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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1902)
! ! i " BOHEMIANUGGET. rnblliliril Krj rrltlnj. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. EVENTS OFTHE DAY A Comprehensive Review ot the ImporUnt Happenings of the Past Week Presented In Condensed Form Which ti Moit Ukely to Prove ot Inttrul to Our Many Rcidtrl. Galea and storma in Kuropo have caused great loss of life. forty persons wore drowned in ship wrecks on tho Italian coast. Eighty-five minora wero killed uy an explosion in a Mexican mine. Watorburv, Conn., wits damaged to tho extent of $2,000,000 by firo. Tlie munlercr of n San Francisco policeman lms been captured in Tort land. Manila is intensely interested in pro poned legislation by congresa ior the islands. The dowager empress of China gave n remarkable reception to tho min ister's wives. An indecisive naval engagement was fonght in Colombian waters. Chicago lira in ape canal contractors offer to build an isthmian canal. The first meeting of tho trustees of the Carnegie institution lias been held. A parliamentary commission is con sidering the question of depopulation of France. The ways and means committee will frame a bill for reduction of tho war revenue taxes. A new gold district has been discov ered near Dawson which is claimed to be tho richest yet found. Admiral Schley's appeal to tho presi dent, asking for a review of the court of inquiry, has been mado pubic. light lives wero lost in a Boston fire. Tho Boera have mado peace proposals through Holland. There wero 10,000 people prosent at a hanging in Pennsylvania. Tho house committee voted in favor of a government owned Pacific cable. A substitute for the Nicaragua canal bill has been introduced in the senate. The general outlook in Batangaa prov ince, Philippine islands, is favorable. A train wreck on a New York rail road resulted in the death of the engineer. Four vessels are now on the Pacific searching for the missing English war ship Condor. A discharged soldier in San Francisco planned to co to Aew loric in a dox hut wns discovered and turned over to tho police. Two prospectors in Montana have found a mine of almost pure silver, TJift nverarra assav is 18.000 ounces, which gives it a value of nearly $8,000 to too ton. Emperor William haa celebrated his 43d birthday. River navigation haa been suspended above tho Cascade Locks. Two Negroes in Louisiana, who had murdered a white man, wero lynched. A train in South Carolina was held up and the express tar rifled of ita con tents. Governor Shaw, of Iowa, will assume the duties of secretary of tho treasury February 1. Liberals defeated the Conservative forces of Colombia in three successive engagements. United Minoworkera will levy an assessment to help strikers fight battle with operators to the end. Tho delay of the committee in report ing the canal bill to the senato means a Having of much time later. The treaty for the sale of tho Danish West Indies to the United States calls for the payment of $5,000,000. Intense cold continues to prevail throughout tho middle west. Many trains are delayed on account of snow. An extra session lias been called of tho Colorado legislature to make corpo rations pay taxes on full valuation, the same as private citizens. There is a movement to hold an ex position at Manila in December next. Tho Manila chamber of commerce asks that Chinose bo admitted to the islands. An unknown hypnotist put a Spokane man to sleep and doctors can do noth ing to rouso him. Prince Honry will bo given a military farewell when ho leaves Germany for the United States. Tho Prince of Wales received a very chilling reception on tho occasion of his visit in Germany. Investigation of the Iowa mine dis aster disclosed the fact that tho explo sion was caused by tooheavy achargoof dynamite being placed by one of the men who wero killed. Tho cotton crop of tho United States now almost equals in valuo its wheat crop. Tho gold minoB of Mysore, India'aro worked by American electrical dovicea, the power being from tho melting Hi malayan Hnow. Swiss papers record a decline in the export of wood carvings,' and attribute it to tho lack of variety in tho carvings, tho subjects boing monotonously repeated. YUNG LU IN FAVOR. Two Reform Edicts timed by the Chlntie Empress. Pekin ,Foh. 4. Tho pre-eminence of General Yung I.u in tho councils of tho Chinese court has liecn otllcially pro claimed. Today ho made u tour of tho foreign legations here, endeavoring to regain tho favor of the minister. An edict has appeared, promoting General I.ung I.u to bo first grand secretary, an olllco