The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 16, 1896, Page 3

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o[ TIME OF PEACE ~ PREPARE FOR WAR" Trouble With Spain Is Not Expected at the Pres- ent Time. But the United States Will Strengthen Fortifications and Works of Defense. Should an Emergency Arise Requiring Prompt Action Uncle Sam Will Not Bz Found Napping. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.—Many | statements respecting the attitude of the administration on the Cuban question have been circulated during the past week and various articles of a conflicting char- acter have been distributed throughout the country. The President has said that he does not anticipate trouble with Spain over the Cuban situation, and that there is no intention of changing the pol- icy respecting the matter which was iaid dowa by the administration a year ago. In addition to this members of the Cab- i ve stated that the Cuban matter any 1ld be left for the next administration settle. While following such a course the facts nt the statement that should an mergency arise requiring prompt ana | Jdecisive action the several departments of the Government will be found keenly alive td the requirements of the occasion and amply provided for any emergency which . may be encountered. Measures of a pre- y character have been taken to critical conditions which may other words, the United States ! judicio continuing the work of | strengthening its fortifications and works | of defense, which have been in progress for several years, and will thereby be pre- pared to change its policy should it be deemed advisable to do so. Investigation proves that army officers - along the Atlantic coast are pushing the work in their several departments with all ible dispatch under orders to have classes of heavy ordnance ready day as possible. n for secrecy has been officers located at the navy-| arise, e some return in finished works of defense for the great expenditures which have been made in that direction, there is no doubt that the maxim, “In time-of peace prepare for war,” has been the line. No well-informed pates trouble, but as one of - them said to-night: “Itis like a fire drill on board ship. We want to know that everybody would be ready if a fire should break out.™ e ' FIERCE BATTLE IN PROGRESS. . Weylor and Maceo Reported to Bein a B Dectrive Combat. ° NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 15.—A Jack- sonville (Fla.) special says: Cipher dis- “ paiches just received report a fierce battle in progress in Pinar del Rio. It is be- lieved that Maceo and Weyler have met. The reports of firearms have been almost incessantly heard for several hours. No aetails of theengagements are given, Uother than the statement that one of the “most decisive engagements fought since Cuba ck her first blow for freedom is ch adds: Insurgent forces aré weil located in the hiils and are pour- img a hot fire wnto the Spanish troops, which have repeatedly been driven back -in attem to capture the Cuban strong- Y. ‘he insurgents have the advantage of position, being at a great elevation, but ds are making a most desper- From advices since, it looks as if several vns are in flames. The sky is lighted p by the constant fire of the artillery. Whether or not Maceo himself is direct- ing the insurgents’ tactics cannot at this time be learned. An outcome of the en- £ ment would be impossible to predict, . for at present both sides are fighting as if they intended to stick at it until the last man falls. There is no doubt that the bills of Pinar del Rio will be dyea with blood before either side claims a victory. The dispatch then describes the tactics of the Spanish forces as endeavoring to surround each elevation separately in or- der to gain s ground of vantage, but adds that the insurgents’ maneuvers in each case are believed to have prevented any sych result. HAVANA, Cusa, Nov. 15.—Advices . reached here to-day to the effect that after the encounter with the insurgents in the Rubi Hills, General Weyler continued to advance into the hills, moving in the direction of Sorroa. A scattering fire was kept up against the Spaniards by rebels hidden in tne hills, and the troops lost one killed and three wounded. It is stated that Maceo no longer faces the Spanish forces. The rebels have again atitacked the town of Cordado, near Triniaad, and again used artillery in their attempt to . capture the place. The garrison repulsed the insurgents, killing some of the rebel artillerymen. Later a force of local guer- rillas started in pursuit of the insurgents. LASGOW, ScorLaxp, Nov. 15.—The steamer Alaska, belonging to the Guion line, but with & Spanish crew, has left the Clyde for a Spanish port, where she will embark a number of troops for Cuba. £he is under charter to the Spanish Goy- ernment, Forman to Succeed Miller. WASHINGION, D.C., Nov. 15.