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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Heavy DoWnpour Gives
All California a
DrenChing.
Some Damage From a Gale
Reported at Southern
HarbOrS.
High Wave Knocks Two Persons
From Lovers Point at Pa
cIfic Grove.
Special Dispatch to The CALI.

PACIFIC GROVE, Dec. The heavy
storm which has prevailed since midniGht IT
last night has caused Considera BILE damage
III this locality. The waves are higher
than ever before known, and have washed
away or broken many things of value
about the bathing beaches both here and at
New Monterey. At Chinatown many of the
fishing boats have been uniastened from
their moorings, and along the Southern
Pacific Railroad track the bal!asting is
badly washed.
A peculiar incident, the second of its
kind known hereabouts, occurred at an
early hour this morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. ii. Howe, Eastern people who are win
terlng here, went soon after daylight to
see the waves breaking over Lovers Point.
While standing on high rock of the
point a huge wave dashed over them
throwing both down. Mrs. Howe was
wedged between two rocks by the force of
the water, and her husband was thrown
so violently that his arm was broken. As
no other persons were about so early the
two unfortunate tourists were compelled
TO extriCate themseiv unassisted, and
making their way with difficulty home,
were Immediately placed under a physi-
clans care.
Tonight the storm is increasing in sever
ity, and the fishermen in Monterey an tici-
pate much loss and damage to their boats
during the night
SANTA CRUZ, Dec. Rain has been
falling all day with no signs of cessation.
The breakers were the heaviest of the
year, washing over the enos of the
wharves and rolling far up on the beach.
Several boats were washed ashore and
broken.
This afternoon H. ]. Godirey had q
very narrow escape from drowning. He
was la a boat going down the river toward
the mouth when the tide was very high
and his boat upset, throwing him into
the water. Two men saw him as he was
struggling to reach shore and rushed IN
to save him. They succeeded In bringing
him to land, but the boat was lost.
TOMORROW there Will be the highest tide
of the year. Many people were out on the
cliff drive and beach to-day viewing the
huge breakers.
COLUSA, Dec. IA gentle fall of raj n
began here at about l clock to-day and
has continued steadily ever since. AT s
o'clock tonight AZ of an inch had fal len.
The farmers hail The downpour with Joy,
as the summer fallow needed it badly, and
the high lands were too dry 10 ploW.
NAPA, Dec. Rain began falling at Z
o'clock this morning. All day the fall
has been steadily increasing, with pros
poets OF Il verv heavy storm.
WOODLAND, Dec. IA shower, which
began mere shortly before noon to-day, has
developed into storm. The wind is favor
able and the prospects ior its continuation
are good.
MARYSVILLE. Dec. Z. .-S Shower has
followed shower all day and the pros poets
this evening are Tor heavy downpour all
night. Farmers have been busy plowing,
SO the present recipitation insures the
tilage of large acreage in Yuba and Sut-
ter counties. The horticulIurists and the
agrculturists alike are happy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
HANNIS TAYLOR ON CUBA,
Says Congress Should Scorn Any
Policy of lrrssoiution and
NOn-ACtion

MOBILE, Dec. 7.-Ex-Min1ster to Spain
Hon. Hannis Taylor gives out the follow
ing:
II Eave been requested to express my
views as to that part of the President s
message which relates 10 the Cuban Ques-
ton, Putting aside the irrelevant matter
by which it is iDcum bered, the substance
OF The only recommendation made by the
executive TO Congress upon this sub
ject is that this Government cannot
venture to DO anything to put an end to
the lnhuman StTl which during the last
three years has reduced the island almost
to desert, because there is u prospect of
settlement between the mbatants
upon the basis of a so-called plan of au-
tonomy lately put forth by the Sagasta
Ministry. l believe Congress should
firmly and scornfully reject such policy
of l1resoluton and non-action, because
the assumption upon which 1t Is founded
Is an empty illus on.
ut is generally understood that de-
liberate conspiracy TO thwart the will of
this nation Is to be carried out through an
appeal to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, who is expected to so
manipulate its rules as to prevent the
passage OF the pending belliserency reso-
luton, which the Senate has already ap-
proved, In other words, the tyranny of
the SpeaherSnlp IN the House is 10 De
so used in behalf OF Spanish tyranny in
Cuba rs 10 prevent any expression what
ever OF sympathy with or recognition of Il
Government whose status has within the
last few davs been desert bed as follows:
"'WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. - Consul
General Lee has informed the State De-
partment that the insurgents in Cuba
elected ana installed at Yaza, Porto Prin-
cipe, on October 20, the following officers
President, BartOlo Masso; Vice-Presi-
dent. Domingo Mendez Capote; Secretary
of War, Jose B. Aleman; Secretary OF
the Treasury, Ernes,o Fonte Sterling :;
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Andreas
Moreno de la Tore; Secretary of the In
terror. Manuel r. Silva; General in Chief
Maxine Gomez; Lieutenant General
Calixio Garcia
The House OF Representatives is either
TO be muzzled or called on to declare that
this revolutionary Government, which
has virtually crushed the power of Spain
in Cuba, has no such de facto existence as
Will authorize q recognition of war be-
tween the contending parties. That ab-
surd contention becomes the more gro
tesque when we remember that Spain has
expended without effect against such
revolutionary government far more money
and meE than Great Britain employed
during our entire Revolutionary War.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
EXPERTS TESTIFY
FOR DAVIDSON
Declare That the Randsbure
Wife Murderer Was Not
Responsible.
Former AcQuaintanCes of the Prls-
oner Are Not of the Same
Opinion.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

