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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
AMID EXPLODING CHEMICALS.
One Nan Tries to Save His Friend
From Burning Drugstore
and Both Perish.

CHILLIC0THE, OHIO, Sept. 24.-The
village of Bain5riGge was the scene OF one
of the most disastrous confagrations
Thursday that ever occurred in this coun-
try. An entire square, containing most
OF the prominent business houses, sever al
handsome residences and the Methodist
church, was entirely destroyed and two
prominent business men lost their lives in
an explosion which occurred In the drug
store of W. P. Beardsey.
The fi:e was started in barn in the rear
of Peril Browns general store by two
little boys, who were playing with lighted
matches. Beardsley's drugstore adioin-
ing was next ab.aZe, and with the limited
means at hand Tor lighting fire i. passed
all bounds anc became uncomfortable. In
the midst of the excitement terri bic eX-
plosion occurred in the drugstore, and Mr..
Beardsley, who was inside endeaVoring to
save some oil his property, lost his life in
the ruins. His brother-in Law, Thoma as
Higgins, who went TO his rescue, was un-
able 10 get out and was burned TO death,
while several others were more or less in
jured, but none fatally.
Getting fresh start from the burnin e
oils and chem Gals in the wrecked drug
store, the fire leaped from house to house,
until it was evident that the entire town
was doomed. A message was sent TO
Waverly and to this city asking for aid,
and both fire departments responded. The
Baltimore and ONO and he Southwest tern
and ONO Southern railways sent special
trains with the engines, but they did not
arrive until nearly O'Clock, three hours
after the first alarm was given. The best
that couIu be done was To prevent the fire
from communicating TO the other squares.
But two houses were left standing on the
square in which the fire originated, both
being private residences owned by Peril
Moore. The estimated loss is $4,000.
The bodies OF Beardslev and higgins
were found on the floor about fifteen feet
from the front entrance, mutilated and
burned beyond recognition.
The list of wounded includes Homer
Huiing, broken hip, and Albert Frev,
internal injuries received by falling from
a building.
Relief has been sent from this city, and
the needs of the people of the unfortunate
town will be Immediately looked after.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
BUCKS FLGHT TIRE POLICE.
Lively Scrtnmdge at the Fort Hall In
dian ReSerUdfiou.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 24-Ac-
cording 10 a report received by the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs from Lieuten-
ant Irwin. acting agent for the Indians on
the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho, that
reservation recently has been the
scene of a quite lively skirmish between
the Indian police and about seventy five
of the young Bannock bucks. The en-
counter grew out of an effort on the part
of the police to restore a young Indian
girl to the agency school, which she had
left without permission of the school au-
thorties. This the young E1en undertook
to prevent, and while they were not sue
cessful, they beat some of the pallce quite
badly before the latter accomplished lneir
work of returning the girl to her place in
the school. The officers found themselves
unable to arrest the insu bordinate bucks,
and Lieutenant Irwin asks the detail OF q
troop of cavalry to the agency for this
purpose. The Secretary of the Interior
has forwarded this request TO the War De-
partment with his favorable Endorsement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Deadly Little Craft to Go
on an Outing by
Themselves.
Down the Atlantic Into the Gulf
and Then Up the Mis-
siS5ippi.
Several Belong to That Class of
Naval Vessels Known as
Lame Ducks"

