The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 8, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1898 THE MONTEREY OFF FOR MANILA ailing of the Mon- itor and lier Brutus. Early Next Week the Fleet of Troopships Will Sail. Paymaster in Camp. Next Monday is the date now fixed upon by the local war lords for the embarkation of the second expedition to the Philippines, and Tuesday as the day of departure. These dates may be shortened by twenty-four or possibly forty-eight hours before the end of the week, but the prevailing opinion around the various general headquarters is that the troops and transports will not be ready for the long voyage before that time. As for the strength of the expedi- tion, nothing has developed to change the plans already announced in The Call. The steamers China, Zealandia and Colon will comprise the fleet, while one battalion each from the Eighteenth and Twenty-third United States Infantry, the First Colorado, Tenth Pennsylvania, two batteries of light artillery from Utah and a detachment of the Signal Corps will be the occupants of the transports. Second Lieutenant Hooper of the First Colorado was sent aboard the A LUCKY SOLDIER. CORPORAL C*' P. AMES, Company D, First N Secretary of War has direct- # poral C. P. Ames, ¥ Volunteer Infantry, * should report to the commandant of the Corps of Cadets, West Point # | Military Academy. The young sol- dier recentiy passed the prelimi- nary examination for admission to #* the Academy. * * KRR W K E KR KX RN KRR Zealandia yesterday with a detail of six men each from his own regiment and the Tenth Pennsylvania to guard the stores already placed on board. Detachments will be sent to the other ships as soon as they begin to receive their stores. Brigadier General Frank Greene, who is to command the next brigade to sall for Manila, will probably appoint Lieu- tenant Bates as his adjutant. Both of thege officers come from the Seventy- first New York. General Greene is dafly consulting with General Merritt in regard to the details of this expe- dition. The three trains conveying the Fifty- first Jowa Volunteers to San Francisco passed Ogden yesterday and are ex- pected to reach Oakland some time to- night. The troops will not cross the bay until to-morrow. The trains having on board 843 re- cruits from Fort McPherson, Georgia, for the Eighteenth and Twenty-third Infantry regiments will arrive here on Friday. ol e L AT CAMP MERRITT, Portion of the Volunteers Given Two Months’ Pay—Seventh’s New Quartermaster. Two mule teams drove out to Camp Merritt yesterday with sufficlent coin to A | | of the city clergy in regard to the United the Col- | pay the officers and men of the Colorado, Pennsylvania and Utah troops up to June 30, in acordance with instructions from Washington to glve all troops two months’ pay prior to embarking for Ma- nila. Paymasters Whipple and Kilbourne ompanied the treasure, which was rded by a detachment of cavalry. The plle of gold and silver was a source onsiderable Interest to the Pennsyl- ns, the majority of whom had never jefore seen so much ‘hard money” at one time. The others, of course, coming frem the West, were entirely familiar | with the “good red gold.” All the regiments have transmitted | their muster rolls to the pay inspector, and more coin will be disbursed during the week. Captain A. W. Kimball, promoted from first lleutenant and quartermaster of the | Seventh California, to captain and as- | sistant_quartermaster, has been relieved rom duty with that regiment and or- dered to report to General Merriam, com- manding the Department of Califorma, for duty. D. C. Willlams, who for the gr past four years has been connected with th quartermaster's depot in this city, Major Long, has been appointed to succeed Captain Kimball _on Colonel Berry's staff. Lieutenant Williams is a native of Kentucky and a graduate of th Military B y of Ohio. His brother, Colonel Charles W. Willlams, formerly in charge of the supply d but is now stationed at Jeffer- | here, | 1 Ber: renth California to_go to the | art of te for recruits orders come from Washington regiment to the maximum of | 105 to the company. It is Colonel Berry's | intention to fill each company with re- uits from its home station, and he says | there will be no dificulty whatever In se- | ng he he needs in two days’ | g officers expect to | on the latter part of | ntieth Kans ment and | Regt fon from Idaho marching order f General Mer morning. 