The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1897, Page 1

{ VOLUME LXXXIL—NO. 129. FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNIN 1897. E— — PRICE FIVE™EGENTS. THE 1OWA HAS SPEED T0 SPARE. Fast Time Made by the Battle-Ship on Its Trial Trip. SEVENTEEN ENOTS THE AVERAGE. Builders of the N:w Floating Fortress Win a Bonus of $25,000 ENGINES SHOW REMARKABLE UNIFORMITY. Not the Least Defect Apparent When the End of the Course Is Reached. BOSTON, able conaitio all conce enip Iowa ass., April 7.—Under favor- and to the satisfaction of the U d States battle- given her official trial to- over the Cape Ann course; ana under the inspection of the naval board ap- pointed for the purpose. On the trial she nade an average speed of 17 knots over th - 66-mile course, exceeding her contract speed by one knot and winning a bonus 5,000 lers. The figuring of 17 knots is a close one and there is not much of a margin to allow nce the tidal correc- tions are likely to be in the ship’s favor it 18 ressonably certain that the official 11 show 17 knots. The Iowa finished her run after nearly | five hours' conti; s steaming in just as zood condition as when she started, and without the least defect being apparent snywhere and without the slightest heat- 1ng of her bearings. The conditions were favorable for making steam and boilers showed an average pressure of pounds, or all that could be expected of them. Both engines ran with remarkable | uniformity, the revolutions of the screws ot falling telow 111 per minute nor rising | above 1133, and averaging 112 for the run. The speed was also remarkabiy uniform between the several marks along the | course, and shows that the vessel made scarcely any spurts, but kept close to her best work all the time, the variations being almost wholly due to the changing depths of the water. Immediately after the completion of the course the Iowa was sent along rapidly to port and then to starboard for a balf circle to det>rmine the maneuvering | She answered her heim readily d showed the possivility of turnings | circle of Jess than 400 yards. She was also very steady in her trimming, and her greatest angle of heel was only two de- grees. The absence of vibration, even | when the ship was driven at her bighest speed, was very marked. In fact tne vi- | bration could hardly be felt, except at the extreme bow and stern. | The trial showed, 1n shorr, that little is left to be desired either in design or con- struction, and the official board expressed it unofficislly so. But the official report will be the same. The stations were 6.6 miles apart, and the course was thirty-three miles north- | east from tie first station, about five miles northeast of Thatchers Island, to | the sixth station, about a mile to the| eastward of Boone Isiand buoy, and re- turn. The elapsed time for the first half | was 1: average speed 3 knot For the second half, 1 average | epeed, 17.47. Average speed for the entire | distance, 17 knots. Elapsed time, 3:52:47. | The ship left her moorines in Boston | harbor for the racecourse at AN, | end returned to her anchorage oft the lower light shortly after 4 o'clock ». u | To the newspaper men on board Edwin &, | Cramp expressed himself satisfied by the showing made by the ship and with her | the Sipta | for penaity and franchise tax. The Pacific | Breaks in Louisiana and Southeastern DeahiranersoniSophon. benavior. The Towa will sail early Thure- | Gompany has not filed an answer to| Arkansas will hold water in that territory | - BERLIN, GERMANY, April 7..Dr. von day morning for Philadelphia. She is the | Attorney-General Taylor's suit. | until the middle of May, fac after the | Stephen died to-day. 1 | M.D., president and dircctor of = | tation, examina | alleged colleze was located | dence district of tne West ; “‘examinations’ | the ma! last Cramp ship for which the Govern- ment offers a speed premium. The next Cramp ship to come here for trial will be the Japanese cruiser, now bu#lding, and | to be completed in about a year. She will | bave a speed trial, since 22 knots is guar- anteed. | DR. RUTLAND’S CASE. Startling Array of Test.mony Against the Man Who Ground Out Bogus Medical D plomas. CHICAGO, IrL., April 7.—Evidence in the case of Frederick Rutl D., Ph.D., | the Eclec mitted to the | tic Medical College, was Federal Grand Jury to-day. The case is | one of National interest from the fact that Rutland is charged with using the mails asa means to defraud young men ambitious to become physicians, the nom- inal fee of §35 beinz charged for matricu- on and graduation. The the resi- ide, but tne were conducted through e books of the concern failed to show the total bogus diplomas issued, but they are said to run into the thousands ana are found to be in every State Union. Rutland was admitted to bail after his arrest by the Federal officers, but skipped | his bonds about three weeks ago. Hui household effects and those of the college | were shipped to Canada, but the fugitive has not 5o far been located. The evidence is 80 overwhelmling thata | true bill of many counts is certain. Rut- | land's bogus diploma scheme is said to | have been the most pretentious and ex- tensively operated in this country since the infamous “Dr.” Buchanan of Phila- delphia was sent to the penitentiary in the '80's. in the | | On the trial of Buchanan’s case it was | shown that he had sent no less than 10,000 diplomas to foreign countries. His con- viction put a stop to the business in this | country for several year: ! it e A HEXICO SENSATION. The Widow Ordonez Accuses Ex-Governor | R.vercl] of the Murder of Her Husband, PACHECO, Mgxico, April 7.