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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
PORTLAND MILLS BURNED
Fire Destroys Property on the
North Side Valued at
5000, 900.
Two Hundred Workingmen Are
Thrown Out of Employment by
the Confiagration.

PORTLAND, Or, June ga fire broke
out in the engine-power room of Weidler's
umbering-mllls IN the north part of the
city this afternoon. 1t started IN a hot
box, and in five minutes the structure
was a mass of flames. The entire fire de-
partment from the East and West sides
was summoned, but nothing was saved
beyond the f1nishing-shed, the Office build
ing and 3,00 900 feet of lumber lying west
OF the railway track. The loss is $500, ,000.
When the fire first got under full head
way light westerly breeze was stirring,
thus threatening the entire north part of
the city. Fortunately in a few minutes
the wind veered about, arresting an in
calculably disastrous fire.
Immediately after the alarm was
sounded four employees of the mill were
forced to leap from the roof of the burn
ing mill into the river to escape being
burned to death. One of them. Ben Ervine,
was seriously injured about the head and
face by falling timbers.
A half hour later Carson's large planning
mill was swept away; not yestige of IL
remains standing. 1t is estimated there is
not more than $50, 600 insurance to cover
the whole loss. The fire throws out OF en-
ployment 200 men whose monthly paw
amounted to $4,000.
The Weidler mill was built in 1872 by
the late Ben Holiday as an adjunct to the
Oregon and California Railroad, which he
at that time controlled. For the past three
years it has been in the hands of a re-
celVer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
WoMAN,s NIGHT IN vIsAL1A.
Eleventh amendment Champions Ad
dress a Large Gathering.

Eleventh Amendment Champions Id
dress Large Gathering.
VISALIA, CAL, June 26.-Courthouse
Park was elaborately decorated and IL
Illuminated tonight, and for several hours
1t was thronged by Visalias best people.
1t was woman's night. and hundreds of
both sexes had gathered to indorse the eff
forts Of those who are working to have
added to the constitution of California an
eleventh amendment
The meeting opened with song by the
Choral Society of twelve voices, followed
by prayer by Rev. Peter Colvin. The pres
ident, Mrs. Merritt, introduced ex-Mayor
D. M. Adams, who delivered a we'll
worded address. ]. w. Thomas spoke at
great length in favor of equal suffrage,
and Miss Manchester of Tulare, a woman
of pleasing address, pleaded eloquently
for the rights of the wives and mothers of
the land.
Attorney B. F. Roth made the speech of
the evening, and soon had the audience
in an enthusiastic mood and the best of
humor. Mrs. Merritt asked for a rising
vote on the question of equal suffrage, and
when the "ayes' had responded chal-
lenged any man on the negative side TO
arise and give a reason why woman should
not have the ballot. No one accepted the
invitation
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
PACIFIC GROVES GUESTS
Women of the Summer School
Discuss the Growth of
Crime.
Planning Methods to Protect the Home
From the Sceurge of Vicious
Influences.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, June 26.-The
school Of methods of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union held an afternoon
session, at which an able address on
"Penology" was delivered by Mrs. A. B.
Cove of Oakland. She gave some alarm
ing statistics of crime taken from the
United States Census Bureau, showing
that while in 1850 there was one prisoner
to 5000 people, there was now one prisoner
to every 500, not to speak of the criminal
element not incareerated, which is con-
tinuaI menace to society.
The prisons, she said, were filled with
young men, not always from the slums,
but often from good families, who have
fallen first into bad company, then into
bad habits, and then into crime and the
prisons. The question was: Whose boys
should fill the prlsonsP Saloons, brew
cries and distilleries were multiplying.
These were the mills which manufactured
criminals. What should be done with
these mills2
Many young men were drawn into crime
through the low standard of social purity
that prevailed, and some through ignor-
ance. 1t was a grave question, What
should be done for these young men ?
WHAT care should be given the convicted
prisoner? What should be done with the
discharged criminals? What could be
done for women convicts when dis
charged? The difficulties IN the way of
their reform were discussed and many
practical suggestions made.
A symposium on press work was given,
bringing out much of interest. One speaker
advanced the thought that we were all
responsible for the influence of the papers
we paid for.
One woman told of having stopped
morning paper in her family be-
cause of its attitude on reform measures,
and invested the cost of it in reform pa
pers and periodicals instead. The value
of the printed page was duly enlarged
upon and full credit given to the effect OF
newspapers which had been friendly to
reforms.
Miss Severance delivered q popular
lecture tonight.
A reception will be given to the women
in attendance at the school of methods at
Ell Carmelo Hotel tomorrow evening.
Many strangers from all parts of the
country are here
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Premature Discharge of a Salute
on the Birthday of a Mine
Superintendent.
LOSES BOTH ARMS AND AN EYE
His Body Denuded and Shockingly
Bruised, but Doctors Say He
VIII Live.