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sert. 24.-The
Times says: FIom present appearances
the torpedo-boat fiotilIa which is to cruise
in the inland waters of the United States
will not be ready 10 leave on the date that
had been set. The little boats are now as
milling at the navy-yard at Brooklyn
for repairs prior to their departure. The
boats now there are the Porter, Ericsson
and Foote. the Porter arrived from the
proving ground al Sag Harbor few days
ago. She is moored TO the Cobb dock,
where repairs and alterations are being
made in some OF tie minor m achlnery.
The large torpedo-tube, which was fitted
on the deck of the vessel aft for the pur-
pose of testing the torpedo, has been re-
moved, and the old one put in place. The
Porter will be ready to leave the navy
yard on Septe Der 80
Iti. not known how soon the Ericsson
can be made ready for service. The boat
is in bad condition and needs consider
able re epairing Her machinery is badly
shaken up and several parts will have
10 be removed and replaced with new
ones
The vessel has never been satisfactory.
On nearly every cruise some parts OF the
machinery have become crippled and she
has been obliged TO return to the navy
yard for repairs. This was notably so on
her last cruise. She is now at the navy
yard ircapacitated for service. Her en-
gines and uer propelle er- sh ats are disabled.
One of the latter Is twisted and Is believed
10 be cracked. One of the propellers is SO
broken that it will be necessary to remove
rapl apa II with a new one
On the way To the navy-yard from the
training station at Newport the vessel
ran into something in the sound. 1t is
not known what IL was. 1t twisted the
shaft and broke the propeller-blad The
vessel will be docked as soon as one OF
the drydocks now available can be pre-
pared TO float her
The dotilla, so far as known, will con-
sist of the following boats: IRE Foote,
otiletto. They will asSem mble in the lower
bay before starting on the cruise along the
coast.
The Foote, which arrived at the navy
yard some few days ago from Nor DIX Va,
is looked upon as failure. On her trial
trip she barely made the speed required
by the builders contract. Since then she
has never equaled it. On the trip from
Norfolk to TINS port she m ade an average
of only II knots. Inc contract called for
a speed of % knots
Lieutenant-Commande W. W. kimball
will, in all probability, when the tor pedo-
boats are ready for their cruise, make the
Porter, which is the fastest and best, his
flagship. They are expected to be ready
TO leave about October l. They will go
along the coast 20 the Gulf OF Mexico and
then up the Mississippi River as lar as St.
Louis. 1t Is expected that the cruise will
los hOn Siy he
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
CUBAN LEAGUE ADDRESS.
Il Year of Patriotic Bork About to End
"a Grand

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 24.-Presi-
dent Ethan Allen of the Cuban League of
the United States has issued the follow
ing address to the members of the league:
year of patriotic work is about TO end in
grandest re- ults. Last spring nearly every
Governor of this republic, at our request,
backed by the Legislature OF his State, spoke
for Cuban independence. Now the hour of
emancipation for Cuba is Mt hand.
The commanding voice OF the nation has at
last reached the executive, though the delay
has Teen much too long Our Minister in
Spain, with pa triotic President behind him,
will do that which shall end the murder
plunder and medieval tyranny in Cuba, al
lowing its entry into q sovereign state The
nation is ready with guns if necessary. Every
mem Der of this league should be alert to up
hold the President in such policy. Let all,
when the moment comes say to him, "All
divisions end at the waters edge"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
1T VAS NOT 4 SUCCESS.
Captain Becknlan HAD a P.rtIous Tin
Hin His Barrel Boat.


BAR RARBOR, Me, Sept. 24-Cap-
tain Beck man of Bucksport, the inventor
of a unique barrel boat, started early on
Monday morning from Southwest Harbor
with his 10-year-o old sen for Rockland, in
order to prove the pra ctlca bility of the in
venIion. Nothing definite has been heard
from him since, although the ghthouse
men at Baker Island assert that DeCkman
and the boy were rescued. The strange
craft was double affair, with space enough
in the inner barrel for three or four per-
sons while the outer shell revolved around
the inner by leepower. The outside was
furnished with paddles, and Captain Beck
man claimed a speed OF five miles an nour.
A heavy gale came up and swept the coast
all night and part OF Tuesday, causing a
terrific sea. The men at Baker Island
saw an object tive miles away which looked
like the barrel-boat, and 1t Is supposed the
Gloucester fishing schooner Harvester res
cued Beckman, but the barrel-boat was
abandoned after nearly causing the death
of lis inventor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Ind They Here Married.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. "a
Robert J. HILBERT was placed on trial in
Mays Landing Thursday on the charge of
attempting TO murder Mrs. Phoebe Phillips
at Atlantic City last summer. He shot
her four times. After all the evidence
was in Hilbert and Mrs. Phillips were al
lowed 10 see each other, and surprised
every body by announcing that they in
tended to be married, and the ceremony
was performed at once.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Government 1roops pfctortou..