—A big ical sensation has been caused here by the action of Mrs. Emildo Ordonez. Her husbahd was a newspaper editor | and writer of this city, who was alleged to have been killed while serving a brief term in prison here for offenses against | the State government. She has filed a petition with the Mexi can Congress, praying that ex-Governor Ramon F. Riveroll, now a member of Congress from this State, be surrendered | to the courts for trial for the death of her husband. Sne alleges that ex-Governor Riveroll had her husband killed for political rea- sons. Just what action Congress will take in | the matter. of course, cannot be definitely | stated. It can be said, however, that there will be an investigation of some sort. Riveroll is a prominent man and his | friends scout the idea that he had any- thing to do with the murder of Ordonez. On the otber hand the widow is positive in her statements, and it is said that all | the political enemies of Riveroll are back- ing her up. The mystery surrounding the death of | Ordonez has been a deep one, and as he | was known to be an energetic and fearless | writer it is said that not a few prominent politicians would be interested in his | death. B e ani REPUBLICAN VICTORY. Elisha Dysr Elected Governor of Rhode | Island by Largest Plurality Ever Known in ths State. PROVIDENCE, R. L, April 7.—In the | Rhode Isiand election to-day the Repub- | iicans easily elected their State ticket and | retained their large majority in the Gen- | eral Assembly, but were unsuccessful in selecting their Legislative tfickei in the | City. General Elisha Dyer was elected | Governor by a plurality of not less than | 000, the largest ever obtained by a gubernatorial candidate. | In this city a good-government legisla- | tive ticket, indorsed by the Democrats, was nominated against the Republican machine ticket, ana it was elected by | good pluralities, althouzh the Republican State ticket carried the city easily. The vote was light throuzhout the State, the | Democrats suffering the greater loss. ! = Date 8t for the Heariug. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 7.—Circuit Judge Cantrell to-day set April 14 as the | date on which he will try the case of the | State vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad | tile valley through the crevasse. A VISIT TO THE CAMP OF THE INSUR GENTS IN CRETE. [From photographs taken during an interview between the Insurgents and British naval oficers. Reproduced from the London Daily Graphic.] | usual time for plantirg cotton in that ter- | ritors. The river at Memphis was sta- tionary Iast nig! WHER WILL THE WATER SUBSIDE? o — Jos in th~ Wak= of the Fioods. SIOUX CITY, lows, April 5—Thou sands of dollars worth of damage has already been Gone by caving bands on the 15 Missouri a few miles to the mnorth of Sioux City. The cutting still continues. The stream is falling and The Question That Agitates Many Sections of the South. Vast Areas That Will Not Be| Drained in Time.for a Cotton Crop. the removal of prassure against the banks is increasing the trouble. In several cases the cutting has progressed so fast that occupants of houses near the banks have bad narrow escapes. Ice from the Yellow- | stone is due soon. It is gorging above | and may make similar trouble here. - Alarming Conditions at S§t. Paul. 1 ST. PAUL, Misx., April 7.—The Red River rose only 3 inches last night, but | the big Coulee, west of the city, took a | sudden spurt and went up 14 inches, flooding the entire west side of towa and | | driving hundreds of people from their homes, The water works at the reserve | station was compelled to shut down. | There is much suffering among the poor Suffering Continues Among Poor Fam. ilies, but No Further Loss of Life Is Reported P S RS GO i | Families Becoued With Diffioulty. | CHILLICOTHE, Irn, April 7.—The | MEMPHIS, Texx., April 7.—All of the | GT8RC River is over its banks. People are | '® | leaving the bottom lands snd coming to | country east to the main line of the Ya- | town. A family s~trounded by water nad z00 and Mississippi Valley Railroad is | to be rescued by b1 £s. There is o loss flooded, and in many places the water has | of life yet, but great damage to property gone over the track | has resulted. The upper crevasse in Tunica County is | 2000 feet wide, and so great is the outpour | that water from below the break is being | drawn up to and hurled out over the fer- Cinching an Insurance Compnany. NEW YORK. N. Y., April 7.