The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1898, Page 4

GOLD FIELDS RICHER THAN KLONDIKE Bonanza Strikes Made on Phil Walsh Creek. Fifteen Hundred Men Already at the New Dig- gings. Trails Leading Toward the Big Salmon Jammed With Argonauts. OTHER NEW DISCOVERIES. Land Alo! Rich Lake Creek Yielding Returns to the Gold- Seekers. the same amount at the boundary, and thus save the expense of convoys at $6 a day. The late newspapers reported that the summit had been conceded to Can- ada, but the collector did not know this officially, and so he and the Governor went on horseback to Sheep Camp, and from there climbed up the summit to interview Captain Belcher, in com- mand of the mounted police there. The captain received them courteously, but in reply to Mr. 1vey's yuestion as to whether he could place sub-collectors at Lake Bennett, Captain Belcher said he certainly could not with his (Bel- cher’s) permission. The conversation with Captain Belcher by The Call cor- respondent, the courteous mounted po- lice officer making no disguisement of the fact that Canada claimed the ter- ritory beyond. Governor Brady and Mr. Ivey asked politely b¥ what authority Captain Belcher h: taken up his position there, and the answer was, “By in- structions from his super! * " The collector has nothing further to do but to report the matter to Washing- ton and ask if the sub-collectors be placed on the summit. So far as the rumored drastic in- structions from the Treasury Depart- in Alaska are concerned, Collector Ivey had done nothing except close the breweries. All the saloons are running as usual. Governor Brady, however, who leaves for Washington at once in order to have his say in the impend- ing Alaska le; ation, is outspoken as to the iniquity and lllegality of the saloon business, and he seems to favor the idea of asking Congress to grant ka statehood, g Califor- ming a State Territory, under hose now exist- as thout first ng a similar conditions to t ing in Alaska. - Gold From Unga Island. Special Dispatch to The Call. 23 SKAGUAY, March (via Seattle, | March —For a week past the excite- ment here as to the rumoredrichstrikes near the Big Salmon River has been growing and growing, and one after another a dozen or so of the leading men of the town have packed their out- fits and started up the trail in a rush. From Dyea also there has been an exodus, and the Chilkoot summit has| for the last three or four days been so | jammed with men that night and day there was a continual procession, the chin of one man grazing the pack®of the man in front of him. It is said that | on the other side from Lake Bennett | and all the camps along the lakes where so many hundreds have been | camped during the winter there has| been a regular stampede, and the trail | for two hundred miles is thick with| people. | A i at Dyea on Monday | t of nuggets from the | new diggin: nd Charles Kilpatrick of Philadely is in town here showing shot gold that he has taken from his claim on the creek where the new | strike was made. The new diggings | are on Phil Walsh Creek, which emp- ties into the s four miles below the Big Salmon t discovery v i 2 party of ten spending the >, of whom C. M. Breede and a man named Tim= ons put in the discovery post two and the on 60 there claim No. v. When he left the about eighteen miles bove and No. 40 below d been staked. He says by this time at least 1 people are there, or more than enough to stake the creek in claims of 230 feet several | times over | He heard that rich strikes had been made on Lake or Cedar Creek, below, but on the opposite or vest side of the Lewis River, by Con- nelly of the same party which made the discovery on Phil Walsh Creek. Mr. Kilpatrick declares that the aver- age at a depth of four feet was $2 50 a n. Bedrock is about eight feet, and had not been reached when he left. | Every one who has come out these last few days declares the district to be| richer than an in the Klondike. KLONDIKER HAMLIN SUCCUMBS TO EX-OSURE. Former Dominion Engineer Fatally Frost Bitten While Lost in a Storm. VICTORIA, B. C., March 27.—News was brought from Dawson City to- day by John Piche, who left the Klon- dike capital on February 16, that L. B. Hamlin, a well-known Canadian engi- neer, died in a hospital on the morn- ing of that day. He was badly frozen a month ago and lingered In the hospi- tal since then, suffering until death came. Hamlin left Victoria last summer to survey Hootalinqua river and f7eslin lake for the Provincial Government, which wished to ascertain if a steam- ship could run from Teslin to Daw- son. After submitting his report he proceeded tc Dawson to try his for- tune as a miner. While at Dawson in January, news came of rich strikes on Reindeer Creek, and with another man, whose name was not given, he joined | the stampede. He and his companion were fortunate enough to find good claims on the new creek, which is a tributary to Dominion Creek, and were on the way back to Dawson to record them when they lost their way. The weather was terribly