The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 26, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1898. TO COMMAND DEFENSES OF General Merriam, U. S. A., Issues an Order Placing Colonel M. P. lery, in Charge of and the Mine Field. Garrison at Fort Point Will Troops From Angel Island and Fort Mason. | Department Commander Leaves for Vancouver. Important orders were is- © sued yesterday by General © | Merriam,commanding the De- ¥ | partment of Califernia. The orders announce that Coloncl M. P. Miller, Third Artillery, is placed in command of all artillery troops, guns and de- fensive works, and in con- trol of all war materials in and about San Francisco har- bor. Post commanders are di- rected, while administering post affairs, to subordinate all other considerations to meet the demands of Colonel Mil- ler. All officers and Govern- ment agents charged with functions connected with har- bor defense are enjoined to keep in close touch and hearty co-operation for effective de- fense at all hours. It was ascertained at the Presidio yesterday that the order places Colonel Miller in charge of the entire line of de- fense, embracing the island batteries as well as Lime Point works and the Fort Point fortifications. The mor- tar batteries, the dynamite guns, torpedoesand submarine mines are also included. COCO0000000000C000000000000000C000000C0000D0R 000000Q00000000000200000000CO00O000000OTO00 nel Miller will direct Bat- Third Artillery, First Lieuten- 1jamin H. Randelph command- station at Fort Point. The steamer McDowell will transport the battery from Angel Island to the ttery B, Third Artillery, Captain | edgwick Pratt commanding. will be | »d to move from Black Point Mason) and take station at the | r works near Fort Point. ! no longer a secret that re-en—l, ts are needed on the line of | commanding the approach to he Golden Gate. The three batterles the Third Artillery now on duty > have been at the guns day and The force is not sufficient for | ice required. | Lieutenant-Colenel Louls T. Morris, | Fourth Cavalry, still retains command | of the post at the Presidio. The ap- | pointment of Colonel Miller to the com- Third Ar- | was appointed a cadet at_the filitary Academy at West sachusetts, September 1, 1d was graduated July 1, 1858. He | ppointed second lieutenant, Fourth ;, September 27, 18 | t May 14, 1861; Fifth ' Artillery, lieutenant colon r 10, 1834, and co! 97 ant and meritorious services in Ivern Hill, Virginia, P! . 1862; he w 1 major March 13, 1863, for g: ritorious_services in the alry paign from Winchester to Richmond, tenant colonel for meritorfous services in | the battie of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Vir- February 2, 18%, he was brevetted 1 for gallant and meritorious ser- in action against Indians in the | Beds, California, April 17, 1873, and al galiantry and military ‘abiilty in n against Indlans at Clearwater, v, July 11 and 12, 1877. on as quarters can be arranged at r Fort Point Colonel Miller will es- headquarters there. At present | direct operations from the Pre- , but will daily visit the batteries. | A powerful searchlight, which is: need- | ed at Fort Point, will soon be provided. The dynamo of the mortar battery can | ply the illuminating power. ow that war has been declared the sity for an outside patrol is recog- nized. It is not known that a Spanish | cruiser is withir 2000 miles of San Fran- | cisco, but yet the one chance in a hun- | dred of a hostile craft making a dash in | this direction will not be lost sight of. | General Henry C.Merriam,commanding | the departments of the Columbia and | California, accompanied by Major Thomas | H. Barry, adjutant general, Department | of Columbia, left San Francisco on last evening’s train for Vancouver Barrac Washington, headquarters of the Depart. ment of the Columbia. _Troops B, C, I and K, Fourth United States C , under the command of Colonel Mor are performing garrison duty at the Presidio. There is scarcely a wheel on the reservation and outside labor is hired for garrison work. The troopers of the Fvurth Cavalry are ready to leave for the front at an hour's notice, but the impre: on prevalls that no more regulars will be sent to the scene of probable conflict until_volunteers are avallable for duty at the Presidio. MOUNTED MEN. A Regiment of Southern" California Volunteer | Cavalry. | The scenes around the Governor's head- quarters yesterday were full of life and animation. At an early hour the promi- nent officers began to gather in anticipa- tion of expected orders from the East, and much speculation was engaged in. One of the most