The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1898, Page 2

2 MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1898. SENATE MAY SO0H DISPOSE 0 EACE TREATY Probable Action This Session. FAVORABLE RESULTEXPECTED at RATIFICATION IS PREDICTED WITHOUT DELAY. x nteresting T.ebates Looked For on the Questicn of the Nicaragua Canal and Territorial Expansion. The week 1 h a cticut He has nd tion to area no atter the the It is that the taken discussion Already there is talk L the debate Philip- that it now minority will itification fr a the cl sest details « find that there are )00 of them, distributed among the States as follow Massa- chusetts, : West Virgina, 101; Indi- ana, 74; Ohio, 50; Florida, 47, York, 45; Virgini Vermont, r ivania and 1 , 125 nd Mis enne: Maine, Colorado, Iowa and said to-day that he » Nicaragua canal bill possible, and he ex- hope_that he mieht get a | xt Wedne day, the prob- Christmas adjourn- | s ar 3 th The indications parly dispo: be ment against subject, and such ccepted as | ain that enator Tur- motion for postp: rent till Jan- | )t prevail, the bill will own over beyond the rted Committee by is It is likel ion will be s begi the resolu make the rece stead of Thur: bills are furt Avanced now than they have s at the 56 naval and y bills, and e of the regular bil on, Di of Columbia In n—have agricultural bill and will be Four of the out of thirteen, will therefore hs sed the lower house before the holiday recess, an un- precedented thing in legislative annals The militar demy bill could have been added to this list had it not been that Chairman Hull of the Military airs Committee declined to allow the tention of the comr to be drawn from the bill for the se of the army, even for the limited time re- | quired to prepare the academy bill. The latter, however, will be reported before th ss. The friends of the 1 bill and the bill for the yosition of 1899 have nt time consideration. Time will be al 3 the former bill soon after the House reconvenes after the holiday recess. It is possible that the Philadelphia exposition bill be called up and placed upon its laws o igation the United States over Hawaii, which was pending when the House ad- journed, may also be voted upon under suspension of the rul BRICE’S REMAINS REACH LIMA, OH!O Impressive Funeral Services Will Be | Held Amid Floral Offerings From Railroad Employes. COLUMBUS, Ohio the Ohio § Dec. 15.—A special to il from Lima, Ohio, Th > Jou remains of the 1 here thi 8 & morning from New ring the body 0o the Chicago o'clock. t 10:45 > depot all public buildings are at half honor of the distingulshed dead, and many buildings are in mourning. There was a crowd of over sople at the 1 the train p and after were taken to the car the procession moved, with the G. 4 U. V. U. and Lima Lodge of Elks, which was the only t order he ed to, act as escort. The remains were taken to the Brice residence, wt they will re- main until to-porrow, when the taken to the Market re syterian Church at 9 o'clock and lie © untii noon. The services iths i | The Lake I 1 road, of which Mr. Brice was president, will Tun three special trains for the accommoda- tion of their employes. It is expected there will be a thousand of them. The floral tributes are most elaborate and represent an outlay of at least $10,000. arrived on the speci train from New York City. Another carload came from Indianapolis, and fully that many are from this city. The employes of this di- vision of the Lake Erie and Western Rall- road presented an engine eight feet long, and tender and two coacies ten feet long, each made from white roses. —— Big Fire in the Peach Belt. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 18.—Nearly the Wwhole of the business part of the town of A as late Calvin 8. | will be A carload | Tifton, in the center of the peach belt, was burned last night. An oil lamp in a boarding house exploded. The Masonic Hall and ten stores were destroyed and S!LI and large lumber mill were dam- aged. - FAVOR THE CZAR'S - Conference of the Heads of Various Religious Denominations Held at London. LONDON, Dec. 15. liam Lon he venerable Wil- McDonald Sin r, Archdeacon of don and Canon of St.-Paul's Cathe- 1, presided at a public conference at James Hall to-day, convened by the heads of the varlous religious denomina- tions in favor of an international demon- | stration on behalf of the Czar's disarma- ment 1 A teleg: sympath h the effort was from Lord Rosebery. Among the letters read by the chairman from prominent people was one Nt v Lord George Hamilton, Secretary tate for India, | who wrote ad an_Anglo-Saxon- | 1 . of which the ught to be the founda- tion. A resolution in accordance with the ob- jects of the conveners of the conference was adopted unanimously. e i |ASK FOR A PARDON FOR “HUGGER” MOORE Prominent Citizens of Savannah Be- lieve the Soldier Has Been Suf- ficiently Degraded. A Dec. 18.