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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
SAUSALI7O FIRE PR0TEc 7IOK.
Committee TO Be appointed to Purchase
an, Engine and Establish an
alarm System.

SAUSALITO, CAL, March 2S.-The
mass meeting of citizens, called for the
purpose of devising ways and means for
properly equipping a fire depar tment in
Sausalito. has been postponed until
Wednesday evening on account of the
storm. The meeting was to have been
held last night at the town hall.
]. 7. Harmes is the leader in the move
ment and he has carefully considered
various means Of affo-ding Sausalito pro-
lection from fire and has approved of one
method which he will present at Wednes-
days meeting. He has learned that he
can purchase an old-fashioned, hand
power fire engine, such as the old volun-
teers used, for $780, This, with 1000 feet
of suction hose and as much more fire
hose, will be able to throw a large apd
steady stream.
In order to obtain q water supply a
basin must be built in the bay so that 1T
will be filled by the tides. thus esta blish-
ing u perpetual reservoir. The suction
hose will be run from the engine to the
basin, and any number of men, from six
to twenty, can work the engine. A fire
alarm system is 10 be established on the
water front This, Mr.. Harness figures,
will cost $3.50. He has gone over the fig
ures and finds that a large amount has
been in judiciously spent in Sausalito for
fire apparatus and only $50 feet of hose
and a hosecart is left. Much of the money
has been spent in surveys.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Rapid Firing Gun Invented
by a Regular Army
Private.
Said to Embrace Many Improve.
ments Over the Firearms
Now in Use.
Attacked to. the Weapon Are Two
Mag Carrying Hundred
Cartridges.

VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASH.
March 2S.-William Harle, a private OF
Company II, Fourteenth Infantry, is the
inventor of magazine qua which is be-
lieved by army officers and others familiar
best arm yet invented.
Private Harle's new gun is so arranged
that two magazines may be attached in
stead of one and may be made to contain
from one to 100 cartridges, the capacity OF
the magazine being limited only by the
size OF the gun and the caliber of the pro-
jectile used. The magazine is placed
alongside of the chambe and may be
extended back to the butt of the gun
stock or made to run parallel with the
barrel into the stock. The cartridges are
placed in single perpendicular layer in
the magazine, the bullet pointing down.
ward, and are pressed into firing position
by a press-lock, which also elects the
spent shells by sim pie movement.
1t is believed Harle's gun will be found
superior to any now in use for simplicity
of construction and tor rapid firing. The
weapon is a smooth-bore and will carry a
grooved or self-revolving bullet. OF which,
also. be is the inventor. He claims his
self-revolving bullet is so constructed tn at
when fired from his smooth bore gun it
will be given rotary motion by contact
with the air of much greater velocity than
that given to q bullet fired from a rified
barrel. He also says that his smOOth-bore
gun will offer less resistance to the bullet
than the ritled barrel, and therefore that
his gun will have an advantage in carry
ing-power over the latest improved rifle.
Another important advantage which
Private HarIe claims for his magazine is
that i. is absolutely impossible for cart
ridges to be exploded while in the maga-
zine, no matter how great shock may be
given to the gun containing them. He
has invented TWO breech-blocks differin e
in principle and action, either of which
may be used in connection with his new
gun, one being arranged to work by use of
lever sin, liar 10 that of the Winchester
rifle and the other by a sort of handle
placed underneath the muzzle. The in
ventor claims both 10 be different in
mechanism from any now in use, and that
they will be much quicker and safer in
octiop
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
ANTICS At BELMONT HILL.
Queer Sect Whose Members Wresne With
Imaginary Spirits Which D.s-
iUrb Them

| LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 2S-The
trial of the libel suit of Miss Josephine
Holmes, head and founder of the queer
sect known as the Belmont Hall Society,
| against local newspaper has been the
means of letting in a flood of light upon
the unique professions OF these people and
many of their queer antics at the hall 1t
was disclosed in the testimony taken yes
terday that at least one deluded woman
had passed from the hall to the insane
asylum at Highlands. The witness who
| supplied the merriment of the day, as we'll
as the sensationA was Mrs. Van Auken, a
! former mem Der of the society. Mrs. Van
Auken, referring to Mist Holmes, said:
/ was very susceptible She began her
teachings and l went her way. She led: fol-
lowed. firmly believed her when she told
me that she was the greatest medium OF mod
the work that Christ lett unfinished. She
commanded ME to discard my ideas OF spirit
uallsm. / aid. She ordered me to obey her
implicitly | did SO. She was at my house
| from May untilAugust and was nearly alw VS.
under control OF some unseen spiriiualistic
power.
Sometimes she would hammer the devils out
OF her power with her fists. l vividly recall
my own experience in this particular. She
pounced upon me and pounded me hard, not
being particular where the blows landed.
l dol't now Why | once saw Miss Holmes
make fsuc attack upon John Griddell, q
roomer at the house and thump him until she
thought all the devils OF which he was in
feste had taken flight
The witness viviIly described how the
medium had once found herself under the
control of a snake. She threw herself
upon the floor, but upon her back, con-
trary TO the habit of snakes. She
sauirmed and crawled about the room for
awhile and then darted under couch
upon which was stretched fellow
medium, Miss Lundgren. The latter was
possessed Of wild beast, and between
snake and beast the witness was fright
ened within an inch of her life.
Finally the pair escaped from the con-
troi of the snake and beast spirits and ex-
planned themselves. Their real spirits,
they told Mrs. Van Auken, had been off
on an excursion to Africa and way points.
leaving their unin habited bodies behind.
On their return they found their recently
vacated physical systems in possession of
the claim jumpers sent by the devil for
their vexation, and had a hard tussle to
oust them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
REVOLT OF CHINESE SOLDIERS.
Mutiny Results From the Femme in Kw1n1
Tung-Man- Eating Tigers Rampant
Near Foo Chow

TACOMA, WASH, March % The North
ern Pacific steamer Braema brings news
OF an insurrection at Kaechou, Kwang
Tung province, China. During the famine
there many sufferers were compelled to
sell their children in order to save their
lives. Among the purchasers was the sec
rela,y of the District Magistrate at Mou-
minghsien. He bought two girls, aged 10
and II years. AS he was taking them to
the passenger boat for transport to Can
ton, he was set upon by soldiers and ar.
rested for kidnapping. He appealed to
the magistrate, with the result that his
cap.ors were in turn made captive, bam-
booed and finally driven out of the Yamen.
The soldiers complained to their COM
manding officer, who also took um bragg
and allowed his men to return to the
Yamen and intict revenge on the uniucky
magistrate. Alter beating him the sol.
diers dragged him to the temple of Mars,
and while some made him kneel down,
others plucked out his hair and mustache
by the roots. The regiment then went into
revolt and the troopers have since been
mutineers.
Great alarm prevails throughout the
reg on of Sam-Sah Bay, near Foo Chow,
where The rural population is large, on
account of the ferocious tigers which the
hard winter has driven down from the
mountains. First dogs and pigs began
disappearing with marvellous rapidity,
causing the natives TO lock all their stock
in buildings. Left without means of sub
sistence the hungry beasts gradually be-
came bolder, and have since been attack
ing laborers in the forest and even people
in their dooryards. A half-dozen natives
are known to have been devoured.
A Foo Chow paper states that two tigers
made noise abouta house which sounded
like knocking at the door. When the
head of the family went to the door he
was seized and eaten. When he Gid not
return his son went out to look for him
and shared the same fate.
1t is feared that, having tasted human
blood, the tigers will become a source of
permanent danger. The terror stricken
people have barrcaded their houses, and
the men will not venture out to work ex-
cept in small parties.
The Chinese Govern ment has decided to
order four more armored cruisers, TWO
fast cruisers and several torpedo destroy
ers, all of the English type. This is ow-
ing to the great increase made recently in
Japan's navy. China will rot order any
vessels of over 10000 tons, as she has
neither hal bors nor docks suitable for
them. The programme for several years
to come will be TO order vessels of 5000
tons. Voluntary retrenchments made at
the palaces of the Emperor, Empress and
Dowager Empress are to be devoted
toward strengthening the new navy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