prominent arrivals | during the day was that of Lieutenant- Colonel W. Patton of the newly or- | ganized t Regiment Southern Califor- | nia Volunteer Cavalry of Los Angeles County. The regiment is composed of twelve troops of 100 men each, and is commanded by Colonel Johnstone Jones, who for many years was adjutant-general of North Carolina. Colonel Patton pre- sented the following resolution to Gov- ernor Budd: To his Excellency James H. Budd, Governor of California—Sir: I the honor to_re- Eer! to you the organization of the First egiment; Southern California Volunteer Cav- alry, and to tender to you through Lieuten- ant Colonel H. W. Patton the services of said regiment in the conflict now being waged | against Spain. | B. Babbitt of the United States ordnance | strongly fort! Fadi] | of land and sea outposts that will be able | THE HARBOR Miller, Third Artil- All the Batteries Be Re-enforced To-Day by Our preference is for the front, but we are at your command and will | £o wherever you order us. Very respectfully | JOHNSTONE JONES The majors of squadrons are L. E. Mosher L. Starin and J. T. Thompson. Cluff and Lieuten- ad and C. H. Murphy son’s staff were at head- Burgin and Bush were again ng the adjutant-general. | yeslerday and was later | Governor that he has & the past few days been busy ascer- taining_the status and class ot the officers of the National Guard—that is as to their oility, fitnes nd whether married or | igle. The adjutant-general and Captain Carrington have left absolutely no stone unturned to assist the Governor in secur- | ing every possible piece of detailed in- | formation concerning the National Guard | that may be of service. | Lieutenant F. L. Pinkey, Lieutenant E. | Gregory. Inited States ters. surgeon at head- al stream of callers, who wanted to | offer their services. In every instance they were told to file their applications and that they would be considered at tne | proper time. SECOND COUNCIL. f T | The Governor Collects In- | ‘tormation for the War Department. | Governor Budd, Adjutant-General Bar- | | rett, Major-General Dickinson, Brigadier- General Warfield and Captain Carrington | held an important conference until quite a late hour last night. At the conclusion of the conference, Governor Budd sai “We held the conference for the purposs of considering as to_the best method of collecting from the Guard and furnishing the War Department with desired infor- mation. Orders have been ued by which the desired jnformation will be sent to the War Department to-morrow, in addition to that which they have al- ransmitted to Washington. There thing else considered at the con- ference. Headquarters will be kept open from now until it is definitely known just what | will be done. [ ‘““MAY BE NEEDED.”| Lieutenant Sidney A. Clo-| man Ordered to Remain at Berkeley. BERKELEY, April 25.—Lieutenant 8. A. Cloman, Fifteenth Infantry, U. 8. A,, commandant of the cadet battalions at I ity, to-day received a telegram shington denying him permission ave the university to join the army The dispatch, which came Adjutant-General Schwan, | to 1 at the fr trom Assistan vas as foliow: “Request for release from duty at the | W university not approved by the Secretary of War at present. Your services may | be needed in California.” Lieutenant Cloman Is not certain just what {s meant by the suggestive closing sentence of the dispatch. "It may be that I shall be required to assist in mu tering in recruits,” he said, “or possibly to assist in coast defense. although we | have plenty of men in California for this | purpose. 1t s not unlikely if danger on | this coast were apprehended an increased force of troops would be sent to protect | Puget Sound, which js not nearly so| {fied as San Francisco har- | bor. Aithough the university cannot send its military commander to the war it will send {ts two cannon to the front. Presi- dent Iellogg to-day received a dispatch from the War Department requesting him to have the big guns forwarded to the Rock lIsland Arsenal, lllinois. Ar- | morer John Mitchell and half a dozen pa- | triotic students immediately set to work and spent most of the day getting the | guns, carriages and limbers ready for | their trip across the continent. The gun: 1l be shipped from Berkeley Station about 11 o’clock to-morrow morning, and | a number of the students are preparing | to make the event an occasion for a grand patriotic demonstration. In spite of the departure for the East of Colonel George Burton, U. S. A., who was to have reviewed the unive cadet battalions next Thursday, the review and | inspection will take