The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1898, Page 27

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1898. 27 GOLD-HUNTERS LEFT BEHIND The Schooner J. B. Leeds Sailed Without Two of Them. They Secured a Tug and Caught the Vessel Off the Farallones. Lightship No. 70 Is Not in Favor as a Home With Cooks, Deck- hands and Firemen. A couple of Klondikers now on their way to St. Michael aboard the schooner J. B. Leeds will long remember their trip to the frozen north. All the pas- sengers were told that the vessel would | I during the afternoon of last Fri- ¥, but two of them, including the secre- ary of the Aurora Goid Mining Com- pany, decided in their own minds that it would be at least 5 p. m. before the vessel would g1 Long before that hour the launches belonging to the Winthrop Gold Mining Company and the Aurora Gold Mining Company had been hoisted bard and all the gold hunters, with the ption of the two named, were in the nd everything was ready for de- After waiting an hour, Ce Nielsen decided that patience had ceased 10 be a virtue, and he told the captain of the tug Liberty to make fast and tow him to sea. When the Leeds was passing out over > bar the bei ngers showed much to their exc gust, outfits I gone with their everything n fe alm in the world. T k tug office, d the tug Sea Witch fter the I At Fort Poi; b i returning, _and t thick out- against him ain Tonnesen when the bar s succumbe sea s that when the - overhauled they had > th that was to and rope and tac to e Captain Sea Witch d asick »Wn. Lightship t sing on the sire to return deck, and the V of garlic. naid got away for Kot- a th the following nd Alaska »binson arma 5. O'Brien, R. and’ M. R FOR SCOTCH HILL. The New Reservoir Will Soon Be Full on the Southern Heights. newly constructed rvoir on top of the Southern Heights I southern portion of the city will supplied with an abundance of fresh ter just as soon as the Spring Valley Water Company can get the pipes through the streets of the Potrero sec- In this the company has met with speration of the Potrero Li ent Company Contractc ng of men ritley, who has dily employed for. ling the streets voir and from there d_portion of the v, residents have ‘in the flered because of the non-supply r, other than what they could ob- tain from a supply cart. With an abunda of water the dis- ict will now be in a position to ask from Supervisors the necessary fire protec- stribution of hydrants. Here- tofore a fire in ern Heights meant the total destruction of the building attacked. The Potrero Land and Development Company, through Contractor ngey. done considerable work on _the ghts within the safit year in grading, vering and macadamizing streets that etofore only existed on the official m short distance of thelr places of employ- nt, in which themselves and their fam- s will' have superior sanitary surround- ings to what they can get in the narrow streets and alleys in the more thickly set- tied portion of the city, where they have been compelled to live because of the scar- city of water and the difficulty of procur- ing gas or eleotric lights. With an abundant supply of water and the other necessaries of life brought to their doors the men much prefer to re- side close to their places of employment rather than in 4 crowded portion of the city. - Baldwin Sued Again. Another creditor is harassing E. J. (“Lucky’”) Baldwin. This time it is At- torney George Hayford, whe has brought suit in the Justices’ Court to recover §123 for professional services alleged to have been performed at the millionaire’s in- stance, but for which ho has steadfastly retused to pay, ks ~ ptain | any portion of the South- | THE WORK 15 ALL FINISHED Odd Fellows Grand Lodge and Rebelkah Assem- bly Adjourn. A Number of Very Important Matters Finally Acted Upon by Both Bodies. Officers Installed—Patriotic Resolu- tion on the Subject of the War Adopted. With the installation of officers late | yesterday afternoon the work of the ses- fon of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows was brought to a close. The grand body at the morning session HE PAID THE DOCTOR'S BILL T Millionaire Nevills’ Inter- est in Mrs. Elsie Williams. Azhdaerian Had a Desire to “Pull the Old Man’s Leg” for a Large Sum. Preliminary Examination on the Charge of Extortion Commenced Before Judge Joachimsen. In the expectation of some racy de- velopments Judge Joachimsen’s court- room was crowded yesterday morning when the case of Myron H. Azhdaerian, Mrs. Elsie Williams and Mrs. Grace adopted legislation that will afford relief | to members of lodges that become de- Loose, charged with extortion by the | ecow Mrs. Minerva Karsner, Who Be- comes Junior Past President of the California State Assembly of the Rebekahs. o® tCoona