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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896. STEVE WUERMER'S PORTLAND LIFE. The Cape Town Bandit an Eloper When Twenty Years 01d. STOLE ANOTHER’S WIFE. Pursued and Shot by the Hus- band, He Recovers and Turns Outlaw. HIS CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA. Boldly Enters a Bank in Daylight and Carries Away the Gold in Sight. PORTLAND, Or., May 7.—Private dis- patches received here to-day from Cape Town, South Africa, announce the impris- onment there recently of Stephen Wuer- mer, a Portland-reared young man, for twenty-five years for attempted bank rob- bery. Young Wuermer developed a criminal tendency very early in his career, and at the age of 20 years he eloped from home with Mrs. Margaret Brandon, the wife of a blacksmith, then living on Water street, near Harrison. The woman was eight or . ten years his senior. Brandon followed the eloping couple to Silver City, Idaho, and meeting Wuermer on the street shot him. The butlet pene- trated one of Wuermer’s lungs, but the worthless fellow recovered. Mrs. Brandon came back to Portland with her avenging husband, but soon they left for San Fran- c1sco, since which time nothing has been heard of them. merchandise cargo. It required an outlay of about $5000 to repair the damage to the Transit, which its agents characterized at the time as trivial. . The Monterey returned to this port to- day from the new Government drydock, where it was placed on the blockson April 22 for repairs and cleaning. It is reported that the monitor sustained injuries, which will be repaired at the Mare Island Navy- vard, when run into by the Transit. The repairs will cost $3000. e WEAVERVILLE'S TRIAL. Evidence Against Constables Van Horn and Crow Repeated Before a New Jury. WEAVERVILLE, CaL,, May 7.—When the Superior Court convened this morn- ing 8. L. Blaxe, who, at the request of Judge Ellison, had just finished a fourteen- mile ride to examine into the condition of B. Trimble, sick juror, announced that Mr. Trimble was confined to his bed and that it would be impossible for him to serve for several days. Upon this state- ment the court ordered the juror dis- charged. The special venire ordered by the court was present, and of the first four drawn from the box two—James Brannan and E. P. Hampton—proved satisfactory and were sworn, and the trial of the People vs. B. W. Van Horn and John Crow for complicity in the lynching of *Jack’’ Littletield, was begun anew. After the opening statement by Attorney Post the prosecution opened its case. James Willburn, John Wathen, Hy Will- burn, G. W. Cummins and W. E. Atkeson testified. Their evidence was the same as given before at the first trial. oioitiogiiii The Lucero at Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, Cav, May 7.— Charles G. Fair's yacht Lucero dropped anchor in the harbor this afternoon. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS Thirty-Eighth Quarterly Meeting Held at Emmanuel Baptist Church. One Hundred and Eighty-Three Dele- gates Representing Fifty-Three Societies Present. The thirty-eighth quarterly convention of the Golden Gate Union of Christian En- After Wuermer recovered he joined a gang of Idaho outlaws, and once was ar- rested near Boise City for alleged partici- pation in a stage robbery in which “Jack” Reynolds, the driver, was shot through the arm and leg. Although there was no doubt of the fel- low’s guilt, he proved so strong an alibi | by means of perjured testimony that he was acquitted. A year later he and one Thomas Reynolds were arrested in Pres- cott, Ariz., for robbing an express-rider of $600, for which they were convicted, each being sentenced to ten years’ imprison- ment. At the expiration of two yearsof his terin, Wuermer was pardoned, but through what influence has always remained a secret. Since then he seems to have kept under cover, and nothing further was heard of him here until the dispatches ar- rived from Cape Town. In the latter part of February Wuermer alone walked into a private bank in that city, covering half a dozen men with a sawed-off shotgun, and helped himself to about £1000 in gold. He backed out of the bank still keeping the clerks covered in his retreat. Reach- ing the street he mounted a horse, gallop- ing from the scene as fast as the animal could travel. The bank clerks were so dumfounded by the audacity of the robber that several minutes elapsed before they gained suffi- cient presence of mind or courage to give an alarm. By that time Wuermer was out of sight, but an hour later the robber was captured by a body of mounted policemen. Within & week he was tried, convicted and sen- tenced, without the shadow of a prospect of liberation before his term expires. BESULTS AT WATSDRVILE San Francisco Foresters Get Their Share of Grand Court Offices. Varied Entertainments Provided for the Visitors by Hospitable Citizens. WATSONVILLE, CaL., May 7.