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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
Los ANGELES BENEFIT,
Equal Suffragists Extend Aid
to Miss Couzins in Her
Distress.
Leaders in the Eleventh. Amendment
Crusade Address Large
Gathering.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, July 19.-The
benefit given in Unity Church to Miss
Phoebe Couzins, the woman suffragist and
lecturer was well attended tonight. A
goodly sum was collected and will be ten
dered to her tomorrow.
Miss Couzins has been bedridden for
several months with rheumatism, and as
a result her exchequer became exhausted
She applied to the Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation of Los Angeles County for assist
ance to reach her brother in Missouri. The
benefit tonight was the result.
Mrs. Mia Tupper Maynard. president of
the Suffrage Association, presided and
read a letter of regret from Miss Couzins,
who was too i'll to be present. After a Sc
lection by the Women's Orchestra Rev.
Anna Shaw was introduced.
She paid high tribute to Miss CouZins
who had done so much for the cause and
would doubtless have continued an earn
est worker had she retained her health.
Miss Shaw proceeded to discuss what it
is to be Christian. She referred to the
fact that there was no doubt as to this be-
ing Christian people, for the Supreme
court had been appealed to and had so de-
cided. This bit of sarcasm caused slight
ripple of laughter.
The speaker referred to woman's long
fight for the right of conscience-to follow
the path of duty as dictated by her own
conscience.
She denied that women were contented
to occupy subordinate and inferior po-
sition, and said that even if this was so it
was because woman had been robbed by
man of her love of liberty.
Rev. John A. 3. Wilson of the Firs t
Methodist Episcopal Church followed with
stirring address,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
The Resistless Flames Gradu.
ally Creeping Down Into
the Valleys.
SCENES OF AWFUL GRANDEUR
Several Small Towns Threatened.
Timber Loss Will Amount to
Many Millions.

SPOKANE FALLS. WASH, July 19-
The sun is hidden from view at this point,
caused by the fierce forest fires that are
raging in the mountains near here. The
smoke is getting heavier every day and
the sun looks like red ball of fire. Re-
ports coming in from outside places in the
mountains say that miners and prospec-
tors are coming down into the valleys,
some of them having lost everything.
w. F. Kohlhauff and Frank Childs, just
returned from the north fork of the Sal
mon River in British Columbia, say that
the fires have gained great headway there.
They had been working at Arnold mine,
but the fire came down so fast that they
barely escaped with their lives. The camp
with the shafthouse and tools was burned.
The fire has not yet penetrated the thick
undefprush along the creek, but has been
confined to the top of the mountains.
Reports from all mining camps to the
north are to the same effect. Around
Kaslo, SLOGAN and Sandan miners have
been compelled to fee for life, as the fire
comes on SO rapidly. Around Rossland
it is still high on the mountains, but is
creeping down. The flames have gained
such headway that any attempt to stop
them are useless and fruitIess. As there
is heavy timber around Rossland and the
trail has been all cut away there is little
danger of these towns being burned, but
several large mining plants near the
former place and big smelter at the
latter are in danger. Large crews of men
have been put to work to prevent fire get
ting to them. Trains in that section have
great trouble in running on account of the
fires along the road and the falling of
burned trees across the track.
Calispell mountains, short distance
from Spokane, are on fire. At night in
the neighborhood the light penetrates the
dense smoke and makes a beautiful pic
ture, while the roar of the fire and crack
ling of falling trees adds grandeur to the
scene. The fire on these mountains is
fast creeping down to the valley, and
ranchers are in alarm.
In the Cpur 'Alere mountains there is
some fire, but as this section has been
swept a number of times the underbrush
has been burned away and fires are not so
easily started there.
On the Colville reservation fires are said
to be raging terribly. Prospectors Just in
from that section say that the damage to
timber will amount 80 millions of dollars.
great many prospectors will lose all
they had, and those who are coming in
consider themselves lucky to get out with
their lives. The fires will not abate until
there is rain, while smoke increases in
density every day here. Loss to life and
property will be heavy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
MRS. MIrCRELL,s REroRE.
AnstCers Trustee Patterson's Erplana
tiot, of The Hhffties. ScLooL TroubLe

