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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-13
ALASKAN DISPUTE
OUT OF THE WAY
Temporary Agreement
Reached.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. oct, 12-Sir Louis Henry
Davies Canadian Minister Of Marine ana
Elsheries informs the Associated Press
that he has given Canada S consent to
ternporary arrangement of the Alaskan
dispute. This has practically settled the
whole matter for the time being, as the
main features of the arrangement were
originally suggested by the United States
Colonel John Hay the American Secre-
tary of State, will sign the last papers
within a few days and Reginald Tower,
British Charge d'Affaires in Washington,
will ratify on behalf of Great Britain.
Sir Louis Davies said this evening:
THE terms agreed upon are simply a
line drawn across Chilkat Pass, delimin-
ated by the river and mountain top. 1t
has absolutely no significance except that
we hope thereby to avert local friction.
OF course an arrival a even a temporary
agreement is satisfactory. So far as the
original contention is concerned We are
Just as misty as ever. see no signs of
reaching an immediate settlement
Canada relinquishes no claim by her
and she has not the slightest intention
of allowing her original contention to
lapse to obScurity.
''It is not our purpose to permit this
new understanding to extend a day longer
than is necessary. The fact that l am
to indicate that a settlement will be
reached by the date of my leaving Eng
land. My return is necessitated by mat
ters altogether outside the Alaskan affair.
'I am, however, working in conjunction
with the Colonial Office upon the case. II
will not come before the Joint High Com
mission unless a diplomatic settlement is
previously attained"
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the Eastern cities would give way to San
Francisco at the present time. and there
is no question in my mind but that if We
will all put our shoulders to the wheel
we can carry off the prize when the Ma
tional Committee meets.
4 shall exert myself TO the utmost to
bring about the desired result while in
Washington and l viii be pleased to take
up the matter earnestly and vigorously
as soon as l arrive a. the national capital.
"a good idea of the feeling that has
been engendered throughout the country
by Californias method of welcoming the
coming and speeding the departing guest
may be gained from the experience OF
Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana.
He was the chairman Of the Republican
National Committee up to 1896 and is still
a member of that body. He recently paid
his first visit to San Francisco, and 1
had a letter from him several days ago
in which he says that he has brought
home with him from San Francisco a deep
sense of gratitude, and that his visit was
fraught with the greatest degree of pleas
ure that he has experienced in many
wears. While Senator Carter was an ad-
vocate of San Francisco before, l feel
satisfied that if we again enter the arena
and ask for his support he will gladly
become one of our most earnest and en-
ergetic champions.
''The many members of this Senate and
House of Representatives who have Wis
tied US to receive the regiments of their
respective States during the past few
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Place for the Next Presidential Con-
vention Will Be Selected in
December.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12-The Record to-
morrow will say: Senator Marcus A.
Hanna intends to issue call for a meet
ing of the Republican National Committee
in Washington early in December. 1t is
believed the committee will select the
city in which to hold the national con-
vention.
Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City. Mil
waukee, San Francisco, Pittsburg, St.
Louis, Cincinnati and Minneapolis will
have delegations of convention boomers
in Washington when the committee
meets, and there are evidences that
Chicago Republicans will send dele
cation.
Henry c. Payne of Wisconsin has laid
out a new plan of representation in the
national convention which he would like
the national committee to adopt. He
wants the delegates selected in proper
tion to the Republican vote cast for
President in 1896. Mr.. Payne, 1t IS said,
has ascerta1ne.d that a large proportion
of the Republican National Committee
men regard his plan with considerable
favor.
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only II of an inch of rain had fallen
Good rains needed.
WILLOWS, Oct 12.-The weather is
threatening to-day, but there has been no
rain so far. Heavy rain would damage
some hay, raisins and prunes that are
still out, and would also destroy enormous
amounts of dry feed on the cattle and
sheep ranges
KESWICK, Oct 12-There was a good
downpour of rain this afternoon, it being
the first of the season. 1t promises TO
give water enough for the placer miners,
who have long been unable to work
claims. 1t will also put a stop to forest
fires that have for the past month been
a great source of danger.
YUBA CITY Oct 12-Showery weather
precipitation for the. storm is .65 of an
inch, and for the season .23 of an inch.
No damage to dried fruit or raisins or late
summer crops; Fruit harvest about over.
SACRAMENTO Oct 12.-The weather
here has been showery all day and even
ing, the fall up to . o clock being .13 of an
inch, and considerable has since fallen.
Should the weather become cool and clear
with dry wind the injury to grapes will
be nominal, but continued wet weather
will soon spoil them for table purposes.
| Beans and other small products on the
islands down the river will also be dam
aged if the rain continues. On the other
hand. the showers have cleared the at
mosphere and flushed the sewers and are
therefore welcome.
FRESNO, Oct. 12.-Up to 6 o'clock this
evening 10 of an inch of rain fell, making
a total Of 80 for the season. Some slight
damage was done to the second crop of