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, Sept. 24.-Gen-
eral Peaz, the commander of the revolu-
tionary forces, ia reported to have been
wounded in the leg during the battle
fought yesterday near Rivas, with the
Government troops, which is said to have
resulted in a complete victory for the
latter.
The foreign cousuls have sent petition
to Pres dent ZsIaya asking him to release
from the prison at Grenada Senior Ebeeche,
the Consul General of Costa Rica, and to
allow him to reside on parole at the house
of one of the consuls here.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Berry's Brothers Enriched.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. "A Clarence j..
Berry, the King of nlondike, who is
spending the winter al Salem in this
county, has received a letter from his
brothers Henry, Frank and Fred, whom
he left at work in the fields OF gold on the
Yukon last June, when he returned to
civilization with his wife. The missive
is dated August s, and is very brief. The
pro ba bility is hat the three fortune seek
ers were too busy digging out the gold to
devote much time so writing home.
The brothers stated that since Clarence
left in June they had taken out about
$50 000 They were working together as
partners in a claim. At the time of the
writing of the letter it was freezing quite
severely at nights and the miners were
about TO leave the claims they worked
during the summer and 60 to work on
those they operated i'll winter. The
ground was freezing so hard that it could
not be worked, and the wafer used in
sluicing was running short, as it was mostly
turned into ice.
The letter contained no intimation OF a
threatened famine. According to the
tone of the mIssive the brothers were in
the best of spirits. They were much
satisfied with their success on the claim.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
O,Byrne Leturns to Ne,c York.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept, 24.-The
Times this morning says: Colonel John
O'Byrne, who left this city in 1889, re-
turned yesterday from San Francisc", and
is staying with his son at Bath Beach.
He had been summoned 10 appear before
the missioners of Accounts and
Docks to testify as TO what he knew of the
corruption iund OF $13, 900 that had been
raised by oystermen at he foot OF Ch rles
street 10 secure the passage OF bill re-
serving a pier for their exclusive use.
Colonel OByrne was counsel for the oys-
termen. ana was said TO have handled the
money.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
OF IN1EREsr TO zHE CoAs1.
Domesfi and For-tym Stsant PesseLs Ia
sprcfed In San Frauotsco.


sp~cied IN San Franctsco.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 24.-The
Supervising Inspector OF Steam Vessels
SAYS in his annual report that at San
Francisco there were eight foreign vessels
inspected, having gross tonnage of 2S,-
47S tons, and 266 domestic vessels, with a
tonnage of Ill 1876 tons.
There were 1890 licenses issued at San
Francisco as follows: Masters, 652;
mates, 39e; pilots, 81; engineers $50;
Joint pilots and engineers, 8.
Colonel Charles R. Greenleaf, Assistant
Surgeon-General, will in addition to his
present duties in charge of the medical
supply depot at San Francisco, lake
charge o. the office of the Chief Surgeon,
Department of California, during the alb
>ence on leave of Lieutenant Colonel
Johnson V. d. Middleton. Deputy Sur
geon-General.
Pensions have been granted as follows !:
California: Original-John Weisheimer,
San Francisco. Re s,ue and incr ease
John Murphy, Veterans Home, Napa.
Oregon: OriginaI-WiIllam Finley, Ne
haIem.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
TOBACCO D4nAGED By FROST.
about Thirty Per C,ns of the Crop Has
BEEN DeykrOUed,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. "a. 4.-Relia BILE
reports show That the tobacco crop has
been badly damaged by frosts throughout
Tennessee and Southern Kentucky.
Many planters report that about hall an
AVERAGE crop will be harvested.
HOPk1NSVILLE, KY, Sept. 24-Care.
fully prepared estimates of the injury
done TO !he tobacco crop of this section Of
the State by the heavy frosts OF the past
two niphts are that at least 80 per cent of
the crop has been killed and that much
damage has been done to the rest of the
crop. There was an advance of 81 yester-
day in the local tobacco market and a
further advance of so cents to-uay. Re-
ports from other sections OF Kentucky are
that the crop has been seriously damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE BREWING.
Streetcar Men of Chicago Threaten a
General 1te- Up.

CHICAGO, ILL. Sept 24-Develop-
ments of the last twelve hours point TO a
general strike of all streetcar cond uctors,
motormen and gripmen in the employ of
the Chicago City Railway Company on
Monday morning.
From the present outlook the only
block to a general walkout would be the
surrender of General Manager Bowen and
the reinstatement OF twenty discharged
men, together with the recognition of the
new union by the company.
A general mass-meeting of all streetcar
men of the city has been called Tor
o. clock Sunday morning to take final
action. Thj, course was decided upon to-
night at a conference attended by twenty
rye of the most prominent labor leaders
in Chicago and the executive committee
OF the local Streetcar Mems Union.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
The Zunt Prisoners.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. 24.-The
Secretary of the Interior has been in
formed OF the safe arrival of the Zuni
prisoners, arrested on the charge of tor
turing mem ber of their tribe, at Las
Lunas, N. Mex, where they are to be
tried. The trial has been set for Febru-
ary, and meantime the white persons at
the agency, who are expected to testify
against the offenders will be guarded by
a troop of cavalry, which will by order
of the War Department, be stationed at
Zuni
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
trchanoe of Gotd in Currenov.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 24.-Assist-
ant Secretary of the Treasury Yanderlip,
in answer 10 inquiries from New York, has
stated to bankers there that they would
not be permitted TO deposit gold in San
Francisco in exchange for currency de.
livered in New York. They wou d, how
'ver, be allowed To exchange at San
Francisco for any kind of currency they
m ght desire, but that the Government
would not agree 20 transport gold at its
eXpense
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
D.an of Stramg,. Second Wif..

