The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1899, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 28 1899, ore the pres- ¢ their move- S il are now on their way te i o from Manila, and the earliest of them will be used for of additic 1 nsportation neral Otis to take It is believed arrange for :nth Infan- the middle to ( THE PUB | | Infantry (col- brilliant service 1 along the Pa & held the Philippines th ific | « Affairs That Is In N reserve GRAVE FRAUD IN EXAMINATIONS FOR LIC SERVICE Showing Up a Condition of Alleged to Ex- ist in Southern Arizona. COGALES zon as re- |ing. On the morning of t 1 of March, at San Franc 1 Ttids | PERHY dENERPRI IR AR ton. D. ¢ | same official that un the examination 1 erman, Grant and | Commission sent from Washington papers came from Washington by that £ it 2 F. M gins, a gentleman connected | porning's mail there Wil be no S again early In | with the commission, and he was en mination on that day, as the papers o ranE d not arrived from Washington. It is A I days Investigating al : d d % & nt of volunteers 1) service sxaminations as con- | 8180 in evidence that Collector Chenoweth : 4 civil Ber on the morning of the 16th of March, 1898 the I 1 in a day or | ducted by local board here. | took the envelope containing the ey d, S0 These charges invoive the Collector of ! ation ¢ to the postoffice fore f he scene oms ot this port, H. K. Chenoweth, | the arrival of the morning mail and put e from the scene i i b of tne local board, | then 2 Cystom nouse postofice \ ¢ by the beginning S48 L10 UM OnLe it ;| box, and then, after the arrival of thel ; 2 which Is composed of three Custom-house | n0%; and then, after the Srrival of T80, 5 . wce the retu Higgins the key which he had borrowed, | California Oregon troops I n not only » fact of id that he could not open the box heretof . compose the investi nm becom but the | @ the offi ,le to go and see If he | . ) s £ et { the mail. Gl for home eatijeby malier end el OF Hie Ssiot T4 » ‘official wen{ to the postoffice and | —— is now known. Affidavits have been made | Athout any diffioulty | A by several reputable persons, who are in : among the mail mat- | RMLWAY COMPANY a position to know the truth of the facts | ter was the envelope -containing the ¢ ASKS FOR A FRANCHISE v testify, which show a amination papers, which had arrived on he civil service examing before, on the 14th day of March, 1898, | 3 % F '" | The three seals on the envelope had been + xtended throughout the COun-| corefyily cut with some sharp instru- osition Corporation Seeking to | try, w make the whole system of €X- | mont, then reheated and stuck together | s aom ything in the hands | again, but in such a manner as to muti- Obtain a Foothold on the Island of Hawaii. U, May any for t rged and proved will come civil vice reformer 'f such work can be 1 1 every of every ivernment and ever ten to adopt the 1y here 1t in this uestions and ngton to the advance of were in prot e re- n by a com- Haw ¥ given to favored ap- It w them tc - to the examination s g capitalists New York and for them in I or them to do slips o er which had them. The is allege : public sch ools K were J. J. Chatham, W. J J. Duckworth, all o : mination_by me Mrs. v Collector; a sold ailed to by dint enac OSE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH “Blest Be the Tie That Binds" Fit- tingly Sung at the End of the Annual Session. i I CL were put into i were seen thers = day. On the MINNEAPOLIS, May 2 S gruarch A8, Collector “Blest Be the Tie That Bind one | and in his presence the problems were hundred and eleventh annual bly | sotved and. gues SE b e L QUA L sl v Mr. vis. On the of the Presbyterian church adjourned in company early this afternoon, to meet next ye; “""l“ 53 in Louis. The song w: ect 5 or, where ng was peculiarly for Mrs. | appropriate for the termination of this assembly, which has been, on the Whole, a very harmonious one. The | (Weth went to one of the officials to | McGiffert debate w metimes acrid, | whom it was known that a package had ce s . been received from the Civil Service Com- ill g0 0 their homes re. | Mission on_the 1ith day of March, 1898, ¥ Will go to their homes 1 1 borrowed hiz key to the postoffice | what they consider the Ly the Custom-ho alleging Mexico wgnanimous decisio cted mail from . which | the matter of McGiff hes here until 8o'clock at m.