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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
CRASHED ON To
A SUNKEN ROCK
Mishap to the Steamship
Dalles City On the
Columbia.
The Vessel Beached to Prevent
It From Rapidly Filling
and Sinking.
Order Was Preserved With Difficulty
Among Twenty-Five Terror.
Stricken Passengers.

THE DALLES, Or, Nov. 2S.-The
Dalies. Portland and Astoria Navigation
Company's steamer Dalles City, with
twenty-five passengers and an unusually
heavy cargo, narrowly escaped destruc-
ton on the upper river last evening about
half way between The Dalles and the Gov
ernmept locks at the Cascades. Her
passengers had an exciting experience,
as it was feared for time that the strong
current would sweep the disabled boat
down the river.
While trying to make her way up the
current, buffeted by floating ice and
beaten by heavy gale which drove her
out of her course, the Dalles City struck
on submerged rock.
large hole was stove in her bow and
as the water began to rush into the hold
Captain Johnstone quickly put her about,
ordered on full head of steam and ran for
the Washington shore. The vessel was
beached without difficulty. but 1t was not
without some trouble that order was pre-
served among the passengers.
The heavy cargo and the passengers
were landed at Wind Mountain, twenty
miles from The Dalies. The passengers
were transferred to the Oregon side of the
river, where they reached an Oregon Rail-
way and Navi alton Com pany train.
Floating cakes of ice interfere with navi-
CATION on the river, and the new hy-
draulic machinery on the Government
locks is frozen fast, SO that it is impossible
to get boats through. The Dalles City,
which plies between Portland and The
Dalles, arrived at the locks yesterday
afternoon and waited several hours try
ing 10 get through, but finding it impos-
sible Captain Johnstone decided to return
to The Dalles. Telephone lines were all
down last night, and news of the accident
was not received until to-day. The Dalles
City carried several carloads of cattle and
hOus
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On the Eastern TRACKS.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 2s.-six furlongs,
Summer Coon won, Bill Ellison second, Kitty
B third Time, :2O1I
Five furlongs, Mcfarland II won, Let Fly
second, Munden third. Time, 1:0524.
One mile, Ace won, A second, Liberati
third. Time, :45sl
Five furlongs, Our Hope won, Sharon Sec
ond, Lulu NJ third. Time, :051l.
One mile. Hoffman won, Bloodhound second,
Fresco third. Time. :491z.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2S.-Results at
Bennings: One mile, Emotional won, Doggett
second, Prisoner third. Time, 40 2-5.
Six furongs, won, DR.. Jim second,
Purse third. Time, lis.
Six iurlongs, Brisk won, Harrington second,
The Swain third. Time, 1 rs 2-5.
Mile and sixteenth, sun Up won, Find Out
second, Sir Dixon Jr. third. Time, :53 2-5.
Steeplechase, Decapid won, Degsrnette Sec
ond Tims. 6 :2S.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 2S.-Fiye fur
longs, Hickey won, Glenalbyn second, Dawn
third. Time, l :0614.
Five furiongs, Anger won. Scribe second,
Connie Lee third. Time, :051a.
Seven furlongs, Marquise won. Montell Sec
ond, Pelleas third. Time, :35M
Six furlongs, Dorah wood wan, Banquo II
second, Logan third. Time, 1:19H.
Mile, Liselg won. Montague second, Fiction
third. Time, :523<
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article of the convention they could not
be considered by the commission.
1t needed no argumenl to show that the
case OF the schooner in 1886 was indepen-
dent of the claim for 1889; but aside from
that, the convention had taken extra
pans to say Just what should come before
the commission. BY the terms OF the
convention, he argued, only those claims
submitted to the Paris tribunal were 10 De
dealt with by the commission, with the
exception of additional claims OF vessels,
in which list the Black Diamond did not
appear: therefore her claim for 1886 could
not be considered.
Mr.. Peters for the British side said his
understanding of Dickinson's argument
was that the objection taken to the claim
of the Black Diamon for 1886 was that
the vessels name did not appear twice on
the list of claims and that, therefore, the
date was the material point to be consid-
cred.
The British side, on the contrary. main
tanned that the date was merely stated In
the schedule for Information and con-
venience, and was not a vital point. The
claim of the Black Diamond was really
an extra to the other claim of the same
schooner. and was so mentioned by Sir
Julian Pauncefote in his correspondence
with Gresham in 1894
This letter from the British ambassador
distinctly showed that it was contem-
plated to include the 1886 claim of the
Black Diamond among those to be dealt
with, and furthermore, there never was
any objection raised by the United States,
as far as correspondence went, TO the in
Guiding of that claim.
Dickinson and Beique continued the ar
gument at some length, and the decision
OF the commission was reserved.
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OPPOSES TWO CLAIMS.
Do1 NJ Dickinson Argues Before the
6eTng Sea Commission at
UcforJ1

