The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1898. WHILE ! PATRIOTISM IS NOW ON THE RAMPAGE Navy and War Departments Deluged With Offers of Aid While Cranks Volun- teer Wonderful Inventions. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—A Washington special to the Herald says: [+ That there is a great deal of hot blood in the United States, which throbs with impatient determination to support the administration if developments shall compel us to adopt a hostile attitude toward Spaln, is evidenced by the hundreds of letters recelved since the Maine disaster, at the White House and the War and Navy depart- ments, offering services and suggestions. These letters come from all sorts and conditions of men, women and children in all parts of the country. Many are from men of standing and influence whose ser- vices would be appreciated in the event of the outbreak of hostilities. Among these are officers of the National Guard organizations, who pledge their willingness and that of their entire regiments to enlist as a body in the service of the United States In-case of emergency. Many medical men have tendered their services as army and navy surgeons, Men and women nurses, some of them attached to hos- pitals in Jarge citles, are begging the authorities to call them if need- ed, and scores of boys from 10 to 15 years old are clamoring for per- mission to enlist as drummer boys. There are numerous applications for authority to recruit volun- teers. The number of former Confederate soldiers who offer their services is especially large. As might be expected under the circum- stances people totally ignorant of military methods and cranks, form a large part of the overzealous patriots. One man requests the Pres- ident to send him immediately a cap, belt and uniform, that he may open a recruiting office in Philadelphfa. This man says he is able to with regard to the foreign situation. | The atmosphere of New York was calm and rational among all classes of people on Saturday, and I find a simi- lJar state of things {n Washington. Ever since the destruction of the Maine I have been unable to reconcile myself to any theory except that the disaster was the result of an accident, and 1 am confident that the Naval Court of Inquiry will so report. I am not speculating on the future attitude of the administration in the matter. It will depend on whether the responsi- bility for the accident to the battle- ship can be traced in any way to Span- ish officlals. If it is shown that the disaster was the result of Spanish negligence or an act of an {rresponsible fanatic the administration will coh- sider the matter of demanding an in- demnity of the Spanish Government. The whole matter is in suspense, and beyond relterating my belief that the wreck was an accident I can say noth- | ing.” —e e TREACHERY DESTROYED THE MAINE Continued from First Page. important influence on the court’s report. After the courtroom was cleared for the day Captain Sampson held a short inter- commission. war, and asks for a colonel’s ready for his country’s of ten years' experience, balloons.” ¢ 1, and other glycerine dr pt or New York. United States harbo: armor and dec soften the e the proje destruction. There is an which lies along the shore. sinks. Q0000000 COCOOR " ouUllo000000C000000000000000C0C000000C0000000C0000 0000000000 00000000000000C0000000000 command any number of men, but would be content with a captain's An old colored man of Alexandria, Va., says he is prepared to en- list more than seven hundred colored soldiers who fought in the late commission. Many superannuated inmates of the soldiers’ homes are with diffi- culty restraining themselves from marching in a body to Washington to tender their services to the President. engineer has presented an elaborale, but impracticable, barricading harbors and rivers with fortified pontoons. Another man, styles himself “well versed He suggests the employment of large quantities of nitro- high explosives to be carried up in balloons and opped upon decks of the enemy’s The signal office of the War Department is deluged with plans of war balloons, all of which have some fatal defect. A large number of applications have been received from men desirous of entering the y in the event of war with Spain. The department has notified its correspondents that their applications have been filed. But the applicants for enlistment do not confine their appiications to letters. Some of them apply personally to the department. The department not enlist men and they are always referred to