The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1896, Page 1

/. | the This Pape | to be take Library-*+*** Wiptary. 00 r not n from VOLUME LXXIX.—NO. 169. 1896—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. HOME-COMING 0 PACEMAKER OREGON How the Big “White Queen” of the Navy Triumphantly Returned With Her Great Record. | rate it'was the first feature of the Oregon’s | whole cruise that he mentioned. | “Itbegan blowing,” said he, “at 3 o’clock | Thursuay afternoon when we left Santa | Barbara, and when we rounded Concep- | tion we encountered a gale and a heavy sea, “It had taken us from 3 o’clock wuntil | half-past 7 to go over the same course that we covered in two hoursin the morning. | We had to slow down to six knots, for the sea was so heavy that solid masses of green water broke completely over the turrets and reached a height of forty feet above the water Jine. “Iron hatches that were not bolted down were torn loose and one was washed over- board. But with all the force of the storm | aad the continual breaking of mighty seas she was so steady that at any time her guns could have been effectively operated. Of course she pitched in riding the enormous swells, but she never rolled GRAND MARINE PARADE IN SAN FRANCISCO " sormw st sasing when we HARBOR YESTERDAY. Greeted With Honors by the Waiting Fleet—In the Swell She ®.motsi Made the Ships Bowed Proudly to Her—An oms aloft the battle-ship Ore- ¢ swept into port yesterday mor queen of her class. Very tri- umphant was her home- ¢, this noble creation of steel and steam. Flags waved ar d hergzwhistles screamed at her, and the other v@sels bowed to her on the | join in the reception tendered her big Pa- | of having the product of his skill subjected | International Salute. cific Coast sister. When the battle-ship steamed by the Comanche that decrepit craft seemed to draw up together and sink a little lower. A vessel built thirty years ago is old, very old, and must feel its age and helpless- The storm had evidently made a most | in position along the course, |side for a few instants. The Comanche | vivid impression upon hismind. Atany | got along pretty well west, along toward ! | turned into Monterey Bay at 4:30 p. . yesterday to get out of it. |~ “We left 8anta Cruz at 7:30 this morn- | ing and we came in through the heads at | 12:20 this aiternoon. On the way up this forenoon we completed what was left of the | maneuvering tests required and they were isfactorily performed. ests were made at Santa Barbara soon after the trial of speed for that was over by 12 o'clock Thursday. “Then for a couple of hours, while we cooled down the machinery and let off steam, we made such maneuvers as we could before we anchored at Santa Bar- | bara and gave the press representatives the | official results of the speed test. The | manenvers consisted in stopping and in reversing the engines while at full speed, | to the most exacting tests required by the | steering with one wheel working and then regulations of the United States Navy. He was tired, but he was happy and a|anq then with the other. smile of quiet satisfaction lighted up his face as he talked of the latest achieve- | of gwell when we started, but we had al- ment of the Union Iron Works and of | | ness. What a difference—not only of | California. years—between the two standing side by | the other, with one set of steering gear “On the trial trip there was a good deal ready waited three days for it to subside | and also for the stake boats to be anchored When we The Oregon, Now the “ White Queen ” of Battle-Ships, Returning From the Trial With Her Peerless Record and Her Long ‘““Homeward She Is .61 of a Knot Faster Than the Massachusetts and 1.15 Knots Ahead of the Indiana. Bound” Pennant Flying. Her average speed of 16.79 knois beats the Massachusetts’ 16.15, beats the Indiana’s 15.61. When the peerless Oregon was d on paper she was told to go fifteen knots an hour. Then the Scotts bam- mered that idea into the ribs, beams, plates and engines. The great trial proves that they builded better than they knew, and the new battle-ship has outraced her theoretical speed. Yesterday morning the Oregon weighed anchor at Santa Cruz, where she had- taken a night’s cool-off aiter she had set the pace for the battle-ships of the world. It was plowinz across the ocean and a heavy swell was on, but when the “big one” got herself in motion she simply went through the billows. Nothing in the way of water can stop the Oregon, for what can withstand about 10,000 tons of metal driven by a force estimated at over 10,000 registered horsepower? At 11:30 she was sighted off the Heads and the whole “harbor’” went oui to meet the great white queen. She slowed down to a few knots speed, and, with her tug escort, came up the bay. There never was such an imposing water scene. The battle-ship moved slow- ly among the shipping lying at anchor and the vessels screaming their steam- whistle welcomes around her. Bunting waved from every mast on the bay and from every staff on the docks. The ship herself had her ribbons on, and from the great military mast