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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
simple. Rites
AT. THE GRAVE
- ----.----------- ------ =.
Body of Henry George.
Buried in Greenwood .
Cemetery. i: :. :. !.
Short Fun erai Service Con-
= Quoted Before but a Few
Persons. :. i. !. !.
The hiIosopherlnterred; Near the
g.. Tomb of. Henry Ward ~:
T.: :<> Beecher. :. *: J. !
Special Dispatch to oTHE CALL.

NEW YORK. Nov. AFTER q simple
Henry George was finally laid to rest in
Green wood Cemetery to-day. Only a. few
persons were present at the family resi-
+dence, and the .cere onies to-day were the
antithe$fs: OF those OF yesterday. rs"
ln.the. home overlooking The Narrews,
where Mr.. George had lived, and. W erked
there was II o trace of mourning. In com
pliance with the express wishes of the
dead man, every trace OF ii had been re-
moved from the house. -: :: - 4.
Rev. DR.; Krams r.. OF Bath Beach con-
Quoted the funeral service. After: reading
part of the Episco pal. service DIR. :Kra me r
paid touching tribute to Mr. George;
He alluded:.io the fact that to-day was
All Saints day and therefore fitting oc-'
easion to com NIT the rem aims OF Henry
George, one OF the Latter-day Christians,
tohis grave. DR.. Kramer testified to the
personal reiigioh OF Mr.. George. The
power of religion in social problems was
once questioned by a man who was talk
ing with Mr.. George. With flashing eye
Mr.. George replied -. q"
I'll religion be nothing more than you
think it TO be our cause is lost. because
unless there is realityln religion. and we
can appeal through it to humanity, we
shall never get back Gods land for God s
poor. children"
Alter the Lords prayer had been said
by" all, Rev. DR.. MeGfynn paid personal
tribute 10 the departed. He said II
seemed as though they were standlng:by
the triumphant car OF some Roman hero
rather than by the bier of a d cad phlios-
opfer, and ended Dy de decaring that Henry
George and She cause he espoused were to-
Qay more alive than ever in the hearts of
the democracy. -, .':I:%
For a bout len min ute, afterthe concfu-
sion of:the. exercises an oppoI tuni y was
offered to those lin the house 10 take a
last Ioek; at The body Tn*j ne easke-.~ Just
after IL O'Clock the: coffin was closed,
taken out in to the rain anu placed In the
hearse. OnEy members OF the family and
intimate friends accom- panied the rem aims
to:1he cemetery :: =.
The services AT: the grave were:very
short, being simply: the burial service. of
The Episcopal church Besides the family
Of Mr.. George there: were present about
200 people: The grave. which is: situated
on bluff in a part OF Greer wood, is quite
close TO. the tomb of Henry Ward Beech err.
Near at hand is also: the grave OF Mrs.
Ben jam!n T. Tracy. .... =: :.:.';
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
MANSFIELD NAMED
TO SUCCEED M'EVOY
Appointed to the Shrievalty
by San Mateo <County's
Supervisors.
The wounded officer Rewarded
for His Fear essness as an
Under Sheriff.
specIal pIspatch % THE cALL.


REDWOOD CITY, Nov. II. II. Mans
field. the brave Under Sheriff OF San
Mateo County, who was shot by Thomas
Flannelly, the parricide and murderer of
Sheriff McEvoy, was to-day appointed
Sheriff OF this county by the Board Of
Supervisors. petition asking for the
appointment OF Mansfield had been pre-
sented to the board, numerously signed
by citizens OF this place.
J. f. Mansfield has filled the position Of
Under Sheriff for period of about five
years, having been appointed by Sheriff
McEvoy when the latter was first elected
to office in 1892. He has always been a
fearless officer. az his actions showed in
the arrest OF Flannelly for the murder of
his father. While being made mark by
Flannelly he never linched, but stood in
the doorway OF the room in which tie
murderer was entrenched and empsled
four revolv rs at the parricide, with the
result that Flannelly now has seven bullet
WOUNDS III his body. Mansfield was him
self shot in the arm, and yesterday even
ing he left for San Francisco to consult
the physicians CT. the German Hospital,
where he now Is.
The Board of Supervisors to-day elected:
Supervisor P. H. MeEgoy, brother of
the dead Sheriff, chairman of the. board,
to ill the vacancy caused ytthe death
of Supervisor J. j. Brown. - -
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F0RTiFlcAT10hs= si'7E .sfLEc7E0.
assistant Secretary of War Meiket-
!. III. /. john. Visits f. the = Magnolia 81
i .. =: Bluff Reservation. S III. i. i:


