The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1896, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRA'NCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1896. ORDERS T0 RUSH FIFTH ARTILLERY Troops Must Leave for Florida Early in October. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS Received at the Presidio Yester- day by Wire #From Washington. GENERAL MI{.ES 1 XPECTED. He Will Thorough!ly Test the Battery of Dynamite Guns—The First Infantry. Army officers at the Presidio yesterday were startied by the receipt .of orders by wire from Washington, coming through department and regimental headquarters, directing that the Fitth Artillery should make immediate preparations to lea here as soon after the 1st of October as practicable. The order states that the commander of the Department of the East (Geueral Ruger) will assign the bat- teries of the Fifth to their respective sta- tions in the south. Itisstated in the orders that enlisted men whose term of enlistment expires within six months from October 1 shalt remain bere, and that others who elect to stay may remain. It is also announced that the battery of Third Artillery now at Fort Monroe will not change station. The assignment of the light battery will not be made by the regimental comman- der, but by the department commander of the East. The assignment of the bat- teries of the Third coming here will be mads by the commander of the Depart- ment of California, The order directs that guns, equipment, horses ana heavy baggage shall not be shipped. Colonel Otis will attend to the assign- ment of the battery in bis department. There is no longer any doubt of the fact that the scneme vo shield the Kirst ana Second artillery'regiments from a tour of duty in Florida, which should go to them before it does to the Fiith, is being rushed through before United States Senatorscan protest against the injustice, It is said that the main purpose now is to consummate the plan before the Secre- tary of War-can realize that the transpor- tation fund is being wasted. The dispatch secured yesterday is by command of Major-General Miles, y et he is known to be in the West. The order is countersigned by Samuel Breck, assistant adjutant-general. ince the organization of the army it has been the invariable custom ir time of peace not to_send troops from the North or West into Florida before the latter part of November or December. The medical officers of the army fully perceive the dan- gers of sending unseasoned and unac- climated troops there before the frosts come. What effect the change will have on troops going from this climate to Flor- ida in the autumn remains to_be seen. Only one explanation can be given for the haste now manifested, and that is the fear that Senators White and Perkins, and Congressmen Loua and Maguire will ask the Secretary of War to eountermand or suspend the order for investigation. Tke army has been singularly free from scandal, but it is said that this waste of $50,000 in any other department would ex- cite the suspicion of jobbery with the railroad companies, The cost of exchanging the First and Third would be a trifle compared with the expense of sending the Fifth to Florida and tbe Third to California. There is haste to get the job consummated before the press of the country perceives the real facts .n the case. Captain A. W. Vogdes, another excel- lent officer, recently came here from Al- catraz with the prospect of a pleasant tour ol duty as post commander at Fort Ma- son. Florida and take another tour of duty in the South. The text of the official order is eagerly awaited at the Presidio. There is a glim- mer of hope that some of the garrisons in the South may be abandoned in order that more artillerymen may be sent to man the new fortifications in the harbor of New York. The theory is advanced that the abandonment of certain posts in the Boath would induce Southern representa- tives 1n Congress to vote for the organiza- tion'of two more regiments of artillery. General Miles may be in San Francisco t.is week. It is already foreshadowed by reports from the East that he will have an exhaustive test made of the dynamite battery at the Presiuio. Officers comprisin, returned from Fort Presidio last Friday. During the past week target practice of the foot batteries with the