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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
WILL REPORT ON THE
ORIENTAL COMMERCE
COMMISSIONER NEIDERLEIN'S
INVESTIGATIONS
Recommends the Establishment in
China of Bureaus Where Infor-
nation Can Be Obtained.

Among the distinguished passengers
brought in on the steamer Peking yester-
day was Gustave Neiderlein, United
States Commercial Commissioner to the
Orient
Mr.. Neiderlein is connected with the
Philadelphia Museum Of Commerce,
which institution sent him out to the East
some time ago to study and report on the
commercial conditions of those far-away
countries.
Commissioner Neiderlein made an ex-
tensive tour through the Orient, going
well into the interior of both China and
Japan, and is now on his way back to
Philadelphia to give the museum the ben
eft of his researches.
When seen last evening at the Palace
Hotel, where he is staying, Mr.. Neider-
lein said Yes, l have been spending
way back to tell those who sent me what
think will be of the greatest benefit to
the commerce Of this country with these
great nations that rest on the under side
Of the world. While [ was in the Orient
l made several trips well into the interior
to study the topography of the country
with the view of aScertatn1ng the rela-
tive commercial value Of the different
great waterways. What the result of
these trips We're is contained in my re-
port and is altogether too long to make
found both China and Japan, particularly
China, interSected with naVigable streams
which will be of immense service in help
ing the development of the cities and viii
lagos that lie inland away from the
coast.
when I get home 1 shall strongly
recommend the establishment OF several
bureaus Of commercial information at
different points throughout China and
Japan where business can be transacted
and where information of every sort of a
commercial enterprise in which the
United States are interested can be read
ily obtained
1.-The Chinese and Japanese are intelli-
gent, quick and Industrious people, who
are more than willing to advance as rap
idly as possible in a commercial way.
ascertain what really is on the market In
this country and the cost of machinery,
bridges, railways, and, in fact, everything
that tends toward the onward progress of
nation. This knowledge these bureaus
of information would be able to supply.
81 would establish one at Hongkong to
cover the southern territory, and one at
Shanghai, which would take care of the
north: These would be the two
Smaller ones could be opened where
they would do the most good as
the occasion for them presents it
self. Another thing which would be of
great benefit to this country, and which
would prove of immense value in the
! transaction of business, would be the eS-
! tablishment of an American bank. We
have none in the Orient at present, and
the want of one is very badly felt In
deed"
Mr.. Neiderlein will remain in the city
but a short while, as his intention Is to
depart as soon as possible for Philadel-
! phia.
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Peking with the expectation that they
would be in San Francisco several days
before the America Maru. arrived. The
Peking sailed eight days before the Amer
lea Maru and got caught in the hurricane
and was delayed at Honolulu. The Amer
lea Maru came straight across from Yo-
kohama in twelve days and fifteen hours,
beating the Peking about four hours into
port.
Captain Cope of the America Maru says
the transport Tartar with the Kansas
boys aboard, sailed two days ahead of
them and should reach here this morning
He thinks he passed the Tartar Saturday
that event she will undoubtedly reach port
to-day. The story of the fire i'll the Amer
lea Maru's bunkers was told by Purser
Comfort yesterday. He said:
I'VE reached Yokohama September and
were detained twenty-four hours owing
to q strong smell of gas coming from the
bunkers. An investigation was made but
the temperature of the bunkers was low
and we came to the conclusion that there
was no fire and that the gas was due to
the coal drying. We sailed for Honolulu
on the 10th and on September 13 there
were smoke and a strong smell of burn
ing coal from No. hold. The ship was
stopped. All the ventlators We're closed
and the steam fire extinguisher was
tion with his officers and 1t was decided
to return to Yokohoma. There was no
excitement among the passengers, as they
had every confidence in the ships officers.
On our arrival at Yokohama we trans
ferred all our passengers and the Homo
lulu freight to the Peking.
1.-THE fire destroyed very little cargo, but
the steam and water did considerable
damage. The bottom of the coal bunker
was burned out, but the coal was only
charred. The rice, cinnamon, coffee, mat
ting, tea and other merchandise that was
damaged was sold at auction in Yoko-
hama.
Captain Cope and Chief Engineer Sea-
marine court Of inquiry, and the cap
tain's certificate was suspended for three
months. The chief engineer was CEN
sured. Both officers have appealed the
on the vessel pending the decision of the
upper court. The ship has been restored
to her rating by Lloyd's, and she is now
as good as the day she was launched"
The transport Pennsylvania was thirty
four days coming from Manila via Yoko-
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RAIN rs COMING SOON.
Forecaster McAdie Will Warn the
RaiSin Growers,

