The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO OCALL, SATURDAY, ¥EBRUARY 18, 1899. GERMANY'S REQUEST HAS BEEN REFUSED Grovesmuhl Must Serve His Sentence of Im- prisonment for His Riotous Acts During the Samoan Rebellion. ROROE {mb R wi o £ f_’ imprisonment. a Dr. Raffel, as head of the fon % $100 and ordered his release. rested and will be compelled, the United States to interfere, g pe had a great deal of influence its representation to the State Government intimated that he tle standing. AN LIS S SI 83 election of Malietoa Tanu as be commenced looking tothe Consul General Osborn to the tative of Germany; cortispired to place Mataafa on Gerr EW YORK, Feb. 17.—The Herald’s Washington correspondent telegraphs: Secretary of State Hay has re- fused the request of the German Government to direct the release of E. A. Gravesmuhl, a German citizen who, during the recent riots in Samoa, threatened the American Consul and smashed the windows of the Supreme Court chamber. Immediately after -the commitment of his offense Graves- muh! was arrested and brought before Chief Justice Cham- bers, who fined him $100 and sentenced him to 100 days’ cibly removed him from his place of confinement and brought him before the German Consul, who fined him He is one of the wealthiest German citizens in Samoa and Great Britain and the United States are convinced of the legality of Chief Justice Chambers in the matter of the treaty the decision of the majority of the three powers will be accepted by the third, there is no doubt that Malietoa Tanu will be installed as King, and that negotiations will In the official reports of Chief Justice Chambers and chargés are submitted against Mr. Rose, Consular represen- The -reports show that Rose and Raffel suich conspiracy by legal means, the rebellion was precipi- tated, which has now produced diplomatic negotiations be- tween .the United States and -Great Britain on one side and provisional government, for- Gravesmuhl has been rear- as the result of the refusal of to serve his 100 days in jail. in the recent riots, though in Department the German was a drunken German of lit- King, and as under the return to exile of Mataafa. State Department grave the throne, and, failing in EORORORORY RO RIS ORI V30 83 0152 L% R R RO RORUR LORURIRY RORLORORGLON ny on the other. F1GHT FOR THE HICARAGU CANAL Work in Both Houses to| Secure-Construction. | A | Spectal Dispatch to The Call, | NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The Washing- | ton correspondent of the Herald tele- | Advocates of the Nicaraguan 1 in both houses of Congress pro- | pose-to fight te the last moment of the| gession to obtain the passage of the bill | horizing the construction of ‘the d if they are not -successful| zo so far as to force an .extra | deliberately preventing the f one or more of the great ap- riation bills. Fearing possible defeat for-the river or bill with thé canal amend- nt a strong efforf will be made by members of the River. and ‘Harbor mittee in . the House to get the canal amendment off the bill. It will be fought at every stage by men who would favor it as a separate measure, | &nd a strong effort will yet be made to have the House take it up as'a separate measure and thus obviaté the necessity | of keeping it on the river ard. harbor.| bn]‘"ho amendment as adopted by the Senate ( nmittee on Commerce to-day. is. hot -entirely satisfactory to Repre- | geritative ‘Hepburn. But it is pOsSH)lei th the bill may be. amended ‘before’ it is finally acted upon by the Sena th it ‘will .meet Hepburn's .view: Though: it 'is believed that the major- 41v:of the House would support almost T ind o bill looking -to the.con- tcaraguan canal the the Maritime y; seems to can tion of the committee to-day —_— = If every man could live.an out-door life, passing his time with gun and fishingirod and canoe, there would be less illnesd in the world. Unfortunately, the demands'of modern civilization will permit very jew men to live this ideal, healthiful life.. ~ * Many men_ have to pass the day shut up in offices and stores, and the nights in closs! apartments in crowded cities. ‘They get little out-door exercise. One of the results of this unhealthy, sedentary living is the awful prevalence of that dread disease— consumption. _One-sixth of all the deaths each year are due to this relentless enemy. Formerly physicians pronounced this dis- ‘ease incurable. Tt is now generally known that there is a marvelous medicine that for the past thirty years has been curing con- sumption almost without a failure. It ‘is Dr. Pierce’s