PORTLAND, Or, June 26.-Andrew
Benson, miner, was horribly mangled at
Glendale, a small mining camp on the
Southern Pacific Railroad, last night.
Yesterday was the birthday of Colonel
Taylor, superintendent of the Victory
mine, and Benson proposed to discharge
several shots of giant powder as a salute
in honor of the occasion. The other men
demurred, fearing that Colonel Taylor
would not appreciate the demonstration.
Benson insisted, however, and pro-
curing the cartridges, caps and
fuse started off alone for the sta
ton. Thirty minutes later Benson's
maugled body was picked up near the rail-
road track by trainhands and the man the
unfortunate miner had intended to salute.
The giant powder had exploded pre-
maturely. Benson was covered with blood
and blackened by powder, smoke and
dust. Both of his arms were blown off
ing from its socket, and his body, stripped
of clothing by the force of the explosion,
was dotted by small wounds.
On an 1mprovised litter the wounded
man was carried to the Victory mine and
a surgeon was summoned from Roseburg,
twelve miles distant. On his arrival he
amputated Benson's arms and removed
his right eye, and after making the pa
tiens as comfortable as possible gave orders
that he be brought to the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Portland.
Benson arrived on this mornings train,
his wounds being redressed by the hospi-
tai surgeons, who gave every promise OF
the miners ultimate recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Business Houses to Have Been
Blown Up to Conceal Their
Crime.
POLICE FORCE IS CENsURED.
Knew of the Intended Raid Weeks
Ago, but Allowed the Gang to
Escape.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 26.-The
sensation of the hour here is the discovery
of the bold attempt by safe-crackers to
plunder the money vaults of the First
National Bank by tunneling to them from
the cellar of a neigh boring room. In
making public their find of few days
ago the authorities have brought upon
their own heads torrent of censure from
citizens, who accuse the police and detec-
tive forces of incompetency for having
allowed the tunuelers to escape after
learning that they were at work. The
officials are consoling themselves in the
knowledge that they have suspect
Stephens under arrest, but few believe
Stephens belonged to the gang. Stephens
is being closely guarded by the police,
who will not permit him to talk to any
one save his lawyer.
These desperadoes not only contem-
plated the robbery of the bank, but in
tended to conceal all traces of the burglary,
it is now believed, by blowing up the build
ings in that vicinity. They had thirty.
one sticks of giant powder, three boxes o1
percussion caps and 200 feet of fuse. II
was their purpose, had they succeeded in
looting the vaults, to lay the fuse and then
touch it off, which would have demolished
the entire block and certainly caused the
death of many people.
In the opinion of some of the shrewdest
detectives, the escaped robbers are part ot
the notorious Jimmy" Hopes gang o1
bank-robbers.
Captain Harris says he warned Presi.
dent Elliott four weeks ago that an at
tempt would be made to rob his bank
Now the wonder is why the tunnelers got
away, when the local sleuths, as they
CLAIM, knew all about it weeks ago. u
The Express tonight, commenting on the
alleged incompetency of the police, says
The bungling and clumsy efforts of the
police and detectives particularly were topics
of conversation about town to-day, Some OF
the officials pronounce their coarse and anna
teur work as the very embod iment of incom.
potency and imbecility. By their own state
ments it appears that the officers did not try
TO effect an arrest until long after the burg
lars had got away, and then when they had
failed they placed the blame on others. The
fact of an attempted robbery and burglary
was known to the Express ten days ago, and
only at the earnest solicitation of officials was
the story kept secret in order that some of the
culprits might be captured.
District Attorney Donnel said to-day
eff what is published in the morning
papers is all that the police claim to know
about the matter all have to say is thai
they know about one-fifth of the facts"
According TO reliable information five
men were implicated in the scheme, some
of whom are well known to the Sheriff
Office. A Deputy Sheriff met one of the
ringleaders, who is well known to him
about ten days ago and held converse
ton with him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
70 DRILL THE nEsERVEs.
Lieutenant Commander Itge rsoU Wiu
Give Orders on Shore.