—The election of grand officers of the California Grand Court of Foresters, which was not completed last night, was resumed this | morning with the following result: Grand junior woodward, E. 8. Harrison of Court Justice No. 16, San senior beadle, Elias Holden of Court Sher- Wwood No. 60; grand junior beadle, Dr. W. A. Weldon of Court San Pedro No. 17, San Pedro; grand trustees, James E. Cox of Court Pajaro Valley Rose No, 44, Watson- ville; SBamuel Waller of Court Golden Era No. 36, 8an Francisco; Otto C. Gregor of Court Eureka No. 80, Eureka, Upon recommendation of the committee on appeals and grievances ihe relief com- mittee the of Los Angeles was ordered to refund to Court U. 8. of A. No. 88 of Oakland $22 50. The grand recording secretary has been made a mem- ber of the visiting board, and in view of the fact that S8an Francisco has captured nearly all of the Grand Court officers, thus leaving the interior practically withouta inember of the visiting board, the grand chief ranger was empowered to appoint district deputies in snch localities. The time of elections in subordinate courts was changed ‘from thbe last to the #:irst meeting nights in Jine and Decem- ber, and the use of printed ballots was pro- hibited at such elections. This evening thére was quite an exten- sive and varied list of entertainments offered to the visitors. The Watsonville City band gave a fine concert in the park, the Fire Department gave an exhibition of the speedy manner in which they can.get out and extinguish an imaginary confla- gration, and th- Watsonville Drill Corps in natty uniforms gave a drill. The X Were not a bit behind their broth- D entertaining, and an open meeting of the Companions of the Forest waslargely attended and was a very enjoyable affair. < 2 banquet was spresd at the Covers were laid for 400 guests and the lonz 1ables groaned beneath the weight of guod things provided, Ry THE SEATTLE COLLISION. Both Transit and &~ YMore Than Was Supposed. SEATTLE, Wasi., May 7.—The Puget Sound and Central Ameriean Steamship Company’s stesmer Transit, which ran into the Government defense vessel Mon- terev in this harbor on Avpril 12, com- pleted its repairs, which necessitated 8 de. Monterey Damaged Franciseo; grand | | deavor societies begen at 5 p. M. yesterday | in Emanuel Baptist church on Bartlett | street, and closed at 10 p. M. | President J. A. Wiles was assisted by | the following officers: First vice-president, | Louis Titus; second vice-president, Miss Susie A. Ward; treasurer, C. M. Whitney; corresponding secretary, Miss Hetta L. Reynolds; recording secretary, Miss M. C. Sanquist; saperintendent of junior work, | Miss Myrtle Simpson, and assistant | superintendent, Mrs. C. H. Patchett, with | an efficient staff for a press committee consisting of 1. H. Mason, George F. | Duncan, Miss 1. M. Clayton, Miss J. B. | Clayton, Miss J. B. Hopps and Miss | Walker. The proceedings commenced with a | committee conference, followed by reports of the various committees belonging to the union. A short recess was taken, when a basket lunch and a general social chat was held by the members, after which the business of the evening was resumed before a crowded church, with praise service led by Robert Evans, followed by an orchestra number led by William Fleischner and the Knickerbocker quartet. The Rev. J. B. Orr of the Park Congre- gational Churck conducted the consecra- tion service. The routine business consisted of re- ports from the standing committees of the union. That of the recording secretary, Minnie C. Sanquist, giving the work done during the past three months, was as fol- lows: | The three months that have intervened since our last convention have been busy ones. ‘Three regular meetings have been held. New chairmen and new committees have been fa- miliarizing themselves with their various du- ies. We have an enrollment of fifty-threesocie- ties. Six denominations are represented in our membership—the Baptists with five socie- ties, Congregationelists with thirteen socie- ties, Christians with four societies, Episcopali- ans with one society, Methodists with six societies, Presbyterians with twenty-one socie- ties and three undenominational. Our committee work along all lines is pro- gressing. The lookout committee hope to organize a society at Angel Island in the near future, The Sunday morning prayer-meeting committee reports good, healthful meetings. The floating work is most encouraging. During the months of February