The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1898, Page 9

CO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1898. REBUILDING OF DAWSON COMMENCED Citizens’ Fire Patrol Established. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. Plenty of Provisions at the Klondike Metropolis, but Dealers Com-~ bine to Cinch Con- sumers. BY SAM W. WALL. ce of The Call. 20 (via Seattle, Nov. rebuilding Dawson DAWSON, The work of n with the extinction of the fire October 14. A citizens’ fire patrol 1s also established, not suggested by the spirit of incendiarism apparent, but by the threat that in the uncertain stovepipes of every house in town. The pa- s formed' by the commander of ed police with pistols and d it has been on duty ever at number of defe n reconstructed un > doubt , for in- prop- ie and awaits yrovides that to fill the of the board of the candidate must These officers are people, the franchise be- t ver nationality who d in Dawson thirty days >ction and who have reach- onditions remain, ion of $200 or ) A proposi- low women to vote was voted on the south f the Klondike River, and the ¥ ack of the flats, and these are to tute four ward With the near litic of oration p to whispering and d down the streets i idle crow the saloons es are cropping abo nues open, to the oldest time There has he mercury low zero, but it was for but . Ice has been running in for ten da but to-day it red that the little steam- once more with a the mail pouches he yndike and other are frozen, to be sure, ther with a mild turn to accounts for the clear: er of floating ice. This, certainly be the chance the river closes and oV the ice and 1f for six months. last trip of the from $120 to 2 each her is any guarantee r will be car- so far as the able or permitted by ons to go. £ th e cold weathe 1g the placers this win- ies of wood are al- ip along the creeks for les on the ground; cab- tance b minion and creeks, mnearly forty mile: most like a_continu- on of the :ts of the city. An rmy of men are moving early and late; back and forth, over the trails leading to the several creecks and havs been doing 80 for weeks, al- thoug] the real transportation of El provisions for the does not begin until the r is solid and the trail y be laid there. It still, for the most follows along the hillside as in ner, although the crossing of the made on the ice. The general n is for a very large output of gold next year. In town the number f cabins has increased very. rapidly ing the past month, but still a great r of people are living in tents. tuation as to food is pecullar. re a dozen large dealers, all of tocked warehouses, me last year there and neither had ehouse. There 1is of all the necessi table and very and ADVERTISEMENTS. RS FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the St ] Glddiness, Fulness after meal. e ache, Di ess, Drowsiness, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin, Cold Chills, Dis- turbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES, Xvery sufferer will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as direct- ed, will quickly restore Females to com- plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys- tem and cure Sick Headache. Fora Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham’s Pilis are Without a Rival And_have the LARCEST SALE eof any Patent Medicine in the World, laid be- | election to all| At subsequent | limits of the city are made | preparations are being | ~— | almost superhuman effort, as a result of many luxuries. And yet it is nexteto impossible to buy a pound of butter or of sugar or a can of milk. The man- agers of the big stores confess broadly that they have these things in abun- dance and for gale, but will part with them only to persons who will buy a full outfit. Butter, sugar and milk have been “cornered” in this way, not by one individual or one company, but by them all, the small dealers having been bought out or feft to sell out until only the big dealers have any of these things on hand, and they have all taken the same course with regard to them. But- | ter when on sale in the open market | costs $250 a pound, sugar 35 cents and | milk 75 cents'a can. Notwithstanding the great scarcity and high price last year, which might have been expected to flood the market this year, glass has | been a very scarce article until within the past ten days, when a scowload arrived. Brooms sell at $1 50 each, & | common door lock at $3. These are all | articles that were scarce and high- | priced last year. Flour is plentiful at | 85 per sack. Immediately prior to the ylstur\ ation secare of last fall, which fol- | | 1owed at once upon the report that the | expected steamer could not get up the er, the price of flour was but $6 a Fresh meat, beef especially, is sac | o le in abundance at 75 ('erlls to | $1 50 & pound. Firewood