towers were blown down, entalilng loss
of $4,000 or $1,000. The iron frames were
twisted as though of the smallest wire
and will be entirely useless. The new
and unoccupied residence of Bert McDon-
aid wa. blown down, striking against
the residence of William Wing and mar
row1y escaped killing TWO little children
that were in the room playing.
The storm did much damage to the
State University and blew off the entire
roof of the adjoining dormitory, permit
ting the rain to drive full into the four
story building. Two hundred students
were in the building. many of whom fed
for their lives when the roof was carried
away. The roof was carried 100 yards,
lighting on and crushing the roof of u
cottage In which four people were seated,
but none of them were even in iured,
though all were entombed by falling
debris.
church just to the north of the uni
versity had the entire east side blown in
and was unroofed, the wind carrying the
roof block away. The residence of DIR.
Graves, Immediately north of the church,
was lifted from its foundation, twisted
completely around and set down in the
same place, so badly damaged, however,
that none of the doors could be opened
to permit of the escape of the frightened
inmates.
The small town OF Clarksvlle near this
city was swept by the wind and many
horses were killed by flying debr.s. The
storm was general in this district.
At Buda two persons were killed. The
storm WAS over in an hour and the sun
came out brightly afterward.
CORSICANA, TEX. March 2S.-New;
was received hero tonight from Calvert
Texas, that terrific tornado visited that
place this evening and did great damage
to buildings.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Victims of the Forest Hill
Mine Disaster Are
Rescued.
Reached by Their Companions
When Almost Dead From
Hunger.
Passed Nearly Seventy Hours in
Drift Closed by Tons of
Gazing Earth.

AUBURN, CAL, March 2s.-The glad
news reached here about o'clock of the
rescue OF the two miners. Scott Wilson
and George Simpson, who were entombed
in the Dardanelles drift Eline tunnel, near
Forest Hill. The men were completely
exhausted, and tell story of an expert
ence horrible in the extreme. They had
been und erground for nearly seventy
hours and with nothing to eat
Wilson is married man and resides a
short distance from the mine. When he
failed to return to his evening meal on
Friday his aged father went to learn the
cause. Upon reaching the mine he found
the mems luncheon untouched on the
outside. Further examination revealed q
cave-in in the chute which opens into the
main tunnel.
Assistance was summoned from Forest
Hill. a large number OF miners re-
sponded and short drifts we're begun. The
greatest anxiety prevailed. as the unfor-
tunates might have been caught and
crushed to death by the caving earth or
smothered, or they might even have been
drowned, as the outlet for the escaping
water had been closed.
At one time Yesterday the debris was
nearly cleared away when second cave.
in followed. Not until this afternoon did
those outside have any hopes OF ever find
ing those in the tunnel alive. Water began
to flow from the air shaft, and then it was
known that the imprisoned men had
broken the pipe in order to keep from
drowning. Later the sound of picks could
be heard issuing from the inside. En-
courased by these signs oflife, the rescuers
redoubled their efforts, and after dark
this evening succeeded in digging through
to the half. .famished ana almost crazed
miners.
Now there is great rejoicing at the Hill
and also at the home of Scott Wilson,
where wife and little one were anxiously
waiting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
y0K0HL WILEY c0PPER.
Discovery of a Yem Refer Than Those
in the Loke Superior Mining
Reqion

VISALIA, CAL. March 28.-An impor-
tant mining discovery has just been mace
public here. In Yokohl Valley, eighteen
miles east of this city, a copper mine has
been found in VIII ch the ore is said to be
much richer than that in the Lake Supe.
rior mines. The owners have had an ex-
pert from ST. Louis, Mo-, investigate, and
on his recommendation a small sme!ter
has been ordered and a thorough test will
be made as soon as the machinery arrives.
Several leading citizens are interested
in the venture. They have secured an
option on a tract of 300 acres, beneath
which the vein is located. There is plenty
of wood and water close by, ana the
amount of ore appears to be unlim ited
containing % per cent copper. The dis
covery has occasioned quite stir in that
locality
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

Sunday Baseball Playing attacked From
the Csty's PNtpits.