Special Dispatch TO THE CALL
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 7-"Can a man
be in high state of mental excitement
and at the same time have slow pulse ?''
This was the question that Witness DR..
Helm in the Davidson case slept on last
night and one that he did not know
whether he could ever answer or not.
When called to the stand this morning his
answer was:
at is my opinion he could"
The doctor was kept on the stand most
all OF the forenoon. He clung to the be-
lief that Wife Murderer Davidson was not
a moral agent ct the time of the killing.
He admitted, however, that the prisoner
might have been in his right mind when
he asked for pistol shortly after the
murder to shoot himself
Drs. Fulkerson and Rogers were the
next experts called 10 the stand. Both
these phy sicians were of the opinion that
the prisoner was crazy at the time OF the
killing, basing their opinions on the evil
dence given i'll the case. Here the defense
rested.
Mr.. Moore, a Randsburg storekeeper,
was the first 10 testify in rebuttal. He
knew Davidson at Rand sburg before the
killing. He testified that the prisoner was
much excited on the morning of the kill
ing, but he did not think him insane al
the time the deed was done.
Officer Claude Bohannon, who helped to
bring Davidson 10 jail, testified shat all
the way from Randspurg to Moiave the
prisoner cursed the driver because he
would not go faster. Davidson offered
Bohannon diamond to get him oat oil
the country safely. He became quiet
when he got aboard the train. When
taken to Randsburg for examination he
said that in the event that a mob attacked
him If he were given two pistols he would
help keep them away. He was rational
on both occasions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
THE LO sing Fight
upon ANNEXATION
Continued on Second Page.

in which a battle-ship can be foateG. and
that hasn't a blacksmith-shop. These
battle ships ought 10 be dockcu at least
once IN six months and painted to pro-
tect tho armor
I'VE have TO depend on neighbors fer
decks, and yet We want war. We have
splendid guns. but no powder. When
left Washington last summer we had Just
enough powder for each vessel to fire
salute, and it will take us mon hs 10 manu-
facture supply of ii. We make powder
Mt two places in this country-one is in
Delaware and the other al Santa Cruz,
Cal. \ OF long ago there was an eXplosi ion
at Santa Cruz, and now there isn't enough
to fire salute. Still we want war"
Japan, he declared was having thirty
three war hips huiit. aud he did not know
how many she was building herself. Eng
land was building four battle sn p far bet
ter than any size had ever bui for herself.
France was building for her better fight
ing vessels than SIC herself had. Even
the United States was building battle
ships for Japan better than the American
navy possessed.
when Japan launches the vessels we
know she is building she will be mistress
of The Pacific" be declared. "Continning
at the present rate, in zen wears she will
be mistress of the seas"
Mr.. Hlborn said the United States was
building four warships, and the Secretary
OF the Navy had asked Tor one more, and
still we want war. Tie speak-r 81 oke of
the japanese navy rs an accomplish ed
fact ana belittled The American naval
fight ting forces.
Hilborn is opposing the annexation of
Hawaii. He fears that this Government mt.
with its present naval armament could
not hold the islands, or hold thern only at
tremendous sacrifice of money and
blood.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Two lives SPARED
BY His POOR AIM
Sacramento Man Arrested for
Shooting at His Wife
and Son.
Whisky and a Quarrel Over Prop
erty Almost Cause a Double
Tragedy.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL.

