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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-08
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TOWN DIRECTORY

p. r. MCGUIRE, Mayor,
Board of Trustees:
John Blunt, August Peil,
George Deibert, Matt Lines,
L. II. Bedwell, D. L. Frazier.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-08
Frightful Mortality.

Frightful Mortality.
'iO,r regiment les: nearly one-ferrth
in its first engagement. "
Its first engagement? With what
enemy?"
THE examining surgeons. Chi
cago Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
UKIAH's TASTE OF HADEs.
Surrounded by Mountain Fires and
 the Thermometer at IA.

UKIAH, Aug. T.-For a week past the mountains to the westward of this city have been on fire, making at night a grand, beautiful and picturesque scene. But while the artistic sense has been gratifed, a high price has been paid. on account of the loss of timber and the dan ger to residents at the foot of the noun tains.
 Friday night the fire swept with resist less energy down what is known assGibson Creek Canyon, destroying everything in it's path and threatening the extinction of the San Francisco and North Pacific fish hatchery, from which, owing to the enter prise of President A. w. Foster, so many streams have been stocked.
 As the fire burned down the ridge to- ward Doolan's Canyon the sky was con- stantly lighted up with a crimson tint At times the roaring could be plainly heard in town, a distance of one and a half miles. Fires are also burning in the hills to the eastward.
 These mountain confiagrations have made the air of the valley thick and murky with smoke, while the mercury has climbed higher than for years. For three days it stood at 1l2 degrees, and one day at IA A few days ago Ell Wells, weli-known resident. was sunstruck, and at one time his condition was re- garded as serious. This Is an occurrence almost unprecedented in the history Of the valley.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
SURRENDERED AFTER
 PEACE WAS DECLARED
Capture of Manila, However, Was Not Contrary to the Rules
 of War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-According to Admiral Dewey's dispatch the sur render of Manila occurred about p. m. last Saturday. The peace protocol was signed at 4:23 D. m. on Friday. It Is said that the difference in time between Manila and Washington is such that the surrender, reckoned on Washing ton time, would be about twelve hours ahead of the time at Manila, or about Q o'clock Saturday morning. In point or actual time, therefore, the signing or the peace protocol preceded the actual surrender of Manila by few hours But it is a established rule of mili- tary law, accepted the world over, that A peace arTnistice or cessation Of hoStll- ties does not become binding upon com manding officers until they receive ac- tual notice of it.
 Under this rule Admiral Dewey and General Merritt would be bound by the armistice only from the time the notice of it reached them at Manila This could not have occurred on Saturday prior to the bombardment, as the cable was not working and no dispatch boat could have gotten through with the mo- tice before Monday or Tuesday. In short, it is agreed in all official guar ters that the forcible taking of Manila was entirely regular, and that the city and bay is now held on the basis Of this military enforced taking rather than on the basis of the mutual ar rangenent between the two countries. This may become material when the ouestion arises as to the future of the Philippines, for the discussion is likely to nroeeed from the American stand noint that Manila was taken by force of arms and is so occupied.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
SCORES OF MEN BACKFIRING
WIND MAKES THEIR EFFORTS
 ABORTIVE.
Thousands of Acres Denuded, Several ShingIe Mills Consumed and Travel Stopped by the
 Extreme Heat.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 16.-Forest fires have been raging in the mountains above Woodside since Friday last and are still beyond control, although a force of sev- enty-flve men have been kept continually at work trying to check the flames. Yes terday the men had them almost controll- ed, but heavy wind set in and scattered burning timbers in all directions for hundreds of feet.
 The fire started at what Is known as Borden & Hatch's mill, on the head of Purissima Creek, and worked up to the top of the mountain It then took a southerly course and has been making headway ever since, until now an area covering thousands of acres has been swept clean, destroying thousands of cords of wood.
 Yesterday the fire reached a shingle pile belonging to c. D. Hayward, con- taining about 100000 shingles, which was ing to the same man and containing about 150 900 is now threatened and will probably be burned.
 Travel on the roads has been stopped, owing to the great heat. On account of the heavy winds and the great number of pine trees on fire it will be difficult matter to manage the fire. It is now burning on the ridge back of the Jones ranch, and efforts are being made to keep 1t from coming down this side of the mountain. for this ranch is covered with brush and bark, it not having been burned for two years past. If 1t gets started on the dry brush there will be no stopping 1t until 1t has done proba- bly thousands of dollars worth of dam age.
 Men are backf1ring in the hope of checking the flames, but as yet their efforts have proved futile.
 It is hoped that the heavy, fogs which are prevailing north of the fire will reach the burning territory, and this at present seems to be the only salvation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
FREEMAN HALSTED STEPS
 FROM A SPANISH PRISON
Call-Herald Correspondent Free at Last, After Having Been
 Sentenced to Death.

