The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1899, Page 2

In what he ‘asserted, but at the same time he declared that he was.only too ¢ id. anxiols. to secure. the views arfably you will break up the open door. | you break up ‘thevintegrity of China in- f Ytis A Question of the aptitude-and the ager: . ower of nations. to' carry on -their trade g?lz-uher. That he is honest and sin- (Dot is at present. Well, you may say, s t lie and that he be:: How is that threatened?::It is threatened cere in what lie says, an i i b 3 re.is no_denying. | in two ways. It is threatened-in one way lHeves it ) bé true,. re is no d ying. e CLlribae: Clovarn= g . ality is sufficient secur- ('by the- effeteness-.of the Chine: o s e e temrity. of pufposé Is not| ment. Traders ‘and- financlers and men ity that his iutegrity, of PUpose 18 Bo | who invest monéy. are very clever people, to~ be doubted: .Leord JBeresford - was | and they are not going.to invest. money given: the very - ciosest. attention,” and:| ynjess they see it Sectred. 3 ; ord: that he utfered was care- | ta. He did not: waste "[Fresent Situation ih China Is Bad for Trade China in its present situation is ! notonlyin a bad position for thetrade | that is already there, but it certainly isn’t in-a position for further devel- | opment... Well, the other question is 2 question of the: position of other countries. I do not- like to: mention | names; but I dare say you will know whom I refer to. I will refer to mili- tary domination: If you see countries that get into positions of great ad- vantage, you see. when they get into: those positions they claim territorial rights, and - you see mo counterpoise whatever-placed in the way of those courntries or fo balance those coun- tries’ ambition. You naturally think that they will- do what they have done before. | |. I will say that the country in-the | North has placed herself in position in which she may, in the near future, be absolutely in the positicn of claim- | ing territorial rights and putting on tariffs. Now, I do- not claim those countries | want to. If I had been a ject of the country in the north 1 should have .been listene B He weighed his.words close- | 2i-when he made a statement he | followed if un with fdcts and proofs, | 1 .cliniched. and. scored -his .point- in such ‘4. manne that: there was no doubti This is a ‘description of the ter being introdiced, spoke as His Lordship Easily Introduces Himself Gentlemen of - the ot 1.must offer you grateful ¢ kind ¢ say; ade <. progre: futis g re hat there ‘was for its future A nfor- been- treated with. the 1 thoss two | ¢ Devstad 1 %9 Lin Peking long ago.: But I put it like this: 1, to the future and |'1¢ vou see.n man with & match going to v iew of wour | light a haystack, isn't it much. easier to but to my great [ blow -out the match than to blow out the ement vou have paid | haystack after it-is lighted? t of .wanting now | Now, in saying this, my proposal for stopping such activity as I have just mentioned isn’t a proposal lead- | ing to war: It is a proposal that must | ' keep the peace, and it is a proposal which would keep China and Europe as they are, and which will allow the trade of all nations to:go on as it is. Now, what is my proposal? I am sim- ply a gentleman who hasg been asked to go | interests in eéd even more the country belong; and g made that ictical ma 1 e Konor. to havi P y. in men: o its " situa- in the.near out to China and give my views trade and commerce and how - it sécured: These are my views, and To- | Dody” else’s ‘views, so far as I know; but| { I hope they will be the views of a great | number of people- after. this. Lord Beresford Makes A Pregnant Proposal Of American Commerce | I 3 ts. witit Tegard | taking :Ameriea | in China. Il that the imports China were £ S§ Jiere £851.- | My proposal is this: Let the four | is a m ex- | nations who are mostly interested in when you ake ‘the ;- the trade of China, because they have | got it nearly all now, Great Britain, | America, Germany and. - Japan—let them join together, do not call it an alliance, let them come to an_ under- standing that the treaties are to re- main as they are, that China is-to | maintain its integrity, and- that no | other country; no matter what coun- | try it may be, is to claim territory in | China and put.on taxes. f this large| = Let me speak of the alliance: You h_‘;}xg’g;;’d i4| can call it by any other name, I do | «,inding out | not care a fig for the word or name. | |T am aware of one fact and that.is we are the same in blood, religion, | and that we ‘speak the same lan-| guage. We have the same ideas of | chivalry, we are the two greatest na- | | tions on earth and the most patriotic. 