! SEATTLE. Nov IA site was selected
yesterday. for: the #Governnent" fortitl:
cations to: be CONSTRUCTED onthe Magnolia
Bluff military reservation. The army post
location is about mile north OF. the city
and inc! udes 900 acres of lanls. The selec:
ton was made bv Assistant Secretary OF
War !Georze D. Meikeliohn, who arrived
at"noon today. He is on a tour*of in
.spection of Western army po It's: Accom-:
panylne him is All. Schofeld, +. hief clerk
of the War Department; Captain e. Fl.
Chase OF the Third Cavalry, Jefferson
barracks, St.Loult; Caprain %. E.. Ware,
st. Louis, anc g. A. :Adeam. Little Rock.
Tney will. depart Tomorrow morning for
Vancouver, Wash, and from there Will
proceed to San Francisco. j. = I! :: :
: In conversation Yesterday with THE
CALL correspondent Mr.. Meikelj ohm added
his com mendation, 10 the previously ex-
pressed opinions OF a rmy officers "a s to- the
advantageous location of The reservation.
He considers tome of the. finest in the
country, and says that work will be COM
menced as soon as the land. ritie trans RS
are approved by. the Attorney e eneral,
who: now has them under consid ira lion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
SWALLOWS A. DOSE
of CARBOLIC ACID
Miss: Rose KeII Ends Her Life
With Poison at San
. jose.
Leaves No Message Explaining the
Reason fo- Her Resolve to
Die.
Special Dispatch to The CALL

SpeeiaI Dispatch to The CALL
SAN JOSE. Nov. Rose Keli, a young
woman who has been residing with Mrs.
Yates at 234 Ell Dorado street. for the past
mon thr CO mmitted suicide to-day by TAX
ing large dose of carbolic acid. She was
q years o. age and had been raised in this
county. Her father. w. r. Kefl, lives in
the southern part OF the couaty. She left
no note explaining her act.
T.: Yesterday afternoon MISS Kell told Mrs.
. Yates she would not be home last night,
as she was going to stay with relatives
She returned at about 8 o, clock this morn
ing and appeared in usual good health
She went to her room, and a few mil utes
later her groans aroused he peopie in the
house. She was found Tying oIl.the bed in
an unconscious condition. The City Physi-
Clan was summoned and worked over her
for several hours. She died about noon.
The woman never spoke. after. having TAX
Ell the poison, and no cause for the ending
of her lie is known.
Miss Kel has been employed as a do
mestic in various families for the past FIVE
ror six years. She did not keep company
with any young man and is not known to
have had any love affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
Each Has Prospered, Though
No Bonanza Strikers Are
Reported.
CHEERFUL TALES OF THE
PASSENGERS.
Predict That RICH Cla ms VIII Be
Located in T at Section
Mex Spr ng.
special Dispatch 70 rrE ON.

PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. 1.-The
schooner Norman Sunde. with sixteen
prosperous passengers, arrived here this
morning twenty days from Cooks Inlet
direct, bringing news that all miners in
that section OF Alaska are at work and
well satisfied with their prospects
The Norman Sunde brought ont total
OF $42. co..: OF this smount Jack" Rivers
and wife have SO 000. They hail from
Montana and have been on Cooks Inlet
for two years. Fred CrosIer and James
Grant, partners, who went from Port An
geles last spring, have about $500
Charles Creedon of San Francisco has
been on the inlet for TWO years and
brings out $3.50, which he took out o: his
claim on Bird Creek. This is a new dis
coyeTy and caused much excitement,
there being something Of a stampede un-
I'll the creek was all staked off. 1t aver
aged S1-to he pan-surface work. :: -.
i; N. F. Kent of Pbplix brings cut $4,000
He has been mining there for two years,
and has four men working for him on his
claims on Link and GuIcn. creek, where.
he claims, next .pr ng be VIII beg intaking
cut from $50 TO 800 a man 4 day. N.clor
Hall of. Blaine, Wash, brings out 5000,
: representing two yelrs work. His claim
is en- Canyon Creek. James Forsythe OF
Seattle has $500, also taken out on Canyon
Creek. Frank Fuller of Port Orchard, ;,
Wash. called Pay Streak Fuller. one Of
me first TO stake claim on Resurrection
Greek, has over $4,000 representing two
years work. James Frazier o Seattle has
$500 Dr.. Ptoshold OF San Francisco,
John Duncan OF South Bend, John Woods
of Grays Harbor and .Cbauncev Shaw OF
Seattle, have located claims and bring out
indefinite sums James Greenfield OF Port
Townsend, who ruus pack train OF twelve
horses from Six-miIe Creek TO Mill Greek,
a distance OF thirty miles, returned on the
Norman Sunde wltn several thousand
dollars in dust. e..~-
Every oneof The passengers on he Nor
man Sunde will return to Cooks Inlet in
the spring, and they say there will be big
strikes reported from there next spring
placer and quartz.
The Polly Mining Company, located on
Mills Creek, has had twenty men at work
this summer, averaging $50 to $50 to the
man 4 day. The Anchor Poinr Mining
Company. located a.: Anc hor Point, IS
Masking preparations to run a larg- force
OF men next year, as is also the William
son Mining Company, recently located on
Crow: Creek. Waves in..tb Cook Inlet
country have been 81 a day and board all
summer, and about $50 men will winter
. there.
i. The Copper River Transportation and
Mining Company of Port Townsend,
owner OF the Norman Suude; has pur-
chased a 290-ton steam schooner for the
Coo6s Inlet and COPPER River trade, and
she will begin trips on regular schedule
the first OF the year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
:REUNIoN or. HaH HEROEs.
Old Sotdters 70 Participate in a Camp
-. =. IL. Fire at. Nnd Joae. -. - :.

Old Sotdiers 10 Parfietpn,e IN a Camp
9-..5 zC Ere atsSan Jose. .-: -:
SAN JOSE, Nov. %1.s-The Grand Army
posls Women $ Relief Corps, Sons and
Daughters of Veterans and Ladies' of the
G. A r. will hold a reunion and campfire
at. Turn Verein Hal ON tine day and even
ing of Decem Der g.: ALL the old soldiers
and their families throug hous the county
have been invited to attend. and nothing
will. be.spared to make the gathering the
most notable ever: held in the county.
Com mittees have been appointed and
good programmes will be prepared. Sew
eral noted speakers will be engaged. The
ladies! AUXILIARY Organizations will pre-
pare a banq.set. e.. 81. *
There is ID. movement now on foot by
WHICH it is proposed tounite ali the Grand
Army posts and aux fiary societies of the
county>fn an association for the purpose
of hold ing yearly outings. The Los Gatos
societies proposed. it and several meeting $
have: been held. : = :: :: i: -:
:: The object of the organization. will De
to select i plac .each year where the old
soldiers and their. fam miles can GO into
camp tor week OF. ten .davs.~ AS it.was
too. late for such an oui1ug this: year it
was decided. to hold the reunion at Turn
Xerein Hall. !: :. -.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
MiLLs' MODEL LODGINGS: :.
There Is a Great Rush for Rooms
When Hotel No. ! Is Thrown
p. i Open to the Pubhc.:~ !:

NEW YORK, Nov. THE doors of
Mills Hotel No. 1, at 16o Blocker street,
the first Of rumble of projected. cheap
model lodging houses in which D. o.
Mills. eontemplates investing :$2,000,00O
were thrown open for the reception OF
tenants at 8 O'Clock this morning. AT 7
O'Clock a. crowd of twenty or: thirty men
gathered at the main entrance to wait for
the hour of opening. and at g. clock
there were twice as many. The rooms
wera:assigned without confusion and .ex-
peditionsly. BY 10. o'clock 100 rooms. lad
been taken, and the number wasincreased
to about $50 tonight. ~:
Most OF the rooms were taken by the
month by men OF very evident respec:a a.
bifity-clerks, statesmen, "ehderly gentle
men who had retire;s from business and
some professional men,. Among the ap-
ptieants were a number of women, who
sought lodgings under the nisapprehen-
sion tt,at.the hotel was open for ihe.entey-
tain iEent of people Of both sexes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
PrettY .Botd Thieves.

