The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1897, Page 6

FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1897. The Pilot Schooner America Hove-To South of the Farallones Under Storm Canvas During the Terrific Gale of Thursday Night. The Cruising Captain, Pilot Jordan and Crew Were Kept cn Deck All Night to Prevent Injury to the Vessel. THEY MEY BRING | THE SHANRILDA Gales That Favor Her Chances of Making | Port. ) The Storm of Thursday Night |of One of the Heaviest for Years. How the Stanch Pilo'-Boat Am:rica Rode Out the Gale South f the Faralion-s. Hopes that the Swanhilda, bearing Murderer Butler to of the waiting office: 1 be 1n vort have been rais e. southeast gales that have prevailed du the past he pilots and shij know that these w ps commg from Au the biz four-m men are tralia, erany as the rear guard of stle is beginning to generally favorable to and they lool iay now, particularl e fleet from New gele in. Tue arrival of the British ship King off Point Reyes last evening was upon as a good , though she 1s | seventy-five days out from Newe The storm sof Thursday nig garded by the pilots, the best juc the severity of gales, as the fiercest that has visited this coast in many years. Tue handsome pilot schoonir America caug the full force of the storm while lying southeast of the Farallones, and for several | hours the crew and cruising capiain, | Pilot Fred Jordan, worked incessantly to | prevent her from injured by the fury of the raging w 1 waves. The first big squall came from the south- | east with & roar, carrying the crests of the waves into spray and dashing over the bow and sides of the smart schooner. In a moment the crew was called from below and during a momentary luil the | mainsail, which had been reefed, was stiil | further shortened, the foresail hauled | down and the jib reduced to a storm size. | Hardly had the preparations for a bud | night been completed when the wind came | on with renewed violence and for a time the stanch craft was buried in foam. | Squail after squall struck her with a | roar that sounded like a_passing railroad | train and the stout ri vith the | force of the gafe. 1t wasalmost impossi- | ble to breathe when 1acing the wind and | all hands were kept on deck all night to | be ready for &n emergency. | So great was the force of the storm that the vessel, under her short canvas, could | not hold her own, and the few | hours that the storm d many | miles to leeward. Luc Pilot Jordan, | who is considered one o naviga- | tors on the coast, had worked we.l to sea when the “dirty” sky presaged a storm, and there was plenty of sea room for the | schooner to dr f: through before the gale | broke and showed the vessel to be safe. | Her position was figured by the pilot | several t:mes during the night, the lead | 10 each instance proving that bis calcula- | tions were correct. | Detective McHattie, while on his way | here from Australia, set several traps for | Butler, the murderer, 1n case that no- | toriovs character should leave the Swan- bilda en rcute. At the Fiji Isiands be | left photographs of Butler, a complete statement of the charges against him and | & request with the Sheriff to arrest and | hold the man on sight. He also took similar precantions at| Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, and at Seat- tle, Wash. So if Butjer lands at any of these places he will be apprehended, as | the authorities are on the lookout for him. | All the pilots on the pilot-boats that lie off shore awaiting incoming vessels have | authority now from the United States | Marshal 1o place Butler in irons should | tney board the Swanhilda aud find him. | They not only have duthority from the | Government officers, but each is supplied | with a warrant from the Brit:sh Consul | here, One of the pilots speaking of the mode of procedure in capturing Butler advo- | cated this plan: He would board the ship | as usual, and then waile in conversation with the captain explain to him that ““Butler” or ‘‘Weller” 1s a notorious mur- derer for whom the officials of two Gov- ernments are eagerly waiting. The cap- tain would casually order some other man and Butler to do some work on deck, and would immediately afierward order all the other sailors aloft to shorten sail. Then he would call Butler into the cabin, whip out a pistol and handcuff him [ been intoxicated on Wednesday, aiso de- where there would be no possibility of in- terference from a rough crew that might | be waiting for an excuse to eetile old | scores