Gotden Medical Discovery. It cures of per cent. of all cases of consump- tion, Dbronchitis, asthma, laryngitis' and- other diseases of the air-passages. It is the great re-builder. It tears down, carries off hd excretes old, inert tissues and replaces them with the firm tissues of health.' Tt sestores the lost appetite and makes the digestion perfect. i “ Four years ago I had an attack of grip that Jeft my throat and lungs in a bad condition,” writes Mrs. Mary Hartman, of 300 Harker St., Mansfield, Ohio. ** The doctor said I had dis- ease of the throat and -bronchial tubes. I con- finued to grow worse. I had pain in the u part of my chest and a severe cough, which rew worse at night and in the morning, with cavy expectoration. I would cough up mat- tery scabs, after which 1 would experience a burning-and smarting sensation in my throat. 1 took the doctor's prescriptions without num- - but they did me no good: I took sixteen botiles of cod liver oil and was as bad as ever. T then took fve bottles of Dr. Pierce’s. Golden Medical Discovery, and three of the * Pellets.” I began to improve ini every way and now en- joy good health and have taken Bo medicine far @ver six months.” 4 » was preceded by a brief argument by Senator Morgan, in which he went over the general grounds favorable to the construction of the canal. He con- troverted the opinion that the addi- tional amendment would be detrimental to the interests of the river and harbor bill, and expressed a preference for the river and harbor bill over the sundry civil appropriation bill as a vehicle to carry the canal bill. There was no pro- longed discussion among the members of the commiteee, and there seemed lit- tle division of opinion as to the wisdom of attaching the amendment to one of the appropriation measures. Some of the members expressed the desire that the amendment should go on the sun- dry “civil bill, but a motion to recom- mend that it be incorporated in that | measure was voted down, seven nays to four ayes. Senator Morgan then moved the amendment to the river and harbor bill, which prevailed, seven to four, as follow: Ayes—Nelson, Berry, Penrose, McBride, McMillan, Elkins and Jones of Nevada. Senator Frye, chairman of the committee did not vote. Nays— Caffery, Mills, Pascoe and Murphy. ‘While Senator Caffery voted against the amendment he did not indicate any | purpose to oppose the passage of the { bill 'in the Senate because of the incor- poration’ of -the canal provision. He joined with all the other members of the committee in the vote to report the bill with the amendment added. D —— HUNTINGTON’S BARGAIN. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—A special to the Journal from Washington says: One hun- dred and thirty-two delegates to the next Republican National Convention. That is what. Collls P. Huntington, transconti- nental railway magnate and multi-mil- lionatre, has pledged to deliver to Thomas B. Réed, Speaker of tie House of Repre- sentatives, Republican aspirant for the Presidency in 190. The votes are to be | deHvered only on condition that Speaker Reed prevents the passage of the agua canal bill. The story. of this combination between Collis P. Huntington and Speaker Reed is persistently currept here. thé Nicaragua canal bill means millions to Mr. Huntington. If it becomes a law it means.millions in loss. If it {s defeated Nicar- | it: means millions in profits, because it |ghould not be hanged. perpetuates, perhaps for years, a monop- oly of the carrying. trade between the At- lantic and Pacific seaboards now enjoyed by ‘the transcontinental - rallways _owned and controlled by Huntington. That is Huntington's ‘side, of the case. he fate of the Nicaragua bill means much to Speaker Reed, if the promise be kept.- Animated ambition to hecome President of the United States, and ham- | pered in his ambitions by lack of money | murderer's dog eighteen months pre- necessary to conduct a winning campaign, the. tempting offer of 132 delegates in a bunch has made him a foe of the isthmian waterway. That is Keed's side of the proposition.