The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 17, 1902, Page 2

SCO CALL, WED SDAY WILL POWER ALONE KetPs BARD ALIVE Physic'ans Admit That There Is Practically No Hope. Heart May Give Way at Any Moment Under the Strain. —— Patient’s Brain Is Abnormally Active SEADS BULLET T H BlgST Los Angeleno Resents a Friend’s Excess of Familiarity, Expresses Sorrcw Because Wound He Inflicted Is Not Fatal Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Scpt. 16.—W. T. Harris, a prominent jeweler, was shot through the groin this afternoon by Thomas Mor- ris. Harris and Morris had long _been | friends, and Morris invited Harris to his | home for Ginner. On ihe way they | stopped at almost every saloon they came and He Says That He Is Ready to Meet the End. ch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17.—At 2 o'clock this morning Senator Bard was asleep, having been put under the influence of codine. His sleep was not natural, and from time to time he would wake only tc again fall into a doze. LOS ANGELES, Sept - United States Eenator Bard may. die at any minute, and again he may live for several da has but one chance in a hund timate recovery. It all depends upon whether his normally strong heart can strain to which it g the t three time his pulse has minute and icians withstand the terrif has been subjected ¢ days. During that never been below 135 to the what is most feared by his phy that his heart m suddeniy fail and t the end may come before they have an opportunity of administering restoratives v.hich, i weakened condition, wiil be sufficiently effective. Shouid there oc- spell like that which oc- be no hope, for the weakened condition of the dis- tinguished patient cannot respond to treatment such as was then administered. | 1t all depends upon whether the heart keeps up, and at midnight the physicians w admitted that if that organ couid ¢on- ue its functions un the circum- stances it would bde ing. This 1s but another t ng that, judging from pre ey consider the condition of Senator as practically Lepeless. LIVING ON WILL FOWER. sator Bard is 61 years of age. suffering from very acute pneumoni complicated with w are now well de- jopea Lyphoid symptoms. His liver, kid- ave refused to perform y since yesterday, ous poison of Lyphoid fever sapping the strength of a { constitution and making ore impossibie for him to recurring periods of de- alizes his conditi zation he has he s mnot the dise: by force ght he said to his doc- tors and 1o the reiatives who were at his bedside: > 1 will not give up, but I can't keep up ch longer.” t 5 o'clock this after noon his pulse was 138 and temperature 1 At ‘mid- night his pulse was 16) and his tempera- ture 102 all depends upon how long the heart can withstand the strain of such tion H ves aweiting the end. are The; been informed that there is | littie & nd that the end may come | 50 hat there may not be time | to sum FALLS INTO RESTLESS SLEEP. After the crisis at 11 o'clock last night, | when it was nec y to restore the patient by means of artificial respiration &nd the administration of oxygen, Sen- | ator Bard fell into a restless sleep, which | continued with waking intervals until § | ‘clock this morning. It had been hoped | that this slumber would cause an im-| in his condition, but it was not | sieep and from time tof time he | and at other thmes he| toss upon the bed in a| T ting that it was the drug | had been given him that caused | the stupor and not nature producing a | provement ann T life-givir rest. His temperature as taken every hour and showed but little | improvement, in ct there was a tend- ency toward higher fever, and it was fm- possible and unsafe for the physicians to reduce the action of the heart, the pulsa- tions of which varied from 140 to 160. When he awoke at 9 o'clock this morn- ing the patient was fullv conscious, and = first question was concerning his wife and children. Mrs. Bard had watched over him without rest for thirty-six hours and only a few minutes before had gone to the next room and tried to rest. The sound of his voice awakened her and she was instantly at his bedside. Despite the fact that she had not had more than six hours’ sleep in sixty she remained in the room throughout the day, assisting the three nurses in their ministrations to the sick man, and it was only late this after- noon, when told that there was no danger of immediate collapse, that she again £ought her bed. She slept only four | hours. Thrn_ughoul the day the Senator re- mained awake, his mind being abnormally bright. This was taken as an unfavor- | #ble sign. The abnormal heart action caused a flow of blood to the brain, which | made his mind excecdingly bright, while | the body was suffering for the nourisi- ment which could not be administered. | TALKS TO PHYSICIANS, Senator Bard fully realized the serious- n;“sqr of ths congillon At 2 o'clock th?l afternoon he said to the docto: whom were in the room: %S o “I don’t think you can patch heart of mine. It has been ’!nhrou!‘;lpmuthl‘; sieges, and 1 fear it has worn out. It has . been too strong during the past few days, &nd I know what that means; it may stop at any minute. Bur do the best y i doctors.” R | This statement struck the ke: situation. If it is possible to ]l:rg'vet:l al,’rl: other attack of heart failure, the patient has about an even chance for retovery, but what the physicians most fear i3 thaf there may be 2 sudden failure of the heart. Should ghis come, they say, they have little Sope of its responding to the ent at they appl Dr. Taggert said m)»m‘y;iz:‘m et ght “The end may come at any minute, that upon the h?ar( action. | r a change for the - ter before this, but there has be:nbenlfl improvement that we can discover. It fs true that there have been favorable turns, but it is like the swinging of a pendulum —first_there is something favorable wog | the next hour there is something worse | Do 1 think Senator Bard will recover? | I cannot say as to that. At present the chances are decidedly against it. He is fully conscious; knows his condition; re- alizes that he may die at any second, but he is prepared to meet the end and Salt Rheum You may call it eczema, tetter or milk crust. . But no matter what you call it, this ekin disease which comes in patches that buen, iteh, discharge a weitery matter, déry and ecale, owes its existence to the presence of humors in the system. 