pGa T 3 WMrs. Mary Donocho, Re-elected Secretary of the California State Assembly of the Re- bzkahs. funct. Several important amendments to | the itution were adopted. | The report of the trustees of the Ther- | lito Home, a comprehensive and éx- | cument, was adopted. | of the committee on honored during 'the past year nds of the order in this irters were ordered issued to the es that were instituted during : percapita tax for mileage for the | n of 1899 was fixed at 12 cents. | the afternoon session James Harrls, fornia Street | elected gr treasurer, | enebaum, who declined the | that deputies cannot nate, -elect night; that Lodge must noble grand sment was fixed 1 §1 per capita tax the home at Ther- » sovereign gramd » secure legislation sister: married are not zgible to mem- : also to se- h lodges ges the presi- Rebekahs 1 her t. The preside shall answer no question officially outside of work, unless submitted by a lodge un- der seal. The Rebekahs were permitted a_ floor work subject to the the grand master. i vote of thanks was given to | Jeagher, superintendent of the , for his co and attention _to entatives. ng the session the conferred on 265 number pre: o o of | 1. Logg! Smith of , San | com- | i a special after the home. d_following named ap- were then installed: Rev. haplain; M. G. Gill, marshal ard, conductd Mur> de; M. F. Forbes, atiful jewel was, by J. L. Geary > 1 behalf of the Grand Lodge, | pres; nted to A. M. Drew, the retir- ing grand master, who made a touching re :, after which followed an ad- v'the new grand marshal, Karl . mitte The E. On motion of Representative Flint the following patriotic resolution wasadopted: Whereas, Our country is now engaged in a in the highest sense; therefore | war altrufstic Resolved, endent Order of Odd represented in the | ffering and | Fellow Grand Ly sorrow thi erity and | ; the honor | of the nation and upholding the teachings of our constitution—n the full ‘and confident : the glorious banner of our country, | never been unfurled in an unjust | #oon again float over the nation’ re- | ] in beace, hrought about by the sword n one hand, while food and sus e | extended in the other. oy e | THE REBEKAHS. | The sesslon of the California State As- | sembly of the Rebekahs closed at-half- | past 4 o'clock vesterday afternoon. It | was one of the most harmonious ever | held, and there was transacted a great | deal of business that is of spectal interest | only to the membership and can only be | | transmitted to the members in the lodge | rooms. During the session yesterday the trus- | tees of the Orphans’ Home at Giiroy were | authorized to secure additional land adja- | cent to the home. It Is the purpose of the | trustees to establish a farm on which to | raise much that will be needed ‘in the | home and at the same time give the boys | a practical education in farming, garden- | ing and other occupations connected with | the same. It is also the intention to give the girls instruction in practical work. The salary of the secretary, in view of | the increased labors, was increased from | 80 to $75 a month, and Mrs. Anna M. Leese, the treasurer, who in the past had | performed the duties of her office with- out compensation, will in future be al- | lowed $100 a_year. Mrs. Dell C. Savage, the president-elect, was installed by President Mrs. Minerva Karsner, who in turn installed the other | officers, ' including the following named | appointed officers: Sophie Hulton of San’ Francisco, marshal; Fannie Gambel of Santa Rosa, conductress; Mrs. M. | Mitchell of Grass Valley, chaplain; Miss M. Madsen of San Diego, inside guard; Minnie Schroder of Oletd, outside guard. Wotes of thankd were passed to all who had made the session a success, and after | a few remarks by the new officers and visitors the assembly adjourned until next vear. Mrs. Savage, the new president, was the | recipient of a great number of flowers | from delegates. made on furniture < ~d planos, with Missl * Advances | g5 without removal, J. Noongn, | 'witness called, and he was examined | by My | with him. | untary assignment for the benefit of its millionaire, W. A. Nevills, was called. The crowd was sadly disappointed. The prosecution was represented by District Attorney Barnes, Assistant District Attorney Dunne and Prosecut- ing Attorney Graham. Attorney | George W. Baker and ex-Judge Ferral | appeared for the defendants. The | charge aginst them was the alleged ex- tortion of $2000 from Nevills on Febru- ary 25, while he was sick in bed in the | Palace Hotel, by threatening to expose | him for being false to his marriage vows. Dr. Winslow Anderson was the first by Dunne. He testified to treating a lady patient at the McNutt Hospital who was known as Miss Neal. She went to the hospital