The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 7, 1898, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1898. SOLDIERS FOR HAWAII DEPART. THE TACOMA SAILS FOR MANILA AMP MERRITT er by deg: is erowing and b row the sl rees ation and then troc remaining at Camp will be the ated to the fifth Man ners Ariz t ready to the last of the lions. will: ‘take P Merritt batt S made mis- ted in the inter t Railway to ef- the Presidio to but there i y auth anipulation. p Mer- many men 11 tract of land. city in which the s good, so far any other Francisco. After all n said in condemnation of the fact cannot be contro- the death rate was small ith the mortality in other ghout the U ed States. from the comforts and care on the tented field ckness. The deat requently becomes f climatic changes fect the San reason injunctions of the medic g the Civil War s along the Mississippi es appalling. was at - ON .THE RESERVATION. Camp at the Presidio Pleases Kansas Regiment—The Paymaster’s Visit. item of interest to the troops terday was the vis: or Lord with h 11- | fi -bags. Troops B and M, States Cavalr: Third Ur hospital c band of the ald and the men looked for the extra weight of their the two batter- y Artillery, under Major Rice, were also Kansas ntieth Twe d i At Corps wagon Their dio rnoon. the Pres New York Regi- tally shot himself was resting easlly yes- TENNESSEE BAND. Marked Improvement Under Direction of Patrick ts New Leader. t the First Tennes THE the Br Thé office dley, I maln object was to let r the band and know it has improved under its new leader, Patrick \eral King was very mucl 1 at the pleasant event, as he has dley for many years. was leader of the Fifth Cav said General King, “when Merritt was_{ts colonel and I ant, at Fort Russell, Wyo., was conceded at that time to ral its adj be the fl trumpeter in the entire cay- airy:-sérvice of the regular army. He certainly has a fine ear for music. - A WEEDING OUT. Ineapacitated Soldiers tu Be Dis¢charged as Soon as It Can Be Properly Done. A board of medical officers, consisting Edward B. Moseley, surgeon, States. army Major Lewis® R. urgeon, First Washington Vol- ¢r. Infantry, and First Lieutenant El- ner- M. Brown, assistant surgeon, same ADVERTISEMENTS. 44ttt r ettt + g s * The Big Store In the Mission. 3 0DD CHAIRS ON HAND Await Buyers at Our Store. This Is not a public mesting, but all-the same we invite you to take the: -chair—several chairs, In fact; the'more chalrs you take, the hand- somer and more attractive you will make your house. It s the helght of: 'ODDITY not to admire our ODD .chairs, Figures have been marked down. That makes It risky to wait. FREE—Our Elegant 200-Page “Mlustrated Catalogue. Write “for-It, X PATTOSIENS, "% Gor. 16th and Mission, A shdh b b 2 SR SR A AR SR S SR SR SR S S S SRS R T S R TR R track for | regiment, has been appointed to meet at o at the call of the president board to make personal examina- tion of and consider all cases of enlisted men brought before it on surgeon's cer- ate of disability, from troops belong- to the Department of California. Fhis order means the weeding out of | have become physically ¢ | active service. General King, at Camp Merritt, and W nd the next expedition to Ma- is now busily engaged in the weed ing ‘out pro and will have a large number of incapacitated men to report to military headquarters for discharge from my. He is determined to take with im none but men in first-class physical condition. . ALEdh Gl | EIGHTH CALIFORNIA. The Regiment Accepts an Invi- tation to Drill in San Fran- cisco—A Bugle From San Jose. CAMP BARRETT, Sather Tract, Aug. 6.