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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
School Girl Will Get the
Greater Part of a
Vast Fortune.
Only Near Relative of Imblay
Clarke. Who Left
Millions.
Was a Prosperous New Jersey
Farmer, but Came to California
in the Days OF '40.
Correspondence of THE CALL

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 17-Imblay
Clarke went from Gram ury, n. J., to CAL
ifornia in '49. He had been prosperous
farmer and he became millionaire. He
died and left torture of about SIS. .000, ,000
and o schoolglri will get the greater part
OF it. Miss Grace Clarke of New Bruins
wick, n. j., is a pretty girl OF IA years
and attends the Livingston-avenue High
School. Miss Grace lives at 81 John
street with her mother, who has remar-
rled and is now Mrs. Emerson Cornell.
The facts that follow, remarka bic as they
are, were furnished by Mrs. Cornell, who
is not imaginative. I'm blay Clarke was a
brother OF Grace Clarke's grandfather and
was her paternal granduncle.
The god fever Sc zed Clarke IN 1849 and
he went to California. For several years
his relatives at Cranbury heard nothing
from him. They then got letter. Clarke
described the country and hardships he
was suffering. But he added that he was
prospering and growing rich. Then there
was silence for many years.
About 1860 Clarke's kinsmen concluded
he was dead. They wrote to the Post
master al San Francisco, asking intorma-
ton of Clarke. The Postmaster promptly
replied that Clarke was certainly alive and
was paying taxes Oh more than $400, 900
worth of propertG. More years passed
and nothing was heard from Clarke. Nor
could his relatives get any information
about him. Finally. in 1870 they learned
indirectly that lie had gone from San
Francisco to Peru, and from there TO
Australia, and was at the mines near
Darling, Murray RIVER
1t Is known now that Clarke died about
1879, eight years before the birth of the
schoolgirl who is now his heir. Clarke's
death, however, was not known to those
N ost interested until year ago.
The ad ministrators of his estate adver-
Used in London and New York newspa-
pers asking for in ormation about the
heirs. Bv ;he simplest chance one of
these advertisements fell under the eye OF
Charles Hesser, son-in-law OF Clarke's
sister. Mr.. Hesser communicated with
the other heirs, twelve in all, but most
were of remote blood ties. They put their
claims in the hands of Charles Clarke. a
lawyer. and nephew Imblay CLARKE. Miss
Grace Clarke and Miss Nan Clarke Squier,
another relative in Jersey City. have Sc
cure the legal services of VicePresident
Garret a Hobart and Governor Griggs Of
New Jersey.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
HE4VF Los IN NEW FORK.
Flames Camse 100000 Damage in Z
Seren-S Story Iacfory BWiIdin0.

Flames CamSe $3OO,0OO Damage in a
Seren-Story Iaciory BWitdin0.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Oct. IA $500 600
fire in The seven-story factory building at
279 ami 2Sl Spring street taxed the en-
ergies OF the fire department this after
noon. TIE basement, first and second
floors of the buildin, were occupied by
Fitzpatrick Co., manufacturers OF mir
rors, plate glass, stained glass, coach and
carriage windows and doors. The five
upper floors were occupied by the Bradley
Currier Company, manufacturers doors,
sashes, frames ana mantles of the most ex-
pensive sort. This firm had among It's
stock the driest of woods and the most in
fam nj able OF oils and varnishes.
After an hour o. so, the floors becoming
weakened, one after the other gave way.
and at last the flames shot up through n
the roof. The bui ding was erected ten
years ago by the Trinity Church Corpora
tion at cost of 100000. Nothing OF it
now remains but the blackened walls, and
they will have 10 be rebuilt. The stock
OF Fitzpatrick d Co., end the B -adley-
Currier Company. all of which was de-
stroyed, was estimated 10 be worth
$500, ,0G0.
Cormus Bristol, 50 years old, and his
nephew, Michael Best, ii years old. in
their fright jumped to the ground from a
nearby tenement house. They were
burned terribly and the old man died
soon afterward.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
RESCUED Fn0M HE TRITON.
Survivors of the Lost Steamer Tell OF
the Terrible Fanic After the
Vessel Struck.