—A World special from Harrisburg, Pa., says: A | rumor is in circulation among the mem- | The supreme question is the duration of | pers of the State Legislature that $50,000 | the flood. At the lower levees along|was demanded from the Metropolitan | Louisiana and Southeastern Arkansas | ife Insarance Company of New York bold, which it is believed they cannot do, | City to defeat the bill introduced | by | the empiying of the delta and St. Francis | Senator McQueon which prohibits the in- basin will be slow. | suring of children under 16 years of age. 1f they break and the river continues to | Thalopns lenicoines Jromione ot s g in | officers of the company. The bill wi ot omnpent Francls basin | Come up for final passage in the Senate anc the delta will be clear of water by | (o.day. The outcome of the matter may | May 5. If this should prove true, there 5 : | be an’ investigation bv a committee. will be no difficulty in growing cotton. - | The Battle-ship Jowa at the Conclusion of Her Trial Trip, Just After Passing Cape Ann, | the foothills near Mashel FINDS A QUARRY OF COPPER ORE Bonanza Struck in the Foothills Southeast of Tacoma. Prospector Uncovers Two Veins | .on a Claim That Was Once Abandoned. Streaks of Gold Glisten in the Ledges of the Less Valuable Mianeral. TACOMA, Wasm., April .—A copper mine which promises to rival the bo- nanzas of Montana, Arizona and Mexico has been discovered on tue Mashel River, thirty miles southeast of Tacoma. For several vears past prospectors have occa- sionally brought in samples of float cop- per from that section, but they gave up" before locating the mother vemn. Early Jast year Henry Jordan located in River a claim which another prospector had taken up the year previous and abandoned. To-day Jordan stands in the shadow of immense riches. Believing that he had a good thing he located a dozen other claims, ail bearing copper. One group of these are bonded by wholesale merchants here for $40.000. To-day the lucky prospector’s agent received an offer from Denver of $150,000 for ten other claims, the Colorado men desiring to develop them at once. Probably they will be sold. Specimens of copper ore which mining men consider truly wonderful have been brought in from the Mashel claims. They are in sheets of from less than one inch to nearly two feet surface and aimost as thin as a sheet of newspaper. These are al- most pure copper and are taken from the seams between the layers of rocks, which s itself full of snot gold and copper. There are two veins, which together ag- gregate seventv feet in thickness, and they have been traced a distance of two miles. In fact, it is an immense quarry of copper and gold. There is but oue mine like it on the giobe, and that is in Oid Mexico, and has been operated success. fally for 300 yea: HE MAY BE CGURT-MARTIALED. Charges of a Scandalous Nature Against Dennis W. Muilan, Commandant of the Pensacola Navy-Yard. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 7.—TheSun’s Washington special says: Commander Dennis W. Muilan, commarndant of the Pensacola Navy-yard, hss veen under in- vestigation by a court of inquiry upon charges of a scandalous nature, which, if proven, will lead to his dismissal from the service, Uaptain Reamy and Lieutenant Lauchheimer have just returned from Pensacola, where they spent several davs investigating the case and taking testi- mony. Upon their revort 1t will depend whether Commander Mullan is to be court- martialed. 1f ne is tried it is believed that he can bardly escape severe pumshment. If the court believes the chargzes can be substan- tiated he may be asked to resign, 50 as to avoid a scandal in open court. Becretary Long will take the report up for consider- ation this week. Commander Mullan some years ago received the thanks of the Ma land Legislature for meritorious services ise in the Pacific. ander Dennis W. Mullan, a ns- tive of Maryland, graduated from Annapo- iis in 1363, and was at once sent into active service as ensign on the Monongahela, in the West Guli blockade squadron. He participat d in the various engagements in which the navy took part, such as the battle of Mobile Bay and the attack on Fort Morgan. After the war the more notable inci- dents in his career were his participation in 1871 in two attacks on Korean bat- teries, his visit as American representa- uve to arbitrate the war between Chile and Peru, and bis experience at Samoa. In October, 1857, then a commander, ha was appointed (o command the Nipsic and ordered to Samoa, wh matters were be- coming threatenin There he took such | a bold stand in defense of American in- | terests as to compel the respect of the Germans, who were trying to carry things with a high hand. He wasin command of the Nipsicat the time of the great Sa- | moan burricane of 1859, when of the three | American warships in the harbor the Nip- sic was the only one that escaped wreck. For his conduct &t Samoa the City Coun- cii of Annapolis, Md., where Commander thanks, and the Maryland Legisiature presented him with a gold watch. Commander Mullan has several times been stationed on the Pacific Coast. s, DAVITT CALLS ON HARRISON. The Irish Kome-Rule Leader a Warm Porsonal Friend of the New Mayor of Chicago. CHICAGO, Irr.,April 7.