Special cable to The Call and the New York
 Herald. Copyrighted. 1898. by James Cor
 don Bennett.
 SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 7.-I was released from prison this morning. l am allowed full liberty. Captain General Macias was chiefly instrumental in ob- taining my freedom, and MT. Cordea, the British Consul here, was unceastng in his efforts in my behalf.
 FREEMAN HALSTED.
 NEW YORK, Aug. H.-Freeman Hal sted was arrested in San Juan on March 25 last. charged with having taken photo graphs of the Qualifications there. He was sentenced to nine years imprison- ment When the American fleet bonn barded San Juan on May 12, the Spanish authorities became so angry that Mir. Halsted and other political prisoners were sentenced to death. While being led from prison Halsted made a desperate resist ance and his arm was injured. Using that accident as pretext, the Spaniards spread the report that Halsted had been hurt by the fire of the American fleet, hoping thereby to avoid another bom- bardment.
 HaIsted is a British subject, and through the efforts of the British Consul the plan of taking the correspondent 5 life was abandoned and he was accorded special privileges in the presidio, where he was cOnfined.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
THE EARL HELD BLAMABLE
WRoNGFULLY SOUGHT TO IN
 FLUENCE HoOLEY.
Not Wholly Absolved by the Court in Connection With the Ac-
 cusations of
 Bribery.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-In the Queen s Bench Division of the High Court ot Justice to-day Justice Wright acqu1t- ted Earl Delawarr and MT. Bradshaw of the charge of contempt of court in their alleged attempt to induce Ernest Terah Hooley, the bankrupt company promoter, to falsify his evidence in the Bankruptcy Court. The learned Judge said, however that both were blam- able and he mulcted them in costs.
 Justice Wright said thlt while he must absolve Earl DeIawarr of the charge of bribery, he must hold that the Earl had wrongfully tried to induce MT. Hooley to correct some statements made by him in the bankruptcy pro- ceedings and had wrongfully promised to help Mrs. Hooley.
 MT BraGShaws evidence as to Earl Delawarrs proposal to help Mrs. Hoo ley was remarkable, although Mir. Bradshaw had no cause to testify falsely It must be remembered, the Judge continued, that the Earl had an overwhelming motive for obtaining MT. Hooley's retraction.
 He could not believe that it was out of mere charity that Earl Delawarr had promised Mrs. Hooley 91000. On the contrary, he was forced to the con- cluSion that the promise was connected with the Earl's strong and natural de- sire to clear himself from Hooley's ac- cusations. Nevertheless, he acquitted Delawarr of the imputation of in 6ucing MT Hooley to testify falsely.
 With regard to the alleged bribery, he could not wholly absolve Earl Della war; With regard to the money the Earl received, possibly the latter be- lieved it was given him for services rendered or as gift from Hooley. The Judge said he supposed that was gen orally the way names were paid for, but as these proceedings were only in tended to vindicate justice, it would be a sufficient punishment for Earl Della warr's indiscretion if the court ordered him to pay costs.
 With reference to MT. Bradshaw's s case, Justice Wright considered him, he said, much more guilty in asking Mir Hooley falsely to say that he made a retraction without communicating with the Earl Delawarr. Bradshaw was guilty of subornation of perjury, and while he (the Judge) was in doubt whether he ought not to deal very diff ferently with MT. Bradshaw, he had concluded to make the same order in his case as In that of Earl Delawarr.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
BRING S1oo,ooo IN DUST.
Three Small Steamers Reach Seattle
 From Alaska.