cold, and at nightfall a heavy wind intensified it Hamlin and his companion, realizing they must find shelter if they would save their lives, hunted in all direc- ns, but it was not until early morn- | ;x:og that they found shelter from the gtorm in a small cabin on the sum- mit of the divide. The miners living there cared for them as well 2 ¥ could, but the effects of the severe ex- posure had been too much for Hamlin and his companion, who were in urgent need of medical assistance. TRealizing this, the miners made a trip to Dawson and informed the mounted police, who sent a dog team for Hamlin. The jour- ney took several days and when the Dawson hospital was reached Hamlin was very low. After suffering great pain for a week he died. His compan- fon, although surviving the (errible night's exposure, suffered severely and both his feet will have to be ampu tated. Hamlin, who was 60 years old, was at one time very wealthy, having realized considerable money from his conneco- tion with the construction of the Cana- dian Pacific Railroad and other rafl- way enterprises. He lost his fortune through the collapse of the real estate ‘boom. GOVERNOR BRADY GOES OVER THE DYEA TRAIL. Travels to the Summit to Note the Presence of the British Flag. SKAGUAY, March 20, via Scattle, ‘Wash., March 27.—Governor Brady and Collector Ivey yesterday went over the Dyea trail to the summit to of- ficially note the British flag fly- ing there. Collector Ivey came al- most direct from Washington, with in- structions to post two American sub- collectors at Lake Bennett, so that peo- ple going through the United States’ narrow strip of territory, now very much narrower, could deposit the amount of thelr duty here and collect SEATTLE, March 27.—Gold bullion valued at from $70,000 to $75,000 was brought down by the steamship Ber- tha, which arrived here yesterday from Unga Island. It Is a portion of the winter's output of the famous Apollo mine, owned bv the Alaska Commer- cial Company and which is now turn- ing out more gold than ever before. The bullion is in charge of F. C. May- on, who has bcen superintendent of the mine for seven --ears. SEATILE FATHERS OUICK REVENGE Slays a Man Who Led Three His Daughters Astray. of Goes to the Trysting Place and Coolly Shoots the Culprit to Death. [. F. Shelderup, a traveling d by the Equit- able Life Insurance Company of this eity. was shot through the breast and killed AL Bradley at the corner of Thi and Cherry streets in this city to-da the presence of at least a hundred per- | sons. 3r: ha dley is about 45 vears of age. and borne a good reputation here for six ie that Shelderup betrayed and the slayer ap- mpunction for his act. - to the Police Station himself up when arrested. Shelderup's relations to Lillian Brad- ey, the eldest of Bradley’'s daughters, | & ten | ad been intimate for nearly two vears. | A few months ago he and Lillian had a falling out and he began paying atten- to a_younger daughter, Bessle. The girl, in a fit of jealousy, reported ain doings of Shelderup her bout a week ago, and v began hunting for Shelderup left but returned on jay night, and yesterday morning a fatal step by telephoning to Miss e asking her to_meet him at a con- ert at the theater. The message was in- | tercepted by the father, who, arming himself with a revolver,” coolly walked down to where Shelderup was standing near the theater, and, without a word, fired. ter 1dn a nearby saloon, almost without a waord. Shelderup had a s took I i wife here. He was a Norweglan, about 35 vears of age. Brad- ley has a large family. He is a carpenter and came to Seattle from Kansas City. e |RUSSIA TO OCCUPY PORT ARTHUR TO-DAY the Lease Signed by M. Pauloff. PEKING, March 21.—M. Pauloff, the Russian Charge d’Affaires, signed to-day the agreement regarding the lease of Port Arthur and Tallen-Wan. Port Arthur will be given over to-morrow. Chin-Chow will remain Chinese, but the Russians will establish a small sto- | tion in the environs. China will retain |sovereign rights generally and Port Arthur and Tallen-Wan will be open to the warships of all nations. Regarding the customs the Russians re- | serve to themselves the collection of the | Quties, but nothing is divulged as to their | eventual destinations. The Russians will probably take the forts at Port Arthur. | " 'The Chinese have decided to open Fu- | ning, province of Fo-Kien, as a treaty | port. | DR. GARDNER'S EASTERN TRIP. | Granted Leave of Absence for a Period of Sixty Days. SACRAMENTO, March 27.—The board | of managers of Napa Asylum has granted leave of absence to Dr. M. A. Gardner, | superintendent of the Nana State Hos- | pital, for a period of sixty days, begin- ning April 1, for the purpose of attend- ing_the psychological convention t be held in St. Louis in May; for taking tes- timony in the application of S. D. Wor- den for the commutation of his sentence | of capital punishment, and for vi different State asylums in the East. hundred dollars is granted for the trip, the Lunacy Board approving. iz iy Floyd McFarland’s Challenge. SAN JOSE. March 27.