Special Dispatch to THE CALI.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. Henry Scho-
enberg fred TWO shots from pistol i'll his
home at Sixth and e streets at o'clock
this evening. His wife and child ran out
and reported that he had shot himself.
This proved to be wrong. 1t seems more
than likely that he shot at his wife and
son, for one of the bullets struck door
casing just over the youths head. The
lads back was turned and lie did not see
his father shoot. Mrs Schoen berg be-
lieves now the second shot was fired at
her, though she did not see which way
her hust and pointed the pistol.
Schoenb berg and his wife had small
saloon, but last spring the property was
placed in the wife's name, and Schoen-
berg took $500 and went TO Germany.
They had not got. along harmoniously,
but after his return last September he
acted better anu things went smoothly for
a while. Then he took 10 drinking heavily
again and trouble was resumed. There is
$1,000 in the bank and some real estate, all
in The wife's name, and Schoenberg com
planned TO his daughter. Mrs. James Moy-
nahan, that his wife and son did not want
him about.
This evening he went to his daughters :
and she gave him pistol. to be used in
case he go. into any trouble.
Mrs. Schoenberg says ner husband tried
TO have tie two smaller children put to
bed at o'clock, and she bel ewes he in
tended to murder. herself and the older
son who always took her part She says
lie has several times of late limited that he
would put them out of tbs way. The
married daughter sides with the father
and says she did right in giving him the
pistol TO defend himself. There is an
other grown daughter in San Francisco.
Property rights and whisky are prob
ably at the bottom of the trouble. Schc-
en- berg IS in inil.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
SAD SUICIDE Of 4
CONCERT HALL SINGER
Gertrude Lord, a San Fran
cisco Actress. Dies From
Drinking Carbolic Acid.
Made Despondent by the scoidIng
of a Husband to Whom She
Was Recently Married,
Special Dispatch to The GAIL


SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, Dsc. Miss
Gertie Clark, concert hall singer OF
some fame lies corpse at Cincinnatti as
a result OF her drinking carbolic acid with
suicidal nent. She died late last night
in horrible agony. The deceased was
married only few days ago to Joseph
Clark, an artist. Last evening the couple
did not appear for supper at their board
lnG-house. Later, evidences of a quarrel
appeared. Shortly afterward Mrs Clark
ran ont INTO the hall ana called to John
Barber, one of the boaroers, Il have taken
the wrong medicine"
An investigation showed that the
woman had taken car bolic acid. The
husband says he and his wife had had no
quarrel, but that he had scolded her. The
following note was turned over to Coroner
Haerr:
Darling-Good-by 1 give you your
freedom. 1 never did a wrong. / love
You dearer than my life. GOO bless you,
my boy, and forgive me for this, my love,
good-by' be happy again, dear.
"YoUR WIFE"
The deceased was a native OF California
and her father is an inmate of the Soldiers
Home OF that State. Her real nam, was
Gertrude Lord and her home was in San
Francisco. Her speciality was negro songs.
Gertrude LORD first appeared on the
stage in :his city ten years ago. She
played the part Of the Prince in 'Cinder-
ella'' which was produced at the Baldwin
Theater. Her success led her to continue
on the stage and she played with the
Juvenile Opera Company at Woodward S
Gardens and then at the Alcazar Thealer.
She gradually drifIed toward the variety
staee, and did turn at the old Cremorne
Theater. The girl was often melancholy
over the life she was leading and always
regretted that she had adopted the stage
as a profession
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
GASOLINE BOAT WRECK

The Moro Disabled Uhile Crosstny Co
guile Bar aud Deserted by Her Cretc.
EMPIRE CITY. Or, Dec. News has
Just been received here OF the wreck OF
the gasoline boat Moro. bound from San
Franci,co to Alsea. When off the Co.
guile bar her machinery became disa bled
and she attempted to put into the Coquille
River yesterday morning. While attempt
ing to cross in she struck and lost her
rudder anu was left to the mercy OF the
waves. She drifted OH the beach south OF
the south ietty and will probably be a
total wreck. All lives were saved. The
wires are down and il is Impossible to get
particulars.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
F0hMiGG A GOLD TRUST.
Capitalists OF New Jersey Have q Plan
to Corner the Output of the
United States.

