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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
DR. ADAMS HONORED BY
 THE MISSIONARY BOARD

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 6.-The most interesting features in to-day s proceedings by the American Board of Foreign Missions came in the afternoon and evening At the afternoon session the board, for the first time In the ninety years of its history, elected a woman, Margaret J. Evans of Mime sota. to be a member. Miss Evans is the head of the woman's department in Carlton College, Minnesota, and has been there for twenty-five years.
 Eleven new members were elected.
 The evening feature was an address bv James B. Angel, president of the Michigan University and eX-Mlnister to Turkey.
 The members observed the Lords Sup per this afternoon at the Fountain-street Baptist Church. The next annual meet ing. the ninetieth, will be held at Provi- dence, R. I. All officers of the board were reelected.
 The preacher selected to deliver the an- nual sermon next year is the Rev. G. B.. Adams, D.D.. pastor of the First Congre- gational Church. San Francisco.
 This evening the board was addressed by President Angell.
 President Lamson delivered his first annual address. His presidency is recog- nized as worthy of the succession to pr. Storrs.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
THRILLING FEAT AT NIAGARA FALLS Three Young Men Risk
 Their Lives. RECOVER A SUICIDES BODY EARN A REWARD OF A THOU
 SAND DOLLARS. Perilous Undertaking Watched by a Breathless Crowd on Shore,
 Who Cheered the
 Exploit.
RECOVER A SUICIDES BODY
EARN A REWARD OF A THOU
 SAND DOLLARS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Oct. G. Fred Preston, his younger brother and a man named Howard Blake has aC- complished one of the greatest feats of daring in the history of the falls and incidentally recovered the body of Peter Schemm. the Philadelphia millionaire, who committed suicide by jumping over the falls from Goat Island bridge on September 13.
 There was a reward of 5000 for the body of Schemm, which was needed in order to collect insurance. Young Preston, since the reward was offered, has camped at he great whirlpool ni~ht and day. With a spyglass he has watched the floating wreck of driftwood and dead animals which col lects above the vortex every hour of the day, At night, benumbed with cold but with the aid of great fires. he has watched the swirling of the green water.
 This morning he saw something which looked like body. Preston, who has rescued bodies before, did not dare swim to the pooI-a feat which he has often accomplished-on account of the cold He transported boat from Queenstown, and with his com Danions braved the terrible currents of the revolving circle of water. It was soon in the middle where few specta- tors on shore saw a huge black object shoot up from lne green water. It was log held prisoner by the undertow and being sud- enly released sought the surface and bumped the boat, but did not strike it squarely.
 Undaunted, the men rowed to the very verge of the rapidly revolving mass of drift which is collected over the vortex. The body was caught in the limbs of a tree, but the men dis engaged it and securing 1t with a rope started back to the shore. The crowd cheered They rowed powerfully and soon were near the shore the body of Schemm lowed behind.
 It is undoubtedly the body of the mill Iionaire who committed suicide because his eyesight was failing him. Several other bodies have been found, which were thought to be Schemm's remains, but investigation showed they were not. Filings in the teeth of the remains re- covered to-day make the identification complete.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
GOVERNOR WOLCOTT
 IS RENOMINATED

BOSTON, Oct. 6.-The State convention of the Republican party was held in Music Hall to-day. There was a large representation of delegates, and the pro- ceedings of the session developed along lines mapped out by the various commit tees last night. The platform comments the administration for the conduct of the war, comments upon the generally favor able industrial conditions, reaffirms the St. Louis platform and indorses the plan for a stronger army and navy and re- organization of the National Guard.
 Congressman George P. Lawrence of North Adams presented the name of Gov ernor Roger WOlcott for renomination The renomination was made by acclama- ton.
 Congressman Samuel W. Mccall of Winchester named Lieutenant Governor William Murray Crane of Dalton for re- nomination, and Lieutenant Governor Cranes name was also accepted by ac- clamation.
 William M Olin of Boston, for Secre- tary of State, E. P. Shaw of Newbury- port for State Treasurer and Receiver General John w. Kimball of Fitchburg for Auditor and Hon. H. E. Knowlton of New Bedford for Attorney General, were likewise nominated by exclamation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07