—Floyd McFar- land, the well-known racing cycler, de- posited $250 to-day with a local paper and issued a_challenge to any League of Am- erican Wheelmen rider to meet him in a series of match races, one, two anl five miles, best two out of three to take the purse. He also chalienges any two riders representing a team to meet Orlando Stevens and himself in a team race, paced or unpaced. Lt Death at San Diego. SAN DIEGO, March 27.-Edwin D. Ken- drick, son of General Manager Kendrick of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com- pany, died in this city to-day after a long illness. He was 13 years old. The re- mains were shipped to Minneapolis, and Manager Kendricks and his family left this afternoon for the same place. i e Peru’s Budget Shows a Deficit. LIMA, via Galveston, March 27.—The Government has published the budget for 1898, which shows a deficit of £70,239. It s rumored that on Easter evening the Government will pay its employes in Peruvian soverelgns. The Cuban dele- ate, Senor Aristides Aguero, arrived ere to-day and. will shortly proceed to the United States. ol Princess de Joinville Dead. PARIS, March 27.—Princess Marie Amelle d'Orleans, the Princess de Join- Yiile. daughter-in-law of the late Louis Philippe, King of the French, is dead. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo - Firts retund the mondy 1t 16 (ehs 5 cares b The genuine bas L. Q. on each tablet. that ensued was similar to the one had | ment to entirely stop the liquor traffic | al Shelderup died a few moments la- | Agreement With China Regarding | STAMPEDE T0 NEW DIGGING Rush From Dawson to the Scene of a Rich Strike. Pay Dirt Found Between the Big and Little Skookum Creeks. Charles McCarthy of San Francisco Shot in a Brawl at Skaguay. Special Dispatch to The Call. SKAGUAY, Alaska, March 24, via Seattle, Wash., March 27.—One of the | biggest stampedes yet recorded in the | Klondike region was occasioned on February 12 by a very rich strike on | the divide between the Big and Little | Skookum. The strike was made in | bench diggings on a high hog-back, 300 | or 400 feet above the level of the | gulches. Pay dirt running from $15 to | $35 to the pan was found. Following the announcement of the | strike occurred a stampede from Daw- | son of immense proportions, and the entire ridge was staked out in an in- | credibly short time. | This news was brought to this city | this week by A. Piche, official courier | and dispatch bearer for the Canadian Government. Mr. Piche says there was | immense itement at Dawson when he left over the Skookum strike, and | that over 200 men were standing in line | at the Recorder’s office to make a rec- | ord of their claims. Mr. Piche brings the news of a new strike on Lewis | River, which is of great importance if | it develops as now promised. On March 6 a man named Con- | nolly, while prospecting a small “pup” | leading off the leads about seventy | miles below Lake Le Barge, found pay | dirt, which is big in promise. Piche | personally visited the claim and took from $2 to $3 from a single pan. The discovery is about three miles up the | stream from the leads. | “The latest rcports from the Salmon River country were brought out by Charles Fitzpatrick, who arrived here from that district. Fitzpatrick says | the find on Walsh Creek is all that ha | been claimed for it, as he took from hi | own claim $2 50 to the pan. He says | there are already about 1000 people at | Walsh Creek, which is 500 more than | can obtain claims on that particular | stream. in length, as was at first reported. It will not measure over twenty-five miles in length. He says, however, that the whole country in that vicinity al bearing, and that in his judgment the next three months will see some | further remarkable strikes. He says: “For instance, 1 think the Scuth Fork of the Big Salmon will turn out a paying investment. It is about 125 miles from Lewis River. Then there is the Loto or Lote Creek, which has al- ready shown up favorably, running about 75 cents to the pan, and I could mention fcur or five other creeks in the | vicinity equally as good.” What is regarded by many as an im- portant and rich gold strike has been | made in the immediate vicinity of Skaguay. For some time past system- atic prospecting has been carried on in the hills surrounding the Skaguay trail, and at last it has been rewarded. Thomas H. Phipps and Ralph Smith | claim to have unearthed a ledge of rich quartz bearing free milling gold. The location is kept a secret, but is de- | scribed by them as being “within an | hour's walk of the post office.”” | The value of the find cannot be deter- mined until returns from | office at Juneau are made. | being more than a surface cropping. | Samples picked at random were beaten up with a hammer and particles of yel- much interest. The locators claim to have abundant capital to develop the | mine and say a bucket tramway will | readily solve the prcblem of getting out the quartz. | Charles McCarthy, a well-known shot through the