—It is understood that ex-Congressman Forman of llinois saw the President yesterday and was formally tendered the position of Commissioner of Internal Revenue which * Joseph H. Miller resigned on Wednesday 1o accept the vice-presidency of the Ameri- can Trust and Bonding Company of Balti- more, - While Mr. Forman will say nothing about Lis intention with respect to the offer which has been tendered him, it is understood on authority that should be reliable that he wili accept the proffered place. e B Eids for Big Gun Forgings. WASHINGTON, D. (., Nov. 15.—Bids pened at the Navy D partment to-day foelourteen sets of furgines for a 13-inch rifle and one set fora 12-inch 'zun. The Bethlesem and Midva'e companies sub- mitted bids, each offering to furnish the | lorgings at 28.3 cents per pound. —— Robbed and Slain by Bandils. £T. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 16.—A special | transmission commercially possible. from Saltillo, Mex., says that John F. Mc- Ewets, an Englishman, while on his way from Escalon station to Sierra Mojada last Thursday was attacked by bandits and Killed, e was then robbed of $2000, which hie was taking to Sierra Mojada to be used in paying off miners. The assas- sination has caused much excitement. —_— ELECTRICITY FROM THE FALLS. How the Power of Mighty Niagara Is Har- nessed and Transmitted to the City of Buffalo. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. one minute after Sunday midnight Secre- tary W. B. Rankine of the Niagara Falls Power Company turned the switch in the main power-house of the company, con- necting the monster 5000-horsepower dynamos with the transformers in the transformer-house, which are in turn con- nected directly with the Bufl':\lo»power transmission line, and at the same instant the electric power of Niagara was for the first time sent out beyond the confines of the city and direct to Buffalo, a distance of some twenty-two miles. It was the grand finale in the long-heralded power transmission to Buffalo. and it was a sue- cess in every sense of the word. Thel transformers and line had been previously | tested by I. R. R. Edmonds of the General Electric Company, and, on being found satisfactory and in perfect condition, were turned over to W. A. Brackenridge, the engineer of the company. Mr. Rankine then went to the main power-house and threw the switch. % This first installment issent out in a block of 1000 horsepower ana is for the use of the Buffalo street railw; The trans- | mission line is twenty-two miles, 4000 feet of which is underground, and the cables along which the power is conducted are 1,000,000 circular mills capacity. There are two transformers at this end, each of 1250 horsepower, the largest in the world, and three at the Buffalo end of 300 and 500 horsepower. The counrse of the carrent is from the dynamo through the busbars, | which are three inches in diameter and over the transformer to tne low potential switchboard. It goes asa quarter-phase current from this switchboard to the transformer at 2200 volts. In the trans- former it is converted from a quarter- phase 2200 volt 10 a three-phase 11,000 volt. From there it runs to the high po- tential switchboard, from there to the lightning arresters, and from the top of the arresters over to the transmission | line. Reaching Buffalo it gcesinto the *‘step- down’’ transformer, which reduces 1t from 11,000 to 320 volts, and then to the rotary | transiormer, which changes it into a 550- | volt direct current, in which form it is ready for useon the streetcars. The light- | ning arrester is a curious device and is so arranged that if the line is strock by lightning the current is shunted off to the ground instead-of being allowed to pass throngh the transformer. The current will be kept on now continually. The problem of lossin course of transmission of the twenty-two miles is one which has puzzled many of the leading electricians, but it is thought the appliances, etc.,1n the plant will make the loss small and the a . “Mark?” and “Hanna" Arrive, CHICAGO, Irn., Nov. 15.—Two large | untamed eagles arrived over the Chicago and Northwesterm road to-day billed to Canton, Ohio. The birds were captured | in North Dakota and some admirer of | Major McKinley forwarded them as a present to the President-elect. One eagle is tagged “‘Mark’’ and theother ‘‘Hanna.” e BT That Famous Ferris Wheel. CHICAGO, ILL., Nov. 15.—The famous Ferris Wheel is in the hands of a receiver. | This morning Judge Horton appointed | Andrew Onderdonk to take charge of the | assets, under bond of $10,000. The com- pany was nine months in arrears on the interest due on the mortgage bonds of $300,000 and is totally insolvent. | A ey Killed by a Cable- Car. CHICAGO, IrL, Nov. 15.