The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 17, 1897, Page 4

4 OVNERS OF URCHARDS SESSION Fruit-Growers’ Conven- tion Opens at the Capital. PRESIDENT COOPER’S ADDRESS. Declares Strongly in Favor of an Interstate Good Food Law. DELEGATES TO ORGANIZE FARMERS’ CLUBS. First Move for the Formation cf a Sta Leazue of These Sccletles. Spec ACEAMEN owers now in ELWOOD C(COrER cf Santa LL, WEDXNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 racrs, not counting &n At Los Alami- west 6f Ancneim, io re & beei-sngar aried. & comm d e beetg the fzctory we: com- joyed Taere- 101 of courage ow is 8 grest source 1egrestersource . been shown | so-calied jells dyes snd o brandy, & ap wine flavors, sse and poisomous 0 produce & some- it is simply 1ousands of 106 of . Itsppearstom ibe appoinied with tpe ne: 1 enforce tne law; elso, B tevery frui erself a com- fon. We wili mea’, and to ow they are deceived archase. Irecom ventiou pass reso 55 (0 pass &0 inter simiiar to tue oue h 9, 1892, 1 10 the coming World’s n 1900, Ii will bea ornia o exhibi our best advertise. knowso iiitie of what America is proaucing natthey e corated with We ougnt to make our best o A very liberal sppropriation should Ba-ba-a, Pr.sident of the Siate Board of Hoticu'ture. who are in attendance here to-aay, thers | need e no feelinge of doubtful concern. Taey look like business, they talk bu-i- ness and they transact business. The tacliity and speed which mark thelr pro- | ceedings would serve as a very profitable lesson to the members of the State Sen ate, who waste more time in one day thaa these fruit-growers would in six. In his address opening the convention Presi- dent Ellwood Cooper said: This is the twenty-first Fruft-Growers’ n- ventionu and the seven held under the ate Board of Horticuliure. Ii was recom- mended at the last convention that this oue be beld at Redding. On examination of the railroad tmetable we lound (bat on accouut ofthe incouvenient hours along ihe route and the lmpossibility of securiug sleeping-car tickets for ali that might waut o aitend, it wrs not wise to sclect that place for the ent. We hope, however, thatin the early fu- ture these objcciions will be removed As 10 0u g subjects of the work of the convention, I must réfer you to the pro- eramme. § will omii general remarks, us nns been my ususl custom at the openi conventions, nnd refer you to the addresses of 1595 and 1896 as reiating to the subjects of spection laws, tramp asnger and appropria- ious. The subject of appropriations will be deferred until tion of November, 898, and_the inv n 8o fully tre that 1 will in tiis in- & co only meution (hat nearly all opposi- tion in the southern partof the State has dis- nppeared, and & gro # interest is manifest in every locality. ople feel that the only security from the rav-ges of pesis will bein perasites, and that no effort should be spared in prosecuting this work. The poliey of the Biates encoureging the fruft industry, as demonstrated by what the Germau Govern- ment has been doing, has proved the far- sighted wisdom of that natiou in what it did to encourage the manufacture of beet sugar In the year 1896 the ited States imported $100,000,000 vulue in sugar. Niuety miiljons of that sum was psid to Germany for beet sugar. while we had vast areas uncultivated and thousands of able-bodied men without | work. This condition is a_disgrace to our in- ce, and reflects favorably upon the the German people for the money ded 1n various ways o encourage thatinaustry. The o.ive industry will be fully considered when this subject comes up ou the morning of the 1810, as iaid down oD the programme. Th importani ard ihe one great question that concerns us is the distribution of our fruit. In November. 1885, twelve years ago, this subject was first discussed and the danger of com petition amoug ourselves clearly polited out. At every convention since that tme taik subject has become more and more wpurtant, until it has become one of grest aiarm, Our success, our prosperity, depend upon the distribuiion. That our present con- dition was foreseen s wpparent from the es- says and remarks of various fruil-growers during the past ten years. No solution, no general pl u united method satist growers. It hus bee the iast ¢ possible. tory 1o ali the fruil- on this floor at a & thing is im- view, then tne st nvention that su If we accept this final solution resolves itself into the “survivel of the fitlest.” 