for 11l treatment during the voyage. THE SWEEPERS EXPLAIN. | They Were Drunk or That They Struck Formeman Kane. c ns devoted to marine intel- | Bloomer and Winkley Deny Thnt[ | | | I | ligence last Friday morning THE CALL pub- lished a brief paragrapn to the effect that t s—Fr 'Neil, P. W. | Wir i had been suspend Chief Wh r Root for nperance, diso conduct and | 2h usage of Foreman 3 | one of the men impli- 1 the following explanation | bich he wished to re- % . M.,"" said Bloomer, *'I was WO crossing, when Mr. O'Neil | came tome and told e that the foreman | d accnsed both him and myself and r. | W ng beeu in a saioon. | ‘that that is not | gh to go to the of ha; sdid ( man e vit? , and at once put aside my nt to see the caief in com- th O’ Neil, il met the down there d th encounter, of whic For my own part I never said a word, nor did Winkley to my-knowle When we reached the office the Chief| asked us what we had to do with it, and I | ve this explanation. He said: ‘All[ right; go and attend to your work.” W man the way | v had some of an I am not cognizant | MARY MOURN FOR PRENTISS SELBY A Representative Business Man Who Made Many Friends. His Early Achievements Identi- fisd With the State’s Development. Funeral Services Will Be Heid This Afterncon From the Oakland Residence. The funeral of Prentiss Selby, who died in Oakland Friday shortly before mid- night, will be heid at 2 o’clock this after- noon from the family residence at 136) Madison street. Rev. Dr. Coyle will be PRENTISS SELBY, Whose Funeral Is to Be Held in Oakland To-Day. Mr. Seiby Was One in the Selby Smelting Works, Superintendent. of the Principal Stockholders of Which He Was Long the were afterward discharged by the action of the Board of Commissioners.”" P. W. Winkley, ancother of the sweepers lately discharged by the Harbor Commis- sioners, and who it was alleged had nies the impeachment, and states that he did not enter & saloon on that day; and be further says that it is prejudice on the part of Head Sweeper Kanelo have him reported and discharged. He says be struck Kane to protect B.oomer, who is & colored ma . el ey o An Inventor Arrested. Gus Howard, the engineer from Australia who was arrested Friday, had a charge of ob- taining goods by false pretenses booked against him yesterday. Howardis the in- ventorof a_gasometer for manufacturing a new gas, and different people have aavanced him money and goods to help him in perfect- ing the invention. Some of them haye become skeptical on the subject and Howara was ar- rested. He declares the invention is all right, but it will take some time yet before it can be put on the market. — e Johnson Gets Seven Years. Judge Morrow yesterday sentenced Thomas J. Johuson to seven years’ imprisonment for passing counterfeit 50-cent pieces, Johnson pleaded guilty. the officiating minister. The interment, which will be private, is to be at Moun- tain View Cemetery. In the death of Prentiss Selby California has lost a representative business man. Although comparatively young (he had not yet reached his fiftieth year), his achievements were strongly associated with the deveiopment of the State. He was of retiring and domestic tastes, but he had multitudes of friends in this City and Oakland. Mr. Selby was born in New York State. The greater part of his early life was Fused at Stockbridge, Mass. In 1855 his ather, Thomas H. Selby, arrived in this City and at once opened a hardware store on California street. The venture proved profitable and in two or three years he was joined by his son, Prentiss, and his daughter, now Mrs. Jackson Kalston of Oukland. Prentiss worked in his father’s store for a short time, coincidently deyoting much labor to the study of metallurgy. This profited him when he was placed in the smelting works at North Beach which his father with'others had started. The son took an active interest in the businessjand rapidiy rose in the scale of responsibility until he was superintend- ent of the works. Not being satisfied with the methods pursued on this coast, Prentiss Seiby took a iTip to inspect the large establishments of the E:st. Profiting by his experience he was ennbled to pick up many valuable ideas concerning the reduction of metals, which he lost no time in applying upon his return to this coast. TUpon the death of Thomas H. Selby his son succeeded to his interest in the works, and thus hLe became one of the largest stockholders in the concern. This inter- est he retained until the time of his death. A few years ago he relinquished