—Prominent mselves in be: | | SAVAN citt half of Moc who was re of & ntenced to pay a fine 500 or serve sixty days on the chain- gang by Judge Norwood for ving at- tempted on the streets to hug the wife of a prominent citizen. A petition to the s belng circul for pard s being sigr cated at borne an nd. His r probably the high probable £ ted. where he itioners rr ing it is promptly ay they think his degr ishment have been ample. MURDEROUS ATTACK UPON TWO WORMEN Cle One Killed and Another Seriously Wounded by a Pair of Burglars in Alapama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. ~Tele- 11 la., tell of me ¢ rs planta- né Josie Postoflice, ght miles Mrs. Ida Meyers, a wealth: and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. also a widow, conducted a store, known that they kept a large "ross was employed and he occupied a room in the Some time & night and day Cook was arou se in the room of the elder Mrs He spri of be and ran to the Meyers 0 S DISARMAMENT ‘PLAN | m expressing | received | lleryman | | ruggling with two strange men. He rushed to her assistance dnd was | knocked senseless with a club. When he regained con. ress he found the house on fire and the clder Mrs. Meyers appar- cntly dead on the floor. Dragging her from the fire he went in rch of the vounger Mrs. Meyers and Hu: found her dead in her room, her brain having been beaten out. He rescued her body just in time from the flam He then rang the farm bell and aroused the neighbors, who came in great numbers, but were too late to save the house or any of its contents. Tt is believed that the robbers obtained about $3000 in cash. Evidently they thought they had Killed all three persons and fired the house to cover their crime. The condition of the elder Mrs. Meyers is critical. - FROZEN TO DEATH. Former Resident of Sonoma County Perishes in Arizona. ESCOTT, Dec. 18 —Willam A, former resident of Sonoma fornia, found dead in the ley a few days ago. He had ed in mining in the Black Hills been enga 1 started during a storm ‘to walk to he was frozen to Verde Valley. vercome by ath. T supposed the storm a S et Amador’s Special Election. | JACKSON, Dec. 15.—The special elec- tion of Supervisorial District No. 3 was held yesterday to determine the tie be- ween A. B. McLaughlin, incumbent and | Democratic nominee for re-election, and Benjamin Ross, Republican. MecLaugh- lin was elected by seventeen majority. The political complexion of the Board of Supervisors will now depend upon the | successor to John Marchant, Republican, | who, on account of being elected Asses sor, will have to resign as Supervisor from district No. 2. If his resignation can be put off so that Governor Gage will have the appointment of his successor the board will be Republican, after eight vears of Democratic rule. raeale Catholic Church Dedicated. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 18.—Archbishop Riordan dedicated the | Catholic church at Sebastopol to-day. | Many- people from all parts of Sonoma | County were present. The Archbi3hop | was assisted by a number of visiting priest! Preston Boys as Minstrels. | JACKSON, Dec. 18.--Thirty boys from | i the Preston School at Ione, accompanied | by a number of officials of that institu- tion, gave a minstrel entertainment here last night to help out the library fund for the school. There was a fair attend- ance. The boys had to be closely watched. One, at least, was unable to resist the | temptation to'make a break for liberty. |APPEALED FOR MD * ONLY WHEN HUNGER LURED DEATH ON Continued from First Page. you want this same plea to come up in the future.” “I had no idea that Buch a condi- tion existed, even in a small spot in our State,” said President Dohrmann of the Merchants’' Association, when his attention was called to the declaration of the Lockwood mass meeting. “If | these preliminary reports are authenti- | cated, there is no question but that our association ai.d other organizations will take the matter up and provide the immediate necessities. There is no | need of a hue and cry in this matter. If such isolated conditions exist it is | the concern only of our own people. and | California will see that needs are pro- vided. I shall bring the matter to the attention of the members of our asso- | clation to-morrw, and upon receipt of accurate information, I think I can | safely say, we will find a_way to act | promptly and effectively. If The Call's | representatives verify the statements of this committee of the mass meeting we will consider that adequate infor- mation upon which to act.” Colonel E. A, Denicke, president of the Germania Trust Company, vouched for the statements of Mr, Brunner, and coincided with the conclusions of Mr. Dohrmann. So it is evident that there will be a prompt relief movement., A \ ‘r \ | outer flank and’the collier in | battleship. | fuegos to notify I | and hold her position. | a handsome new | OPERATIONS OF FLVING SQUADRON Schley Tells of Work on Blockade. IN MOVEMENTS HAMPERED | DELAY CAUSED BY TOWING THE COLLIER MERRINAC. | Coaling of 'vessels Under Difficulties in Rough Weather and in Full Sight of the Enemy’s Ships. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.—The Navy Department to-day made public a re- t from Admiral Schley covering that part of the operations and movements of the flying squadron from its sailing from Key West for Cienfuegos up to but not including the first bombard- ment. The report is as follows: Flying Squadron, United State: Flagship Brooklyn, off Santiago de Cuba, May 30, 1598, sir: 1 have the honor to report that West on the squadron sailed from Key the morning of the Pos,"Cliba."in_obedience to orders from fiear Admiral Sampson. In company with the flagship were the Massachusetts, Texas and Scorpion. En route, passed the Marblehead, Nashville and Wasp, com- municating 'with the last named vessel. Off Ca) Antonio communicated with the cinnati and Vesuvius, scouting. the morning of the 2d in On Juadron stood in for the entre Clenfuegos harbor to reconnoiter and later in the day :d the entrance twice cl As 1 had heard the firing of on the previous afte of the port and as tI Smoke observed in the harbor, 1 wa to belleve that the Spani might have arrived there. Dupont_joined me with dispatches ‘from Admiral Sampson, directing that the blockade of Cienfuegos be preserved and the Scorpion be sent to communicate with here, Also on this day the lowa joined the squadron. ; 3. A line of blockade was established about four miles off shore, and at night an in-shore line was maintained, consist- ing variously of the Scorpion, Dupont and Castine, the last named sel arriving on the 23d, convoying the Merrin 4. Also that on the 23d inst. the Hawk arrived with dispatches from Admiral Sampson, directing me to move eastward with the squadron to San go, if satis- fied that the enemy’s Vi were not in Cienfuegos. Not being satisfied at this time that they were not there, 1 held my position, being further strengthened my opinion by the fact that I was in- fomed by the captain of the Britis amer Adula that when he left Kingston -ablegram had been received, on the ay preceding my arrival off ( ating that the Spanish squadron iled from Santiago. The lowa, Castine and Dupont took coal from the collier on that day, the Towa particularly needing coal, as she had sailed from Key West to join this squadron before completing leading and consequently was considerably short. 6. On the 2ith the "Marblehead, Vixen and Eagle joined the squadron and the Marblehead and Eagle were immedi- ately sent to communicate with the insur- gents to the westward of Cienfucgos, and to furnish them with ammunition, cloth- ing and dynamite. Upon Commander Mc- Call's return in the course of the afte noon he reported to me that he had ob- tained information that the Spanish squadron was not in Cienfuegos. Dis- Patches were at once sent by the Dupont to Admirs Remey for the that this squadron would Santiago de Cuba. 5 Great difficulty has been experienced in aling the Texas on account of her projecting sponsons, in away what- ev and only under conditions can she go alongside a collier. In anything more unfavorable than ab- solutely smooth water there is great dan- ger of injury either to the Texas herself or the collier. In this connection the ad- vantage of a tumble-home to the side is very marked, insuring great freedom from accidents dué to projections on the ship’s side. 8. A the squi ward, w Towa and Texas in column r the Marblehead, Vixen and B department, _indicating move toward fter dark on the evening of the 24th adron stood to sea, to the east- ith the Brooklyn, Massachusetts gle on the hore of the Tne Castine was left at Cien- the Scorpion on her re- not be sighted by us, to West in company. turn, ould proceed to Ke 9. The run to rain and rough w ather to such an extent that the Bagle was unable to keep up speed of 7.5 to 8.5 knots and fell behind so Tuch as to seriously delay the squadron, low to a speed of s for ber to regain ‘As this rough head prospect of coal_suppl which was forced to from four to five Kno a continued with no apparent ating. and as the Kagle's Was becoming dangerously low, she w | Sent to Port Antonio for coal, with direc- tions to make the best of her way back to Key West. : 10. On arriving off Santiago the collier Merrimac was disabled by the breaking of her Intermediate pressure valve stem and the cracking of the stuffing box. his served as a further embarrassment to the squadron and a source of considerable anxiety, as, with the weather conditions that had prevailed since leaving Cienfue- it appeared absolutely necessary to 08, gb:lndon the position off Santiago and seek a place where the vessels could be coaled and the collier's machinery re- paired. 