and Marc! seventeen seamen signed the Christian En- deavor pledge. What individual society can boast of & larger two months’ increase in mem- bership? May God richly bless this our work among the sailors. : An appeal comes from our superintendent of junior work for more workers. While three societies have been organized within the last three months, hosts of children are without leaders. Who will aid in this glorious work and help build the church of the future? We wish also to come into closer touch with each other as societies, and to accomplish this end the Golden Gate Union press committee have formulated plans whereby we may real- ize the closest fellowship. Your corresponding secretary is a member of this press committee, but this does not relieve you from personal responsibility in the matter of furnishing your secretary with news. Our press committee want social news, spiritual news, all kinds of news both of church and soelety. The good literature committee suggests that similar committees in the societies of the Union send a report the latter partof each month stating what literature has been dis- tributed to the various hospitals, jails and other places, that the union may carryon a systematic work in this line. If you have no piace to send vour papers to, send them to iss Faught, 637 Market street, and she will distribute them where most needed. The report of the treasurer showed & the union. Miss Hopps, on behalf of the press committee, explained the work of that committee to be spreading broadcast live Christian Endeavor and church news throughont the City, which is divided into six districts, each of which is in charge of one member of the committee. An amendment to the constitution was adopted. “Pastors in active service, connected with the union, shall be considered ex- officio members of the executive com- mittee of the Golden Gate Union.” This is one of the most importantamend- ments which has been madpe to the consti- tution, as it admits the pastors to the executive commitiee on the same standing as the regular delegates. It is the desire of the members by this smendment to bring the pastors into closer touch with the Christian Endeavor work. An address by the Rev. R. Farrand of the Howard Presbyterian Church on per- sonal work in winning souls to God, with Mizpah benediction, brought the meeting 10 a close. ———— Summer Conference at Mills Coflege. The first summer conference of the Y. W. C. A. willbe held at Mills College for ten days, from June 5 to 15. The plans of conferences in the East will be followed for this first one on the Pacific Coast. It will be led by Mrs, Beard of Napa College. Miss de Voe of Seattle, at one time general secretary of the Pittsburg Association, will conduct the City conference. There will be a missionary conference, and some missionaries from the foreign field will be present. Afternoons will be given to rest and recreation. In the evenings there will be sunset meetings and platform addresses. The first Sunday’s sermon will be given by Dr. Hoyt of S2cramento, the second Sunday’s ser- mon by Dr. Chapman. Dr. E.R. Dille of San Francisco will give two addresses. At least one, and perhaps two, of the international secretaries will be present at this conference. Miss Emma Reeder, 736 Marxet street, San Francisco, or.Miss Wilson of the international office, 126 State street, Chicago, IIl., will answer all inquiries. Mrs. C.T.Mills, presi- lay of three weeks, and sailed to-night for Central American points with a general- dent of Mills College, will also give any de- sired information. healthy financial account to the credit of | Mi ITHE SUFFRAGISTS MEET AT MADERA, Big Assemblage at the Athletic Hall Last Night. A TFREE SILVER CAKE. The Tribune and the Mercury Open Their Columns to Aid the Movement. OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN. Stirring Speeches by Some of the Lead- ing Men of Madera cn Woman's Right to Vote. MADERA, CAL, May 7.—The women suffragists and their friends and sympa- thizers turned out in full force thiseven- ing and packed Athletic Hall. It wasan enthusiastic meeting from start to finish and a success that its promoters, the mem- bers of the Equal Suffrage Club, have every reason to be proud of. Judging from the interest now manifested in the movement and its exceeding popularity with the voters of all shades of political faith in Madera County the amendment will carry by a large majority in this county. Both the Madera newspapers, the Mer- cury and the Tribune, have thrown open their columns to the discussion and ad- vocacy of the snffrage movement and the Equal Suffrage Club has selected two press committees whose duty it will be to see that none of this kindly