The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 8, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1898. WARRING ACTIONS DO BATTLE Fatal Fight for Possession Opera ~ of the Colorado Springs House. One Killed and Three Wounded @mong Silverites During the Driving Out of Tellerites. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 7.—A pitched battle occurred in this city at daybreak to-day between the two warring factions of the Silver Re- publican party of this State, in which one man was killed and three wounded. The dead man is Charles 8. Harris, an employe at Denver of the Gulf Rall- road. The wounded were spirited away by their friends and their iden- tity has not been definitely established. It is said that a man named Palmer was shot In the cheek, but not serious- ly injured. Another man had his hand shot nearly off and another got a flesh wound in the arm. The fight was waged for possession of the opera-house, in which the Sil- ver Republican State Convention is to meet to-morrow. An armed guard, representing the Teller-Blood faction, was in possession. Ex-State Chair- man Broad, who had been deposed by National Chairman Towne, sent an armed force to drive the guard out of the theater. After a 'scrimmage, in which many shots were fired, the Tel- lerites fled in dismay. Harris and the men who were wounded are supposed to have been members of the attacking force. Chairman Blood, A. M. Stevenson and other leading Silver Republicans open- ly charge Sheriff Boynton of this county, and Internal Revenue Collector Frank Howbert of Denver, with lead- ing the attack. Sheriff Boynton states that he, Mr. Howbert and Chief of Police Gathright did not go to the opera-house until the Plumb, “twenty-two of us were inside the opera-house. Suddenly a fusillade of shots was fired through both the front and side doors. Then, in a sec- | ond, the doors were burst open, and in | rushed from seventy-five to 100 men. | “There was constant firing in all parts of the hall, we replying as best | we could. I saw one man fall, shot | through the lungs. They carried him to the balcony and laid him down. He died a few minutes afterward. An- other man was injured. We were forced out of the bullding. Sheriff Boynton and Chief of Police Gathright were in the front ranks.” Sheriff Boynton allowed the men who participated in the riot to leave the city | early this morning unmolested. After | battering in the doors about seventy- five men rushed into the building, shooting off revolvers. = The ceiling is full of bullet holes. The attacking party shot into the air with a hope of | trightening the guards into submission. | The guards were scattered in groups | about the auditorium, where they could best command the entrances, and they | returned the fire. Those who partici- | pated intimate that no less than 150 shots were fired in the opera-house within a few minutes. The smoke was so dense in a moment that all shots | were at random. The attacking party | finally reached the center of the house and the guards fled to the street. The latter had but one round of ammuni- tion. .The attackers trebled them in numbers and had revolvers and plenty of ammunition. ® 6 OJO ® ® ® following statement: “To the People of Colorado: Committe [OJOJONOX R ONOXOROXOO] [¢ morning. Yesterday +house at this piace. night. At that time S. D house, house, Conventlon called for to-morrow. Denver, headed by done time in the penitentiary for L ing lawfully in poss ® Leggett. (CJO] " hotel.” Shortly before 4 o'clock thi ®® ®® and assault. . from Denver and elsewhere. this absolutely lawless and wholly [OJOIOIOIOXOXOJOIOCOXOROXOIOXOXOKOIO] ® @ T, ) oJoJooJoJoJoXoJoJoYOROROROROROROROROJOJOROJOoRoXoXOKO) CHAIRMAN BLOOD’S BOLD ACCUSATION. COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 7.