I am going to issue general rain fore
cast Immediately" said Weather Official
McAdle last evening, as he was busy
studying the reports which had been sent
in from all parts of the country.
L desire to warn the raisin growers
who are at present drying their fruit" he
continued, that all the atmospheric con-
! dft1ons call for rain. I have been cr1u-
cized by few captious people because
have predicted rain so early in October,
and. as they say, with a desire on my
part to force the season; but l presume 10
know little more about the subject tnan
they do; have been studying the rain :
fall OF this State covering period OF ii1ty
years, and L ind that the StatlSucS snow
that in twenty-eight out of the fifty sea-
sons there has been rain far in advance
of this date in October. In fact, this Is a
comparatively dry season.
There is quite a storm coming from
Mexico, with high winds on the northern
side of It. At Eureka it is blowing thirty.
two miles from the north; Red Bluff
twenty Eight miles. Point Reyes sixty,
Sacramento tWenty-eight, and San FRAN
cisco will in all likelihood have, high
winds Tuesday. Rain is falling all over
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and 1t Is now
showing at Lander, in Wyoming, Where
the temperature Is "a.
I'm this city it is now &c degrees cooler
| to-day, the thermometer registering Ga, as
against 80 a. the same time Sunday night,
and it will get colder. There are high
north winds all along the coast. There Is
a little hot weather left at San Luis Obs
po, where it is 94 and Los Angeles, 80,
1t is cloudy north of independence, where
the barometer is 29.48 and still falling.
The storm may go through Nevada, and
If it should reach this coast and meet a
low pressure outside we will certainly get
rain.
"That is why will hoist the rain sig
nails, as l do not intend that the fruit
growers shall suffer damage or loss be-
cause Of lack of warning on my part"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
Chick and Mallory Resign

night rendered his resignation as Super
intendent of Streets, and the same was
promptly accepted by the Town Trustees.
business. Town Trustee Mallory rendered
his resignation, which was also accepted,
and he was at once appointed to succeed
Chick. Thomas Dowd of West Berkeley
was then appointed to fill the vacancy in
the board caused by the retirement of
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
A Girls Rash Attempt.

OAKLAND, Oct; 9.-After perusing a
tleman friend, the contents Of which pre-
sumably caused her to become melan-
choly, Jennie Scott, aged 16 years, swal-
evening at her home, 800 Second street,
with suicidal intent. She was promptly
taken to the Receiving Hospital, where
Steward Borchert relieved her suffering
and saved her life.
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in his room at the Arcade House, 80 San
Pablo avenue, early this evening. He
had complained of Ill health yesterday
and remained locked up in his room to-
day. His means this afternoon attracted
the landladys attention and DR.. Lilly was
sent for. but the latter's services proved
useless. An inquest will be held to-mor.
row night. Deceased was a native OF
New York State.
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In From the Orient
and Off Again.
ARRIVED ON THE PEKING
TRANSFERRED TO A TUG BE-
FORE SHE DoCKED.
Is Now Flying to New York, Where
the Will Of His Dead Father
VIII Be Opened and
Read.

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. younger
son of +he late Cornelius Vanderbilt,
stopped on his tour around the world by
the news of the death of his father, ar
rived in San Francisco harbor yesterday
afternoon on board the steamer City Of
Peking. Almost before the quarantine
and customs officers had completed their
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10

The above is for 81, Soc and 25c tickets In
proportion.
APPROXIMATION PRIZES - 100 numbers
from 1904 to 40, 144 inclusive. being so numbers
on each side of the number drawing the Capt.
tai Prize of s15.OO0-$2O. 100 numbers from d
sol. ITO 1851 inclusive. being 80 numbers on
each side of the number drawing the Capital
Prize Of SiO0o-S12. 100 numbers from 81 O74 to
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10

The Subscribers having supervised the Single
Number Drawing, Glass L. of THE CANA
DIAN ROYAL ART UNION, Limited, hereby
certify that the above the numbers which
this day drawn from the 100, 600 placed in
the wheel, with the prizes corresponding to
them.
witness our hands at Montreal, this Thurs
day, August 81 1899.
N. PERODEAU. Member Of the Legislative
Council Of the Province of Quebec
HILAIRE HURTEAU, Ex-M P.
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LOTTERY DRAWING.