1i we canuol unile on some wethod that will combine all the fruft-pro- ducers, then we should seriously discourage y further fruit tree planting. Purchasers will not entsr the markei 50 long as inaj- viduals resort to ihe assignment plan. 1t no purehsser presents himsell ior the product of en orchurd, the owner will surely collect his fruit and forward it lo some warket In the hope, a1 jeast, of getiing somethiug. * i1 you wiil permit me, 1 will make a com- parison as 1o the best use of the vacant lands urder present conditions. A siatementof the net result of sugar beets grown in San_ Benito County and so.d to tne Watsonville factory, crop of the fall and winter of 1896, was pub- 1ish low Beault from 238 acres, nel proceeds, g of the | ation of parasites bas | 5, hins been presented that effected | 1 in the Rural Press of May, 1897, as fol- | | | | E., M. LELONG, Secretaty of T T end of the season. The Celifornia Fra‘t- | . growe s and Suipp-rs’ Association had, | the speaker said, been organized for the parpose of gathering info:mauion rezard- ng fruit distribution, to estabiish consoli- dated auction-rooms in tne larger East- ern cities, snd to keep such sale:rooms free and open o all. The auc.ion salesrooms had been esiab- | lisbed, the speaker said, and had been op- erzt:d apparently io the satisiacticn of 2l rcerned. During the past year abnormal cond tions had prevailed in the East, chief of wnich was the enormous crop of straw- berries and an exeessive crop of Eastern rs and grapes an'! large shipments of peass from Ore ou. hereporthad been received Presis | dent Cooper announced tbe following | commitlee nd trensportst -zto, B. F. Wa . P. Btavier of Yuba C Resolutions—: illiam Jon Joan £ Doer of Fresno, E. H zeles, J. A Fiicher of san ¥ Bonge of <1on of Courtland, Ryst of Los An- | coaud J. T. day’s session of the conven- | vmber of the delegates met of Secretary Lelong of the | the | :zing the farmers throurh. | o farmers’ ciubs. Ed- | Monterey was el=cted ting was opened in the ce State Board of Hor:icuiture to discuss | plans of orze oct ward the 8 Benwick of , and the m as T. Fowler of Fresno, wno ad- | farmers znd | ofits and bene- n. Mr. Fowler spcke of | | the growing sen!iment among the farwers | of California favoring organization, and said that a great advantage had come to | Fresno farmers by reason of their ciubs. The farmers of the East were far in &d- vance of the Western agricul urist, and t1at was due to their frequent wieetings, { wnere an exchange of iceas gave an =d- antage that cou.d be found in no otner lan. Alexander Gordon o!f Fresno ralated the | experiesce ot the Freano Farmers’ Club, | He said that vy the combined efforts of the crganization the ra:sin-growers of | Fresno County were able to raice the | price of raisins from 2 cents to 33§ and 3§ | cents. 1 believe.” he continved, *that our ‘armers’ C ubin Fresno County save ' us | 0 on every .on i ins we harvested, and when you have 6) 000 000 pounds you can see we made qui e a saviug. The in- stitution of weil-orzanized, properly con- | | vucied farmers’ clubs is the best plan that | can be adopted for the best interests of California furmers.” | Mr. Oberbam of San Francisco addressed | assembied | such was not the result of Mr. N0 INQUTRY AFTER ALL [HE FUROR Meeting of the Preston School Trustees Futile. |ADJOURNS WITHOUT ACTION. Governor Budd Informs the Board That It Mus: Bear Responsibility. NEEDS OF THE HOME FOR INCORRIGIBLES. Fcund Lack'ng in Many Things Which Would Add to Its Effec ivaness. Epecial Dispaich to THz CALL SACRAMENTO, Nov. 16.—There was quite a .ter of expect this after: noon as the trusiees o. the Preston School and Superintendent O’Brien met around the Governor's long tabls in the big room. It w rmised that somethin of a tropical nature would develop, but Tyrrell’- letter to the Governor demanding aa in- the meetine, favoring the project of | yestigation o: affairs at lone. | forming clubs. Afier a general discussion i 9 o'clock w S, t was sbout 2 o'clock when 8 r [t was dec.ared to be the sense of the |, It ¥a8 spout 2 oclock when Senalo meeting that a Stale organization of | -seston, Mr. Tyrrell and L. J. Maddux iarmers’ ciuvs be formed. seated tuemselves in the comiortable | chairs of tue Governor's office. Benator MANSON B.LK Fuuli EUAOPE, | Comss Laden With [deas That Will Aid the Department of | Highways. CRAMENTO, 'Nov. { Manson of the Department ot Hignwayvs returned iast Tue-day from an extended tour of Continental Enrope, whither he bad gone to atiend the International Con- vention of Geologists, which recen .y met | at Bi. Petersburg, Russia. Manson made & thorough studv of the latest improved methods in road-ba: !ding daring the four montus of his stay in Eu-ope, and the re- sult of bis careful observation will scon | be 1n pos-es=ion of his department of the Siate rovernment in the shape of & con- densed report dealing with the important subject of road constructios. Manson has no end of daia bearing upon 'he subject. the | ? 