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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
ETC HIT WRECK ON THE CENTRAL.
Tho Road BLOCKED TOR Several Hours and All
Trains 20 Albany Delayed.

IF8Inb 10 AIuAh5 DoIHJeu'
ALBANY, Dec. ia freight train on tho New
York Central Railroad was wrecked at Hyde
Park this morning. blocking the road for twelve
hours. The Central Station was thronged for
hours by people anxious to learn the p~articu-
lars Of the wreck. Anxiety subsidized when It
" ls announced that no lives were lost.
The Lake Shore Limited was the first train
to arrive from New York, reaching here at $3.50
this afternoon, via Chatham. over the New York
and Harlem and the Boston and Albany rail.
On his train was Joseph Leberer of West Al.
bany, the fireman OF the wrecked freight train.
He was taken TO tho Albany Hospital and after
ward removed to his homo. His back was 90
vereiy but not seriously injured.
The Newspaper train, caught just below tho
mot reach hero until shortly after z O'Clock TO-
night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
NEHIE1,s WELCOME At MADRID.
CarEisa . TAird or q nile or the Shoulders OF
= Cheering Crowd.


Special Cable Dsspafoh to TEE Sur.
MADRID, Dec. 12.-Gen. Weyler arrived here
to-day. Attic instance Of Senior Romero Robledo
1000 Csrlists. Republicans and others, gathered
at the railway station to welcome the ex.Cap-
tain.General OF Cuba AS Gen. Weyler emerged
from the train the crowd cheered him. Just as
he was about to step into his carriage a band Of
his admirers surrounded him, and. lifting him
upon their shoulders, carried him q third of
q mile, the crowd following and cheering
loudly. When this distance had boon covered
Gen. Weyler was allowed to take q seat in an
open carriage. and the remainder of tho dis.
lance to his hotel was traversod without his re-
ceiving any popular notice. Tho enthusiasm Of
his supporters evaporated when they entered
the main streets of the city. Tho citizens gon-
orally were Indifferent to weyler's presence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
GERMANS AT KIAo CHOU.

Already Collecting Customa-win work Coal
Beds 400 Kilometres Distant.
Special Gable Dsspntoh to TIE SUN.
BERLIN. Dec. 12--Osl ipanies are already be-
ing formed to work the cpsl beds at Wei, which
10 nearly o hundred kilometres from Kiao Chou
Bay, the part Of China recently seized by Ger
many. These companies propose to construct
railways to Wei, to erect storehouses, SC.
According TO q despatch from Shanghai tho
Germans are already collecting the customs and
arranging the administration Of Kiao Chou,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13

DALLLs. Tex. Dec. l2.-Mme. Adelaide Herr
mann denies the story sent out last week from
lPaso that she wac caught smuggling a guam
aity OF Japanese silk over the line from Mexico.
She says she did not know tho silk was dutia-
bile and that as SSon as she WAS informed of the
law she settled with the customs ofioers and NO
charges were made against her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
FORM0SA REBELS ACTIVE.
They Have secured Hundreds Or Recruits sIuoo
the Summer BattleS-

TACOMA. Wash. Dec. 18th steamer Tacoma,
from tbs Orient, brings advises that tho rebels
In Formosa are again assuming tho offensive.
Hundreds of recruits have been added to their
ranks since the battles OF last summer. when the
rebels were driven back from the seacoast towns.
Early In November 600 rebels attacked the port
csc oficial and his deputy were killed and a
large amount OF booty was secured before tho
police and gendarmes could repel the onslaught.
Three rebel leaders captured at Unrin were shot
down without trial by orders Of the Japanese
civil o~haoiAls. The military authorities are
much incensed At this civilian interference and
have made complaint to Toxic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
amaIpo. T~hreatess 3 CoIIeGe rer women

COLUMBIA. 8. c., Dec. 1.-the breaking out
Of smallpox at Rockhill. the seat OF Winthrop
College. where thore are upward OF Eve hundred
young women. has created great uneasiness.
The disease was brought there from Atlanta.
Every doctor in town Is yaccinating the inhabi-
tants day and night. Tho Governor has APP
pointed a commission TO visit tho town to-mor-
row and investigate conditions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
SLEIGH ROUTE To DAWSON.


