The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1896, Page 3

( THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896. LOVALTY OF THe AMERICAN TARS Secretary Herbert Talks About the Navy of Uncle Sam. This Country Noted for Great Shipbuilders and Seamen of Valor. IMPROVEMENT IN THE SERVICE O'ficers of the American Navy Not Surpassed by Any Body of Men in the World. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov.§13.—The an- nual dinner of the Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers was held to- night at Delmonico’s. President Clement A. Griscom vresided, and covers were laid for 150 guests. The guest of the evening was Secretary of tbe Navy H. A. Herbert, .wkho spoke to the toast of ““The Navy of the United States.” He said: Itis peculiarly appropriate that the naval architects and marine engineers of the United States and their guests should unite to-night in a toast to our navy. The American ship- builder is entitled to & large share in whatever glory that navy has achieved in the past, and -1 think I am in a position also to say he is per- forming his iull auty to it now and that he may be trusied in the future. When we read of the glories that bave so often followed our country’s flag on the higi seas we are much 00 ept to remember only the officers and men whose skill and courage shone resplendent in the supreme hour of battle. The student of history, searching for cause and effect, gives creditalso to those who provided ‘he means “with which battles were won, to the men who built the ships that swung and were at the ceptain's will, and brought to bear at the word of command the guns that decided the conflict. The art of shipbuilding and civilization have traveled hand in hand since history began; each has been essential to the other in peace and in war. It was commerce carried in ships along the borders of the Mediterranean that was the mother of the civilization ot Greece and Rome. It was the superior ships in the combined naviesof the Christian ailies that enabled them at the Lepanto, in the fifteenth century, to annihilate the power of the im- perious Saracen, wno then threatened ail the Christian peoples of Southern Europe with the iate of the unfortunate Armenians of to-day. We are shipbuilders and sailors by inheri- tance, and no nation has ever more thoroughly understood the value of first-class naval ships and first-class guns than we. It has been our traditional policy to have our ships and guns, if possidle, to be just a little better than those of the same class belonging to our possible enemies. So it was that we had a slight ad- vantage over the British in most of the famous duels of ships at sea that made our flag so glorious in the war of 1812, and we have steadily aimed to pursue that policy from that day to this. Even while our Civil War was on the great naval powers of Europe took up the lessons we had taught and the days of the old-time man- of-war soon passed away forever. For nearly twenty years after our Civil War very little of y.4etical value was added to our navy. We Tested irom ship-building, but other nations made vast strides in the construction of armor and ships and guns and torpedoes. Then Secretary Chandler began our new navy by ‘leying down four vessels, all of which are vessels to-day. Secretary Whitney foilowed Secretary Chandler, snd with larger appro- priations at hand there grew up under him an armor plant, plants for the forgings of great guns, a plant at Connecticut for the manufacture of rapid-fire guns, and during his sdministration of the nevy American establishments turned out all the shapes and angles and shaitings and other material that g0 into a ship. Secretary Tracey followed, and under him another armor plant erew up. A torpedo- manufacturing plant was established and im- provements were made in the form of armor which have been adopted ell over the world. The present administration has endeavored to follow in the same lines, and it is believed that to-day our gunboats, our cruisers, our harbor-defense ships, our battle-ships and our torpedo-boats just contracted for, our great guns and small guns, our torpedoes, our pow- der and high explosives are equal to any in the world. Preparations are complete for the continua- tion of, and I hope we shall continue, the pro- gramme of increasing our navy. A first-class modern man-of-war, such 8s we are now con- structing ana have constructed, is the sum of all human inventions. Nowhere in all the wide range of industries of the world can be found more splendid exemplifications of en- terprise and genius than in these exploits of American mechanics. The veterans of that great war are rapidly passing into history, but there need be no fear of those in whose hands they will leave the honor of our flag. In culture, in capacity, in . character, the officars of the navy to-day are Dot surpassed by any body of men in the world. Their morals and discipline are aamireble. Our enltsted men as a body &re being rapidly more thoroughly Americanized; they are well disciplined and can be implicitly reliea on. Let me assure you that whenever and wher- . ever our navy is called upon it will be found on the alert ready for its work whichever and wherever that work may be. Other speakers were: president of the Mariiime Exchange, who responded 1o the toust, **The Maritime Exchange” ; Congressman-elect Belford C Loring, Captain J. W. Miller, commander of toe naval reserves of New York; Chief Constructor P ilip Hichborn and General Thomas W. Hyde. Hugh Kelly, KNIGH:S OF LABOUR. Many Matters of Interest to the Order Are Considered. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 13.—The only business of interest transacted by the Knights of Lahor at the morning session was the passage of an amendment to the °, constitution permitting the organization of junior assemblies, to which apprentices will be allowed membership. The general assembly sat again this afternoon, and it was not until 4:30 o’clock that an adjournment was taken. The law committee had the floor and several important constitutional amend- ments were presented and passed. A considerable authority, which has hitherto been exercised by the executive board, was taken :rom it ana assumed by the general assembly. The General Assembly now has the power to enforce the laws of the organiza- tion between yearly sessions. Hereafter in the case of a minor official being dis- qualified for holding office a temporary official will be elected to fili his place in- stead of calling on alike official from some other dixtrict. Section 102 of the consii- tution was entirely stricken out. This scction was relative to the power of the €xecutive board. . The law committee a!so v adopted resoluticns covering the ques- tion of old District Assembly No. 24 of Chicago, which was interested in the stockyards strike of several years ago. Resolutions have been passed to take legal steps to prevent the new order formed at that time from using the name by Which it is known, and also to compel it to reund the money and rewurn the books, charter and other property of the disbanded assembly. O= motion of J. D. Schonfarber of Mary- land, Delegate Dewey, formeriy cof De- troil, who was in bad gree: with the] Knights, is again eligible for membership. The assembly then adjourned until to- morrow. LI o e CRIME OF A LITTLE GIRL Accused of Having Murdered an Infant by Administering Arsenic in the Milk. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 13.—A Jour- nal special from Oswego, N. Y., says: | Fanny Scofield, a remarkably attractive girl and only 13 years of age, is locked up in the Oswego County Jail on the charge of murder. She was taken there yesterday by Coroner Vowinkel as a re- sult of hisinquest into the death of Fern Field, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ficld, who l1ve on a farm near the village of Mexico. About a week ago the parents left the little one in the nouse asleep and went inte the field to work. On returning the father found the child in convalsions and called his wife, but the little one died be- fore medical aid arrived. The Coroner held an inquest and Jearned that the child had been well when the parents left it. Later it awoke and asked for something to eat. The littie prisoner gave it some milk. She says that it was the same as the other milk in the house. Dr. W. Manlius Smith of Syra- cuse made an analysis of the contents of the baby’s stomach and found that it con- tained arsenic. Itis believed that Fanny Scofield put ‘“Rough on Rats” into the milk. Last July the only other child of the Fields died, and it is now believed that the Scofield girl had a hand in her death also. The body will be exhumed and an examination made. that she had anything to do with the {deatb of the children. Her trip to the jail was her first experience on the cars and she had many questions 1o ask. She was permitted to lodge with the Sheriff’s and does not seem to reaiize her position. —_———— AN ARKiNSAS RACE WAR. White Millhands Trying to Drive the Negroes. CHICAGO, Irr, Nov. 13.—A special from Ei Dorado, Ark., says: The white and colored laborers empolyed at Hawthorne Mills, twelve miles south of here, have been waging a race war since last Monday. The whites, who are larzely outnumbered by the negroes, declared that the colored men should not be per- mitted to work in the mills, and warned them to leave. The negroes did not go, and & number of white men whipped a negro. That night a car and several tents in which the negroes were sleeping were surrounded by armed white men and more than 100 shots were fired into the car tents. How many negro-s were hurt cannot be ascer:ained, but it is known that a woman was faially wounded. The shooting 1s thought to have been for the purpose of frightening the negroes away, as when it ceased they were a.ain warned to leave, under pain of death. Yesterday there was further rioting, the extent of which has not been ascertained, but the Sheriff has gone there with a | posse of deputies to restore order. The | mills were 1idle yesterday, neither whites nor blacks being at work. A report reached here last evenine to the effect that the injured woman had died and that Out threatening to avenge her death. EEEess e WANTS TO GUARD EXPRESS-CARS. Frank James Offers to Stand Of All Train- Robbers. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 13.—Frank James, Jesse’s brother, yesterday an- nounced his willingness to guard express- cars against train-robbers, and guarantee railroad companies full protection, for a nominal salary and insurance for his family in case of death. If retained in this capacity James promises that no one train-robber or a dozen would ever get near enough to an express-car to secure anything. Said he: “The only way that they can rob a car that 1 am placed on to watch is for them to ditch the whole train and heap it up together, and then, if I have any life leit in me after the wreck and am within reach of my gun, I will still prevent them from robbing the car.” e FURXY OF A LAKE GALE. Two Schoomers in Great Danger, but Iheir Crews Saved. CLEVELAND, Onlo, Nov. 13.—The furious gale that swept over the lake from the west at daylight this morning brought trouble to two schooners off this harbor. As the schooner Marine City was bein towed into the river the line parted an she driited ashore. The schooner Brenton was soon afterward discovered outside the breakwater in distress. She will prob- ably pound to pieces. The life-saving crew realized that in the heavy seas nothing could be done to release the schooner, and undertook to rescue the crew, who were clinging to the masts. The men jumped into the icy water of the lake and exerted every possi- ble effort to keep afloat, but were under water most of the time. Renewed Business Activity. DETROIT, MicH., Nov. 13.—The Journal this afternoon says tbat ingoiries among manufacturers show renewed activity in business since McKinley’s election. Buick & Sherwood, which were working three- quarters time, are working sixty hours per per week now. ‘I'he Michigan Bolt and Nut Works have increased their working hours per week, and exvect to be running full time acain in & week, and Leonard, Lawrence & Co. have been rununing full time since election. All the local banks report a beiter condition of affairs, their deposits having gained daily since the election. —_—— To Restrain Strikers. CHICAGO, IrL., Nov. 13.—Judge Gross- cup is proceeding with the application of the Gormuily-Jeffery Bicycle Manufactur- ing Company for an injunction arainst the Meial Polishers’ National Union. The firm charges the polishers, through their Natienal organization, with running a boycott on the Rambler and Ideal bicvcles. The troubie grows out of a strike of polishers a year ago. Yesterday the matter was referred to Master in Chancery Bishop, who reported this morn- ing in tavor of grantinga temporary re- straining order. e ege e Walking to New York. CHICAGO, Irn, Nov. 13, — Charles Wolf bas begun tiie payment of his elec- tion bet, and Ben Smeeton, the winner, 15 laugning in his sleeve. Wolf bet Smeeton that if Bryan lost the election he would show his diszust by walking to New York. Had Bryan been successiui Smeeton would now be doing what Wolr 18 engaged in—a walk to New York. Wolf left on his long tramp yesterday, taking a tie pass over the Michigan Central rail- road. R BSuicid- of a Stranger. BALTIMORE, Mp., Nov. 13.—A man who registered at Ganshern’s Hotel three aays ago as George Sanger of Texas, and afterward gave his residence as Kansus Fanny stoutly denies | serious troubie was imminent, the negroes,| FISH AND GAME LAW VIOLATIONS Commissioner Morrison in a Fit of Disgust Resigns. Charges the State Board With All Kinds of Oificial Misconduct. CHRONIC ABUSES UNFUNISHED Game Out of Season Openly Sold in San Francisco Markets and No Arrests Made. SACRAMENTO, Can, Nov. 18.—“I shall never attend another meeting of the Fish and Game Commission. I will never sign my name to its reports, and shall send my resignation to the Governorasa member of the State Fish and Game Com- mission at my earliest opportunity,’” said Fish Commissioner James H. Morrison this evening. “My reasons for doing so are many and all sufficient. When I accepted the aup- pointment fronu the Governor I did so not for the honor entailed nor forany thought of self-elevation, but because, as a sportsman, and knowing the requirements of game protection throughout the State, I considered that as a member of this commission I nfight be enabled to more effectually further this greatiy needed protection. I have found out my mis- take. I am thoroughly disgusted with the whole affair, and have too many per- sonal and business matters to attend to to waste further time in endeavoring to turn a farce into a reality. I have refused to attend its meetings in the past because it was entirely useless on my part. | *“Every subject to be acted upon was | cut and dried before I arrived, and I had | no voice whatever in any of the affairs which came before the commission. When new men were to be employed I was never even informed of it, and was to- tally unable to ascertain their fitness for the position, and even now I know noth- ing of the qualifica.ions of any of the cm- ployes, never having heard them discussed | before the board. I have, on the other hand, | never refused to