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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
ROBBED HIS FATHER.
Adolpb Bohr. Aged IL Years, Is
Charged With Deceivipg His
Parent

Detectives Ryan and O'Dea last
night arrested Adolph Bahr, aged IL
years, and William Potts, aged Is
years, and locked them up in the
tanks.
Bahr is the son of William Bahr. n
shoe manufacturer at 522 Valencia
street. Recently Bahr has missed a
number Of pairs of shoes from his fac
tory and he called in the police. Ryan
and O'Dea were detailed to find the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
antlcs of q Mudmon.

1t took two policemen and several citi-
zens to overpower Owen Burns, raving
maniac, at Twenty-sixth and Dolores
streets, yesterday morning. He had dis
disrobed himself in a doorway and was
running around terrorizing the neigh
borhood; He was taken TO the Receiving
Hospital and locked up in a padded cell
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
Address to the combrlons.

Professor R. r. Lloyd of the Pacific
Theological Seminary will deliver an adj
dress to his fellow-countrymen at the
Cambrian Hall on Sunday evening next
al 1880 o'clock. Professor r. I. Hughes
choir, assisted by eminent barytone and
tenor singers, will sing several sacred
pieces composed by the late Messrs
Ambrose Lloyd and Stephens of Tauy-
nedrian, which will be highly appreciated
by the Welsh colony.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
ARSON At
THE SEAL
ROCK HOUSE
A Wom ans Desperate
Attempt to Burn
the Building.
Set Fire to the Window
Curtains in One of
the Rooms.
Captured by the Bartender, She
Escaped as the Police
Arrived.
REVENGE THE MOTIVE.
The Blaze Was Discovered by an At
tendant Who Broke Into
the Room.
Captured by the Bartender, She
Escaped as the Police
Arrived.
REVENGE THE MOTIVE.
The Blaze Was Discovered by an At
tendant Who Broke Into
the Room.

A desperate attempt was made last
night to burn the Seal Rock House on
the ocean beach.
Shortly after Z o'clock one cf the at
taches of the resort discovered smoke
issuing from a room on the upper floor,
and he at once summoned assistance.
Failing to unlock the door, he and
those who came to help him broke it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
MldnlqhtsServices.

There will be midnight service at st.
Lukes Church on Van Ness avenue and
Clay street New Years eve, beginning at
11:15 and closing shortly after midnight
Bishop Nichols will deliver an address to
the congregation. The vested choir
under the direction of W. A. Sabin. will
provide the music. All are invited.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
GORGEOUS
PAGEANT
PROMISED
Five Epochs in Cali
fornia's History to
Be Featured.
Eloquent Address to Ma
tive Sons by Grand
President Clark.
Accepted Arch to Represent
Suffers Mill at Colonaa in
January, 1913.
THE ADMISSION FLOAT.
Chinese Six Companies Give Ass,,r-
ances of a Grand Oriental Display
in the Procession.
Accepted Arch to Represent
Suffers Mill at Colona in
January, 1S4S.
THE ADMISSION FLOAT
Chinese Six Companies Give Assur-
ances of a Grand Oriental Display
in the Procession.

The committees charged with the
duty of preparing everything for the
Golden Jubilee and Miners Fair had
busy day yesterday. Activity is the
order at the headquarters of the exc
cutive committee in the Palace Hotel.
Two sessions of this committee were
held last evening-one open and one
with closed doors. It is feared that
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
THE SHORT LINE SOLD
Separation of Union Pacific and Its
Principal Branch.

SSk"AesAoA Z
Principal Branch.
Salt Lake, Jan. lathe sale of the
Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern
railway, under the consolidated mort
gage Of August 1, 1889, was made today
under direction of Jehn B.. Cleland,
court commissioner. Samuel Carr,
Walter @. Oakman and Henry G.
Nichols, representing the reorganiza-
tion committee, purchased the property
for 81, ,447,500 The Utah Southern
road was bid in by the same parties for
$763, 900. They also purchased the
Utah Southern extension, for 1915, 900.
w. H. Bancroft will be general man
ager of the company.
The transfer of the Oregon Short
Line & Utah Northern, with property
lying in five Of the Western states, was
OF great interest to railroad men in the
intermountain country. The events
were the legal forms by which the SUBJ
branches of the Union Pacific trunk
system were foreclosed and bid in by
the holders Of liens upon them, and are
to be followed by reorganization of
the sofdcers and employees Of the linee
involved.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
THEY WILL NOT OPPOSE III
Senate Canvassed on Inter-
national Conference.
CAUCUS WILL BE HELD SOON
The Measure Provides That tho Pres.
ident Shall Appoint Five or More
Delegates-Compensa 500, 600