—Ex-Lien- tenant C. E. Bowers of the navy was run over and instantly killed by a cable-car at Wells street and Chicago avenue to-day. i Mr. Bowers was a Mexican by birth, and 1 retired from the navy several years ago. B g kit Amnesty Is Defeated. PARIS, Fraxcg, Nov. 15 —An amnesty | motion was submitted in the Chamber of Deputies to-day by M. de Zeanta, who de- | manded urgency for the resolutions. The | demand was defeated by 2 vote of 375 to 80. | e Button-Importers Fail. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 15.—Wolff & Co., importers of braids, buttons, etc., made an assignment tc-day. The li bilities are $50,000 and the assets nomin- | ally the same. e Failure of a Bank. QUINCY, IrLL, Nov. 15.—The La Harpe Bank of La Harpe, 111, failea Saturday. The liabilities and assets cannot be ascer- tained, as the officers refuse to give them out, g A General Assignment. DENISON, Tex., Nov. 15.—The Leeper Hardware Company has made a general assignment. Liabilities $50,000. e T Duchess of Decazra Dead. LONDON, Ex., Nov. 15.—The Morning Post has a dispatch from Paris announc- ing the death of the Duchess Decazsa, for- merly Isabeila Blanche Singer, danghter of the late Merritt Singer of New York. FIRED FIVE SHOTS. | John Stricker, a Grocery Clerk, Tested for Assault With a Deadly Weapon. John Stricker, clerk in John Freese's grocery, corner of Twenty-eighth and Church streets, was arrested Saturday night on the charge of assanlt with a deadly weapon. About 9 o’clock several boys who live in the neighborhood were amusing them- selves in front of the store, when Stricker, who had been drinking, rusned out with a revolver and fired five shots into the crowd. It was fortunate for Stricker that none of the bullets took effect, although some of the boys had narrow escapes. Policeman Belyea was informed that Stricker had fired the shots and placed bim under arrest. Stricker said the boys had been trying to knock down tne sign and had other- wise been noying him. He denied, however, having " fired the shots, but said that the *‘boss’’ had done so. Georze Heacocks, one of the boys, who preferred the charge against Stricker, said that Stricker fired the shots and all the boys would swear to that effect. Two of the bullets whistled past Heacocks’ head. P S MORMONISM GROWING. Ar- Large Increase of the Faith of Brigham Young in California. Last night Elder H. 8. Tanner delivered his farewell address 10 the California Mis- «ion of the Church of Jesus Christ at 90914 M arket street. Elder Tanner will return to Utah and his place here will be filled by Ephraim Nye of Ozden, Utah, . The subject of Mr. Tanner’s address was a *‘Review of Mormonism.”” He showea what a_struggle with difficulties they had in getting their church started here. Just twenty-seven months ago they had but one place of meeting in the State and only six or eight people in attendance. Now they have missions in several cities and a corps of thirty elders to take charge of them. 5 Bt SIS e Addressed Young Men. Rev. J. P. Dixen, pastor of Fourth Congra- gational Churen, delivered the address before the Young Men’s Christian Association yester- day afiernoon. He spoke on_retribution that foliows unrighteous acts and declared that a man’s sins will sooner or later overtake him, | days—has been 7.06 inches. The greatest THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1896 INLAND TRAFFIC T4 STANDSTILL Great Damage by Floods to Northern Railway Systems. Bridges Are Swept Away and Long Stretches of Track Inundated. Enormous Losses to Farmers in the Valley of the White River. SEATTLE, Wasn., Nov. 15.—Seattle is | completely cut off from communication | by rail with the outside world. On the two transcontinental lines running into this city not a train, freight, or passenger, has arrived or departed within fourteen hours. This remarkable state of affairs is due to floods and storme. It has rained almost incessantly for ten days. Rivers and small streams are swollen beyond their banks, and in many the water isstill rising. Ali that portion of the Great Northern system from the Cascades west, including the coast line, is paralyzed. On the coast line about three-quarters of a mile of track has been washed out, and even more se- rious damage hasresulted in the Cascades, where the main line crosses Skykomis! River four times within a distance of two miles. Two railroad bridges are washed out in this locality and muck trackage is inun- dated where the roadbed foliows the river. The railrond bridge over White River has ! been condemned as unsafe, owing to high | waters, which are expected to sweep away the structnre any moment, and this has shut off communication with the Northern Pacific main line, the Portland branch of the Northern Pucific and likewise stopped traffic on the Columbia and Puget Sound Railway. ! Owing to a great landslide the Seattle and International, connecting with the Canadian Pacific, has been at a standstill for fifteen hours. The Northern Pacific is sending passengers to-day by