the ac- tive managen:ent of the business, but he has always remained in close totch with those who had it under their control. Prentiss Selby never sought political honors, and the only societies he is known 10 have belonged to are the Presbyterian church and the Athenian Club. e was twice married, the first time to Miss Church, who died in 1881, and later to Miss Coffin, who survives him. He leaves six children, all living at home, The eldest, Prentiss Selby Jr., is employed at the smelting works. All ate prominent in Oakland society. Mr. Selby was liberal and charitable. His estate is thought to be somewhere in the neighborhood of §150,000. NEARLY A FIGHT. Counselor Een Napthaly and Barrister Jim Long Had a Dispute About Their Hats. The main corridor of the new City Hall near the courtrooms of Judges Wallace and Cook was enlivened when Attorney Ben Napthaly met Attorney Jim Long the other day. “You've got my hat on yetand I want you to take it off,’’ said Mr. Long. “I¢'s your hat all right, but I'll not take it off till you return mine,’”’ replied Mr. Napthaly with spirit. “You took my hat and I took yours. That's what's the mat- ter.” Mr. Long—Well, you take my hat down nd gei your old cady. apthaiy— Don’t you dare, sir, to y of my headgear. Be- hat to my office ? Mr. Long—Your office! is_your office? Mr. Naiphaly—Never mind about where my office is. You just produce the tile. You hear me? Mr. Long (advancing in a threatening munner)—Now, don’t you make any snide breaks or I'll smash you. Mr. Napthaly (bristling up)—You will, will you? Mr. Long (assuming a Fitzsimmons at- titude)—Yaas! That’s what i'll do. And it won’t be the first time. Mr. Napthaly (somewhat perturbed on account of reminiscences) — Well, vou don’t see me runniug, do you? When [ run I'm a sprinter, but when Istop I'ma stayer. Just as the bugles were about to sound the charge Bailiffs Curtis and SBamuels sal- lied forth from their respective court- rooms and with one voice cried: ‘Here, you gentlemen, remember that you are gentlemen and ciear this corridor or you'll get run in.”’ ———— SACRIFICE (OLEARANCE SALE Silks, Dress Goods, Domestic and Hos- iery to Be Sold at Greatly Re- duced Prices. J. Samuels, the well known Kearny street drygoods merchant, has,decided, ‘in order to' facilitate the sale of his stock, preparatory to moving to inaugurate a great sacrifice clearance sale, and ,an- nounces in the advertising columns of to- day’s issue of TuE CALL some phenome- nal bargains in siks, uress goods, domes- tics, hosiery, etc. The big store at 104-108 Kearny street will, no doubt, present quite an animated scene to-morrow with ‘Where in hades | bargain huuters eager to take advantage of the big cuts in prices made through- out the various departments. o stgss b REPLEVIN SUITS COMMENOED | By Kohler & Chase Againat the Pucific Music Company. Kohler & Chase, through their attorney, Willism Rigby, have begun several re- plevin suits against the Pacific Music Company (Ernest Lomler and B A, Schiot) carrying on business at 816 Market ana 11 O'Farrell streets, to recover certain pianos which belong to the piaintiffs in question and were placed 1n possession of the Pacific Music Company for sale on commission, One William Schmitz, who has been a partner of the firm in connection with the sale and renting of pianos, @lso claims, under an alleged bill of sale, 8 number or pianos as his property. The smount in- volved in the Kohler & Chase proceedings is not more than $1300. It is, however, understood that the company is otherwise indebted to local peopie and to Eastern houses for goods and merchandise, and that its total liability in this connection represents a large sum of money. —— Hide Thief Seatenced. Stephen Daley, convicted of stealing hides {rom a San Bruno road tanuery, has been sen- tenced by Judge Cook to pay $240 fine or go to jail for 120 days. to times. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. AOOOOCOONESEIEITISEITITINONOONOSOON fi%;/”f IPger@.s & Propes o 95 Mewxe - A Straightforward Business. Making a bid for popul diplomacy, finesse or sharpness in its management. Plain, clean, honest methodsare what the public tie to. These methods you will find in force here at all We attribute our success in a great measure their practice. We are here to serve yo 2. store to be pointed out and spoken of as the place <7 where all classes of the community may come and feel that they are being dealt with in absolute fairness. Allready for the Spring business now; got a store full of bright, new merchandise to tell you about. ar patronage needs no g u faithfully: want this = NEW GOODS ARETARRIVI = HE NEW WASH GOODS— NG EVERY DAY — U BY EXPRESS AND FREIGHT. e LOVELIER THIS SEASON THAN EVER, | '0 CENTS 15 20 2 30 == CENTS =33 =3 CENTS cloth. ! CENTS Wi PER YARD as thou; CENTS PER YARD pets. 1 =2 Y - —s colorings and blending the most beautiful. Will buy some of the new creations, such as Chantillon Organdies on white [11) and tinfed grounds, in dainty pointings ; also the new Hair-line Dimities in PER YARD tinted groundwork and pretty fancy designs. Will buy the new Revered Lawns, Organdies, Dimities, l<:.I:er|ille Ol:gandles and Lattice Organdies, which are among the handsomest of the new things at PER YARD this price. The colorin‘gs inc ude everything in the way of light, medium and dsrk grounds and the patterns everything from the daintiest sprig, stripe or dot to the most beau- tiful Dresden colorings in clouded patterns resembling the skies at the breaking of a storm. ‘Will buy the new Lap;elt Organdies and Souffle Lawns, which are two of this season’s pretiiest novelties. The designs are particularly foreign, the patterns PER YARD so arranged as to cover in and around the pretty openwork lace designs of the Will buy the new Moire Tambour, an entirely new sheer material for this se The designs are all of a very high order, and the colorings put together “ gh by the brush of an Angelo. Will positively buyv the highest grades of Cotton Wash Goods produced for the season—such novelties as Rayure Organdies, C They are all ligh:=weight fabrics, some light colors, others dark. are the ultra extreme things among the novelties, the patterns the most exquisite, the No better anywhere, even if they ask you 50c yard. [}} #' A PARTIAL DISPLAY OF THESE NOVELTIES NOW IN OUR WINDOWS Paris Organdi and Brocaded Lap- They Il NEW DRESS GOODS. m Everything is not yet in by any m means, but we have received some of the | new things to sell from 25c to $1 a vard. | Y1 Come to see them; look at the styles for | Get posted. 'Twill be our pleasure 1o show them to you. You'll remember 17 valuc when you get ready to buy. W s T cffects in All-wool Checks, Mixtures and Cheviots, Al !" C Will buy the Novelty Weaves T including the new_Seabright and Manhattan Suitings in the popular colors. spring, even if you don't want to buy. Will buy the new spring 25! about 36 incnes wide. C Wil buy the new effects in | All-wo 1 Scoteh and English | Cheviot Suitings, which will be popular for street cos- "y tumes. C Will buy the new Saratoga | and Long Branch Novelty Suitings. The names alone | should convey the idea of | style. C Will buy the new Rainbow 65T and Mi Cheviot Novel- | S fies. Hgh-class designs in | absolutely new effects. $l.00 Will buy the new Red- fern Suitings in Shep- herd Crecks. These are | about 52 inches wide and absolutely all wool. All the new spring color- ings. NEW FRENCH CHALLIES, Not imitations; each piece bears xhe brand of the maker and the de- signs the breath of ‘‘parlez vons.'’ = $1.50 NEW DRESS SKIRTS. The coming season will be a great one for Skirts. To be in touch with the style a lady must have almost as many changes ‘of Skirts as of ribbons. We start the season early. to be sure, but what’s the difference, they’re here and you may as well see them and get posted. Wiil buy the New Shepuerd Checks in navy, green, black or garnet, com white, lined with grass cloth, bound with velvet. Will buy the new large or $2.00 or green, combined with white; a1so new Figured Biack Alpacas, lined with rastle, bound with velvet. Will buy the New Fancy $2.50 Checks in blue, brown or green, combined with white; also new Brocaded Black Mohairs, lined with rustle, bound with velvet. Will_buy the new Illumi- | $4,50 nated Large Chscks in pur- | blue and | ple and black, white and brown and white; extreme novelty patterns, lined with rustie percaline, bound with velvet. ‘Will buy the new Black Bilk 8,50 Skirts, made of large figured Louisine silks, lined with rustle percaline and bound ined with | small checks in black, blue | NEW SILKS. The spring season will be marked by | the great quantities of Silks used. They | will be particularly noticeable in Fancy | Waists and Skirts, and will be abun- dantly emoloyed for linings. The new Sheer Dress Materials, so many of them ‘“ | being open work and lace effects, will compel the use of silk linings to fully de~ velop their beauty. C Will buy the new Foulle 2912 Figures in Biues, Steels, S Browns, Greens, Purples and other combinations. They are Union sitks, but wear well | for waists. 