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seen had fins and were timid in disposi-
ton, both of which answer the description
OF the seal. Occasionally seals are seen
that have names, so even this discrepancy
is no very great discovery.
The two most authentic accounts of a
sea serpent being met with are on the log
books of the French cruiser Daedalus
and the English cruiser Osborn. Both OF
these descriptions agree with the facts
tending to show that the creature is seal
In fact the drawing made by one OF the
officers of the Daedalus is distinctly that
OF seal.
TO still further bear out his theory Pro-
fessor Labbie points to the fact that seals
are of a variety of sizes, much as dogs are,
and for there TO be one species larger than
any that have been caught is easily possi-
BILE. 1t is also known that the larger the
seals the more timid they are. OF course
we are accustomed to seeing seals on land
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hundred feet long. but at the same time it
YVES capable of smashing their boat TO
splinters. To them this creature looked
several times its real length, and its
efforts to escape churned the water TO
foam so that the small vessel was pitched
about like chip. The men saw something
the like OF which they had never seen
before, and at once became filled with
fear. At a glance it may have looked
something like snake, and they went
home and told stories that have never
been proved or disproved to this day.
OF later years, with large ships that even
the most enormous creature could not in
jure men have been able to watch this
strange creature and get few facts that
may ultimately lead 10 the capture of one
of them.
The similarites of the different stories
about the sea serpent lay in the fact that
they all agreed that the creature emitted
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clouds of vapor from its mouth. All
agreed that it had long whiskers and
smooth coat of fur, except in a couple of
instances there was said to be a name.
None Of the sea serpents seen ever showed
fight The most authentic stories all
agreed that it had enormous flippers or
fins.
Instead of running away with the idea
that this creature was an entirely new
animal as far as science knew, Professor
Labbie conducted his Investigations to
find out what this description fitted as far
as regards everything except size. In the
first place the emitting of clouds of vapor
from the nostrils is enough to prove con-
clusvely that it is a warm blooded animal
and not reptile.
So the question of its being serpent is
settled right there. The fact that it had
long whiskers and smooth coat of fur
marked 1t a seal OF some kind. All those
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boat and started to China with them.
The whale seemed to have preference
for deep-water route. and would up-
doubtedly have taken it had not the rope
been cut just as the sea was coming over
the sunwale.
.'You see," began Tom, "my assistant,
Jim, here, and my friend, Mr.. Jones, all
concluded we would try our hands at
deep-water fishing half mile or so to the
west OF the island. The tide was just
right this morning, and we had little work
rowing out. The swell was magnificent
and the day perfect for our sport.
II had been out to the same locality
before and knew where to anchor so as to
be near q reef where there was likely to be
plenty of fish. We got fixed in short
order l threw out small anchor at the
end of about forty feet of rope, and it
held at once, so that in moment we were
riding the swell in grand STYLE"
Usually after we throw out our lines
the fish begin to bite as so0n as the bait
was wrong. Half an hour passed with
out nibble, and was about making up
my mind TO go to some other place. Sud-
denly my line gave series of jerks, and
so did Jim and Mr.. Jones'. almost at the
same moment.
"When we pu led up every hook had
fish on it, and il was plain to me that
school OF fish had come by, and we were
getting the benefit of it. Then tue fun
commenced, but didn't last long.
.'It was all we could do to bait our lines
and take off the fish. Before the hooks
mad touched bottom there was fish on
each. We kept this up for few minutes,
and then something happened.
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That's the narrowest escape ever had
in my life, and l have been through
mum Der of strange experiences. And I'll
tell you right now there's no more ocean
fishing for me-thati is unless 1 am IN a
good sized boat"
The speaker was Tom Butwell, keeper
of the Ano Nuevo fog signal, and he was
engaged in helping two pale-iaced men
out OF small skiff on To the wharf at the
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been made fast. II kinder feel as though
| would like little of something to steady
me, myself. l guess little would do us
all good"
After the paie-faced men lad been made
N ore com Portable and Tom was feeling as
STEADY" as he could expect, he tilted his
chair back against the wall and tod the
story Of how a whale had that morning
gotten hold of the anchor of I'll cir fishing
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island. The pale-faced men had little to
say. In fact they were shaking like the
leaves of a poplar tree when the autumn
winds blow, showing plainly that they
had been fri htened. But they had a
r ght to be frightened. Any one would
have who had passed through what they
had on that morning few weeks ago.
