The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1896. THE WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY. Over Fifteen Thousand Miles | Covered in Four | Minutes. | effect, and LIGHTNING DISTANCED. Marvelous Illustrations of Teleg- raphy at the Electrical Exposition. MESSAGES AROUND THE WORLD Part of the Circuit Is Energized by Niagara—Relics for the Smith. sonian Institution. | The result was a surprise to the experts, | are fired on such risky occasions, they | ontward appearances the gun was undis- lwhich it had undergone. filled with the explosive. The whole lot exploded before the shell could leave the gun. and the causes of the exvlosion have not been definitely determined yet, or at least not communicated to the department. It was expected by the officers conaucting the test that when they emerged irom the bomb-proof room, from which place guns would find the gun in fragments. To turbea. On ciose examination, however, the breech had been expanded not more than an inch. That was the only serious even that was within the powers of the ordnance officers to remedy. Remarkable to relate, the gun can be used again, despite the fearful strain It has shown that it possesses great strength. It sur- vived a test which exceeds any condition of battle. There is no telling what force was confined in the rending shell in the six-inch gun, but it is proper to assume that its power was a great deal more than the muzzle energy, which, in the case of this six-inch gun, was capable of moving a body weighing 2773 tons the distance of one foot. The accident is regarded as a victory for American ordnance. TR Gigantic Pool Formed. BOSTON, Mass.,, May 16.—Within the past few days the organization of a gigan- tic bolt and nut pool has been comvleted in this city, and as a result the wholesale | and retail price of bolts and nuts hasin- creased 50 per cent in the last month. All ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION HALL, NEW York, N. Y. May 16.—Dr. Chauncey M. Depew delivered an oration on the “Progress and Future of Electricity” to an audience of about 10,000 people, assem- bled in the hall of the National Electrical Exposition, this evening. To demonstrate the promptness of modern telegraphic service a message written by Dr. Depew and addressed to Edward D. Adams, presiaent of the Cataract General Electric Company, was transmitted over the lines | and connections of the Postal Telegraph- Cable Company from New York, via Chi- cago, Los Angeles, Ban Francisco, Van- couver, Wiunipee and Canso to London and back, via Boston, to New York. Colonel Albert B. Chandler, president and general manager of the Postal Tele- graph-Cable Company, acted as the send- ing operator in the north balcony ana started the message on its long journey at 8:34 o’clock. Thomas A. Edison, who in his younger days was also an operator, re- ceived the message in the south balcony when it came back, handing a copy in his own beautiful banawriting to Mr. Adams at 8:38 o’clock, the time occupied 1n carry- ing the message over 15,000 miles of part | of the Postal Company’s overland and cable system being exactly four minutes. That portion of the circuit between New York and Buffalo was energizea by ele tricity generated by Niagara Falls at the plant of the Cataract General Electric Company. Mr. Depew's message and Mr. Adams reply were as follows: .1.) ToEdyw , via Sun Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal, Canso, London, Lisbon, Bombay and Tokio: God crested, nature treasures and science utiliges electrical power for nations and the peace of the CHAU The reply was: To Chauncey M. Depew, New York, via Tokio, Bombay, Lisbon, London, Canso, Mo: treal, Vancouver and San Francisco: Migh Niagara, nature’s wonder, serving man through the world’s electric circuit, proclaims to all the peoples science triumphant ana_the bene- volent Creator. EDWARD D. ADAMS. When the message 1eached London a copy was handed to the Eastern Telegraph Company and was forwarded by it over various lines and cables by Lisbon, Gib- raltar, Malta, Alexandria, Suez, Aden, Bombay, Madras, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Nagasaki to Tokio, Javan, returning thence via London and reach- ing the exposition hall at 9:24. The Western Union Company and con- nections also transmitted a copy of the message from New York through Mexico, down the west coast and up the east coast | oi South America, thence to Spain and back to New York, the time occupied be- ing twenty-one minutes. The arrangements for Mr. Depew’s ora- tion 2nd the demonstration of what is po: sible in long-distance