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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Many Warehouses, Cotton Sheds
and Stores Quickly Reduced
to Ashes.
FREIGHT CARS ALSO BURNED.
Help Sent From Neighboring Cities,
but as Usual the Water
Supply Fails.

BRUNSWICK, GA, April 2.-Over half
million dollars worth of property was
destroyed by fire to-day. The flames
warehouses at IL O'Clock this morning
and. famed by high wind, spread with
great rapidity. AT IL o'clock tonight the
fire is still burning.
The property destroyed includes the
wharf property, cotton sheds, freight
warehouses belonging to the Plant system
and com prising their local terminal
freight facilities; a number of freight
cars and between 10000 and 10000
crossties, the property Of N. Emanual
and James Broadhead, the Plant system
docks $4,000 barrels of rosin, 1000 barrels
OF spirits of turpe ntime, all the wharf en-
glnes, wholesale grocery building, grocery
stock and warehouse buildings of the
Downing Company; Segue's fshouse and
various small fish and oyster houses on
the waters edge of Bay street; Briezen-
ick's three-story brick building, including
the machinery and the supply stock; the
retail dry-goods store of James Brown,
the wholesale liquor stock of Tobias New
man, the wholesale warehouses of the
Hoyt Hardware Company, the three-story
Ocean Hotel.
Extending up Monk street the retail
store of the Hoyt Hardware Com pany was
burned and Bears two warehouses OF
goods, the Haas Liquor Company and the
ice depot. In Bay street, from Monk
street up, the fire swept Herzogs brick
building used as retail dry-goods store;
Hirsch's wholesale and retail liquor.
store and several smaller stores all in q
block of brick buildings.
At this hour it is impossible to gain
anything like an accurate statement OF
the losses, but the estimates place them as
follows: Plant system, $75, 900; Downing
Company, $225, 600; Briezenick and occu-
pants, $4,000; Lott, $4,000. The Down
ing and Lott losses are covered by insur-
ance.
Business was suspended and the entire
population viewed the flames. When
Hoyt's building caught it was expected
that the entire business portion of Bruins
wick was going and merchants began
moving their stocks to the outskirts of the
city.
Pandemonium reigned, drays and other
vehicles were driven at breakneck speed
up and down the streets to store doors anG
flying clouds of sparks sent property own
ers home to guard their buildings. Way
cross, Savannah and Jacksonville were
wired for assistance, but the water supply
was exhausted before the neighboring fire
men arrived on special trains, rendering
their presence practically useless.
The fire interfered with the gas and cleo
tric-light works, and no lights are burning
tonight, while the dense smoke keeps The
town in total darkness.
The Brunswick Rifles have been callet
out to do guard duty.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
The NEWS OF SAN JOSE,
Grounds on Which Ella Aimee
Cook Is Seeking a
Divorce.
Charges Her Husband With Cruelty
Desertion and Failure to
Provide.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 2.-The testi-
mony taken in the suit of Ella Aimee
Cook against Jean A. Cook for a divorce
on the grounds of desertion and failure to
provide has been filed by Court Commits
sioner Montgomery. The Cooks we're mar
ried in this city III January, 1884. Cook
kept candy-store in this city for several
years, but about q year ago was forced
into insolvency. A short time after he de-
serted his wife and went to Los Angeles
where 1t IS said he is now living with
another woman.
Mrs. Cook claims that her married life
was decidedly unpleasant as her husband
thought more of other women than he did
of her. He often swore at her, and on
one occasion hurled a glass at her. He
neglected to furnish her with clothing,
and after he went into insolvency she was
compelled to live in single room for five
months. The provisions ran out, but
Cook made no effort TO replenish the fam
lily larder. He sent his trunk containing
his clothing to his mothers home in Oak
land. giving as an excuse that he wanted
some sewing done. and few days later
went to Los Angeles. Mrs. Cook was
compelled to go to the home of her step
father, o. j. Schofeld of Los Gatos, in
order to secure the necessaries of life.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Imposing Structures of Immense
Proportions and Beauti.
full Designs.
CHICO TO HAVE a FESTIVAL.
The People of Santa Cruz Are Busy
Perfecting Details and Money
Is Rolling In.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 2-The commit
tee on street decorations of the Carnival of
Roses have perfected the plans for three
of the great floral arches, and work will be
commenced on them in week or ten