legs in this city this morning by Charley Ritter, a waiter in | the Horseshoe restaurant. The row | grew out of a drunken brawl. MecCar- | thy's wound is serious, though not dan- | gerous. At about the same hour an- | cther shooting affray occurred on Mc. Kinney street, in which several shots were fired. No visible results were left save a bullet hole through the sign of a newspaper office. RELIEF FUND FOR INJURED SEALERS Aid to Be Given the Frost- Bitten Men of the Green- land. Twenty-Five of the Crew Reported Dead and as Many More Missing. | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ST. JOHNS, N. F., sealing steamer Greenland, which put into Bay de Verds last night with a story of terrible disaster to her crew on Wednesday and Thursday while among the ice floes in search of seals. arrived here this afternoon. She reported twenty- five dead, twenty-five missing and sixty- six so fearfully frostbitten that about twenty of them will lose their limbs. Already a relief fund has been started to assist the injured and the relatives of the deceased. The Greenland drove ashore in Bay de Verds last night during a_heavy gale, her anchor chains parting, but she got off again without serious damage. he had a narrow escape while making St. Johns harbor, owing to the imperfect compass and a thick fog. A man who was watching her from the rigging of a vessel near by fell to the deck, and has since died from his injuries. The Greenland has 14,000 seals. She re- Borts that the Aurora has 18000, the iana 12,000 and the Iceland 10,000. —_—— General Stanley Honored. WASHINGTON, Mareu 27.—By unani- mous vote of the executive committee of the Society of the Army of the Cumber- land, General David 8. Stanley has been 2{’.’{5"‘,,‘12‘3 to act as president of the so- 7 neral Rosecr: Until'the next annual reunton; Coocosed: ST ey La Bourgogne Arrives. NEW YORK, March 27.—The French steamer La Bourgogne, which arrived to- day from Havre, brought 5,580,000 francs in specie. Among the gusengets were H. Isaac, the French bicyclist, Eaton, the champion rider of Hgfl‘:n{l?p Cruissrs Sail for New York. LONDON, March 27.—Lioyd" that the United States cruisers ;l; m cisco and New Orleans (formerly the The creek is not fifty miles | low metal washed from the dust excited | | ward politician of San Francisco, was | March 27.—The | are reported calm. | city generally is quiet. the assay | The prospect bears every evidence of | | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALT, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1898. Amazonas), which safled at 1:40 p. m. to- day, are bound for New York. Trages oL GENERAL LEE IS PREPARING FOR TROUBLE. As Consul He Is Taking Steps to Communicate With Americans If a Crisis Comes. HAVANA (via the Herald-Call dis- patch boat to Key West, Fla., March 27.—The Spanish guard boat containing a naval officer and sailors has again been placed on duty day and night, pa- troiling the waters immediately sur- rounding the wreck of the Maine. Their purpose is said to be to see that Gen- eral Blanco's orders prohibiting the use of dynamite in removing portions of the wreck is not violated. For many days immediately after the explosion Spanish patrol boats guarded the wreck continually, but their serv- ices were discontinued after the arrival of the barge Chief and other large wrecking apparatus from the north. The sudden presumption of what ap- pears like official espionage, therefore, has caused some comment. Since Captain Sigsbee requested and General Blanco refused permission to use dynamite, nobody for a moment has contemplated its use in violation of the Captain General's orders. The Spanish authorities cannot suppose any such violation has been contem- | plated. The spirit of resistance to a point of war has grown rapidly here within forty-eight hours. Local newspapers are catering to it daily. The position of Americans in Havana is undoubtedly more delicate to-day than ever before. This act, therefore, together with the Government's order directing local al- caldes to refuse all information to rep- resentatives of the American relief committee, is regarded as only an- other evidence of the growing ani- mosity against the so-called American impudence. Secretary-General Congusto yester- day asked Consul-General Lee to per- mit him to furnish personal body guards. General Lee declined this of- fer, and Congosto contented Fhimself with increasing the detail of plain clothes detectives which for weeks have kept a careful eye on General Lee at all times, with a view to his protection as he goes about the city. Consul-General Lee, belleving that a serious crisis of affairs is likely to oc- cur now at any moment, is to-day pre- paring a revised list of all Americans now in Havana, together with their addresses, so that in case of emergency they may be communicated with at short notice. ENORMOUS MAJORITY FOR SENOR SAGASTA Elections for the Popular Branch of the Spanish Cortes Pass Off Quietly. MADRID, March 27.