The Measure Provides That tho Pres.
ident Shall Appoint Five or More
Delegates- s-Compensatfon 500, 600.
Washington, Jan. 11-Senator Chand-
Ter has practically made a canvass of
the senate on the proposition of an in
ternational conference on silver, and
concludes that there will be no opposi-
tion worth the name. Still, the bill
will not be introduced in the senate
until it is accepted by ths Republican
caucus, as the committs~ was instr uct
ed to report to the caucus. The Ian
guage of the bill is substantially as fol-
lows:
THAT whenever the president shah,
after March 4, 1897, determine that
the United States should be represented
at any international conference, called
either by the United States or the gov
ernment of some other country, with a
view Of securing internationally a fix
lty OF relative value between gold and
silver, by means Of common ratio be-
tween those metals, with free mintape
at such ratio, the United States shall
be represented at such conference by
five or more delegates, to be selected
by the president. For the compensa-
tion Of said delegates, together with all
reasonable expenses connected there
with, to be approved by the secretary
OF state, including the proportion to be
paid by the United States Of the Joint
expenses of such conference, the sum
OF 500, 900, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated.
1t is understood that the Republican
caucus to formally decide upon the bill
will be held next week.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Cuba in the Senate,

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The chief
event of today's session of the senate
was an impassioned speech by Mills of
Texas, in favor of a resolution intro
duced by him to declare the recognition
OF foreign government congressional
prerogative and to recognize the indie
pendence Of Cuba and appropriating
$40, 900 for the salary of a minister.
In support of the first proposition the
senator quoted a long line of prece-
dents, and speaking on the latter ques-
ton, he strongly denounced the admin
istration, charging it with favoritism
toward Spain. He spoke contemptuous-
ly OF Castillane and Weyler and of
Signor Crispi, because of his declara-
tion that Europe could not look without
concern upon the pretensions of the
United States. The Cuban question
was the mercantile spirit of the nation
against its honor, he declared.
Proctor made speech in favor of a
constitutional amendment to limit the
president to ohe-six-year term, and
Allen made an unsuccessful effort to
secure the adoption of the resolution
calling on the secretary of the navy for
information as to whether contractors
men in the Brooklyn navy-yard are re-
quired to work more than eight hours
ner day+
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Wrs cks on British Coasts.

London, Jan. 13.-The storm and
fogs continue along the coast, and
wrecks have been reported at many
points.
A trawler, with six men, has been
lost off Yarmouth.
The steamer Gulf of Siam is ashore
in Moroock bay. Other ships' boats
have been picked up.
The Allan line steamer Lauranthian.
Captain McDoughall, from Portland,
Me-, on December 81, and Halifax
January 2, for Liverpool, struck off
Malin head yesterday, and arrived to-
day at Neville with her fore compart-
ment full of water.
The crew of the British steamer
Strathmore, from Genoa, twenty men,
has been taken off that vessel by
trawler and landed at Hull. The
which was bound from AL
geria to Sunderland, was wrecked in
the North sea on Wednesday. When
it became apparent that she was sink
ing, the crew took to the bridge, and
remained there without food until Sum
day, when they were rescued by q traw-
ler.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Bold Chicago Hold On.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Two armed rob.
bers entered the buffet Of the Anditor
ium hotel at 1880 this morning, while
twelve people were sitting at the table,
covered the cashier, D. Walsh, with
their weapons. seized 500 which he
had jus. deposited in tin box, and
then escsncd. The men entered the
buffet froas the door in the annex.
They we're well dressed, and created no
suspicion until ;hcy drew their revol-
vera Cashier Nalsf. HAD counted Oh.
the money AMI deposited J, IN the box
When one of Il e robbers said: Cry
fot help and you're dead man. His
companion seized ~. casi, and both
backed out o: the door with. rrsw.
weapons. They ran in.o fa.e Front
Park and the police could fin, no trace
OF them. Th- annex is ona o. the most
prominent hotels in Chicago, and is
located in tho heart of the city
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
THE HORRORS OF THE WAR
How the Spaniards Are Put
ting Down Insurgents.
BRUTAL MURDER OF A CHILD
The Country About Guanabacoa
strewn With Unburied Dead -Ex-
perience of q Party Of Americana,