Come up to the house and I'll tell you
all about it" said Tom, after the boat Lad
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THE ATOMS BIG LOSS.
Many Ken Norrewiy Escope Fire in
Which S250O00 Wcr.b of Merckan-
dse Is Burned

CHICAGO, ILL. July s. The dock
warehouse of the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road Company, extending from Van
Buren, TO Harrison streets. on the west
bank OF the river, burned this morning.
Besides the warehouse, which was stored
with merchandise, about forty loaded
freiehtcars were also consumed. The
loss is estimated at 100000 to $3.50. 900.
The steamer Chemung of the Buffalo and
Niagara Falls route, which was being
unloaded at the docks. was slightly
damaged When the fire communicated
to the Chemung a large number OF
sailors were asleep in their hunks, and
several of them mad narrow escapes.
Watchman Gene Suite Of the Alton
Company was on the scene when the fire
was first discovered. His first thought
was for the hundred or more dock labor
ers who were known 10 be sleeping in the
dockhouse. Fastening into the burning
structure Suite aroused the sleeping men
and told them to run for their lives.
There was a panic among the men and
some were bruised in escaping from the
blazing structure. Suite remained in the
building so long that his escape by the
main entrance was made impossible and
he was forced 10 jump from a window.
He Was in jured, but not seriously.
Sparks from passing steamer are sup
pos ed to be the cause OF the fire.
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KcFADDEN'S MONEY WAITING.
GGutemajGn Government Sands the Amount
He Was Robbed OF to the Authori-
tles at WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. C., July S-THE
GAIL correspondent received note from
the Secretary of State to-day asking If the
whereabouts OF J. i. McFadden could be
furnished the department. Assistant Sec
retary Adee was particularly anxious to
secure copy of THE CALL of April 7 last,
which contained two-column interview
with McFadden. 1t appeared from this
printed report that McFadden had on a
visit 10 Guatemala, been thrown into
prison for shaking dice for the drinks.
McFadden alleged that he was minus sew
eral thousand dollars when he gained his
freedom, thirty-six hours later, and that
the Jail officials tried 10 relieve him of
his Jewels and even his gold teeth
Mex adGen was very much displeased
with the apparent or alleged neglect Of
United States Minister Cox and Consul
General Pringle, especially with the lat
ter. He said to local representative Of
The CALL that ne was laying for PringIe,
and that when he came through San Fran
cisco on his way to Washington he would
pluck out hseye. THE CALL article was
headed, "An Eye for Tooth"
When Assistant Secretary Adee was
shown The CALL article to-day he said the
department wanted 10 ascertain McFad-
denis whereabouts so they could send
him a check for money which had been
forwarded by the Guatemalan Govern
ment through United states Minister Cox.
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AMERICAN BUTTER SUPERIOR.
Could Be Lo d Down IN London and Sold
Cheopsr Than the Cd World
Product.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., July s.-Finding
it difficult to get an unprejudiced and
definite com parison made in London be-
tween butter sent there by the United
States Department of Agriculture with
the best products of other countries, Sec
retary Wilson directed his agents at Lon
OF line butter from various sources and
send them in cold storage 10 New York.
This was recently dono, and the foreign
lot included samples of The best English
(Dorsetshire), Danish and French butter
and boxes from Australian and Irish
creameries. as well as rolls of sweet" or
unsalted butter, such as Is sent daily from
Brittany and ellis at the highest price in
the London market. These foreign buffers
were last week critically examined by the
leading butter merchants OF New York
and compared with packages reserved
from a lot lately sent abroad by the de-
partment made at creameries in Mime
sofa and Massachusetts.
Excepting the Australian, these buffers
were all about the same grade. The Dan
ish, which ranked first in the salted but
ter supply of the English markets, was q
little newer and fresher than the Mime
sofa product. Our samples were much
better than most of that which Great
Britain depends upon. and we can deliver
it in good condition in London if that
market will pay satisfactory prices
for it.
The fresh Brittany rolls, so much ad-
mired, were quoted at 25 cents per pound
W whol, sale in London last m onth. and the
Danish at 81 cents. The Minnesota but
ter, pronounced superior to the latter,
sold in New York at Is or 16 cents, ana
coald be offered in London at I9 or 20
cents at a handsome profit.
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G. H. UmSsen G. Co., IA Montgomery st.,

in said City and County of San francisco
Tuesday, the I'd day of september, 4. D. 1897, at.
II o'clock noon of that day, to the hlghet b dder
for ca,h In lRwfnl mohHy OF the United states,
and sutj ct to confirmation by said court ali thas
certain 10 pece or parcel Of la ID 81 uate, living
and being in the City and County Of san Fran.
clsco state of California, and bounded and par
ticularly described as follows 10 Wiz:
Commencing point where the northery line;
Bush Is intersected by the eastery line Of
Sansome stree running thence easterly along th :.
northerly line of Bush street one hundred and
thirty-seven Il 37) feet and six t6 inches; thence
at right angles nor.herly and parallel with SAN
some street one hundred and thrty-seyen (1371,
fe. and SIX (6) inches; thence aL right angles
westerly and paraile with Bush street. one hun
drel and hirIy-seven 137) feet and six (6) inches
and to the eHs cry side OF Sansome street: and
thence soulhery along the easteriy side Of Sar-
some street. hundred and thirty-seven q 37).
feet and six t6) inches 10 the point of umence-
ment; together with the Luildlngs and improve
ments thereon.
he pure hAser shall take the said lot subject to
the right of John +. McCauley and Henry Thorn
ton Templeton their heirs and ,igns TO u Sc the
brick wall along the northery line of said here
in described party wall. 80 =
Terms and con1iions OF sale-Cash in lawful
money of the United states of America; ten per
cent of the purchase price 10 be paid he ref
The day of sale, when the lot is knocked
down to the purchaser. AMI the baan on con-
drmatIon of said sale by said court
Dated San Francisco, Cal, July !, 1897
GUSTAvE H. UMRSEN. RCferea. e
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Reed, ''tne chair must give preference TO
his own vew OF the rule. Laughter.
Lewis then subsi ed, anu the order from
the Committee on Rules was read. 1t
provides for immediate non-concurrence
in the Senate amendments in gross, and
agreeing ~ the conference asked for by
the Senate, the conference to be appointed
without instruction.
The rule was discussed by Bailey end
Swanson OF Virginia for the minority, ard
DalZeu for the majority. Bailey cri III
cised the Republican administration and
Congress for its attitude toward Cuba.
The Republican President" he said,
could find time to send special En- bas-
sador to England, 5000 miles away, to
bear his congratulations to n monarch,
but neither he nor the Repu blican Con-
gress could ind time or inclination 10
send a m essage to the Cubans, strugg ing
for liberty and freedom at our very
doors" Applause.
The resolution was agreed TO, 143 to 104
The bill was then laid before the House.
and Dingley, chairman of the Com ftlee
on Ways and Means, moved that the SEN
ate amendments be nom concurred in and
the conference a.ked by the Senate
granted. The motion was agreed 20 and
conferees on the part OF the House an
nounced as follows: Dingley, Payne
Dalzall, Hopkins and Grosvenor, Repub-
lican members of the Wavs and Means
Committee and Bailey, McMlllin and
Wh eler, Democratic members.
The House then proceeded to the execu-
ton OF the special order setting aside a
session to-day for the delivery of euiogies
upon the late Representative w. S. Hol-
man of Indiana.
AT 5 O'Clock the House adjoured until
Monday
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AVENCES WRONG
WITH BULLETS
A Kansas City Husband
Kills a Prominent
Physician.
The Doctor Had Violated the
Ethics of the Medical
Profession.
Story Of the Slayer Corrobor ated
by His wife - The Victim
Leaves a Family.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July S.-Dr. L. a.
Berger, one of the best known physicians
of Kansas City, was shot this afternoon
by John Schlegel, grocer, OF Eighteenth
and Oak streets, ana bled to death In
few minutes. The shooting was in front
of O'Brien's saloon at Twelfth and Wal
nut streets. Berger was shot in the right
groin and underneath the right arm. He
was standing in front of the saloon, when
Schlegel stepped up and said with an
oath:
You wronged nv wife. l have tried to
get you before, but I'll kill you now."
Schlegel's hand tightly clutched re-
volver. Berger shrank back in fear. NUT
tering some reply, but no one was able to
distinguish what he said. moment
later Schlegel was heard to utter loud
oath, which was followed quickly by two
shots. Berger staggered at the first shot
and the blood gushed from his side and
stained his shirt bosom. He recovered
himself, however, an d started toward the
door of the saloon, when second bullet
brought him to the sidewalk. He tried to
rise, but fell back with a groan and died
in few minutes.
