The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1896, Page 3

ARTILLERY POSTS 10 BE ESTABLISHED Not Enough Men Now to Properly Attend Coast Defenses. NEED NEW REGIMENTS. Small Squads at Present Detailed to Man Very Important Fortifications. CARETAKERS FOR BATTERIES. General Miles Will Soon Make a Tour of Inspection and File a Report. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17.—The recommendation of General Miles, look- ing to the establishment of new artillery posts in connection with the approved scheme of the country’s coast defenses is a ject which is occasioning much in- terest in military circles. As already stated in THE CaLL, General Miles recom- | mended that as a number of new batteries had been built and guns placed thereon, and as those at other points were nearing completion, it was important that artillery troops should be stationea at those places to insure the preservation of batteriex and guns, and to afford the men and officers an opportunity to practice with them. Previously to making the recommenda- tion the genera! gave the subject serious eflection. question of which both the army and the country ought to be seriously concerned. His suggestions were based upon personal observation and thorough knowledge of requirements. given the recom- ons inary consideration. cial conclusion has practically s have been established and where are soon to be put, should have out for the fortifications. on in the case seems to be h hail be assigned and tne ma ength of their detail. There appears to be a disposition not to per- y reduce the strength of estab- osts, for the reason that at many e it is only a question of time until new batteries and modern guns are placed e. If Congress will provide tor one or ad regiments of artillery y will be solved, but until sress appropriates money it is argued not po: le. There are exceptions le, noticeable in the case of Fort Troops are required now from the present time forward need of their presence will become greater. It can be stated as a fact that Secretary Lamont will order a force of artillery to Hancock at the earliest possible date. In course of time, or as soon as gde- guate guarters and barracks are provided, e will be four batteries at this station. tional Potomac River, a different propo- under consideration. This is to detail for a certain period uitable squad of soldiers to be om an adjacent post as caretakers batteries and guns. Some such ar- ent is now in force at Lime Point, F isco Harbor. General Graham, anding the Presidio, orders from to time a detachment of men for ser- vice at that place. Those who favor this say that its adoption is merely a temporary expedient. In time they say ere is no doubt that new defenses must constitute new posts, but for the present | hink that, all things con- be sufficient to detail from every station squads of men under non- commissioned officers as caretakers of new batteries and guns. Those who favor that General Miles’ recommen- dations be carried outliterally as suggested don’t favor the idea of ordering temporary caretakers to new batteries.. They claim that at a number of artillery stations there is now an unnecessarily large number of troops and that a force from these ought to be detached and sent to the modern de- | fenses. They summarize their views by the remark that it is neither good policy nor necessary to' make two bites of a cherry. They refer especially to the artil- Jery post at Washington and argue that that station could be dispensed with en- tirely, providing at once four batteries for vice elsewhere. They regard it as un- military to assign to modern defenses temporary details of men. One officer. speaking of the matter saia to THE Carr correspondent: “The army will be made ridiculous before the country | if a1 points where there are modern forti- | fications we place asquad of men. When- ever possible we shounid establish regu- lar forces at these places. Of course, Con- gress must come to the rescue; but the army cannot afford to be put in the light of niot properly and promptly garrisoning its new coast defenses. Do we ever fail promptly to send men to new infantry or cavalry posts?” An officer of high rank, whose views on all questions are conservative, said that it was only a question of time until General Miles’ recommendations were adopted lit- erally as made. He meant by this, be said, that the more carefully recommendations were considered the wiser and sounder they would appear. As aiready intimated in TEE CaLL’s dis- patches General Miles has in contempla- tion an important tour of inspection. He proposes at an early, convenient date to visit & number of Western posts, mnclud- ing several which he has never seen, and others which may in the near future be abandoned. The general’s departure will depend upon the condition of public busi- ness. At present he is unable to say just when he will start on his tour. A number of guestions of importance are now pend- ing, and he does not think of going away un til these have been disposed of. It is a fact