\ embly has dispos and is not distributed until the next morn- int of and oth- Al n on the sea ¥ the impr wise to glve Nog. the way the crime. les postmark, dating the ar 14, tam- rubbed out marked in \\'Il?; 1€ had been date March origin: gure ‘6 making the date is envelope has been pack: th pered with, Mrs. Chenoweth and M in the examination room did not appear to be working the problems, but seemed to be copying from other papers, and went through the ordeal much quicker than the soldier from Huachuca and Mr. Hitehcock, who participated in the examination Mr. Chenoweth was in_the room where t < being held during » that Mrs. Cheno- o were being exam- » three retired a new to remain until the had finished working the : known, prepared a of the customs off stating that th was no fraud p itiempted to be practiced in the »fficials who to the f ition. Seme of the d_with being parti the paper, but when an_attempt 1 to others refu: wi to infimidate them, which threats wi backed up by the presence of profe sional gunfighter, whorh Chenoweth took when he demanded that | d. s a fact of public hi of paper be s It can be stated that_about the middle . Chenoweth the Custom-houss pay roll as such, 2 it announced brokers who pay | into the Custom-hou: weth has n r the st I is bt Aguirre in the Cu pay roll at a al%ed on Mr. M¢K r Mrs. Che but t He hey tion m in orde examination, but Mr. fused to send for Chathan is well known here that other flag- g Chenoweth re- come of the in ation, alleging t pull at Washington would fix the mat up and nothing would come of it. ta ter L very Tt NEW YORK TN AGAIN SEE THE HARTFORD Practically Rebuilt, Farragut’s Fa- mous Flagship Will Cruise With Recruits. YORK, May 2I.—A Washington | to be passed I 3 and that substitute an entirely hapter 13 of the book pline. — SUGAR-PLANTING SCHEMES. New Enterprises Being Developed on = NE v the Hawaiian Islands. special to the Herald says: New \'urlk i HONOLULU, M zar plan n to see the Hartford, Admiral Far- | I‘I“"‘“\ k””"‘lfg\‘; ragut's flagship during the Civil War. test that div ‘thing imminently | Under Commander John M. Hawley the | ahlawa, on Kau recon ted vessel s to be placed fn | gham is the promoter. comm fall at the Mare Island se of the MeBryde Navy Yard as a training ship. Comman- to which is addeq | der Hawley proposes to obtain 300 raw re- ts from the W and to this end has | g reter ert 2 antation 'I‘fu\zthll.v \)‘\'U e othe | made arrangements for opening recruit- | refore the shipping acilities. | ing rendezvous at various points in the ion is not lacking now, | country. Lieutenant Commander | the cle rp Jr., who commanded the Vi battle of Santiago, will be the e tive officer of the Hartford, and the de- partment is now ])I‘F‘j aring the detail o r officers who will be assigned to this $20 $500,000 in gold s paid for the Dillingham says there is none unt to be held as promoter's h It has not been definitely deter ined_whether- the Hartford wi 0 to York via Suez canal or Cape Horn, | owned by W but it is probahle that the former route opted. In this event the ship | who will n the proposition. i, Manila and’ various Several oth ible on the horizon, L e o though still r ibulous. ~Even Ka- “he new Hartford is regarded by many hoolame lsiet is mentioned as a basis of | na\n| affeers as one of the Most comfort ugar wealth expansion. able vessels now In the service. She has | A number of ble stock-brokers, | heen supplied with an entirely rapid disgruntied at usive cuit of the | Aomg bitiery auditus been practically Fe- ploneer stock exchange, met vesterday to | huilt, though she still s the lines an- | which made ber the graceful flagship of The agut, and the command of such of- considerably | ficers as Shufeldt, Goldshorough, Belknap, 00 of the old mart. 1t is | J . Dekraft, Luce and Upshur. She to formulate quotations of | ‘was first commanded by Captain Rich- | porations, which are sub- | ard Wainwright, father of the officer who ts of actual nsactions, even before | commanded the converted yacht in the Permanent organization. battle off Santiago de Cuba. | THE DEWEY STATUE FIND “WILL SOON BE COMPLETE Committees Have Prepared a Plan of Campaign and Predict a Fiood of Subscriptions This Week. HE