days. The design Of another arch will be
decided in day or two, and it is thought
two more arches will be erected by private
parties.
The arches will be the finest ever erected
upon the coast They will be entirely
covered by flowers and arranged so as to
form the carnival colors-red white and
blue. The base of the arches will be banked
by potted plants and flowers.
The committee has decided to erect
arches across Santa Clara street, at Third
street; on the Alameda just east of the
narrow-gauge track; across First street at
Bassett, AMI across First street at San
Antonio The other two will probably be
erected in the middle of the block on
First, between Santa Clara and San Fer
nando, and on First, between Santa Clara
and ST. John streets.
The arch at Third and Santa Clara
streets will be an imposing structure after
the old California mission style of archi-
lecture. 1t will be forty feet high, with
three arches, the central one twenty
seven feet high and twenty-foHr feet wide,
and the side arches twenty-three feet high
and sixteen feet wide.
1t will be surmounted by tile roof. A
high staff in the center will support the
American flag and streamers of red
white and blue will droop to the outer
points of the arch.
The arch on the Alameda will be of
nearly the same design and size. The
street is trihe wider there and this will
give additional width to the arches.
The other arches will be similar in de-
sign, and covered entirely by flowers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
A SANTA BARBARA CROOK
Many Victims of a Smooth
Young Man With a Fine
Barytone Voice.
Was No Respecter of Persons-Even
Beat a Local Newspaper
Out of $25.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April q
When William Merry, insurance solicitor
and all-round glib man of business
by profession and an amateur bary-
tone of unusual talent. suddenly
left town for Los Angeles several
days ago his friends and quondam en-
ployer observed a wise discretion in allud-
ing to his departure, but now that sufficient
time has elapsed to enable them to COM
pare notes all are talking at once and with
remarkable candor.
Merry was decidedly eood-looking
young fellow of gentlemanly address, who
arrived here five months ago and engaged
as insurance solicitor with John Percy
Lawton, the latter young Englishman
OF excellent standing in the community.
Merry bore no credentials but referred in
an off-hand way to leading insurance
firm of New York City and was accepted
on his own statements as rushing young
business man. He has more than full
filed this promise.
Discovering discrepancies in his accounts
amounting to some $400 Lawton last week
called upon Merry for settlement. This
the latter readily undertook to partially
meet by giving Lawton bill of sale of his
horse and valuable saddle and bride, and
then coolly borrowed fare to Los Angeles,
where he stated he had brother who
would lend him funds sufficient to settle
the balance. This is the last that has been
seen of him, but countless unexpected in
cidents connected with his career here are
constantly coming to light, and it would
seem that he has profted almost as we'll as
Nine. Lefebre in trading upon the good
will and confidence of the community.
The horse and saddle which he pledged
to Lawton he had already sold to an
other gentleman and had pledged it as
security to third for loan of S100,
which he claimed had been collected by
Lawton toward the purchase of mter
for Bishop Johnson, newly appointed 10
this diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
church, but which for some inexplica bic
reason was not Immediately available to
be paid at the call OF the committee
having the collections in charge. He also
made collection on his own account for
this same imaginary miter. He also
issued insurance policies of which he gave
no account to the office, retaining the
premiums for his own enjoyment His
victims In these cases were largely ladies'.
In one instance he succeeded in
swindling ivery-stable keeper out of
$1O0 upon an imaginary speculation in a
Summerland oil lot; but perhaps his
crowning feat was to actually cheat a
local newspaper proprietor out of $25.
Merry's fine barytone voice made him a
welcome addition to local musical organ
izations as we'll as to the choir of Trinity
Church, but he was not taken up socially,
his only appearance in the houses of Santa
Barbara's upper ten being as a paid
singer. Among men he associated on an
equality with the young bloods of the
place. The date of his return is problem
atical, but warm reception awaits him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Would Cause the Most Terrible
Financial Panic the World
Has Ever Known.
REFUTED BY THE EX-SPEAKER
Remarks of the Interior Secretary
Two Years Ago Cited With
Telling Effect.

