The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 26, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO C MONDAY, SEPTEMRER 26, 19041. KUROPATKIN LOSES _SUPREME COMMAND Anglo - Tibetan Pact Japan Now Realizes Grippenberg to Lead the Second Man- churian Army. Placed on Equal Foot- ing With Chief of - the First. SRR Ch Epecial Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Cop pt, 1904, by the New York Herald Publ Company ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25.—The Emperor has appointed General Grip- penberg, commanding the troops at hi: Ar an as has sent the fol- h letter to General peror Nich with which Jap- = war and the stub- e qualities the Japanese impel me strengthen the forces r to attain decisive t possible time « se tae units will making their continu- impossi without per direction, man- divide the huria into two the hands of appoint you Your many exploits and ig troops as- g the gen- mander d lead to of serv experier at_and to Rus- ionate, NICHOLAS.” - GRAND DUKE TO COMMAND. Nicholas Michaclovitch Probably Will Direct the Russian Armies. P 6 RSBURG, Sey 1 Gr h Gener ippen- being tch to the ¥ er person- & or b olitical as N s th n ry of the 2 N stake 1 he ies of war. The re- 8¢ s empire in men and u s drained, if necessary, i 1 the scale and vindl e he powe Russia. The reor- E tic ts to formal notice Emperor frankly his rescript, that he in- y increase the number of theater of war, in e the struggle to a suc- the shortest possible d lence def- t foreignfintervention ncement that Kussia ut the issue with Ja- of bat 0,000 additional mer y field. Five Fourth, Fifth, th re already d the talk corps will be sent > selection of a Yot only js there he rescript that Gen- will have command »f both armies, but he is distinctly ed upon the same footing as Gen- ippenberg In the best in- circles there is little idea that Alexieff, the preSsent nominal ymmander-in-chief, will exercise the f { commander of the men that Russia n the fieid pinion that Michaeiovitch, cavalry occupying in the war with Japan the position held by his father in the war with Turkey. There are various reports regarding atior Kuropatkin eroy 600,000 Grand inspec- high command Alexieff’s ultimate destiny. It | red in some quarters that he| recalled and Grand Duke Nich- become Viceroy as well as com- mander in chief. It is also said upon apparent equal authority that Alexieff will return as Chancellor of the Em- r succeeding Count Lamsdorft. * None of these reports are definitely ~confirmed. Grand Duke icholas is still a young man—not yet 45—with much of his 7a energy and resolution There is reason to beliéve that, even th the memory of the horrors of the Shipka winter campaign against the Turks, of which he was the witness as a4 young captain of cavalry, he would favor a winter campaign against the Japanese. The dispatch of the Grand Duke as cemmander of both armies would ac- cord with the traditions of the Roman- off dynasty, a member of which Im- perial family has always been in com- mand in all of Russia’s great wars. It is agreed by the ablest military men here that, should Nicholas be ap- pointed, despite the fact that his ex- perience has been as a cavalry com- mander, the selection of his chief of =iaff will become a matter of supreme importance. A counselor with wide actual experience in general command will become an imperative necessity. Generals Dragomiroff, Vorentzoff gnd Sougareffsky, veterans and heroes of the Turkish war, are mentioned for the post. General Grippenberg will leave for the front the middle of October. It is now evident that General Linevitch will ADVERTISEMENTS. A Sign Of poor biood circulation is shortness of after breath walking, going upstairs, sweeping, singing, excitement, anger, 1 etc. Poor blood circulation means & heart, and a sick heart is a result of week and impoverished nerv: Every one knows the results of poor blood circulation. but everybody does not know that the quickest and safest treat- 2 Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure. If you find thesc symptoms present, you should not neglect them, but at once procure a bottle of Dr. Miles’ New Heart, Cure F e e in | the | —The | creation of this sec- | will attain the | May Lead to Com- | plications. —_— ain of a Breach of Faith. il et | ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25.