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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
Ohio Society to Entertain.

The Ohio Society of California Will give
an entertainment in the Red Mems build
ing on tomorrow evening. The fol-
lowing programme has been arranged:
Opening remarks. Benjamin b. Haskell,
president: instrumental solo, Lullaby, !"
c. p. Chamberlain (English ballad horn):
vocal solo Miss Agnes Rankin; American
amusements William III. Jordan. duet,
Misses Augustita and Dorita Lachman:
piano duet, j. F. Keown, Miss G. Belle
Ensign; vocal solo, Miss Agnes Rankin;
''The Big Buckeye" Rev. F. S. Brush;
piano solo. Miss Augustita .Lachman; Sc
officers of the society; Benjamin B. Has
kel, president; Henry L. Tickner, James
Malcom Gleaves. William Fl. Jordan. vice
presidents: Louis p McCarty, secretary;
Norman r. Arter. financial secre-
tary; II. A. Iddngs, treasurer; j.
w. Richards. G.. A. Scheer, Milton Z. Ba-
ker, +. j. Ensign, John A. Whiteside, ex-
ecutiye committee; Joseph A. Silverman,
Ph. G MD. (chairman), Edward l.. Bald
win. III. II. Colby, entertainment commit
tee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
METH0DISTS PREPARE
FOR CHANGES OF PULPlTS
DR.. Hutsinpiller of Ohio Will Prob
ably Be Assigned to the Central
Church

PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 10.-Now that
the balloting for delegates to the General
Conference is over the members Of the
California Conference have time to think
about the question of where they are to
live during the next twelve months. 1t
is stated that Dr. s. =. Hutsnpiller of
Ohio, one of the strongest and best known
men in the Middle West. will he given
charge of the Central Church. San Fran
cisco. II is now certain that DR.. Case
will be retained as presiding elder of the
San Francisco district and that Dr.
Beard will remain at Grace Church. San
Francisco. Otherwise change Of pastor
ates throughout the conference will be
general.
The exercises of to-day were of a very
solemn nature, beginning with the con-
ference love feast" at 9 o'clock and end
ing with the missionary exercises I'm the
evening Sixteen young men took holy
orders at the hands of the Bishop. and
the greater portion of the afternoon was
devoted to memorial services Of the late
Bishop Newman and that prominent fig
ure in California Methodism, DR.. f. f.
Jewell
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NO ABATEMENT IN THE
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
General Sir Redvers Butler to Start
From England for Cape Town
Next Saturday.

LONDON. Sept lit is understood
that General Sir Redvers Butler will start
for Cape Town next Saturday The In
dian authorities are chartering steamers
to transport troops to South Africa as
rapidly as possible.
Although the aspect of affairs is more
peaceable, the special dispatches from
johannesburg report the greatest anxiety
there Fifteen hundred people. left town
on Saturday, and 1t is proposed to trans
fer the business of the Stock Exchange
to Cape Town. The Johannesburg Town
Council is appealing to the Government
for power to start relief work to meet the
exceptional distress.
dispatch from Bloemfontein reports
the distribution of arms, and consider
able exodus to Cape Colony. According
to the correspondent, the Beers are
massng on the frontier. and there is no
abatement of war preparations In the
TranSyaaI
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CUSTOMS OFFICERS
SEIZE SMUGGLED OPIUM
One Hundred and Twelve Half Pound
Tins Recovered From the Bay
Off Honolulu

HONOLULU. Sept. "A chance cap
ture Of ll2 half-pound tins of opium was
made yesterday by two customs guards
acting under instructions from District
Inspector w. II. Drummond. The opium
had been sunk in the ocean with block
OF wood attached TO a rope and string.
BY means OF the floating piece of wood
the smugglers hoped to locate their prop
erty, but the guards saw the float and
hauled up the opium and it is now in the
Government warehouse.
The opium was left behind by parties
on the China, who had confederates here
inspector Drummond thinks he knows
who the confederates are. but they landed
no booty, and there is no evidence against
them that would warrant prosecution.
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AFRAID TO SEND THE
EXHIBITS TO PARIS

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. 10.-The
following semi official statement has
been issued:
A move is on foot against sending ex-
hibits to the Paris exposition in 1900. Many
intending exhibitors have withdrawn their
notices Of participation, on the ground
that the present state of things in France
renders II unsafe to send exhibits. The
Cathedral Chaptre of Gran, capital of the
country of the same name on the Dan
ube. and the residence of the Catholic
primate of Hungary. have, Cancelled their
decision to send exhibits, giving as a rea-
son it's unwillingness to endanger works
of art worth millions of francs.
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TOWN OF DYEA WILL
BE MOVED TO SKAGUAY
Best Buildings viii Be Placed on ScoWs
and FIoated Across the Lynn
Canal.