Krag-Jorgensen the gunners’ board anby, arriving at the NEW TO-DAY. freg Browp’s Jamaica inder has maintained its reputation for 75 years as the most efficacious remedy for all com- plaints of the stomach. Soothing in action, it quickly banishes pain of every nature; stimu- lating in effect, it greatly benefits the system without reac- tion. Keep it by you in case of emergency. Ask for Fred Brown’s. Sold everywhere. FRED BROWN 00., Philadelphis * e must go with his regiment to_ Charles Cavill as He Swam From Lime Point to Fort Point. army rifle has been the main feature of duty at the Presidio. The absence of smoke at the range strikes the army men as something peculiar, Baptain Benjamin K. Roberts, who has made close observation of the target prac- tice, speaks well of the new rifle. A general court-martial, composed of the following cfficers, convened at the Presidio last Wednesday : Major John A. Darling, Fifth Artillery; Cap- tain Benjamin K. Roberts, Fifth Artillery; Captein Elbridge R. Hills, Fifth Artillery; Captain John McClellan, Fifth Artillery; Cap- tain.Oliver E. Wood, Fiith Artillery; First Licutenant Thomas R. Adams, Quartermaster Fiftn Artillery; Second Lieutenant Charles P. Summerall, Fifth Artillery; Second Lieu- tenant Louis R. Burgess, Fifth Artillery, judge-advocate. Pursuant to authority from the major- general commanding the army, compa- nies A, C, D and G, First Infantry, will, upon their return to Angel Island from the encampmentat Santa Cruz, Cal., take stations as follows: Companies A and G, Angel Island, Cal.; companies C and D, at Benicia Barracks, Cal. The First Infantry, under command of Colonel Evan Miles, broke camp at Santa Cruz September 17. This encempment has been one of great benefit to the men and of satisfaction to the officers in com- |* mand. The exercises known to the public as sham-batties demonstrated the perfec- tion of detail to which these men have been trained, and that in the event of being called upon for active service they will uphold the glory of the regiment. The First Infaniry has the proud dis- tinetion of being the first organized armed body of the United Stetes service, its formation dating from 1786. It has seen distinguished service in the Mexican War and the late Civil War, and since that time has been stationed for the most part on the northern plains in Indian warfare. Alternating its presenee in Arizona, Texas and the Dakotas, performing ardu- ous services, it has ever lived up to its motto, ‘“Semper Primus et7 Paratus” (Always First and Always Ready). Upon its roll of honor can be seen the names of such men as Zachary Taylor, Sam Hous- ton, Jeff Davis, Generals Phil Sheridan, Pike, Albert Sidney Johnson, Mower and Buchanan. Its present commander, Colonel Evan Miles, is known to his friends by the sobrignet of “Paddy Miles.” He isa jolly good iellow—albeit a strict disciplinarian— and has seen excellent service during the Civil War. Of his staff, Captain Maus has seen probably as much arduous service in Indian warfare as any other officer now living in the West. He was one of the principal agents in the capture of Geronimo in the Sierra Madres in Mexico. For a long period he was on the staff of General Miles. Captain O’Connell and Captain Parker are the oldest officers with the regiment in point of service, they having been thirty years in the First {n- fantry. Captain 0’Connell was inspector of National Guard under two Governors of California, Markham ana Waterman, representing the War Department. Ca tain Parker after the close of the war, in 1867-68, was adjutant of the First Infantry, and he had tue proud distinction of hav- ing servea with Mackenzie’s famous Fourth Cavalry. The rest of the officers of Colonel Miles’ staff passed through the Pine Ridge campaign of 1891, and the field exercises in camp here which Lieutenants Ferris, Croxion, Deichmendy and Kirk- man commanded demonstrate the fact that these young officers will prove worthy of the service they so proudly represent. First Lieutenant Louis P." Brant, adju- tant First Infantry, has been ordered. to report to the department commander for special duty. First Lieuterant George W. Korkman, Eighth Infantry, has been relieved from further duty with the First Infantry and will rejoin his regiment. Leave of absence for one month has been granted