The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 12, 1898, Page 3

NCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1898 THE PLOT TO RUIN GEN. LEE How the Autonomists at Havana Scored a Failure. Find That the American Repre- sentative Is Stronger Than Ever in the Service of His Country. spyrighted, 1588, by James Gordon Bennett. | HAVANA, Cuba, via the Herald-Call dispatch boat Dewey to Key West, Fla. | —March 11.—Affairs as the Herald-Call| steamer left Havana to-day indicate a | period of tranquility, as has been inti- mated in the Herald's recent and ex- clusive cables. The American colony is jubilant, having just learned the real | end full meaning of recent confusing dispatches from Madrid, in which 1t was alleged that Spain had demanded | the recall of General Lee. I am now in a position to give the inside history of that incident. It shows that the autonomists, relying up- on the forbearance and willingness of‘ the United States Government to make‘ all honorable concessions looking to- ward peace, tried to have Lee made a | sacrifice to his country’s desire to avoid | friction. As that desire was estimated | in Madrid and Havana, the resuit was exactly what the autonomists did not | wish, the Spanish suggestion of the re- | placing of Consul General Lee belng | met by a firm reply from President Me- | Kinley, who cabled Minister Woodford that he “would not consider for an in- st the matter of Lee's recall.” The following account of the circum- stanc eading up to this reply and | to the closing of the incident by Presi- dent McKinl mness may be re- | garded as authoritative. As I cabled | a few days ago, the autonomists have General Lee since he | nfidential report to the State | pronouncing autonomy a | failure. This report, the substance of | which the Herald printed, sald in es-| 3 t as the greatest result to be | t by autonomy was that the would lay down their arms, and had not done so and were not Mikely te, the plan was a flat fallure. ) Secretary General Congosto wrote to General Lee, asking the lat- ter's reasons for making such e report to the State Department. Lee wrote a reply, In which he explained that, in his opinion, autonomy was not only a failure, but was desired by neither the | Cubans nor the Spaniards, with the ex- ception of the autonomist leaders. Here began the hatcning u. the plan have Lee 3 nor Arturo Amblard, the radical autonomist lead- er, suggested that if General Lee were not tavorabie to autonomy it was ad- visable to have him sent home and re- placed by a man less critical and more pliant. suance of this idea Am- biard with othe: made capital of Sigs- failure to call on the autonomist bee’ cabinet when the Maine me to Ha- vana, though as the Herald said at the time Secretary-General Congosto had told General Lee that General Bianco's absence in the field General Parado, next in command, was the proper person upon whom to call. It is not generally known that Gen- eral Lee and Captain Sigsbee were sub- sequently tricked into an apparent call upon the autonomist cabinet, but such is the fact, though they did not intend it and were placed in the position of having been compelled to observe a for- mality which they deemed unnecessary, as they do now. One day General Lee and'Captain Sigsbee went to meet Sec- retary-General Congosto at the palace for a moment. General Lee was told that the Secretary-General wished to > him for a few moments on business. ary-General Congosto would be s office in fifteen minutes. General Lee's business was reference to be- ginning work on the Maine, and as Captain Sigsbee was inter.sted he ac- companied the Consul-General to Gen- eral Congosto’s office, but the latter instead of receiving them himself ushered them into the chamber of the autonomist cabinet, where he presented them to Semor Govin, remarking that he was sorry Senor Govin was the only member of the cabinet who was within reach at the moment. General Lee and Captain Sigsbee were astonished, as they had no busi- ness to transact with Senor Govin or his colleagues, but they greeted him politely and then proceeded to the bnsi- ness they had in hand. The Havana papers then printed a story that Lee and Sigsbee had called on the autonomist cabinet and this, fol- lowing the complaint 11)' De P"‘me at Washington regarding Sigsbee’s ignor- ing the autonomists, made it appear that the Consul-General and the Cap- tain had been whipped into the traces. The fact was that Sigsbee in the first Slace had fully complied with etiquette Dot forth in the naval regulations. blard and the others were still with the matter of Lee's recall. Amblard is said to be an’ intimate friend of Senor Moret, Minister of For- elgn Affairs. His letters to Madrid in- velghing against Lee and setting forth the benefits to be obtained by having the man who had given autonomy a black eye replaced by one of different views finally resulted in the determina- tion