81 174 inclusive, being 30 numbers on each side
of the number drawing the Capital Prize OF
s200O-$S.
TERMINAL PRIZES-sss numbers ending
with "a, being the two last figures OF the num-
Der drawing the Capital Prize of SIS. 000-s4
999 numbers ending with 81. being the two last
figures Of the number drawing the Second Capt.
tai Prize of S4000-s4.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10

Pansies and husks-Thought and work
produce wondrous results. Atchison
(Kans.) people take notice. "Keith's"
window, sos Market St, Phelan building, .
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
Suicide and Natural CAUSES.

at the inquest on the death of Levi
Samuels. held tonight, found that death
was due to carbolic poison, taken while
deceased was suffering from melancholia.
The death of Frederick Allen Poor, sec
retary Of the State Of Maine Society, who
dropped dead last Saturday, was found
to have been due to dilation Of the heart,
complicated with fatty degeneration.
A Transfers Death.
OAKLAND, Dot e.-Isaac w. Skinner.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

q TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR
. ner of First and Brannan streets, p. M,
for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at
Kobe (Hiogo) Nagasah and Shanghai. and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India. etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
AMERICA-MARU..... Saturday. October IA
HONGKONG- -MARU.. Wednesday. November
NIPPON -MARU. Saturday, November %
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at company's office,
421 Market street. corner First.
W. H. AVERY. General Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10

DIR. George I. Drucker dentist, has re-
turned and will resume practice at ITO
Market street
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
compAeNrE eENERA1E TRANsArIANr1ouE.

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIS. e4o>s
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a.. m. <NkIN
from Pier AZ. North River. foot OF -rFzEFs
Morton st LA NORMANDIE, Oct. Z; LA
CHAMPAGNE, Oct: a; LA GASCOGNE. Oct.
21; LA BRETAGNE, Oct. 2S; LA TOURAINE,
Nov L. First-class to Havre, $50 and up
ward; per cent reduction on round trip. Sec
ond-class to Hayre, s45; 10 per cent reduction
on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 80 Broad
way (Hudson building). New York. ]. F. FU-
GAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents. Mont
gomery ave-, San Francisco.
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VANDERBILT AND HIS FIANCEE.

due to accident so palpably that an in
quest would be a waste of time-in this
case in particular.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
Q QLJE = ~
INSURANCE COMPANY

OF NEW YORK. IN THE STATE OF NEW
~ York. on the 31st day of December. A D.
1898 and for the year ending on that day, as
made to the Insurance Commissioner Of the
State of California, pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 610 and GIL OF the Political Code,
Condensed as per blank furnished by the Com
missioner.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
NORTH TOPEKA.
Hats at cost at the Bazaar.
Poultry wire at cost at Fo11c


Poultry wire at cost at Foucht's.
Miss Eta Grinter, of Perry, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. J. D. Schulze.
Miss Laura F1agg of Lawrence is Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. J. R. McNary.
Mr.. T. NJ. Forbes has returned from
a several days outing at Excelsior
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Edwards of 1884
Quincy street, are the parents of a ten
pound boy.
A M. Baird is building another house
on Jackson street, north of the Voiland
property.
Mrs. G. N Holmes and daughter, Mrs
I. Robinson will leave tomorrow for
Colorado.
Miss Annie Page has returned to her
home in ST. Marys after a short visit
to her sister, Mrs. Cal Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Wilkerson have
moved to Des Moines, Iowa. where
they will make their future home
David Amme1 received word this
morning of the death of his brother at
Aurora, ILL.,, and left this afternoon for
that city.
Elsie and Admiral Dewey have re-
turned from visit to Mrs. Jefers
parents in Doniphan, Kan.
Miss Nellie lies will give a picnic
Thursday afternoon at Garfield park
for her Sunday school class of the
Church of the Good Shepherd.
H. c. Stafford and daughter, Alice
and son, Albert, will leave tomorrow
for Colorado where the young people
viii spend the summer Mr.. Stafford
will return Sunday.
Mrs. Rice, who was deserted by her
husband over a week ago, has gone to
Ellsworth. Kan. Her father, Mr. Rover,
was here for several days and Monday
he took her and her little daughter to
his home in Ellsworth. Mr. Rice still
has the little four year old boy with
him.
Tuesday afternoon q very pleasant
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
TO ARM SOUTHERN WOMEN.
Atlanta Society Paper Suggests a
Prevention From Assault.