—For- {eign Minister Count Lamsdorft has, it {is announced, wired instructions to Count Benckendorff, the Russian Em- { bassador to Great Britain, to confer +with Foreign yet been ratified by China. Count | Benckendorff is authorized by these | instructions to lodge a strong protest -if Great Britain refuses to consider Russia’s objections to the treaty, which, it is understood, refers exclu- ! sively to article IX of the draft of the [ convention. | PARIS, Sept. 25. — Information hing the highest quarters here in- | dicates that Russia will probably re- quest Great Britain for a protocol de- fining British intentlons in Tibet. It is confirmed that Great Britain and Russia had written understandings ative to the British expedition' at | Tibet. It was at first supposed that | the recent British-Tibetan treaty car- ried out this understanding, but the publication of the text of the treaty icads to the belief in Russian official | circles the Great Britain seeks a poli- tical foothold beyond the terms of the understanding. Therefore representa- | tions have been made with the view of securing a protocol and limiting the British sphere. This | is expected to be accomplished by an amicable exchange of notes, not in- volving a renewal of the Anglo-Rua | sian tension. PR - T AWAKENED. - Learns at Last That She Faces a Pow- erful Adversary. | LONDON, Sept. 26.—Interest in the fate of Port Arthur has grown so keen to overshadow the significance of | Russia's decision to organize a second | army, which, as the Daily Telegraph | remarks, together with the Emperor | remarkable letter to General Grippen- berg, shows that Russia at last has awakened to the magnitude of her task and the character of her foe. It is as- sumed by the paper that General Ku- roki is carryink out some important urning movement, but owing to the se- ecy of the Japanese it is regarded as useless to indulge in speculation. . The Daily Telegfaph's St. Petersburg correspondent regards the Emperor's rescript as a brilliant victory for Vice- roy Alexieff and declares that the real n for the Emperor’s decision was General Kuropatkin's failrue to carry out his plans at Liaoyang. &> -+ remain in charge of the Amur district, rcluding the defences of Vladivostok. it GRIPPENBERG'S S ECTION. Letter to the e Czar Sends Autograph Veteran of the ( ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. -The | sensat of the day is the publication | of an imperial ukase, in which the iperor announces that, as the Jap- se¢ have shown h unexpected fighting powers, it is necessary for Russia to create a second army, the command of which he gives to Gen eral Grippenberg, a man of immense experience affl exceedingly active, in spite of his &6 years. the He is at present ommander of the Vilna district. General ion of commander-in- the future he ranks on an footing with General Grippen- ef, equal berg. General Kurok! is again displaying great activity, endeavoring to circle around the Russian left flank ana threaten the line of retreat, in the meantime avoiding carefully the pre- pared Russ defenses. Havingcrossed for ir the Hun F r. much higher up than the Fushan ford, he is taking a dir line to Tie P; His intention is to | repeat his Liaoyang tactics. There is scme delay in this forward move- ment, owing to the extensive prepa- rations necessary in trying once-again to force a decisive battle. To Generals Meyerdorff and Bilder- ling has been confided the responsibil- ity of stopping Genéral Kuroki. As | Gener: Meyerdorff commands ‘the troops from the St Petersburg distriet, keenest interest is felt here as to the results. The Japanese are throwing up strong intrenchment at Bentsiaputze and are massing troops there, showing the great importance they attach to the protection of their right flank against the masses of Russian cavalry, which were sent out to guard against any surprises on the part of the Japanes It has been learned that the torpedo- boat destroyer Ryeshitelni sank while being towed away by the Japanese, a fact that causes great rejoicing in the navy. it it GRIPPENBERG’S WAR RECORD. exactly defining | Kuropatkin | | | | | | | | the Magnitude of Her Task. —— Russia Suspects Brit-|Confident, However, of Final Triumph Over Russia. ——e TOKIO, Sept. 25.—An increasing feeling of sobriety and seriousness | marks the popular attitude toward the war. It is doubtful that the masses appreciated in ’e beginning the seri- Secretary Lansdowne {ousness of the task of expelling Rus- to command the Second Man-|with a view of modification of thelg, ¢rom Manchuria. { Anglo-Tibetan treaty, which has not| They had an sy Confidence in the ability of the army and navy to reduce the fortress of Port Arthur, destroy the Russian | fieet and crush General Kuropatkin. The prolongation of the siege, the losses before Port Arthur and @eneral Kuropatkin's escape at Liaoyang have broughi a general appreciation of the magnitude of the national task and dis- sipated the growing hopes of an early peace, based on the confidence of sweeping victories. Events at Port Arthur and Liaoyang have impressively warned the Japanese people to prepare for a long and try- ing war. Confidence in the final out- come, however, remains unshaken and the nation has resolutely and deter- minedly settled down, prepared to make sacrifices and pay the price that success demands. The strain of war and the drain upon the country’s resources have not yet been felt to any extent among the people. Some lines of business are suf- fering, but the aggregate foreign and