ATLANTA, GA, April 2.-Ex-Speaker
Crisp and Secretary Hoke Smith held the
second of their series of Joint debates here
tonight. The speaking occurred at the
Moody Tabernacle before an audience of
6OOO Captain W. D. Ellis, chairman of
the county Democratic executive commit
tee, presided and briefly presented the
speakers of the night.
Secretary Smith had the opening argu-
ment. He was greeted with stirring
applause. In opening his speech Smith
said that every one had direct interest in
the financial question.
Then he went on to say that he was
opposed to free coinage at the present
ratio because it would produce silver
monometallism and lead to the most ter
rible financial panic the world has ever
known. Explaining the great production
OF silver in recent years, Mr.. Smith stated
that it was due TO the decrease in the cost
OF mining the metal by so per cent.
'l invite the debate on the proposition"
he SAID, that We cannot make 371H grains
OF silver equal in value to % 22-100 grains
of gold. There is the question"
In closing, the speaker pictured ruin
Gus panic in the event of the assumption
OF free, unlimited and independent coin
age by this country, and declared that its
effect on labor would be to cut wages in
half.
The applause for Mr.. Crisp when he
arose was prolonged. he said that silver
was demonetized because it was worth
more than gold. 1t was not cheap money
then. There was too much money In the
world then for those who loaned money.
They, wanted to cut down the amount of
standard money and leaving only half,
and that gold, and they owned the gold.
The ex-Speaker then quoted from
speech which Smith made IN 1894 declar-
ing that he believed a single gold standard
TO be unwise and dangerous and calculated
TO contract the currency, check industry
and turn honest men out of places. He
made great sport of these declarations
and put q number of questions to the
Secretary to answer.
Smith had twenty minutes to close the
debate, in the course of which he claimed
that his arguments had not been an
swered, and in conclusion called ex-
Speaker Crisp demagogue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
NOT APPRECIATED IN CHICA GO.
Therefore Eleanor Duse WiH Not Go to
the LIKE (l}fH

Therefore Eleanor Duse Will Not Go to
the Lake City.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 2.-When Eleanor
Duse, the Italian actress, last appeared in
Chicago her reception was not cordial
from financial standpoint and she since
has declined to return without guarantee
So 1t was planned that a subscription
ticket sale should be inaugurated.
Colonel L, l.. Sharpe yesterday tele-
graphed to Henry c. Miner and Joseph
Brooks, Duse's managers, advising them
against coming to Chicago. The reason
for the dlscouraging advice was that the
first two days receipts OF the subscription
sale netted only $500 and it was thought
the outlook for the week was too dis
couraging for the managers, who are
under contract to pay the star certain
amount for every performance whether it
be to crowded houses or empty Seats
Lack of familiarity with Italian on the
part of Chicagoans and the date of the
subscription sale. whole month before
the opening of the engagement, is given
as the cause of the limited sale. The
actress has been drawing crowded houses
is New York and Boston and her mana
gers philosophically regard the failure of
the subscription plan as prma facie evi-
dence Chicago does not want Duse. 1t is
reported they will follow the advice of
Colonel Sharpe and call the entire project
off.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
CITY OF EUREKA.
The NetU Steamer Which viii Replace
the I[L-Eatcd Humboldt.

EUREKA, CAL, April 2.-The Hum
boldt Steamship Company owners of the
Inflated steamer Hunlboldt. which was
lost last September on the rocks off Point
Garda, has been revived, and the articles
OF incorporation have been filed. The
capital stock of the company is 5000, ,00O
the subscribers to which are: Richard
Sweasey, Isaac Brown. James Foord. r.
B. Chandler. M. Kalish, S. Bonni6eld
Thomas Baird, w. d. Bendixsen and
Kramer Bros. The new company COM
prises nearly the same stockholders as the
old one
The new steamer will be built at the
finely equipped yards of H. D. Bendlxsen
on this bay. and will be considerably
larger than the old steamer. Her dimen-
sions will be: Length over all, 215 feet; !;
beam, 81 feet; depth OF hold, IA feet; Civ
ing her net capacity of about 1000 tons.
The work, which will commence imme-
diately, will be pushed toward completion
with the greatest speed. 1t is expected
that the new ship, which will be known
as the City of Eureka, will leave in Sep
tember for San Francisco under the COM
mand of Captain Bonnifield.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
BUSINESS MN IN TROUBLE.
arrested for Opening Letter Addressed
to Another Person.