5 11. Off Santiago the St. Paul, Yale and Minneapolis were sighted and’ communi- cated with. The Minneapolis reported that she only had sufficient coal to reach Key West, and that her machinery in bad condition. The coal supply of the other two scouts was also much reduced. ‘Arrangements werc at once made where- by the Yale was to tow the collier, and | as the prospect did not seem favorable for replenishing the meager coal supply of the other vessels the squadron stood to the westward, towing the collier. The operation proved to be quite difficult, owing to the size and weight of the two ships and the repeated parting of the tow lines. Finally the collier's chain cable was got to the Yale and the squadron proceeded. The St. Paul was ordered to remain off San- until her coal supply would no longer permit of further dela 12. After standing to the westward for about three hours, or about twenty-five miles, the conditions became less unfa- vorable and the squadron stopped. The Texas and Marblehead were sent along- side the collier, whose injury had been temporarily repaired, and coaled during the night. 13. Inasmuch as it was known that, in case the Spanish squadron had reached Santiago, Admiral Sampson was able to bleck any movement of the enemy through the Bahama channel, my inten- tion {n standing to the westward was, should it become necessary, to bar any eftort of the enemy to reach Havana by a dash through the Yucatan passage. 14. On the 24th inst. continued coaling %he Texas and Marblehead and later the Vixen. to get sufficient coal into these vessels to enable them to remain with the s’%uudron. shaped course for Santiago, off which port we arrived about dusk. Established an inner picket line, consisting of the Vixen and Marblehead, the remainder of the squadron l}'lng off the entrance of the port about four or five miles out, 15. The next morning, 20th inst., steamed in to examine the entrance to the harbor and sighted the Cristobal Colon, appar- ently moored heéad and stern across tha western channel around Cay Smith, also one of the vessels of the Vizeaya or In- fanta Marla Theresa class, moored in the eastern channel, and two small torpedo- boats. Later in the day made out the military tops of a third vessel further up the harbor, 16. A close blockade of the harbor has 19th inst. for Cienfue- | f | boat had nearly succeeded in boarding the rnoon in the direction | Minneapolls and Harvard, off Santi-| in | Sampson and to Commodore | favorable | tural order; | Santiago was marked by | of taking the collier in tow | % Tn the afternoon, having managed | been maintained and no vessels have en- tered or left since our arrival Yesterday mamln%' H. M. S. Indefatigable came up to the line of blockade and made signal “Request permission to communicate with the commodore,” which was of course granted. A boarding officer came on board the flagship with a letter from the com- manding officer, Captain L. A. Primrose, requesting permission for his ' vessel to pass the line of blockade in order to com- municate with Her Majesty's Consul at this port. My reply was that there would not be the slightest objection to his doing so. Instead, however, of avalling himselt of the permission, the Indefatigable steamed off from the direction she came, signaling “No harm done, courtesy.” It may have been that his learning that the Spanish fleet was in port was of more importance than Her Majesty's Consul, and he may have desired first to com- | municate with his Government from | Jamaica. | 17, On the 30th inst. the New Orleans ar- | | rived convoying the collier Sterling. | 18. Concerning the coaling of a large | fleet of vessels, T would particularly call | the department’s attention to the ne- cessity for heavy bags holding about 800 | pounds in addition to buckets, which have | not proved of much use. hey should | also be provided with at least cotton bales or heavy wooden camels six to eight | feet broad, to he used as fenders to take the thrust of the ships and topermit coal- | ing in rougher weather than is now possi- ble with the means at our disposal. At present we are coaling on_ all favorable occasions in plain sight of the enemy’s | fleet. Very respectfully, W. 8. SCHLEY, Commodore, U. 8. N, Commander in Chief Flying Squadron, RESCUED FROM A DISABLED SCHOONER | Eight Men and Two Women Taken | From the Deer Hill by a British Steamer. NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The British | steamer Pawnee, which arrived to-day | | from Mediterranean ports, brought ten | shipwrecked people, eight men and two | women, who were taken from the disabled | scnooner Deer Hill of St. John, N. B., in | midocean. Cdptain Aikenhead reported that on the morning of December 8 he sighted the Deer Hill in evident distress | and needing assistance. A heavy north- west gale was blowing and a dangerous a was running. The schooner was seem- ingly unmanageable and the rudder dis- | abled or carried away. The Pawnee stood‘ by and at 2 p. m. succeeded in getting a towline aboard, which had been sent by | drifting a small line to leeward. The line | | parted, however, and a boat was launched | in charge of the chief