not generally known through- out the army that a propbsition is under consideration by the authorities to aban- don several army posts no longer thought essential. For reasons satisfactory 10 themselves the officials decline at present to zive the names of the posts. Upon h}A return to Washington General Miles will make a report to the Secretary of War as 1> the resvits of his inspection. In the re- port he will make such” recommendations as he deems advisable relative to the con- dition of the posts under discussion, to- gether with the action which should be Coast defenses he regardsasa | for such vlaces as Fort Washington, | taken concerning the transfer of troops Aow there to other stations. Tue CaiL correspondent learns that a ort time ago General Miies recom- mendea that an army post be established at Albuquerque, N. M., and stated that this place had many advantages for a mili- tary station, including the healthful cli- mate and facilities for transportation, re- sulting from the touching of two railroads at the place. General Miles will not dis- cuss the matter, but another official says that at no distant date Albuquerque is destined to succeed Wingate, and that the 1atter will be abandoned. LIGHTED BY 4 MONSTEE TORCH. West Virginta Oil Fislds Illuminated by a Burning Well. SISTERVILLE, W. Va., Auvg. 17.—The Ogden oil field was the scene last night of the most brilliant spectacle ever witnessed In this State. The famons Newbanks oil well, which is also a strong producer of pas, took fire through accident. The der- rick and several thousand barrels of oil were burned. When the pressure was reduced at the mouth of the well the gas broke the spouting oil into sprays, throwing it into the air more than 100 feet. The flame was in the shape of a huge torch, the spraying oil forming into glistening drops in the air and dropping in a dazzling shower, while the smuke, densely black, rolled away above the mountain. The hills last night were crowded by sightseers, who came from all over the region. The loss to the owners is enormous, as the wells were producing 200 barrels a day. There is no way to put out the fire, as the gas and oil pressure are constant and the roaring heat of the flames terrific. SR pgn NELSON’S MURDEROUS RAGE. Killed His Wife and Tried to Shoot His Child. CHICAGO, Irr., Aug. 17.—In a fit of jealousy Charles Nelson this morning shot and killed his wife in their home on Northwestern avenue. After sending two bullets into the woman’s leit breast the murderer turned upon their three-year-old daughter and fired a shot at her. The | bullet struck the cbild on the right side of the temple, inflicting a slight wound. Nelson was arrested. At the station the murderer refused to talk about his ecrime. He was very sulky and the prison officials had to watch him closely to see that he did not commit suicide. His reputation is not very good with people who know him. The neigh- bors say that he was a regular brute to his family and with everybody with whom Qe came in contact. He was very jealous of his wife and often quarreled with her without any provocation. Of late he has been acting queerly and the tragedy this morning is believed to be due to tempo- rary insanity on his part. NICOLLETI LANDS IN JAIL Causes a Sidewalk Blockade While Peddling His “Great Gold Conspiracy” Book. Claims to be the Author of the Work and Silverites Howl Over His Incarceration. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17.—Cali- | fornia’s Italian colony in Washington con- sists of Celso Cssar Moreno, formerly Premier to King Kalakaua, which office he held twenty-four hours, and Stephen Nicolleti of Los Angeles. Moreno has just served a sentence in jail for libeling Baron Fava, Italian Minister to the TUnited States, and now Nicolleti has been { arrested and jailed for obstructing the | sidews:k with his push cart from which he peddles a book entitled “The Great Gold Conspiracy or the worst form of finance in the world."” The strange spectacle of this itinerant perambulating literary. Italian peddling his own book from a banana-cart has greatly amused the Washington people. He declares that he wrote the work him- | self, but his broken English seems to belie his words. He pushes his cart up and down the main thorou-hfares of Washing- ton, erying out that he has literary wares for sale. *Nice-a book, nice-a book, fifta cent—vera cheap; I write-a myself-a.” Nicolleti has displayed conspicuously on his cart framed autograph letters from prominent politicians and statesmen, among them being Senator White of Cali- fornia. Nicolleti also exposes to the gaze of pedestrians tne illiteracy of M. C. Ran- kin, treasurer of the National Populist party, who, in his letter to Nicolleti, says he *‘seen a coppy of it and wants four more coppies for educational purposes.” Nicolleti was haranguing a crowd on Pennsylvania avenue and crying his book for sale when an official of the War Depart- ment engaged him in debate on the money guestion and other economic questions. The street was soon crowded and the side- walk impassable. The bystanders evi- dently thought Nicolleti was getting the vest of the argument, for they cheered him wildly, which irritated his adversary. The Jatter went to the police station, swore out a complaint against the Italian, and he was arrested. The silver cranks are exaggerating the importance of this mcident, and to-morrow’s New York Journal will declare that it is an outrage on the part of the Cleveland cuckocs to arrest poor old Nicolleti. It is hardly believed, however that the Italian’s im- prisonment will assume international pro- portions. A e DULUIA’S BOND ISSUE. ;auu to Prevent the Floating of Addi- tional Indebtedness. DULATH, Mixx., Aug. 17.