PARIS, Oct. 6.-It is pretty generally 1 believed t&at the first battle of the Peace Commission will be fought to- morrow.
 Although the members themselves confess perfect satisfaction with mat ters as far as they have so far prog ressed, a certain amount of induietude l is plainly discernible on the Spanish side. This appears to be undoubtedly due to the firmness of the Americans.
 Report has it that the United States intends to solve the Philippines diff culty by insisting upon the cession of the whole island of Luzon and upon ab- solute independence of the rest of the archipelago This is said to have been a hard blow for the Spanish commits sioners. From the few details that have leaked out, it seems that Spain hoped to deal with the Philippines upon the basis established in the prOtocol-that is the cession of Manila and one island for a coaling station. Now as Manila is the key to the Philippines, the archi- pelago would virtually be under the control of the power .sOlding it-that is to say the United States. Spain, there fore, has no very keen desire to keep the islands under such circumstances. but at the same time 1t hoped to sell them as dearly as possible.
 However, this hope is being shattered if it is true that America, while re- taining Luzon, the most important ls- land in the group, will insist at the same time upon the entire independence of the other islands. It is said the Spanish commissioners have received very definite instructions to refuse their agreement to a cession of the island of Iuzon unless the United States will as sume the entire Philippine debt. As to the independence of the other islands, the commissioners are, it appears, to refuse even to consider it.
 From one source l heard yesterday that the American delegates intend dis posing of the Philippine debt question by the appointment of an arbitration commission.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
SITS BOLDLY ON THE THRONE
PREPARING TO PLACE HER SON
 IN POWER.
Refugee Rang Makes Some Interest ing Revelations Concerning the Plight of the
 Emperor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. Oct 7.-The Picking core spondent of the Times, telegraphing or Tuesday, says:
 The restoration of the regency is com plete The Empress Dowager receives the Cabinet daily. seated beside the Emperor openly, and not as formerly behind a screen. The Government is more retrograde and reaCtionary.
 The Russians welcome the change as increasing their influence. The imme- diate cause of the change was the inn pending ediCt ordering officials to abol- ish the queue and adopt foreign dress 4 search of the house of Kang Yu Wei the reformer, resulted in the discovery of papers proving that he was carrying on a correspondence with the leaders of the anti-dynastic movement 1n Southern China.
 The HOngkong correspondent or the Times telegTaphs the substance of a long Interview he has had with hanB Yu Wei. the Cantonese reformer, in which the latter recOunted the history of the crisis. Rang Yu Wei said that on June l6 he had two hours audi ence with the Emperor, who, anxious about the Russian encrOachmentS, was ready to listen to any plan 10 secure the integrity of the empire.
 The Times correspondent continues: "Kang advised replacing the conserVa- tive ministers by young prOgTeSSlNeS and the employment of Englishmen and Americans to effect suggested reforms. The Emperor admitted the Cogency or his arguments. but expressed his regret at being unable to remove high officials because Of the Empress DOwager.
 "kang then urged his Majesty to he h fShi wit ion powers and particularly to secure an alliance with England. The Emperor said he realized that foreign countries were no longer insignificant states, and observed that it was pity that his Ministers had not aveTted the impend- iuS troubles. Rang says the real power at Picking Is held by Li Luen Yen, a sham eUnuch, and the dOwager's ille- gitimate son, Chung Ming, will proba- bly, be made Emperor.
 "On the morning of September IS. Kang received two letters from the Emperor. dated respectively September Is and 17 They first represented the difficulties of his position, the Empress DOWager's anger and his fears that he would be unable to protect his throne, and commanded Kang to consult with his colleagues IS to how to save the Emperor. In the second letter His Majesty said: I have commanded you to sUperintend the establishment of an official organ. It is strongly against my wish. I have great sorrow which cannot describe with ink and pen. You must proceed immediately outside to devise means to save me without a mo- ment's delay
 .'Kang promptly visited the American missionary, Timothy Richard, whom he asked to call upon the British and American legations. Sir Claude Me Donald. British Minister, was at Pei Tai So and the American Minister, MT. Corger was at Si Shan. Ominous ru- mors were in circulation that day and Rang fled He was astOnished that England protected him, and he urged the British Government to take prompt action to save the Emperor"
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
DUNHAM SAID ID
 HAVE BEEN SEEN
Story of a Purser From
 Lower California.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 6.-Purser Martinez of the steamer St. Denis, which arrived from Lower California to-day, Is au- thOrity for the statement that James C, Durham, the Santa Clara County mur- derer, was seen In Lower California a few weeks ago.
 Durham, for whom a reward of $10 GOO is offered, dead or alive, has been reported before on good authority as being in Lower California, where the inaccessible wastes offer abundant chance for hiding. Don Juan Bareno. former owner of San Francisquito gold mines on the gulf, told Purser Martinez that Durham visited San Francisquito three months ago. He came, he said, from a ranch in the mountains on the edge of the desert. Dunham was thin and weak, as if he had endured great privations, but for all that he was recognized, and some persons in the camp even compared him with a photo- graph of Durham that they had pre- served.
 Plans were laid by a few daring Mexicans for the mans capture, but he evidently got wind of the movement. for he suddenly disappeared. Ills trail was taken up by a force of rurales and hounds and followed into the remotest portion of the desert, north of San FrancisquitO, where for 800 miles there is not a human habitation. There the trail was lost The last track of the murderer was at least forty miles from the nearest water, and it is the opinion of the Mexicans that he Is lying some where in the desolate waste, shriveled and black, q victim of fate far more horrible than death on the Rallows.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
HIGH LINKS HELD BY
 JUNIORS AT STANFORD
Dedication of "The Junior Plug" Smallest Student as Chief
 High MogIIl.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct G.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. G. Tonight was junior night at the univer- sty, and that class held full sway. Near ly the whole university had gathered at the faculty athletic grounds to witness the dedication of "The Junior Plug as it is called-"the orgy of the third-year tile"
 Little Frank Adams, the smallest man in the university, was Chief High Mogui, and around his altar gathered the priests in hideous guise. The jibes, quips and jokes were strong, and spared neither student nor faculty.
 After the speeches occurred the event of the evening. At a signal from the High Chief Mogul the big plug was carried forward, and so large was 1t that 1t took six strong men to bear 1t. In it's trail followed the humble worshipers of the tile. Before the altar il was placed. The priests had worked themselves to state bordering on frenzy, reeling and falling In fantastic figures, raising their hands and crying aloud in their mental anguish. The scene was Iudicrous enough then to keep the large audience on the roar, but when the frantic poet" came upon the scene the strain was all but too great. His voice was pitched to a treble and ended in a shriek as he shouted:
 Yes I do know where l am at, and 1 am not talking through my hat"
 You're lari" came with a roar from the interior of the big-belled plug and to the utter amaZement of the many dear ladies in the crowd.
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on this question. It Is intended to make 1t one of the largest church gatherings ever held in the West.
 The affairs of the Congregational Home Missionary Society occupied an hour, when Chaplain Rowell presided and Mrs. E. D. Haven of Woodland acted as scribe
 The following. were elected directors for three years: Rev. c. C.. Adams of San Francisco, Rev. ". w. seudder of Ala meda and w. H. Cross of Saratoga; John D. Mckee of the TalIant Bank, treasurer; Mrs. F. D. Haven, recording secretary and the Rev. F. B. Perkins, auditor.
 The election of delegates to correspond ing bodies resulted as follows: To, the Congregational Association of Southern California, Rev; J. M. Mclean; to the Hawaiian Association Rey. G; B. Hatch; n to the Synod of the Pacific, Rev. H. M Penney; to the California Methodist Con ference, Rev; W; H, Cross; to the M. E: Conference South, Rev. l.. D. Rathbone; to the Central Baptist Association. Judge J. NJ. Haven; to the Cumberland Presoy- terian synod Rev. Francis Lawson; to the Oregon Association. Rev. William Rader; to the Washington Assoclatlon' Rev. H. H. WYkoff; to the Idaho Assocla- ton, Rev. William Atkinson; to the AT zOna Association, Rev. F. D. Hale; 10 the New Mexico Association, Rev t'. r. Weage; to the Utah Association, Rev. d. Fl. GOOdel.
 A memorial to Rev. g. L. Weyler.- de- ceased was read and ordered spread on the minutes. Rev. C. R. Brown and Judge J. M. Haven presented the reports or the National Council, recently held in Fort land, Or.
 A committee on missionary federation son. Ga Ji p'f.'' H. Good. ". ( C. Cragin, J. U: Mulligan. c. Grifiths, H. E. Banham and
 Provisional committee for the next as sociation: Rev. C. C. Adams. Rev Will liam Rader, Rev. C. Harrington and Il.
 Committee on Bible Society-William Rogers, NJ. J Luark. D. Goodsen.
 The evening session was devoted t(, to fer Or Frear ana addresses by Rev. George B. Hatch of berkeley and Rev. Henry Fair hanks of India.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Mixed Racing at Boise.

