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occasion. He is a cousin of Manager Wilkins, of the world famous hostelry on the edge of the ocean. "I had made my customary rounds of the Cliff House." he said yesterday, "and stepped out on the southern balcony. AS did so my attention was at once attracted by a bright light at a corner of the Ocean House Pavilion. One glance was sufficient to tell me that the place was on fire, and I ran as fast as could down the hill to render what ever assistance I could. My first thought was to turn in an alarm. but it was evident from the start the fire had made that it could burn the build ing down in a few minutes: certainly long before the firemen could hope to arrive. There was not a soul about when I reached the sEene, so I at once awakened MT. Doscher and his wife. the barkeepers and all the men about the place. We first started to fight the fire with buckets, and then Billy Geishen secured a garden hose and we went at it with that. The two of us went in under the porch through the smoke and thus got at the seat of the fire. There was a strong smell of coal oil and something that smelled like pitch. After we put the fire out we found rags and whittlings of wood all saturated with oil at the place where the fire started. It was fortunate that no wind was blowing, as had there been any the pavilion would have been wiped out of existence, as nothing we could have done with the appliances at hand could have checked it."
 The building, with it's great organ. is we'll known to all persons who have ever visited the Ocean Beach. It is popular place for dancing parties ire quented by people of certain class. It has also gained renown as the head quarters of Tom Sharkey whenever he is preparing for a ring engagement in this city. Here he had his gymnasium, and from the door nearest where this fire originated he used to sally forth twice a day, clothed in his faded bath robe, for a swim out in the breakers. which often roll mountains high and sound like thunder as they break on the sandy beach.
 The authorities expect to apprehend the fire fiend, and will deal with him in summary manner.
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is regarded by Senator Morgan and other strong supporters of the canal as unfortunate, and it is feared that the result of this delay, taken in connee- tion with desire of Republican leaders to confine this session to absolutely necessary matters, will be that the canal will have to go over to the new Congress.
 The Harris amendment will authorize the President to negotiate a treaty agreement with Great Britain for a joint guaranty of the permanent neu- trality of the canal.
 It is designed to meet the English ob- jections that the plans of Congress for American construction and control fly in the teeth of the expressed terms of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
 The failure of the President to make any mention in his message of the ex- istence of that treaty has called forth a note of criticism from London news papers, particularly those which are re- garded as representing the views of the British Government. The Presidents S failure to refer to the treaty is con- strued as an encouragement to Con- gress to go ahead without any refer ,ence to the terms of that document which Great Britain contends are and ought to be still in force. The Ameri- can contention has, of course, been that Great Britain's violation of the terms of that treaty have been such as to give this Government full warrant in going ahead with the construction of the canal without any reference to it's pro- visions.
 It is Senator Harris idea, and Sem ator Morgan agrees with him, that the simplest way to prevent any misunder- standing is to authorize the President to make an agreement of the kind con- templated by the amendment.
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hour this morning to collect some bills in Sacramento. He placed a loaded shot gun in the wagon. When about four miles from Davisville, driving along an aban- powder and turned over, throwing out himself and the gun. In striking the ground the gun was discharged. the en- shattering his kneecap into splinters.
 Miller lay helpless on the ground in the bitter cold waiting for some. passer-by. and, none coming, he snatched at clumps along over a tortuous stretch of two and a half miles until rescued in the manner described.
 sistance when he was brought to the Re- ceiving Hospital and, while he will De crippled for life, it is thought his leg may be saved from amputation.
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Another marine disaster has to be re- corded. The American ship William A. Starbuck while on her way from Port Blakeley for South Africa caught fire and was burned to the waters edge. The captain, his wife and three children and some of the crew escaped in the boats and reached Hawaii, but the sec- ond mate, steward and four sailors are missing. The cook was drowned.
 A passenger who arrived on the steamer Australia from Honolulu yes terday told the following story of the disaster:
 Captain Mcdonald was fairly we'll when I saw him on the island of Maui last month, but Mrs. Mcdonald was prostrated by what she had gone through, and it will be a long time be- fore she will be well again. The chill dren bore the exposure well and seemed to be none the worse for their trip of twenty days in an open boat.
 "The William H. Starbuck was load ed by Benton, Holmes 6 Co. at Port Blakeley, and she sailed for Cape Town on October 15. She had aboard 1,012,5 feet of pine and redwood lumber and a great number of doors and windows. All went we'll until early in the night of November 5. At 10 p. m. a fire was dis covered in the forepeak and all hands were called. A cursory examination showed that all on board were in a precarious position. The only way in which the seat of the fire could be reached was by the small hatch over the chain locker, and the water that could be passed in that way only seemed to make the fire burn more fiercely.
 "The captain and his officers held a brief consultation and it was decided to jettison some of the deck load in order to reach the fore hatch. Over 30,000 feet of lumber was thrown overheard, and about a. m. the fore hatch was clear and the covering raised. In a moment the flames burst up as high as t.Ie foresopgaiiant mast. and some of the crew had to jump overheard to save themselves from being burned. Lines were thrown to them and they easily scrambled aboard again. A glance showed that the interior of the ship was a raging mass of fire, so the captain or dered everybody into the boats. Three of the boats were provisioned and launched, the captain in command of one, the first mate of another and the second mate of the third.
 "The three boats stayed by the burn ing ship all of the 9th and all that night The morning of the 7th she was burned to the waters edge, so the boats
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CRAWLS FOR HOURS
 ON HIS STOMACH
Wounded Man Covers Two and One Half Miles Before He Finds
 Acs;cfance