Norfolk, Philadel- Captain Charles O'Neill, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, is con- vinced from crank letters he has received that there ~an pierce any armor afloat, an armor that can keep out any shells thay have been or may be invented, nof be destroyed by torpedoes or other hgve been invented which will sink any vessel attempting to enter 5 Some cranks have put springs behind their ared thatsthe effect of ect of a blow, to compress the springs, and finally to hurl tile back upon the enemy with a force which will cause his inventor who puts a magnet in a torpedo A steel ship passing through the channel draws the torpedo up to its side, and an explosion followsend th# ship An enthusiastic mechanical scheme = for a professional aeronaut in hydrogen gas and hot air ships. is a shell that that there are ships which can- means, and finally torpedoes a shell striking it would be to [ [ (] (] (] o (] o [ [+] (] (] [ 23 [ [ o © (] (3 [} [ [+ [ (A 4 [ o o [ [ o o [ [*] [*] [ o o 2] (] ] < [ [*] [*] o (] < [ o (] [ o (<] < Q [ (] o < [} o fay recovered Captain Sigsbee's Order | the Bache to the Dry Tortugas and of the Red Eagle, given him by Em- peror William I of Germa on ac sount of deep sea inventions, and the | zo0ld medal given him by the Fisheries “ommission at London in 1889. Cap- Sigsbee was most anxious about are in good condition yman wrecking experts will to-morrow make an examination of the areck to decide whether the vessel can be raised by means of driving piles and making a cofferdam. It is now thought that such work is impossible and could only be done at an enormous cost. It is not believed this will be necessary for the purpose of the Board of In- quir The work to-day was done by the ivers from the tug Right Arm. Cap- tain McGee, who is in charge, seems to lack authority from the wrecking people or others, and is indisposed to work on his own judgment, except in smaller details. Captain Sigsbee was on board the United States lighthouse tender Fern uniil 2 o’clock this aiternoon. He w: ed for the Spanish divers, but they did appear. Captain Sigsbee thinks n has a moral and international ht to make an independent examina- on snd he will give the Spanish divers such facilities as are possible. Captain Sigsbee hopes the survey steamer Bache will return to the Tor- tugas to-morrow or the next day, with all the Maine’s wounded left here, and 1 so hopes to send on the Bache ter all the remains of the deal re- covered in a condition making it possi- ble to place them in coftfins. The difficuity experienced in recov- ering the bodies is not understood by any but the divers. The latter yester- day worked for three hours trying to bring out one body intact, and one of the divers had a bad fall and several got their air tubes tangled. Even then they could not extricate the remains. The principal eflorts of the divers now are directed toward clearing the upper wreckage, smokestack decks, guns, hatches, bridges, cranes and gratings. Then, if not before, u!! the dead can be removed. Captain Sigsbee continues to receive letters in great numbe; the queries about the men who lost their lives when the Maine was blown up are answered as soon as possible if there is anything to be told. One of the sad- dest letters received by Captain Sigs- Lee was irom the brother of a dead man, who wrote that when death was claiming the victim his friends at home were celebrating his birthday and wish- ing him many happy returns of the day. Chaplain Chidwick has been com- mended by Captain Sigsbee as a man, a priest and an officer. He is always cheerful and is doing the most effective work possible. Senator Proctor had expected to pay his personal respects to Captain Gen- eral Blanco to-day, in company with his traveling companion, Colonel Par- ker, and Consul General Lee, but the Captain General has been unusually busy in getting ready for the outgoing mails, and has fixed 1 o’clock to-mor- row for Senator Proctor’s call Only “ore body has been rccgvcre_d to-day, and it has not yet been identi- fied. With any others recovered in time, it will go with the wouaded on| disposed to be reasonable and patie,, ' one-half years ago. Key West. On the next trip north the Bache will carry to Key West the first company of wounded taken to Dry Tor- tugas. The Spanish divers did not make their examination to-day. Captain Sigs- bee expected them and probably will be advised to-day as to when they will be- gin their investigation. Lieutenant Commander Wainwright, the executive officer of the Maine, whc was almost worn