence Mon- day afternoon ostensibly to sell goods. His real purpose was to gain a view of the premises preliminary to the burglary that had been planned. The police have a quantity of clothing, tools and weapons taken from the gang’s headquarters for which owners are wanted. The attention of the detectives is being turned toward securing the identity of the prisoners. The police are satisfied that at least four of the nine are profes- sional criminals, and that a number of discharged soldiers are in the lot. While there is ample evidence already developed agalnst the mer to establish charges of burglary, the detectives are desirous of securing as complete records as possible concerning their prisoners’ antecedents before beginning the prosecution. ESTATE OF FRUE CLANS DAMAGE Cross Complaint the First to Be Given Hearing. SALINAS, Oct. 30.—When the case of the Commercial Bank of San Jose vs. W. B. Frue was called for trial this morning Judge Dorn announced that he would first hear the case on the cross-complaint of John H. Seuts, administrator of Frue's estate, vs. M. Phillips and others. The jury had been obtained and D. M. Delmas made the opening statement, claiming $20,000 damages for Frue. It was virtually agreed that the ultimate issue to be de- cided by the jury should be “Was there fraud in the sale to Frue of Lagunitas ranch, under the misrepresentations of Mitchell Phillips and F. W. Moore, and, if so, how much was Frue damaged thereby?” Phillips was the first and only witness examined to-day. He told how from his earnings on the Pacific Mail dock, and from dealings in real estate, he had bought land for $8000, the land which ultimately became San Jose Chinatown. This property he exchanged with J. R. Hebbron for Lagunitas ranch. In 1897, hearing that W. B. Frue wanted a coun- try home, he sought an introduction through Fred . Moore of San Jose, and later agreed with Moore and ex-Mayor Valentine Koch to pay them $1000 if they could influce Frue to buy the ranch for $25,000. He planned with them to in- vite Frue to his place on a fishing and hunting expedition, though there were no fish there and little game. The witness said that Frue, Moore and himself had drinks and a jolly good time at the ranch. Frue agreed to buy the land, and the next day, Phillips said, he telephoned to his lawyers in San Jose to have the papers ready. They were signed by Frue without any examination of them. Phillips acknowledged that the only title the bank at San Jose had in Frue's note for $17,000 and the mortgage was that Phillips owed the bank $3000 and had as- signed the papers as collateral security. The witness was reluctant to give full information as to his share in the trans- action, claiming tkat Moore was acting for him. He claimed he was unaware that W. B. Frue was addicted to the use of strong liquors. FOUR TUGS FAIL TO FLOAT THE E. K. WOOD PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 30.—The ves- sel ashore on Smith Island is the schooner E. K. Wood. Tugs returning this morn- ing report the vessel on the middle of the north side of the spit, and thus far she has sustained no serlous damage. Last night four tugs made an unsuccessful ef- fort to haul her off. -Another effort was to have been made this evening at high tide, and if they failed to haul her into deep water the vessel will undoubtedly be a total loss, as to-night’s tide will be one of the highest of the season. Boxers in the Ring. The hard-hitting boxers of San Fran- clsco Athletic Club will be seen in action in the club gymnasium to-morrow night. Alex Greggains has arranged eight bouts between the following boxers: Pete Carroll vs. John Crowell; Jerry Fairbanks vs. Kid Parker; Al Whiteman vs. Ed McQuade; Joe Ing vs. Hugh Friel; Ed Schnider vs. Joe Rix; Charles Peterson vs. Aieck Roy; Fred Bell vs Pete McGee; Ed Martin vs. William Ing- The monthly exhibition of the Hayes Valley Athletic Club will be held to-night in Mechanics’ Pavilion Annex. The box- ers include: J. J. Dukelow, C. J. Hawley, Con Sheehan, Ed Smith, Billy Ingham, Harry Bowers, Robert Johnson, Pete Carroll, Barney Driscoll, Harry Forbes, M. Welsh, Jack Mitchell, Fred Bell and Jack Crowe. —————— Burned About the Face. An alarm from box 192 at 10 o’clock last night was for a fire in a paint shop and stable at 527 Bay street, 0wWned by Peter Castagnio, who was mixing paint when a candle ignited the imflammable stuff. He badly burned about the hands and face. His injuries were dress- ed at the Harbor Hospital. The damage to the bullding is estimated at §700. L 0UTH T0 TRY TILLEY Officers and Warships on Way to Samoan Islands. —_—— HONOLULU, Oct. 23.