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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
MILK THROWN AWAY
BerkeIey's Heath Officer Fol.
lows the Lad of
D ckery.
Dairyman Cohn Loses Over One Hun.
drsd Gallons of Milk in
One Day.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 21.-Health
Officer Roweli called Inspector Dockery
of San Francisco to his aid to-day in stop
ping the sale of diseased milk, and as a
result of the effort of the two officers
Dairyman a. Cohn lost about 100 gallons
of milk.
COINS dairy was examined by DR..
Rowell last week. He found that there
were seven diseased COWS in COINS herd
and ordered them killed. COIN declined
TO slaughter the animals. DR.. Roweil
declares milk is being taken from the con-
sumptive bovines.
This morning the Health Officer, with
Dockery and special policeman of San
Francisco, ana Marshal Lloyd, accom-
panied shipment OF COINS milk across
the bay. At San Franc SEQ Dockery ex-
amlned the shipment. amounting to 100
gallons, and it was dumped into The
bay This afternoon COINS wagon ap-
peared on the streets of Berkeley, serving
milk to customers. DR.. Rowell stopped
the wagon on Central street and emptied
every can OF milk ii contained, about
thirty gallons in all, into the gutter
DR.. Roweli declares that he viii! con-
tlnue 10 seize all milk that Cohn tries to
deliver until he gets rid of the tuberculo-
sis cows in his herd.
Spending Vacation.
BERKELEY. CAL, May 2l.-Many of
the members of the faculty OF the univer-
sitv have left Berkeley for vacation. Yes
terday Professor and Mrs Bernard Moses
left for vacation trip 10 Japan.
DR.. J. C. Rockwell is visiting relatives
in Evanston, ILL.,, and Professor A. F.
LANCE is similarly employed in Saginaw,
Mich.
Professor L. T. Hengstler is spending
his vacation in San Luis Obispo, DR.. E. P.
Lewis is in Los Angeles and L. J. Rich.
ardson is at Rome, Italy.
Professor A. o. Leuscher is spending
years leave OF absence at Leipsie. Ger
many.
Others OF the faculty are still at wor K.
The agricultural professors, Hilgard and
Wickson, are still toiling in the interests
OF farms and farmers and Professors Ba-
con, Bradley, Edwards and Slate are Wis
iting schools to make reports for the uni
versity's accredited list. Professors Ris.
ing and Slate and DR.. A. c. Alexander
have the summer schools OF physics and
chemistry on their hands
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22

Paper quilts are coming into general use
among the poorer classes abroad. They
are made of sheets of white paper sewed
together and perforated all over at dis
lance of an inch or two apart.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
Fire Alarm.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 2i.-The Town
Trustees held special meeting last ME ht
TO discuss the purchase OF system of fire
alarms. The matter was laid over to the
next meeting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
Attach Horses for Their Feed.

OAKLAND. CAL, May 2I.-Now that
the racing season is over many of the
owners OF horses at the Emeryvlle track
are being attached for debt. in the last
eight days twenty-five suits have been
brought in the Recorders court at EN-
eryville, the ma jority OF them being for
hay and grain supplies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
barbecue in Contra Costa.

OAKLAND, CAL. May 2l-ro-morrow
morning at $50 o'clock mem bers of the
Merchants Exchange and other bodies
will take a ride over the summit into Con-
ira Costa County 10 part cipate in the
bulP head barbecue, arranged for the
purpose of creating enthusiasm and fur
thering the tunnel road between the two
counties. About fifty people will 60 from
tins
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22

Chapman Accused of Fraud.
OAKLAND, CAL. May PA suit was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22

In japan there are apple-trees growing
four inches in height, which freely bear
frnit about the size of currants.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
Pa.sing OF snell Seminary.

OAKLAND. CAL, May 21.-Snells SEM
mary, which for many years has been a
well-known educational institution in
this State, went out of existence with the
commencement exercises yesterday. The
seminary was started eighteen years ago
by Miss Smell and her brother. ex-Coun :
Gilman r. B. Smell. The principal gives
as her reason Tor closing the school hat
every private school m ust cease some time
as lis period OF usefulness and prosperity
enus, and she feels that it 10 wise to close
the seminary before such a period ar
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BICYCLES! BICYCLES! BICYCLES !