The Country About Guanabacoa
strewn With Unburied Dead -Ex-
perfence of q Party of Americans,
New York, Jan. IA World dis
patch from Tampa, Fla, says:
A schoolboy of 10 years was killed
In Guanabacoa Thursday evening by a
Spanish patrol, because he refused to
hurrah for Spain. The lad smiled
when the soldiers asked him to hurrah,
not comprehending what they wanted.
They cursed him as Cuban whelp. !"
butchered him and left the body in the
street.
In the fields surrounding the city,
dogs have been eating human flesh and
gnawing human bones.
More than 500 people have moved
from Guanabacoa within ten days.
Another large pit with dead bodies
in 1t was discovered Thursday near
Guanabacoa, in the thick underbrush.
Decomposition was too far advanced to
permit recongition of the bodies. It
is supposed the victims of Spanish
cruelty belonged to the poorer class Of
the suburbs, as many have been report
ed missing lately.
Antonio Roginy, a native Cuban,
forced to leave home as the police were
after him on suspicion, has arrived
here. He says the raid at Caobillias,
called Spanish victory, was a great
Cuban success. The town was garri-
soned by 500 Spaniards, who had three
cannon. Before daylight the following
day Cuban insurgents under Major
Sores, seized the outposts and almost
captured the entire place before the
Spaniards knew what was going on.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Portland, Or, Jan. 12. Is

ToItiand, VI, Jan. IL, 1897.
Flour-Portland, Salem, Cascadis
and Dayton, "a. so; Benton county and
White Lily, 81. so; graham, So. rs; su.
perfine. 81. so per barrel.
Wheat-Walla Walla, s4@s5c; Val
ley, 86@S7c per bushel.
Oats-Choice white, 40@42c Der
bushel; choice gray, 3S@40c.
Hay - Timothy, $500 per ton;
clover, $S.00@e.00; oat, $8.O0@a0;
wheat, $8.00@10 per ton.
Barley-Feed barley, $1s. 90 per ton;
brewing, $40.
Millstuffs-Bran, $500; shorts,
SIG. 30; middlings, $23.
Butter-Creamery, 35@40c; Tilla.
nook, 400; dairy, 221s @30c.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, go a roc:
Early Rose, 10000 per sack; Cali
fornia river Burbanks, 55c per GENITAL;
sweets, $2.o0@2.5o per GENITAL for Mer.
ced; Jersey Red, $3.50.
Onions-85c per sack.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $2.oO@
2. so; geese, Sc. 90; turkeys, live, 10c;
ducks, 81 Ga. so per dozen.
Eggs-Oregon, 17h per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon, lie; Young Ameri.
ca, 12c per pound.
Wool-Valley, 1Oc per pound; East.
ern Oregon, 6@8c.
Hops-9@1o per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $2.25@2.75;
COWS, $2.00@2.25; dressed beef, "a
nc per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $2.50@2.75; dressed NUT.
ton, 4 1a @5c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice. heavy, $3.50
8. SO; light and feeders, $2.50@3.OO;
dressed, s.. 50@4.25 per cwt.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Wheat scarce and H,xh.

San Francisco, Jan. 1I.-Wheat in
this market has become scarce, and is
daily advancing. Shippers would will
lngly pay $1.eo per GENITAL for good No.
shipping wheat today, and it is
known among few that they have
paid IS high as s1.621s for something
extra choice within the last forty-eight
hours. Owing to the growing scarcity
OF wheat in this state, the San Fran
cisco market possesses firmness indie
pendent of the other leading markets.
1t is said that there are not more than
900, 600 tons of wheat remaining in the
entire state to supply the export de-
mand and home requirements before
another crop is harvested. There has
been decrease of 74,715 tons within
one year.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Head-End Collision.

Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. IA head.
end collision occurred today between
two freight trains on the Gulf, Colo
rado & Santa Fe road at Hazlett, two
miles north Of here. One train was
standing on the main line waiting for
the other to take the siding. The en-
gineer Of the south-bound train pre-
sumed that the switch had been
thrown, and came ahead at a lively
speed and crashed into the north-bound
engine. Joe Haggerty, of Gainesville,
engineer of the south-bound, and E. w.
Palushall, brakeman, were killed.
George Coombs, of, Gainesville, the
other engineer, had an arm broken, and
a man named Morris was badly injured.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
A Farmer Found Dead.

Heppner, Or, Jan. I'm. D. Lo-
gan "a farmer, living about ten miles
from here, was found dead in gulch
near the residence of Robert Dexter,
yesterday forenoon. He was last seen
Friday evening, when he left here for
home. He was then considerably under
the influence of liquor, and it is
thought that he had bottle with him,
and became so intoxicated that he fell
OF his horse and died from exposure.
The remains were brought in last
night. Logan leaves a large family in
poor circumstances. The verdict of
the coroner's jury was that Logan died
from intoxication and exposure.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
WANTED TO ROB HIS FATHER.
Unsuccessful Scheme of William Rusk
and an Accomplice.

and an Accomplice.
Santa Rosa, CAL, Jan. 13.-Horace
Hall, white haired old man over go
years OF age, and William Rusk, about
25 years his junior, are in Jail here
charged with a peculiar offense Rusk's
father is wealthy resident of Atwater,
III. The young man left home about
ten years ago.
The scheme was for young Rusk to
die, figuratively speaking, then under
the name of Brown to become admin
istrator of his estate. After this was
done, Hall was to write to Rusk's par
ents, telling them that Rusk was dead,
and that Rusk had borrowed $4,000
from Hall which Brown, the admins
traitor, refused to pay until he had
heard from Rusk's father The letter
was couched in sympathetic terms, but
made it plain that it was Rusk's duty
to send the money to Brown so that he
could pay the debt.
Had it not been the desire of the
Illinois farmer to see the remains of
his son, the game would probably have
worked; but, after telegraphing about
the body to Brown" and Hall and
getting no satisfaction, he became sus-
picious. Hall and Rusk bitterly up-
braided each other for the failure of
their plans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
THE TREATY COMPLETED
Anglo-Ameriean Arbitration
An Accomplished Fact.
LORD SALISBURY AGREES
retary Olney-Only Lacks Sigma
lures and Approval of the Senate.

Accepts the Final Suggestions of sec-
Rotary Olney-only Lacks sigma
lures and Approval of the Senate
Washington, Jan. 13.-The PROPOSE
tion for a general arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain is now an accomplished fact
Lord Salisbury has assented to the last
suggestion from this side and nothing
remains but the attachment Of the for
NAL signatures of Secretary Olney and
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the latter hav-
ing been clothed with authority by
Lord Salisbury. These signatures will
be affixed today.
The treaty must be submitted to the
United States senate for approval, and
in view of the short time remaining of
the present. session of congress every
effort will be made to have it submit
ted to that body at the earliest possible
moment, probably within day or two.
Ample provision has been made to
guard against failure of the arbitra-
tors to agree through tie vote. A pro-
vision has been made in such cases for
refernce of the matter to deciding
authority. Secretary Olney's insistence
OF the absolute necessity Of guarding
against tie vote caused the delay in
the final draft of the treaty after the
details had been adjusted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill Completed and Reported to
the House.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The Indian
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year was completed today by the house
committee on Indian affairs, and re-
ported to the house by Sherman. The
bill carries total Of 81, 465, 900, which
is somewhat less than the appropriation
for the current year. The allowance
for schools, however, is increased $780,
600, and provision is made for starting
the new schools at Chamberlain and
Rapid City, S. D., whose establish
ment was provided for by the last bill.
There is an item continuing the
Dawes commission, with special SAL
aries and compensation, and $40, 900
is given for the expenses of the COM
mission of citizens who serve without
compensation. The claims of the old
settlers against Western Cherokee In
dians, which have been troublesome
question for years, are settled by
clause directing the secretary Of the
interior to pay $4,000 on proper requi-
sition.
Three bills for the ratification of
the treaties to secure Indian lands are
LII t1l0 Ullls Ou0 Is
Flynn's bill to ratify the agreement
with the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache
tribes of Oklahoma, by which the gov
ernment is to secure their reservations
for 100000. The second is for
ratification of the treaty Of 1892 with
the Turtle Mountain Chippewas, of
North Dakota, for their lands. Repre-
sentative Mondell's project for making
q government reservation of the Hot
Springs on the Shoshone reservation,
in Wyoming, for which a treaty has
been made with the Indians, is includ-
ed.
One of the most important features of
the bill is the Incorporation in it of
bill recently introduced by Sherman of
New York, which provides for three
Indian commissioners to succeed the
present commissioner and deputy COM
missioner. One of the three is to be
an army officer, and the Office of deputy
is to be done away with.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Duran. MAY &c. . New Trial.