officer and sent to | communicate with the Deer Hill. The wreck when an enormous sea struck and stove it, and after great difficulty the | hoat crew succeeded in getting on board | the schooner, where they were obilged to | remain all night. On the following morn- | ing (9th) the weather slightly moderated, | a tow line was sent on board and the | Pawnee towed the Deer Hill toward Ber- | muda. After towing about six hours the | line again parted. The wind and sea was | increasing when the line parted and fit| was found impossible to get out another. | | ¥he captain of the Deer Hill signaled that | he wished to abandon the wreck, and re- | | quested the Pawnee to stand by. The gale continued throughout the 9th,” 10th and | | 11th, the Pawnee keeping her position | near the wreck, but found it mpossible to use the boats {o remove the unfortunate | people from the Deer Hill, owing to the | dangerous character of the seas. Finally at 7 p. m. on the 12th the rescue was e fected and the Deer Hill was abandoned in latitude 30:45 itude 52.40. The res- cued people were Captain \/. Burn: s daughter; Hazel Mer: daughter and seven of | | Louisa Burns ritt, the owner's the crew of the Deer Hill. - MONUMENT TO RUSSIAN | SOLDIERS IS UNVEILED| Grand Duke Nicholas Presents the | | Sultan an Autographic Letter | From the Czar. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 18.—The Russian Grand Duke Nichofas, who ar- | rived here on Friday on board a Russian | steamer, unveiled to-day at Calatina, near | San Stefano, where, on March 3, 1878, was signed the treaty of peace that terminat- ed the Russo-Turkish war, a monument | to the Russian soldiers who fell in that conflict. The unveiling was accompanied with much ceremony and a military | parade, at which representatives of ail | the Balkan States were present. Barlier in the day a requiem was held | at the Russian chapel there in memory | of the dead. The Turkish newspapers are excessively | irritated at these ceremonies, which r call great disasters to the Turkish arm At the reception at tne palace yester- | day the Grand Duke handed the Sultan | thé Czar's autograph letter and informed | | his Majesty that Emperor Nicholas had | | delegated him (the Grand Duke) to draw | closer the ties of friendship binding the | two countries. | Decorations and changed. presents were ex- — - CARLOS GARCIA HAS RETURNED FROM CUBA Says the Leath of His Father, the| | Gzeneral, Has Been a Great J Blow. NEW YORK Dec. 18.—Colonel Carlos | Garcia, eldest son of the late Calixto Gar. cla, arrived to-day on the Ward liner | Santiago. He was greeted at the pier by | & number of Cubans. Colonel Garcia was | | in command of a division of the army in | Santiago province at the time of his| a He will stay in this city | o and will_then go to | later to Thomasville, | mother. death,” he said, ““has been I do 'not know what my e while in the country."” | When asked about the present condi- tions in Cuba he said: “You must par- | don me, but I can say nothing on that subject now. Everything, however, is go- ing nicely.” RETIRES Rev. Dr. Abbott’s Resignation From Plymouth Church Accepted. NEW YURK, Dec. 18.—At a business meeting of the members of the Plymouth | Church, Brooklyn, to-day the .report of the advisory committee recommending ac- ceptance of the resignation of Rev. Dr.| | Lyman_Abbott as pastor was adopted | | With a few dissenting votes. | During the past week efforts were made | by both the old and young elements of the | congregation of Plymouth Church to have | Dr. Abbott withdraw his resignation, but | to no avail, A deputation of members of Plymouth Church cailled on Dr. Abbott's | ysiclan and were informed that they 1d not insist on his holding the | torate, as further strain of preaching might have serious and lasting effects. Dr. Abbott will continue to fill the pul- pit of Plymouth Church until May 1. He will after that date give his time exclu- sively to his editorial work. - Death of Edward G. Mason CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Edward G. Mason, one of Chicago’s most prominent and suc- | cessful lawyers, died at his home to-day, aged 59. The cause of death was Bright's disease, aggravated by an injury to the | head which Mason received in a fall some days since. Mason was graduated from Yale in 1860, and has ever since been ac- tive in university affairs. Recently he has_been frequently mentioned as the candidate of the Western Alumni, to suc- ceed Timothy Dwight as the president of Yale College. He is survived by a widow and thirteen children. S g R Boys Guilty of Manslaughter. CHILLICOTHE, O., Dec. 18.