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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
Rev. ABcL S7EHEaS DEAD.
Heart Failure Causes the PoSsjDo
of the Roted Minister at
San Jose.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 11.-Rsv. A bel
Stevens, LID, died suddenly this morn.
ing at 3: 80 o clock at the Vendome Hotel
OF age.
Abel Stevens was born in Philadelphia.
He was for a time editor of the u on's
Herald, Boston, and also editor for d ii me
of the Christian Advocate of New YORK.
He was the historian of Methodisn
He leaves a widow, who was with him
al his death, two daughters, Mrs. Ida
Halstead of Alhambra, CAL. and Mrs
Mary S. Robinson of Mamaronick. n. Y,
and a son, Z. A. Stevens, city editor OF
the Los Angeles Express. Mrs. HaIstead
was here visiting her tather for a Jew
days, and left yesterday for her home.
She was stopped bv a telegram a. Mo lave
this morning, ard 0i return with ner
brother to- borrow, when the .uncrsl ar
rangements will be made. It is pro ba bic
the funeral will be held on Monday and
conducted by Bishop Newman of San
Francisco.
Rev. Mr.. Stevens had been on the coast
for eight or ten years. When he left the
East he went abroad and had charge of
the American church at Geneva for a
time. From there he went on trip
around the world, visiting India, Japan
and China, and then came 10 SIN Fran.
cisco. Since then he had RENAMED in
this STATE, spending his time between San
Francisco. Los Anre!es and San Jose. He
spent last winter in Los Anreles, coming
here only few weeks ago. His death re-
moves a man prominent in the Methods
church and will be wideIy regretted, par
ticularly in the Atlantic States, where he
was % well known.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
GOLD STRIKE NE fR EUREKA.
Ore kssayjag S25, 900 to the Ion
found in a humboldt County
Led0e

EUREKA AL, Sept lit is reported
that J. r. Mcneil and George Hammer
OF Willow Greek, Hum roldt County.
have located a ledge of gold bearin =
quartz which assays over $25,O 900 to the
ton. According to the assayer's certifi-
cate, a ton of ore from this ledge would
yield 1925 ounces of silver, 1865 ounces of
gold, and 400 pounds OF copper, leaving
only $50 pounds 10 be accounted for as
rock, and would be valued at market
quotations on metals at S30S7 in silver
$23 $50 in gold and $120 in copper.
Just where the ledge is located or its
dimensions the discoveries refuse to tell.
That valuable ledge is somewhere IN the
neigh borhood of Willow Greek is gener-
ally believed, as rich float rock as we'll as
nne gold has been frequently found in
the bed OF tie creek ami it is proba BILE
that Hammer and Mcneil have been lucky
enough to find that vry ledge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

nection with the Colorado lines, eulmi-
ma ed to-day in the cancellation OF all
through freight and passenger tariff ION
business to and from Portland and points
on the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Companv'> line, and the disconlinuance
of through train service via Granger and
the Union Pacific. The cancellation takes
effect september 21
The Oregon Short Line was formerly a
part of the Uni Pacific system, and
when reorganlZed and placed under an in
dependent management. the Union Pacific
refused to allow the divisions formerly in
effect, thus opiglng the Short Line to
form through routes via the Rio Grande
Western and its connections, which lines
agreed TO pay 10 the Oregon Short Line
the proportions formerly allowed that
company by the Union Pacific.
Now the tariffs Oh Oregon business are
Cancelled becau.e the Union Pacific refuses
to allow the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ticn Company the same proportions the
Navigation Company gets on similar busi-
ness bv t cir several other connecting
lines, w, via the Spokane and ,he Great
Northern, via Ogden and the Rio Grande
lines and via the Norlher Pacific 1t is
claimed by shippers thar this action will
make little change in the handling OF the
freight business, because the Union Pacific
has for several months past d,scrim ated
against the Oregon lines by turning ov T
their Portland business to the Southern
P ,ci6c at Ogden for transportation via
-, M
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
FOE STdNIO rs nun UNI.
Paiudbte ZootoOicat Collections Con
fYibttfcd b,J 3 ud"nts.

