The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1898, Page 9

L HE WROTE “CHARITY” ON A PASS Huntington’s Indian Gift to One Poor Woman. No Questions About’ News- paper Blackmail and Hush Money. He Tells a Beautiful Story About Supplying Corn at Cost. The Ben=volent Financier Regrets His Inability to Enlighten the Commission. The Southern Pacific sage and diplomat, C. P. Huntington, passed yesterday morn- | ing United States Commissioner Hea-~ cock’s court answering questions relating to the operating expenditures of his road Among other things he was re- the different branches. The indomitable witness appeared before the Ratlroad Commissioners in the after- noon, and, cool and collected as ever, en- tertained his interrogators by telling them everything that they didn’t want to know As on previous occasions, the attorneys for the State and the commissioners gave 2 wide berth to anything that would tend to draw from the witness anything per- taining to the thousands of dollars that e been paid to a certain San Fran- co newspaper as hush money. This lar item of contingent expense ot seem to possess any attractions the legal gentlemen who are probing lue of the railroad property was cipal thing that the Commission- d to draw from the witness, but fons up to date are that it will ere. oad cost the stock and bonds and indebtedness,” said Hunting- believe we shall sometime get a erest on what it cost.” this answer as a basis of cal- the Commissioners concluded not 1 asked how much the Central Pa- d be constructed for at this time Huntington said no one could tell un- » were a_ prophet or the son of a He had known ral month _from 845 iber doesn’t vary much, “Metal, however, in its s very much lower than a ¢ whe ~tured shape, it goes u if e into watch be worth $100 a p: & same manner he answered ques- g to the disposal of bonds, p: for in- prings it : and donations, and the of profits among the Big Four. lands = had been given condi- 1pon the buflding-of the road, and sisted that ybody do- 1e had done in construct- hould be rewarded. tington took up the sub- a _great man I would like great many mor e me very _uncom- in my office and hear the 1 gave a pass to a wrote ‘charity’ on it. could not use it “ziven away i, “and of giving a pass to an who worked for salary as $3000, so that over the State, even if ngton) had to pay a little more passes were outside of official passes one man in a_ thousand portation. There are hy free passes issued as a year Hinton remarked that it was the »n of the commission to treat both jon has a political end,” Huntington. “I believe ’i led for a political machine. If ot a political object in this er would have been a ion.” down” for this expres- sut he kept right on, and d intended to transport braska and sell it in Cali- fornia at actual cost. He recounted the | hings accomplished by the rail- rates were the lowest in the only stock subscribed in o for the Central Pacific,” on, ‘“‘was ten sha by aker and ten shares by n woman."” ng Stanford, in response untington prajsed him , but eriticised him for “Stanford, it Is starter, but he got he. testify to the truth they (the Big Four) Com- his business true, had $1 it from his “Didn’t Stan he stated rd 0 that sold and we got divi- ngton’s reply. ‘‘Stan- iny money—what he got he got b 1 didn’t mean to say that he did,” an- swered Mr. Hinton “You might make something of this— quested to explain certain entries made In | he report regarding the deficiencles in | his mental depository, and the | the crude metal goes into | the | ars and is held In hil Tegal Police Commissioners. He has been signed to duty at the Seventeenth-street station, to alternate with Captain Gillen. Policeman Murphy, who got drunk sev- eral nights ago and abused Sergean! Bropky, was let off with a fine of $20. - The charge of unofficerlike conduct pre- ferred against Policeman Heinz by Joseph Riley was dismissed. —_— WILL BE SENT EAST. Remenyi’s Remains Will Be Em- balmed and Shipped to New York. Edouard Remenyi had many friends in life, and since death closed the eyes of the great violinist he has not been forgotten. His body has been taken charge of by Coionel Kowalsky, who had it removed to the undertaking parlors of Porter & White, with orders to have it embalmed and prepared for shipment to the East. Al day yesterday Colonel Kowalsky was besieged with offers of assistance | by many who had known and respected the deceased during life. First among these were the representatives of the Or- pheum company. who agreed to pay all | the expenses of having the body em- balmed and shipped East. Many of his fellow musicians also came and requested that they be given the privilege of hold- service over the body before it is sent away for interment. It is probable that a joint service of the musicians and Austrian socleties will be held. emenyi's dow in York, nt i1l with heart disease. to her gradually. sent stating that ; 1ll; then one that there was no hope, and finally the news of his | death. The family has already communicated with regarding the dis- posal of the body, but no definite instruc- tions have as yet been received. It is stated by some that the great mu- siclan leaves his family in somewhat straitened circumstances, and in view of this fact a benefit entertainment is al- ready being talked of. If this proves to | be the case .he plans will take some tan- | gible form before the end of the week. YACHTSMEN WILL BURY THE HATCHET | The San Francisco Club Agrees | to Re-enter the Asso- | ciation. The news Ww: | First a telegram | he was serio | | A Change in By-Laws the Feature of Business at a General | | Meeting | A general meeting of the members of | the