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6.-With his left kneecap shot away and his leg mangled Frank Miller, prominent young farmer of Sacramento, crawled on the flat of his stomach a distance of two and a half miles over the Yolo basin this morning, and. summoning all the strength he had remaining in him, waved his hat above his prostrate body and cried aloud for help. the distance, who lifted him into his wagon and brought him to the Receiving Hospital at Sacramento for treatment
 Miller, who has lived in Yolo County all his life, started from his farm at an early
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FIRE PEND WOULD DESTROY
 THE OCEAN BEACH PAVILION

Harris of Kansas, who is one of the closest students of problems relating to to the construction of the canal, as we'll as one of the most earnest supporters of the canal project in Congress.
 The Senate committee, of which Senator Morgan is chairman, will meet tomorrow to consider this amendment, as well as to formulate supplemental report concerning the new concession which was granted by Nicaragua dur ing the recess of Congress. At this meeting the plans of the friends of the canal will probably take shape. The fact that the report of the commission of which Admiral Walker is chairman will not be ready before about January
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LOS ANGELENOS TO
 BOOM THE CANAL

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-At the Chamber of Commerce in this city to- day meeting of prominent business men was held to map out plan of ac- tion for the booming of the building of the Nicaragua canal. It was decided to send number of workers to Washing ton to carry on a campaign for the canal there. Another meeting to select the men to represent this section in Washington was called for next week.
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JOINT GUARDIANS
 IF THE CANAL America to Act With
 England.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The Washing ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: The Senate committee on the Nicaraguan canal will add to the canal bill now pending provision intended to bring about a treaty with Great Britain for joint guaranty of the neutrality of the canal. This pro- vision is embodied in an amendment which has been prepared by Senator
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GILLETT IN CHIHUAHUA. Has Not Been Arrested and Is Not
 T,ikalv to Re

DENVER, Colo, Dec. GA special to the News from Fl Paso, Texas, says: A private dispatch from Chihuahua con firms the report that Grant c. Gillett, the cattle plunger, is in that city. He has not been arrested, according to the dispatch, and is not likely to be. Shaeffer of Kansas City and a Pinkerton detective arrived in Chihuahua yesterday in quest of Gill lett. They have a warrant for his arrest for obtaining money under false pre-
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Minister, having been raised to the rank of an Ambassador, MT. Clayton's promo tion follows, under an act of Congress.
 The President also sent to the Senate a number of appointments made during the recess. They include those of Secre-' tary Hay, Assistant Secretary of State
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GERMANY WILL GET
 NONE OF THE CAROLINES

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The Deutschwarte says it learns on high authority that Germany will not acquire any of the Caroline Islands.
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BLAzED LIKE A TORCH IN
 THE MIDST OF THE OCEAN

Hill. the Hawaiian Commission, the Paris Commission and a number of con- SnIS
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POWELL CLAYTON Is
 AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO

Elevation of His Rank Follows the Action of Mexico in Promoting
 Its Representatives.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Presi- dent to-day sent to Congress the nomin- nation of Powell Clayton of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to Mexico.
 Senor Romero, the former Mexican
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
GENERAL FITzHUGH LEE.