—Chairman Blood has issued the As chairman of the of the Silver Republican party I desire to make public the act condition of affairs resulting in the deplorable occurrence of evening the county convention of the Sil- Republican party of El Paso County was being held in the opera- The convention adjourned about 12 o'clock mid- Nye, the lessee and manager of the opera- turned over the door keys and the possession of the opera- as per contract, to me, as chairman of the Silver Republican State Central Committee, that we might hold therein the ensuing State “Rumor had reached me that ex-Chairman Broad, I and Dewitt C. Webber had arranged for a gang of thugs to come from Duffleld, Arnett, Tom Clark and others who have Sheriff of this county, W. S. Boynton, and the police force of this town In obtaining possession from me of the opera-house by force. Be- ion of the opera-house I determined to retain the same, and for that purpose left about a dozen persons in the house under the leadership of ex-Mayor Plumb and of County Clerk At about 1 o'clock this morning I left the opera-house in peaceable and quiet possession of these gentlemen and retired to a whom I had left in charge and informed that the opera-house had just been taken from them by a body of armed men; that all the entrances to the house had been attacked simultancously, accompanied by the firing of a large number of shots through the doors, the forcing of the doors and the entrance of the armed men. demand made by any one previous to the commencement of the firing “When the armed force entered the opera-house it was found to be headed by the Sheriff of this county, W. 8. Boynton, and Frank Howbert, the Collector of Internal Revenue, accompanied by mem- bers of the police force of this town and a number of other armed men, some of them dressed in police uniform, and the thugs imported Upon gaining entrance to the house no process, or writ, or warrant of law of any kind was displayed or ex- planation made of this extraordinary unlawful proceeding. same time, by the direction of Sheriff Boynton and Collector Howbert, four or flve of the men in charge of the house were arrested without any warrant or process of law whatever and thrown into jail. I am informed that several persons have been more or less serfously wounded’ in the attack on the opera-house. officars: of this city and county should be found the first to violate the law and-cause blood to flow in order to consummate an unholy alliance intended to defeat the sovereign right of the people of this State to peaceably assemble In convention. 5 “Chairman Silver Republican State Central Committee.” {OJOROR RO OROROJOROROJOJ O OR oY OJORCIORORO RO O RO OX O OX G XOROXOYOXO) State Central N. Stevens awless acts, to co-operate with the s morning I was aroused by those No word was spoken or At the I can only regret that in unjustifiable proceeding the peace JAMES H. BLOOD. CREOCPPPPPCIRPPRPIRPECPEPPPRPPPIAPNPRIIECICEPPRECEPPRREORPERRE PP OO O ®® battle began and then only to take pos- session of the place. Five men were arrested-in the opera-house and one, it is claimed by the police, had a smok- ing Winchester in his hands. The pris- oners are: Walter Russell. J. W. Lupton. *J. J. Long. , A. C. Smith. A. F. Monge. They are all of Cripple Creek. They are charged with the murder of Har- ris, and informations were filed in the District Court against them. A guard of twenty men under Boyn- ton and Gathright hold the opera-house and the Teller people are refused ad- mission: In a published statement Chairman Blood intimated that 1. N. Stevens, vice chairman of the National Silver party during the last Presidential campaign, and others arranged with a gang of thugs to come from Denver and assist in capturing the theater. Mr. Stevens brands this statement .as “absolutely false,” and says he knows nothing whatever about the opera-house affair. At 1 oclock this morning the Wolcott- Stevens faction applied to Judge Lunt for a writ of mandamus, compelling Chairmén Blood, who was then in pos. session of the opera-house, to turn over the building to ex-Chairman Broad. The writ was refused. “At 4:10 this morning,” sald ex-Mayor \ Ex-Chairman Broad this afternoon Issued a counterstatement to that of Chairman Blood. Broad charges thaf the riot was caused by Incendlar} speeches of the Teller Republicans at last night's county convention. He says ffanager Nye violated the lease made 72 2im as chairman of the State committee by turning the opera-house over to Charles 8. Sprague, editor of the Evening Telegraph, and a follower of Teller. Broad says his lease gave him the right to put his men in the opera-house any hour to-day for the purpose of decorating and preparing the hall for to-morrow’s convention. It seems to-night that all dangers