electrical transmis- sion were conceived and carried out by F. W. Hawley, vice-president and general manager of the Cataract General Electric Company, which company furnished the current for the initial circuit. These dem- onstrations of the annihilation of time and space by means of modern telegraphy are the most extensive that haveever been undertaken. The invention of instru- ments and the construction of the vast system of telegraph lines and cables which make these remarkable feats possible have all been the work of scarcely more than fifty years and a large portion of it the last dozen years, No better illustration of the world’s progress during the latter half of the nin - | teenth century could possibly have been devised. The very men who handled the message in the hall are older than the science of which they are the masters, and there are many present to-night who re- member the occasion of the sending of Morse’s world-"amous first message,* What hath God wrought?’ The instruments used are of the latest Postal Telegraph pat- tern, with aluminum levers. They are bandsomely mounted on ebony bases and will be presented to the Smith- sonian Institution at Washington,together with attested records as to the time occu- pied in transmitting the message and copies of every newspaver in the world in which the occasion may be noticed. These will be carefully preserved by the Smiih- souian Institution as evidence to future generations of the advanced state of elec- trical science in this year of 1896. EXPLOGED [N THE GUN, Peculiar Accident During an Experiment With a New Shell. But, After All, It Is Regarded as a Victory for American Ordnance. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 16.—A Times special from Washington says: Startling news came yesterday from the naval ordnance proving ground at Indian Head. The facts, which will probably come out officially in a day or two, are that a six- inch breech-loading rifle has been injured by the explosion in the gun of a shell filled with a new high explosive which the ex- perts were trying. The sample of this ex- plosive came, it is understood, from the Maxim Powder Comipany, and a six- inch projectile was fitted with it. The gun used was a regular service weapon, kept for just such tests and trials. The gun was loaded with about fifty pounds cf powder, the usual amount for discharging a six-inch shell, in addition to the shell 4 D. Adams, New | the principal boit and nut manufacturers | |in this country, with a few exceptions. have joined the combination, and tie | firms which are on the outside are not in- | olined to fight the pool in the interest of | | lower prices for their products. Whether | there will be a further advance in prices or not cannot be told, as the prices are to be made irom month to month. | EE T Snow Welcomed in Colorado. DENVER, Coro., May 16,—A snowstorm | visited this city to-day, although the | weather is not cold. The snow meited in the city almost as fast as it fell, but it re- mained several inches deep on the plains, The farmers welcomed it because they needed water for irrigation. R e ey Faecution of a Murderer. CHICAGO, ILL., May 16.—Albert Fields, colored, the murderer of Miss Eillen Ran- dolph, was hanged in the County Jail at | noon yesterday. He slept five hours last night and after eating heartily of break- | { fast spent his last hours reading the Bible. i —_——— Crazed by the Amateurs, TOLEDO, Onro, May 16.—John Vosburg | of Bryan, Ohio, who is widely known all | over the State asa stock-raiser, suddenly | b:came insane last night while hearing | “Pinafore” sung by a company of ama- | He was brought to lLe asylum to- | teurs, | day. g e Depositors Will Be Protected. WELLING1TON, Kaxs.,, May 16.—The Sumner National Bank closed its doors: this morning. No statement of liabilities is given out, but it is believed the de- positors will be protected. BUBNED BY INSURGENTS, Half a Million Dollars Lost by the Destruction of a Cuban Estate. In an Encounter at Cienfuegos the Spanish Report the Usual Vctory. HAVANA, Cusa, May 16.—A band of in- surgents yesterday set fire and destroyed the whole San Miguel estate, close to this city. The estate is owned by the Casanova family. The loss is estimated at $500,0C0, T e Government has issued an order prohibiting the export of leaf tobacco. This action is taken at the request of local cizar-factories which desire to be protected | from the effrcts of American competition. | Colonel Rodriguez reports from Cien- fuegos that he surprised the insurgent forces under Gomez while the latter were in camp at Piedra Plata, causing the ut- | most confusion in the enemy’s camp. | The rebels rallied, however, and attacked | the Spanish vanguard, but were quickly | repulsed under the fire of the Spanish artillery. The rebels had seventeen killed | and many wounded. The loss of the Spanish was trifling, only three of their number having been wounded. e Sl MORGAN TALKS FUOR CUBA. Urges the Passage of Resolution Recog- nizing Belligerenoy. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—Senator Morgan of Alabama made a !ong speech in the Senate to-day on the subject of the war in Cuba, and favoring the passace of & joint resolution recognizing Cuban bel- |ligerency, 80 a8 to give the President the | the action of Congress. He asserted that the United States had observed faithfully the neutrality laws, and had not in any way incited or pro- moted the insurrection, although it had been & difficult tack to restrict the wrath of the American people when they saw this Government stand by while un-Chris- tian barbarities were being summarily perpetrated. FEvery day, he said, that the Americans suffered imprisonment at the hands of the 8 ish Government was 2 day of National humiliation. In aliuding to the Queen Regent’s speech to the Span- Cortes he characterized her as a “cruel monarch.” At the close of the speech his resolution of yesterday was agreed to, instructing the Committee on Foreign Relations to in- quire into the recent arrest and condem- nation of citizens of the United States captured on board the Competitor. No other business of interest or import- ance wax transacted, and the Serate at 3:50 p. M., after hearing eulogies by Chil- ton and Mills of Texas and Caffery of Louisiana on the late Representative Crain of Texas, adjourned until Monaay PRy Nominations Confirmed. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—The Senate to-day confirmed the following nominations: Ernest Man of St. Louis United States Consul at Bergen, Nor: 3 Amos K. Jones to be Postmaster at Union, Or. Also promotions in the army, includ- 1ng Captain G. J. Fieberger to the profes- sorship of civil and military engineering 8t the Military Academ e Limit of the Sealing Cateh. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—Mr. Carlisle has authorized United States Agent Crowley at the Seal Island to per- mit the American Commercial Company to take as the season’s catch not to exceed 30,000 male seals, 1f in his judgment when the herd arrives so many can be taken without injury to the herd. The limit of the catch last season was 15,000. e Approved by Cleveland. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.—The President bas approved the act amending the act granting the right of way upon the public iands for reservoirs wnd canal purposes and the act granting a pension to Mary Ann Tracy. | Cincinnatis. opportunity of coinciding with or vetoing | & HANDSPRING WINS FROM HASTINGS, Proves Himself a Worthy Son of Famous Sire Hanover. BELMONT’S COLT BEATEN Fast Youngsters Contest for the Withers Stake at the Morris Park Meeting. SIMMS AGAIN RIDES IN FRONT. It Is a Fine Race From Start to Fin- ish, Being Won by Only a Short Head. MOKRIS PARK RACETRACK, N. Y., May 16.—P. J. Dwyer’s colt Handspring proved himeelf a worthy son of his famous | sire, Hanover, by defeating August Bel- mont’s $37,000 colt Hastings by a short head in the Withers stakes of one mile to- day. ' The It was dispatched to a good start. | Hastings was tne first away, but was quickly pulled back to Handspring. Abuse led the field at a merry clip two lengths in advance of Hasiings, while Simms kept the favorite half a length behind the Bel- mont colt. Just after passing the four furlongs post Abuse dropped back beaten | and*Handspring raced up to Hastings. From the last sixteenth to the wire it was a desperate race. Griffin rode like a demon, but could not get his horse’s nose beyond Handspring’s throat latch, and when they raced under the wire Simms had landed bis fourth winner for the Dwyer stables within a short head. Simms had the mount on Royal Rose in the Gaiety and won handily by two lengths from Successful, High weight, hAndiEuY.fl won, Premier second, One mile, Brisk won, Rosedale second, Bom. ctta third. Time, 1:4114, Gaiety stakes, four and a nalf furlongs, Royal Rose won, Successful second, Fireside third. Time, 5414 . ‘he Withers stakes, for colts, fillies and geld- three-year-olds, the Withers mile, Hand- imms), 4 to 5, won; Hastings 122 flin) 6 to 5, i Sherlock 112 (Doggett). 20 to 1, third. 