SEATTLE. Aug. 1T-Three small steam CTS arrived here to-day from Alaska with 150 passengers, and their stories of the lights and shades of the Alaska gold prospector's wife. About a third of them only were included in the list of fortunate ones Their combined sacks of gold dust are estimated at s100,090.
 Advices from Pine Creek, near Lake Tagish, where rich strike was reported few days ago, say that the diggings are howeVer % tic condnpes en even ne goiae from Cooks Inlet and Copper Ri.-er.
 At St. Michael boats are landing freight materially been relieved Provisions are reported scarce and command high prices. The steamer Bair arrived at Dawson July 25 from St Michael with large number of passengers and cargo of fresh supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18

ARROYO, Porto Rico, Aug. 12 (by Call-H Herald dispatch-boat Sommers N. Smith to Key West, Fla, Aug. 1O.- Captain Riddle of Company c, Fourth Ohio Volunteers, is still here under ar rest, awaiting court-mart1al for alleged cowardice in a skirmish with the Span ish few miles out of Arroyo. captain Biddle's company beat an fnglor1ous re- treat when they were on the sklr1nlsh line and were attacked unexpectedly by sharpshooters The unexpectedness of the attack probably had much to do with Captain Riddle losing his head and the panic into which he threw his com pany As his men deployed as sklr- miShers and were advancing the men called back and forth and chaffed one another on what they called thelr rap- bit hunt" Suddenly there was Whlz, a snapping of leaves, spllntering or bark and little eruptions of dirt at the boys feet.
 Hello. rabbit! The rabbit is no longer on the run!" exclaimed one of the soldiers.
 Biddle's men were slipping behind trees and bushes and preparing to make a stand when some one gave the com mand to retreat.
 hun, DOyS, they oiS (. Iiio " one." came the command, as the men were preparing to make a brave re- sistance against their as yet invisible foe. It is alleged that Captain Riddle gave that command. Had this panicky alarm not been given, and had not the men seen their commanding officer run ming with his back to the fire, they would have stood their ground ana fought just as bravely as they did when they received their baptism of fire at Guayama.
 Captain Riddle, it is alleged, was found hiding in a culvert under the
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
CRUSHED BY A TRUCK. Josephine Lindsey, Eight Years Old,
 Run Over and Killed.

Josephine Lindsey, years old, was run over by a truck and instantly killed on Folsom street, between Fifth and Sixth, Tuesday evening The driver of the truck, Thomas J. Lyman. knew nothing of the accident until after it occurred. Marcus Ososki, a butcher at 905 Folsom street, was a witness of the tragedy, and says that the girl was playing on the truck, Jumping off and on while 1t was in mo- tion. She lost her balance and fell be- tween the wheels
 Lyman was arrested and booked for manslaughter at the Central Station by Officer Minehan, but was released on his own recogniZance. The body of the child was taken to the Morgue. Her father, Alex Lindsey, is a truck driver, and lives at 4141a Clementina street.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
CHAMPION MIDDLE-WEIGHTS. Olympic Club Seeking to Match Nc
 Gov and Tommy Ryan.

William Kennedy, superintendent of the olympic Club, wired to Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ryan yesterday, offering to match them before the Olympic Club of this ritv any time in September for the middleweight championship of the world. Kennedy also offers 60 per cent of the Since the match between Mccoy and eorhett is considered off, Mccoy will be Jeff without a match on his hands. Ryan is very anxious to meet Mccoy again, but strong in his desire to face Tommy Ryan in tbe ring. The last time they fought the battle was stopped in the nth round Id Ryans favor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
Supposed Incendiarv Fire at Chico.

CHICO, Aug. t7.--At 2:30 this afternoon a fire broke out in the eastern part of town, which burned two dwelling houses belonging. to Mrs. Bunselmeyer and the outbuildings, barns and fences in the rear of the residences of William East S. J. Eikirk and Mrs. c. B. Butler The fire started in a barn belonging to the Bun selmeyer estate, and is supposed to have been incendiary. The total loss is esti- mated at sI2000; small insurance
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
Chile Selling Gold by Auction

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
 Herald. Copyrighted, 1898. by James Cor
 don Bennett.
 VALPARAISO DE CHILE, Aug. IT, The Government now sells gold weekly by auction. The first sale took place yes- terday at Valparaiso, when $500 ,000 was sold The highest price was 47 per cent Drernium
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
Lost His Life Saving Others.