1In the afternoon_the spected | Colonei o by sta | Idaho Battalion and the Wyoming | »ps were inspected. The men marched | the southern slope of the Presidio | where thed mitched their and broke ¢an® under the nspector's r The Seventh | California, ) na and the two s will be inspected dur- artial sat in the head- rd Brigade yesterday prisoners for minor of- and triec General as chief ¢ 2 staff of ( eral Ander- with the First Brigade | fla. Ca next brigad ptain Tucker will sail with | Brigadier-General Green has established | his headquarters o g Major-General " hea r eral M er lot with the En-}‘ ters. the el CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. |Special Meeting To-Day of| Evangelical Clergymen | for Army Work. Deep Interest Is manifested on the part | States Army Christian Commission of the Young Men’s Christian Association, which has been organized in nearly ail the| States and larger cities of the Union. | The work s to be conducted similar to that done during the civil war, and as the work of the/Young Men’'s Christian Asso. clation is exclusively a work for men by men it has been unantmously decided in all the Eastern States that this is the proper agency through which this line of work should be undertaken; consequently | the War Department has given it its most | unqualified Indorsement. ~When the first volunteers were called . B, Millar, one of the International Young s Chris- ociation secre s detailed special work, and proceeded at once to Washington, D. C., where he | readily received all ne Ary approval of General John McCook of New s chalrman of the national move- and D. L. Moody, General O. O. nd other promi- ngelists have charge of the evan- department. ment I Howard, Mafor Whittle | nent 1ist | _The city clergymen, in consultation | Monday, decided this was the legitimate | course to pursue, and have called a meet- | Ing of the special committee to take place |at the Young Men's Christian Associa- | tion buflding to-day at 2 o'clock, when it | 1s expected Mr. McCoy will outline the | course of procedure, and the United ates Army Christian Commission of the Young Men’s Christian Association will probably be organized for the State of California next Monday. It is confidently hoped that D. 1. Moody will be in San Francisco in a few weeks to take up spe- cial evangelistic work at Camp Merritt under direction of the San Francisco Young Men's Christian Assoclation. SRl THE ARTILLERY CAMP. Five Batteries in the Field. Fourth U. S. Cavalry Awaiting Orders The artillery camp on the Presidio plain engages the attention of spectators and elicfts comments of commendation from officers of the army. Yesterday Captain Birkhimer's Battery L, Third Artillery, came over from Lime Point on the steam- er McDowell and joined Major Hess' camp of artillerymen. The camp at present contains three batteries of the Third United States Artillery and two batteries of California Volunteer Heavy Artillery. Captain Hobbs’ battery of the Third Ar- tillery, now at Alcatraz, may join the camp to-day. Recruiting for the artillery Is progress- ing In a manner highly gratifying to Ma- jor Hess. The maximum strength of a battery of heavy artlllery is two hundred men. Should the present activity in re- cruiting be maintained for two weeks the full force of twelve hundred for the six batteries of the camp will be secured. Lime Point, which Major General Nel- son A. Miles is pleased to term the Gib- raltar of the Pacific, is now garrisoned by Battery B of California Volunteer Ar- tillery. The station is one of the most important on the Pacific Coast. When but few trogps were stationed here milj- fards might land a small force on the Marin coast, seize the battery of high- power guns and practically demolish the forts on this side of the channel. The Lime Point battery is one of the highest in the world. A trained force occupying the works could destroy the batteries on this side of the Golden Gate. The news published in The Call a few days ago_that the Fourth United States Cavalry had been assigned to the First Brigade of the expeditionary forces des- tined for the Philippines gave rise to a wild story that the regiment had received orders to embark for Manila. The troop- ers have received no orders other than those published in The Call, and they do not expect to be included among the forces to sail next week, although orders to go at once would be welcome news. The following order was issued yester- day: PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, \Caabeatt without Fach troop commander will submit withou delay the name of sergeant fitted by length of service and soldierly qualities to be a member of the Guard of the Standard. By order of LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MORRIS. GEORGE H. CAMERON, First Lieutenant Adjutant. Seven troops of the regiment are now at the Presidio, and another troop will be along in a day or two. The seven organi- zations now here have been recruited to the maximum of 100 for each troop. Among the recruits from the East were many fine youngsters, who came with let- ters commending them to the officers of the Fourth. The standard is high {n this organization of regular