by the Spanish Cabinet to move in matter, The result was not a de- for Lee's recall, as, however ; the Cabinet’s belief in the the United States to make all e concessions looking to peace, | gafe in making a positive uch time. General Wood- informed that it would be to Spain if General Lee moved and another man put in his pla This was another way of saving that, in view of the unsettled relations between Spain and the United States, due to the many troublesome questions at issue, General Lee, who had said plainly that autonomy was a faflure, was not likely to contribute to harmony in future relations, and it was suggested that he be removed in evi- dence of good faith. There was Strong faith In certain circles in Madrid and Havana that Consul-Generul Lee's end had come. Indeed, in Havana the au- tonomists, once they knew that friends fn Madrid had taken the matter in ford “agreeable” Sl {and they had misjudged President McKin- ley and General Lee and the situation resuit. generally was shown by the President McKinley ' cabled General Woodford to inform Spain that he would not for an Instant consider Gen- eral Lee's recall. He had recently ex- pressed entire approbation of Consul- General Lee's course in Havana, and saw no reason to alter his opinfon. General Lee knew it and had smiled at the confldence of the autonomists who marked him for slaughter. He still smiles now that the more radical of the automists in Havana find him more firmly intrenched than ever. When it was reported from Madrid that Spain had demanded the recall of General Lee, the story was immediate- ly denied. True, Spain had not ‘‘de- manded” the recall, but she had come as near to it as she believed was safe and make a mistake at that. This is the whole story. The Court of Inquiry continues to hear testimony. calculated to make its report unimpeachable. The divers have been dredging up unburned powder | from the mud in which the Maine lies. Its presence further confirms the out- side explosion theory. Every day of work at the wreck and by the court lends additional force to the Herald's exclusive news relative to the discov- eries regarding the nature of the ex- | plosion on one hand, and the unlikeli- hocd of hostilitles in the immediate fu- ture, on the other. Among the American citizens who have been in ignorance of the real sit- {uation are the tars on the Montgom- ery, who, In their careless, irresponsi- ble way, have been expecting and hop- ing for a chance to work their ten 5- inch rifles. Some of them have asked me most eagerly if the Ma plates disclosed the nature of the explosion, when told what the Herald had printed on that point, expressed livelfest satisfaction. The ta slept very soundly of nights recently. extreme watchfulness having marked the Montgomery ever since her arrival | in port. Her men lean over the rails the | ¢ have not | studying the Vizcaya's guns, seventy- | five feet away, and smilingly compare the cruiser’s which swing identically with the wind and tide. Comparisons of the same nature are made continu- ally by the Vizc: The insurgen fuegos. they have entered the open country, Gomez is reported as still moving west- ward. I know as a matter of fact that he has been practically in the same place for months, In striking distance of the 1ills, from which Weyler nen. and Blanco with more, driven him, thbugh his position been open to attack and is in the prov- ince often reported pacified. BOWMAN-ACT CLAIMS 0 OCCUPY THE HOUSE. Dilatory Tactics Resorted to to Pre- vent the Passage of the Bill for Their Payment. WASHINGTON, March 11.—The bi pay the Bowman-act clalms, aggregating 000, for stores and supplies furnished the Union army during the war, was be- fore the House until 5 o'clock to-day, bt beyond completing the general but little progress was made. re active near Cien- For the first time in months | | money debate | Of the 810 | odd claims in the bill all but a few come | from the South, and dflatory tactics were resorted to to prevent progress with the bill. During the filibustering the House in an uproar. At 5 o'clock, after two pages of the bill, the sed until 8 o'clock for an ev- fon, to be devoted to pension .. After the evening session the adjourned over until Monday. POWDERLY TURNED DOWN YESTERDAY. A Senate Committee Makes an Ad- verse Report on Eus Nomina- tion to Be Commissioner of Immigration. WASHINGTON, March 11.—The Senate Committee on Immigration has reported adversely on V. Powderly to be Commissioner of Im- migration. The nomination has been held up in the committee for several weeks, on was account of the absence of Senator Chan- | dler. On ne vote to-day Mr. Chandler united with the Democrats to secure an adverse report. It is believed the report will be made the basis of an animated controversy in the Senate. - BIRDSALL-PENDERGAST GLOVE FIGHT A DRAW. One of the Best Contested Battles Ever Witnessed in Sac- ramento. SACRAMENTO, March IL—After one of the best fought battles ever witnessed in Sacramento, the Birdsall-Pendergast glove contest ended In a draw at the close of the twentleth round. - NO WATER FOR IRRIGATION. Canal of the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Company Is Dry. STOCKTON, March 11.