The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 9, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, , MAY 9, 1897. PREPARATIONS FOR ¢ WHR ON THE BOERS England Continues the Shameless Plan With Ostentation. Kruger Cleverly Withdraws the Only Excuse for Hos- tilities. Nevertheless the Englishmen Con- fidently Expact to Again Rald the Transvaal. LONDON, Exc., May 8.—Interest in the Transvaal almo-t overshadows the atten- tion paid to the war in the east. In Eng- o efforts to inflame public st the Boer Government r the auspices of the Char- y and Tory party. a preparations for war con- tinue with much ostentation. War-shout- ers are again disgusted by Kruger's clever withdrawal of the immigration law, which is the only plausible excuse for belligerent tation in England. It is supposed that this action of the Volksraaa is the result of pressure coupled with a conviction that the law conflicts with the London con- vention. Eo far from this being the case, the opin- ion of one of the most eminent English authorities on international law 1o whom the matter was submitted in behalf of the Transvaal is opposed to the contention that the law is contrary to the convention. Transvaal, therefore, is credited with having made a genuine conce: As T s tne alleged breaches of con- v n in conmnection with foreign treaties the opinion of the same authority s favorable to the view of 1 and another is unfavorable. sentim conti tered ( t ag ues un in one instan, the Transv: In either case the point involved is merely | 1. Nevertheless the average Eng- man firmly believes a glorious cam- against the Boer republic will be e spectacles the Government will lebration of the jubilee e DROWNED AT STOCKTON. Men the Sant Their Death in Waters of Mcleods Lake. , CiL, May 8.—Two men forenoon in McLeods b ) yards west of the club- e of the Stock.on Athletic Associa- to The barge Katie was discharging a load srdwood on the north bank of the voung maa named John Robin- went to work a day or two ago rge, leaving his home in Antioch, ng the wood from the barge to own the gangplank with the truck ind bim. One of the wheels ot the tru ped on a piece of wood, gway. Ashef down also, strix: vut he did not rise after disappear- urface of the water. The ility is that the pisce of wood that < him on the head knocked him nseless or stunned him. A search wa- immediately made, and the 1 of the lake between the barge and the wharf was dragged in the hope of bringing him up, either dead or alive, but hout av he men were still dragzing the | body of tue boy, Chris John- the fireman of the steamer Clara came on board that boat, which arge to her position and which i to her further side waiting r off when she had discharged . Johinson was seen io have been ag, and it is said that he had fallen off the Clara Crow twice before this morn- Crow, towed ohnson went to his room, took off his clothes ani jumped overboard, evidently the idea that he would find the body E an eXpert swim- > up, and later his ged from the lake. med Flaherty essayed to go d and locate the bodies, and he, too, came near drowning, but was rescued in time. ARl BACK FROM TURNAGAIN ARM. Schooner Atbion Brings Cheering N-ws From Miners Who Wintered in Aiasko, SEATTLE, Wasn., May 8.—The steam schooner Albion, Capiain Charles Lind- quist, which :aiied from San Francisc 1g with miners and mer- ooks Inlet, returned to this She is the first vessel to arrive direct from the ce last fall, and conse- quent latest news as to how the sed the winter months on far-off Turnagain Arm. Those who ren.ained over fared fairly well, the weather being unusually mild for that section and food supplies reason- ably plentiful. Durine the coldest day— March 2—the thermometer registered only 10 degrees beiow zero. On the south side of the inlet the placer mines could be worked every day through- out the winter months, and all of the miners were more or less successful, the claims yieiding from $5 to $15 a day to the man. Those who had claims on the north side were unable to work them, ow- ing to an unusnal fall of snow. The best winter-workin« ciaims are beiween Kisioff River and Anchor Point. The Albion sought to land her passen- gers and cargo on the north side of the inlet, but being unable to do 8o, owing to the suow, discharged both at Coal Bay, where some six or eight persons, includ- ing one woman, patsed the winter com- fortably. e made the return trip from Coal Bay to Seattle in eich( days. Captain Lindquist stated that there would not be nearly as many miners on Turnagain this year as there were year, but the indications were that thos trying their fortunes thers would be much more successful, especially the ones who located claims last fall and winter, e GUESTS OF Coming Session of the Grand Ledge of Hermann Sons. WOODLAND, CaL., May 8.