A country boy visiting New York stopped a frantic runaway team that was about to dash on the sidewalk where there were hundreds of women and children. He saved their lives but ,ost his own. Hundreds of lives saved every year by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. People who are fast going to their graves with disor- ders of stomach liver, bowels and blood are brought back to good health by 1t. All the sick should try 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
Estate of Rosa1ia Morris.

Edward Morris has applied for letters of administration upon the estate of his deceased mother. Rosalia Morris. The estate consists of real and personal prop erty valued at STOOD The only heirs to the estate so far as known are the peti- tioner. Edward Morris, and his sister, Tina Breslauer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
To Expel Religious Communities

Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted 1898, by James Cor don Bennett.
 MADRID, Aug. 1.-The Philippine colony in Madrid has petitioned for authorization B the Government for the expulsion of religious communities from the Philippines as a sine quo non.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
Storage Company Incorporates.

,ncornorated yesterday with a capital stock stock of s1o GOO The directors are James fo N. Fierce, Margaret c. Pierce and P. H.
 Pierce of Berkeley ana Thafiff M tis g. cta tayior
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
naser+ad by Her Husband.

Mrs. Marie M Wagner has applied. for a divorce from Ferdinand Wagner. Mrs. Wagner alleges that her husolnd desert ed her over year ago and she asks for a divorce on that ground.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
COurt-Martial Awaits an
 Ohio Captain.
LOST HIS HEAD UNDER FIRE
RATTLED HIS MEN BY ORDER
 ING A RETREAT.
After the Panic He Is Said to Have Been Found Hiding in Culvert Under the
 Roadway.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted. 1898. by James Cor don Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18

Advances made on furniture and pianos with or without removal J. Noonan, 1o17-lo23 Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18

@ Lurline Salt Water Beths,
 Bush, Lnrkin sts.: swimming Russian. hot and ..c cold tub baths; salt water direct from ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
AMERICAN FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY

nF PHILADELPHIA. IN THE STATE OF O Pennsylvania, the 31st day of Decem- ber A. D. 1s97 and for the year ending on that day. as made to the Insurance Commits sloner of the State of California pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 6l1 Of the Political Code, condensed as per blank fur Iish had h tha CnrnInisanner-
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18

Net amount of risks
 written during the year Net amount of ris&s ex- pired during the Sear., Net amount in force De cember 31. 1S97.........,
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
Total liabilities .w..........-.-...
 IIf,nAHEr

INCOME.
 Net cash actually received for fire premiums ...-......,.--... Net cash actually received for bur glary premiums .,,.........,..-.;-.... Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources. .-...-..-...... Received for rents s.-:.......,.....-.... Received from all other sources......
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-12-02
That Kelley Motor Invention.

The Kelley still problematical affair II is
said dead inventor mad committed
and that force which he proposed TO
control would by those who after him
But it is extremely doubtful whether he has left clear
satisfactory regarding invention
professed have
The secret the Kelley motor we'll kept through
years professed believe that the
merely pretended have discovered mysterious
force which could machinery of the
and that experiments witnesses
conveying his engines by Of hidden wires
But people, of them experts WELL believed
great discovery that his wonderful
would day power and light for
the prove greatest the
has produced.
The death Kelley midst OF his leaves the
in great darkness II great
discover his friends believed him, it will
than probable reputation will of dreamer
and heorist incapable of making practical application
of his discoveries 0d weak enough to pretend have
complished something beyond his power make good
construct introduce his say will
and that the machine in the future
will be completed. possible they whstng
keep up their courage longer, nothing
distasteful enerprising business than
admit publicly that he has been deceived and hoodwinked
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-12-02
Girls Studying Farming.