4 s they could or| When ‘the Queen or your President | 5 | calls for men they respond, and ‘there | is'no conscription. You would not ! have been Anglo-Saxons if you had | not kicked out the mother country | when you did, but let us iron out the wrinkles of the past, let us forget the bitterness and let us give this . new spirit of friendship an opportun- | ity to grow and develop to its fullest | {strength. Together we can defy the | entire 'world. The time is.coming | when by a merging-of our mutual in- | térests we must stand together in be- half of civilization, trade and Chris- tianity. i After his speech Lord Beresford was Introduced to the members of the Cham- ber of Commerce and the others who | wére present. | A2 AT SR MADE. A MEMBER, trade as: represénted | tc ica, d sells it to | n as British trade| erican trade be-{ British trader. It trade in‘ China things’as ‘they present. and. 1ot Growth of Our Trade ‘ In China Demonstrated | American trade in China heetings were represented in pieces T in 1867 by-11,770. show- | 5. " Ameriean in 1894 { 5, showing: an in- | 1894 b ing a. décrea by~ 36,56 isene oil. American peaple | nt of the whole trade mosf of it in Man orth;. c d west of Manchuria. The other | T t ch as -thelr breadstuffs -and Lord Beresford Becomes One of the wo uffs; and more particuldrly thelr i machiery, IS Increasing. by . leaps - and Geogzaphical Bociety. { 2 : ;| The latest and certainly one of the most iere fs one-more fact that'l can point{ distinguished members of the Geograph- out, ‘and that is the nuestion of rallroad ical Society of California 1s no less a per- | sonage than Lord Charles Beresford, rear admiral of the Royal Navy of Great | stock and.r oad material. I took. the ertain why American en- | werd preferred to English. T fourd the -Aniéricans’ were better adapted to | Britain. President F. W. D'Evelyn and the use for which they. were required, | Secretary P. MacEwen of the society could be obtaired. in less time and for le: called on his Lordship at the Palace yes- | money cquéntly the. Americans | terday and informed him that his name | had been aded to those of the twelve dis- | tinguished men who have already been honored by the Geographical Soclety. | Dr. D'Eveiyn is an old and valued friend | of Lord Willlam Beresford, who «ne has 'spoken just now 3 sco and-the people | I have been told a great at the American commer- | is a| clal classes .8 not :interested in this | brother of the English admiral, the two uestion of e in China. Watch and | having chased Zulus together in Ulundl erestéd in this great |in 1879. Lord Cuarles was more than glad the -keenest interest | t0 meet Dr. D'Evelyn. In accepting the | honor conferred upon him, he addressed | the following letter to the Geographical Society, through Secretary MacEwen: Palace Hotel, San Francisco, 11 Feb., '8, Dear Mr. MacEwen: I am very grateryl to you for your kind letter and hope you will convey my thanks to the president and coun- cil of the Geographical Soclety of Callfornia, and my keen appreciation of the honor that they would confer upon me by electing me an honorary member of the society. f your countrymen that | that great empire. San Francisco. Coming l Seaport of America - | The ‘question of this port. This port, in my -opinion, and the ports of Hongkong, in ‘Chiha, in the future | must be'the two richest almost in the | v whole world.-.Certainily in connection | with the Chinese trade. This must be.| the point“of ~departure whether you? make that-Nicaragua trade cdnal or | ~mot. If you.do make that- canal it would ¢ertainly ‘be in the interests of _trade.and it.certainly must be in the interests of civilization. It is an honor which I have the very great- ext pleasure in cepting. mueh that I'was out when ay, but I hope I may have the ing you before I leave for Chi- Yours truly. CHARLES BERESFORD. MISS MIFFITT WON THE CUP TOUKNAMENT CLOSE CONTEST BETWEEN GIRL cago. | But dGok: . what have. you.if you get this GOLPERS AT OAKLAND. trade opened up in China? 