domestic trade exceeds that of 1903. The crops, particularly rice, are the largest ever grown. Death from wounds and sickness has overtaken thousands of soldiers, but their vacant places have been quickly filled. The supply of able-bodied men anxious to fight equals all possible demands. Mu- nitions, supplies and money in hand indicate the ability of the country %o wage war withoWt embarr: ment ana vigorously for another year. The com- pietion during the winter of a light railway between Antung and Liaoyang will give the army three lines of sup- plies. in the Marquis Kuropatkin There is general confidence Marshal Al ability of Field Oyama to drive Gene into Harbin and to successfully resist a reinvasion of Manchur The early possession of Port Arthur also is con- fidently expected. There is no gloom among the peopl.. They are simply sobered in the face of the great and unfinished task. R OYAMA FLANKING MUKDEN. Again Striking at the Russian Line of Communications. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 26.—The reiteration of the now rfamiliar official statement that the military situation unchanged is believed to indicate merely that, in view of the shifting of the forces, the probability of fresh im- | portant developments there is not im- minent. General Kuropatkin deems it wise to make public unofficial advices which indicate that Marquis Oyama is slow- v continuing to advance. His ten- der seems to be to the northeast. T may be prompted by recognition of China’s superstitious reverence for Mukden, the Japanese being anxious to remain on the best terms with the Chinese. It is also likely that the pres- ence of the Hun River in front of Muk- den has convinced the Japanese of the impossibility, from a strategic point of view, of making a frontal attack, while if they succeed in gaining a foot- ing at Fu Pass or some other point on the north side of the river and north of Mukden, they will render Kuropat- kin's position practically untenable and force him to evacuate without fighting, retire northward and give battle else- where, should he decide to contest the Jupanese advance. S HOLY CITY CHINA'S SPARED. | Japanese Armics Will Not Force a A portion o . at Battle at Mukden. MUKDEN, Sept. —The halt in active operations around Mukden is bélieved to 'be due mot only to the fatigue of the Japanese troops and the glowness in getting up mnecessary ad- dition: dersta ng between the Chinese and Japanese that there shall be no blood- shed near the “Holy City,” where the Chinese Emperors are buried. It is expected, however, that there will be fighting north or northeast of Mukden, possibly on a larger scale even than at Liaoyang. The weather has become settled and the season of the year is now coming, with prospects of a warm, dry autumi BT e e T ARG T SENATOR HOAR supplies, but to a distinct un- | HIGH WIND TEARS FRUIT FROM TREES Boulder Creek Visited by a Storm That Destroys Apple Crop—Heavy Loss to Vine- | yardists of the Vicinity LIGHTNING FLASHES AND THUNDER ROARS Rain Falls in Los Angeles| -but Does Little Damage, as | Precipitation 1s Less Than | a Quarter of an Inch | BOULDER CREEK, Sept. 25.—This | place was visited by a most destructive | storm early this morning. Thunder | roared and lightning blasted and a cyclonic wind stripped all the fruit| from the trees and nearly ruined the grape crop. The rain fell in torrents, the rain gauge measuring 1.10 inches for one hour’s downpour. The vineyardists will be heavy losers. The apple crop is practically destroyed. | "MERCED, Sept. 25.—The precipita- tion for the storm is two inches. The | greatest damage in this section wa.si done to the dry feed. There was no exposed grain. | | Grapes on the vine will not be| greatly damaged if no more rain falls. | Considerable drying fruit was spoiled, | but the greater part of the crop had | been disposed of. Beans, which are | grown to only a small extent, are bad- | ly damaged. Alfalfa hay in the field suffered somewhat, and fig growers are heavy losers. SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 25.—The heaviest September rainstorm. on r ord and one of the heaviest that ever visited Santa Barbara County ended | this morning. The rainfall in this ! city, according to various registers, | w from 6.20 to 6.50 inches. Thi as the heaviest reported from an point in the county, though at many other places the precipitation amount- €d to six inches or more, and no place reports less than four inches. | It is believed much damage to beans will result from the excessive rainfall. Almost the entire cr was lving :n the fields in this and Ventura counties awaiting the thrashers. The extent of the damage cannot be stated at this | time. Should clearing weather follow, as now seems likely, the danger of lcss will be lessened. LOS ANG 25.