costs $30 per cord. The Government has granted conces- slons to individuals in the matter of timber until t.e miner and citizen of Dawson alike are almost entirely at | their mercy. Frank Slavin, the prize- | fighter, has the exclusive right, for in- stance, to cut the timber for five miles | up the KlondikFe River, beginning at Its mouth. Any other man cutting in these | preserves must pay tribute to Mr. Sla- | vin. He is granting all comers that | right at the rate of $5 a cord paid to This is only one of the thousand rritating handicaps and hardships that are laid upon the miner and prospector, the one individual upon which the country depends for its development and wealth. The rostoffice nuisance Commissioner Ogilvie promises to abate as speec as may be. The Postoffice building, by the . was destroyed in the fire and only some very hard work vood ma:y hands saved the mail Jew quarters are being i up with a seemingly in- ngement of boxes for the | speec A petition has been forwarded to Ot- tawa asking that the new Yukon ter- ritory be allowed a representat there. Commissioner Ogilvie and his have provided for the recog- of American and other foreign The applicants will be ex- B regularly constituted rd icians, and, passing the examination, wut be allowed to register and subsequently practice. William Meredith was drowned in the 1.londike near the mouth on Bonanza a few days ago. He was from Nova Scotia. Tom Fletcher was accidentally shot by his partner, Jack Harman, while hunting moose on Dominion. He will =5 5 Henderson, who shot and killed his partner, Peterson, last fall, together with four of the Indians condemned | for killing a prospector near Tugish‘ | Lake this spring, will be hanged here | on November 1, the warrants having | just arrived from Ottawa. | Judge Dugas, recently appointed Judge of the territory, succeeding Ma- guire, has arrived. STAGE COACH WRECKED, THE DRIVER MISSING | Mysterious Disaster Overtakes a Young Mexican on the Desert | Near Dale City. | ARDINO, Nov. 28—W. E. | lyke and Fred Cox, reputable mining arrived from Dale City this morn- | ing with a story of the mysterious wreck- | | ing of the Dale City stage. It left Dale City on time last Thursday morning at 7| o'clock with the mail and about $00 in bullion. The Mexican driver, young| Miguel Corona, offered a free ride to Palm Springs to any one who would ac- | company him, as he was afraid to go alone with so much bullion. There was | no one to go, so he started alone. | The stage was due to arrive at Palm | Springs at about noon on Friday. When | it failed to put in an appearance Ora | Plerce, the manager, became worried on | Fri morning and hitched up_a team and started for Dale City. varrens Wells, twenty-seven miles ., he| found' the four stage horses. No vestige| of the harness remained on them. He| pushed on toward Dale City, forty-three | furth, Finally, at a place d Dog Wash, he came upon the stage. | It appeared in perfect order, except that | the tongue was broken. He was startled, | however, to find half a pailful of bloody wateér standing beside the stage, as though some one had washed his bloody hands in it. On the top of the stage and g]n llilc seat and right wheel were clots of 00d. Plerce thought he saw evidences of a struggle; in fact, he found one of the i s shoes near the stage, but the er was nowhere to be seen. It w: a case of robbery and murder to all ap- pearances, but Pierce was filled with won- derment to find the mall and treasure in- tact. It had lain under the driver's seat | almost forty-three hours unmolested. He took the valuables into his own rig _and drove the remaining eight miles to Dale City. On the way he met Postmaster Goodwin Dale and J. J. Arbois coming out to look for the stage. They had heard of the wreck from a passing team- ster. The mail and bullion was taken on to Whitewater and reached this city to- day. No trace of the driver has been found. Five days have elapsed since the accident, and the man is probably dea upon the desert. The general belief hat there was a runaway and he w: thrown out s seriously hurt. After | binding his wounds he must have lost his mind and wandered out over the sandy waste. AN ATTEMPT UPON CZAR NICHOLAS’ LIFE| Heroic Effort of a Switchman Pre- vents a Disaster on a Rail- road Bridge. BERLIN, Nov. 2.—A dispatch from E1bing, the sea port of West Prussia, says | that an attempt was made upon the life | of the Czar while his Majesty was re- turning from Copenhagen. Just before the Czar's . special _train r | and Lagern a switchman discovered that | the bridge bad been barricaded. By an which he is now in the hospital, the | switchman, it appeared, succeeded in re- | moving the obstacles sufficiently to per- | mit of the passage of the imperial trafn. | "An investigation, which is being con< | aucted in secret, is still proceeding. L. MUST PAY THE WAR TAX. Express Companies Mandamused by Missouri’s Supreme Court. | ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.