—The canal of the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Irrigation Company, in the southeastern part of the county, Is dry. This Is the first time since the canal was bulflt that there was any demand for the irrigation of grain. Now that irrigation must be resorted to in the wheat fields no water is obtain- able. The Stanislaus River, from' the headwaters of which the supply for the canal is obtained, is running very low and there is bardly enough water to sup- the Knights Ferry region, which has ?l‘l); first call on the ditch. — - A Capable Official Retained. NAPA, March 11.—C. B. Seeley was re- elected treasurer of fhe Board of Trustees of the Napa State Hospital at a regular meeting of the board to-day. Mr. Seeley hand, sneered at General Lee as_one own ynw! b Bop has been treasurer and_ex-officio secre- for many years. His st ices are Highls, apprecjatéd by, the menagement, ™ .ae nomination of Hon. T. | | instruction DEFENSES 0N MARIN'S SHORE Vast Sums to Be Ex- pended for Protection of San Francisco. Breastworks Will Be Erected at Lime Point and Point Bonita. Plans Include the Construction © Hard Bed Road From Sausalito. a Special Dispatch to The Call. SAUSALITO, March 11.—Thousands of dollars are to be expended at the Lime Point and Point Bonita fortificattons ‘for the defense of San Francisco harbor. The Sausalito News will to-morrow pub- lish the following: While the citizens of Sausalito are agl- tated over the coming town election, something of far greater importance is transpiring in our midst which means the placing of Sausalito among the foremost towns in the State of California. It is not generally known that three United States army officers in San Fran- cisco recelved instructions from the de- partment at Washington last Tuesday to proceed to Sausalito immediately and make a rough estimate of the cost of constructing a hard bed roadway from Sausalito to Lime Point and through to Point Bonita; also the cost of erecting barracks and breastworks for the de- fense of San Francisco harbor en the Ma- rin shore. Tuesday morning, upon recelving the urgent orders from Washington the offi- clals of the Government came to Bausa- lito and were hastily driven to Lime Point, where they consulted with the resi- dent officers. Thelr instructions were to | telegraph the result of their work to the War Department at Washington that very evening, as the national defense ap- propriation bill was to be presented in the House of Representatives thenext day | Wednesday. Al The News representative interviewed | the officials, and while information was | given, it was done with the understand- | ing that it would riot be made public for | a few days at least, and the News is now at liberty to publish this important | information that means the spending per- haps of half a million dollars on the de- fenses of San Francisco Bay, a great part of which will fall to the Marin shore, for General Miles says_that Lime Point is the Gibraltar of the Pacific Coast, and the natural and only place to be forti- fied in the event of war. The Government officials stated that a hardbed road would have to be con-| ted from General Dickinson's resi- | a around the bluffs to Lime Point | and then continued to Point Bonita. The | struction of the road.will cost in the | shborhood of $25,000 work commence within tw Over this road the heavy the mammoth guns to be erected along the coast between Lime Point and Point Bonita are to be transported. The officials also in their telegraph re- port to the War Department recommend- | ed the expenditure of a large sum for ad- ditional barracks at the point. Along the coast to Point Bonita breastworks are to | artillery and | be thrown up and heavy cannon mounted. | It was {ntimated that several hundred | men_ would be put at work at once on | the highwas. as it is a very important p ce of prellminary work. ot until the orders were received from Washington that sent the officials post haste to Lime Point did any of them con- sider the probability of a war with Spain of much importance, but now they are convinced, especially as the . great fifty million dollar appropriation bill is passed, war may be declared any day. The great _expenditure of the nation at Sausalito, which s to com- mence immediately, will be the means of ing business and adding to the prosperity and popularity. Thi with the consolidation of the two local rafiroads, which is sure to take place within a vear, will place Sausalito in the front, ranks of the towns of the State. MISSION AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH Many People Attracted and | Interested by