General Fitz Lee called on Governor
Tyler in Richmond yesterday and asked
him to make his arrangements to ac-
company him to Savannah, leaving
Richmond Wednesday night. Cover
DOR Tyler will probably do so. Several
members of his staff will accompany
him when he goes.
A dispatch from Richmond says:
"Gen. Lee is still in the senatorial
race and has no idea of withdrawing.
He go declared last night in the most
empathic terms. Gen. Lee has stead
fastly declined since his arrival here
two or three weeks ago from Jackson
vile. TO discuss the senatorial contest,
but he was outspoken last night. He
said: 81 stated emphaticaly q month
or two ago that l should run for the
Senate. There have been many state
ments made since then regarding my
intentions, but can say now a. en-
phatically as l did then that | will be
candidate. Everything 1 said on the
subject then holds good now"
Further than this Gen. Lee would
not discuss the subject. He does not
know now long he will be in Cuba, or
when he can enter upon anything like
campaign such as ne has declared his
purpose to conduct, As far as is known
he has not taken any steps toward or
eanizing his forces or empowering his
friends to do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
MILITARY AFPArpe

Il is not possible to say ub..
Third regiment will be muster 'De
service. The process will begin ~,. VI
the paymaster arrives from Wosl:
ton. He Will come when the ron'
the company have been verified I h'. =, III
War Department. Possibly he . ro ,le
arrive to-day. Major Price said I'a!
night ne was unable to say wbeo ' az
actual mastering out would begiH 1' 'le
MAJOR Price returned last nigh, f..
a tour OF the home stations Of The ' S
ond regiment companies. wbirSs. see
went to get the men to wors ~ .- ls
company rolls. He visited The ~ co Tue
panies at Woodstock, HarHsorSCg1.-.'
Staunton, Roanoke, Salem and rrs'
burg. Major Price said be lor-4 -Dy W.
the companies we'll quartered end ND MI. ~.
fed, and the men 10 fine spir.rs "I.'
many instances the members o.. ~, ~
companies are stopping at boteis s '-i
clearinghouse, while some aro .' --A
ing at their homes, and st,erdi,,
affairs as usual, Only having to a5sus ~
a roll call in the morning. Tae 95p.
cal examination of the men Of H.
Woodstock and Harrisonburs coa
panies has been completed and J ~.
surgeons will begin examinirg -, .-S
Stanton company to-day Ric5nor{S
Dispatch. ''''--
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

CoNsTANTINoPLE Nov. 1.-The Port
has addressed noie to the foreign en-
Daisies reverting to the question of the
maintenance of a sufficient force of
troops in Crete to ensure the protection
of the Turkish flag.
HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. IA sensa-
tional naval move occurred here to-day.
The British war ship Cordelis is to sail
Immediately for the coast of New Found
land on unexpected cable orders. There
was .great excitement in naval circles.
Admiral Fisher received instructions to
have his ships we'll supplied with anu
milton and at once commenced the work.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The lawyers acting
in behalf of DR.. Nancy Guilford, Of
Bridgeport, Conn, have advised her
not to appeal from the judgment of the
court ordering that she be extradited,
Mrs. Guilford will consequently be
taken to New York on board the steam :
er sailing from Liverpool Nov. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