of further serious trouble between the two factions of the Silver Republicans has been removed. This afternoon members of the Blood faction made application before Judge Harris of the District Court for a writ of mandamus com- pelling Sheriff Boynton to turn over the opera-house to them. To-night citizens of Colorado Springs took the matter in hand and, the result was a compromise by which both sides relinquish all claims to the disputed room. By this agreement Judge Harris issued an or- der to Sheriff Boynton to let neither faction have possession of the place. The Broad faction have secured the Coburn library of Colorado College and the Blood wing will meet at Durkee Hall. 1t is impossible to learn any- thing about the man alleged to have SENATOR M.M!TELLERD ) \WOLCOTT THE TWO MEN WHOSE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS LED TO d FATAL RIOT YESTERDAY AT COLORADO SPRINGS. been wounded in the opera-house fight except that John L. Russell of Denver is not the man. Late to-night the chances of fusion do not appear at all bright. The Popu- lists hold out for the head of the ticket to which there is strong opposition from both the Silver Republicans and the Democrats. CHAIRMAN TOWNE'S ACTION DENOUNCED PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 7.—B. Clark Wheeler of Aspen, Colo., was nomi- nated for Congress by the Second Dis- trict Silver Republican Congressional Convention to-day. Resolutions de- nouncing the action of National Chair- man Towne in removing State Chair- man Broad were adopted. LASSOS AN ENEMY AND DRAGS HIM ABOUT Summersville Man Makes Use of His Lariat to Punish a Neigh- bor’s Son. ANTIOCH, Sept. 7.—A case that smacks of early day border sensationalism was enacted in Summersville this week. There has been bad blood between the Hanlons and Watsons of that neighborhood for vears past. Last Sunday, it is said, young Hanlon was standing in front of the Postoffice when Watson rode up on horseback. Hanlon was Impertinent to ‘Watson, when, quick as a flash, Watson undid_a lariat and threw it over Han- lon's head. Tightening the rope quickly he rode off, dragging Hanlon behind him, He had dragged him quite a distance when a man attempted to interfere. Wat- son whipped out a pistol and fired two shots at the interloper. One shot grazed his cheek. Constable Sweeney arrested Watson, and he is now in the jail at Antioch awalting trial CABINET COUNCIL GRANTS REVISION So Dreyfus Will Receive a New Trial. NECESSARY STEPS ORDERED | MINISTER OF JUSTICE TOLD TO PROCEED. An Announcement of the Discovery of Facts Which Implicate Mem- bers of the General Staff. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Sept. 7.—The Figaro to-day says the Cabinet council, just held, unanimously agreed upon a revision of the Dreyfus case and directed the Min- ister of Justice, M. Sarrien, to take the necessary steps to that end. The Matin announces the discovery of facts implicating the officers of the general staff, adding that General Zur- linden, the new Minister for War, re- ported the matter to the Council and urged the necessity for reforming the Intelligence Department of the War Office, whereupon he was directed to elaborate a project separating the du- ties of the general staff from those of the Intelligence Department. The agitation for convoking the Chamber of Deputies is growing daily. Already notices of twelve interpella- tions as to the Dreyfus affair have been given. Three duels are imminernt over the case. A great sensation has been caused by the statement by the Matin that facte have been discovered implicating the officers of the general staff. Rumors are in circulation to-night that Comte Esterhazy has disappeared and that Lieutenant Paty du Clam has been arrested, but they cannot be con- firmed. INTERESTS WILL NOT CLASH. BRISTOL, England, Sept. 7.