. VICTORIA, B. c., Nov. 2S.-At the sit
ting OF the Bering Sea claims commission
to-day the couns | for the United States
moved to strike out two of the claims filed
by the British side.
One'of these was that on behalf OF tho
schooner BLACK Diamond for $500 for loss
arising from her being ordered out of the
;. Bering'Sea in 1886. The other was the
personal claim of Captain James Gaudin
for $4,000 in connection with the seizure of
the schooner Aida.
: Mr.. Dickinson said, in making his
motion to strike out the 1886 claim of the
Black: Diamond, that on the question
raised might depend precedent which
might come before the commission in
various forms, and If the Unised States
j. was correct in its contention the claims
did not come within the terms of the con-
yention which had resulted in the torma-
ZION OF the present commission.
/. 1T would be noticed that two claims had
been filed on behalf of the Black Diamond.
One was for $2500, by reason OF the
schooner leaving Bering Sea in 1886 as the
result OF a verbal order Of the United
States Collector OF Customs at Ouna aska.
. The second was for $23, 900, by reason OF
1885,.
The case of the Black Diamond. as far
as the claim OF 1886 wa, concerned. was
not he said, in the list of claims that
came before the Paris tribunal, and In the
summary OF claims referred 10 N article 1
OF the convention only the 1889 case of
i. that schooner was mentioned.
Di,k kinson maintained that unless the
claims we're In the schedule referred to in
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Dam Stunrt,. Ria oner.

DALLAS, TEX, Nov. 2S.-Dan A. Stuart
to-nis hit made this statement: II have
just tel graphed James J. Corbett and
Robert Fitzsinmons an offer of q $l5, 900
purse for finish fight for The heavy
weight cham mpionship of the world. will
post the entire purse upon both
men signing articles and will forfeit
$500 to each pugilist if I fail to bring off
the fight free from interference, the date
and place of tie fight to be agreed upon
when the articles are signed, at which
time l viii make the place public. / have
the place selected, and it is absolutely free
from official interference. Each ugilist
must make deposit of $500 10 guarantee
appearance in the ring ready to fight. /
prefer the latter part of February or early
in March as the time"
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
LOS ANGELES INVENTION
Fikjbuster Ku key Claims TO Have Per-
fected Continuance Tbaf VIII
Blow Uo Fleets.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 2S.-J. K.
Mulkey of this city is liable to wake up to.
morrow morning and find that he has
accumulated more fame than he can
handily take care of with safety to his
daring plans.
With the special admonition not to di-
vulge his name he has made public fill
clustering scheme which, if carried out,
would play an unheard-of part in naval
warfare and astonish the civilized world.
Mulkey, it is claimed, has invented a
naval destroyer capable of annihilatng
every gunboat feet of any power on earth
on short notice. Mulkey's soul goes out
to the oppressed Cubans and in Cuban
waters he proposes to ploy his annihi-
lation first, in an attempt to end the
island war.
~ have figured the problem so closely, 4"
says the inventor, ''that within three
hours after sighting an enemy she Will
surrender or be blown out of the water.
Escape is impossible. The size of the
attacked ship and the caliber of her guns
cut no figure.
''And further, my ships are ready-one
in England and one in France-and I ex-
pect to leave within the next ten days to
take personal command of this little feet
that will put an end TO the war within
thirty days after we enter Cuban waters.
l am in direct com mmunication with
Maceo's army, and received word from
his chief of artillery to-day"
The alleged invention is some sort of
torpedo, the precise nature of which the
inventor does not announce.
81 could sell my secret to any of the
great naval powers of Europe and become
millionaire at once" said Mulkev, ''but
prefer 20 iiberate Cuba, which will be
rendering real service to humanity and
will at the same time insure my future
welfare financially AMI otherwise.
81 at first intended 10 give the United
States the benefit of my invention, but the
policy of the Government ia making pub
lie all war inventions determined me to
keep my secret. Iwrote to Secretary Her
bert recently about the folly of this Gov
ernment expencing any more millions for
buttle-ships, when none were proof against
such inventions as mine, but L suppose
The Government will go right on building
ships until l give practical demoustra-
ton of what l can do by blowing up a few
Spanish men-of-war."
1t is said that this is not the filibuster-
ing scheme which has been nate ed in the
fertile brain OF Mr.. Mulkey. He is said to
have originated the late proposed filibus-
tering exp dition to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Brtt,,h Wheei Crook, Arrtr,