place. Major kd. ward Field, U. 8. A., will be the review- | ing officer. The inspection will take place | at 10:30 a. m., followed at 1:30 p. m. by | regimental review, bayonet exercise, bat- |afion drill and company competitive drill. A COAST PATROL. Necessity of Such a Sys- tem Shown to the Government. An effective patrol system for the coast line of California is just now occupying the attention of the local army and navy | officers, and the result will be a system to announce the presence of any hostile vessel long before she can get within striking distance of San Francisco. The necessity for such a patrol was tel- graphed In cipher to Washington yester- day, together with an estimate of what such a system would require. It suggests a patrol fleet, plenty of searchlights, both afloat and ashore, and & system of sig- nals and telephonic and telegraphic com- | munication, which will eflectually cover the coast. | It is not known just what action the | Government will take, but it is expected that there will be no delay in putting some kind of a patrol in force at once. The lighthouse establishment will be the basis of the coast patrol, and already plans have been prepared to connect the stations by F‘lre as far north as Point Arena, and for a cable to th: Faralion Islands. Each .ghthouse-keeper will be required to keep a lookout over his own vicinity day and night, and nearer in to- ward the city searchlights will be placed to help guard the waters at night. Pa- trol boats will be in motion up and down the coast all the time, and the coming of a hostile fleet can be signaled from sta- tion to station in an increaibly short up‘ace gl time. 5 n the event o ostilities the aly navigation all along the coast wfild:ug denly dlsam{’ear. Buoys will be taken up, lights will be extinguished and fog sig- nals will be silenced, and it will be only the most expert pllot who can take ves- sels in and out. This, with the coast pa- trol, the fortifications on the helghts and the coast defenders in the harbor, will make San Francisco an undesirable place for ln{lthlng Spanish that floats. At the meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Chamber of Commerce this | campaigning days afternoon the questionof extendainga cabl to the Farallones will be one of &ec‘b? Jects brought up for consideration, This question has been discussed time and again by the merchants of this city, and several attempts have been made to enlist the attention of the t'ederal Gov- ernment on the proposition, but up to_this nothing has been done in the matter. Now that war is on it is considered absolutely necessary to have a wire stretched to the islands. “The cost of this would amount to only about $30,000. a mere bagatelle when compared to the value of the ser- vice rendered to this city, even If there was no war trouble. Commerce alone to San Francisco would justify the necessity of having a wire stretched to th portant sea island, which stands at the gateway to the Gol- den Gate. WAR INCIDENTS. A Motorman’s Patriotism. Tug Fearless Goes to the Union lIron Works. J. B. Kelly, a motorman on the San Francisco and San Mateo Reallroad, has | demonstrated his patriotism and nerve| by eniisting in the marines of the United | States navy. He has gone to the front| to uphold the flag. Mr. Kelly is not a na- tive son of California. but is a native son | of Roscommon, Ireland. Golden City Lodge No. 65, Knights of Pythias, has adopted this resolution: Whereas, By action of the Congress of these | Tnited States and the proclamation of the | President a state of war exists between this nment and the kingdom of Spain: and as, @ call for volunteers to enlist In the armies 'of our country is momentarily ex- pected to be made; and~ whereas, many of the members of this lodge, as loyal and patriotic citizens, may may 30 enli feel duty-bound to enlist and leaving their families unpro- be ¢ Golden City Lodge No. 63, Pythlas, of Californla, that th will aid and protect the families of such of its members as may answer such a call by maintaining their good standing In the lodge, and, where making the monthly | payments required of those holding certificates | bRe 0§ o 50 9000 APOOO OB OLDL s ° § 3 H 2 3 set@owecc @0 00c, 00086800 felture of such certificates. Fraternally, F. C. and B. SCHAFFNER, Chancellor Commander. The superb tug Fearless, formerly of the Spreckels fleet, but now belonging to the in the endowment rank, and thus prevent for-[ v, in | { United States, was towed to the Union Iron Works yesterday morning, The tug will receive a fine armament of rapid-fire guns. PATRIOTIC BANQUET Veterans of