—The new battle- ship Wisconsin arrived here to-day en route to Pago Pago from the Bremer- haven naval station. She has on board Admiral Casey, who is to officiate on the court-martial to try Commander Tilley, Governor of Tutuila, on charges of con- ‘duct unbecoming an officer and a gentle- man, Captain Merry, naval commandant at Honolulu, who is also a member of the commission, will take passage for Pago Pago on the Solace, which is expected here in a few days. The steamship Moana, arriving to-day from Australia en route to Victoria, brings news that bubonic plague has again appeared at Brisbane. According to the reports of her officers the dis- ease appeared just as the ves- sel arrived from Sydney at Brisbane. The victim was sick a few hours and died on the daysthat the Moana was in port, all indications pointing to plague as the cause of death. The Moana was not quar- antined here. No appeal has been perfected to the United States Supreme Court against the rew income tax law here and some of those interested in the original proceed- ings to contest the law- are considering a withdrawal from the case, in view of the decision by the Supreme Court of Hawaii thac the law is valid. Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Oct. 30.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to George E. Wilson, 25, Oakland, and Eleanor L. Hannaway, 23, Summerville, Mass.; Robert L. Holt, 21, and Grace Alice Knight, 18, both of Ala- meda; Romy Bacigalupi, 23, and Mar- guerite Delaney, 17, both of San Jose. | ment, | liberal and democratic, | eponds with your friendly desi: | Control; J. H. Gerrie, broken shoulder and leg. | Arthur Lewis of this city, cuts on face | Henri | 3 i, ol COLORED PEOPLE ASSIST NAVAL GUNG NEAR TRINIDAD Mystery Shrouds the Mission of Warship Indiana. Belief That the Asphalt Con- troversy May Become Sericus. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Despite the announcement made by the partment that the battleship which sailed to-day from Port 8. C., bound for Trinidad, is going to that remote reglon for drill some more substantial reason is believed to have influenced the sending of this for- Indiana, ‘nidable vessel to that locality at this | time. There are many here who connect her | departure for that seat of the asphalt ! controversy with the recent visit to Washington of former Senator Hiscock, ! who came here in the interests of the ‘Warner-Quinlin syndicate. Before his de- parture yesterday Hiscock protested and perhaps too much that there is no pres- | ent necessity for intervention on the part of this Government in the asphalt dis- pute. Captain Emery commands the In- diana. The vessel is now devoted to the training of naval apprentices. PORT OF SPAIN, Oct. 3).—Delayed | dispatches sent on Monday give particu- lars of a fight between revolutionists un- | | cer General | forces under General Maica. Ducharme and Venezuelan The battle cccurred near Barrancas on October 24. General Ducharme was defeated with a loss of seven killed and twenty-three prisoners. The Venezuelan regulars also | captured 200 Mauser rifles and 39,000 | rounds of ammunition. General Duch- arme retreated in the direction of Uracoa and is being pursued. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 3).—Acting President Conoro Baigesa of the Pan. American Congress has received an ai swer from President Castro of Venezuela | to a resolution adopted by the Congress expressing a hope that Venezuela and Colombia would reach an equitable and rational agreement of their present dif- ficulties. President Castro says: “I esteem your intervention as of an entirely friendly nature, since these dif- | ferences do not come within the purpose of your union. The Venezuela Govern- which is essentially republican, joyfully corre- es. zuela has not sought nor desired war with any one. She desires and loves peace—but honorable peace. - } LOCOMOTIVE WRECKS CROWDED AUTOMOBILE | Chauffeur Fournier and Several New York Friends Injured in a Serious Accident. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—As Henri Four- nier, the French chauffeur, was crossing | the tracks in an automibile in which five other men were seated the machine came | into collision with a locomotive and dis- astrous results followed. All six men were hurt and the machine smashed. The names of those in the party and the extent of their injuries were: N. B. Fullerton, a special agent of the passenger_department of the Long Is- land railroad; badly cut about the head and face and compound fracture of one leg. A. G. Batcheldor, chairman of the National Cyclists’ Association Board of broken leg and other injuries. and hand and ankle sprained. Fournier, foot sprained. Henry J. Ever- all, bruised and cut and leg sprained. The party was on its way to New York when the accident occurred, having been out all day in company with Willlam K. Navy De- | Royal, | purposes only, | { fornia Vene- | | ton-Bulwer treaty. | the construction of this canal. provided that it Vanderbilt Jr. in his machine looking for a good road, on which it was Fournier's intention to try for the mile record to- mMOrrow. —_——— WORKERS IN FORESTRY Reduction in the Number of Rangers Spoils Plans for Preserving Forests. PASADENA, Oct. 30.