—R. D. Mal- tet, president of one of the ward silver clubs here, has brought suit against the city of Duluth to prevent the issue of $1,106,000 of gold bonds, the proceeds of which are to be used in building a water plant. The complaint sets forth that the election authorizing the issue was favor- able, but it alleges that the bonds, which were sold to the Edward C. Jones Com- pany of Chicago and ordered to be issued, are not such bonds as were authorized by the election. The bonds are made paya- ble, interest and principal, in gold coin of the United States. The complaint states that the Common Council had no power or authority to is- sue such bonde. Mallet further alleges that the bonded indebtedness of the cit: is now in excess of the State law, whic] provides that it shall not exceed 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of taxable property. . e College Laboratory Burned. CHAMPAIGN, Iut, Aug. 17.—The chemical laboratory building, one of the group on the grounds of the University of 1llinois, was almost totally destroyed by tire yesterday. A severe electric storm was raging an hour or so prior to the fire, and white it is not definitely known, it is supposed that the fire originated from lighsning. The loss will reach $75,000. The United States experimenting sta- tion had its main laberatory on the top floor of the burned building and it sus- tained a severe loss. All the records kept there were destroyed, but in some in- stances duplicates of them buildings. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1896. BROKEN HEADS NEAR BELFAST. Serious Riots Caused by a Demonstration of the Nationalists. ous convictions which she expreesed in graceful and forceful language. e BUTCHERED BY THE SPANISH. Vigorous Protest Sent to Secretary Olney Against the Wanton Killing of Cor- respondent Govin. KRY WEST, Fra., Aug. 17.—Several bundred of the most prominent citizens of this city gatbered in front of the City Hall to-night in response to & call published in one of the local papers to express their indignation at the barbarous manner in which Charles Govin of this city was { killed by Spanish soldiers, details of which AMNESTY IS DEMANDED —_— Paraders Stoned and Jeered and in Turn They Assail Tormenters. POLICE AND TROOP3 CALLED. Charges With Drawn Bayonets Made Upon the Rioters Before Order Is Restored. BELFAST, Irrraxsp, Aug. 17.—A large Nationalist demonstration in favor of granting annesty to all political prisoners took place here to-day. An immense pro- cession of Nationalists marched through the streets and proceeded to Hannastown, asuburb of Belfast, headed by bands of music and displaying namerous banners bearing inscriptions indicating the pur- pose of the movement. The streets were lined with spectators, who hooted, groaned and jeered the pro- cessionists and finally threw a few stones at the paraders. Some of the paraders were armed with spears, and these men made an attack upon their tormentors despite the efforts of the police, who were out in full force to prevent them. A fierce fight ensued, and the police made several charges with drawn bayonets upon the combatants, as the result of which there were a great number of broken heads. A dozen or more rioters were taken to the hospital after order was re- stored. After noon the city magistrates held a meeting and ordered that the troops be in readiness to put down the disturbance which it was feared would occur when the paraders returned from Hannastown in the evening. Every preparation was ac- cordingly made to suppress any attempt at rioting and for a time the center of the city, to which the disturbances of the morn- ing were confined, was quiet, although the streets were alive with excited people. The procession returned to Belfast in the evening, when it was soon seen that the misgivings of the authorities were not unfounded. As the procession approached the city the greatest excitement prevailed. A number of opppoisiion mobs had gath- ered along the intended route of the pro- cession on its return with the object of making an attack upon the paraders, and to preventrioting of the most active char- acter, the police barred the route which had been laid out for the return march, and then turned the parade off into another direction. In the meantime a heavy rain began falling, but this had not the slightest effect in diminishing the size of the crowds which thronged the streets, nor in allying the excitement of the people. The crowd was not aware of the route taken by the paraderswuntil it was too late to make an attack upon them, and the procession broke up without further trouble. The crowd did not disperse until late, but despite their threats there was no further disorder. The rain fell heavily, and this finaily had the effect of dispers- ing the mob. GAIL HAMILTON'S DEATH, Close of the Eventful Career of Mary Abigail Dodge, the Writer, Passes Away Without Regaining Con- sciousness From a Stroke of Paralysis. WENHAM, Mass., Aug. 17.