Lie,stenaist- Commander Itge rsoU Will
Gtre Orders on Shore.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, June 26-Lieu-
tenant Commander Ingersoll of the flag
ship Philadelphia has been so well pleased
with the earnestness of the Fourth Gun
Division Naval Battalion. N. G. c., of this
city in the practice drills aboard the
Philadelphia and Monadnock that he has
offered to come ashore on Monday night
and give the members instructions in
the physical culture drill, which, as given
by the Philadelphia men, has attracted
much attention here and at San Fran
cisco.
The Santa Cruz Naval Reserve feel highly
complimented by the offer, as it will be
the first time the drill has been taught to
men on shore.
The officers and men of the Naval Re-
serve are ordered aboard the Monadnock
on Tuesday morning at o'clock for a
cruise at sea. That will be their last visit
to the warships, and the full strength of
the division will be represented. Lieuten-
ant Morey, in command of this division,
says the members have evinced the high
est appreciation of the considerable ad-
vantages accorded them by the officers of
the Warships.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
SANTA CRUzANS fETEO,
Admiral Beardslee Entertains
Landsmen and Ladies on
the Monadnock.
Invited Guests Dance and Make Merry
on a Pretti1y Decorated
Battle.Ship.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, June 26.-On board
the Monadnock this afternoon Admiral
Beardslee and his officers formally re-
ceived the citizens of Santa Cruz, and a
fortunate few participated in dance on
the decks. Nearly all of the 200 cards
sent out for the affair were responded to.
and every one was royalty entertained.
During the past two weeks the officers of
the warships have been the petted lions of
local society; social honors and pleasures
have been heaped upon them. To-day the
Santa Cruzans were fully repaid tor their
hospitality.
Cards to to-day's affair were eagerly
sought for, but they were sparingly and
carefully extended, and the result was the
most exclusive and delightful affair that
Santa Cruz has seen in years. Guests
began to arrive at the monitor fully hall
an hour before the appointed time, 8
o clock. The bay, from the dock TO the
boats, was dotted by small craft of every
description.
Aboard the warship Admiral Beardslee,
surrounded by the officers of his staff, re-
ceived the folk who came and turned them
over to the hands of a hospitable recep-
ton squad.
The deck of the boat was exquisitely
decorated with ferns and blossoms and
every flag and naval trapping to be found
aboard. Punch, ices, delicate cakes,
sandwiches and other light delicacles
were served in abundance. The superb
music of, the PhiladeIphia's band and the
absolute calm of the pay made of the dane
ing more than a passing pleasure.
1t was after 6 o'clock when the guest
laden boats put back to the dock with a
happy crowd at peace with themselves
and the American navy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
HAS NOT LIVED IN PASADENA.
Butcher Dunham of camp6eHs Not the
Bigamist of -Four Years
Aoo

PASADENA, CAL. June 26.-No cre-
dence is given the report sent from Pasa-
dena to the effect that James c. Dunham,
the Campbells butcher, was once resi-
dent of this city. The statement that Dun
ham is the man who married Pearl Bal
lard here four y ears ago and was found to
have been bigamist when he deserted
her soon afterward, is denied by M. S.
Ballard, brother of the deserted woman.
John @. Dunham was the bigaInists
name. When the county was startled by
the news of the Campbells murder. Mr..
Ballard, noting the similarity of names,
sent for pictures of the butcher. When
they arrived he was at once enabled to
state positively that the Campbells Dun
ham was not the one who wronged his
sister,
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
BUYING CAN DIAN MINES.
English Capital Pouring into the Carl
boo C0Wasrg.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 26.-Forme er
British West Australian investors are send
ing millions of dollars to British Colum bia
for investment. They are tumbling over
one another to get the best propositions.
Yesterday mine in Yale, assaying not
much over S. to the ton, was sold to the
West Australia Mining Company of Lon
don, Eng. for 100000, and 100000 was
offered for the Lillooet mine, near Van
couver, that had been bought month
before for $4,000
In the past month hundreds of thou
sands OF English pounds have gone into
the historic Cariboo. The Britishers will
not look at claims unless big prices are
asked for them. They will then tax, them
or leave them alone, according to the aG-
vice of their experts, who receive as a
reward for being honest salary as high
as 500 day.
Five thousand almost penniless pros
pectors are looking for gold in the Koote-
mai country. They hang on until their
grub stake is gone, then make room for
others.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
SEATTLE MAA'S DISCOVERY.
Nitro -Giycerine Fired From Cannon
Without Danger to the
GunnerS