offered space goes a-begging. Mrs. W. B. McElwee and Dr. Mary Ryerson Butin will have charge of the department in the Tribune and Mrs. E. E. Vincent and Mrs. W. H. Finley will supply and edit the woman’s suffrage | matrer for the Mercury. | At the big meeting in Athletic Hali this evening the speakers and their subjects were as follows: Judge O. T. Redfield, “The Horoscope of the Future Parties.” Judge W. T. Searles, Representation.” Judge W. F. Fowler, “Why I am a Suffragist.” W. H. Larew, “The Eleventh Amend- ment.” R. L. Hargrove, “The Populists.” W. E. Wolf, “The Democrats.” W. H. Williams, “The Republicans.” F. W. Taft, “Free Silver.” Thomas Cosgrove, ‘‘The Press.” B. A. Hawkins, “The Schools. G. W. Mordecai, “The Tariff.” Dr. F. R. Brown, “Why Am I a Suf- fragist?” All of the speakers strongly indorsed the suffrage movement and declared not only their intention of voting for it, but also of advocating the amendment with all their powers of persuasiveness. There was much enthusiasm, and all of the speakers wereswarmly applauded. Mrs. Ella McConnell, the president of the Eaual Suffrage Club, presided at the meeting and made a brief speech in open- ing. Shespoke of THE CALL's advocacy of the cause and predicted for that paper the gratitude and support of all thinking men and women in California. Her remarks were roundly applanded. Daring the evening refreshments were served by the ladies. There was a big toothsome equality cake that was pro- nounced of delicious flavor by those for- tunate enough to get a taste—for the size of the cake had its limits and the crowd was almost unlimited as to numbers. There was also a free silver and a People’s party cake, besides other de'icacies parad- ing under political nameé too numerous to enumerate. The committees in charge of the meeting were as follows: On hall—Mrs. E. A. Hill, Mrs. Larew, Mrs. Dunn, On speakers—Mrs, McElwee, Mrs, Boon, Dr. M. R. Butin, On refreshments—Mrs. D. B. McFaul, Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. Tambaugh. Aside from these and the officers 6f the Equal Soffrage Club the following mem- bers and th:ir friends and sympathizers were very active and did much good work in various different directions toward making the event the splendid success it was: Mrs. George Wren Mrs. I. M. Bryant “Proportionate Mrs, M. Medill Mrs. Cora Perkins “Grandms’ Buker Mrs. Mace Marshal Miss Mamie Daken Mrs. Clark Mrs. Elizaveth Miller Mrs, Hassler Mrs. Westfall gu. filicel_lflgnu rs. Amelia Murph; Miss Bessie Martin Mrs. Julia Beams firs. %Iubl'e’cht T8, Mageie Vincent Mrs. W. i‘ Fowler Miss Dora Dysart Miss Storer Miss Irene Slaten Miss Lois Wilson Miss Clara Larew Mrs. N. McWilliams Mrs. Annie Richards Mrs. Mary Ladd Mrs. Naney Ryerson Mrs. Carrie Dunn Mrs. George Parsons Mrs. Esther Hill Mrs. Tambaugh B, A. Hawkins M Mrs. Carrie McFane Mrs. Dr. Brown Mrs. Joel Osborne Mrs. Reid Miss Hattie Gray. Mrs, Eva Hutchinson Miss Fuscia Cruz Mrs. Sayre Mi ss Lucy Preci Mrs. Julia Bearies Mrs. W. f’{ Filee.;lu This is but the opening of the woman sugraffe fight in Madera County. The Equal Suffrage Club will make a vigorous campaign. The programme is not entire- ly mapped out yet, but a thorough and ex- haustive canvsss of the entire county will be made. Mrs. McConnell and Mrs. Fin- ley, both of whom are able and earnest speakers in the cause, with possibly one or more assistants, will visit every one of the thirty-nine schoolhouses in the county during the coming months. They will be accompanied by Miss Ettie Hensley, the vocal soloist, and Miss Cora Perkins, the elocutionist. Other campaign speakers of the sterner sex, of whom there are many interested in the movement i this county, will be pressed into the service, and big results are confidently expected. THE AUDITOR EXPLAINS Broderick Did Not Intend to Offend the Members of the Merchants’ Association, The regular meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Merchants' Association was held yesterday in the City Hall. This Wwas on account of an arrangement having been made to meet with the Street Com- mittee of the Board of Supervisors relative to street sweeping and sprinkling. The following directors and members of the association at 2 P. M. went to the City Hall: F. W.Dohrmann, J. W, Car- many, W.C. Doane, A. Fusenot, H. D. Keil, M. 8. Kohlberg, R. F. Osborn, Joseph Simonson, Frank A. Swain, Vanderlynn Stow, Charles Keilus, Marshall Hale and J. Fredericks. Owing to a lack of quorum on the part of the Street Committee the conference on the new s; fications was postponed un- til next Thursday, the 14th inst. There was another reason for the meet- ing being held in the hall. The associa- tion had a bone to pick with the City