flattering result of the first day’'s subscriptions to the Dewey monument fund was so gratifying to the gentlemen who have asso- ciated themselves with the patriotic movement that they now have no hesitancy in expressing their belief that the entire amount of the money necessary for the erection of the statue will be in hand with- in a very few week: ‘With $25,000 to start with the end is already in sight and Californians will have the pleasure and gratification of being the first to put into execution a plan for raising a statue in commemoration of the hero who has won for himself and his country undving fame. The various committees having in charge the work of soliciting and col- lecting subscriptions for the fund spent yesterday ‘in preparing plans for the work that is to be done next week. The downtown portion of the city has been divided into districts and each district has been assigned to will- | ing workers who will make a thorough canvass and collect the various sums that merchants and all classes of business and professional men have expressed a willingness to. contribute to the good cause. The souvenir receipts which are to be prepared and given to each sub- | scriber to the fund are to be elaborate in design and in every way fitted for the purpose for which they are intended. The design is now being pre- pared by competent artists and will be ready for submission to the commit- tee on Wednesday. The receipt of all subscriptions, large and small, will be acknowledged on one of these illuminated parchments and will be signed by the gentlemen who have undertaken the work of promoting the mlau for the erection of a Dewey statue. |PACIFIC COA | the big organi | soc | that the surpl | the ST FRUIT ASSOCIATION’S FAILURE Unable to Bring the Santa Clara County Exchange Into the Combine. May —The Santa Clara Exchange has refused to Coast Fruit Association, tion of prune growers re- cently formed here, and it will suspend for this season all operations of the new County Fruit join the Paci organization. There has been a hitch between the twn organizations over the manner in which the surply The exc ation of the crop should be handled. ange people were willing the as. should fix prices, but in at the end of the eason among the shippers and | disposed of in some manner not to affect should be divides market, the checks for the Pacific Coast anization shippers to give their mount of surplus to the e would not consent, claiming that while the checks of the exchange would be good there was bound to be trouble with some of the shippers. The joint committee appointed to try to arrange a settlement held three meetings, but could come to no understanding, and the committee of the Pacific Coast Fruit Association so reported to the board of directors of that organization to-day. This means that the Pacific Coast Fruif A clation will have to wait a vear be putting its plan to handle the prune crop into force. The Fruit Exchange handled 17,500 000 pounds of prunes last year, and re nothing could be gained with these two | organizations at outs JAPANESE RIOTERS TRIED. Verdicts Reached in the Kahuku Plantation Cases. HONOLULU, May 19.—The trial of the first batch of Japanese charged with mur- der in connection with the riot at hahuku plantation ended near midnight last night. It had lasted seven days. _he jury was out two hours and forty-five minutes, \\‘Phrn it returned the following verdict: ara Ichigoro, murd v Jurors dissenting. L Soeese: Cng Yamane Vanchirh. manslaughter third degree, two dissenting. Osaka Mankichi, manslaughter first de- gree, three dissenting. Danjiro Yachichi, not guilty, three dis- senting. ; Fujimoto Nehai, not guilty, two dissent- ng. Mr. Robertson gave notice of a motion for a_new trial. Sentence was fixed for next Monday. el T Guarding Against Smallpox. HONOLULU, May 19.—At a special meeting of the Board of Health the other day it was decided that the port physi- clan should thenceforth board for inspec- | tlon all transports touching here—those | from San Francisco as well as those from anila. The cause of this action is the e of the Grant carrying smallpox into lllu' Francisco under the noses of the ship's s HONOLULU, May 19.