- That ' is- the explanation of the. House flnd‘ln;: itself unable fo consider or pass any-Nicaraguan canal bill. - FOR NICARAGUAN CANAL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The House to- day finally passed the sundry civil appro- priation bill, to which it had devoted over a week. No important amendment had been adopted. The Speaker's ruling upon the motion to recommit the bill with in- structions. to Incorporate it in the Nica- ragua canal amendment was sustained— 155 to 96. The.naval.appropriation bill was taken up and overhauled. The bill was completed. during the remainder of the day. There.was no general opposition to the measure, although it carries $44,000,000, being $8,000.000 more than the largest naval appropriation bill ever passed by |Gongress. TO PAY SPAIN TWENTY MILLIONS WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Two bills ntroduced to-day to pay Spain One by Representative Cannon terms of the provisions of the h which was eliminated from civil appropriation bill. The introduced by Representative assachusetts, and, in addi- appropriation, contains a section sumtantially in the language of the McErfry . resolution. The third section is same as the Bacon reso- lution, offe: as a . substitute to the McEnery lution, which was de- feated by a fé vote in the Senate. Change & Cell for Walters . SUISUN, Fel}{17.—Jesse Walters, held for the killing % Alfred Cook at Napa, occupies a cell § the County Jail here. He was broughifover from Na this afternoon by She#ff Dunlap and Consta- ble Aller{; His @Il has been made as comfortable as cregumstances will per- The fate nfl Lsanity ha introdu BOSTON, Feb. 17.—The last day of President McKinley's visit to Boston was spent in one continual round of pleasure, and the different events which were crowded into the few re- maining hours followed each other with bewildering rapidity. The President arose and breakfasted at 9 o’clock, and at 10 o’clock was en route to Tremont Temple, where he spoke to the members of the Massachusetts Department of | | the G. A. R, who were assembled in | | annual convention. The President and his assoclates were received with cheers by the old soldiers. President McKinley was in- troduced and made a brief address, re- calling the spirit with which they en- tered the war of the rebellion and their loyalty and faithfulness to the repub- lic. He referred to the stirring scenes of the last year, which, he sald, he was glad they had lived to see, and closed by suggesting that the Spanish war veterans should be admitted to mem- bership in the G. A. R. The suggestion | was received with cries of ““Good” and applause. In response to calls Secretaries Alger, Long, Gage and Smith spoke briefly and the party then proceeded to the State Capitol to visit the Legislature. The members of the Legislature gathered with unusual promptness at the Statehouse in anticipation of the visit of President McKinley. An hour | before the time announced for his ar- rival the corridors were thronged and | as soon as the balconies of thé House | were opened the crowd pushed in until | every seat was taken. | The entire floor | was reserved for members of the twd branches of the general court, the ex- ecutive department and the distin- | guished guests. | The Presitent and his party arrived | | promptly at the time scheduled and after being received by Governor Wol- | cott under escort of Sergeant-at-Arms | J. B. Adams, the party proceeded to the House. They passed down the main | aisle amid cheers of all present, who | arose the moment President McKinley | was announced. | President George F. Smith, for the | Massachusetts Senate, welcomed the | distinguished guest in a brief speech |and introduced him to the convention. | As the President arose a wave of ap plause rolled through the hall and cheer upon cheer rang out. When it was | possible for him to be heard the Presi- | dent spoke as follows: | | Gentlemen of the General Court: Al- | though limited for time, 1 cannot de myself the honor of accepting the invi- | tation_extended by joint resolution of your honorable body, which I had the | | pleasure of receiving from the hands of | your distinguished senfor Senator, Hon. | George F. Hoar. I am not indifferent | to your generous action and it cannot be more strong than the fecling. of pleasure | which I have in meeting the Senate and | representatives of the great common- wealth of Massachusetts. I am glad to | be in this ancient capital, Here great | | public questions have had free discussfon. | Plere gheat statesmen, whose names live in thelr country’s history, have received | their training and voiced the enlightened opinions of thefr own countrymen. Here | | of liberty now, and I am sure that what | gonquin clubhouse where the Commer- McKINLEY MAKES RINGING SPEECHES President Talks to Grand Army Veterans, Commercial Men and Massachusetts Legislators at Boston. through -the century you have chosen your fellow citizens to represent you in the councils of the nation through that reat body, the Senate of the United tates. ou hdve chosen well and