VICTORIA. b. C., Dec. l2.-Sir Charles TupptR.
late Premier OF Canada, has perfected a giganIi
scheme for securing winter communication With
the Klondike by a relay sleigh or drosky route
via the Stickcen River and Teslin Lake. lie viii
despatch a pioneer party TO Dawson on New
Years Day. His political diplomacy - evt
donced by the persistent announcement that 10
would be madness 10 attempt a winter Journey
rival enterprise thus being checkmated and .
monOpoly secured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13

Il Il Reported That tho Price WIN ne Cat t.
$50 within a Year.

CHICAGO. Dec. l2.-It looks az though the
800 typewriter would soon DO practically o
thing Of tho past. Nearly all the leading manu-
facturers are in Q combine. but the sales have
been cut into to an alarming extent by outside
makora.
A representative of the combine here is au-
thority for the statement that a general cut of
90 per cent. will be made before another year is
ended. He thought such action would practi-
cally cut of competition and admitted that $50
was Q fair price for q trst-class machine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
BLAN0O HELPS OFFICE HOLDERS.
RsvoEes tho Decree noquirinE Then % De-
pOsit Heavy Security.

pOsit Heavy Security.
AVA Dec. ll.-In order to make Il posi-
BILE for some officials lately appointed by the
Government to hold once in Cuba, Gen. BlAnco
will Issue q decree tomorrow excepting them
from giving bonds to the Treasury. Many
II they had TO deposit the heavy guarantees do.
mRnded by Law. The CaptAin'0eneral revokea
also all previous DEGREES by which the nunioi-
pAlitieS are allowed To- seize And sell property OF
Taxpayers IN debt to them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
SEVEN MONTHS WITHOUT TRIAL.
Al American Kept In Solitary Confinement In
~ Mexican PFiso..

OAxAoA. Mexico, Dec. 12.-About seven
msnths ago J. y. Bradt, an American conductor
on the Mexican Southern Railway. was arrested
here and placed In solitary confinement in tho
State prison on tho charge OF being responsible
for an accident that happened to his train. He
has been kept in prison ever since without trial
and the case has been appealed TO United States
Consul. General Barlow. Bradt 10 suffering So
verely from his long confinement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 12.-The Government
meteorological Bureau hore has received ad :
vices from Acapulco and other points along
that part OF the Paeinc coast announcing several
SarIhouGkO shocks In the last three days. Each
shook WAS of short duration, and no damage
was done,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
IntrapslroAurs Drs,nas story DsaisA.

1DssIaI CdbIs DsSpaIoh 20 TIE DUH.
PARIs Dec.12.-The Government and ex-Prime
Minister Dupuy both deny the statements which
appeared In the hntraAsi0saAt yesterday pur-
porting 70 give the true details Of the DrsyfuS
ease
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
R1oH GOLD STRIKE I'M Texas.
Prospeotors Are RuhhinE to Indian Creek. and
Qreat EHeltemant PraHaila.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Dec. l2.-There 10 great
excitement throughout this section over reports
of the richness Of the recent gold finds on Indian
Creek. 100 miles west Of here. One assay Of ore
Just made ran S4,750 to the ton. Over o
claims have been Btaked of. and prospectors
arc rushing to the place from this city and the
neighboring farms and ranches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
AMMUNITION LANDED I'M oUBA.
300 shells FOR the Pneumatio Dynanite GuI
Included.

Patrid. the official organ of the JuntA In this
city, publishes the following statement:
"our brothers in the field have just received
a new expedition which landed 1900 cannon
balls and shells. including 200 shells for the
pneumatic dynamite gun; 800 rifles, 3OO.O 900
rounds OF ammunition, 900 machetes, many
dynamite bombs, several electrical machines for
war purposes, clothes and proyisIons."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
CAPT. MAHAN,s NEW BOOK ABROAD.
A Lenden Newspaper Contrasts It Favorabiy
with Bryco,s yiowp.

with Bryco'p VIoWp.
Special Gable Despatoh to THE Sun.
LONDON, Dec. IAN the papers publish
lengthy reviews of American Interest in Sea
Power" the latest work Of Capt. Alfred T.
Mahan, U. 8. N, retired, which 10 published to-
day. Tho Daily Netrs contrasts It with Prof.
James Bryce's paper Published in the Forum,
and concludes that the weight Of reasoning is
rather with the strateRist than the statesman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
stricken with Paralysis at Mass.