FaiudbLe ZooioOioat Collections Com
tYibtfed bu s ud"nts.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CAL, Sept.
11.-QGi'e a number OF interesting zoolog
ical collections were added to the Z)olog-
ical Museum during the summer. The
most valuable lot is 4 collection from Kar-
lag, Kodi X Island. 1t was sent down by
RuIter 90 and includes rare lot of inver-
tpbrates, put up in iormalin, and mum ber
OF curious looking bird and mammal
skins. Besides these there were repre-
sentative lo' of fishes.
Pe-ha rs he m ost interesting specimens
are the prepared skeletons and skulls,
especially skull of sea otter. rare an
imal whose SKIN sells rom $500 10 $1,000
There are also two i'm mmense kadiak bear
skulls.
While Rutter was working in the far
north Coolidge '9S and Heller 90 were
collect ng reptiles in the deserts OF South
ern California. Their collection is the
most complete of its kind that has come
in for some years. The reptiles were
killed with dust shot and preserved in
formalIn.
w. w. Price 81 spent the summer at
Pyramid Peak collecting bird SKINS. He
will pobab.y send them East. as he has a
reputst tiou there as a collector. Caches, a
student from Washington. sent down the
skull of Flathead Indian. These skulls
are much sought for by museums.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

very rapidly and are now numerous
wherever cattle are grown. They swarm
about the livestock like gnats and cover
the sides OF the an mails. Rolling, plung-
Ing, switching or any other desperate
method OF the stock fails 0 free them OF
their tormentors; the flies stick like
woodticks and suck blood until the stock
become weak.
The Il es are thickest in the eastern
part OF he county, on the lower land :
near the river. T. J. Cummins, ali ex-
!ensive cattle reis-r, has construct q
sheds through which he has driver his
stock ami sprayed them but The flies con-
tinue almost as bad as ever after the
praying. The pest has invaded the
ranches, among others, OF Jason Watkins,
Charles Nelson and A Mossmaytr, ana
these men are greatly alarmed a well as
puzzled over the situation. The man who
VIII make known remedy for this pest
Will do a great service.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
welded At A PRAYER MEETING
Solemn Ceremony Uniting Rev. Francis
w. Lloyd and Miss &aude
Winston.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, Sept. 1.-THE
wedding of Miss Maude Winston, daugh-
ter OF Mr. ard Mrs. B. c. Winston of this
place, and Rev. Francis w. LLOYD of
Fortuna, which occurred yesterday after
noon at the Methodist Episcopal. Church,
was an event OF religious as we'll as social
importance to this community. While
quiet in every detail and without any os-
tentation whatever, 1t was designed to
carry with it an effect that even the most
elaborate weddings fail to produce.
/ The wedding was Ptntecostal mar
rage, entirely unconventional and un-
usual in many ways, but intensely SOL
emn, the ceremony being said IN the
midst OF an Epworth League conservation
service.
The hour set ior th- wedding was p NJ,
and the guests who arrived at that lime
found the bride and bridegroom and their
six attendants sitting quietly in the pew
In front OF the altar, taking part in the
regular conservation ritual which Rev. S.
G. Gale AMI Rev. A. II. Needham con-
Quoted. After the service the Wedding
party stood up and a simp ple marriage GER
emony was performed by Rev. w. bennett
OF Los Gatos, assisted by Rev A. Need
ham, pastor of the Pacific Grove NJ. L
Church.
linen the 1enCeCOSISl p0rllOn OF fhe
service began. |. consisted OF a sermon
bv Evangelist a. &. Baue, in which the
marriage relation of the church and the
individual Christian to Christ was spoke
of, and the beauty and happiness OF a per
feet earthly union was shown to be the
type of the higher spiritual marriage to
Christ. The sermon was then merged into
a revival invitation to those wanting the
union with the Christ to kneel al the altar
in prayer. The service closed with the
beneGicto on.
The bride and bridegroom are both peo-
pie OF strong religious convictions and
prominent in Epworth League work, and
believing that every OCCASION even a we'd
ding, might, if conscientiouslv carried out,
be a means OF the advancement of Chris
tianity, they planned their own wedding
so tnat Christianity and not their nappi-
ness would be the prominent feature.
Miss Winston is a favorite in Pacific
Grove social circles, ana her father, b. Z.
Winston. is one OF the prominent business
men OF the community.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
A,nnfo,d ~. nn-n Oronnixe.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL,
Sept. ia meeting OF the freshmen class
was called YESTERDAY afternoon by Junior
President Schwartz. The object OF the
meeting was TO organize the class OF 0I.
bout 200 freshmen were present. Whit
mre of San Jose was elected president alter
a sharp contest. President Jordan de-
livered short address to the asse III bled
freshmen, stating that drunkenness would
mean expulsion and that rush" would
not be tolerated. The remarks on the
crush" settles that question definitely.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
Santa cruz .himy1.-Mui Burned

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, Sept. 1.-Flre
yesterday destroyed l. II. Slnkinson's
box aud shingle mill, together with 5000
apple, 200 600 berry and 10000 grape
boxes Vats for an ice. plant, put in his
week, were burned. The loss iS $6000
insurance $500. Wessendorf & Siaffier's
carpet beating works were destroyed loss
$780, The fire is supposed to have been
ncendIary. Sinkinson, in trying TO en- ,er
the burning mill TO reach a hydrant, was
badly burned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
RAILRO aDS N UAk.