to Lieutenant J. R. Binns, First Infantry. Furloughs have been granted to Musi- cian Otto Kestner, First Infantry; Ser- geant Hiram Austin, Light Battery F, Fifth Artillery: William H. Harris, Com- gzny B, First Infantry; Isadore Piahls, mpany G, First Infantry; Frank J. Ho- ban, Battery I, Fifth Artillery; Musician James W. Bryant, Company G, First In- fantry; Carl Bchumburi Company F, First Infantry, and John R. Whalen, Bat- tery E, Fifth Artillery. GOLDEN GATE PARK NOTES, The Alterations in the Museum—Flow- ers In the Conservatory. The museum in Golden Gate Park has been closed and according to a notice on the big front door it will remain so until the 13th of next month. During the past week Curator Wilcomb has had twenty- two men assisting him in making many changes. Many of the exhibits that were in the main bfinldlng have been trans- ferred to the annex and many new exhib- 1ts will be placed in the main structure. The rooms in that portion of the museum will be ireshened with a coat of paint, and it is expecied that in a short time the place will look like new. Head Gardener Holbrow has in pots a great number of piants in the conserva- tory which at Christmas time will be in bloom. They will prove a great attrac- tion. Those called Flor de Pasqua are from Mexico. The blossom is a bright scarlet. The Victoria Regia is still blooming and has already shown its eighth flower. It is greatly admired by the great number of people who visit the conservatory. A number of beautiful bright-hued gloxiana grown from seeds procured from the Kew Gardens, London, are proving a great attraction. Of the many who visited the park yes- terday a large number ‘7ent to Strawberry ill.:k- and enjoyed the scenery and boai- 2. : Many snipe have taken their abode on the lake and they form a new attraction that is enjoyed by the sightseers. ‘““These birds,” said Birdhouse Keeper Ohnimus, ‘‘have come unusually eariy this year, an- other sign of an early winter.”” A kl:nw baby elk appeared in the zoo last weel HE WA ThE COLOEN GHTE Extraordinary Feat Yes- terday of a Determined Swimmer. CROWDS ON THE SHORE Over Seven Miles in the Tide in One Hour and Fiiteen Minutes. A VERY IXCITING FINISH. The Afternoon in the Bay Closed With an Exhibition of Lofty Diving. Man has conquered the sweeping flood of waters at the Golden Gate. Charles Cavill vesterday afternoon swam from shore to shore, accompanied by a fleet of sailboats and many screaming steamers and tugs. When his feet touched the sand at Fort Pointand he stood up and bowed to the multitude the occupants of almost numberless rowboats aaded their cheers to the toot of whistles and the clang of bells. Cavill is said to be the first and only man who ever accomplished the feat of swimming from shore to shore where the bay and ocean meet. Many persons left the fort before the swim had terminated. This was owing to a widespread report that Cavill had de- cided not to attempt the feat on account of the swift tide and cold waters, Yachts loaded with spectators also lelt the scene without seeing the swim. Instead of star ting from the Fort Point side, as advertised, and swimming to Lime Point, Cavill plunged into the swift waterson the Lime Point side. He did not wade out to his armpits and calmly floaton the bosom of the deep. He took a beader from the rocks with the surf boiling around bhim and thenceforward upon coming to the surface he rode on top of the wave, sipping the foam, a bold borseman of the deep, as proud as any Neptune. Two Whitehall boats accompanied Ca- vill to lend him assistance in case of emergency. Their services were entirely supernumerary. He joked and chatted with the occupants from shore to shore. The ferry-boat Sausalito, crowded to the hurricane deck with people,and 2 large fleet of sail and row boats saw the swim and the-finish. The management of the Sau- salito was very poor. The crowd thathad been out all afternoon were furnished with oniy hardtack and tea in the boat’s restaurant, and the waiters varied the cus- tomary situation on Sunday atternoon. They promenaded the lower deck while passengers raced around and helped them- selves to knives and forks and spoons. Cavill was 1 hour and 15 minutes in swimming across the gateway of waters. The distance straight across is only about one and a quarter miles, but