—Twent three hundr inch of rain fell in this city this morning and the weather continues favorable for further precipitation. Very lit-le, {4 any, damage wi'l result to bzans a grapes from to-day’'s shower: LUIS OBISPO. | precipitation for the this | ven'ng amounts to 2.83 inches. The aumage to beans, h grain and s is considerable, although a. wet s anticipated by many, ution fmade for it. : weath cqntinues the dairy | sts of thiy county will be benefi’ | Although the dry feed is ruined, If season- " 4 ‘ green feed will spring up very auick! | TOCKTON, Sept. 25.—Whatever chance the bean and table grower: grape men may have h: of their cran was During the night there downpour, and this afternoon floodgates of heaven were again opened. Rain, accompanied by thun- der and lightning, fairly poured down. There was some hope that clearing weather would give the growers a chance to harvest some small portion of their beans and table grapes, but with half the crop of grapes still to harvest and all the beans, there ap- pears to be a total loss. It is be- lieved that even wine grapes will be damaged. It is estimated that the’ loss will reach half a million.ds ' s in this coupty. o i | RAIN WILL STAY A whiie ' | Weather Barcan ffolds Out Hovpe | That Storm Nen I y In all poj San Frar o | ! destined to 1 in for \ s that | have hovered over pusseR | inland, buf therc outs | | side the heads, coming hither. It is | impossible to ascertain the exact area {of the oncoming rain section, as the i wires between Kureka and this city are out of service. The storm hovers over Eureka and has broken commu- nication. | The trend of the clouds is north- ‘ward, with a gentle breeze from the ,south. It is not probable that the breeze will freshen, although outside | the heads there is a stiff wind. This may dissipate the clouds. There is a | pessibility of thunder and lightning, and should the southeasterly winds freshen there may be heavy storms. Yesterday Sacramento was visited by a heavy thunderstorm, the clouds mov- ing rapidly toward Oregon. G. H. Willson, 8. charge of the Weather Bureau during the absence of Professor McAdie, gives out the fol- | lowing rainfall by inches up to 5! o'clock last night: Red Bluff, 4.81; Sacramento, 3.54; San Francisco, 4.80; San Luis Obispo, PIERRE B. CORNWALL, CAPITALIST AND PIONEER LAWMAKER, IS DEAD Last Surviving Member | of First California|y..in Hovers Over See Legislature, Famous Republican Leader and a King of Commerce, Passes Avsay| Examinersand His Mother P P. B. Cornwall, pioneer man of af- fairs, dled at his residence in this city at 10:20 o'clock last night. All of the members of his family were at his bed- side, as he had been in a comatose condition all day and death was ex- pected. ir. Cornwall caught a severe cold about a week ago, and its invasion was so profound that at his advanced age his heart was overtaxed and he did not raily.. Pierre Barlow Cornwall was born in Delaware County, New York, Novem- ber 23, 1821, and was educated there. From his early youth he manifested marked aptitude for business. He was first connected in commerce with a commission and shipping.house in Buf- falo, N. Y. Even before the gold was discovered at Coloma he, with several others, planned to come to the Pacific Coast. He made up a party including six, one of whom was his brother, and the ad- venturous young men journeyed to- gether to California, where they ar- rived in 1848, Many hardships were ex- perfenced on the way. The mines had just begun to attract attention. For a time mining was followed, but soon Mr. Cornwall organized a general mercan- tile business at Sacramento. Good busi- ness ability and rare opportunities made a success of this venture. After ten years he came to San Francisco, where he lived and conducted various enterpi for nearly half a century. The Black Diamond Coal Mining Com- | pany, the Bellingham Bay and British Co- lumbia Railroad, the California Electric Light Company and the Mutual Ele tric Light Company were organized or | promoted by him. He had a wide grasp on commercial problems and remark- able foresight, and his ventures were correspondingly satisfactory. Active in business, Mr. Cornwall found time for attending to other in- terests. Never seeking office for him- self, he was a hard worker for the suc- cess of Republicanism in California. He : d PIONEER = LEGISLATOR CAPITALIST, WHO DIED CITY. NOTED AND LAST NIGHT IN THIS — was chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. He was the last | surviving member of the first Califor- nia Legislature and also of the first California constitutional convention. He was a president of the Society of Cali- Board of Regents of the University of California. He was identified with | the Mechanics’ Institute in the period |of its greatest activity. He was a | member of the Masonic order and a Knight Templar. He was a large owner of shipping property. In all enterprises | in which he engaged and in all connec- tions that enlisted his activity he made himself felt as a positive and clear- headed man. Mr. Cornwall's eyes began to fail a few