The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898. RUSHING WORK ON THE THIRD FLEET OF SHIPS. A DISCOURTEOUS LIEUTENANT. Merritt Expects to Sail on Saturday, but His De- parture May Be Delayed. Four Cases of Diphtheria Sent to the Marine Hospital From the Minnesota Camp. Major General Merritt, U ernor General of the Phil S. A, Gov- | to the effect that Major A. K. Whitton ypines, has | of the Fifth Regiment of the National decided to sail for Manila with | Guard will be commissioned as one of d fleet of the expe fonary | the two majors allowed to the new regi- s, and with that end in view bhe is | ment. Major Whitton lives in San Jose B! and has been identified with the Fifth Regiment for many years. John A. Koster, formerly a lieutenant J in the Nationai Guard, accepted 3 a commision of a lower grade in order .| to get into active service. There is talk that he will command one of the battalions of the new regiment. Only two majors are to be chosen, but the applicants are man Colonel Koster has an excellent record so far as Na- tional Guard service is concerned. He is well up in military tactics, and fully capable of commanding a battalion. Captain George B. Baldwin, another National Guard officer of distinction, v be commissioned in the new regi- t. He pi s qualifications for up The members of his i staff and all other offi selected it s thought that aet be pc 1 on th gto accor high posit termaster. riment | The selectlon of regimental 1S re- | has been The Dr. George F. announced. Dr. Walter S. Van Dyke is likely to be one of the assistant sur- geons, and Dr. F. W. Dudley another. | These three surgeons were ordered be- fore an examining board last evening. Should the report of the board be fa- vorable the appointments will be made | without delay. surgeon appointment of . but h: . made. th cruiser he ot qu n time to sels of the al Corps under Major R. h will sail with G t of five office officer, however, | San Francisco to enroll graph operators to | s maximum s 1, together wi of supplies, incluc le in the East, to Island with the GOING WITH A RUSH. Active Operations in Getting the Third Fleet Ready for the Troops. the transports to Manila went It is not settled The work of getting ready for the voyage with a rush vesterda whether or not the N with the third fleet, as it may be impos- sible to get her ready in time. Judging from the manner in which the Ohio, In- a, Morgan City if Para are ritt’s building now per- f fast as the put in readine should get next Saturday. s from the - | missary department of the army be- THE NEW REGIMENT to arrive at the various wharves erday, and the work of coaling all OF VOLUNTEERS | (. vessels will be finished to-day. Last 8 0 week it was thought the transports Park Henshaw to Be Colonel and | woula be ready to sail on Thursd but Captain Carrington Lieutenant | it can now be pl SEenithut every: Colonel. body will have to pu r foot foremost : 4 | in order to get the vessels away by Sat- It is settled, as published exclusively | urds | -street wharf, _| On the Ohio, treet wharf, and the Indi in The ( lay, that Park He foned | the' work of 7 s Il going on. In co. Y. T the forward part of each vessel of nt of volunteers from California to | Turner's patent bunk: - to_be put in, accommodations fill the quota from this State under the | and then there £ for over a thousand sold s on each second call 1 He w i man ip. On the sorgan City 700 of the of ability and an offic experience bunks have been put in, d good 1 {litary 2 i has been built on 1 good § ilitary affairs. | Dk R lighth Regiment | - comfortable vessel. On the rd up to a high ra a hundred men were put ay, and Captain Howard ntering work will go rush. The owners of it will not be. their fault any delay, and the Govern- already rushing the supplies into , o that no blame can lie at its the years that at organization. ed that the next istered into the from California h in compliment to g organization | | says the through with the vessels sa if there The next fleet to get away 5 e entirely of pressed v son of the | Newport was taken last Sawurday il Guard. | City of Puebla two weeks ago and fact in military | 4 Acapulco and Valencla will State that Captain Car- | United States Infantr; 11 be com- sels. The the the accepted as a cles of th S be on the 24th inst., will pressed into service and be due | P it is not from any want of patriotism fa regiment. | « reice or | that the owners of these vessels compel & nor Budd has brought | Uncle Sam to take them. All of these t S radpail L rought | mers are in urgent demand by the 0 close touch with the military | companies, and the Oceanic and ns of this State. Z | Mail will be practically crippled he best information obtainable isl cific the taking of the Alameda,Peru, New- WILL BE MADE LIEUTENANT COLONEL. Captain F. de L. Carrington, U. S. A,, Who Will Be Second in Command of the New Cali- fornia Regiment. service as regimental adjutant or quar- | Shiels