San Francisco Yacht Club was held | last night at the Merchants’ Exchange. L. Hill, Vice-Commodore George T. | White, Treasurer R. B. Hogue, Finan- clal Secretary W. G. Morrow, Measurer J. M. Punnett and several members of | the club. The new by-laws prepared by the committee for the revision of by-laws, consisting of G. T. S. White, R. B. Hogue and W. G. Morrow, were read over by Treasurer R. B. Hogue and discussed. The principal differences | between the old by-laws and the new | are found in the rules regulating the | nomination and election of officers and upon these sections there was much discussion. The by-laws were accepted with some amendments, which are to | be incorporated by the revision com- mittee. | A communication was read from Dr. Interclub Yacht Association, express- ing a hope that delegates from the San | the next meeting of the association. | After considerable discussion and a strong protest from one or two mem- | bers against re-entering the assoclation { until an acknowledgment be' received | from its officials that an injustice was | done two years ago to the San Francis- | co Yacht Club, it was decided to re- enter the association. | Next Saturday evening there will be | a hop at the new home of the San Francisco Yacht Club, for which invi- | tations may be obtained by members on application to the secretary. Visitors | may take the 7:25 ferryboat from the city and & launch will leave the club- | them back. PACIFIC COAST COMMERCE. | vty | The Matter of Its Protection Has Been Considered at Washington. Several weeks ago the Chamber of Com- merce sent to the Pacific Coast Represen- | tatives at Washington copies of a resolu- tion asking for better protection for commerce on the Pacific Coast from the depredations of Spanish privateers that it was feared might prey upon the ves- sels of the Pacific Ocean. The matter was taken up by the parties addressed, | and yesterday the chamber received the | following copy of a letter sent by Secre-| | of the Nav; Department_to rkins and ongressman Hil- tary Lon, Stmator Pe born: I have the honor to acknowledge the re- \pt of your letter of the &th inst., in- osing a copy of resolutions adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco rela- tive to the protection of the commerce of the Pacific. - In reply I have to inform you that the mat- ter has recently been referred to the Naval | War Board, which reports that the command- | ant in chiéf of the Pacific station has been instructed in regard to the general subject of | the Paclfic Coast defense. Very respectfuily, | JOHN D. LONG, Secretary. —_—————— The Emeric Will Contest. Judge Belcher vesterday set aside an order made by him on Saturday granting letters of administration to Cornelia Myr- tle Barbier on the estate of the late Mrs. Eugenie Emeric. Harry Emeric, husband of the decedent, filed a contest to _the probating of the will on Friday, and Pub- lic Administrator Freese, with the con- sent of the contestant, filed a petition for There were present Commodore Dr. T. | S.| their patriotism that they have taken it C. L. Tisdale, president of the Pacific | | Francisco Yacht Club would be sent to | house wharf about 11 o'clock to take | not money, but—’ % letters of special administration during Huntington was about to finish, but was | the pendency of the contest. Judge called to order by Hinton, who wanted | Belcher, without consulting the record, him to understand that he, the commis- | granted Cornelia Myrtle Barbler special was not on trial. fi00P LA! CHASSEZ T0 THE FRONT Society Girls Want the Beaux to Go to War. Would Form a Swell and Altogether Select Company. List of Names and Proper Qualifications Ready for Approval. THE VALETS WILLFOLLOW New York Sets the Fashion and San Francisco Will Do Likewise. San Francisco—that 1s, social San Fran- cisco, which always follows where New York leads—is for the first time derelict, and the neglect is so apparent, the fault so monstrous that the feminine portion of local society is dissolved in' tears. New York has sent its company of swells to the front. Its womankind cheered them and waved them adieu, and each bud and belle tucked her tricolored cockade under the protecting stem of a brass button that was born to embellish the fatigue jacket of a brave private. The local bud, or belle, or fashionable matron, wears her red, white and blue, | but the button comes not, alas! from the | beaus. And so there are tears and sighs and wailings, and San Francisco soclety | lives in an atmosphere of thwarted hopes | and general discontent. If our elegant men are not alive to this damaging social breach our girls are. Though crushed and unhappy, such is upon themselves to personally see to the i mustering of a company. Thley;m\;‘e w‘uh unusual perspicacity recognized the fm- | portance ‘;( egch gentleman being accom= panied by his valet, and have interviewed the valets. They claim glorious results. | “This idea of sending a fashionable com- | pany to the front, though born suddenly | of & spirit of imitation, has been carefully considered. Each and every man selected is the equal in ease and dexterity to any lieutenant that gracedthe Army and Navy Cotillion. Many of them have led” with | Temarkable success, and not one but can | “chassez” down the line nimbly and with roper speed. p“?ha,t l:hey may lack in military train- | ing their ballroom talents will make more | than ample compensation for. Military | | authorities have been known to declare the ability to “‘two-step” equal 1f mnot superior to the “hay foot, straw foot. Thusly reason the tender, clinging buds, | who live for their country, brass-button hat pins and the latest New York styles. | | In