AnstCers Trustee Patterson's Erplana-
tiom of the Whfttier School Trouble
Los ANGELES, CAL, July 19.-Public
interest in the affairs OF the Whittier Re-
form School is being intensified day by
day. The publication in THE CALL of q
portion of the testimony taken recently
by Trustees Patterson and Mitchell, relat-
ing to rhe punishment of inmates, has
leading citizens, much of which has been
anything but plimentary to the man
agement of the institution.
Trustee Patterson had long expIana-
tien in the morning papers to-day, in
which he indorsed the alleged acts of
cruelty as necessary discipline. He at
tributed various and sinister motives to
"the Mitchells" for having instigated the
investigation. A correspondent saw
Trustee Adina Mitchell after she had read
Trustee Patterson's card to the public, and
asked her for statement regarding it.
She said:
'tAnd so Mr.. Patterson has taken d col
umn and a half of valuable space for his
repeatedly threatened explanation, and
after all it is an explanation which does
not explain. BY this onslaught upon 'the
Mitchells', the gentleman evidently be-
lieves that he can draw me into a contro-
versy with himself in order that the pub
lie mind may be distracted from Whittier.
Not at ALL As have before rem arked, /
must decline TO engage in personal con-
troversy with Trustee Patterson or any
one else, whereby the public mind may be-
diverted from the cruelties practiced in
the State school at Whittier, which should
be in fact, as well as in name, a reform
school. That Is al"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
SANTA CRUZ FESTIVAL.
Turner's From All Parts of the
State Will Contest for
the Prizes.
A Fishermen's Battle Among the
Many Interesting Features of
the Carnival.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July 19.-Letters
containing congratulations and wishes for
success are received by the funniest COM
mite daily. All the Turn Vereins in the
State are now rehearsing for the great
gymnastic exercises to take place during
the funniest, and every one is anxious to
win the first prize.
The gymnastic exercises will consist OF
field sports and other different exhibitions
of strength and hexibility of the body.
Fifty men have already applied to take
part in the prize swimming contest, and
the lovers of sport are eagerly awaiting
the opportunity to witness the most skill
full swimming contests ever seen on the
coast The swimming will take place in
Santa Cruz bay.
A large number of societies have been
enlisted in what is called 1.-THE Fisher
mems Battle" This consists of tilting
with lances, the points of which are pro-
tected by Dall.
The lancers will occupy rowboats and
those who can stay longest in their boats
and can throw the most of their con-
testants into the water shall be declared
the victors. All participants in this bat
tie must of course be good swimmers.
The following Turn Vereins have so far
promised their attendance: San Fran
/
fifty active members to take part in the
prize tournament; Turn Verein Eintracht,
San Francisco, fifty active membrs; Turn
Verein Vorwaerts, San Francisco, twenty
active mem bers; Mission Turn Verein,
San Francisco, thirty active memb bers;
Sacramento Turn Verein, twenty active
members; Oakland Turn Verein, twenty
five active members; San Jose Turn
Verein, twenty active members; Stockton
Turn Verein, fifteen active members;
Napa Turn Verein, ten active mem 0ers:
Santa Cruz Turn Verein, ten active mem
bers, MarysviIIe Turn Verein, ten active
members.
Altogether there will be about 300 active
mem bers taking part in the exercises and
exhibition drill, and the total mum Der of
Turner's that will be present is estimated
at 1900
The American flag was decided upon as
one OF the decorations for the Funniest by
the executive committee this afternoon.
The merchants and other citizens of Santa
Cruz will be requested to use the flag with
the funniest colors of red and white and
thus aid the Turner's to give the festival a
patriotic air.
E. j. Arnold, representing THE CALL,
presented to the committee a proposition
to furnish for distribution throughout the
coast number of banners that will at
tract attention to the funniest. The propo-
sition was accepted and the committee
manifested its appreciation of the interest
The CALL has shown in the funniest.
The committee transacted good deal
of routine business, and the preparations
are progressing finely.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
DRrTEN FROM HoME.
Families Fleeing From the Tfliaoes
HnIsfend and Ninnnrn

Families Fleeing From the Tfliaoes of
HGIsteGd and Niagara,
ALBANY, Or, July 19.-Mr.. and Mrs.
N. T. Moore, Mrs. S. N. Steele and chill
dren and her father. who have been spend
ing few weeks at Halstead. up the Nor tn
Sautiam, returned here yesterday, having
been driven out by forest fires.
The fires started two weeks or more ago
at Mimic and have spread until about four
miles square have been burned over and it
now threatens to destroy the villages os
Niagara and Halstead. They say several
unused cabins and the Niagara logging
camp are burned. The fire has thus far
burned very little in the green timber and
the damage has not been great, but it
threatens 10 destroy much valuable tim
Der should it continue to spread. The fires
have begun unusually early this year and
there is no question about their spreading
very fast
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
CUBAN DEFEAT CLAIMED,
Forty.One Are Said to Have
Been Killed and Sixty
Wounded.
Wreck a Passenger Train
With Dynamite Near Puerto
Principe.

