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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
GAME ENDS IN MURDER.
A Saloon-keeper in Idaho Is Fatally
Stabbed by a Miner.

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. A.-Word
reached here to-day of the murder of
Charles Larrabee, saloonkeeper at
Buffalo Hump, by James Long. miner,
on Tuesday evening The men had
quarreled in gambling game, but it
was thought had settled the difficulty,
A few minutes later Larrabee and
Long walked out of the tent saloon
together apparently in good humor.
Suddenly Long stabbed Larrabee twice.
one of the wounds penetrating the kid
neys from the back. Larrabee died
Wednesday afternoon. Long arrived at
Mount Idaho, the county seat. last
evening and gave himself up to the .au-
thorities. Larrabee is well-known in
Northern Idaho. His aged mother is
living at West Superior, Wis.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
DREXLER LEFT
ESTATE WORTH
MANY MILLIONS
His Will Is Filed for
Probate.
BULK GOES TO THE WIDOW
OTHER RELATIVES RECEIVE
HANDSOME BEQUESTS.
Considerable of the Property Is In
cluded in Life Estates-Several
Public Charities Are Re
membered.
.ULK GOES TO THE WIDOW
OTHER RELATIVES RECEIVE
HANDSOME REQUESTS.

The will of Millionaire Louis p. Drex-
er, who died at his home, 1903 Van Ness
avenue, August II, at the age of 60 years,
was filed for probate yesterday. The pc
tition of Mrs. Elise p. Drexler, widow OF
the deceased, praying for the probate of
the will. states that the property left by
the testater exceeds $5000O0 in value, but
this figure. it is said by those in posi-
ton to know, does not represent one
eighth of its actual value.
Following are the beQuests: To Ger
tr7lde, Marion and Nettie Bybee, nieces
Of the testator, each equally, the rents
and profits. after first paying the taxes,
insurance and repairs, of that certain
water lot and improvements on the north
line of California street, 91:8 feet easterly
from Davis street, having frontage of
1910 feet, known as 1892 California street.
In event of the death Of either of the
nieoes without issue those surviving her
shall divide the rents and profits, and in
the event of two dying the other
shall retain all. In event of their
death leaving Issue. such issue
shall be entitled TO their share;
Marion Bybee is appointed manager and
trustee for herself and sisters. In event
of the destruction of the building the teS-
tator authorizes the benefciaries to mort
gage the property and make necessary
Tepairs, the mortgage to be redeemed
with the profits. At the death of all tho
beneficiaries their issue, If any survive
1DeIQ, may Apply 10 IHe COuIl LOT the SdlS
of the property, the proceeds to be di-
vided among them. In event neither has
any issue the last surviving is authorized
to, dispose of the property by testament.
To Mrs. Daisy MacCallum, sister-in-
law, 5000, and to each of her children,
Donald and Jean, $500; to Harvey n;
Dana, a nephew, decedent's undivided
half interest in the real estate in this city
owned Jointly between them during the
testator's life; to Louis P. Chosser, a
nephew $1,000 and fifty acres Of land near
Chico, Butte County; to Louis Prosser, a
cousin, $1,000; to Lomis p. Howe, $50 acres
of land in MADEIRA County; to Miss Chris
tina Hoff, for her good service in dece
dents home, $1,000; to Miss Kareen Bothen,
for faithful services, $500; to each of the
following institutions. the sum of $500:
Young Mems Christian Association,
Protestant Orphan Asylum, Catholic Or
phan Asylum and Mrs. Montgomery )
Beulah Orphan Asylum in Alameda
County; TO his widow the family
residence at 1903 Van Ness ave-
nue., with It's furnishings. the house
and lot at 1915 Sacramento street,
all the rents and profits of the property
on the northwest corner Of Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
EDMONTON SURVIVORS.
Many Who Escaped Death on the
Horrible Trail Reach Victoria.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug 24-The steamer
Cottage City arrived at 1 g. m. Among
the passengers were forty unfortunates,
survivors of the Edmonton route. who
bring a various assortment of hard luck
stories. Many are crippled from their
sufferings. But one more contingent is to
come for which the steamer Strathcona
was to go up on the Stickeen to-day to
bring passengers from Wrangel Then all
who lived through the sufferings of that
death trap will have reached civilization.
This will clean up all the survivors, The
passengers on the Cottage City report the
death at Glenora week ago of Hiram
Wells, formerly politician of Missouri
B. Tennyson, nephew of the late Lord
Alfred, was passenger from Cassiar.
lie said that railway is being built from
Glenora into that district. There is con-
siderable gold there, and rich strikes have
been made on Thibert Creek; but outside
of that, although, there are opportunities
for rich hydraulicking, 1t is no poor mans
diggings
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
A Perfect War Album

