The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 16, 1898, Page 8

y ¢ - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1898. SOLDIERS GO T0 WAR FROM AMONG FRIENDS Continued from Page. fam was on board the a visit to General on the Ch be the general (murPfi:-Iu:} nstead 0, Visa- Lieute y the 1 ordered on re- o, Stockton ar a detail of fo nd ur M. C. Corey (Company A) Stringer (Company B), Z. B. R J. W. Childs (Com- Battalion of the Volun F), James ¥ pany G) Collin of the Vancou ng to Capt omp been re artment of ferred to cific, to report f the Field Di- ferritt. SR A SHIPS READY. GETTING Ohio, Indiana, City of Para an Morgan City Will Comprise the Third Squadron. The China, Zealandia, Senator and Colon are now on their way to Manila, viz Honol batch of t the Ohio, Indiana, of Para—wlll prob- on the a, due CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR Progr the Good Work at Camp Merritt. General W. H. L. Barnes addre: the Christian erritt VETERANS ORGANIZE. Soldiers Who Served at Pea Ridge Forming a Company. Two veterans of the regul 2 splendid- men and ud their er themselv t. with offices in Vandervoort of ad C ny. et Rail sutenant, are 'S n Owens ‘des| " es of 106 men nece a I to complete the quo ssary for a full compan, ¥ s of good character will be en- ain Owens' office, room 5% Parrott Bloc e VIGOROUS SHAM BATTLE. The Montana Volunteers Par- ticipated in a Brisk Engagement. Three promotions are announced in Co: ol rst Jowa. Quarter- master Serges ferred to the si promoted to the has been trans- Corporal James rgeant’s stripes, and Private Harris will take the double stripe abandoned by Corporal James. Private Goddard, Company ¥, and Pri- vate Hoburg, Company M, who' were left sick_with measles In Sioux- Falls when the South Dakota troops came-West, re- ported for duty to Colonel Frost vester- d e health and general moral tone of Colonel Frost's command is remarkably above the average, possibly because of the rule that Colonel Frast has followed in allowing only 10 per cent of his men out ht, and then only until 1 o’clock. get six good hours of drilling 1y, and that practice on the part of the two Dakotas and the Towas is win- & commendation from every regular cer In camp. he three battalions of the First Mon- tanas varied the monotony of drill Tues- iay with & mild sham battle. <The Third Battalion intrenched itself near the line f the woods on the Presidio hills and succeeded fn holding off the bloodthirsty sts of the First and Second battalions for nearly two hours. 'Every officer in amp turned out excepting Colonel Kess- ler and the officer of the day. They had fioped to be in at the death, but the ware riors_in the trenches' bravely sustdined 1 serics of heavy onslaughts until time was called. e NEVADA CAVALRY. The Troopers Arrive and Go Into Gamp at Rich- mond. Nevada's troop of cavalry, sixty-five strong, arrived at Camp Merritt last evening and pitched camp near the quar- tors of the First North Dakotas. Captain F. M. Linscott is in_command, fellow-officers are First Lieutenant E. Gignaux and Second Lieutenant W. Wright. he troop was recruited in Carson City, On the 3d_fnst. they were ordered ine, and from there, on the 12th 1st., they were dispatched to this coast, irriving at Oakland mole on Tuesday ight. = No equipment whatever was rought by the troop except their weap- They have no horses, and they were hout tents until last night. 2w e Christian Commission. The first meetingto elect officers and per- fect the organization of the United States \rmy and Navy Christian Commission of he Young Men's Christian Assoclation cpresenting all the auxiliarles of the svangelical churches will meet this after- oon at 2 o’clock at the Association Build- ng, Mason and Ellls streets. A large tent C. Adams, N. P. Cole, W. W. Chase, Dr. W. F. Day, Rev. H. M. Tenney, Rev. J. D. Hammond, Rev. F. D. Bovard, Rev. Dr. Dille, C. B. Perkins, George D. Kel- logg, Rev., W. H. Moreland, Rev. David M. McClure, Major W. B. Hooper, J. A. H. J. McCoy, Rev. E. P. Dennett, F. Burnham, D. Edward Collins, . W. Slack, J. 8. Hutchinson, Rev. H. C. Minton. Rev. W. A. Gardner of the West Side Christian Church will conduct the first service under the auspices of the Army Christian Commission at the Asso- ciation tent, Fifth avenue, this evening % at 7:30 o'clock. Continued from First Page. CALIFORNIA BIDS FAREWELL T0 Al Notes of the Camp. The commanders of the regular -troops at Camp Merritt have issued an order pro- | hibiting all recruits from having posses- | sion of ball cartridges until they have | been thoroughly familiarized with the use | of the new Krag-Jorgensen rifles. Brigadier General MacArthur took din- ner yesterday with Colonel Loper and his | All the fine, from stranger will THE TROOPS dozen cards fluttered down at a time. young courage of the words upon them, all the tender