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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

= \ smoke that arose from the half
quenches ruins, more than 200
men from the building, police and fire
departments sought, but with only
Unsatisfactory results, for bodies of
persons believed to have persisted in
yesterdays fire at the Windsor Hotel
Most of the time the smoke was so
dense that the workmen could scarce
ly see their hands before their faces,
and the heat from the mass of debris,
glowing red in places, held the rescuers
almost beyond its limits. Besides, the
remnants of the walls left standing
were so shaky and threatening that it
would have been dangerous to allow
the men to work about the mass of
riveted iron and brick. Efforts were
concentrated on clearing away the de-
bris, removing weak walls, drilling the
chimneys and other parts Of the walls
for blasting and making the way safe
for the men to dig in the ruins for the
bodies.
No more bodies were taken from the
seething mass Of ruins to-day. The
latest estimate tonight is sixteen dead,
siXty-six missing and fifty-seven in
Jured. 1t is believed the men will be
able to proceed with the grewsome
search tomorrow with more satisfac-
tory results. Several engines had kept
their stations all night long, throwing
heavy streams of water on the ruins
Occasionally a mass of flame would
struggle up from some unnoticed spot
ike a bubble and burst away as the
streams played on it. Through the day
explosions of gas punctuated the cons
tinual pumping Of the engines.
Of
mediate vicinity Of the fire can scarcely
be imagined. Broken and blackened
windows, wrecked doors, smashed rail-
ings, dirt and general debris surround
almost every house. Countless thou
sands Of spectators, pouring from every
street and avenue and from every tran
sit line that passed near the scene of
the great holocaust and from the pri-
Vate carriag es as well, packed the sur
rounding thoroughfares all day, press
ing as close TO the ruins as the restrain
ing police lines would permit, and
straining their eyes in the hope of
catching sight Of some CHASTITY part Of
the spectacle. One hundred policemen
held back the crowd.
At intervals the lifting smoke showed
the fire engines, putting almost solemn
". and their silent attendants at their
SUES. DGSO4l4t M4ACAC Ga SSNSAA
to reach, rose two gaUnt columns of
masonry, all that remained standing Of
the hotel.
Warren F. Leland, the proprietor Of
the Windsor had somewhat recovered
to-day, but was still in feeble condf-
ton. He is as yet unable to account
for the origin Of the fire.
1t was learned to-day that Elbridge
T. Gerry had the building and furni-
E. ture that belonged to- the hotel fully In
sured, and even the annual rental, for
which he Unidentified himself with poll
cies aggregating SIS, 0OO Mr.. Gerry car
ried policies aggregating $595,000 on the
building and had insurance for $4,000
on the furniture. In addition to this
Mr.. Leland had policies aggregating
500. 600 on his own furniture in the no
lei. Most of the policies that covered
the hotel were written with corpora
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
NOT TOO SICK TO
INDULGE In WIT
Pope Leo's Joke at the ExpeDse Of
the CdrdiDdl Chamberlain dDd
His Silver Hammer.

INDUCED a joke at the
cardinal
him three times the
the first of the i'll
might be
afterward receiving
appreciation thoughtfuI
recovery
o:css1s.osgQ ussossoI
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
CARDINAL HATS FOR
IRELAND AND C0RRIGAN

NEW YORK, March 1s.-A special cable
70 the Sun from London says: Cardinal
Vaughan is reported to have received in
formation leaving little doubt that the
pope has decided to raise Archbshops
Corrigan and Ireland to the Cardinalate
and accord a similar honor to British
prelate. 1t is not likely the promotion
will be announced in the coming con-
sistory. because the programme of that
function was settled several months ago.
Nevertheless, If it is permissible to APP
praise such matters bv the ordinary mum
dane standard, the chances are small for
either Archbishop Ireland or Archbishop
Corrigan to receive a red hat from Leo
XIII The Pope can scarcely live until
the next consstory, and 1t is almost i'm
possible that he will be In this world when
the summer consistory should be held.
Elegant Guitars and Banjos are sold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

Kaarmelengski, l., H, s.. second; Bancroft,
02, third. Time, 2:1S AS.
Mile run-Barker, '02, first; KarmeIen-
ski, L. II. S., second; Mclaughlin, O2'
third. Time $40 2-5
ilton, '02, second. Time 81.
Pole vault-Murphy. 'O2, first, with 10
feet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

1S-Arc
by friends
with his child
Thomas in
his body
would difficult
make his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
| OUBET GENEROUS
To THE RABBLE
Causes Prosecutions to
Be Dropped.

Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

Elegant Guitars and Banjos are sold
for $40 at Mauvais', 1863 Market st.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

envelope closely sealed and bearing advertising or
other printing upon it. Address DR.. r. V. PIERCE,
Buffalo n. Y.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
DELVING FOR BODIES
IN WINDSOR'S RUINS

EW YORK, March 1S.-Through
the incessant rain to-day, their
efforts hindered by a choking
smoke that arose from the half
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
BRAINS BETTER THAN MONEY.
ROOSEVELT soys We Can Get Along
without MiIIiORaires.

l'haca' N. Y, June 2O.-Gov Roosevelt
,o-uay ate nded the class day exercises of
me me c-ass Of 'ss in Cornell armory. The stu
uehts received him with cheers.
III h'j address to the graduates. the Gov
eihor referred to a statement recently
mag by several men who had amassed
SIGAt fortunes TO the effect that collegiate
IV4ea tlon is useless in the world of TO-
cay He attacked their position vehement
iy Snd said:
our country could better afford to lose
an OF the men who have amassed millions
'hah TO lose oae-half Of lis collese-bred
men, We can get along without men of
brains"
Gov. Roosevelt then discussed the desir-
@nInty OF college bred men making them
9SNes actlEe in the political world. He
SiIliciseu the position that because poli-
llcs are corrupt good men should shun
them, holding that the very fact that dis
ii.oiIesIy ana corruption exist, should be an
.ucehtlve TO good men actively participant
lh& ana removing evils.
Inc men who hold aioOf merely because
~ corruption, ne said are unworthy the
dressings of American citizenship
ABOVE all >" said the Governor, do not
oecome OF the class of so-called highly ed
ucdted ana cultured. who sheer az Amer
Icdu institutions ard American cTseomS.
- you recognize fault come forward and
expose II and strive TO remedy it, DO net
become one of the class who lose faith in
the ability of Americans to govern either
themselves or their islands "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
THE cArAcomns or ST.. mAnY's
a Strange Burial Place in the Heart
of London.

From the London Telegraph
How many people in London are aware
OF the catacombs of st. Mary's? Despite
the hustle and roar incidental to the big
gest railway station In Englandr-I4iver-
pool street station Is on the opposite side
of The road--the visitor to st. Mary's can
by a little stretch OF the imagination pic
ture himself In one OF those strange burial
places OF the early Christians which may
be found on either side OF the historic
Appian Way. Here lie the bodies Of hum
dreds of the faithful departed" the cof-
ms hermetcally sea.cd In a fashion
which would satisfy the prejudice OF
even the most scrupnlous Of sanitary In
spectors The place h not open TO Drblc
view, but, thanks to the courtesy Of Fa-
ther Fleming, our representative was al
lowed 10 thread his way, with the assist
ance OF hghted taper, amid the crum-
ling remains of formeF parshioners of ST.
Marys No inscriptions are visible, but
each coffin is duly noted in the register
OF the church. Some hlustrous person
ages are buried Immediately beneath the
high altar-Bishops Poynter Bramstone
and Gradweil, for example. There Is am
DE space for several more, but modern
authorities are not partial 10 burials in
the heart Of the city Close by the blsh-
ops, IN number of collins piled In regu-
lar tiers, are the remains OF upward Of
thirty priests who served the church well
in their life and now find a congenial rest
ing place beneath the very altar where
theY celebrated the mysteries OF their an
cient faith, II was the dearest wish of
Cardinal Wiseman to have his body in
TERED within the sanctuary of st. Mary'a
but the law interyened, and a white mar
Bile slab with a modest epitaph composed
by himself when in the full Vigor Of
heath now indicates the place where he
would have gladly rested Slroiling about
this strange cemetery, situated IN one OF
the most densely populated quarters OF
London, II was a somewhat weird ex peri
ence to hear street cries and, Deering
above the collins through ventilation
holes. 70 see continuous lines Of buses
Among the notablities in the catacombs
we find Honest Jack Iawless" doughty
follower OF OConnor, the Liberator aud
many other percentages who held "A large
share of public attention IN their day
Weber, the celebrated composer who,
strangely enough, was made q Count "af-
ter his death" was buried here but some
years later his remains were removed TO
Dresden. In the small strip Of ground adj
vaults, no less than $500 Catholics were
buried prior TO the year 1858. When the
church is demolished 1t is probable thar
everybody win have 10 be removed al
though where so huge a collection Of dead
humanity will ultimate. ysresf does not vet
appear to be decided. There is an instance
on record in the city where similar re-
movals were undertaken at 40 per head
II Is obvious that so costly an outlay
Though dead, many of the persons buriej
at ST. Mary's Moorfields are not forgot
ten and the prospect Of an approaching
removal of remains will result II Is am
tcipated in a deluge of correspondence
from relatives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
CENSUS OF INSECTS is TAKEN.
There Are Good, Bad and IndIffcr-
emit and Comprise 300 Families.