WILL SELL THIS DAY.
May %, 1897. at p NJ, on premises,
.1744 Mark ct, Cor. Va Ness Ave.
The contents OF the Perkins Cycle Company,
consisting OF 30 Ladies' and Gents High-Grade
Eagle bicycles and Eagle Tandems Bicycle
Suits; Stockings; Caps; Suncries; Upright ana
Oval Showcases: Safe; Counters: she wing. etc.
Also special attention called 10 The Manufacturers
Outfit, which consists OF Prentice Screw cutting
Lathe, which cost 5000; Vises: Furnaces: acom-
pie kit of Bicycle Tools. Don't FORGET the date.
Saturday. MAY %, 1897 NJ p. NJ Wheels are
now ready for inspection. Terms cash.
S. BASCH, uctioneer
1881 Suffer St; tel Grant 81.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
ovERMAN WHEEL COMPANY.
Bi. Bicycle Manufacturer Assigns with
Large Assets Has u Denver branch.

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 2S.-rhc
Ovcrmnn Wheel Company Of Chlcopee
Falls made nm assignment to-day for
the benefit Of former creditors, Henry
II. Bowman. president Of the Spring
field National Bank, was appointed
trustee.
Albert IL. Ovcrmnn Is president OF
the company and the principal owner,
and he gave out statement tonight
showing that on November 10th last
the assets We're Sl,3lsOoO and the liza
bIlltlcs S539.OO0. The liabilities are
largely notes. held principally In Bos.
ton. Mr.. Overman furnished $4,000 to
pay OF the employees and the factory
was closed. one weeks pay Is still due
to the employees. 4 meeting Of the
creditors win bc held on Friday and
an attempt viii he made To rcorgnnZc
and continue the business.
The company has already advanced
orders amounting Ia S2Jo.OpO for over
ten years. and II one of the largest
manufacturers Of bicycles IN the coun.
try. When running full time. i.5oO
men are employed. aud ms skilled h..
hor is required the wages paid are
high, About three years ago the manu-.
fncture Of general sporting goods wns
added. The company Is organized un.
der the laws OF the state Of Connect.
cut. ana the capital stock Is S25o,oOO.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
A SoUEEZ IN OATS.
Young Letter of Chicago Believed to Have
Bought Heavily.

Chicago, Dec. 2G.-Frlday, which
Will witness the close of the great Lei
ter deal In wheat on the Board of
Trade, bids fair to prove memorable
day In the trade.
No great excitement Is expected In
the wheat pit, but In oats squeeze OF
shorts may occur.
II Is believed that Mr.. Letter has
been turning trick on trade In oats,
while everybody was watching wheat.
For weeks the oats pit has been prac-
tically deserted.
Last week there was disagreeable
surprise TO the men who had sold g.
100000 bushels of oats for December
delivery when they learned no oats
were being delivered. Then they
awOkc TO the fact that In all the Chi
cago elevators oats measured but
$4,000 bushels OF the contract grade.
II was Wednesday when the discov-
cry was made. The price OF Dcccm-
ber oats was then 2Vkc. on Friday
the market closed nj 22ac. A cent ad-
vance In oats Is as good ns 1 or Z
cents In wheat. II is too late to rush
In n supply To meet the call which Will
he made for the grain st the close OF
business on Friday. Those who have
not delivered the grain according TO
contract will bc called upon to settle
at the closing prices. The situation
has all the elements of Il squeeze.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
AGGRESSIVE RUSSIA.
HOW SHE suLLDozEp coREA.
That Country Unable to Control Its Own
Afrairs--A Probable Cause of War for
England and Japan.