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 2s,-Manager
Plummer and his team, of British cyclists
who are to take part in the big indoor
tournament which commences at Madi-
son-sQuare Garden on Dece m Der 5, arrived
this afternoon on board the steamship
st. Paul. TIE star of the company is
Thompson, the worlds hour cham pion.
Other men of the team are: Willie Lutzen,
the Scotch champion; Charlie Hale. the
Irish champion; Jimmie Warburton, Dud-
ley Marks, Alf Hunter, Anton Johnson
and E. G. Duffy of Boston. The other
member, DUBOIS, will arrive Wednesday.
The tournament will be the biggest
indoor cycling event of the year and will
consist OF a series of short distance races.
E. c. Bald is entered. The six days. race
will commence five minutes after mid
night on December 5. The English cracks
who will try conclusions with the Ameri-
can talent are Dubois, Lutzen and Hale.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
BROOKLYN PEOPLS OBJECT.
1hey WfU Not Tolerate Prize- Fights In
Any Form.

1hey Hdu Not Tolerate PRICE Fights In
Any Form.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 28.-The Cor
: bett- Fltzsimmons fight cannot be pulled
OFF in Brooklyn. This was definitely
settled this morning at the conference be-
tween Foster L. Backus. District Attor-
ney, Warren, manager of the Greater New
York Athletic Club, and Police Com mis-
sioner Welles. Lewis offered a purse of
S26, 600 for the big fellows to fight for at
his club. Corbett had signifed his accept
ance. After brief discussion the District
Attorney gave his opinion that the pro-
posed match was prize-fght, in viola
tion of the law, and would not be allowed
to take place and the men will not be
allowed to go into the ring for the pur-
pose of having the fight. This emphatic
opposition of the District Attorney, as
concurred in by The police. ends the mat
ter. The New York Bohemian Clubs
offer of $25, 900 is now to be considered.
AS Police Commissioner Roosevelt has
declared himself in favor of scientific box
ing the Bohemian Club will probably get
the fight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Los ANGELES FoRGER.
L. y. Laird Will Be brought to the City
TO StnHd Trial.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Nov. 2s.-De-
tective Steele will leave tomorrow for
San Francisco to bring back L. ]. Laird Jr.
to be tried for forgery.
About five months ago Laird went to a
local firm of grocers. passed forged
check for $25 and left for San Francisco
Some time after this detectives learned
his whereabouts and sent a description to
Captain Lees of San Francisco. The au-
thorities had arrested Laird already on a.
felony charge and the local officers told
them to go ahead and prosecute the
prisoner.
CAPITA in Lees wired later that Laird had
been held to answer. To-day word was
received by Chief Glass from the north
asking if the authorities here wanted TO
prosecute Laird on forgery charge.
Captain Lees was advised to hold Laird
until the arrival OF q local officer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Labor Leaders Arrire.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 2s.-samuel
Woods, secretary of the trades union
congress of Great Britain and ex-mem ber
OF Parliament, accompanied by John M.
Allison. president of the trades union
congress, and leader in the British labor
world, arrived here to-day on the steamer
Campania.
They came as delegates of the trades
unions OF Great Britain to the convention
OF the International Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Woods said he did not know
much about the dock strikes in Germany.
He admitted, however. that the PROPOSE
ton Tor strike had been agitated on the
other side for some time before it actually
took place. and made the startling state
ment: II do not think 1t will be success
ful ~
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Wild Rfde at Tncon a.

TACOMA, WASH, Nov 2S.-A Northern
Pacific switch engine ran away tonight
and after going three miles at terrific
speed jumped the track and lodged in
o ditch bottom.side up. After rem aiming
with tie engine for distance of mile
the engineer and fireman jumped.
The former struck pile of wood. His
shoulder and right arm were broken, and
he sustained internal injuries. He will
probably die. The fireman was unhurt.
The engine left Center street on a down
grade for the yards, and went SO rapidly
that it could not be controlled, blowing
out the cylinder-head.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
San Die1o.s Ouics Justice.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Nov. 2S.-"Jim"
Brown stood trial to-day in the Superior
Court for burglary. and by bedtime was
under sentence to three years in the peni-
tentiary.
Jim" is young fellow of indifferent
manner, who formerly worked on raisin
ranch in FL Cajon. AT er getting paid one
day he broke into the house of All Sing, a
Chinaman living in the valley, and stole
$40 and some personal property.
A jury was selected to-day and the case
tried with little delay. Before o'clock a
verdict of guilty was brought in. Brown
waived time for passing sentence and will
be taken to prison tomorrow evening.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Clorerdare,s Chri,tmo. Boxoor