HAVANA, CUBA, July 19.-According
to report furnished by General Bernal,
the troops under his command have
achieved victory over rebel force at
Varona, near Martinas, province of Pinar
del Rio. The insurgent losses were forty
one killed and sixty wounded. The troops
lost two killed and thirteen wounded.
A party of insurgents wrecked a pas
senger train near Puerto Principe by ex-
ploding dynamite on the track. One
soldier and one passenger were killed and
four soldiers wounded.
A report reaches here that the insurgent
leaders, Enrique Collazo Rego Comaguey
and Calixto Garcia, were treacherously
fired upon by rebels near Holguin, but es-
caped unhurt
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
From Santa Cruz Pastor Bate
man Unites Mr.. LawIer and
Miss Ray.
HE FAILS TO KISS THE BRIDE.
Nineteenth Century Progress Exem-
p,ified in Happy Ceremony
at Sunrise.

TULARE, CAL, July ia unique and
romantic marriage took place in Tulare at
O'Clock this morning; or, rather, it oc-
CURED in Tulare and Santa Cruz. The
wedding knot was tied through the me-
dunn of a telephone, the contracting par
ties in this city answering questions pro-
pounded by clergyman in Santa Cruz.
]. L. Lawler led Miss Ollie Ray TO point
some leagues distant from the altar over
which the pastor presided, but nineteenth
century progress has set time and tide at
naught and the nuptiaI bond was fastened
as securely as though they were face to
face with him. But the parson cid not
kiss the bride.
The officiating clergyman was Rev. r.
II. Bateman of Santa Cruz. The bride
and groom repaired this morning to the
Tulare office of the Sunset Telephone
Company and called up Rev. Mr.. Bate
man. The reply came over the wires from
Santa Cruz that Rev. Mr.. Bateman was in
readiness.
Then the ceremony began, Eli Manuel
receiving the inquiries from the clergyman
and propounding them to the principals,
The groom responded over the wire, there
being two phones in the office. In this
way the rites were performed, and the
minister at Santa Cruz pronounced them
man and wife.
Those present were: B. Ray, father of
the bride; Mrs. T. ]. Lawler, mother of
the groom; Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Ray,
Misses Bessie, Meta and Lena Ray, Eli
Manuel and Sidney Lawler. After the
wedding the party repaired to the subur-
ban residence of w. A. Ray, where they
partook of a wedding breakfast.
]. L. Lawler is manager of the Tulare
candy kitchen, which is owned by the
Lawler estate. He is also agent for the
Sunset Telephone Company, whose office
is in the rooms of the candy kitchen.
Every one knows and likes Jimmy" The
bride is handsome brunette. Both have
lived in Tuiare for many years, Mrs. Law
ler having come to this city from Warren
burg, Mo-, while the groom is native of
Illinois Rev. R. II. Bateman was formerly
pastor of the First Christian Church of Tu-
Iare, and Miss Ray was a member of his
ehurc b.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
INVESTS IN The
OREGON RAILWAY.
Huntington Believed to
Have Purchased an
Interest.
TARIFFS ARE RAISED.
The Southern Pacific Buys the
Power to End a War of
Rates.
NORTHERN COMPETITION ENDS
Rumors That the California Corpor
tion Is Now in Control of the
Line.

PORTLAND Or, July ia rumor is
current here in railroad circles that Coils
P. Huntington and the Southern Pacific
people have hand in the new govern
ment of the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company, which will Oh August 1
be transferred from the Jurisdiction of the
Federal courts, wnere it has been involved
in litigation so long, the receiver dis
charged and the road pass into the hands
of the reorganized company. 1t is believed
that Huntington has, indirectly or other
wise, obtained share in the controlling
power on the purchasing committee ap-
pointed by the reorganization board at
New York to acquire the Oregon corpora
tion's property.
For a long time the Southern Pacific has
closely watched the trend of affairs under
Receiver McNeil's management, and when
it was mentioned that the Union Pacific
would probably regain control of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation line when
its affairs were in shape, rumors came
thick and fast from San francisco that the
Southern Pacific interests were actively at
work to defeat the objects of its trans
continental rival. One rea son for bellev-
ing that there is an alliance some where is
that simultaneously with the formal sale
of the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company's property came the announce
ment OF a cessation of the rate war be-
tween the Southern Pacific and the Oregon
line, which had been in progress in freight
and passenger traffic between San Fran
cisco and Portland for months past. The
Southern Pacific had losing fight of it,
and, inasmu ch as the company had been
losing money steadily on the Shasta
special, it had good cause for welcoming a
restoration of the Did rates. The Oregon
corporation is well able to continue the
hight with its steamer service, and those
who are acquainted with the situation
assert that peace was declared between the
companies because the California corpora
tion had power to declare peace.
Then, again, suspicious state of peace
exists on the Columbia river between the
competing companies Instead of the
usual fight for seashore travel, the Column
bia River and Puget Sound Railway and
Navigation Company, which is allied with
the Southern Pacific interests, mas put
rates at top notch to the coast and Puget
Sound. There is an agreement with the
Oregon Railway ana Navigation people to
maintain rates, and both companies,
through the influence of Mr.. Hunting
toms corporation, have adopted an inter-
changeable system of handling each others
freight and passenger traffic that seems
curious to those who have hitherto seen
war to the knife between them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
THIRD Vioti,n of Essreka,s Disaster.

