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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
At Fairfield the Encroaching Ele.
ment Is Waist High in
the Stores.
MANY BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY.
An Early Repetition of the Devastation
of Former Years Has Been
Predicted.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 22.-Since Thurs
day night the Mississippi River at this
point has risen twenty-five feet, which is
unprecedented in the same length of time.
The boatmen and dwellers on the river
bank were taken unawares and the loss is
already very great. A number of shanty
boats were swept away. In one of these
Sandy Hook-a dance was in progress last
night and the revelers were not aware of
their peril until the boat stuck in tree.
The American Bottoms are half under
water and the loss of stock is considerable.
AT o'clock tonight the gauge read
twenty-four and half feet, whereas Thurs
day morning it was only two and half
feet.
Meager reports, due to breaks in COM
munication, show that the food covers the
Mississippi Valley from the Iowa line to
Cairo, Ill.
At Warsaw, Mo-, the Usage River
flooded the town and the last dispatch
was sent out by an operator perched on a
desk four feet high, while boat was
moored TO the door.
At Fairfield, on the Usage, the water is
waist high in the stores, the tracks are
gone ana no mali mas arrived since
Tuesday. At Taborville the Usage was
fourteen miles wide and mill and all the
bridges were carried away. In Union
County Joseph Eckert, a surveyor, went
down with a bridge across the Bourbois
and was drowned. st. Louis mail reaches
Carthage, Mo-, by going 200 miles through
Kansas.
All small streams have but commenced
to pour their food into the Mississippi and
arepetition of the disastrous floods Of
former years is predicted.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
JUSTICE FOR MUhDERERS.
Three Trials by Jaries Under the Roof
of Ome CoMrthoMse.

Three Trials by Juries Under the Roof
of Ono Courthouse.
OMAHA, NEBR., Dec. 22.-To-morrow at
the Douglas County courthouse three
Juries will be sitting in as many murder
trials, situation without a parallel in
this city and perhaps in any city in this
country. The Ish trial jury is the most
important. 1t will probably be discharged
in day or two. The trial of the alleged
murderers of Peter Selian is being held
before Judge Ferguson, and the trial of
Fred Wahlgren for the murder of his
former mistress, Mrs. Augustus Maitland,
last July, will begin before Judge Scott
Judge Scott yesterday sentenced George
Morgan to be hanged on April II. his act
being the most recent of all. The trial of
Claud II. Hoover for the murder of Coun-
Gilman Dubois will begin in a few days.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
HELD UP A FARMER.

Three Men Rob Farmer Carter of Three
Dollars ana Sir Bits.
SAN JOSE, CAL. Dec. 22-E. B. Carter,
a farmer living on the Saratoga road, eight
miles from this city, was held up at 4:30
o'clock this morning and robbed OF So rs.
The names of the perpetrators of the crime
are unknown, but Carter says that one of
them was all American and the other two
Mexicans. They volunteered to take him
to place where he could get lodgings,
but instead conducted him to lonely part
of the town and robbed him.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
BODY FOUND 1T SALEM.
John Etchzens Supposed to Haze Fallen
Into the Greek.

John Etchzems Supposed to Have Fallen
Into the Greek.
SALEM, Or, Dec. 22.-The mystery of
John Eichzens' disappearance last Satur-
day was cleared up by the finding of his
body last evening. The body was dis
covered by Willie Lord, the 11-year-old
son of Governor Lord. as he was crossing
the bridge over Mill Creek, on Church
street. 1t was few feet above the bridge,
near the edge of the stream. The face
was downward, and the body talf hidden
in the water. The body was in a good
state of preservation, though it must have
lain lifeless since last Saturday night.
There is no evidence that he was foully
dealt with. His friends think he acci-
dentally fell into the stream last Saturday
night on his way home. He was employed
in the woolen mills, and was 40 years DID,
leaving widow and two daughters.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
SUNK IN A COLLISION.
The British Steamer Alicia Goes to the
Bottom With Five of Her