CLOVERDALE. CAL, Nov. 2S.-AlI
Cloverdale and vicinity is looking forward
to the Christmas bazaar and carnival to
be given at Union Hall on December /, Q
and 8, under the auspices of the Little
Workers OF the Episcopal church, assisted
by mem bers OF the various denominations
in Cloverdale. There will be an entertain
ment each evening as follows:
Tuesday, December Japanese fantasies
and tabieaux by twelve young ladies'
Wednesday-"Blind Girl of Castle Cuilleby''
Nongiellow) and vocal and Instrumental
music.
Thursday-Concert by Cloverdale band and
tabeaux.
In addition there will be various booths
representing Spring, Summer Autumn,
Winter Mexican and Fortuna, in charge
OF society ladies of the town. Prepara-
tons are in full blast ana the affair prom
ises to be grand success
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nous, who was killed near La Grange yes
terday. Genonous, with another wood
chopper named Hughes, drove over
large rock, which threw the men out OF
the cart, the horse and cart falling upon
both. Genonous fell head-foremost into
pool of water. Hughes got out, but the
other man could not When drawn out
he had been drowned. Hughes in
frenzy. struck the horse over the head
several times with au ak, and then went
Tor assistance. The horse was found ly ng
across the feet of the dead man. The
animal had been cut so badly that il had
to De killed. Both men were drunk at the
time of the accident.
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ard: Cardinal Satolli's attention being
called to malicious statements of the
American press of November u and
thereabouts anu associating his name with
certain proposed disciplinary changes in
the American hierarchy, he author
ICES the Catholic Standard to say
emphatically that his Eminence's po-
sition has been grossly misrepre-
sented and his name thus used to foment
discord among those for whom he has
only the warmest regard and best wishes.
He also states that ne will receive in the
cousistory as Cardinal the titular church
OF Santa Maria di Aracoeli.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
EVANs IS AT PORTLAND.
hescs From the Student Who Had Sud-
denIu Dis0DDeGred.

nescs From the Student Who Had Sud-
denly Disappeared.
PETALUMA, CAL, Nov. 2S.-Benjamin
Z. Evans, the theological student who
disappeared from the Baptist College at
Oakland last Monday evening, telegraphed
TINS afternoon to his parents in this city
from Portland, Oregon:
Please send me six dollars to return to Oak
land. Boat leaves at 8 P. NJ. Will explain
later. b. c. EVANS.
The young man, on leaving, had left a
note saying he was going to do missionary
work IN Africa. He had been studying
foreign mission work considerably and at
meeting last Friday night read paper
on that subject. 1t was q very successful
effort and he became much excited over
his ideas.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
College Pr..ident. oroan;s..

(. PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 2s.-Presidents
of Oregon and Washington colleges met
in this city tonight and organized the
College Presidents Association of the
Northwest.
Among the prominent members present
was Mark w. Harrington, for four years
chief of the United States Signal Service
and now president of Seattle College The
association elected officers and arranged
Tor articles forming a permanent associa-
ton. Mutual profit and pleasure are its
objects.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
FrioItf,.f Erpioston In a man.

McKEESPORT, Pa, Nov. pa fright
ful explosion occurred this afternoon at
the Capeswood Iron Works. Thomas
Baldwin, en- ineer, was frighttuliy in
jured, and David Hall. foreman. pain
Iully scalded. The mill has been closed
for two weeks, and the engineers
and firemen had lighted the flres and
were getting things ready to start the
plant again on Monday, when big drum
head blew out. The side of the mill was
blown out and all the windows in the
vicinity were shattered. Baldwin and
Hall were the only men hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Erecmtion of a Negro Murderer

COLUMBIA, GA, Nov. 2S.-A special
from zeale. Ala, says: Jackson Young.
negro, was hanged here to-day. The
murderer assembled the scaffold smoking a
cigar, seemingly Indifferent to his fate
until the trap was being adjusted Then
he gave signs of some fear. The doomed
man neither confessed nor denied his
guilt, but said that he was ready and will
ing to die.
The crime for which Young was hanged
was most brutal and revoiting. His vic
tim, young girl about 16 years old, was
his sister. She was found with her ski.
crushed and shattered with an ak and her
face mutilated. The girl recovered con.
sciousress long enough to tell that her
brother had done the deed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Death of a Mayaefd Pioneer.