—Mary Abi- gail Dodge (Gail Hamilton) died at 8:55 o’clock to-night without regaining con- sciousness since she was stricken Sunday morning. Her iliness dated from Sunday morning, when she suffered a stroke of paralysis while seated at table. The stroke was de- clared by her physician to be probably fatal. Dr. Thayer informed his patient that she would not hive the day out, but she surprised all by lingering until this evening. Miss Dodge was possessed of great vitality, which enabled her to bear up under the paralytic stroke. When Miss Dodge haa once more re- gained her health after a stroke of paraly- sis several months ago she came to her birthplace, Hamilton, where she re- mained until her death. Miss Mary Abigail Dodge, who will al- ways be best remembered by her nom de plume of Gail Hamilton, was essentially a New Englanaer by instinct and associa- tion, as well as by birth. She was one of a coterie of brilhant Massachusetts literary women who left their impress upon the century in which they lived. A generally accepted imp: on that Gail Hamilton was a blood relative of the late James G. Blaine is erroneous. She was simply a cousin of Mrs. Blaine, but for many years she was an intimate asso- ciate of the Blaine bousehold, and often assisted the great Maine leader in his literars work. For some time previous to her long ill- ness in 1895 Miss Dodge was engaged in arranging the papers of the deceased statesman, with s view of publishing a biography which would do him justice. Shortly after Mr. Biaine’s death she sent to the Washington office of the United Associated Presses a statement written 1n her strong, clear-cut, masculine hand declaring that she alone had the right to publish an authorized biozraphy of James G. Blaine, and warning all others from attempting to undertake that work. In the biograpby of Miss Dodge fur- nished the encyclopedias it is stated that she was born in Hamilton, Mass., “about 1830.” This would certainly justify the assumption that “Gail Hamilton” was at least 65 years of age when paralysis seized her vigorous intellect. Her published works number many volumes. She was also until lately a constant con- remain in other | tributor to the newspaper press, especially 1 1o the New York Tribune. She had vigor- reached this city last Saturday night. The meeting was addressed by Ben McLenden and several others, and the speeches were enthusiastically received. Resolutions were adopted declaring sub- stantially that Govin, who was visiting Cuba as the correspondent of a Key West paper, was an American citizen and was foully murdered for no other offense than that of being an American citizen. It was resolved to communicate the facts to Mr. Olney and urge an investiga- tion. In accordance with this the follow- ing dispatch was sent to Secretary Olney: A mass-meeting of 3000 American citizens beg leave to call attention to the butchering in Cuba of Charles Govin,an American citi- zen, plying the peaceful vocation of a press correspondent. A full account of the atrocity is recited in the New York Herald of sunday. As Americans we urge an immediate investi- gation and vigorous action. American citi- zens have been outraged and our National honor insulted by this crime. One of the speakers, of whom there were several, introduced three flags, an Ameri- can, a Cuban and Spanish, into the crowd. The first two were caught up by the now MOONLIGHT, MUSIC, DANCING AND LOVE, Romance of a Night m Camp With the City Guard. SERG. TOWNSEND’S BEAR Effect of Exciting Stories on the Imagination\ of a Militia- man. HARD WORK DURING THE DAY. Field Drill at Los Gatos by the Mem- bers of Company B, of San Francisco. Caup Crry Guarp, CompaNy B., Fiest REciMEST INFANTRY, N. G. C. Los Garos, Cal., August 17. If General Fremont had started outas The Sentinel and His Bodyguard. [From a photograph taken expressly for “The Call.”’] 3 before they will tumble out. This is said to be due to the fatigue of camp life to those unaccustomed to it, but Camp City Guard is so pleasautly and comfortably situated that it is expected that Company B will be an exception to the rule. There was an hour and a half of drill this morning before breakfast. It was ex- tended-order drill. The men get enough close-order drill in the armory, and when they get out in camp and on a parade ground where there is plenty of room they mauke up for lost time in the extended order. Itis,in plainer words, a field drill, such as forming skirmish