The finest halftone engravings of the
battle scenes around Manila yet issued
have just been published by the Wasps
Quarterly. The portrait of every man in
the First California Volunteers is given
There are thirty-two pages of pictures
illustrating all the hardships, dangers and
triumphs Of a soldiers life from the first
raising of Old Glory on the walls Of
Manila to the reception of the returning
troops in the streets Of San Francisco. IS
given in pictorial detail. The number
contains nothing but pictures, and is a
perfect war album, interesting of itself,
and valuable as memento The
souvenir is for sale by all neWsdealers
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
FRIGHTENED THE QUEEN.
Letter Thrown Into Victoria's Car
riage by a German.

LONDON. Aug. 24-Considerable alarm
was created yesterday evening by a man
throwing a letter into Queen Victoria s
carriage as she was driving into Osbourne,
effect that the letter contained an explo-
sive. but this turned out to be false. The
police arrested the man. whose letter was
only an appeal to her Majesty to secure
for him a new trial of a civil suit which
he recently lost. The prisoner was found
to be German, who was not aware that
his action was against the law. AS 1t was
evident that he had no intention to do
harm the man was released. The Queen
was surprised when the letter fell in her
lap, but she betrayed no alarm.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
F0rtv-TW0 Thousand Feet Went
Up in Smoke.
Scott & Van ArSdale and the Humboldt
Company Heavy Losers Prompt Work
of Department Prevented Its
Spread.

When the firemen arrived the flames had
spread to such an extent that 1t was
deemed advisable to send in a second
alarm The whole inside of the block is
filled with lumber piles, fanked on the
outside with rickety shanties and super
animated warehouses. strong breeze
was springing up, and had the fire gained
a firm headway it would have swept the
whole southeast section of the city. The
firemen rushed bIavely in among the
smoking. tottering piles of lumber at the
risk of their lives and in half an hour the
fire was under control.
The cause of the blaze is unknown but
many theories are advanced. 1t is said
that a crowd collected on the lumber piles
early in the evening to get a good view
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

of the illumination on the bay. Many of
the men and boys were smoking and it
is possible that a live cigar or cigarette
stump may have started the fire. Another
story is that these same parties set off
a quantity of fireworks from the top of
the pile and these are responsible for the
damage, while others say the lumber yard
has been a nightly rendezvous for tramps
and low characters who smoked freely
among the piles of wood.
The loss will amount to about $4,000, di-
vded between Scott & Van Arsdale and
Korbel Brothers, owners of the Humboldt
Lumber Company's yards.
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the nearest box, but Policeman Mcdowell,
who had also seen the blaze, arrived at
the box first and turned in an alarm
BY this time the flames had completely
enveloped a large stack Of lumber and mad
caught to the fence dividing the two
yards. The flickering light on the SKY
attracted the attention of thousands of
sightseers along Market street and the
streets leading to the scene were in a few
minutes filled with an eager, Jostilng
throng, which so impeded progress of the
fire apparatus that many people narrowly
escaped injury.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
Must Land at San Francisco.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 24.-Some days ago
Governor Lind asked the War Department
to land the Minnesota volunteers at Port
land, but the Government officials have
notified him that they cannot do 1T; that
the muster out will occur at San Fran
cisco and that is the end Of 1t from
Federal point of view.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
QUARTZ MINES SOLD.
English Syndicate Purchase Valuable
Property in Placerville.

PLACERVILLE, Aug. "a - The
Gopher Boulder and the Dalmatia
quartz mines, situated in the Kelsey
district near this city, have been sold
to syndicate needed by General Juan
Alvarado of London, England.
The price paid for the group was
$15O,00O. Valuable water rights go with
the property. The mines have had
great deal of development work done
upo. them during the past ten years
and are equipped with splendid plants
for the working of the ores.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
THE MacDUFF IN PORT.
Provisions From the Warren Saved
the Crew From Starvation.

the Crew From SLdIVHtIoH'
ASTORIA, Aug. 24.-The long over
due British ship MacDuff reached port
tonight, after a passage Of 1872 days
from Shanghai. This is the longest
trin on record. She was delayed by
Gains in the tropics, where her hull be-
came covered with dense growth OF
seaweed and barnacles. She also en-
countered typho 4, but rode through
IT safely. Further north head winds
were experienced.
When the transport Warren fur
nished the MacDuff with provisions 500
miles off the coast her stores were ex-
hausted and the timely appearance of
the Warren alone saved the crew from
starvation The ship was so COM
pletely covered with weeds and bar
nacles that the tug Wallula could
scarcely tow her into port.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
His Ribs Fractured.