HAVANA, CUBA. Oct. 1.-THE gunboat
Maria Cristina. which lett this port yes
terday for the scene of the wreck of the
coastlng steamer Triton, bound from Ha-
vana to Bahia Honda, P.nar del Rio,
Which sank yesterday morning between
Domlca and Mariel, has returned, accom-
panied by the tugboat Surf, which went
with her. The two vessels reached here
at l o clock this afternoon, the gunboat
having on board nineteen and the Iugboat
twenty three of the mem bers of the lost
ships company, OF whom thirteen are
civilians and soldiers.
The whereabouts of the others of the
company is unknown. The Triton struck
the rock during heavy rainstorm. Her
cargo shifted and fifteen minutes later she
sank in 120 fathoms of water.
A scene OF terrible confusion and panic
ensued as soon as the passengers realized
the meaning of the crash. In Wild
struggle they rushed for the boats. The
hrst boat that was lowered capszed i'm
mediately AID all of it's occupants were
drowned in the whi ring waters. The
next was struck by an enormous wave and
turned over, drowning twenty, but the
trail craft righIed again, and eight who
had been t"rown out regained it.
Some were good swimmers and kept
themselves at1oat for hours and others
hoated about for twenty-four hours on
planks. Four soldiers on planks, whom
the strong currents carried east of Ha-
vana, opposite Moro castle. were saved by
pilot-boat going toward Cardenas. Thry
declare that last evening there were many
others near them on planks, but when
this morning came all these had disap-
peared. Some of them probably became
food for sharks.
Those who were rescued tell heart
rending stories of the scene during the
terrible quarter of an hour before the
Triton sank. An army captain, wife and
daughter went down together, locked in
a last embrace. A mother with twins Is
months old drifted helpIessly away on the
crest OF a great wave. All the other ladies
and children were drowned.
Just as the Triton was sinking Captain
ricardo, her captain, committed suicide
by shooting himself with his revolver
1t IS impossible to give the exact num-
Der OF those who were lost, but it is esti-
mated that they were no fewer than $50
Nc passenger list has been found. The
vessel, Which carried general cargo, was
not insured.
The forty-two rescued persons suffered
severely from the exposure. All of them
we're more or less bruised and many of
them badly wounded
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
SWIFT FlLIBUSTERS SAIL.
From New York the Silver Heels
Takes War Material for the
Cuban ReVolutionists.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. IA Yankee
schooner is dancing over the waves ON her
way 10 Cuba with her hold filled with
death-dealing supplies for the revolution
lists. She is the Silver Heels of Rockland.
Me-, and started at 1915 A. NJ to-day, de-
spite the efforts of Spanish spies and care
fully laid plans of United States officials
and Pinkerton detectives
The revenue cutter Chandler was watch
ing near the battery for the schooner.
while she, with all sails set, was gallopin e
away through he sound, and the revenue
boat, filled with UniIed States marshals
and detectives, was incoming about the
harbor and bay, the pursuers wonder ering
what could have become of the schooner.
The Silver Heels is fine vessel, and ha
net tonnage of 128. She is known as
one OF the speediest of her class. The
SpaDiardS here have been watching the
Silver Heels for some time. She was first
seen in the harbor at about o'clock on
Saturday night. She was then on her way
10 take on her cargo. The P. H. Wise, a
swift ocean tug belonging to the Moran
Brothers fleet, had her in tow. She pas sed
by the Battery and up the East River and
was made fast to pier 80, which is the
wharf OF the Bridg port line OF steamers,
where she was quickly loaded.
In the meantime the revenue cutter was
also taking on load of deputies, armed
with handouts in their pockets. Unfor-
tunately for their success the schoon er
was loaded first and was soon headed for
Long Islani Sound in tow of big ocean
tug. The Chandler finally got tired of
waiting and went up East River only to
find the bird with white wings had flown.
SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 1.-THE famous
hlbustering steamer Dauntless steamed
away from Tybee III a southerly direction
Saturday and has not returned. 1t is sup
posed that she is on another flibusterng
expedition and will meet vessel at sea
which will transfer to her cargo Of mu-
nitions of war for the Cuban insurgents.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
JEFFERSON BREACHES
TO THE CONVIC4S
Dear Old Joe GladdenS the
Prison Chapel at
CharleStOWn.
Gives the Stripe Wearers the Very
Soul of HIS Own immortal
Rip Van Winkie.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