—The elections | for the popular branch of the Cortes | | have passed off rather quietly. The in- | | dications are that Senor Sagasta will have an enormous majority, estimated at 300 of the 432 seats in the Congress. Disorders are apprehended at Bil- bao, where the polling caused great ex- citement. The military judge at Bilbao issued a warrant for the arrest of three | Socialist Municipal Councilors. One of | them was taken into custody, but the other two escaped. MIDNIGHT — The election in the| capital was without special incident. | The elected Deputies include five Lib. erals, one Independent and two Con- servatives. -~ Despite great precautions at Bilbao | there was much disorder. A body of | a hundred miners tried to commit acts of violence. It is rumored that a So- cialist has beaten a Conservative can- didate there. All the other provinces | M. Patenotre, the French Embassa- dor, had a conference with Senor Gul- lon yesterday, to which much impor- tance is attached. HAVANA, March 27.—The electfon of | Deputies to the Cortes has been in| progress to-day. The Orden Publico Guards, armed with rifles, have stood ready to prevent any discrders and the polling up to the time this dispatch was filed (before noon) was peaceful. The | Last night the | to-day the theaters were full and streets are thronged. G SECRET ORDER FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Pittsburg Plant Steadily Engaged on Work for the Navy De- partment. PITTSBURG, March 27.—Tt is learned that the Westinghouse Electric Light Plant has been working steadily for the last two weeks on a secret Government order for electrical apparatus designed for use in connection with submarine mines and torpedces. The contract is for $150,000, and the equipments, which are to be completed in every detail, are to be furnished at the earliest possible moment. SENSATIONAL EPISODE AT FORTRESS MONROE. Report That a Sergeant Has Disap- peared With the Plans of the Fortifications. NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. March 27.— The disappearance of a German ser- geant named Tscherning from Fortress Monroe caused the report to be circu- lated to-day that plans of the forti- fications had been stolen. The com- mandant at the fort attributes Tscher- ning’s absence to a spree, and says no plans are missing. Other officers say that Tscherning could have drawn plans of his own if he had been so dis- posed, as he is a skilled engineer. In the Handball Arena. The coming of the two champions of handball sports has started among the local players a sort of impetus to émulate as far as it is possible the example set by those two great players. As a conse- quence, the attendance at Phil Ryan's San Francisco court yesterday afternoon | was better than on any other Sunday, except, of course, when the crack players were billed for a day's sport. The farewell game of Phil Casey was played yesterday afternoon, at which that distinguished world’s champion and C. Nealon entered the arena against James Dunne and T. F. Bonnett. Both Dunne and Casey plaved with their usual coolness and showed the local boys some new tips on backwall takes and low ground send-ins. The result of this game was: Casey and Nealon .. 5211 1821 Dunne and Bonnet 21018 17 21 1 The scores of the other players were: E. Lynch and E. McDonough_defeated L. Waterman and D. J. Sheehan. Score: 21—14, 21— M. Basch and T. Foley defeated A. Fay and T. Leach. Score:” 21o16, 1821, A1, D. Regan and M. Basch defeated J. Brown and E. White. Score: 21—15, 17--21, 21—20. _W. Manion and P. Steiner defeated M. Mc- Jjot nas G. McDonald. Score: 21—16, 18—21, J. White and E. Toy defeated E. J._Collins. Score: 2117, 15—21, 21 R. Shay and H. Moffitt defeated T. Regan and R. Shields. Score: 21—14, 16—21, 2117, M. Kilzallon and R. Linehan defeated A. ;l‘lm on and J. Harlow. Score: 1921, Curley and —19. —_————— A Morning Blaze. An alarm was turned in from box 53 at 1:10 o’clock this morning for a fire in a sa- loon at 27 King street. The place was owned by Willlam McLaughlin, who was preparing to move. The blaze started in the rear of the building and Captain Comstock was unable to determine the cause. The loss will reach $:00, which was fully covered by insurance. | tin is to Boss Rea. FACTS FOR SAN JOSE VOTERS Heavy Tax-Payers Lack- ing on the “Jim” Rea Ticket. Four Candidates Are Not on the Assessment Rolls at All On the Other Hand, the New Charter Club Nominees Are Men of Affairs. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, March 27.