7 | C Will buy the new Black Fig- 39; ured Louisines in small and large designs. A lovely va- | riety, 24 inches wide, justthe | thing for waists and’ skirts. | Value at 50c or 60c. C Will buy the new Foulard |{i Printed *All-Silk Surahs in dbb Navy, Bluck, Reseda, Myrtle and other favorite colors, very large Frenchy designs in white. C Will. buy rich Black Bro- caded Satins and Gros Grain which will be o povular f skirts. Excellent heavy qual- ities, worth much nearer $1. C Will buy the popular Silk Gloria Linings in all the new with velvet. Will buy the new Black E,On]:g?);:“c ety $]0,00 Gros- Grain _and Satin | il iy the new' B rts in lovely floral and | 451- weight Taffeta Silk in s set brocades, lmed with | S “oolocs, such as Black, Piok, rustle percaline and bound | b Bine, Cardinal Lav’ wiih velvet. ender, Lemon, Cream and Will buy the new novelties | $|7,50 of Biack M elegant heavy qualities, lined all throagh with silks, all bound with vel- yard. Light and dark colors. 35c and 50¢ ul vet. Seme have extra silk dust ruffles. re Veloursand | Empire Black Brocades, | other shades. Will be much used for linings this season. C Will buy a superb quality of 501‘ heavy Plain Biack India Silk, | S over 30 inches wide. They will be extensively worn for waists and used a3 linings. = NOISCO'S L I.‘El\}/l'Ah-KET >T~EE SOOBOOOOSHONKE CELE A P I COANER SIS ISEIE3E ST TIEX K.AVLOR AND GOLDEN NG PLACE. GA'ARIAVENUE. SAW SERPENTS AND WATERSPOUTS Captain Graham Had Sev- eral Remarkable Ex- periences. Had to Fire Shots Into Water- spouts to Save His Ship. The American ship W. F. Babcock ar- rived from New York last Friday and docked at Howard-street whart yesterday. The cargo is wanted in & hurry and Captain Graham is anxious to get it out, as he is chartered to load sugar at Hono- lulu for New York. In consequence no time will be lost in discharging and ballast- ing the vessel. The Babcock has had an eventful trip around the Horn, She was in storms and hurricanes and beset by waterspouts. The sea serpent was sighted, and on one occa- sion the vessel was on her beam ends. The ship’s goat died from eating shavings —indigestion—but nevertheless all else | ended well. Lying in her berth yesterday the Bab- cock was a credit to the American mercan- tile marine. Although only twenty-four hours after getiing into port from a long passage she was as spick and span alow and aloft as a yacht, and members of the Navai Reserve should pay a visit to the gallant +kipper and learn how easy it is to run a big vessel, even though hurricanes, sea serpents and storms are encountered. ‘When talking about the voyage yeste: dey Capiain Grabam remarked: e were in latitude 25.55 north, longitude 37 west, when we encountered a severe elec- tric storm. The wind blew so hard that we had to reduce the ship to three lower topsails and foresail. The thundér came in 8 succession of peals, and it seemed as though all the artillery of the heavens was at work. Flash afier flash of light- ning played around the Babcock and made the scene as light as day. The rain e down in torrents,” concluded the captain, in a matter-of-lact wa lto- fi“h" making one of the most disagreea- le nights I have ever experienced.” For two weeks all went well, and then the big clipper had another experience. In latitude 9.16 north, longitude 29.43 west, she was chased by tWo Waterspouts. Bays Captain Grabam: “They made up right astern and were rapidiy approach- ing the ship. “They extended from the water tothe clouds, the Jargest one apparentiy being | yard on October 30 and was drowned.. { about fifty feet in circumférence. 1 at once ordered all sail taken in, because if one of the spouts struck us with sail set then the masts would have gone by the board, and even if the spout had struck us and we had had all sail furiea I think | the ship would bave been dismasted. *The largest one came quite near to us, when a roarinz sound could be beard. Just then I remembered to haye heara that the concussion caused by a rifle shot would break the column of water. ordered a rifle brought from the armory and two shots were fired into the advanc- ing column of water in quick succession. Suddenly it began to tremble at the base and finally disappeared. Wuether it was the reports of the rifle that caused it to break or whether it was from natural canses I do not know. 1 do know, how- ever, that the Babcock had a very narrow escape. The smaller waterspous took a different direction