—A recent order from the department at Washington cut- ting by one-half the number of forest rangers in the reserves of Southern Cali- fornia has struck consternation into the | | copies from the Board of Supervisors. Its hearts of workers in forestry. A petifion of protest was circulated and sent to . Washington and Congressman McLachlan was appealed.to to have the order res scinded. It has gone into effect, however. The order was particularly dishearten- ing because $600 had been raised from dif- ferent sources, to be devoted to the plant- ing of seeds in the burned areas of the | mountains this winter, under supervision of Hon. T. P. Lukens of this city. The rangers were to have built trails and fire | breaks for protection against summer | fires, but they will now be able to do lit- tle more than patrol the woods. Those interested in forestry in this section, have been trying to have the number of ran- gers and deputies increased ten fold and they are confident, despite this setback, that they will eventually succeed. -— GREAT CARE TAKXKEN IN DOCKING THE OREGON SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—The battleship Ore- gon is now on the Government drydock at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, where she was taken last Friday to undergo repairs to her keel, which was severely strained when she struck on the rocks some months aga. Later she will be given a general overhauling and painting. More | than ordinary care was necessary on ac- count of the strained keel and forn many days prior to the docking extraordinary preparations were made for the reception of the big war vessel. In order that she might rest gently on the blocks, instead of pumping all the water from the dock, as is usually the case, only about six feet was taken out. Shores were then placed In position and two divers entered the water to adjust wedges and blocks carefully about.the keel before any great part of the weight of the battleship was allowed to rest. The remainder of the water has since been pumped from the dock and the damaged part of the hull exposed. JOHN BROWN’S DAUGHTER PASADENA, Oct. 30.—Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daughter of John Brown, the liberator, lives in this city and is about 90 years of age. She is in an almost des- titute condition. Tosday a committee of colored citizens presented Mrs. Brown ‘with §58 02, the proceeds of a benefit given on the evening of October 24. S. B. Carr, a colored politiclan, was the chairman, and in his presentafion speech said the colored citizens yet remembercd old John Brown of Harpers Ferry, who died in an effort to free the slaves, and that as long as the colored folk had money his daughter should not suffer, ! sued by Amaury Mars. | proposed at a meeting of The benefit was given entirely by ne- groes, who contributed songs, speeches and a chicken banauet. Mrs. Brown’s aged husband lives with her, and thelr daughter 1s a schoolteacher. One son of John Brown is buried in the mountains near Pasadena and another son has removed to the northern part of the State. | St TET S 13 BOUND TO BUILD IT5 OWN GANAL America Rejects Offer of the Panama Company. Hutin Renews Proposals That Cannot Be Accepted by Commission. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 106 G STREET, N. W.., WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—The pro- posal of M. Hutin, president of the Pan- ama Canal Company, has at last been made to the Isthmian Canal Commission, but that body does not regard it as suffi- ciently definite—particularly as regards the purchase price and purpese to com- tinue the discussion until someé definite ground is reached in this direction or o satisfactory arrangements are of his conversation with the commission M. Hutin has referred to the old propesal that the United States buy-a majority of the stock of the Pan- | ama Canal Company, and also to the pro- posal made last sprirg under which, in case of disagreement as to the value of the property, in case of its sale cutright to the United States, it shall be deter- mined by a board of appraisers. These proposals this country has already re- Jected and will do so again. The proposal of the Panama Company has not changed the determination of the Isthmian Canal Commission to recom- mend the Nicaragua route. The commis- sion will suggest a canal thirty-five feet in deoth over its shoalest part and 150 feet in width at its narrowest point. It will also urge eight locks. —_—— HOPES FOR CANAL BILL. i Senator Bard Looks for Early Action by Congress. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30.