1t China is | ————— up- you. will get' tive be y : > o tonies UY | The Entries for the Mixed Foursomes 1ergy and ehterprise (of course we r ghall be with you): - It is. not going to be : tded, but you -will ?l‘l the benefit Rromiss & v”y Inur"tins nOTIIOUs” mineral deposits of Struggle. d codl to pay-for what you would expott ii.this country. This is the port that merchants will come to. There is no doubt in my mind that San Francisco in the | future must be a great and a more: powerful end richer place than it is | at the present time. | 1 think I stood upon the pier In the Year | 1564 and saw the first steamer start to the West threugh the Golden Gate. I think %0, but ‘whetber ‘this is 5o or not the im. | provement in this ‘place is something | elous from what I saw of it as a buyi { | The ladies of Oakland manifested much more enthusiasm for the royal.and an- clent game of golf than those on this side on February 10 on the links of the San Francisco Golf Club brought out only six competitors, of whom three withdrew after the announcement of -the handicaps, no fewer than ten gayly attired, short skirted, neatly shod matrons and maids entered the fourth tournament for the ladies’ cup at Oakland on Saturday, Feb- o ruary 11.. in 1564 The tournament :nsfln‘;;:nxed on the i | same principle as the tts cup com- And I think if ‘we can settle this| soiitjon which began on Saturday, Feb- Chinese question upon a line which I | ruary 4, and which has now reached the final round. There were ten entries. propose, upon the broad.and fair pol- | fpal rounc.. Fharo were ten entries icy of equal opportunmity to all nn-”s(sllxtefen; aflbetrnctsl"ns th'e nu’flber ?( 1, v | entries from sixteen ves six. us 8 tions, that there is fio doubt that the | cOINES [ro Sxleen es, and the remaine whole world will be benefited nl!}nx'gour, dli(vlfkd into tvao p"x“l;f' play;d 3 { in e reliminar; round. jose wl much as San Francisco. , ;drew byen were: ® Mish Boxall, Mrs, C. Now we have heard 4 good deal in th>| O. G. Miller, Mrs. H. F. Knowlés, Miss | %38, | hole Miss A. Moffitt defeated her antag- ‘onist and won the fourth tournament for {DEATHS OF TROOPS - of the bay. While the competition held |. ress, and - certainly have heard ullen]A. Moffitt. Miss A. Duff and Mrs. P, E. rom our staiesmen and others, upon the | Bowles. Of the four lui'ler- Miss Belle uestion of the open door. Well, what is | Mhoon beat Mrs, O. F. Long 5 up and e open door? After all, it 18 no new {.Miss L, Maffitt defeated Mrs. W. Pierce policy in China. All we want as Britishers { Johnson. * - 2 is to keep the treatiés as they are. The contestants in the second round ] were the winners in the. preliminary round and'the six who drew. byes, mak- ing eight in all.” Of ‘these Mrs. C. O. G. Miller forfeited to Miss Boxall; Miss A. Moffitt beat Mrs. H. F. Knowles 6 up: Miss A: Duff beat Mrs. P. E. Bowles 1 %«;ma:':dzmss Belle Mhoon beat Miss L. up.. : In the third round Miss A. Meffitt beat Miss Boxall four up, and Miss Belle Mhoori defeated Miss A. Duff. The fourth and final round between Miss A. Moffitt and Miss Belle Mhoon was played yester- afternoon. . e contest began at 4 o'clock, at nine -holes, and proved exceedingly close and Interesting. " At the end of the round'the fair competitors were found to have tied. To ‘decide the tle, they took the ninth hole again, and tied a segond time. Then' they began another round, and at the eleventh the ladies’ cup.” Miss ‘A. Moffitt will be entitled to play in the final tournament against the winners of the previous con- tests—Miss A. Duff and Miss Dunham. Miss A. Duff was victorious in the first and third tournaments and Miss Dunham In the second one. The winner of the final tournament, .which will take place at the closeof the season, will.be entitled to keep the cup. The various rounds of the tour- nament are shown in the annexed table: | ‘Winner | Miss A. Moffitt. = : H Zez 2 gg A o Adie 3 b L | < =l Biis B e | =g e Bip R | B = A s | 4 ] g :"J < < = g 8 £ E o oW EE 7 o 3 H S8 9 £ I 38 gz 2z |8 = 8 g E Zos | e Rk i S5 k= El R R ) 32 e |5 | & |8 He <u @ d 3 1 s 3 Ol @il 3 pEAEECERE | | \EE» =5 = T | gal g ‘3‘ <5 | 0% sl . ES Jg == £ 2 g Bl R An-interesting and exciting mixed four- e was played on the Oakland links on aturday afternoon—Mrs. O. F. Long and George D. .Greénwood vs. Mrs. P. E. Bowles and Orestes Pierce. fter a very close struggle the former pair won by 1| up: ‘Several entries have.been received for the mixed foursomes, match play, with liandicap, open to club members, 'to be | played next Saturday. More will be added during thé week. i SMITH AND LAVIGNE. The Champion Lightweight Pugilists Have Signed Articles to Figh .on March 10. - > “Mysterious Billy” Smith, the whirl- wind pugilist,, who has captured many Scalps in the prize ring: Billy-Lavigne, who represented; his brother. George; Jim Kennedy and J. Collins, officials of the Excelsior “Athletic Club;, Billy Hennessy trainér 6¢ Smith, and '@ few prominent members”of the sporting set, met last evening in Charley Geggys' emporfum of spart and d¥scussed the: Rrpposs 20-round contest between Smith afd Lavigne. Articles “were @rawn up and signed ‘by{ the'men iwho are interested in the conr test.; They-state that the bout shall take place in Woodward's Pavilion on the evening.of March 10; that the contestants ' must welgh in at 142 pounds at 8 o'clock prior to entering the ring and that In case | one of the principals“shoild fail to com- | ply with the articles in this respect he | must forfeit 30 per cent of the 60 per cent | of the gross receipts which they will con-.