EUREKA, CAL. July 19.-The disaster
at the Government ietty works on Friday
night, caused by the overturning of a
loaded rockcar into the ocean, burying
two men under tons of rock, has cost the
life of another victim. Kenny Ferguson.
the last of the three men and the one
hurled onto the track, died, to-day from
lis injuries. The United States life-saving
crew have been out in surfboat for the
greater part OF two days, but no traces of
the bodies of Angus Mcdonald and Ed
ward lnman, the other victims, can be
found. The patrol is still being Kept on
the beach.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
PANIC IN 4 CRETAN TOWN.
Captains of Ships tn the Harbor Prerent
Another. Massacre

Captains Of Ships In the Hdr6or PreUent
Asother Massacre.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July 20.-A special
cable dispatch to the Herald from Athens
says: Dispatches received from Canea
state that panic occurred there at 10
o'clock yesterday morning in tho Plantza
quarter, owing to a fire, which was mis-
taken as signal for carnage. The houses
were forthwith barricaded. British Cap
tain Drury promptly landed boats, carry
ing armed sailors and the Austrian and
Russian ships also landed men in Canea
and Haleppa.
The Austrian Consul showed great
courage ana ran to Abdullah Pasha. who
seemed inactive, and berated him severely.
Abduliah Pasha finally dispersed the
Turks. The shops were closed and no.
body dared stay in the streets. The cor
respondent says that as he passed through
the town the dead and wounded were
lying about and the panic still continued.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
PLANNED BIZ rE1EPHoNR.
Hoto Mr.. LGtCter arranged the Detail
With Pastor Bafeman.

HotO Mr.. LGtCler arranged the Details
With Pastor Bdteman.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July 19.-James
Lawler and Miss Ollie Ray OF Tulare had
some time ago decided that they would
become man and wife this morning and
that the ceremony should be performed
by the Rev. r. II. Bateman, pastor of the
Santa Cruz Christian Church, but Mr..
Bateman is busily engaged here preparing
for the annual meeting of the Christian
churches of Northern California, which
will begin at the tabernacle at Garfield
Park on Tuesday, so it was impossible for
him to be in Tulare this morning
When the minister informed his young
friends by telephone last night that he
was sorry he could not reach Tulare in
time to oficiate at the wedding, Mn. Law
ler replied with query,
Whats the matter with the telephone?''
"I don't know" said the clergyman.
Don't you get me? say I'm sorry I
"Oh, yes; 1 caught that all right; but
say what's the matter with marrying US
by telephoneP"
Mr.. Bateman was pleased with the nov.
city of the idea and asked when the cere-
mony should be performed.
SAT sunrise in the morning." was the
reply; and so it was arranged, and at day.
light this morning Mr.. Bateman met
the couple by telephone, with $50 miles of
wire between them, and pronounced them
man and wife. His daughter, Miss May
BaIeman, telephoned her congratulations.
The voices of the several persons were
easily recognized.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
Il RAKIsHL00KING CRAFT.
Mysterious Movements of Supposed
EfiIibLsfer.