—Outgoing steam- ers are unable to carry all the first-class sengers wanting berths. The rush js aused by the number of prosperous resi- dents desiring to summer abroad, besides 1 a largely increased tourist movement both from ports beyond and Honolulu. —_————— CUTLERY DAY. Some articles cut 60 per cent. Some articles cut 50 3 ODDS AND ENDS, HALF PRICE. GREAT “MERICAN IMPORTING TEA Stores Everywhere. o0 DREVFUS WILL RETURN TO FRANCE AR as Good Decided. Almost as L e FOR THE b READY TRIAL IS STIRRED TO DEPTHS. PARIS ITs e Likely That the Prisoner Will Be Taken Away From the Capital for His TFinal Hearing. R SRk o s i, o e o o o cie T o, o 1t rant Dbeen made again | these ported investi- gations made. This may be so, but it is believed here that if the fnvestigations | have been made the merits of the ca have never reached the department at W hington. community is satisfied that the present investigation instigated by Mr. Kiggins of the Civil Service Commission will be honestly, falrly and faithfully done Mr. Chenoweth offered to bet not long since the ) that nothing would Speeial Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1599, by James Gor- don Bennett. DR R R R R R R 9 LONDO May 28.—Special dispatches from Paris received here y the Government offi- cially announced that Dreyfus will be retried by a court-mar- tial, the sittings of which will be held in a garrison town distant from Paris. + + 56 3¢ + + + + + + + PARIS, the opening sitting of the Court of ( sation over the Dreyfu case draws n L feeling of nervous tension seems to be oppressing everybody. I have it on good, perhaps the best, authority, if we except M. Ballot de Beaupre him- self, that the official reporter’ sum- ming up of the ca will urge the ab- solute inevitableness of revision. The demand for places Monday is enormous. M. ident of the judicial pre sed by the complaint Be; gougnan, s been signed his functions last night. All his work devolves on the vice president, who refus journalis to fight it out. | in court on | :-SOVUTH" AMERICA TO of jour- | about their places that he re- | | | | the flying fish darting in every direc: THREE MEN N A BATTLE WITH A FLYING FISH Large Tuna Wrecks Their Boat, but Is Landed Afiter a ‘Hard Struggle. LOS ANGELES, May 27.—One of the | most remarkable experiences ever re- corded in fishing annals took place near Avalon, Catalina Island, yesterday. al- most resulting in the drowning of three | men, and well illustrating the power | of game fish of Southern California. | The tournament of the Tuna Club has | created great interest, and ten or twelve members of the club have been | trying for the first tuna of the season night and day. Yesterday C. F. Holder, | president of the Tuna Club, and T. M. | Townsend of Philadelphia, with “Jim” | Gardner as boatman, started for Long | Point, towed by the launch Minnehaba. | in charge of Bassett of Pasadena. Off Whites Landing, four miles from Ava- | lon, they struck a large school of tunas | tion. Townsend had the first strike. but failed to hook. A second later Holder had a strike. In a.moment the boat was rushing astern after the fish. The rod was the lightest ever used for tuna: the line was the Tuna Club regulation | fore he was rescued, was picked up.! | twenty-one strand. After a hard strug- | L ond + + DR R semndhs et | about forty minutes. May 27.—As the moment for | | hooked the fish with the zaff and pro s to be troubled, leaving lhe‘ | The Herald has made arrangements with rcel Prev the novelist, | for 1-pictures of the sittings | of the court. These will be given sup- plementary to the regular stenographic reports of the proceedings. M. Preve has a peculiar faculty for literary pho- tographs of judicial dramas Early this afternoon it was rumored that the p ection of the Court of Cassation, Beaupre, had reported to the dent of the Court of Cassation, M. Ma- zeau, in favor of a revision of the Drey- fus trial and sending the prisoner again before a court-martial. This, later in the day, was confirmed by a direct statement that the president of the i sction had so reported to the sident of the civil s ident of the Court of Cassation. is believed that certain to'be accepted by Ca it is practically the Court of tion, and means that Dreyfus be brought back to France and re- tried. The proceedings in the case will con- sist of the reading of the report of M. Bailot de Beaupre, followed by speech by Maitre Mornard, counsel for Mme. Dreyfus, and the address of the Public Prosecutor, M. Maneau. court will then retire to deliberate upon a verdict, which it is expected will be rendered on Friday or Saturday. BIG DEMONSTRATION TO HONOR MARCHAND | | Cardinal. LONDON, May 27.