lines, deploying, ete. There is also plenty of “knee drill’’— regular army, not Salvation Army, kind. Captain Filmer said the company did well this morning, considering thie amount of practice they had had. The drill will be continued every morning during encamp- ment. One reason that the boys are careful to be faithful to camp and drill duty is that they expect the regular United States army inspector of the National Guard to come down on them suddenly. This man is Captain Carrigan, U. S. A. The in- spector has a habit of dropping in on the camps unexpectedly, so as nct to give them an opportunity to preparé for his gommg. Captain Carrigan is expected any ay. 5 This morning Captain Filmerand George H. Adams, secretary of the Los Gatos Board of Trade, went out towasrd the mountains, not on a forage for the eggs and chickens of the ranchers, but on a skirmish for a range for target practice by the company. They found a pretty fair 200-yard "nf not far away, and target ractice wili be begun to-morrow or next ay. There will be both volley and inai- vidual shooting. Some of the marksmen in the Nationai Guard of California are in Company B. The letting loose of the carrier-pigeons this morning with a message for THE CALL was, next to dress parade, the sight and the event of the day. Dick and Mary. who huye a record of speed on the wing of more than a mile a minute, and an un- thoronghly aroused people and held aloft, while the Spanish flag was torn to shreds and dragged in the dast. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 17.—In- formation was receivea here to-day by the Cubans that an expedition, consisting of seventy-five men and a large quantity of war munitions, was landed in Cuba on last Thursday. The expedition originally set out from this country and went toa South American port, from which place the landing was made. A number of Americans, including several Philadel- vhians, are said to have been in the party. MADRID, Spary, Aug. 17.—The Epocha deniesthe report that Spain 15 preparing to present to the American Government a money claim on account of the dispateh of filibustering expeditions to Cuba from the United States. of Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish Prime Minister. TO BLOW UP A HOTEL. Plans of a Daring Anarchist Checked by His Arrest by the New York Police. CHICAGO, Irn., Aug. 17.—A dispatch from New York says: A plot to destroy the Fifth-avenue Hotel and as many of the guests as possible has been discov- ered by the police detectives of this city, and the prime conspirator is now a pris- oner. The plot was revealed by a woman— a confessed anarchist herself—simply be- cause she feared that her own hife was in danger. The man under arrest is new to the world of anarchism. He is Naum Fred- man, a druggist of 195 Second avenue. The only person be is known to have taken into his confidence is his wife, who entered fully into his plans. She says she advised against violence, because she be- lieved the time to be not ripe. But she was overruled, and so went on assisting in reparing the mixture that was to deal genth to many and czuse great destruction to property- 5 Captain Westervelt and detectives vis- ited the druggist’s rooms. They found a lass bottle eight inches long and two inches in diameter. It was two-thirds full of a dark-brewn powder. Mrs, Fredman said it was a high explosive. She told Captain Westerveit that her husband had made a bomb, that he intended to hire a room in the. Fifth-avenue Hotel and that when the inmates were asleep he would blow the building up. Captain Westervelt, after he reached the station-house, tested the contents of the bottle on u sheet of paper. He put a little of it on the paper and lad it in the middle of the bigroom. He then lit the paper. There was an explosion louder than that made by a gun. The concussion was plainly felt in all parts of the building. When guestioned by the captain, Fred- man would make no statement. His wife said that he worked alone. His object was to further the interesis of anarchy if he had to blow up the whole town. el e AN INTEENATIONAL DAM, Mexico and the United States to Restrain the Rio Grande, CITY OF MEXICO, MEx., Aug. 17.— Ramon de Ybarrola, the engineer dele- gated by the Mexican Government to rep- resent this country in the construction of the international dam, departed for El Paso this morning. His hurried and un- expected departure was in obedience to his having received a telegram from Wash- ington the day previous, stating that a corps of American engineers had left Washington for the scene of operations Friday. Ybarrola will meet the American commission at El Paso. Sk e Treasury Gold Reserve. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-day stood at $105,113,703. The day’s withdrawals were $59,800. The de- cline of over $1,000,000 since Saturday is due to the fuct that $1,000,00u was with- drawn in San Francisco last Monday and only taken t‘m:' loa:l:y. Daily 'lmf.