The aspiration after physical culture is finding outlets
in practical and useful among
sports In single agricultural college in the this
year, fifty girls have taken full Of scientific
study in farming, theoretical and practical.
Agricultural colleges increasing rapidly
and south Girls admitted in the
same conditions boys. They have a dormory of their
and study three years part being spent
in actual farm work the field When graduated they
found skilled in department of housework needle
work and in every line dairy work. raising and agr
culture
1t is not surprising that wealthy families send
their daughters to these colleges Where could parents
their daughters better physical basis
institution? 1t may like treatment
it is safe to that for physical
order will yield better expensive al-
etic training belonging the category o. sports
1t would not be surprising if days
female graduate from first class agricultural college
should be a premium matrimonial market.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-12-02
a shower ofCofu,

This interesting George Francis Train
story comes by way of the Washington
lost: Late one afternoon I was sitting
on bench in Madison Square. On an
other bench near by were man and wo-
man, both young. The man was thin and
pale, and 1 gathered from such of his talk
as 1 overheard that he was recovering
from a long illness, that the woman was
his wife, and that they were in desperate
need of money.
George Francis Train came along and
sat down beside me on the bench. l knew
him well, and told him about the young
people and their troubles. Presently lie
went on his way, and 1 saw him go into
a store on the south side of the square.
a few minutes later he came back to the
young couple. As he passed them Il show
er of gold and silver coin dropped from
his pocket directly at their feet. jinglins
musically on the asphalt. Mr.. Tram walk
ed right along, paying no heed. The young
man sprang up and called Mr.. Trains
attention to his loss, saying: You've
dropped a lot of money, sir. You're very
much mistaken. young man.. Train re-
plied. and he walked rapidly away.
The young people were utterly dunn
founded, and, after they had gathered up
the coins, seriously talked of turning the
money over to the police. Fearing tha;
they would really be so foolish. went to
them and advised them TO keep the wealth
as the man who had dropped it had a way
of doing just such eccentric things. which
he could well afford, as he possessed a
great fortune. They left the square soon
after with smiling faces.
Train had undoubtedly gone TO the
store, obtained lot of coin, cut the lin
ing of his coat pocket. holding the gap
together with mis- hands to keep the coin
..-f+1 hi, ba -
when he let Il go and the coin fell at
their feet. II was his way OF helping them
without embarrassing them with an offer
of charity"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-12-02
That Hog Cholera Cure.

Kansas probably suffers less from the ravages of hog
cholera than other hog growing state but the
of loss inconsiderable annually healthy
The Leavenworth Times in writing of the lately
recommended by the agricultural department. which it
is claimed least so per of the
that the chief of the bureau study
this years conducted experiments
result treatment has been devised been
thoroughly that its efficacy demonstrated
1t is said the county showed that
of 90 animals died per cent
while of 11O7 hogs other which were not
treated S9 nearly died Thus put
it in the of the hog rasers of Iowa.
braska, Illinois protect their droves to
great extent against the Of previously
costly disease
The monetary value a remedy the total
value of all the appropriations made for the support
agricultural department Hog cholera the farmers
the single two years ago. No remedy
has been found effective before.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-12-02
To Annex or Not to Annex.

The annexation coming to the fore in the
lveliest kind fashion American people have begun
TO discuss only seriously most earnestly To annex
is becoming burning question as the day
before the meeting of fewer in number If
annexation done with the Philippines?
If annexation then how peoples to be governed
and their affairs administered proving monetary
burden otherwise political trouble?
When Ewing Winsow. representing the Ant-Imperia-
ist League of Massachusetts. called upon president the
other day TO protest against annexation of the
Philippine Islands, Mr. Mckinley is said asked him
IL the league could suggest proposition disposal
of the Philippines which did contemplate surrender
of the islands Spain said to have been poser
for Mr. Winslow, has been for other antiannex
atonists.
Ii is admitted believe hands that the islands
must not be returned to Spain. That settled when
Dewey and Merritt compelled surrender of Manila and
that moment became the imperative duty Of the United
States the people Of the from further opre
sion by SPAIN From that became impossible for
this withdraw from Philippines until II
had taken steps provide stable government for the
;elands Then the question arose whether while being bound
the Fpnos could interests Of spsn
and other European nations the the mercy of
the rebels by turning the archipelago To them out f
that situation the policy of L was the
logical sequence.
There is believe that President Mckinley
presented FOR his consideration. an arexa-
ZIONIST from force Of circumstances ~ dou,
that he would gladly accept any other prob
lem, if could be found which
purpose with which undertaken No such
solution has been presented however probable that
none will be- Destiny has forced the United
pFssens position and We shall have maze the best OF