LONDON, ENG, Dec. 22.-The British
steamer Alicia, from MiddIesborough for
Bilboa, has been sunk in collision with the
British steamer Nettley Abbey, from Lon
don for Blyth. All the people on the
Alicia, with the exception of five, who
were drowned, were rescued by the Nett
ley Abbey. The latter vessel was somewhat
damaged.
The Alicia was an iron, schooner rigged,
screw steamer OF 9O7 tons. She was built
at Hartlepool in 1880. and was owned by
R. NJ. Middleton Jr.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
TEA DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The Thomas Wdrehouse and Stock al
Cincinnati Burned.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Dec 22-Fire this
evening destroyed the fve-story building
at 2l4 Walnut street, occupied by w. w.
Thomas. wholesale dealer in teas and
spices. The contents of the building was
burned. Ten thousand chests of tea was
the principal stock on hand, all of which
were lost. The building itself was gutted
by the flames. The loss will be about
100000, of which insurance will cover
about so per cent. The firm was the
largest wholesale tea house in the country,
outside of New York City.
The Cincinnati Scale Company and
Howe Scale Manufacturing Company are
also losers to some extent by water damage.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Montana,s License La,y Invnlsd.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 22.-Judge Speer,
in the District Court yesterday. decided
that the entire license law of the State
was unconstitutional. The Legislature
had fixed the amounts of licenses for the
counties to collect. Chinese laundrymen
contested the validity of the law. The
Judge holds that the Legislature had no
right to impose tax for county or muni-
oipal purposes, but only for State pur-
poses. An appeal will be taken to the
Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
cORDELLA CABIN BURNED.
of Koran Slough Have Marrow
Eecnno

SUISUN, CAL. Dec. %. The cabin
erected at the mouth of Horan Slough and
occupied by two men who guarded the OBJ
struction placed there by the Cordelia
Shooting Club was burned last night
shortly before 9 O'Clock. The men who
slept IN the cabin, Harry Richards and
Jack W1nzell, barely escaped.
Keeper Brundage says the fire was in
cendiary, and suspicion rests on persons
who are known to him. Mr.. Brundage
sent particulars to the memb bers of the club
and an investigation is likely to be made.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Revenge of the Sultan's Bull
dogs for the Recent Triumph
of Insurgents.
RELIEF WORK OF AMERICANS
Red Cross Society Officers Flooded
=:
With Applications From All
-: Sections.

q LONDON, ENG, Dec. 22.-The Telegraph
will tomorrow publish dispatch from
Vienna saying it is reported there that
Mustafa Pasha, commanding a Turkish
force, has captured the town of Zeitoun,
which was some time ago taken by insur-
gent Armenians, and that he has massa-
cred all the Armenians in the place who
did not make their escape to the mount
aims
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY.

TtUo Hen and TtCo WOnien arrested on
That Charge.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.-A. M. Ma
bury and William Smith of Palo Alto are
now lodged in the county Jail here await
ing trial for burglary. They are accused
of looting house at Menlo Park, while
its occupants were away on visit. Part
of the punder was found in Mabury's s
house. Mabury's wife and daughter were
also arrested, and are at present confined
in the iail at Redwood CITY,
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Coffin Factory Closed.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Dec. 22-The coffin
factory connected with the Pacific Manu-
featuring Company, at Santa Clara, closed
down permanently last evening, throwing
about twenty five men out of employment.
The factory was started in the seventies,
and has always done q good business. Last
summer it was purchased by San Fran
cisco company, and it was decided to close
it up and move the machinery to San
Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

the services were Senators German, Sher-
man, Hawley, PETER, Roach and Mitchell
of Oregon, as committee of the Senate.
Besides these there were present number
of employees. The casket was covered with
beautiful floral tributes, one from the SEN
ate employees being. very handsome. The
ferV
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Saratoga Fire Com,panv.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.-A fire COM
pany has been organized at Saratoga by
electing G. F. Boosinger president and
Martin Kane captain. A lot of hose has
been purchased, and the boys will hold
drills from time to time.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
IudicfeG at Portland,

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 22.-An indict-
ment charging forgery was returned by
the Grand Jury late last night against
George w. P. Joseph, the attorney. The
indictment charges that on August %,
last, Joseph falsely made notary public's
certifca te, veritication and affidavit to a
com plant. Some months ago Joseph was
jointly indicted with the capitalist. John
A. Carr, for attempted jury bribing in a
murder case, but was acquitted.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

making no water and has apparently sus-
tanned no damage.
The Spree will go on the drydock to-
morrow for examination. She is already
reshipping her boats and gear, which were
removed in order to tighten her.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
ALL ON BOARD LOST.