VICTORIA. p C.. Sept of San Francisco and the
to
to the Chlkoot Pass
growing Canal The promoters have been
the
he
2b eands A
the work Of
naiorty Of the
of the bet
The Olympic 3es and other big o-
be arredon a punched
which the buildings from Dyea
be
of fRomo from
cases he
Dvea and here farm produce
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PROPOSALS MADE TO
BOYCOTT EXPOSITION

ROME, Sept. 10.-Proposals have
been made to both Austria and Italy
to boycott the Paris Exposition as a
protest against the verdict at Rennes
Demonstrations in denunciation of
the verdict occurred to-day in sew
eral Italian cities. At Naples the DEM
onstrators tried TO attack the French
Consulate. and the police were COM
pelled to intervene.
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Stabbed With a Pocket Knife.

Fred Roscher was stabbed last night
with a penknife at 912 Howard street by
John Cunningham. who resides on Minna
street. near Second. Both are boys and
were in play at the time the affair hap
pened The injured boy. was taken to the
itlries were treated by Drs. McLaren ana
Robinson. At first it was believed that
the cut was serious, but it was found that
the knife had penetrated the back only a
slight distance. RoScher was removed to
his home and was resting easily last
nj oh
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
BARK CAR0NDElET
DISABLED AT SEA
Puts Into Port Townsend With Her
Rigging Very Badly
Damaged

PORT TOWNSEND. Sept 10. - The
identity of the disabled bark reported by
the steamship Warrimoo has been estab-
lished. She is the CarondeIet, Captain
Stetson She arrived here to-day. Dur
ing her voyage from San Francisco her
fore ana main gallant masts were car
ried away in n storm.
A race is on between the barkentfne
Klflutat and the schooner Endeavor from
this port TO Honolulu. The race which is
the result of a wager between the two
captains, began when the tugs cast the
vessels loose off Cape Flattery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
Farren Kicked His Wife.

James Farren. laundryman residing
and charged at the Seventeenth station
with assault OH his wife. He is charged
with having kicked her in the abdomen
causing internal hemorrhage. The woman
a precarous condition. She is rs wears Of
age and the mother OF FIVE Children
Farren will not be released until the ex
tent of his wifes injuries is known.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
DIR. CYRUS R. Teed Lectures.

DR.. Cyrus r. Teed, of Koresh heaven
fame. delivered a lecture at 102 O'Farrell
street last night on the ''Origin and
Destiny of the Anglo-Saxon Race" He
maintained that, by a process of racial
infiltration. which has been in progress
for hundreds of years, all civilization
would in time trace its lineage back to
Abraham. At the conclusion of ;he
lecture he sought to prove his theory
that the earth Is the inner surface of a
hollow globe.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
A MILLION FROM
THE KLOND|KE
Large Consignment of
Gold to Seattle.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE. Sept. 1O-A consignment of
S10O0,00O worth of Klondike gold for the
United States assay office here arrived
tonight on the steamer Cleveland from
St. Michael. The consignment comes
from the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
100000, and the Bank of British North
America, S400 900.
The Cleveland had 100 passengers from
Dawson and Cape Nome
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
Reunion at Visalia.

v1SAL1A, Sept. l0.-Pioneers and Mexi-
can war veterans of Tulare County held
their annual reunion in this city to-day.
F'orty-fiVe men whose ages averaged n
were In attendance. S. Mitchell delivered
the welcoming address.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
INVESTMENT OIL CO.,

Adjoining the famous section 20 Coalinga Dis
trict, v-N~re big wells now producing about 1900
bbls daily; limited amount stock will be start
ed; So share for developing purposes: parties
buying now will reap all advances. For pros
pectus write or phone JOE D. BIDDLE, Cen
eral Agent 20 Montgomery 81 Burk's ticket
office phone Black 1894; also A. HALEY, sec
retary. Office San Francisco Savings Union.
fifth floor phone Main 7S7.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II IL fails to cure
E. w. Groves signature is on each box 25c
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.s7S1.5s1 7S
Total assets
LIABILITIES.

