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its history, doing a damage of about q quarter of million dollars. The burned over territory is about one mile by one-half mile in width, and includes the whole of Chinatown and fifty private residences. The, fire was not discovered until it had attained considerable headway and the firemen, who arrived on the scene within a very short time after re- ceiying the alarm, were badly handi- capped by the construction of the ilimsy buildings comprising Chinatown They fought like heroes, however, and had the fire practically under control when the water supply gave out, and they we're helpless to do more. The fire speedily spread with the result that the loss will be close to S25o, 600. It is not known as yet whether any fatalities attended the oonhagration.
 San Francisco, July .24. If Capt. Hansen, of the San Pedro, which sunk the Columbia Saturday night, escapes with his life he can consider himself lucky. Excitement here is running high owing to formal charges of gross inhumanity being brought against him for refusing to give suceor to Q boatload of the passengers and crew of the Columbia, shortly after the wreck last Saturday night. One of the officers of the Columbia who was in charge of the boat, has brought the charge against Capt. Hansen stating that, the San Pedro absolutely refused to permit the oyer- loaded boat to come alongside. He further gives it as his opinion that the captain and greater part of the crew of the San Pedro were drunk. hence the accident which was un- doubtedly due to the poor handling of the San Pedro. Popular sentiment here is very bitter against Hansen, and it would have needed but leader to suggest lynching yesterday and that would have been his finish. Han sen will be tried on the charges brought against him and if the eyi- dence be any criterion, will undoubt- edly be convicted.
 Later. Word has just reached San Francsco 0 of the finding of one of the Columbias boats with Is people on board. One, a woman, died of expos ure.
 Berlin, July 24.-The Tageblatt, in long article describing the hopeless condition existing in the eazr's do- main, says Nicholas is completely controlled by court neeromaneers and spiritualists. The czar has grown 50 superstitious that he never takes any step in his wavering policy unless consulting fortune teller. It is de- clared that the dowager empress, his mother, became so disgusted with her son that she has deserted him.
 New York, July 3. Word reached the local office of the German Ameri- ean Steamship Co. s office here today that the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm was successfully floated last night and @as floated into dry dock this morn- ing. \ superficial survey of the vessel reveals only minor injuries and it is not thought that she strained herself at all while reposing on the bottom of the harbor. As soon as lnen can work on board of her, her furniture and fittings will be taken out and new stuff substituted. It is now supposed that she will be in commission again within 30 days.
 Karlsruhe, Germany, July 9. vKarl Han. the young law professor of Washington, D. C., was condemned to death in this city yesterday for the murder of lis mother-in-law. Popular sentiment here is opposed to the