Atlanta, Ca, June 14.-An editorial In
the last number of the Review, Allan
ta's society paper, has attracted much
attention and caused considerable COM
ment. 1t bears upon the race question
and more particularly upon the arming
of white women, and says in part:
This is well, and as it should be,
but unfortunately the women who are
most in need of these accomplishments
are those who live in the remote coun-
try districts and in many cases are too
poor to buy firearms. Georgia club
women who are earnest in their wish
to help their less fortunate sisters
should petition the commissioners in
each county to provide every country
woman, who has none, with a pistol.
The petition should also ask that a
body of rural police be organized in
every county, for the protection of the
women and children and to put an end
to the reign of terror in which they are
living today.
1t is certain that every member of
the Atlanta City Federation, number
ing 1000 women. would sign a petition
of this kind, and there can be no doubt
that they would be Joined by the clubs
in all parts of the state"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
MISS POMEROY KILLS BEAR
One of President Fish's Party Shows
Skill With the Rife.

Colorado Springs, Col, June 14.-Miss
Gret Pomeroy of New York city,a mem
ber of the private ear party of President
Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois Central
railroad, has the honor of killing the
first bear in the Colorado mountains
this season.
In company with w. Ratcliff of Lon
don, Judge D. G. Beaman of Denver,
Lawrence Houghton of Boston and
Charles Allen Mum and Madison Grant
of New York city, Miss Pomeroy over
took a brown bear and her three cubs
in the mountains near Glenwood
Springs. The chase then followed
through a, deep ravine. Miss Pomeroy
and Messrs. HoughtOn, Mum and
Grant only dismounted and followed
the dogs and guide. After short but
perilous pursuit the bear was overtaken
at bay, having secreted her cubs. She
had killed several of the dogs and was
infuriated.
Miss Pomeroy was voted first shot.
At 100 feet distant she put her bullet
squarely through the bears heart, pro-
ducing instant death. The cubs, as
soon as captured, will be presented to
the Denver city park to form part of
the interesting collection of Colorado
animals now there. President Fish's
party is en- route to Yellowstone park.
Miss Pomeroy is fair specimen Of
athletic young womanhood She is at
home in row and sail boats and on
horseback
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
Our Special Price, SOC.

picnic was given at Garfield park chap
eroned by Mrs. w. B. Spear. The time
was spent in playing games and boat
riding. Those present were Stella
Mitchell, Arlora Rice, Myrtle Robinson,
Annie Grenert Winnie Walker, Adela
Bistos.. Sadie Heber, Marie Markum,
Gertie Palmer Herman Buechner, Ed
die Buechner Will Buechner, Homer
OfHeld, Kenneth Clark, Oran Layton,
Walter Spear.
Last Friday evening Master Harry
Smith entertained a number of his
friends at his home on Monroe street in
honor of his birthday. Games were
played until late hour and dainty re-
freshments served. Those present were
Mabel Skinner, Bessie Sheetz,
Jessie Shellabarger Hazel Jones, ZelIa
Lukens, Della Gilman, Ethel Kearns,
Ada Munsey, Edward James, Walter
Skinner, Harold Forbes, Ross Tracey,
Willie Bridge, Fred Clark, Ross
Swingle.
AS Robert Brown of ThompsonvilIe.
who is candidate for county clerk of
Jefferson county, was returning from a
trip to Topeka, Monday, his team ran
away, completely demolishing his bug
gy and bruising Mr.. Brown considera-
bly,. Mr.. Brown considers himself fort
unate, however, as he came to town
with the intention of trading off his old
buggy for new one but concluded to
wait until next week before doing So
and in view of this accident he is con-
graduating himself on the delay.
A new music club has been organized
among the younger musical set of this
side which will be known as the St
Cecilia club. Meetings will be held the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month and the work of some well
known composer studied at each meet
ing. Yesterday at the home of Miss
Permie Curtis where the first meeting
was held, a miscellaneous programme
was enjoyed. The officers of the club
are: President, Miss Eleanor Lukens:
vice president, Miss Permie Curtis
urer, Miss Grace Page. The other mem
bers are: Misses Nellie lies, Julia
Whitney, Neva Spendlove, Josephine
Bell, Maggie Burley, Mabel Skinner,
Effie Page, Nellie Dolman, and Minna
McGrew-
Miss Bertha Rowley was the hostess
last evening at delightful high five
party given in honor of Miss Jessie
Warner who has been the guest of her
aunt. Mrs. E. D. Small, for several
months but who will leave shortly for
her home in Wilmington, III. At the
close of the game Mrs. c. E. Jordan
and Miss Warner having the greatest
number of points, cut for the prize, a
beautiful asparagus fern of which Miss
and Mr.. OIen DoIman cut for the gen
tleman's prize, a book. which was
awarded to Mr.. Dolman. Those pres
ent were Mrs. c. E. Jordan, Miss Mamie
Baird, Miss Minnie Sabine, Miss Lou
Dell McMaster. Miss Dollie Curtis
Miss Jessie Warner, Miss Mabel King,
Miss Lou Huckstead, Misses Grace and
Laura HoughtelIin; Messrs. Olen Dol
man, Isaac Sheetz, James Bonham,
Merle King, Harry Small. Frank Hop
per, Robert Anderson, Paul Roehr, Jno.
Green and Mr.. Early. "
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
HORN BLASTS SAVE TREES
Catskill Mountain Woman Finds a
Remedy for Caterpillar Pest.