Mrs. Mary Roche. 60 years old. of ID Chapel
street, Brooklyn. attended early mass at St.
yesterday morning. While there ale was
stricken with paralysis. She was taken TO St
Peters Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
CUSTOMS SURVEYOR GONE.

to He Short.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia, Dec. 12.-R. N. white
sey. Surveyor of Customs and Q well-known citt-
sen. has not been seen for three days. It is said
that he 10 short several thousand dollars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
A BIG STRIKE OF OIL.
Ne Tanks Were Ready ana . Great QuAnnty
was WASTED.

FINDLAY. o.. Dec. ia big strike of oil was
made yesterday on the farm OF Moses Moan.
nelly, in Big Lick township. by tho Standard
Oil Company. Tho we'll was drilled 1873 feet
into the oil.besring rock, being much deeper
than any other we'll drilled in :his field. AZ
that depth there was no sign of oil, but q large
charge OF nitro-glycerine was exploded at the
bottom OF the well. and the last effort WAS ro
warded by u big flow OF oil.
Owing to the, poor prospects no tanks had
been act up, and tho oil poured out upon the
ground all night, and to-day there 10 a voritAble
sea OF oil around the well for several hundred
feet. This afternoon pipes were connected. and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
DIVORCE IN HIGH LIFE,
X. Z. Stevenson, Coachman for the Late
Colonel q. +. Crocker, in Mari
tai Litig alton.

Robert c. Stevenson, coachman for the
late Colonel c. F. Crocker. is in trouble
with his wife Minnie, and he says it grows
out Of the fact that she is so unreason able
as to complain because he lives in San
Mateo County while she is compelled to
get along in the less salubrious climate of
San Francisco.
1t is not to be expected, it seems to MIR.
Stevenson, that wife should demand
that her husband live in the same county
that she does. He therefore instituted
suit for divorce on the ground of cruelty,
because she worried him with importuni-
ties to come to San Francisco or to take
her to Uplands. She unreasona bly, COM
planned OF being lonesome and refused to
be comforted. though she had the COM
pany of their little child for solace.
In response to his action Mrs. Stevenson
presented cross complaint accusing him
of desertion and cruelty, and asked for
sufficient alimony to support her in a
manner worthy of the wife of Colonel
Crocker's coachman.
incidentally she alleged that he is in re-
ceipt OF salary OF SIS month. but his
attorney simply scoffed at that estimate
of his clients income and thought tn at
any one ought to know that it is much
| less.
Pending proposition to compromise on
$20 month tor alimony the case was con-
tlnued for one week by Judge Hebbard
yesterday.
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crossing the Atlantic Mr.. Filcher made
himself famous by witnessing remark
able poker game in which occurred COM
bination OF the cards that has no equal in
the history of card playing. The story
was telegraphed ali over the world, and
many would have doubted its truth if Mr..
Filcher had not made affidavit to the
statement.
Mr.. Ficher returns full of enthusiasm
over the success of the California exhibit
at the German exposition. He stated that
just before he left Ham burg he was as
sured that this State would receive the
big gold medal for the best exhibit of any
country in the world. His informant is
one OF the high officials of the exposition,
and he said that his co-judges had all
agreed upon the award of this medal,
which is worth $225 in coin. 1t is for he
best exhibit of all competitors. The
award was to have been made on the LIST
| inst.
The Californian states that the products
OF this State have caused the greatest en-
| thuslasm among all of the importers of
Europe. While fine fruits were exhibited
! from all parts of the world still those
| from the Golden West put all of the others
! completely In the shade and now the de-
mand for California products, fruits es-
peclaily, is by far greater than the supply.
In consequence of this exhibit the I'M
porters OF nearly all of Europe are sending
ord RS to this State five to one to which
they were ordering before. Hamburg is
the great commercial center of Europe.
Last year the exports to that city were
about 81 900, 900, but this year they will
amount to So 900 900. This trade is parti-
cularly valuable as the terms are three
days sight draft on bills of lading.
Just before Mr.. Filcher left Hamburg he
urged to take the exhibit to Vienna, st.
Petersburg and Copenhagen to the expo
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
MAIL ORDER.