lead- ers_you have never lacked. ‘What illustrious men have thus borne the commission of the legislative body of the commonwealth of & Mass a chusetts, Adams and Plck- | Where Gieit | i E®ana. Web- ster, Choate_and Men Have Evorett, Win- tarop, S um ner, Gathered. Wilson, ~and a long list besides, illustrious in the annals of your State and nation, and those later statesmen, Hoar and Lodge, honored everywhere ~for their distin- guished services to our common_country. It was in the Massachusetts House of Representatives that John Andrew made the speech for human liberty which touched the hearts of ..s fellow citizens and made him your great war GOVernor. Nor do 1 forget that one time the Speaker's chair of this legislative body was occupied by your former Governor and Representative In Congress, the able Secretary of the ' Navy, Hon, John D. Long, whose great depar{ment has added luster to the American navy and glory to the American name. I -am glad to be on this historic ground. It revives mem- ories sacred in American life. It recalls the struggles of the founders of Massa- chusetts for liberty and independence. Their unselfish sacrifices, their dauntless courage are the inspiration of all lovers | of freedom evérywhere; their lives and character reach into every American home and have stimulated the best aspira- tions of American manhood. In the beginning of our national exist- ence and even before this was the home and fountain of liberty. It is the home those great men of the past secured for us they would have us transmit not only to our descendants, but carry to op- pressed peoples whose Interests and wel fare by the fortunes of war are com- | mitted to us. | joint convention were then introduced | to the President, standing in front of | the Speaker’s’desk. After the members had resumed their | seats, there were loud cries for Secre- | tary Long, who gave a brief and hum- | | orous talk, and introduced Secretary | | Gage to the convention. Secretary Gage closed the speech- making. The party then proceeded to the Al- cial Club was assembled. President McKinley spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Commercial Club: I am glad to meet the members of the Com- 4&———————&+ mercial Club and the business men of Boston here as- sembled. I re- Jjolee with them upon the better condition of trade now _prevailing throughout the country. The last twelve months have marked great changes and brought business improve- ment to industrial America. The man of Improvement in Business Conditions. “[AMERICANS REPULSE INSURGENT ATTACKS Natives Dressed in Citizens’ Clothes Fire on - Nebraska Troops and Are Promptly affairs feels better because his affairs are in a better state.. He is more comforta- ble than he has been for many years. He has taken on new courage and confidence. He is satisfled with the revenue and finan- cial policies of his country. He can now ll'rmke accurate calculations on .the fu- ure. The past vear has recorded a volume of business, domestic and foreign, unparal- leled in any former operations of the United States. Our enormous export trade had made American balances satisfac- tory, and almost for the first time the money of the country has been so abun- dant and the wealth of the country so great that our capitalists have sought foreign investments. We are fast gol from a debtor to a creditor nation. ? hope nothing will check it. We have quit discussing the tariff and have turned our attention to getting trade wherever it can be found. It will be a long time before any change can be had or any change de- sired in the present discal policy except to strengthen it. The differences on this question which have existed have disap- peared. We have turned from academlc theorles to trade conditions and are seek- ifig our share of the world’s market. ot only is our business good, but our money is good. There'is no longer fear of debased currency; it has been happily dis- pelled. The highest and best standard recognized by the leading commercial na- tions has been maintained, and it has been done without a resort to loans. The cause of sound money has advanced in the last two years. Honest finance has made posi- tive gains. I do not think we quite appre- ciate yet the full measure of its success. Both branches of Congress on the fourth of March next will have an unquestioned majority opposed to any demoralization of our currency and committed to up- hold the world’s standard. Certainly for two years every branch of the national Government will be united for goood cur- rency and the involubility of our national obligations and credit. The investments and other enterprises of the people can therefore not e unsettled by sudden changes. 