FRESNO. CAL, March 28.-The Min
isterial Union of this city has passed reso-
lutions condemning baseball playing on
Sunday. The Morning Republican, which
has q team and lads and abets it' in its
Sunday game, also comes in for words of
criticism. The preachers declare that it
is with some reluctance that they must do
their duty.
Rev. J. E. Carpenter of the South Meth
odist Church this morning attacked the
athletic contests held by the local athletic
club. Some of these. the gentleman said,
were nothing more than brutal slogging
matches The tournament which is to be
held in this city on April was denounced
ana was characterized as one to be given
for the purposes of brutal sport. Rev. Mr..
Carpenter then took up his objections to
baseball-playing on Sunday and entered
into a vigorous condemnation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
TALKS TO srAAFoRD srUDES1s
Dharmsapnid, the BMddhist PhtIos opher,
DN His PennIa,s Grad

PALO ALTO, CAL, March 2S.-Ana-
garika IA. Dharmapala. the Buddhist
philosopher, addressed large audience of
students on 1.-The Philosophy of Bud
dhim, :" in the chapel to-day. He de-
scribed the civilization of the Brahmans
at the time of Buddha's coming. 1t was
q period of religious unrest. The people
were in the state to welcomeya reformer,
and the doctrine of Buddha soon spread
and took firm root. The distinguished
indian compared the civilizations of the
east and the west. He presented many
facts TO show how well adapted was the
faith OF Buddha to tue subjective devei-
opment OF the Indian people. His OBJ
iect was to show the exalted conceptions
of divinity as embodied in tho faith OF
Buddha.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
SPANISH I4.OOPS UIINOUS.
Signs of Insubordinntion aud Discon
frMt Harm Off. rs.

NEW YORK, n. Y, March ga dis
patch to the Sun from Havana says:
There Is great alarm in Havana on account
of the signs of insubordination and dis
content shown by the Spanish troops.
The Government Is now seven months
in arrears in its account with the army
and has no money to make even month s
payment. The soldiers speak loudly
against the Government. and say they
will not wait for their money any longer.
The officers, who have been doing tkei r
best to caeck the spirit of revolt among
the private soldiers, say also that they are
tired and cannot longer endure the en-
barrassing situation.
General Weyler has given orders to the
chiefs of battalions 10 prevent mutiny
by keeping the troops as much as possible
out of the towns.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
FIERCE WINDS IN TEXAS.
Austin and V,cinify Swept by cyclone,
Causing Destruction of Property
1Dd Loss of fe.
ana Loss OF L Re.

AUSTIN, Tex. March 2S.-A terrific
cyclone visited this city and surrounding
country this afternoon, doing damage 10
life and property. The wind came from
the southwest and blew at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour for nearly twenty
minutes tearing down trees or splitting
them asunder. Several electric-light
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

San Diego County. last night. His body
was discovered this morning. He had
been sick for several weeks and his life
despaired of three weeks ago. He rallied
and last Wednesday went to Elsinore.
He had been improving until attacked
fatally last night. Mr.. RAIDER was
thirty-t third degree Mason and a knight
Templar and native of Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Fresno Co..nty Eabbst- D-sr..

FRESNO. CAL. March 2S.-A shotgun
rabbit-drivc was held in the country south
of Washington Colony yesterday. Be-
tween 5000 and 5000 rabbits were killed,
and there was not single accident.
There were about 400 shotsuns in action
and their work was deadly. The firing
was fast and furious and many of the
guns became uncom fortably hot. About
1900 rabbits were killed in tn, corral. The
drive was success in every resrect.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
San Dt-oo Stnbbtno Afrav.

SAN DIEGO. CAL, March 2s-During q
row in the Weeping Willow, a notorious
resort near the water front, Hans Nelson.
. sailor from the gunboat Adams. was to-
night seriously if not fatally abbed in
the throat aud head. Two negroes, Dick
Price and Jim Gates. are suspected OF the
crime. Price has been arrested and the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Ell DORADO OUTLAWS FATE,
Stage Robber Hovnaam Sentenced to Eight
Te0rs' Inspris0nm snf.