blew outward in a wide sweep the ‘“homeward pennant.” This long streamer always flies in the breeze that sends the absent cruiser home. The battle-ship passed in close to the wharves, ¢iving crowds of people thereon an opportunity to see the new aadition to the navy. Captain Minor Goodall on the bridge handled ‘the ponderous mass with | extreme caution, well knowing that a slight starboard wheel might run down some anchored vessel or a few spokes to port drive 10,000 tons of steel into the docks and possibly plow up the concrete ferry foundations, to outhive all time. has 5 inches of armor belt and 10 inches on her turret, while the Oregon has 18 | inches armor belt and 17 on the turrets. | The Comanche has a 350-horsepower en- | gine and the Oregon 9500. The Comanche could once go six knots, while the new battle-ship adds ten to that record. The Oregon carries four 13-inch, eight 8-inch, four 6-inch and a secondary bat- tery, and the Comanche carries two paro- dies. Should the Oregon’s steam launch | ever takea notion to ram the Comanche, | it will indeed be *‘ring cut the old, ring in tke new.” After passing out of the thickest of the moored shipping, the Oregon let out a few links and began to put the bay behind her, just in practical demonstration of what sbe had done. The waves on the ram went up the incline a little higher, and the wake astern had more foam in it. The battle-ship was only going twelve knots, but there is so much of her and her motion is so apparent that she seems to be racing away and will soon darop below tbe horizon. Off the Union Iron Works the Oregon got ber “home” reception, and the volume and spirit of it was truly royal. Every whistle shrieked to split its metal throat and every workman dropped his tools to cheer for the great, beautiful, perfect thing he had belped to create. They wanted all the world to know that they built the “White Queen,” the first battla- ship of the seas. Presently the Zaragosa's guns began to roar, and so Mexico saluted first with powder her sister republic’s latest fighter. EaR e THE BUILDER RESTS. Irving M. Scott Returns Home, Proud of the Completed Battle- Ship and His Mechanics. Irving M. Scott is justly proud of the battle-ship Oregon, not only because of her splendid record-breaking performance s, which have been built | O0 ber trial trip, but for the remarkable steadiness she maintained during a storm As the Oregon went by the Philadelphia | and heavysea encountered for twenty-four the people on the latter vessel read the | successive hourson her trip up the coast former’s trial speed, and the legend, “‘Scott has the Cramps,” a deplorably bad pun, if nothing else. The men of the Cramps cruiser cheered the queen battle-ship in after leaving the Santa Barbara Channel, where the official speed test was made, The builder of naval prize-winners was the spirit of “‘brotherly love. "The Monad- | tired when seen last night at his home on nock was seen steaming down the bay | Rincon Hili, weary from the long nervous from Vallejo, but she was too far away to | tension incident to the whole experience Point Conception, we met heavy seas that came up over our turrets. Going back we had the wind with us but the tide was hard against us. *'The tests generally were in all respects practically the same as those imposed upon the cruisers and smailer naval vessels. But the Oregon, you know, is the | third of the big battle-ships to be built in the United States, and the tirst to be buiit | on the coast. Assheis the finest of her class, so she is the greatest ship that the Union Iron Works has ever built. “No, her speed is not due to any pe- culiar formation. She is built on the same lines as the other battle-ships, the standard design required by the Govern- ment, and she has the same water-line as the others. Her great speed is due to superior workmanship in her construc- | tion, and the credit belongs to the me- chanics of San Francisco. “California can surpass anything in the rest of the world if the people will only | stand together and quit discouraging what | they have. “‘At Santa Barbara Mayor Whitney and Admiral Harmony came aboard on a visit, and at Santa Cruz the Mayor and the Dis- | trict Attorney were among the prominent visitors. Everywhere there seemed to be the greatest interestand pride in the ship.” SHNED OF THE HINGES Prisoners Opened a Door and Escaped From the Jail at Newport. Jackson and Walling Did Not Venture, Because of Being Afraid of Lynching. CINCINNATI, Onro, May 16. — The | prisoners in the Newport, Ky., jail, sawed the hinges off the rear door at 8 o’clock to- nignt, and all escaped except Jackson and Walling, the alleged murderers of Pearl Bryan, who refused to leave, thinking it a plan tolynch them. A crowd of several hundred people sur- rounded the jail when the news of the es- cape spread and a heavy patrol of police were hurried to the scene. As soon as the mob learned that the alleged Pearl Bryan murderers were still within the walls they became pacified and were soon gotten under control. Both Jackson and Walling had every oppor- tunitv to leave with the others and when found were in the jail corridor in a high state of excitement. At midnight none of the escaped prison- ers bad been captured, though posses are scouring the country in every direction, e A4 HEAVY TENCE., Omaha’s Ex-City Treasurer Will End His Days in Prison. OMAHA, NEBR., May 16.