—A great demon- stration is being prepared in honor of | DENOUNCES ARMY CANTEENS. | Major Marchand on his arrival in Paris on Monday next. The Military Club, | where the African explorer will stay | Zurlinden, | | | | i | ation. The latter or- | is to be ambitiously decorated. General the, Military Governor of Paris, has arranged for delegations of all arms of the army and navy to re- ceive the major at the club. Everybody present will be in uniform, so the event will be one of the most brilliant recep- tions ever seen in Pa The police have prepared to cope with attempts to arouse a repetition of the T-ulanger craze. All seditious emblems will be seized. Major Marchand, however, is not desirous of playing the role of a econd Boulanger. His father has re- ceived a letter from his saying: “The news that some sort of a grandiose reception is in store fills me with disappointment, not unmingled with disdain. My sword belongs only to my country, and I will never dis- honor it by playing the game of a few facetious individuals.” It is certain there will be stirring scenes in Paris on Monday, however, as Major Marchand’s reception follows the meeting of the Court of Cassation to consider the report of the president of the il section of that body. M. Ballot de Beaupre, in favor of a revision of | the Dreyfus trial and the trial of MM. de Roulede and Marcel-Habert for ins citing soldiers to insubordination in connection with the election of Presi- dent Loubet. RAISIN-GROWERS HAVE WON THEIR FIGHT NEW YORK, May 27.—Theo H. Kear- ney, president of the California Raisin Growers' Association, in the course of a conversation shortly before leaving to- day for a brief trip abroad, taken chiefly to try the waters at Homburg, said: “In our efforts to organize last year we met a certain amount of hostility on the part of the trade of the East. We were sorry to encounter it. ‘The management is extremely anxious to so conduct busi- ness as to win the good will of the trade in the East, and we think that if the trade had really understood what we were doing we would not have met this opposition at all. “'One of the greatest sources of diffi- culty to the success of the raisin indus- try was the inferior and sometimes dis- honest packing and the disposition among brokers and dealers in the East to cut commissions and prices. Of course we had to take radical measures to control these matters, and we insisted upon having such contracts with brokers as practi- cally deprived them of being free agents in their own business. This disturbed connections in the BEast and West and created some hostility. We wert not forced to take any hostile action against the brokers, however, as they agreed to what we asked and we have léft the trade practically in the same channels it has always been in. It makes it much bet- ter for trade because trade is assured of standard quality and gets, as raisins are sold for twice for what they sold before, double its commissions on the same amount of trade.” —_—————— Lumber Prices Again Advance. At a special meeting of the Pine Manu- facturers’ Assoclation held at 29 Steuart stréet yesterday morning an advance ‘in rough merchantable lumber of $1. per thousand and 32 per thousand on uppers, Nos. 1 and 2 nnorlnf, ete., were announced to take effect at 12 m. to-day. The in- crease in freights is said to be the prin- cipal cause of the rise in prices. a| The | | outcome of the plenary council of Bish- | morrow | meet by a rescript from the Pope, issued M. Ballot de | Presi- | | | | fish was playing. | th |OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. { ceed from New York to San Francisco gle the fish was brought to gaff in| Holder passed the tip of his rod forward; Gardne ceeded to haul it in. Just as it was landed the fish gave a convulsive leap and capsized the boat, which began to sink. The fishermen | were about a mile from shore. The launch was some distance away, hav- | ing kept off to avoid the line when the | HAVE A CARDINAL The Pope Intends to Promote a Pre- late After the Coming Council of Bishops. NEW YORK, May £.