Eugene Debrough. laborer' nVlng At
7O1 Crescent street, was engaged yester
dow in tearing down an old building at
NTinra and Third streets, and was struck
bV biiis,9 some re'i falling tmbers. He was taken
to the Receiving Hospital in i,eraI the amps r3hs
lance and it was found tha1 ,se, sSSepaA ii''
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
Two Big Estates.

The inventory and appraisement in the
estate of the late William EIDE has been
fIed Charles c. Bemis, H. j: Burns and
George Comstock. the appraisers. found
the eof estate to be worth $2OS i65. The invens
tory and appraisement of the properly 6d Oh
the late Susan Helen FaulI SETS lorth the
UaIue Of the estate at SAL ,9S3 66.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
MEN BLOWN TO BITS.
Horrifying Result of the Explosion of
a Dynamite Factory.

JOPLIN. Mo-, Aug. 24-Five miners
were killed by an explosion of dynamite
this evening at the Margaret Mining Com
pany's mill near Carterville. The dead:
David Sinclair, Duluth, Mimi; R. ]. Rob
bins. Sedalia, Mo-; Henry Gilbert, Joplin,
Mo. Frank Huddleston, Joplin; William
Messmore, Carterville, Mo.
While Gilbert was engaged, in the prep
aration of a blast a stick of dynamite
which he held in his hand exploded and
the concussion exploded box Of dynamite
which stood near by. The big concentrat-
ing plant was demolished and the five men
at work there Were blown to bits.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
MAY NOT RESIGN.
Emperor William Refuses to Permit
the Cabinet to Quit Its
Office

BERLIN. Aug. 24.-The correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns
authoritatively that Emperor William has
refused to accept the Cabinets resigna-
ton. Later, however, partial reorgani-
zation OF the ministry will be made. The
position of Dr.. Won Miguel. the vice.
president of the Council of Ministers and
Prussian Minister of Finance. is as
strong as ever, and this shows the i'm
probability of dissolution
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
MISSION WAS FRUITLEss
No Immediate Prospects OF, a China
Japan Alliance.

PEKING, Aug. 25.-The Japanese
mission will return to Toxic tomorrow
Apparently it has accomplished moth
ing. The Conservative party, headed
by Yung Lu, has influenced the EN-
press Dowager until she seems to have
veered against the conclusion of any
alliance.
Prince Ching favors an alliance with
Japan, but it is inconceivable that he
will be able to do anything against
the powerful opposition.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
Killed in a Train Wreck.

DENVER, Aug. 24.-News reached here
this morning of a collision between light
engines on the Rio Grande Western Rail-
way at Nolan. Utah. in which Engineer
Matthews was so badly injured that he
died in a short time. One fireman was
painfully hurt
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

Goo FEW minutes before u o'clock
II y last night fire broke out in the
lumber ysrd5 of sfse se9tf between ven AIy Ars
ant and Brannan, and before the
flames were under control they had COM
municated to the adjoining yards of the
Humboldt Lumber Company and de-
stroyed 1000 feet of lumber
The blaze was first discovered by Frank
VocasseI, an employe of the Humboldt
Lumber Company, who lives near the
yards. He saw a blaze shoot up from a
corner of a pile Of lumber and at once
notified Michael Stroth. a watchman for
Scott & Van Arsdale. Stroth ran toward
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
Laurier to Visit Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. A.-Secretary La Pointe
of the Canadian Veteran Association Of
Chicago received letter from Premier
Laurier of Canada to-day in response to
letter of inquiry, in which the Canadian
Premier said that he would in all proba-
bility accept the invitation to attend the
fall festival in Chicago In October, when
the formal invitation was received by
him Premier Laurier also stated that the
Governor General and most of the mem
bers of the Canadian Cabinet would ac-
company him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
SPONOGLE WILL FIGHT.
Declines to Be Ousted From Agnews
ASvl11m

SAN JOSE. Aug. 24.-Dr. Sponogle, who
was removed from the superintendency
of Agnews Asylum, declines to vacate the
position. and ex-senator Morehouse MS
attorney viii tomorrow sue out writ of
certiorari against the board of managers
to have the late proceedings in San Fran
cisco reviewed This action, so More
house says, will be followed by one
against the Governor to recover 500 900
for alleged libel and defamation of char
acteI.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

Cars stop here" this is the sign
The Market-st. Railway wish to define.
Pegamoid Aluminium does 1t for them;
Opposite Call Bldg" tits a gem.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
Fractured Her Thigh.