—There are| many more things to recommend the | ticket of the New Charter Club to the| | favorable consideration ¢f the people | of San Jose than the fact that it was | nominated by a body of men who are | | thoroughly representative of the people | | who make a community progressive | and prosperous. At the present time the people are | represented in the Council and in th cffices of City Clerk and City Treas- | urer by men who pay little or no taxes, | and it is to this fact that many attrib- | ute the reckless extravagance that ha characterized the present administra- tion. | One of the features of the Charter | Club ticket is the large amount of taxes | that its candidates pay in the aggre- | | gate. This is nearly three times what | |is paid by the men whom the “gang” | has put forward on its ticket. The| Charter Club ticket represents an as- | ssed valuation of $386,444, while the | People’s Municipal or “gang” ticket | | pays taxes on but $130,145. Four men jon the “gang” ticket pay no taxes at | all, while cn the Charter Club ticket | there is but one man who is not on the assessment roll. The men on the “gang” ticket who | do not figure on the county assessment | roll are J. W. Cook, candidate for re- | election as City Clerk; J. N. Ewing, | candidate for re-election as City Treas- | urer, and A. G. Bennett, candidate for| | membership on the Appeinting Board. | P. P Austin, one of the “gang” candi- | dates for membership on the Appoint- ing Board, is down on the county as- sessment roll for $3030, but he really | owns no property of his own; so he claims. That he does not pay taxes on | any property is further evidenced by | the fact that there are four unsatisfied i judgments aggregating more than $27,- 000 standing out against him since 1895. | In this connection it might not be | amiss to mention several interesting circumstances that center about Aus- | tin in_reference to the pending elec-| tion. Everbody knows how close Aus- Austin is the man- ager of the Security Savings Bank, and with him on the “gang” ticket are no less than three other directors of the same institution—F. E. Svencer, H.| Booksin Sr. and Frank Stock. | As this is a campaign to secure a | business administration for the city of | San Jose, the question for the voter to | decide, among others. is which ticket is likely to give such administration. | Are the larger or the smaller taxpayers likely to best look after the city’'s in- terest? If the “gang” Appointing Board is | elected its ruling spirit will be Paul F. | Austin, and he in turn will be abso- | lutely contrelled by ‘“Boss” Rea. Aus- tin is not a taxpayer, and is not likely | to become one for some years to come, | as he must first wipe out an indebted- | ness of more than $27.000. Rea is not | a resident of the city. Therefore. if the | “gang” ticket is elected, it will be un- der the joint control of a non-taxpaver | and a non-resident, neither of whom | will have any interest in protecting the | man who by his hard earned money contributes to the maintenance of the | city government. If the voters want their taxes judi- ciously and economically expended by men who are large contributors to the revenue of the city they must vote the New Charter Club ticket straight. If they want their funds used by non- taxnayers and non-residents to fatten political tricksters and their favorites they will vote for the “gang"” or Peo- ple’s Municinal ticket. NOW BEING PUT ON A WAR FOOTING Significant Activity in the Prepara- tion of the New Jersey Militia for Emergencies. TRENTON, N. J., March 27.—The work of putting the New Jersey Na- tional Guard on a war footing is being successfully pushed. Major-General Plume, commanding the New Jersey division of the National Guard, adju- tant-General Stryker and Quartermas- ter-General Donnelly held a conference here last night to compare notes. They expressed much satisfaction at the work that had been done. Captain Armstrong, of the quartermaster-gen- eral’s office, returned last night from Washington where he had gone to hurry up the orders for ammunition and ordnance stores. These latter will be shipped to Trenton without delay. Yesterday a la:ze number of army hats and leggings and about 2000 rubber blankets were received at the State ar- senal. Adjutant-General Stryker said that no orders had yet been received from Washington for the calling out of the National Cuard or the militia, but it was not denied that the preparations were being made in the belief that such a call might be made. There is talk of a special session of the Legislature to place a fund of $250,000 at the disposal of the Governor for the better equip- ment of the National Guard in the event of war. NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CRUISER CARLO ALBERTO In a Few Days It Will Be Known ‘Whether tne Italian Vessel May Be Bought. NEW YORK, March 27.