Union Pacifr- Oregon Mort Line ari6
I"rcemrnt Cancelled.
PORTLAND, Or. Sept. 1.-THE con.
troversy about divisions between the
Union Pacific and the Oregon Short Line
companies, which caused the opening OF
the Ogden lateway and the esta bills ment
of through rates and train service in con-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
Lums.r Combine 4arnnc. prfce,

TACOMA, |, WASH, Sept 1-Thirty-two
lumber manufacturers met yesterday TO
consider the general condition OF affairs
and after discussing the situation ad-
vanced prices ABOUT 81 on common stock
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
INVADED BY .KxAs FLIES.
InroGds Upon the Sfock ! oIo Count
Hnn ches.

WOODLAND. CAL. Sept 11-Yolo
County is suffering from the cattle pest
known as the Buffalo or Texas fly. Ii IS
making great havoc among the cattle and
ranchers seem utterly unaLle to do any
thing with il. The in ects virtually eat
the cattle alive.
1t Is about month sin the flies came
into The county, but they have multiplied
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
LIABILITIt s

C.osses adjusted an unpai1 .....1 J
losses in process of Adjustment |
or in Suspeh .....
Losses resisted, including ex-
penses....-- .....--.-
Gr.ss Premiums on Fire Risks !
running ore year or less re-
insurance 81 per cen.......
Gross Premiums Oh Fire Risks
run ing more than one year.
r Insurance pro rata. ..... go.
Gross Premiums on Marie AID I
Irlaud Nsvi alton Risks, re-
insurance 1'0 per cent.
Gross Premiums on Marine
Time Risks, reinsurance 50
per tcIll- -...s'
Liability under Lif Department
Cash dividends remaining unpaid
Interest paid In advance. .......
All other demands against III
Company. .....-.....-.....
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
LIABILlTIE
INC DIE.

INC Die,
Net Cash actually received for Fire
Received for interest and dividends
Bonds, stocks, Loans and from
ali other sources ces.............. l1.24s 80
Total income. Observation-Disclosures S2la ss7 %
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
INCOME,

COME.
Net Cash actually received for
Fire Premiums. s...............-.
Net Cash &C ually received for
Mari @ Premiums. s......-
Received for Interest and divi-
dends on Bonds. S,oc*s. Loans,
and from all other sources.
To al ncome of Life Depart m ent.
Transfer fees. ....................
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
EXPENDITURE

EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses. s27, 1873 "a
Paid allowed for Commission or
Brokerage .-.................... 65.2ls s5
charges for Officers, clerks, etc. 247oOo
lake, ...... ........,......... -. 2,7oS SO
All other payments and expendi-
tures................ 1859 40
Total expenditures. es..................sIOl,5 ,535 II
Fire
Losses incurred during the year.. S42, 926 7S
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
STATEMENT
Or THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
COM MERCIAL UNION
Assurance Company, Limited.

OF LONDON, ENGLAND. on THE 3lSr
" day Of December, A. D 1897. AM for the
wear ending that day, made 10 the In
suran Q Commls .io1er OF the State OF California,
pui suant the provisions OF sections $40 and 6ll
uf the Political ode condensed Is per blank tur-
nished by the Com ~ iiss sioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-14
ANOTHER BLOW ar SILVER