“-:lh', as given oul treasury mean “wi du‘:uh of gold at New Ya;k’" only. Tne Epocha is the organ | the pioneer explorer that wasto find a typical place under the trees in which to construct a platform for dancing, he would have stopped right here in Los Gatos at the picnic grounds where Camp City Guard is located. A huge live oak tree, the leaves of which are green the year round, rises through the center of a wide area of solid floor, and its wide- spreading branches, twisted by battles with many a mountein wind, cover the entire circumference. Arc electric lights hang among the limbs, and here and there a black shadow of tree, trunk or branch shoots across the floor. Around each side are convenient seats and at oneenda band stand. Other oak trees make a canopy of living green for the musicians and spectators. The floor is white. The gallant gnardsmen and fair belles of Los Gatos and Saa Francisco who are here danced in and out of the lights, their shadows making silhouettes and fantastic figures on the floor. There was just enough shadow to add a little wildness to the scene and make it picturesque. To- might the natural amphitheater under the trees was filled with devotees of Terpsicore, the larger portion of the younger pop- ulation of Los Gatos being present either | as dancers or spectators or both. The oc- casion partook of the nature of a reception by Company B to the hospitable people of Los Gatos. A number of couples were also present from San Jose. There was fun in camp last night, Safe inside the picket-line, with the familiar +gll's well” sounding among the sentinels, the gnardsmen went to bed early and slept the sleep of the soldier, tired after a lonz Sunday of entertaining and sweet do nothing. For half ar: hour before all had passed from the world of consciousness into dreamland strong voices in the tents were frequently heard shouting a quotation from a well-known drama. Tnoe story is that a tenderfoot in the mountains meets an old miner and tremblingly says: *Say, mister, are there any bears in these mountains?”’ «“B'ars! Why, these ’ere mountains is full of b’ars!” replies the miner 1n a voice of thunder, and the tenderfoot promptly seeks cover. Being in a valley of the Santa Cruz Mountains the soldier boys appropriated this passage and shouted it at the tops of their voices. And 1t really seemed a perti- nent guestion to the city fellows after things quieted down a bit. Acting Sergeant L. R. Townsend went to sleep with his senses abnormally im- pressed with danger from ‘bars,” as it subsequently developed. Corporal Meyers occuples the same tent with Townsend. About midnight there was a terrible racket in Townsend’s tent, followed by a discharge of his rifle, shouts of “B’ars!” “Help!” and “Corporal of the guard!’ W. L. Overstreet was corporal of tke uard and he came running, lantern in and, to find out what was the trouble. He discovered Sergeant Townsend in his couch in a sitting posture, witn his fingers tightly entwined in the hair of a brown dog. It was ludicrous for everybody but the brown dog. He looked pained. Townsend had awakened, stretchad out. his arms, and his hands coming in con- tact with a living, moving, bairy body, he had thourht instantly of “b’ars” and set up a call for assistance. The dog was arrested and placed in the guardhouse, but this morning wasreleased and fed. He isnow a favorite in camp. He is sometimes referred to as “‘Town- send’s b’ar.” He came wandering out of the dark nowhere of the night, and the dawn brought him friends. Corporal Townsend has been in the Na- tional Guard since 1854 and has seen forty- two years consecutive service. He is well known and is the oldest man in the mili- tary service of the State. He is not afraia of anything that walks on two legs, but as to four legs—well, thet’s different. This morning the guardsmen turned out promptly at reveille at5 o'clock. Expe- rience in camp shows that the first morn- ing there is no trouble in getting the men to appear for duty, buteach subsequent morning the response to call is slower and occasionally on the last day of camp the blankets and the men have to be parted known bird that had been sent downon the morning train were sent into theair together. Dick carried the message, in- closed in a quill toothpick, which was tied to bis tail feathers with a thread of silk. If there is in bird etiquette any signifi- cance in a lordly attitnde and condescend- ing manners, Dick felt the distinction. | Mary 1s his particular favorite. She was sent along to_cheer him up if they saw in the fields a bad man with a gun. The strange bird went along to render gen- eral assistance in the matter of direction and vigilance. Who knows but that the stranger may prove a record-breaker, too? Captain Filmer released Dick, and the others immeaiately followed. There was |a flapping of wings, and they were off at 112:20 p. 3. The birds kept well bunched | and, arter the usual manner peculiar to | homing pigeons, they flew in ascending circles and suddenly yeered off on a bee | line in the direction of San Francisco and | their lofts at the premises of their owner, | George Filmer, at 422 Jersey street. Cap- | tain