from the LONDON Mail.
An insect census has just been taken on
purely scientific lines with a view TO de-
termine as far as it is possible which in
sects are boon and blessing to mankind
and which are the reverse.
Although the statistics quite upset the
old idea that all insects and lower animals
were created solely for mans benefit, yet
it Is conclusively proved that while some
insects are rightly termed pests" there
are others that render us considerable SER
vice, and fortunately for our crops and
vegetation the latter are in the majority
According to the census insects are TO
be classified. as good, bad and Indifferent
the good insects number 116 families the
bad insects amount to l13 families while
the indifferent insects who could not for
one reason or another satisfactorily answer
all the questions on their census papers, and
must, therefore, for the present be looked
upon as doubtful characters, reach a total
of seventy-two families
No fewer than 1l2 families of the bad or
Injurious insects feed upon cultivated
plants and crops, doing damages TO and
deVouring thousands Of pounds worth of
vegetable produce annually gobbling IN
our spring cabbages and succulent young
peas, etc, in the most ruthless fashion,
while the 113 family is parasitic upon and
causes much harm TO warm-blooded anil
mails.
of the good or beneficial insects, seven
ty-nine families devote themselves 70 the
destruction of their wicked, vegetable-de-
vouring brethren, which they accomplish
in a most satisfactory and wholesale man
ner, while of the remaining useful insects
thirty-two families act as scavengers
clearing away with great rapidity all sorts
OF decaying vegetable and animal matter,
two families aid US as pollenisers and three
form food for our eatable fishes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
CROPS DID WELL LAST WEEK.
DROUGHT IN MANY SECTIONS HAS
GIVEN WAY TO RAINS.

corn Has Made Good Progress In All
Districts, and the Winter Whea,
Harvest Has Continued Under Fa-
Norabie Conditions-COttOn Is I'M
proving, But in Eastern Texas II l.,
roo Grassy, and in Georgia Cater
pillars Are Causing Damage.
Washington. June 2O-The weekly cror
bulletin of the weather bureau bullitin
issued to-day. said:
While heavy rains have delayed cult.
walton and caused damage to crops in
portions Of the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, and drought continues over por-
tons of New England and the Middle At
lantic states, Tennessee and the Central
and Southern Rocky mountain region. the
week, as a whole, has been very favor
able to agricultural interests.
The Geographic summary of climate and
crop indications IL Cuba. received from
Havana on the 18TH indicate the general
prevalence OF drought, although local
rains occurred over limited areas. The
CUBAN planters have sown some cane. but
are waiting for general rains, which are
much needed, especially In Santa Clara
province.
AEosEess OF cereals.
Corn has made good progress in an dis
tricts, although in portions of the Mis-
souri, and Upper Mississippi valleys. ex-
cessive moisture has retarded cultivation.
part of the crop has received its final
cultivation as far north as Missouri and
Southern Illinois.
The winter wheat harvest has continued
under generally favorable conditions, being
IN progress as far north as Central Hin
OILS. although interrupted by rains in por-
tons of the Central Mississippi and Low
er Ohio valleys. White the yields are light
they are better than were expected In
some sections, and the quality is generally
excellent Grain in shock has sustained in
jury In portions of Texas.
The oat harvest is practically completed
in the Southern states. In the Central val
ieys the condition of the crop is generally
improved.
Cotton I'm Good shape.
Reaorts from nearly al sections of the
cotton belt indicate a general improve
ment in the condition of cotton. the least
favorable coming from Eastern Texas,
Arkansas and Oklahoma, where the crop
Is grassy, and Georgia, where cateroI-
lars are causing injury. In the central
portion of the cotton belt where the
stands have been unsatisfactory. seed
long since planted has terminated and is
coming up to improved stands
Worms in the Carolinas and grasshop-
pers IN Kentucky and Tennessee are caus-
ing injury 70 the TOBACCO crop, and the
acreage In the last named state has been
reduced from this cause and dry weather.
In other tobacco states the outlook is
promising. Some has been cut In Florida
Laying has continued with light Yields
in the Middle Atlantic states and portions
n MaQU
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
SOUTH BEHIND lNDUSTRIALLY.
THE NEGRO THE SPECIAL CAUSE,
SAYS PRESIDENT BROWN.