2 We have been engaged in war. Two hundred and seventy thousand of our We may regard the situation before us | 45 I e aa At eRporiuntty: bht| o B f):,fnl Fepaiane whether the one or the other, it is here, War Has Not LR iaes and conscience and civilization require us | Tetn et to meet it bravely. Desertion of duty is | two hemispheres, not an American habit. It was not the | Retarded And yet the bu custom of the fathers and will not be the | ness of the coul practice’ of their sons. Prosperity. try has steadily The applause that followed the re- | béen growing, our i i | *© O resources multi- pomesn URies | ened, and at the end of our glorious land and naval triumphs we find our country in a condition of almost unparalleled activ- ity and prosperity. Our domestic situation is fortunate in- deed, considering the new questions whick we must meet and solve. That they will be settled on the lines of right and duty I cannot doubt, and that the business men of Boston and the whole country will be active and helpful in the rightful so- lution I confidently believe. After a short reception the Presiden- tial party was taken on a tour through the subway and thence to the Algon- quin Club, where a breakfast was ten- dered to the gentlemen by the mem- bers of the Commercial Club. . At 4:50 the party was taken to the South Terminal station and they left for Washington® on their special train at 5:10. Secretary Long did not return with the party, preferring to go to his home at Higham, with Mrs. Long. and start for Washington in the morning. Hon. Ferdinand Peck, Commissioner of the United States to the Paris Ex- position, with his wife, accompanied the President as far as New York. MURDERER KNOTT | DECLARED INSANE iSl\ayer of Knauer Will Not Be Hanged. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 17.—"I tell you I am not insane. I am as much in my right mind as any of you and I think it a shame that I should be treated in this manner. Somebody will be sorry for it yet.” With the tears streaming down his | cheeks and his voice husky with the violence of his passion A. L. Knott | stood in the center of a group of in- terested auditors and uttered these words to-day after a jury had decided |that he was insane and therefore | The examina- | tion of the condemned murderer was the first of the kind ever held in this | State and the strangeness of the pro- | ceedings attracted a large crowd. | On July 6, 1897, Knott 'shot and killed | Joseph Knauer, a San Francisco bar- | ber, because the latter had kicked the He was convicted and sen- tenced by Judge Wallace to be hanged. | The case went before the Supreme | Court on appeal and the judgment of the lower court was affirmed. Knott thereupon was sentenced to be hanged on March 2L Some time ago Warden Hale became | convinced that Knott was insane. He | desired that Governor Gage hear the | evidence regarding his sanity, as Gov- ernor Budd had considered the cases of Worden, the train wrecker, and Mc- Carthy, the Sonoma murderer. This Mr. Gage refused to do, saying that legal procedure, as laid down in section 1221, et seq., of the Penal Code, should first be exhausted. Accordingly Warden Hale had a jury summoned and.to-day occupied the po- gition of Superior Judge. Judge Angel- lotti sat merely as his adviser. District Attorneys Murphy of San Francisco and McIsaacs of Marin County con- ducted the case for the people and At- torney Henry Ach for the defendant. The affidavit of about twenty-five leading merchants of the metropolis, asserting their belief that Knott was insane at the time the deed was com- mitted, was read. Then followed the affidavits of Dr. Lawlor, the prison physician, and Drs. Rethers and Lus- tig of the State Lunacy Commission. Drs. Lustig_and Lawlor also testified in person. Eight witnesses from San Francisco, including Under Sheriff Martin, appeared and gave their testi- mony. Kns:)u was decided insane by the jury a few minutes after the evidence was all in. Judge Murphy admitted that he had no doubt Knott was insane. As soon as the verdict was reached Knott broke forth into a tirade, de- claring himself as sane as anybody and threatening to “‘get even.” The vera indefinitely postpones his execution and he will now be sent to an asylum. The law is such, however, that if at any time he should be adjudged to have re- gained his reason the Governor may order him to be executed. It is stated | viously. that at the time of his trial Knott