is semi-officially ewport will go out | up the expedition. The Peru, which | U port and Acapulco. With the Pacific Coast Steamship Company the case is not so bad, but still the City of Puebla and Senator will make a big gap in the Puget Sound fleet. e converted tugs Active and Vigilant were towed to the navy-vard yesterday by the Government tug Unadilla. They will be fitted out with their armament fl{ld will then be ready for active ser- vice. The Government collier Nero is rapidly getting her cargo of coal aboard and will be ready for sea next Thursday. The Monadnock has been coaled and is ready for sea. gt THE ORDERS TO EMBARK. Troops Designated for Each Transport of the Third Fleet. Seventh California Paid. As far as can now be ascertained, pro- vided the vessels are ready and no fu- ture orders are issued changing the date of departure, the third expedition for Manila will leave Camp Merritt Thurs- da That is the troops will break camp on Thursday and go aboard the trans ports, but it is hardly probable that the sels will sail before the beginning of week. The following orders were issued ves- ng from Third Brigade uarters reassigning some of the s to differe from those | on which it had intended to ship them, as a been result of the Seventh Cali- fornia being thrown out and the regulars substituted: ops of the command berein deslg- enlisted men of the | ond Oregon Volunteers > regiments. st awaiting To the ste M with the excep- regiment which L Philippines; Companies D and | [Fighteenth United States. Iafant | of the number o telegram was recelved here - yesterday which showed that about 330 soldiers are on their way to this city. They left Mo- vesterday and should arrive On Wednesday 330 volunteers and 8 offi- cers will leave Los Angeles to join the Seventh California Volunteers. S ARRIVAL OF RECRUITS. The Thirteenth Minnesota Re- ceives a Big Re-Enforce- ment. A troop of 330 recruits for the Thir- teenth Minnesota filed into that regi- ment's camp. wheeled and halted in a well-dressed line before the crowd of vis- itors and soldiers that had gathered to receive them, yesterday afternoon. They were by far fhe best dressed and best drilled squad of “rukies” that have vet marched into camp. The good peo- ple of Minneapolis and St. Paul had pro- vided them with blue overalls, and Col- onel Reeve had the forethought to ship them from his commissary stores hats, shirts, blouses and leggings. Colonel Reeve, his officers and the regimental band met the bovs at the ferry and accompanied them into camp. DIPHTHERIA IN CAMP. Four Cases Sent From the Min- nesota Regiment to the Marine Hospital. Diphtheria has finally made its ap- pearance at mp Merritt. Four cases bearing all the earmarks of that dread 1s were discovered yesterday in Company M of the Thirteenth Minnesota. They were immediately removed to the arine Hospital and every precaution will e taken to prevent the malad "he number of cases of sickness in camp 1s rapidly decreasing. The measles epidemic is practically under control, but ng many are of a decidedly serious character. Ce- bro spinal meningitis has made its ap- ance and spread so alarmingly ase spread of the the 700 men that will comprise the corps, 235 tents, stores for six months’ use in a 600-bed hospital, and all other equipment necessary to the care of the sick and wounded of the big army of invasion. It is confidently expected by the officers of the corps that thefr boat will sall ays, within ten T e UP TO THE MAXIMUM. Last of the Recruits for the irst California Are Mustered In. Captain Carrington has finished the work of recruiting the First California Volunteers up to the maximum. Late yesterday afternoon he mustered in the DR. GEORGE F. SHIELS. Major and Surgeon of the New California Regiment of Vol- unteers. | i YN i Lt A K. WHITTON of San Jose, Who May Be Commissioned Major of United States Volunteers. five enlisted men, and Company A of the Eighteenth v, with attached recruit lion' of that regiment: Bat Third United States Artillery, oming Volunteers (one bat- talion). To the steamer Valencia—All of the First North Dakota Volunteers. After the departure of the next expedi- will be rebri- tis. In this con- Iry was formally tion, the remaining troo rradéd by Major General nection the Fourth attached to the First Brigade vesterday, as was also the cavalry from Nevada. The. enth California Regiment was ald by Major Whipple yesterday until une 30, inci e. Last “night Colonel Berry closed his lines and the men re- mained in camp. The regiment has a record for gentlemanly behavior that no other regiment can surpass, and the offi- cers and men allke are determined that the effects of pav day shall not cause them to break their record. A general court martial has been called for to-day to try the case of Private Sweeney, Company K, First North Da- kota, against whom has been preferred the charge of insubordination. Sweeney used abusive language to Lieutenant Hil- dreth of