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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

NEW 1OEfh, Jan. 30.-Rear-Admiral Daniel Lawrence Braine died in Brooklyn tonight.
 Rear-Admiral Daniel Lawrence Braine was born in New York and was ap- pointed midshipman from Texas on May 5V. lS46. He served during the Mexican War in the home squadron, and was present at the capture of Alvarado, Ia basco, Quespan Laguna, Tampico and Vera Cruz.
 When the Civil War occurred he was ordered to command the Monticello of the North Atlantic blockading squadron. He was commissioned lieutenant-com- mander on July 15, 1862. During 1S62-64 he was in numerous engagements with Forts Fisher and Caswell. Besides the Monticello, during this period he was in command of the Vicksburg and Pequot the latter he commanded during the at tacks on Fort Fisher. He commanded the Juniata, European station, in 1S74-75, and was promoted commodore in March 1SS5, and put upon special duty at New York and was promoted rear-admiral in September, 1887, and was retired by operation of law in 1891.
 While Commodore Braine was in the Juniata he went north to look for the POlariS, and from this ship Lieutenant de Long went to Cape York in the steam cutter. During the same commission the Juniata received at Santiago de Cuba over 100 of the Virginius prisoners.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
PICKS FOR GOLD SEEKERS.
New Invention Being Manufactured
 by Blacksmiths at Monterey.

MONTEREY, Jan. 30.-The fact that sleds and snowshoes intended for use in Alaska are being built in a town like Monterey is causing much surprise and now being made the Whitcombs have Brothers is a center of interest This shop has become, temporarily, a sort of prospector's outfitting establishment, for besides the snowshoes and sleds now being made the Whitcombs have invented an improved miners pick that is rapidly coming into favor This pick differs from the usual pick in that an iron band the width of the handle passes over the end of the handle and about five inches up each side to form a loop at the end, into which the pick is slipped. The band Is securely bolted to the wood, which is lighter than an ordinary pick handle and an iron key that is inserted into the loop with the pick holds the latter firmly in place. The points of the pick are made so that they can be sharpened at an open fire The sleds are of the genuine Eskimo style, strong and light, seven feet long and sixteen inches wide to track with snowshoes, and capable of carrying d load of 800 or 1000 pounds. They are made of hickory instead of spruce (spruce is usually used in the Alaskan sleds) and have runners and braces of the finest chilled steel. Each sled when completed does not exceed thirty nine pounds in weight.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
oNTARIo's FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
Crops Damaged but Little by Frost,
 and the Demand Is Heavy.

ONTARIO, Jan. So-Now that the ap- parent cold spell is over the various packing houses in this vicinity are in full blast and hurrying cars of oranges and lemons eastward as fast as they can. A conservative estimate, gathered from various sources, of the loss by the late low temperature places 1t generally at about per cent of the present crop and course, it must be remembered that it was from this favored section that a great many carloads of fruit were hur- ried eastward previous to the holidays. and what remained was not more than half of the ordinary crop, so that the estimate of the loss based on the whole crop would thus be cut in two and it's actual proportion to the whole crop made insignificant.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
PRESIDENT PATTON
 DEFENDS STUDENTS.
Bears Testimony to the High Moral Tone at Princeton, but Utters
 Warning Against Drink.

PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. 30.-A few days ago President Francis l.. Patton an- nounced that he would address the under graduate body to-day upon the subject or temperance. As a consequence, Mar quand Chapel was crowded at 5 o'clock to-day. In the audience were several signers of the Princeton Inn liquor H. cense, among them Grover Cleveland, Professor Charles Woodruff Shields. whose resignation from the Presbyterian church was caused by criticism growing out of his signing the petition, and Pro- lessor Charles Greene Redwood. Dr. Patton said in part:
 II bear testimony to the high moral tone or the students of this university know that they have been misrepresent- eu ana misunderstood. Their hilarity, their boisterous outbreaks of exuberance, lhelr songs, which often have more baecnanallan sound than l would wish, anu, III some instances, their ineXcusable acts or Wrongdoing have produced i'm preSsions which the facts will not justify; ana ana they have on many occasions been charSed With drunkenness for no other reason than that under the influence of the SreSariouS instinct which sometimes assumes an almost irrational mode of eX- pIeSSloh allmal spirits have been allowed too mucn freedom, and speech and action nave not been kept within those bounds ,ifd Wiaich mature men in the busy walks of lIIe are apt to associate with Sobriety,
 But there was never less reason for adverse criticism of Princeton than dur ms ilIS sIe period Tn which It has been so un- sparlngly bestowed upon us I have talk en pains to find out the truth and I am stlil unshaken in my conviction that the tendency in Princeton is steadily in the 6lreSton or diminished use of alcoholic 9rlnks Still I must not be blind to the 1act: and after making all allowance for WlII1ul misrepresentation or mistake I am constrained to believe that there is Tar more of what Is called moderate arlnking among us than the wisest and pest frineds of Princeton could wish and -lln ting their future in peril by the excessive use of intoxicating drink
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
RESIGNS AS A REBUKE
 TO WY0MING'S SENATORS.
Republican Chairman Hay Depre- cates Their Vote for the
 Teller Resolution

CHEYENNE, Jan. 30.-State Treasurer Henry c. Hay to-day rendered his resig- nation as chairman of the Republican Central Committee for Laramie County because of the vote of the Wyoming Sen ators, Warren and Clark, for the Teller Mathews silver resolution. In resigning he says:
 'The position taken by our Senators in- dcates that it is their intention to force the Republicans of this State into a po- sition antagonistic to Mckinley. the na- uonal Republican party and the St. Louis platform. and a large majority of them cannot be so forced"
 The resignation is believed to be the commencement of a fight for supremacy in the Republican party of the State be- tween the gold standard advocates. un- der the leadership of ex-Senator Carey. and the bimetallists under Senators War ren and Clarke, who now control the State organization.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Natives of the Islands in Need of an Object
 Lesson.
Have No Respect for Uncle Sam Owing to the Absence
 of a Warship.
Sugg estions Made by Ex-Consul- General Churchill Are Promptly
 Acted Upon.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: The American flag will soon be dis played in Samoan waters by man-of- war. The vessel will be the Mohican, which has been converted into a train ing-ship. Since the arrival here of for mer Consul General Churchill, the President and Assistant Secretary of State Day have become convinced that American interests demand that a man-of-Yar shall visit Samoa. MT. Churchill has told them that the na- tives have no respect for the American Government because it has never sent a man-of-war to support any steps for the protection of American interests which it's representatives in Apia might take.
 MT. Churchill reported an insult paid to a man from Arizona, who had estab- lished a mission near Apia. He de- manded satisfaction, but the natives laughed at him, and upon subsequent occasions when he attempted to get satisfaction for some wrong committed they taunted him with the outrage committed upon the mission, and the further fact that he had received no support from his Government in the stand he had taken.
 The natives have quite a different feeling for the British and German Governments. Each of these Govern ments keeps one and sometimes two cruisers in Samoan waters. The last American Warship to visit Apia was the Alliance, which dropped anchor in the harbor in 1893.
 Upon the arrival of the Mohican in Samoan waters 1t is expected that her commanding officer, Commander G. M. Book, will confer with Consul-General Osborne in regard to steps to be taken natives for the American flag.
 I understand that as a result of rep resentations which have been made by tration may enter into negotiations with the London and Berlin Govern ments looking to an amendment of the tripartite treaty under which Samoa is governed. In the first place, MT. Churchill thinks the salaries of Chief Justice and other officers appointed by the three Governments in Samoa are too high, and these may be scaled down. There is no intention on the part of the administration to abandon the interest of this Government in Samoa, and MT. Churchill does not recommend 1t, although he says the only reason why this Government should continue it's hold on the islands is because it is morally bound to do so by the course pursued in the past Mr. Churchill states that if the United States were to withdraw from the Samoa Islands they would be divided up by Germany and Great Britain.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Breaks the Record From San Francisco to
 Portland.
Voyage Completed in a Few Seconds Over Forty-Eight
 Hours.
Remarkable Time Made Despite Stoppage Delays Aggregat-
 ing an Hour.
Renoarkabl,
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 30.-The Ore gon Railway and Navigation Com pany's steamship Columbia blew her big whistle and slowed down to land at her dock in this city at 1027 this morn ing, completing the fastest trip on rec ord between San Francisco and Port land.
 This remarkable performance was not the shaving of few minutes and sec onds from the record, but the best pre- vious time made was beaten by over an hour, and the ocean trip from San Francisco to Portland lacked but few seconds of being reduced to an even two days. Her time was forty-eight hours and thirty seconds, an hour of which was consumed in stops.
 The Columbia got away from her dock in the Bay City at 10:09 a. m. Fri day, and for the first 300 miles by the coast steamed along easily over calm sea, Captain Conway preferring to put in the time in this way rather than to crowd the steamer, get up on the Co., lumbia at midnight in thick weather, and then be obliged to wait until morn- ing to enter the river. The glass in dicated better weather, as the steamer neared the Oregon line. so it was decid- ed to let her out little. after she had reeled off about 300 miles at an easy gait A southerly breeze sprang up about this time and aided the efforts of Chief Engineer Jackson in hurrying her along at lively rate.
 The steamship was off the Columbia River lightship at 1:25 this morning. enveloped in a thick fog, which prom ised to spoil all the prospects for fast run, but after a wait of twelve minutes the fog cleared LID sufficiently to enable Captain Conway to get his bearings, and he brought her in without further delay, reaching Astoria at 3:20. and proceeding to Portland after delay of forty-one minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
WEAK MEN WEAK MEN
 WEAK MEN
 WEAK MEN
 WEAK MEN
 WEAK MEN I cr,,1 WEAK MEN INA l WEAK MEN WEEK: WEAK MEN