Washington, ID. c., Dee. 2S.-The ag-
gressive policy of Russia in the east is
forcibly illustrated by recent events in
Corca. A year or two ago Russia and
Japan entered into Il treaty of alliance
under which they agreed to assume
Jointly the responsibility of preserving
the peace and providing good govern
ment for that distracted country. In
the division of responsibilities Russia
seized the most important posts. She
took the command of the army and the
police and the direction of foreign af-
fairs, leaving Japan the department
of education, agriculture and other
comparatively unimportant branches
of the government. The collection of
revenues and the management of the
finances was left in charge of an Eng
lishmnn by the name of McLeavy
Brown, who held the title of adviser
to the finance department and chief
commissioner of customs" II was his
duty to see to the honest collection of
customs duties and internal taxes, and
| to prevent the Corean officials from
plundering their own treasury. as they
have been in the habit of doing in the
past. Mr.. Brown made n capable and
satisfactory officer. During the first
nineteen months of his administration
the expenses of the government were
reduced $3,OOO,00O per year and the
rvcnucs were increased S2,00O,O00. One
million dollars was paid upon the debt
held by Japan, and January LIST next
that obligation, which amounted in all
to S3,000,000, was to be cancelled. There
was n pleasing prospect that the entire
Indebtedness of Corea would be paid
in another year, and that there would
be surplus for the construction of
new buildings which are much needed
and other public improvements.
In November the Russian govern
ment sent to Seoul Il man named Alex
Jeff. who demanded the position held
by Mr.. Brown on the strength of II
contract made by the Corean minister
at st. Petersburg with the Russian
government. The Corean government
Mt first repudiated tins contract. but
later on was forced 10 accedc TO the
arrangement through threats made by
the Russian minister.
This bold invasion of Corea gives
the Russian government absolute con
troll of the revenues, the disbursements
and its financial policy, which is equiv
alent TO n protectoratc. No protests
have been entered by the minister of
Great Britain, Japan or any of the
rival powers. They have. however,
communicated the facts TO their gov
ernments, and are awaiting instruc-
tons. In the meantime, Mr.. Cho, the
minister of foreign affairs. has declined
TO discuss the matter with members of
the diplomatic corps.
Recent mails from China bring the
news that the Russian government has
stationed two battnllons Of Cossacks in
Manchuria. on the rrcteNt of protect
ing the engineers who are laying the
railway line which Is TO connect the
great Siberian railway with the Ycl-
low sea. but it is really n military oc.
cupation of the northern province OF
China.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
BOOTHS MAY BE REcoNclLEp.
Object Of tho Salvation Generals Coming Z
Visit to This Country.

Object Of tho Salvation Generals Coming
Visit to This Country.
New York, Dec. pa special to the
World from London says:
General William Booth is profoundly
distressed by the news Of the grave ILL.,
ness Of Mrs. Ballington Booth. The
World correspondent journeyed to Bar
net, wheiG the general Is staying at the
house Of his s.n, Bramwell Booth, but
the venerablc7leader of the Salvation
Army-was unable TO see anyone.
The special cable dispatch received
pointing out that the associates Of
Mrs. Balllngton Booth ascribed her
dangerous illness to the harsh treat
ment she received at the hands Of the
Salvation Army leader, which broke
her spirit and destroyed her health,
was shown to the general by Bramwell
Booth.
The general replied:
Under these sad circumstances 1t is
impossible for me TO make any contro-
versial statement. l can only express
my deep sympathy with my son in his
trouble and my hopes for Mrs. Booths
speedy recovery"
General Booth declined to say any
thing further on this subject He was
busily engaged preparing for his de-
parture for the United States, which is
set for January Sth, when the news OF
Mrs. Booths illness reached him. This
greatly depressed him and he imme-
dlately cabled message of fatherly
sympathy with his son In his trouble.
Commissioner Nicol the first plenipo-
tertiary sent to the United States at the
fimn nj fhn SnnnSlinn from tho Snlvn-
tlon Army of Mr.. and Mrs. Ballington
Booth said to the World correspondent
at Salvation Army headquarters to-
day:
General Booth is suffering the most
intense agony over Mrs. Booths illness
and his only hope now is that he may
reach New York in time TO see her and
his son."
~ presume reconciliation is the OBJ
ject of his mission to New York;" In
quired the correspondent.
"Well, | am not at liberty" replied
Commissioner Nicol, ito speak on that
subject, but the general will explain
his object at great farewell meeting
to be held at Albert Hall. London, on
the 9th of January. 1t will be one of
the biggest and most important assem-
DHiEes ever ariahSeu py 'he sni'a'ioh
Army"
''Is General Booths recent cablegram
of sympathy the first communication
made by him TO Ballington Booth since
the latter's secession from the armyE
1T is, excepting the communication
relating to the controversy, all OF
which have not been published"
Although the leaders of the Salvation
Army are too diplomatic TO make any
premature admission, the correspondent
gathered sufficient information to show
that they fully expect the dissensions
which have existed in the army for the
past two years will be healed as re
suit.
New York, Dec. 2S.-There Is n
steady improvement In Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booths condition. The pa
tient passed quiet night and is favor
ably responding to treatment.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
REPORTS FROM DAWSON.
More Alarm Outside Over starvation Than
There l. In the Town.