16. — Marsden | He bhas nearlv 300 photographs of ghways of Europe showing the results | of the application of scientific principles { to tus branch of work. el it/ o SOLDIEESS & MANAGEMENT, to Transf-r It te the War Department. NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—The Herald’s Wasbington corresponcent telegraphs | that Secretary of War Alger is strongly i favor of transferring the management of | the Volunteer 8ol ier Homes to the War Depar'ment, Inthis view he i< supported | in official lifs by many with whom I | | taiked to-da The proposed Investigation of the mat- | ter by Congress, it is believed, can have only one result—legisiation on the lines suggested by General Breckinridge in the General Alger Wants | | J the State Board of Horticulture. be made by the State at the next Lagislature. We can, 1f we are united, moke & showing tuat w tablish our superiority over any State or country the world has ever seen. 1 recominend that this couvention appoint a commitice of five members to confer with the members of the Ca.iforniaState Board of Trade &nd committees of other bodies Lint have been | appointed 1o consider California’s exhioit | The discoveries of gold in Alaska, in Trinitv County and other piaces will attract the world to Caiilornia. Will we take advantage of this opportunity and profit by 17 . Before closing my remarks I will sny to you that I trust and hope what our discussions wiil be calm, deliberate, earnest and in that spirit that may lead up to something that will re- move the burden of distress that hangs over us. The finaucial disturbances of the past few yoars have been the cause of degrading our iands and homes and reducing the price of our products below cost. A careful consid- eration of "hf subject gught to evolve some- thing that will give us permanent relfef. All these questions are respectfully submit- ted for your consideration. The a ternoon session was orened with thereading of a report of the year's work of the California Fruit-growers’ and Shippers’ Associa ion by its president, H. Wi instock. The repor( waslarzely statis- tical, dealing with th~ shipments of fruit durin - 1897 s compared with 1896 In 1896 4047 cars were <ent East, in 1897 68 were sent up to November 12, (o | which some 200 or 300 cars would have to | be added 10 g=¢ the total shipment to the Herald this morning. While the integrity and honesty of pur- pose of the present Board of Managers is unquestioned, the ent.re system of nrivate and essentiaily Irrespons ble corporate management of government institations | is condemned as lllogical and neces-arily | ineffi-ient and wasteful. Secretary Alger said to me to.night: I am thoroughly in svmpathy with the preposition to take the administration of volupieer homes out of ths hands of a civilian board, which practically recog- nizes no bigher accountability than itself. Soldiers’ homes are military institutions, and the manacement of their affal should naturally be vested in the War Department.” —_— Arguments in he Katon Case. NAPA, Nov. 16.—The George R. Eaton embezzl ment case will be argued before Justice Bradford the first of n xt week. W. H. Schooler, for the de‘ense, returns this evening to San Francisco from Mo: tana, and has petitioned for a few d in which to prepare his argument. Tue petition is granted on consent of the prosecution. - To Cure a Cold in O Day Take Laxaiive Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug- gists reiund tho movey if it fails 10 cure, b The genuine has L, 5. Q. on each tabigt, | my power as Gov | and its conaiti Presion looked a little worried, Mr. Mad- dux was complacen!, whiie the ductor wore a look of grim determination. Ii there was anything momentous in the meeting tie Governor certainly failea to realize it. He drew Lis chair up to