sign any of the men’s | claims, because I thinc that, no mat- | ter what a man’s qualifications are for ibe | position he filis, if he holds it and does the work, he is entitled to his pay. But kept in entire ignorance of the workings of the commis-ion as I have been, I have had to sign warrants for men who of my own knowledge I did not know whether | they had performed the work or not, and I do not like to work in the dark. ‘‘Before I becume a m.mber of the | Board of Game Commissioners I always | understood that 1ts functions were the protection of the game and fish of the State, and the game as well as the fish. I had not ever looked upon the commission as a mere social arrangement. The fish are protected, I will allow that. “Itis advantageous to the cannery in- terests that they should be, but go into the upen markets of San Francisco to-day and see how well the game are protected. | See how well ithe members of the Fisn Commission enforce the iaw for the pro- | tecuon of the feathered tribes. There is a | fund set aside for the prosecution of those | who expose game for sale before the 15th ! of October, but it has never been drawn {upon and no arrests have been made. | Market hunters have received notice to | torward ali the game they can secure to | the markets, and the law is flagrantly vio- | lated every aay. { ,'‘Asa member of the commission I have { always protested against this aud have demanded that the deputies make arrests, and that a conviction be attempted, yet my protests have bern of no avail, and in conse?nence I have no hesitation in saying that 1 will no longer lend my name to this commission. “I find no difficulty in enforcing the law throughout this section of the coup- try. You never see game or fish offered for sale out of season in Sacramento. ‘Why? Because would-be violators ot the law realize that they will be punished and punished severely. We have demon- strated, with the aid of but one deputy in | this great section, that the law can be en- | forced. We have made numerous arrests and secured convictions in every case. ‘Why cannot this be done in San Fran- cisco? *As to the appointment of Mr. Vogel- sang I do not care to say anything, as I know nothing of the gentleman, but I hope that he will consider the game in- terests of the State as well as the fish in- terests. “I have refused to sign the report of the Game and Fish Commission and I shall still refuse to do so. Iam by no means satisfied with it. I know nothing of its truth or falsity, and in consequence I feel that I acted rightly by refusing to lend my name toit. Iam sick and disgusted with the commission and its doings and will wash my hands of the entire affair.” NEWS OF SAN JOSE. Chinese Laundryman and a White Woman Arrested on a Charge of Criminal Intimacy. SAN JOSE, Cav,, Nov. 13.—Mrs. Jennie Hassler and Sang Lee, a Chinese laun- dryman, were brought 1o the County Jail to-day from Los Gatos to await examina- tion on a charge of criminal intimacy. The complainant is Frank Hassler, the husband of the woman. About a year ago Hassler was convicted of maltreating his iamily, and served several months in the County Jail here for the offense. Since then the complainant and his wife have mot lived together, and Sang Lee, whois a prosperous !aundryman in the Gem C:itv, has suoplanted Hassler in his wife's affections. The other day Hassler visited his wife for the purpose of trying to make up with ber, but be was met at the door by Sang Lee, who not only re- fused him admittance to his home but chased him from the place. Hassler was arrested yesterday and is now in jail awaiting trial ona charge of felony em- bezzlement. —_—— FREE METHUDISTS. Business Transacted at Yestorday’s des- sion of the Conference. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 13.—The confer- ence of tic t'ree Methodist Church to-day elected C. Swiiir»nbank of Cosumnes elder of the Ban Jo-e district. The names of Rey. A. B. W. Wiltyanda Rev. G. E. Miller were dropped from the conference role, the former having joined the Meihodist Episcopal church. The following boards were appointed for the ensuing vear: Board oF church City, committed suicide last night. s P Death of a Aewspaprr Publisher. LOWELL, Mass., Nov. 13.—G. A. Hans- com, late ?nluuer of the Lowell Daily Times and Evening Star, died at North- ampton last night, aged 60. extension—B. R. Jones, F. H. H William Pearce, C. Swithenbank, ol;fo'lfl:. Kibley and O. Johnson. Home mission mmi—nhk.dq*u, C. g;nth;n %nk, C. H. mis, . ine W J. Tk garden inter and The action of the executive committee in preparing for a monthly publication for the church was indorsed. This_afternoo» Rev. R. B. Jones ad- dressed the Woman’s Home Missionary Bociety on the subject of ‘‘Foreign Mis- sions.” The conference will finish its work to- morrow afternoon. Notable Forester Entertained. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 18.—Court Garden City, Ancient Order of Foresters, last evening entertained H. A. Parker of Vic- toria, B. C., past chief ranger of the High Court of the world. —_— SMUGGLEKRS IN TROUBLE. Captein and Crew of an American Pessel Captured by Mexicans, SAN DIEGO, CAr, Nov. 13.