—Two0 mere boys, Elmer and George Butler, aged re- spectively 20 and 13, were to-day found gullty of manslaughter and wul serve a term in the penitentiary for tne murder of | Dalsy Browser, a young girl. The crime ‘was a heinous one, and in the trial it was | proved that the girl had been shot down | from ambush for no cause whatever. The defense made an attempt to prove that insanity ran in the Butler family, but the Lury could not be convinced. =Sentence as not yet been passed. plan —_—— | FROM THE PULPIT. ‘ = { | e Death of Major Morrison. VIRGINIA CITY, Dec. 18—Major Wil- llam Morrison, who commanded the Ne- vada battalion until it was mustered out recently, dled this afternoon of pneumo- | Monte had been evacuated. The Spanish | filing this dispatch, 8 p. m., it is reported | guar Th | marching through Cerfo they were fired nia, He was captain of the Emmet Guard for several years. 1 4Canby. Brigadler General Muller writés TWO FHIREMEN CHARGED WITH LOOTING RUINS Sensational Arrests at Fresno. THIEVES CAUGHT IN THE ACT SALVAGESTOLEN FROM BURNED STORES. Charles Bach, Assistant Chief of the Fire Department, One of the Accused Men. Special Disvatch to The Call. FRESNO, Dec. 18.—Charles Bach and Charles Reed, prominent members of the Fresno Volunteer Fire Department, were arrested this morning, charged with having looted the ruins of the ‘White Front stores, which were burned on Friday night. After several fires recently the pro- | prietors of the burned property have complained to the police that articles of value were stolen. During the fire in Holland & Holland’s grocery store, two weeks ago, the till was robbed, and several articles of value were stolen. At the fire in Sughira & Co.'s Japanese fancy goods store a week ago, the till was robbed, and when McVey's furni- ture store was burned two weeks ago a large quantity of goods were stolen. Last night police officers were on watch in the alley in the rear of the | White Front stores. At about 1 o’clock | this morning Fireman Charles Reed was seen emerging from the ruins with a bundle of burned silks, handkerchiefs, | ete. The officers gave chase, whereupon the plunder was dropped. Reed was finally run down and captured. Charles Bach, assistant chief of the Fire Department, who had been placed on the burned premises to guard the damaged stock, was seen taking num- erous articles of dry goods to his bar- ber shop, which adjoins the White Front stores. J. Bennett, a drayman, and Milton Hutchinson, an escape from Whittier, are also in jail, charged with looting the ruins. Bach was released this evening on| $1000 bail. Hutchinson probably will be sent back to Whittier, as he has four years yet to serve. HAVANA SUBURBS ARE DULY EVACUATED Spanish Troops Leave Cerro and Jesus del Monte—Cubans Cause Serious Riots. HAVANA, Dec. 18.—The Spanish evac- uation commissioners informed the Amer- jean commissioners this evening that the Havana suburbs of Carro and Jesus del troops left Ji s del Monte at § o'clock this evening, immediately after which American and Cuban flags were raised, crackers were fired and the usual dem- | onstrations made by the large crowds in honor of the event. At the hour of that some of the troops of the Cuban gen- eral, Mario Menocal, entered Jesus del Monte. Probably the United States forces Will be sent there {o-morrow. The suburb of Carro was evacuated yes- terday. American and Cuban flags were dispiayed from the houses on Calzada dcl g Cerro” and crowds rushed through the streets shouting: *‘Viva Cuba libre!” About 5:30 o'clock last evening a crows of Cubans of the lower class passed barracks of engineers on the Infanta ave- nue shouting “Long _live Cuba!” and “Death to Spaln!” and firing shots into the air in celebration of the evacuation of . The engineers did not fire, but the d was doubled. ¢ crowd then passed on from the Cal- zada del Monte to the Calzada del Cerro, stopping the street cars and compelling passengers to shout “Viva Cuba Libre.” Among the demonstrators were a number of butchers who carried pistols and knives. Jose Gancedo and his brother Teodoro Huertis, who were in the cars, were wounded with knives. Gancedo died to-day and Huertis will probably dle. Later the crowd met some engineers at uina de Tejas and fired upon them, seriously wounding one. The engineers returned the fire, wounding a street car conductor, a civillan, Isador Basolas, and John Leonard, a colored man. The riot- ing continued. many shots being fired in front of the Casa de Socorro, where the wounded were assisted. Spanish soldiers were ordered to tne scene and arrived abous 9 o’clock. Whiie d a upon by men concealed behind pillars. One Spanish private fell, wounded, and the battalion fired into the air to scare the rioters. On resuming their march they were again fired upon and another man was hit. The Spaniards then fired and dis- persed the .rioters. Among the wounded was a colored woman, and it {s also reported that there were several others. The rioting caused great alarm in Cerro and along the Cal- zada del Monte, where all houses have Kkept closed doors since last night. REVENUE CUTTER PERRY ARRIVES AT ASTORIA Hole Stove in Her Bottom by the Striking of a Reef Off St. Helens. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 18.