NEW YORK. Dec. IA gold trust is
the latest novelty in Jersey City, says a
local paper. The innocent but official
name under which this concern is incor-
porated in the office OF County Clerk
Fisher at Jersey City is the Menlo Trad.
ing Company. The incorporators named
In the certificate on file to-day are
Charles n. King, Nelson r. Vanderhoof
City.
These gentlemen are really only the
representatives. or agents of the actual
bonanza kings who will manage this gold
trust The articles of incorporation state
that the object of the company is to ac-
quire and purchase gold mines and estab-
ilsh factories Tor tie treatment of ores.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
NEW TO-DAY.
HEART DISEASE.
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE RAPID
INCREASE OF HEART TROUBLES.
DO Not Be Alarmed, But Look for the
Cause.

DO Not Be Alarmed, But Look for the
Cause.
Heart troubles, at least among Ameri-
cans, ara certainly increasing, and whi g
this may be largely due to the exci'emen
and VERY OF American business life, it Il
more often the result of weak stomachs-
OF poor digestion.
Real organic heart disease is incurab'e;
but not one case in a hundr OF hear1
troub is organic.
The close relation between heart trouble
and poor digestion i because both organs
are controlled bv branches of the sam,
great nerves-the Sympathetic ana the
PneumOgBsCGlc.
In another way also the heart is affected
Dy that foIm of O0r diges / IN whic
causes g,s and fermentItipn on half
dies ed food. There is a feeling of Cp-
rres>ion and heaviness in the chest, cause
bylr ssure OF the distended stomach Oh
the heart and lungs, i1terie ring with their
action; hence ises pa pitatlon and short
breath.
Poor digestion also poisous the blood
mekcs It thin and watery-which irrlt ties
and wea ke"s tle he Tt.
The M st sensible treatment for he7rt
troublt is to imp prove the igt stion ma to
insure tae prompt IS imitation of foSd
This can te / be done oY the regular use
after meals OF some sac, p easant and Ell
fective digestive preplr tio1, like Stuar's
Dyspepsil lab which may be fOun at
most drugstores and which contain vaIu-
able, harm ess Dig stive elements. in a
peasant. convenient Iorm.
1t is safe to saw that the regular. persis-
tent use OF Stua-t's Dvspep>ia Tablets at
meal time wi cure any form of ST. mach
trouble, except cane of stomach.
Full sized packages of the tAble soil
by druggists at 90 cents.
Little b jo& on stomach troub 'es mailed
fr3e. A!drss Stuart Co, Marshal. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
STORMS Ar THE NORTH.
Some Damage Done sn the Ticintty of
AstOrfds

ASTORIA, Dec. THE third heavy
storm within four days was experienced
mere to-day. The telegraph lines to the
Government lookout station at Cape Dis
appointment have been down for thirty
six hours. At noon to-day heavy thun-
der and lightning storm, an unusual
thing in this climate. took place. 1t was
accompanied by u severe downpour Of
rain. The fiashes o. lightning were sharp,
and the thunder was loud. At o'clock
this evening a second thunder and light
ming storm visited the city, accompanied
by hail and a smart blow from the south
west. With the storm augmented by the
high winds, one of the highest tides of
the season flooded the cellars of business
houses this afternoon. The central tele-
phone office was struck by lightning and
and the operator on duty received e
shock
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

1t was learned to-day that the new COM
nanY will include the owners cf the prin-
cipal gold mines in California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana and Mexico and that the
aim OF these capitalists is TO combine and
practically control the gold output of the
United S ates.
The gold mines of Mexico are to be de-
valoped by the company, and even the
Klondike is to be invaded. Half n million
collars is 10 be invested along the Yukon
next summer Persona in position to
know said the capitalists in the new COM
pany will be bic to put up a capital stock
as high as So, 600. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
MILLER NOW IN TIRE LEAD.
shifting Of Positions in the SIR Dan
Bicvcfe Race.