—Mitchell Zarcone, bugler of Company | B of San Jose, was to-day presented with | & handsome silver bugls, the f the gift of Second Ward Dewey Republican Club of that city. Zarcone is not a member of the club, but has many friends among its members, who recognize his patriot- | regiment shall be sent to the Philippines ansports can be obtained. The boys [ confident of a trip to the Orient the near future. There is yet remaining at San Fran- sco a force of about 11,000 troops expect- to be transported to the Philippines. “There have been sixty-four deaths at Camp Merritt. Forty-three were caused | by pneumonia and bronchial pneumonia, 4" seven by spinal meningitis. There were four fatal cases of typhoid fever. General Samuel M. B. Young, who ren- dered gallant service in the early move- ments of the Santiago campaign, has re- covered his health and been assigned to | duty at Montauk Point, where many reg- |in iments of General Shafter's army will go into camp to recuperate. General Young is well known In San Francisco. He was formerly post commander at the Pre- sidio. The Glen Ellen Social Club gave an en- tertailnment for the benefit of the Sonoma Red Cross Society, the net rezap:s of which amounted to $5 . Cannon Will Meet Wallace To-Day. This afternoon and evening the fat gen- tleman at the Chutes will take his long | contemplated trips into the cage of Wal- | lace, the largest lion in captivity. Can- | non will dre in tights and be unarmed, ident that no harm will If or the lion. The den has been built in the open air at the foot of | the lake, and there will be accommoda- ! tions for thousands. Honolulu. ITHOUT t nila early Friday At 6a m At9a m. the transports may make the out of their close quarters. At 10 a. m, long to get all A great T out of sight of terday ght the yesterday the 2 fe3edagotateiuiel-gegeel the Lakme's anchor was taken ab: run to Honolulu in eigh the Tacoma was ready for a tow to sea. 2il on his ship and the Tacoma was soon speeding after the Nelson and Lakme. mber of people visited the front during the morning to see the transposts off. One and all were disappointed, as the transports 1d before the sightseers reached the water front. . LADEN TRANSPORTS SdIL FOR HAWAIL. The Charles Nelson and Lakme Left San Francisco Port Early Yesterday, Carrying Soldiers for The Tacoma, With Horses for Manila, Accompanied Them. norning. New York Volunteers went aboard the Charles Nelson and Lakme and the steamers then went Into the stream and anchored. hour later was off the nine-fathom buoy. and shortly afterward she also was on her way out through the Golden Gate. ces are that they will be all of ten and may be eleven before the soldier boys get and an ard t days, but the cha > toot of a whistle or the boom of a cannon the transports Charles Nelson and Lakme got away for Honolulu and the Tacoma for Ma- The tug Sea King went alongside and soon had her outside. 0 0 0 00 30 K08 308 308 308 0 08 30 08 308 306 308 XCF 08 10 306 308 30 308 30 06 30 306 300 6 108 300 08 308 08 308 30 08 308 30 30 300 10K 308 300 300 00 00 00 00 00 0 O X X Given a falr wind It did not take Captain Davis were fageagedegedeeteTat ot & fegegogogegegegegaFegegal | ism in leaving his wife, children and or- | chard to fight for Uncl ticular bugle Is a happy ac | this time, for there is a scarcity There are twenty-three and only fourteen only two of these are regimental property. Colonel Henshaw has formally accepte the invitation from the Army and Navy Christian Commission to hold a regimen- tal drill in San Francisco. All he asks is plenty of room, and he promises to g0 to the metropolis 200 strong and &lvs a regimental drill such as 5 ot often wit- | nessea. E | “James P. Gaffney of Company B is now tal stenographer to Colon and he is Kept quite bu ntly. of the Hospital Corps outside of Private Frank Bush of Company F. who was v ‘ablol nd who is to- y - removed to Fablola, who 15 to-dey ro ported much improved. e ct I» that of Sergeant C. C. Hovis of Com: pany L, who sufl'('rln;:‘ from m:Ler‘ia, the result of He had a similar three I . T about experience while c years ago. : Y Captain George H. Voss of Company L was officer of the day to-day, Lieutenant Thomas Rutledge of Company K officer of the guard, Lieutenant W. C. Bean of Company E supernumerary officer of the ard, & aplain Ollver C. Miller has prenared an order of regimental service to-mor- fow. There will be music by the regi- mental band and Mrs. M. M." Dewing of e cholr of the First M. E. Church of ng h (l)a‘klu:\d is to sing a snplrl'la.no 10‘.) Chap- 5 on w! - lain Miller's sermon t of “Na- tions as the Instrument o; dence.” e R Moving Their Tents. The Christian Commission have been ex ceedingly active the past few days mov. ing their tents to the Presldio and estab- lishing new locations. Thus far they have erected five 0f their tents at the Presidio and the other will go