The Schooner Ttcforia, Goes Do,Un In an
atlantic Gale.
HALIFAX, n. S., Dec. pa dispatch
received here tonight reports the loss of
the schooner Victoria with all on board.
Her captain was Robert Bradbury.
The overdue schooner l. Y. Dexter,
bound from Boston to LIVERPOOL with
twenty passengers, has arrived here. She
was DELAYED by rough weather.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Mgr. Averardi Comseorated

ROME, ITALY, Dec. 22.-Mgr. Averardi,
whom the Vatican a few days ago decided
to appoint apostolic visitor to Mexico, was
to-day consecrated Titular Bishop. He
will have no diplomatic relations with the
Mexican Government, his mission being
solely to the clergy of Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Fruit for London.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.-The AinsIey
Packing Company of Campbell shipped six
carloads of canned fruit to San Francisco
during the past week for shipment by water
to London. The output of the Ainsley
cannery this year has been fully double
that of last year, large part of which has
been put on the London market.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
TOLD BY THE PORTE.
Insurgents Credited With Massacre
Mas suLmdnS.

MussULnndns.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 22.-The
Turkish legation received from the
Sublime Porte the following telegram un-
der to-day's date:
"The insurgents of Zeitoun attacked the
Mussulman village of Mehil, killed and
burned two men, five women and three
children and carried away property be-
longing to the inhabitants, the survivors
of whom fed to Kensoun. With the ex-
ception of Zeitoun, perfect order reigns in
the whole empire"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
SANTA ROSA,S NEW PAPER.

It WilL Start With the Netc Year and Adro-
cate Free SiLrer.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec. 22.-With the
beginning of the new year Santa Rosa will
have new paper. 1t will be independent
in politics, advocating the free coinage of
gold and silver. The paper will be a six
column folio, issued daily and weekly, and
edited by Grant Richards, for a number of
years local editor of the Santa Rosa Re-
publican. The publishers are Finley,
Dunbar & Richards
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Jiaru Uisa0reed.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.-The jury in
the second trial of ]. w. Lippett, charged
with embezzling $62 so from w. E. Cross
man, failed to agree on a verdict, and at
1g o'clock last night the jury was dis
charged. The case was ordered on the
next trial calendar.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
San Jose's Rainfall.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.-The rainfall
yesterday amounted to .03 of an inch.
making the total for the season 8. 36 inches.
The total to the same date last year was
10 80 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
RAHWA TO TISO.
Congress asked for an Appropriation ol
100000.

OO"c'o" NS"o" Jo' "" HPP'OPFe~eeV'e VI
100000.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 22.-The direc-
tors of the Board of Trade of this city
have sent a communication to the Con-
gressional Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors, stating that an Independent line of
railway is being constructed from San
Jose to Alviso by the Santa Clara Valley
Railway Company, and asking that steps
be taken to secure an appropriation to
make the Alviso Channel navigable for
deep-sea vessels and large crafts. The
amount deemed necessary is 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

Fight of. The Wachusett is owned in San
sirancisco, for which port she was bound.
Her cargo will probably have to be un-
loaded and the ship put on the drydock
before repairs can be made, as she is slill
leaking badly, and is listed seven feet.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
CTCLERS At CORONADO.
Fast Time Made by Hamilton, Wells q,
RiDbu.

Fast Time Made or Hamilton, Wells and
RiDby.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. 22.-Very fast
time was made to-day by the Syracuse
cycling team at Coronado. w. W. Hamil-
ton made a flying mile in 1857, c. S.
Wells of San Francisco made flying
quarter in 26 seconds and Frank Rigby
went standing mile III 2:01 1-5. An at
tempt Will LIE made during the week to
lower the worlds records for flying and
standing thirds. The track promises to be
q speedy one.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Killed bv a Train at Grants Pass.

GRANTS PASS, Dec. 22.-Joseph Fos-
ter, an old miner, was struck and killed by
the passenger train last night, about four
miles south of this place. He was drunk,
and perhaps fell asleep on the track, as no
one saw him when he was struck, his
body being found this morning. An in
quest held here to-day developed these
facts
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
HONOKED BY SENATORS.
Statesmen attend the Funeral of AsStstd
D0OrEeeper Basseft.