| test for. 1 Billy Lavigne thought that a referee should not be selected until the very last | moment, as he was not in favor of giv- | ipg the gamblers a chance to win him | over in case he was named some days in | advance of the day of the fight. 1 , Kennedy objected to the last moment clauge on the ground that the patrons of | the ‘game invariably hold off in their pur- | chases of tickets until a referee is named. | The matter, however, was patched up when a suggestion was offered that the rincipals meet one week before the bat- Yle and “discuss the question; then, if a’ referee can be chosen who will prove satisfactory to both men, his ‘name can be made public there and then or wl!h-f held. until the club officials and the fight- | ers agree as to the time when his name | shall be given to the public through the | columns of the press. Dr. Zobel has been engaged by the club to examine the pugilists at their training parters and also on_the evening before the battle. Director Kennedy is very par- | ticular that a thorough examination be | made as to the physical qualifications of | the fighters. He contends that only men sound in bndi and limb and who have | had a thorough training should be allowed | to enter into a contest that requires a | contestant to be physically perfect. George Lavigne has been in training for the past week at Blanken's Six-mile House and Smith will leave to-morrow for Croll's Gardens, Alameda, where he will remain under the watchful eyes of his wire @nd his trainer, Hennessy, until called | Upon to give an account of himself. he men will certainly meet the weight stipu- lated in the asticles, as Smith now scales only 152 pounds. He savs that it will not | be any kind of a triek on his part to take | off ten pounde. The mysterious personage | will, however, have the better of his op- | ponent by at least five inches in height. FROM DISEASES WASHINGTON, Feb. 13,—The War Department to-day received the follow- ing cablegram from General Otis: MANILA, Feb. 13.—Adjutant General, Washington: Followlufi| 8 since last {wafl. not including ti illed in ac- 4y 1 February ¢-Victor E. Schofleld, private, ose A, First South Dakota, variola. February 6—Michael P. Crowley, pri- vate econd Oregon, dysentery: John D, Marion, private, K, Third Artillery, sup- purative tonsilitis; James Garvey, private, First Tennessee, variola. ‘ebruary 8—Daniel Kysen private, I, First Washington, typhoid fever. February 10—Charles Lillie, private, I, First Cororado. acute diarrhea, from gunshot wounds in agtion. February 8—Joy Sheldon, sergeant, I, Twentieth Kansas; . Chopwood, pri- vate, D, First Washington, . February 1li—I. J. Howard, private, B, Twentieth Kansas. . MANILA, Feb. 13.—Adjutant General, ‘Washington: Everything quiet this morn- ing. Business in city resuming former ao- tivity. OTIS. Freight Agent Resigns. SEATTLE, Feb. 13—W. L. Benham, Western freight manager of the Grea! Northern Rallroad, with headquarters at Seattle, has resigned. LATE !HIPFING INTELLIGENCE, ARRIVED. Monday, February 13. Stmr Mineola, David, 84 hours from Tacoma. Stmr Navarro, Walvig, 5¢ hours from San Pedro. Ger bark J C Pfluger, Hover, 21 days from Honolulu, Schr La Chilena, Matsen, 8 hours frem Fort 088 ) Schr Maxim, Olsen, 24 hours from Caspar. DOMESTIC PORTS. i TACOMA — Arrived Feb 18 — Stmr Walla Walla, hence Feb 10: stmr Olympia, from ong; Br ship Falls of Halladale, hence Jan 7. N !l!l.fled Feb 13-Br stmr Garonne, for Hono- ulu. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. HAMBURG—Arrived Feb 13—Stmr Pennsyl- vania, from New York. . . LIVERPOOL—Arrived Feb. 13—Stmr Bovic, trom New York; stmr Caltalonfa, from Bos- ton; stmr Aur-nlt..gm New Yori. A { mistregs lying on the floor. No Conference to Be _‘Held ‘With| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1899 Aguinaldo Until Schurman and Associates Arrive. : ald telegraphs: ers. course, of the American nation. leagues will arrive to Manila. tion. 0000000000000 000C00000000000000000 NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—The Washington corresponderit of. the‘!