—The United States revenue cutter Perry, which struck a hidden rock near St. Helens yes- terday, arrived here to-day under her own steam. She i8 lying at the Government depot and the extent of her injuries is not known. There is a hole in her bottom and all her pumps are kept at work. She will be placed on the marie ways here t0-morrow. ———— FRENCH MOVE IN CHINA. Expedition Dispatched Up the Yang- tse-Kiang River. LONDON, Dec. 19.—According to a dis- patch to the Morning Post from Hankow, on the Yang-tse-Kiang, about 700 miles from the sea, a French expedition has been dispatched up the river to Kwel Chau and one gunboat is already above Nanking. RO RS o Abundance of rure Water. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18.—The Chamber of Commerce committee, which has been making tests of suburban wells for a city supply of clear water, to-day closed its ' pumps. An abundance of clear, pure water can be had, and the City Trustees will be asked to provide for a supply from that source. 7 AR William T. Maxey Dead. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.—Willlam T. Maxey, one of the earliest settlers of Los Angeles, dled here to-day. He came to California from Jowa in 1854 and settied in Los Angeles, where he has Ilfved con- tinuously ever since. He was Chief of the Fire Department for years. Cavalry Troop for Sacramento. SACRAMENTO Dec, 18.—It has been settled that Sacramento will have the Na- tional Guard cavalry troop that is to re- place Troop B of this city, which enlisted as artlllery and Is now doing duty at Fort - that the list of seventy-six names has been received and forwarded to division headquarters, Stockton, San Jose and Oakland wanted the company, but were too slow about it. W. A. Desborough probably will be the captain. GENERAL BROOKE SICK ABED WITH FEVER Broken Down by Hard Work, He Must Rest Before Going to Havana. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—A Savannah. Ga., special to the Herald says: Gen- eral John R. Brooke, Military Governor of Cuba. is here in the Desoto Hotel sick abed with fever. Accompanied by four members of his staff, he arrived last night and went right to the hotel. He is accompanied by Mrs. Brooke. Brooke got his appointment on Friday, and though he wanted to see the Presi- dent before going to Havana. he was prevented doing so, as the President was on his Southern trip. He started therefore for his new post. President McKinley happened to be in Savannal to-day. General Brooke saw him here. It is said General Brooke is broken down as a result of recent labors, and his sickness is due to that fact. He will remain until the latter part of the week, when, if sufficiently recovered, he will proceed to Havana. ATTEMPT OF CADETS TO KILL THEIR COMMANDER Major Jones Has a Close Call From a Musket Bullet in aais Office. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 18.—Rebellious cadets at the State College here to-night attempted to assassinate the commander, Major M. B. Jones. When Major Jones opened the door to his office he was startled by a loud explosion, and upon examination found that a musket had | been so adjusted in a far corner of the room that the trigger was pulled the office door opened. The bullet m the major, but struck a door panel and glanced backward, entering the wall near one of the hinge: Major Jones was so startled that he did not regain control of himself before the office was filled with students, The guilty cadets have not been found. The major to-night says it was only a college prank and amounts to nothing. The college is furnished a commander by the United States army, but after the war was declared Major Sam Swigert was forced to return to his post of duty and Major Jones was appointed to act in his absence. Major Jones is unpopular and a number of less serious tricks have been played on him during the past few weeks. The faculty of the college voted a salary for commissioned officers of cadets recent- ly, but this does not seem to have satis- fied the private: = - FARRAGUTS DEFEAT RELIANCE. Vallejo Football Team Shuts Out the Men From Oakland. VALLEJO, Dec. 18.—~The football game here to-day between the Farraguts of Vallejo and the Reliance of Oakland re- sulted in a victory for the home team by the score of 15 to 0. The Farraguts were on their mettle and played the best game since they were organized. McGuire, the big_fullback, was the star of the game, and his hurricane work won rounds of applause, Reliance had the kick-off, and the Far- raguts cured the ball, but one yard from their goal. They carried it across the fleld and scored without losing the pigskin. Reliance kicked off again, and Farragut scored the second touchdown without Reliance having the ball. Captain McEnerny then began, open piays, the halt ending without further scoring. In the second half Farragut scored one touchdown, the visitors failing to have a chance to score. McGuire's ankle was in bad shape, and he failed on gll his tries at goal. For the visitors Defacon,:Platt and Frick played hard football, but their team was overmatched. The Farraguts will play the Olympics on January 1. UISUN, Dec. 18.