CHICAGO, Ill. Nov. 1.--Chief OF Police
Kipley, who was one of the party OF Chi
cago democrats who went to New York to
tell the Gothamites how to vote. will find
his office as bare as barn ON his return
Tomorrow. Before leaving he gave orders
for general cleaning up. In carrying out
this order to-day the ianitors removed the
carpets, desks and chairs to the main cor
ridor of the City Hail.
When the scrubbing and polishing were
completed orders were given to bring in
and lay the carpet, but no carpet could be
found. 1t was first thought it had been
hidden away by some one familiar with
me surroundings as joke, but Private
Secretary Lynch was forced to admit.
after thorough search that the CARPET
and chiefs private chair had been stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
.BAF'FINGbAND AN !.
!. I. ENORMOUS ISLAND
Largest in: the Dominion of.
Canada and Second .only:to I
Australia and Green land. +
Important: Discoveries Made by DR.,
:: Bel, a M~rnbsr of the: Diana (.
...:..~: :Exploring Expedition. H..
Special Disratch:to THE CALL. :

Special Disratchto The CALL =:
BOSTON, Now. IAN Ottawa special
says that Bafting land is the third largest
nerds ofreindeer; that 1t is a land OF great
lakes and also of great riches: These are
some: of he discoveries made: by Dr. Bell
of tie Geotocical Survey during the past
summer. The *doc;orwas a member. of
the Diana exped ttion sent to explore the
naviga bility of Hudson Strait. and hay
ing performed. his part of the work in the
strait and Batfingland he returned to-day:
tothis' city from ST. j Jotans, 81. F., whIther
the: Diana carried him on her last call
there for COAL y =: -: - =
What is now found to be one great ISL
and, to which this name aas been give II,
was formerly thought to be divided by
channels or sounds into several island 8.
II is by far the largest island In the Do
minion and is''.only inferior in extenn TO
Australia and Greenland, also that it
ranks as the third: largest island in the
world. 1t lie, northwest ana southeast
and is HOO miles in length. -:
Its southern and Eastern sides are high
and bold, but there is an extensive plain,
with level and rocky surface in the
western part of the island, which affords
pasinrage, 10 vast herds of reindeer, or
barren ground caribou. Several big lakes
exist in the central part of this great ISL
and. The largest of these, which l. per.
haps $50 miles long and almost as wide, is
called Netiilling.
Dr. Ball did not see foot of what would
be called good soil in any part of the
great island. The whole of .Bltfingland
has bleak aspect, being rocky and en-
tirely destitute of tim Der. Seals of half a
dozen species, wslruses, narwhals, polar
bears ana smaller whales are abundant in
the waters. .t..
AtCum berland Sound, where the Dun
dee whaling sta ions are situated. the
officers OF. the Dana "raised the flag"
and proclaimed British sovereignty over
the island. Baffingland may in the fu-
ture become valuable for fisheries or
mines. -. :
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
WCTGRY F9R M0RTEREY.
City Wins ITS Fight <gqnst School
District for the Possession of
Cotton Hall -.

SALINAS Nov 1.-several: years ago
the ciIy of Monterey began an action
against the Monterey School District to
secure title Tor The possession of Cotton
Hall, one of the historic buildings in the
old capital. To-day Judge Dorm rendered
decision in favor of the: city, ruling that
the title had never passed from the city
The hall and grounds Nere eed |cated by
Cotton to%the city in .l849 Subsequently,
in a iudgrn ent against the: CITY the prop
erty was levied upon and bought in by the
jud gIrent debtor. The land was next
transferred to David Jacks, VINO, when the
county seat was removed to- Salinas,
ter it was sold TO the sc hool district Ac-
cording to the decision OF Judge Dorm
these transfers were all illegal and void.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
KNOCKS DOWN HER AsSAHAKT.
Miss Josie Nurphy of San Jose
Strikes Footpad Who Stopped
Her on Street.