—Henry Bolln, ex-City Treasurer, was this morning sén- tenced by Judge Baker of the Crimina! Court to serve a term of nineteen years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary, and in addition to pay a fine of $211,000. Bolln was for nearly four years City Treasurer. His peculation commenced a few months after his election. His shortage was dis- covered last November. He was con- victed on his second trial last week, the jury having disagreed on the first trial. kolin is 55 years of age, and nineteen years practically amounts to a life sen- tence in his cas peat SO Killed With a Hatchet. SOUTH OMAHA, NeBr, May 17.— Harry Oswald, a prominent young man, was found dead at 1:30 this morning in therear of Pivonka’s Hall. An uely gash in his head mdicated that he had met his death from a blow of a hatchet or some other sharp instrument. Oswald was in a saloon near by during the fore part of the evening and is said to bave had some trouble there. No arrests have been made. st Dunkard Brethren Meet. OTTAW A, Kaxs.,, May 16.—A National convention of the Dunkard Brethren opened in Forest Park to-day. Delegates from every country where the church has an organization are expected to arrive to- morrow. The opening exercises were held Ferry Passengers Rushing Forward to Catch a Glimpse of the Oregon as She Steamed Up the Bay. 10 BATTLE FOR REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES, in the tabernacle at 7 p. M. with a song service, which was followed by a sermon by Elder G. Studebaker of Shideler, Ind. Five hundred tents have been put up on the grounds and preparations made to accommodate 15,000 delegates during the meeting which continues until May 21. —_— GREETED BY STUDENTS. Sarah Bernhardt Was Warmly Welcomed at Rochester, NEW YORK, N. Y., May 16.—A Re- corder special from Rochester, N. Y., says: Seventy-five students of the University of Rochester [Wednesday met Mme. Sarah Bernhardt by appointment in her private car that was sidetracked at Rochester. They entered the car atone end, passing through in file, each one shaking hands and speaking to her, many of the students utilizing their smattering of French to good advantage. The madame asked all about the univer- sity, the duties and studies, and seemea to be much interested in her young admirers. As they left she instructed her attendants to give them some t. s for the evening petformance of “La Tosca.” After leaving the car the boys hada great row over the distribution of the pasteboards. For an hour or so they wrangled, continuing their rumpus into the halls of the college building and into a room, where hostilities broke out. Chairs and other movable objects were hurled at those who had possession of the tickets in | the attempt to make them surrender. At the evening performance the students oc- cupied prominent seats and made their presence known in a demonstrative man- ner. . MEDFORD COLLEGE BURNED, Five Started by the Overturning of a Lamp in a Student’s Room. MEDFORD, Or., May 16.—The Medford | Business College was gutted by fire to- night. The blaze was started by the over- turning of a lamp in the room of a male | student while the young man was arrang- ing the covers on his bed. The lamp e ploded and he had to run for his life, leav- ing all of his belongings to the flames. About half of the furniture in the rooms was saved. The loss exceeds $4000, said to | be fully insured. | S DA Fire in a Penitentiary. PADUCAH, Ky., May 16.—The shoe factory and broom factory inside the walls | of the branch penitentiary at Eddyville | was burned last night. Loss $100,000 with | light insurance. Four hundred convicts | will be idle until the shops are rebuilt. The fire was started by conviets. i gloasord Flames Sweep a Village. CORNING, N. Y., May 16.—At 4 o’clock this morning the village of Painted Post, | near this city, was visited by a disastrous fire, entailing a loss of about $130,000. Less than a year ago the village voted against a water-works system. B | Flooded by a Cloudburst. | Verminios, S. Dak.,, May 16. — Much damage was done by a cloudburst here this morning. Low lands were flooded and several houses were washed from their foundations. Reports are received of | heavy lossesin the adjacent country. O TIME THIS SESSICH. Senators Will Not Wait to Dis- cuss the Pacific Roads Funding Bill White Will See That the Patterson ! Report Gets Into the Record. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—Specu- lation is now rife as to whether there istime | enough to consider the Pacific roads fund- ing bill in the Senate at this session. Sen- ator White is of the opinion that there is | not. He said to THE CALL correspondent | to-nizht: “This session will close within two or three weeks. We will see the end of it at least before June 16, when the Republican convention meets. As hot weather ap- proaches and the date of the convention draws near there is a manifest eagerness of Sehators to adjourn, and I do not be- lieve the Senate will consent to take up the funding bill until there is time for thorough discussion. There are several Senators who will wish to be heard at con- siderable length.” The Senator said, significantly: *“lhave written to Los Angeles for & copy of the ‘Patterson report.” It is a voluminous document, it is true, but it is almost out of print, and if the bill comes up in the Sen- ate this session I shall read this report to Senators so as to get it into the record. I think it will also be listened to atten- tively. Perhaps I might reluctantly yield a little time to Senator Allen or Senator Morgan or some other Senator to discuss the matter.”” e WEDDED AT WASHINGTON. Senator Stewart’s Daughter Becomes the Bride of F. L. Payson Jr. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—Miss Mabel Stewart, daughter of the Nevada Senator, was married at 11 o’clock to-day to Francis L. Payson Jr. of New York. The ceremony touk place in the Stewart castle, one of the famed residences of Washing- ton, amid remarkably elaborate floral dec- orations, and in the presence of a distin- guished company, including the Vice- President, members of the diplomatic corpsand many national officials. After the wedding breakfast the young couple left for an extended tour. The bride’s pres- ents were numerous, and were principally diamonds and silver. gt O Baron Fon Kotze’s Sentence. BERLIN, GErMANY, May 16.—Baron von Kotze, formerly court chamberlain, was to-day sentenced to two years’ imprison- ment in a fortress for the killing of Baron Schraeder, master of ceremonies of the Prussian court. The duel, which grew out of an anonymous letter scandal, which some years ago convulsed Berlin’s highest society, took place near Potsdam on the morning of April 10. Baron Schrasder was fatally shot in the abdomen. STy To Mitigate the Sentences. PRETORIA, SoutH AFrica, May 16.— The Executive Council held a meeting yesterday and resolved to give favorable consideration to the petitions for mitiga- tion of the sentences imposed uvon the reform committee prisoners at an early date. . Lot ER S Suicide of One Reformer. CAPE TOWN, Sourt AFrricA, May 16.— A dispatch from Pretoria says that Mr, Gray, one of the recently sentenced mem- bers of the reform committee, became in- sane in jail and committed suicide. Chairman Arthur Names the State Executive Committee. HIS CHOICE IS WHOLLY UNBIASED. Selects Leaders Who Cannot Be Manipulated by Faction or Clique. TEN SAN FRANCISCANS ARE ON THE LIST. An Early Meeting of the Bedy to Be Held for the Purpose of Organizatien. PASADENA, Carn., May 16.—Chairman Arthur of the recent Republican State Convention to-day issued the following announcement of the executive commit- tee of the Republican State Central Com- mittee, which he was directed to appoint by the convention: In accordance with the instructions of the Republican State Convention, held at Sacramento on the 5th and 6th days of May, 1896, I hereby appoint the following as the members of the executive com- mittee of the State Central Committee, to-wit: LEON SLOSS of San Francisco. JOHN D. SPRECKELS of San Fran- cisco. W. W. SHANNON of San Francisco. CORNELIUS O’CONNOR of San Fran- cisco. M. R. HIGGINS of San Francisco. A. RUEF ot San Frar CO. HARRY N. GRAY of San Francisco. W. A. 8. NICHOLSON of San Francisco PARIS KILBURN of San Francisco. F. PRESTON of San Mateo. FRANK McLAUGHLIN of Oroville. A. B. LEMMON of Santa Rosa. JAMES W. REA of San Jose. E. K. TAYLOR of Alameda, M. H. WEIGHT of Pasadena. FRANK A. MILLER of Riverside. iRVING B. DUDLEY of San Diego. FRANK P. FLINT of Los Angeles. H. Z. OSBORNE of Los Angeles. W. F. PARKER of Los Angeles. W. F. GEORGE of Sacramento, The members of said executive commit- tee are hereby requested to meet at the | Tooms of the State Oentral Committee at 419 California street, in the City of San Francisco, on Thursday, the 21st day of May, 1896, at 2 o’clock P. ., for the pur- pose of organization. W. E. Arravr, Chairman, Pasadena, Cal., May 16, 1896. The committee is regarded here as an exceptionally strong and unbiased one, and it is everywhere declared that Chair- man Arthur has fuifilled his promise that the committee should be selected in the interest of the Republican party of the whole State of California, and not be one | that could be controlled or manipulated by any one faction or clique of the party. *I fully realized the responsibility placed upon me by the Repubiican Convention,’” said Chairman Arthur to a CALL corre- spondent, after the personneljof the com- mittee has been made public. “To the very close of that interesting and importang | gathering, matters had gone very smoothly and everytning pointed to a successful | cambaign. But the real work of tie campaign was yet ahead of us. The effectiveness, merit and ultimate results of the important work to be done de- pended very largely upon the committee ——— NEW TO-DAY. 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