LAMONT, Iowa, Sept. 24-Mrs. Eliza
beth Strang. aged about rs years, was bur-
led here Thursday. Mrs. Strang was the
second polygamous wife of James Strang
of Beaver Island (Mich.) notoriety, where
lie set up faction of the Mormon faith
after the death OF the Smiths at Nauvoo.
There were four of this harem, but when
Strang was killed his church scattered.
Two of the wives are now dead.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
cHAKGED aITH AoBBEnY.
Fror.E Purcell Of SaM Fraactsco Held TO
An-t trer IN The Police Enurf.

fT0b6 fHrceS 0J o"h II r""ctSc0 meta 10
An-U~r tn the Police Court.
NEW YORK, N. y. Sept. 24-Frank
Purcell, 80 years old, from San Francisco,
arrested and charged with robbery, was
to-day held a $500 bail for trial by NJ agis-
trate Cornell OF the Jefferson Market
court.
Purcell was positively identified by
Saloon keep per Wolf Fish of 81 Grand street.
as one of the three men who on the night
of july u last entered his place and
after choking him robbed him OF a
$500 diamond stud, which was torn rom
has shirt front; gold watch chain valued
at $l00 and 500 in money. The men then
fed and the robbery was reported to the
police. Fish identified Lynch as another
of the men. The police are searching for
the third.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
BECOMES 4 pING MANIAC.
Fear of Lymchtmg Shnttrrs the Reason
Of I'd tcM back.

COLUMBUS, KANs., Sept. a - Ed
Staffleback. one of the notorious family Of
murderers in jail here, has gone stark mad
through fear of lynching at the hands OF a
mob. Ed Staff back is convicted o. MUIR
der in the first degree tor the killing of
Frank Galbraith, one of the several per-
sons supposed to have been murdered in
the den of he Staff1s backs at Galena this
county. The constant talk OF lynching
heard, in connection with the searching
of deserted mine shafts at Gaena for the
bodies of other victims. has caused him
to become a raving maniac. He is con-
fined in a strait jacket.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
An Ereoution Bunoted.

KEY WEST, FLA. Sept. 24.-Silvanus
Johnson was hanged here at II M. Thurs
day Tor assault. The hansman bungled the
execution and the moose slipped under he
chia. 10 lnson Struggled violently Tor ten
minutes, and was still a i've at the end of
twenty-five minutes. He confessed his
crime, prJiessed conversion and died for
giving and blessing his enemies.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Bnok tro," Skaauny.

ASTORIA, Or, Sept. 24-The steamer
Elder arrived from SkaGuay and Dyea this
evening, bringing twenty-three passen-
gers. When questioned about the condi-
tion of affairs at Dyea and Skaguay, Cap
tain Jensen said there was disgusted set
of men at Skaguay, many of whom would
have to winter there or return.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
1AMALA SOY 1xPL0DEs.
One Man viii Die an6 Sererat Others
Here BndIn In iMrsH.

UeTe Badly Injursd.
CHICAGO. ILL, Sept 24.-One man was
fatally burned and SIX other persons in
iured last night bv the explosion of a
The injured are: Charles Emerson will
die; John Lewis, J. T. Sheldon, Eva
Evans. Albert Beach, Arthur Emerson,
Henry Martin.
The basement was occupied by Beach
and Charles Emerson as a tamale kitchen.
While Emerson was tlltIng the tank OF the
stove it exploded, enve oping him in
flames and hurting him through the door
into an alleyway. Lewis was blown fifty
feet, and the others thrown against the
walls and floor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
JEALOUS md EEsPoNDENT.
Westey NddinD Kills Himself ana tires
n BnLLet Into His O,Cn Brai

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Sept. "a "A Shell
byviile tlnd.) special TO the Times-Star
says: The town Of Flat Rock. this county,
was thrown into furor TINS morning by
the report that Wesley Nading, we'll
known and wealthy citizen, had shot and
killed his wife and hen fired bullet into
brain. He is alive, but cannot recover.
Nading was of a despondent nature, and
at times would become temporarily de-
ranged, on which occasions he wou d
grow jealous of his wife and threaten her
life. One of those spells is supposed to
have overcome him this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Lieut.non, Bnbbitps Mi,ston.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. "a. First
Lieutenant Edwin b. Babbiti, Ordnance
Department, will proceed from Benicia
Arsenal to Fort Point, Cal, on official
business pertaining to the adjustment OF
throttlinp- bars OF ten-inch disappearing
carriage, and upon the completion thereof
will return TO his proper station.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
CANNOT BE DEFLECTED.
Netc Attachment TO Torpedo Making
It's Course Unerrin0.