re- fused to let any evidence regarding his | NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL IS PASSED Senate Approves the Measure for Which the Navy Department- Has Long Contended. by the Senate this afternoon. It hours, but was passed practically ported by the Senate committee. fully given. reading should be transacted. IR R R s R R R R R T T T T T UGN WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The naval personnel.bill, for which the Navy Department has been contending for many years, was passed Its provisions have heretofore been The remainder of the day's sesslon was devoted to the passage of bills on the private pension calendar, seventy-four in number, and to the reading of the Alaska code bill. Alaska bill was read provided that no other business than the formal was under discussion for several in the form in which it was re- The agreement under which the A R e o B R PLAN T0 FORM A NEW STATE Project Being Agitated in Texas. Special Dispatch to The Call. FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 17.—The creation of a new State out of the Territory of New Mexico and that por- tion of the State of Texas lying be- tween the Pecos and Rio Grande rivers is being agitated and may assume for- midable shape. The matter is particu- larly being discussed by the people of El Paso, who want that place to be made the capital of the proposed new State. It is a fact that El Paso is the leading city between Fort Worth and Los Angeles, and a place destined to become a great city. The scheme as proposed means the formation of a ‘“great State.” The Llewellyn memorial now pending in the legislative Assembly asks that the present Governors of New Mexico and Texas appoint a commission of three Congressmen, three Senators and 100 citizens of Texas to meet in Deming. N. M., July 4, 1899, to consider a basis upon which the cession of territory from the State of Texas may be ac- complished. The report comes that a majority of the citizens of El Paso are anxious for annexation to New Mexico for the for- mation of a new State. They claim El Paso is the tail end of Texas. and is as much isolated as if situated in California. In the politics of the State, her citizens claim, they have never re- celved recognition; hence they want to become part of the new State. It is conceded that the extreme west end of the State is not and never was under E!emomtic rule, a factor of the politics cially allied with New Mexico. A and Chihuahua. El It is said but few people in that part, of Texas oppose the annexation scheme, while quite an opposition - is said to exist among people in New Mexico, especially among Democrats, as they fear if a new State is created it will become Republican, and on this theory are opposing-it. Those of New Mexico who favor annexation believe that if- it is ever accomplished the Statehood question would at once be settled, and for this reason those who want to come into the Union are work- ing hard for annexation. There are those, however, who look upon the move as -an impossibility, and among this class is Judge W. S. Smallwood, who lives at El Paso. He said: “Texas will not cede one foot of her territory. In my opinion agitation of the annexation question is useless. for Texas would never agree to it. Texas glories in her length and breadth, and. above all things, she is proud of her size. I do not belleve the people gen- erally want annexation.” SAN JOSE COUNCILMAN WARNED BY A CRANK Threatened With Death Because the Board Is Beautifying the Streets. SAN JOSE, Feb. 17.—This city Is pos- sessed of a bloodthirsty crank who ob- gec(! to the City Council making street mprovements and otherwise beautifying the thoroughfares. So strong is he in his objections that he had decided to take things into his hands, and, if necessary to stop street work, proposes to anni- hilate the whole Council. Councilman H. M. Spring, ghairman of the street committee, has received a warn- ing, in the shape of a letter, that unless he “quits ordering street improvements he will be paid for it with a bullet in his brain.” This is written with red ink and accompanied by the customary skull and crossbones. The writer is supposed to be some crank, and no attention will be paid to his threatening missive. Clever Burglar Caught. SUISUN, Feb. 17.—J. B. Wilcox, who was arrested here yesterday on a charge of burglary, is wanted for similar offenses in San Jose and Santa Cruz. The author- itles belle{e they have made an impor- s the Lone Star State. It is commer- ' tant arr Put to MM MW N R XX RN E R R KRR EHERRRRREEXERRRERR the following: % dkok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok Kk ok Kk ok kg slight.” MANILA, Feb. 18.