Condition of Agriculture, He De-
Has Ever Been-BeIieves the Negro
Richards the south in Every Way.
Wants the Race COIOnized-Mer-
chant LOvejOy of HawI<inSviIIe
chant LovejOy Tells why the Far
mer's Credit Is Poor.
Washington. June 2O-The Industrial
Commission to-day continued its investi-
cation Of the agricultural conditions of
the South.
Mr.. J. Pope Brown, president of the ag-
ricultural society of Georgia was the first
witness. He agreed with Mr. Barrett.
who testified yesterday that the condition
of agriculture in the South was more de-
pressed than il had ever been. More peo-
pie were blowing barefooted and bare
backed than ever before.
He agreed with the late Henry Grady
that the fault was not with the soil or the
climate, nor, as many had claimed, was il
entirely with the tariff One of the most
prolific causes of the trouble was in the
fact that cotton was practically the only
crop.
Education. he considered, was not sufi-
cient.y practical 1t should teach people
to do manual labor So far as the col
ored race was concerned, there was no
opening for them in trade or the profess
sions.
Mr.. Brown dwelt on the presence of the
negro as the special cause of the want of
development of the South. He regarded The
negroes as retarding the Industrial, moral
religious, social and agricultural develop
ment of the section. and he felt that if
they We're absent a better class of labor.
would take their place. The more the ne
gro was paid the less efficient he was as
a Sahorer MIR. Brown wanted the race
separated from the whites and colonized
either in this country or elsewhere, in the
interest of the Southern states.
The great obstacle I'm the way of the de-
velopment OF the manufacturing interests
was the want of money.
Mr. Brown advocated diversified crops
recommending that each community shou d
raise sufficient of everything to meet its
own demands
Farmers Have Little.
At the afternoon session the commission
listened TO a statement by Mr.. p. H. Love
joy, a merchant and planter of Hawkins
Vllle, ia. lie spoke especially Of the rela-
tons OF the local merchants and the far
mers. The merchants themselves had not
been prosperous for several years. They
were compelled to make he majority Of
their sales on credit, and had to cake mort
gaSes upon The land of the farmers e they
had any, or on the croDs If they had no
land. Many of them were not able 10 give
collateral of any value and % such men
sales were made on large margins Of pro-
fl
1--WE size the man up" he said. IF he
is good we sell to him on a small margin
If he is a hard case WEI take what he
has and quit"
He said that freight rates from Georgia
to New York were about twice what they
are from New York to Georgia. The large
cities were evidently being built up at the
expense of the country. Even the water
melon crop was unfavorable.
we have found that in shipping mel
ons We pay the freight" he said. "Tne
railroads cut us out of profit in that bust
ness"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
CONTEST GROWS INTERESTING.
kentucky Democrats on the Eve OF
Their Convention

Their Convention.
Louisville, June 20.-About a thousand
representative Kentucky Democrats are
Dusty engaged tonight with the most in
teresting political contest that has come
up within their ranks for a number OF
years.
The state convention which meets at
Central Music Hail tomorrow to nominate
a full state ticket, promises to be long
and bitter. The sharpness of the struggle
between the three leading candidates for
Governor, Gen. p. Watt Hardin, w. j.
Stone and William GOebel, has not been
lessened by the numerous conferences
which have occupied their followers to-.
day and tonight.
The general trend of these maneuvers
has been toward a Stone-Goebel combina-
ton for the organization of the conven-
ton and late tonight this was practically
agreed upon.
Failing to get the nomination for Gov
ernor, Goebel, it is said, is to secure the
minor offices for his friends and control
the state central committee.
Wlth the party organization in his hands
during the campaign he will be in a strong
position for the next senatorial fight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
MANY GEORGIA CROPS SHORT.
Rain Came Too Late 10 Repair the
Damage by Drought