1t will continue to exist, annoy and per- hx!r:t agonize as long a&s these bumors re- main. It is always radically and permanently cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla ‘hich all humors and is positively W un‘fllfidfi:' all cutaneous ermptions, | { [ We had hoped for | house, Morris ! go to dinner with Harris and Mrs. Morris: | to, Harris insisting that Morris ~take Hquor, while Harris imbibed only soft drinks. When they reached 3Morris" was intoxicated and did not. After the meal, Harris threw his arms| about M Morris and kissed her. At] that, Morris appeared at the door and | then ordered him out of the house, but | he fused to go. Morris then got his revolver and advanced upon Harris, who seized him and tried to secure the weapon. In the struggle the revolver was di: charged and Harris was wounded. He then rushed through the rear door and ran several blocks. He telephoned to the police and was taken to the Receiving | Hospital, but refused to make any state- | ment to the officers. However, they heard him tell a friend what had hap- pened and at once went to the Morris hous They found Morris in a_drunken stupor, but he admitted the shooting and ex- ed regret that he had not Kkilled | He was arrested on a charge of | th a deadly weapon, but Har- ris says he will not prosecute. Harris' wound is not serious, although he had a cape from death, the bullet the femorul artery. pting, her husband knocked her down, saying that she had encouraged Harris 5 her. This she denies. » Will Wed at Mare Island. VALLEJO, Sept. 16.—Medical Director and Mrs. Hawke have issued invitations for the wedding of their daughter, Helen | Tucker Hawke, to Assistant Surgeon | Charles Norman Fiske, U. 8. N. The ceremony is to take piace-in St. Peter’s Chapel, Mare Island navy yard, on the afternoon of September 25, at 2 o'clock. The union will be that of a fair and lov- able girl with a handsome and gallant yvoung officer. Mr. Fiske is now attached 1o the United States steamship Mohican. R RN B Jury Fixes the Responsibility. OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 16.—The Corcner’s cury this evening returned a verdict find- ing that Earl Caldwell, the strike breaker who was kgiled Sunday. night, came to his death as a result of a blow delivered by John Speilman. The jury als mends that Charles Pospisel further investigation. Speilman young man who was employed as a mor- tar mixer at the new shops and was not | a striker. { | | is a| Migado Honors Chinese Prince. TOKIO, Sept. 3 ( Victoria, B. C., Sept. 16).—Prince Tsai Cheng was invest- ed, through Lord Chamberiain Tokudaiji, at 10 o'clock yesterday, with the first or- der of merit, accompanied with the grand cordon of ' Paulownia Imperialis. The Chinese Prince made a present to the ILmperor on Wednesday of three beautiful flower vases of Chinese manufacture. Decayed Corn Their Food. DENVER, Colo., Sept. 16.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. M., says: Governor Otero to-day reccived the harrowing details of the sufferings caused by the Mimbres Valley flood. A letter from the relief party savs: “‘Rations have been distributed to 868 people: Crops are laid waste and people are living on de- cayed corn and beans.” —_———— Germans Reject Russia’s Plan. LONDON, Sept. 17.—"It has been con- @rmed here that Germany,” cables the Brussels correspondent of the Standard, “following the example of Great Britain and France, has definitely rejected Rus- sia’s propositions respecting a new sugar convention and the discussion of . trusts. Austria will also reject these proposals.” — Detective’s Wife Sues for Divorce. SAN JOSE, Sept. 16.—Detective Erwin Frost was to-day sued for a divorce by Irene Frost on the ground of extreme crueity. They were married in 1892 in Gil- roy. Alimony of $100 a month is asked for, and the custody of their little girl. Twice before suits for separation were begun by Mrs. Frost, but dismissed. Officers for Army Maneuvers, WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—Cclorel Jacob A. Augur, Tenth Cavalry; Captain A. S. Rowan, Fifteenth Infantry, and Captain Eenjamin Alvord, Twentieth Infantry, have been ordered to report to Major General Bates at Fort Riley, Kansas, not later than September 24 for duty pertain- ing to the maneuvers. | Says He Made Spurious Coin. BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 16.—A special to the Miner from Billings says that P. Eng- lish, under arrest for the alleged passing of counterfeit money, has made a confes- sion acknowledging the making of spuri- ous coin in a den at Livingston, Mont. Raisin Growers Alarmed. WOODLAND, Sept. 16.—About half the Sultana raisin crop has been picked and about a fourth is in the sweatbox. Not to exceed one-fourth the Muscat crop has been picked and none of it is yet in the sweatbox. Two days of cool weather dur- ing which the sun has been partially clouded by smoke have delayed the cur- ing process and alarmed the raisin-grow- ers. There are, however, no indications of early rains. S LR Held for Cattle Stealing. SAN JOSE, Sept. 16.