the table, sdjusied his spectacles, ing an envelope, from which he extract a carefully 1oldea letter, read as fol.ow N v. 16,1897, on School of Indus- sppoluted unde: 3, .0 wanage the Pres- 1 charged by s.id eul aud super- Tc the Trustees S ENTL. M £CLO. Feb hool of Indus sct “witi: tne vision of sa vernor of the State is ne; or has hie autiority 10 manage His pow rs are merely Su- visory, (0 ch end he may in.ormation irom y Lrelating 10 your duties, Civi: Co Bat,ns 1 sald tne Legis ature, “If the Gov responsib.e tor the couduct of menis who be g:ven contro. of those functionaties.” etc. such control has not been given. These observations are ealivd for by the letter of onw o1 the trustees a. U &5 10 maiters of waic s be in & position to tion. You bave stated meetings, are trought in contact with superintendeut, cficers and siudents of the schoo, cnd huo.ihe abuses charged existed and why tney did .ot reach your knowiedge #nd wers not corrected I cau- not imugine. Though nol a trusice, un .er er member my . ssags o rnoz s 10 bs he d the depart- vou should at aal sh me jaforma- office had the fust1iution Visited many times 1 and menagement reported to me, and you will remember timt | have discus-cd witn you from t:me 10 time matiers 1 deemed required correction. Tae bonrd of examiners sent Secretary of Btate Brown and John Markle: to investigate affiirs at powers, and it is bu.one month since I ¢ you gentlemen togeth cuss the affeirs of the nsitution, and the had Sccretury of Siate Brown sna Mr. Markley both give you the benefit of a revort of their visit. 1 never interfered with the mansgement, never directly or 1. directly suggested during the two years Mr. Banks was superintende:t # sin_le appoiniee to him, and singe Dr. 0'Br cumbency suggested noi mare lled than 1wo persons to him ior appointme:t, and then only when notified that vacancies existed, or would cxisi, that must be fiied, My policy as Lo this ana’similar State institu- tions was stated in my blennial message when Isaid: . +1 tavor placing the ipsane asylums and other similer institutions of the State absi- lute!y upon a civi-service basis, and wili co- operate with your honoraule body 10 that end. 8uch a law should provide for an equaiization of the political complexion of tie present officers and emploves of these institutions also probibit ali officers nnd employes {rou beiug wmemvers of a poiitical couvention, If these institutioss are to be conducted in the interest of the and the unfortunates this courseshould be pursued.” All that ites in my power to do, except to pardon the inmates aud thus close the institu- tion, Las bsen done, I have requested your presence to-dav fo the purpose ol requesting trom you fuil information as to the mauner in whien the officers of your institution have discharged their duties, and &s to what, if any, abuses exist or have existed in its manage- ment. Idesire to notify you that under the Iaw on you rests the entire resporisibility for the proper manrgement of such iustitution I am r spousible for yeur srpoiniments. Yours traly JaMEs H. Bupp. As the Governor finished reading he wore a <mile that conveyed worlds of meaning. He handed to each of the trus. tees a copy of his communication, and sai ow, gentlemen, if I ean be of any service to you in the matter I snall be de- lighted to extend it, but as the respon bility of running the institution rests en- tirely and alone upon your shoulders I do not deem it my duty and it is certainly not my wish to rob youof any authority conferred™y law upon you astrustees of the Preston School of Industry.” Senator Presion said, “That is derstand 11" Mr. Maddux made a similar observation, but the doctor spoke not. “I bel.eve, Dr. Tyrreil,”” said the Gover- nor, “your letier addressed to me de. mandea an invest gation, did it not?" I velieve it did,” replied the doctor, “but Idid not understand my vosition as atrustee.” “Well, I hope you understand it now, doctor,’”” answered the Governor with such a gentle tenderness and sympathy that the doctor said, “Yes, sir,” and qui- etly put his copy of the ietier away in his inside pecket. “Now, gentlemen,” continued the Goy- ernor, softly, “Lam at your service.” The sience which followed ‘this proffer of assisiance was long and painful. The exvected siorm turned out to be one of the most beautiful and plaeid calms that ever lay upon the bosom of Mirror Lake. ‘Ot course, you