Schlegel made no attempt to escape and
surrendered to the first policeman who
ran up. Schlegel says the crime with
which he charged Berger was committed
in Berger's Office when his wife went
there 10 have a small tumor removed
from her head. Mrs. Schlegel affirms the
truth of the story and says he beat her
most brutaIly and cut her throat. She
told her husband, who declared he would
KILL Berger on sight. Rather than have
the matter brought out in the papers she
wished 10 endure her shame in silence.
Then, too, she says. Berger declared that
if she tod any one OF the deed he would
shoot her and himself at the same time.
DR.. Berger was a son OF DR.. Adolph Ber-
ger of W orms, Germany. In 1880 he came
TO Kansas City and was soon recognized
as one of the most eminent members of
the profession in the State. He was mar
ried twice. His first vile bore him three
child rem. His last wife was Mrs. E. Edon
of Syracus' n. Y. She is cultured and
educated woman and member OF the
Episcopal church.
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MAN AND WIFE Try TO DIE.
Because Out OF Work They KII Their
Bcbe and Then Attempt to Esd
Their Own LIyes

CINCINNATI, OHIO, July S.-W lillian
Deer, a lum herman, at 8 O'Clock this
morning, found the bodies of man and
woman. apparently dying, lying side by
side on raft of logs moorec to the shore
near the village of Cal fornia, a few miles
above Cincinnati. Near the rait the dead
body of an infant was taken from the
water. The man and woman were alive,
bnt were unable to speak. The wrists of
10th were cut and bleeding and her
wounds indicated an attempt at suicide.
Both victims were well dressed, but Deer
was not a bic to get any clew 10 their iden-
tity. A detail of police was sent from
here to probe the mystery.
The man and woman have been brought
to the City Hospital. They have regained
consciousness, bat begged to be permitted
TO die. The man said they were out of
work and wanted to die. The woman cor
roborated this saving her husband gashed
himsel first with the razor and then she
cut her wrists. They had removed every
thing that would give a clew to their
names. The babe was about year old.
1t had been killed by blow and then
thrown into the river. An examinat ton
of the woman indicates that she may re-
cover,
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OLIVER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
The Los Angeles DepMty, Accmsed of Ab
duction, :aoafIo.cs Metal articles.

The Los Angeles Deputy, Accmsed of Ab-
duction, ssUaflo.cs Metal Articies.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July s. - John
Scott OEver. the Deputy Sheriff from Los
Angeles, Cal, charged with abducting 15-
year-od Estella Robb of 1893 Gates avenue,
BROOKLYN, on Sunday last, was arraigned
with the girl in the Coney Island Police
Court to-day. Oliver, while on the way 10
Raymond-street Jail in the prison van last
Tuesday, attempted to commit suicide,
and to-day his counsel asked Justice Nos
trand to have Oliver committed to the
care of two policemen TO have him exam
ined by physicians and have the articles
which he swallowed removed from his
stomach. In the attempt to take his life
Ollver swallowed kew and other metal
articles. Justice Nostrand committed
Oliver to jail and ordered that he be at
tended by doctors.
Oliver said he realized the strange posi-
ton he was in among strangers and de-
cided to take his life.
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Has Been Crowded Out
for Some Time by
the Tariff.
Whole Session of the Senate
Finally Devoted to Its
Consideration.
Good Progress Made Until Snag
Is Struck In the Shape of
Armor- Plate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 8.-The
whole session of the Senate to-day was
given up to the general deficiency bill.
which Iassed the House on March 19,
and which has since been crowded out by
the tariff bill. The measure was disposed
OF without any discussion or friction until
the provision as to armor-plate for three
battle-ships was reached, and that OBJ
s-acle prevented its passage to-day.
Before the bill was taken up Berry Of
Arkansas offered resolution requiring
the President TO demand the release OF A.
Melton, a native-born citizen of the
United States taken prisoner on board
the Com petitor and now confined in a
Spanish prison in Cuba. Discussing the
resolution Berry gave the details OF Mel
IONS capture as newspaper corre-
spondent while on tilibustering vessel.
Hale of Maine expressed the hope that
the Senator would not open the Cuban
question this morning.
The Senator from Maine" Berry re-
piled, "thinks there is no need TO hurry,
but l think there is. The sooner demand
is made for the release OF this man the
better"
The resolution was referred to the Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Relations.
The amount appropriated in the def
ciency bill as 1t passed the House is
S. 166, 2i4; as reported to the Senate,
SSH, 400.