out with constant work on the wreck, had a good rest yesterday and says he feels now like a new man. Captain Sigsbee reported that the work of the divers to-day was slow and must necessarily continue slow, owing to the difficulty of mak- ing an impression on the mass oftheavy debris. But they are doing the best they can. Late to-day Captain McGee of the tug Right Arm received orders from the contractors to hire such lighters as are necessary to, remove the debris from the wreck. This will facilitate the work of removing the dead and gen- erally hasten operations. Senator Proctor, who passed most of the day indoors, writing private letters and reading, says his visit will be too brief to make his observations of any interest to the public and therefore he has nothing to offer for publication. La Lucha publishes, late this even- ing, an official dispatch giving an ac- count of a battle in the province of Puerto Principe, in which the insur- gents are said to have lost 181 killed and wounded. According to the dispatch, the bat- tle took place February 18 and 19 in and near the Santa Inez and Hinoioa hills, The Spanish force, which was under the command of Gene:a! Jiminez Castellanos, numbered 2400 infantry and 400 cavalry. The insurgents numbered 3000. The insurgents left 87 dead on the field. Among the killed were Colo- nel Alvaro Rodriguez, Commandant Angol Roccio and other officers. Ac- cording to the dispatch, the Spaniards lost one officer, Lieutenant Porajo, and seven soldiers killed and three officers and seventy-three soldiers wounded. The Spanish troops are said to have captured many weapons, a large quan- tity of ammunition and thirty-four horses. —_— SENATOR HANNA BELIEVES THE DISASTER AN ACCIDENT. Denies That He Went to New York to Sound Wall Street on a ‘War Bond Issue. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Senator Hanna denied to me very emphatically to-night that his recent visit to New ‘York had any particular significance. He pronounced as entirely groundless the report that he went to sound the temper of Wall street on the subject of a bond issue for war purposes. Sena- tor Hanna said to me: “You may state positively that the administration is not contemplating an issue of bonds on any account at this time. It falls to see occasion for such action. My business in New York was of a private nature. I met a great many solid and sensible people in New York and was highly gratified to find most of them view with Admiral Sicard and then returned to the lowa. Captain Chadwick and Lieutenant-Commander Potter were taken on board the New York. An officer of the Maine who had been examined by the court' during the day talked afterward. “I can’t tell you,” he said, “what line of questioning was adopted, but the court will find, | believe, that the Maine was blown up by de- sign, though | don’t think it will be able to ascertain ex- actly how. The court’s find- ings will be based on nega- tive rather than positive evi- dence. “By this 1 mean that all of the testimony heard so far has, bit by bit, upset the theories of those who think the explosion was of internal origin. This evidence is so strong and so general that | see no possibility of the court deciding that the explosion was internal. “The only alternative then left for the court is to fall back on evidence which points to the intentional blowing up of the Maine. This, | think, will be done, unless the court formulates a theory of its own or declares that it does not know how the disaster occurred, both of which conjectures are im- probable.” Sl SPAIN PLEADING FOR FURTHER VIME. Wants Until the 1st of May to End the Cruel Warfare in Stricken Cuba. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—A dispatch to a morning paper from Washington says: The American Government made an ultimatum to Spain some time ago to the effect that un- less autonomy was successfully estab- lished in Cuba by March 1, the United States Government would be compelled to act. It is known to a chosen few here and to all the diplomats in Europe that Spain 18 making every effort to have an additional respite of two months granted. She wants to put off the day o: accounting until the 1st of May, and negotiations to that end are going on in Washington now. Spain is doing her utmost to secure this extension of time. It is plain that autonomy has been the worst kind of a fallure and March 1 is the day on which our ultimatum expires. Tke de- struction of the Maine has added to the complications, President McKinley be- ing desirous of establishing the respon- sibi1"" - for the explosion before taking final rction on the subject of autonomy. Nevertheless Spain has not ceased her efforts to obtain the respite until May 1, and negotiations to that end are now actively going on. R gt . Transferred to the Boston. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Commander Lamberton has been relieved of duty as inspector of the Fifth Lighthouse District at Baltimore and ordered to the Boston at Mare Island, on the 18th, on which date he becomes a captain. He will be suc- ceceded at Baltimore as lighthouse in- spector by Commander Hutchins, who is detached from the receiving ship Sara- toga for that purpose. The resignation of Ensign Osborn has been accepted, to take effect March 16. e EBANKS' LAST HOPE GONE. Will Soon Be Resentenced to Death on the Gallows. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28.—The remittitur in the Ebanks case, denying the appeal to) the D'nited States Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus, was received to- | Aay. It is the last step in the legal fight chat Bbanks' attorneys have been waging in his behalf. and the murderer will soon be brought from San Quentin to receive sentence of death. The crime for which he is to_hang was the murder of Mrs, Harriet Stiles near Oceanside, two and DUE T0 LACK OF DISCIPLINE The Newspapers of Spain Yet Comment on the Maine Disaster. Certain Madrid Newspapers Declare That the Wreck ‘Was Due to Accident. Abuse the American Navy and Style Seamen as “Drunkards and Pirates.” Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Carlist or- gan El Coreo of Madrid, in its issue of February 22, just receved here by malil, says: “There is no doubt whatever that the loss of the Maine was due to lack of discipline,” and cites the case of a United States cruiser which was lately at Venice, describing her crew as being rather pirateg than.sailors of a civilized nation. ‘-A Continuing, Bl £, %eo says: “Drunk- ards, insubordinates thieves and fight- ers, the sailors of the United States never set foot ashore without creating riots. Nightly several of them slept in jafl or were taken on board under ar- rest until the municipality. was forced to really complain to the commander and request him mnot to allow his men to land, as otherwise they could not be answerable for the consequences. Had these officials belonged to the (}11‘154 tina regime the United States would have replied by demanding an indem- nity or an apology or both, with the certainty of obtaining it. But the pro- test not belng Spanish no attention was paid to it. This naval convict ship, Wwhich is never free from the fumes of alcohol, must be a twin sister of the Maine. It is a marvelous thing in such hands as these that a ship does not blow up daily.” The Imparcial of February 25 ap- proves the growing se_nllmcnt "lhn( “concession has reached its limits, and expresses the belief that the best forces in Spain are convinced that the time has arrived to firm though with moderation and calmn: assert the honor of the Fatherland. El Liberal, of the same day, warns the people “against those who are seek- ing to misinterpret every act and word of the United States,” and criticises the “efforts of the Carlists to block auton- omy,” which, it adds, “the Liberals are loyally trying to put into effect in Cuba.” E1 Liberal concludes: remember that Cuba is the key to our position. If within a brief space of time we succeed in pacifying the island the danger of external war will forth- with disappear, and though we do not for a moment believe it, should war break out, Cuba will be the only battle- The Glox and evén two Cabinets,” “Lot Spaniards commefts om the “friendly rdial relations between the and gathers from the recent speech of President McKinley at Philadelphia that the chances all fa- vor peace. It blames the flierce jingo- ism of certain Spanish papers for pro- voking simil the United States, an Spain’s papers constantly inform the United States that war is imminent the Jatter cannot do otherwise than pre- pare for hostilities.” JAPANESE REFUSE TO . COAL RUSSIA'S FLEET. Acting Under the Advice of England, They Decline to Part With Their Fuel. VICTORIA, Feb. 28.