A WEAK MAN HAS NO HEART TO DO anything well. No matter how ardently he wishes to succeed something will stop him, for the reason that he has not the power to bridge the river where 1t is toughest.
 Weak men don't succeed in life Weak men beget their weaknesses. They get 1t in a va riety of ways. They get weak through errors In early life. through dissipation, late hours. bad habits, whisky. These things do more harm to our young generation than war, than pestilence. They deprive the individual of his health and strength. Moderation tends to longevity. Young man. you who weak, you who debilitated, you have contracted evil habits, beware of nervous or complete prostration. If you are suffering from Nervous Debility take the certain cure. It Is the Hud- van Remedy treatment If you are suffering from Prostatorrhea the certain cure Is the Hudyan Remedy treatment. Hudyan can be had only from the old Hudson medical doctors.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
DEATH OF GENERAL
 SIR DANIEL lYSONS
Made a Brilliant Record in the Brit ish Army and Became Constable
 of the Tower of London

LONDON, Jan. 30.-General Sir Daniel Lysons, constable of the Tower of Lon don since 1890, is dead.
 General Lysons, who was promoted to that rank in 1879, was born at Rodmar- tin, Worcestershire, August l, 1916. He was a son of the Rev. Daniel Lysons, and was educated at Shrewsbury: Tn 1884 he entered the First Royals and served through the Canadian rebellion of 1888. transport Premier. mentioned in the dis patches and promoted to the rank of cap- tain in the Third West Indian Regiment. He served throughout the Crimean war, commanding the Second Brigade Light Division, winning the Legion of Honor Turkish and Sardinian medals and the third class Medjidie. He was sent to or ganize the Canadian militia at the Trent affair in 1861. and subsequently, command ed barracks at Malta.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
SLOAN TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK
Two Eastern Turfmen Get In-En- tries for To-Day's Running
 Events

The mighty James Tod Sloan will ar rive this week and the racing game will receive fresh impetus. Tod will bring with him all of his old-tiEe skill and a few new ''twists'' picked up over in Eng land He will. be welcomed with out stretched arms, for most of the talent rusty and uncertain. George Wheelock, the well-known Eastern bookmaker, ac- companied by Fred Cowan, wealthy ad- mirer of the turf, dropped in from the East last evening and will probably take a hand in the game to-day.
 The card for this afternoon Is very commonplace one. The entries are as follows:
 First race, three and a half furlongs; two
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Of to the Gold Fields.