the regiment, when he was act- ing as officer of the guard. jovernor Richards of Wyoming visited Major Foote's battalion yesterday and spent some time with the officers. ~ The Governor will remain here until the battalion leaves for Manila. The funeral of Private Keough, Com- v E, Twenty-third United States In- antry, who died on Saturday at the French Hospital, took place vesterday af- ternoon. The services were conducted by Tfather O'Ryan, and the remains were laid in the national cemetery at the Presidio. Charges have been preferred against Private Tullis, flom?nny I, Twenty-third United States Infantry, who a few days ago shot Private Reid, Company K, same regiment, through the leg by accidentally discharging his rifle. e will be trieq by a general court martial. The surgeons state that Tullis will recover without the necessity of having his leg amputated. The First Tennessee Regiment has got in its requisition for arms and equip- ment. To-day the men will have shoes, clothing and other necessaries issued to them, and in a few days Colonel Smith hopes to have his command in shape for gervice in the Philippines. A number of the recruits for the Twen- tieth Kansas and Thirteenth Minnesota regiments arrived yesterday. The foilowing reglmentn} uartermas- ters have been detalled by Major Gen- eral Otis to begin loading aboard ship the commissary supplies of their respec- tive regiments: Lieutenant William H. Sage, Twenty- third Infantry, steamer Indiana; Lieu- tenant Thomas W. Griffith, Eighteenth Infantry, steamer Ohio; Lieutenant W. H. Hart, Thirteenth Minnesota, steamer City of Para; Licutenant James - Gra- ham, First Idaho Infantry, steamer Mor- gan City; Lieutenant I. A. Berg, First North Dakota, steamer Valencia. it More Soldiers Coming. A train of soldlers is expected thi: morning from x.u:u and Tennessee. \ eral circulation among the surgeons of the camp. There are now thirty-five the camp being cared for at the Irench Hospital, the greater number of them suffering from meningitis and pneumonia. | Five that were brought in yesterday a of a serious nature. Eighteenth, Peter patients from John Manjean of hompson of the First South Dakota, and F. McHill of the Sev- enth California are all suffering from pneumonia with thelr chances for recov- ery at the minimum. Harvey Pepper of the Twentieth Kansas is a vietim of acute consumption and no hope for his recovery is held out. —_— PREPARING TO EMBARK. The Batteries of the Third Ar- tillery Getting Ready for Manila. Batterles G and L of the Third United States Artillery, which are to safl with the third Manila expedition, are doing some hard work in infantry practice, es- peclally in skirmish movements and the formation of line of battle. In fact, 1he whole Manila battery under command of Major Hess is engaged in this work. The daily drills are witnessed by a large number of visitors. Batteries G and L have been relievod from duty at Camp Miller, In ordsr to enable them to prepare for embarkation, which will be on Thursday. Yesterday Captain Raymond, surgson, assisted by the hospital corps of the Ma- nila_battalion, vaccinated 140 men of Battery L, and to-day they will vaccin- ate Battery G. The health of Camp Miller is excellent, there being not a man in the hospital with any serious complaint. The rest of the Third Artillery at Camp Miller E{’t‘l‘ go to Manila with the fourth expe- on. —_— A HOSPITAL SHIP. Measures to Care for the Sick and Wounded of the Army of Invasion. The fleld hospital force, consisting of 700 men, will go to Manila as an inde- pendent expedition. If it does not get off with the next expe- dition it will follow not far behind. No official orders to this effect have yet been issued, but the tip has been quietly given out from headquarters to the officers of the corps, and preparations are makin, all along the lines of this plan. s Chief Surgeon Lippencott has issued or- ders to Major Owens, commander of the fleld hospital forces, to immediately make requisition Lot suppites r%lm men’ and to ush enlistment as r: as possible. g‘ho field houyl(u'torcslglll Ve Ap%ofl.! to itself, upecll.ll{efltted’ out for the use to ‘which it is to be put. On board will go last batch of recruits and to-day the 300 men will be marched out to Camp Merritt and turned over to Colonel Berry of the Seventh, who will take them to Manila with his’ re nt. “aptain nugton had no difficulty in filling up the regiment; there were scores of applicar for enlistment at the Page- street armory yesterday, hopeful that somebody would back down at the last moment and give them an opportunity to Join the regiment. A large quantity of quartermaster stores were sent to the armory and as fast as the men were sworn into the service they were uniformed and equipped throughout, from underclothing to shoes and blan- kets. After they go into camp they will be thoroughly drilied by officers of the Seventh detailed for the purpose, so that by the time they reach Mamila