boat to Ta- coma, where connection may be made | with Portland. An effort will also be made to-night to get out 2 train from Tacoma overland, but it is doubtful if it will get through the Cas- cades. For several days ail wires on the Great Northern have been down, but this evening one wire was go: into operation again. No estimate of tue damage to the railroad’s property can be obtained now, but on the Great Northern alone it will amount to many thousands of doliars. Local Weather Observer Salisbury said to-night that the rainfall for Seatile and vicinity for November to date—filteen fall known here bzfore for an entire month was only 8.16 inches. SR L HOUSES WASHED AWAY. Extensive Damape in Towas and Farm- ing Communities. TACOMA, Wasn., Nov. 15.—The slorms of last week have done great damage in this vicinity. Between Tacoma and Seattle all telegraph wires, except one, are down, and as that oneis in almost constant use by i- the Northern Pacific it is xlmost impos ble to get complete report of the damage done. A man who drove to Tacoma from Kent, twenty miles from here, on the White River, said the river was jammed by logs above the town, The jam :ihreatened the | destruction of the place unless the North- ern Pacific railroad bridge is blown up. The Northern Pacific officials deny this, but one trainman admits that the river is swollen over its banks and is flooding White River Valley, to the great damage of hundreds of farms. Reports from the sonthern part of the State are that Cowlitz River has risen above the highest water-mark in its his- | tory, and that Castle Rock, a town of 500 inhabitants in Cowlitz County, is entirely covered 'by water from one to three feet deep.. A strong current has set in there and mapy houses are being washed from their foundations. Chehalis reports the storm the worst of the season ix that lo- cality. Electric light wires are down, trees uprooted and fences and small build- ings blown down. The storm here to-day was the worst since last winter. Early this afternoon a heavy snowstorm set in and by 10 o’clock four inches fell, two remaining on the ground. The Puyallup River, which is the out- let of all the creeks and small streams of this region, has risen two feet to-day, and where it was a calm, sluggish stream be- fore it is now a raging torrent. A rise of two or three feet more and the water will be over the farms and cause great damage. There were no trains between Tacoma and Seattle” to-day, and overland trains from Spokane to Portland are running slowly, with no discontinuances as vet. In Mason County several hundred feet of filling on the new Shelton and South- western raillway was washed away. It will cost fully $2000 to repair this. Laterreports confirm the statement that further danger from the swelling of White | River is threatened, and also say that the | Stuck and Black rivers are rising rapidiy, and the farmers in great fear, i SCORES OF DWELLINGS WRECKED. The Wnite Eiver Log Jam Above Kent | Naid to Have Giren Way. TACOMA, Wasm, Nov. 16.—A report received from Kent at midnight stated that the bridge over White River was washed away by a log jam late in the | evening and that the stream rushed like a millrace, destroying dozens of farm buildings in the valley. This story is denied by the Northern Pa- cific people, who say the bridge is safe and will be eased to-morrow. Tne raitroad company has been prepar- ing all day to complete a new bridge over White River on a moment’s notice, in case the old pridge should give way. All telegraph wires to Seattie went down at the time the bridge was said to have been waslied away. ne wires to Seattle ure crossed betwesn Mecker and Orting, and Seattle was at widnight with- out communication with the outside world, as the telegraph wires east ana north are down. The bridge over the Yakima River at le-Elum was washed out to-night, de- stroying raiiroad facilities between here and Ellensburg. SAN RAFAEL’S SCARE. Mischievous Boys Awaken_ Citizens From Their Siumbers by Dcharg- ing Two Cannons. SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Nov. 15.—The en- tire town was aroused at 2:30 o’clock this morning by two sharp explosions, occur- ring almost at the same instant. Wild ex- citement followed, and balf-clad men, | fresh provisions. { which | can ports, | bis wife. women and children rushed into the streets to learn what had happened. One mother whose son works in a powder fac- tory across the bay was positive that it was an explosion of those works, and it was with difficulty that she could be qui- eted. A man dec!ared it to be a shooting star, for he said he had seen a great blaze as it struck the earth not far off. Another thought it a belated blast at the stone quarry in the hilis north of ‘the town. Numerous rumors were afloat, and some even thought the long-time silent volcano on Tamalpais was making itself evident