Special Dispatch to THE CALL
BOSTON, Mass, October 17-For the
first Tine on record an actor has preached
a sermon TO State Prison convicts. Dear
old Joseph Jefferson is the man, and the
morning frightened by the hearty pres
enee of the famoue portrayer of Rip Van
Winkle. Newspaper men were excluded
by special order OF the prison commission.
Eight hundred prisoners listened to the
address.
AS chaplain Barnes expressed it, Jeffer-
son CAV them the very soul of his
own immortal RIP Van Wrinkle, the
story of the storm, the wild flight up into
the heart of the CalskiIls. the parting with
The vile and her remorse for her sharp
tongue, that last fiery drarght and the
sleep of twenty years He told them
what he was doing, and left them with
the simple story tor them to find The les
son.
So quiet was the chapel one could only
hear the deep breathing of the men; their
eyes were concentrated on the speaker,
nor left him until he had finished, and
when Mr.. Jefferson turned 10 go they
looked long and earnestly aft I'm, then
sazed into each others faces and without
a word departed as they had come.
The usual time of service was prolonged
Tor the occasion.
II will say this id Chaplain Tribou,
That without attempting or indicating
any attempt to do so. Mr.. Jefferson has
given the mot forcl bic temperance SER
mon that ever listened to-"
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
NOTICE.
Taxes Due Upon Assessments Made
by the State Board of Equali-
Zatinn

Controllers Department, state of California
Sacramento. Oct, Der II. 1897.
. n accordance with :he provisions of Section
366s of the Poiitica Code. no ice i hereby given
that ] have re- eived from tie State Board OF
Equalization The 'Dupica e Record or Assess
nents or Railways" and the duplicate Record of
a'ning the assessments upon the property Of each
OF the following named associations or corpora
tons. as fixed by said state Boad OF Eoualiza.
tion for the year 1897, To wit:
California Pacific Raj road COMPANY Central
PAclhc Railroad Company Northern California
Railroad Company, Northern Railway Company
south PHC1hc Coast Railroad Company Southern
racine Raj roaft Company, Southern California
NJ tor Road Company, Southern Pacific Rs,ruad a
company (Atiantc and Pacific Railroad COM
pany - tSseeS), san Francisco and Nurth Pacific
galway Com pany, southern California Railway
SJmpahy, : an francisco and JOAQUIN VaIlev
hallway company, Alameda and san Joaouin
hallro ompanY. California and Nevada KAN
road company, Carson aad COLORADO Rairoad
Nevada Caiifornia-Of Ofegol Raj wav COMPANY Ne,
vada County Narrow Gauge Railroad tion,-nanT-
North Paclhc CoaS Raj road Comnauv pscte :.
Soast halte aY Company. Paiaro Valley RaiIrna
halIway company, Sierra Valleys KaiiTNav Com.
pany and Puilman's Palace Car COMPANY
Inc State and County Taxes on all nersonaI
TTroperty, ana one-half of the State and County
sole ana VIII BE- de inquent on the last Monday in
November next at O'clock p NJ ana unIess maid
70 ne state treasurer at the Cap to prior there
TO, 0 per cent VIII be add ed 10 the xmount thereoF
and uniess 50 paid on before the last Monday in
Aprh next q: b O. rlocS p. NJ, an addi tional nar
cent VIII be added 10 The amount thereof
Inc remaining one-half of h. State and County
IaNes OF an real property wi be due and payable
at any time after he first Monday in january
ne1t ano viii te delinquent the last Monday Ia,
q prii ne4l, at O'Clock p M, and unless paid to
o per cent VIII be added to the amount thereof
T. r. COLGAN, Sta.e Controller
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
AFTER ThIRTY-fIYE YEARS.
John Chance, Who Came to California
in Early Days, Reunited to the
Wife of His Youth.

WICHITA, KAN Oct. 17-John Chance
was married IN Indiana IN 1912 and ten
years later he left his wife and 4-year- old
son Elisha to seek his fortune in the then
recently discovered California goIdfields.
Lett rs miscarried, and when an Indiana
mischlef-maker told Chance that his wife
had thought him dead and had become
another mans wife, Chance believed him
and did not return home. He reached
Kansas in his wanderings, acquired a
farm in Butler County and heard of an
Elisha Chance in Kiowa, Barber County,
whom he found to be his son, convincin
the latter by scar of his identity. Mrs.
Chance, who had not been remarked, was
sent for, joyful reunion took place and
the couple VIII now live together on his
tarm after thirty-five years separation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
BARRED .UT or HIS CHURCH
Another Sensational Chapter in the
kH Saints cathedral Row
at Spokane.