they will ve fitted for the hard duty befors them. Moy of the reeruits are former naticnal guardsmen, consequently they little trouble in rounding int> shape. The uits from the south for the e expected to arrive to-morrow ‘They will be taken to the rmory and kept there until Page-street they are mustered into the service. will_take not more than two d: by Saturday Colonel Berry will have 1600 men under his command. A Reception to the Soldiers. The officers and enlisted men of the various regiments will be tendered a re- ception at the Young Men’s Christian Association building, Mason and Ellis streets, to-morrow evening. The entire building will be thrown open in, honor of in blue. The Seventh Regiment lifornia Volunteers, will furnish music, and there will be seléctions by the Noble' sisters, trombone and cornet solo- s readings by Dr. Thomas L. Hill, vhistling sclos by Miss Cordie Wetjen, quartets by the Knickerbocker Quartet, and short addr . In connection with this gathering there will be an informal farewell reception tendered Messrs. C. A. Gluns and F. A. Jackson, who are to go out as representatives of the Christian Commission on the next expedition to the Philippines. This pRemmC Nat Messer Appointed. The President vesterday appointed Nat T. Messer of San Francisco captain and commissary of subsistence of volunteers. Captain Messer has not vet received his assignment to duty, but as he 1s & capa- ble officer he will probably be selected for service with ary forces. Messer's appointment was secured through the influence of Major Frank Me- Laughlin and John W. Mackay. T War Incidents. Charles A. Stuart, of the Home Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company of this State, has resigned his_position and joined the’ He Artillery Volunteers ot California, and will go to the front in the next_expedition. Colonel Berry of the Seventh California yesterday recefved a telegram from the Red Cross Society of Los Angeles. stat- ing that 200 recruits would arrive in San the Philippine expedition- PRIVATE MACNAB PROMOTED. President McKinley Raises Him to the Rank of Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army. A few days ago, President Mc- Kinley appointed from the differ- ent military universities . through- out the country 200 of the bright- est students to serve 'as second lieutenants in the regular ‘army. Among these is Corporal A. J. Mac- nab of the University of Idaho. Young Macnab enlisted in Com- pany D, First Regiment of Idaho ‘Volunteers, as a private, and came to this city with his company. Ow- ing to his knowledge of military matters he was promoted corporal, but had not worn the chevrons long before he received his appointment as second lieutenant In the regular army. He does not know yet the branch of the service or the name and station of the regiment to which he will be assigned, but as a good soldier he is ready to obey orders wherever they may send e % 2 24 T 34 + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The Commander of the Astor Battery Forgot He Was a Gentleman and Snubbed the Ladies of the Red Cross Society. The much-talked-of Astor Light Battery arrived yesterday, and from the commander of New York's swellest military organization the ladles of the Red Cross Society recelved their first snub, a snub so direct and given with such studied discourtesy as to stamp the offender as totally lacking every qualification of a gentleman. There was an unusually large crowd at the ferry depot yesterday morning to welcome the scions of the first familles of Knickerbockerdom and extend to them California hospltality. The splendid band of the Fifty-first Towa was on hand, and the Red Cross Society had made the usual elaborate preparations for breakfasting the members of the battery and the 300 recruits for the Towa regiment that were also to arrive. The recruits landed shortly before 70’clock and received a well-merited ova~ tion, of which they did not hesitate to show their appreciation. They were a stalwart lot of young men, true Americans every one, with that inborn ven- eration for womanhood that stamps the Western caste and fashion. freeman untrammeled by While they were breakfasting in the Red Cross dining room the Regi- mental Band played several choice selections, which were loudly applauded. The Towans received the usual decorations of flowers with thanks, and then giving three ear-splitting cheers for their entertainers, they started out to Join their regiment just as the Astor battery, 102 strong, with six Hotchkiss guns, marched off the ferry boat. The Towans were lost sight of In the rush to see the New Yorkers, who were escorted up the depot by the band which had remained behind to show them that courtesy. The guns and calssons were run on one of the piers with the baggage, and J. B. Stetson on behalf of the ladles approached Captain P. C. March, the battery's commander, of the battery in to breakfast. and Invited himself and the members The