SEATTLE, WASH, June 26.-The Chi
nese Government. through its San Fran
cisco Consul, is investigating a new ex-
plosive invented by ex-Police Commits
sioner Manning of this city.
Manning claims he has a process where
by nitro-glycerine may be fired from a
cannon without danger to those doing the
firing. He asserts that he has fired nitro
glycerine from shotgun at three stumps,
and that the stumps were demolished by
the explosion. Nitro-glycerine can be dis
charged through the medium of a cannon
with proportionately greater results.
Senator Squire recently brought the
matter to the attention of the United
States Government, and the Chinese Gov
ernment has authorized Ching Gee Hee OF
Seattle to deal with Manning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
SANTA Rosa ooMMEAcEMESr.
TtDenty-Nine Toun0 PecpEe Graduate
From the High School.

Ttrenty-Nine Toun0 PecpEe Graduate
From the High School.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, June 26.-Tha
commencement exercises of the Santa
Rosa High School were held in the Athen-
aum tonight. Twenty-nine young peo-
pie graduated and the exercises were
of unusual merit. Diplomas were pre-
sented by R. G. Moodey president of the
Board CT Education. to Frank Anderson,
Reuben Berry, Bessie Bizzini, Walter
Body, Ed Bremner, Hatty Claypool, John
Coghlan, Kate Connolly, James Craig, AL
pheus Eveleth, Bessie French. Herbert
Gates. Ben Hall, Edyth Hoag, Flora Klaus,
Allen B. Lennon Jr., Gertrude Long
more, Kate Meyer, Ida Moodey, Frank
Mulgrew, Olney Pedigo, Theodore Prince,
Jessie Robertson, Lester Seawell, Louis
Seawell, John Steele, Lucien S. Sweet,
Allison Ware, William Writ.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
SAN BERNARDINOS MHSTERY.
Futile Search for the Body of Missing
G.. A. Vin0feId,

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, June 26.-
That G. A. Wingfeld is oead seems certain
now. Judge Otis, IN whose mines Wing
field had recently been working. has re-
ceived letter which indicates that Wing
field had determined to end his earthly
existence.
After some directions about business
affairs Wingfeld penned the sentence, 81
intend to cross the Styx this even
ing" In another portion of the letter
Wingfield wrote: sit may be long time
before my remains are found" In note
to the landlord of the hotel where he had
been stopping he wrote: 81 intend to cross
the great divide this evening""
The last seen of Wingfield was when he
got off the Harlem motor. Yesterday and
to-day parties have been out searching the
foothills and the wash of the Santa Ana
River, but Wing6eld's body has not been
found.
Wingfeld was native of England. He
came to San Bernardino several years ago
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
SIZE ExCELS NINE. PATTI.
Home Coming of Miss Fa,g, the Caltfor-
mia Nightingale.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 26.-Miss
Ellen Beach Yaw, the young woman with
the highest voice tones in the world, has
returned to this city. Miss Yaw left here
some years ago to study and has met with
phenomenal success. Her high tones go
up an octave higher than those of Patti
and her voice is of notable sweetness.
Miss Yaw spoke of the training of her
wonderful voice, saying that her highest
tones were not cultivated by any special
method or master, and that in the devel-
oping of her medium tones the highest
came with ease. Constant and faithful
study and practice is her motto. When
asked as to her appearing here she said:
81 have as yet set no time for an appear
ance here, being at home for vacation
and rest. My studying since leaving here
has been done in Boston, New York, Paris
and London. 1 have not been home for
four years"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Enpert Le,ois Wtns a Potnt.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 26.-The
Supreme Court has granted re hearing in
the case of Thomas A. Lewis of this city
VS.. the State Controller, which is a pro-
ceeding in mandamus to compel the Con-
troller to audit the warrant OF Lewis, who
has been, since June, 1895, expert for the
State Board of Examiners on a salary of
$4,000 year and travelling expen ses. The
Controller refused to issue a warrant for
Lewis salary, on the ground that the law
made no provision Tor it. The Supreme
Court sustained this view, but had Just
granted rehearing en- banc.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Floods Near albuquerque.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June 3d.
Rain fell heavily in the mountains east of
this city late yesterday afternoon, and
torrents ten feet in depth came down sew
eral canyons toward the city. Just above
the city water is moving over the Santa Fe
railroad track three feet deep, and several
arroyos and acequias arc running pank
full. Washouts along the track are feared,
but Division Superintendent Hurley is
here in case of trouble. This is the first
rainfall in this country since last Decem-
her
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Killed at Stsson.