—le!_'-f When the civilian members of the Philippine Com- mission arrive in Manila there is reason to believe that a conference will immediately be arranged with Aguinaldo and other native lead- Until President Schurman and his colleagues reach Manila, it is not the understanding of officials here that General Otis will accept the invitation of Aguinaldo to confer with him and agree to a cessa- tion of hostilities. General Otis will continue his policy: of attack against the insurgent band and of destroying any military organiza- tion among the Filipinos, wherever they can be redched, and. it is expected that by the time the American Commissioners reach their destination they will be in a state where they will be quite willing to listen to the peaceful representations which the commission will make to them. As General Otis.and Rear Admiral Dewey are mem- .| bers of the commission the natives will quickly understand that any agreement which may be reached will be binding. An official with whom I talked said that the commissioners will show the natives that the purpose of the United States in extend- ing its sovereignty over the islands is in their interest more than it is that of this country; that there is no intention of continuing the Spanish policy of oppression, and that the archipelago will be given self-government as rapidly as possible, President Schurman and his col- in Hongkong: during E: couple of weeks, and Rear Admiral Dewey has been instructed to send a man-of-war to that port to welcome them and to bring them Early in March, it is believed, the Grant will reach her destlna‘- Major General Lawton has been informed of the situation on the island of Luzon, and it is expected he.will direct the steamer Grant to be pushed as rapldly as possible in order that Manila may.-be reached ‘without delay. The Grant has 1728 officers and men on board and will be a welcome addition to General Otis’ forces. under the protection, of the course of a 00000000000000000000000000060000900 O0000000000000 “ GENERAL OTIS WILL [GINERIL 0TS AWAIT COMMISSIONERS VERY CONFGEN Tells “The Call”’ Man of " His Operations, MORE FILIPINOS THE BETTER WOULD RATHER BE ATTACKED ‘THAN HUNT FOR REBELS. ‘| other Military Leaders Also Inter- ‘viewed, and They Say That Diplomacy Is Now as Im- - portant as Generalship. Special Cable. to The Call and the New York Herald. . Copyrighted, 159, by James. Gor- don Bennett. e MANILA, Feb. 13.—I have' just had an intervjew. with General Otis, who in | his splendid supervision of the cam- paign has-not slept for four days. Gen- eral Otis said: “The ‘situation is excellent now. A few days -ago the Katapunan and the Dolomen. .came down the river 5000 | strong.on the Tondo district in the rear of MacArthur's division. At that time the situation was alarmipg. 1 ordered an attack upon.Caloocan.. The order Was to clear out the enemy, at least in | front, so-we would not be taken be- tween the Filipino army and the Kata. punan and Dolomen. “Aguinaldo is collecting forces some- wheré near Polo.” His present estimat- 2000000000000000000 WOUNDED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—The adjutant general this afternoon received the following casualty list from General Otis: MANILA, . .Feb.. 13.—Additional casualties, engagement at Caloo- can, February 10: = TWENTIETH KANSAS. Wounded—Captain Charles M. Christy, Company -E; Privates James Kersher, Company A; Carl @ Bénnett, Company M. : FIRST MONTANA. Wounded-—-Sergeant General W. Company, D; Private Adolph.Charette, Company A. Following are the. casualties’ in the trenches at Malabon on the night of the 12th and the morning of the 13th: 3 FIRST MONTANA. Wounded—Privates Steve Ste- vens, Company G: Charles Brit- tan, Company B; Joseph Callahan, ‘Company M. -, UTAH ARTILLERY. Wounded — Second Lieutenant rge A. Seaman, Battery B. | TWENTIETH KANSAS 3 ;Wounded-——l’m(e Via'; Payne, : MORE pany As L@ FIRST CALIFORN ‘Wounded—February §, < Private Bdward O'Neal, Company B. . 'Morsenberg, Twentieth Kansas, Teported February 11, should read Morse. All the foregoing were but slightly wounded. KILLS HIS WIFE AFTER THE FETE Tragedy on a Wedding Anniversary. Special Dispatch to The Call. PROVIDENCE, 'R. I, Feb. 13.