the Eloquence of Rev. Father Younan. He Will Open Another Mission at St. Paul's Church, on Church Street, a Week From Next Sunday. The mission Mary’s Cruch, the Rev. E. H. Younan, the well-known Paulist missionary, for the spec in- | struction of non-Catholics in matters of Catholic faith, will close Sunday night. The mission has been’ one of the most successful ever held In this city. The seating capacity of the large church has being conducted on California at St. street, by proved inadequate and hundreds of peo- ple have nightly been forced to stand | during the services, so large has been | the throng that wished to hear the elo- | quent missfonary. Father Younan, in ad- ditlon to being eloquent, is_a forcible | speaker. He has a thorough command | of the English langnage and never for a | moment Is he at a loss for a word. | Father Younan will deliver the sermon | at the 11 o'clock mass next Sunday. | subject will be “The Two Standards. At the evening_service he will preach on “The Good Shepherd and the Sheep Who Are Not of His Fold. Father | At the close of the mission, Younan will remain a week longer at St. Mary's Church to form classes of in Christian doctrine. On | Sunday, March 20, Father Younan will open a'two weeks mission at St. Paul's “hurch, on the corner of Twenty-i | and Church streets. 7 mmh} ———— ORANGE SOCIAL. Enjoyable Entertainment Given by the Ladies of Westminster Church. A most enjoyable orange entertainment was given last evening by the young ladies of class 11 of the Westminster Church. The church parlors were taste- fully decorated in orange, and the re- freshments were mainly oranges. The programme was as follows: Selec- tions by members of the Mandolin Club of the Girls’ High School; solo, Miss Beaton; recitation, Miss Gertrude Cavit; solo, Mr. Bonner; duet, Miss F. Perkins and Miss M. Wilson; violin quartet; solo, Miss Cecella Decker; recitation, Cecil Hyde Case; solo, Miss Nelly Jack son: selections by members of the Man- dolin Club of the Girls’ High School. —_————— HER DEATH LAMENTED. Mrs. Peter Dunne Passes Away Aft- er a Long Illness. The death yesterday morning after a long fliness of Mrs. Margaret Bergin- Dunne, widow of the well-known pioneer, Peter Dunne, was iamented by many. She was 63 fieurs of age, and was of a gentle %nfl k]nllg 1y generous disposition and loved y_all. She leaves two sons. well-known attor- neys in this city, Joseph J. Dunne and Peter F. Dunne, and one daughter, Mrs. Mamie D. Taaffe. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 9 a. m from the family residence, 2111 Broderick street. —————— Banquet to Marteau. The Orpheus Musical Club, an auxiliary to the Musicians' Union., will tender banquet to Henry Marteau, the violinist at ale club’s rooms on O'Farrell strget Monday_ evening, S IS The | air if exploded at WHAT SPALN'S DIVERS FOUND President of the Spanish Court of Inquiry Talks. Gives Reasons for Believing the Maine Disaster Due to Accident. No Hole Blown in the Mud, No Big Wave Produced and No Fish Killed. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, March 11.—To-day Cap- tain Peral, president of the Spanish Naval Court of Inquiry into the cause of the Maine disaster, granted an in- terview to a correspondent. Captain Peral said: “Our divers are hard at work examin- ing the hull of the Maine. Great diffi- culty is experienced owing to the deep mud in which the Maine is buried and the condition of the wreck forward of amlidships. The whole forward part of the ship is & mass of iron and steel debris. We have hoisted up much of it, but in the mud it is not always pos- 'sible to tell what parts of the ship, armor, decks, beams or stanchions are found, the explosion so ¢hanged their position. “We think we have located the ram or prow, but not in the position sup- posed. The forward turret, mounting two large guns, was blown clear of the hull into the water on the starboard. We shall continue our work and try to examine the hull forward down to the | keel. It is probable that we may pro- pose to the American authorities to raise the hull by means of the floating hull brought from England and now in Havana harbor. “We cannot believe there was an ex- ternal explosion of a torpedo for the following reasons: A torpedo following the line of least resistance must have blown a great hole in the mud at the bottom of the harbor. No such hole was found. A torpedo must have thrown a large mass of water into the a depth of only ve feet or so, or at least have twenty- | produced a wave reaching the other ships and the shore of the harbor. We have examined every one on shipboard or on shore who saw the explosion, but no one can be found who remarked any upheaval of the water or a big wave. ‘A torpedo explosion always kills fish In the vicinity. No fish were killed by the Maine disaster, as fishermen who have known this harbor for many years testify. To produce the effects noted in the