.DOOrKeeper BdSSeH.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 22.-The
funeral services of the late Captain Isaac
Bassett, the venerable assistant doorkeeper
of the Senate, took place this afternoon at
the First Presbyterian Church. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Byron SUM-
derland, pastor of the church, Rev. DIR.
Milburn, chaplain of the Senate, and Rev.
Dr. Little.
with the departed began in 1861, delivered
an address. Among those who attended
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
NEW TO-DAY.
''SlOane'S'' 6 S

You have doubtless been wise and decided
upon piece of furniture your Christmas
offering.
This year we have taken pains to present a
good1y selection of pieces of especial merit as
Christmas gifts.
To-day and tomorrow and the evenings of
both days remain for you to select gifts in-the
display is of rare beauty.
AS to prices: If your purse is not long you
nevertheless buy something graceful dainty
and attractive.
w. & J. SLOANE & CO.,
64I-647 Market St.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

READY-FRAMED pictures from ST. SO to $25
each. Onyx tables from $4 SO to $50 each
Piano and banquet lamps from ST so to $50
each. Clocks from rs cents to $24 each. No
such variety and no such bargains in fine
goods to 'be found elsewhere Visitors welcome.
Open evenings. Sanborn, Vail g. Co.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Statement
OF TIE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
OF THE
UNION CASUALTY and SURETY
COMPANY

OF ST. LOUIS, IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
" on the 31st day of December. A. d. 1894. and
for the ending on that day, as made to the In
surance Commissioner of the State of California,
pursuant to the provisions of sections 61O and GIL
Of the Political Code, condensed per blank fur
nished by the Commissioner
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
DR0WNED IN FoRCHE CREEK.
Three LiUes Lost in an attempt to Ford
a StCOIIen Stream.

a S,UOIIen Stream.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK, Dec. 22.-News
has reached here of the drowning in the
Forche Creek of Mrs. Tennie Whitard of
Bismarck, her baby and her sister, Ada
Hardage, while attempting to ford the
stream on Thursday. The stream was
high by reason of recent rains. The body
of the babe has been found in the drift.
The others are still missing.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
PULLED FROM THE ROCKS.
The atlantic Liner Spree Damaged out
LITTLE bn Its Mish0p.

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, Dec. 22.-Tne
North German Lloyd steamer Spree, which
stranded on Thursday last on Warden
Ledge, near Totland Bay, Isle of Wight,
was. got off ct L so o'clock this afternoon.
She:arrived here at $40 o'clock under her
own steam, but assisted by tugs. She is
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

A stormy day like Satur-
day, and standing room,
literally speaking, at a pre-
MUM, attests to the popu-
larity of the big store.
Never in the big stores
remarkable history have SO
many people been in it, as
on Saturday it was a jam,
a continuous jam, from
early morn till nearly mid
night.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

Our picture tells a story
of a line of the handsomest
Refer Suits the big store
has ever shown !; made
from the finest grades of
Imported Scotches, those
very handsome Blue Wors-
ted G hevio t s, prettily
braided-very swell little
suits-$7.00, $3.50, $500,
$3.50 and $500 were the
prices. Price to-day for
pick.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
A Great Scientist.

In the death of Prof. T. H. Huxley,
the world loses one of its brightest
thinkers and one of its most devoted
students in scientific research. He was
perhaps the greatest expounder of the
Darwinian theory of evolution, and his
death leaves but one survivor, Herbert
Spencer, of the great quartet, Darwin,
Tyndall, Huxley and Spencer.
Mr. Huxley was a bold thinker and
incurred the animosity of theologians.
He was among the first to repudiate
the term "inidel" as applied to Vol
taire and Hume and substitute in its
stead "Agnostic." 1t was his conten-
ton that agnosticism instead Of saying
with Voltaire, "you are wrong and
know it," says with reference to God
and a future life, ''you may be right, I
know not" This is calm, dispassion-
ate investigation of the profoundest
problems that trouble the mind OF
man.
The believers in the theory of evOlu-
ton are constantly growing more nu-
merous and the great change in the at
titude Of the public mind on this ques-
ton is in no small measure due to the
life work of Prof. Huxley.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
For Conscience Sake.