—The people of Woodland have about completed elab- orate preparations for the entertainment of the grana officers, delegates and visitors who will attend the nineteenth annual session of the Grand Lodge, Order of Hermann Sons, of the State of California, which will assemble in this city to-mor- TOW ana remain in session for four days. The buildings on the main thoroughfares present a gala appearance. A large number of people will ar- rive on the early morning train from Marysville to-morrow. The special ex- WOODLAND. Our Methods, our Adver- tisements, owr Illustra- tions, are so widely copied by all the merchants in San Francisco that don’t yow think that the house which is so much copied | must be the right place for | you to trade in ? The Banquet Goes merrily on. The covers set again. New dishes, more deli- cate, moretoothsome, richer and even handsomer, are set before yow again. Yow are our gduest, yow are invited. No more pressing invita- tion can possibly be issued to yow than that to Saze and look wpon some of the richest and handsomest Suitings ever placed before yow in truly banquet fash- ion, at $10.00. |THIS WEEK, THOSE | Rich and Elegant Serges | Are placed before you in | their wealth of fine tailor- |ing, in either blue or black, 1in Single-Breasted Sacks, Double - Breasted Sacks These |and in Cutaways. | are | Martin's English Serges, The very best Srade, Sar- ments that yow positively Ecmznof duplicate in any | other howse in San Fran- | cisco under §18 ; and these darments have clever asso- |ciates in light colorings. | And the feature of it all is | that they are all new—no lold stuff’ to rummade over, |but all brand new dar- | ments embodied with new ideas. Again at ~ $10.00. oK ! truth of owr sayings than a | 00000000 | ® facts. There’s no better way of finding out the into owr Big Corner Window. nounce a fact and back up that fact with ® 5 ® A ® simple gaze ® We an- § ® ® ® ® PO PPPRELDINCIELOEPBLTOOIBLTEe NEW TO-DAY: i b I g | ( 8 T TEIE FRIS A L '—CLOTHING. I I e /! ! CcCO BOY. The one temptation that is always held in check in our advertising depart- mentis that not to enthuse, not to overestimate values, or exaggerate. These are the thingds that are mever allowed to creep into our advertisements ; hence we bask in the sunshine of the public’s éonfidence. In Good Form All our clothes are built on those lines — in good Jorm. They'rebuilt to dress youw correctly. They have a swell, snappy appear- ance that yow cannot find in other stores’ clothes. This we back up with facts. Our garments spealk it ! The way they're tailored, their general appearance Sives the snappy up-to- date look that yow carnnot find in other stores’ clothes at any price. Some very new things this week in rich Cheviots, in little Plaids, in Checks and in big Plaids. They’re aw- fully swell, awfully hand- some; $18 and $20 would be reasonable for ’em, but we have spread a banquet before yow and it's alavish feast; we intend, it shall be such. The Vests are dou- ble-breasted, some of em ; others single - breasted. They're all swell. $10.00. The Overcoats are clever garments, most of ‘em made in the English Top- coat fashion; lined throughout with satin; in tan shades. $20 in most stores. In the banquet- spread at $10.00. THINK IT OVER. All that we have said yow'll find ® it truth and nothing else. SococooTcPoTooTlceT oo TWO ENTIRE BUILDINGS, EIGHT FLOORS, BUILT TO ITS PRESENT MAGNITUDE BY ITS KEEPING FAITH AND DOING ALL THAT IT HAS PROMISED. 9,11, 18 and 15 Kearny Street. ©O00000000LOOCO0] 000000000 & cursion from Sacramento, bringing hun- dreds of visitors, will arrive at 9 o’clock. Immediately after their arrival there will ba a parasde and reception. Mayor Charmak will deliver the address of welcome and turn over the golden key to the visitors. In the afternoon a picnic will be Lield in Coils Grove near the city. On Monday morning the Grand Lodge will convene in New Armory Hall, and in the evening the ladi s of the German church will give an entertainment in old Army Hall. On Tuesday evening there will be a banguet and ball, and on Wednesday the visitors will be taken for a drive about the country. —— DARCEY 1SLAND GOLD CRAZE, Prospectors at Work in the Midst of a Leper Colony. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 8.—The mining excitement in British Columbia is said to exceed that in California years azo. There ure now as many prospectors in the field as there was population in the province before the excitement, Tuis lus: for goid has perhaps reached its climax in conquering the fear of leprosy, or white gold miners are working hard ®v the Chinese lazaretto on Darcey Island. where a colony of hopeless lepers are awaiting the end, housed with pigs and chickens as companions and visited rarely even by medical men. Gold having been aiscovered on the island, the Government will not allow the lives of American and Canadian prospectors to be endangered by contaminated Chinamen, and the lazaresto will probably be removed. e ACQUITTED +T PORTLAND, Marcus Wolf Found Not Guilty of the Crime of Arson. PORTLAND, Or, May 8.—After twenty-three hours' deliberation, a verdict of not guilty was brought in by the jury in the case of Marcus Wolf of San Frane cisco, a member of the firm of Wolf Bros., wholesale clot' 1ers, accused of arson. The fire ociurred in Juiy last and Henry Jacobs, the main witness for the prosecution, testified that the defendant hired him to fire the stock. This he did, but, he declared, he never was paid for bis infamous work. Upon to-day’s ver- dict hinges the payment of $28,000 in- surance money, the policies being held as collateral by the First National Bank here. The matter will go to the Bupreme Court. Attempted Suicide at Monson. VISALIA, CAn, May 8.—Ed Hill of Monson, & small railroad station sixteen miles north of this city, tried to commit suicide this forenoon. Hill is dying from consumption, and is unable to leave hys invalid’s chair. He asked his sister to bring him a razor with which to pare his finger nails. Tnis the child did and with t] dull edge of the weapon Hill gashed throat. Had the razor been sharp or had he not been so wedk he wouid have suc- ceeded in causing death. As it was, the gash was not deep enough to prove fatal. Hill is only 19 years old. ——————— BEECHAM'S PILzs—Noequal for Constipatien. | yesr-olds sud VOTER WINS THE METROPOLITAN Keene’s Colors in Front in the Morris Park Handicap. Jockey Lamle Returns to Form and Puts Up a Superb Finish. Pittsburg Phil’s The Winner, With Tod Sloan Up, Beaten by a Head. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 9.—The Metro- i the first of the great spring s, was run at Morris Park this afterncon in the presence of 15,000 per- sons. James R. Keene's smart three- vear-old Voter, by Friars Balsam, won after & superb finish, with George E. Smith's four-year-old The Winner, with the three-year-old filly Casseopia by Friars Balsam, owned by Aifred H. and David H. Morris, third, and August Bel- mont’s four-y old Hastings, by Spend- thrift, fourth. In the absence of Requittal, First Mate and Handspring, Hastings was a pro- nounced favorite, and the followers of the Belmont colors lost heavily on him. Voter was fortunate in getting clear of his field at the start, and Lamle, who had the mount, displayed rare judgment in letting the chestnut rate along instead of pulling bim about. The Winner and Cas- seopia had to thread their way through a maze of horses. z Sloan rode a most patient race on The Winner, and fifty yards from the turn seemed to have the race won, as Voter was in trouble. It was then that Jockey Lamle proved that he is not a back num- ber. Instead of rolling in the saddle or going to' whip, he rallied the three-year- old in masterly ion, encouraged him and squeezed home a winner by a foot in the good time of 1:40}4. 1t was by far the most brilliant piece of horsemansnip Lamle has shown in years, and the public gave him s rousing reception when he Teturned to the stand. - Metropolitan handicap, one mile, for three- upwards, purse $5000; to the winner §4000, second $700, third $300. Ch. c. Voter, 3, by Friars Baisam-imp. Mavourneen, 99 (Lamle), fizst; b. c. The Winner, 4, 115 (Sloan), second; ch. f. Casseopia, 3, 95 (Pow- ers), third. Time, 1:40%4.! Betting: Agaimnst Hastings 9 to 5, The Win- ner5 to 1, Voter 12 to ———— BILLIARDISTS GO TO MEXICO. Propose to Thoroughly Inaugurate the Game in the Republioc. CHICAGO, Ir, May 8.