—Amos Palmer, a wealthy young man, shot and killed his wife at thelr home in Edge- wood, near this city, late last night and is now in prison, Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Palmer enter- tained a few friends to celebrate the eighth anniversary of their wedding. The guests departed at-about 11 o'clock at night. A half hour later the servants heard sounds in Mrs. Palmer's room and .soan afterward Mr. Palmer called a mald, saying: “Come down; I guess I have killed her.” The girl went downstairs and saw her “The ' malid called the coachman, and when he arrived Mr. Palmer still held the revolyer and was apparently about to commit suicide. The (‘:'r_vachman seized his master and disarmed im, After the struggle Palmer seemed calm- er and said he must call a doctor. He did s0 by telephone, and the doctor notified the medical examiner, who reached the house soon after the shooting. He found five bullet wounds, four of which were in the left breast. Palmer was arrested. He exglained to the officers that he had been suffering from grip. Palmer was arraigned in the Knights- ville court this morning charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail for the March Grand ury. It is sald Palmer was confined at one time in the Butler Hospital for the In- sane. Mrs. Palmer was formerly a resi- dent of Stoughton, Mass. DENIES THAT HE HAS BECOME A BENEDICT Young Sen Franciscan Repudiates the Marin County Marriage Records. BAN RAFAEL, Feb. 13.—In view of his denial of the records, it is at present rather uncertain whether Albert Pollard, bookkeeper for the Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Company, s or is not married. So far as marriages are concerned, the records of Marin County abound in mys- tery, but Pollard’'s case is speclally in- teresung!. Last Monday a young man giving the name of Albert Pollard, residence Haight street, S8an Francisco, procured a license to wed Miss Anna Monahan of 2081, Haight street. He asked that the affair be kept a secret. On the Wednes- day following he was marrfed to Miss Monahan in Sausalito by Justice Bellrude, who_was requested to “keep mum” and not fake any record for thirty days. When Pollard was questioned at his res- idence at San Francisco he strenuously denied that he was a benedict and said only one lady was to be found in the house, a servant girl, whose name he could not remember. Miss Monahan was formerly a domestic employed at 1523 Point Lobos avenu Carries a Cargo of Gold. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Feb. 15.—The Amer- ican steamer Alameda. Captain von Os- tendorph, has sailed for 8an Francisco, having on board 202,000 sovereigns in xo?d —_—————— | The Grip Cure That Does Cure, .. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the Baa L B ' on sah ':b?fi”& T Sannie DEWEY office shall cease to exist.”- OC0000000000000000 OOOOOOOODOODD_O»._O"OOOOOOVOOOOOOOOOOOO BE ADMIRAL WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—In the Sénate to-day Hale, chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee.. favorably reported and thé. Senate passed a bill creating an admiral of the navy, it being inténded that Rear Admiral Dewey should get the “office. The bill reads: “That the President is heréby authorized to ap- prove by selection and promotion an admiral of the navy, who shaill not be placed upon the retired list except upon his own application, and whenever such office shall' be' vacated by death or otherwise the 0000000000000 00000CO000000000000 WILL OCHO000000D 0000000 e BUSHESS PLICES BUAKED Conflagration = at ‘San 7 Luis Obispo.. WIND FANS THE FLAMES FIRE STARTED FROM A GASO: LINE STOVE. Most of the Destroged Structures Were Small and Had Been Erected Many Years Ago. Special Dispatch to The Cull. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. 13.—Fire here at 7 o'clock this evening resulted 'in the total destruction of nine buildings | on the principal business corner, with a loss aggregating about $20,000. The buildings were of wood and in an hour a space 150 feet square was a mass of ashes. 2 The fire started in the corner building at Higuera and Chorro streets, occu- pied as a saloon, and was caused by the explosion of a gasoline stove. In five minutes the entire building, two stories high, was a mass of flames. The occupant, C. H. Meyers, barely escaped with his life, saving nothing, and his family, \occupying the upper story, got out with difficulty. The buildings on either side were speedily ablaze and the fire spread rapidly to the creek on the north side and the brick block of H. M. Warden on the south before it was got under control. The losses, as far as k.iown, are as follows: C. . Johnson, buildings, $7000; F. Chiesa, grocery store, $500; E. Fleugler, bakery, building and stock, $4000; E. Hoefer, building and stock, $5000; A. W. Steinhart, cigar store, $1000; M. A. Marshall, jeweler, on stock, $200; W, A. Wood, cigar store, building and stock, $600; A. G. Pinho, barber, ;‘1’5‘63“8' $250; H. J. Dutton, grocer, Most of the destroyed buildings were small and had been erected many years ago. They burned like tinder. g NO HARBOR DAY FETE. Los Angeles Citizens Forego the Pra- posed Celebration. LOS ANGELES, Feb, 12.