—At a meet- ing here in honor of the opening of the memorial tower on the crest of Brandon Hill, erected by subscription, to com- memorate the fourth centenary of John Cabot's discovery of the continent of America, the Marquis of Dufferin made a speech extolling the friendship existing between the two nations, and he then opened the door with a golden key, which he afterward handed to the Mayor. Proceeding to refer to the ‘“‘vast inter- ests opening in the Far East in which the United States would be compelled to take part,” the Marquis sald: “What- ever solution there may be of these prob- lems, it ie pretty certain the interests of Amerjca and Great Britain will not clash, but rather that both nations will desire the same ends. . —_——— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AN druggists refund the money 1if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine bas L. B. Q. on each tablet. VETERANS PASS 1N PEACE PARADE Great Procession of the Grand Army Men. BIG CRUSH AT CINCINNATI AN IMMENSE THRONG CHEERS OLD SOLDIERS. Great Enthusiasm as the Different Divisions Go by the Review- ing Stand, and Are Duly Saluted. Special Dispatch to The Call. CINCINNATI, Sept. 7.—The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic has had its red letter day. To-day came the Grand Army parade, to be followed to-morrow by the Cincinnati industrial parade as a peace jubilee demonstration. The attendance in the city to-day reached fabulous figures, according to the estimate of two dozen railways that have been taxed beyond their capacity. All along the long line of march there were casks of ice water and lemonade for the marchers, and in some places they were served with more substan- tial refreshments. There were seats for thousands along Washington Park, on Race street and around the postof- fice and other places, while the house- tops, as well as the windows and every place for reviewing the parade along the line of march, was occupied. The line of march was less than three miles, with the reviewing stand at Washington Park, near the end of the course. With the parade starting promptly at 10 a. m., the reviewing stand was reached shortly before noon. Here Commander-in-Chief Gobin was surrounded by Vice Commanders Al- fred Lyth and F. B. Allen, Chapiain F. C. Brunde, Quartermaster General Charles Burrows, Judge Advocate Gen- eral Eli Torrence, Surgeon General David Mackay and others of his staff, Mayor Tafel and other officers of Cin- cinnati, Governors Bushnell of Ohio, Pingree of Michigan, Atkinson of West Virginia and other State officers and their staffs; Natlonal Executive Com- mitteeman Willlam H. Armstrong, G. M. Sterrett, Thomas W. Scott, William R. Hill, Lyman T. Caldwell, E. R. Montford, Elwood Cralg, Past Com- manders Louls Wagner, R. B. Heath, John S. Kountie, John H. Rea, Willlam Warner, John Palmer, A. G. Welsert, J. O. B. Adams, Thomas G. Lawler, D. C. Glasser, C. H. Grosvenor; Colonels J. H. C. Smith, S. D. Kingsley, W. P. Orr, C. B. Wing, Jullus Flelschman, Charles R. Fisher, H. H. Pettiman, D. D. Knox, L. M. Anderson, R. C. Mec- Kinney, Albert Brewer, S. A. Atherton, George W. Healy and others. ‘While there were marked demonstra- tions all along the line of march, yet the stages of the greatest enthusiasm were witnessed as the different divi- sions passed the reviewing stand and were saluted by the distinguished gen- tlemen on the platform. The first thing to mar the proceedings of the morning was a serious accident to General Curtls, one of the Police Commissioners of Buffalo. He was rid- ing with the Police Commissioners of this city and other cities, who were on the staff of the chief in charge of the police that headed the procession. His Lorse clipped and fell, and in the fall the animal crushed General Curtis in such a way as to injure his spine. It was at first thought that he would not recover, but later in the dayrhis condi- tion was improved. It is believed, how- ever, that General Curtis {s crippled for life. Previous to the parade there were many reunions to-day, and some busi- ness sessions, including those of the ladies of the G. A. R. and the Woman's Relief’ Corps. The National Army Nurses' Assocla- tion elected the {following officers: President, Mrs. Ewing, Virginia; vice president, Mrs. Chapman, Illinois, ju- nior vice president, Mrs. Tay, New York; secretary, Miss Kate Scott, Min- nesota; treasurer, Mrs. Whitman, Phil- adelphia; Chaplain, Mrs. Morrill, Mich- igan. The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the National Association of Naval Veterans to-day elected the following officers: Captain commanding, Mrs. Anna R. Sears, Bal- timore; commander, Mrs. Mary Baker, Boston; lieutenant commander, Mrs. Lena Raddaty, Lehighton, Pa.; senior