—10 a. m.—The guard of the Nebraska regiment sta- tioned neéar the water works was at- tacked yesterday afterncon by insur- gents dressed in citizens’ clothes, who were hiding'in the bamboo thicket. The Americans were wide awake, and Colo- nel Stotzenburg immediately sent four companies of reinforcements to the scene of attack.. The natives stood fled. Our troops drove them toward Caloocan, killing eight, including an officer, and capturing two others. Captain A. H. Hollingsworth, Lieu- tenant Bert D. Wheedon and six pri- vates were wounded. The arrest of natives in the city on susplcion of aiding or attempting to aild the rebels and the seizure of comcealed knives and rifles eontinue. The insurgents fired on - General ‘WASHINGTON, Feb: 17.—The War Department to-day recelved “MANILA, Feb. 17.—Adjutant General, Washington: First Cali- fornia, wounded in skirmish at Pateros, 14th inst.: Fawke, Company C, cheek, slight; Corporal Oscar C. Nelson, Company C, chest, slight; Private W. A. Cormsh, Company H, thigh, slight. “Wounded from desultory firing on 15th and 16th inst.: Howard M. Holland, Company D, First Washington, shoulder, slight; Rolph D. Winther, Troop K, Fourth Cavalry, armpit, slight; Joseph G. Engberg, Battery H, Third Artillery, leg, slightly, accidental. “Wounded in engagement at Jaro, near Iloilo, February 12: ond Lieutenant Frank C. Bolles, Eighteenth Infantry, leg, severe; Cor- poral Sparks, Company A, Eighteenth Infantry, serious; Private Fred Smith, Company A, Eighteenth Infantry, lesg, their ground for a short time and then | Flight. » Private Harry Private Sec- shoulder and lung, * ok K ok ¥ ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok Kok ¥ R KK XN KW RN NN RN KR EEERREER R RN King’s brigade last night, but did no harm. Prices of provisions here have been trebled. Meat is selling at $1 a pound and eggs at 10 cents each. No native foods are obtainable. No food stuffs are entering the city from beyond the Am- erican lines, but there is no danger of famine, as quantities of provisions are being imported from Hongkong, Singa- pore and ‘Australia. The Chamber of Commerce of foreign merchants held a meeting to discuss their position in view of the stoppage of business with the province of Luzon and adjacent islands and the loss of foreign property at Iloilo. They re- fused to admit any one or to divulge the result. It is understood that Gen- eral Otis and the foreign Consuls will be approached. There- is a continual slipping by na- tives through the American lines. The health of the troops {s good. but the weather Is hot and trying. Sev- eral Europeans, mostly British, remain outside the American lines at the north. HOWARD SHIELDS BANK OFFICIALS Says the Wriéhfs.Were Not His Partners. Special Dispatch to. The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 17.—The bankruptey petition of E. B. Howard, whose gamb- ling in fruit wrecked the Union Sav- ings Bank, will be filed to-morrow af- ternoon in the United States Court at San Franciseo. Just what tdisclosures will be made his. attorneys refuse to say, but it is hinted the papers. will make interesting reading. It is expect- ed the liabilities will run from $300,000 to $500,000, with practically no assets. Howard’s attorneys. have said positive- ly that the papers will in no way con- nect the Wrights with.their client’s dealings, despite all the street talk that they had a secret partnership. The directors of the Union Savings Bank will hold another meeting to-mor- row. The affairs of the bank will be thoroughly discussed and an . effort made to find out just how badly things are mixed. This will be done in order that a report may.be made to the stock- holders when they meet on the- 28th inst. Bank Commissioner -Barrett is in town superintending affairs. District -Attorney Campbell to-day made a vigorous denial of the story to th- effect that he had refused to prose- cute the directors of the Union Savings Bank when requested to do so at the instance of 'a depositor. Yesterday afternoon ~ just as Mr. Campbell was about to argue in his election contest D. F. Lefller and another man came to him and asked for a warrant for the arrest of the directors of "the bank. They exhibited a clipping from a news- paper and said they wanted the officfals prosecuted for making false statements to the Bank Commission. He told Mr. Leffler that he would look into the case and he would do whatever .was war- ranted. Lefller demanded Iimmediate attention and