—On application of the Business Men's League of this city, | the State Supreme Court has awarded an alternative writ of mandate against the American and Wells-Fargo express com- panies to compel them to pay the war- stamp tax. ———— JURY DISAGREES. Fuurteen-Year-Olci —iBoy Accused of Murder Goes Free. 108 ANGELES, Nov. 23.—Ricardo Ma- chado, the 14-year-old boy who was tried for the murder of Eddie Schmidt, his laymate, at San/Pedro, was discharged rom custody this'morning. The jury dis- agreed and the District Attorney refused to issue a new complaint against him. RATES WILL BE RESTORED. Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Reach an Understanding. NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—The Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk raiiro: ing reached an understanding on the pres- ent rate controversy, all rates will be re- stored on Monday, November 28, — Advances made on furniture and planos, with 25c. at all Drug Stores, | able foresight exhibited. ed the bridge between Bohemenfer | ni UNCLE SAM NOT FOUND UNPREPARED Ready WhenWar Was Declared. GREAT FORESIGHT EXHIBITED CROWNINSHIELD GIVES OUT IN- TERESTING INFORMATION. The Chief of the Bureau of Naviga- tion of the Navy Department Tells of the Splendid Work of American Gunners. Special Dispatch to The Call, WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Far out of the lines of the ordinary annual report of the bureau officers is that of Captain Crowninshield, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, just made public. Not only was he a mem- ber of the war or strategy board but he was responsible for the execution of the plans formed by that board and for the movement of every ship and the as- signment of every crew. Consequently no bureau officer had equal opportunity to know the history of the war. The report is absolutely free from personal- ities, being confined to the statement of hard facts, with a few important rec- ommendations for the betterment of the naval service. The war history begins with the sim- ple statement of certain precautionary orders that were issued, but even in the absence of comment attention can- not fail to be attracted to the remark- To begin with, an order dated Jaunary 1l last directed the commander of the Euro- pean station to retain in service men whose enlistments were about to ex- pire and those following providing for the successful operation of the Euro- pean squadron from the dangers which surrounded it; shows how the South Atlantic squadron was brought up to remforce Sampson; how the Ore- gon started on her famous race around South Amerlca; how stores and ammu- nition were forwarded to the squad- rons, and finally they wind up with the famous laconic order April 24: “War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceed at once to the Philippine Islands. mence operations at onc- part against Spanish fleet. You must cap- ture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors.” Four months before Cervera's fleet reached this side our whole Nc th At- | lantic fleet was ready for any emer- gency within striking distance of one of the two points from which attack might come. Trained gunmners to the number of forty-five, who had just graduated from the -ourse on the Am- phitrite, were placed on the vessels of the fleet and rendered a good account of themselves. As exhibiting the qual- ity of these men, Captain Crownin- shield cites the destruction of three gunboats by the little Scorpion in Man- to Dewey of | HYDRAULIC MINING CAUSING SHOALS Anti-Debris Association Protests. URGES CONGRESS TO ACT MARE ISLAND CHANNEL AN IN- STANCE. It Is Declared Warships Cannot Get to the Naval Statior Be- cause the Law Is Violated. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.—At a meet- ing of the executive committee of the State Anti-Debris Association to-day resolutions were adopted calling the at- tention of Congress to the recent report of Chief Endicott of the bureau of yards and docks of the navy with ref- erence to the Mare Island channel and other portions of the bay, and ascrib- ing the conditlons therein described to hydraulic mining carried on in the mountains contrary to law. In the report referred to Chlef Endi- cott stated that it was absolutely es- sential to deepen the channel of Mare Island so as to create a depth of twen- ty-eight feet at mean low water from the navy yard to the Straits of Car- quinez, and, further, that there was a shoal in San Pablo Bay, on a portion of which, between the Straits of Carqui- nez and Golden Gate, off Point Pinole, Point Wilson and Lone Tree Point, the depth of water was less than thirty feet, and was at one point only twenty- one