about March 1 and re- mained about a month. He identified M Williams the lady. He had seen her a few ys before in the room of Captain Nevills at the Palace Hotel At that time when he entered the room unannounced the captain was sitting up in bed propped by pillows and was writing in a book like a check book. A Mrs. Newcomb, the nurse and valet g 0 in the room. xamined by Baker, the wit- said that when Mrs. Willlams was nes: in the hospital Nevills called to see her, and every day inquired for her. He re- ceived a check for $217 from Mrs. Wil- liams for her treatment, which was signed by Nevills, who was certainly interested in her. She had flowers sent to her, but he did not know who sent them. The result of the doctor’s cross-exam- ination seemed to have a yleasant effect upon the defendants and their attor- neys, as the payment of the check was some time after the alleged extortion. Henry A. Brown, paying teller in ‘Wells-Fargo's bank, H. C. Helen, a clerk in the bank, and John W. Ran- dolph, Nevills’ valet, testified as to the payment, identification and procure- ment, respectively, of the $2000 check Williams, which the defense was willing to admit. ‘Willilam Remington, a painter and decorator at 115 Russ street, testified to having done some work for Nevills at his ranch near Fresno last summer. He heard a violent dispute one day be- tween Nevills and Azhdaerian about the building of a bridge, and next day Azhdaerian, who felt sore against Ne- vills, told the witness that he would “pull the old man’s leg” for $50,000 or $60,000, and then he would go to Alaska. On one occasion Azhdaerian told him of his intimacy with Mrs. Williams, who lived on the ranch with her sis- ter, Mrs. Loose. Last April Azh- daerian saw witness in this city, and while conversing about his suits against Nevills he told witness that if he got $50,000 he would make it all right E. D. N. Lehe, an_electriclan from Fresno, testified to having conversa- tions with Azhdaerian and Mrs. Wil- liams, when they told him that they were going to Los Angeles together. W. Parker Lyons, a furniture dealer in Fresno, testified that Azhdaerian in March or April, this year, asked him to go to Nevills and tell him that he was willing to leave the country if Ne- vills gave him $5000. He knew there had been business troubles between Azhdaerian and Nevills. At this stage it was decided to con- tinue the case till Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. EXECUTION LEVIED. The Buyer & Reich Company Pro- ceeded Against by a Dissatis- fied Creditor. An_execution has been levied against the Buyer & Reich Company, wholesale dealers in notions and fancy goods at 7 Battery street, for $8340 87, at the instance of Solomon Goldsmith. The Sheriff has posted a notice of the sale of the com- pany’s stock on May 20 to meet the exe- cution. The firm has been in difficulties for some time, and recently made a vol- creditors. Goldsmith was dissa with the terms of the asslgnmeneaggg took this action to protect his clalm, and it is expected to precipitate similar ac- tion on the part of other creditors. —_——— Hale & Norcross Case. Several weeks ago the Supreme Court rendered a decision in the case of M. W. Fox against the Hale & Norcross Mining Company, in which a part of the decision of the Superfor Court was confirmed and a part was reversed, and the cause sent back to the lower court for another trial. As this was about the situation when the matter was heard a year or so ago, it looked as though the complications would never be overcome. ‘A start in the straightening-out process was made yes- terday by Attorney Baggett, who gave notice in the Supreme Court that on May 23 he would move that tribunal to remit a portion of the judgment rendered by the Superior Court, that portion belng the judgment for $417.683. with interest and oo e NO CALL FOR THE RESERVE California’s Young Sea- meén Not Yet Needed for Duty. Department Announces They Will Not Be Sent to the Philippines. 1t Is Possible They May Be Ordered Into Service at & Later Date. Speclal Dispatch to The Call Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, May 14. It was stated at 'the Navy Depart- ment to-day that while the California Naval Reserves are anxious to go with the Philippine expedition it would be impossible to send them at present, as the first expedition was to leave on Monday and the others would follow in quick succession. It is possible that the Naval Reserves may be ordered out at a later date. The news that the department was considering the calling out of the naval militia of California caused the greatest enthusiasm in the organization. A dis- patch from Washington yesterday morning said that the naval reserves of this State might be ordered to duty at Manila, and