cavalry. College graduates, robust young fellows of means and others who prefer the life of a troop- er in time of action to a leisurely exist- ence in a comfortable Eastern home may be found in the regiment. — VOLUNTEER SIGNAL CORPS Expert Telegraphers Wanted, to Whom Liberal Pay Will Be Given. There {s a demand for expert telegraph operators in the United States Volunteer Signal Corps, the recruiting office for which is on the fourth floor of the Phelan building. The term of enlistment Is for the war. Any operator desiring to enlist must present a certificate from a man- ager of the Western Union, the Postal or some other well-recognized telegraph or- ganization, that he is a competent tele- grapher, of high moral character, correct habits and of such standing that the man- fane and abusive language to a non-com- missioned officer in the execution of his duty, has been sentenced to be confined at hard labor in charge of the guard for one month, and to forfeit $12 of his pay. By command of General Merriam the sen- tence will be executed at the place where his company may be serving. P At LOVE’S LABOR. A Father Crosses the Continent to Say Good-By to His Son. There was a scene of parental and fillal affection at the Occidental Hotel last night when the overland influx arrived. W. H. Saam of Irwin, Pa., one of the ar- rivals, jumped down from the bus and dashed into the lobby, where he was greeted by a young soldler of the Penn- sylvania Regiment. The young man was no other than his son Kennett, and the purpose of his father's visit was a com- plete surprise to him. The elder Saam says his trip to Califor- nia is a complete surprise to himself. He R THI E E F OFRIEJJ FOTRVH S Né: THE THE (HEE OF THE 7% CLAINED THAT [TWAS 50 COLO THAT HIS CQFFEE AND 3PUDS FROZE IN THE | KETTLES se s ager or superintendent signing the certi- ficate would be willing to employ him as an operator in his own office. There to be a lack here of such men de- of enlisting in the Signal Corps, and hence recrults will be sent for from the . The quota of electricians and other men is now full, and all applicants for enlist- ment for this branch of the service are being declined. Under the law the Signal Corps Is au- t of one colonel, one t-colon one major as disburs- er, and fuch other officers and may be required, not exceeding ch army corps, and two | > sec- | s5 ser- E ten sergeants, eleven corporals rst-class privates to each or- sion of troops, provided that f all officers below the rank 8¢ and thirty ganized divi two-thirds o | of major and a like proportion of the en- sted men shall be skilled electricians or &\‘;éraph operators. Something over 100 men, according to this _zxrrnnggmenl, are to be enlisted 1n the Signal Corps, now being organized for the Phili~pines. h e pay of Signal Corps men is higher than fhat In other branches of the military ser- vice, except In the Engiueer Corps, Where it is the same, it being as follows: Firs class sergeants, $54 per month sargga_nts. $40 80; corporals, $24; privates, $20 40. GOING TO THE FRONT. Application From the Christisn Endeavor Scociety Approved by General Merritt. v — Alexan- AKLAND, June 7.—Arthur P. de?' a well-known Christian Endeavorer 5f Oakland, who recently returned from a nine months’ voyage on the missionary slip Morning Star, has been seiected to o to the Philippine Islands to superin- tand the California State Unlon's work among the soldiers and sailors of that vicinity. i r signed by Miss Mindora L. afi-rlfi"&amr‘fg application to the com- manding general for Mr. Alexander to ac- tompany the troops, was favorably con- sldered, as the following indorsement at- tests: sadquarters Ul e rees and Department 0 cific. AN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 7, 1898. Pe?mlssmn to accompany the expedition to the Philippine Islands is granted Ar- thur P. Alexander of Oakland, Cal., on the understanding that the Christlan En- deavor Society of Callfornia will hold themselves financially responsible for him, and that all the expenses of passage will be paid by them. The major-general com- manding Camp Merritt will assign Mr. Alexander for !rml'mpor'lgllon to l:‘r:edol the ow preparing. By comman i “MAJ%R‘-’GENERAL MERRITT, Assistant Adjutant-General. T Supplied With Arms. Guns and ammunition were supplied to the two battalions of Washington Volun- teers at Fontana Barracks yesterday. The guns are Springfield rifles of the latest pattern. The non-commissioned officers have been furnished with revolvers, and each company has two shotguns, which are to be used for the killing of game. This nearly completes the equipment of the Washingtonians, who are now anxious to try their guns on the Spaniards as tar- s. ‘e‘:'esterdny a party of ladies presented to the Washington Volunteers a flag of the regulation size, and it was at once