—The Northern Pa- cific steamship Tacoma arrived from the Orfent this evening. The most interesting plece of news brought by her officers furnishes strong evidence of the combi- nation between the British and Japanese in the matter of threatened combinations in the East. This report is that the Jap- anese, at British instigation, rlef\l'sehd n:\t the Russian for replenishme Snese sources, while the British, having thelr own well-stored depots at hand, hurriedly filled their bunkers to the ut- termost without involving thelr Oriental allles in an open display of partiality. RS E T 1S William Congratulates Hohenlohe. BERLIN, Feb. 28—The Strasburger Post sa: Emperor Willlam, using the familiar u” (thou) telegraphed the fol- lowing to Prince Hohenlohe the imperial Chancellor, on the, conclusion of the Kiaochau agreement, which followed the death of Princess Hohenlohe: “Although I know that external pleasure cannot lift the weight of Inner grief, I am filled with the keenest delight that after the terrible blow which has befallen vou the grace of God has vouch- safed to you so glorious a success. This is a splendid reward for your indefatiga- ble and sagacious labor, and brings great satisfaction after your cares. Kindly ac- cept my imperial thanks and heartiest congratulations. d adds: “When e cat Newport Track Officials. CINCINNATI, Feb. 28—The Queen City Jockey Club (Newport, Ky.) has selected for its spring meeting, opening April 9, the following track officials: Presiding judge, I P. Tarlton; associate Jjudges, Henry M. Green and J. Gratz Hanlet; starter, Curley Brown. The betting priv- fleges have been sold to Eddle Austin. EASTERN VIEWS EXHIBITED. The Camera él;bfi‘fntendnod by Slides From Philadelphia and Brookiyn. The San Francisco Camera Club was entertained last night at the club rooms in the Academy of Sciences bullding by the exhibition of 109 views which were produced on canvas by stereoscopic means. This collection was contributed by the American Lantern Slide Inter- charge Soclety in Philadelphia with some from Brooklyn, N. Y., photographic insti- tute. The effect was everything that could be desired, as each slide was produced with perfect regularity and clearness that made the scenes as plain and home-like as if a person was on the ground and saw the places anc things wtih the naked eye. The cruiser Brooklyn was the’first to be thrown on the canvas and so plain did she appear that one would imagine that he was alongside of _the vessel. Several views of Niagara Falls, Mount Vernon, the tomb of Washington and other well-known scenes of the Atlantic seaports, farms and farming in New England; with elegant residences of some of the Eastern millionaires, were given. Fell From Telegraph Hill. An unknown Chinaman, evidently a la- borer, was found in an unconscious con- dition lying at the foot of Telegraph Hill at ‘the corner of Sansome and Union streets last evening by Officers Grunwald and Deuser. He was taken to the Harbor Recelving Hospital, where it was found RANKS BESET TH ar bellicose utterances in | E PRESIDENT | that he had a severe scalp wound and internal Injurles. After treatment the man revived to a certain extent, but was in such pain that he could give no ex- planation as to how he received his in- Jjurles, but it is believed that he efther fell ghlwns thrown from the summit of the —_————— EXTENDING FOLSOM STREET. Organized for the Purpose. Precita Valley and Cortland-avenue Improvement clubs have united their forces on the one common object-— that of securing the extension of Folsom stréet through Bernal Heights from Pre- cita avenue to Cortland avenue, a dis- tance of three blocks. The opening of these blocks and the continuation of the Folsom-street electric cars through to Cortland avenue would be considered of great advantage to the residents of that section. As it now is, the people there are com- pelled to walk a mile or more to get to the Mission-street line. This they con- sfder a great hardship, and, inasmuch as the majority of them are hard-working men, who have to be at their work early in the morning and late at night, a walk of a mile from the cars to their homes is not considered a luxury by any means. In addition te this, they are anxious to have a chemical engine stationed some- where in the vicinity of their homes west of Precita Vallcy. The lack of sufficient watev for domes- tic purposes is felt both in Precita Val- ley and in the Cortland-avenue district. The quegtion has been repeatedly 'asked of the Spring Valley Iyater Company, why, with a reservoir within a’ few hun- dred yards of the settlement, a sufficient supply Is not provided for domestic use? But to this inquiry no answer has been given. The two ciubs are united in -the endeavor to solicit the aid of the Super- visors in getting a suflicient supply of water from the obstinate company, and to this end a joint committee has ' been u%ni:fln!ed for this