The paragraph accepting the invitation
OF France OF .ake part in the Paris Expo
sition of 1900 and providing 1or the APP
pointment of d special commissioner was
greed TO.
An amendment having been reached
that limits the price of armor-p plate for
three battles ships TO S425 toa, Butler of
TO $400 and to We the Secretary OF the
at that rate, 20 establish q Government
armor factory and manufacture the
armor-plate required. The amendment
was passed over until the remainder OF
the bill is disposed of.
Several additional amendments were
agreed to, including the following: To
pay, out OF humane considerations and
without the que tslion of liability, 10 the
Italian Government as full indemnity to
The heir of III zee Italian subjects taken
from jail and lvnched in Louisiana in
1896 the sum OF S6A00
Amendments for the payment of prI-
vate claims were offered by Senators
While and Foraker and resisted by Hale
who made the point that such ciai ms were
exc. uded by the Senate rules as amend
ments TO appropriation bills. Without
action on the point the bill went over and
the Senate adjourned TO to- morrow.
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DR. MiH7ON H0R0RED.
The San franciscan Elected 10 the Presi-
dency of a kentucky co.,
fege.

LEXINGTON, KY. July S.-Dr. Henry
C. Minion, professor cf theology in the
San Francisco The ologicaI Seminary, was
this afternoon uDanim ously elected presi-
dent CT Center College of Danville, KY.
There was no opposition TO DR.. Minton.
He preached tho baccalaureate sermon at
Center College III June, making such a
favorable impression on the committee
and patrons of the college that he was
shortly afterward rendered the pres
dency made vacant by the death OF DR..
w. &. Young.
The new president will assume his dnties
beginning the next scholastic year in
September he having signified his inten-
ton OF accepting the place.
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TIE HOUSE mUsr REoEDE.
Senator Atdrich aud His Colleagues
VIII Not Yield.

Senator Aldrich aud His Colleagues
Viii Not Yield.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July S.-Senator
Aldrieh and his colleagues on the con-
ference committee declare that they Will
not yield, as the Senate has already in
Guided more than it should have done,
but they are confident that Dlngley and
his associates will be reasonable and
recede from their attitude on items in
dispute. The Senate conleree7 are of the
opinion that certain rates fixed by the
House are 100 high, and they object fur
Their that the bill as passed by the House
would create a large deficiency. By some
of the Senators it is fixed as high as S10,-
000000
Alllson's idea is that the only means by
which his prospective deficit can be over
come is by curtailing expenditures for
the next fiscal year. Allison does not
deny, however, that it is much easier to
talk about economy in pubic expendi-
lures than to fenforce il. and no matter
how seriously he may talk about making
up the prosps ctive deficit by cutting down
expenses, few of his colleagues in either
house believe that he will be abe TO make
any material cut in the aggregate OF ap-
propriations.
The conierees on the tariff bill sat for
more tnan three hours this afternoon and
made very satisfactory progress on S72
Senate amendments, although no amend
menIs OF i'm Importance in dispute between
the two houses were reached.
The Democratic conferees were invited
into the meeting only as 4 matter OF form
and alter few moments OF general con-
versation withdrew at the intimat!on OF
their Republican associates that they
would follow the precedent set by he con-
ferees on the Wilson bLll OF 1894, and
reach agreem ment among themsev YES before
calling The Democrats into conference.
The Republicans then settled down to
work III earnest and before ad djournment
disposed OF large mum ber of unIm portant
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po,.onea ON the Fourth of JULY.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July S.-Fiye hum
dred persons at Wappingers Falls N. Y,
were poisoned at a Fourth OF July picnic
by eating ham sandwiches, most OF whi, II
had been pack.d in copper-bottomed
kettle. Three hundred of tie afflicted
ones suffered severely and are not yet vel,
but none have died. In every case the
symptoms were aiike-vioient cramps and
spasms. nausea and burning fever. The
physicians found the meat SO thoroughly
permeated with the poison that If any had
a'en largely of it the result would surely
have been fatal.
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To Look Into an alleged 1rm.t.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July S-Judge
Anderson of the Criminal Court has spe-
cially charged the Grand Jury to investi-
gate the alleged formation of a milers'
and wheat t-bufers' trust, and 10 indict if
the facts disclosed warrant, declaring that
trusts and comb bines were infamous and
againt the law of the State. The nillers
deny that they have formed trust or
co bine, but admit that they have pur-
chasing agent who acts for all of them,
nut buys through grain merchants. who
deal directly with the growers.