In VIEW of the conceded fact that
the instructions of the President to the
American members of the Paris com
mission were iron bound and could not
be changed in the slightest particular,
and were given and received with that
express understanding, many good cit
liens entertain the idea, though some OF
saem don't express it publicly, that the
great expense of the commission should
have been saved, and the peace treaty
been signed by the Spanish foreign Of
fee in accordance with the demands OF
this government, without the services Of
a commission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
A Terrible Fall.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, Nov AT 1:3C
o'clock this afternoon the machinery OF
the Fort Pitt Incline Plane leading
from Second avenue to Titusville, at an
elevation of 300 feet, became uncontrol-
liable, and allowed the heavy cars to
rush from bottom to top. The cable on
the south track broke the car,
on which was loaded wagon, team,
and driver, and it is supposed NUN
Der OF passengers, struck the top bump
ers. The car at once started for the
bottom with lightning speed and lies a
tangled mass against the stone piers.
BoIn horses were killed. The driver
Of the team was badly bruised. Mrs
Macken was only slightly injured. Mag
gle HorDz, aged 10, had an arm crushed,
shoulder dislocated, and her face ter
ribly cut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
Fear for the Kaiser's Safety.

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-Consternation pre-
walls at tie foreign Office because OF
the report which comes from the Ger
man consul at Cairo regarding the
movements OF the anarchists whose
plot agaiut the life of the Emperor was
discovered a short time since The
consul reports that three of the anar
chists concerned in the plot escaped to
Jaffa before the conspiracy was dis
covered. One of them was arrested in
Jerusalem, but the other two are still
at large and high officers Of the Ger
man government are lying awake night-
ly for fear of the mischief two INDICATED
anarchists may do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
INSURANCE DEcIsIoN.-The U. S. S

INSURANCE DECIsIoN.-The q. S. Su-
preme Court yesterday rendered de-
cision in the case of the knight Ten
plars and Masons' Life Indemnity Com
pany against f. Converse, which in
volved to some extent that clause in
many insurance policies as 10 the free
dom OF travel by the party insured.
Payment on an insurance policy was
resisted on the ground that death had
resulted while the insured was travel.
ing outside the limits allowed by the
policy. The Court of Appeals of the
seventh circuit decided in favor Of the
beneficiary under the policy, and the
company applied to the supreme court
fer writ of certiorari. The decision
yesterday denied the application for
the writ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

FIRE IN DANvILLE.-Yesterday af-
ternoon fire broke out in the Office Of
the Hurt Tobacco Company, which
was in the building of tha leaf tobacco
establishment of Schoolfeld, Boat
wright & Co., in Danville. The fire
originated by the overturning of an
oil stove by Miss Ficklin, book-keeper
and typewriter. The fire soon spread
to the main building of Schoolield,
Boatwright & Co., which was filled with
leaf tobacco, and high wind prevail
ing at the same time, the fire was soon
beyond control. Schoolfeld, Boat
wright & Co.'S leaf house and the offices
of the Hurt Tobacco Company were to.
tally destroyed. The walls that fell in
seriously hurt Selden Daniel, fire.
man. and knocked down all the West
ern Union Telegraph wires entering
the city, making q complete wreck of
them. The Western Union bad to
operate last night FROM the Southern
Railway depot, beyond the wreck. The
flames spread to the tobacco msDufac-
tory of Schoolfeld, Watson & Co..
Their building was practically destroy
ed, together with an jmmenae stock of
tobacco. The losses are so far estimated
at $1O5, 900, all of which is about cover
ed BIZ insurance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. l, 1883,

ALL THE certain and probable demo-
cratic congressman from Virginia. e1-
cepf, perhaps, two, like nearly all
the dem ocratic voters of the State, and
of all the other Southern States are
in favor of Mr.. Bailey of Texas for
Speaker of the next House, should as
now seems highly probable, the demo
Gratis regain control of that body. That
Mr.. Bailey is the best qualified man fer
that position, on his side OF the House,
is attested by such an old, wise and eX'
perienced ex.member of that body as
Judge Culberson, and is conceded by
the old republican members. There is
no gusn about him, and his constitu-
tional, and therefore Southern, demo-
cracy is without stain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
The Markets.