purpose from both clubs. ———— WELSH WILL CELEBRATE. Exercises to Be Held in Honor of St. David’s Day. St. David’s day, the Welsh national holiday, will be appropriately and patri- otically celebrated by the members of the Cymrodorion Society this evening at 0dd Fellows' Hall. An excellent pro- gramme of exercises has been arranged, which will consist principally of literary and musical reises. Every effort is being made to make the event a memora- ble one in the history of the society and its members. The interior of the hall has been elabo- rately decorated with bunting, flags and the insignia of the Cymrodorion fea- ture of the programme will be a number hort addresses to be delivered hy ayor Phelan and Hugh Jones, the presi- dent of the soclety. H. J. Owen will re- cite an original poem in Welsh. After the rendition of the programme the entertainment and festivities w close with a dance. Ll o ———————— PICTURES AT HOPK.NS'. Joseph Greenbaum’s Successful Ex- hibition of His Work. The special exhibition of pictures by Joseph Greenbaum, the local artist who s0 recently returned from abroad, was opened at the Hopkins Institute of Art last evening. There was a large and select gathering present and the artist's work received unqualified admiration. His figures wi specially p. some of his faces were very highly spoken of by the artists present. He has on ex- hibitfon one hundred and thirty-two pict- ures, color sketches and pencil drawings, many of which are sold. Ther will be shown for a week. e Misfortunes Caused Pity. The story surrounding the life and death of M. O'Leary, a cooper by occupa- tlon, has aroused a feeling of sympathy among the members of the ' Coopers’ Union. Some time past O'Leary sustained an injury to the right arm, which re- sulted in its amputation. The union was called together, and the members pro- cured sufficient funds to build the un- fortunate man and his family a little home on the corner of Fourth and Chan- nel streets, and in the front portion a cigar store was fitted up and stocked. But a few davs ago O'Leary was at- (d?C‘limd with pneumonia, from ~which he ed. The union will continue to aid t: - bers of the family. as they hearnge“lln straitened - circumstanc —_———ee— Fair Will Contest. Next Friday argument will be heard by Judge Slack on a motion introduced by Charles Fair, through his attorneys, in his contest of the alleged last will of his father, James G. Fair. Charles Fair asks the court to relssue a citation to appear to the heirs of the dececased Senator and to the legatees under his alleged last will so the contest may proceed. The attor- neys representing both sides of the case nppenr((d !nrr‘nurt vesterday morning, but on motion of contestant’s counsel tl S was continued till Friday psans ————— Hit With a Brick. Joseph Lopez, saloon-keeper, 408 Pacific street, swore to a complaint in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday for®the arrest of Sam Brown, a colored man, on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Lopez alleges that Brown and two other colored men have had a grudge against him for some time and early last Tuesday morning thes entered the saloon and raised a disturbance. Brown threw a brick which struck him on the head, in- flicting a_wound that required thirteen stitches. Since then Lopez had been con- fined to his bed. e e The Masonic Home. Crescent Court of the Order of Amar- anth, which is connected with the Order of the Eastern Star, will this evening give an entertainment in Native Sons’ Hall in ald of the Masonic Widows' and Orphans’ Home, now being built in De- coto, Alameda County. A number of first-class amateurs and several profes- slonals have volunteered to present for the occasfon “A Lesson in Whist,” “That gg‘lofih Eoc‘lfily"]m\d “Angels,” all of ch are e plays of Geor 5 Helene Ripley Walthew. S ‘alld SHE WAS CERTAINLY PREPARED. A minister's wife, who s not so seriously minded at all times as her husband is tells some laughable stories relating to marriage ceremonies which he performed while they were living in a small village in the Mid- lands. The minister always felt it his duty to give each young couple a little serious advice before he performed the marrjage ceremony, and for this pur- pose he usually took them aside one at a time and talked very soberly to each of them regarding the importance of the step they were to take and the new responsibilities they were to as- sume. One day he talked in his most ear- nest manner- for several minutes to a young woman who had come to be married. “And now,” he said, in cios- ing. “I hope you fully realize the ex- treme importance of the step you are ::,ls’lng and that you are prepared for “Prepared,” she saild, innocently; “well, if I ain’t prepared I don’t know who is. T've got four common. quilts and two nice ones, and four brand new feather beds, ten sheets and twelve pairs of pillow-slips, four linen tablecloths, a dozen spoons and a good six-quart kettle. If I ain’t prepared no girl in the country ever was.”