—The Chilcoots of Be- nicia were defeated in_a football game here to-day by Suisun Valley by a score of 24 to 0. — e FORCING THE BLOCKADE. Steamers Released From the Ice in Detroit River. DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 18.—Aided by a northwest wind and the mild weather of the past two days most of the imprisoned steamships at the mouth of the Detroit River were to-day released by the tugs and the . ferry Steamships. Toomorrow morning fourteen more steamships will leave here for the blockade to attempt to force it. If the fleet to-morrow meets with as good success as it did to-day and breaks through the ice it will leave but three freighters still stuck. Funeral of a Pioneer. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 18.—The funeral of John Hughes Holman, one of the oldest settlers of this State, was held to-day. Holman came to California in 1850, and was a prominent citizen of Santa Rosa for many years. He was an old soldier, having fought through several wars. Rev. Dr. Taft of Alameda delivered the ad- Ir i at the church, assisted by Rev. W. aston. ADVERTISEMENTS. Annual Sales over 6,000,000 Boxes FRLaS FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Painin the Stomach, Giddiness, Fuluess after meals, Head- ache, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetita. 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. Every sufferer will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. 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D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the'State of California, pursuant to the pro- | visions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political | Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up in cash +-$1,000,000 00 ASSETS, Real estate owned by company. $379,200 00 Loans on bonds and mortgage: . 463,434 85 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company.. ... 1,913,480 00 Amount of loans secured by piedge of bonds, stocks and other market- able sectrities as collateral. 160,689 34 Cash in company's office 5,920 4 Cash in banks 353,906 61 Interest due stocks and loans. 540 51 Interest due and accrued on L 3,322 69 Premiums in due course of collection 396,635 27 Bills receivable, not matured, taken for fire and marine risks............ Due from. other companies for rein- surance on losses already paid Warrants . Fire premium note: 33,889 45 3,80 79 3,075 45 10,568 54 $3,734,595 90 Total assets. LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid. . $34,569 70 Losses In process of adjustment or in suspense .. 3,775 01 Losses resisted, including expenses 7,000 00 Gross premiums on fire risks ru ning one year or less, $1,020,525 37; reinsurance 60 per cent... 510,262 68 Gross premiums on fire risks ru ning more than one year, $1,29L- 647 18; reinsurance pro rata. 637,268 12 Gross premiums on marine land navigation risks, rein: 109 per cent 33,780 83 Gross prem risks, reinsurance 50 per cent 51,44 88 All other demands against the com- pany 13,149 03 Total labilities.. --$1,481,251 15 INCOME. Net cash actually receivea for fire premiums . -$1,438,305 T Net cash act: ed for ma- rine premiums. .. 3844863 Recelved for interest on bonds and mortgages 29,168 34 ges ... T Recelved for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources. Recelved for rents. $1,912,12) 66 Total income: EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for fire losses.. 693,531 73 Net amount paid for marine losses.. 229,742 58 Dividends to stockholders 120,000 00 Pald_or allowed for co brokerage 232,150 53 Paid for salarie charges for officers, clerks, etc 203,712 05 Paid for State, national and I es 41,294 48 All other Bresie 174,121 19 ..$1,700,552 58 R Marine. ed during the i $713,506 02 $245,573 98 Total expenditures......... Fire. Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. [Premiums. Net amount of risks writ- fon during the vear....| $167,331,860 52,030,058 33 Net amount of risks ex- i pired during the vear..| 159,219,278| 1,943,038 78 Net amount in force De- Sember 31, 1897..........| 195.556,640] 2,312,172 55 ‘Marine Risks and Premiums. | Risks. |Premfums. Net amount of risks writ- fon during the vear....| $65,031,020| $514,67 62 Net amount of risks ex- Dired during the vear..| 62,635,102 453,145 08 Net amount In force De-| | cember 31, 1897.. 4 ezl 16008 WM. J. DUTTON, Vice President. BERNARD FAYMONVILLE, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to_before me this 15th day of January, 1598, M. M. RHORER, Deputy Insurance Commissioner. IERCES FAVORITE RESCRIPTION FOR WEAK WO WwW. T. HESS, NOTARY PUBLIC AND ATTORNET-AT LAW, Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus Spreckels Bldg. Telephone Brown 831 Residence, 521 Californla st., below Powell, M San Francisco.