SAN JOSE, Nov. Miss Josie Muir
ply. young lady about 10 years OF age,
last Saturday evening encountered loot
pad, whom she promptly knocked down.
Miss Murphy resides with her parents on
Otterson, near East. At 7:30 O'Clock she
left her home for uptown. On San Fer
nando street, near Locust, man stepped
ont from behind a tree and grabbed her.
With out screaming the vouns lady drew
back her arm and struck the man hard
blow on the face with her clinched fist.
The would be robber fell like a log and
Miss Murphy hurried uptown. The blow
was sufficient 10 split the back OF the
woman's glove. AS soon as the man got
up he ran { If in an opposite direction.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
NEWCOMERS S.c0SD 7RiAL.
Slayer of Caleb Dorsey Arraigned at
Sonora on tharge of
--.: MQrder.

SONORA. Nov. 1.-The second trial of
john T. Newcomer for the murder of Gale b
Dorsey was begun in the Superior Court
here to-day. Judge Nicols PRESIDING. The
day was consumed in getting a jury. The
opening arguments Will be made and The
taking OF testimony begun tomorrow. The
trial is expected 10 last throughout the
week, and the opinion here is that it will
result in either an acQu;ttal or disagree E.
ment. Since the termin alton of the last
trial, Colonel Dorsey's pistol has been
found, and this fact may materially alter
the situation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02

where the killing occurred, testified that
Lynch, Orobusno and Ashurst drank at
mis- bar in the morning. Orobueno jeeTed
Ashurst about bis cattle being stolen,
saying:
1--WE just thrown $40 on the bar which
got for your cattle"
Lynch remarked: 1--WE stolen your
cattle for three years. and will continue
10 do so''
The defendant John Ashurst, testified
10 having been told by different persons
OF Lynch's threats against him. He
thought Lynch was gong to shoot when
be dlsmounted from his horse. He con-
sidered Lynch a dangerous man. and was
in fear OF assassination for three years
past. He denied positively that he took
gun back from the ranch 10 kill Lynch.
AshursI told a straight story and made
good IMPRESSION
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
MISSING FkOM NJ PORTLAND.
AtsistGnt Eng gin ee1. Donahue Beliered to
. - Enre Keen. .-Urotrmed

Assistant Eng IN ee1. Donahue Beliered to
- Edre Been' Droscned.
=. SEATTLE Nov. 1.-The steamer Port
land, which M ade three trips this season
TO 81. Michael, set sail this afternoon for
San Francisco. In the course OF a few
weeks Captain William Kidston. who has
been master of the Portland this year,
will 20 on to New York TO su perintend
the equi pment OF 2C00-tontsteel steamer
that is being constructed for the North
American Transportation and Trading
Company. This is one of the two new
vessels being constructed for service be-
tween Seattle and ST. Michael. Captain
Kidsion Will bring her around the Horn,
starting about March / and expecting TO
reach here ia May.
Misfortune, and proba ply a fatality, be-
fei an officer OF the Portland last night.
While returning TO the steamer, which
was anchored al the Oregon Improve
ment Com pany's coal bunkers, Assistant
Engineer Daniel Donahue lost his hat. He
so informed Third Maze McCarty, who
walked back some distance one1he wharf:
After be had found the beaver and re-
turned TO the steamer, Donahue hal dis.
appeared. The vessel was searched for
him but he could not be found, neither
had any one seen him. 1t was presu umed
that ne had iailen into the boy and been
crowned.
The police were notified and severed
hours were spent working with grappli ug
hooks around the bunkers= in the hope OF
recovering the missing body. The effort
proved unayaiing -:
. Donahue was an Irish Am erican, a abont
45 years OF age, and Joined the Portland
on May % last at San Francisco. 1t is be-
iieyed that he had sisters living in Cam
den, \. J. g:
Shortly after Donahue's disappearance
the chloi cook, Robert O'Donneli, Was re-
turning TO the Portland when. he fell
through an opening in the wharf He
struck upon some rocks and en- picked
up 1t vas found he had several ribs
broken. He was taken 10 Providence
Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
NEVER