1:41. Abuse and Izmyr also ren Five furlongs, Rotterdam won, Passover sec- ond, Full Speed third. Time, 1:02. Mile and sixteenth. Deerslayer won, Inter- mission second, W B third. Time, 1:481¢, ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 16.—Four and a half furlongs, Senator Penrose won, Dawn second, Lady britannic third. Time, 1:01. 8ix furlongs, Constantine won ond, Dr. Huger third. Time, 1:19%5. Meand twanty yards, Royal Choice won, Sunburst second, Midland third, Time,1:4914 Laurel stakes, six furlongs, Tartarian won, ;:e:gge F.Smith second, Forget third Time, five furlongs, Juno ncer third. Time, n ime, Bravo sec- e and & half furlongs, Cochina won, Flute second, Ferris Hartman third. Time, 1:14. inesixteenths of a mile, Zamar 1l won, Tineup secoud, Russel A third. Tie, :591. LOUISVILLE, KY., May 16.~Five furlongs, Red won, Remus second, The Blossom third, Time, 1:04. Six furiongs, Elste D won, Joe Clark second, Katie G third, Time, 1:18. Six furlongs, Moylan won, Hanion second, Strathreel third. Time, 1:1734. The Schulta stakes, 'one mile, Ben Brush and Lady Inez rana dead heat, Semper Ego third. Time, 1:441{ Run off—Ben Brush won, Lady Inez second. Time, 1: Four furlongs Govinda third, ce C _won, Mazeppa second, ime, ) 50! s Vet Hhe ON THE BALL FIELD. At Cincinnats the Game Was a Pitcher’s Battle, CINCINNATI, Onio, May 16.—The game was a pitcher’s battle from the siart. Ir- win’s catch of a foul tly and Anderson’s batting were the features. Score: 00001100« ~000000010-1 Peitz: Gumbertand Grim. Brooklyns. HE Bater Umpire, Hurst. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 16.—Game postponed. Wet grounds. . CHICAGO, IrL., May 16.—Score: 200040100-7 10 130310000-8 3 13 2 arfnd, Douohue and Kittredge: on, Clarke sud obinson. Ut pire, sheridan. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., May 16.—Score: St. Louts 100000000-1 8 2 Washingions, 101 03-7 12 3 atteries—Donahne ana Murphy; auley. Umpire, Emslie. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 16.—Score: Maul and Mc- Pittsburgs 000800100-4 6 3 Bostons. 0000010826 9 3 Batte: Killen and Merritt; Stiveits and Ganzel. Umplre, Keefe. CLEVELAND, Omo, May 16.—Score: 000600200-8 14 2 002000000-2 10 1 Zimmer; Meexin, Clurk, Umpire, Lynch. Farrell and SHOOTIN Thirty Li¥VE PIGEONS. Sportsmen Participate in Memphis Club Contest. MEMPHIS, Texns., May 16.—The third annual tournament of the Memphis Gun Club closed to-day with live bird handi- caps, in which thirty-three shooters parti- cicipated. Twenty-five birds were liberated for each entry. ‘W. Miller of Austin, Tex., C. W. Budd of Iowa, E.D. Heikes of Dayton, Ohio, and F. P. Poston of Memphis made straights. The second money meun, with twenty-four birds, were: C. Grimm of Clear Lake, Iowa, C. Powers of Decatur, Ili., F. Par- melee of Omaha, Neb., C . Loomis of Ohama, F. Gilbert of Spirit Lake, lows, and J. A. R Eliiott of Kansas City. C. W. Budd made the highest average in the four days of inanimate target shooting —a percentage of .940, shooting at 660 birds. ikt the SALE OF HAGGIN YEARLINGS Likely Youngsters That Brought Some Very Poor Pricrs, MORRIS PARK RACETRACK, N. Y., May 16.—The ninth annual sale of the Haggin yearlings from the Rancho del Paso stud of Bacramento, Cal., commenced Friday. The sale was slow and verv poor prices were obtained. The top price was $2600 for the chestnut colt by Salvator- Fleurette. J. H. McCormick purchased the colt, who was a full brother to Silver 11 and half brother to Fleur de Lis ana Fleurry. Matt Byrnes, who was buying for Marcus Daly, purchased a _good look- ing youngster in the bay colt by imp. Maxim-Daniella for $1500. Other “horses that brought good prices were: Bay colt, by Salvator-Ailee, Sam_ Leake, $1000; brown hlly, by imp. Maxim-Altitude, Matt Allen, $700: bay colt, by imp. Sir Modred-Dixianne, J. McLaughlin, $1300; brown colt, by imp. Sir Modred-Glorianne, Marcus Daly, $12: g YALE DEFEATS PRINCETON, Olympic Champions Make a Poor Show- ing—No Kecords Broken. NEW HAVEN, Coxv., May 16.—Yale won the first annual dual track athletic meet with Princeton here this afternoon, leading from the first event and finally | down finishing ahead, with the score of 87 to 25. In three events Yale took every place, scoring eight points in each, and in four more events Yale took first and second, scoring seven out of the possible eight Points in the events. Piinceton failed to 4::;pmui ;1}‘9 ;l:; points in any event and in only :!’nehtlke fir!{ and second—the 220-yard ash, Perhaps the most significant point of the meet1s the record made by the Yale athleces against the Princeton stars, who bhave just returned as the Clympic cham- pions. The Princeton men took first places at Athens, but third place was all the Olympian cham pions conld secure. No records were broken, as a strong wind blew across the fieid. —_——— ; HARVARD VICTORX. Pennsylvanians Beaten on Their Own Ground in Good dtyle. PHILADELPH!A, Pa., May 16.