understand,” continued the Governor, “that I am resporisible to the Legislature only so far as the law holds mo responsible, and you, of course, know that un :er the present law I cannot be held to answer for the conduct of an institution where I am powerless to re- move. I am, of course, responsible for you as trustees, and you in turn are responsible for the vroper exercise of your trust, Now 1s there anything more?” This question came with the ssme ten- derness the Goveraor had shown from the start, but it brought noresponse and thers was another period ot sublime silence. have, by the way, a letter from the secretary, which I will turn over to vou, Mr. President,” and the Governor handed A letter to Senator Preston. Ii was from Secretary Bernard and begged for a chance to vindicaie himself upon the charges of Tun- and, open- | 6. | pression that the reiations exist: incumbents he uames, he snould | or au investiga- | T have siuce takiyg | the institution coming within its | r that we'might dis- | iccompetency lodged sgainst bim by Superintendent O'Brien. % “I guess we had betier go now.” ven- red one of the trustees. “Do not be in @ hurry, gentlemen, plied the Governor. Weil, I don’t see anything to stay said another. Nordo 1,” repled the executive. So the meeting, which had promised to | be such a hot one, broke up, and every- | body wondered why it bad been cailed. | Tuis ends the affair so far as the Gov- lernor is concerned, and the only thing { 1hat can b- done now is some aciion by the board. Some weexs ago the Boerd of | | Examiners throush its secretary and Mr. Brown went to Ione, and upon its return made the following report: re- | | | | | To the Hon d and i spected the Presion Scacol | y, and respecifuily subuit the lowing as a report The Preston School of Indnstry, at the time | of said 1nspec jon, had 185 male i mat There were boys ranging in sees from 9 1021 | commitied for al' ihe cffinses in crime the . xception o! taking human life) :rom ielony 10 peity larceny, togeiher with a num- ber sent to said 1institution for vagrency, truancy and incorrigibili'y. Because t.ebooks were neglected, not having been properly kept and posted, we wer- unable 10 sécure the data for making a suilsble, ujp-ic-date statisti- cal repor: o the schoo! xsm.ning the biennial report of the tristees ior the years 1894-1896 we find tnat of 234 toys received dur.ng or 56 per cen!, were com vurgl wo years 138, ted for eiiber , grand larceny, larceny, felony or robbery; seventy-three ' for vagramey or 31 per cent Oue of the boys was 8 years old, two were 10 years, filteen were 11 nine were 12 years, making Lt young-ror 11 per he total nu 25 per cent we: € 17 r< old and th were between 13 d 16 ¥ Nearly 60 per cent of the Loy~ paren s were of foreign v.rih. All but five | cou d re+d and write. | Farm—W the addition of the 240 acres of | e purchese of w proviced for L gis.at of 1897, th-re is pienty and aiso water to raise ald etc, needed on the pi-ce. 1s under cultivation and bay d vegetzbles are rziced. Lari—The dsiry nerd is a fine-l e, apparent'y weil cured for,aud giv- | the milk used in the 1 ution. Brickyard—At the brickyard we found a | of ‘brick containing between 100.000 and 000 brick, simost ready 1o be ¢ oscd in 4 fir d. These bricks sre made by boys, | under the direction of & foreman and an assist- 1. We were informed tha: there is plenty of oking lot cia’ outh grounds, and think it weli to con- finue the mauuiacture of bricks, a« they wili be found very useinl, even i tne bui dinz pro- vided for by not ve buil Legislature of 1897 should Day school—The schoo! is graded and di- vided into two departments, and every boy in tte institution attends school haif of each scuool day,unless some e porary detaii or emergency might prevent his utiendauce ior a | Every buy can, at least, read and € »c10G! appears to be well man- | Tue venersl testimony of the foremen | enical departmeints was raily ovedient, cheerf 1 na every depsrtment some are quite skillful snd couid, with proper ap- | | plisnces, learn useful trades. The sp.ce occupic ! by most of these depart- men s is <= | some instances very small and cram the machinery and 1008 are generally 0 d and ‘p.dequate, It is 10 be re- greited that © rooms are not larger, and re not supp! th power, pr chinery, tou 8, thereby to enabie ‘he boys working therein to do ficient work for this and other State instiiutions and learn us-ful