Hall Commissioners or one of them for having asserted that the Merchants’ Aesociation’s proposed City Hall directory was an ad- vertising scheme. President Dohrmann called attention to the fact that City and County Attorney Creswell had pleaded not guilty to the charge and that Auditor Broderick was the one who had used the objectionable phrase. The members of the board decided to call upon the Auditor s a bedy and request an explanation of the charge. Mr. Brod- erick acknowledged that he had made the assertion that the plan proposed by the Merchants’ Association was an adver- tising scneme. His explanation was that he did not claim that there was any profit in it to any member of the Merchants’ As- sociation, but that it advertised the effici- ency of the draftsman who made it. President Dohrmann explained to him that the plan originated with the board of directors of the Merchants’ Association and that the draftsman of the associa- tion was simply the party who drew up the plans in accordance with the wishes of the board. . The board upon reassembling, elected the following as rezular members, which brings the total membership up to 383 firms: Fred R. Cook, 203 Mission street; William Cronan, 1213 Market; A. B. Forbes & Son, Mutual Life building; W. T. Garratt & Co. (by H.D. Morton, president), Fremont and Natoma; General Eleciric Company (by Thomas Addi- son, District Manager), 15 First; Hinz & Landt, 543 Market; C. G. Larson, 16 Eddy; A. Lo Presti, 203 Larkin; New York Belting and Packing Company (by C. H. Chase, manager), 509 Market; Overman Wheel Company (by P. H. Berpays, m-n-’eg. 309 Larkin; A. J. Prager & Sons, 857 Market; Ring & Baker, 1302 Market; Seiberlich-Kast 8hoe Company, 26 Second; Shirek & Shirek, 747 Market; John Taylor & Co., 63 First; Teredo-proof Pile Com- any (by John H. Bullock, secretary), 22 Market; “Simonds Law Company (by T. £. Howarth, secretary), 31 Main. —a BUILDING TRADES CARD. Slowly but Surely the Men Are Getting the Upper Hand. An Important Fight Won Through the Stand Taken by the Metal. Roofers’ Union. The Building Trades Council’s efforts to unionize the City by sending out commit- tees to every job in the City is beginning to bear fruit, and the outlook now is better than at any time since the movement* was started. Every day adds more union jobs to the list and more non-union men to the unions. The first efforts to enforce the working-card did not meet with the most encouraging results, the fault lying prin- cipally with the workmen’s apathy and indifference as to who they worked with. However, the presence of large commit- tees from the council atall the unfair and mixed jobs is having the desired effect. Considerable annoyance has been caused by the presence of union workmen from the cities across the bay not being pro- vided 'with working-cards. Another feature that has caused consid- erable bother to the committees even on strictly union jobs is that the workmen seemed to be afraid to demand the union rate of wages and not a few were forced to demand the standard rate by the business agents and the committees. Great credit is due to the Metal-roofers" Union for the spirited stand the members have taken. So well are they organized that to-day there is not a non-union metal roofer in town. The powerful argument of money was recently brought to bear upon several members at work in the Mis- sion. On a job on Twenty-fourth and Fol- som streets all the men were ordered out because the contractors, Franz & Wein- hold, were not paying urion wages. The contractors were desirous of finish- ing the work, and from what can be learned they intended to get the roof work done and finish the rest with non-union carpenters, lathers and plasterers. Eve juducement was made to get the metal- roofers to return, and it is reported thatan offer was made to raise their wages from $3 50 to$10 a day, but the men stood true to their colors and refused to go back until the job was unionized. Wednesday morn- ing the contractors were forced to yield and it is now a fair job. Among other reports made to the meet- ing was that there is a nine-hour non- union job on California and Polk streets, Chnndi , contractor, Charles Bradbury owner. On Baker and Fulton a non-union man was discharged*and a unmion car- penter put to work in his place. At 713 Cole street the committee was not per- mitted to enter the premises. There may be trouble on a job on Haight strest owing to the presence of Oakland and Berkeley workmen without working cards. Non- union paintersare at work at218 Devisacero street at $250 a day. Union carpenters are at work on the construction of a church on Oak and Baker streets for less than union wages. A BENEFICIARY FUND. The