Peru is the latest country TO strike n
blow at silver. The Peruvian govern
mena has decided to stop the coinage of
silver and also to forbid the importa-
ton of that metal. The unit of Peru
vian currency is the silver sol, equal to
about 81 of our money. Gold coins exist
also of >, ,, 10 ana 20 soils. The object
of the government in stopping the coin
age and importation of silver is to ar
rest the depreciation of that portion of
its currency. 1t has discovered the i'm
possibility of maintaining the nominal
value of silver currency. with free coin
age, when the nominal value is double
the market value. and the government
has wisely determined to discontinue the
foolish experiment
There are now four South American
countries that have partially or wholly
abandoned the coinage of silver and it
is highly probable that within Il few
years most of those countries will have
done so and placed themselves on n
gold standard basis. That is plainly the
tendency and there is no reason TO eX-
pect that there will be any reaction
from 1t. This discrediting of the white
metal by the South American countries
is even more significant than the action
Of Japan. Yet in the face of such con
vincing and conclusive evidence Of the
steady drift away from silver, except
rs subsidiary currency, there are still
agitators for the free coinage OF silver
by the United States and people of more
or less intelligence who accept their
tnnchinn.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-14

the doctrine could not have conceived
that its scope would ever be so enlarged
ana It's Interpretation so broadcncd as
to devolye upon the United States the
duty Of taking part in any and all dis
putcs between American republics and
European powers. Those statesmen,
however were not jingoes and there
fore they were content to proclaim sim
ply that the American people should
consider any attempt on the part of
European powers to extend their sys-
TEN to any portion of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety.
There is nothing in the language or
spirit of the famous doctrine as it came
from Mr. Monroe when placed the
United States in the position of
"fghting champion" OF the American
republics and If it occupies that atti-
tudc now in the eyes of the world 1t Is
due altogether TO jingo construction of
what is really n very moderate declara-
ton OF Il sound principle
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-14
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Dubuque Times: Iowa's democracy Is cult
vatinS the state with a-politcal-fine tooth
comb in a search after candidate fer COVER
nor that will be satisfactory alike to gold
democrats, silver democrats, populists and
CoXeyites. Up to date it is long on candi-
dates, but short on genuine adaptabllty.
Davenport Republican: Senator Allison is
again en- Iowa soil. He has come home to
take a rest. That he needs it no one can
doubt. He has wrestled with the tariff bill
in the senate committee, or rather with the
members of the committee, and his success
in getting cut OF the clutches OF the OBJ
structioni9ts was a great feat. There was
probably never a more difficult task before a
leader of the United States senate than Sena-
tor Allison has had during the past two
months. To so steer the policy of the ad-
ministratlon party as to accomplish anything
in the face of the opposing majority has been
a task that few could have accomplished
Des Mones Leader: In Speaker Byers the
lower house Of the. legislature has had a pre-
the session did not extend over into July is
largely due to his energy. He has had
throughout. tbeyrespect of the house, and
many times 1t was proven during the session
that no other man could control its delbera-
tiOns. The work has been so complicated.
snd oftentimes so TECHNICAL. that it is indeed
fortunate that tht Rouse had as its presiding
officer a man of parliamentary ability AT
times Speaker Byers has been rigorous in his
methods, but 1t is being more and more ad-
mitted that legislative body needs, to direct
it., something ot9Szar.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-14
At TlIE TUKNING toINr

Perhaps the suggestive feature of the
inaugural message delivered by Mayor
Noorcs before the council is that which
emphasizes the fact that this is one OF
the most important periods in the his
tory of the city. While omaha, as the
mayor brings out, has gone through with
the period of expansion and abnormal
growth and suffered in common with
other sections of the country from the
general wave OF depression which swept
over the country during the four years
beginning with 1892, it now finds itself
in position where 1t can take full ad-
vantage of the returning tide.
With great exposition ahead of us
involving work for all for months to
come. with officers of the city govern
mcnt established under the new charter
for term Of three years aud ready ana
anxious to do everything possible to lift
up the city morally, industrially and
financially, with citizens of all classes
disposed aS never before to cooperate
for the common good in every enterprise
that promises to contribute to the pro-
motion of the general welfare, there is no
reason why Omaha should lose Il single
opportunity to push forward in its race
with rival western cities. Chief among
our needs is the attraction to our city of
both capital and labor, of money for in
vcstmcnt in productive business ven
t'lres and men to work for wages and
consume the products of our farms and
factories. TO succeed in this direction 1t
is necessary to strengthen the reputation
and credit Of Omaha abroad and thus to
inspire confidence in its substantial
basis and promising future. If every
person who has an interest of any kind
in omaha can be induced to constitute
himself a special committee to spread
reliable information among his friends
as to the Industrial condition of the city
and state, much would be accomplished
by their combined efforts.
Above all. however we want people to
come here and satisfy themselves by
their own observation. Making a favora-
bic impression upon visitors is factor
that is not to be undcrestlmatcd. Omaha
is surely at the turning point and it
rests with its own citizens to make the
most of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-14