answer was prompt and sharp to the last degree. “My men have had breakfast.” Not an acknowledgment of the courtesy, or even an amiable tone or gest= ure accompanied the refusal. “But you hardly seem to understand,” explained Mr. Stetson. “The ladies of the Red Cross Society have fed 14,000 troops, regulars and volunteers, and this is the first time their efforts to aid the soldiers have been ignored.” “I can’t help that,” was the reply. “Such things may be all well enough for a lot of volunteers, but this battery belongs to the regular service and I want my men to become accustomed to the hardships of campaigning.” Some of the ladles came up at that juncture, and they, too, begged that the men might be allowed to go in to breakfast, but the officer was as insolent to them as he had been to Mr. Stetson. Finally they asked that the men be allowed to march into the dining room and receive some flowers, but Captain March at first refused to even grant them that privilege. Finally, however, he did unbend enough to march his men into the room, and the ladies offered each a bunch of flowers and an or- ange, which were gratefully accepted. The men eved the steaming dishes of stew, piles of tempting sandwiches, boiled eggs, cakes and coffee with long- ing ey They were hungry and they did not hesitate to say so, but in the presence of the man fate has placed in command of them they dare not eat. They told the ladies that they had been served with a cup of coffee and a piece of hard- tack at 5 o’clock, but that was all and they could get nothing more until after they reached Camp Merritt. The men, who felt keenly the boorishness of their superior, did all they could t» relieve the embarrassment. They sang several songs for the ladies and cheered them for the viands provided for them but which they were not allowed to touch. Captain March put an abrupt end to the affair by ordering his men to “Fall in,”’ marching them out of the room without even ladies. lifting his cap to the As for the members of the Red Cross, they were dumfounded, and natur- ally intensely indignant. They had entertained thousands of regular and vol- unteer soldiers, every one of whom had expressed heartfelt gratitude for their humane efforts, and now an obscure lleutenant of artillery lifted into momen=~ tary conspicuousness by the favor of a millionaire, not only slighted but actu- ally insulted them. Captain, or Lieutenant, March's assertion to Mr. Stetson, which he also made the night before to a Call representative in Oakland, that his battery belongs to the regular service, is difficult to understand. To be sure, it is offi- cered by regulars, but so are many other voluntary organizations; bers enlisted for two its mem- vears, or during the continuance of the war, the same as other volunteers; it was equipped by a private individual instead of the Gov- ernment, and it is not attached to any regiment in the regular establishment. Clearly Captain March is at fault in his assertions, and it is feared by some that his unexpected elevation has unbalanced him. While on the road here Captain March telegraphed to headquarters aske- ing that his batte, ¢ be stationed at the Presidio instead of Camp Merritt with the other volunteers, but the general, unmindful of the aristocratic cap- tain's feelings, took no notice of the request, pitch his camp In the sand lot formerly occupied by the Nebraskans. and March was compelled to ‘When he left the ferry March announced that he was going to the Presidio, but the strapping cavalryman detailed to escort him to camp grinned and con- ducted him out t The battery is finely the Bay District tract. and thoroughly equipped, but last evening most of the men were down town looking for the Palace Hotel, where they expected to dine. After the battery left the ferry the guard of a dozen men 16ft behind to escort the baggage out to camp took advantage of the Red Cross Soclety's invitation and enjo They refterated th hardtack at 5 a. m. ed a hearty breakfast, for which they were most grateful. statement that all they had was a cup of coffee and some The ladies of the Red Cross are serfously thinking of petitioning the War Department not to z tion. gn any more dude commands to the Philippine expedi- But now that Captain March is here it is to be hoped he will be as- signed to the next expedition and given every opportunity to extinguish him- self on the fleld of battle. Francisco on Thursday morning, and that they have been provided with ab- dominal bandages, housewives, caps and field pillows. A POPULIST MUST SERVE HIS TIME. CHAIRMAN SYLVESTER SHASTA IS DOOMED. OF United States Supreme Court Decides That He Must lMeditate and Work for Ten Years. A mandate was received yesterday from the Supreme Court of the United States confirming the judgment of the court in the matter of A. J. Sylvester. Sylvester was a prominent politiclan of Pitt Valley, Shasta County, and was chairman of the Populist county conven- tion