and went away to the leeward of the vessel.” One day later the Babcock encountered the sea serpent. It was in latitude 8 deg. 02 min. north, longitude 28 deg. 40 min. west, and the vessel was somewhere in the vicinity of the mouth of the river Am- azon. “It was about 9 A. x.,’” said Captain Graham, “when we passed close to a large sea serpent. It was apparently asleep. It was of a dinngreen color mixed with spots of black. It was partially coiled and, as near as Icould judge, was from thirty to forty feet long and about two feet in circumference. It had a long, flat head and, outside of its size and length, looked like an ordinary land snake. It may have been washed out of one of the rivers on the Atlantic coast of South America, but that I cannot vouch for. AllI know is that my wife 1s willing to swear on a stack of bibles that she saw | the original sea serpent.”’ I The Babcock came here a year ago from New York and went to Honolulu to load sugar for the metropolis. She will repeat the yByage agrin this year and Captain anrm expects to make just as good timgh His little daughter Gladys is still the $hip’s mascot, but she mourns the loss of her goat. The animal was born in British Columbia and would not eat American hay. Instead she developed an inordinate liking for shavings and saw- dust and indigestion kiilled her. A goat that will eat American hay is badly wanted aboard the W. F. Babcock. The following changes to go into effect to-morrow have been ordered by the Chiet Wharfinger: Wharfinger Walknp goes irom Beale street to section 2 of the sea- wall and Thomas Deasey takes his place. John Lycett, collector at Beals street, zoes | to section 3 of the seawall, thus changing ll:‘i::" with “Tom” Casey, who relieves Very quick time has been made with the discharging of the brig John D. Spreckels. Arrivine Erivay afternoon, she wasdocked at the refinery at 2:40 P. M, and at 1:50 P. M. yesterday she was discharged and at 8:45 P. a. she was alongside the Pacific- street wharf takin - in cargo for Honolulu. This time has been beaten, however. Captain Howard, superintendent of the Oceanic Steamship Company, took the Volant out of her winter-quarters at Sau- salito a few months ago, ballasted and provisioned her, put a crew aboard and sent her 10 sea inside of eight hours, The American ship M. P. Grace arrived from Baltimore last night. J. W. Johan- sen, one of the sailors, fell from the main- THE LARGEST FLAG IN THE WORLD Is Now Being Made Here " for Hawaii and Will Be Eighty Feet Long. Will Consume 700 Yards of Bunt- ing and Fly From a Pole 150 Feet Long. Captain George C. Beckley of the Wilder Steamship Company, Honolulu, who ar- rived here recently to take back the new steamer Helene, lately launched here, is having the largest flag made of whicl shipping men have ever heard. It will be of the extraordinary width of forv feet and will be eighty feet long, consum- ing in all no less than 700 yards of bunt- ing. This monster flag is to be raised on the Helene on the maiden trip of that vessel, as she leaves iere for the Hawaiian Islands. It is a Hawaiian flag, of course, and as such will dwarf every other flag, no matter of what nation, that comes into port. When the Helene gets to Honolulu the flag will be taken down and will finally be put on a eiganiic pole, towerine in the 8ir from the heights of Punchbowl Hill. The pole will be, as Captain Beckley tells, 150 feet long. 1t was made of a monstrous Puget Sound fir tree, and is now en route to the islands on the bark Klickitat. The way Captain Beckley bappened to get the idea of echipsing the world in the way of flags is peculiar. He is a commo- dore in the Hawaiian navy. and has been for over thirty-five years with the afore- said steamship company, of which he is a director. On the eve of his departure for this country he was given a ainner by the employes of the company and pre- sented with a fat purse. Captain Beckley said. as it-was handed to him: “The money will be used in the pur- chase of the largest Hawaiian flag ever seen in Hawaii. It will be larger than the great flag of the American Laague. and will fly trom the foremast of the Helene from San Francisco to Honolulu. Then iy wil' float from a tall pole in my yard on/ the slope of Punchbowl Hill.” This is why s heavy flag manufacturing firm here is now busy with the great flag. ©It will be the bigeest flag of which I ever beard,” said Captain Beckley yester- 4 day. “‘There isn’t another one like it in the world.” HypyoricInst., 6-0'Farrell, teach, treat. *