immediately the news spread like wildfire, for the naval mili- tia had been waiting with a varying amount of patience for just such tid- ings. Should the call come the response will be prompt, and within seventy-two hours the whole force could be as- sembled in this city on board the Ma- rion. There are seven divisions in the re- serve of this State, six of which are composed of seamen and one forming an engineer corps. Two—the First and Second—are located in this city; the Third is at San Diego; the Fourth at Santa Cruz; the Fifth at Bureka, and | the Sixth at Santa Barbara. The en- gineer division is divided between San Francisco and San Diego, where the Pinta is assigned for duty. When war was declared Captain Turner, the commanding officer, was in | Alaska on business, but as soon as he returned he wired to the Navy Depart- ment an offer of the California reserves | for service anywhere and on any ship | the Government chose to assign them. | He asked that the organization be | kept intact as far as possible, but if | the Government did not care to take it | in that way to take it on any terms | agreeable to the department. An offer | was made to allow the Government to | draw on the organization for any num- | ber of men and any number of | officers, they to be assigned col- lectively or individually to any ship in any part of the world. As the offer was plain and simple in its terms there was nothing further to Go or say, and since then word has been anxiously awaited by men and officers. The reserve can put 500 men in serv- ice any time it is called upon, allowing for those who may be rejected by the medical examiners. They are all more or less familiar with ship duty, and the older members are well up in most of the drills and duties of the navy. The officers, too, have been working hard on the theoretical part of their duties, and a few weeks at sea will put them in the way of becoming com- | petent to put the theory into practice. The navgl militia is peculiarly adapt- | ed to such service as will be demand- ed of those who go to Manila, for they have had practice on sea and on land, and they have field guns which would be most efficient in putting down any disturbing element. The artillery of the reserve consists of five one-pounder rapid-fire Hotch- kiss guns and three three-inch field howitzers. They have in addition to these three gatlings, one of which is of the latest and deadliest pattern. There is also a sixty-pounder Parrott breech- loading rifie on the forecastle on the | Marion which might be made to do good service. In addition there are rifles enough to arm nearly 500 men, all Jate model Lee magazine navy guns, and all the men will need in any quantity will be clothin, WILL COST PARIS FIFTY MILLIONS A YEAR. If the Boycott on French Fashions is Carried Out Their Work- men Will Suffer. NEW YORK, May 14—A dispatch from Paris says: Hepri Rochefort sug- gests in the Intransigeant that Spain and Italy become republics and join the French rgpublic In forming a tri- ple Latin republican alliance to offset a probable Anglo-American and Ger- man alliance. Referring to the American proposl-‘\ = tion to boycott the Paris fashions Yves | Guiotte’s paper, the Aurore, expresses indignation at the insults printed in the French boulevard papers to American | women. It says it will cost the Paris workmen and workwomen $50,000,000 a | year. | FIRST NATIONAL ; BANK IN ALASKA.| | | Financial Institution Opened at Juneau by California Capi- talists. JUNEAU, Alaska, May 4.—The First National Bank of Juneau, the first na- | tional bank in Alaska, has opened its | doors, ready to do business. The location is at the end of Front street, and is con- spicuous. The fixturegd are handsome. . T. Summers of Santa Barbara, Cal., is president and H. H. Eddy, also of Santa | Barbara, is cashier. Both are young men. Nearly all the $50,000 capital was fur- nished by Californians. Among the heav- jest stockholders are P. N. Lilienthal, cashier of the Anglo-Californian Bank of San Francisco, and one of the Hecht brothers. Some local capital is interested. B. M. Behrends has run a private bank in Junueau for about two years. it ey Naval Reserve Band Concert. PACIFIC GROVE, May 14—A pa- triotic concert to celebrate the recent American naval victories was given last night by the brass band of the Monterey naval reserve in the As- sembly Hall. One feature that brought forth storms of applause was the rais- ing of the American flag at the back of the stage while the band played “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The large sum realized from the sale of tickets will be used toward equip- ping the band for its place in the Cali- fornia naval militia. it 3R Volunteers Sail From Tacoma TACOMA, May 14.