Losses adjusted and unpaid. .........s 1,S2s 5s
Losses in process Of adjustment or in
suspense OOff-1 V
Losses resisted. including expenses. b,Sl2 90
Gross premiums fire risks running
surance 50 per nt..'..'............ 1sS. $50 90
Gross premiums fire risks running
insurance pro rata....'............-. 125, ,271 IS
Gross premiums on Marine and In
land Navigation Risks, $---;
reinsurance 100 per cent........,....
Gross premiums on Marine Time
Risks, -; reinsurance 80
per cent
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Total liabilities ......................S3 S372 %
INCOME.

~ rs,od,,,r, oasn ac'ua' s54s 772 OF
Net Cash actually received for
Marine premiums .............'..--;
Received for interest on Bonds ana
Mortgages .-.---....-.' -, - - IN
Received for interest and DIVIDENDS on on
bonds, stocks, loans. and from an 70 90 ..
other sources o. o6S
Received from all other sources Zi,eO9 % E
~, .........s5 $500. 2s5 II
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EXPENDITURES
Net amount paid for fire losses I'M
Guiding s.-'.''-' iosses 1922 4sS 81
Nst amount paid for Marine Losses
Net ,.,s1-- S,ii - losses of pre-
Xio,is years) ...-....,.... .'.-'''.'..'-
ptytdands 10 Stockholders
Paid or ailo"eu io Y............ 143 4cS O5
Paid for IS, salardes ofdeers clerks, etc. 81 ASS Is
Paid for state Ha''o ...s........... APP 10
taxes -. ,,o1,nents and expenditures. 4,SS9 SS
r,.., sxnenditures .s5;O, ,9O2 Os
,osses incurred during the year. fire. sS2s 52S 40
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EXPENDITURES.

Total Income .................I..'-.''-'''' = =
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
SAYS AMERICA MUST
BACK GREAT BRITAIN

WASHINGTON, Oct 23-Clifton r.
Breckenridge, United States Minister to
Russia during the second Cleveland ad-
ministration, in an interview tonight
said that in case any nation or COM
binatiOn Of nations should attempt to
embarrass England in the present war in
South Africa it would be the imperative
duty of the United States to take the
part of Great Britain and sustain her
with our whole moral and material
strength.
group of nations contemplateS or desires
to take advantage of the present embar-
rassment OF England for the purpose of
crippling her as great power but l do
not hesitate TO say as a citizen that If
such purpose should become manifest 1t
would be required of US by every consid-
Grafton of interest and duty to take the
part Of England against any such attacks
and, If necessary, to put forth our whole
strength in her defense.
Great Britain's action in South Africa
is in line with the duty and development
of the Anglo-SaXon race. In her present
struggle she deserves the unanimous sup
port of the American people. In case
other European nations should, through
international jealOusies, attempt to re-
tard her in the clear and simple duty she
is performing at this time, the conduct
of the United States should be determined
by a consideration mightier than mere po-
litical eXpediency or political precedence.
We should be enjOined by every Senti-
ment of patriotism and every tie of racial
kinship to stand shoulder to shoulder with
our brethren across the sea-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
DUTCH IN CAPE
COLONY ARE SULLEN

CAPE TOWN, Oct. 23.-The capture of
General Viljoen is a, cause of great sat
isfaction to the Outlanders. He is the
author of blasphemous and violent
pamphlet virtually intended to incite the
Dutch of the colony to rebellion, and it
is sincerely hoped that he will be brought
to trial and punished as he deserves
1t is difficult to gauge exactly the
amount of feeling excited among the
Dutch by the recent British victories.
Their behavior on the whole is excellent
considering the great amount of sympathy
they feel for their kinsmen in the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State. The Brit
1shers receive the news of each success in
Natal and of the grand stand at Mafe-
KING with the widest enthusiasm. but
the Dutch are silent. Now and then q
1eW who are more violent than the rest
express their sorrow openly, but the gen
eral 1eellng IS one of relief that the Brit
lSh success will not compel them to face
the possibility of giving active support
to the enemy
The reports of the kind treatment ac-
corqed 10 the Beers wounded meet with
u1stlnted admiration, bringing into mark
eu IelleI the magnaRmity of Great Bri-
dln-naSnanlmlty the Dutch admit they
had not expected to be displayed toward
the Beers. - ~ " a.
A difficult problem is looming. owing IN
the increased race feeling aroused by the
war, put indications are frequent and sub
stantlal that the mists of acrimoniOus dis
cusSlon are being dispersed by Great Rri-
tam magnanimity and splendid tolerance
tendlng to make the Dutch in Cane Col
ony proud or their British citizenship
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THE BOER METHOD OF FIGHTING.