raisins.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 12-Although
nearly 80 of an inch of rain fell in the
city yesterday. the country outside the
city and the adjacent counties received a
much more copious drenching. There
was snow and hail at Ell Cajon Pass, and
South California Railroad employees re-
port a heavy precipitation along their
! lines.
SAN DIEGO, Oct 12-In this city the
precipitation by the late storm was 10
country Descanso reports rs, Alpine So
Sweetwater %. Chuna Vista and Otay 20,
Santa Maria so and Julian 10. So far as
About half the crop has been gathered
! and the remainder was stacked. In the
! localities where the storm was heaviest
] farmers are preparing to begin ploWlng.
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do much to gain recognition for San Fran
cisco as the great commercial port which
she is destined TO be. No better means
Of advertising the advantages of our sec
ton of the country could be devised. No
effort should be spared to secure this
great honor and advantage"
United States Senator Perkins declared
that he has always been and is now in
favor of bringing the national convention
to this city 1T will bring the most rep
resentative men of the nation to our
State" said he, "and will be of vast bene-
fit to every enterprise and industry. Each
citizen should become a missionary in his
cause. Personally l shall do everything
within my power at all times and in all
places to bring victory to the banner of
San Francisco. 1 am always for Califor-
mia, first and last
AS president of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association A. Sbarboro had
this to say of the project:
ut has been proved that the gathering
of a large number of people for whatever
purpose in a large city is a great advan-
tage to the community. Therefore l be-
Iieve that this city should do all in its
Eower to have the conventions meet here.
BY seeing our city and State many cap
italists may find inducements either to
settle here or to invest some of their sur
plus capital, all of which would rebound
to the benefit of the State.
1--WE have shown how Californians can
entertain large crowds both as to the lib
eral subscriptions for money required and
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ELMIRA, Oct 12.-Rain commenced
falling at 10 o'clock to-day, and the
downpour was steady. At noon II Of an
inch had fallen, and there was no benefit
except to lay the dust No damage was
done to the dried fruit and the grain,
which was mostly under cover.
SANTA ROSA, Oct. 12.-About 4 o'clock
this morning a heavy rain commenced to
fall here which has completely cleared the
atmosphere of the smoke, which has been
very bad on account of the forest fires.
The rain was hailed with pleasure by
everybody except the grape growers, who
have not finished picking and the fruit
men who still have the fruit in the dry
ing yards. The precipitation was .25 of
an inch.
MONTEREY. Oct. 12.-The rain that
began falling at midnight Tuesday
throughout this section is apparently not
over yet. Heavy showers fell during the
early morning and to-day, and a warm
southwest wind, with considerable cloudi-
ness, still prevails. 1t is believed this To-
cality will receive about an inch OF rain
before the storm is over.
NAPA, Oct. 12.-Rafn began falling at
10 a m. to-day. There was no damage
to crops.
thirty-two hundredths of an inch of rain
has fallen. 1t was provdential. The for
est fires have all been eXtinguiShed and
vegetation has been started. For month
past fires have been raging in the. red
woods and much damage had been done.
PLEKSANTON. Oct. 12-From Wednes
day morning up to 5 o'clock tonight
flfty-hundredths of an inch of rain had
fallen in this section. The damage TO
hay has not been very great SO far and
If it dries up tomorrow little damage will
be done. Grapes have been much dam
aged though the loss to this fruit cannot
yet be estimated.
WOODLAND. Oct. 12-The weather is
cold and threatening. but so far only one
light shower has fallen. and shat was not
sufficient to do any damage The vine
yardists have not yet begun to pick the
second crop of grapes and not more than
half the raisin crop has been cured. A
heavy rain now would cause a big loss to
the raisin and wine industries
MERGED. Oct. 12.-Rain began falling
here yesterday morning, continuing at in
tervals since. The precipitation yester-
day was nine -hundredths Of an inch.
To-day at noon eighteen one-hundredths
of an inch had fallen. The general effect
upon crops In this county is good. Stock
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"The manner in which San Franciscans
have poured out their wealth to receive
the returning volunteers has challenged
the admiration of the entire country. The
troops who have returned to their homes
have all spoken in the warmest terms of
the hospitality and the loyalty and pa
triotism of our people, and 1 feel conf
dent that these soldiers will exert their
influence to secure the conventions for
our city.
The benefit to the State and to the
community would be inestimable. The
prominent men of the parties, the men
who shape the affairs of the nation,
would visit San Francisco, and many of
them would probably pay their first visit
TO our State and TO the Pacific Coast
They would return to the East with a
better knowledge of our resources and
of our requirements, and the benefits that
would accrue to the State would be felt
in every channel of industry.
Il believe that our citizens should take
up this matter at once. My idea is that
committees of representative citizens
should be selected and that San Fran
cisco should go into the field at this early
day to show the rest of the country that
she is in earnest when she says that she
wants the honor of entertaining the dele
gates to the national conventions of 1900
have reason to believe that many of
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CHARGED WITH ISLANDER
BY A NEW YORK MAN
Mexico Supreme Court Placed
Under Arrest