—Euro- pean Journal. —————— The Royal table-linen is of the finest substance, and is specially manufactur- ed. The designs woven in are very handsome and elaborate, the Queen's monogram predominating, with roses, shamrocks, and thistles among armo- rial bearings. It is also made in sets, each tablecloth having a number of serviettes t0 match it in design. 'MANUFACTURERS - AND CAPITALISTS CONSIDER DEFENSE Cities of Newport and Providence Start a Plan for Each State in the Union to Present Uncle Sam With a Warship. BOSTON, Feb. 28.—An informa 1 talk of much significance on naval defense took place between several of the largest cotton manufactur- ers and capitalists on the Providence Board of Trade to-day. It is well known that the cities of Newport and Providence would be at the mercy of a foreign country in time of war, and it would be only a question of a few days when one of the modern ships of war would de- stroy thousands of dollars’ worth of property. The men who were present are full of patriotism and are determined to leave no stone un- turned in order to serve the interests of the Government, and at the same time to protect the Interests of the State of Rhode Island. Ac- cording to the opinion of a leading naval expert, a gunboat could come up the Providence River and in an hour's time the business section of the city would be razed to the ground. In view of the fact that our navy is not sufficiently large to take care of the immense stretch of valuable property on the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the business men of this city have given the matter serious thought and they have a solution. It is for each State in the Union to present the Government a ship of war. The sentiment seemed to be that the city of Providence and its valuable property ought not to be at the mercy of any foreign country. One of the men present ad- vanced the idea of a popular subscription by the business men and citizens of the State for the purpose of purchasing a suitable ship of war to defend the State coast line in case of war with Spain. In sup- raised in twenty-four hours by a riotic citizens. account of themselves. bly be the Knights, Goddards, Say! R R R R R S e S e L e T D R R R port of this argument it was said that the necessary amount could be The man-of-war could be manned by the serves, who, with cempetent and experienced officers, would give a good Among the largest contributors would proba- most all of the cliff dwellers at Newport. popular subscription from the pat- val Re- les, Perkins, Tafts, Browns and al- 4444444444 4444444440444 444 B R R R T R R HALE AND NORCROSS CASE. A Branch of This Suit Heard in the Supreme Court. ‘ A branch of the famed Hale and Nor-| cross suit was up before the Justices of | the Supreme Court yesterday. It was in the shape of an argument on the petition of M. M. Fox, the president of the min- ing company, for a writ of supersede Some time a . W. Grayson, one of the stockholders of the company, brought | a suit against the offic of the com- pany to t aside their action b which the 000 share- of his stock for delinquent essmen. Superior Judge Daingerfield gave ment for Grayson and ordered the ofh of the company to transfer the stock sack to the plaintiff. The president ret. sed obey the order of the court and he was cited for contempt of court. From this order Fox appealed to the Supreme Court, but before the day set for hearing this matter he petitioned for a sedeas and a citation w: It was this branch that was argued be- fore the court yesterday and Fox con- tended that uniess a restraining order was made he would be punished for con- mpt. And further that his appeal was roperly taken, in_other words that the| order of re-transfer an appealable | matter. Gr m’s contention was that | the order not appealable, and that the appeal of the president was only for | dela The annual meeting of officers, he said, will be held soon and unless some action is taken by the court at once to make Fox re-transfer the stock he (Gray- son) cannot vote his-stock nor can he sell or transfer it. The matter was taken