No. never, :as.io . as the Hudson Medical
In stitute is WITHIN your re a HI get down TO
despair. =HJID YAN has b. en- 5 showT to be
the one thing that make Nea <. 1nea.. me
ST eng. II makes we X men. e oIfg:.
Are you weak are 81 vy3ll make l.
' YOU STR ng. y our.* eyes are not tle.oIly
=tnings that show the. was e.t >. hat there IS
going on III. .you5*s gst ms. Ho@. bout the
,weak knees 9?@ The feeling *==of. gloom?
.HUD AN VI Halter all t at. .p3you want
to be a we Ak ins for. i I'm s ! f.lnk :.
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dies A Victim
OF JEALOUS IRE
.--
Peter. Sweeney Passes
Away in a Tacoma
Hospital.
Fatal Effect of the Wound
Inflicted by Mrs. &.
...:' AylWin.
Visited Each Day by His wife: as
i. He Lay on the Brink of
the Grave. -. <*: -.
Special Dispatch to The CALL

+ TACOMA, Nov. <1.-Peter Sweeney died
this afternoon. from the effects of the
wound inflicted with pistol by. Mrs.
Frank Aylwin on the night of October 20.
Mrs, Aylwin was apparently jealous OF
Sweeney. After determining 10 take her
own life she met Sweeney, walked with
him to a vacant building and: there; shot
HIM. Later thai night She committed
suicide by shooting herself through the
breast at ST.. Joseph's Hospital r.
7: Sweeney was not found until the follow
ing afternoon, when: he had lost consider
able blood and small amount OF brain
matter through the gaping wound in his
head. He had been shot from behind, the
buttet entering above the right ear: and
penetrating the head. The bullet was
never recovered, as he was too weak TO
permit physicians to probe for IT. -:
On the evening following his discovery
Sweeney made State tament OF how he was
shot, but he has not re ferred to the trag-
edy since, unless he. did: so privately 10
his family. His family was acquainted al
once with the danger surrounding his
case, and told that recovery was doubtful.
Sweeney gained strength, however, and
seemed to be on the road to recovery un-
tx Saturday evening last, when his condl-
tlon changed for the worse. His decline.
continued on Sunday, and:his family was
notified last night that the end was near
Sweeney lay in a stupor-like condition
to-day until deat b relieved his suffering
His wife had visited him every day since
his removal TO the hospital, and be was
always impatient to see her. Tonight she
is Frustrated ana doctors cons der. her a
very sick woman. Father Hylebos Of the
Catholic church a o:yisited ;;im>d ally.
" Sweeney was con derea one OF the most.
faithful streetcar etnpleves in Tacoma. as
we'll as the handsomest. He was 35 years
old. A widow aud two .cnhd rem survive
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
FIRED IN StLF-DsfENSE.
John hsh0rst, the Slayer Of Rancher
Lunch, 7estifes in His Own
Behalf. -.

H0LLISTER. Nov. 1.-The sixth uay
OF the trial of John Ashurst for the kill
ing of Frank Lynch near New Idria mine,
on Septeni bar Is opened with vigorous
cross-eIamination OF Dick Rogers by the
prosecution. Rogers was badly discom-
flied. According to his testimony it vas
impossible for him to haye seen the shoot
ing as testified 10 by him on the prelimi-
nary examination.
Manuel Gonzales, the keeper of saloon
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
.HU[)YA

Ifyou are. weak HUDYAN WI m axe
you strons. Do you doubt taatG ii you
do YOU are loo: ish, Tor what ha been do 1e'
for"tail=3houi AID men can. bsdonef ry3u.
Your eye. "a =e. weak; ~tnen why not get
them stro fga:. HUDYAN:" makes clear
eyesight. where. all befors=Was blurr d.:
You walk. as t ough. there was no hose IN
ii" e.. HUDYAN* cures tnat feeling Will
you Try ii? If.it fails, yol Will he tie fist
M j tai who has. said :tnat it could: fail.
But MAN,.you mlr. s.: {: