The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 25, 1897, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED DAY, AUGUST , 189 12 ¢ - THIS GITY T0 BE VOTED ON Qur Chances Good for Next Year's National En- campment. Encouraging Messages From Many Heads of State Departments, The Question Will Be Settled To- Night at the Buffalo En- campment. San Francisco stands a pretty good chance of being chosen by the Grand Army of the Repubtic as the place of its next annual encampment. A vote is to be taken on the matter to- night at Baltimore, where this year’s encampment is being held. This City is a favorite. The only possible obstacle is the transportation rate. 1f a Jow rate can be promised, San Franeisco’s chances are excellent, but they are good unyway. Baltimore and Cincinnati seem to be the only other aspirants, and Baltimore is pandicapped by the bankruptcy of one of its chief railroads In order to ascertain about what Califor- nia’s chances were, the following form of telegram was sent by the chairman of the California committee to the generals in command of each State department: SAN FR 5 Wire General Warfield your opinion what chanc as_at Buffalo for ng circumstasices. : And bere are some of the replies that have come in: General W. H. Green, Portland, Me.—Think you can count on M other State delega! General John P. Rea, Minneapolis, Minn.— With eseurance of satisiactory rates consider chances at least even. General A. ¥rom present that San Fraucisco bas & ) sailor was rowing and the mate was sit- ne; unable’ to say about | | ago. | blessed if I know. | ‘caught a crab’ and it made the maie mad. . Merrill, Boston, Mass.— | He said, ‘— you, what are you doing? Get | THE NYSTERY - I§ DEEPENING | Three-Fingered Jack” Re- | turned to the Irmgard i Last Monday. No Trace of Mate Johnson Can Be Found, So the Sailor Was Arrested. He Stoutly Protests His Innocence and Says He Does Not Know What Became of the Mate. The mystery surrounding the disappear- ance of First Mate August Johnson and | “Three-fingered Jack,” a sailor, both of the barkentine Irmgard, has been partly explained. Monday night last the sailor, whose real name is Charles A. Benjamin, rode alongside the vessel in the yawl and after making her fast went to his bunk in | the forecastle and slept until morning. | He was arrested yesterday by Sergeant Bunner and Officer McGlynn and locked up in the Harbor Police station pending an investigation. Sunday evening last a number of men from the Irmgard were drinking in the Castle saloon, which is just opposite the | Folsom-street steps. Mate Johnson quar- | reled with the vessel's watchman and | when the latter got impertinent Johnson | slapped him In the face. Between 8:30 |and 9 ». M. Johpson and Benjamin got {into the ship yawl and started for the | Irmgard. Eve-witnesses state that the About 9r. M. the cox- | swain on the monitor Comanche heard | cries for help and then all was still. Noth- | ing was heard from the missing men un- ul Benjamin returned to the lrmgard | alone last Monday night. “My name is Charles A. Benjamin,” | said the prisoner in answer to a question, | and they call me ‘Three-fincered Jack’ be- | cause I had a finger cut off several years What has become of the mate I'm We left the Folsom- | street float about 8:30 p. M., and we were both pretty drunk. I was pulling and the mate sat 1n the stern. When we got out of tne slip and into the roush water 1 CHARLES A. BENJAMIN, Who is known to his comrades as ““Three<Fingered Jack,” as he appeared in a cell in the Harbor police station. for the Irmgard last Sunday night, but nothing was heard from them until Benjamin turned up alone last Monday night. He was arrested on suspicion. Benjamin and Mate Johnson started Whenever “Frisco” wants encampment1 am with you with both feet. General John C. Linehan, Concord, N. H.— Could not give an intelligent opinion, but per- sonally I like the idea of San Francisco. But little said about location here. General James Tanner, Washington, D. C. My judgment perhaps not good; prejudiced in your favor. Expenses of trip only real factor against you. Go in short. Survivors of '86 witl help. Ibelieve you can win. Baltimore only competitor. Don’t believe that formida- ble, owing to bankruptcy of B, and O. road. Generzl T. 8. Clarkson, Omaha, Nebr.—Cin- sinnati only applicant heard from for '98. \'?ul;chul'(}e& fuir. Vigorous work would help win for ’99. ITCHING - SKIN DISEASES 8PEEDY CURE TREATXENT for torturing, disog- uring, itching, burning, and scaly skin and scalp diseases with 1088 of hair. — Warm baths with Cu- TIOUBA BOAP, gentle applications of CUTIOURA (ointment), and full doses of CUTIOURA RESOL- VENT, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures (Uticura D e A et e e * Gonr., Bostun: B How 1o Oure itching E4in Diseases,” free. RED ROUGH HANDS *5asid'sein® out of that and let me row.’ I sat, or rather iay down, in the botitom of the boat and went to sleep. When I awoke the boat was on the Berkeley mud flats, one oar was gone and there was no sign of the mate. “l made my way to a wharf where a sternwheel sieamer called the Hope was lying and went from there toa hotel. I lay down and slept until 10 A. M., and after having a couple of beers went back to the boat and started for the Irmgard. It was a long, hard pull, ana I finally brought up at Long Bridge. I went ashore there and | had a rest and a couple of more beers, and then started for the vessel, which I reached | about 10 ». . I slept all night, and In the morning was told that the captain wanted to see me. I went aft and was arrested by the police. No one was more surprised than I to learn that the mate was not aboard, as I was sure he had left the boat at Berkeley and got home by train. Now that's all I know about the matter.” Among Benjamin’s belongings were found two revolvers. One is a Smith & Wesson fully ten inches long and the other is a pocket revolver. The prisoner takes the matter cooily and sat content- edly in his cell all day smoking a pipe. Cockswain Lund of the Comanche was seen by Captaiz Dunlevy and made the following statement: ‘‘About 9 r. . 1 beard a ery and went on deck. Then somebody said, ‘Let me up! Let me up? Then there was a splash and a few min- utes later some one ecried: ‘My God! Jghn,?on. where are you? Then all was still. What 1t all means is a mystery, but Captain Schmidt of the Irmgazd and the police are of tiie opinion that Benjamin is withholding a lot of information, and he will be hela pending developments, by sl Insoivent L quor-Dealer. Henry Kuhn, for twenty yearsa liquor- dealer in this City, bas filed a petition in 1 solvency. He owes $969 48 and has no assets. 1 ST. IGNATIUS IN BRONZE. The beautiful bronze statue of St. Iznatius was raised to its position yesterday and now rests upon its pedestal over the main entrance of ihe sanctuary, between the two towers. The figure is of the purest bronze and stands twelve feet high, and its prominent position permits it tobe seen to great advantage. It represents the Patron Saintwith rignt handdirected heavenward, pointing out to the passers-by whereto they ought 1o direct their thoughts. Jesus. In his left hand he bolds the book of rules of the Society of The statue was executea by Eugene Benet from an origirial design, and its excel- lent execution shows the sculpior to be the possessor of great ability. The difficult task of casting was carried to & successful termination by Poussielgue Rusand of Paris. It was presented to the Jesuits 1wo years ago by a wealthy member of the congrega- tion to commemorate the golden jubilee of Father Varsi. RESCINDED THEIR 'DR. CHALMERS HASTY ACTION Hastings Law College Di- rectors Change Their Minds. Students Objected to Taking a Full Seven Years’ Course, Stanford Gains Many Pupils of Black- stone Through a Resolu- tion. Quietly and without any undue pub- licity the board of directors of the Hast- ings College of Law has rescinded a reso- lution, passed some time ago, which bas caused a large number of law students who had intended to complete their course at the State University to change their plans and prepare to enter Stanford. Hastings College of Law was founded several vears ago by Judge 5. C. Hastings, a wealthy attorney, who intended that it should be a school for rich or poor, with equal privileges for all, It was taken into the Affiliated Colleges, of which the State University is composed, and soon became one of the most popular institutions in the State. Then for some reason the board of di- rectors which controls its policy decreed, by resolution, that students to be eligible to enter must take the four years’ course at the University of California before be- ginning the three years’ law course, mak- ing seven years’ study necessary. This caused consternation among the hundreds of prospective attorneys who were cramming legal lore into their brains in anticipation of branching out in the vractice of law. Such was particularly the case in Southern California, and it led 10 the founding by Los Angeles attorneys and students of the Los Angeles Coilege of Law, with Judge Erskine M. Ross of the District Court of Californiaasits head. In this City students, after looking over the proposition, decided that the four- year law course at Stanford would be as advantageous as seven years between the university and the Hastings Coilege, and one entire class of ten decided to attend the Palo Alto institution. 80 heavy bas been the anrollment of students in this particular branch at Stan- ford that it has been found necessary to engage an extra corps of instractors to care ior the rush. These facts came to_the observation of the directors of the Hastings institution and alter some delibergtion it was decided to suspend for two years the requirement of a four-year course at the State Uni- versity. A resolution to that effect was passed a few days ago. Hop-Picking Begins. The picking of hops began yesterday at Pleasanton, and hop-owners are in need of extra nelp. George A. Davis writes that he can use 300 more pickers in his field. ——————— SATURDAY, August 28, will be field day at Camp McDonald at Ukiah, where the First Regiment is in camp. On that day Major- General James andstaff will review the iroops. A special excursion over the San Franclsco and North Pacific Railway will leave Tiburon ferry at 7:30 A. M., and on the return leav Ukiah at 7 2. X. Only $2 for the round trip STRIKES BACK He Has Taken His Cause Into Police Judge Con- lan’s Court. Warrant Sworn Out Yesterday for the Arrest of Cap- tain Thomas, The Oharge Is Violating the Laws of the State by Refusing to Exhibit His Bill of Health, The difficulty between the State Quar- antine Officer and the Federal Quarantine Officer, which has recently caused so much annoyance and inconvenience to vessels arriving in port, will be adjudicated by Pol‘ce Judge Conlan. Yesterday morning Dr. W. P. Chalmers, State Quarantine Officer, appearad before | Judge Conlan; and swore to a complaint charging Captain A. Thomas of the schooner John N. Ingalls with a misde- meanor in violating the laws of the State oi California relating to public health, as defined in section 3018 of the Political Code, by refusing to exhibit his bill of health for inspection, thereby preventing the State Quarantine Officer from perform- ing hisduty. The schooner arrived in port on August 8 and was boarded by Dr. Rosenau, Fed- eral Quarantine Officer, who examined the bill of health and gave her permission to land, also ordering the bill of health to be sealed and delivered to the Collector. Dr. Chalmers afterward boarded the vessel ana demanded to see the bill of health. Captain Thomas informed him that it had been examined by Dr. Rcsenau and sealed and therefore he could not ex- amine it. Dr. Chalmers says that thisisa test case. After consultation with District Attorney Barnes, he came to the conclu- sion that the ‘matter should be settled at once, and that hereafter all captains en- tering the port who shall refuse to exhibit their bilis of health on demand of the State Quarantine Officer will be prosecu- zeddnudu the same section of the Folitical Code. The subject of controversy bstween Dr. Chalmers and Dr. Rosenau is one that is bound to cause a serious conflict between the State and Federal authorities. In the case of Captain Thomas but few ques- tions are involved, but in the case of Captain Clarke ot the Locb Carron more serious guestions are involved than have yet been presented. Clarke arrived in port Raturday nighr, passed the Federal quarantine inspection and his bill of health was accepted by Dr. Rosenau and sealed. Dr. Chalmers boarded the vessel and Captain Clarke refused to break the seal on his bill of health. He Jay in the stream from Batur- day night until Monday afternoon, when, on advice of his consignees, Moore & Co., he entered the ship at the Custom-house, disobeying the orders of Dr. Chalmers. Now Dr. Chalmers proposes to have him arrested and tried in the State courts. If he does the Collector will sue out the necessary writs in the United States courts to prevent the trial of the case. Then the British Consul will also inter- vene, and between Uncle Sam and Queen Victoria and California there will be the worst tangie of legal difficulties and ad- miralty law that any lawyer ever at- tempted to solve. WHEAT T0OK A HEAVY FALL A Slump of Almost 6 Cents Created Very Litte Ex- citement, Everybody Is Now Waiting to See What Is Coming Next in News. All Sorts and Conditions of Rumors Being Circulated and Dis- counted.’ Had the drop in wheat which oc- curred yesterday taken place a month ago the incident would have thrown the whole Board of Trade into such spasms of excitement that the call board would have been a howling bedlam. As it was the matter was taken as coolly as if the fluc- tuations had been in eghths instead of 5-cent pieces. With a weak opening and a steady decline to the end of the last cail the slump of 6 cents was of as little im- portance, seemingly, as the usual changes which have taken place while the golden cereal lingered around the low spots along with depressed silver. Reports from New York and Chicago had no effect, even when the big siump came. All the brokers were prepared for the fall in prices, and as one of them said consol ingly to a fellow-bull, “Tuesday is always the low day. Prices will go up again to-morrow.” An old farmer who was | ooking on at the manipulators, when asked what he thought of the preak, said: “Tne world wanted my wheat last fall at $167, and she wants it a heap sight worse now. lguen”pnces ain’t going to stay low very ong, The situation was sized up pretty gen- erally in the same way along the whole line of brokers. The world’s supply was the controlling key to the market, and it was conceded that the world’s supply was very short. The Russian edict has been delayed, but the knowing ones say 1t is sure to come, and then prices will take another upward stride. In 1891, when a similar conditicn prevailed in Russia and three edicts were promul- gated, prices went away above what they are now, and the world’s wheat was in much better condition than it is at the present time. Some of the bears affected to believe and were proving their asser- tions by elaborate figures, that Russia was not going to export her barley, but was going to keep it all at home and export her wheat. This would mean that there would be between 100,000,000 and 200,- 000,000 bushels of wheat thrown on the market that is not anticipated and would cause a fall in prices. On the other hand the French crop might turn out very poor and this would send prices up again. Then, again, Cuba is making a great demand for breadstuffs and is a new factor in the marker. And so it went ail day long, the dealers rather looking for arguments than trades. One quiet onlooker said that the people ap- varently forgot that wheat had gone up 40 per cent in a very short time and that this rise was almost unprecedented. They seemed to forget that dealings were now away above the normal and that there must be a stop somewhere to the upward flight of prices. The condition of the world did not warrant the assumption that prices would continue to rise indefin- itely and he believed that the end had come to the flurry and prices would steady down to a firm basis. About the only moment of extreme ex- citement on the board was just at the close of the 2 o'clock call, when the pit looked sowmething like the scrimmage ina football game, with a forest or waving bands in the air and a lot of men yelling like mad at the top of their voices 1n their desire to close out before it was too late. The noise did not cease with the ringing of the gong, for the curb trading was very active for fully half an hour after the close, with several tons changing hands. New Leather Goods. Banborn, Vail & Co. have just received their new leather goods for fall trade, including purses, pocket-books, card and letter cases, bill-books, valises, handbags and picture- frames, playing cards, game Counters, prizes, scorccards., ete., are sold from this depart- ment. = . e Kept the Implements. Charles F. Hanlon, an attorney, living at 1627 Jeckson street, swore to a complaint in Judge Conlan’s courc yesterday for the arrest of G. Gerinen on the charge of petty larceny. Gerinen is & member of the Salvation Army, and a few days ago Attorney Hanlon agreed to give him some work to do'in his garden. He purchased $8 worth of implements and left them in the grocery on Jackson and Fillmore streets, telling Gerinen to call for them. Gerinen did so, but did not go near the garden. NEW TO-DAY. A Wonderful Statement C —— N From Mrs. McGillas to Mrs. Pinkham, 3 I think it my duty, dear Mrs. Pink- ham, to tell you what your wonderful Compound has done for me. 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