More Alarm Outside Over starvation Than
There Is In the Town.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2S.-Among the
passengers of the steamer Rosalie,
which arrived here from Skaguay and
Dyea, Alaska, were six men who re-
Gently left Dawson City, bringing ad-
vices up to November I'd. The men
were Frank Ballaine. John Lindsay,
Tom storye. Il. ,G1vynn. w. b. King
and =. J. Holland.
Conflicting statements ns to the food
situation In Dawson are made by these
men. Lindsay asserts with great posi-
tlveness that want already exists nt
Dawson. and that unless food is taken
into the camp from the coast men will
suffer from hunger.
Ballaine. Gwym and Holland say
that there Is more alarm outside con-
ccrning the Dawson people than Is felt
by the residents of that place. They
agree that there is no food to be bought
In Dawson. except where n man is
found who is coming out OF the coun-
try ana with more grub than he could
use on the way up the river. They
say. however. that but for the fact that
some Of the men win he put on short
rations. thereby diminishing the output
Of the mines this winter. the shortage
Of food will not he felt. The exodus OF
men from Dawson to Fort Yukon and
to points on the coast materially re-
lievcs the situation nj Dawson.
Between Pclly river and Dyca the
party passed hundreds OF camps where
snow and icc-bound Klondlkers have
cnmpcd for the winter. Many of them
We're well equipped with provisions,
and by paying So per pound II was
possible for them TO procure -four and
other nccessarlcs.
From Five Fingers. the Yukon is n
frozen mass OF Ice powders. running
ms high ms Twelve feet. blocking the
canon from wall To wall. and making
travel difficult. This. II IN asserted, will
have TO be cut through by any govern
ment or other relief expedition that
expects 10 reach Dawson from the
coast. and the belief expressed by Bal.
lainc was that this task would prac.
tlcnlly make futile almost any cfror,
pui forth by the government OF Wash.
lngion 10 relieve the American miners
In the KlondlSc.
Reports from Sknguny and Dyca
brought down by the I,osnlir are TO
the effect that swlndlcrs operating ,in.
der the gnlsc Of Canadian customs Of
ilclnls nrc fcccIng the newcomers nj
Lake llndcrmnn. demanding payment
for duty and giving printed receipt.
The state herald., 1897-12-31

One OF the most critical engagements
in the recent fighting on the northwest
frontier OF India. was the storming of
Dargai Ridge by the Gordon Highland
ers. The position OF the Afridis tribes
men seemed almost impregnable: and
In advancing to take It II was neees-
sary to cross an open space swept by
an incessnnt FIRE of rifles, where more
than one hundred men had already
been killed or wounded. The High
landers, nt the word OF command.
sprang Into this open space. their pip
ers striking up Cock OF the North" as
the rush was made. Piper Findla,cr
was one OF the first to enter upon the
deadly strip of ground. and when. after
few yards, he was laid low by sho,
through both legs. he propped himself
up against boulder and continued to
play with unabatcd energy. The High
landers suffered severely. but they took
the ridge; and Piper Flndlatcr was
recommended for the Victoria Cross for
his gnlnntry.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
NEWS FROM kLONDikE.
Many Men Coming Out-wnGrs Cut to $40
Per Day.

Victoria, B. c., Dee. 29.-The steamer
Tees, which arrived tonight fromSka-
quay, brought down five Klondlkers.
Richard Shaw of Victoria, who left
Dawson on November 10Th. and three
other Nictorians, and T. Handy Of Sc
attic, who started on their tramp on
October 9th. The party leaving on
the latter date ran out of provisions at
Fort Selkirk and had TO beg their way
along. getting food at different camps.
or when ii was not to be had. living on
anything they could shoot. Shaw
came out by dog train. leaving Daw-
son after the Ice formed.
He passed fifty men along the river
bound outward. They Were all coming
along with just enough food 10 last
them. AT Stewart river forty-;hree out
fits. bound for Dawson We're frozen In.
Two or three RATS of beef which
were on the bars just above Dawson.
We're carried down the river right past
the town by the floating ice.
On the night of November 10Th, Jim
Carcy's saloon at Dawson was robbed
of $4,000. Ed Lord, the bartender,
and two other men were arrested. AT
Fort Selkirli Il man named keclcr was
VI .Ns'''. Jh'hN'h was
rested on suspicion.
A report reached Dawson of u rich
strike made on ~ Below" on Hunkcr
Creek. The dirt went So to the pan.
and there were five feet Of gravel.
Dominion Greek Is also turning out
well.
Americans complain bitterly Of hav-
ing to pay duty on their outfits NJ
Tagish Lake.
j. W. Mckay. who left Dawson on
November 18Th, reached Skaguay be
fore the steamer Tees left. IL Is stat
ed he brought out sT5,oo0 in dust. Shaw
says none of Il" men on the trails will
&c; down until !ne lee goes out In the
spring. Just befois he left claim own
ers reduced wages from S13 TO so per
day, and men Were threatening 10 20
ON strike.
The state herald., 1897-12-31
ENGLAND NOT DEAD.
IS AFTER coREA NOW.
A Fleet of Seventeen ships Backing mp
Demand That Russia Shall Not BE
Allowed to Hun That Country.