—The Second Bat- talion of the Washington State volun- teers sailed for San Francisco to-day on the steamship Umatilla. The Third Battallon will sail to-morrow or Mon- gy | which, T am told, is not unknown even | Balfour, the leader of the T | as if he sc | tion, MAY (OPEN A NEW EPOCH Clancy Says the Local .Government Bill Will Be Passed. Prospect That the Measure ‘Will Lead Up to lrish Home Rule. Graphic Pen Picture of the Men Who Are Engineering Its Passage in Parliament. BY J. J. CLANCY. LONDON, April 30.—For all interest- ed in Irish affairs the center of attrac- tion for the moment has shifted from Ireland itself to Westminster. Last Tuesday the discussion of the Unionist local government bill in its details be- gan in the House of Commons, and it was rather remarkable to witness the flight that took place the evening be- fore from Dublin to Holyhead of mem- bers of Parliament, public officials and others affected in one way or ‘Another by the proposals of the Ministry. I myself traveled over by the mall steamer, and I never saw such a crowd on board. The following day the pre- cincts of the House of Commons were filled with Irish faces and resounded with such a hum of Irish voices as I do not recollect to have been heard in the same place since the stirring times of twelve years ago, when Mr. Gladstone’s first home rule bill was on the tapis. Of course the reason for others than members of Parliament attending in such unusual numbers is plain enough. Almost every class of local officials in Ireland is to be transferred from the old unrepresentative authorities to new elected bodies, and they naturally de- sire to make their position in the fu- ture secure, especially in the matter o’f’ pensions. Accordingly “lobbying,’ in America, s just now the order of the day and night at Westminster. This Irish bill is in charge of two members of the Government—Gerald Balfour, the Chief Secretary, and Mr. Atkinson, the Attomely (f;ene_rz;lesfo; e it certainly furnish e for both. Mr. Bal- the brother of Arthur ory party in the House of Commons. Naturally the brothers resemble each other in many respects physically and intellect- ually. They are both tall and lanky, with refined and intelligent features; | but the Irish Secretary, though the | younger man, looks the older. His clean shaven face is deeply lined and of | unearthly paleness, and even his gait and demeanor are more staid [hafl those of the First Lord of the Treasury. | In fact, he looks decidedly sad, and When he smiles he does so in such | sort, to quote the words of Shakespeare, | great opportunity four is, of course, orned the spirit thatl mhad_e\ mile at anything. In speech he is 2:;:&;)' serfous. Rapler-like thrusts of sarcasm and irony are a characteristic of Arthur Balfour's oratory; that of Gerald Balfour is_entirely free from thein. But he is admirably clear in ex- position, and, as might be expected, very deliberate. He is also, it must be added, very gracious—except when he gets out of temper, as he is rather apt to do. For the considerable task which he has now on hand it must also be said, he is very well fitted indeed. To master the details of the existing system of local government in Ire}and immense knowledge is nbsr}lutel) ri- quired. The details are positively mua titudinous, and could not be mastere by any _one except after prolonged study. But Gerald Balfour seems to be a glutton for work, and now probably knows more of his subject than any mber. Irlgl‘unm;‘s superior knowledge of 'hls subject can be accounted for otherwise than by his capacity for work. He has, in the first place, practically noth- ing else to do just now but to master the complexity of Irish local govern- ment: and, in thesecond place, he has first-class Irish asistants. Among these latter the Irish Attorney-General ranks first. Mr. Atkinson looks a very voung man, but he is nearer 60 than 50 years of age. For a long period be- fore he became Attorney-General he was one of the leaders of the Irish bar, and that position he attained by | by kheer merit. Like all Irish lawyers | who have attained to coffice, he was | obliged to taKe to politics for promo- | d it was T w the usual course of seiz- eship that fell vlacn.m. range to say, he has let no fil\‘:'erst mafq four of them go to| others. He seems to like Parliament, | and, no doubt, as long as he can draw | £5000 a year—his present salary—he will be more comfortable in the House of Commons than on the bench. He cannot, however, reckon on retaining his present post forever, and, accord- ingly, it is pretty certain that event- ally he will become, like his predeces- sors, a Judge. Meanwhile he keeps his geat in Parliament, sits by the side of Mr. Balfour every day for seven or eight hours helping and instructing