years ago. This necessitated his dropping several business responsibili- ties, but he still retained his interests in others. Four children survive—Mrs. Florence C. Moore, Mrs. Edward Fish- er, Arthur R. Cornwall and Bruce Cornwall. coal expert on the Pacific Coast, hold- ing the position of manager of the Black Diamond Coal Company for twenty vears. He resigned last year, when the company was absorbed by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. FORTS WON BY NIPPON WARRIORS Al A Continued From Page 1, Colum n 4. now threatened from a new quarter, as well as from Palichuang. At & o’clock on the afternoon of the 20th the Japanese captured a supple- mentary fort, which from the lower ground threatens the fort on Itz Moun- tain. This ended the heavy fighting for that day, although the Japanese later were compelled to rbsist several sorties. During the night the heavy bombard- ment of the Russian positions contin- ued, the Japanese fire being directed with particular vigor against another supplementary fort 3000 yards to the west of the fort on Itz Mountain and regarded as highly important because of its bearing on the Itz and Anshu Mountain forts. The next day, after having pounded this position unmerci- fully, and until its fire had slackened visibly, the Japanese delivered their assault. They met with a stubborn re- sistance, They were exposed to the fire of machine guns and rifles, and they made frantic efforts to reach the crest of the slope. They leaped over trenches and embankments and tore down the entanglements in their path until at length they entered the fort. The Russian troops there refused to ‘Won His First Commission in the De- fense of Sebastopol. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25.—Gen- eral Grippenberg, commander of the FAST SINKING WORCESTER, Mass; Sept. 25.—The 3.24; Fresno, 1.13; Los Angeles, .28, | desert their position, even in the face and a trace of rain.in San Diego. The | of the superior numbers which con- rainfall in San Francisco for twenty- | fronted them, and desperate hand-to- four hours up to 5 o'clock last night | hand fighting occurred inside the fort. second army, i§ ten years older than General Kuropatkin, but ranks three numbers lower in the list of generals. General Grippenberg is a Lutheran in religion. He is married and has three children. One son, a captain of artil- lery, was wounded in the battle of Liaoyang. General Grippenberg was educated at home and passed through no military school. He won his first commission while fighting in defense of Sebastopol and then came into prominence in the campaigns in Turkestan in 1863 and 1868, where he won the St. George cross and was promoted to a)captain- cy. He was severely wounded in this campaign. He went into the Turkish war as a colonel and as a reward for his service was appointed aide-de- camp to the Emperor. He again won the St. George cross and was promoted to the rank of major general. He be- jcame a lieutenant general in 1890, a general of infantry in 1901, and re- cently was appointed general aide-de- camp to the Emperor. ‘While General Grippenberg’s distin- guished war record is sufficient to ex- plain the appointment, it is believed that nce Sviatopolk-Mirsky’s rec- ommendation did a great deal in that Prince and General Grippenberg served several years in Vilna, the former as Governor General of the troops there. The appointment is none the less a surprise, | i | family of Senator George F. Hoar, who has been dangerously ill for several weeks, to-night issued a bulletin show- ing that the Senator is gradually suc- cumbing to the effects of his long ill- ness. Only the immediate members of the Senator’s family are admitted to the sick chamber and he spends most of his time asleep. The oulletin reads: “Senator Hoar has been weaker since Friday, passing most of his time in sleep and refusing to take his medicine or nourishment. If this condition does not improve it will have a serious ef- fect upon his little remaining strength. If the condition continues he may last several days.” 2 It was intimated to-night that the end was expected to come within twenty-four hours. — e—————— YOSEMITE VALLEY. Reduced Rates Via the Santa Fe. Until October 13 the Santa Fe will sell round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Yosemite Valley for $25 90. This round trip includes all the fa- mous sights, the big trees, the stupen- dn;- cliffs ;rx‘:,d thu: ‘{le:.l: wnerlin‘ll’; ommrts m e ey are S unu- sually beautiful and attractive, 8 the time to go, just after the rain. Hundreds of gople are now ‘% aung San Francisco. Now is stages from Merced | Fe trains from . Full information and folder at 641 Market street, Santa Fe office, - - was .30 of an inch. - GREAT FRIEND OF NEW YORK’S POOR IS DEAD — NEW YORK, Sept. 25. Louis | Fleischman, the millionaire baker and | philanthropist, died here early to-day, at his home in West Seventy-seventh street, of paralysis. Fleischmann