up as soon as the rest of the troops leave Camp Merritt. The San Francisco Press Club gave a de- lightful entertainment for the boys at the Mothers’ Club headquarters last even- ing. The following sums have been re- cefved during the past few days for the Commission work: Additional from Tennessee drill, 35 10; Kansas drill so far reported, $652 25; re- ceipts from sale of Commission buttons, $6; flags at Kansas drill, $6 50; Franklin- street Presbyterian Church, San Fran- cfsco, $5; Mrs. M. S. Wililams, $5; Dr. Thomas Addison, $10. T War Incidents. Light Battery C, Utah Volunteer Ar- tillery, has been assigned to station at the Presidio. % Another company of the First New York Regiment, not yvet designated, is to be sent to Honolulu on the 10th on the steamer Mariposa. The First Tennessee Regiment will move from Camp Merritt to the Presidio 0-mOTTow. g Enlisted men belonging to the Elihth California Volunteer Infantry are asking why they are not allowed the same priv- ileges in regard to passes as volunteers in other regiments receive. It is said that the men at the Presidio and Camp Mer- ritt can get passes for the asking, while at Camp Barrett passes are allowed to a man but once every ten days. General Merriam will probably take a trip to Honolulu, going as soon after the safling of the Arizona and Scandia as possible. The Fifty-first Towa has been informea by the Governor of Iowa that Secretary of War Alger has assured him that this re are only three cases in the care | STILL THE FARMERS CONTROL THE MARKET FQR A TIME WHEAT PRICES DEPEND ON THEM. But No Unreasonably High Rates for the Cereal May Be Looked for This Year—Crop Estimate. August 6, 1898, The past week has caused a radical change in wheat speculation. Prices show an appreciation of 5 cents over those of the week previous. The cause for the ad- vance may chiefly be attributed to the | stronger English market and small re- celpts at home grain centers. There has been strong buying of spot wheat from Il quarters, foreigners leading. The ex- ceedingly low stocks at home and abroad helped to frighten shorts who had sold to their limits. The buying from this | quarter made the market very spirited | at the advance. Farmers were disposed to sell their wheat more liberally. Ex- porters reported cash offerings increasing materially, but the price for spot was by no means seft. The crop is now estimated by good con- servative experts at 700,000,000 bushels. England and France report their crop Erogrexssmg favorably. Reports from ussia are not as assuring as they might be yet there Is no reason to anticipate otherwise than a fair crop. There would at this time, appear to be enough wheat to go around. Much depends upon the action of farmers. If they begin to sell their wheat the supply will, of necessity, meet the demand. The action of the market during the past week was more of a congested state—an oversold condi- tion. Those who had sold September thought it prudent to change from that option to December when spring wheat will be on the market. It is a noticeable fact spring wheat pro- ducers are more disposed to sell their wheat as soon as harvested than farmers in the winter wheat section. Harvestin, in the Dakotas and Minnesota wiil be wel under way by Wednesday of this week, when deliverfes will show a materfal in- crease. These conditions may produce a freer movement in winter wheat; If so present prices will not hold. A depress- ing effect will exert {tself and a lower range of Srlces prevail. If, on the other hand, producers refuse to part with their wheat temporarily prices may go higher, but the fact remains America will have a large surplus this crop year which must sooner or later find an oytlet. Prices will have to be shaped to suit conditions. At present prices producers are rewarded by a fair profit for their efforts. The situation does not warrant any sensational markets such as prevailed previous to June. Any furtner advance will not be lasting. When millers’ stocks are fllled up, which will not take long, their offerings will have to find accep! ance through storage sources. This de- imand s never as urgent as that of mill- ers. Those who anticipate unreason- able high prices for wheat this year will meet with disappointment. An "ad- vance resulting from buying by shorts is not generally of a lasting character. The market will from time to time become oversold and a good rally result, but as soon as the market becomes evened u the reaction will be as rapld as the ad- vance. September wheat in the Chicago market sold at c, December 66%c, Saturday—an advance of 5%c for the for- mer and 3c for the latter from the low point. ‘Wheat in the local market was active demand coming almost en- and higher, The heavy premium tirely from’shorts. | for December wheat is starting consider- able wheat from Washington and Oregon, which probably increase rapldly after harvesting begins. Shippers are almost entirely out of the market. One point which ‘holders of wheat should not over- look is the probable cheapness of tonnage from the north later on. Unless some- thing unforeseen happens local prices cannot hold. Barley has exerted every effort to ad- vance, but with little or no effect. Lower rices must result. - R. E. MULCAHY. —_————————— Music in Santa Cruz Is the title of an Interesting illustrated article In this week's Town Talk, by Al- fred Metzger. This issue Is one of Town Talk’s series of specials and is devoted o Music, a portarit of Mrs. Ernest Lent :\ppearu on the title page and one of Ed- ward Lyman Bill, the New York music publisher, within. Politics by the Saun- terer, society news, readable editorials, criticisms upon grand opera and the week’s plays, and two clever stories are features of the lssue. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Dr. W. J. Downing of Suisun Is at the Baldwin. Dr. J. W. Stitt of Vacaville Is at the Baldwin, A. C. Cralg and wife of Philadelphia is at the Palace. Sidney Newell, an attorney of Stockton, is at the Grand. G. M. Francis, of the Napa Register, is at the Occldental. J. F. Rooney, an attorney of Sonora, is at the Occidental. Rev. Alexander Mackintosh of Honolulu is at the Occidental. L. W. and Shirley Burris of Santa Rosa are at the California. ‘W. D. Pennycook of the Vallejo Chroni- cle is at the Occidental. A. C. Panton, a leading physician of Portland, is at the Grand. SR HORGEYy T would not o pass through such g 'TWAS ONLY g5 another night to buy a world of k=3 A " happy days, ¥ DREAM. X yignea ‘the guest ol as he recounted REXHH KA (he expertencesof a night at the Palace. “When I engaged my room I stipulated with the clerk that the principal condition of the contract was that he should furnish a room where the noises of the hotel and street were farthest removed. I retired. Heaven- blessed sleep soon wrapped me in forget- fulness profound and then I began to dream. Ah, what a dream that was! I was back at Monte Carlo with the dear general, my only true friend and bene- factor; the red and the black and the spinning wheel and the clink of the chips, all combined to make me think of heaven. I was winning. Luck was with me and I could not lose. With the blood of the reckless gambler which flows through my veins I doubled and doubled and yet I won. And then I woke up. But what did I Cal hear?—the actual clinking of chips and the low sweet rumbling of the wheel. I swear to you I thought I was at the boards once more. The sounds did not cease but continued during my waking. It was so realistic that fear took pos- session of me. I knew I was awake, but the horrors of an hallucination held me fast. Clink, clink and rumble, rumble. It went on just the same. The strain on my mind proved insufferable, and in an agony of fear I dressed myself hurriedly and called upon the night clerk. I was panting when I explained things to him. He is a big and wise man, and I thought he would know if there were any spooks around the hotel. And then he told me that my apartments were alongside the card room of the Union League Club, where the clinking gets its birth, and that the rumbling came from the elevator on the other side. Ah, but it was such a happy dream.” The guest sighed and went his way. Peter Musto, wife and daughter Stockton, are at the Grand. D. P. Durst, a newspaper Wheatland, is at the Grand. James B. Gray and Charles B. Spittal of Glasgow are at the Palace. A. Betten, proprietor of the Byron Hot Springs Hotel, is at the Baldwin. W. B. King, president of the Oregon Telephone