Committee Recommends the Unlons to Establish a Fund for Those In Distress. At a meeting of the Building Trades Council last evening the organizing com- mittee reported that the tile-setters will form a union within a week and send del- egates to the council. The committee on resolutions presented the following self- explanatory resolutions: ‘WHEREAS, The time has come when it is next to impossible to hold unions together on prin- ciple alone during dull times we must ada some beneficiary features to our organizations if we expect to hold them together strong enough to get any benefit therefrom. We must give a smail part of what we gaia to the cause that gives us so many benefi's. There- fore, be it Resolved, That we, the committee, recommend the foliowing amendments to the constitution: Section 1, Article I—All members of unions con- nected with Building Trades Councll must pay 214 cents each for each and_every day they work, the men to pay to the secretary of their labor unfons_weekly the amount specified, which is to be held in trust by the local union as a special fund to reijeve the distress of members called off on strike and those who for a long time have been unable to find work. Article 11—Married me Rshall be paid in the sum of 85 per week. Single men to be paid in the sum of 3 60 pbr week. Article [11—This fund shall be subject to the call of the Building Trades Council as it may ro. quire for the purpose stated in sections 1 ana 4. Article IV—No out-of-work fund shall be drawn unul six months' after this law has been ratified, unless the toial fund shall have reachad the sum of $2500. The strike fund 1s to be paid as soon as a member is called off a _job on strike. No out-ofs work benefit shall be pald until two weeks after o member is out of employment. The resolution and amendments indorsed by the council and nlen-e:e:; the atfiliated unions for further indorse- ment. ————— Fractured His Skull. Chow Sow, & Chinese, was riding on the dummy of an electric car Iast evening, and at Eighteenih and Kentucky streets his hat was blown off. He jumped from the car after it and fell, striking the ground with the back of his head, fracturing his skull. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital, and Dr. Weil expressed the opinion that his injury would prove fatal. e Life Station for Bemita. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7.—The Sen- te Committee on Commerce to-day favor- ably reported a bill establishing a i fiog at Benita, Cal. A Sl ste- T0WIN GOLD AND FAME On the Bay Yesterday the Oregon Logged Over Sixteen Knots. A BONUS FOR HER BUILDERS. To-Morrow Morning the Battle.Ship Will Start for Santa Barbara Channel. The big new battle-ship Oregon had her second day’s outing on the bay yesterday and a few more pounds of steam were reg- istered in the gauge. The twin propellers went a little faster and the wave curled un- der the bowsa little higher. Then the log ius‘hovo and it showed a speed of fourteen nots. A few more turns of the propellers and she was making fifteen knots, and finally shew as permitted to swing down the bay at the rate of over sixteen knots. This brings the Oregon up to and above the fifteen knots,and thesixteen and a quar- ter knots earns for her, builders $250,000 or $50,000 for each quarter knot in excess of contract speed. They are quite confident that she will go faster in clear sea water. There was no attemptat forced draft and the fires were only kept at a good working heat. Even at a speed of four knots faster than the previous day there was no jar nor quiver felt in her huge mass. She simply glided along, pushing the big wave aLead of her 69 feet 53{ inches of beam. The Ore- gon isa wide ship and when in motion banks up the water 1n front of her, but her terrible engine I(lmwer drives her resist- lossly through all obstacles in the shape of waves. She is a noble fabric and the most perfect big machine ever put'together. To-dav the Oregon will be given another short bay run and to-morrow morning she will introduce herself to the sea. She will be ntcomfnnied by the United States steamer Albatross and the navy-yard tug Unadilla, these vessels to act as stake- boats during the official runs in Santa Barbara channel. Tt THE OREGUN 48 A FLAGSHIP, Will Probably Be at the Head of the Pacific Sguadron. NEW YORK, N.Y., May 7.