Filmer said the birds ought to make | the distance, about fifty-five miles, in an | hour if not interfered with by a head wind, | fog or rain, which threatened when the winged trio started. The idea is to test the practicability of homing pigeonsasa means of communication in time of war when telegraph wires are down and there is no other means of communication. The excellent string band In camp is composed of: Al Aptuorpe, violin; Will Parker and G. Bell, mandolins; J. Miller, guitar. Miss Emilie Sieberst is stopping at the El Monte and will remain during the en- camproent. Lieutenant Thomas O’Keefe also came into camp to-day on a visit. Extensive preparations are being made for the grand ball to be given Company B next Friday night by the citizens of Los Gatos in Masonic Hall. It is an invitational affair. The mihtiamen donned their helmets and dress coats and gave a fine dress parade on the public square this evening at 8 o’clock. It was admired by a large number of spectators. PORTLAND'S LIBEL SUIT, Special Treasury Agent Chap- pelle, an Important Wit- ness, Skips Out. For Want of Sufficient Evidence the Case Against Lyles Is Dismissed. PORTLAND, Oz., Aug. 17.—A late hour Saturday afternoon was fixed by Justice MecDevitt for the preliminary hearing of E. C. Lyles of San Francisco, accused of criminal libel by Joseph C. Dolan. This was done to secure the presence oi Special Treasary Agent A.S. Chappelle, wanted as a witness in the case, but who managed to elude the process of the court during the fore part of’the day. ‘When the time arrived for the examina- tion to be proceeded with the court was advised that Chappelle bad taken the steamer Potter at 1 o’clock for Astoria, whence he would sail for S8an Francisco that night. Justice McDevitt remarked that this circumstance convineed him that Chappelle was in some manner connected with the alleged libel, else he would bave had no occasion tc leave the city so sur- reptitiously. The prosecution laid great stress on Cl;:gpeue’s probable testimony, and put forth no little effort tc make spre of his attendance, but the agent wag too wily. He came in from the sound Saturday morning, and his friends presumably at once apprised him of his being wanted as a witness in this case and he sought cover. M. L. Pipes, for the defense, eloquently argued a motion that the defendant then and there be accorded a hearing, despite the absence of Chappelle, as Lyles also de- sired to return home that night. The court, though, overruled the motion and continued the case till this morning. This forenoon Justice McDevitt dis- missed the information against Lyles for want of sufficient evidence to justify his being held to the Grand Jury. freL gEaAy MONTPELIER’S ANK ROBBERS, Fully Identified by the Woman for Whom They Worked. POCATELLO, Ipimo, Aug. 17.—Mrs. P. Emelle, who lives on a ranch eight miles north of Cokeville, Wyo.. sent a letter to Montpelier last night saying that the three men who robbed the bank at Montpelier had been employed on her ranch up to within three days of the rob- bery. Her husband, who isa jeweler at Mont- pelier, saw them in town at the time, and says they answer perfectly to the descrip- tion given of the robbers. - One of the men is Bob McCarthy, another “Frank,” while the name of the third was not ziven. She says they were good workers, but that on rainy days, and_whenever they could get away, they would go to the mountains, as if locating a hiding-place. They were excellent shots and always kept themselves heavily armed and acted very suspiciously at times. Deputy Cruickshank left early this morning for their rancn to investigate the case. The general opinion is that they will hide near Cokeviile for a while after eluding the Sheriff’s posse. e e T SAN BERNARDINWS BIG STOEM. Fuller Reports Show That It Did Cone siderable Damage. SAN BERNARDINO, Cirn., Aug.17.— Later and fuller reports show that the storm of yesterday was of great extent and violence. At Victor two houses were washed away, but no lives were lost. The roadbed of the Southern California Rail- way was washed out for a considerable distance and hundreds of feet of the track were covered with mud and sand. At Redlands the cemented storm ditches were damaged to the extent of several thousand dollars. Water flowed through some of the streets to the depth of nearly two feet. The storm was accompanied by hall, the stones being three-fourths of an inch in diameter. The wind, rain and hail dam- aged the orange crop, but to what extent cannot now be ascertained. At Old San Bernardino a stream of water 150 feet wide swept through valuable property, doing great damage to orchards and crops. B S e Bodega’s Swiss Citizens to Celebrate. PETALUMA, Car., Aug. 17.—The Swiss citizens of Bodega and surrounding coun- try will hold a grand celebration on Sep- tember 15, to be entirely distinct from the one to be held in Petaluma. Hon. Frank J. Murphy will deliver the English ora- tion, and the one in ltalian will be deliv- ered by Dr. H. J. 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