the California Volunteers at Table. The thirty-seventh annual meeting and banquet of the Society of California Vol- unteers took place at the Occidental Hotel last evening. Before the festivities commenced a few little business matters were transacted, with the following results: Comrade Sol Cahen, Third California Infantry, was re- tired as president, and was succeeded by Captain Charles W. Gordon. The reason of Comrade Cahen’s retirement from the residency was that he had been elected department commander of the Grand Army, and so could not very well serve in the'two positions at once. Major Alfred Martin of the Seventh California Infantry was elected vice-president; Benjamin Col- 1i; ixth Infantry,second vice-president; John C. Innes, recording secretary; Cap- | tain James L. Homer, corresponding sec- | retary, and Colonel C. treasurer. After the business meeting nearly fifty of the companions sat down to their an- nual banquet and enjoved themselves in their u 1 way until long after midnight. Reminiscences of the past were indulged n and patriotic speeches made by most of those present, After some remarks by the past president he invited Colonel Kinne to act as toastmaster, who successively and successfully called upon the following, Mason Kinne, o responded to the sentiments: The President of the United States, “Our Country and “The Hon Henry C. Dibble lag eral E. S. Salomon of the Unit Cap- 2 C. W. Gordon; “Our Golden State of ifornia,”” Hon. Charles A. Sumner; he Union Dead,” Colonel W. R. Smed- berg; *““The Guests of the Nation,” 8. J. Loop, president Veterans’ Home. |, Among those present were the follow- ng: Sol Cahen. Colonel C. Mason Kinne, General E. 8. Salomon, Captain H. A. Goyley, Colonel J. C. Currier, Colonel J. J. Lyon, Captain John afferty, Colonel §. J. Loop, Lieutenant Elisha | tain James L.' Homer, Benjamin | in Charles A. Major | forton, Major William Cap- fcClear, tain C. P. Fairfield, Major William Hawley, S. A., Captain C.'W. Gordon, Colonel W. R. | edberg, Judge H. Dibble, Blinn, Captain John H. Colonel J. Mastellar, N mpson, Major f:x‘\,l‘lh J e seorge I‘J 'L}\Im:\n. xa;l,. . Lieutenant J. J. Shephes Major Willlam B. Hooper. Al An additional sentiment was added to | the occasion by the fact that just thirty- | seven years ago vesterday the California voluntee rched away to the front full of yout rength and patriotism, and last night, as they sat down together, old and gray-headed. to talk over their old and fight their battles once again, they did so with a declaration of war—which may plunge the country into another bloody struggle—ringing in | their ears. | lect the amount thereof of the owner or | manufactured goods. | charge does not exceed 25 cents, 1 cent; ln charge has been made, together with RAISING THE REVENUE TAX An Income Tax to Be One of the Features of the ‘War Measure. ! Those Whose Incomes Are Less Than Two Thousand * a Year Will Be Exempt. Other Sources by Which It Is Pro- posed to Vastly Increase the Federal Income. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, April 25.—The Herald’s | Washington correspondent says: If the Democratic members of the House Committee on Ways and Means can | have their way an income tax is to be | made one of the leading features of the | war tax bill. This proposed tax was | subjected to considerable discussion at a conference of the Democratic mem- bers of the committee to-day. It was first proposed that a tax of 5 per cent should be imposed on all incomes over $4000 a year. MecClellan strongly op- posed this, however, and wanted the tax cut down to 2 per cent and ex- emption fixed at $2000. A compromise was finally reached fixing the tax at 3 per cent and the exemption at $2000. State and municipal bonds are to be exempt from this proposed tax. Demo- crats contend that the war should be paid for s possible by taxation and not s and that bonds should | ued when other taxation had been resorted to as far as possible. As a substitute for certificates of indebted- ness some of the Democratic members of the ¢ ittee, including Bailey, at first propos to offer an amendment providing for an issue of $100,000,000 in greenbacks. A compromise was reached by which the Democrats will propose to raise $50,000,000 by coining the so- called seigniorage on silver bullion now in the treasury and by limiting the is- sue of certificates of indebtedness to $50,000,000. The Ways and Means Committee of the House will report the war revenue bill to-morrow, and it is not expected to pass until late in the week. There are two new features. One, which is made section 25, gives author- ity