their enthusiasm they have even gone | | &o far as to jot down the following names | f0_be submitted to the proper authoritles: | Ea Sheldon, Walter Martin, Peter Mar-| tin, Andrew Martin, Robert E{re,bathn.m; MecMullin, Ha,rrg; Holbrook, Harry blee, James Phelan, George Newhall, | Hugh Tevis, Harry Tevis, Clement Tobin, | Dick Tobin, Edward Dononoe and John T. Doyle. Fach and every man was selected only after mature consideration and with a regard for some special qualifications to fit_him for the front. : 2 Ed Sheldon is especially fitted to “lead,’ and though he is loath to exercisethe pre- Togative, he is recognized by all as Green- | way's only successful rival. The three| artin boys excel in the art supreme of ‘chassezing.” which the girls imagine will | come in usefully in skirmishes. ut only | | two of the Martin boys can fill the ranks of the select company. alter Martin had to go to New York to be usher at the Mackay-Duer wedding. Robert Eyre, Latham McMullin, Har Holbrook and Harry Dibblee are al graceful and dashing_ and brave, and while the buds fear Phelan may not be able to leave the city alone to the tender mercles of the citizens, thfi' more than | declare in favor of George Newhall, solid | and true, esthetic and brave. | “Hugh Tevis and Dr. Harry Tevis repre- | sent the very flower of southern chivalry, and all are confident that the Tobin boys could immediately put, alone and unaided, a whole regiment of Spaniards to flight. | Bdward Donohoe and John T. Doyle are just as popular, and the girls are deter- | mined they should go. Of course, these names form but a bril- liant nucleus round which others of equal magnitude are to be gathered. ‘With the delicious frankness for which California girls are noted belles and buds openly admit that they are selfish. ‘“We | have studied the matter carefully,” they | declare. ‘““The war will be over before | winter sets in. We have learned to do without the men during the summer months, and all our boys can be back in time for the first cotillion.” JEFFRIES WILL FIGHT RUHLIN The Los Angeles Heavy-Weight Is to Take a Vacation in the South. | message from t-: London r'oreign Office, | Governor of Sierra Leone, Sir F. Carden, | to Mr. Chamberlain: se matters are revamped, and—'" f the kind—nothing is being etorted Hinton, with consid- some further discussion it was to excuse Mr. Huntington u notice, although the ma anxious to sever his dipio- tions with _the California Commission. CHASED WITH A HATCHET. A Hotel-Keeper Swears Out a War- rant for Miss J. Kean’s Arrest. Jesus Borboa, proprietor of the Spanish- American Hotel, 459 Geary street, swore to a complaint in Judge Low's court yes- terday for the arrest.of Miss J. Kean on a charge of asault with a deadly weapon. 3orboa, with the aid of an interpreter, stated that Miss Kean had fallen In ar- rears for the rent of her room, and as he found that she had been surreptitiously removing part of her furniture he told her to leave, and put a padlock on her door. On_Sunday afternoon Miss. Kean went to the rear of the hotel, and, pro- curing a hatchet, smashed the kitchen door_in_pieces, and when Borboa 1inter- fered she chased him and attempted to !strike him with the hatchet. He managed to make his escape. s e PRICE MADE LIEUTENANT. The Well-Known Sergeant Appointed Buccessor to the Late William Burke. The Police Commissioners last night promcted Sergeant William Price to the position of lieutenant, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lieutenant Burke. For a number of years Price and Burke worked together and made a brilliant |record. Price was afterward placed in charge of the Chinatown squad, and on account of his strong opposition to high- {a)lndfirs the dubb m the ‘‘White evil.” The new lieutenant has been connected with the department for & number of | letters. When his mistake was called to | his attention yesterday he rectified it by | setting aside the original order. The | matter will now come up for hearing next Friday before Judge Troutt. e ————————— Pasturing on a Reservation. United States Attorney Foote yesterday | filed in the United States District Court a suit to recover $440 from John Rohr- baugh as penalty for pasturing cattle on the Round Valley Indian Reservation in Mendocino Coun — e Stabbed by a Sailor. Freda Sperry, a middle-aged woman, engaged In a row with a sallor in a saloon on the Barbary Coast last night and was stabbed twice in the left leg. She was taken to the Receiving Hospital, Wwhere the wounds were dressed by Dr. Rumwell. ~ e it Struck His Mother. John Toomey, aged 19 years, was ar- rested last night for striking his aged mother with an iron poker because she | objected to his staying out late at night. He was charged with battery. PEACEFUL BLOCKADE IDEA ABANDONED. Orders Given Commanders of the Squadron to Bombard Where Resistance Is Offered. CHICAGO, May 16.