Ir0rs' IWpTttOnW'Nf.
PLACERVILLE, CAL. March 2S.-
George J. G. Hoyman. who robbed the
Auburn and Georgetown stage on two sue
cessive days-Decembe ber II and 18 last
taking the Weils-Fargo treasure-box on
both occasions, was found guilty of high
way robbery last night anc sentenced to
eight years of penal servitude. His ac-
complice, Q. c. Collins, against whom
Hoyman turned States evidence, was also
convicted and will be sentenced on Tues
day next. Perron Lee, the third mem mber
of the noted gang of outlaws which oper
ated in Greenwood County for several
years, will be brought to trial on April TO-
Sheriff Hilbert of Placerville and Sheriff
Conroy of Auburn, who ferreted out the
highwaymen, are being congratulated on
all sides for their clever work.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
landslide 1T USALITO.
Tons of Failing Earth Docs Damage Z
q Nesr BMiidt Tag.

Nesc BMtid tag.
SAUSALITO, CAL. March 28.-The lay
ing of the cornerstone of the News and
Postoffice building will not take place to-
morrow, as the young ladies OF the "hill''
had arranged. The rain of last night and
this morning has caused the hill TO slide,
and tons of dirt crashed into the
brickwork already completed on the new
building and knocked i. out of shape, be-
sides burying 1t in some places completely
out of view.
The site of the building presented sorry
spectacle this morning. Besides the dam-
age caused during the night, the water
formed in lake, covering all the space
occupied by the structure. The work OF
removing the debris and damaged ma
sonry will commence tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
stole Hors-. Near se1ma.

FRESNO, CAL, March 27.--Miks Reed
was arrested at Selma and brought to the
County Jail to-day by Constable William
Spencer The prisoner is charged with
norse-stealing, and is considered bad
character in the southern part of tine
county. He has~a brother in State s
prison serving sentence for horse-steal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Sanksv Preache. at Fresno.

FRESNO. CAL, March 2S.-Ira D.
Sankey, the evangelist, who with his fam
lily is spending few days in Fresno. on
his way 10 Arizona, conducted services
this afternoon and evening at the Ad-
ventist church. The church was packed
to the doors, and hundreds were turned
away. All the churches dispensed with
their regular services to enable the men,
bers to hear Sankey.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

stroyed by fire at 2 O'Clock this morning.
The loss is 5000. The hotel was owned
by Paul Brizzolara ard conducted by
William Furber. The origin of. the con-
dagration is unknown. f
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
san PEDRO CITIZENS FIGHT.
Lascyer Sav00e aud Editor BemtiH In.
dul0e In Ftsficufs

dmi0e In Fisficufs.
SAN PEDRO, CAL, March 28.-A fistic
encounter which took place here yester-
day shook local society from center
to circum ference. w. H. Savage and Ed
itor Bently came to blows and Bently was
badly used up. Savage was arrested,
pleaded guilty to charge of battery and
was fined. Savage is one of San Pedro's
pioneer lawyers. Bently is the editor and
proprietor OF the Weekly News. A SEN
sational article appeared in the last issue
of the News, attacking the character OF
Savage, and it was this that led to the
difficultv
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

police are after Gates and believe they
will have him before morning. Price
says he saw the trouble but was not a
party TO it. Physicians say Nelson may
recover.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 2S.-The
body OF barber known only as Joe"
was discovered in a lum ber-yard this
morning. 1t is supposed he committed
suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxativ 81 ONO Quinine Tablets. All drug.
gisIs refund the money ii II tails 10 cure. 25c
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
Fire Destroy. a Pteto Hotel

UKIAH, CAL, March 2s.-The hotel at
Pieta. eighteen miles south OF this place.
on the line OF the San Francisco and
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
LOS ANGELES EX-MAY0R DEAD.
Unattended by Relatives or
Friends

LOS ANGELES, CAL. March 2S.-Frank
RAIDER. ex-Mayor of Los Angeles, died
from neuralgia OF the heart at Elsinore,
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
SPRING & SUMNER
SUITS $5:s5

In the very nattiest of the new shades.
Single and double breasted sacks. Made
up elegantly after the latest fashion
plates. Lined well and sewed well
throughout Three times the money can
not buy better suits anywhere.
Only a few of these suits. If you
want one, come quick. Sale lasts till
Saturday night--if the stock holds out
that long.