of that county, a position which he filled with great dignity and satisfggtion, if not to his constituents at least him- self. He did not approve of the financial system of the Government, and bitterly denounced all monopolies, including that of manufacturing the coin of the realm. He came to grief, however, by turning out a large quantity of counterfeit half dollars, which the \m{eellni and sordid ublic, including even the Populists, re- used to accepf at par. The tyrannical Government, which at that time, accord- ing_to Patriot Sylvester's teachings, was under the control of millionaires, syndi- cates, trusts and bond holders more or less bloated, seized Patriot Sylvester and cast him into prison. He was convicted in the United States District Court and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in the penitentiary, and to ay a fine of $1000. Sylvester has been in ?Efi since June, 1896, and under the de- cision of the Supreme Court he must serve the full ter e e Graduates of Everett Grammar. The graduating exercises of the Ninth Grade puplls of the Everett Grammar School were held in their class room on the afternoon of June 16, and the follow- ing puplls® received diplomas: George Bennett, Peter Noonan, Anna Cattermole, Mamie Rigney, Ella Colletta, Annie Ritchie, Jennie Conlan, Mamie Sellers, Jeannette de Guerre, Elsie Sauer, Anna Dixon, Chrissie Schmidt, Ethene de Gear, Ida Thing, Fred Hillman, Maude Whig- ham, Walter Howatt, Herman Walter, John Heran, Lulu de Yonge, Kate Mar- shall. The Bridge medals were awarded to Herman Walter and George Bennett and the Denman medals to Jeannette de Guerre and Annie Dixon. —_—— Africa’s Dark Continent. An f{llustrated lecture on ‘‘Colonial Li- beria from 1822 to 1898,” the third and last of a series, was given at the Academy of Sclence last night by George K. French, F. R. G. S., to a well-filled house. Life as seen by Mr. French in the negro repub- lic was treated from its political, social, educational, industrial, commercial and other economical standpoints, showing the actual condition existing in Liberia Saiad lower | «at the present day. Mr. French consid- ers that the negro in his present condi- tion is an independant factor, so far as his work in Liberia is concerned, and that the value of Liberia depends on its annexation to Briti Sierra Leone. ———— GETTINGS REPENTANT. The Shoe Clerk Promises to Support His Family and the Case Is Dismissed. Two days' sojourn in the City Prison had a softening effect upon George H. Gettings, the shoe clerk who was con- victed Saturday by Judge Mogan of fall- ing to provide for his two young children. When he appeared in court yesterday for sentence he faithfully promised the Judgs to return to his wife and family and sup- port them, and the Judge, for the chil- dren’s sake, dismissed the case. Rose Finch, the woman whom Gettings lived with, falled to appear yesterday to answer to the charge of vagrancy, and a bench warrant was issued for her ar- rest. Judge Conlan, who granted the order to Attorney Martin Quinlan for her release Saturday is indignant at the way in which he was hoodwinked In issuing the order. He has ascertained that the woman was visited Sunday night by Get- tings' two sisters and a man, who pre- vailed upon her to leave the city by tell- ing her that she would be arrested for a much more serious crime. The Judge Is ‘determined to sift the matter fo the bottom and punish those who caused the woman's disappearance. Her attbrney; promise to have her in court this morning, uls“lhey do not believe she has left the e Christian Workers for Manila. A branch of the Christian .Commission has been established in this city on the lines of the organization which did church work in the Union armies during the civil war. The intention is to unite all churches in this work, which is to be un- der the direction of the Young Men's Christian_Assoclation. F. A. Jackson of the San Francisco association and C. A. Glunz of the Oakland branch will leave on the next Manila expedition as repre- sentatives of the California the commission. SPRTnCRL of ———— Stole Cash and Clothing. J. Willlams, a carpenter, 19 years old, was arrested last night on Bush street by Officer J. F. Deinan and Detective Reynolds and locked up in the.California- street station on a charge of petty lar- ceny. When arrested Willlams had in his possession a grlg containing $39 in cash and a quantity of clothing, the prop- erty of J. Van Alstyne of 317 Bush street. Willlams had paid Van Alstyne a visit early in the evening and when he left took the grip with him. —_——— Claims He Was Swindled. A. J. Ritter, a recent arrival from Ari- zona, swore to a complaint in Judge Low’s court yesterday charging E. Runge with obtaining money by false pretenses. Rit- ter alleges that he purchased the fixtures ina l&lgn at Twelfth and Howard streets from Runge for $300, and and o 2 Tormid that tha s to take possession bdon‘etfo to the brewery syndicate.