not necessarily powerful, but of the highest honor and vacant since tho death of Li Hung Chang. Wang Wen Shao has liecn advanced to tho second grand secretaryship to succeed Yung I.u. The pilgrimage of Yung I.u was mado with considerable pomp. Ho de nied the fact of his resjionslbillty for the attacks upon the foreign legations. Tho dowager empress has issued two edicts, the first reciting that many Chi nese had formerly studied abroad, but were not Mauchus, and orders Uio Man chu courtiers and generals to nominate Mauchus between the ages of 15 and 25 to go abroad, there to study foreign brandies of knowledge. Tho second edict abolishes the prohibition of inter marriage lietween Manchus and Chi nese, which has been enforced since tho leginning of the dynasty, and di rects ollleials, by diplomatic methods, to discourage the binding of tho feet of Chinese female children, leeuuso this is a barbarous custom. ALL ARE ENTOMBED. Explosion in a Mexican Mine Kills five Men. Eight)- San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 4. Eighty five miners killed nnd 75 more buried under debris ia tho awful record made by n dust explosion at the Hondo mines in Mexico, news of which was received hero tonight. At the time the ex plosion occurred there were 100 miners at work in the mine, all of whom were entombed by the shaft being choked up by falling earth and stone loosened by the explosion. Just how many are dead is not at this time known, but nt last accounts received here by wire tonight, 85 bodies had been recovered. It is feared that the death list will bo great ly over 100. The Hondo mines are located at Co ahuila, at the terminus of a branch of the Mexican International Railroad, about 100 miles south of Eaglo Pass, and are the most important in that btate. Details of the disaster are meager, no names of the victims being learned here. MILLIONS POUR IN. Rockefeller Duplicates Morgan's Offer to Har. vard Medical School. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 4. Follow ing the announcement at tho Harvard commencement exercises last Juno that J. P. Morgan had agreed to erect ut a cost of more than ifl.000,000 three of the buildings required for tho accom modation of the Harvard Medical School, in carrying out their now plans for medical education and research, President Eliot announced to tho med, ical faculty tonight that J. D. Rocke feller proposed to give $1,000,000 in furtherance of this great project, pro vided that other friends of tho umver sity will raise n sum of money in the neighborhood of .$500,000, to bo used by the Harvard Medical School for lands, buildings and endowment. It was stated tonight that there can be little doubt this condition will speedily bo complied with. LOSS IS $2,000,000. Fire in the Business Section of Waterbury, Conn., Threatened the Whole City. Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 4. In tho hardest gale of tho winter, Waterbury struggled with a firo that destroyed a large area of theJbusinesB section of the city and threatened to wipe it out com pletely. An estimate of $2,000,000 as the amount of loss on buildings and contents is considered consorvatie by in surance men. Tho origin of the fire is unknown. Tho fire was undiscovered until it had gained tremendous head' way. When tho department reached tho scene flames were issuing from every window and it was evident that tho structure was doomed and tho entire business section of the city was imper iled. The fire started in a drizzling rain, with a rapidly rising wind, and with increasing cold tho rain turned to Bnow. The wind was at ltrsr. Hunting, but it settled toward the east and car ried destruction with it. Northwest Branch Mint. Washington, Feb. 4. Tho house committee on coinage today acted favor ably on the bill appropriating $000,000 for establishing a branch mint at Ja coma, Wash. The general purposo oi this new branch is to give added mint facilities for tho gold and silver coming from Alaska. Although votes wero not taken on billa for other branch mints, tho prospects are that tho establishment of one at Tacoma will operate against the establishment of other brandies in that section of tho country. Director of tho Mint Roberts was present, and stated that one branch in tho Northwest would bo sufficient for all government needs. China Pays First Installment Pekin, Fob. 4. The first monthly in stallment, amounting to 1,820,000 tads, of tho Chincso indemnity was paid yes terday to tho bankers' committeo of the powers at Shanghai. Montana Railroad Town Burned. Helena, Mont., Fob. 4. Tho rail road town of Clancy, 20 miles south of Helena, was