for the taxed parties and concerns to meet the increased rates. It fol- lows: That every person, firm or corporation 1 have made any contract prior ssing of this act and without other provision therein for the payment of taxes imposed by law enacted subse- quent thereto, upon articles to be deliv- ered under such contract, is hereby au- thorized and empowered to add to the price thereof so much money as will be equivalent to the tax fmposed on said articles by this act, and not previously paid by the vendee, and shall be entitled by virtue hereof to be paid, and to sue for and to recover the same accordingly. In all cases of articles manufactured by another, if the manufacturer shall be re- quired to pay under this act the tax here- by imposed, such person or persons so paying the same shall be entitled to col- and shall have a lien for the owners, thus paid on the produced or amount The amended bill imposes a tax upon telephone messages as follows: For thirty miles or more, where the ere charges exceed 25 cents and do not cceed $1, 2 cents; from $1 to %, 5 cents; and charge exc~eeding $5, 10 cents. Of- ficial messages of the United States are exempt from this tax, as well as that on telegraph messages. Owners and oper- ators of long-distance lines are required ta report monthly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue the number of mes- sages during the preceding month of a distance of thirty miles or more for which + garding the war with Spain, notice. report was published from reliable -s0 to form a yarn from rumor or whole people await every new development will be fuifilled as soon as possible, Cla 317 $ifth, 1013 Folsom, 1084 Howard, Twentieth, 2526 Mission, 2552 Folsom, 3323 Mission, 536 Castro, Sixteenth and B R S R S R PPN P PGP S S S ST way. + J il Sl 8 0 g g g O e itk e e e b S o B S S LL'S BULLETIN SERVICE. Once again the people of San Francisco and the coast appreciate the energy and determination of The Call management. The special bulletins which were distributed throughout the entire city yesterday were heartily commended by the people, as they carried the authentic news of the day re- The neat form, correctness as to the news printed therein and the rapidity with which they were circulated as soon as the news was received by wire brought forth words of praise from all, and the number of communications received from the leading business men asking that ~ bulletin be regularly placed in front of their establishments showed that the new departure is something worthy of more than passing At the present time the authentic bulletins are carried to a large num- ber of bulletin boards distributed evenly throughout the city. large crowds hovered over them the entire day, knowing full well that the the news to the posting places, and each one knows how anxiously the , and in consequence a spirit is placed in the work which could not be surpassed. Requests are simply pouring in for a copy of the bulletin to be lnft at various places, and the requests Now the local public is not obliged to await the posting of matter con- cerning fmportant news of the day on large bulletin boards, but the news fs carried directly to them, and in well-worded and compact form. The ap- pended list shows partially the number of places where The Call's special bulletins are hourly posted for public inspection: Army headquarters, City Hall, 240 Sutter street, 540 Bush, Hopkins Art School, California Wire Works, 332 Bay, 9% Filbert, Merchants' Exchange, Montgomery avenue and Jackson street, Union Iron Works, Twentieth and Kentucky, Twenty-second and Kentucky, 4 Market, 2341t East. 407 Harrison, 327 Market, 202 Second, 141 Fourth, 1203 Market, 1151 Market, 1120 Howard, 1500 Market, 1434 Howard, 105 Elev- enth, 1527 Market, 1657 Mission, Fourteenth and Valencia, 1941 Mission, 2859 Sixteenth, 3168 Sixteenth, 3606 Eighteenth, 620 Valencia, 2331 Mission, 3350 Twenty-fourth, 2056 Twenty-fourth, 119 Treat avenue, 1402 Valencia street, O'Farrell, 118 Taylor, 110 Turk, 310 Turk, 323 Hyde, 632 O'Farrell, 502 Ellis, 615 Larkin, Larkin and Market, 403 McAllister, 301 Van Ness aveniie, 600 Golden Gate avenue, 621 McAllister street, 11 Hayes, 139 Gough, 1104 Golden Gate avenue, 1030 McAllister street, 144 MeAllister, Haight and Webster, 527 Haight, Halght and Scott, 30 Baker, 1012 Fillmore, 1321 Buchanan, 520 Taylor, 813 Geary, 1002 Larkin, 1109 Larkin, 1002 Polk, 1305 Polk, 1505 Polk, 1613 Polk, 1650 Polk, 1629 Geary, O'Farrell and Scott, Bush and Pierce, 1700 Devisadero, 3039 Sacramento, 2738 California, 23% Jackson, 2001 Fillmore, 3001 Fillmore, 1800 Union, 1434 