long- ing for sympathy in the glow of it, all the pathos of this parting of stranger come back'to a quieter hour when these boys are crowd ran shouting along the pier. From Black Point to' Fort Point the soldlers on shore cheered the soldiers going to sea. The men on the trans- ports were mad with the excitement of the start. They crushed the decks, swarmed the rigging, climbed to the topsail yard, waved and shouted, cheered and cried. They left the chasing tugs behind Just this side of the Fort. The wind at the Heads caucht their volces and carried them out to sea. Beyond the Golden Gate the fog waited and they slipped into the mist like ships that pass in dreams. SERIOUS BLUNDER OF i MANILA'S POSTMASTER AND ASSISTANT. : TWO POLICEMEN INNOCENT BOYS DRAGGED INTO THE POLICE COURT. Emile Schmidt and John Hanley Con- | victed by Judge Low With- out the Formality of a Trial. Through the blundering methods of Police Officers King and Young of the Seventeenth-street station two innocent | boys were thrown in jail last Monday night for obstructing the sidewalk. Their | names are Emile Schmidt and George | Hanley. 'They belong to the League of | the Cross Cadets and are held in high esteem by the officers of that organiza- | tion. On the night of their unwarranted ar- rest the boys were returning from the | headquarters of the League of the Cross Cadets. When they reached Church and Twenty-fifth streets onthe way home they noticed the policemen chasing a crowd of boys. Schmidt and Hanley stood on the corner interested spectators | of the chase. Failing to catch the boys whom they were after the officious po- licemen, espying Hanley and Schmidt, approached them and without attempting to ask them for-an explanation placed them under arrest despite their protes- tations. They were taken to the Seven- teenth-street station and charged with obstructing the sidewalk. Their parents on being Informed of | Philippines. George F. Conway and Edward M. Kelly, Who Sailed on the China to Take Charge of the Mails of the The accompanying portrait of Mr. Conway and his assistant, Mr. Kelly, who g0 to Manila to organize the postal service as soon as such a thing Is possible, 18 reproduced from a photograph. that was taken on board the steamer China yes- terday by an amateur on board and finished and mounted before the vessel sailed. The photograph was given to a member of The Call staff with the request that 1t be delivered to Mr. Conway’s mother. It is with that lady’s permission that The Call reproduces it. FAIR CALIFORNIA WAVES A LAST ADIEU. cady signed the rolls | | as headquarters of the Christian Commis- | slon will be established at once at Camp | Merritt, and it is now expected that the | Young Men's Christian Association a all the Young People’s Societies of t city together with the Mothers' Endea Club will give nG union recepti a men at the A Che reception Is tion Building. contemplation. The following gentlemen are an the | committee of the Commission, to meet this | | afternoon: William J. Doxey, Rev. T. D. | Butler, J. J. Valentine, Rev. H. D. M | Aneny, Rev. A. C. Smithers, Rev. W. A. | Gardner, Rev. J. A. Brown, Dr. E. A.[ Woods, Rev. C. M. Hill, Rev. C. H. Ho- | bart, 12_P. Vining. Rev. Mr. Stevens, | George S. Baker, B. V. Watt, Rev. George COCOOO0CO0000000 [} [+ ¢ THE THIRD CONTINGENT WILL SOON SAIL. o \ (] . o Three Full Regiments- Se (] 1gr o the Next ‘Expedition. [x) It can be positively stated that the third expedition to Manila, which will & sail fr I i © about dier o ritt. Sports to safl will © Para and Ohio, and the loading of these vessels has begun. [~] 9 is no doubt but that Brigadier General Charles King will (] d of the third expedition. Thi [+] Merritt. (%] S ho battalions also will'go, @ the Corps of Engineers, with the three companies of the Fourteenth In- & tantry that heve been recently recruited. S Orders were | © California, Thirte o @ California will guard the Indiana; the Thirteenth Minnesota, ©Q Para, and the Idaho battalions the Morgan City. O that t @ the custom for regiments to furnish guards for © they sailed. o :00_090,‘000 o 0009 ven days, will consist of three full regiments and drawn from the different troops now at Camp Mer- The next expedition will consist of the Seventh California, Minnesota and one of the Dakotas or First Montana Regiment. ued vesterday to the commanding officers of the Seventh nth Minnesota and Idaho battalions, instructing them to ail with five days' rations to guard the boats. The Seventh e troops are to go on the vessels named, as heretofore it has been 0000000000000600000 | lected to Make a Part of be the Morgan City, Indiana, City of be in s s an open secret among the officers and in all probability the remainder of the City of From this it would seem e transports upon which COTCOCOOCOOTOCO00O0C0 0000000 | cal exercise drill that has ol | State are