him, and occasionally, when purely le- gal points turn up in debate, takes part fn the discussion on the local gov- ernment bill himself. He is supposed, and no doubt rightly, to be, in a large degree, the real author of the bill, and at any rate he knows all about it. The three days’ discussion of the bill has already decided its fate. It was thought, before the discussion began, that the Irish Unionist minority would make an effort ‘to mutilate the meas- ure by moving 'destructive amend- ments. But they have already given up the fight. They have, indeed, moved three or four amendments; but those amendments were not only more or would follo ing the first judg | Jess harmless in themselves, but the ffort made to carry them was almost :vowedly half-hearted. This circum- stance, which, at first sight, s rather | inexplicable in view of the fact that the Irish Unionists in their hearts de- test the bill, is easily accounted for when two other circumstances are porne in mind. The landlords, in the first place, are getting a considerable bribe to induce them to accept the measure, and then the Government are making it quite plain that they are de- termined to carry the bill as it stands. They have, in truth, treated their Irish supporters with something like con- tempt - in this matter. They have shown once more that they care abso- lutely nothing for their “Irish garri- son” when their English party inter- ests are at stake, and that they are ready to abandon them rather than imperil their own political position in Great Britain. The immediate conse- quence is that this Irish bill will have not only an easy, but a rapid passage through Parliament. The remoter con- sequences may be even more import- ant. My own idea—and it is the idea of many Irish Unionists as well—is that one of the Inevitable results of the passage of the measure will be the establieshment of home rule later on. The House of Commons must wear a curious appearance to strangers who view it when it Is engaged in discuss- ing the details of a bill “in committee.” Speaker’s chair is vacant on such fully expected that he | § occasions, and the first notion one gets 1s that the assembly is without a presi- dent. The second is that it has three bresidents. Of the three persons, how- ever, who sit in a row at the table of the House, immediately below the Speaker’s chair—one of whom is some- times in ordinary morning dress and sometimes in evening dress, while the other two are in wig and gown, like English Queen’s counsel—the first mentioned is the deputy speaker, or chairman of committees, who exercises all the powers of the Speaker when the House is sitting, not as a House, but “in committee.” Next, everybody on such occasigns who speaks at all seems to be allowed to speak as often as he likes, contrary to the usual practice when the Speaker is in the chair; and there are always half a dozen mem- bers who exercise this right to an ex- tent that attracts general attention. A third circumstance, which is particular- 1y noticeable during the - discussion of an Irish bill, is that nearly every part of the House is empty, except that oc- cupied by Irish members. The minis- terial benches are deserted by their oc- cupants who only troop into the House when the division bell rings and then vote as they are told by the Govern- ment “whips,” and, of course, in en- tire ignorance of the question at issue. The opposition benches in this case are deserted almost entirely for the reason that the Liberals do not bother about the bill one way or the other. A few stray Liberals, however, remain, and they promise to develop into first-class bores: Among them is Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, brother of the Unionist, Marquis of Langdorne. He apparently thinks himself called upon to intervena In the discussion on almost every amendment. Why he thinks so Is not particularly clear. The probability is that, being an office-seeker and having a somewhat high opinion of his own powers, he wants to put himself “in ev- idence” as much as possible. In view of the next distribution of offices in a Liberal Government. Another gentle- man who seems to think that the bill ls‘ seriously defective and cannot be mend- | ed, except by his aid, is Mr. Thomas Lough, an Irishman. who sits for a London constituency. There is at least some excuse for Mr. Lough’s action in the fact that he is Irish and knows something of Ireland: but when It comes to his loading the notice paper with unimportant or useless amengd- ments to every clause, and when one | sees him popping up and down every five minutes to utter words of wisdom which might easily be dispensed with thé ordinary man. feels his patience sorely tried. Nevertheless, the Irish local government bill is foreing its way ahead, despite the “help” of Lord Ed- mund Fitzmaurice and Mr. Lough, ana | when it passes into law a new epoch | will have been opened in the history of | Ireland. ELECTION SCANDAL AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Faculty Committee Appointed to In- vestigate Charges of Fraud. PALO ALTO, Mav 14.