Company of Portland, is at the Palace. F. M. McCormack, freight agent of the Rock Island at Sacramento, is at the Oc- cidental. Surveyor of Customs Spear and his wife left the city last evening for a two weeks’ vacation at Castle Crag. H. M. Le Flemming, a prominent fruit grower of Penryn, accompanied by his wife, is at the Occidental. Edward Chambers, general freight agent of the Southern California Raflroad and the Santa Fe and Pacific, is at the Palace. ————— Shot While Firing a Salute. Frank Abbott and George Matherson, twe schoolboys climbed to the summit of Twin Peaks yesterday for the purpose of firing a salute in honor of the victories of the United States army and navy agalnst Spain. A 32-caliber pistol was the instrument chosen with which to make the noise, and through ignorance of its workings or by carelessness a bullet was put into one of Matherson’s legs. The injured boy was taken to the City and County Hospital. The little s fferer resides with his parents at 933 Sanchez street, while the home of Abbott is at 39 Vicksburg street. ————— Little May Kingsley Killed. May Kingsley, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Kingsley of 2027% Mission street, came to an untimely death last Friday. The child was riding on her tricycle on a cement pavement and fell off while making an abrupt turn. 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AN OLD MAN ASSAULTED BY ROBBERS Daring Crimeon Berry Street. WATCH AND MONEY TAKEN THOMAS O'BRIEN, AGED 65 YEARS, THE VICTIM. Choked and Beaten by Two Men Who Had Followed Him to His Home. Thomas O'Brien, an old man, was at- tacked by two men at Third and Berry streets late Friday night and after be- ing beaten into insensibility was robbed of $20 and a silver watch. According to O’'Brien's story he visited Corbett's pool-room on Ellis street to cash a ticket on the Tracey- McConnell fight. His ticket called for $20 and after receiving the money he started for his home. ‘While he was in the pool-room he noticed two men, who seemed to be watching him. As he left the place they followed him, but not thinking that they intended to hold him up he paid no attention to them. He walked along Fourth street and when near King the men passed him and entered a door- way. Still unmindful of his danger O’Brien continued on his way, and as he passed the robbers one of them threw his arm around his throat and threatened to strangle him if he made an outcry. His accomplice struck him a blow in the mouth, knocking out three of his front teeth. The robber who held him by the throat also struck him ren- dering him unconscious. . They then searched his pockets, taking his money and jewelry. A short time afterward a policeman happened to be walking along the street and discovered O'Brien lying on the sidewalk. As he seemed to be ser- fously injured he had him removed to the Receiving Hospital. After recov- ering consciousness O’Brien told the story of the robbery, and also gave a description of the assailants. He de- scribed the man who first attacked him as being about thirty years of age, had a reddish mustache and was dressed in a dark suit of clothes. His compan- ion wore a dark slouch hat which was pulled down over his eyes, concealing his face. Immediately after the rob- bery was reported to Chief Lees he de- tailed two of his best men on the case. | Up to a late hour last night, hawever, | they had not succeeded in locating the desperate men. RAILROAD REPORTS. Two Accounts Filed With the Rail- road Commision. The various railroad corporations are beginning to file their annual reports with the Rallroad Commission. Up to date the Gualala River Railway, operating a line from Bowens Landing to the company's logging camp, and the Towle Brothers Company, which operates a line thirty- seven miles long, are the only corpora- tions ‘which have filed reports. The Valley Rallroad report is prepared and ready for filing and the Southern Pa- cific Company 'is hard at work on fits report and expects to flle it in a few weeks. According to a rule of the com- mission all reports must be flled before the 1st of September. The Gualala River Railway's re- port is very brief, showing no results of the operation. 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