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-William G. Vim
cent, prominent attorney Of Chicago
and ex-Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico, was arrested to-
night in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
charged With slander and defamation of
character. The complainant is Charles G.
Davis, editor of the Wall Street Review.
1t is alleged that Vincent, who had a
quarrel of years standing with Davis. ap-
piled abusive ePithets to Davis in the
hotel on Wednesday, and also recon-
mended that the clerk of the hotel show
Davis to the hotel detective. Vincent
gave $1,000 cash bail.
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! Dewey there donned his uniform of full
admiral of the navy and then with the
| State and city committees entered IAN
dau and through long lines of cheering
| people was driven to the foot OF state
| street, where a column of about 500 men
was awaiting to participate in the parade;
! The Norwich University Cadets formed
! a personal guard about Admiral Dewey
| carriage.
The parade began at 2:3O and the route,
nearly three miles in length lay through
| streets lined with bunting and flags. The
cheering was continuous and the admiral
was kept busy during the entire time in
returning greetings.
| Before the marchers reached the Capt.
tol grounds the admiral's party left the
carriages and ascended the State House
reviewing stand. The procession con-
unued through the main streets and up
through the Capitol grounds, salutes be-
ing given as each company passed the
admiral.
A separate stand had been erected be-
side the one on which the admiral stood
and on this were over 200 members of the
State and city reception committee. On
the lawn in front thousand spectators
were maSSed, with as many more at the
foot OF the slope and across the street.
The parade was completed at o'clock
and when quietness had been restored
Governor Smith, turning to Admiral
Dewey, extended to him the welcome of
the State of Vermont, at the same time
presenting to him the medal which the
State had enacted should be given him
as memorial. Then the Mayor offered
the welcome Of the city and the formal
exercises We're at an end.
The admiral was escorted back to his
car after short reception at the State
House.
The day wound up with gorgeous dis
play of fireworks on the ground behind
the Dewey cottage and an immense bon
fire on Capitol Hill 1t is claimed that
the fire was the largest ever constructed
in the country. The fire was on the top
of the hill, which rises abruptly from the
main street nearly 800 feet above the
Winooskf River. and seventy-five feet
above and directly behind the Capitol
dome. There were used in the construction
Of the pile 1000 barrels 700 railroad ties
| the lumber from two buildings and an i'm
mense quantity of other conabustibies.
The expense of the fire was borne by the
State and city. The pile had been guard
ed night and day since completion, and
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the government of the islands Included
in the correspondence is communication
TO Mr.. Eliot. dated April 13, in which
Lord Salisbury reviews recent events and
announces his appointment on the com
mission and a note from Mr. Eliot under
date of July 26, giving to Lord Salisbury
a brief narrative Of the proceedings of
the commission
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to-day many barrels of oil and tar were
spread over it. The ignition was by cleo
trio current, and a signal was given by a
rocket The fire was set at 9 O'clock and
the flames shot 100 feet into the air, light
ing up the country for miles around, the
glare being seen thirty miles away. The
pile burned until long after midnight.
The jewel presented to Admiral Dewey
by the State of Vermont is of beautiful
design, the top bar supporting a rising
sun, which holds in each tip the dia-
monds, making four stars, the emblem
of the admiral's rank. Below, held by a
ribbon, is a shield, on which is a like
ness of the admiral surrounded by eight
cen diamonds. In relief, on the shield
is another anchor with a representation
of the flagship Olympia on the stock
Below is a wreath with Vermont's coat
of arms. The bottom bar bears in raised
work the words welcome Home
Tonight Admiral Dewey witnessed a
fine display of fireworks near his old
home,- but about u O'Clock he returned
to his sleeper and retired. At midnight
his car was attached to a special train
and taken to Mortified.
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Injured bv Gun Exploding.