arrested for Opening Letter Addressed
to another Person.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, April 2-WiIliam
II. White, well-known business man of
this city, was arrested at noon to-day by
Deputy United States Marshal Covarru-
bias, on the charge of opening a letter ad-
dressed to r. A. Johnson.
Mr.. White is manager of the branch
house of Baker & Hamilton, dealers in
agriculturalimplemen of San Francisco.
The indictment on which he was arrested
was returned by the Federal Grand Jury
last January.
1t states that on May 25, 1895, a
letter was mailed at Riverside, signed by
III. Johnson and addressed to r. A. John
son at Los Angeles, and that on the 9th
the defendant. White. knowingly and
with the design to pry into the letter,
opened it.
Mr.. White was taken before Court Com
missioner Vandyke soon after his arrest
and was released on $1,000 bail. He will be
arraigned next Thursday at 30
When asked about the case Mr. White
said: johnson used to be in my employ.
| do not remember having opened letter
addressed to him. | may have done so by
accident, for my mail is large. Business
men do not always look at the addresses
on the envelopes when they are very much
rushed"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
SANTA CRUZ DECORATIONS.
Beautiful Designs Submitted by Loca
dffiSt.

Be0NtaIM DeStgnS SH0snttted OH Local
Irtist.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, April An ad-
journed meeting of the Carnival Associa-
tion committee was held tonight and the
first payments made on subscriptions to
the casn fund. The theory of "Pay as you
go'' has been insisted upon from the be-
ginning, and now that active work has
been begun the cash is coming in to carry
the work to successful finish.
Some very beautiful and elaborate de-
signs for decorations were submitted by
Mr.. Lemos, an artist of local note. One
set represents permanent palace of the
Queen Of the Pacific, to be constructed of
coral and ornamented with bric-a- brac
faom the depths of the sea. The designs
also include a transformation scene repre-
senting the seasons of the year.
Mr.. Convey also presented designs con-
templating the ornamentation of the river
His plan is to build palace of classic
design for the Queens resting place, to be
illuminated, with profusion of electro
lights. These designs were referred to the
decorating committee, to be reported upon
at the meeting next Wednesday night, the
regular meeting nights being changed
from Tuesdays.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
TIE VALLEY ROAD.
Work. Bcfng Rushed as Fast as Men and
Material Can Do 1t.

Fork Being Rushed as Fast as Men and
Material Can Do 1t.
STOCKTON, CAL, April 2.-Work on
the Valley road is being pushed as fast as
men and material can. rush it. Superin-
tendent Mcfarland reports that the con-
tractors are now at work on the last span
OF the bridge over the Tuolumne River,
and it is expected this bridge will be fin
lshed by the 10th inst. After that the
tracklayers will begin work again, as the
track at present is up to the bridge. From
the Tuolumne to the Merced River there
is a stretch OF twenty miles which will be
built without delay.
Cotton Brothers are here to-day and
have commenced the work of putting to-
gether the timbers for the bridge across
the Merced River, for which they have the
contract.
The force here is busy putting in the
block system of signals at the crossings of
the coal road. and the electric street rail-
Way.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
THE BUrrEVILLE TRAGEDY.