un- furled to the breeze from the flagstaff of the Fontana Barracks. e W ashington Volunteers. Private Howard D. Madison of Company E, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, found guilty by a general court-martial at Fontana Barracks of willfully disobey- ing the orders of his superfor officer, and sentenced to be dishonorably discharged and to be confined at hard labor for one month, with the forfeiture of all his pay, will, by command of General Merriam, be imprisoned at the Presidlo. States Expedition- nited e tary men eXpressed the hope that The Call would not direct attention to the fact that but a small garrison was on duty at vime Point. It was said that the Span- Private John W. Stephens of Company A, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, convicted by a general court-martial of being absent without leave and using pro- was returning home to his lunch one day last week when a friend informed him that the ship on which his son wowd sazl would leave this city in six days. He did not hesitate a moment, but, ordering his baggage to be packed at once, he started | for Callfornia a few hours later. His only object was to grasp his son's hand once more before he leaves for the Philippines and to wish him godspeed and a bon voy- age. Father and son walked up and down the corridor of the hotel with arms locked | and it was a late hour when they sepa- rated for the night with a host of plans | formed for the morrow. | . Reception to the Swedes. The Swedish soldlers from the camps of volunteers were given a reception in the Swedish Congregational Church last even- ing. It was not only a reception, but also a banquet in a small w and all that was not consumed by th visitors was packed up and will be taken to the camps this morning. Ret. Carl Anderson of the Swedish church of Oakland and Rev. Albin Anderson, pastor of the local church, were the spedkers of the evening, In the Swedish language they exhorted thelr hearers to be true to their traditions of their race and to the flag in whose ser- vice they were enlisted, and they called | up the familiar names In Swedish and | Scandinavian history and cited them as | examples to be remembered and fol- owed. There was singing by the Sunday-school children and by the choir, and then every one was invited into the basement of the | church, where the ladies had spread a supper fit to attract any number of hun- gry volunteers and to provide for them all. There were nearly a hundred soldiers and as many more visitors at the church, and the affair was voted a grand success. Sl S4or v ] Food Inspectors at Camp. Two of the surgeons of the First North Dakota Volunteers called at the Health Office yvesterday and asked that some of the inspectors be sent out to the camp to Inspect the meat that was being fur- nished the soldiers. Chiet Inspector | slon of the twenty-ninth anniversary of | self with his comrades for en Dockery and Inspector Davis were de- tailed for the duty, and they found that the meat furnished yesterday morning was conslderably flyblown, but otherwise in falr condition. © The cooks had cut away a great deal of the meat where the flles had injured it, and the inspectors advised them to save all such waste and return it to the butcher, requiring in ex- change the same weight of good meat. There will be nothing further done in the matter, as it is believed the recent hot weather had a great deal to do with the spoiling of what was spoiled, but there will be other inspections made, and if fur- ther samples of the same kind are found the Health Department will act. On the request of General Merritt the camp will also be inspected as to its sani- tary condition, and any recommendation ma:de by the inspectors will be carried out. U et Sixth California Infantry. The Sixth California Infantry Volun- teers may not be sent to Manila, but it seems to be accepted that the regiment is to have active and important service. It is understood now that Colonel John- son, with headquarters and Companies B and G, will garrison Benicia barracks. Companies C, D, E and H will probably be sent to Fort Point to re-enforce the artillery in charge of the high-power guns defending this harbor. Majors Grant and Whitman may command the infantry at Fort Point. Colonel Johnson has detailed Lieuten- ants Walthall and Mexter as recruiting officer to enlist men to fill existing com- &nmes to the maximum of 106 men each. ecruiting stations will be established in the San Joaquin Valley, s War Incidents. Nellie Holbrook Blinn, who is foremost among the leaders in every patriotic cause, entertained the Tenth Pennsylva- nia Regiment last Monday evening. The entertainment took'place in the large din- ing tent of C Company. The Knicker- bocker Qartet in the kindest manner vol- unteered their services. The headquarters of the W. C. T. U. at 132 McAllister street have been placed at the disposal of the boys In blue as a rest- Ing-place, where letters may be written. Laurel Lodge No. 4, Knights of Pythias, on last Monday tendered an entertainment and reception to soldier knights who are now in the volunteer service on the occa- the institution of the lodge. There was a *THERE BEING A SCARCITY OF VISITORS ATCAMP, THE- BOYS ALL WORE THAT FAR AWAY LOOK oo 00d attendance, among the number being Captain H. B, Orwig of, Girard, Kenss Lieutenant Lee Ford of Omaha, Neb. A. Samuels, P. C.; H. Schaffer, G. K. of R. and S.; Ernest Ulman and B! Isenberg. James E. 