New York. June 14.-Up in the Cat
skill mountains, where the caterpllars
have been very destructive to maple
and apple trees, a novel and effective
way to fight the pests has been dis
covered.
A woman blowing a horn under
maple tree was surprised to see the
caterpillars fall to the ground by hun
dreds. and continue to do so at each
succeeding blast. She told her story,
and the noise cure was Immediately
adopted by her neighbors. Horns and
drums and conch shells were brought
into play Caterpillars by the busheI
dropped to the earth and were gathered
up and destroyed
Conch shells seem most effective,
good work. Although rather late, the
caterpillars having almost eaten the
foliage from the trees. it is believed
many orchards threatened with de-
Struction may yet be saved
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
a Statement

The statement in last evenings Jour-
nal that the Arion society were to
build on the vacant lots between
Fourth and Fifth on Quincy street.
owned by Frank Durein, was not cor
rect. At the last regular meeting of
the society the building of a hall was
postponed for two years. Nothing was
said about a location. Mr. Durein
seems very anxious to dispose of those
lots that have proved such a white ele-
phant on his hands for several years
and he is trying hard to make the
members of the Arion Singing society
believe that his lots are the only ones
in Topeka to build a hall on, but as the
Arions own two lots between Second
and Third on Quincy. it is more than
likely that they will build on their own
lots in due time J. s
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
RACINE SCHOOL TROUBLE.
Ward Superintendents May Resign
on Account of Low Salaries.

Racine. Wis, June 14.-At a recent
meeting of the board of education the
salaries of some of the superintendents of
schools was reduced and the salary of
the high school superintendent increased
$50; the maximum salary of the ward su-
perintendents was fixed at $500 per an
the ward superintendents, and a number
of them threaten to resign.
Last night a special meeting of the
board was held and an effort was made
to reconsider the action Of the board on
high school salary A lively discussion
ensued, ana several of the commissioners
agreed that the salary OF the high school
superintendent should have been increas sed
to $1,000 per year. and that the salary of
the ward superintendents also should
have been increased.
The board refused to reconsider, and it
is said that at least four of the superin-
tendents will seek other positions.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
PECK GOES TO NEW YORK.
Paris Exposition Commissioner Will
Open Headquarters

Washington. June 14.-Commissioner
General Peck of the Paris exposition
left Washington last night for New
York, where he will locate the head
quarters Of the commission for some
time. He will have all the heads of
the various departments meet him
there, and he also desires to have all
persons in the eastern part of the coun-
try who contemplate making exhibits
at Paris to communicate with the New
York headquarters.
While in Washington Mr.. Peck called
at the navy department and discussed
with Secretary Long and Assistant Sec
retary Allen the question of obtaining
g naval vessel to transport the govern
ment exhibits to Paris He desires to
have vessel some time in November
He was told that a naval vessel would
be put at his disposal
The vessel selected will probably be
the Buffalo, II she is available al that
time. As she is in the regular transport
service between New York and
Manila it is possible that she
cannot be had at that time.
In that event one of the auxil-
larry cruisers formerly of the Morgan
Steamship line Will probably be used.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-14
ALARMED BY SOCIALISTS.
Gains in Election Spur the Italian
Government to Action.

Rome, June 14-The italian govern
ment is thoroughly scared by socialist
activities and successes. The municipal
national troops shot down rioting polit-
icaI agitators by the score, have just
resulted in a victory for the socialists,
whose stronghold is in Lombardy.
The government, in its alarm sees
now necessity where perhaps hitherto
it has but seen advisability. Obstruc-
ton in parliament must stop. The bills
for the maintenance of public order
must become law. The ministry will
seek to attain both ends by authorizing
the president of the chamber to limit
debate