—United States Senator Bard, whoe is in this city, said to- day that he was confident the river and | harbor bill wouid pass at the coming ses- sion of Congress, carrying with it all Cali- appropriations. Continuing, he said: I am also decidedly in favor of retaining in the bill the amount added in the Senate for the improvément of San Pedro. I consider this work something that the Government has s right to assist in. Referring to the probable action of Congress on the Nicaragua Canal, Sena~ tor Bard said: I am delighted with the apparently satisfac- tory negotiations between the two governments jon the Nicaragua canal matter and that it has been_practically agreed to abrogate the Clay- I am certainly in favor of be made an American canal in every semse of the word and under absolute control by the American Government. I do not believe it nec- essary that we should fortify the canal, but it is prudent that we should acquire the right to do so for our own protection, without the conm- sent of any other Government. In the event of the commisston reporting fa- vorably as to the purchase of the Panama canal, this would doubtless lead to further de- lay. but T am not apprehensive that anything will be done with this project. The Nicaragua route is by far the more desirable and I con- fidently expect to see definite action taken at the coming session of Congress toward its early | construction. Senator Bard said that, in his opinion, Congress would go as far as possible in passing laws “or the suppression of an~ archy. MARS “REMINISCENCES” TO lesnn FOR FUEL Santa Clara Supervisors Will Burn “Advertising” Matter That Cost $1000. SAN JOSE, Oct. 30.—A roaring furnace seems to be the ultimate destination of | “Reminiscences of Santa Clara County and San Jose,” the souvenir recently is- This action was the improve- ment club last night. Santa Clara County, i | | through its Supervisors, paid Mars $1000 ORDER DISCOURAGES ! i i | | for 500 copies of this literary rot, whiein ridicules the citizens and criticizes the county’s industries and officials. It was to | bave been circulated through France and America in the hope of attracting settlers. So disgusted are the people with the publication, which tharacterizes the men of the county as “excellent dry nurses” and pictures the women as donning gloves to fry steaks and chops, that no copies | will be circulated. The Improvement Club received 200 members declared the book had no merits as an advertisement of the county, and the secretary was instructed to lock them up and allow none to be distributed. Some wanted the books burned, and tnis probably will be done. . pesitiznes e SAES DISPATCH BULLER SENT. National Review Publishes What Purports to Be Ladysmith Message. LONDON, Oct. 31.—The National Re= view gives the essential terms of the “spatch-cocked” dispatch from Sir Red- vers Buller to General Sir George White, when in command of the beleaguered British garrison at Ladysmith. Accord- ing to this authority the message ran as follows: “I baye been repulsed. You will burn your ciphers and destroy all your am- munition. You will then make the best terms you can with the Boers after I have fortified myself on the Tugela.” General Buller, in the speech which led to his dismissal from the command of the First Army Corps, challenged the National Review to publish the full dis- patch and to explain how it was obtain- ed, declaring that he would then publish a certified copy of the original and allow the public to judge the matter. The ed- itor of the National Review now explains that he got the dispatch from a civilian who was In Ladysmith at the time and who said there was nothing secret about it. He asserts also that he understands that both General Buller and General ‘White have officially asked permission to publish the authorized version and that he cannot conceive why permission has been withheld. The same informant, giving an alleged explanation of the fact that there was no co-operation between General Buller and Genperal White during the battle at Colenso, says that General White was in- formed that the attack was fixed for De- cember 17, but General Buller commernced the attack on December 15, to the dismay of General White, who had not complet- ed his preparations, The Morning Leader characterizes the National Review's version of General Buller's dispatch to Sir George White as “imaginary and misleading.” e ———— Osborne Appointed Justice, ‘WASHINGTON, Oct, 30.—Frank I, Os- borne was to-day appointed to succeed Judge Fuller as Associate Justice of the United States Court of Private Land Claims. He 1s, like his predecessor, a Democrat. He is a resident of Charlotte, N. C., and was formerly Attorney General of North Carolina, ———— Molders’ Strike Ended, TACOMA, Oct, 30.—Tne strike of the Tacoma and Seattle Molders' Union, which has been on since June 8, was final. ly ended and the men returned to work this morning. The metal trades concede a half heliday. 5