'Wolfe, P. C., acted as master of There was & good programmé followed by a collation and toasts to the volunteers. . When Henry A. Daman, a member of Company F, Sixth Regiment of the Na- tional Guard of California, presented him- istment in the volunteer service he was rejected, as he was not of legal age, being only 2 vears old. His parents live in the Kast and to avold delay in getting their con- sent he had Frank Shay appointed as his legal guardian, and this guardian gave his written consent to the boy's enlist- ment. This may be a happy suggestion to others similarly situated. El Dorado Council, at its meeting last week, donated 310 to the Red Cross So- clety ‘and decided to pay the dues and as- sessments of any member of tho council who already has or may enlist in the vol- unteer army of the United States. moans T their rank stupidity and informing they were found wanting. his illegitimate schemes. Ject would be accomplished before hi: San Francisco: knots. northeast. you see fit: ON BOARD U. 8. 723-07 W. Weather fine. a fine start. (Signed) don’t think they will get there. reach the fleet at Manila. tional. Dewey to escape the infliction. plenty of Calls on board. 308 308 308 X0 208 308 308 308 108 £0F 308 308 308 0% 108 108 08 08 08 0108308 8 €08 06 108 0K CFXCH 108 00 108 1008 0 106 308 0% (08 408 108 {08 0% 108 108 0% 408 208 10 6 100 00 400 308 308 S0 308 (GF 1% 0% 40 308 0% 30K 30 X 4 % f=B=2-8-8-3-8-2-3-2-8-8-3-3-8-8-8-§-2:3-3-2-3-3-3:8-3-3-3-3.3-3-3-1.1 fegegegegoegeguyeged-Foga3-2c8-3-Fui- 2o R FFo R -FoR o 51 A YELLOW WdIL. One Poor Special Commis- sioner of the Examiner Be- Enterprise. Through the medium of a carrier pigeon this wail has reached the Joss house across the street—also the public. special commissioner of yellow journalism chiding his superiors for that would naturally present itself to any mind of ordinary intelligence, Undeterred by the jarring he had recelved at the hands of ex- President Cleveland but a short time before, Chief Faker Hearst, upon learning of the great victory at Manila through the Herald-Call dis- patches, set about to use the hero of the battle as an advertisement for Dewey was on the other side of the globe, and If he did object to being made a mark for lurid journals the ob- So a tawdry admiral's ensign was secured and given in charge of a “special commissioner” to present to Dewey. The commissioner and his prize package sailed on the Charleston, which left for the Philippines on May 22. On June 6 a carrier pigeon was shot near Salinas, and it was found to bear the following message from the ‘“commissioner”: ON BOARD U. 8. CHARLESTON, Noon, Sunday, May 22.—Examiner, We are now well on our way steaming at about twelve The weather is beautiful and there is a steady swell on. Many of the Jackies are more or less affected, but if it gets no worse to-morrow will see them all with good sea legs on. Here is a message from Captain Glass to bulletin and publish it CHARLESTON, AT SEA, Noon, Examiner: Please ask Navy Pay Office to report us Lat. 37-23 N. Long. Light breeze from S. W. BSea moderate. Private—No papers were sent to me this morning and The Call loaded the ship with a large supply to be taken to the fleet and to Honolulu. C—'s sake get me a supply of all papers off on the Peking. Will fiy the last birds at 8 p. m. Glass will fly some later to the Navy Yard, but I There was not enough legitimate enterprise among the entire lot of Hearstlings to send a bundle of papers out to the first ship that would But the thought suggests itself that possibly the omission was inten- Naturally, the commissioner could not be expected to capture the admiral the moment the Charleston dropped anchor off Cavite, and the hero of Manila Bay might obtain-a copy of the saffron sheet con- taining an Intimation of what was in store for him, in'which event he would probably exchange the commissioner with the Spaniards for a yellow dog and order the offering of a feather-brained editor thrown overboard. If this surmise be correct, there is no chance for Admiral But the world knows now that no Examiners went out on the Charleston, and there is the commissioner’s admission that there were 08 0 06 K he Call’'s It is a message from a them that, as usual, in a matter s protest could reach this country. The Farallones are just to the May 22.