Ram came TOO Late 10 Repair the
Damage by Drought.
Atlanta, June 2O-'rhe weekly crop re-
port Of the weather bureau. issued to-day,
gives the following summary of crop con
d.tions in Georgia:
During the past week the weather has
been rather variable, hot and dry during
the first few days and unsea sonably cold
for day or two in the latter part of the
week.
The report as to the crop conditions
varies considerably. In some sections the
drought has been broken, and everything
is looking well, while in portions of the
southern and middle sections of the state
crops are suffering for moisture. More
rain seems to have fallen in the northern
than either of the other two sections
Corn is generally good, though a little
late in some counties; it Is being injured
by caterpillars in localities. Corn Is suf-
fering from drought in a good many coun-
ties. Early corn is silking, and much Of
it has been laid by. Cane and rice are
doing very well as a rule.
Pastures in the northern division Of the
rains, but elsewhere they are poor and
going on andFthe yields are only fair.
Oats are very poor. Melons are being
shipped, but are smaller than usual on
account of so much dry weather at crlti-
cal periods.
Gardens are fairly good In the northern
too far gone 10 be revived. The berry
crop is short and inferior.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
ELKS IN SESSION AT ST. LOUIS.
Thousands of Members in AtteIl-
dance on the Grand Lodge.


st. Louis, June 20.--Thousands of mern-
bers of the Benevolent and Protective On
der of Elks gathered here to-day to attend
the thirty-first session OF the grand lodge
and the reunion of the order.
The opening exercises were held at the
Olympic theater. Louis P. Aloe chair
man of the local executive committee.
made the address of welcome. He was
followed by Mayor Henry Liegenhein.
John Calvin of Cincinnati, the grand eX-
allied ruler. responded. He said many peo-
pie thought the order of Elks was merely
convivial organization with no serious
purposes or objects. This, he said, was a
great mistake. The groundwork and
foundation of the order, he concluded, is
the golden rule of life, do unto others
as YOU would that they should do unto
YOU"
After addresses on "a Sketch Of the
Past by Meade d. DetwlIer, past grand
exalted ruler and "A Glimpse Into the
Future" by Howard McSherry of New
Brunswick, N. j., lodge, the meeting dis
solved and the grand lodge went into Sc
cret session, for the transaction of bust
ness
The first thing taken up in secret session
was the annual report OF Grand Sec eJary
Reynolds. This showed a Total member
ship of $4,000 divided among SIG lodges.
During the past year lseventy-six new
lodges with a membership of HOO have
been added to the rolls
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
SETTLEMENT is IN SIGHT.
More Serious RiOting by Cleveland
Street Car Men.

Cleveland, o., June 20.-While the pros
poets for a settlement Of the strike of the
street railway men are brighter tonight
than they have been at any time since the
trouble began, there has been more seri-
Gus rioting to-day than at any previous
time.
The disturbances began early in the
morning, continued throughout the day,
ana tonight big mob surrounds the
south side barns of the big Consolidated
Company, determined 20 get at the nom
union men. who are housed there
The strikers propose to abandon the de-
mand for the recognition of the union, but
ask that all the old men be taken back
save those who have been convicted in
court of destroying property. The mem
bers of the Council committee believe a
settlement is in sight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
POLES WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Some Sensational Charges Mad,
Against Him in Court.

London, June 2O.-The hearing was com
menced to-day of the application for d.
vorce of Mrs. Chandos Pole against Sam
uel Chandos Pole, whom she charges with
cruelty and adultery with Miss Inez
Broome. now the wife of the Hon. Rupert
Cecil Craven, brother of the Earl of Cra-
ven, who married Miss Cornelia Bradley
Martin. The allegations are denied.
Extraordinary letters from the husband
to his wife and mother-in-law, full Of
abuse, abominabe language and threats,
were read in court. Right Hon. Edward
Henry Carson, Q. c., formerly solicitor
general of Ireland counsel for the ped
toner, described in detail the connection
between Mr., Chandos Pole and Miss
Broome. who, it appears, he took to his
home and introduced 10 his wife, who did
not suspect them. The petitioner then tes-
titled in confederation of the charges
After other witnesses had furnished tes-
timony tending to prove the intimacy be-
tween Mr.. Pole and Miss Broome the
hearing was adjourned.