again, for on Saturday evening a mysteri- ous light was visible on tne highest peak of the mountain. It was not until day- light that the real facts of the explosion were learnied. In an old shed on the grounds of the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy there are housed two 3-inch guns. This shed is situated between the cottages and the main dormitory and very near each. Ropes had been attached by mischievous vouths to the friction primers, o that the cannons could be discharged from a dis- tance, Back of the academy and across the street from it is a vacant lot, thickly wooded, and it was among these trees that the mischief makers concealed themselves while pulling the ropes that resulted in startling the whole community. The boys of the academy were out onto the halls immediately, but order was soon restored and Second Master Lewis mzde a hasty inspection to ascertain if any of the sindents werc missing. It is stilt uncer- tain whether cadets or town boys caused the commotion. All the windows in the near cottage and in the main building nearest the sheds are shattered and glass fell in showers. The academy is one of the most popular, esteemed institutions of the town and it is generally believed that the cannonading was done by the boyson a lark, rather than for any malice. MAY LEAVE MARE ISLAND. The Monitor Monadnock Likely to Be Ordered to Sa:il Around the Continent. VALLEJO, Car., Nov. 16.—The general mpression at the navy-yard is that the monitor Monadnock will soon be sent FEast by way of the Straits of Magellan. Itisa long trip, but can be made with safety by the big craft. All of the prin- cipal ports will be visited for coal and Officers and men are in hopes this trip will be ordered. Those at the navy-yard are also pleased with the idea, &s it ‘will show the Eastern people the style of work that has been turned out at Mare [sland. The monitor Monterey is ready for sea, but the non-arrival of a suitable lot of coal detains the iron clad in harbor. As soon as the three or four hundred tons for requisitions have been made arrives, the Monitor will leave for San Francisco. Just as soon as the flagship Philadelphia 18 out of dock and coaled she will depart for San Francisco and resume the duty of flagship, and then cruise to South Ameri- Should trouble arise on the other side of the continent the admiral would probably transfer his flags to one of the other vessels and the Philadel- phia would sail around the Horn. The battle-ship Oregon will soon be given a final trial trip. With Captain Kempff as president of the board it is safe to say the big vessel will be given a thorough’ test. Its commander, Captain Howison, bas served in a similar capacity on several boards of trial, and is in his element when directing evolutions of this character. Events may so shape them- selves that he will be the successor of Rear-Admiral Beardslee as commander- in-chief of the Pacific squadron. Heisin line for promotion to commodore, and as Admiral Beardslee’s time 1s up a vacancy | will ocenr after the admiral has made the southern cruise on the Philadelphia. —_—— SAFE AT PORTLAND. Arrival of the Bark Magdalene After En- countering a Terrific Typhoon. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 15.—The German bark Magdalene, which has just arrived in Portiand, made a remarkably fast run from the Orient. Her time was given as hirty-four days, but she was off the coast six aays before coming into the Columbia River, so her actual time was twenty-eight | days. When only four days out from Hiogo the vessel was caught in a typhoon and nar- rowly escaped destruction. Thegale came 1down so suddenly that there was little time to prepare for it, but by instantly cutting away the lower topsails total dis- aster was &verted. two five-inch hawsers with large sails at- tached as drags were got over the stern and steadied her so that she rode through the gale. While the typhoon was at its height two of the spars lashed to the top of the deck- house were torn from their fastenings, and coming down on deck pitched about untit they broke three of the iron bulwark stanchions, Itwasa perilous undertakin, to move around on deck at tkis time, an. the men were obliged to crawl on their hands and knees to keep from being knocked overboard by the tremendous force of wind and sea. Two days after getting clear of the typhoon the vessel sailed into a lot of timber drifting around in the ocean. Most of it was large tim- bers, and it was in such quantities that a‘l of it was uot lost sight of for two days. It is believed that it was the cargo of some lumber vessel from the Pacific Coast. R e LOS ANGELES CRUSADE, Police Will Attempt to Drive Out Chi- nese Lotteries. LOS ANGELES, Carn, Nov. 15—On Monday the police will inaugurate a cru- sade against the Chinese lotteries here. The games have been run openly for some months past and