New YORK. Nov. 1-Wheat-Dec opened
67as; closed 674.; May opened G94., closed
G77s Corn-Dec opened 325s closed 32la
MAY 341a closed 341a. Oats-Dec opened
237s closed 23a.. Pork-Dec opened 81 SIS
closed 81 50.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The market closed as
follows: Wheat-Nov Sc; Dec 663s May
67Ls673s. Corn-Nov 80; Dec 321. May
341s. Oats-Nov 23a. Dec 237s May PAYS
a2434.
BALTIMORE, Nov Flour dull and un.
changed Wheat firm; spot 715ss712! ;
month 711aa71a.; Dec 731ha737s Corn
steady spot 81 1aa375s; month 37ass37"s.
GEORGETOWN, Nov. Wheat 65a7O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

A DISPATCH from Honolulu says the
RAPPORT OF the republican American com
missieu that was sent there will recon-
mend tina. nobody shall vote there who
has not six hundred dollars worth OF
property and can resd and write. But
the republicans in this country insist
that negroes, who don't know = 'r0m l
bulls foot and who haven't a cent, sha =
be entrusted with the control of the H.
terests of whole counties and districts
in North Carolina, and Mr.. Mckinley :
attorney general is trying to discover
some way by which I. S. troops may
be sent to that State to put the negroes
10 power there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
Bloody ARRAY at a canning Bee

Bloody ARRAY at a "Cannlng Bee
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Hatchets, knives,
and weapons of other sorts we're used
in battle fought early this morning
on Jackson Boulevard Seven persons
took part in the conflict, which ragged
for half an hour. Then the seven per
sons were hauled from the scene in
patrol wagons and ambu!snces. One
man was wounded in the back and head
with q Ratchet, and will die; another
was stabbed in the side and will die;
five others, including one woman, re-
ceived serious knife wounds. A Hal.
lowe'en canning bee" aided by an al
legged insult offered Mrs. Long, the in
jured woman, started the trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

MUCH OF the land of Virginia has
been posted for the protection of the
little game left on it, from the city
and other pot hunters. II the local
law officers will now do their duty and
arrest and punish the poachers, The
destruction of all the game now left in
the State will be prevented, at least for
a few years. One of tbe!patent effects
of negro dominancy in the West In
dies, is the practical determination o.
all the game in those islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
The Cotton TrntIic law.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 1.-The first
skirmish in what will likely prove the
greatest legal battle Texas ever knew,
occurred yesterday when temporary
restraining order was granted prohibit.
ing the State railroad commission put
ting into effect the cotton tariff. Ten
OF the great trunk railroad lines of the
State are made defendants, jointly with
the commission. The litigation will it is
expected, be carried to the U. S.
Supreme Court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

LIGHT SEEMS to have at last broken
in upon one of the Humanitarian
newspapers of Washington, as it now
SAYS the acts of the Cuban insurgents
were "the iniquities OF mischievous
and vicious fraction of the population"
Yes, and very small fraction at thai,
though some of the American promo
ters of the war are on record as saying,
before hostilities commenced, that every
Cuban they saw in Cuba was in favor
of the insurgents. The great trouble
with the jingoes is that their hind, is
better than their fore, sight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01
Attempted Suicide.

HANOVER. Pa, Nov. 1.-Edwiu P.
Kuhn, democrat, president OF the town
council, attempted suicide yesterday
by cutting the tendons of both wrists
with penknife. About two weeks ago
his personal effects were seized by the
sheriff on executions amounting to S.
600. The sale took place yesterday
and during its progress Mr.. Kuhn went
to the alley in the rear of the house and
committed the deed. 1t is thought he
will recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

The Comparison" labor commission,
the members of which are paid $500
a wear, is so non partisan and has so
much work to do, that after appoint
ing a republican president, republi-
can vice president and republican
second vice president, three weeks ago,
it agreed to take a rest which is not yet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-01

The NEGRO women of Washington
have sent word to those of their race in
North Carolina, to see that their hus'
bands, sons and lovers vote the repub
lican ticket there next Tuesday, ire
spective of consequences, and thereby
continue negro dominancy there. They
should insist that the Northern repub.
licAns who emancipsted them, should
allow negro men to vote for negro Off
Gals at the national capital.