—On its own ac- count and for the direct bearing its re- sults will have on the problem of the Catholic church in our new possessions prelates here are intently watching the ops of the Latin republics which opens to- in Rome. [t was summoned to last Christmas and addressed to the B ops of South America and Mexico, Ses- | )ns will be held at the South American College in Rome and will be presided over by a Cardinal speclally designated by the | Pope. Ten Archbishops and Afty-nin Bishops are expected to participate in the proceedings. No stated programme has | been laid down for the busine council other than the general welfare o church in these countries. It is un derstood, however, that one of the chief | topics will be the difficulties that are con- tinually cropping up in all these repub- | lics Derween ” Masonic bodies and the church authorities. Modifications of existing laws in_thelr relation to non-Catholic marriages and burials and their general toleration are also likely to come up. The whole bear- ng of the teaching of Spanish-American clergy in contradistinction to the policy of the church in the United States will be a factor in the discussions. This will be all the more important and prominent because of the new relationships that the | h must take on in our new posses- is anticipated that at the end of the council, which may last for a week or more, the Pope will announce that he intends 'to create one of the attending prelates a Cardinal at the coming con- sistory. South America has never had a It s believed the honor will be given to Brazil. Governor Mount Speaks at the Y. M. C. A. Convention. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 27.—At the morning session of the International convention of the Y. M. C. A. subscrip- tion lists were circulated and pledges to the amount of $14,000 were taken up in two hours—$6000 for the railroad depart- ment and $8000 for general purposes. The afternoon was devoted to the three sectional conferences, all being well at- tended. The principal address of the evening was given by Governor Mount of Indiana, whose subject was ‘“The Promo- tion of Civic _Righteousness Among Young Me: He denounced the army canteen as a national shame. The section of work which exhausted most of the interest to-day, next to that of the army and navy. that pertainin, to railroads. The railroad delegates hel a special conference this afternoon. T. F. ‘Whittlesey of Toledo delivered an addres on *“What Does the Rallroad Compan Expect From the Railroad Department? Just before the adjournment to-night the convention reconsidered the action fixing Montreal as the place for the next convention in 1901 and substituted Boston for Montreal. o7 Ligen Captain Hacker, Commissary for Vol~ unteers, Ordered to Manila. WASHINGTON, May 27.—By direction of the Secretary of War Captain Theo- dore B. Hacker, commissary of subsist- ence, United States Volunteers, accom- panied by his authorized clerk, will pro- and report in person to the commanding eneral, Department of California, for uty. He will then proceed to the Philip- pine Islands and report in person to the commanding general, Department of the Pacific and the Eighth Army Corps, for assignment to duty. The special postal service between Mar- tinez and Fraserville, Contra Costa Coun- ty, Cal., will be discontinued after May 31. Pensions: California: Additional—Isaac Teachout, Estrella, $4 to §12. Reissue and increase—John A. McCoy, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $6 to $8. Oregon: Original—John C. Hess, Port- alnd, $8. Increase — Solomon A. Greene, Grants Pass, $6 to $8. ‘Washington: Original—Horace J. Ames, Goshen, $6. —_— GASKILL TO BE NAMED. Will Be Made Secretary of the Paris Fair Commission. LOS ANGELES, May 27.—Varney Gas- kill of Oakland is to be unanimously elect- ed at San Francisco on Monday as secre- tary of the Paris Exposition Commission, The name of O. A. Stevens of this city is not to be presented for the position. Major Ben Truman, who has been from the first Stevens' particular champlon, has decided with Stevens' full knowledge and consent to make it unanimous for Gaskill. oo Annual Picnic at Biggs. BIGGS, May 2.