lieutenant commander, Mrs. Carrie B. Stone, Baltimore; lieutenant, Mrs. Hannah V. Greene, Providence, R. IL; fleet surgeon, Mrs. Margaret fllckson, Detroft; fleet chaplain, Mrs. Eliza Welcher, New Bedford, Mass. Mrs. Jennie Laird, the retiring captain com- manding, was presented with a rich Joweled pin, an insignia of the office. The National Assoclation of Naval Veterans to-day elected the following officers: Rear admiral, J. F. R. Foss, Minneapolis; commodore, E. D. Bliss, Brooklyn; national captain, Willlam Lareler, - Zanesville, O.; commander, Benjamin D. Bla.nchani. New York; lieutenant commander, James A, Mmer“ | ter, E. F. 0.; lieutenant, William McIn- tosh, New York; master, Walter E. Jacobs, New Haven; ensign, James Kennedy, Portsmouth, Va.; fleet sur- geon, J. L. Cilley, Cincinnati; paymas- Dustin, Providence, R. L; fleet engineer, Ferrier V. Christian, Chicago; fleet chaplain, Alex. D. Mec- Williams, Detroit, Mich; judge advo- cate, Judge Fred C. Harvey, Minne- apolis; secretary, Frederick E. Har- kins, Brooklyn; boatswaln, Edward ‘Wiggins, New York. Rear Admiral Kelly of Philadelphia was presented with a diamond and gold badge by the Naval Veterans. The pre- sentation was made by Commander Archer of Pennsylvania. EAGER FOR A SIGHT , OF THEIR QUEEN Fifty Thousand Working People Gather to Catch a Glimpse of Wilhelmina. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7.—About 50,000 working people, with bared heads, gath- ered on the Damplatz this morning under a scorching sun, waiting to catch a limpse of the young Queen of Holland. he sovereign, however, sent an aide de camp to the place with the request that the spectators resume their hats. This thoughtfulness on the part of the Queen was greatly appreciated by the im- mense crowd and evoked tremendous cheering from the waiting multitude. The Queen subsequently listened to the singing of a grand chorus of 2000 scholars. She appeared nervous and un- strung, and had requested that her sub- jects refrain from cheering. The people respected the young Queen's wish to the letter, and when the singing by the schol- ars had ended absolute silence prevailed, which was more impressive than the mighty cheers which had previously been dven. E'1n Spite of the orders that no members of the royal families or of the nobility of any other country than Holland be admitted to the coronation ceremonies, Lord Rosebery, who has been on board Baron de Rothschild’s yacht Rena, at- tended incognito. CANNIBAL KING FETES SAILORS Luck of Three Men of the Wanderer. Athens, STRANDED ON EASTER ISLAND MADE PRINCES BY A SAVAGE POTENTATE. Paint the Ruler’s House Red, White and Yellow and Are Rewarded With a Banquet in His Dwelling. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Sept. 7. — Three ship- wrecked sallors were rescued from Eas- ter Island in Polynesia by the schooner Annie Larsen, which arrived from the Fiji Islands a few days ago. They were George O'Donnell, Ed Walsh and James ‘Whalen, seamen on the bark Wanderer, which was wrecked near Easter Island last summer. The Wanderer sprang a leak going from Australia to Panama. By vigorous use of the pumps she was kept afloat until Easter Island was sighted. While trying to make shore she ran upon a reef and was wrecked. The three sailors swam ashore and were warmly recelved by the cannibal XKing of Raster Island and the natives. O’Donnell told Captain White of the Larsen that the King took the greatest fancy to him (O'Donnell), apparently, because he landed nearly naked and thus most nearly resembled the natives. O'Donnell was entertained in the King’s own house and all three were notified that they would be considered Princes. They were offered wives if they would stay. A few days after the shipwreck a box containing several cans of paint floated ashore. This enabled O’Don- nell to paint the King's house red, white and yellow, which, he says, caused the King to provide an extra banquet. ‘Whalen and Walsh made themselves popular by constructing coffins for sev- eral subjects who died and burying them as white men do. ‘When the schooner Larsen hove in sight they hoisted signals and were taken aboard the next day. Captain ‘White left them at Port Townsend. ISLAND SEALS UNMOLESTED, Report From an Assistant Agent Just Back From the North. BTANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 7.