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: It is the expectation of administration offi- cials that the next few days will deter- mine whether or not the Italian far- mored cruiser Carlo Alberto is to fly the American flag. Official information was received by the authorities from Rome to-day in regard to the action of the Iialian Chamber of Deputies in ap- proving the course adopted by the Min- ister of Marine in selling ships under construction. The authorities under- stand from their information that Italy will not sell ships actually in commis- sion, and if this refusal should be per- sisted In. then the authorities will un- doubtedly abandon their efforts to buy | | se | liberation, which I have the Italian vessels. It is admitted by the authorities that active negotiations for the sale of the Carlo Alberto are in progress, and it will not be the fault of Commander Richardson Clover, chief officer of the Naval Intelligence Bureau, who is di- recting the: ., if this Government fails to procure One thing the authori- ties are absolutely certain of, and that is if the United States does not acquire the Italian cruiser Spain will not do so. It probably will be definitely deter- mined to-morrow or Tuesday whether this Government will purchase the steamer St. Paul for conversion into an auxiliary cruiser. No action has as yet been taken bv the authorities looking to the conclusion of negotiations for the purchase of this vessel. GOMEZ SAYS SPAIM CAN NEVER CONQUER Her War in Cuba Has Resolved It- self Into One of Murder and Revenge. Copyrighted, 1598, by James Gordon Bemnett. HAVANA, via Key West, March 27.— Recently 2 prominent American here, a warm personal friend of General Maximo Gomez, wrote to him, giving him the full details and theories of the Maine disaster and requested an opinion. In his answer to this letter, General Gomez made no direct refer- ence to the Maine affair. Here is his letter: LAS VILLAS, March 9, 1888, Dear Sir and Friend: It is very agree- able for me to answer your favor of Feb- ruary 26, the contents of which amused me and gave me great pleasure. Spain’'s impotence to subdue this revolution either | by military force or political action is well evidenced by developments that have lately been taking place, and our deter- mination and purpose too well proclaimed { and proved that I should be required to emonstrate them here, much less to a erson like your good self, who has formed a complete judgment by your own experience, of the respective situation of both belligerent forces. At the stage that things have reached cvery man of sense inderstands_that Spain’s_continuance of this war is Iniquitous and inhumane and even a menace to the peace of the world, as a just and noble end is no longer pur- sued, but to kill and to destroy by a sense of vengeance. The great American republic is destined, by many causes, to intervene sooner or later in some way in tne termination of the Cuban war, but her mediation may only be fruitful of final peace. If through it Cuba obtains her absolute "independ- ence under this basis and by means of indemnity of several millions, it IS pos- sible that our government would treat for peace with Spain. This is the opinion and unanimous feeling among the Cuban | people, and particularly of its army of honor to command. With highest esteem, consid- eration and friendship, I am_yours, com- mander-in-chief. M. GOMEZ. At SLIGHT DAMAGES TO THE BATTLE-SHIP TEXAS Struck on a Coral Reef While on Duty in Her Station in South- ern Waters. NEW YORK, March 27.—Of all the surmises made by reason of the sudden | trip to this port of the battle-ship | Texas none were correct. She struck a coral reef while on her station in| Southern waters recently, and if this | was not the so' reason for her being | ordered to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, it | had much to do with the transfer. The extent of the injury she suffered will probably be known to-morrow, | when divers will make an examination of her hull. It is likely that she will be put in the drydock. The machinery of her starboard turret is also out of gear and will need extensive repairs. That the Texas had struck the reef | was learned from two saurces. A workman who came over to this side mentioned casually that he had heard it from one of the seamen, and a petty officer verified the statement when pressed for an explanation of the presence of the battle-ship here. i “I can give you no further informa- | tion,” he said. “It is a very small mat- | ter, anyway, and I do not think the accident caused the Texas to be sent to the yard. Two or three matters need attention. This may be one of them. I understand that divers will go down to-morrow and examine her hull to see whether it will be necessary to put her in dock.” This officer said the Texas had merely touched the reef in the neighborhood of Dry Tortugas. The injury to the ves- sel’s hull cannot be very serious or she could not have made the trip north in safety. CALLS UPON CONGRESS TO END BUTCHFRY. Letter Sent by Chicago Typograph- ical Union to Senator Mason and Colleagues. CHICAGO, March 27.—At the regu- lar meeting of Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 held to-day, the follow- ing open letter was ordered telegraphed to Washington: W. E. Mason, Senator, and Colleagues, Washington: Chicago Typographical Union No. 15 believes that the eloquent appeals to the intelligence of the Ameri- can people by Senators Thurston, Proctor and Gallinger in the United States Sen- ate on behalf of the starving women and children in Cuba, place the United States in a position where their duty to civiliza- tion and humanity is clear. This union, therefore, calls upon the Chicago Con- gressmen and Senators of Illinois to_ in- sist upon the United States demanding that the butchery, starvation and in- human policy pursued by Spain in Cuba under the guise of so-called warfare shall cegse forthwith and in the name of hu- manity, which rises superior to diplomacy and precedent, to enforce such demand immediately—peaceably if "possible; by force of arms If necessary. GEORGE W. DAY, President. CHARLES DEACON, Secretary. SAYS THE EVIDENCE FIXES RESPONSIBILITY. Member of the Foregn Affairs Com- mittee Tells of a Find Near the Maine. NEW YORK, March 27.