Broadway and at Leavenworth and Broad- + Yesterday urces and there was no attempt made clotli. Nine fleet bicycle riders carry 17 Geary, Montgomery and 106 Seventh, 1127 Folsom, 124 Eighth, Twenty-second and Valencia, 2728 Market, 2572 Market, 200 Noe, 205 H444 4444444444444 4 4444444444444 4444444444444 4 4444 lshuu(sd “All of us!” the amount received, under a penalty ot! not exceeding $500 for fallure to report. | The setting apart of $750,000 for the Marine Hospital serjvice from the re- ceipts frém to.uage uuties is limited to the fiscal year 1899. For the expenses of assessment and collections of these taxes $100,000 or so much of that as is necessary is appropriated for'the em- ployment of such deputy collectors and other employes in the several collec- tion districts of the United States as may be necessary. The exemption of bonds. debentures | or certificates of indebtedness issued by | the Federal, State, county, town and | municipal corporations from the stamp taxes imposed by the bill is extended to include “‘or other corporations exercis- ing the taxing power.” Punishment for failure to acquire an adhesive duty stamp on any dispatches or message is waived in the case of press news dis- patches. Bank certificates of deposit not drawing interest are taxed 2 cents, and those drawing interest 5 cents. There are many other minor changes. READY FOR WAR. Companies of the First In- fantry Awaiting the Call for Troops. The members of Companies C and G of the First Infantry, National Guard of Californfa, after a_well-attended drill at thelr armory on Eilis street last night, expressed their readiness to respond to ihe call for State troops when made by Governor Budd. Sixty of the men pres- ent volunteered their services without any reservation as to which organiza- | tion they may be assigned. When the | members of the two companies were asked what action they would take if the | companies were called out in a body they | and raised cheer | U ~eBescsececbane a0 upon cheer, making the armory ring with thelr expréssions of enthusiasm. The already large roll of the companies was increased by the addition of the | names of twenty-one new men, who were | sworn tn by Captain Sutliff for Company | G and Licutenant Goodell for Company | . Twenty-seven applications for mem- | Lership were received and the companies | have a large emergency roll of men who will be sworn in as scon as the call for active service is made. The cificers of Company G are Ca, B. C, Sutiiff, First Lieutenant T. ptain W Sparrowe, Second Lieutenant W. NI Swasey: Company C, Captain J. W, Dum- brell, First Lieutenant C. E. Goodell, Sec- ond Lieutenant L. J. Petty. The otker companies of the regiment, | stationed at Gough and Page streets, are awaiting the Governor's call for troops before taking official action as to their intention. Both the officers and men, however, express themselves, individuaily, as being ready to enlist when the time for active service arrives. TARGET PRACTICE. Existing Rules and Regu- lations Discussed by the Inspectors. Yesterday afternoon there was a meet- | Ing of Inspectors of rifle practice at bri- | gade headquarters for the purpose of dis- cussing the rules and regulations at this | time governing State shoots In California. | There were present: Colonel Park Hen- | shaw, inspector-general on the staff of the commander-in-chief; Lieutenant-Colonel Louls Barrere, Inspector on the division | staff; Major Hosmer, on the Second Bri- | gade staff; Lieutenant Tobin, inspector | for the First Infantry, Second Brigade; Lieutenant Pirky, inspector for the Sec- | ond Regiment, Third Brigade; and Cap- |and this was done, but the| tain D. A. Smith, adjutant of the Fifth | Infantry, Second Brigade, and acting in- | spector for that regiment. Nelther the | First nor the Third brigade nor the Sixth and Seventh regiments of infantry were | represented. | Colonel Henshaw, who called the meet- | ing to order, stated that at this, the first | meeting, the discussion would be informal | and expressed the hope that every one | present would express his view of the | rules and regulations, as he desired to | obtain all the light possible on the sub- ject. He then called on Captain Smith to tell what he knew. | Captain Smith stated that there had been a very marked falling off in target | practice since the existing rules went into | operation last June, and he believed one reason was that the men were inhibited | from engaging in shoots on Sundays, the only day on which men can face the tar- | get without great inconvenience. Another reason was that rule which barred men who did