Mysterious Movements of Supposed
Fitibuster.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 19.-What
has every resemblance TO a flibustering
expedition got away from here this morn
ing.
Last evening a schooner-rigged steam
yacht came to anchor in the Delaware
River off Camden, N. j., and during the
night about fifty-five men and number of
boxes were put aboard by a tug. The
yacht sailed early this morning before any
one could learn anything about her, and
tonight should be out to sea if she
steamed directly for the Delaware capes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
ON EASTERN DIAMONDS.
Standing of the Clubs and Scores of the
Games in the National League
YESTERDAY

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 19.-The Brooklyns lost
the majority game of the present series to-day.
Pitcher Daub west to the bench after five inn
ings and Harper finished the game in good
style. Hart kept the Brooklyn hits well scat
tered. sensational fielding by both sides
abounded In the absence of a staff umpire
Murphy and Mccarthy oficiated to the salts
fact ion of.a /. Attendance, 5000. Score: st.
Loui 6, 10, /; Brooklyn 2, q, 2 Batteries
Hart and Mcfarland; Daub, Harper and
Grimm. Umpires-Murphy and Mccarthy.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 19.--Cleveland took
two games from Louisville this afternoon in
the presence of the largest crowd in the his
tory of baseball in this city. Clingman's error
and two bases on balls gave Cleveland the first
game. Young won the second for the Spi ders
by keeping Louisville's hits well scattered.
Cleveland has signed Pitcher McDermott, just
Score: First game-Cleveland, 4, 10, 2; Louis
vile, 3 g, 5. Batteries-Cuppy and O'Meara,
Frazer and Dexter. Umpire Mcfarland.
Second game-Louisvile, O, 8, 2: Cleyelan d,
z, 10, 0. Batleries-Hin and Dexter, Young
and thinner. Umpire-McFarland.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 10 = Baltimore
won the last game of the series this afternoon.
In the seventh the locals went to pieces and
the champions scored nine unearned runs
attendance $4,000. Score: Cincinnatis-6,
8, 4; Baltimores-14, 10, 2. Batteries-Fore-
man, Fisher and Peitz; Hoffer and Clark.
mpire-Sheridan
CHICAGO, ILL, July 19.-The Chicagos won
both games from the Washingtons to-day. The
grounds were muddy and sharp fielding was
out of the question. Score: First game-Chi-
Cages 9, 3, l. Washingtons 3, 10, A. Batteries
Umpire-Ems.ie.
Second game-Chicagos 5. Id. 6. Washing
tons 2, 5, L. Batteries-Friend ami Donahue;
lie.
KANSAS CITY, No.. July 19.-Kansas City
won from Grand Rapids to-day by a lucky
punching OF hits in the second inning, when a
base on Dalls and hit by pitcher, followed
Dy three singles and two doubles, netted six
runs. The grounds were very bad, as a result
OF the rain yesterday.
Score: Kansas City-7, IA, 8; Grand Rapids
8, IL 2, Batteries-Barnett and BIanford
Baker and Smink. Umpire-snyder.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
WOODLAND AGRICULTURAL FAN.
a Sir Days Race Meeting to Be Held in
AsS1tsSt.

WOODLAND, CAL. July 19.-The di-
rectors of the Agricultural Association
have decided to hold a fair this season.
The soliciting committee has secured sub
scriptions for almost enough money to in
sure success in going ahead and complet-
ing ARRANGEMENTS. The fair will be given
during the latter part of August, and will
last six days. Three days will be devoted
to running races and three to hght-har-
ness performance. Secretary Barney has
received communications from prominent
horsemen from all over the State, and the
speed programme promises to be one of
the best ever presented at the Woodland
track. 1t will be the associations S aim to
provide races that can be won by the sell
ing platter as well as the crackerjack in
both branches of the sport
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
samta crms Tsam Beaten.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July 19.-The
Santa Clara baseball team beat the Santa
Cruz Electrics this afternoon at vue de
l'Eau Park by score OF Ia to I3. This is
the third game between these teams, and
the second won by the Santa Claras. The
Electrics did not play ball with their
usual skill, while the Santa Claras did
good work and showed the results of
steady practice.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
Captured NEAs ANTIOCH.
Deputy Constable Brotcn of Tracy Ar-
rests a HorsefhieT.

Deputy Constable BroGon of Tracy Ar
rests a Horsefhief.
STOCKTON, CAL, July 19.-Deputy
Constable Brown tonight brought to the
County Jail here Charles Ziest. whom ne
booked on charge of grand larceny for
having stolen horse and buggy and a
number OF laprobes and suits of clothing.
Ziest had been working on the Smith
ranch near Tracy. Last night he took a
valua BILE horse out OF the barn. and har-
messed it to the best carriage on the place.
He had previously stolen q number of
robes and some clothing belonging to the
owner of the ranch, and these he bundled
into the stolen rig and started for San
Francisco. When the loss was discovered
Deputy Constable Brown started in pur-
suit and overlook Ziest near Antioch this
afternoon. Zest admits the theft and
says he intended to go to San Francisco
and dispose of the rig.