—Charges of fl- legality in the student body election, which have been rumored about the Quad for a week, took definite form yesterday | | | | |in a mass meeting of ‘students called for an investigation. Evidence was brought forward to show that a number who were nu longer in_college cast ballots, and | others who did not come to the polls were marked off as having voted. The meeting resulted In_a resolution to ap- point & committes of the faculty to look nto the matter. Dr. Jordan to-night ap- | pointed Dr. Branner, Dr. Elliott and Pro- fessors Green, Durand and Whittier as | the committee. The close contest for treasurer of the | student body brought about the agitation. A Morsan wap over Bickert and How: | ard by a_majority of six votes. If the | | charges of fraud are proved a second bal- | | 1ot will be necessary for a choice of can- | | didates. The faculty committee will re- | | port fhe results of its investigation on | Monday before the assembled students. ‘ —_———— Missed by the Barbary Coast. Jack Finley, a miner from the diamond fields of South Africa, was picked up drunk yesterday by the police and taken | | to_the California-street police station, | ‘When sear¢hed $270 was found on him. | | 0CCUPATION ~OF BAYAMO One Story of a Victory by Cubans Told by Rowan. The Lieutenant Gives the De- tails of the Capture of the Fortified Town. Says Garcia Wants American Sol- diers as Woell as Rifles and Ammunition. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, May 14.—A# dispatch from Key West says: The story of the occupation of Bayamo by the victorious Cubans was brought to Key West by Lieutenant A. S. Rowan. “We had expected to find Garcla en- camped” somewhere in the flelds or mountains,” said the lieutenant. “Im- agine our surprise to learn that his headquarters were in Bayamo. That I had always regarded as one of the strongest Spanish fortified towns. Bay- amo had been in a state of partial siege for months. Garcia simply wor- ried the Spaniards out on April 24, when flags were hoisted over every Spanish fort around Bayamo. General Garcia was correct in his supposition that the Spaniards did not intend an armistice, but simply hoisted a flag of truce to cover some treacherous military ma- neuver. That maneuver was the evac- uation of Bayamo. “The Cubans answered the flags of truce with a heavy artillery and rifle fire. The Spaniards retreated in two columns to a little town called Embar- cadero, on the Cauto River. For a dis- tance of 200 yards on the St. Augustine road the Cubans planted dynamite tor- pedoes that were exploded by an elec- tric wire from the underbrush. From what I have learned of the affair I be- lieve that three entire companies of Spaniards and three pieces of artillery were literally blown to pieces. “General Garcia’s headquarters are in one of the finest houses in Bayamo. He received me most kindly and gave me all the information that was in his power. The obtaining of information was my official errand, so that I am not at liberty to tell you what it was, But I believe that I shall be able to tell the State Department all that it desires to know about the eastern end of Cuba. “Garcia wants American soldiers, as well as rifles and ammunition. He is kindly disposed toward Americans per- sonally and his whole army is at the disposal of the Government in Wash- ington. Cuban soldiers are not much to look at, but they are the best guides I have ever seen. Their endurance ana resourcefulness are something wonder- ful. I-don’t believe in sending them | Krag-Jorgensen rifles. The Remington is better adapted to their use than any other. It is simpler and is more easily repaired. Arrested for Funeral Expenses. A. W. Martin, undertaker, Geary street, swore to a complaint in Judge Joachim- sen's court yesterday for the arrest of S. A. Speedy on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses. Martin stated that Speedy’s wife died about a week ago, and on his representation that she had feft an estate he provided the coffin and other necessaries amounting to $219. He found that there was no estate. and as he believed that Speedy Intended leaving the city he wanted him arrested. ' ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. PIERCE’S ELECTRIC BELT CURES DISEASE WITHOUT MEDICINE. OTHER BELTS CAN BE HAD; SOME very cheap and others very high, but if you want the BEST you MUST have Dr. Pierce’s. 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