fought in the war of | 1866 against the Prussians and won dis- | tinction. He ‘remained in the army | until 1874, when he resigned to emi- grate to America. He opened a model bakery in New York soon afterward and on Christmas, 1878, he established the unique charity known as the “bread line,” and ever since he has distributed unsold bread nightly to all who have applied. Fleischman also established an em- ployment bureau, went . personally {among the unfortunates m his “bread | line” night after night and found wérk | for them. ————— A Japanese bride gives her wedding | presents to her parents as a slight recompense for the trouble they have | had in reaking her. Eventually almost the entire Russian | garrison was either killed or wounded. Military experts here are of the opin- ion that if the Japanese capture either the Rihlung or Kikwan forts or the Itz and Antsu forts the doom of Port Ar- thur is sealed, and for this reason the importance of the results obtained by the Japanese in their latest assaults tupon the Russian positions is obvious. As the Chinese from whom the corre- spondent obtained the foregoing infor- mation left Port Arthur on the night of September 2i, he is unable to say whether the battle was renewed on the 22d or not, although junks which have come in here bring reports of a light bombardment on that day. A steamship which has arrived here from Port Dalny confirms previous re- Port Arthur on September 24. e ohgae Raiders Returning to Libau. PORT SAID, Sept. 25.—The Rus- sian volunteer fleet steamships Smo- with 350 tons of coal, and the latter with 100 tons of coal, have sailed from here, ostensibly for Libau. The | orders to the British cruiser Furious to be in readiness to sail on two hours’ notice have been canceled. plsradt, L Prince to View the War Game. TOKIO, Sept. 25.—Prince Charles of Hohenzollern arrived here to-day and was given an official welcome. He will meet certain high Japanese offi- cials to-morrow, after which he will join the Japanese forces in the fleld. AR T R Americans May Own the Rallroads. SHANGHALIL Sept. 26.—It is report- ed in Chinese quarters here that meas- ures are in progress looking to the restoration to American ownership of the Canton-Hankow Railroad. ADVERTISEMENTS. oot e vaaGusnnngg 415 POST ‘ Let Your Husband Carry the Hod — the Coal hod. II's no occupation for a Woman. From SAN FRANCISCO GAS AND ELECTRIC CO, ¥s. STREET, : fornia Pioneers and a member of the| Arthur W. Cornwall, the eldest son | of P. B. Cornwall, is the best known | 2O SR ports that there was heavy fighting at | lensk and St. Petersburg, the former BOTH MAY DIE ANY MOMENT retary Melick of State Board of RELATIVES AWAIT END News of Illness of Parent Is Kept From Son for Fear Shock Would Kill Him Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.—Walter § | Melick, secretary of the State Board of Examiners, is reported dying in a san- atorium at Santa Rosa. His aged mother is lying at the point of death at her home on North Workman street, this city. Clyde Melick of Carpenteria, only brother of Walter, his been sum- moned to his mother’s bedside. He stated to-night that he had little hope or the recovery of either his mother | or his brother. | Mrs. Melick was stricken with paral- | ysis about two years ago and has been | deprived of the power of speech ever | since. Lately she has been subject to spells of heart failure. It became ap- parent several days ago that Mrs. Me- lick’s end was near, so her son at Car- penteria was sent for. He arrived last | Friday and with his father has been at her bedside ever since. Several weeks ago Secretary Melick had a severe attack of intestinal trou- ble. The Sacramento physicians prac- tically gave up his case as hopeless 2nd ordered him sent to the Santa Rosa sanatorium. To-day Clyde Melick called up Santa Rosa by telephone and requested that Walter be informed that his mother was dying. The hos- pital attendants replied that Walter himself wal} in such a precarious con- dition that¥it was not deemed safe to impart to him the sad news from Los Angeles. It is now feared that the mother and son may pass away together or that ! the one will not survive the other very | long. | OLD TESLVILS CROWS VIOLENT NAPLES, Sept. 25.—The eruption of Mount Vesuvius continues to increase | in force and is now more violent than at any time since 1872 Redhot stones are hurled to a height of 1600 feet, falling down the flanks of the mountain with a deafening sound Lava flowing from the crater has meited the metal of the Funicular Railway, destroyed the upper station and burned the wooden huts in which guides live. All vegetation within a radius of ome mile of the crater has disappeared. Several earthuakes were felt to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS. Several shapes and styles and your choice of handle, including pearl. A GOOD RAZOR as Igw as $1.00. 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