feet, enabling a battleship to pass over it only at high tide. The report also stated that Iin order to obtain thirty feet of water at low tide through this section a shoal would have to be removed at a cost of $300,000 and it was important that this shoal be re- | moved in order that Mare Island Navy Yard may be accessible to all vessels of the navy at all stages of the tide. The State Anti-Debris Association re- solved to-day that the report was the most cogent evidence that could be pre- sented of the injuries done by hydraulic mining, not only to the rivers of Cali- | fornia and adjacent lands, but also to the bays of San Pablo and San Fran- cisco. The resolutions direct the atten- tion of the California Senators and Congressmen to the fact that previous surveys showed years ago that the tide waters around San Francisco Bay were affected, and were in danger of perma- nent destruction for commercial pur- Com- | icularly | poses by reason of the filling -caused by the deposit of debris from hydraulic mines, but this report shows not only that this filling Is taking place to the detriment of commerce, but also to the injury of Mare Island Navy Yard so as to prevent it fulfilling its objects for the repair and docking of the ships of our navy. SERGEY FRIEDE BRINGS ORDERS FROM CHINA | | Henry T. Scott Explains His Washington Visit. CONSTRUCTION OF MONITORS ALTERATIONS THAT MADE TROUBLE FOR CONTRACTORS. However, an Agreement Has Been Made Whereby the New Vessels Will Have a Greater Coal Capacity. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Nov. 23. Henry T. Scott of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, denles that any ship building trust has been organized or Is in prospect. “The sole object of my visit to Wash- ington,” said he to The Call corre- spondent to-day, “was to confer with the Navy Department people concern- ing the new monitors authorized by Congress, one of which is to be con- structed by our company. The original plans were for four monitors of 2700 tons each, coal capacity of 200 tons, 12 knots, and each vessel was to have a singie turret containing two 12-inch rifles. Five millions was appropriated by Congress for the four vessels— $1,250,000 each. Various ship builders submitted bids, which were opened Oc- tober 1, but later the department changed the specifications by providing for 4000 tons and 400 tons coaling capa- city, and two turrets instead of one, the two turrets to contain four 10-inch rifles. The vessels were to have extra thick protective decks and two feet deeper draught, but when the ship builders discussed the matter with the officers of the Bureau of Construction it appeared obvious to all that this type of vessel could not be built for $1, 000. We finally reached an agreement and the construction of the vessels will proceed without awaiting for additional appropriations from Congress.” propriety divulge the . agreement ar- rived at, The Call correspondent ascer- tained at the Navy Department that these four new monitors, the Wyoming, Florida, Connecticut and Arkansas, will be built for the most part accord- ing to the original designs, one turret and two guns each, though the ton- nage will be increased to 3500 tons, the coal carrying capacity to be increased American Merchants Benefited by! the Construction of the Man- churian Railroad. NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—Sergey Friede, zanillo harbor July 18, of which the | o5 has explored various parts of Sibe- commanding officer reports: ‘“Fhe or- ders were given to obtain the range with two of the six-pounders, after which the first shell from the five-inch guns blew her up, apparently having struck her boilers.” Captain Crowninshield says: The completeness of our naval victory during the war and the almost absolute rom injury which our ships joyed naturally led to a gen- aral conclusion that our gunnery had mueh to do with the matter. As a mat- ter of fact all reports bear out this con- clusion. The percentage of hits—smaller, it is said, than has been obtained at tar- get practice—was modified by three con- ditions. In the first place the demolition of the enemy’s ships was so complete that it is certain that the marks of shells were obliterated by subsequent explo- sion; in the second place the ranges at which the combats have taken place have been so much greater than those used In target practice that this difference will account for a reduction of from 30 to 60 per cent in the percentage of hits; and, finally, the rate of fire was much higher in the battles than at target practice. The bureau had been endeavoring before the war to increase the rate of target fire and when all this is considered it will be found that the hits per gun per minute have been remarkably high. In fact it appears that the experience of each com- bat was that our marksmanship