If they so desire, they will be able to
hold out until the advance of Major Cen
eral Sir RedverS Butler through the Or
ange Free State should compel them to
leave the Natal side TO meet in the inVa-
sion from the south.
The sensational rumors Of the designs
Of foreign powers inimiCal to British IN
tereStS meet with Scant Credence, though
it is admitted it is difficult to explain the
immense force on land which Great Brit
tain is now mobiliZing.
In Vienna il is reported that the Brit
fSh naval movements are due TO rumor
that Russia, with the assent of France.
is about to acquire from Spain Ceuta or
some other naval station on the African
coast. Elsewhere ii is stated that the
movements Of the French Mediterranean
fleet IN the neighborhood of the LeVant,
where II could easily be Joined by the
Russian Black Sea fleet, via the Straits of
the Dardanelles, is occasioning suspicion.
Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs. Ar
thur Paget are organizing a fund among
American ladies in England with the in
tention to completely equip hospital ship
for service on the South African coast at
a cost Of GSO00. Lady Curzon and Mrs.
Bradley Martin have been invited to join
the committee.
the reports that the Imperial Government
has ordered canned meat in America
though the War Office had promised to
conserve Australian interests. Those In
the best positions to judge, however, pre-
dict that the packers of the United States
will secure large orders, as the British
colonies are unable TO furnish 1.-THE OF
the quantity required if the campaign
continues long.
What Is believed to have been an at
tempt to wreck military trains bound from
Pembroke dock to Southampton was dis
covered yesterday evening. Five chains
were placed on the track near Swansea.
Two trains laden with troops passed soon
after their discovery
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
BOERS DETERMINED TO
MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 23 - Edward
Vandusen Paul, who is delegated to rep
resent President Kruger at the Interna-
tional Commercial Congress, will not
take further part in the proceedings. He
left to-day for Chicago, where he goes to
contract other business for the Transvaal
Government Mr. Paul intended to have
read a paper before the congress. but the
state of affairs in South Africa called
him to other duties. Before leaving for
the West he said, speaking of the war:
The news thus far received from
South Africa would rather favor the Brit
ish side of the conflict, but it would be
well for Americans to remember that nine
out of ten dispatches received from the
seat of war come from British sources.
l do not believe that the Beers have been
repulsed as badly as the press dispatches
have stated. l realize as well as anybody
that Great Britain has a tremendous
power, and had she to deal with a small
nation like the Transvaal located within
reach of the guns of her ships there
would be a speedy ending of the war; but
the Transvaal is a gigantic fortress in
itself. The Beers are determined to MAIN
tain their independence; they are willing
bloody one from the very start. England
has a much more difficult task than her
war party is aware of, and the truthful
ness of this statement will be borne out By
early events. l expect to see most of the
fighting done in English territory, and
expect further that the independence
complete and everlasting, OF the South
African Republic will be acknowledged
by all the nations of the earth
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
JUBILATI0N
GIVES WAY TO
APPREHENSION
London Fearful That All
Has Not Gone We'll at
the Front.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Oct. 21.-No news yet re-
ceived tends to dispel the apprehension
caused by Lord Wolseley's brief sum-
mary of the situation. A Pietermaritzburg
dispatch says that the censor now permits
no message to be sent from the front.
Other dispatches represent the Beers as
boasting that Dundee is absolutely cut off
and assert that despite the British victo-
ries the situation is still uncertain.
The Pretoria dispatch giving the report
of General Joubert to the Government evil
IDENTIFY refers to the first battle at Glen
cOe, and the reasons why Commandant
Erasmus failed to come to the assistance
of Commandant Meyer cannot be faith
omed Had he done so the British victory
might have been still more dearly bought.
Probably Commandant Meyer, having ar
rived at the rendezvous first, thought to
get all the glory of Wiping out the Brit
ishers himself, and opened attack without
waiting for the others. If so the Beers
suffered badly because of his hastiness.
1t appears certain, however, that the
brilliant victory at Glands Laagte was
productive of no effect for the relief of
Glencoe, and the very reticence and brew
ity of Lord Wolseley's communication are
only ominous. 1t seems to be Worded TO
prepare the public for bad news, ana 1t is
only too likely that General Yule has been
compelled to abandon the wounded ana
prisoners at Dundee because his force is
| too weak to hold the four and half miles
separating Dundee from Glencoe.
Probably General Yule believes he can
better protect Dundee from an enemy dd-
vancing from the northwest by concen-
trating all his available strength at Glen
coe where there now $500 men and three
batteries In the meantime efforts Will be
made to reopen the railway and TO get re-
Inducements from Ladysmith.
1t is expected that COmmandant Eras-
mus has by this time joined Commandant
General Joubert, and that their comblned
columns amount to some 1OOOO or u,UOU
men while the Free State Beers now
threatening Ladysmith from the east ana
a column reported to be coming through
Zuluand must also be reckoned with.
White has been unable to follow up his
successes and is obliged to remain at
| Iadysmith without being able to restore
railway communication, which is probably
broken at other points besides Elands
| Laa gte.
| plan, which was supposed to nave been
| Colonel Schiers, failed, may fairly be
credited with having isolated General
| Yule's brigade and divided the British
| forces in Natal General Yule may md
! himself in a tight place, needing all his
| experience in Indian and Burmese nghtng
! to extricate himself.
! II is quite evident that the War Office
! has news which has been withheld from
the public and if the situation as here
| sketched is confirmed, BOer divisions may
be expected at other frontier points
Up to midnight the War Ofice was be.
! sieged with inquiries, the heavy lists OF
! British losses causing much heartburning.
Said a workingman who was reading the
.sif this is the price Of suzerainty, good
God, but we are paying in full.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
BRITONS RECOGNIZE
VEL0R OF THE B0ERS