—Editor Made GLASS. For DOUGLAS WHITE. + The fleld hospital at Camp Mer: 4+ and yesterday forty-three soldier p: + W. O. Owen, U. 8. A, is the surge + ris and First Lieutenant Henry Pa, + has charge of the non-infectious cas + trol of the infectious cases. Majo: o Of the forty-three patients no + suffering from measles, and all bu 4 of the cases under Major Morris’ ci + French Hospital yesterday, all of w 4+ ear complaint. + At one time measles threatene 4 ger has been overcome, and the ca 4+ pletely isolated, nobody but the su 4+ lowed to approach within thirty y + One hundred or more enlisted m 4 sidlo to the hospital, and those wh 4 them in the Philippines. + The hospital is completely equi 4 cines, and everything is as neat an + interior States. + FOR THE I N 4+ valids will be thoroughly drilled for the more serious work in store for 4 the troops at Camp Merritt in an exceedingly healthy state, consider- 4 ing the changeable climate, which is most trying on the men from the D R R R e e R TS NVALIDED. WARD IN THE FIELD HOSPITAL, ritt is now thoroughly established, atients were being cared for. Major on in charge, with Major E. R. Mor- ge as his assistants. Major Morris es. while Lieutenant Page is In con- r Owen is the executive head. w in the hospital, thirty-one are t one are doing nicely. Half a dozen are were turned over to him by the hom were convalescing from serious d to become epidemic, but this dan- ses in the hospital are kept com- rgeons and attendants being al- ards of the ward. en will be transferred from the Pre- 0 are not needed to attend the in- pped with Instruments, and medi- d tidy as can be. Thesurgeonsreport N AR R R R R PG MAY BE A DOUBLE MURDER A Woman and Her Brother Stabbed. GUIDI'S INSENSATE FURY MADDENED WITH LIQUOR, HE RUNS AMUCK. Possibly Fatal Termination of a Long Domestic Quarrel—The Assail- { ant Arrested and Lodged in the Tanks. Family trouble of long standing culmi- | nated last night in Santino Guidi stabbing | his wife and her brother, Londo Pelle- grini, and wounding them so severely that | the recovery of both Is doubtful. Guidf | was arrested and taken to the Central Police Station and placed in the *“tanks.” No charge will be preferred against him | until the result of the Injuries cdn be | definitely ascertained. Peilegrini was | taken immediately to the Receiving Hos- | pital, but Mrs. Guidi insisted upon being removed to the home of her sister, where she was attended by the family physician, after which she was {ransferred to the hospital. Mrs. Erida Guidi and her husband were separated about three months ago on account of his alleged cruelty, and since then she has been living with Mrs. Qui- cili, a married sister, wnose home is at 636 Broadway. Londo Pellegrini visited his sister at this place last evening and about 11:30 o'clock asked Erida and Lillie, a younger sister, to get him some tamaies. They went to a coffee-house on Stockton street, and after making their purchases started for home, but when lhe&' reached Broadway they saw Guidi and, fearing him on account of threats he had made before, turned back and went around the block to aveid him. When they again reached Broadway Li some steps in front of a stable at 630, and warned her sister that they had better go into a store and walt, but Erida_thought it better to make a run for the house. As they passed the ste}us Guidi rhade a dash for his erstwhile wife, and Lillie saw that he had a knife. Guldl, who was con- siderably the worse for liquor, succeeded in catching the object of his fury and plunged the knifé into her body five times. He then grabbed Lillle, but she succeeded in tearing herself loose from his grasp and ran to her home and in- formed her brother of the stabbing. Pellegrini immediately hastened to avenge his sister and encountered the now thoroughly maddened Guidi at the foot of the steps of his married sister’s house. The two men grappled and strug- gled for some little time, but Guidi fin- ally got the better of his brother-in-law and succeeded in stabbing him _three times. Officer Connor and O. H. Berge, the special policeman on Broadway, were attracted to the scene by the desperate £rEe3:3a2-3eTaFuBeFoTeFuToFeToFugutnietotetatetatatetatetututatatatotetotesatogetudaFasegedatefegaagegeguoFuRageeReFueRuFugegege-FuPaFoF1 flght and captured Guidi before he had a chance to escape. The knife th which Guidi did the stabbing is a dagger which has been made by grinding down a common table knife and has a blade about four inches long as sharp as a razor. Mrs, Guidl has five wounds, and the nature of them renders her recovery very doubtful. One of the stabs is in the left breast near the heart, and there are two more in the left