—Har- vard defeated Pennsylvania this afternoon in all athletic games on Franklin l:‘|eId, the athletic grounds of the University of Pennsylvania. The visitors won by a good margin, scoring points to 47 for the locals. The weather was clear and pleasant and 3000 persons were mluucnd- anc The track and field were in good condition. In four events — 120-yard hurdle, 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash and 440-yard dash—Pennsylvania did score, the ‘“‘red and blue” representatives faiiing to qualify for the finalsin the three former races. by oo Vienna Chess Tournament. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 16.—The Vienna chessmasters’ tournament resulted as follows: First p - . Weiss, won 12, drew 7; second pri: Schlediter, won 10, 11 drawn; third .. 2, B. English, won 12,6 drawn; fourth prize, G. Marco, won 11, 6 drawn; fifth prize, G. Schwarz, won 11, 4 drawn SAFE AT SANTA- BARBARA The Steam Collier Czarina Puts Into Port to Procure Provisions. Trouble With the M .chinery Causes the Vessel to Make Slow Progress. SANTA BARBAR The steam collier ¢ this afternoon after a four days’ run from Ban Diego. The vessel is proceeding slowly, owing to trouble with the machin- ery. Itstobped here for provisions. The Czarina left Pensacola five months ago with 800 tons of co nd 400 tons of pig iron for ballast. touched at several CaL.,, May 16— ina put into port It South American ports, taking on another 100 tons of coal at Acapulco. It passed up the channel inside of the islands yester- day and again took to deep water above San Miguel, but-when some ninety miles from here encountered such heavy weather that it could hardly keep steerage way, and concluded to put back to Santa Bar- bara to avoid the gale and to forage for supplies. The Czarina expects to go out during the night. The Czarina was chartered by John D. Spreckels last fall, and is on the way to San Francisco to report to its new owner. T FINDS BEALTH IN CALIFORNIA. Professor Starbuck of Columbia College Will Remain in the State. SANTA BARBARA, CaALn., May 16— Professor Henry P. Starbuck, lats lecturer in the Law School of Columbia College, has been admitted to practice by the Su- preme Court of this State and will begin practice in Santa Barbara. Professor Star- buck came here nearly two years agooun a year's leave from his professional chair at Columbia, being afflicted by a bronchial difficulty affecting his voice and rendering it impossible for him to lecture. He has recovered his nealth, but his physicians consider it inadvisable for him to again risk the inclemency of the Eastern climate, and with his family he will take up his residence in Moutecito, having rented Mr. Ude’s beautiful home. S S RECEPTION 70 CITIZENS. One Thousand Guests Visit the New Manual Training Sehool. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., May 16.—A large reception was to-day tendered the citizens of Santa Barbara intcrested in the manual training school by Miss Anna S. C. Blake, the patroness and founder of the Floyd school. The beautiful new build- ing was in holiday dress, the pupils at their benches and the sewing school in session, so that all had an opportunity to witness the work of the school in opera- tion. A charming collation was served by the cooking school attached to the build- ing, a band of twenty-five Goleta girls, for whom Miss Blake each Friday sends a bus to their homes seven miles distant, waiting upon the guests. Each wasclad in dainty blue and white gowns. About 1000 people were in attendance. e Weleomed by Friends. . SANTA BARBARA, CaL., May 16.—A pleasant reception was last night tendered Loren E. Hunt and his bride at the rooms of the Amateur Musical Club. Seventy- five guests were present, including many of Mr. Hunt’s old friends and school- mates. Mr. Hunt is the instructor in civil engineering in the State University, and was recently married to Miss Maud Mosher of Niles —goa LOS ANGELES DIVORCE CASE. Aged Mrs. Ballerino Denied a Decree of Separation. LOS ANGEL CarL., May 15.