Bitter Feeling Bettccen Catholics and "A.
p. AS in an Oregon Iotcn.
WOODBURY., Or, April 2--Word was
brought here to-day that there is much
excitement and bitter feeling in Butteville
over the killing of Frank Kelly yesterday
by James Dozier. There was talk of a
lynching party being organized to punish
Dozier. Some feeling exists against Coro-
ner CIough because he held secret inquest
Yesterday. 1t has also been learned from
pretty reliable authority that warrant
will be issued tomorrow for the arrest of
Dozier on a charge of murder Dozier wa
at his work to-day plowing and did not feel
uneasy as to his safety.
AT the funeral of Kelly Dozier was de-
nounced as a cold -blooded murderer by
the speaker. The feeling on the part of
the Catholics against the A. P. AS in
Butteville is very bitter and many fear
that more blood will be shed before the
trouble is ended.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Bids for the Los angeles Paris.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. April AT a
meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Sixth District Agricultural Park this after
noon the bids were opened for the lease
of the park. The BID of Thomas FL.
Williams was the largest by several
thousand dollars. 1t win be submitted
to the Governor of the State as per agree
ment, and there is no doubt that Williams
bid will be approved. Ii Williams
gets the park there will be some of the
finest meets on the coast
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Died From. the Kick of a Horse.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, April &c. W.
r. Ford, the manager of the Boston dry
goods store on Broadway, died at his resi-
dence on Bellevue avenue little after I
o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Ford, while at his ranch at San Fer
nando a few days ago was kicked by vi
cious horse and was badly hurt. 1t did
not seem at first that the injuries would
be fatal, but peritonitis set in and Mr..
Ford died from the effects this afternoon.
Mr.. Ford was business man of remark
able ability and vigor and showed his pro-
gressive character in building the very
handsome business-house on Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
AN ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Distractions Placed on the Track of the
Chicago and Alton Express
in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2.-It be-
came known here tonight that an at
tempt was made last night to wreck the
Chicago and Alton express train which
leaves here shortly after o'clock for ST..
Louis and Chicago.
Just out of Grain Valley, twenty-five
miles east of here, the engineer discovered
an obftruction on the track. He stopped
his train quickly, but not in time to avoid
the derallment OF his locomotive.
A pile of ties had been laid across the
track and the rails loosened. Believing
that a train robbery had been planned,
guards were put out, but the train was not
molested. 1t was over an hour before the
wreck could be cleared.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
MADEhA's MISSING MN.
Joseph Nc CMlfom, q Miner, Disappear
Under Peculiar Circumstances.


Under Peculiar Circumstances.
MADEIRA, CAL, April 2.-Joseph Nc
Cullom, a miner, aged so years, arrived in
MADEIRA yesterday from Fresno Flats with
the intention of visiting his home in Wis
consin. He called on the local agent of
the Santa Fe line and purchased his ticket
to Mojave, stating that it was his inten-
tion to start for the East on the night
train, and after making inquiry as to the
time of departure of the train he left the
office of the ticket agent and returned to
the motel where he had been stopping, and
after supper made the necessary arrange
ments for leaving. He started for the
Southern Pacific depot, and stopped in at
baggage checked at 10 o'clock and then
walked out.
When the time for the arrival of the
tram was at hand McCullom could not be
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
drowned During a Cloude.r.t.

LANCASTER, KY, April News was
received to-day from Buffalo Creek, in
Owsley County, which gives the particu-
lars of the drowning of nine people in
Buffalo Creek during the recent cloud
burst. The dead are: Miss Mary Garrett,
Mrs. George Gepson and three children.
two children of Mr.. Burns and two others
whose names cannot be learned. Numer-
Gus narrow escapes from death are re-
ported, and the damage to property was
enormous.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
RACING At LITTLE ROCK.
Lady Ines WINS the BoundLess Randi-
cap ina Fair Time.

cap in Fair Time.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, April 2.-The
track was in good condition to-day, but
the time made did not come up to the
standard. The principal event was the
Bound!ess handicap. Only three horses
were entered and Garland Bar, who has
been under surgeons care, was scratched
at the last moment. Lady Inez and Rey
del Mar were the starters, the former win
Mug as she pleased by two lengths. There
will be no races tomorrow, Good Friday.
Five furlongs, Towers won, Zephyr second,
Miss Kirkendall third. Time, :05.
Six furlongs, Text won, King Elm second
DEFY third. Time, 1:1712.
Boundless handicap, one mile, value $4700,
Lady lnez won, Rey del Mar second. Time,
:46I.
Six Iurlongs, Rondo won, Hex second, King
Dance third. Time. L :1719.
Four furlongs, Manzanita won, Moncreith
second, Galilee third. Time, :5O1a.