traqes. | Military department—The military depart- | mint is under military instrncion. Tae voys are divi‘el into turee companies, cach | uiider the command of a capta. Dorm tories —Tha dormiior es were clean, | | weil lighted and venuiated, furnished with | iro- bedsteads nd covered with clesn and sufficien : bedclothe-. In our journey in and sbout the premises we cuserved thet when: ver the superiutendent | came necontsct with any of the bs s inour | presence he treated them kindiy a d the boys | treated him respectinily, ieavinz the {im- g beiween inem were muu p easant. It did not | leave the tmpr ssion that the boys cunsidered | tie superintendent & hateful tyrant. In the maoual department of the school | there are shops for tai oring. shocmaking nud earpentering, in which some thirty boys were | employed, with the purpose in view of teach- | {ng them a trade. The clothing for the school is made in the tailoringsnop and the same is | there repaized. The shoes, with the excepiion of brogans worn by the boy~, a’e made in ihe shoeshops, together Witn ife repairs of the same. The necessary repairs in woodwork in and about the buliding are cut out in the car- penter siop. The bianks, circniars, etc., used in the scnoa! are printed in the printing office | conducted by the boys. Seversl of the inmutes are taught engineeriog, laundrying, basing, | cooking and farmiug. Toes: are more sysie- | maticsll- sndcomp.etely taught than any oi | the mechanical irades. The power, mechinery and implements for | | | | i | | the mechauical departments are wholly in- | adequate for the purposes for, which | the school was orgenized, sand so far the | | fustitution has been & school of indusiry | in name only. The number o! boys employed | in learning & trade has beecn very iimited, owing to the lack of proper facilities, and itseems 1o us until an additionsl buid: ing is erected and equipped with & full com- plement of tools sud machinery, that the Irades schoois are & farce and ihe boys in most cases aresent out of tne institution with- U the proper lraining of hvelihood. At | least ¥10,000 should be appropriated for ma- | cninery aud 100is. The schocl can accommodate 240 boys, and had that number &t one time. At proseut there are 185, whi‘h is a -5 number by fitiy- 1 than 1 v. ‘Ihe L:gislature of 1897 propriated $56,000 for the coastruction of | & “‘dining-room, sssembly-room, new kitchen, two double cottages, and to furnish th L If a portion of the sum could be utilized in the erection of & two-stcry building, equipped with machinery and 1008 ou the upper floor for the trades scLools, and the lower used for an sssembiy hall, the State would be getting what was needed, and the results wonld fol- low that up to date have been unsatisfactory. Cottages should be erected for the nabita- tion of the younger boys, Who should be kept eutirely separate from the largerand criminal ones. The school shou'd have a first-class gymnasium for the development of those of its inmates who are defective phvsically, as well as all the boys, that they may become the better morally through proper physical training. The school is very backward in every depart- ment in comparison with similir schoo.s in other States, and for the good of the Siate it behooves those in charge to exert themselves to their utmost in improving present condi- tions by placing the schoo. upon the right i0oting in every particuiar. In our judgment, in an institution of this kind itis absolu ely necessary to maintain order and discipline. The superintendent shold have the tull axg trusted backing of the trustces, ana he should bave full power t> suspend or discharge in- competent or insubordinate employes. In this ingtitution we do not think the pres- en. superintendent has the support of the entire board of trustees, or that he has ample power 1o maintain order; therefore he should not be held responsibie for the management. We believe, from the best of information we could obtain, thet some of the emrloyes are insubordinate, and some are incomretent, Respectfully submitted, L H. BRowx, JOHN MARKLEY. There should b2 a iopograpuic:l map made of the grounds, that the water for irrigating may be utilized tothe best advantaze poss bl JOHN MARKLEY. It is very probable that tne board will take up the report at once and act upon it by arrangine for a thorough investiga- tion, Dr. O'Brien asks for it and every- body concerned seems to want it, und asthe board It is the only functionary which is empowered by law to conduct it, there is every probab'lity of the inquiry being made, and in the near future at that. Onited Mtates Atioriey for Alaska. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 —Information cecured at the Department of Justice to- day tends to confirm the dispatch printed in THE CALL a few doys ago to the effect that Genersl R, F. Friedrich of San Francisco will be appointed United States systems. For years as every well-posted resident of this country is aware, the | British have been incessantly at work | class cruiser, and | nortnern waters called for notning more | mission. | Pa WARSHIPS SENT 10 ESOUINALT | i British Fleet at the Station Is Being Increased. Three First-Class Cru sers to Rendezvous There Hereafter. will Be Acccmpanied by Two of Britain’s Sw frest Torpsdo Desircyers. Bpecial Digpatch to THE CALL SAN DIEGO, Nov. 16—Impregnable Esquimait, tne Gibraltar of tne Pacific, wnere the British warsh:ps lie in wait, ready to pounce ocut nortb, south or west, is soon 10 receive an addition 10 her fleet that will make the Nortn Pucific station a most 1mjortant part of the British naval making a citade! on the North Pacific so near to t: e United States line that the big guns could almost exchange courtesies across the straits. Heretofore, however, tbe Briti-h Admiraliy nas contented it- self with placing at E:qiimalt one first- a number of second, third, or even fourth c.ass vessels—gun- boats and dispatch vesseis, The emer- gencies aeemed possitle to arise in the formidable. But 2 change has come, and speculation will be rife as to the canse. Insiead of one firsi-class cruiser, the British Govern- ment hes ordere: iwo more to that sta- tion, mak ngthree vesseis of the first class, two of them equal to our Oiympia and superior to the Puiladelphia or Baltimore cfa:s of cruisers. Tbhe third, the flagship Imperieuse, is superior to the Oiympia and aimost up to the Columbia or New York. Officers of the British gunboat Wiid Swan have given ome information on this subject, thougn they decline to dis- cuss the most interesting phase of it— why the British Government finds the North Pacitic more important than here- tolore. The W Id Swan is now in port, on uer way to Plymouth to go out of com- 8n='is an old wcolen gunboat carrying 165 men. She is .0 be replaced | by the Pnae.on, a cruiser of 6400 ons, ca - rying 520 men, armed with the best mod- ern guus. Accompanying the Phaeton is the cruiser Leanuer, a sister 0. tbe Phaeton and the Amphion, a so ordered tv join Admiral iser's flagship a1 E-quimaii. The Phueton ani Le-anderate -upp s:d to be now at Coquimbo, on this side, and are expec ed 0 cal. here with tueir convoys, two of 1he swiftest torpedc-destroyers of tue British navv. These desiroyers ai the first of their kind to be sent .n.o this | pait of the Pacific. Tuey are tie Spar-| rownawk and the Blasuer, each 150 ieet in lengih, narrow and as clesncut as an e-l, and capable of a sustained speed o: thirty ! knots un bour—suflic.ent to overhaul any- thing afiost. E cb is manne: by & crew ot thirty men. They are said by the offi- cersof the Wili Swan to be types of tne most modern ideas as to engines, model and guns, uesizned for «ffective work in eiiher deep-sea or alongshore Work. These desiroyers aie nLo!, however, de- gued for long cruises, and must be in communication with a coxzling station or coal tran-ports, For this reason they are compeiled to cali a: several ports ou the way to Esquimat. Tuey will touch at Cailao and Acapuico belore reaching Sau Diego, and may cail at San Francisco. PLUNGED TROUG AN OPBN HATCH i | | | | Accident Causas the Death of | | the Ship Foylegale’s First Officer. | Willlam Thomas Passes Away at| Tacoma From the Effects of a Fall.