—The City of Mexico is to have the opportunity of see- ing some crack American hi:llnrd:uq. William A. Spinks and Francis Maggioll, two of the leading billiard experts of the present generation, left yesterday for the Mexican capital with a view of promoting a thorough introduction of the pentle: men’s game into the ne:ghbarin’le re- public. Tuis is the first time that players of the first rank have taken a trip to Mexico, although there is said to exist there a great field for this class of sport. The American and the Frenchman will appear before the leading clubs, and contemplate, also, the establishment in the City of Mexico of an academy on the Parisian plan. — RACING AT COLUSA. Clove of tha Jockey Club’s BSuccessful Spring Meeting. COLUSA, CaL., May 8.—The most suc- cessful week's racing ever held in Colusa came to an end to-day. Because of the heavy wind the crowd was not so large as on preceding days, but those who ven- tured out saw some of the best racing of the week. The first event was a trotting race with four starters, Tilton B won in straight heats, with Patti Rosa second and Duke third. Best time, 2:24}4. In the second race, also for trotters, the first two beats were won by Moose, when a protest was made, and Taylor, the driver of Morengo, was taken off the sulky and Charles Durfee putup behind the horse. Morengo then won in three straight heats, gbelling Moose with ease. Jim Nes- bett was distanced. Best, time . The halt-mile dash was won by Venus, Jim Bozeman second and Toto third. Time, :48%. On the Ball Field, NEW YORK, N. Y., May 8.—New York 9, Brookiyn 5. BOSTON, Mass., May 8.—Boston 9, Washing- ton 10. PHILADELPHIA, PA., May 8.—Philadelphia 2, Baltimore 4, CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 8.—Cleveland 7, Chicago 6. L LOUISVILLE, K., Mey 8.—Louisville 2,5t. PITISBURG, PA., May 8.—Pittsburg 9, Cin- clnnati 1. Kentucky’s Fieroe Tollgate War. CARLISLE, Ky., May 8. pite the presence of four armed guards, raiders last night demolished two tollgates in this county, tore down the keepers’ houses and would have hanged the keepers if they could have been found. The raiders ad- dressed notes to each member of the sitting grand jury telling them that if further investigation is made each jury- man will be sassinated. Members of the jury are resigning. e HAWAIL AND JAPAN. The Subjeot of @ Cabimet Discussfom, dut No alarm s Felt. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—It came out to-day that the President and Cabinet discussed the situation in Hawaii yester- day. They considered the probable atti- tude of Japan regarding the exclusion of Japanese subjects from the republic, and corcluded that nothing serious was to be expected from Japan, The agitation over the action of the Hawaiian authorities has quieted in Japan, which intends settling the contro- versy on diplomatic lines. Hawaii bas also ceased to be alarmed. Altogether the President and Cabinet think the situation bas changed for the better since the re- ceipt of the disquieting news that caused the Navy Depertment to gend the cruiser Philadelphia post haste to Honolulu. e g Pacific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—Pacific Coast pensions have been issued as fol- lows: California: Original — Henry Clay Cooper, Los Angeles. Reissue—Henry Johnson, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Special, May 38.—Alfred H. Gunning, Middletown. Original widows, etc.— Fannie Turner, Azusa; Sarah C. Nason, Stockton. Oregon: Original—James G. Hart, Hepp- ner. Increase—Thomas J. Brown, Vesper. Washington: Original—Joseph Whaley, Waterville; Thomas Connerton, n- cover. Increase—Henry J. Parrott, Olym- pia. e Poor Protection for California Fruéts. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 8.—The proof sheets of the tariff bill, as reported by the Finance Committee, give only three-fourths of a cent protection to Cali- fornia oranges and lemons. It was the understanding that 1 cent would be al- lowed. Senator Waite has filed lVllg: ous protest with the Finance Committ e Going to Cuba as Calkoun’s Becretary. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—Gsorge W. Fishback of Missouri, formerly secre- tary of the legation at Buenos Ayres, has been appointed secretary to Colonel houn, to accompany him to Cuba and in the investigation of the Ruiz case. Fis! 1 acquainted with the Spanish I WABHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—Harold Sewall, the new Minister to Hawaii, ar- rived here to-day for instructions. He may be delayed, and he says that the administration 1s much perplexed over \ the threatening position of Japan and th-l question of annexation. OMARA MAYORS DECLARE WAR Broach Declines to Give Way to His Suc- cessor. Says He Will Hold the Office by Force of Arms if Necessary. Moores Prepares a Plan of Attack and a Serious Conflict Is Looked For. OMAHA, Nesr, May 8.