—The citizens -and friends held their annual reunion in Biggs vesterday. From an early hour a steady string of vehicles bearing merry picnick- ers arrived in town. The visitors were from Butte, Glenn and Colusa counties and the cities of Marysville, Wheatland, Chico, Oroville, Colusa and Gridley. The features of the forenoon were a speech by Colonel H. T. Bartchelder of Oroville, and the address of welcome by Professor George H. Stout of Biggs. There were games, races, a tug of war and other Sports for prizes. In the afternoon there | reached | never released his grasp on the fish| was dancing at the cannergz The base- ball game between the Gridley and Wi lows teams was won. hx the latter. The day’'s festivities closed with a ball in Hamilton Hall. Holder’'s end of the boat sank and left him in the water. Seeing that it would not hold them all he struck out for the launch, which he finally reached, greatly exhausted. Even then the boat would not hold the two men and the fish and rolled over and over several times, the long wire leader of Holder’s line having wound around Townsend’s legs. “Jim” Gardner started for the launch, leav- ing Townsend alone in the boat, which now turned bottom up, allowing Townsend to climb on the keel and float. All this time Gardner held on to Holder’s fish, and he performed a most remarkable feat of courage and pluck. He swam from the sunken boat, still holding the fighting fish. Sometimes he was on the fish, sometimes the fish was n him. Three times the game creature made desperate plunges and carried him under water. Finally Gardner the launch exhausted. He until Holder, Bassett and Mrs. Gardner drew it in. Then Gardner was pulled vver the side, and Townsend, whd had insisted upon the fish being landed be- A rope was thrown to him, and as he let go the boat he was towed to the launch and hauled in, after a plucky exhibition. ‘When the fishermen were rescued the water for an acre around looked as though there had been a wreck. Oars, | clothes, rudders, gaffs, hats and. other debris floated about. ‘When Gardner was hauled in Holder’s hook was found in his clothes. It had cut his arm. Gardner was badly cut and scraped by the fish. REINA MERCEDES CASTS ANCHOR AT NORFOLK Captured Spanish Cruiser Turned Over to the United States Government. NORFOLK, Va., May 27.—Amid the booming of cannon and the screaming of steam whistles from tugs, bay steamers and ocean liners the captured Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes arrived in port this afternoon. Accompanying her was a flotllla of six tugs, all profusely deco rated with flags. Cannon saluted as she was towed through the harbor, and the tughoats kept their whistles in an almost continuous scream from the time she rounded Lambert’s Point until the nav: vard was reached. Every craft tied down the whistle lever, and there was a babel f notes. The Mercedes was saluted by every passing steamer and acknowledged each greeting by a blast of her whistle. It took considerable time to make the prize fast to the wharf. After she was urned over to the United States Govern- ment Captain Seymour, local agent of th Merritts, received a receipt for the ves MRS. OELRICHS’ SPITE FENCE TORN DOWN NEW YORK, May 27.—Mrs. Hermann Oelrich’s alleged spite fence between her place and that of George E. Parkman at Newport was reduced to kindling-wood by her order to-day. The matter has oc- casioned her no end of trouble and an- noyance, for it was not her purpose or desire to embarrass Mr. Parkman be- cause he would not sell her his l‘slflle‘: as it was said she had done. Mrs. Oelrichs and her architect visited | the place this morning and found the fence nothing like what she wanted, and so she ordered its removal. She did not intend to have it on a line between the two estates. A seven-foot fence will now be erected all around Mrs. Oel- rich’s new house. i b o YALE OARSMEN WIN. APOLIS, Md., May —The crew | of Yale University's eight-oared shell outrowed the naval cadets to-day over a two-mile straighaway course and crossed the line eleven and a half seconds ahead of the middies. The contest was over the inside course on the Severn. Both crews took the water well at the sound of the pistol and got away gether. The superior weight and better training of the New Haven boys soon rated their superiority, and the steadily increased their lead to the finish. Once or twice Superintendent Gannon of Annapolis tried to urge his men, but the Connecticut boys as often nobly responded to their captain's com- mand, and the advantage gained at the start was gradually increased. Yale crossed the line in 10 minutes and 28 sec- onds, with the cadets eleven and a half seconds and several lengths astern. - BIG STRIKE OF OIL. LOS ANGELES, May. 27.