—The V’ ash- ington correspondent of the Press says: “A member of the Foreign Affairs Com- mittee, who has read the testimony ta- ken by the Maine Court of Inquiry, pri- vately makes the sensational statement that Spain’s responsibility for the dis- aster to the battleship i - tially fixed. He !ayspa i)lgicrec‘:;;me‘feg- tric cable wire, such as is used to ex- plode torpedoes, was found near the wreck. It bore evidence of having been broken by the explosion.” B TWENTY-ONE SURGEONS OFFER THEIR SERVICES. NEW YORK, March 27.—At the sug- gestion of Dr. Boling Lee, senior phy- siclan of the Fourth Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital, twenty-one of twenty-three physicians and surgeons of that institution to-day signed their names to a document in which they tender their services to the Govern- ment in case of war. Dr. Lee is a Vir- ginian and a nephew of Consul-Gen- eral Lee. Three of the signers are sur- geons and the remainder physicians. All are graduates and men of skill. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, g L sigaatare vty @ .m'-m THEIR AN T0 AID MANKIND Additions to the Redwood City Young Men’s Institute. Twenty-Five Candidates Link Their Fortunes With the Order. Grand Officers and Visiting Membera Assist in the Initiation Cere- monies. Spectal Dispatch to The Call REDWOOD CITY, March 27.—A very enthusiastic and notable meeting of St. | Matthew's Council of the Young Men's Institute was held at San )IJL‘J.'") to- day. Among the twenty-five candidates for initiation were some of the best- | known citizens of the State, men who have become impressed with the ear- nestness of this fraternity toward ele- vating the moral and intellectual stand- ing of the young men of the common- wealth. These citizens have resolved to lend every aid toward the realiza- tion of this aspiration of the Young | Men's Institute. | Grand President Samuel Haskins. | Grand Secretary George Stanley, Grand | Treasurer W. J. Aggeler of San Jose, Grand Directors Hammond of Oak- land, Kugelberg of San Francisco and Philip Princevalle of Redwood City, | Vice-President of the Lecture Bureau | H. C. Hall of Menlo Park and Messrs. | Ebner, Hay, Lynch and others of | neighboring communities assisted tha local officers in the initiatory ceremo- nies made so impressive by the number and character of the candidates. The following members were initiat ed: Captain A. H. Payson, Judge R. | Y. Hayne, C. de Guigne, John Parrott, Joseph Tobin, Harry Howard, A. B, Ford of Burlingame Club, Senator James D. Byrnes, Judge Mattingly, M. F. Brown, Peter Casey, Joseph Gaine W. Gainer, M. Keegan, J. Hughes, J. Lemen, J. Wood, J. O’Neill, R. Dono- van, P. Flynn, Thomas Conway, H. Henriouelle, Thomas Casey and T. Sul- livan. The local council deserves great credit for its zeal in the good cause. It is ex- cellently officered by William Brown, George William Hall, Fred Sharon, John Walker, B. Sheehan and other ac- tive young men of the community. MANY SALMON CAUGHT. Large Hauls Made by Fishermen at Monterey. March 27.—Salmon are having a phenomenally large and . early run in “Monter: y, and are so close in shore the fishermen are catching them from the Pacific Coast Steamship -Com- pany’'s wharf. Salmon weighing from thirty to forty pounds are being caught by trolling. Many were shipped to San Francisco and other markets to-day dines are running well, large qu being taken dai! MONTEREY, ST R Parnell’s Mother Dead. LONDON, March 27.—Mrs. Deliah Tu- dor Parnell, daughter of the celebrated naval officer, Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, and mother of the late Charles Stewart Parnell, died to-night at Avon- dale, County Wicklow, Ireland sult of the burns received vest v the igniting of her clothing while sh sitting before a fire. e was i3 Two Contests Arranged. | CHICAGO, March 21.—M. Houseman of | this city has signed Dan Creedon. and | Billy Stift of Chicago for a six-round | contest at the Tattersall's on the night | of April 1s. The winner is to receid $1750, the loser § On the e night Jack Everhardt will meet Frank Gar- | rard of this city for six rounds. | ner to take $1250 and the loser 32 e Commander Heald Dead. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 27. —Com- mander Eugene D. Heald, United States navy, in command of ships at the Naval Academy, died suddenly at 3 p. m. of | Bright’s’ disease. Commander Heald en- tered the service in 1863. Mrs. Heald and her son, Eugene, were with him at the time of his death. 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