WOODLAND, CAL, June 90 B. N.
Brown of Knights Landing received dis
patch stating that his father, HI. S. Brown,
had been horribly mangled and killed by
freight train early this morning at Sis
son. The particulars of the accident are
meager but it is presumed that the elder
Brown was at Sisson loading stock Is ,r
shipment from his Modoc County +; Hch
when the accident occurred. "Hr' Brown,
as he was known, had resided in Yolo
County from 1850 to 1880, when he re-
moved to Modoc County.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
StanisIaus Water Rate, Lo,vered.

MODESTO, CAL, June 26.-The water
rate case, which has been before the Board
of Supervisors here for three days, was
decided this afternoon, the Supervisors
establishing lower rate to be charged by
the Kings River and San joaquin River
Cana and Irrigating Company for water
used by West Side farmers, who have been
obtaining their supply from the old Miller
all rates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Murder at Monitor.

YUMA, ARIz., June 26. Monitor, min-
ing camp twenty miles from Yuma, was
the scene of oowardly assassination this
morning. Sam Lee, Chinese storekeeper
at that place, was murdered by an un-
known person. He was found dead, his
skull crush ed with the fat side of an ak,
which was lying near by stained with
blood. The motive for the deed is uncer-
tain, but the most commonly accepted
theory is that Lee was killed for his money.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
CaHspeu Ynlleu Fioodsd.

SPOKANE, WAsH', June 26. = Pend
d'0reille River has overfowed its banks,
flooding the entire Calispell Valley, and
spreading ruin and disaster to settlers for
twenty miles. The loss of cattle is heavy
and crops will be an entire loss.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Stenmera to Cooks I,,Ist.

SEATTLE, WASH, June 26.-The Ore
gon improvement Company has dis
patched Frank E. Burns to Cooks Inlet,
with view to the establishment of per-
manent steamship line between this city
and the inlet. The first vessel will sail on
September l,
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Monticslfo Fiyebuo Conrict,d.

NAPA, CAL, June 26.-A jury last night
returned verdict OF guilty in the case of
Michael Cody, charged with arson. He
was formerly employed in the Peacock
Hotel at Monticello. Upon being dis
charged about two weeks ago he attempted
to burn the place.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27

Valley, arrived at Monterey to-day and
pitched camp near the Hotel del Monte.
The companies are under the command of
Major McCrey. They had reached Ma
dera en- route to the valley, when they
were instructed to march to Monterey to
attend the celebration on July COM
memorative of the raising of the flag by
Commodore Sloat.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27

and was reputed to be wealthy. He in
vested largely in real estate and built the
motor line to Harlem Springs. All his in
vestments proved Improbable. For
time he received remittances from Eng
land, but they ceased some months ago.
Wingheid was a man of education and
personally popular with anybody.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Cforerdnfe Grnduntsa.a

CLOVERDALE, CAL, Jnne 26.-Union
Hall was crowded to the doors last night
by an audience gathered to enjoy the
commencement exercises of the Clover
dale Union High School. A number of
San Francisco and Oakland people who
are spending the summer in this vicinity
were present. The graduates this year
are Miss Adah Williams, Miss Elizabeth
Markell and Charles Corley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27

Quit your COM
plainings /; cea Sc
your gloomy fore-
bodings. Remem-
Der there is a power
to soIace you in your
distreSseS and to
make a good bit of a
man out of your now
w ea k, immature
body. Who can tell,
perhaps the little
spark of life now eft
in your poor shat
tered, nervous frame
can be beaten and
made to glow aud
return your true
manly vigorousness.
You must remember
that the one grand
remediO = treatment
is the great
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Pnssinn. of q Pioneer.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 26-Don
Antonio Cuyas Ribot, one of the few re-
naming men who figured prominently in
Los Angeles in the early days. died last
evening in the arms of his wife at the
Columbi Hotel on South Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
shipping Hay,oards Frutt.

HAYWARDS, CAL. June &c. - The
fruit-growers will begin to ship apricots
East to- morrow, on account of the low
prices offered by the canneries. Last year
the Gamers went to the growers, but this
year they are waiting for the growers
to offer their fruit to them. II is the inten-
tion to ship the fruit East every Saturday.