Mrs. E. Kendall. 139 Wilder street. was
walking along Valencia street yesterday.
and when opposite No. 439 she stepped on
an orange peel and fell, fracturing her
thigh. She was taken to the Receiving
Hospital in the ambulance
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
Wires to Go Underground.

Mayor Phelan has signed the ordinance
recently passed by the Supervisors com
pelling the placing of electric wires un-
derground The ordinance divides the
city into four districts, and according to
present calculations it will take four years
to complete the proposed work.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

HOME AGAIN.-Get the Wasp's souvenir
of the volunteers return. Thirty-two
pages of war pictures. For sale at all
newsdealers, % cents.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

Several beautiful paintings from this years
Paris Salon at the Gump Art Gallery. 113
Geary st.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
SAN FRANCISCO IS
CROWDED WITH GUESTS

ANFRANc1sC hoow% %
h Crane hundreds
al been
Oft eoLenum and
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NO CHANCE
~
FOR ARGUMENT

there will be when you compare our
laundry work with that done any
where else in this town. We strive
to excel and not to rival, and we do it.
Shirts, collars and cuffs are done up
in a manner that defies competition.
Our laundry work is artistic and
beautiful in its faultless color and
finish. No saw edges"
United States Laundry, Offica
1904 Market Street.
Telephone South 42O.
Oakland Office, 514 Eleventh ST.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

Beith's leading millinery house for the
new walkers. sos Market street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-04
Thanks. Most Noble Senator.

Some references to 4 measure intro
duced by Senator Young. made by one
of The G o b e S bright young legis-
lative reporters, have excited the no.
BILE senator's ire. It did look, on the
face of things, as If the senator is in
cahOOts with the meanest man In
America, Mr.. Russell Sage, of New
York, and that the purpose of his bill
is to benefit the New York multi-mil-
lionaire at the expense Of some Of the
settlers of this state Maybe that is
the real purpose of the bill: perhaps
it is not The senator's plan ought to
be to clear his skirts of any suspicion
He can wrestle with The G 10 b and
its bright young men afterward.
Has ne said that his measure will
not benefit Russell Sage at the ex-
pense of Minnesota settlers? We have
not heard that he has. When he as
publicly proclaims that to be a fact
as he has that The G. l o e is a scan
dalmonger, we shall believe him-not
before.
Senator Young very magnanimously
announced that he would not at this
time ask the expulsion of The C O b
reporter from the floor of the Senate
How thoughtful, how humane, how
generous! Did the senator ever stop
to think that the galleries Of the SEN
ate are open to the public, and that
The G e can secure quite as in
teresting and possibly more reada-
bic report of the senate's proceedings
from the perch where the people look
down upon their representatives than
III l.
We say, thanks, oh noble senator,
and yet that is only a polite way Of
expressing our Indifference to your
great magnanimity. The Globe will
get all the news from the galleries.
and really it feels under no special OBJ
legations to you for permitting it's rep
resentative to associate with you upon
the floor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-04
HITCH IN D. A. R. CIRCLES
CERTAIN CHAPTERS WILL NOT At
TEND A MEETING CALLED
BY MRS. TORRANCE
Because 1t Is Presumably Intended
to Elect State Regent Which,
1t Is Claimed, Should Be Done in
Washington.