was referred to Assistant District Attorney Coolidge. -He. was told to give his data to Coolidge and the subject would -be investigated and if proof was forthcoming he would pré- pare papers.for him. This Leffler. re- fused to do and made a tragical de- mand for justice that smacked strongly of politics. Campbell saild to-day that he stood he intended to investigate cases before issuing warrants, especially when the warrants are for prominent men, who would not be liable to.run away. W. J. Edwards to-day transferred a lot on William street. to the Union Sav- ings Bank.. Edwards is an employe.of the institution and he undoubtedly held the property for the bank. ‘Attorney J. R. Welch, représenting a large number of Union Savings Bank depositors, to-day filed notice of ‘ap- pearance in the suit recently brought by Attorney General Ford to have the bank declared insolvent. This action.is ‘able-'to_ get-him some later on. ready to prosecute all wrongdoers, but | .and accounts, $40. taken in-the name of C. W. Childs, R. G. Hurlburt, A. E: Holmes, H. T. Besse, F. P. Britton, B. T. Owsley, W. L. | Chrisman, E. T. Pettitt and 300 other depositars. Tt is alleged that the pres- ent directors, ‘whe under ordinary events would have charge of the closing of the bank’s business, are not. the proper persons to be. entrusted = with the closing of the affairs and the busi- ness of the:bank in. the interest - of depositors and ‘stockholders. The re- moval of the directors is asked. ‘When ‘the .case: comes.on far a hear- ing “there promise to 'be sorme sensa- tional turns. It is intimated _serious charges "will. be made. Isaac G. Ury of. this city last. July gave the Union = Savings = Bank -$4000 with. which to purchase United. States bonds."-A feWw months later he received one -bond: and.was told the. issue was exhaustéd and that the bank migh(}l;:e e was given a passbook with a. credit of $3000. Ury kept demanding his bonds and ‘finally: wrote ‘to the Treasury De- partment. He recéived the answer that no application was received from him. He has placed the matter in .Attorney Welch's hands .and civil proceedings will be. commenced. at once to recover the -$3000. e H. W. Wright said to-night he had received .Ury’s mioriey and_a_ certified check had been. sent to Washington. They had received one bond and turned it over to Ury. The other $3000 had not been. returned from Washington and Uty would have no trouble getting his money. ke COAST ITEMS IN THE NAVAL _APPROPRIATION WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The naval ap- propriation bill reported to the House to- day contains the. following items of inter- est to California: : Erection of buildings for naval training station and for con- struction of wharf and bulkhead for ap- proach to same on Goat Island, $50,000, said improvements:to. cost complete not more than $100,000; majntenance of train- ing station, namely, labor and ‘material, buildings and wharves; general .care, re- pairs and improvements of grounds, buildings_and wharves, wharfage, ferriage and' street-car fare, purchase and main- tenance of llvestock and ‘attendance on same, wagons, carts; Impléments and tools and repairs to same, fire engines and extinguishers, boats and gymnastic im- plements, models and.other articles need- ed . in the .instruction of apprentices, printing outfit and_materials and main- tenance. of same, heating. thnng and furniture, stationery, books, periodicals, fresh water, ice and washing, freight an expressage, packing boxes and materials, postage and telegraphing, telephones and all other contingent expenses, $30.000. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to pay the Union Iron Works, San Fran- clsco,” $3680 31, the amount expended by said ‘company -over and above the sum received by it for .certaln armor fur- nished the warship Wisconsin, safd armor having been so furnished to prevent delay in_the construction of said vessel. Repairs to an improvement of the con- struction plant.at the navy yard, Mars Island, $2,000; Mare TIsland, “quay -mill, $72.000: crematory, $7500; additional tools for machine shop, yards and docks, $4000: extension -and_renewal of railroad and its equipments, $25,000; fire engine house, $7000; additional storehouse for supplies 000; . building for storing and handling guns, $22,00; moving back ferry slip, $80.000; shipwrights’ shop (con- Struction and repair), $75,000; steam en- ineering, machine shop’ and -foundry, 150,000; grading yard, $100.060; in all (navy vard, Mare Island), $851,750. 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