London, Dec. 2S.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
1T Is reported that seventeen Brit
ish warships are of Chemulpo. Corea,
southwest of Seoul, supporting the
British cOnsul's protest, really amount
ing to an ultimatum, against the kings
practically yielding the government Of
COrea into the hands of the Russian
minister.
'rhe protest is specially directed
against the dismissal of McLevy
Brown, British adviser to the Corean
customs, in favor of the Russian NOM
inee. The news has produced conster-
nation at Seoul, which is heightened by
the knowledge that Japan has fleet
of thirty warships awaiting the result
of the British representation that ia
pan fully supports. Japan is irriSted
by the arrival of Russian troops in
Corea, and 1t is believed she will op-
pose them.
According to advi,es from Toxic,
Japan has offered to lsslst the officers
at Pekin in drilling Thea Chinese army
and to consent to1 Atpcpement Of
the war indemnity. Many Of the Off
GERS and Pekin officials favor the pro-
posal."
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai it is reported there
from reliable sources that British
force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday
and cahsed the reinstatement % Nc
Levy Brown. The same dispatch re-
fers to "a native rumor that the union
jack has been hoisted on an island in
the mouth of the River Yang Using.
The Pekin correspondent Of the
Times says:
"The government refuses to place the
Lekin under foreign control as secur-
ity for the loan proposed by the Hong
Kong and Shanghai bank. and asserts
that unless the loan is procurable with
out this condition arrangements will
be made for n Russian guaranteed 4
per cent. loan of 100,O00,0O0 taels, to
be issued Mt 03 net.
"The security will be the land tax
which would remain under Chinese
administration. China, in return. would
give Russia n monopoly Of the rail-
roads and mines north of the great
wall. open port to the railway and
would agree that Russian should
succeed Sir Robert Hart as director of
the Chinese imperial maritime Gus.
toms. If these conditions should be
permitted British trade interests would
suffer severely"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says:
"The sloOp Phoenix sailed to-day
Sunday under orders to join the Brit
ish squadron. The utmost secrecy Is
preserved with regard to the lntter's
movements, hut gossip here suggests
that It's destination is Tae-Lien-W Wan"
The state herald., 1897-12-31
city without Light or Water.

Chicago. Dee. 2T.-A special 10 the
Tlmcs-IIcrald from Hot Springs. Ar.
kansas, says:
The controversy between the city
and water anl electric light companies
reached nm unexpected crisis yestcr-
day, when the companies notified the
mayor that the city lights and It's wat.
er would be Immediately cut on, which
Inns now been done. The matter has
been consld rcd In the City Council sew.
cral times recently. the city acknowl-
edglng Its Indebtedness to the com.
pnnies, but making no satisfactory pro-
vision for It's payment. The city II
busIly engaged In mn effort to utilize
the wafer In Hot Springs creek to meet
emergencies.
The state herald., 1897-12-31

ing this purchase for nearly thirty
years. In 1868 negotiations went so far
that treaty was negotiated for the
purchase by which this country was to
pay $S,OOO.O00 for the islands, but 1t
failed of ratification. On this occasion
the people of the islands voted on the
question and decided almost unani-
mously for annexation.
The Danes do not want any Euro
pcan power to secure possession of
them. A most liberal offer would be
made to the United States to purchase
at comparatively small prlce-almost
nothing-for ii has been practically de-
termined by Denmark to either sell
these islands, or give them liberty.
Most of the residents of the islands are
British immigrants, and their first
move after securing independence
would probably be to petition Great
Britain for u protcctorate.
The present expense of maintaining
the government on the islands reaches
S150,OOO n year Considering her posi-
tiOn in the European concert 1t Is not
thought necessary for Denmark to
maintain Il station in the West indies,
hence her willingness to sell.
st. Thomas has hnrbor large
enough to accommodate the navics of
the whole world. and in view Of the
advantages to be gained Senator
Lodge is sanguine of securing an ap-
preparation that will enable the islands
to be transferred to the jurisdiction of
the stars and stripes.
The three islands have total of 100
square miles of territory. and Il popula-
tion of 10000. st. CroiN is the biggest,
with sixty square miles and $4,000 pop
ulatlon. This island is very fertile and
gives an excellent crop of all tropical
products, especially sugar.