—Uniformed police are to-night on guard at the M. or’s office in the City Hall, and the indica- tions are that Omaha will have two May- ors on Monday. Mayor Frank E. Moores will assume the office by reason of having been chosen at the recent election. With the assistance of the police force, which is controlled by usion Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, ex-Mayor Broach says he will continue in office, and he also threatens to exercise a forcible re- nce to any effort Mayor Moores may Broach’s immediate supporters openly boast, that the entire police force of the city will be reaay to support Broach in his pretensions, and that if necessary the National Guard of the State will be called out to prevent Mocres being seated. It is currently reported that the Boards of Fire and Police Commissioners will support Broach and select a new Chief of Police who will do their bidding. The determination of Captain Broach is shown by the fact that he and his ad- visers have made outa list of men who are to be appointed special policemen for the purpose of preventing Moores from taking charge of the Mayor’soffice. These men have been enroiled in the oftice of Sewer Commissioner Winspear, and they have been notified to hold themselves in readiness for duty. Broach maintains that Moores cannot qualify because he is in debt to the county and therefore in- eligible. Big Move for Ihroe-Cent Fares, CLEVELAND, Omio, May 8—The Mayor of this city has received acom- munication from Boston asking the co- operation of Cleveland in collecting facts and figures on the 8-cent carfare move- ment. In Boston the matter is being con- ducted by a citizens’ committee, and the appeal to Cleveland is only the first step toward s union of all the great cities of the country in the cause of lower street- car fares, so that in the end the move- ment will become National in scope. —— |Probadbly Killed by Indians. MILES CITY, Moxt., May 8.—Upper Tongue River settlers are greatly excited over the disappearance of a young man named Hoover, who has been working on Barringer’s sheep ranch. Large parties have been hunting for him for a week. They found dead sheep with bullet-holes through their carcasses and Indian tracks. The supposition is that he has been kiiled by Indians, who have been dancing all winter and threatening tronble. ——— Ez-State Bank Examiner Indicted. CHICAGO, Irr, May 8.—George R. Hayden, ex-State Bank Examiner, was indicted to-day for misconduct as a public official. The indictment grows out of the Globe Bank failure. He was the State Bank Examiner who made an examination of the Globe Bank on January 8 and is al- leged to have withdrawn bkis report for two montns. It showed the serious con- dition of the institution and recommended that it be closed. g Chargea With a Montana Murder. PERRY, O. T., May 8.—Harry Short- man, alias Gross, has been arrested here for the murder of an officer in Butte, Mont. in 1893, for the capture of whose murderer there had been a reward of $1000. Shori- man came from England .in 1880, and lived for years in New York City and Chi- cago. He is_now a well-known business man here. He denies any knowledge of the murder. SitEgsa Rl Mometary Commission Sails for Furope, NEW YORK, N. Y., May 8.—Messrs. Stevenson, Paine and Wolcott, comprising McKinley’s monetary commission, sailed for Paris to-day to try to induce the Euro- pean governments to arranze an inter- national conference for the consideration of bimetallism. ——— A Three-Cent Eate. CINCINNATI, Omro, May 8.—A 3-cent rate ‘or workingmen was inaugurated on the Main-street electric line this morning. The reduced f: will herealter be ac- cepted from all passengers between 5 and 7 o’clock in the morning and 6 and 7in the evening. —_— Fruit Crop o Failure in Georgia. FORYT VALLEY, Ga., May 8.—The fruit crop of this section, whicn premised to yield abundantly, has dwindled uown to about one-third of a crop. In some of the :m-ll orl}l:ll:ddl‘th. trees -r;lmll. but in the arge orchards the trees will not average a 1 orate to the tree, 5 3