VISALIA, Jan. 30-Five young and wig orous men, several of them skilled car penters, left here for the Klondike to-day. They will purchase their outfits in San Francisco and leave there February 10. Two days ago two other men and twelve dogs left here for the Klondike. This is the first time citizens of Visalia have started for the gold fields since the rush began. A number of others will soon fol-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
To-DaY'S SELECTIONS.

First race-Olinthus. Milt Young Also Ran Second race-Joe Terry. Benamela. R. Q. Ban.
 Third race-Kamsin. Judge Stouffer. Polish Fourth race Geyser, Buckwa, Imp Trip bling.
 Fifth race-Gotobed, Marplot. George Lee. Sixth race-Myth. Tulare Osric H.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Christian Socialism.

The committee having charge of the ar engagements for the lecture to be delivered under the auspices of Golden Gate Council No. 34, Y. NJ. l.. by Rev. D. J. Mahony. s. J., has selected Hon. Frank J. Murasky to act as chairman of the evening The lecture will be in Metropolitan Temple, on Tuesday evening, February 1. The subject Is Christian Socialism" Tickets are now ready for general distribution, and may be had upon application at the office of the lecture bureau, room 424 Parrott building.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

my opinion that the Alaskan detach- ment of the army could not be better employed than in watching the trails and tallying the men and provisions passing to the interior. The Govern ment would then have definite informa- tion as to whether there would be want or suffering in the Alaskan territory next winter"
 Because of conditions which may arise to alter the present arrangement, General Merriam will go in person, at least as far as Chilkoot Pass, to direct ODeratiOnS
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Strikers Are Encouraged.

NEW BEDFORD. Jan. 30-The third week of the strike will begin tomorrow with no nearer prospects of a settlement than were apparent three weeks ago. Some of the collectors who have been at work in neighboring cities returned Saturday, bringing satisfactory reports. at which the members of the general strike committee are much encouraged. The union weavers will receive strike pay fn-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Seven Prisoners Escape.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 90.-Seven pris- oners confined in the Buchanan County Jail escaped last night by climbing over the cells in the woman's ward and crawl ing through a trap door in the roof of the jail garden hose, which had been left in the jail. was used by the prisoners in clearing the roof. Two of the men are under indictment for highway robbery.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

''I am for the people all the time. I don't belong to either company. and I am in favor of reducing rather than raising the rates. I think there is something up. and l am glad The Call has drawn atten- tion to it. I don't want any more people from the water companies coming to me to tell me what I ought to do. There have been sev- eral already, and I am tired of it. I am for the people, and shall do the best for the people. I am sure there Is no $6,000, 900 worth of plant be- longing to either company, and If they will charge what the law al- lows, they will get enough"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Rare Books and Relics Burned.

EVANSVILLE. Ky, Jan. 3O.-Maysville was visited to-day by the most destruct- i've fire in the history of the city. The Washington Opera House and the Mason County library building, full of rare books and prehistoric relics, were burned and a number of business houses more or less damaged. The total loss will nnnroach $50 000.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

not be permitted to water their valuation, neither should the valu- ation of the plant be cut below what it is really worth. The whole matter will have to be brought up before a committee and thoroughly investigated We will try to do right by the people and the com panies with no fight to make on anYhodY."
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Injured by a Fall

SALINAS. Jan. 30.-David Jeffrey and John Witcher were driving this after noon near town, when their carriage struck a rock on the road, causing Jeff frey to be thrown with great violence to the ground. He struck on his head, cut ting the scalp open and fracturing the skull. As he Is 65 years of age, his re- cOyery is doubtful.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Father Yorke Will Lecture.