attempts to stop them by arresting Chinese agents failed. Finally Chief Glass detailed officers to warn ail property-owners who leased quarters for {hese lottery games that they, too, would be held responsible. This work has occu- pied several weeks, during which but few arrests of Chinese agents were made, the latter having become wary. The sections infested by the games is within a radius of four blocks from the lice station. Beginning to-morrow the police will arrest all owne:s of property where the games are conducted. They will be fined heavily. If this fails to stop the games an attempt will be made to reach the players. Two Chinese com- panies have lost severzl thousand dollars within the past two days and been forced out of business. GEL Al i, IMPRISONED AT UKIAH, Murder Suspects Dodge and Wife are Placed in Separate Cells. UKIAH, Car., Nov. 15.—Deputy Sheriff Martin Hart of Westport and Austin A. Lord of Fort Bragg arrived here to-day, having in charge Jobn Dodge and his wife, Ida Dodge, charged with the inurder of Rancher J. A. H. Mudgett of Usal. The prisoners were placed in separate cells in the County prison. District Attorney George A. Sturtevant returned from Usal to-day. He claims to have sufficient evidence to convict both defendants, and the chain of circum- stantial proof is being more closely woven each day. Detectives are now scouring the country near the scene of crime for further proofs of the guili of Dodge and Dodge, although only 19 years of age, has a bad reputation in the vicinity of Usal. His wife is uncommonly intelli- gent for a halfbreed. i A Conflagration Near Keont. SEATTLE, Wasn., Nov. 15.—The coun- iry home known as Liberty Hall owned bv A. T. Van Devanter near Kent, this county, was burned this afternoon, to- gether with its contents. The loss is $10,- 000, The property was partially insured, As soon as possible | JEDCATED MERCY'S CALSE Salvation Army Farm for Discharged Convicts Sanctified. Hundreds Gather Near Martinez to Witness the Simple Ceremony. Home and Employment Off:red to Un- fortunates Who Would Lead a Better Life. MARTINEZ, Car, Nov. 15.—Convicts released from prison, outcasts, the de- graded; men who have been sentenced for the first time to years of servitude and disgrace behind prison walls and iron bars, have now & home —a home in which they can rest in peace; can hide, in their shame, from the eyes of the merciless world and work until their crimes have been forgotten. Then they can again go out among their fellow-men, and, if they so will, live upright and honest lives. In this institution the ex-convict hasa true friend at last; he has known but few. The Salvation Army is that friend, and the “‘Golaen Gate” farm, situated in the picturesque hills near Martinez, is his home. It was dedicateq to-day by Briga- dier Keppel, Adjutant J. R. McFee and a corps ot salvationists, It is now ready to receive those who are willing to accept it in preference to a life of degradation on the streets. Dedication is an unostentations word, but it meant much yesterday to the little army which assembled on that convict farm. “Prisoner, there is salvation for you,” they sang out under the trees, and that is the rock on which their hopes for the future stand, “Prisoner, there is salva- tion for you.” The dedication was simple but impress- ive. Residents from miles around came 10 watch the salvationists as they sancti- fied the home on bended knees. Prayers were offered, sacred mnsic wasplayed, and last of all words of thanks to Him wko gave the salvationists strength to save. H Rolling hills browned by the sun, or- chards with ruddy foliage preparing for | their winter sleep, barren vineyards al- most obliterated by masses of tangled weeds, a cottage and 2 warping barn now constitute the 1arm. An occasional scare- crow, hideous to look upon, stands guard over a plat of land where grain or corn at one time grew, but that was long ago. But where there is now only chaotic desola- | tion, with the return of spring, under the hand of the tiilers who have erred and wish to reform, fruits and grains will ripen, order will be restored, and if pre- dictions prove true a more contented union of mankind will be hard to find. The best influences will surround tbe men who labor to regain the honor they had lost. Officers of the Salvation Army | will be constantly in charge. One will | instruct the men in farming, another | will attend to their spiritual wants. Be- sides all these blessings the farm will be self-supporting. An account will be kept 1or each man. He will receive credit for the value of his labor, and his supplies will be farnished at the lowest possible figure. Men will pe truined as orchard- ists, blacksmiths, farmers and cattle- raisers. All of the hay and grain raised on the farm will be fed to livestock, not sold. It will not be many vears before the outcasts’ home will reward the