—Joe and Frank L e e e e has repcatedly said that he is ready. At 6§ o'clock to-night there was a de- cided increase in temperature and the pulse increased to 160, higher than it had been all day. This continued for an hour or more and for a time the physiclans feared another sinking spell. At § o’clock the pulse dropped to 145 and the tem- perature, which throughout the day had hovered ‘around the 103 mark, gradually lowered until it was 101%. Despite the fever the patient was conscious and cheerful, although at times he was flighty for a few minutes. FAMILY AWAITS THE END. Except Misses Anna and Elizabeth Bard, who have been attending a private school in Berkeley and who will arrive to-morrow morning, all of the members of Senator Bard's family are within call- ing distance should there be a sudden turn for the worse. Mrs. Bard and the Misses Beryle and Katherine Bard were first summoned, but to-day all of the other immediate relatives were sent for. Among those who came were Miss Mal Cen of Hueneme, an adopted daughter Miss Blanche Bard, daughter of the Sen ator’s late brother; Thomas, Richard and Philip Bard, sons of the Senator; E. 0. Gerberding, a brother-in-law, and D, T, Perkins, a business associate. All of these were admitted into the sick chamber for a few minutes and to each the Senator gave a cheerful greeting. From time to time during the evening Senator Bard called for different mem- bers of his family but when told by his rhysicians that it would not be weil for tl;:g: to see l'::tm hs chlmfully hlfioed.ed to Judgment and with¢—= 1o have them admitted. . y SEPTEMBER 17, 1902 CYCLONE SWIFTLY SPREADS FIRE THROUGH THE NORTHERN FORESTS Revolving Cloud Carries the Flames at Great Speed, Scattering De- struction in Heavily Wooded Lewis River Country and Eventu- ally Spending Its Force at the Headquarters of the Coweman Special Dispatch to The Call. ACOMA, Sept 16.—From half-way up the snowy heights of Mount Rainier Arthur Hun- ter, a mountaineer, saw last Friday and Saturday a magnificent and awful picture. It was given to this man to view from an eminence of 8000 feet forest fires raging 70 to 100 miles away, followed by a blanket of smoke that engulfed in blackness the horizon in while above him spread the blue lieavens and behind him snowy fields and glaciers sparkled like diamonds. From his great mountain height Hunter beheld the Columbia River Valley, Willapa and Grays Harbor, Puget Sound and the mountains in British Columbia. burning across the Columbia swept northward and soon had crossed into Washington. fire, starting in Wind River Valley, northeast of Vancouver, Wash., was sweeping westward. He beheld flames from these conflagrations leaping hundreds of feet in the air and destroying hun- dreds of millionssof feet of timber as they swept onward. The most appalling sight - that met his gaze was the rapid formation of a tremendous cloud of smoke, which gradually expanded until it Hunter could see the Puget Sound from sunlight to darkness as the cloud shadow swept over it.- Before he. descended billows of smoke were wafted across the Cascade Mountains, spreading almost over Eastern Washiggton. covered all of Western Washington. -ALAMA, Wash., Sept. 16—In a little cemetery at Murrays, twen- ty-five miles above Woodland, the bodies of fifteen victims of the Lewis River fire have been laid to Test. ' The dead were: O. REED. MRS. EVA REED and three children. MRS. JOHN POLLY, child and brother. MRS. GRAVES. C. A. McKEEN. MRS. AGNES McKEEN and child. GEORGE W. SMITH, wife and child. The body of W. E. Newhouse, previ- ously reported lost, has been found. It is reported, but not confirmed, that seven- teen bodies havé been found on the Clark County side of the river. The fire has practicaliy died out and relief parties are taking in food and cloth- ing with pack horses. Most of the suffcr- ers have congregated at Murrays, where supplies are being distributed. The Coun- ty Commissioners have gone to the strick- en districts to ascertain the amount of aid ‘that will be required to relieve the destitute. From reports of eye-witnesses a cyclone assed over the Lewis River on Thurs- ay, carrying the.fire at great speed, and spent itself on the hcadwaters of the Coweman River. Trees were uprooted in the path of the fire. On the-upper Cowe- man the wind blew from the north, while on the Lewis River it blew fiercely from the southeast. Surveyor Bystrom and party, who were on the headwaters of the Coweman, made a run of ten miles, two of which were though the burning forest. They escaped without serious injury. Timbermen say that the standing timber, though killed Mendoza and Manuel Avila, arrested a short time ago for cattle stealing in Santa | Clara and Alameda countics, were-exam- ined on the charges before Justice Rosen- thal to-day. The men are accused of be- ing at the head-of an organized gang of cattle thieves that preyved upon the herds of the Calaveras Valley. Joe Mendoza was held to answer on the charge of cat. tle stealing. Frank Mendoza and Manuel Avila were discharged. Frank Mendoza however, has already been held to answer on a similar charge in Alameda County. —_—— THE DAY’S DEAD s C. A. Sandvig. PETALUMA, Sept. 16.—C. A. Sandvig, a merchant, died here this afternoon. He leaves a wife and three sons. He Was a native of Minnesota, aged 43 years. e Alexander C. Oliphant. TRENTONy N. J., Sept. 16.—Adjutant General Alexander C. Oliphant of the New Jersey National Guard died to-day aged 42 years. —— Mrs. J. M. Thoburn. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 16.—Mrs. Tho- burn, wife of Bishop J. M. Thoburn of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in this city to-day, aged 46. Mrs. Thoburn's illness was contracted in India, where, in company with her husband, she was a missionary for many years. LIRS S Mrs. Margaret J. Jones. SAN JOSE, Sept. 16.—Mrs. Margaret J. Jones of San Francisco died suddenly in Hotel Vendome this morning of heart dis- ease. She had been in San Jose but a short time, havilg come here for her health. She was a native of Pennsylva- nia and 79 years of age. The body was taken to San Francisco this afterncon. James W. Gates. SAN JOSE, Sept. 16.