—A Herald special from Washington says: There is a strong probability that the battle-ship Oregon when -put .in commission will be made the flagship of the Pacific station. The Navy Department has been advised that the cruiser Baltimore, which was brought home' from' China to relieve the Philadelphia of this' duty, needs repairs which cannot be completed in much less than a year. The Philadelphia is now be- ing docked at Mare Island, but she also needs considerable repairs. Rear Admiral Beardslee, it is expected, will -transfer his flag to the Oregon, al- though his quarters are cramped. Neither the battle-ship Massachusetts nor the bat- tle-ship Oregon is supplied with flag offi- cers' quarters. SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. Herman Hirsch, Bookkeeper for Jacob Unna, Placed Under Arrest. Herman Hirsch, bookkeeper for Jacob Unna, 217 Front street, was booked at the City Prison last evening on the charge of felony embezzlement, the complaining witness being his employer. Hirsch haa been bookkeper for Mr. Unna for the past two years. His em- ployer bad the utmost confidence in him, and when he was recently taken sick he went at _his employer’s suggestion to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment for nervous prostration. It was his illness that led to the discov- ery of his defalcations. While he was in the hospital Mr, Unna sent out a number of bills for collection and was surprised to find that some of them had already been paid. There was no record in the books of the amounts having been received, which roused Mr. Unna’s suspicions. He employed an expert to examine Hirsch’s books and the fact was soon developed that Hirsch had not only been collecting bills and appropriating the money, but had also been selling goods, and after re- ceiving the money had reported them on the sales book as returned by the pur- chasers. According to Mr. Unna the total amount of Hirsch’s defalcations will reach $3000. He kept the knowledge of his bookkeep- er's dishonesty to himself, and vesterday morning when Hirsch left the hospital and called at the office for a small advance to tide him over until he could return to work to-day, he was induced to wait for a few minutes. Mr. Unna notified Morse’s A, telephone, and a detective place under arresat, . mey by Hirsch NEW TO-DAY. “At Sloane’s” BIGELOW BODY BRUSSELS Immense Line of Patterns, $1.12; per yard Sewed, Laid and Lined. SMYRNA RUGS 1500 Full Size, 30 Inches by 60 Inches, at $2.00 Each, W. & J. Sloane & Co., 641-647 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. (S cosmny BICYCLES NEW TO-DAY. - WAR AND REVOLUTION WAR on the High Retail Prices of Clothing—high, considering cost of making—resulting probably in a complete revolution of the Clothing Trade==== Such is the policy of BROWN BROS. & CO., of Sansome street, who, though wholesalers and wholesale manufacturers, retail direct to the people of S. F. at WHOLESALE PRICES. MEN’S SUITS AND OVERCOATS from $7.50 to $25, that cost double the amount in retail stores. No retail mail orders filled. If you want clothing at wholesale prices you must call in PERSON. BROWN ——ay BROS. & CO Wholesale Manufacturers Props. Oregon Cits Woolen Mills Fine Clothing For Man, Boy or Child RETAILED At Wholesale Prices 121-123 SANSOME STREET, Bet. Bush and Pine Sts. ALL BLUE SIGNS ceeeead>D __RAILRO. D TRAVEL. RAILROAD TRAVEL, BIG REDUCTION IN RATES BY RAIL eesTO. ... PORTIL.AND, OR. MAY 8, And Every Fifth Day Thereafter. Leave from 8. P. Co.'s Ferry landing, foot Tnelnding Borth fa Fullman T —Including Berth in an Tour. 35.00 intfileepel;-so LA First-class tickets, inciudin; Pultman Standard Sleeper. SPECIAL NOTICE. This train will ot stop to deliver or take on pas- sengers at intermediate stations, nor will tickets ba sold or baggage checked to such points. Through Tickets for Puget Sound oints on Sale at Reduced Rate-. For further information apply at 618 MARKET STREET (Grand Hotel Ticket Office), San Francisco. RICHARD GRAY, T. H. GOODMAN, Gen. Traffic Mgr. g1 | SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- CIFIC RAILWAY (0. Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market St. San Francisco to San Rafael. WEEK DAYS-—7:30, 9:00, 11:00 A..; 12: 38:30, 5:10, 6:30 P. M. Thur-dnys—zxtnthu 0,0 ). Saturdays—Extra trips as pei] iD:BO, 11:00 a.x.; 1:30, 3:30, San Rafael to San Francisco. WEEK DAYS—6:15, 7:50, 9:10, 12:45, 8:40, 5:10 P. M. Saturday: SURGSS P 2. and 8 salr. . X ) 9:55, 11:10 T g Be 0 835 x. X, 2 42120000 etween San Francisco and Schuetzen P schedule as above. . Leave Gen. Pass. A Artive : - AGL | san francisco, | Tmeflect | oo, RTINS, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANT, Th96. (PACIFIC AYSTEN.) WeEk | Sus- (5, A8, T eon T Waee Trains leave nnd are due (o nrrive a4 | _DAYS. | DAYS. DAY | DAxs: SAN FRANCINCO. | _Now 10:40 Ax| 8:40 an Petalurs, | 6:06 Px|10:10 ast LEAVE — Frow MAY 3 18% — annive Santa Rosi.| 7:30 rx| 6:16 pu *#6:004 Nilcs, San Jose and Way Stations... 8:434 Fulton, 7:00% Atiuitio Express, Ogien aad Liasi.. 