® £pecial Dispatch to THE CALL TACOMA, Nov. 16 —Willlam Thomas, first mate of the British ship Foyledale, died at the Fannie Paddock Hospital this morning from the effects of a fall down the ship’s hatch while she was coming up ths sound frow sea a week ago. The ship bad pas® Port Townsend on | a dark, ruiny night when the accident o - | curred. Thomas remained late on deck oversceinz some work, although his re- sponsib.lity for the ship's navigation had practically ended when the tug was taken, hours before. In going alone to the for- ward part of the ship, Thomas fell through an open hatchway sn! struck on his back, twenty feet below. He suffered a fractured spine and for the next twenty jour hours was insensibie. As soon as the ship reached port e was | conveyed to the hospiial and given the best of care. Several physicians worked over him, though his case was practically hopeless irom tbe first. Captain McCann | and membe:s of the Foyledale's crew spent much time by his bedside. For sev- eral deys be was conscious. Realizing that he was going to die, he gave direc- tions for the disposition of his effects and sent tender messages to Lis sisters and aved parents in Ireland. For thre= days before death he was nnconscious. To- morrow his body will be buriea in the Ca holic cemetery here ana the funersl will be larzely sttended by crews of the many wheatsbivs now in port. Thomas was 33 vears old und had been with the Foyledaleseveral years, e THESPIANS HELD CAPTIVES. They Are Mongols, and Their Prison Is a Theater in Fresno's Chinatown. Distr.ct Attorney for Alaska. J. W. Crumpacker will in a few da appointed an A-sociate Justice o Supreme Court of New Mexico. be the Apollinaris (“THE QUEEN OF BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS. FRESNO, Nov. 16.—Chinese Thespians have their troubles as well as<do their fel- Jow-artists of other nationalities, On the TABLE WATERS”) is b of the present montb an attachment | was 1ssued against Wonz Lou Shue, man- ager of the Chinese theater a: 98 Chbina ailey, in th s city. Tue scenery, costumes, { eic., were taken by W. J. Weems, wbo was sppointed keeper, and were placed in | Burleigh's wareiouse. Thirty-six actors tbat bad bzen giving nightly performance:, much to the enjoy- ment of the Chinese population, were thus throwa out of employment. The ac= tors were not iurned adrift, however. The Chinese managers do nctdo things in that way. 1ne ironpe was corrailed and placed in the vacant theater, and nas been iept there in captivity ever since. The foot- li-ht stars are guarded highbin. , who see tuat I eral years, and are no: allowed to throw up their engagement, even ii tneir man- ager does becume involved financiall There are thirty-taree men in the irouve and three girls. The prisoners, 1t is claimed, are fed well, but are not allowed to leave the building exect under . scori. Several of *he actors are said to be mem- bers of hizhbinder societies and axious to be at liberty. They are being kept pris- oners withcut any iaw or autbority except force. TRIES 10 HURDER WIFE AND BABSS Armed With a Gun, a Seima Vineyardist Pursues His Family. His Intended Victims Finally Es- cape to the House of a Neighbor. Special Dispatch to THE CALL FRESNO, Nov. 16 —John Kirkland bas been taken into custody at Selma brutal treatment of bis fimily. [tap- pears that he goes to town once a month, principally 1o visit saloons, and returns home aiways much the worse for drink. Then he begins to abuse his wife and children. Yesierday the drunken vin rdist capped tbe climax. When be arrived home he was in bLis usual abusive mood. He declared that he would exterminate the family, and proceeded to carry outh s threat witn his shotgun. Mrs. Kirkiand and the iittle chiidren fled for tbeir lives. They ran across the fields in tne direction o' & neighoor's house and the husband and father gave pursuit. He fired severa: shots at the ierrified fugitives, but, luckily for them, they nad gained a and kept beyond range of thbe ieaden missiles. Kirkland continued the pursuit for nearly baf a mile, erying continually :hat he would k1| hi- wife and offspring. Finaily they reacned s neignber’s house aud the brute did not venture near there. A messenger was sent 1o Seima and an officer arrived shoriy and took Kirkiana into cusiody. e FLOGD AT SI. PETERSBURG. Bridges Swept Away and the City Threatened With Inun- dation. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 16.—All day long a fierce wind from the sea has driven the waters of the Neva up the stream and flooded the canals, the suburban isiands a.d the outlying portions of the city. Several bridges have veen sweptaway and the flood continues (o rise, threate:- ing to assume grave proportions. At frequent intervais cannon are fired at the ioriress 1o keep tue inhabitanis alert. R R Epiceopnlian Conrocation. FRESNO, Nov. 16.—Th= convocation of the San Jocquin of the Episcopal church began in Fresnotuis evening, to continue during the week. 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