—James W. Gates of Vacaville, a pioneer of this State, died at the home of Dr. Fraser here last even- ing. He was a native of Kentucky and 75 years of age. Deceased crossed the plains in 1851 and settled in Vacaville. He came to this city a short time ago in the hope that it would benefit his health. A widow and. two grown children survive him. SE AT Dr. John T. Enos. SALINAS, Sept. 16.—Dr. John T. Enos, a dentist, died suddenly this afternoon of an attack of angina pectoris. Dr. Enos was a thirty-third degree Mason and sec- retary of the Royal Arch Chapter here, an enthusiastic Elk and a member of other fraternal organizations. He came to California from Michigan about forty years ago. He was 52 years of age. Dr, lErms leaves a wife and two young daugh- ers, ————— BOY STABBED DURING FIERCE STREET FIGHT Joseph Greeley Plunges a Knife Into Side of Joseph O’Conner and Escapes. As an outcome of a street fight which occurred last night among several boys, Joseph O'Conner, who lives at 2713 Mis- slon street, lies at his home suffering from a knife wound in his left side. Just what the cause of the fight was is not known, but at 8 o’clock last evening a number of boys, all between 15 and 1§ -years of age, gathered together at Twen- ty-fourth and Shotwell streets, and a fierce battle ensued, during which Joseph Greeley drew a knife and plunged it into the left side of Joseph O'Conner. Realizing what he had done, Greeley im- mediately took to his heels and the police have not as yet succeeded in locating him. In the meantime Dr, Griffin, who lives in the neighborhood, was called and after gresslng "Conner’s wound, escorted him ome. The wound is not a dangerous one. —_———— Los Angeles Man the President. MONTREAL, Sept. 16.—The American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents decided to-day tc hold the next convention at New Orleans. F. F. Fitz- gerald of Los Angeles, Cal., was elected president. —— Rail Rates Reduced Via Santa Fe. During September and October the San- ta Fe will sell tickets to San Francisco at the following rates: .From New York, £50; Boston, $49 90; Chicago, $33; St. Memphis and New Orleans, $30; Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City and Fort Wort] usl.n::d {:}i:ced“r:‘:es ‘frnm ‘l:tarmodu gs!ce. 641 Market st.re:t. F" o | by the fire, will be all right if logged within a year or two. VANCOUVER, Wash., Scpt. 16.—No ad- ditional casualties were reported to-day from the sr‘er*hol the big forest fires in this section. e’ County Commissioners left here to-day for the burned district in the northern part of the county, tak- +ng with them wagonload of supplies, consisting of o}%thlng and other neces- saries, which were collecte? by voluntary contributions for aistribution among- the unfortunate settlers. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 15.—Aid for the sufferers by forest fires has been col- lected by nearly every church in this city and Oregon City. Several wagonloads of supplies were sent out yesterday and to-day. Many benefits are being planneld for the sufferers and there is no doubt that they will be supplied with ample food and clothing until they can obtain work. GOVERNORS MAKE APPEAL. Executives of Two States Ask Help ! to Fight Fires. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—Secretary Hitchcock to-day received dispatches from the Governors of both Colorado and Wyoming appealing for Government as- sistance in fighting a terrific forest fire that is raging on Government timber lands along the Colorado-Wyoming boun- dary llne, near the southeast corner of Carbon County, Wyoming. The residents of that section, according to Governor Richardson of Wyoming, have exhausted both strength and means in fighting the conflagration and are appealing for help. The Interior Department officials are looking into the situation and calling for more specific information from the field. Kvery effort will be made to do some- HENDERSON DECLINES 70 RUN, - Continued from Page 1, Column 6. combinations come in and do the work, but I would like to control our own cor- porations so that there could be fair play among the American people. I have been more amused than hurt .at the sugges- ticns that 1 havg heard against any changes in the tariff. t ““While I have been against a general revision, recognizing the wisdom of Presi- cent Roosevelt in his first message to Congress, in which he advised against it, I have never been opposed to making needed changes, and 1 am not. I must say, and emphatically, that 1 do not be- lieve a singie schedule of the Dingley tariff law can be so amended as to rchieve the people from the oppression of trusts cr combinations of capital, however named, and that such action might in- volve the retarding of our expanding com- merce and the gettlgg and holding of for- | cign markets. Indeed, I believe sucha plan to be fraught with grave dangers to the people. I am a firm believer in reciproc- ity I worked with untiring zeal to se- cure reciprocal arrangements between Cuba and this country and I was success- ful in passing it through the House. The Senate did not act on the bill because con- sideration of it would have permitted the opening up of the whole question of tariff revision. The House has nothing to say about the ratification of treaties, but the reciprocal resolutions upon which it legis- iated in respect to Cuba were not in the nature of treaties, but they were recip- rocal agreements in which I think our country would have the best of the bar- gain, although doubtless they would have been of great advantage to Cuba. WOULD HELP CUBANS. ““While I cannot speak for the prospects of favorable action upon bills sent to the Senate, 1 still hope and believe that by a treaty the same result may be accom- plished, and I have no doubt that Presi- cent Roosevelt is now working on the question of a treaty with Cuba to give that struggling young republic needed help, a help, too, in which, while they will be gainers, 'we will not be losers. And now, let me say, and let there be no misunderstanding as to my position: I Lelieve in protection that will protect the hand of labor, the wheels of industry, every farmer- and miner, and I am ogainst wicked corporations that would tl:nmple upon the rights of people to fair play and the fruits of honest efforts. I am against unnecessary legislation that would throw my country into pan'c and Lring back the horrors bequeathed to us by the last Democratic administration.” SENSATION AT CAPITAL. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—The dispatch announcing Speaker Henderson's declina- tion of the Congressional nomination caused a sensation in Washington. Very few public men are in Washington at this time, but all here expressed regret that the Speaker had determined on the course announced in the Dubuque dispatch, The reasons leading up to his action were perhaps as much a matter of com- Z‘::zn as the refusal to stand for re-elec- Public men acknowledged that there is a demand in sections of the West and Northwest for a revision of the tariff along certain lines, notably in the cases of articles whose manufacture is con- trolled by the trusts. Their opinion is that General Henderson's decision will make this issue more acute and it is sug- gested that the President is conferring at this time with leading Senators from the East and West presumably on the very uestion which has forced General Hen- lerson out of line with his party in Iowa.,| The Speaker has always been a straight- out Republican in tariff matters and at the last session of Congress the general understanding was that he was opposed to the suggestions advanced for tariff re- Yvision along certain lines on articles con- trolled by the trusts. General Henderson already had entered | into the coming campaign and it is statea here that both Governor Cummins and Senator Dolliver, both of whom are said to in fayor of tariff revision, were to have stumped the district for him. The Iowa Republican State Convention, held in the latter part of July, took strong grounds on the question of the reduction of the tariff on goods whose production in this country is controlled by trusts, making the following declaration on that uubvg;ct; o ‘We favor * * any modifications of the tariff schedules that may be required to prevent their - affording sheltcr to monopoly.” There was a great deal of opposition to this statement, but it finally was adopted bg the convention. It is thought here that this plank in the platform was the one which has raised the issue in General front of him, The immense fires Another region transformed thing to reinforce the forces of the fight- ers, but it is not yet known what steps will be taken. It is Pofialble the War De- partment will be called upon for assist- ance. The de?artment is crippled by the lack of special agents to watch the Gov- ¢rnment areas, including those now in- vclved in the destructive conflagrations, and has frequently ineffectually appealed | to Corgress to increase the appropriations for this purpose. Up to noon no official advices had been received from the fires in Washington State and imniediate re- port from there has been called for by telegraph. Later in the day the Interior Depart- | ment received a telegram from Superin- | tendent Sheller in charge of the forest reserve tracts in Washington State, say- ing that two fires were raging over a lurge area inside the Mount Rainier re- ! serve. The rangers have been fighting | these fires since their inception and extra | help has been employed to battle against the flames. In response to the telegrams from the Governors of Wyoming and Colorado the Secretary of the Interior has ordered Su- pervisor Atherly of the Crow Creek res- crvation to take measures to stop the fire 1eported burning at Pearl, just south of the Medicine Bow forest réserve. A new forest fire that strétches over a large area_is repérted from official ad- | vices in the South Platte forest reserve in Wyoming. Forest Supervisor Michelson | and a large force are working to extin- | guish it. he dispatches report that the fire near Saratoga, Wyoming, has been brought under control. “The reports from Washington State show that the big fire rear Enumclaw is mostly on private iands, chiefly railway lands, which in re- cent years have been extensively lum- bered, the mills being mostly located at ;ac;:;m and on the line of the Northern acific. ett, Charles Albrook and J. H. Funk. Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural | Department, who comes from lowa, was thunderstruck when he heard of General Henderson's decision, remarking that it | came as rain from a clear sky. He ex- Iressed great regret that the Speaker has determined on the course announced, but further than that he declined to make aray statement for publication. | o Secretary Snaw of the Treasury De- rartment, whose residence also is in Towa ' and who is a great friend of the Speak- | C er; the news came with equal surprise | and regret. The secfemr%. in response to a est for an interview' on the subject, dictated the following stafement: I have not been in Iowa since Febru- ary, hence know little of any change in political sentiment in the State. All Re- publicans found congenial standing room on the platform last year. The tariff re- vision plank is sufficiently general to oc- casion no dispute, and each put such con- struction upon the shelter for monopoly | utterance as he pleased. The language | does not say that the tariff does afford | shelter, but ‘demands any modification | that may be required to prevent their af- fording a shelter.’ I think most speakers | took the old-time Republican view—tnat | ‘the tariff is not responsible for trusts. If sentiment has changed I am not advised. | regret General Henderson's decision | more than I can express, and I still hope the report is unfounded or that he may be induced to recall his declaration. He was sure of his election.” In view of General Henderson's deter- mination some gossip was indulged in as to his successor as Speaker in the event of Republican success at the polls in No- vember. Representative Cannon of Illi- nois no doubt will be a candidate for the pesition, with a strong competitor in Rep- resentative ~Sherman of New York. Grosvenor of Ohio and Littlefield of Maine are also mentioned as among those who may be forced to the front by their friends in the Speakership contest, al- Ehough mostShpublic mfin thought either annon or erman the more prob: choice of the House. e e B R ) SEIZING MINERAL CLAIS, } iy Continued From Page 1, Column 4. of the greatest importance that all the facts should become known as speedily as PAh e a 1 “Eac! ummy locator at the cost $100 is able to take up 160 acres. A lurgog area can easily be secured in a compar- | the West. ASSIGNS PASTORG 10 THEIR POaT Work of Methodist Con- ference Is Com- pleted., Presiding Officer Announces Appointments to Va- rious Pulpits. PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 16.—The Cali- fornia ' Methodist Episcopal Conference this morning appointed Rev. M. D. Buck superintendent of the home department of the San Francisco Sunday-school Asso- ciation. Rev. W. D. Crabb and Rev. John Williams were granted supernumerary re- lation. A resolution authorizing the Bishop to appoint Rev. W. C. Gray agent of the fund for the support of superannuated ministers provoked warm discussion. Mr. QBray retired last year from the ministry on account of ill-health and later engaged in pusiness. The opposition to his ap- intment, which was led by the Rev. F. . Bovard, Herbert Briggs, George Lar- kin and J. N. Beard, was made on the ground that the appointment of men en- gagad in secular work to effective places in the ministry would work an injury to the church by lowering it in public esti- mation. The resolution was supported by Reys. Messrs . J. . Hammond, V. 8. Urmy, John Coyle, John A. B. Wilson and W. W. Case and was adopted after an animated contest The following were elected trustees of the University of the Pacific for the en- suing three years: M. D. Buck, W. W. Case, W. C. Evans, Thomas Filben, J. F. Forderer, H. 8. Keens, J. Leiter, A. H. Needham, Joseph Shep%urd, F. L. Turpin, E. R. Willis and J. C. Zuck; to fill vacan- cies—H. H. Bell, Henry Brace and J. O. Hestwood. ‘The university trustees reported that the tuition fee had been abolished in or- der to meet competition of other Califor- nia universities. Rev. J. N. Beard was re-elected presi- dent of the San Francisco National Train- ing School and Rev. Messrs W. K. Beans, W. C. Evans and O. E. Hotle were elected conference visitors to the school. The following\ conference deaconess’ board was elected: Rev. Messrs. A. C. Bane, W. S. Urmy and W. M. Woodward, Messrs. C. B. Perkins and William Ab- bott, Mmes. L. J. Sims, F. D. Bovard, H. R. McLellan and C. A. Westenby. 8. G. Gale, having served his term of six years as presiding elder of Napa dis- triet, J. H. Willlams of Napa was appointed to the position. Mr. illlams is one of the youngest presiding elders in On his retirement Rev. S. Gale was presented with a handsome gold watch by the clergymen of Napa district in token of their regard. APPOINTMENTS OF PASTORS. Bishop Joyce read the appointments of pastors to the various charges as follows: Chinese District. J. D. Hammond, prasiding elder. Courtland, to be supplied; Dutch Flat, to be supplied; Oakland, supplied by Walter N. Fong; Sacralento, supplied by Man Chee and Yee Hong; San Francisco—Washington street, Chan Lok Shang; Jackson street, supplied by Amen Jung; San Jose supplied by Jee Eck; Stockton, supplied by Wong Hoy Chuns. J. E. Gardner, professor, and Yue Kwal, in- strictor in Ameérican Chiness College. Napa District. J. H. N. Williams, presiding elder. Alliance and Blus Lake, €. W. Raymond; Anderson Valley, to be supplied; Arcata, E. D. Ralley; Blocksburg, to be supplied; Bloom- field, O. M. Hester; 'Cazadero, supplied by Colin Anderson; Calistoga, George Clifford; loverdale, J. J. Martin; Covelo, to be sup- plied; Crescent City. E. S, Robertson; Eureka, James Willlams; Eureka Circuit, to be sup- plied; Ferndale, W, §. Kelly; Forestville and Guerneville, supplied by J. H. Ainswerth; For- tvna, B. B. Conner; Fort Bragg. supplied by J. W. Cullen; Garberville, to be supplied; Healds- burg, E. P. Lacell; Kelseyville and Lower Lake, H. H. Buckner; Manchester and Green- wcod, A. Holbrook; Mendocino City and Al- bion, to be supplied; Middletown, M. O. Brink; Napa, E, R. Willis; Occidental, supplied by R. A\ Gavin; Olema, to be supplied; Peach- land, ‘L. Fellers; Penn Grove, H. C. Tallman; Petaluma, H. J. Winsor; Petrolia, to be sup- plied; Pléasant Hill, supplied by T. B. Pal- mer; Point Arena, S. E. Crowe; Pope Valley, supplied by R. W. Byrn: Rohnerville, to be supplied; Round Valley Indian -mission, sup- plied by L. Schillinger; St. Helena, F. W. Lioyd; San Rafael, A E. Ulrich; Santa Rosa, M. H. Alexander; Sebastopol, E. H. Smith: Smith’ River, to be supplied; Sonoma, J. L. Case; Ukiah, . Bolster;' Ukiah Indian Mission, Lorr Ewing; Vallejo. T. A. Atkinson; Willits, H. C. Richardson; Windsor, to be sup- plied. - D. A. Hayes, professor in Garret Biblical In- stitute; Ernest Grigg and D. S. Ullrick left without appointment to attend school. Oakland District. John Coyle, presiding elder. Allendale, J. R. Wolfe; Berkeley—Trinity, C. K. Jenness; West, supplied by B. Crooi Benicia, supplied by G. W. Emigh; Corning, U. Siminons; Dixon, supplied by Francis De De la Mar, supplied by W. H. Gleason; Dun: muir, Henry Pearce; Etna, supplied by W. L. Garrett; Fairfield, John W. Robinson: Fort Jones, §. O. Elllott; Fruitvale, C. G. Milness; Golden