nearly wiped out by a firo last night. The loss is about $14,000, on which $8,000 of insurance was car ried. NEWS 01? TILE STATU TGMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im portanceA Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report Business men of Grants Pass have orgnuitcd a board of trade. Some trouble ia being uxHrlcnecd with the Indiana on Umatilla reserva tion. The postolllcu at Spikenard, Jackson county, has been moved one mile north east. A number of sales of hops have been reported from Dayton at llfjtf cents per pound. Tho site of the ostoi!lco at Anlauf, Douglas county haa been moved a short distance to the southwest. Mrs. Martha Proctor Sin-neer, who ennio to Oregon in 1852, died at her home in Ilillsboro, a few days ago. Two lumber schooners left Tillamook a few davs ago for California points, carrying 1,750,000 feet of Oregon fir. Oregon insane asylum trustees have renewed tho contract with Alaska, whereby this state will for another vear care for the demented of the far north. A nmiilwr nf lirnminotit tnlntni. men are taking active steps toward putting in a smelter in toutnem iiregon. At u meeting held by them, Merlin was de cided to be the best location. Eugene school district voted n tl mill tar at tho annual meeting last week. Many hogB are dying around Pendle ton from what may prove to lie cholera. The. company owning the hot artesian wells nt Vale, has decided to erect n fine hotel for the accommodation of guests. Work is progressing smoothly nt the oil well being sunk at Yale, Malheur county. Firo damaged tho Ashland Iron Works to the extent of $1,000 a few days ago. Tho merchants of Baker City have agreed to doso their stores at 0:30 every evening except Saturday. A preliminary survey of the route of the projvosed electric road from Iji Grande to Cove has been completed. Oil has been struck in one of the wells being bored near Nnmpa, in East- ren Oregon, bamplca analyze 7a per cent paraihno. The Gopher Mining Company, whoso property is in Southern Oregon, is in stalling n five stamp mill, and will hnve ore to keep it going steady. The Woodburn school tax will be 10 mills this year. This, with the county and state tax, will make a total of 43, the highest ever known. Portland Markets. Wheat Quiet. Walla Walla, C3 C3ic; bluestem, 6464c; Valley. 634c. Barley Feed, $19020; brewing, J2O021 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $1.1001.25; gray, $1.0501.15. Flour Best grades, $2.8003.40 per barrel; graham, $2.5002.80. MIllstufTs Bran, $18 per ton; mid' dllngs, $21; shorts, $20.50; chop, $17. Hay Timothy, $11012; clover, $70 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $506 per ton. Potatoes Best Burhanks, 9Oc0$1.25 per cental; ordinary, 70 085c per cen tal, growers' prices; sweets, $1,750 2 per cental. Butter Creamery, 2502714c; dairy, 18020c; store, 11013c. Eggs 2O021c for fresh Oregon Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 13c; Young America, 14015c; fac tory prices, ljjl'c less. Poultry ChlckenB, mixed, $303.50; hens, $404.25 per dozen, 9010c per pound; springs, 10c per pound, $30 3.60 per dozen; ducks, $6.5007.50 per dozen; turKeys, live, H0izc; dressed, 14015c per pound. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound; dressed, 707'4c per pound. Hogs Gross, 5c; dressed, 6'47c per pound. Veal 89c per pound, dressed. Beef Gross, cows. 3 4c; steors, 44c; dressed, 6,47,4c per pound. Hops ll12'4c per pound. Wool Nominal. Valley, 1315c; eastern Oregon, 80120; mohair, 2121c per pound. Tliero is now in operation in Belgium 11 extensive millH whero cornmeal ia ground. Ono mill at Alost has a ca pacity of 170,000,000 pounds per year. It is said that all tho mills aro crowded at present. A million dollars a week is tho cost of tho United States army. American manufacturers of silver aro preparing to enter tho markot in Eng land. Tho Italian government haa declined an invitation to tako part in tho St. Louis exposition. Tho Baltimoro & Ohio road will spend $50,000,000 on improvements, mostly on tho line Dotwoon Pittsburg and Chicago. OUTLOOK IN PHILIPPINES. Prospects Are favorable Everywhere Except In Samar. Manila, Feb. II. Thu general outlook for pacification tti the archipelago, everywhere outside tho ilund of Sainnr, Iiiih never licen more favorublo since the original outbreak of the Filipino Insur rection than at tho present time, Tho insurgents have been broken up into small lunula and are everywhere fleeing for shelter. They surrender dally or are captured or killed. Tho Killcy bf reeoiiconlrntion and the stem measure of dosing tho ports of commerce have accomplished everything