— John M. Morton, who has been aeting as assistant of Colonel Joseph Murray of Colorado, United States agent in charge of fur seal islands, returned to-day. .e reports that the pelagic fleet is smaller that that of last year. It is untrue, he lsal}'!, that the fieet has moiested the siands. Dr. Jordan to-day finished reading the, proof-sheets of his new book entitled ‘Foot Notes on Evolution.” ALL VOLUNTEERS CANNOT NOW BE MUSTERED OU 7 The President Notifies Governors That 100,000 Men Will Be Needed in Newly Acquired Territory. ‘War Department to-day: This because in my judgment th remain in the service. by law. 06 308 30 308 % 308 108 30408 30 0% 308 308 308 308 306 X0 308 508 3 308 308 308 308 308 308 X0 308 308 0% gress on the naval personnel biil. o [ege3-3:88:3c=g=F=FoeeFeg FeReReFoF R BB R R R R R BB R L] WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The following was given out at the “In response to tne request of the Governors of some of the States for the muster out of their entire volunteer force the Presi- dent replied in substance as follows: request for the muster out of your regiments I have already direct- ed that 100,000 of the volunteers shall be mustered out of the service. at number can be spared. one hundred thousand will remain as the Government now requires in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines a larger army than the reg- ular military establishment affords. The muster out, like the muster in, will be as nearly as possible according to the population of the several States. The suggestion to muster out all of the volunteers from your State cannot therefore be entertainel. ‘War has already inquired of the Governors of the several States what regiments in their judgment can with the least inconvenience Their advices will, so far as I am concerned, consistent with the public interest, be complied with.’” NAVY’S STRENGTH ALSO KEPT UP. NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Until the treaty of peace is signed the N to keep up to its present strength the enlisted force of the navy. There are now 22,000 men in the service. signed the number will be reduced to 12 Secretary Long will probably include in his fortchoming annual report a strong paragraph urging favorable action by Con- ‘Answering your telegraphic About The Secretary of vy Department proposes As soon as peace is 500, the maximum allowed el gegeReg g Eogugei-ReReRegegegeFobageRefgagagaRofegegagetag:] NEW LINE T0 THE PACIFIC COAST Projects Under Way in Utah. Two ONLY ONE IS TAKING SHAPE NEITHER CONNECTED WITH THE SAN JOAQUIN. Secretary Wells of the Utaa and Pa- cific Says His Road Will Be Pushed Through as Soon as Possible. Special Dispatch to The Call. SALT LAKE, Sept. 7.—No one here connected with the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Raflway will admit that the road is in combination with the San Joaquin Valley line with the object of ultimately building a line from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. Affairs of the Salt Lake and Los Angeles are at a standstill.. Active work 48 being pushed, however, on the Utah and Pacific, which will be built from Milford, Utah—the present southern ter- minus of the Oregon Short Line—to the State line of Nevada, tapping a rich min- eral district en route, including well known and old-time Pioche. Beyond that line, which has at its back A. W. Mc- Cune, the Utah millionaire, and the sue- cess of which is us‘trtedfl :J;Sre w;lrl be no flway building in Utal 8 year. ru“ isywell undgerstood here that the Salt Lake and Los Angeles, which merely connects this eity with Saltair, on Salt Lake, twelve miles in all, is in no condi- tion to extend its line now. Secretary Wells of the Utah and Pacific said this evening that this road had no connection with the San Joaquin Valley or any other road, but that he was confi- dent that Mr. McCune intended to push the road through to the coast just as early as possible, but the route from State line has not vet been decided on. It is known, however, that surveyors have been over the ground so often gone over before, and if any road connects this city with Los Angeles it will be the Utah and Pacific, APIA THE BENNINGTON'S PROBABLE DESTINATION Administration