—A 400-barrel oil spouter is the latest thing at Fulier- ton. The well was uncovered yesterday morning. It belongs to the Loftus Ofl Company. Oil was struck at a depth of 1460 feet and the well is deeper than any ever put down in the field. The Santa Fe people have a well 1200 feet deep about 100 feet from the new gusher. The discovery of the new Graham-Lof- tus increases the daily production of the field to 700 barrels. The field is now as arge an actual producer as any other sec- tion in the State. The oil ranges in grav- ity between 20 and 22 degrees, although oil of 32 degrees gravity has been found in three of the most easterly of the wells worked. The oil is now worth here be- tween 80 cents and $1 a barrel. OIL COMPANY FORMED. SANTA BARBARA, May 27.—Articles of incorporation were yesterday filed in the County Clerk's office by a corporation whose purpose is to purchase, hold or sell water, water rights, rights of way, oil wells, ofl. to bore and prospect for oil, conduct pipe lines, to run and operate railroads and steamships and many other things incident to conducting the busine: of an oil company. The purpose of the poration is said to be to unite against the outreaching Southern Pacific Company in this section. Its incorporators "are Thomas D. Wood, Mary C. Wood of Santa Barbara, R. H. Herron, F. T. Herron and R. E. Small of Los Angeles. | Stk Stockton’s Republican Club. STOCKTON, May 27.—The Republicans of the city were not discouraged by their late defeat, and have already taken steps | to strengthen the local organization. With th’? end in view, the Republican Club was last night reorganized and all factions | given a representation. J. R. Koch, known | as one of the stanchest Republicans in the | city, was made president, F. J. Ryan vice | resident, P. O. Kjnsey secretary and | vash Tucker treasurer. The new exec- | utive committee consists of Carl Simon, | Dudley Sebree, P. A. Buell, T. A. Benja- min and G. H. Raab. The next meeting of the club will be held on Friday night, when the new officers will take their seats. et Women Eligible as Delegates. STAUNTON, Va., May 27.—The annual general conference of the German Baptist Brethren, or Dunkard Church, adjourned to-day at Roanoke. Among other things it was decided that women in good stand- ing were eligible as dclegates to the Gen- eral Conference. Instrumental music is prohibited. Neckties are to be worn only as a matter of health. Representatives of raflroads and land companies and raisers of tobacco were declared ineligible as del- egates. to- | Graham- | KEANE MAY NOW BE REINSTATED e Likely to Become Rector of University. A {IS RETURNING FROM ROME | e {OLD DISSENSIONS OF WASHING- ; TON INSTITUTION ENDED. | | et Summons of the Archbishop to the Eternal City Seems to Have | Truly Resulted to His | | Advantage. | — | | pecial Dispatch to The Call, NEW YORK, May 27.—In this city | to-d a report from Rome was dis- cussed to the effect th Archbishop Keane upon his return t United States would succeed t torship of the Catholic Ur s . a | at Washington, fro: moved by papal command | years ago. The p ! way to this coun | leave of absence years. There were few Catholics t b 1 p\hn would v that they ¢ lieve his residence here would manent. hbishop Keane retire- ment from the university was the re- | sult of internal dissensions in the hier- archy and of disagreements among members of the faculty of the institu- tion, some of whom clung to the old | world mnotions of church polity, while | others, with them Bishop Keane at head, advocated more liberal ‘hbishop Satolli was then in the cendancy, and it is believed that his led the Pope to depose | Keane. Satolli left the coun- to be succeeded by Mgr. Marti- nelli, and while the former was still on th n on his way to the eternal city hop Keane was removed and summoned to appear ‘before the eccle- siastical authorities. 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