Next Wednesday evening Father Yorke will deliver an address before the TrJeh Society at St. Mary's Cathedral Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacrament will be said immediately after and at the con clusion of the lecture.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Crushed in a Freight Wreck.

KENT, Ohio. Jan. 30-The engine of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train was derailed here last night The locomotive and eleven cokecars were piled in a heap. Engineer George Huffman was crushed to death, and Fireman w. O. Glidow was terribly cut about the head. Both men belonged at Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Gladstone's Failing Health.

CANNES. Jan. 30-Mr. Gladstone has kept his bed the entire day. He passed restless night. and there was return of his neuralgia His physicians called during the night and again this morning. When this dispatch Is sent tonight MT. Gladstone is reported as feeling much relieved.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Peasants Fight the Troops.

ATHENS, Jan. 30.-Seyfullah Pasha. with 2O0O soldiers and two guns. recently went to the village of Lazarina, near Trikhala, to enforce the payment of taxes. The peasants met the troops and an enga cement ensued. Next day the at tack was renewed with results not yet known here.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
w. PRINGLE.

MT. Pringle is an energetic young man, who was put in the Council by the younger element of Oakland, and 1t is believed that he will desire an investigation before the rates are fixed. He will not wish to make a fight on the water companies. and will work for a rate that will be Fa
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Rumor of Dervish Advance.

LONDON, Jan. BOA dispatch to the Daily News from Wady Halfa, on the Nile, near the second cataract. says there are unconfirmed reports that the Der wishes under Osman Digna, the principal general of the Khalifa, have commenced an advance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Was a Cousin of Polk.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 3o.-Mrs. Mary Hol- ton died this afternoon at The Mead ows." the residence of her son, ex-Con- gressman Hart Benton Holton. Mrs. Hol- ton was in her 94th year. and was cou- sin of President James K. Polk.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

of the firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost x Colt. has been retained by the Govern ment of Venezuela as junior counsel be- fore the arbitration tribunal to determine the boundary line between Venezuela and British Guiana
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

'I haven't a thing to say about this water rate matter I don't know anything about the rates, and I think I would be foolish to go on record about something that I know nothing about. It will be time enough for me to express an opinion when the matter comes before me for action"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
To cure a Cold In one Dow

Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. c. on each tablet
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Counsel in the Boundary Dispute.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Mr. Severed Mallet-Prevost of New York, a member
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31

Ex-Governor Plaisted Dead. BANGOR, Maine Jan 3O-Ex-Governor Harris M Plaisted died at 1:55 o'clock this morning of Bright's disease
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
REAR ADMIRAL BRAINE
 SUMMONED BY DEATH.
Close of the Career of a Gallant Officer Who Fought in
 Two Wars

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Rear-Admiral Daniel Lawrence Braine died in Brooklyn tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
HUDYAN CURES DISEASES AND DIS-
 ABILITIES OF MEN ONLY.

Write to the doctors for CIRCULARS and TESTIMONIALS or consult them free.
The sea coast echo., 1898-01-08
Foods.

The foods Of the various classes Of a
nation were often regulated by law In
the past. Two Roman laws, passed
about 100 Il. g., regulated the costs oi
feasts at private houses, stating how
much was to be eaten, and forbiddina
the fattening OF fowls. Julius Caesar
was very strict with regard 10 foods
and used to send his soldiers to confls
cate forbidden luxuries offered for sale
In the market-places, and to private
houses to see that the legal dietary was
properly observed. These diet lava
were probably necessary in ancient
Rome remembering the gluttony of the
Romans. Coming down TO the Middle
Ages, laws of Charles VI. OF France
and Of Edward III. of England decreed
the diet OF the French and English nc
cording to their rank, both as to quality
dnd quantity. The Parliament Of Scot
land in 1888 passed n siInilar law. In
addition to these the laws regarding
dress were particularly severe, and Il
Is curious to notice that some Of the
English sumptuary laws remained In
force, nominally, until about thirty ivo
years ago.