not make a certain percentage | from shooting at other distances. He | also suggested that two months in the vear should be set apart—say May and September—when men could, when con- venient, under the supervision o? regi- mental officers, fire at the several dis- | tances. He also suggested that the num- | ber of rounds of ammunition should be | increased. All the other inspectors spoke, calling attention to defects in the rules and reg- | ulations and indorsed the views expressed | by the first speaker. It is probable that radical changes whéch will prove satisfactory will be made. SHARKEY AT THE BEACH. The Muscular Heavy Weight Is Feel- ing First Class and Confident of Success. Thomas Sharkey, the bold sailor lad, arrived from Vallejo yesterday and will complete his training for his bout with Jeffries on May 6 at a resort near the ocean, and which is within easy distance of the pure salt water. Sharkey Is a crack swimmer, and de- lights to be breasting and buffeting the big rollers which dash to pleces on the sands. He says that swimming forms a | great part of his dnil% exercise and that without it he would be unable to train proferly for any athletic contest. Of the injury Sharkey sustained at Vallefo a few days ago while lifting a bale of hay, he says at first he gn.d fears the strain would cause him no end of annoyance, but as time wore on he grew rapidly well, and was pronounced perfectly safe before he left Vallejo by the physicians who attended him. He wiil have four men to handle and train him for the big match. Sharkey contends that two men are not enough, as they cannot go the pace he | puts on when he feels like hammering | somebody. If nothing unforeseen happens between now and the evening of the contest Shar- key expects to be in trim to fight the battle of a nation. He is very sanguine of defeating Jeffries and will have several large commissions on himself in the pool- rooms befor: he will put in an appear- ance in the ring. Jeffries is training at Oakland under the care of the astute Billy Delaney. The big Los Angeles heavy-weight has not a word to say of his chances, but intimates that there will be a surprise in store for somebody before many rounds are fought. —_——— Jane Isaacs Arrested. Jane Isaacs was last night arrested by Detective Anthony and Officer Sylvester on complaint of Annle Japson. Mrs. Isaacs, a short time ago, advertised for a girl, and Annie answered. The girl| seemed satisfactory, and arrangements were made for the two to go to Sonora, ‘when the girl's friends became suspicious as to the character of the woman, and she declded not to go. Mrs. Isaacs. how- ever, retained possession of the girl's be- longings, and a warrant was sworn out for the woman’s arrest on a charge of petty larceny. The goods have been lo- cated In a storage warehouse, CALIFORNIA TROOPS MAY NOW RALLY Governor Budd Receives the Eagerly Expected Message From the War Department Ask- ing Men of This State to Volunteer in Their Country’s Cause. Chief Executive, Division Commander and Adjutant- General Hold Councils of War—Governor Estimates That the Whole National Guard May Be Called "nto the Volunteer Service. The President, through the Secretary of War, yesterday issued the call for troops, and in consequence the entire Na- tional Guard of California | will doubtless be mustered into the United States service. At 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Governor Budd re- ceived the following dispatch: WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25, 1898. To the Governor of California, San Francisco, Cal. The number of troops from your State under the call of the Presi- dent, dated April 23, 1898, will bz two regiments and two battalions of infantry and four heavy bat- teries of artillery. Itis the wish of the President that the reziments of the National Guard or State militia shall be used as far as their numbers will permit, for the | reason they are armed, equipps: and drilled. Please wire as early as possible what equipments, ammunition, arms, blankets, tents, etc., you have and what additional you will require. Please a'so state when troops will be ready for muster into th: United States ser- vice. Details to follow by mail. R. A. ALGER Secretary of War. Immediately upon the re- ceipt of the dispatch Gov- ernor Budd held a conference with Adjutant- General Bar- rett, Major-General Dickin- son, Brigadier-General War- field and Captain Carrington, U. S. A. The conference was for the purpose of framing a reply to the Secretary of War, exact nature of the message sent by the Governor was withheld. Governor Budd after reply- ing