under advisement. sued. A Prospective Convention. Judging from a letter to the Chamber of Commerce the Young Men's Western Business League, headquarters at Moun- tain Grove, Mo., contemplates holding a convention or something of the kind and that San Francisco may be the place selected for the gathering. The letter was from Michael Glenn, the general manager, who desired explicit information as to what are_ the largest halls this city af- fords and the rental of the same and similar knowledge. The information will be given by Secretary Scott. The league seems to be an extensive organization, for it has branches in Illinois, Ohio, I diana, Nebraska, Kansas, -Texas, Colo- rado, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and this State. —_———— ‘Women’s Press Association. | Shasta Hall in Native Sons’ building was comfortably filled with a very ap- preciative audience yesterday afternoon Women's Press Association. The paver of the day was read by Miss Mary Ellls of the faculty of Mills College, and was entitled, “Recent Archaeological Dis- coverles in Greece.” After the paper many questions were asked from the au- dience and answered at length by Mi: Ellis. Mme. Guido Spitzy sang Pinsut “Book of Prayer,” accompanied by Pro- fessor Zillani, with violin obligato by Miss Knox, and as_an encore gave “For All Eternity,” by Mascheroni, with the to ! writ of super- | 1 ! at the open meeting of the Pacific Coast | STOLE FROM LIVERYMEN. Sam Price, a Teamster, Will Have Several Charges of Burglary to Answer for. Several complaints having recently been received at police headquarters from liv- ery-stable men about a thief who had been stealing harness and feed from their barns, Detective Cody was detailed to make an investigation. Yesterday afternoon he arr Price, a teamster, and booked hi City Prison on a charge of burglary. complaining witness is Oscar Herzog, who ed Sam at the The is had a set of harness belonging to him stolen from the Woodlawn stables, 62 | Grove street, la ascertained t Thursday night. the harness had Cody been sold at Meyers’ second-hand store on Mis- slon street, near Fourteenth, by Price and his ar- the warrant was sworn out for rest. P. J. Corbett, the live: | Hayes street, will also sw | rant against Price for stealing quantity of feed from his barn used to hide himself among the hay till the barn was closed up for the night and would then slide the feed down the manure chute and slide down adfter it It is said that other complaints will be made against Price. The police say that Price has about $10,000 deposited in the Hibernia Bank and a good deal of it has been made by steal- ing from other people. He is a com- | paratively young man. — e TOURNAMENT. The San Francisco Club Making Ar- rangements for the Event in September. The Ean Francisco Fly Casters Club | at its meeting last night devoted con- sidsrable time to making preparations for the world teurnament which will be held in this city on the 9th and 10th of mext September at Stow Lake in Golden Gata Park. At the meeting last night the officers who had done so much for the prosperity of the club were all re-elected for the third term. They are: President, Walter D. Mansfield; vice-president, John P. Bab- cock; secretary, Horace Smyth, and treas- urer, H. F. Muller; executive committee, G. C. Edwards, J. S. Turner, F. H. Reed, W. A. Batchelder and C. G. Young. Sultable quarters have been secured for the use of the club in room %, Mills bulld- ing, where it will hold its meetings and attend to all of its business in the future. —_————— Arranging a Big Festival. The Central German-American Soclety {s making elaborate preparations for holding a big festival on April 10 in Ein- tracht Hall. The leading German sing- ing and turning societies have tun- FLY-CASTERS’ teered their services, and the affair is ex- pected to be a grand success. The pro- ceeds will be v i i ng a non- cctarian Ger Five hundred dollars has been donated by the society to the Goethe-Schiller monument fund. The committee having charge of the pro- posed festival is: Dr. Max Magnus pres- STEAMER route. A complete line of provisions, boats, stoves—everything you wan' elsewhere. Do not be misled. Do not THE BEST. TICKETS for this fine steamer ai lar prices at Back. 25-27 MARKET same accompaniment. An hour was then | ident; Paul Feyganz, secretary; C. Lew- epent in soclal converse “over the tea-| ecker, A. Beckel Planz, E. Bruzze cups.” iand C. Klaus. ADVERTISEMENTS. HUMBOLDT FOR DYEA And Skaguay March 12. 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