Deems It Wise to Have a Naval Representation i Samoan Waters. NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: While it cannot be learned at the Navy Department that any orders have been given to the gunboat Bennington di- recting her to proceed to Samoa, there is reason to belleve that Apia is her destination. The death of Malletoa, with the re- sulting. danger of a disturbance of affairs in the Samoan ISlands, has im- pressed upon the administration offi- clals the necessity of having a naval representative in Samoan waters. Great Britain and Germany each is repre- sented by men-of-war, and the au- thorities believe. in view of the inten- tion of the President to establish a coaling station at Pago-Pago, and the fact that this Government is a party to the Berlin treaty of 1890, that this coun- try also should have a gunboat in those waters to protect American interests. The President is determined that the successor to Malletoa shall be elected according to Samoan customs, as is pro- vided for in the Berlin treaty, and has so notified the Berlin Government. Great Britain and the United States are pursuing an identical course regarding the Samoan Islands, and it is under- stood that Great Britain is averse to a distribution of the islands, as is desired by Germany and the United States. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Army Orders IncludeChanges Among Volunteer Regiments at the Presidio. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The business of the Seattle, Washington, Postoffice has grown so much during the past year that the Postoffice Department has directed the Postmaster at Seattle to put on three additional letter carriers, one to be mounted. Reports from Constructor Capps at Ma- nila, just received here, state that aside from the small gunboats which have been raised and put into the service of Admiral Dewey, the Spanish ships of war engaged in the battle of Manila Bay are not likely to be raised. Olympia and the gunboat Raleigh have been docked and cleaned at Hongkong, and the Boston arriyed last Saturday for the same purpose. Within the course of a few weeks at the outside Admiral Dewey's squadron will have been ' thor- oughly renovated. Army orders: Private Henry Sefbe, Company B, Sixth California Volunteer Infantry, supposed to be in San Francisco, is transferred as a private to the Hospi- tal Corps. Privates Henry Seebach and Ernest Smith of the HD!EX;:l Corps, now supposed to be at Fran- cisco, are detailed as acting hospital AsStewards. Private Harry F. Cameron, The flagship | Company D, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, now at the Presidio of San Francis s transferred to the Hospital Corps ‘as’ a private. Corporal Thomas Geoghegan, Company G, First Washing- ton Voluntéer Infantry, now at Angel Isi- and, California, is transferred to the Hos- pital Corps as a private. First Sergeants Colin H. Ball, Company K, and Edward J. nyv M., Twentieth Kansas now supposed to be at the Presidio, San Francisco. will be discharged from'the service of the United States, to enable them to accept commis- sions. Pensfons have P s been granted as follows: California—Original: Oscar W. Watts, Marysville. $5; John Hunter, Chico, $5. Increase—Eubray Stickney, Little River, $6 to 8. Reissue—William Ashmead, Pico Heights, $12. HURLED FROM A PIER BY A GUST OF WIND Two New York Laborers Killed and & Numbér Seriously Injured. NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—The first gust of wind that preceded a thunderstorm dt :30 o’clock this afternoon blew down the heavy fron superstructure of new pier 0, at the foot of West Twelfth street, killing two men and seriously injuring ten others. There were ninety men at work on this superstructure on the pler when it fell in on them. The killed ar: SAMUEL PATTERSON. JOHN LEONARD, died on the way, the hospital. The wounded are: Charles Bost Jerry Brown, J, Malone, Oscar Osl George Lilley, John Callans, Mitchell son, George Conkling, Walter Latham. Missing: Gaven Rutherford, Alexander Ewanson, George Ramsey. - The last named three are carpenters and were at work on the roof. They are sup- posed to have been blown into the river and drowned. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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