LONDON. Oct. 23.-The British victories
in Natal following each other in quick
succession, though accompanied by heavy
losses on the side of the victOrs, bear
striking testimony to the valor of the
vanquished Beers. They appear to have
fallen victims to the very plan on which
they counted to drive the British to the
sea. They have been beaten in detail by
counter strokes carefully considered and
brilliantly carried out in the fact of cour-
ageous opposition, which has done much
to increase British respect for the burgh-
ers, whose splendid valor and determina-
ton, it is universally admitted, reached
the highest level.
Fuller accounts of Saturdays battle at
Glands Laagte emphasized the splendid
gallantry exhibited on both sides, and the
superiority of the British in pitched
battle, although the Beers fought with
the greatest tenacity to the last, only
less.
After the battle the Beers dead and
wounded among the rocks, who, were
possible in the dark General French
thanked the troops on the field, especially
mentioning Colonel Ian Hamilton's splen-
did handling of the infantry. The British
bivouacked on the. captured position
Saturday night. Some estimates place
the Boer losses at 500, but this is prob
Colonel Scott Chisholm. the only British
officer killed. was formerly attached to
the Ninth Lancers. He served with dis
tinction in the Afghan war and organ
lied the present Imperial Light Horse a
majority of whom are refugees from the
Rand
The death of General Viljoen is a Sc
we're blow to the burghers, and the death
Of General KoCk and the capture of Gen
eral Pretorius Will handicap the further
movements of this column
According to adviCes from Durham
Natal, the Beers have entered Zuluand
a large column advancing toward Me
10th.
The best opinions do not credit the re-
ports that the Beers are suing for peace
or that they are likely to yield at present
though they think they will probably re-
treat from their line of defenses to the
mountain passes at La1ngs Mex and
Drakenberg, where they have blocked the
passes with great powders and masses of
rock blown up on either side and where.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
GOAT LIVES MANY
DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
Found in the Bottom of a Dry Well
After Having Been Missing
Six Weeks.

TACOMA. Oct 23.-Six weeks ago a goat
fell down well and was supposed to
have been stolen. Yesterday it was taken
out alive, though so emaciated that it
could not stand. 1t is gradually growing
stronger on a diet of milk and bread.
Deputy Sheriff Maloney bought the goat
for his son last summer and the boy
domiciled him under the porch, One night
early in September the goat disappeared
and could not be found.
Mrs Maloney thought she heard him
bleating at night, but no clew TO his
Whereabouts was obtained until yester-
a well had been dug under the house in
the early days. An investigation revealed
the goat on it's dry bottom, nineteen feet
below the surface.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-24
CECIL RHODES ASKS
FOR RElNFORCEMENTS

LONDON. Oct. A.-The Daily Mail says
it understands that a message was receiv-
ed in London yesterday from Cecil
Rhodes, dated Kimberley, October 49, de-
claring in substance that the inhabitants
of Kimberley desired to draw the attention
of the Government to the need of speed
lily sending reinforcements there, as the
town was being surrounded by increasing
numbers of Transvaal and Free State
Beers. The matter, according to the
Daily Mail, has been submitted to the
Cabinet.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Bonanza mine, who had just arrived from
Pretoria, declares that while there he
heard that Colonel Baden-Powell, the
had killed 500.