—Captain Jensen and two sailors of the schooner Elien, captured by Mexican customs offi- cers on board the steamer Carios Pacheco at Rosalia Bay, have been given daily ex- aminations_in court since their transpor- tation to Ensenada. Captain Mood!in and two sailors who escaped to the main- land at the same time from the junk Pekin to avoid capture, have not been overtaken by the rurales sent after them, so far as known. It is believed here by friends of the men tnat one of the small schooners hovering off the cosst, near Rosalia, took Moodlin and his men afier the Pacheco disappeared. Complications are reported as likely to arise as a result of the capture of Jensen and his schooner by Mexican customs officers, sailing under the Pa- checo’s flag, which is that of the Nicara- guan Government. mail contract between the owners of the Pacheco and the Mexican Government, tie steamer is made available at any time the Mexican officials may need her to go after smugglers, but as to whether such an agreement is legal, authorities differ. The schooner Ellen, now held by the Mexicans, is under the American flag, —_— AUBURN'S GRAND FIESTA. Children’s Night Draws the Whola Town to the Opera-Houre, AUBURN, Can, Nov. 13. — Another jammed house viewed the Queen and her fiesta surroundings at the opera-house. It was children’s night, and the little ones acquitted themselves admirably. Owing to the crowd last night many deferred their examination of the flower display and in consequence there has been a steady stream of visitors to the pavilion all day. To-morrow will inciude a football game at the park and grand ball at the opera-house in the evening. Governor Budd is expecied to attend the latter. NOTES FROM PeL0 ALTO Dr. David Starr Jordan Is Ex- pected Home Early in December. Mme. Fannie B comfi:1d-Z isler’s Suc- cessful Piano Recital—Football Practice Daily. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Nov. 13.—Dr. David Starr Jordan will return from his trip to Washington on December 5. Such is his intention, according to recent word from S:anford’s president. On Tuesday last he delivered an address before the University of Minnesota and on Saturday will deliver a lecture at the Indiana State University, of whic . he was vresident before he accepted a like posi- tion at Staniord. President Swain of the Indiana State University was at one time a pupil of Dr. Jordan, and before his en- gagement as president of that university was a head professor at Stanford. It is probable that Standford’s president will spend several days at the scene of his first labors as a college president among many of his old friends. Mme. Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, the great pianiste whose recent :ecital<in San Francisco made such a decided impression, gave a reciial this evening in the chapel to a fair sized audience of students and faculty members with their famiiies. The performance wasin every way a remark- able success. The audience was most en- thusiastic, and tue wonderful artist very kinaly responded to numerou. encores. Many who heard the performance are of the opinion that the rendition of some of the numbers was even more enjoyable than that of Paderewski of the same crea- tions. The women studenis of the university, who do not reside ou the campus, are con- gratulating themselves on the fact that to-morrow there wiil be formally opened for their use a room especially fitted up for them. Their chief complaint has been that when they had afternoon work and brought their lunches from their homes and places of residence they had no place provided as an eating and waiting room. This has been secured through the assist- ance of the wives of some of the profes- sors and is cozily fixed up for rainy wea- ther. The football men are busily engaged each afternoon, under the supervision of Cross and his assistants, in perfecting their play. Misfortune has seemed to camp here at Stanford during the whole of this season. More men have been forced to lay off on account of injuries, more or less serious, t..anin any previous season. Notwithstanding the brignt pros- vects for Stanford at the beginning of the season, and the large numbver of players out, these continued accidents have badly handicapped the work of the team, and at the present time not a single one of the most prominent Varsity haifbacks is able to play. Two of them will probably be out again in a few days, but another is not expected to be able to play again before the game. The result is that there is a feeling of iil-concealed uneasines and anxiety as the Thanksgiviug game ap- proaches. The men seem to be playing with a will and are training continuously, so Captain Fickert and the enthusiasts stiil ex) ect to give Berkeley a hard tussle. But there is many a student who is wondering just what the outcome will be in a most uncer- tain manner—whether the cardinal will again triumph over the biue and gold or whetner the unbroken list of football vie- tories is to give way at last. ——— Supplies for Coast Lighthouses. 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