MAYFIELD. CAL, Nov. 2s.-Philip K.
Deirick, aged IA, an old and respected
citizen of Mayfeld, died this even
ing. Mr.. Deiirick was at one time
leading Odd Fellow OF Indiana
and was the pioneer banker and merchant
OF Western Iowa. His early days were
spent at Boonestowp, Fort Dodge and Des
Moines. where be carried on an extensive
mercantile business aud was large
freig hter previous 10 railroad construction
there. A widow, two daughters and four
SONS survive him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
IN INSURANCE CONSPIRACY.
Officers of One Company Plan to Control
- the charter of Another.


- the charter of Anofher.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. pa sem
sation was created In insurance circles to-
day when, simultaneously with the fling
OF bill in equity in the Common Pleas
Court by mum ber of joint stock insur-
ance companies, warrants for the arrest of
five officers Of the Wissahickon Mutual
Fire insurance Company of this city were
issued, charging the officers with having
entere into a conspiracy to frauduIently
procure charter for the Wissahickon
company.
The Wissahickon company is authorized
10 issue poll les on the mutual plan, and
Is prohibited from issuing worcestershire
policies, which joint stock companies
alone are privileged to do. The Wissa-
hickon company's policies, purporting to
be non- assessable upon the joint stock
plan, have been issued. Charges to this
effect are made in the bill In equity by the
complainants.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
To Take Out me stnt,...

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 28.-It is re-
ported that an effort will be made during
the coming session of the Legislature to
take Wisconsin's statue of Marquette out
of the Capitol at Washington. The statue
was accepted by Congress after hard
fight against it by A. P. A. organizations
all over the country
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Close of a CARPET MtlI.

BOSTON, MASS, Nov. 2S.-The Roxbury
Carpet Company has shut down its works
in Roxbury Tor an indefinite period. The
agents of the factory give no reason for
the shut down. The company's plant is
the largest in New England, and when
running full time employs from 1000 to
100 people
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Frnnk Cutrer,s Iona Walk,

TORONTO, ONT, Nov. 2S.-Frank Gull
yer, who claims to be walking from San
Francisco to New York on a wager, has
reached here. He is due in New York
Decem Der II
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
Fire destroys a Big Plant.

COLUMBUS. OHIO Nov. 2S.-A special
to the Press from Nelsonville. Ohio, SAYS
the entire plant of the East Clayton Brick
m aking Company there was destroyed by
fire to-day. The loss is estimated al $780,
QUO; insurance only $22, 900. One hundred
men are thrown out o. employment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
CONVENTION OF COLLEGE MEN.
of General Interest to Institutions
of Learning,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 27.-The
tenth annual convention of the Associa-
tions OF Colleges and Preparatory Schools
of the Middle States and Maryland, which
began yesterday, resumed its session to-
day in the chapel of the University of
Pennsylvania. When the convention ad-
iourned last night the members were dis
cussing college Entrance Require
menrs," and this subject was again taken
up when the session began to-day. The
discussion was participated in by Presi-
den: Shurman of Cornell University:
Principal Thurber of the Park Academy,
Chicago; President Patten of Princeton.
Principal Livermore of the Adelphia
Academy, President Sharpless of Hayer-
ford College, President Wartield of Laiay-
cite College anu others.
A resolution offered by President Shur-
man, declaring it to be the sense of the
meeting that the present standard OF re-
quirements for collegiate admission should
not be lowered, was adopted.
These officers were elected: President, G.
G. Shurman, Cornell University; vice.
president, John Gu ncy Adams, Univer-
slty OF Pennsylvania; chancellor, Henry
McCracken. University OF the City OF New
York; Professor Pace. Catholic University
of America, Washington, D. c.; Charles
F. Ruddotz, BaItimore City College; Pro.
lessor Robinson, Delaware College; super
intendent, Randall Spalding OF Mont.
clair, N. j.. secretary, Professor Daniel
Munro, University OF Pennsylvania; treas
urer, Professor John B. Kelffer, Franklin.
Executive com mmittee-President, secre.
tary and treasurer and Professor Nicholas
Murray Butler, Columbia University:
President Charles D. Garmo Swarthmore
College; Wilson Farrand, Newark Acad-
emy, and James G. Mackenzie, Lawrence
vile, n. ].
This concluded the business of the ses-
sion and the convention finally adjourned.