BOISE. Idaho Oct. 6.-Results of to-day 8 races:
 Pace and trot-Irma De won second and third heats. Blue Note second, Lady Alfred third Best time. 224.
 Pace and trot 2:3O class-Julia Shake won in straight heats. Vess second, Wind Splitter third Time, 2261a.
 Five furIongs runnng-Juva won, Dun Praise second Sea Queen third Time, 1:031k.
 Five and a half furlongs-I Don't Know won Quicksilver second. Bill Howard third Time 1:C7IB This is said to be the Pacific Coast record for the distance
 Six furlongs-St. Apollo won. Latah second Blue Belle third Time. 1:161a.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
PETER THE GREAT WINS
 THE FUTURITY TR0T
Great Surprise for the Talent in Lex ington-Sold for S15 in Pools
 of 5000.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Oct 6.-After two postponements on account of rain, the fall meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association began at 10:30 this | morning, with six races on the pro- gramme. The event of the day, the S10 900 futurity for 3-year-old trotters, was quite a surprise for the talent, being won in straight heats by Peter the Great, a Michigan colt, who sold for $15 in pools of 5000. The favorite, Charley Herr, made a game fight for every heat, but was out footed The stake was wort. $75OO to the winner, with $500 to his nominatOr. D. b. Streator. Kalamazoo, Mich, who still
 In the 2:O9 pace, searchlight, the won der of the year, was a prOhibitiVe favor lte. selling at $50 to $106 for the field.
 The $5O6O futurity for 2?year-old trot- ters was won by The Merchant. Hand spring, owned by Marcus Daly. and Be- ralna divided second and third money. Results:
 First race. the Tennessee. S4oOO, for 2:O9 class P1@e 2:6sh, 2:iH 211N sherman sItS cay Nicol B, Lena B, Ace Indiana and JaveIin ~'s Second race. the Futurity for three-year- old trotters. value s100O0-Peter the Great won in straight heats. Time, 2:15A, 2144, 2:12l5 Charley Herr, Limerick, Crappina, Jamie T and Lexie May also started
 Third race. 2:15 ciass. trottins, purse $1O00- (.,v won second. third and fifth heats. Sister Alice fourth heat Outing won first heat Best time. 216%; SuTpol; Russell Wood: Tudor, Chimes, Dorls WllKes' Herobelo and Oslund L also started.
 Fourth race the Futurity. for two-year-old trotters s50O0-The Merchant in straight heats. Time 2:2O. "''tr. Handspring, BoraI ma, Risky. Kara and Mary Celeste also Firth race The Wilson, purse 5000 for 22o Soao aao,d and fourth heats. Miss Logan won third third heat. Best time, 2:oSA. Exploit. Ego zen. Anne Lee, Long Point. Woodland Boy, sirth race purse $2OOO for POS class trottng OiIt6ni.hed)-Willam Penn won first heat in 9tIfn RiIn,n won second heat in 2:11A Pilot T3ov Tommy Britton. Kentucky Union. Cap tain Jack, Klamath. Dan Cupid, Humboldt Maid and Fred also st4rted
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07