—A special from ‘Washington says: President McKinley has abandoned his penceful blockede idea. Orders were to-day cabled to the commander of the blockading squad- ron that wi. -ive him an opportunity to turn his ships loose on all fortifica- tions where resistance is offered. Every Cuban port that is strongly 'g:otected will be attacked, and the ”ml;dment Mll“blz )ze:it .l:\d n.rhtfl the sh guns are silen gun- are / Charley McKeever, the Clever Wel- ter- Weight, Has Arrived From New York. Charley McKeever, the clever Eastern | welterweight pugilist, s in this city. He arrived from New York on Sunday, and is expecting to be matched against any one of the 140-pound pugilists who are seeking favorable consideration from the local athletic clubs. The National Club managers are of the opinion that Me- Keever- and Daly would make a good drawing card, and with that object in view they have communicated with Daly’s manager, Sam Fitzpatrick. According to Eastern reports Daly is growing rapldly in weight, and his manager is of the opin- ion that in this balmy climate he could not possibly meet Lavigne at the figures “the Kid” would assuredly demand if a match, to take place on this coast, is contemplated. McKeevelr n:ly- the New York clubs cannot “pull off” any d fistic contests for several weeks, and mt O'Rourke informed him that owing to certain political maneuvers first-class matches will not be tolerated in New York for some time. Jack Daly has proven in his recent en- agements with La.vig'ne that he is a grlt-elass welter, and doubtiess a contest between him and McKeever would prove quite interesting. The Alpine Athletic Club will give its first athletic entertainment at 23 Golden Gate avenue on Thursday evening. The prineipal event on the card I8 an eight- round cpntest between Ji e Lawler of the Excelsior Club and Sam Maxwell of the Alpine Club. Maxwell can ht :.t l{:‘: ix)re:tflm nntw ’;s f;ellm.t‘) R. ought in the pasi wler ave a busy time dodging sledgehammer T{s San !‘rlnd:lco Athletic entertain its members on v evening at the clubrooms, 431 Bixth street. A first-class athletic bill. of fare will be presented. Some old scores will be wiped out on_thi: - s occasion. ¥ Jim Jeffries has - _his contract THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 17 ects to depart from Oakland to-morrow gor his home in Los Angeles. He says that he has had a surfeit of fighting, and will take a well-earned rest before he talks pugilism again, “But you can say this much for me,” remarked the big heavyweight, “if Ruhlin is successful in his fight with McCoy, he can have an- other chance with me to settle that littie “draw” affalr. My hands are now in a wretched condition, but I guess they will be all right in a month or so. Ruhlin is the man I will be after next.” FUNERAL OF THE GALLANT ENSIGN. The United States and North Caro- lina Pay Tribute to Slain Worth Bagley. RALEIGH, May 16.—The United States and North Carolina to-day paid noble tribute to the memory of the gallant ensign, Worth Bagley, the first officer killed in the war with Spain. Nothing to approach to-day’'s funeral pageant was ever seen here. The body arrived late last night and was met by an escort of volunteers and taken to the house of Ensign Bag- ley’s widowed mother, where a detail of troops kept constant guard. The love of all classes of people for the dead officer was shown in the stream of callers and wealth of floral tributes. | The latter came from near and far, | and it was significant that most of | them were red, white and blue. On | the casket were the dead officer's chapeau and sword. , The body remained at the house until 2:80 o'clock this afternoon, when it was taken to the Capitol and placed in the rotunda. The rotunda was draped in the national and State colors. A steady stream of people flowed by for two hours. The face was not ex- posed. It was reported that it was dis- figured by the explosion of the shell, but this was inaccurate. The face wore a smile. The casket was removed from the rotunda at 5 o’clock and placed in front of the statue of Washington, where the exercises were held in the presence of the family and the city clergy and 10,000 people, including all sthe United States, State and city offi- cials, military veterans, cadets and school children. Colonel Thomas S. Kennon was master of ceremonies. Fifteen thousand people saw the pro- cession. All business was =suspended during the exercises. The ceremonies at the grave were brief, consisting of the committal to the grave, prayer and benediction, and a hymn, “The Seaman’s Prayer.” As the procession moved eleven guns were fired by a battery and eleven were fired at the grave, and then two regi- ments fired three volleys. The body | was buried quite near the grave of En- | ¥ sign Bagley's grandfather, Governor ‘Worth. The ceremonies were marked by deep public feeling, and the military por- tion of them was that proper at the burial of a brigadier-general. bbb FIVE MISSIONARIES SLAIN BY NATIVES. Dr. and Mrs. McGrew Not Among the Killed at Sierra Leone. WASHINGTON, May 16.—Secretary Day has telegraphed Embassador Hay at Lon- don to procure all information he can in regard to the alleged massacre of Ameri- can commissaries and the destruction of mission property at Sierra Leone, on the west coast of Africa, and to make special efforts to ascertain whether Mr. and Mrs. McGrew were among the number kilied. On the Sth inst. Embassador Hay sent a cable message to the Secretary of State saying that he had received the following being an extract from a telegram of the the following Regret to inform you thaf lled by fnsur- Amierican missionaries were gent bands at Rotifunk: Mr. and Mrs. Cain, Misses Archer, Hatfleld and Siebenck. Miss Ward, as well as the following named mis- slonarfes, are here, quite safe: Mr. end Mrs. Buntner and _Mr. and Mrs. Minshall from Shelgeh, and Miss Mullen from Hilnialigi. This message makes no reference to Dr. and Mrs. McGrew, and their friends in this country are becoming apprehensive as‘' to their possible fate. Secretary Day instructed Embassador Hay to make further inquiry aboyt them. Embassador Hay replied on the 13th inst. that Mr. and Mrs. McGrew were stationed at Robetta | and were safe. On the following day the Secretary of State cabled the American Embassador at London that they were stationed at Talma at last accounts. All of these missionaries were Ameri- cans, who were sent to Sierra Leone by the United Brethren of Christ Mission of Dayton, Ohio. —_—— ELECTION FRAUDS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Faculty Committee Finds Evidence of Much Illegal Voting. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 16.— Since the appointment by Dr. Jordan of the faculty committee to investigate the charge of fraudulent and illegal voting In the last student body election, the college has been on the qui vive. The probable findings of the committee and the accu- mulating evidence of unfair play have been the main topics of conversation since the'big mass-meeting of Friday last. To- day the investigators—Professors Bran- ner, Elljott, Greer, Durand and Whittier— m::’d% their report and the suspense was ended. After three days of careful inquiry the committee became convinced that a re- election for all contested offices wasneces- sary. Developments since the scrutiny began show that the names of forty-six students who cast no ballots were marked in the register as voted. But two voted who were not scratched from the pollin; list. In the ballot-box were found 91 votes, while the catalogue of students showed 902 who had deposited tickets. All told, there were about sixty votes in the box that did not belong there. ‘Who the guilty or criminally careless ersons are will probably never be known, or the system, being a loose one, there are always many opportunities for dis- honesty from the time the voting begins until the ballots are counted. HALSTEAD A PRISONER BUT NOT TORTURED. Case of the New York Herald Cor- respondent Investigated by England. WASHINGTON, May 16.—The British | Embassy was requested recently to se- ! cure information concerning the Porto Rican correspondent of the New York | Herald named Halstead, a British sub- | ject, who was sald to be undergoing | torture at San Juan. On inquiry of | the London Foreign Office the Embassy is informed that Halstead was con- victed of making photographs of the Porto Rican fortifications and was sen- tenced to nine years' imprisonment. The reports of torture are denied. - THOUSANDS DIE IN A CYCLGNE'S PATH. Town in the Malayan Archipelago Destroyed by a Terrific Hurricane. LONDON, May 17.—A dispatch to the | Standard from The Hague says: Accord- ing to a private telegram from India, a | terrible cyclone has destroyed a great | part of Bima, o seaport town of the island of Sumbawa, ayan Archipelago. | The shores of Sumbawa Bay are covered ‘with the bodies of thousands of victims. The town of Kupuil{ island of Timor, escaped the force o he hurricane. ———— Mourning at Alviso. SAN JO! May 16.—The funeral of Charles ‘Bradley, a well-known resident of this valley, took place from his home death ztyun )t | lands, and 3. E. 1898 MORE COTS FOR SICK SOLDIERS The Red Cross Society Makes Provision for Greater Relief. Men of the Heavy Artillery Grateful for the Comforts Given Them. A Ready Response From Patriots to the Call of Hu- manity. Another hospital tent has been erected by the Red Cross Society at the Presidio camp, and the organization has now ac- commodation for about two dozen sick soldiers. The hospital tent that was first put up soon had its quota of patients, and the second one became a necessity. The two trained nurses who a week ago volunteered their services and who were placed in charge of the first tent soon had all they could attend to, and should more patients be given to the care of the so- clety more nurses will have to be placed in the service of mercy. There will be no lack of good nurses to choose from for the positions. The books of the society have the names of about fifty competent men who are willing to give their services to their country in the hospital service, and it is not unlikely that several of them will be called to take charge of the new tent before many hours, The soldlers are grateful for the inte est the members of the soclety are taking in them, and the Red Cross is cheered by the men every time a detachment of them passes anywhere near where the flag of the organization flles over its hos- pital tents. The men of the batteries uartered in the Fontana warehouse sent the following letter of appreciation to the soclety yesterday: To the Red Cross Soclety: The men of Bat- tery A, First Battalion Caiifornia Volunteers of Heavy Artlllery, are very thankful indeed for the many necessaries of life that have been given us by your kind and willing hands. We think we have already expressed our willlng- ness and desire to defend the stars and stripes of our beloved America by swearing to pi ro- tect the flag with our lives, and we know that our tokens of love will enable us to bear more cheerfully the hardships that fall to & soldier's lot. In the name of our country, SERGEANT F. A. GIESTING, CORPORAL HUGHES. CORPORAL ELLIOTT, PRIVATE FITZPATRICK. Many letters have been received at the headquarters of the Red Cross Soclety from the relatives and friends of the men of the companies who came to the Presidio camp from the interior towns and cities uklnf that a cating hand be extended to the individual Yerson named. The requests met with a willing response, but in every case it was found those inquired for were being well taken care of and in no immediate need. The call made on Saturday for &00 ab- dominal bandages to be turned in to the soclety’s rooms on Tuesday night is meeting with a ready response. Early yesterday morning many ladies were at the Red Cross rooms asking for more detail as to how they were to be made, and by noon scores of sewing machines were humming at their worl turning them out. efore the day closed the Fruit and Flower Mission brought in 750 of them. The bandages are wide woolen ones, to be worn about the waists of th soldiers as a precaution