—One of the most remarkable divorce suits ever tried by a California court was brought to aclose here to-day when Judge Shaw in Department 5 of the Superior Court de- cided the Ballerino case by ordering judg- ment for the old man. This finally dis- poses of the ciuse celebre and is a crush- ine defeat for Mrs. Ballerino, because the real fight in the wrangle was upon the Pproperty interests, The aged plaintift and her children were e ring to get a division of the $250,000 worth of property owned by the close-fisted Chilean, and “the decision of the court blocks that endeavor at this time. Ballerino had some varied ex‘reriuncas during the proceedings, spen ing two aays in jail for not paying the alimony ordered by the court. The judgment re- l.ases him from further payment under the order. SRR AT & BURIED AT PORT TOWNSEND. Diver Pecarty’s Body Recovered From the Waters of the Bay. 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MILL VALLEY, Cax., May 16.—Trouble | has again broken out between thLe Cali- fornia Construction Company, engaged in the building of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, and thé labor- ers employed in the grading for the moun- tain road. This morning every man at Camp No. 3, situated o0 Blytheaale Canyon, about a mile from this place, quit work on account of the wretched food furnished them. In the camp were about twenty men and a foreman, and there is not a single oneleft. The fore- man, John Martin, signed his own order of discharge and told the superintendent that he would never work for the com- puny again. The men were paid off to- day and most of them left for San Fran- cisco. They were bitter in their denuncia- tion of the construction company and laid the biame on the commissary for the poor food, for which they were charged 75 cents a day. | mountain. was asked to state for THE CALL what the trouble was about: He said: “There ivn’t much to be told, but the trouble is with the food. When I told Superintendent Graves to-day that all of us at the camp intended to quit, he asked me what the matter was, and [ told him we couldn’t stand the food. Three or four of the men's lunches were lying near tied up, and I opened them and showed him what we were given to eat at lunch time— three or four small pieces of bread and two pieces of meat, not the length ot my finger. I told him that I, who only watchea the men work, could not get along with so little,and it was even harder on those who used the pick or shovel all | day long. That’s the whole trouble, and CAMP NO. 3 DESERTED.| you can’t expect men to work and be treated like that, when they pay 75 cents a day for board.” Yesterday ail the men employed by | the construction company driving the scrapers quit work and new men took their Pplaces. the company eighteen and three-quarter days at §1 75 aday; had bsen upon the mountain twenty-seven days and hLad a bill of $4 15 at the store of the construction company. When he went to receive his pay they deducted 10 per cent from the amount due | him, and he received a little over $7 for the month he was with the company. | Ancther man who had worked two months drew down only $18 as wages during that tim . A local paper will to-morrow call upon the health inspector of this distriet, Dr. J. J. Spouiswood, to examine the food called jelly, given the men at the camps in the Itis said that the jelly fur- nished the men is some rank substitute, and a number of men who have eaten it have become sick, John Martin, the fore- man, said to-day, that he did not know what it was, but believed it was bull’s blood. The commissary of the construction company is a man named Crowley, and he is thoroughly detested by the men, who lay the blame entirely upon him. Some of the laborers have complained to the Chinese cooks, but the cooks have replied that they could not furnish good food if they did not et it themselves. The California Construction Company has rented a store in Mill Valley for one year, and 1t is said, intends to conduct a general merchandise business. DROWNLD AT R VENSWOOD, George Braceseo Lost From the Gasoline Schooner National. Jobn Martin, the foreman at camp 3, | MENLO PARK, CiL., May 16.—George A young feillow named Clark was | | seen and stated that he had worked for | Brace-co, one of the employes of the gaso- line launch National, which plies between Ravenswood and San Francisco, was struck by another vessel’s jibboom within | a few hundred yards of Ravenswood land- ing and thrown overboard last evening. | He sank before assistance could be ren- | dered. His body was recovered from the | hay early this morning. Bracesco was | 18 years of age, a native of Pescadero and | a graduate of the public school of tnis place. He wasregarded as an exception- ally bright young man, NEW TO-DAY. ONE TEHING ONI.¥. | | Did you ever stop to consider the rent | question ? (.ver thought it cut a figure in the price of your shoes? 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