Gate, E. M. Hill; Hamburgh, to be supplied; Keswick, Fay Donaldson; Klama- thon, W. G. Trudgeon; Madison and_Guinda, H. L. Gregory; Martinez, supplied by Frank C. McCloud, to be supplied; Oakland— Chester Street, 5. G. Gale; Eighth Avenue, O. E. Hotle; First Church, E. R. Dille and B. . Fleming; Shattuck Avenue, Twenty-fourth Avenue, E. B. ning; Thirty-fourth Street, supplied by Luther D. Mahone; Olinda, to be supplied; Orland and Germantown, supplied by J. L. Stratford; Pi- role, G. O. Ash: Red Bluff, William Clark; Redding, R. E. Redding; Richmond, C. Rich; Round Mountain, ~supplied by C. Strayer; Sisson and Gazeile, Hugh Bake ville, supplied by J. W. Hinds; Woodland, 3 Winning; Yolo, G. M. Meese; Yreka, J. E. Wright; Williams and Dunnigan, supplied by J. N. Worsham; Weaverville, supplied by C. H. Darling. John Thompson, agent California Bible Soci- ety; Jesse Smith, superintendent of seaman's E. O. atively short time at that rate, 1 will suggest that all public lands in this State shall be withdrawn from timber entry until the Land Office at Washington can find out the facts relating to them. I ex- pect to have a conference with the Gover- nor within the mext few days relative to the employment of fleld assistants to make the necessary investigations in the mining counties.” TELEGRAPH NEWS, PARIS, Sept. 16.—Mrs. Bowen, wife of the Deputy United States Consul General, J. Al. lison Bowen, died to-day after a long and Dainful {liness, VICTORIA. B, C, Sept. 16.—Captain Cutler of the tug Pilot, Which arrived to-day. saye the stranded steamer Cottage City is in a fav- orable position and will be floated. VICTORIA, B. C._ Sept. 16.—There by the Empress of Indlz to-day a cnn:lrnrl[::& of 134 non-commisetoned officers and men of :helnoynl Horse Artillery, en route to Liver- pool. NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—Lord Charles Beres. ford, rear admiral in the British navy, was among the passengers on the steamer Kron- prinz - Wilhelm, which arrived to-day from Bremen, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 16.—At stockyards fo-day Clem Graves, owner of the Buner Hill farm, scld the Hereford bull Cra- ader, to Edward F. Hawkins of Ei Ind., for $10,000, g LONDON, . Sept. 16.—The challe t Sl Thomas Lifton for another serles of saces for e e S SRR s, 50 as to Yacht Club October 1, " o New York D' Arcy CAMERA CLUB MEETING.—Dr. Power last right gave a lecture and demon- stration on the making of enlarged negatives at the Camera Club heddquarters in the Acad- emy of Sclences building. The regular month- 1y meéting preceded the demonstration. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 16.—Danger in the shape ot forest fires Is SEill hovering over Clackamas County. Just above Viola, the flames are slowly creeping through the tim- ber and only another east wind is needed to fan them into fury. It is probable that the timber loss in Clackamas County T ot fall short o a on_dollars. will lose an aaditional $200,000. R fieep Henderson’s case and has induced him to withdraw. - THE NEXT SPEAKER. arious names are suggested by Towa Republicans here as ca.nglfll.tea {or the Speaker’s seat, among them being Mr. ourtwright, who formerly has beén in the race for the nomination; C. B. Pick- —_—————— An October Eastern Trip. Just the time for a trip—neither heat "Ea at Southern Pacie Com a u acific office, 613 Market street, for a.'::'ffi '.‘fi:fi: the one-way rates for the round trip, Oc- tober 7 and 8. Tickets good for = sixty days, with stop-over privileges, work; FPaul M. Spencer and Willste M. Martin left without appointment to attend school. Sacramento District. ‘W. 8. Matthew, presiding elder. Amador, L. P. Walker; Auburn. J. P. Mac- i Blges, Willlam Burchett; Colfax, W. A. Courtland, Fred Sheldon; Chico, 8. C. 'h; Downieville, D. W. Calfee and one to be utch Flat, supplied by Thomas Elk Grove and _Bruceville, W. C. ey, ch; supplie Murrish; e, . Robins; Fair Oaks, James Whitaker; Fernl to be supplied; Florin and Pacific, K. C. Lang- ley; Folsom and Orangevale, supplied by E. G. Donaldson; Forbestown, Miner; Forest HMI, supplied by Russell Crandell; Georgetown, Joseph Johns: Valley, C. J. Chase; Honcut, J. W. Edgar; Ione, W. C. Howard; Jagksom, G. H. Van Vliet; Marysville, W. M. Woodward; Nevada City, Willlam Angwin; N supplied by J. T. €. Smith; Newcastle, Chan- ning A. Richardson; North Bloomfleld, sup- plied by J. W. McAllister; North San’ Juan, R. Watson; Ophir and Cool. supplied by . Kinne; Oroville, H, E. Beeks; Penryn, W. B, Verity: Pine Grove Cireuit, G. W. Beat. tie; Placerville, George C. King; Placerville Circult, G, J, ‘Wentzell; Pleasant Grove and Sberiddn, 'D.’ W. Chilson; Jaggers; Rocklin, J. L. Burckam: Roseville, Olin E. Steward.” Sacramento—Central, J. B. Chynoweth; Oak Park H. W. Baker; Sixth . W. K. Beans: Sacramento River Cir- cuit, to be supplied. Sutter Creek, A. C. Dun- can; Sutter City, J. W. Pendleton; Yuba City, W. H._ Johnstone, i . R. Gober, chaplain Folsom Prison; E. H. Mackay left without appointment to attend school San Francisco District. A W. W. Cage, presiding elder. Alameda—First Church, E. P. Santa Clara avenue, W. J. Peters. F. Witbrow; Campbell, J. H. W; W. P. Grant; Halfmoon bay a C.'S. Morse; Lorenzo, suppl Hollister, J. W. Bryant; Los Gatos, T. A Towner; ' Mayfleld, David ~Ralston; Morgan Hill, J.' A. Van Ande; New Al 3. W, g‘-gtox;spna Alto, J. 0od Street, Clarence Reed; Central, A. H. gbnr:;: and H. F. Briges; Epworth, . A. Keaet: M. H E . Bane; Park i e el Sl otrero, B. . : Richi K Woodward; Simpson Memorlal, John' Stephens: Trinity, J. A. B. Wilson. San Mateo and Bel. be supplied; Santa Cruz, E. D, Me- Saratoga, C. L. Pezerson; Soquel, t M. H Gras supplied by M. Dennett; Alviso, C. %th;: nd Pescadero, lied by R. A. Kalll: ;El 1] Willow Creek, to e supplied b"’# " Gray. X 2 J. H. Beard, president of the National Train- ing School; F. D. Bovard, edi Call- fornia, Christian Advocate! Eil el pemt of the Pactic; H. 5. Heasoek Ausnoit coiey of the University of the Pacific; A J. agent, Alumni Endowment fund, Uni- agent. JAPAN JOING SEA SERPENT COLUMN Mikado’s Press Keeps Up With the March of Civilization. Comes to the Fore With News of the Capture of Two Ocean Monsters. Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 16.—The Osaka Mainchi and other Japanese papers re- cefved by the steamer Empress of India to-day report the capture of sea serpents in Kochi Prefecture. The arrival in Osaka on August 30 of the bones of two monster sea serpents to be exhibited has given rise to the publication of the cir- cumstances of their alleged capture. Fishermen of Saga Maru were engaged in catching the buri when they discovered something heavy entangled in the nets ‘When they endeavored to pull the nets shoreward a sea serpent arose above the water. The fishermen, who were taken aback for a time, poured bullets into the { monster from the guns they had with them. Shortly after this serpent had been killed another serpent, apparently a fe- male companion of the first, came dash- ing through- the waves toward the boat, apparently enraged at the slaughter of its mate. The men also Killed the second R hale serpent measured about forty- eight feet and the female thirty-nine feet. Within the latter were found what proved to be the bones of a human being who evidently had been swallowed by the ser- pent. It is believed that the serpents were carried to the Tosa Sea by the kuroshio, which appeared to have tem- porarily incapacitated their free move- ment. The flesh of the serpents was removed, salted and brought to Osaka. The heads of the two serpents are sald to weigh 320 kwane. They have forty-four fangs each, the longest measuring seven inches. They also have ears about two feet long and a horn on the forehead two feet two inches in length. The showman who bought the carcasses proposes to take them to Tokio to submit them to imperial inspection. GAS PIPE’S LEAKAGE CAUSES AN EXPLOSION Angeles Citizen Is Hurled Through a Door and Receives Serious Burns. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16.—V. E. Stock- well was terribly burned to-night by the explosion of accumulated gas from a leak- ing pipe, while trying to light the gas in a house into which he had just moved. During the afternoon he moved most of his furniture into the place. He noticed the smell of gas, but paid no attention to it. About dark he closed the house and went to dinner. Returning later, he tried to light the gas in the front room. For that purpose he mounted a step ladder and the instant he lighted a match there was' a terrible explosion. The illuminat- ing gas, being lighter than air, had ac- cumulated near the ceiling. Stockwell was blown through the front door, and the windows and doors of the room were blown out, the place being almost completely wrecked. He was ter- ribly burned and bruised. All of the skin on both sides of his hands peeled oft like a glove and the injuries he received from the fall were severe. He may not re- cover. 4 @ il @ versity of the Pacific; W. C. Sawyer, lectuser University of Pacific; J. E. Stubbs, president of Nevada State University; H. H. Hall, W. H. Scott, J, H. Macomber, J. A. Potter, chap- lains United States army; Charles MeKeivey, chaplain _and superintendent of the -Old Peopie's Home; George W. Beatty, agent Cali- fornia Sabbath School Association; M. D. Buck, superintendent Home Department Sam Francisco Sunday Scheol Assoctation. San Jose District. John Kirby, presiding eler. Acampo, supplied by J. L. Field; Antioch, ., M. Barnhart; Atlanta, Solomon Kinsey; Berryessa, Robertson Burley; Brantwood and Oakley, N. J. Gough: Byron, A. J. Hanson: College Park, C. E. Irons; Evergreen, supplied by J. D. Kuykendall; Farmington, Hugh Cope- land: Gonzaies, to be supplied; Haywards, W. B, Priddy; Livermore and Pleasanton, A. H. Needham; Linden, O. M. Hester; Lockeford be suppiled by F. L. Newman; Lodi, Hindson; Modesto, F. C. Lee; Newman, Thom- as Leak; Oakdale, Carl M. Warner; Grove, ‘A. T. Needham; Quartz and James- town, supplied by W. C. Poole; Salinas, C. E. Pettis. San Jose—Centella, E. F. Brown; Wirst Church, W. C. Evans; Webster street, Wesley Los Dennett. Sam Leandro, F. R. Walton; Santa Clara, H. E. Milnes; Sonora, James Black- ledge: Soulsbyville, C. H. Wood. Stockton— ntral, Irving R. Lovejoy; Clay street and Ep= Sreor(;:l‘c. N-sGflulder. Tracy, to be supplied by F. R. Gillett; Watsonville, Richard Rodda; Valley Springs circuit, supplied by Charles Swithenbank; Walnut Creek circuit, G. R. Stanley. Thomas Filben, suverintendent moral and prudential management, Pacific Grove: John Carroll Spencer, Leroy Fulmer, Alfred J. Case and Robert J. Trevarrow left without appoint- ment to attend school. Swedish District. £, 0. Watiderg, pucalding elder. Fresno, gren; Kingsburg, drews; Los Angeles, J.'O. Wahlberg; Oakland, J. A. Gustafson: Paso Robles, to_be supplied; Sacramento, to be supplied: San Francisco, A- ‘Hallen. The conference adjourned sine die. J. R. An~ JOHN J. FULTON CO. NO MORE DRODSY —_— The Ferry Drug Co. Re- ports Another Case of Bright’s Disease Recoy- ering. The following letter, received last Friday, is self explanatory: of Mr. Peter Cunningham, who has been taking your L pound for Bright's Disease for the last three months. He had dropsy and he: to use the Renal we thought his case was hopeless. Analysis Just made now shows: o Sp. Grav to a great many people troubled and and have case that has not been cured or fited. Yours, ete., gravity has now entirely disa duced to a mere trace, and the patient expects turn to his occupation. ht's Disease and can have the advantagés of a sanitarfum with its_diets, nurses and phy: We have perfected such gements in this city. A number of physicians can ‘who ha lves mer.t will be as he the Renal