wreck, a torpedo would have had to be of enormous size—fully 150 or 200 kilos. “I am, therefore, of the opinion that the explosion occurred within the ship. I know and respect Captain Sigshee and I believe the American regulations affecting naval conduct, which I have read and_found admirable, were care- fully observed. But some things which cannot be foreseen are bound to happen in any navy. I have been reading of the explosion In the English ship Do- | lera, which the English believe was | caused by chemical combustion in the | paint used for quick drying. I have | also read an English account of shells that were found burst open because of hardening points that split and pro- duced heat, thus flashing the powder in the interior of the shell. “As I have said, I do not believe there was any carclessness on the part of the officers of the Maine. I do be- lieve this was an accident, which could not possibly have been foreseen. is my judgment at present with the facts that are in possession of the court. When our Court of Inquiry finally decides, the decision will be in accerdance with the best evidence that can be procured. We are having plans, diagrams' and drawings of the wreck made as fast as the divers are able tfl} give us definite information.” Captain Peral was most courteous during the entire interview. He illus- trated some of the points he made by sketches on the desk before him. He spoke as a judge would whose mind was ready to weigh any evidence brought before the court over which he | ;)\ "hanjel 0'Brien chloroformed and presided. Captain Peral requested the corre- spondent to make it known that he had granted the interview in his unofficial capacity, and not as president of the Spanish Court of Inquiry, which the law forbids him to do. HELLMAN HAD TWO WIVES. Charles Hellman, a fresco painter who | resides on Larkin street, is at present the possessor of two wives, and Judge Slack at present has under advisement the ap- plication of wife No. 1 for a divorce and a division of the community property. Hellman and wife No. 1 separated in 1895 and agreed to divide the community property. The following year Hellman desired to obtain a divorce and consulted a disbarred attorney. In a short time the attorney showed Hellman a paper and told him that he was legally free. Hell- man then engaged the attentions of Mrs. Sophie Larsen and a marriage resulted. Hellman then took wife No. 2 to his home on Larkin street, and it was not long be- fore their quiet life was interrupted by the appearance i the original Mrs. Hell- man, who announced that she wished to sell the community property so that she could get her share. When Hellman re- fused to accede to her demands she brought suit for a divorce on the ground of infidelity. The case was called by Judge Slack yesterday morning and both Wwives were in court. It was shown that Hellman was not guilty of wrong, but it was equally plain that wife No. 1 was still his lawful spouse, as no divorce had been granted. After all the witnesses had been heard Judge Slack took the case under advisement and will render a decis- ion In a few days. —_———— DEATH FROM PNEUMONIA. The death of Samuel B. Doane at his home at San Carlos early yesterday morning was the expected result of a bad attack of pneumonia with which the de- ceased had been afflicted for the previous three or four days. Mr. Doune was about 47 years of age and leaves a widow, but no children. He had been connected with the Southern Pacific for the last twenty vears, and at the time of his death filled an Important position in the office of Freight Auditor &%), Wilder. Mr. Doane was greatly be- loved by his fellow rallroad men on ac- count of his charitable disposition, and by his death many a widow and orphan of fellow employes will lose a friend who never failed them in their hour of need nor turned a deaf ear to their appeals for assistance. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral, but it will probably take place from his late home in San Carlos. —_——e——— Divorce Suits Filed. The following actions for divorce were filed yesterday: Mattie L. McGuyre ainst Archie Y. McGuyre on the ground = Mary E. Engross against ot desertion; Ludwig Engross on the und of failure to provide; Joseph F. mer against An- npie Palmer.on the ground of cruelty; | Mary Gordon against Ph Gordon on the ground of crueltyy : -~ | | | | | | | | couta ARE LOYAL T0 THEIR COUNTRY Archbishop Ireland on the Attitude of Catholics. Would Be Found in the Van if America Engaged in War. Denounces as Infamous the Intima- tion That the Pope Favors Spain. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, March 11.