It's Course Unerrtno.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Sept. 24.-The
Naval Ordnance Bureau has been securing
some remarkable results from experime Ell is
it has been making with an attachment
for torpe does the invention of an Aus
trian named Obrey. This is a kind OF
gyroscope, and the reports from the tor
pedo stations where the tests have been
made show that it has the property, hav-
ing been once directed at the object to be
hit, of actually restoring the torpedo to
which it is attached to straight course
toward that object, even after it has been
DETECTED. The addition of this device is
said by the experts to make the torpedo
almost weapon of pre- recision.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Iora Fcrrer ON Bime.out,,n

LON DON. Eng, Sept. 24.-Lord Farrer
has a three-column letter in the Times
this morning on bm etallism and the In
dian mint. He say: "In nv opinion
ultimate solution of the question will
be found in the adoption of the gold stand
ard in India"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25

altogether relieved thereby. The policy
of the Government in denying and sup
pressing news and directly denying the
truth of almost everything in any way
unpalatable must always tend to increase
public uneaslness.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
DUKE of Yors,, Cruise.

LONDON, ENG. Sept. "a The Duke of
York has been appointed commodore of
three cruisers, and will take command of
the firs,-class cruiser Terrible next April.
He " i'll go for twelve months cruise vis-
iting the principal colonies of the empire.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Fo{aL LdndxIide.

LONDON, ENG, Sept. PA private
dispatch from Rome says that about forty
persons were killed and many others in
jured by an earthslip at the sulphur mines
near Girgenti.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Car Pn,,enoer, Dro,,ued.

MADRAS, INDIA. Sept. 24.-Floods have
washed away bridge on the Bengalore-
Minsore Railroad, near Maddur. An en-
gine and five cars filled with passengers
were precipitafei into the river, causing
great loss of llie.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
Snont,h D.uiot. 40. Betisrea.

LONDON, + NG, Sept. 24.-The Madrid
CORES pondent of the Times SAYS: The
Government organs rcundly deny that
Minister Woodford has mentioned an
ultimatum, but the public mind is not
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-25

pendent or any skirt TO match and which
are intended to be worn with black satin
or broCade, there are numbers of beautiful
chiffon waists for theater and other smart
evening functions where low cut bodices
are not required by that unwritten law
which governs matters pertaining to suit
able attire. These naturally have a foun-
dation of silk, but this is completely hid
den under the puffings, shirrings, ruch-
ings gathers and ruflles of crepon. All
the edges of the ruffles are feathered with
white floss. The colors run from black to
white, through nile green, mauve, pink,
blue, sulphur, cream and cardinal A
black one had the shoulder drapery caught
by handsome cut steel buckles. One had
a pointed swiss girdle which was one
frosty sparkle of steel beads. The majority
of these chiffon waists have elbow sleeves.
Others are shirred all tho way down.
The blouse jackets for outdoor wear
grow in favor if not in grace. There are
some in kersey, with velvet collars, but
with all the rest strap scanned and strictly
tailor finished and lined with fancy taffeta
silk, The most of them are double breast
I'd. English melton blouses are richly
braided. Rough Scotch cheviot is made
plain, with fly fronts. This stuff is too
thick and fuzzy to bear a bit of trimming.
Russian blouse jackets are shown of ve-
lours, elegantly braided and trimmed on
all edges with Persian lamb. Some have
the military loops Of braid and pendants,
and still others are bordered with Alaska
sable and lined with heavy satin.
Blouses divide honors with tight basques
for home wear. A gown for young girl
is of dark woolly stuff, where dull browns
and dark greens prodominate. The skirt
was plain, but had little braid sewed on
in short lines, ending in loops around the
hips. There was a plastron front of green
ribbon, with dark velvet revers at the
sides. The stock collar and belt were OF
ribbon. The blouse effect was prominent
The tight waists show tab effects very of
ten, and they are relief to eyes long used
to the broken lines Of the blouse
MATE LEROY,