before his feet touched bo:tom on the opposite shore Cavill had swam seven miles. The tide— a very strong ebb stream—did it. He went into the water at 3:30, and at 4:45 he walked ashore on the other side. Thou- sands of spectators dotting the heights applauded the finish. He was taken from the shore to the ferry- boat Bausalitoin one of the Whitehall boats and came into the City with the crowd on the boat. - On shore a'large crowd rusted to shake him by the hand. The boats blew their whisties and the scene for a few minutes was one of intense excitement. The swim was under the auspices of the California Swimming Club. Direc:ly aiter Cavill landed on the Sau- salito an exhibition of lofty diving was siven by Adolpn Kahn, champion high iver of California, from the hurricane deck of the Sansalito. Cavill went at once to the stateroom of Captain Wilson. He wss chilled through. He took a drink of brandy and was thor- oughly rubbed down by attendants, In &n interview with a CALL reporter he said : “I did not know whether I could do this thing or not, but I thought I could and determined to try. My father, Frederick Cavill, was the chnnfiion swimmer of the world. He swam the English Channel, very choppy water, seventeen years ago in eleven hours, a distance of twenty-one miles. Iam twenty-tive years old. The water was cold this afternoon, and my right arm was useless nearly half the way across. I gunched the bag yesterday ait- ernoon and I think I exercised too much. That was what wast atter. But I felt ailright. Ihad no idea of giving up. I can float if I can’t swim.” ‘What stroxe did you use?” of age. He recently won the champion- ship of the Pacific Coast for a quarter mile, and will soon Jeave for England to challenge Nuttall, the English champion swimmer of the world. He says he is grepared to swim for the world’s cham- pionship any distance from a quarter to five miles. {Oavill claims to have won the championship of Ausiralia before coming to this coast. AT iHE ChU:ES. Disposing of a Donkey at Ten Cents & Chance. There was a great number of people at the Haight.street grounds yesteraay to witness Antonio Pirri take his last ride down the chutes and plunge in the lake. As on previous occasions his act was as successful as it was startling. There was a good performance in the Casino, the several numbers being re- ceived with marks of approbation. The fun of the afternoon was the raffle of a donkey. There are eight of the animals on the grounds for the use of children, but the younger members of the community did not take kiudly to the burros. Manager Bert de Tamble tried to give the animals away, but found no takers, so he con- cluded to dispose of them by chance, one by ome. on successive 3undavs at 10 cents a chance. The first ode put up did not fetch a very large amount of money, but his sale created a great deal of merriment. The winner wasa man namea Seacolm, who when handed his prize was as kappy as a child with a new toy, but in a short time he realized that being a bachelor, with only & room to call his home, he had no piace to keep the animal. In despair he asked those around what he should do with his long-eared prize and no one vol- unteered a suggestion, but the burro AGREED TO KEEP HIM FOR LIF Terms Given a Veteran for His Oregon Gold Mine. A WIDOW’S BAD BARGAIN John Patien Says He Was Locked Up and Threatened in Her Basement. STILL HAS THE AGREEMENT, Mrs. A. F. Steele, a Woman of Wealth, D clares the ex-Sol- dier Is a Schemer. OARLAND OrFricE SAN FrANcIsco Clu.v..} 908 Broadway, Sept. 20. Mrs. A. F. Steele, a wealthy widow of Durant streer, deeply regrets the day only & month ago when she listened to an old soldier's story of a gold mine in Oregon. She regrets even more that she was led by his persuasiveness to invest in it and to guarantee old John Paiten a home for life for his share in the mine. This was a month ago. Now John Pat- ten has engaged an attorney to fight his claim against the widow for imprisoning him in the basement of her handsome residence for several hours while she at- tempted by means of threats to make him yield up the agreement she now regrets signing. He has reportea his case to the police and they are doing some very quiet work on it, Mrs, Steele is well known in Oakland society, lives in the fashionable quarter, maintains