expected of them. General Chaffee still hopes that by the end of February thu Island of Niinur ulono will remain not pacified. Those provinces bordering on the province of Ratangas and Uiguna, in Southern Luzon, have been patrolled by the native constabulary, who have done excellent work ami who have received the commendation of General J. Franklin Hell, commanding in tlio-o provinces. The moiuliora of thu United nun co ruiiippiiie commission are proud of this constabulary, which was organized following their suggestion and the greatest care ia exercised In the selection of the ollicers for this force. During the past month 82 mill tary posts have been handed over to the native constabulary. General Chaffee haa taken slop to make sure that there will lie no trie tion between the military nnd civil authorities. The most positive orders have lHi'ii issued to all military coin maimers to co-operate in every way with tint civil authorities without relax ing tho severity when they have occa siou to deal with active insurgeiita. BOER INDEPENDENCE. Initiative on Part of Holland Instigated by Queen Wllhelmlna. Imdon, Feb. 1. Tho Daily News, giving the alleged genesis of tho pro hini1 from the government of thu Neth crhiuds on tho subject of tho South African war, says that from the first Dr. Kuyper, the Dutch premier, stipu luted that he would take no part in either arbitration or mediation, and expressed the view that ho would have to bring pressure on tho Boer delegates to ersuade them to abandon their do maud for independence. He explained ilia position to an English visitor, who went to urge him to take action. This visitor afterward communicated to Mr Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, and to Lord I-ansdowno, the secretary of state for foreign affairs, Dr. Kuy iter's views and his offer to lccomo a "friend ly negotiator." Mr. Chumlsurhiln courteously replied that he wiih inter ested in the proiK)sal, but could not ree ognizeany approaches unless they wero made by the lloers themselves. The reply of 1-onl Umsdownu intimated that he hail seat the prnjtosul to Lord Salis bury, and that there the matter had re mained until Dr. Kuyper visited 1m don. Tho Brussels correspondent of tho Standard declares that the peace initi ative on the part of Holland una docid ed upon at thu personal instigation of Queen Wilhelmina, in a cabinet council ut winch she presided. Tho corro' siKindent says that Mr. Kruger was in formally and confidentially acquainted with tills proposed step, but declared he could not charge tho Dutch govern mont with any mission ot peace, as long as Great Britain rejected the idea of Boer Independence. DEAD AT ROPE'S END. Wade and Dalton Expiate Their Crime No Delay on Gallows. Portland, Feb. 1. Jack Wado and William H. Dalton, murderers of James B. Morrovf., were hanged in tho court house square at 7 :58 o'clock yesterday morning. Wade walked to tho gallows in a state of indifference. Dalton walked to tho scaffold with Wade. During tho passage of tho prisoners up the long and covered corridors of tho county jail they did not say u word, ex ccpt that they wero thankful for the treatment received from the sheriff, the deputies and tho jailer. At no time did either of thorn show any signs of weakening. About 400 wore present to witness the execution. Kvorything passed off without u hitch. Both men made short speeches, after which prayer was offered. At a signal from Sheriff Frazior, tho traps wero sprung nnd 15 minutes later tho bodios wore cut down, life having been pronounced extinct. A Bad Chicago Fire. Chicago. Feb. 1. Firo that broke out this morning destroyed tho flvoatory brick building at 100-102 Illinois street, with ita contents, causing n loss of about $150,000. Heavy machinery in tho upper part of tho building causod tho floors to collapse, and tho ontlro contents of tho structure crashed through into tho collar. Rushing In Manila Cigars. San Francisco, Fob. 3. Privato ad vices from Manila recoived in this city awto that there aro over 2,000,000 cigars on tho way from tho Philippinca to this country. It is thought that bo foro tho end of February or tho middlo of March at tlio latest there will ho 10 times that many consigned to American tolacconists from tho same quarter nf tho world. There seems to lo a fear in tho islands that tho present laws will bo rovoked. G KIH AT INCREASE GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES DUR ING THE LA8T CENTURY. ' 1 ffhloy'a appeal, delivered to the presl- Statements of Treasury Bureau Show Pro. dent about a week ago. Tho depart gress of the United States Along All meiil'a "comment" will bo published Lines Thlilecn Times as Wealthy In hi a day or two. Admiral Schley up- 1900 as In 1850-becreaie In Public Debt. Washington, Feb. 2. "Tho Progress of the United States In Its Material In dustries" Is the title of a monograph Issued by the treasury department of statistics, which contalua a series of statements which show the rapid devel opment during the century of the im portant factors in tho present prosperity of the country. These tables which oc cupy a number of closely printed pages, show the development In products of the field, forest, mine and manufactory, the growth In our population, wealth mid commerce, the extension of rail ways, telegraphs, anil other methods of communication and transportation, and present an interesting and Instructive picture of the progress of the United States and Ita people during the period from 18(10 to 1111)1. Among the interesting facts presented by these tables are the grow th of pro duet ions, the grow th of commerce, the growth of wealth, the growth of money in circulation, the growth nf deposits In savings and other banks, thedecreuso in interest on thu public debt, anil iiiniiy other facts of this character. On the production side it may be said that the cotton product has increased from 155, 55(1 bales In I HOI) to 0,130,410 lmlca in 1000; tho wool produced from 35,802, 111 pounds in 1810 to 302,502,328 pounds in 1000; wheat from 151,1)00,1100 bushels in 18011 to 522,220,505 bushels in 1000; corn, from 807,1)10,205 bushels in 1811(1, 2,105,102,5111 bushels In 11100; copper, from (150 tons In 1850 to 270, 538 tons in 11)00; pig iron, from 105, 000 tons in 1830 to 15,800,000 in 1001 ; petroleum, from 210,00,000 gallons In 1800 to 2,titl,23:i,5(l8 gallons in 1000; coal, from 3,358,81)0 tons In 1850 to 2117,850,000 tons in 1001; the gold from $50,000,000 in 1850 to $711,171,000 in 1000. During the period under considera tiou tho exports of merchandise have grown from $70,1)71,780 in 1800 to$l, 487,704,1101 in 1001; tho per capita in 1800 iH-ing $i:i.:i7 ami in loot $18.81 The luiKjrts of merchandise have grown from $1)1,252,708 in 1800 to $823,721, 105 in 11101, while the per capita Im ports have fallen from $17.10 in 1800 to $10.58 in 11)01. Turning to tho figures which show the net results of these developments, those relating to wealth, circulation, deposits, etc., the tables show that the wealth lias increased Irom ? ( ,l.!i,Mll, 000 in 1850 to an estimated $01,300, 000,000 In 1000; the per capita wealth from $307.01) in 1850 to $1,235.80 in 1000. The public debt, less cash in the treasury was, in 18115, $i0.08 ikt cap ita, and in 1000 was $13.41 per capita; while the interest on the public debt, which in 1807 was $143,781,502, had fallen to $32,342,707 ill 11)01. Tho figures of money in circulation show in 1800 a total of $135,407,252, and 1001 $2,175,387,277. The circulation per capita in 1800 was $13.85; in 1001, $28.02. Thu deposits in savings banks "A in 1830 were $0,1)73,301; in 1883, 5 years later, they wero $2,024,850,787, and by 1001, a further period of only 18 years, had reached $2,507,004,580. Meantime the national banking system had come into operation, and in 1805 tlie deHisits in national banks were $500,010,873; in 1880, $1,000,452,853, and in 1001 $3,044,000,000. The mini her of depositors in savings banks grew from 38,085 in 1830 to 1,007,001 in 1800, and 0,358,723 in 1001. Rail roads grew from 0,021 miles in 1850 to l!IO,378 in 11)01; mid freight carried ono mile Increased from 30,302,200,204 tons in 1882 to 141,102,100,413 tons in 1001, freight rates falling meantime from 124. cents iter ton per mile to 76-00ths of 1 cent per ton per mile FREIGHT TRAIN8 COLLIDE. Train Dispatcher Gives the Wrong Orders- Three Lives Lost. ririiuil .Tiiiietinn. Coin.. Feb. 1. Threo men wero killed in a heniTon col lision between two freight trains on tho Itio Graudo Western, near Cisco, Utah, 5(1 miles west of Grand June tiou, this morning. Tho trains in collision wero tho first section of tho west bound freight, No. 17, leaving hero at 2:50 A. M., and tho east bound freight from Salt Laku, No. 145. Both trains wero running ut a high rate of speed, and tho impact of tho engines was terrific. 1 ho engines literally plowed into each other, and wore reduced to a heap of broken iron and twisted rods. Half a dozen cars or more of either train wero demolished and their contents scattered along tho right of way. Gales In English Channel. London, Fob. 3. Continued gales in thu Channel nro causing numerous shipping casualties. Tho Channel mail steamers wero unablo to start from Franco this morning. American Money Sent to Norway. Christinnia, Norway, Feb. 3. Tho Him of nearly .'1,000,000 kroner was sent by postal orders from porsons in tho United Stntea to friends in Norway during tho year 1001. ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S APPEAL. Aiks for Review of findings of Court llainl en Verdict of Admiral Dewey. Washington, Jmi. .'It The imyy de partment has made public Admiral i,n",B pri'snjcni as the chief exe cutive ami commander-in-chief of the army and navy, "vested with power to regulate and direct tho acta of the hit oral executive olllcorH thereof," and he asks that the president rtivluw tho find ings of Admiral Dewey, as opposed to .1 the ii'iijorny report. Tliuso three grounds are set out compendiously in the "petition," which fills about eight, printed pages of n pamphlet, and Im signed by Admiral Schley, and by ' Messrs. llaynor, Parker and Teaguo, of his counsel. Attached to the petition are threo exhibits, "A," "II" and "O," each made up from copious extracts from the testimony taken by the court of Inquiry and Intended to confirm tho statements of fact iiimiIo in the petition Itself. Thla latter document, the first ground of appeal, Is tho holding of Secretary Umg In his Indorsement of tho court' findings, "that the conduct of the court in making no finding and rendering m opinion on those questions (that of com mand and of credit for the victory) is approved Indeed it could, with pro prlety take no other vuiirru, evidence on these questions during the Inquiry having been excluded by the court." Oiitthl.H iolut tho petition saya that tho secretary of the navy was In error Instating that the court excluded testi mony to show that, as Dewey aald. Schley was the senior officer in the bat tle of Santiago; was in absolute com mand and entitled to the credit duo for thu glorious victory which resulted in thu total destruction of the Spanish ships. TWO RUNAWAY CAR8. Cause Death of Three Persons and Injure Score of Others. Pittsburg, Jan. 31. Thrcu orsori were killed, two fatally hurt, and u score of others more or less hurt by two runaway cars on the Mononguhelu branch of the Pittsburg Hallway Com pany tonight. The accident happened at the foot of Long Hill, running into WllmordliiK. from McKeesport. A car without pas sengers got beyond control of tho motor man, and dashed down the hill, one and a quarter miles long, at a terrific skhs1. At the bottom it jumped into thu Pennsylvania Railway station, car rying away the side of the station and tearing up the platform. A large crowd gathered aliout tho wreck and 13 min utes later a tucond runaway car came tearing down tho hill and plowed into the crowd with death dealing force. On the way down tho hill the car struck a carrlngo containing a young couple on their way to McKeesport to bo married. Tho carriage was completely wrecked, and thu driver fatally hurt. Tho young lieoplo escnjied with comparatively slight Injuries, and weru Inter married. A blinding sleet storm prevailed ut tho time, and it ia said tho two cara "skated" down tho hill with brake tightly set. "Slip" at a Furnace. Chicago, Jan. 31 In an accident known na a "slip" at tho plant of the Illinois Steel Company, at South Chi cago, early toduy, one man was killed . and four others wero so severely Injured that tlioy will probably die. Cold weather is thought to have boon the immediate cause of tho accident. It is supposed that tho molten iron ut the toji of a blast furanco became chilled and clogged at tho top. When tho men opened tho vent at tho bottom to draw off this metal, tho whole mass slid down, covering tho workmen from head to foot, with tho white-hot metal. Chinese Naval College, London, Jan. 31. Tho Tion Tain correspondent of tho Standard says that tho emperor has ordered Admiral Yeh to organlro a naval college at Chn Ttm and to ongngo Rear Admiral Lord Charlea Berosford to act aa naval in structor nt tho college London's Smallpox Epidemic. London, Jan. 31. The smallnnx nl. demlc in London, nftor falling to 20 casoi daily last weok, increased sudden ly this week and reached the record of 71 cases yesterday. $50,000 Damage by Wind. San Francisco, Jan. 31 A blrli northeast wind which blow over tho bay between midnight nnd daylight this morning, inflicted damntro to trj- extent of probably $50,000. Vcssols nt anchor and moored to tho wharves; wero thrown about with violence Only ono llfo was lost. Tho only ves sel wrecked as a result of tho gulo was tho bay schooner Fannie, which had taken on a enrgo of 70,000 fcot of lum ber for Stockton. Tho vessel now 11pm Hiibmorgcd, with n greater part of the lumber floating in tho bay 1