Btcvcfe Race.
NEW YORK, Dec. miller was far
advanced into his nine hundredth mile at
midnight tonight in the six-uay bicycle
race. Walters star had faded before the
dawn and his record breaking perio m.
ance Of yesterday was forgotten in the as
tonishing achievements OF Miller, Ste
phane and Rice. Waller is now far down
in the list Of eighteen siayers out OF the
thirty-siX that started.
The score a 2:l5 A NJ. was: Miller 8766,
Stephane S34 g. Rivierre 83L1, Schlnner
819, Rice SI4, Moore 78S Pierce 1925 Wal
Ter 763 Golden 746 3. Hale 747.2, Elkes
IA s, Enterman 680.3. King 639 3, Cannon
62O6, julius $50 Z, Johnson 5246, Beaco IN
510.6, Gray 5G3 4
Miller was 70 miles laps ahead OF the
record for fifty hours.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Hinners at Nr,o Oryenn,.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7.-Weather fine :;
track heavy.
SIX furlongs, Cerlotta won, Stanza second.
Rover third. Tine, l :26J6
FIVE furlongs. Lady IrcLe won French GRAY
second, Lanra May third. Time 1:lI15
Six furlonGs, Van Brunt won, Hir4i Noon
second. Swordsman third. Time, :25}a
One mile, Hidalgo won, Bli;zeu's Slster sec.
ond, Doekstader third. Time, .: 100
Six and half iurlongs, Partner won. INN
Wolsey second, Wells Street third. Time, l :34
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
ROUT OF SPANIARDS.
How General Parrado's Forces
We're Defeated by Insurgents
in FierCs Battle.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The Press this
"wednesday morning says: Inside in
formation of the recent battle in the Rubi
hills in the Cuban province of Pinar del
Rio, has just been received in this city. II
throws a different light on this iierce en-.
gagement
AT dawn. November 81, the great battle
was fought. When General PARADE came
up with his army he found Ducassi await
ing him. The Spanish force consisted OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Gu inne Tablets All drug
gis.s refund the money ii il falls 10 25c
The genuine has L. Is. z on each tablet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
RECEIVED BY ARIZONA MAS0NS.
Representative of the Legitimate
Brethren of Mexico Accorded
RecoonitIo.

NOGALES. ARIZ., Dec. 7.-Senor Ern-
este Paleaz, prominent attorney of
Guaymas, who represented the Grand
Dieta Sim bolica of Mexico, or, in other
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
SHOES TO CLOSE LOTS.

There
the mines looking elsewhere. We have IN goods
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09
NOT AFRAID OF THE FEVER.
Naval Omccr Demas Will Go to New

Ex-State Senator Henry Demas. colored.
of Louisiana, a few days ago appointed
naval officer of the port of New Orleans by
President Mckinley, will leave here for
New Orleans in few days.
81 do not believe the disease will spread -
said Demas to Star reporter today, refer
ring to the yellow fever. land II 1t does,
am not afraid of it. I have been through
several @epidemics of yellow fever in New
Orleans. and have worked with hundreds
of cases without having caught the disease
I assisted in the organization of a relief
society in 1873. Colored people do not suf-
fer from the disease like white people. 1
have seen cases where there were no white
people to bury the dead of their race This
was done by colored people, as well as
most of the nursing of the sick. have
shrouded many yellow fever corpses for
interment. when there was not a white
person near"
Demas will go right into the disease IL IT
becomes epidemic. He has written his
wife, who was at one time q yellow fever
nurse, to offer her services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09
MIGHT BE INSANE.
Pensioncr Who Believed He Was
Not Entitled to His Certificate.

A Pensioncr Who Believed He Was
Not Entitled to His Certificate.
The pension bureau has received a pen
sioner's certificate for $3.50 from Clark
Graves, Martinsville, Ind. Mr.. Graves ex-
planned that he had been pensioned at the
rate Of $40 per month for rheumatism, but
as his disability had disappeared he did not
consider he was entitled to receive his pen
sion. Graves was a private in Company e,
10th Indiana Volunteers. and was pension
ed in 1893. He failed to draw his pension
during three years, and had he not been
heard from at the end of that time his right
to receive a pension would have lapsed.
But on the last day of grace he made his
appearance at his pension agency and re-
ceiyed his pension certificate for his ac-
cumulated pension, of three years. which
amounted to $3.50. He took SO Of this
amount and sent the remainder to the pen
sion office.
An inspector of the pension office has
been put on this case with instructions to
find all facts concerning 1t and to inciden-
tally inquire into the question of the pen
sioners sanity. The case will be held up
until the inspectors report is received, and
then If 1t is found as represented the pen
sioner will be dropped from the rolls.