—Michael Da- vitl, member of Parliament from South ayo, Ireland, reached Chicago last night, en route to Calitornia, with his family, and i tered at the Auditorium. elect Harrison, who was his traveling twenty months ago in an ex- 7 from New Zealand to San he two in company photo- the Samoan natives and ex- gravhed | changed ideas on Irish and Chicago poli- | ies under the Southern Cross. | *1feel astrong attachment,”” said Mr. | Davitt last night, “to the Mayor whom | you have just elected, as 1 did toward his | fatber, wnom I also knew well. I am awsre, however, of the feelings and preju- dices of the American people, and that it is never wise to interfere in their politics, as they are fully able to manage their own affairs.” “How do vou enjoy the noise of an | American election night?”’ he was asked. “You do not beat us in noise or excite- ment, but 1 think you are ahead of us in the method and expedition with which vou collect your votes,” was the answer. “The speed with which you determine the decision of the their will is something startling to me, and we have country.’ “How is the Cretan question affecting the standing of the parties in Great Britain?’ *The Salisbury Ministry has rendered | itself extremely unpopular because of its dastardly policy, and I am not sorry that | 1ts position is damaged. It might have | brought about a settiement creditable to | the powers and itself had its blund would turn iz out of office were it left to a vote. What is the present home rule cause?”’ “Prospects were never brighter. A union of forces is making the struggle potent, and with our ranks closing up we are prepared to make a grand home run. The latent political sense of the Irish peo- ple is asserting itself, and the faction dis- turbers are being sent to the rear with the returning consciousness that there isreally nothing to wrangle about. **What do the Irish people think about Cuba? The Nationalist and Liberal or- gal e with the patriots, but the Salis- bury organs are with the Spanish.” The present 1s the tenth visit of Mr. Davitt to America, and he declares that | on account of his domestic relationship he | knows it as well as lreland. He will leave his family in California, where they will spend a year, and will then hasten back to London. status of the —-—— STEEL MILLS SHUT DOWA. | Four Thousand Empioyes About to Go Out on Strike, Suspendsd by the lliinois Stee/ Company. CHICAGO, IrL, April 7.—The Illinois Steel Compar works at South Chicago were closed down to-day, shuttinz out about 4000 employes. This action was taken by the manazement of the concern when it was learnea that 2 strike had been ordered to-day among the workmen. They have been operating the steel mills for several months under the shding scale of wages and the employes have been d: satistied. Several efforts were made by the workmen to have the old wage system restored. They were unsuccessful to effect an agreement, and to-day a strike was ordered among the greater number of the men employed there. When the management learned of this all work in the mills was suspended and cvery em- pioye has been shut out. —_— NOTaBL WEDDING, Postmaster-General Cary’s Daughter Is Led fo the altar. BALTIMORE, Mp., April 7.—The mar- riage to-day of Miss Ina Catherine Gary, daughterof Postmaster-General and Mrs. Gary, to Francis E. Pegram was one of the notable events in Baltimore so- ciety circles. Among the guests at break- fast were the Vice-President and Mrs. Ho- bart, the Secretary of State, the Secretary ot the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the Secre- tary of War and Mrs. Alger and Miss Alger, the Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney-General, Governor and Mrs. Lowndes, and a number of State and city officials. -~ FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES Spaniards Capture a Town Stoutly De fanded by the Rebals MADRID, Seary, Avril 7.—A dispatch received to-day from Manila, capital of the Philippine Islands, says that t he anish troops have captured ths town of San Francisco Malabong, where nearty all the insurgents who are continuing their Tesistence to the Government have taken refuge. The rebels fou:nt desperately to gain their positions, but were finally routed with enormous losses. Large num- bers of insurgents who were injured es- caped into the interior in an utterly demoralized condition. Mullan was born, tendered him a vote of | He paid his respects to-day to Mayor- | people and discover | nothing like it in the oid | it chosen, but | TURKISH QUTPOSTS ~ ATTACK Engagement in Which the Moslems Hold Their { Position. ELEVEN CRETANS ARE KILLED. Assailed From Four Directions at Once, the Turks Fight Stubbornly. POWERS STILL MAINTAIN THE BLOCKADE. | Greeks Occasionally L nd Supplies in Crete, but Starvation Threatens the Inhabitaats. CANEA, Grerc, April 7.