against cholera. The warerooms of the soclety at 16 Post_street, where donations of needed supplies are belng received, is now one | J)llce! in the city. There | onse to the call for' of the busiest as been a ready res, hospital suppiies and delicacies, and al- ready several large wagon loads have been received and thankfully acknowl- edged. Among several of the donations of stimulants have been demijohns of ort wines. The medical officer who will ave charge of the sanitary regulations of the Manila expedition has tabooed ort wines. He says such liquors will be njurfous in the cilmate of the equator, and he suggests that brandies, whiskies and sherries be given instead. Friedlander, Gottlob & Co. have prom- ised to give a monster benefit at one of | their theaters this week for the benefit of the Red Cross fund, and the managers of the Alcazar have also promised to turn over their theater and their company of players to assist the soldiers. An enter- tainment will also be given by the Pacific Coast Woman's Press Association at Native Sons’ Hall on Thursday evening next. Mis§ Jessie Ackerman will give a lecture on Iceland and the Press Club quartet will furnish music. On Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock little Paloma Schramm will glve her last. re- cital in this city at Sherman, Cla; 8:'0':5 Hall for the benefit of the ed Nearly 31000 was received during the day In cash subscriptions to the fund. e RED CROSS WORKERS. OAKLAND, May 16.—The members of the Red Cross Society in this city have spent a busy day preparing for the early departure of the boys in blue for Manila. Early in the day the ladies’ finance com- mittee met and were gratified with num- erous donations of cash. Nearly 100 la- dies were busily engaged in the First Con- gregational _and irst Presbyterian churches, making the abdominal band- ages, called for by the surgeon in charge. early a dozen bolts of gray flannel have been contributed for this work. Over 600 of the belts were completed to-night, but flannel and workers are wanted for ten times as many for.Tuesday and Wednes- day. Mrs. Abbott visited Mrs. Harrington to- day in S8an Francisco regarding the work to be done, and both societies will work in harmony. The proposition of a State league was discussed at length. The ladies feel the need of one channel through which to reach the army officials, and as the local auxiliaries increase this need becomes more prominent. Steps may be taken to-morrow for this work and a headquarters established where all can join their forces. S STOCKTON DONATIONS. Mrs. Georgie C. Ryan, grand secretary of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, recelved a letter yesterday from Joaquin Parlor No. 3 of Stockton, in which appears the following: - “At our meeting last night, after the election of delegates to the Grand Parlor, we held an after-meeting in the banquet- hall, which for the occasion was decorat- ed in the true spirit of patriotism. Our parlor has aided in the movement in be- half of the noble defenders of our coun- try’'s honor, and takes the lead In Stock- ton by donating $50 to the Red Cross fund, and it has appointed a committee to se- cure funds for the society from other or- ganizations and from individuals. Our parlor will later add to our contribution.” BRITISH SEAMEN STONED BY SPANIARDS. Postmen of the Channel Squadron Set Upon by Mobs at ‘Villagarcia. LONDON, May 17.—A dispatch to the Standard from Corunna says: The presence of the British Channel squad- ron at Villagareia is likely to lead to some unpleasantness. The idea of an Anglo-American alliance has so in- flamed the Spaniards that the postmen from the fleet, when on shore to collect letters, have been hooted and stoned. Threats have been made to stop the supply of provisions to the fleet. The British Consul protested to the Alcalde, who explained that the popular resent- ment was due to a belief in the exis- tence of an alliance and to the further impression that the fleet took wheat that properly belonged to the poor. s e Rl ‘ Postmasters Confirmed. WASHINGTON, May 16.—The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: Post- - la—H. W. Allen, Red- masters: i Auction Salcs 2 P 22 SPECIAL AUCTION SALE AT OCCIDENTAL HORSE MARKET. 721_Howard street. THIS DAY. TUESDAY, MAY 17, at 11 A M. We will sell ‘30 well broken young horses from 1000 to 1500 pounds: 1 handsome bay Shet- iand ponx and good, stylish surrey horses; no Teserve or Mmit. 'A. F. ROOKER & C = Livestock Auctioneers. WERE DAMAGED [N COLLISIONS Pilot-Boat Lady Mine Run Down by the Jennie Thelin. Schooner Sacramento Had a Narrow Escape With the Lightship. Arrival of the Doric With Many Passengers and a Large Sum in Treasure. Quite a fleet of deep-water ships ar- rived yesterday, and kept the Custom- house officials and quarantine officers busy during the afternoon. The steamer Dorlc came in a day ahead of time from Hongkong via Yokohama and Honolulu. Since the opening of the war with Spain very little coin has been shipped from the Orfent In American vessels, and in con- sequence the Doric brought in an accu- mulation of $1,600,000 in treasure. She -dlso brought seventy-eight twenty-eight European steerage passen- gers and 255 Chinese for this port. It took quiteé a long time to transfer the | Mongollans to the quarantine station, | and in consequence it was late in the | afternoon before the steamer was docked. Other vessels that got in during the af- ternoon were the Aryan, 123 days from New York: Star of Bengal from Santa Rosalia; City of Adelaide from New- castle, Australia; Arago from Honolulu, and Jennie Thelin from Grays Harbor. The Jennie Thelin sailed in, and when off Meiggs