side below the breast. The other wounds are in the right side. At the Receiving Hospital, where Pelle- ni's injuries were dressed, Dr. Iitzgib- n found.that the weapon had pene- trated the lung, liver and abdominal cav- ity and his recovery is very doubtful. Guldi, when arrested, was brought to the hospital, where Pellegrini identified him as his assaflant. On his bed in the hos- llfe saw Guldi near | pital, while racked with pain and almost i fainting, Pellegrini told his story, as fol- low: “Guldi has been out of work for some time, and out of pity for m sister I took the two of them into my house. After a short time 1 found that as long as the man could live off me and get drunk oc- casionally he did not care much about finding work. This was bad enough, but when he took to coming home drunk and beating his wife it was more than I could stand, so I threw him out. Last night Erida and my other sister, Lillie, went out on an errand. “They were gone but a short time, when Lillie came running back, screaming ‘For G k; Santino is killing the street, and over my sister, I | who was covered with blood. I did not no- tice the knife at first, but as I approached he made a vicious lunge at me with it. | Seeing he was armed I ran to Captain Quicili’s saloon on the corner. I stumbled and fell on the threshold, and before I could up Guidi had plunged the knife i | _Pellegrini made an ante-mortem state- | ment to the police definitely accusing | Guidi of the stabbing. League of Improvement Clubs. The regular meeting of the Mission League of Improvement Clubs was held at Mannerbund Hall last night, with T, B. Slevin In the chair. The question of extending Potrero avenue came up for discussion, at which Secretary J. B. Viz- zard offered a resolution of thanks to The Call for its interest in the welfare of the people of the district in publishing in full the opinion of City and County At- torney Creswell on the legal status of *ha property-owners in the premises. o resolution was unanimously adopted, with several warm eulogies from a number of those present. The present condition of Potrero avenue was commented on, and 1. was decided to have the matter brought to_the notice of the Supervisors. The extension of the streets running through Precita Valley from Twenty- sixth street to Precita avenue was mended to be graded, sewered and put in | proper condition. The league promised to | support the Cortland avenue residents in their struggle to have Folsom street cut through from Precita avenue to Cortland and the Folsom-street electric cars continued to the latter place. —_———— For Mission Dolores Bazaar. This evening, for the benefit of thetr | bazar, the young ladies of Mission Do- | lores Parish will give a grand minstrel | performance, followed by a dance at | Union Square Hall. The minstrels will | consist of twenty-five young ladies, as- | sisted by Dr, J. P. McCarthy and Morgan Sweeney. On the _ends are _ Miss | Montgomery, Miss _F. Nolan, Misses | Wilson, Dr. 'J. P. ' McCarthy and | Morgan ‘Sweeney. ~ Miss May No- lan " will act as interlocutor . Fol- lowing is the programme: Overture, or- chestra; opening chorus; bones and tam- bos, “The Ends”; song, Miss Florence | Nolan; _ contralto’ %olo,” Miss Holland; duet, Misses Wilson; soprano s Shortall; so%, Morgan Sweeney; con- tralto solo, Miss Mulcare; song, Miss | Montgomery; soprano _solo, Miss Ken- | nedy; character song, Dr. J. P. McCar- thy: closing chorus; Selections, orchestra; olo, Miss sketch, ““Tropical Topics”; s ecialties, Clare Tex; sketch, “Courting Under Die: | ficulties, ————— Richmond on Its Morals. At a meeting of the Point Lobos Im- provement Club last night, with President George R. Fletcher in the chalr, the members of the club, speaking for the | residents, passed a resolution requesting { the Police Commissioners not to grant | any more liquor licenses to any resident | in "the Richmond District. Since the sol- | diers gathered there evils that generally | follow ' the mobilizing of an army have made their appearance. —_———— A Troublesome Son. Henry Mayer, tailor, 40 Montgomery street, swore out a warrant in Judge Con- lan’s court yesterday for the arrest of his son George, 18 years of age, on a charge of vagrancy.. The boy drinks and keeps bad company and is a terror to the resi- dents on Oak street, where his father lives. He has threatened to burn down the house and kill the servant girl. He spent two years in the spent ‘Whittier Reform —_——— People’s Party Convention. The County Committee of the People’'s party met last night to make preliminary arrangements for the election of dele- gates to the State convention, The dele- gates to the convention, which will be hed at Sacramento on July 12, will be selected from among the members of the County Committee. The election of dele- gates wi'l or July 6.