few days ago and read the Bateman
brothers lecture on their tardine s. The
answer was that the building would he
finished ION time" What ''time' was
not speclhed. Others. however, con-
versant with contract work have inquired
tn time to be somewhere about the end
OF the present century.
One builder who was present when the
conversation was going on volunteered the
statement that with the present force of
men now at work 1t would take about five
years to finish the job. Others have ali.
lowed to the 31st of December, 1899. with
about three more years in which to do the
inside work.
The only men that are in no way an
noyed over the affair are the contractors.
Inc property-owners and business men
may do the worrying, the Bateman broth.
ers will do the thinking, while the lonely
Workmen will do the hardest portion and
get the least out of the job.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
HAVE GOT A CLEW.
Something Learned About Charles
Black, the Runaway Boy From
ROches ter, n, L.


Rochester, N, L.
since the publication in THE CALL on
July 26 of the story about the boy Charles
Black, who left bis home in Rochester.
n. Y, because he was afraid of being ar
rested, Rev. G. B. f. HalIock of the Brick
Presby terrain Church of that city has re-
celved letter from ST. b." dated San
Francisco. July 81.
In the letter ct. B" says that he met
the boy in this City on June 8, and three
days later gave him money to go to a GER
tain place to get work. He does not know
if ne went there ornot, but promises to do
his best to find him.
The reason 1T. 3D. does not give his
name is because he does not want any no.
toriety by Chief Lees. or any of his detec-
tives coming around him. He also gives
as reason for not disclosing the place
where the boy was going is that if Chief
Lees commenced to inquire about the boy
he might take fright and leave.
The boy has no occasion to fear any
trouble and will be received most affec-
tionately by his distracted parents, who
will send him money to take him back
home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
CALIFORNIA
BIG VICTORY
It's Exhibit at Hamburg
Wins the Fine Gold
Medal Prize.
European Importers Very Anz-
ious to Obtain Pacific
Coast Fruits.
J. A. Filcher of the Board of Trade
Predicts a Great Boom for
Our Farmers.

J. 4. Ficher, manager of the State
Board OF Trade, returned Friday from
Ham burg, Germany, where he has BEEN
in charge of the California exhibit at the
great international exposition. The first
question asked him by his friends is,
'How about that poker game2' While
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08

sitions to be held there. In every case the
most hattering offers were made to him
space, light and some of the other ex-
penses, free. Mr.. Filcher states that the
California exhibit at Ham burg has done
more for the State than any other means
that could be thought of in the way of adj
vertisiug the resources of this coast.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
Bateman Brothers, Contractors,
Seem Determined to Be
II On Time.D
Will the New Building Be Finished
by the End Of the Present
Century,
Six Stonecutters.
Two Stonesetters.
Three Bricklayers.
Three Lab orers.
One Carpenter.

One Carpenter.
That Bateman Bros, contractors for the
new Hall of Justice on Kearny and Wash.
ington streets, are determined to have the
building finished and turned over to the
Supervisors by the LIST of next March is
made more than apparent by the large
force of men now working on the con-
struction.
During five days of last week there were
no less than fifteen men at work. OF these
there were six sstonecutters, two stone
settlers, three brickIayers, three laborers
and one solitary carpenter. Yesterday,
however, being Saturday, four of the stone
cutters, two stoneset tiers and the carpen-
ter lay off to rest in the afternoon, leaving
but two stonecutters, three brickIayers
and three Iaborers at WORK
With this force of determined men on
such a large building there can be but
very little doubt that Bateman Bros. will
be on the safe side of the contract when
the time comes for turning the Hall of
Justice over to the authorities.
On the ground there is, probably, about
ten tons of sandstone, dressed and I'M
dressed. The rest, that Will in the far dis
tant future be put in place, is either in the
Colusa quarry or on the way here. A
portion of it may. however. be in the
marble saw yards of Musta & Sons, at 707
Battery street, where it is to be cut into
suitable blocks for the building. AS for
The steel Orders that will at some future
| date be used in the construction, they
may or may not still be pigiron, for all
the taxpayers know. But this is matter
OF Indifference. One thing is certain, and
that is that by the time the building is
ready for the steel work there will be
ample opportunities to have the metal
mined and cast before it will be required
on the walls.
Property-owners and business men on
the line of Kearny and other streets In
the vicinity, where the Hall of Justice
will some day be erected, have time and
again appealed to the Supervisors to urge
upon the contractors TO either go ahead
with the building or take down the OBJ
| iectionable fence which surrounds the en-
closure and cover up the site with sand
anything rather than have the place kept
| in It's present unsightly condition. But
| to all such entreaties the contractors paid
not the slightest attention.
l Supervisor Sheehan visited the site a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
SingIe-Tax Lecture.