an elegant house and is the owner, besides other property, of a very Incrative ranch at San Luis Obispo. The ranch was started by her late husband many years ago, and after his death the widow came to Oakland for the purpose of educating her son. John Patten,is a veteran soldier who mends china and d oes'some peddling fora living. Heisa well-known character sbout town, and has frequently referred to his experience as a p ospector, but nobody ever remembers him as a gotd miner, About a month ago a very loquacious old peddier called at the Stvele residence at 310 Durant street. He asked if the lady of the house had any old chinaware that wanted repairing. Mrs. Steele had some, Mss. A, F. Steele, John Patten and That Lady’s Elegant Home, Where the Old Soldier Says He ‘Was Imprisoned and Threatened in an Attempt to Coerce Him to Yield upan Agreement She Had Signed. opened wide his mouth and uttered he- haw. ‘At dusk 8 acelm was holding the halter that was fastened around the prize and wondering what he would do with it. B —, EREZKIN: B UEZROCKS. The Golden Gate Gun Club Holds Its Regular Shoot. The Golden Gate Gun Club, while a new organization, is branching out with vigor into the field of legitimate sports, and vearly every’ Sunday finds its members facing tl.\orglnerork traps. Yesterday at ts regular shoot the following breaks were recorded, cond:tions tweuty biue- rocks, known traps, known angles: Walton 13. Phillips 1, Kewell 5, W. M. C. *The underhand side stroke. I did not [ 991t 8. Pape 8, Michelssen 5, Mascot 9, Morgan swim on my back at all, no sir. I swam }2,'.2“1‘}5-1},7- Wollam 9, Walton 10. l’elkhluxg all the time, and on my right side. took advantage of the back current from the other shore.” “‘What is the secret of long distance swimming?"’ ““The secret of long distance swim- ming,’” he said, “is the proper stroke.” Cavill says he gave an exhibition swim before Queen Victoria when he was 3 years 1| Hunter 10, Esola 12. ‘‘Sandy”’ Allen 18, Perkin The first tournament of the Golden Gate Club will be held next Sunday at the Pa- cific Tournament Grounds. A number of valuable cash prizes and medals will be competed for, 7 LOANS on watehes, jewelry, silverware, at Uucle Harrlg', 16 Grant avenue. - i Sot By and the old soldier’s manner was so pleas- ant without being free that his plea of beinf hungry was also attended to. While eating, the peddler, who was old John Patten, entertained Mrs. Steele and ber visitor, Mrs: John G. Lemmon, who is the wife of the State botanist. He told of his experience in war time and fnally drifted into tbe story of his gold mine. He owned a mine, he said, at Grants Pass, Or., that was a very paying hole in the grouna, but he had been unable to work it for want of capital. He men- tioned incidentally that if he could take just enough out of it to live on that any one who would help him start up the wine could have the rest. Just what arguments the old veteran used are of no great importance, but a few days later he was in possession of an agreement duly signed by Mrs. Steele, guaranteeing to see that he did notwant for -l‘n{thlng for the rest of his life in con- sideration of giving to Mrs. Steele his in- terest in the Orezon mine. Mrs. Steele had a young friend in 8an Francisco named ‘William Brainard, and a tew days after the old peddler made his first call at the Steele residence he and Brainard were fitted out with good clothes, a complete ?lmr mining outfit and cash, and started or Grants Pass to bring back some sam- ples of the ore for assay purposes. About two weeks ago Patten returned to Mrs, Steele with some samples ot his ore, and they were duly assayed and found to be practically wortnless. When the facis were made known to Mrs. Steele she refused to have anything more to do with Patten’s mine and re- quested the return of the agreement to Lelp Patten for life. Patten handed it to his attorney, George C. Reed, and_if pos- sible will try and make Mrs. Steele fulfill 1ts terms. ‘*After I told her about the mine,” said Patten yesterday, ‘'she was quite anxious to get an interest in it. She saw _a possi- bility of making a good stake nwm atit. Itold her that I would I after the mine and she could have the total out- ut if she would guarantee me enough to fivo on for the rest of my life. “I went to Oregon and brought back and if they were not rich it was ult. She took her chance and I AUTUMN NOVELTIES Special Exhibition of High Nov= elty Colored and Black French Dress Goods. NOVELTIES in Twine Cheviots Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in Fancy Etamines Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in NOVELTIES Pireola Cloths Black and Colored. in Camel’s-Hair Boucles Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in Sail Cloths Black and Colored. NOVELTIES in Fancy Covert (loths. NOVELTIES in Genuine Scotch Cheviots In Mixtures and Checks. ‘ NOVELTIES in Two-Toned Leather Cloth. = SPRCIAT,!