1t would seem that white-winged
peace does not hover over the different
chapters Of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution in this state.
Some time ago Mrs. Ell Torrance, the
state regent, issued call for meet
Ing of the delegates and alternates
CHOSEN recently to represent the differ
ent chapters at the national congress
to be held this month In WASHINGTON
The meeting called by Mrs. Torrance
takes place this afternoon at the West
hotel, in Minneapolis, and Is for the
purpose Of electing q state regent for
the ensuing year.
1t Is understood that some of the
chapters have decided not to respond
to this call, and have so notified Mrs.
torrance, giving, as their reason, that
the election Of state regent in the
state instead of at the national con-
gress Is unconstitutional In proof Of
this they quote article 7, section 1. of
the national constitution, which reads
as follows:
The national board of MANAGEMENT
snail be composed Of the active officers
or the national society, and a state re-
gent from each state or territory to be
chosen by the delegates from each
state and territory to the continental
ONS
The dissenting chapters claim that
so long as that section remains in the
constitution 1t cannot be altered until
an amendment has been passed. It an
pears that the preset state regent her
sell offered an amendment to this par
tlcular section of the constitution
which is to be acted upon this wear,
according to the provision for amend
Ing the national constitution, as all
amendments have to be presented one
year and acted upon the next year
If an amendment is necessary" said
one Of the ladies. "how can it be pos
slble to legally elect a state regent in
the state or any other place than
washington? Or If an election made
In the state under the present consti-
tuition could be considered legal and
binding. what need of the amend
ment?'
One delegate give as her reason for
not attending the meeting this after
noon the fact that she was elected to
represent her chapter at the national
congress, not at meeting called here
in Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-04
TO ORGANIZE A CLASS.
First Steps Taken by Some of 81
PauPs Seotchmen.

First Steps Taken by Some of St.
PauPs Scotchmen
A committee from the MINNEAPOLIS
Scottish Clan Gordon met with a num-
Der Of st. Paul Scots last evening in
parlor B Of the Windsor hotel for the
purpose Of organizing a st. Paul wing
of the clan
The situation was canvassed by those
present and it was agreed to leave the
matter with the committee, to further
the plans discussed. The committee
Is as follows: James Gray, 70 German
American Bank building; j. H. Nc
Gllvra r. Ross. James Ross, w. X.
McGilra, Harold Jacks, James Smith
and J. McPhail.
The members of the MINNEAPOLIS
clan present were Deputy Royal Coun-
cilor A. w. Rankin, Alexander Muir
ray, W. G. Burr, P. r. Cochran, James
Cochran, Peter Muir and William Rus
sell.
The organization is formed on fra
ternal and an insurance basis, but the
requisite to membership Is either
Scotch descent or Scotch birth. The
order has 5000 members in the United
States, and 100 in Minneapolis
A call will be shortly issued by the
committee for a general meeting of
the Scotch people Of the CITY for the
purpose Of getting the st. Paul branch
on its feet
Piper Russell closed the meeting with
a couple of airs dear to the heart of
every Scotchman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-04
Army Education,

The education of American officers
has been all wrong. With regret West
Point must be written down a failure
The millions spent in equipping the
young men of the country in the arts
Of war has been largely wasted, The
embryo soldiers have been taught tao
ties, Sunnery, mathematics and other
useless things, while the real essentials
of military education have been pass
ed over. 1t is probable that nine-tenths
of the graduates of West Point holding
commissions in the regular army are
not able to call another man names in
more than one language. Most of
them it is safe to venture, have not
ct their command half a dozen Win
perative adjectives of more than four
syllables. Not more than a. majority
OF them have been instructed In the art
of getting themselves interviewed so
that they may reach the enemy through
the columns of the newspapers. Small
wonder that Gen. Eagan and Gen
Miles are the centers of attraction
Both are self-taught men in the modern
method Of conducting war in the United
states but at least they have mastered
the elements and are able in a mild and
amateurish way to conduct cam
paign
West Point needs reforming. The
time spent in drilling and in the riding
school, TO say nothing of the hours de-
voted to mathematics and similar
drudgefy, must be devoted to the mr.
suit of useful information. if the grad
uated soldiers are to come I'D to tba
new standard. The first year of the
four should be given to simple profan-
lily in English, With a supplemental
study Of billingsgate in words of one
syllable. That would lay a foundation
for advanced work later. Grounded in
the elements, the course then would be
progressive up to the day of entering
the army. When all the terms of re-
proach in the modern languages had
been mastered there would still remain
insults in ancient Chaldean and epi
thets in the Egyptian, Phoenician and
Graecian tongues, with side expeditions
into the approbrious terms of prehis
toric peoples. Russian would offer spe
cial inducements for Individual re-
search, and new and pleasing phrases
intended to convey contemp and disre-
spect might be expected as the result
of earnest and intelligent effort. In
fact four years would hardly serve to
master the various branches of learn
Ing into which the American method of
war naturally divides itself.
Equipped with this special and tech
nical learning the graduate of West