—"“No true American Catholic will think of espous- ing the cause of Spain against that of this country, because the former is a Catholic nation,” said Archbishop Ire- land in an interview here to-day. “To do that is to set one’s self down as traitorously inclined to the teachings of this religion, as well as to the coun- try which it is his bounden duty to de- fend against all enemies, both internal as well as external.” The words of the Archbishop were in reply to a question as to what he thought of the advice alleged to have been given by a Catholic priest in New York State to his parishioners. Arch- bishop Ireland is en route to his home in St. Paul from Washington, where ne had been for several days. “It is an infamous suggestion,” he continued, “and it would seem as if it could emanate only trom a bitter en- emy of the faith, for it is directly op- posed in every way to the spirit of the teachings of Catholiclsm.” His attention was called also to of some discussion, that the sympathies in the pending controversy with Spain were strongly enlisted on the side of that nation because of its | religious affiliations. “In so far as implying that the Pope will use his offices to aid Spain as against this country, the suggestion is as infamous as the one first mentioned. ‘Whatever action he may matter will be with the single idea of averting, if possible, a war belween two Christian nations. He looks upon the possibility of war between this country and Spain with horror, and, as the Vice Regent of God, considers it his bounden duty to help bring about an between the two nations. That is the | only way in which his influence is, or only way in which its influence is, or will be, exerted.” Then, referring to the situation in this | count. the Archbishop said: “President McKinley is proving him- self pre-eminently the man of the hour and occasion. His course throughout the present painful and trying crisis has been marked by a loftiness of pur- . a_serenity and dignity of conducr. which have commanded the respectand admiration_of his pronounced political enemies. This was abundantly shown by the remarkable and impressi ac tion of Congress in unhesitatingly vlacing the sweeping powers it did in his hands. I think every one has come to repose the utmost confidence in his wisdom and ability to meet whatevér exigencies may arise In connection with the present unfortunate situation.” TWICE BUNKOED Y ONE NAN After Being Landed Once Albert Freeman Swallows the Hook Again. Refused to Prosecute His Friend for the First Offense, but Wishes “He Had. The trusting nature of Albert Freeman received a rude shock yesterday when he awoke to a reaMzation of the fact that he had been bunkoed for the second time by a man whom he had refused to prose- ute for the first offense. Freeman Is the rancher and mining man robbed at the Golden Eagle Hotel last Saturday night while the two were sleep- ing in the same bed. U'Brien was cap- tured by the police, and when Freeman saw him behind the bars his heart went out to the friend in trouble and he was loth to believe that one he had befriended be guilty of having robbed him. Feeling as he did, it was an easy matter for O’'Brien to convince the rancher that the drugging and robbing had been done by the liquor which O’'Brien had con- sumed in quantities, so the two came to a satisfactory understanding, and Free- man, rejoicing that he was mistaken in thinking his friend an ungrateful thief, refused to prosecute the case. Released from the City Prison, O'Brien immediately began to scheme to regain possession of the $40 in cash and the $50 money order which had been taken from him and returned to Freeman. To ac- complish this end he called in the assist- ance of one and possibly two accomplices. A man who claimed to be a lawyer Stopped O'Brien 1d Freeman In the cor- ridors of the € Hall and demanded from the former mbursement for hav- ing secured his release. O'Brien was without a cent, so his confiding friend, Freeman, was appealed to, and not realiz- ing that this was only a second attempt to rob him, delivered over the 340 in greenbacks to the “lawyer.” " His friend was profuse in his thanks, but still had his eye on the money order. As the two loving friends walked up the street O'Brien unfolded a tale to Kree- man that he had a letter of introduction o a lawyer in the Parrott building, from Whom he could secure a loan of $200, by means of which they could go up to Washington and gain untold wealth by working the mines which O'Brien claimed to own. The plan suited Free- man exactly, and a long conference was held with the “lawyer." The entire case was gone over and the deed to the Wash- {ngton mines was pronounced to be valid. During the conversation and the exam- ination of papers the money order by come means came into the possession of O’Brien, and at last accounts he still had it. Soon after leaving the lawyer's office Mr. O'Brien lost his friend,” and now Freeman is stranded here without a cent. The police have been notified of the af- fair, but it is doubtful if O'Brien is now in the city, as he would hardly risk the chances of being arrested a second time. A jetter from Los Angeles from parties Aho heard of the first arrest says that O’'Brien is wanted there for working the Same game he did on Freeman. ———————— Preferred Marriage. willlam Scheller and Emily Beattie were married vesterday by Justice of the Peace Groezinger. and Judge Conlan im- mediately wrote out an order for Schel- ler's release from custody. Scheller was ted Thursday on the cl e of be- arres' val under promise of ma e, and ;;l;mat once agreed to m Emily if he could get any one to lend him enough money to_pay for the marri license, Emily had no funds either, and she told Captam Wright of the difficulty. He at once advance day after the m %}Tey rotto and her the money, he sent al suggestion, which has been the subject | Pope's | take in this | NEW YORK, March 11.