The Seven Day Adventists and the
courts in East Tennessee are again in
volved in legal complications. Nine of
the Adventists have recently been fined
from S. to SIS for doing manual labor
on Sunday contrary to the statute. This
sort of filming goes on regularly from
year to year, yet the fines are never
paid and the Adventists go to Jail. They
contend that to pay the fine would be
to acknowledge that the law of man
which says they shall pay the fine is
superior to the law of God which says
keep holy the Sabbath day.
This sort of prosecution is nothing
but persecution. There are laws to be
found on the statute books of most of
the states of the union enforcing the OBJ
servance of Sunday as the Sabbath, but
these laws are practically dead letters
and are rarely brought to the front ex-
cept when animosity or spite dictate.
Those pious souls in Tennessee should
remember that the Adventists are OBJ
serving the Levitical Sabbath, and that
the first day of the week as observed by
the majority in any community is a
Sabbath established by man..
What did these Adventists do on Sun
day? Most of those who were fined
were peaceable families who conscien-
tiously observed Saturday as the Sab
bath and did not feel that they could
lie idle two days of the week. One was
shingling house, another was hoeing
in cornfield, and third, boy, was
splitting wood for his mother. They
We're doing these things peaceably, SIM
ply following their every day avoca-
tons. If the people of Tennessee are
such sticklers for the observance of Sun
day, their religious zeal ought to carry
them little farther. No doubt there
are few livery stables down that way
that hold open on Sunday, and it is re-
ported that the laborers in the mines
know no difference between Sunday
and other days of the week. Why are
not some of the great and wealthy cor
porations which are famous for their
disregard of any Sabbath reminded that
there is Sunday law on the statutes?
Why are the poor and men Of no repute
always selected for examples of judicial
correction?
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
Debs ad Nauseam.

General Master Workman j. p. Sow
ereign of the knights of Labor said re-
Gently in abiding to the incarceration
of Eugene V. Debs: "Within 60 days
every member of the knights of Labor
in the United States will be called upon
to devote one day to the simultaneous
expression of a vigorous protest against
the Imprisonment of Debs, and for
o demand for his release. Debs
was convicted without evidence,
without a jury trial, and in viola
ton of the constitution of the United
States, but do not believe that even
with these facts before him Grover
Cleveland will grant Debs pardon. ~
Mr.. Sovereign is just right. Grover
Cleveland will not grant pardon, and
will be sustained in the action by nine
tenths of the workiugmen of the coun-
try.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-11
Anarchy In Boston.

The people of East Boston advertised
an enormous Fourth of July celebration,
one of the features being a gigantic
parade. In this appeared organizations
and societies of various names, An order
known as the Patriotic Sons of Amer
lea, a cousin at least of the A. p. A.,
through its representatives asked for a
position in the parade. The cowardly
board of aldermen referred the matter
to committee of three in order to shirk
every responsibility. Two of the MEM
bers of this committee, Democrats, by
the way, who were fishing for votes,
reported adversely and the order was
denied the privilege of parading with
the rest of the procession.
Subsequently it was decided to have
a separate parade and some 1000 ap-
peared in line four abreast. Three hun
dred police guarded the front of the
procession, but the rear was left unpro-
tected. Near the rear was a barouche
containing lady and three gentlemen,
the lady being dressed in yellow. 1t
seems that some of the drunken hood
lums thought the color orange and like
the proyerbial bull and the red rag be-
gan believing. A drunken woman
reeled up to the carriage and tried to
drag the lady to the ground. This led
to riot and cries of "Down the damned
Orangemen, We're heard on all sides.
A little later after the parade had dis
banded and six of those who appeared
in the parade We're returning home,
they We're attacked again and in the
melee guns were drawn by the Patriotic
Sons and one man shot dead and sever
al seriously injured.
This shooting was probably partly
done in self defence, at any rate trouble
was looked for and most of those APP
pearing in the parade Were armed. No
floats or notices except bunting and the
Stars sand Stripes appeared anywhere
along the line of march; but "The Lit
tie Red Schoolhousen was central
feature. This was a schoolhouse on
wheels and was meant to convey the
! idea that the Patriotic Sons would
stand by the common school system of
the country.
The outcome was most unfortunate.
The first blunder was made when time
serving aldermen refused to give the
order place in the parade. But the
question arises hasn't one order OF
body Of American citizens just as good
right to parade on the Fourth as an
other and moreover haven't they a
right to police protection. The thugs
and hoodlums who did the rioting on
the Fourth were aliens OF the ignorant,
vindictive class, that sort of which
America has already too many. What
has the Fourth of July to do with
Orangemen? These animosities and
hatreds are of European birth and are
being fostered and penpetuated on
American son by foreigners who have
come to these shores. Any class of EN-.
igrants who cannot forget what hap.
pened 500 years ago long enough to get
Americanized, are, to say the least, not
very desirable citizens.