Courior-Journal: Greece went into the war
In defiance OF the powers aud is now begging
the powers to get her out OF the war. Drop
your nickel In the Greek tragedy" slot and
get an opera bouffs.
Philadelphia Record Premature specula-
tions concerning the terms Of peace between
Greece and Turkey are of very little value.
The correspondents who during the progress
OF the combat were unable to obtain prompt
Information OF current events are very much
less likely to be in a position to know what
Is going to happen tomorrow or on the day
after.
Kansas CITY Star with the announcement
that Greece has agreed to accept the services
of the powers in establishing peace comes a
statement that the sultan has given orders
for the mobilization OF a great increase in
his effective fighting force and also the
publication OF an address by Prince Con-
stantine to the Greek army, declaring that
the position of the Greeks is now invincible
aud that the army will soon be able to take
the offensive and drive the Turks from the
Greek territory which they occupy al present.
Evidently the diplomacy of the east is in
very muddled condition.
Globe Democrat: One reason why most OF
the great nations are either openly or secretly
pleased at Turkeys success is that many of
their citizens hold Turkish stocks and bonds.
These persons would be psCuniarily injured
by Turkish defeat for that would lower the
value of their holdings. The class which buy
government and railroad securities is very
important element of the population of every
great nation of the modern day. In the
present conflict most of this element Is on
the side Of Turkey, because Greece has few
railroads its government loans have not been
large and its general credit is low. In very
direct and emphatic degree the flnanciers open
and shut the gates of the temple of Janus
these days.
New York Mail and Express: The scene of
war is thus transferred from the field Of
battle to the plane of diplomacy and the
outlook for Greece is ominous indeed. She
will pay the penalty of failure to the last
farthing. The governments of Europe are
all against her She has committed the un-
pardonable offense of resentiug their dctation
and defying their power and now that she is
pr0strate before them she must be prepared to
undergo still greater punishment than she
has suffered at the hand of the Turk, If
tho present dynasty at Athens is maintained
1t will be only because the European nations
believe that it will be harmless to their own
schemes in the east If Turkeys demand for
a territorial indemnity is rejected it will be
simply because Russia and Germany would
regard an extension of the Ottoman frontier
as inimical to their own plans of aggrandi2e
mpp
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-14
AN OLD SWEETHEART.
James Whltcomh Rllex.

James Whitcomb Riley
AS one who cons at evening Ger an album
And muses. on the faces of the friends that
he has known,
so turn the leaves of fancy till, in shadowy
design,
Iind the smiling features of an Oil sweet
heart of mine.
The lamplght seems - giimmer with the
flicker of surprise,
AS | turn it low to rest me Of the dazzle In
my eyes,
And light my pipe in silence, save a sigh
that seems to yoke
Its fate with my tobacco and to vanish with
the smoke.
'Tis a fragrant retrospecton-for the loving
thoughts that start
into being are like perfumes from the
blossom of the heart;
And to dream the old dreams over is a
luxury divine
When my truant fancy wanders with that
old sweetheart of mine
Though ] hear, beneath my study, like a
futtering of wings
The voices of my children. and the mother
as she sings.
/ feel no twinge OF conscience to deny me
any theme
When care has cast her anchor in the
harbor of dream.
In fact. to speak in earnest. believe It
adds a charm
To spice the good a trile with a little dust
For I find an extra flavor in memory's
mellow wine
That makes me drink the deeper to that
old sweetheart of mine
face of liIy-beauty, with form of airy
Floats out Of my tobacco as the genii from
And / thrill beneath the glances of a pair
of azure eyes
As glowing as the summer and as tender as
the skies.
l can see the pink sunbornet and the little
chechered dress
She wore when first ! kissed her and she
answered the carcES
with the written declaration that "as
Grew round the stump" she loved me-that
old sweetheart of mine.
And again feel the pressure of her slender
little hand,
AS we used TO talk together of the future
When ] should be poet, and with nothing
But write the tender verses that she set the
music to;
When we should live together in a cosy lit
Hid in nest OF roses with a fairy garden
Where the vines were ever frulted. and the
weather ever fine,
And the birds were ever singing for that old
sweetheart of mine;
When I should be her lover forever and a
And She my faithful sweetheart til the
golden hair was gray
And we should be so happy that when
elther's lips were dumb
They would not smile in heaven TIL tho
others kiss had come.
But. ahl my dream is broken by a step upon
the stair,
And the door is softly opened, and-my
wife Is standing there;
Yet with eagerness and rapture all my Vi
sons | resign,
To greet the living presence of that old
sweetheart Of mine.