—A Washington special to the Her- ald says: Secretary Long will appoint, probably to-morrow, an important board with a flag of- ficer as its president to make arrangements for obtaining and converting merchant steamships into auxiliary cruisers. This ac- tion will be taken as a result of a conference held this afternoon and yesterday by Assistant Sec- retary Roosevelt, Captain A. S. Crowninshield, chief of the Bu- reau of Navigation, Captain CHarles O'Nelil, chief of the Bu- reau of Ordnance; Commander R. B. Bradford, chief of the Bu- reau of Equipment, and Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn. After a careful consideration of the subject these officials decided that it | would be desirable to have the board | make a personal inspection of each ves- sel, in order to determine her value for fighting purposes, and Assistant Secre- tary Roosevelt will to-morrow morning present this recommendation to Secre- | tary Long. = There is little doubt that | the recommendation will be adopted. So far as the personnel of the board had been discussed, I understand that it is proposed to place thereon an officer of the rank of commodore, a junior line 0000000000000 0000000 0000000000000 0000000 constructor. From the present indi- f cations the officers to be selected to | preside over the board’s session will be the Navy Examining and Retiring | Board, and formerly president of the | Board of Inspection and Survey. Lieu | tenant-Commander J. P. J. Kelly, who | has been inspector of merchant ves- | sels at the port of New York and who, with A ant Naval Instructor J. G. awre: has been making prelimi- nary plans for the conversion of mer- chant steamships into auxiliary cruis- ers, will probably be continued as a member of the board. The work of the board will be con- fined to an inspection of vessels on th officials that there is no necessity of | using any merchant ships on the Pa- cific Slope, and the board will not pro- ceed to that section. From the trend of discussion at the meeting this after- noon it is evident that the board wilt be directed to visit Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk to examine not only vessels which have been sub- sidized by this Government, but many other American ships which it may be deemed desirable to convert into auxil- iary cruisers or transports. On accout of the provisions of the law which mecessitates the purchase of all subsidized vessels outright before they can be converted into auxiliary cruisers, the board will be instructed to confer with ship owners with a view of getting a more equitable adjustment of the matter. The authorities have no desire to buy ships, but they would like to charter them, and ir any damage is done to the steamers to make good the amount that may be lost to the own- ers. It is believed that the board will be able to arrive at an agreement which will be satisfactory to the ship- owners. So far as the authorities have deter- termined the ships that will be first taken will be vessels attached to the American line—the St. Louis. the St. Paul and the New York. These vessels are the speediest of their type in the world, have splendid coal endurance and will be just the ships for scouting duty when attached to a squadron, and. when combined with the Brooklyn, New York. Columbia and Minneapolis, will make a squadron “lat will be em- ployed to attack the Spanish ports and cause the retention in Sranish waters of a large fleet to defend such posts. Such a squadron as this will be formed immediately after the outbreak of hos- tilities and be sent to Europe to re- enforce the European station under the command of Commodore J. A. Howell, Commodore Howell is now at Lisbon with the San Francisco and the gun- boats Helena and Bancroft, and offi- cials say that this fleet will be given telegraphic orders at the first sign of trouble to harass Spanish ports and ne- cessitate a division of the Spanish na- val force. It is part of the plan of campaign which this Government has formed to attack Spain immediately after having disposed of the Spanish forces in Cuba. But simultaneously with any attack that may be made on the Spanish forces in Cuba a dash will be made upon the Philippine Islands by the American force at Hongkong. MISS LEWIS SAYS SHE IS_NOT MRS. FRAWLEY. Requests That the Published Story of Her Marriage Be Denied. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Miss Ada Lewis denies the New York report that she has been married to T. Danjel Fraw- ley, the San Francisco theatrical man- ager. A New York paper announced their marriage In that city on Wednes- day. Miss Lewis has been at the Ri Hivise in Washington all this week She requests The Call to say that she is not married to Mr. Frawley and is not en- gaged to him. iy e 2 Prison Directors Meet To-Day. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, March 11— After a long, tiresome wait the case of James W. Flood, who Is serving a term for embezzling the funds of the Donohoe- o ek e R officer, an engineer officer and a naval | Commodore F. McNair, at present of | | Atlantic coast. It is appreciated by the | | PLAN OF 'CAMPAIGN ARRANGED Auxiliary Cruisers to Be Used to Attack the Coast of Spain. War Will Be Carried Into the -Enemy’s Country Should Hostilities Be Com-= menced. heard by the board of State Prison Dis rectors. Flood has made application to the board for a recommendation for par- don, and if the Directors grant this at their meeting here to-morrow the Gov- ernor will undoubtedly pardon the man. Much work is on hand for the Directors, as a full meeting of the board has not been held for some tim WAR DANCE AT MONTEREY. Indian Sealers From British .hipa Entertain the Citizens. MONTEREY, March 11L.—A curious | sight was presented here last night when the Indian sealers:of the British shipa Alnoka and San Diego donned war paint and native costume and gave a bona fide war dance for the entertainment of the townspeople. The people were first ap= prised of the war dance by ear-splitting Wwhoops and yells and by fantastic figures running up and down the streets of the town. Some forty Indians, full-blooded Siwashes from British Columbia, assembled on the beach and went hopping and jump- ing to Bagby's opera house, where they ave a_genuine war dance as practiced v the Siwash tribes. The dance consist- ed_of four characters representing the different stages of war, and_continuous war whoops added much to the effect of the outlandish spectacle. The Indians are employed as seal hunters aboard the two craft now in Monterey harbor and know very little: English. The proceeds of the dance were given to the Monterey school und. SR WANTED FOR MURDER. Reward for Rev. G. E. Morrison, Formerly of Hanford. FRESNO, March 11.—News has been re- celved here that Henry M. Steele, Chief of Police of Topeka, Kans., has offered a reward for the arrest of Ed Conley, alias Hill, alias G. E. Morrison, who left that city November 24, 1877. The man wanted is Rev. G. E. Morrison, a Meth- odist minister, who was pastor of the M. E. Church at Hanford for two years, and under whose management the present church edifice was built. Morrison left Hanford in the fall of 1892 and went to San Diego, where he prea¢ned for a year, and later went into the livery busines In the latter business he was detected in a number of dishonest Geals. While preaching at Hanford he was regarded with suspicion and considered to be a hypocrite. He is wanted for murder. Committed to Napa Asylum. SONOMA, March 11.—Mrs. W. S. Wade (nee Roberson) was to-day commit- ted to the Napa Insane Asylum by Juuge Daugherty. The unfortunate lady has many friends in this place and San Fran- cisco. r SHALL, BUT TRUE Do you know that valuable things are often done up fin little packages? This is.one of them. It is known that, you are suffering from drains, that will eventually put aniend ., to your strength. The Hud- son Medical Institute will stop ‘the drains; the doctors will put you on your feet again. Will you take the grand op- portunity offered ? If you only knew of the great army that has been so grandly helped! Write and ask for specimens of their testimony. It is true that this will take a few—say ten seconds—of your time. Do you believe that you can afford to waste that much on your life? On your big vital forces? On your life? Have some sense! Life is dearer than all! SMALL, BUT TA The Hudson Medical Institute is at the junction of Market, Stockton and Ellis streets. It is a big white building, which you cannot mistake, and the doctors who are there will give you free medical ad- vice if you are suffering in any way. Ii you cannot call you can surely find time enough to write. No charge for answer- ing letters. It is done with pleasure. Muster what energy you have left, and muster it TO-DAY! HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE. BTOCKTON, MARKET AND ELLIS STS., San Francisco. TRAVELERS TO DAWSON vVia DYEA and SKAGUAY can arrange to have their provisions sent via St. Michael and the Yukon River, by applying to ALASKA-YUKON TRANSPORTATION CO., 8 STEUART ST., San Franciseg,ia;l, = 5