San Francisco, Jan. lat is re-
ported in legal circles that the supreme
court may send the Durrant case back
for retrial. At least one Of the JUS
tices is said to have openly said the evil
dence against Durrant for the murder
OF Blanche Lamont was insufficient to
convict. He believes Durrant was
found guilty to satisfy the popular
clamor, and if he can, influence the
other justices to the same view, new
trial may be ordered, as was in the
case Of DR.. Milton Bowers, who now
walks the streets free man. Although
the Durrant case is now under submis-
sion, Attorney-G General Fitzgerald has
not filed his brief in reply to the de-
fendant's brief. When that is filed
there will be defendants brief in re-
turn. Two months may elapse before
the all-important decision of the su.
preme court is handed down,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Blown Out to Sea.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 11.-As the
United States revenue cutter Boutwell,
was approaching the mouth of St.
Johns river late last evening the look
out discovered a cat-rigged boat flying
a signal Of distress. One of the Bout
wells boats sent to investigate found
sailor in the bottom of the yawl. He
was unconscious and his mouth was on
his naked forearm as though he had
tried to drink his own blood.
He proved to be Captain Charles
Herman, Of Providence, R. I. On No
vember 81, accompanied by Charles
Gladding, he set out in the yawl Coch-
eco for cruise along the coast of Flor
ida. When they left Charleston on
December 26 they were blown out to
sea- Their provisions and water were
soon exhausted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
AN AFGHAN RAN AMUCK,
A Tragic Occurrence in an Australian
Town.

A Tragic Occurrence in an Australian
San Francisco, Jan. 13.-Shortly
after midday on December 10 an
Afghan named Absalom ran amuck in
the streets of Freemantie, says the Mel
bourne Leader. About noon a wharf
laborer named William Grifiths, a
ticket-of-leave man, aged AZ, was stand
ing in front of an ironmonger's shop in
High street, when the Afghan suddenly
rushed up, seized an ak displayed for
sale outside the door, and struck Grif-
fiths fearful blow On the back of the
head, and while Grifiths was falling
Absalom hit him again. The man
expired instantly.
Flourishing the ak, Absalom rushed
along the street and felled another man
with blow between the shoulders.
Constable Normoyle then arrived on
the scene, and pluckily rushed at Alb
SALON.. A struggle ensued, but the
constable and two citizens wrested the
ak from the Afghan and handcuffed
him. A great crowd gathered, and
cries of lynch him were raised. The
police had some difficulty in removing
Absalom to the cells.
The murdered man is supposed to
be sailor. The second man assaulted
is Thomas Henderson. He is in a
critical condition.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-15
Racing Stables burned.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 13.-The extern
sive racing stables of the Norfolk Driv-
ing Club and Fair Association were
burned last night. Thirteen of the
horses, including John Mariners $I0,-
900 Tiddlewinks, were cremated. The
bravery of Tony Brown, hostler to this
horse, will cost him his life. In at
tempting to lead horse from the burn
ing barn he was frightfully burned
about the face and back, and his re-
covery is considered extremely doubt
ful. The loss will be about $50, 600,
on which there is barely So, 900 insur-
ance.