whart Captain Hansen de- cided to come to an anchor. He rounded the schooner to in a hurry, and before the anchor would hold the Thelin was down on the pilot-boat Lady Mine. She | crashed into the starboard side of tne pilot-boat, and shoving her howsprit through the main rigging carried every- thing with her as she drifted down with the tide. The Lady Mine had her stand- ing rigging carried away, eight or ten stanchions were broken, forty feet of rail was carried away and forty feet of the bulwarks smashed, while the waterways were rulned and other damage done. The crew of the pilot-boat thought their ves- sel was sinking, and, rushing on deck, | they cut the lanyards and cleared the Jennie Thelin’s bowsprit. A few minutes | Jater the quarantine steamer George M. | Sternberg came along and separated the e Senooner Sacramento | e schooner . | had & narrow escape. The only man on deck was at the wheel, and he seemed to ‘htship 70 last Friday. The crew of the \lgh!ihl‘p’ hailed the schooner, but the still held on her course, and ‘when it was 801 hing was done, the big bell on the llgrgles‘hlpswas rung and the fog-whistle sounded. Then the schooner’s helm was put up, but only just in ttme, as she lel:t a goodly por!io{l\ of }‘1]2“ green paint on the ip’s anchor chain. “gs?r(lz: l:he barkentine Arago first left Honolulu for San Francisco, other ves& sels of the sugar_ fleet have arrived and discharged, gone back to the islands an arrived here again with another load. On February 22 last, a few days after leav- ing Honolulu, the barkentine was caught in a hurricane and dismasted. She was towed back to Honolulu and her repairs were not completed until April 23 last, when she sailed again for San Francisco. On this occasion the voyage was an un- ventful one. eTg: British bark Star of Bengal was 31 from Santa Rosalia. She has been purchased by J. J. Smith, the well-known shipowner of this port, and will in future fly his house flag. At one time the *‘Star line” of sailing vessels was always represented tn the bay by two or three of its clippers, but lately the owners haye been selling out the salling Vessels and_going into steam. The Star of Italy and the Star of Bengal are now both owned in San Francisco. A very heavy sea was running outside, and as it was impossible to do any hunt- ing, the sealing schooner Kate and Anna ut into port vesterday. She brought in 6 skins, and as soon as he takes some rovisions and water aboard Captain Eu! en is going out again to follow u herd that is mgvlng north in the on of Bering Sea. anrry Cunningham, _engineer of the fishing steamer S. Gront, had a nar- row escape from drowni®™s last Sunday night. ‘ghfle getting ashore from the steamer the ladder up which he was climbing gave way and he fell into, the bay. lge struck the Grant's gua in ffil{in[ and hurt himself o that he could For over ten min- irec- ot get back aboard. &tes is cries for heip were unheard, and then when he was about to give u in despair the engineer of the Henrietta heard his cries, and procuring assistance pulled him _onto the wharf. 3 As stated exclusively in yesterday’'s Call, there was troubie on the steamer Cleveland on the down trip. In conse- quence Cavtain Hall, who had __been master of the vessel since Charles Nelson urchased her, has retired and Captaln erce, late of the steamer Corona, has taken his place. The _troubie in the engineer's department has not yet been adjusted, but the chances are that the Cleveland will go into the Klondike trade with an entirely new crew. The Government does not seem to be in any hurry about getting troops away to M{nl]a, and in consequence it will probably be Saturday next before either the Australia or City of Peking gets away. The owners of the Ohio and Conemaugh have got tired of the manner in which Uncle Sam's representatives have been dilly-dallying and have sent their vessels. to Seattle to be fitted out for the St. Michael trade. The charter party for both vessels was ready to sign for a week, but as the Government was taking its own time about consummating the bargain, the owners withdrew . the vessels. The Conemaugh left for the Sound last her yesterday. ~Wiiliam Barton, a stevedore, fell down the hold of the British ship Port Logan yesterday and was severely injured about the back and thighs. He was attended to by Drs. Hill and Zabala at the Harbor Recelving Hospital. account of delay English mails In New York to be dis- patched by the steamship Mariposa, they will not reach this city until D:AE a. m. on ‘Thursday morning. Therefore the sailing of ttho ogtmho h;p Marlp‘gvu. has been 08tPON: m 2 p. m. Wednesday, the I‘m., to 2 p. m. Thursday, the 15th. NEUMAN WAS BUNKOED. C. Fecker, Hypnotist, Held to An- swer Before the Superior Court. C. Fecker, hypnotist, real estate agent and manager of a matrimonial bureau, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Low in $1000 bonds on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. ‘The complaining witness is Joseph Neu- ‘man, who parted with $200 of his hard- earned money for a share in-the business on the representation that it was makin a t of $250 a month. Neuman foun after a month's experience that he had ‘been bunkoed, and as Fecker refused to return the money he swore out the war- rant for his arrest. W. B. Howell, Assistant Secretary of cabin and | bound out, | be asleep, as the schooner bore down on | 1 seen that a collision must follow unless | Sunday and the Ohio followed in_arrival of the | EDWARD S. SPEAR & (O, —AUCTIONEERS— 81 and 38 Sutter Street. Telephone Main 5151 THIS DAY. TUESDAY ... MAY v, 15 At 11 Oclock. CONTINUATION SALE prains | The Magnificent French Furniture and Works of Art In Residence of MR. M. C. COUTELLE, 2103 PACIFIC AVENUE. EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO., Auctionee: 31-33 Sutter the Treasury, notified Collector Jackson iesterday that the department has pro- ibited salmon fishing on the Karluk River in Alaska, except for sufficient to supply the hatcheries located in that river, and prohibiting also fishing for salmon by natives residing on the banks of llhe river except for their domestic use only. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 HEARNY ST. Established in 3854 for the treatment of Private Disenses, Lost Manbood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mind and Skin Diseases. 'I'he doctox cureswhen othersfall. Try him. Charges low. Cnresguaranteed. Callorwrite. Py Dr. 5. ¥. 48 TON, Bex 1957, San Francisco, | OCEAN TRAVEL Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway whart, San Francisco. For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., May 1, 6, 1, 16, 21, 3, 31, June 5,_transfer at Seaitle. For - Alaskan ports (from Folsom-street wharf), 10 a. ‘l‘i' rt May 18, June 5 26, Jul August 4, 25, transfer at land, Ot /T e For Victoria, Vancouver (B, C.), Port Towns- end. Beattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash), 10 & m., May 1 & 1, 16, 21, 2, 31 June 5, and every thereatter, connecting at Seattle wit any's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Raeyma with N. P. Ry. at vancouver with | c. P Ry. - + Fureka (Humboldt Bay). 10 a m. May 2, 8 14, 20, 2, June 1 and every sixth | day thereafter. z, Monterey, San Simeon, ST SR (San’ Luis_Obispo). | cos, Port Harford it Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme. | Gan Pedro, Kast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and | R §a. m., May 1% 8 13 17 2L 3 B, ‘and every fourth day thereafter. J“;"Dcl”'slh Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford” (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port {8 (eeles and Redondo (Los Angelés), 1 m May 8, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, Jume & 3nd every fourth day thersafter. ; Tor Ensenada, Megdalena Bay, | cabe, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- | fia %nd Guaymas (Mex), 10 a. m., May 13, Jane 30, and 2d of each month thereafter. | For ‘farther information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, salling dates and_hours of salling. TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery e AL PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agt. 10 Market st., San Francisdo. | Pacific Coast Steamship Co. for SEATTLE And TACOMA pirect. The New Fast and Elegaat ool s | SENATOR, | Carrying Freight and Passengers, | win Leave Broadway Wharf, San Francisco, FUBSDAY, MAY 17, at 10 A. M. e e TNe & "0 e, Axta DAL <INS & CO., Gen, = | 10 Market street, San Franciséo. THE 0. R. & N. GO DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO | PORTLAND | From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 a. m. | FAHE 312 First Class Including Berth 8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: Oregon M Columb State of C: May 13, Through Tickets and Through Baggage | Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- | plication to | E. C. WARD, General Agent, €30 M: arket st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Superintendents. The .8, MARIPOS, 1 “ sails via Honolulu ufi | Auckland for Sydney | Thursday, May 19, at ! 2p m S. S. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU only, o Wednesday, June 1, § p. m. Special rates. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery strest. Freight office—327 Market st., San cisco. AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES. *NEW YORK, QUE%;XNWN. SOUTHAMP- NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP. Steamers sail under Belgian or British Flags. | Southwark. May 25| Westernland.....June 1 *Chester May 25 Kensington June § PHILADELPHIA, QUEENSTOWN, LIVER- POOL. mers sail under Belglan Flag. Pemll%‘:.... ..May 21| Waesland ......June & EMPIRE LINE. TO ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers formerly employed in trans-Atlantte | services of the International Navigation Com- | any and specially refitted for this service. 55" Ohto, 3600 tons, from Seattle, June 15, Pennsylvania, 3500 tons, from S § J““sg:i:u with the company’s own flest of n 15 e and modern steamers and barges on the Pukon River, through to Dawson City and intermediate points. and freight apply to For passage lNr'l'ERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., 80 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agencles. HAMBURG-AMERILA STWIN:SCREW “EXPRESS LINE DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG. F. Bismarck.....June 2|F. Bismarck....June 30 A, Victork June 16|F. Bismarck....July 28 TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. 'une 4 B4 . GO, General Agents p-eme'é‘o'uys; BRR he 4“01 Caltfornia cor. Sansome, San Francisco. Compagnie Generale Transatiantique. French Line to Hl;‘m Company’s Pler (new), 42 North River” foot of Morton st. Travel ers this line avoid both transit by B et rahway and the discomfort of channel In a small boat. o York No, wling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. 5 FORSAN JOSE, LOS GATOS and SANTA CRU2 Steamer Alviso leaves Fier 1 dally G excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso dally (Saturdays ccepted) at § &nm‘ ght Pt Sk at R First street, Sen Jose. - FOR U, S. RAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO, Mon., Tues., \ed.. Thanticellos 3:45 3 a. m., 3:15 p. m. (3:30 p. m. ex. 1 p. m. Fridays and 8:30 p. m. Syndags - and § p. m. & 8. Indiana, 3500 tons, from Seattle, ij- n_— i