—The Mer- chants’ and Manufacturers’ Association has formally resolved against a free har: bor jubilee. The matter was taken up by the directors in a discussion of the feastbllity of raising $20,000 in cash to pay the expenses of a harbor celebration and entertain_the National Educational Convention. It Is estimated that each ot these functions would require $10,000. in contributions. If the jubilee finance com- mittee gets what is needed for the har- bor carnival nothing will be left for the entertainment of the visiting teachers. Feeling copvinced that it was ‘too much to ask Los Angeles people to contribute 000, the Merchants' and Manufactur- ers’ Association preferréd to entertain the teachers and let the jubilee alone. The resolutions as adopted and sent to the jubllee committee and other commer- cial ‘bodies relate that. the three commer- clal organizations of this city have pledged themselves to collect §10,000 for the entertainment of the National Edu- cational Cenvention to be held in this eity in July, 1899, and it i{s now proposed to celebrate the commencement of the work on San Pedro about May 1 next, for which an additional sum of $10,000 {s required. ‘The amounts necessary to carry out the | contemplated events wi largely by merchants and manufacturers, the association concludes that is too eavy a load to carry. 11 be contributed Council of Women. WASHINGTQGN, Feb. "13.—A blinding snowstorm did not prevent the meeting of the National Council of Women at the Church of Our Father to-day. About fifty. ladies were rtunnt. The session was de- voted exclusively to business matters, the Wright Sew- ‘eature. report ] sident, R R all. being ed strength is 30,000. “How many more he will be able to collect it is impossible to-tell, perchance as many as 12,000. The more he brings together the more satis- fied we will have him -attack us than to have to hunt for him.” General Anderson, commanding the First Division. I also interviewed. He said: “‘Geperal Otls, in_congratulating me on behalf of the First Division, said there were 6000 Filipinos opposed to my division, and that we cleared out a thousand of them. I think we shall havé to give them another good lick- ing.¥ 3 I also'had a talk with General Mac- Arthur, who said: “The military situa- tion, is excellent in the vicinity of Ma- nila. We have obtained decided strate- gical ‘advantages. There are remote consequences which, however, depend quite ‘as. much upon statesmanship as | generalship. “‘Misapprehensions as to the terms of the treaty of peace with Spain grow- ing out of the difference in language and previous political evolution of the islands make the diplomacy of the situ- atlon of ‘the very first importance. Heretofore our policy has been consid- erably emibarrassed by the long delay in reaching results. Under the treaty now we are approaching a conclusion that the future conduct of affairs will ‘be much easler, and it is believed the war will be concluded with honor and credit to the United States and to the permanent benefit of the people of the islands,” -The most prominent English business men here say that the Filipinos re- cefved a severe lesson during the last week. Their military leaders are men t who. know they must lose all power once the fighting is over, and conse- quently are deceiving the natives into the belief that they ‘have got the best of the recent.fighting.” These English- men do not think there will be much trouble in bringing the Filipino Govern- ment to terms. In the opinion. of Eng- lish observers the campaign should be carried on energetically. _ K “OMAHA KID” LOSES. “Jack” O'Brien Gets the Decision Over Oscar Gardner. Y%UNGSTOWN, Ohio, .Feb. 13.—Oscar Gardner lost-the decision to Jack O'Bri of New York in a 20-round bout }315 t:\rj night for a_purse of $1000. O'Brien. was aggressive from the start and Gardner loafed for fifteen rounds. In the last three r?u‘rtmds O'Brien had decidedly the better of it. 3 2 CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.—Charlle Goff of California secured the decision over Char- lie Johnson of Philadelphia before .the People’s Athletic Club here to-night. The be, ‘for we would rather | KILLED A MAN OVER THE LINE Is Murderer Atkinson Found Guilty. 