SPOKANE, WASH, Oct 17.-Anothsr
sensational chapter was enacted in the
All Saints Episcopal Cathedral row to-day.
Rev. Dean Richmond Babbitt, who claims
to be the spiritual head OF the cathedral
was denied ad m isson to the church to
partake of the sacrament at the early
o'clock the door was barred and he had to
&c to Trinity Chapel with his family to
worship.
Yesterday Dean Babbitt called upon
Bishop Wells, who with the chapter is
holding the cathedral, and told him he
would not attempt to preach, but would
waive his rights for the day rather than
have a disturbance in the church, He
said he desired 10 worship in a pew. The
Bishop said he had no ri mt to refuse him
this privilege. This morning the CHAPTER
or vestry decided. however, to bar him out.
George s. Brooke, president OF the
Fidelity Bank and senior warden of the
church. said to-day: 1--WE understood
from the morning papers that the dean
was to take the case into court, seeking TO
be reinstated in the cathedral so we were
adv sed by our counsel not TO let him en-
ter The church"
When the dean appeared at the early
services the sexton barred the door in his
face. On the step the dean met Mr..
Brooke, who SAID: eve don't want you
here"
AT IL o'clock The doorkeeper and Brooke
went through the same performance. The
dean tried to send in for the Bishop, but
the latter would not come forth. The
dean may lay the case before an ecclesi-
astical court.
Tomorrow warrants will be served for
assault on four prominent bankers, mem
bers OF the chap er. who threw Rev. John
Manning, the deans curate, out of the
cathedral last Wednesday night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18

roughly and refused them any help. The
delegation then said:
"We shall be obliged to take food from
the markets by force. J"
do it if you darer' replied Porrua.
TIE fifty men returned TO the huts of
the starving concentrates, telling them
that they must either resign themselves
to die from hunger or attack the markets
at Matanzas. All then started for the
CITY, running and yelling like demons.
Without other arms than their knives and
sticks they attacked the markets and
stores. Women led the way, fighting des-
perately. The first guards were overpow-
cred and disarmed.
Th main market was plundered in half
an hour and several stores were sacked.
The assaiants numbered about 5000 per-
sons. The garrison and militia soon
gathered and attacked the undiscipiined
mass of pacificos who, without leaders or
organization, were dispersed after m any
OF them had been butchered by Spanish
soldiers. Over 100 women were killed In
the affray.
In Havana starvation among the pacifi-
cos continues at Los Fosos. The Spanish
battalion of Maria Christina. near Nava-
jas in this province, murdered several pa
cificos who applied to the colonel for food. /.
The heads of the victims were taken to
Navajas on the bayonets of the Spans h
and paraded through the STREETS.
Meanwhile the war is raging fiercely
around Havana. A bridge near Aguacate
has been blown up with dynamite by the
insurgents. The town of San Jose has
been pIundered by the insurgents under
General Adolfo Castillo. They entered
the town crying: death to autonomy /"
ILe Garrison NJ nade n, 70 Aistannn
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
MRS. KAVANAUGH WHIPPED.
An Assault on its President Causes
Session of Sociai Democracy
Branch to End in q Hiot.

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct 1.-THE session of
Branch No. OF the Social Democracy, the
organization founded by Eugene V. Debs,
ended in a general row tonight, during
which Mrs. Fannie Clark Kavanaugh,
president OF the brano was horsewhip ped.
The whipping was done by Mrs. Thomas
Z. Quinn, wife of the former presi en-: OF
the recently expelled Branch No. OF the
Social Democracy, the trouble between
the women growing out of the fact ;hat
Mrs. kayanaugh had charged Quinn with
being Pinkerton detective. The male
me m bers OF the organization promptly
took part iii the row when the assault on
Mrs. kavanaugh began, and a riot was
narrowly averted. Mrs. Kayanaugh is
said to have been badly disfgured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Trted to Murd-r the Consul.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 17-The Her
ald's cable from Buenos Ayres. Argentina,
says: Telegraphic advices from the Her
ald's correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil,
state mat servant in he employ of Viii
lam 7. Townes, United States Consul
ueneral IN RIO Janeiro, m ade an unsuc-
cesSiul attempt to murder the Consul
EeneIai to-day. Townes' assaiIant has
been placed under arrest,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Died FroD. a gorer,, B,o,r

LANCASTER. N. Y, Oct. 17.-Eiward
Voil of this village in boxing match
last night knocked ont Frank Kazewskj
OF Depauw with blow over the heart.
kazewski was rendered unconscious and
did not recover, and this morning died
Vol has been arrested. Kazewski was
formerly of Detroit.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Too Miners Crushed to D.o.n

DENVER. Colo, Oct. ia spec,al 70
the hennbiican from Crested Butte, Colo,
says: Two miners were crushed to death
In the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's
mine last night just at quitting time by
the falling OF the roof. One was an Italian
by the name of John Pitoni. who had
been in this connlry but q few months
The other was Frank Nardin, native of
Tvrol Va
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
n Continuous sno,r.,o,,

DENVER. Colo, Oct. ia special to
the Republican from Crested Butte, Colo.
says: A snowstorm struck this locality
thirty-s'x hours ago, which has broken
all records here tor This time of the wear.
In addition 10 thirIy-six hours continu-
Gus downfall it is still showing with no
indication whatever o. a let up.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Murdered by a Negro.