don Bennett.
 MANILA, Oct. 6-Artachio, who was a fellow leader with Aguinaldo in a former revolution, and brought suit against Aguinaldo for half the money which was paid by Spain to make peace. has been shot by order of the in- surgent leader at Nalolos. It is doubt ful whether Aguinaldo was a consent ing party to the execution.
 visited the dictator at Malolos yesterday. I have become convinced that he is only a fgurehead put for ward by kind of revolutionary trust in which a Mestizo named Juan Pa terno is the moving spirit. I desired to visit Spanish prisoners at Belucan and was told frankly by PaternO that even AguinaIdo could not give a pass with out the consent of the Secret Council, six members of which are not in the dictator's cabinet. I went armed with a letter from Lagarda, the insurgent Secretary of State. This letter had no weight whatever.
 There are 120 Spanish prisoners at Belucan. They are literally starving There are also twenty-four priests who are held incOmmunicado despite the fact that they are nOn-COmbatants.
 The insurgent party is becoming more disorganized every day. Each petty chief is setting up a little government on his own account, and no one is pay ing great attention to Aguinaldo's or ders The dictator looks and evidently feels greatly worried over the condi- tions prevailing here, as well as with the uncertainty attendant unon the re- suit of the meeting in Paris. Paterno openly advocates independence.
 There have been no new cases of smallpox among the American troops since Sunday The disease is now well under control Of twelve cases in the pesthouse eight have died. Private Ed ward Braham of the First California died from typhoid fever to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
PRINCE VICTOR
 WILL ABDICATE
Chief of the French Imperialists to Give Way to His
 protbaT