sending In to h officers of the Fifty-first Iowa, and took advantage of the opportunity to announce that he had come to stay. The general's Leadquarters are established, and Lieu- tenant F. J. Kernan of the Twenty-first Infantry has been detailed as adjutant of the brigade. The First South Dakota have become quite proficient in the “‘monkey” or physi- late years become popular with the jackies of the awvy. It is now a feature of regular "D practice. he Endeavor headquarters is now fit- ez ted up with chairs, so that all who attend | can be seated. The large rooms are now very tastily decorated with flags and dif- ferent colored banners representing cach county in the State. The C. E. societies of the eity are deeply interested in the work being done for the soldiers, and ave organized for effective work among them. Endeavor Societies all over the quarters many things which are very acceptable. o A Red Branch Picnic. The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles will give another of their pleasant pic- nics on Sunday, among the redwoods of Mirabel Park. Excellent music is arranged for and there s probably a good time. in store for those who catch Sunday's 9 o'clock boat. Read “A Busy Day With Seeretary of War Alger at the White House,” in next Sunday’s Call. —_———— Pacific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, June 15. — Pensions ‘have been granted as follow California—Original: Thomas F. French, Santa Cruz, $6, Mexican War survivor. Restoration: Special, June 7, Washington C. Rugh, San Francisco, $8. Oregon—Original: Thomas O. Maxwell, Springfield, $8; Thomas T. Dregnen, Portland, $6. Increase: Joseph Lett, Can~ vonville, $16 to $17. 2 Washington — Original: Dean. Sprague, $8. Ty Sarah A. Davis, Asotin, §8. —————— across seas face to face with the foe, when the lists come in from the wars with the names of the wounded and the dead. A young lad with a sensitive face stood a little apart from his comrades and looked out over the rail of the China with big, lonely eyes. child on a tug fuming alongside stu- died him doubtfully. Then a sweet soul spoke out of her little six years or so of worldly experience: “Good-by, soldier,” she called softly. He did not hear and her face fell. She waited a moment and then she called again: “Soldler, good-by; good-by, soldier.” |. The boy heard this time and saw. He colored with surprise and a sort of gladness came into his face, but he looked to see if there was another to dispute the honor with him. The little girl's eyes never wandered. When his own came back to her they were full of tears. “Good-by, little girl,” he said, put- ting out his arms to her, “Good-by, lit- tle girl.” ¢ At one o'clock the China hoisted the blue Peter and a thrill swept along the water front. The Senator had cast her breast lihes and slid out into the stream. The small fry on the bay put excitedly toward Meiggs wharf, the tugs and ferry steamers waited for the flagship to take the lead. The Colon and Zealandia followed her and the Senator fell in after them. The whistles sounded along shore and screamed across ,the water. The crowd rushed to the edge of the piers,” cheering and waving hats and hands. Heads came | out of the windows on Telegrapa Hill, a line of men topped it stiffly, like a @ 0CCO00000000000000 0 | " Wik removal 3 Noosun, ki i | row of firs, At Melggs Whart the A little| S thelr arrest visited the station and put up the necessary cash ball for their appear- ance in court. The following day, when their cases were called in Judge Low’s court, the boys were.adjudged gullty without the formality of a trial. Policeman King, shortly after court con- vened, whispered to Judge Low that he was anxious to secure a conviction, as he realized he had made a mistake and the boys’ parents would prefer charges against him with the Police Commission- ers. The b thelr innocence but for some unexplais reason Judge Low found them guilty and imposed a fine of $5 each. The father of the Hanley boy ticularly is par- indignant over the actlon of the policemen, and he intends to make them | answer for their serious blunder at the | next meeting of the Police Commissioners, | —_—— DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE. A Club Formed in the Thirty- Ninth District at Saratoga Hall. The Democrats of the Thirty-ninth Dis- trict met last night at Saratoga Hall for the purpose of perfecting an organiza- tion. The roll was opened, and from the number of Democrats who availed them- selves of the opportunity of signing it 1s evident that the coming campaign in the Thirty-ninth District will be a lively one. The following is a list of the officers elected: John J. Barrett, president; James F. Ford, vice-president; William. J. Carlin, recordi; R Casserly, corresponding secrs tary; Sol Kampe, treasurer; John Carew, so geant-at-arms; executive committee, John M ran, Ed. Healy, E. P. Casserly, A. B. Garnett, J. J. Kennedy, John Shinkwin, John Carew, James F. Ford, A. Emanuel, Willlam J. Curlin, Godfrey Fisher, Dr. E. B, Hill, Sol Kampe, Frank Malloye, 'Dr. H. Proschold, Robert Mur. ray, Frank Bent, Charles Mechan, Harry J. Anson, M. P. Clarkson, F. O. Relily. the Resolutions were adopted Indorsin, County Committee of one hundred ap- pointed by the Democratic State Commit- tee; also Indorsing the administrati Governor Budd aud m“_m%. o TIGHTS WORN AT WELLESLEY Classic Shades Caused to Blush. FAIR GRADUATES IN A PLAY | APPEAR IN SHAKESPEAREAN ROLES IN COSTUME. However Much Classic Boston May | Be Shocked, the Performance Was Pleasing to Spec- tators. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, June 15.—The shades of classic Wellesley blushed to-night as | they never did before. For the first | time in the history of the famous | strait-laced old Puritanical institu- | tion the young lady students appeared | to-night before a mixed audience in | tights, real, unadulterated tights, the | self-same wicked garments in which the naughty chorus girls do their hlgh‘ kicking in the ballet. It is a shocking | comparison, but a truthful one, al-i though, of course, the Wellesley girls | didn’t kick. | The occasion of this was the startling | but charming exhibition of the graces | of “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by | the Shakespearean society of the col- | lege. Not only was this method of cos- | tuming an astonishing inncvation at | Wellesley, but it is absolutely unprece- dented in the history of the high-class | female seminaries of thé entire country. | Never before have any of the fair pu- | pils of any of the famous colleges dis- played their charms in tights to an au- | dience composed of both sexes. | The play was out of dcors to-night, | and as it was quite chilly and damp the | young actresses shivered in their scant | attire. The use of tights to-night is defended by those in charge on the ground thdt to costume male charac- ters in any other than the masculine dress serves but to accentuate the prudish modesty of the actress and to exhibit, in fact, a false modesty unnec- essary. But however shocked the Bos- ton bluestockings will be and whatever amazement the critics may voice, the fact cannot be contradicted that the spectacle was a most beautiful one, and that the ‘young women turned the greensward into a veritable fairy bower and presented a most charming and ac- ceptable rendition of the play to an au- dience whose ardor was nct in the least dampened by the fact that the girls wore tights. - Under Police-Protection. Fred Smith, £2-Turk street, swore to a complaint in Judge Low's court yester- day for the arrest of Martin Raggett, oolroom proprietor, on the charge of | battery. Smith alleged that Raggett met | him Tuesday and, after accusing him of | giving :hnrorm&tlon o l"«’ie detectives by whom he was protected, kno down and thrashed him. SRt Boston expects Its new of elevated railway of about $5,000,000. seven-mile line to be bullt at a cost ADVERTmfinENT& HOBSON T0 BE EXCITANGED Blanco Duly Authorized to Proceed. COMMISSIONED BY MADRID. HERO OF SANTIAGO BAY WILL BE PROMOTED. President Recommends That the Offi- cer Be Advanced Ten Numbers for His Extraordinary Bravery. Special Dispatch to The Call. MADRID, June 15—rhe Government has authorized Governor General Blanco to entertain proposals for an exchange of Lieutenant Hobson and the other prisoners taken when the Ameri- can collier Merrimac was sunk off the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. NEW YORK, June 15.—A ‘Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Presi- dent McKinley will to-morrow send to the Senate the nomination of Rich- mond Hobson to be advanced ten num- bers for extraordinary heroism. This will be the reward which the young assistant naval constructor is to receive. Its immediate effect will be to advance him to the grade of naval constructor with the relative rank of full lieutenant and place him in a po- sition where two years hence he wilt be promoted to the relative rank of com- mander, a rank which he could not bave obtained had it not been for his display of heroism, until 1922. His pay will at once be increased $1000 a year. What Hobson will probably regard as the highest reward, however, will be the fact that he will become a senior officer of the corns in 1904, and hold the position until 1932, when he wiil g0 on the retired list. e OPENING OF THE PERUVIAN CONGRESS President Pierola Hopes That the Flag of Peru Will Again Float Over the Province of Arica. 3 Copyrighted, 189, by James Gordon Bennett. LIMA, Peru, June 15.—Congress opened to-day in the presence of the Judges, all members of the diplomatic corps and an immense gathering of notable people. 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