army by paying dividends, which will be used again to help those suffering. ‘When the men have shown that their cbaracter has been re-established, that they are forging ahead and not slipping back into old loose ways, permanent em- ployment will be found for them outside the farm. When a position is secured for one of these men the employer is told the story of his life, but no one else. The employe, knowing this, will be more than usuzally anxious to lead an honest lite and gain the confidence of those with whom he asscciates. Many men convicted of crimes have after leaving the {arm succeeded in life, and the farm offers hope for them all. NEWS OF SAN JOSE. Wine-Makers Will Attempt to Maintain Uniform Rates—Heavy Fruit Shipments. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. —At a meet- ing of the members of the Winemakers’ Corporation in this city yesterday after- noon it decided s the sense of the meet- ing that the winemakers of this county will not be satisfied with Jess than 20 cents a gallon for 1896 wines. There was much dissatisfaction expressed at the course of certain members of the corporation who | havg been underselling to the trade, and the opinion was expressed that at the meeting to be heid in San Krancisco Wednesday an effort will be made to expel those members proven guilty of this charge. k. e Shipments of Dried Fruit, SAN JOSE, Carn., Nov. 15.—The dried fruit crop is rapidly moving eastward, and the indications are that it will be entirely disposed of before the end of the year. At the County Fruit Exchange there are not more than twenty cars of ali kinds of the dried product on hand. At this time last year there was four times this amount on band., To give an idea bow well the crop has been cleaned out it may be said that at the highest the prune croo this year has been estimated at 30,000,000 pounds. The railway shipments show that already 24,000,000 pounds of prunes have been shipped from San Jose this season. = el g s Topies for the Farmers. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 15.—Great inter- est is being manifested by jarmers and orchardistsin the Farmers’ Institute which will be held at the Courthouse in this city on Saturday, November 28. The commit. tee of San Jose Grange has selected the following subjects for discussion: *‘How to Raise Laree Fruit,” ‘Fertilizersin Cali- '’ “Pnylloxera and Resistant Vines,” *“The Agricuitural College and Its Relation to Farming Interests,’’ “Olive Culture” and “'Science and Hygiene in the Household.” PHEE T R Plans for the Buld Show. SAN JOSE, Carn., Nov. 15.—The Santa Clara County Floral Society has decided to hola its bulb show not later than March 15 next. At the meeting of the society yesterday about 2500 choice bulbs were distributed amoag the members for calti- vation for the exhibit. The lst includes Dutch hyacinths, Roman hyacinths, nar- cissus, ranunculuses, parrot tulips, free- sias, tulips and bleeding heart bulbs. Be- sides these there will be violets, primroses, polyanthus and roses available for exhibi- tion purposes at that time. H e g 3 prettily decorated and around the sides will be arranged booths where young ladies dressed in the national costnmes of the various countries will sell refresh- ments and fancy work. Each evening the entertainment will open with a march of the different characters, followed by a literary and musical programme, after which dancing will be indulged in. —_——— Students Will Entertain. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 15.—The students of the University of the Pacific are making arrangements for an entertainment to be given Wednesday evening for the benefit of the football team. A committee con- sisting of P. R. Milnes, Miss Belle Con- vers, Miss Edith Van Anda, A. Hart and R. Pettis has charge ot the affair. On Thanksgiving day the university boys will play the Santa Cruz High School eleven at the latter place. T TACOMA'S EX-MAYOR A RIOTER. Acted Unlawfully When He Caused Work- men to Tear Down Electric Light Wires. TACOMA, Wasm.,, Nov. 15.—The spec- tacular midnight raid upon the electric- light wires of the Commercial Electric Light ané Power Company last summer by a force of men under acting Mayor Angelo Vance Fawcett is recalled by a de- cision of Judge Pritchard in the suit brought against thecity by the company. In the court’s opinion Mayor Fawcett and his army of electricians were nothing more than midnight maranders and rioters against whom criminal proceedings might properly be brought. The language and effect of the decision On receipt of the intelligence that the court had decided against the city the City Council last evening passed a resolu- tion directing -Mayor Orr to notify the company to remove its wires from the city’s poles within sixty days. Evidently the war between the city and its com- petitorin the electric-lighting business is to continne. Ever