The meeting of the Congregational Monday
Club tomorrow morning in the Y. M. C. A.
building will be addressed by Ralph Hoyt on
The Single Tax" A discussion viii follow.
me public generally, as well as ministers, are
cordially INVITED TO be present at $50 A, ".
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A whale can remain under water fo1
one and a half hours.
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OUR 75o EXAMINES, black only, fancy O6C
stripes. Our entire 75c line for hnaI - y
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BIsoUE FIGURES, Z inches high. For 1SC
final cleanup. Pair ~
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SHELF PAPER-24 sheets of shelf 81
paper or....t....... ................... Z2
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TIPTOP WRITING PAPER-24 sheets z,
and "a envelopes in a box for .......... y
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FINAL CLEANUP IN
THE BAZAAR.

PAINTED METAL PLAQUES. art studies OOC
of European stuIents pre- ty for ~
ties, II inches wide. Cleanup price,. Each
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FELs & CO.'S DREAMED TOOTH SOAP O1C
cut from l5c 70. ....:...... .............. L Z2
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BLACK LACE FIGURED EXAMINES, or,
3s-nch. Our entire 50cline being closed 10
out at. Observation-Disclosures. Var
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pleasure bent. He makes the New Meth
lands his home while here.
Fasteners look on every Californian
with suspicion nowadays. They all fancy
that new arrivals from the coast are here
either to form an exploration party to the
Klondike, or float few thousand shares
OF California gold mines on the market.
From all sides come the most enthusiastic
praise of THE CALL and Its exhaustive
articles on the Klondike and Alaskan
regions.
The CALL office, down on Park Row.
has been overrun with demands for extra
copies of HE CALL, that speaks for all.
and every line relating to the wonderful
Klondike boom is devoured with intense
interest.
At the Hotel Savoy welI-known San
Franciscan, Benjamin Schmidt, is among
the midsummer guests.
Florence Price Butz, from San Francisco,
was also guest at the Savoy last week.
On Thursday she joined friends down
town, and sails for Europe this week.
had the pleasure of meeting the dis
tInguished DR.. William ]. Younger and
his two charming daughters, the Misses
Alice and Lucille, Friday afternoon. They
were guests at the Hoffman House, and il
was there the doctor told me OF their pros
pective trip abroad. He looks in magnif-
cent good health; and is simply brimming
over with enthusiasm and good spirits.
"First," said DR.. Younger, 1--WE will &C
to Cherbourg, France, to join my wife,
who is visiting at the home of Major and
Mrs. Bulwer. will remain there week,
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INK TABLETS, size 5xS. los sheets
Cleanup price ................
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FANCY TAFFETAS AND SATIN BRO
CADES. guaranteed all pure silk. 49, S0C
fnch heavy fabric. Sold for 75c be- ~
fore clearance Cleanup price ........ Yard
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-05
To Preserve Bouquets.

The soft green stems of certain
flowers quickly grow Shiny and Of
fensive in water. Clip the stems every
day, or put powdered charcoal in the
water, and keep the flowers in vases
that are not transparent.
Leaves absorb water more easily
than a woody stem land for this kind
of flowers it is best to let few leaves
remain on the part that goes into the
water, as the flowers will keep fresh
longer.
A bouquet, sprinkled lightly with
fresh water, then kept in soapsuds
which are changed every third day,
will retain it's brightness and beauty
for at least month. Take the bou-
quet out of the suds evry morning,
and lay it sideways in fresh water,
the stock entering first. After min
ute or two, take it out, sprinkle the
flowers lightly by hand with fresh
water, and replace the bouquet in the
suds.