PETALUMA, Oct. 12.-While Abe
Phillips, a well-known merchant tailor
Of this city was hunting ducks at Ocean
View last evening his gun exploded. Fly
ing fragments badly mangled his left
hand
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Activity of Native Sons.

WOODLAND, Oct. 12.-There is unusual
activity among the Native Sons. Wood
land Parlor is already one Of the largest
in the State, but at a meeting held
Wednesday twelve new applications for
membership were filed.
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Sues for S15O.OOO.

SACRAMENTO Oct 12-The case Of
Amanda Austin against the estate of the
late Jeff Wilcoxson, her grand uncle, is
on trial here. Miss Austin sues for $780,
600, claiming she had for eighteen years
kept house, nursed him, etc. and that he
had promised to reward her literally, but
had failed to do So
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Flood of Immigrants.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12-More than 800
immigrants passed through the Barge
Ottice to-day. OF these $40 arrived on
the Oceanic last night, $50 on the Ems.
800 on the Trave and 253 on the AIsatia
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| perfect, and 10000 visitors joined
| with the hero's townsmen in the cele-
| bration. Never before has there been
such massing of people and so elabor-
ate demonstration in the history of
| Vermont The town was handsomely
decorated.
Admiral Dewey spent the night on
board the sleeping-car Geneva, and the
car and the railroad yard were picketed
by National Guardsmen. Early this
morning, on a train from Northfield,
came the battalion of cadets from Nor
wich University, the military school
which Admiral Dewey attended when a
youth. The cadets brought two field
pieces to be used in firing salutes.
The admiral was up betimes, although
only a few persons saw him until shortly
after o'clock, when he left his car
and walked to the Office of his brother
Charles. He spent few minutes there
friends and neighbors were received by
him during most of the forenoon. A
delegation of Kings Daughters brought
him a large bouquet of roses. Shortly
his brother, where a family gathering
was held and luncheon was served. The
occasion was very happy one, as there
were quite a number of the admiral S
The celebration began at o'clock with
the firing of an admirars salute by the
Norwich Cadets. Then band concert
took place At noon the Governors sa-
lutte was fired. and Immediately alter
ward the column for the parade was
formed.
At / o'clock the admiral returned to, the
car, and in a few moments received a
sneciaI committee from the State, who
Informed inform the distinguished guest that
they had come to take him in charge
for the remainder of the day Soon
afterward in a closed carriage, the
ADMIRAL sl5i accompanied them to the exeeu-
tive mansion, where he was formally
presented to Governor Smith ana Mayor
Santer. Lieutenant Brumby, flag lieu
tenant, accompanied the admiral.
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Samoan Correspondence Issued.