——= 100 pieces FANCY FRENCH CHEVIOTS, in solid colors only, 46 inches in width, Price, 75¢ per Yard. 9 1892, psnriinrg W 3 ~a 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. did my best. About a week ago I called at the house and she invited me into a room in the basement. She then locked me in and kept me there several hours. 1 ‘was told if I would give up that agreement I would be liberated. 1 refused to do so and was frichtened almost to death. Idid not know but what I should be kept there till I starved to death. “I offered ‘to compromise the whole matter for $200 but she refused, and I de- cided not to part with that argreement unless I were convinced that it might mean life or death to me. Ever since I came back she has tried to ignore me, but I will not permitit. I will attend to that mine for her and she will stand by her agreement or I will know why. The agreement I haye given to Attorney Reed to keep, and I think 1 shall ~hortly bring suit to compel Mrs. Steele to support me.” Patten is rooming at present at the house of Mrs. Wetherbee at Fruitvale. Mrs. Steele told a story to-day that dif- fers widely from that told by Patten. “‘The incidents related by Patten asto the manner of our becoming first ac- uainted are substantially true,’ said Mrs. g(eelo this afternoon. ‘“What he says about my anxiety to purchase a share in his gold mine is entirely false. He told me about his mine and of its richness, and came day after day to me, until I was foolish enough to agree to help him, in consideration of an interest in the mine, which, he assured me, was remarkably rich. | 1 fitted him out and gave Lim a helper, and am now out several hundred dollars, and think I have done enough for him. *‘1 have tried to induce him to give me back the agreement, but he refuses. I deny any such trick as decoying him 1nto the basement and locking him up till he feared I intended (o take his life. All this business is a scheme, and I am convinced that his mine i~ nothinz but a mudhole in the cround and is worthless. I gave him $5 yesterday, but shall not g ve him an- other cent. [ have been victimized enough | and will henceforth ignore Patten’s de- mands for money.” MEPHISTO ‘N A WHEEL Misfortunes of Mr. Davis, Who Thought He Had a “Pull.”” Last Saturday Bert de Tamble, manager of the Haight-street grounds, hit upon a new scheme of advertising the last ap- pearance of Antonio Pirri, the demon cycler, at the chutes. He hired a man named Laurens, dressed him up in a suit of red, after-the most approved marner of the stage Mephisto, and set him on a wheel to ride about town with a placard on his doublet. The start was made all right, but before Laurens reached the busy part of the City he fell, sprain- d his ankle and was unable to proceed. He was takon to a cyclery, where a man named Davis, who declared he was out of a job, volunteered to take his place. Davis, as a red demon, created | a sensation. Before he had ridden many blocks he had succeeded in frightening a number of horses, and when tarning into Sixth street he was taken to the Southern station, where he was charged with misde- meanor. After a time Davis was released on his own recognizance, but he was very angry that he should have been kept in prison eral hours. “I thought I had ‘a said he, “‘and the boys at the club told me so, but I found it wouldn’t work without an immense amount of chinning. I guness what I lacked was the push.” é)lv'h will be tried in the Police Court to- ay. tor se puil,” The total strength of a German cavalry regiment is 25 officers, 667 men and 792 horses, 62 of which are officers’ chargers. - CASTORIA GOLDBERG v REE— BOWEN & CO. 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