since the city came into possession of the plant of the Tacoma Light and ‘Water Company there has been more or less friction between the municipality and the Commercial Electric Light Com- pany. When the citv atiempted to cut raies it was met with an injunction se- cured by the company. Finally Mayor Fawcett startied the community one sum- mer night by slashing the wires of the company right and left wherever they oc- cupied cross-arms on the city’s poles where they had been put under contract and for which rental was paid. Judge Pritchard’s decision says of Faw- cett and his men: As stated by the Supreme Courtof Pennsyl- vania they were merely trespassers and riot- ers, and liable civilly and crimally as such. We are emphatic upon this point, because we do not wish to be misunderstood. There is a growing disposition is this commogweslth, pecially upon the part of corporations, private as well as municipal, to take the law into their own hands, and settle controversies by force instead of appealing to couris to redress their wrongs. e g s SLEPT ON BARE GROUND. San Diego National Guardsmsn Suffe, Through a Biunder of Officers at Headquarters. SAN DIEGO, Carn, Nov. 15.—The loyal spirit of the voung men of the National Guard and the Naval Reserves suffered a severe shock lust night when, through the blunder of the officers at headquarters, 105 men were forced tp lie out all night without shelter in a bleak and wind-swept canyon. ¥ The State has never supplied blankets or overcoats to the men here, and Briga- dier-General Last, ignoring this fact, or- dered the men out for a night and day. The boys marched to La Mesa Springs, eleven miles distant, and in garments wet with perspiration lay down on the bare ground. Before morning three men were taken to the hospiial, suffering from sud- den pleurisy and one was in such danger- ous condition that he was hastily sent back to the city for medical assistance. Five men gave out on the march, through exhaustion caused by the exposure; a number of otherswere in a fainting con- dition when they arrived at the armory, but all kept still and imnolicitly obeyed orders, maintaining a strict discipline on the march and in camp. No one was heard to utter a complaint against the harsh treatment, but after donning eciti- zens’ garb a number said they wounld leave the National Guard as soon as their terms of enlistment had expired. —_————— Death of a Petaluma Voteran. PETALUMA, CaL, Nov. 15.—Harry Pimm, for fifteen years Chief of the luma Volunteer Fire Department and Captain of the Petalumn Home Guards during the Civil War period, died yesterday morning. lie was one of the best known residents of Sonoma County. He was promotor and organizer of the Sonoma, Napa and Marin Firemen’s As- sociation. A S o Counlerfeiter Captured at Oceanside.® SAN DIEGO, Car., Nov. 15.—W. H. 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SAN RAFAEL, Car, Nov. 15.—A dis- astrous accident occurred yesterday after- noon near San Geronimo, seven miles from here, to John Nelson, proprietor of the hotel at Olema. He was driving to his home from this place when his car- Tiage was run into by another vehicle and he was thrown to the ground, breaking one or more of his ribs. He was in such a helpless_condition that he was unable to move. J. Calvin Dickson, an owner dfa large dairy near San Geronimo, went to his relief and conveyed him to Olema. —_—— Smith Promoted at Napa. . NAPA, Car, Nov. 15.—A meeting of the Napa State Asylum trustees was hetd yesterday for theelection of a successor to Dr. Bowles. Dr. D. Smith was unani- mousiy elected. The vacancy created by the promotion of Dr. Smith will be filled at the next meeting of the board. e Plea for a Los Angeles Assassin, 1.0S ANGELES, Can, Nov. 15—At- tempts are beine made to secure a new trial for Chew Wing Gow, convicted of the murder of Wong Chee. Miss C. Till- man, a witness at the previous trial, makes affidavit that her testimony was incorrect on account of her being sick. e Plight of a Los Angeles Maiden. LOS ANGELES, Car., Nov. 15.—Miss H. C. Condit attended a theater last night and while laughing at the antics of a trick burro dislocated her jaw. She wentto the Receiving Hospital, where she danced a jig with a doctor when he put the jaw into place. (Murderer *Charcoal” Captured. WINNIPEG. MaxitoBa, Nov. 15— ““Charcoal,” the Alberta Indian murderer, who has taken four lives and whom the police had orders to shoot on sight, was captured on the Blood reserve yesterday. The trail was well kept after he murdered Policeman Wilde and he was followed to his brother’s lodge on the reserve. His brother immediately disarmed him and sent word to the nearest police detach- ment. ‘“Charcoal” made repeated at- tempts totake his own life by stabbing himself with an awl. He bled promsely, but still 1ives. NEW TO-DAY. 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