8:43p Windso, 10:10 ax 7:004 Denicis, Voearille, Rumsey. Sacra” Healdsburg, mento, and Redding via Davis. Geyserville, 7:004 Martinez, San &unu::, Napa, Cail s e | Cloverdale! | 7:30 px| 6:15 rx 8:304 Nijex, Sz , Jose mfffhx’{'éa Tone, 7:30 x| i 5 10:30 crameuto, Marysvi I = e an md Bundays excopted Orouile, 3:80 x| 7:30 Ax iah, | 7:30 rx| 6:10 rx #8:304 Poters and Milton...c...or.. TROAR| T | 10:10 ax 9:004 Los Angeles Expres, Fresic, Saiia 7:80 Ax|Guerneville. | 7:30 x| :00x yorhams and Los Angeles 3:30 rc| 6:15 Px 5 ookl 7:80 AM|7:30 AM| Sonoma |10740 Ax| 8:40 Ax 5:10 P (5:00 P| and 6:00 Px| 6:16 Px Glen Ellen. 7380 Ax|7:30 Ax 11040 Ax|10:104x 3:30 x| 5:00 pae| Sebastopol. | Tgige L1180 Vacaville, " Woodla Tanding, Marysvill Oroville and Sacramento °' 10:45a 4:30r Niles, San J Liv tockton 782 4:307 ‘Yoses TL:A3A mite) and .. - Goer Nanwli‘il)fl;anl“lflll)meu.Fx‘eluo‘.‘l!ak;sn- eld, Santa Barbara, Los A, Deni! EIMN«WOM?Q& 10:154 T Vallejo . n Jixpress, Bacrainento, Marys- ville, Redding, Portland, Puget Hound and Bast - 10454 SANTA CRUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). 137404 Sante Oruz Bxoursion, Ranta Oruz and Principal Way Stations ,..... 38:05r 8:154 Newark, Centorviilo,San Jose, Felton, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruzand Way Stations......... ... Biser *3113» Nowark, Centerville, San Jose, New Almaden, Felton, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz and Principal W Station: 4:15r Nowark, COAST DIVISION (Third & Townseud Sts.) #6:454 San Jose and Way Stalions (New ‘Wednesdays. Almaden only). $7:304 Bunday Excursion for San Banta Pacific Grove, Principal Way Stations..... . #:154 Son Jose, Tres Pinos, Savta Oriz, Pacific Grove, Paso Robles, San uis Obispo, Guadalupe and Prin- 18:357 cipal Way Stations ... 71658 8:474 Palo Alto and Way Staiiors +1:452 0:404 San Jose and Way Statlo; Sser 3 11:45A Palo Alto aud Way Statio *2:30p San Jose, Gilroy, 1‘“ Pino; gnlx, Salinas, Monterey and Pacific ta ISP S AR 04 ipal WayBtatious 91474 tations, 064 20r San Jose and Way Statious. A8A d tions 35, 7:45p SAN LEANDEO AND HAYWARDS LOUAL, T6:004 FOETY 9:004 10454 Xo. 'fl: Melrose, Seminary Park, s 094 | Fitchburg, San Leandro tadon 3:00» e 4:45p 3i0r Siine : 8:30r e 7:450 :008 2 9:00% | § Runs through fo Niles. 10.500 H11:25p ) ¢ From Niles. CREEK ROUTE FERRY. FProm SAN PRAKCISO0—Poot of Market Street (Slip 8)— *7:16 9: 00A. $1:00 “4:00 16:00 00P.M. From OARLAND—Foot of Brosdway.— 10:00a.:. $13:00 *1:00 12:00 *5:00r.a. A for Morning. P for Afternoon. ~ i flw“ymmnb. __ # Monday, Thursday s24 Satusday nichts only. _ $3:00 00 8:00 *3:00 14:00 | ander Harvey's man: Etages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark West Springs: ai Geyserville for Skaggs Springs: a3 Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Pieta for Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Soda’ Bay and uake, ;o ap Hopland for Lakeport and Bartiett Springs: at Ukiah for Vichy Springs, Saratoga Springs, Elue Lakes, Laurel Dell Lake, Upper Laxe, Pomo, Pot: Valley. John Day's, Lierley's, Backnell's, Sannea ¢in Heights, Graveily Valley, Booneville. Green- wood, Orr's Hot Springs, Mendocino City, Fort 3l Villets, Cahto, Covelo, of nd Kureka. nia‘-:umay o Monday round-trip tickets at redused On Sundays round-trip tickets to all yond San Ratael at haif races. Relienbe Ticket Offices, 650 Market st., Chronicle building. H.C. WHITING, R. X. BYAN, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent, Atlantic Pacific RAILROAD ‘Trains leave from and arrive, &% Market-Street Ferry. Y SANTA FE EXPRESS To Chicago via A. & P. Direct Line carrying Pullman Leaves every dsy st 5 P. M. ing Pall d Tourist Sleepers to fifif‘fifii‘,&mum. anex cars for Denver and St. CHICAGO LIMITED, From Los Angeles to Chicago. in‘ Daily, with Dining-cars, Bolid_Vestibule mn.ment. Cznl;ee t:‘l; M hoa B P A dalyy '.’l';'ls;:lmf“::; -nvm"l?tl"omh to the East, New ralls, new ties; no dust: interesting sceneryy and good meals in Harvey's dining-room or diniag Ticket Ofice—844 Market Street, Chranicle Bollding. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD (Via Sausalito Ferry). ¥rom San Francisco, Commencing March 26, 1896 For Mijll Valle; w%EKs-Dn‘Ynu&m 7:00, *8:00 Y, an - i *9:16 10:1 1148, A ;o -1uS, 5120, 4118, Extra trips_for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes aays and Sul‘u\hy;uu 11:30 p. 2. NDAYS. For Mill Valley and San TRafael—*8:00, *9:( 210:00, 11:30 &, u.; *%12:3y. *1 :30, *2:15, %4 :45, 8:30 P. . Exira triy to Ssusalitoas Tralns marked * run to San Quentin. **13180 .. does not run to Mill Valley. UGH TRAINS. 1145 P20 y ero and way stations. 8:00 . u. Sundays—Cazadero and way Stations. 9300 4. x. Sundays—Poln: Reyes a0a WAy siaciong