'SEVEN YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT SEQUEL TO A PECULIAR SHOOT- ING AFFRAY. | Standing in British Columbia, the ‘ Convicted Man Had Shot an | Enemy Who Was on | American Soil. | TACOMA, Feb. 13—J. B. Atkinson, | Who stood in British Columbia last | summer and shot William Patterson, Who ias: on the American side at Blaine, was to-d entenced to seven Years at hard labor in the State Peni- tentiary by Judge Hadley at Whatcom. Patterson was an oid soldier in feeble health and was generally liked by the | residents of Blaine, where he lived. | These facts caused an emphatic oute break of indignation when it was learned he had been shot by Atkinson, Wwho quarreled* with him over a trivial matter. Atkinson formerly conducted a hotel ‘in British Columbia and was known to be handy with his revolver. He shot Patterson deliberately and it was sup- posed at the time that he had purposely stood across the line on British soil in order to complicate matters if he were arrested. He gave himself up, how- ever, to the British - Columbia police, who, with Atkinson’s consent, delivered him' to the authorities of ~Whatcom County. Patterson soon. died of his injuries and was given one of the largest funer- als ever seen at Blaine. A charge of murder was filed against Atkinson, but through some mistake he was charged with only murder in the second degree. The frial began three weeks ago and was Hlotly contested, Atkinson's attor- neys presenting a plea of self-defense. The jury-to-day: brought in a wverdict of guilty; - with .recommendation for mercy. Judge Hadley gave Atkinson a severe lecture- in: passing sentence. - He said that in view of the recommendation for mercy he did. not feel justified in as- gessing the maximum penalty. Judging by. the evidence, however, he believed | Atkinson should be severely punished or else he was not guilty. He therefore | recognized “the jury’s recommendation and sentenced him to-the penitentiary for seven years and to pay a fine of | $100. | “The ‘case will not be appealed to the | Supreme . Court. County Attorney Meade says a reversal is just what At~ kinson™ doesn’t want, for if he should get it the State would file a new infor- mation ‘and this time there would be no blundering, but it would charge murder :in the first degree. . He claims Special Dispatch to The Call. to have new evidence . which = would | make the-casé go stiil ‘hatder for the | murderer. E LELY) AGONCILLO SAYS HE .- - DID' NOT' PROVOKE WAR MONTREAL, Feb. 13.—Beyond de- | claring the statement that he had ad- vised Aguinaldo to drive the Americans out of the Philippines before reinforce- | ments arrived to be a lie, Agoneillo ab- solutely refused to talk this morning. “I am busy sending dispatches,” he said. “I may have something to say later on.” He has engaged a typewriter, and was busy dictating to him with the as- sistance of Secretary Marti. Later Agoncillo said: ‘I absolutely deny that I sent a cablegram pro- voking the present war. When the time comes 1 will produce the cable I sent to: Aguinaldo, and the cable I received in reply from him. They will clear me from any such accusation.” He then showed the first official ca- blegram which he had received about the situation at Manila and which came through the Hongkong Junta. This stated that the Americans were to blame for everything and had publicly announced that they intended to ex- terminate the Filipinos. PASSING OF DR. SECORD. Was Santa ClurnvCuqnty’s Coroner for Eight Years. SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.—Dr.. J. K. Secord,, who for the past eight years was Coroner and Administrator of this county, died ot heart disease at the home of his daugh- ter in Oakland - this morning. A few weeks ago his wife died, and the shock proved too much for his'ill health. Dr. Secord was a_native of West Can- ada, and 65 vears of age. He served with distinction during the Civil War and arose. to_the rank of captain. Dr. ‘Secord came to . San Jose Tllinois. about fifteen yvears ago. He was one of the most popular men In the coun- ty. He had been in poor health for over @ year, and he was defeated for Coroner at the last election through his inability to make 2 canva He was prominent in fraternal societies: Interment will take place in. this city to-morrow afternoon. from Fresh fight was tame- throughout. GS 15¢ Dozen. " Finest and Freshest and Largest Eggs 'That‘Comg to' Town 2 Dozen 85 Cents, K. 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