was so far superior that at a range at which the Spanish guns and gunners were ineffect- ive our guns and eunners were found so effective that before the range was or could be reduced the Spanish ships were either seriously crippled or thelr ,crews demoralized. Captain Crowninshield declares that the experience of the war has been one of the greatest importance to the na- tion. The one defect of the war was found in the carrying of troops and the handling of supplies of campaign. The Navigation Bureau recommends that Congress must increase the naval force to 20,000 men for general service and 2000 apprentices, and more arma- ment is necessary. The report recommends the passage of House Bill No. 10,431, which also car- ries with it an increase of ninety-nine| in the number of line and engineer of- ficers and 100 machinists, all very much needed. The report does not enlarge upon the ecessities of the service in regard to the personnel, Captain Crowninshield believing that the department and Congress are both so well acaguainted with the requirements of this detail of naval organization, that the statement of the bureaus will be all that it needed to secure the action of Congress. A tribute is pald to the general work of the naval militia, .in manning the coast defense ships and the vessels of the auxiliary naval force and furnish- ing material for crews for the auxiliary vessels serving with the regular fleet. Put for crews aboard ship in actual gervice, these fu*nished nothing more than material and in the ordinary course most of them would have been enlisted as landsmen and nothing higher. AIl had to be thoroughly drilled, and even the officers, with ex- ceptions, were found to be unqualified to act as instructors. The bureau rec- ommends the passage of the Cummings bill, which provides in substance for appropriations for the naval militia on an entirely different basis. naval reserve entirely under the control of the department, recruiting seafar- ing classes, who would be compelled to serve in war times under penalty of de- sertion. The men would be required to report once a year and drill, for which they would receive one month’s pay. Another recommendation is that the system of rewards by nromotion be abolished and that medals of honor be substituted so that officers may be re- warded without detriment to ' others. Finally the sugzestion of the superin- tendent of the coast signal service, that this should be made a permazent insti- [ or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. | tution, is approved. This would | provide for the creation of a national | | stop will be made for coal. After leaVing | ria, 1s about to start for Newchwang as | the representative o | ing interests in connection with the new raflroad now building between chwang, Chulanchen and Sungarl. Friede returned to America a short time ago, armed with orders amounting $1,000,000 for materials for the Manchurian Railroad, which he has distributed among American manufacturers, and he is now engaged in loading ships in Brooklyn and in Philadelphia with rails, locomotives and cars for the railroad. { | | Mr. Friede was the first Caucasian to | pass over the route, which he rightly Euessed would be selected for the new raiiroad. He *believes that in the future the United States will supply the mate- rial for the railroads of the Russian Em- fre, and declares his intention of spend- ng @ part of each year interesting Ameri- can manufacturers in the fact that San Francisco, as soon as the Trans-Siberian Railroad is completed, will be of the greatest commercial importance. He be- lieves that Russia desires to bufld up a great commerce between her Pacific pos- sessions and America. e WILLIAM DULY WELCOMED. Received by Austrian Officials With the Usual fomp. POLA, Austria, Nov. 23.—The imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with the Emperor and Empress of Germany on board, ar- rived here to-day. She was saluted by the forts and Austrian warships. The latter were decorated with flags. After visiting the Austrian warships the | Emperor and Empress of Germany took |FIERCE RIOTING luncheon on boar and then boarded a train bound for nich. The Archduke and Archduchess Carl Stephan, the naval commander-in-chief and the port officials boarded the Hohen- zollern and officially welcomed the Em- peror and Empress to Austria. Mu- IN THE STREETS OF SEOUL Conflict Among Political Parties in Which Many Persons Were Killed. YOKOHAMA, Nov. 23.—There has been street fighting among the political parties at Seoul, the capital of Korea. On one further bloodshed is feared. The Japanese Government has been eoul. NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—A dispatch to the Herald from Chemulpo says there has been rioting at Seoul between the Inde- pendence Club and the opposition. Sev- eral Koreans were killed and many wounded. The forelgners were not at- tacked. A Russian warship s at Chemulpo and the British legation has requested a na- val force. P TR VOYAGE OF BATTLESHIPS. Towa and Oregon Have Resumed the Cruise to Honolulu. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—The battle- ships Towa and Oregon have resumed their long cruise to Honolulu. Captain Baker, commanding the Oregon and the senfor officer of the expedition, has noti- fied the Navy Department that his little squadron safled last Saturday from Rio de Janeiro for Montevideo, where another that port the ships will head ’‘or Punta Arenas, in the Straits of Magallan, al- most at the extremity of Souta America, which will mark thé accomplishment of about one-haif of their voyage, unless :he ”l‘l’a. ordered at Honoluiu to proceed 0 Man SRR Pioneer 'Mill-Owner Dies. SANTA ROSA, Nov. 23.—Henry Lu- dolph, one of the oldest settlers of So- noma County, died to-day at his hore in Green Valley. He was a pioneer mill- owner and did much to forward lumber interests. In 1849 he operated a big lum- ber mill in this county. He built five mills and did a great business. Mr. Ludolph | was a native of Germany, 79 years old. the Archduke’s yacht | slde twenty-three persons were killed and | asked to send troops to preserve order at | f large manufactur- | New- | Mr. | to | from 200 to 500 tons and in addition thirty feet in length of vessel. The ship builders argued that single turret vessels armed with two 12-inch guns were superior to any war vessels except the battleships, while presenting a smaller target to the enemy. The added coal capacity would also enable the monitors to make long cruises without replenishing the supply. The builders convinced the Naval Board also that this type of vessel could nav- jgate shallow waters inaccessible to battleships. Mr. Scott left for home to-night. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. | Engagement of Miss Ridgeway and | \THE James F. English Announced. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—The engage- ment is announced of Miss Marie Ridge- way, daughter of Mrs. 1. J. Ridgeway of this city, and James F. English of San ancisco, nephew of Hon. W. D. and ex- Congressman Warren glish. Miss Ridgeway is well known and popular in social circles. Mr. English has been an attache of the House of Representatives continuously for the past sixteen years. He enjoys a wide acquaintance with pub- lic men, witlh whom he is a universal fa- vorite. For the past few years Mr. Eng- lish has been associated with the news bureau of The Call in Washington. The name of the postoffics at Clifton, Fresno County, Cal., has been changed to Del Rey and Ella Wilkinson has been ap- stel pointed Postmas . Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original — Charles F. War- ren, Simi, $10; George Stinson, San Fran- .cisco, $6. Oregon: Original — Peter McManus, Portland. Increase—Leander B. Brooks, Portland, $8 to $14. Washington: Original—Elmore Peter- son, Orting, $6; Thomas McGowan, Sol- diers’ Home, Pierce, 3. Original widows, etc.—Mary Helms, Elma, $8. — URUGUAY ON THE VERGE OF REVOLT Officials Arrested in Connection With the Acts of Border Raiding Parties. ¢ ATy Spectal Cable to The Cai and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 188, by James Gor- don Benactt. MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 23—A number of officials have bgen arrested in connection with the acts of several raiding parties along the border. It is belleved among the best informed here that a revolutionary outbreak is imminent e ACCIDENT CAUSES LOCKJAW. Slight Wound Will Bring About a Salinas Citizen’s Death. SALINAS, Nov. 2.—John Alexander, a Portuguese citizen of this place, was thrown headlong from a bicycle last Fri- day while on the way from his place of business to his home. The only wound he received was a slight cut over the eye. This afternoon he was seized with con- vulsions and was found to be suffering from an aggravated attack of lockjaw. His death is declared to be a question of only a few days. His sufferings are in- | tense. The “American Boy” Battleship. Every patriotic American hopes the school- boys of the United States will succeed in their efforts to raise $3,000,000, which will be used in building a battle-ship to be called the ‘‘Amerl- can Boy.” It costs great sums of momey to bufld a warship, but you bulld up your health with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at small ex- nse. This remedy is an appetizer, tonfo, i00d purifier and stimulang. It is for stomach, liver and bowel disorders. Dr, Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established 1n 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand o1 AUCTION SALES. MAGNIFICENT UPRIGHT PIANOS, ELEGANT PARLOR, CHAMBER AND DIN- |- ING ROOM FURNITURE, RICH CARPETS, ETC. CONTAINED IN 19 ROOMS. COR. CALIFORNIA AND POWELL, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), AT 11 A. M. Full particulars in Chronicle. FRANK W. B IELD, 602 Market st. Although Mr. Scott could not with | NO TRUST AMONG ~ MAY HAVE TWD SHIPBUILDERS| INAUGURAL BALLS Queer Row on at the Capital. LANDAND DEVLIN LOCK HORNS MAYOR CALLS A MEETING OF HIS OWN. Ignores the Action of the First Gath- ering of Citizens Regarding the Governor-Elect’s Re- ception. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.—The pros- pect that there will be two inaugural balls instead of the customary one has thrilled-society circles in this city. A call in large‘type appeared in to-night's Bee, signed by Mayor Land, for a meet- ing of citizens to take action regarding a ball in honor of Governor-elect Gage without respect to the proceedings at last night's meeting of citizens. At that gathering Robert T. Devlin was chosen chairman, and Mayor Land protested that a prercgative had been taken away from him. In another portion of the same news- paper Devlin announced the appoint- ment of his executive committee, con- sisting of Joseph Steffens, Frank Mil- ler, F. R. Dray, William Beckman, T. W. Huntingten, Willlam Land, J. O. Coleman, B. Ut Steinman, D. A. Lind- ley, V. S. McClatchy, E. B. Willis, George H. Clark, H. Weinstock, Ira A. Robie, W. J. Hall, Thomas Fox, R. Il Stephens, Charles K. Lipman, W. M. | porters, Wholesale Traders, Jobbers, ART WARE AND ANTIQUE FURNITURE. THE P. ROSSI CO., @rtistic Furniture and @rt Warz Importers. | 117 SUTTER STREET. B. m- Sims, R. I. Bentley, Adams, F. L. Orcutt pert. But Mayor Land, although named as a eommitteeman, declined to play sec- ond fiddle. He declared . that it had always been the practice for the Mayor of the city to take a hand in starting such moyements, and that for a long time he had been contemplating a call for a meeting, when Alvin J. Bruner, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, got in ahead of him and circulated letters for the meet- ing which was held last night at the Golden Eagle Hotel. He satd he was not informed of last night's meeting until the last moment, and that his offi- cial position had been so far ignored as to put him in the attitude of a rank outsider. Public opinion seemed to be in large part with the Mayor, for when he cailed his meeting to order in the Council chamber to-night the place was packed with Republicans and no end of en- thusiasm prevailed. There was an ex- pression of sentiment in certain quade ters that the committee named by ¥ T. Devlin should be given the complete overlook, but such old-time Republi- cans as Frank D. Ryan and Charles T. Jones counseled coneiliatory measures, and their advice prevailed. Mayor Land was authorized to appoint a com- mittee, the suggestion being made that he include residents of San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and other places and not confine his choice to residents of Sacramento. The meeting adjourned until Tuesday night, when the names will be submit- ted to the assemblage for approval Meanwhile nobody appears to know Which ‘faction is going to give Gov- ernor-elect Gage his inaugural ball, al- though the suggestion has been made that two be held, one in the Assembly chamber and the other in the Senate chamber, between which the Governor- elect may distribute his attendance. —_— Improved Fire Apparatus. L.OS ANGELES, Nov. 23.—In line with the desire of the City Council'to improve the Fire Department of this city the Board of Fire Commissioners to-day recom- mended that the Council authorize the purchase of two mew chemical engines, two new hook and ladder trucks and two new combination hose carts and chemical engines. - Major Cook Dies at Merced. MERCED, Nov. 2.—Major G. B. Cook, EL and William La one of Merced’s most prominent and wealthy citizens, died at his home this evening. OF INTEREST TO BUYERS. 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General Storage. Free and Grain Warehouses, General office, 210 California st. Tel. Main 1914, WATCHES, ETC, T. LOUNDY, R4 Woalin e, state Howard. ang st ‘“T had been troubled wi years and the last five tried quite a number o they benefited me more than that all signs of the disease was gaining in weight right seventeen pounds, increasing A new IN YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPP ?rears su remedies, and though at times they relieved my suffering they never cured me. About four months ago I noticed the advertisement of Ripans Tabules and bought some, and by using them as directed that I am thoyoughly cured. r th dyspepsia for over fifteen ered intensely. I had ) ected. Soon I found had disappeared and that I along, and to-day I can say I have gained in weight from 128 to 145 pounds. mmrm&r—hl ufl'&n(vllhmlg:-).flgm some e R R oror agie os (e cartes