LONDON, Oct. 12.-The Foreign ONCE
has issued the correspondence which
passed between 1t and G. N. E. Eliot,
British commissioner to the Samoan con-
ference, regarding Samoa and the report
of the joint commissioners of July IS,
inclosing a draft of the amended act for
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-13
Dependable Drug
Extra Low
Prices
Today

These prices are good for to-
day only at our San Francisco
store. No mail orders filled at
these prices.
Come today if you would
save most.
Telephone orders filled and
delivered.
Cuticura Soap cakes 25c
Advertised everywhere at
IS cents. We have always
sold it for Is cents. Today
we cut it for quarter.
Lyons Tooth Powder I5c
Regularly IS cents. Our
usual price is 20 cents. To-
day it's IS cents.
Camelline 80 cents
Liquid face cream made to
sell for 50 cents. Our cut
price is s. cents. Today we
sell it for 90 cents.
Aliens Malt WhiSkey 65c
A quart bottle that sells reg
ularly for 81. Our usual
price is s. cents. Today we
cut it to o5 cents.
RaVmond'S Florida Water
The largest size bottle. Reg rc
ular price is Is cents. Our %
price as cents. Today we
make it s. cents.
Carter's Dyspepsia Tablets
Regular price is 50 cents. 2oc
Owls usual price is 40 cents.
Today's unusual price 3oc.
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months have all gone away from here
filled with gratitude to our people, and
they have invariably expressed them
selves as being anxious to show their ap-
probation of the generous hospitality of
our citizens in some tangible form. Their
influence with their National Committee
men would be of great assistance to us.
and I believe that that influence would be
exerted without stint or hesitation.
''As a general thing the conventions are
held during the month of June. This IS
a season Of the year when the heat in
most of the Eastern cities is overpower-
ing. We all remember the pictures in the
illustrated papers of the last national con-
ventions, where the delegates sat around
coatless and hatless with fans in their
hands, trying to raise a breath OF air.
Here in San Francisco during the month
of June the climate is cool, invigorating
and bracing We have ample hotel accom-
modations for all the delegates and visit
ors who may come, and that the city Is
capable of handling large crowds was
demonstrated recently upon the arrival OIL
the First California Volunteers.
Henry T. Scott. chairman of the anti
boss Republican organization of this city,
is a strong advocate of the proposluon'
'T would be very glad to see the next
national convention held in San francisco
1t would certainly be a great thing Tor
the community and the State and Wouiu
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Invented a Refining Process.

EVERETT, Mass, Oct 12-WiIliam r
Smith, known as the man who first re-
hned petroleum, died at his home here to-
day aged 72 years
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representative
to
CONGRESSMAN LoUD-The the whole country now
probably than most
people realize
munity would re
adapted convention
will with comfort
HENRY SCoTTIt would recognition San Francisco
the commercial which she is destined
SBARBORO-Many capitalists either
settle of their surplus capital
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure.
2. W. Groves signature Is on each box. 25c.
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; PORTLAND, Oct. 12-Light snow
: fell over the higher attitudes of
; Oregon, Washington and Idaho last
: night and to-day.
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State House. The weather was
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STATE GETS k
GOOD RAIN FALL
Benefits in Excess OF
the Damage Done.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

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ALIFORNIA may have the honor Of
playing host TO the national lead.
ers Of both great political parties
, in 1900. 1t is the opinion Of those
The Hope pioneer., 1899-11-09
A QUEER COMBINATION.
1t Wa. a Justice Of the Peace, a Pick
pocket and Little
Prayer Book.

Justice "Bill'' Hall was chuckling the
other day over a little adventure that befell
him, and which he related as follows:
ut was during the festival week, !" he said,
'snd you all know how the downtown
streets were crowded. Twas walking down
State street, and, happening to look in one
Of the big store windows, saw pile. of books,
me by my wife that morning. Invent in and
bought a book and put the parcel in my
overcoat pocket.
cas- came out into the crowd on the
street again felt hand go into my pocket,
and turned quickly, but not quickly enough
to catch the would-be thief, tough-looking
young man, who skipped off in the crowd
and was Immediately lost to view. ;Icouldn't
pointed he would have felt if he had sue
seeded in his theft, because the parcel in my
pocket contained common little prayer
hook.
There's what call ludicrous combina.
tion-a thief trying to rob a police justice
of a prayer book-a combination that prob.
ably has never before and never will again
arise in the history of Chicago" Chicago
loter Ocean,