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Paris corre- spondent of the Daily Mail says: I learn that owing to family and party pressure Prince Victor Napoleon, chief of the French Imperialists, will abdicate in fa- vor of his brother Prince Louis, who is regarded as a friend of Emperor Nicho- las.
 Prince Louis Napoleon, who Is now 24 years old, Is the second son of the late Prince Jerome Napoleon. He Is a colonel of the Czarina's Lancers in the Russian army
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
WAS FRED MILLER MURDEREDP
Had Just Sold Klondike Claims for One Hundred Thousand Dollars.

VICTORIA, B. C.. Oct. 5.-There Is considerable doubt as to the cause of the death of Fred Miller, found drowned at Clayoquot on the west coast of Van couver Island. Those who know him well discredit the accidental death theory Miller was a native of San Francisco. He was an expert swimmer. He had sold mining claims for $100 900 just prior to his
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
DISASTROUS FIRE
 RACED AT HANK0W
Fears That a Thousand Lives Were Lost-A Square Mile of Prop
 erty Burned

LONDON, Oct 7.-According to a special dispatch from Shanghai a fire on Sunday at Hankow destroyed over a square mile of the city, including the Government buildings and temple. It is feared that thousand lives were lost.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
C0NGREGATIONALIST
 LABORS AT STOCKTON
Resolution Calling for a Monster Pa cifc Congress in 19Oo-Direc-
 tors and Delegates.

STOCKTON. Oct. 1.-The most import ant action of the Congregational conven- ton to-day was the adoption of resoIu- ton calling for a Pacific conference in 1sOo- All of the delegates favored it and an effort will be made to ascertain the opinions of other State bodies of the coast
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Alta Hotel and Saloon Burned.

DUTCH FLAT STATION, Oct. GA fire at Alta, near here, at D. m. destroyed the hotel of William Rodgers and the saloon of Ed McCue. It was caused by a defective fue. Rogers had no insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Mcguire Invited to Stanford

STANFORD, Cal, Oct 6.-The Demo- cratic Club of Stanford students this afternoon met and passed resolutions ask ing Candidate Mcguire to appear before the Stanford League and the students to- MOTION.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
TESLA MINE EXPLOSION.
Five Men Seriously Injured, One of
 Whom May Die.

miner who arrived from the Tesla Cor ral Hollow) coal mines. last evening" brings news of an explosion of gas in tunnel No. 1 of that mine at 1l;45 a. m. Tuesday. resulting in the serious injury Of Harrington, may not recover.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Parisian Strikers Rioting.

PARIS, Oct. 6.-There were a number of affrays here to-day between the police and strikers belonging to the building trades The troops are keeping order in striker has been killed in the Veau- ertr
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
POINT IN THOMAS FAVOR.
Rife and Other Articles Found on
 the Tramp Were Stolen.

BEDDING, Gal. Oct, 6,--F. J. Janssen, 6 farmer residing near Fort Bedding, positively identified q rife and several other articles found In possession of W.
 Boughen, the tramp who was fatally shot by Albert Thomas few days ago, aS hay
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ing been stolen from his cabin recently. This, of course, is a great point In favor of Thomas, who is charged with the mur- der of Boughen. he claiming that he shot tie man under the belief that he was try ing to burglarize his residence.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07

Sir Charles Dilke writes about the Czar's peace union and the Anglo American alliance in next Sundays Gall
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Star Pointer Races in 2:O3 IA

ST. LOUIS, Oct. e.-Star Pointer paced a mile against time to-day at the Fair Grounds, making 1t in 203A.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Death of Dr. Giekia.

LONDON, Oct. 0,-ReY. pr. Cunning ham Geikie, tho well-known religious commentator and historian. is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
Cjp0SSn2l'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons can euro thom- selves without the least exposure, change of diet change In application t. husinsss. The medicine contains nothing Of the lecst Injury to the constitution. Ask your druggist for 1t. Price, N c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-07
FIRST BATTLE BEFORE PEACE
 COMMISSIONERS Will Be Fought as to
 Philippines.
SPANISH SIDE SQUIRMING
DOES NOT RELISH THE DEMAND
 OF UNCLE SAM.
The Dons at Paris Will Not Consent to Giving Up Luzon Island and Granting All h.
 dependence.

Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Cor don Bennett.