to Secretary Alger’s dis- patch gave out the following statement for publication: “From what I can gather from the dispatch that [ have received the entire National Guard will be called out. This is figured out upon the basis of the militia popula- tion, upon which the army volunteer bill was framed. The call is for two twelve- company regiments and two four - company battalions, making thirty-two companies ot enlisted men. basis of 103 men to the com- pany this would require 3296 men, and adding four bat- teries to this of 200 men each will bring the number up to 4096, or in round num- bers 4100 men. This will practically require the entire National Guard. “The men will now have to be mustered into service, and | have issued no orders, nor will | until I receive the mailed instructions from the War Department, which | presume were mailed to-day, and which should arrive here the last of the week. I have notified the War Department | as to the needs of the Na- tional Guard, and they know from Captain Carrington’s re- | ports, that are on file there, | in what we are lacking. “In forty-eight hours from the time I receive instructions the guard can be mobilized at any point to be mustered into service. Should the exam- {ination which every man is; On the| [required to pass deplete the guard to any extent the re- quired number of men can be readily supplied from the ap- plications of volunteers who are anxious to serve. “As to the disposition of the men after they have been mustered into service | know nothing, for they then pass beyond my control. “The call does not ask for any cavalry, and we have no {artillery. In this case I shall supply the men to man the batteries and the Government must furnish the guns. The cavalry will no doubt be the ones who will be turned into lartillerymen. After the en- tire National Guard has been |utilized then, and not until |then, will arise the question of enlisting and organizing {volunteers. | amempowered to appoint in the volunteer I service officers from colonel down to lieutenant, but I have not yet considered the question. I have made no appointments, nor will I do so until I hear from the War Department. “The people must under- stand that when I call out the National Guard it is done so by arequest, and, in the prac- tical sense of the word, they |are also volunteers, and the | power of appointing their offi- cers is mine. We will be pre- | pared for war when the Gov- {ernment’s orders come. In %October Captain Carrington |filed with the War Depart- ment a complete report show- ing what the National Guard required to entirely equip it for sixty days’ service, and we also have filed at Los Angeles [reports showing what the National Guard had in the way of equipments at that time. About three weeks ago re- ports were filed with the Ad- | jutant-General showing abso= lutely everything necessary to equip the Guard, so Iam pre- pared to and have informed the Government exactly what are our needs. | have done all that is required of me and California’s troops are ready. “Under the present call it is impossibie to use more than half of the officers of the National Guard. [ am not prepared to say what dispo- sition will be made of the re- mainder. Until orders are re- ceived from Washington nothing will be done.” GUILTY OF EXTORTION. Richard Williams, the ex-Chinese Inspector, Convicted.on One Count. The case of the United States against Richard S. Williams, charged with ex- torting money from Chinese immigrants as a necessary precedent to their being | admitted to land, he being at the time a | Chinese Inspector in the service of the Government, was submitted to the jury in the United States District Court yes- terday afternoon at eleven minutes after 4 o'clock. The opening argument for the Govern- | ment was made by Deputy United States ‘Attorney Schlesinger, and the argument for the defendant was made by George | D. Collins. United States Attorney Foote | closed for the Government, and Judge ds | Haven charged the jury. After being out two hours the jury reported to the court that it was ready with a verdict. Wil- llams was found guilty on the first count of the first indictment, which charged him_ with extorting $100 from Wong Sam for landing Wong Lin Choy, and the ver- | @ict on the second indictment was not | guilty. The mercy of the court was rec- | ommended. and Williams was ordered into the custody of the Marshal until Saturday, when he will be sentenced. P S R S A woman can never understand why the bugs will persist in crawling up on her plants from underneath when she washes the leaves so carefully on top.