FOND DU LAC. WIS, Oct. 17.-John
Beaman. aged 90. proprietor of the Bea-
man House, was murdered early this
morning by William Payne (coloredj.
Payne was drunk and sboJ Beaman while
standing at the hotel bar. Payne escaped
during the excitement. Several hundred
men, organized in squads, are securing
the country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
. Had Taken nj. o,un Iffs.

ELGlN, ILL, Oct, 1.-THE body of AL
bert Hammers, an official of the Modern
Woodmen, who disappeared several
weeks ago and for whom all Wood men
camps had been searching. was found to.
day In an abandoned mill few miles
north Of here. He had taken his own lie.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Croner's Invttat,on Acc.p,ed.

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 1.-THE Cook
County Democratic Marching Club to-day
decided to accept the invi alton of Richard
Croker to accompany Mayor Harrison on
his trip TO the East to take the stump for
Tammany in the Greater New York cam
paign.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
An Aidermam Shot.

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 17.-Alderman J.
B. Habsrkorn was shot and perhaps
fatally wounded by George Jensen in a
saloon quarrel to-day. Jensen. who is
under arrest, claims that the Alderman
attempted to bite off his nose.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
consl Pre.. As.ocintion. Con.bfne

BAKER CITY, Or, Oct. 1.-THE Ore
gon Press Associ ton now in se1sion here
has decided to hold its next annual meet:
ing jointly with the press assocla ions oi
Washin gton and Idaho at Spokane. !
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18

year is OF excellent guilty and is expect
ed o bring from Is to Is cents pound
rise Of 20 cents over last year. AoouS
900 bales OF WOO. are now in storage at tnet
local warehouses awaiting the wool sale.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Ciorerdoke,. Fan Uoot Sol.

CLOVERDALE, CAL. Oct. 1.-THE fall
wool sale day at this place has been set
for FRIDAY, Oc'ober % The fall wool this
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drue.
gists refund the money If it fails to cure, 25c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-26
Next Years Elections.

Next years elections will be for men,
bers of Congress and the sole issue of any
serious import will be the gold standard
and the people will be able to vote intel
ligently if they choose to do so. The Re-
publican party on one side will stand for
the English gold standard system of dear
money, low prices and cheap property
Through the force of events the Repub-
iican party is bound to take or rather
keep this position. The Democratic party
and all other parties will inevitably range
themselves ON the side of silver, higher
prices and cheaper money, and with these
an era of better times will be inaugurated.
These questions will divide the parties
next year and in 1900. Better times will
never come under the gold standard, and
the plain people Notwithstanding their
party prejudices are being forced to this
conclusion. Next year and the year fol-
lowing will demonstrate this so conclu-
sively that no longer will the gold
standard find defenders among the plain
people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-26

The big bankers are getting together all
their forces to endeavor to rush through
the next session of Congress, financial"
scheme that will put them i'll possession
of the country as completely as any mon
archy is in possession of a king and his
nobility. There are four plans. TIE
Secretary, the leading banker ofChicago,
has one scheme. President Williams OF
the Chemical National Bank of New York
city has another. John c. Bullitt, Phil
adelphia lawyer, has another; and Horace
E. White a fourth plan, which is known
as the Baltimore plan. Although these
several plans differ in detail they all aim
at the same general result. Their object
is to take the government out of the
banking, which being interpreted means
to place the government in possession OF
the banks, or put the banks into the gov
eminent business. This is to be done by
replacing greenbacks and treasury notes
issued directly by the government and
bearing no interest, with bank notes
issued by the banks. based OH govern
ment bonds, on which the government is
to pay interest. The government, in
order to inaugurate and carry out the
bankers plan, is to go further into debt to
furnish these bonds, is to pay interest to
the holders of these bonds who would be
the bankers. The government is to be
security for the banks, that their paper
shall always be "sound money!" and to
be permitted to enjoy the favor of stand
ing surity for the banks the government
is to pay them interest on the bonds they
buy in order to make their notes safe for
the people to handle. Isn't all this a
lovely schemes to propose to the people
and call it a ''sound money" and "honest
dollar" currency plan?