—Fighting of | a somewhat serious nature occurred to- day between the Christians and T | outside of Candia. The insurgents, who were numerically stronger than the Turks, attacked the outposts of the latter from four points at once. The Turks made a strong fight and succeeded in holding their position. Their loss was only two ‘killed, while the loss of theinsurgents | was eleven killed. | Theinsurgents at Kissamo have sent a letter to the foreign admirals, warning them of their intention to attack the fort at that place. The Turkish garrison dis- vlays no inclination to have any iurther fighting with the Christians and has asked to be relieved. It is likely that in view of the circumstances a strong force will be placed in the fort, and it is not beyond probability that international troops will be dispatched to garrison the place. | h the exception of the fight outside | ndia, in which the Christians were | repulsed with a heavier loss than they in- | flicted on the Moslems, there has been | little or no prospect of the impasse being overcomse by the powers, and even the Turks sre becoming disgusted with the situation. Reports from the interior show that the scarcity of provisions is becom- ing greater daily, ana that tnere is much suffering among the Christians, who are now practically the only residents outside the coast town The blockade is main- tained with severity, but despite this fact | Greek sailors manage occasionally to run | in a cargo of ammonition and food supe | plies. Of course no sufficient supply from | this source can be received, and unless the | powers speedily come to some arrange. ment and the blockade be raised the suf- | fering will become acute. ROME. IraLy, April 7. — The Italian | Government is disinclined to send rein- forcements to Crete. It now seems proba- ble that no mere men will be sent. MAY LIVE TWO WEGKS MORE. Failure of Electrocution Apparatus Gives William Haas New Lease of Life, | COLUMBUS, Onio, April 7.—The elec- | trocution apparatus which was to have | executed at midnicht the death penalty |upon William Haas failed at the last | minute, and Warden E. G. Coffin was obliged to request Governor Bushnell to respite the condemned man until the defect could be remedied. One of the armature coils burned out while the last tests were being made tonight. A tempo- rary repair was made, but the machine failed to develop more than 1500 volts. It was to run to 1700 volts before the curren t | was sent through the body of the con- demned man. The representative of the company mak: the dynamo was not willing ‘that such risk siould be taken, and at his suggestion Warden Coflin asked for and obtained a respite to April 21, ko Lot BRADY TALKING FUR CORBETT. Wants to Give Fitzsimmons $10,000 to Bor the Ex-Champion Four Kounds. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 7—Billy Brady returned to this city this after- noon. He was in a cheery mood, and seemed confident as to the ability of Cor- bett to beat any fighter living, Fitzsim- mons included. Brady says his chief business nere is to try and arrange an- other meeting between Fitzsimmons and Corbett. He does not care whether the contest comes off in six months or a_year as long as the Cornishman guaranteess fight. fBrady also_sald that he would cive Fitzsimmons $10,000 to box Corbett four rounds, and would bet $20,000 that the Californiafl beats bim 1n a finish contest. e Murder Trial Boom. WILLIAMSON, W. Va.. April 7.—For two days trials of monntain murder cases have been going on here, and thus far the prisoner has been convicted of a greater or less dezree of murder in every case. About a dozen murder cases yet remain on the docket. The trial of Captain Hat- field will come up to-morrow. He has brought a score or more of his kinsmen to town and the people are looking for trouble. i Colorado Miners Suffocated. COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro., April 7.— Seven men working 1 the Strickle tunne!, | on the west slope of Pikes Peak, were overcome by smoke and gas to-da: Two—Georze Gordon ana Michael Tew— are d-ad, and the others are 1n a critical condition. e Ruralnrs Crack a College Safe. LANSING, Micn., April 7.—Early this morning burglars cracked the safe in the Agricultural College and got away with §2500. There is no clew to their identity. painile i The Kenfw Senatorial Deadlock. FRANKFORT, Kv., April 7.—The Sil- ver aud Gola Democrats and the antie Hunter Republicans refused to_answer to their names on rollcall at to-day’s joint session of the Legisiature preventing s quorum.